I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 195: I Regret Marrying You

Chapter 195: Chapter 195: I Regret Marrying You

Qiao Qingyu’s voice carried a playful tone, and He Xiu Yu couldn’t help but laugh before he finally spoke with sincerity, "Little Qiao, I still haven’t done well, I haven’t made my mother and sister like you."

Qiao Qingyu quickly waved her hand dismissively, "It’s okay, if they suddenly started liking me now, that would truly be weird."

He Xiu Yu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "Even though marriage unites two families, I don’t want them to interfere in my married life, this is my own choice."

The candlelight on the table flickered slightly, half illuminating the faces of the two, yet their eyes appeared to be filled with starlight, eyes locked, Qiao Qingyu actually wanted to ask why He Xiu Yu had initially agreed to marry her?

Yet she ultimately swallowed those words back.

He Xiu Yu leaned forward with a half-smirk, "Little Qiao, I’ve solved one of our problems, shouldn’t you reward me?"

Instinctively, Qiao Qingyu felt it was hard to respond, but she forced a smile anyway, "What kind of reward do you want, shall I cook something delicious for you tomorrow?"

He Xiu Yu shook his head.

"Then what do you want?"

He Xiu Yu leaned in, pointed at his cheek with his finger, his voice tempting, eyes sparkling, "Little Qiao, you could give me a kiss."

Qiao Qingyu, "..."

Her cheeks flushed instantly, kissing him was really no big deal, but when spoken by He Xiu Yu, she felt too shy to proceed.

Qiao Qingyu always thought she was thick-skinned, but now she realized how easily she could get shy.

She grabbed a pillow and threw it at He Xiu Yu while complaining coyly, "You really have no shame, what are you thinking?"

He Xiu Yu caught the pillow without getting upset and gently placed it on the edge of the bed.

His eyes twinkled with amusement, he asked leisurely, "Little Qiao, are you feeling shy, embarrassed?"

"Just go back to your room and sleep!" Qiao Qingyu retorted with flushed cheeks.

He Xiu Yu ran his hand through his hair, innocently replied, "My hair is still wet, I can’t sleep now."

"I am tired, I’ve been running around all day, I’m really exhausted."

"Kissing doesn’t require much energy."

"Can’t you just stop!" Qiao Qingyu was almost furiously embarrassed.

Yet unexpectedly, He Xiu Yu leaned in closer, his peach blossom eyes narrowing slightly, his voice soft and coaxing, like teasing a frizzed-up kitten, "Are you really that timid?"

Qiao Qingyu stared at him huffily, her expression making her look all the more charming.

He Xiu Yu’s gaze grew intense, his voice laced with a hint of seduction, "Little Qiao, muster the courage you had when you crawled into my bed, and kiss me!"

Suddenly, Qiao Qingyu’s bedroom was enveloped in silence.

Qiao Qingyu’s eyes widened, her lips slightly parted, disbelievingly looking at He Xiu Yu.

She couldn’t believe that these words were spoken by He Xiu Yu.

Yet her ears weren’t deaf and her eyes weren’t blind; these were indeed the words spoken by He Xiu Yu.

After saying this, he didn’t even flinch, still using those affectionate peach blossom eyes to gaze intensely at her.

And so, an indescribable, ambiguous tenderness slowly enveloped the two of them, almost audible were the irregular heartbeats of both.

He Xiu Yu clearly had no intention of letting Qiao Qingyu off the hook; he slightly shook his head, seemingly a bit disappointed, his voice still huskily charming, "Little Qiao, compared to the you who crawled into my bed, you seem to have lost a bit of that heart-throbbing courage."

He Xiuyu’s voice sounded disappointed, and his gaze seemed to carry a hint of disappointment too.

Such disappointment sparked a fire in Qiao Qingyu’s heart before she could even figure out what was happening, impulsively making her stand up from the kang and walk over to He Xiuyu in a few quick steps.

He Xiuyu swiftly raised his head.

This was the first time He Xiuyu had looked up at her.

Without a second thought, Qiao Qingyu reached out, cupped He Xiuyu’s face in her hands, and planted a kiss on his cheek with her petal-red lips.

Then she pushed him away, hands on her hips, and said arrogantly, "There, kissed you, now hurry back to your room and sleep!"

He Xiuyu was just teasing Qiao Qingyu, taking advantage of the beautiful moonlight tonight, but when her soft, fragrant lips pressed against his cheek, his whole body stiffened, and his heart seemed to stop beating.

So when Qiao Qingyu pushed him, caught off guard, his tall figure staggered backward a few steps before he steadied himself.

Looking at the beautiful girl standing on the kang with her hands on her hips, he muttered, "King Qiao is mighty!"

He Xiuyu then laughed, his laughter muffled, causing his chest to tremble.

The laughter made Qiao Qingyu furious again, and she leapt down from the kang, slipped into her slippers, grabbed He Xiuyu’s clothes, and pushed him out.

He Xiuyu didn’t struggle and let Qiao Qingyu push him out of the bedroom to the doorway, where she glared at him furiously and then slammed the door shut in his face.

Outside the door, He Xiuyu found himself enveloped in a bubble of happiness, a sensation from head to toe that made him feel light as air.

What kind of feeling was it?

It was like being perfectly tipsy from drinking.

With a smile playing on his lips and a gentle expression in his eyes, he stood outside the door and knocked three times, to which Qiao Qingyu’s annoyed voice impatiently called out from inside, "What now?"

"Little Qiao,"

After those four words, He Xiuyu paused.

A moment of silence from inside, then Qiao Qingyu said impatiently, "If you have something to say, say it."

"Qingyu..." He Xiuyu’s voice was deep, imbuing the two syllables with a sense of longing, "I want to say I’m sorry."

"What have you done to me that you’re sorry for?" Qiao Qingyu demanded from the other side.

"There was a time when I regretted marrying you."

"Well, it’s not too late now."

It was as if He Xiuyu hadn’t heard Qiao Qingyu’s response and continued softly, "So I’m apologizing for my past uncertainty."

Qiao Qingyu fell silent. Though she felt it was ungracious to think so, she couldn’t deny that He Xiuyu’s words pleased her.

She unintentionally pursed her lips and chuckled, murmuring from behind the door, "Alright, I get it, go rest."

"Goodnight," He Xiuyu’s voice was tender as water.

"Goodnight," Qiao Qingyu softened in response as well.

Separated by the living room, neither knew when the other fell asleep, but after a long time, Qiao Qingyu finally drifted off and dreamed.

This time, it wasn’t of cold lake waters, but beside a big river...

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