The CEO’s Unkown Wife
Chapter 699: Be My Boyfriend_1

Chapter 699: Chapter 699: Be My Boyfriend_1

Cheng Bingbing didn’t want to endure any longer.

She stared at Huo Qilin, her voice husky from her earlier choked sobs, but she couldn’t hide the earnestness in her voice, "Huo Qilin, why are you treating me so well?"

"Today, when the host asked that question, who was the person you were describing? The one who’s beautiful, can cook and acts well? Was it Xia Qingtian?"

Huo Qilin feared that she might misunderstand that he had feelings for Xia Qingtian. Given the ties between him and Xia Qingtian, if Bingbing remained with this perception, he would have absolutely no chance.

He immediately denied, "No, the person I was talking about wasn’t Qingtian!"

Hearing this, Cheng Bingbing’s heartbeat quickened, and her throat felt increasingly dry and tense.

She didn’t even have the focus to probe further about Huo Qilin’s sudden change of heart from Xia Qingtian to someone else.

She swallowed hard, and with a mix of nervousness and anticipation, looked at him, "So who was the person you were talking about?"

Huo Qilin had thought to wait until he was sure of Bingbing’s feelings towards him before making a grand and symbol-laden confession. It certainly was not something he’d want to discuss prematurely.

But at that moment, he felt it was the right time to confirm Bingbing’s feelings.

If she liked him as well, he could immediately start planning his confession.

So thinking, Huo Qilin looked into Bingbing’s eyes and asked her, "Look deep into my eyes, who do you think I was referring to?"

He had heard somewhere that if two people who like each other hold each other’s gaze for more than ten seconds, they will instinctively want to kiss the other person.

If he got close to Bingbing and she didn’t avoid him after a while, it would prove that she was also interested in him.

Then he could confess his feelings to Bingbing.

Cheng Bingbing had no idea what he was planning. Hearing what he just said, she followed his instructions.

The two stared into each other’s eyes.

Suddenly, the atmosphere become thick and ambiguous, and the temperature in the room seemed to rise.

Following his initial plan, Huo Qilin slowly leaned his head closer to her.

When Bingbing caught his movement, her heart raced even faster. Her body felt as if it was under some immobility spell - she couldn’t move at all, and could only watch as his face drew closer and closer.

Her mind was in chaos, and she wildly guessed his intentions. Was he attempting to kiss her?

Should she dodge him?

Why would Huo Qilin want to kiss her? Could she really be the one he’d confessed to liking earlier?

As such thoughts coursed through Bingbing’s mind, her breaths became uneven.

Everything was going as Huo Qilin had planned, but his heartbeat was already off the charts.

The atmosphere between him and Bingbing was palpable - their breaths intermingling and carrying an intense ambiguity.

Good, Bingbing didn’t avoid him.

If they maintained this for ten seconds and Bingbing didn’t avoid him, it would prove that she also liked him.

Huo Qilin struggled to curb his urge to kiss her.

Instead, he mentally counted down the seconds.

Before long, he got to five. Just five more seconds and he could confirm whether Bingbing liked him.

Huo Qilin’s heart was pounding.

"Five!"

"Four!"

"Qilin..." Suddenly, someone tapped him from behind.

Earlier, Huo Qilin had focused entirely on Cheng Bingbing, so the unexpected tap startled him and made him shudder.

Reacting as if she were frightened, Bingbing immediately turned away, her back to Huo Qilin.

Seeing Bingbing turn away, Huo Qilin’s heart started pounding erratically.

He wasn’t sure what caused Bingbing’s sudden turn away - was it because she felt they were too close and felt offended, or was her sudden avoidance due to a scare, or shyness?

He was feeling awful right now.

He turned his head, intending to see who disrupted his moment.

Instead, he came face to face with Xia Qingtian.

Accompanying her was Shi Qian.

Huo Qilin raised an eyebrow in surprise. Weren’t Shi Qian and Xia Qingtian at odds? Why were they together? Even worse, they had ruined his plan.

The thought made him extremely upset.

If the person wasn’t Xia Qingtian, Huo Qilin might have unleashed his frustration.

Suppressing his irritation, Huo Qilin asked, "What’s up?"

Seeing Huo Qilin’s sour mood, Xia Qingtian felt confused.

She and Shi Qian had approached from the back and only saw Huo Qilin hunched over, seemingly talking to Bingbing. They couldn’t see any more due to his blocking figure.

Although Xia Qingtian was curious, it wasn’t the time to chat. She needed to appease Shi Qian first.

As such, she looped her arm through Huo Qilin’s, pressing close before whispering, "In front of Shi Qian, pretend to be my boyfriend."

Anxious and startled, Huo Qilin instantly wanted to push Xia Qingtian away. He’d declared his feelings for Bingbing before, and now with Xia Qingtian’s overly affectionate behavior towards him, he would certainly land in a bind.

Being aware of this, he instinctively attempted to push Xia Qingtian away.

Xia Qingtian, however, held him tightly and even pinched him. She leaned in closer and whispered just loudly enough for them to hear, "I’ll help you clear any misunderstandings later, but right now, you have to help me whether you want to or not! This is non-negotiable!"

Following this, she no longer considered Huo Qilin and turned to Shi Qian, "I want just to tell you I’m certain now, I’ve entered my ’second spring’. Huo Qilin is my boyfriend, so I hope you won’t bother me in the future."

"I..." Huo Qilin tried to argue.

Xia Qingtian immediately covered his mouth and warned, "Shut up!"

Instantly, Huo Qilin was left speechless.

There was a flicker of suspicion in Shi Qian’s eyes as she asked, "What was Huo Qilin about to say? Why did you cover his mouth and stop him from speaking?"

Xia Qingtian came up with an arbitrary excuse, "Because I’m jealous and don’t like it when my boyfriend talks to other women. Especially to women like you, who’ve had their eyes on my ex-husband. Who knows if you’ll have your sights on my new boyfriend too?"