The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 684: He is a Lump of Elm _1

Chapter 684: Chapter 684: He is a Lump of Elm _1

"Of course, I should inform Bingbing," Xia Qingtian said as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "Even though you two are pretend lovers, out of respect, you should tell her that now you have a committed relationship. She needs to keep her distance, and the deal of pretending should be off."

While she was saying these, she took out her phone, brought up Cheng Bingbing’s number, and prepared to call her.

Yet, before she could press the dial button, Huo Qilin’s expression changed dramatically; he seized her arm so forcefully that it felt like he could break her wrist.

Huo Qilin, overwhelmed by emotions, shouted, "No, don’t tell her!"

Xia Qingtian’s ears were ringing, and she could barely pay attention to the almost excruciating grip on her wrist.

"Why are you shouting?" She tried to escape from Huo Qilin’s grip, but his strength was too overwhelming. Instead of freeing herself, Huo Qilin seemed to think she was about to call Cheng Bingbing.

"Ah!" she could no longer hold back a painful cry, "Let go of me, you’re about to break my hand!"

But Huo Qilin didn’t let go. His voice turned icy as he said, "You cannot call Bingbing, nor can you tell her about us."

"I understand. Now let go!" Xia Qingtian’s face was contorted in pain.

Only then did Huo Qilin realize his strong grip and immediately let go.

Xia Qingtian’s hand finally had its freedom.

The first thing she did when she was freed was to stand up, take several steps back to distance herself from Huo Qilin.

She never expected the normally gentle Huo Qilin to have such a violent side.

She had genuinely thought her hand was about to break.

Looking at her wrist, she noticed it was red and clearly marked by his fingers.

Xia Qingtian decided to fight no more with this man.

But thinking about her plan, she gritted her teeth and asked, "Huo Qilin, what do you mean? Now that you’ve got me, you don’t value it anymore? You said you loved me so much, but now you’re not even willing to make it public?"

Huo Qilin also realized he had lost his temper.

Seeing Xia Qingtian holding her wrist, he felt a pang of guilt and sincerely apologized, "I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it. I don’t know what happened. When I heard you say you were going to tell Bingbing about us, I just... lost control."

"Why won’t youlet me tell Bingbing about this? Do you think I am unworthy? Do you look down on me because I was married before, and I have a son?" Xia Qingtian demanded.

"No!" Huo Qilin immediately denied.

He had never looked down on Xia Qingtian because of this. There was nothing to look down on. After all, this was just a short episode in Xia Qingtian’s life.

It was these experiences that have shaped the Xia Qingtian he knew.

The Xia Qingtian that he liked!

"If you’re not despising me, then why can’t you tell Bingbing about us?" Xia Qingtian demanded.

"Because..." Huo Qilin stuttered, unable to give a logical answer.

He himself didn’t know why, but some primal instinct was telling him that he absolutely couldn’t let Cheng Bingbing know that he had confessed his feelings to Xia Qingtian and that she had accepted.

Immediately, the atmosphere in the room became sticky and oppressive.

Xia Qingtian couldn’t help but sigh.

As she plopped down on the sofa, she said, "Huo Qilin, I’ve realized just how stupid you are. All your talent was given to your intelligence, leaving you lacking emotional intelligence."

"What?" Huo Qilin stared at her in surprise, unsure of her sudden change in mood.

She rolled her eyes at him and continued, "Such an obvious thing, and you’re still so twisted about it. I’ve been hinting at it for a while, don’t you get it?"

Huo Qilin was indeed clueless, and even after she finished speaking, he was still baffled.

"Qingtian, what do you mean?" he asked, frowning. "What things have you been hinting at?"

Xia Qingtian realized the man before her was a slow learner and needed clear explanations.

"Let me tell you why you didn’t want to kiss me, why you don’t want Bingbing to know about us, because..." she stared at Huo Qilin’s eyes, enunciating each word, "The one you like isn’t me, it’s... her!!!"

"This is impossible," Huo Qilin denied it instantly, "The one I like is you!"

Xia Qingtian lost her patience, "Oh Huo Qilin, even if you die, your bones will realize the truth before your stubborn mouth does!"

With that, she straightened up, ready to really steer Huo Qilin in the right direction.

"Actually, I was just acting along with you earlier. I don’t like you. And I’m actually back with Bo Jingyan. How do you feel when I say this? Don’t you feel uncomfortable? Aren’t you jealous of Bo Jingyan? Aren’t you jealous?"

Huo Qilin reflected on his feelings very carefully.

It turned out that upon hearing the news, he was only surprised and worried about Xia Qingtian getting hurt again. There were no other feelings, no jealousy.

Could this be true?

Could it be that he didn’t really like Xia Qingtian?

"Now, answer my question. Do you have any of the feelings I just mentioned?" Xia Qingtian continued to ask as he remained silent.

Huo Qilin shook his head, "No!"

"Then let me tell you something else. After Wang Xiao was injured, Bingbing has been taking care of him in the hospital to apologize on your behalf. She’s gentle and patient, and really takes good care of people. Wang Xiao confessed his feelings to her, and she..." Xia Qingtian noticed that mentioning these incidents had changed Huo Qilin’s expression. So she deliberately paused at this critical moment.

Huo Qilin suddenly became very agitated.

"What happened to her? Did she agree? Or did she reject him?" He quickly approached Xia Qingtian, urging her to continue.

Xia Qingtian felt a dull pain in her wrist when she saw him approaching. She promptly extended a hand to stop him, "Stop, don’t come any closer!"

Huo Qilin gradually calmed down, realizing that he had indeed been too excited just now.

"I’m sorry..." He immediately apologized to Xia Qingtian. Without waiting for her response, he pressed on, "Tell me, did Bingbing accept Wang Xiao’s confession?"