Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 716: Love Above All - 75

Chapter 716: Love Above All Chapter 75

Gu Xiaoxi had just turned around when her wrist was gripped by a pair of strong hands.

Startled, she turned back, staring dumbly at the man whose eyes were ablaze with intensity, "Did I disturb you?"

She then came to her senses. Wasn’t it highly inappropriate for her to be in his room?

"Not at all, it’s late at night. Why aren’t you sleeping?" Quan Shaoqing explained.

Gu Xiaoxi quickly withdrew her hand, offering a sheepish smile, somewhat guiltily, "I came out to pour myself a glass of water. I saw your room door open, did a mouse get in?"

Fortunately, the lights weren’t on, otherwise her face would have been even more embarrassingly red.

"A mouse?" Quan Shaoqing raised his eyebrows in disbelief. How could there be a mouse?

"Yes, but it seems to have run out again. I’m sorry for disturbing you, please go back to sleep. I’m leaving," Gu Xiaoxi said as she turned to run away.

She had told a lie that even she couldn’t convince herself of... Embarrassment to the extreme!

It took her a while to find the kettle downstairs. Pouring herself a glass of water did offer some relief.

The snow that had been accumulating for several days outside should have stopped by now.

The accumulated white snow blanketed the entire city like a quilt, weighing down the branches.

A step would leave behind a deep footprint.

Everything was a uniform color, and even in the dead of night, the snow lit up the sky, dazzling to the eyes.

Gu Xiaoxi felt that it would be romantic to leave a trail of large and small footprints on a path blanketed with white cream...

She opened the door, enjoying the tranquility of the sleeping city and the fairy-tale like white snow for a moment at midnight.

Just as she was about to step out the doorway, a black down jacket gently fell on her shoulders, "Although it looks nice, it’s rather cold. Be careful not to catch a cold!"

Quan Shaoqing gently zipped up the down jacket for her. It was his jacket, bulky and large, perfectly wrapping her petite figure.

The lovely girl now showed only a small palm-sized face, her large eyes like clear springs, especially endearing.

He couldn’t help but pinch her cheek and decisively let go before Gu Xiaoxi could get angry, then headed out the door, leading the way.

Gu Xiaoxi watched Quan Shaoqing’s broad and tall back. He rarely wore sweaters; now wrapped in a thick scarf, his face nearly concealed, the gray sweater made his figure appear more tall and majestic.

In the snow, the man’s large footprints were left in a trail.

She followed him in a daze, warm under the down jacket, and even her cheeks unconsciously grew hot.

It was said that if a man walks with you in the snow, the two of you will grow old together.

She didn’t know if that was true!

But at the moment, she didn’t dislike the feeling.

His swaying figure seemed like a beacon in her life, and unconsciously, she followed his footsteps.

Large footprints, small footprints. If there were roses, that would be perfect!

Gu Xiaoxi thought so, but then conflicted, she shook her head. She seemed to be thinking too much.

Just as she was walking carelessly forward, the man ahead suddenly stopped, and she crashed into his sturdy back.

Her nose stung with the impact, and her eyes shimmered with a mist, "Why did you stop..." and you didn’t warn me in advance!

However, before she could finish her sentence, her cool palm was caught by a warm, large hand.

His searing body warmth was even more comforting than a stove on a summer day, instantly warming her heart.

As if everything in her dreams was real, in fact, she loved him!

To confirm the happiness of her dreams, she tried accepting him. Perhaps one day, they too could make their beautiful dreams come true.

"Quan Shaoqing, can you not marry Chen Lu?" Gu Xiaoxi gripped his fingers tightly, her head bowed, looking at the footprints they left on the ground. Privately, she hoped he could be hers, to give her a little time.

Once Bai Yaxuan lost patience with her, lost his longing for her, she would leave him and then have an open and honest romance!

Quan Shaoqing was stunned for a moment, a glint of barely concealed excitement flickered in his narrowed phoenix eyes.

Not allowing him to marry Chen Lu, was this an admission that she liked him too?

"If you agree to marry me, I can consider it!" Quan Shaoqing said decisively, holding her hand as they continued walking. His pace steady, allowing her to keep up with ease.

Gu Xiaoxi looked up to see the man’s tranquil profile. Those words, he must have his answer by now, right?

If she could just follow him freely, he wouldn’t have always been seeking her opinion.

Who was Bai Yaxuan, with great power in his hands, unable to let go of her even in a year? Could Quan Shaoqing take her away?

Perhaps it was simply impossible!

"I want freedom!" Gu Xiaoxi responded incongruously. But this statement was the true reflection of her feelings.

Freedom to be herself, to be openly with the person she liked.

Not to be freed from Bai Yaxuan only to be bound by a Quan Shaoqing!

So, she had never acknowledged that she had any feelings for Quan Shaoqing, not even a bit.

As the wife in name to Bai Yaxuan, until that label was torn off, she would not acknowledge any of her feelings.

"Then tell me, what is freedom?" Quan Shaoqing stopped and turned to ask her.

Gu Xiaoxi blinked, took a deep breath, and said, "I belong to myself, to no one else."

This was her freedom!

She wasn’t Bai Yaxuan’s, nor Quan Shaoqing’s.

If she had to define her own status, she’d rather belong to love, for at least that was sincere!