Madam Li’s Identity Is Exposed Again!
Chapter 1026: I Have Someone I Like Now

Chapter 1026: Chapter 1026: I Have Someone I Like Now

She was looking at Xi Zelie, and at the same time, Xi Zelie was also looking at her. When he saw the person coming through the door was her, the joy in his peach blossom eyes gradually turned into disappointment and bitterness.

Kim Zhiyuan was distracted and didn’t notice the subtle changes in his gaze. She took a deep breath and lifted the corner of her mouth, pretending to be relaxed as she walked to his sickbed. While walking, she said, "Long time no see."

"Mm." Xi Zelie had already concealed the trace of disappointment and bitterness in his eyes and greeted her indifferently.

Kim Zhiyuan, already suppressing her emotions, saw him for the first time after six months apart. Yet, he was still the same, as if no time had passed and they hadn’t lost touch for half a year. Her chest tightened with pain for a moment, but she forced down the suffocating ache in her heart and tried her best to appear calm and composed. "How did you get into a car accident? What did the doctor say? How is your body?"

"It’s nothing serious."

Xi Zelie withdrew his gaze from her and refocused it on the laptop.

Kim Zhiyuan wasn’t meeting him for the first time; she knew he was once again troubled by the Xize family matters. She dragged a stool over and sat beside his sickbed, quietly observing his face.

Her gaze was extremely complex. Suddenly, she broke the silence. "I’ve thought about a lot in the past six months when we didn’t contact each other."

The man, who was initially looking down at the laptop, lifted his head. Although his expression was cold, he was gentlemanly enough not to continue with his tasks while she was speaking. His peach blossom eyes shifted to her.

Kim Zhiyuan could feel the gaze fall upon her, and she could also feel her heartbeat quickening because of that gaze.

It was as if she had summoned all her courage. Suddenly, she stood up, placed both hands onto the sickbed, leaned over, and moved to kiss his thin lips...

Just as she caught the faint scent of lavender, her shoulder was pushed away.

The man leaning against the sickbed furrowed his eyebrows and pulled her away with his arm, visibly displeased. "What are you doing?"

Kim Zhiyuan was experiencing rejection from actively offering a kiss for the first time in her life. Her eyes stared straight into the pupils of the man who stirred her heart, and she spoke each word with utter sincerity. "Xi Zelie, I like you!"

— Xi Zelie, I like you!

— I like you!

— Like you!

Each word was resolute and unwavering, as if she had wanted to say this for a long time.

"I know. I’ve said this to you in the past too. At that time, I always said it in a joking and probing tone. You might have thought I wasn’t serious, but the truth is, I was. The reason I used that kind of tone was because, after all, I am the eldest Miss Kim. Even if I don’t care about my own pride, my family cares about theirs. But now, I don’t want to dance around the subject anymore. I like you! And I mean it! I’m not young anymore, and I want an answer. At the very least, give me a timeline and tell me how much longer I have to wait before you’ll consider the idea of looking for a suitable wife."

She finally let out what was in her heart, deciding to say it all in one breath.

"I know you don’t have someone you like yet. But you’ll have to get married eventually. I’ll still say the same thing: I’m not asking for you to like me right now. I just hope that when the time comes for you to consider a suitable marriage partner, you know that I like you and consider me as your first option. I understand the situation with the Xize family better than anyone. No one else would be more suitable to stand beside you. You also need a wife who can help you navigate family relationships and handle social interactions. I think I..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she was suddenly interrupted. "I have someone I like."