Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him
Chapter 313 Toiling Day and Night

Chapter 313: Chapter 313 Toiling Day and Night

Qiao Xi didn’t understand why, but the man’s hand was already covering her eyes.

In the darkness, her eyelashes fluttered and brushed against the palm of his hand.

It tickled.

Qiao Xi parted her plump and lustrous red lips to ask, "What are you doing?"

The man’s voice was hoarse with a hint of cajoling, "All you have to do is silently count to three in your heart, and the thing you want the most at this moment will appear in front of you."

If it were someone else, they would have thought it was just a pipe dream.

But Qiao Xi was a real sucker for this kind of thing.

She naively believed that Huo Xingzhou was her Aladdin’s lamp.

Even if it seemed illogical, she began to count with slightly parted lips, "3!"

"2!"

"1!"

Her fingers tingled with nervousness, and her heartbeat went out of rhythm.

The hand that covered her eyes gradually moved away, and her vision blurred, stung briefly by the room’s light before slowly becoming clear.

On the office desk in front of her, the wooden box that was previously set to one side was now open.

Inside, there was the dusty Qing Dynasty acupuncture bronze figure and the ancient "Acupuncture Points on Bronze Man Charts and Texts."

Joy spilled out of Qiao Xi’s bright, almond-shaped eyes, she was ecstatic!

Her porcelain cheeks flushed with a brilliant glow, her voice trembling slightly, "This... how did you get this!"

This was the acupuncture bronze figure and medical book from the auction!

The items she had missed out on!

Qiao Xi had repeatedly convinced herself not to regret, not to care too much!

But she knew all too well how regrettable missing out on these two things was to her!

Her words came out all jumbled, "Are you really a deity? As long as I make a silent wish in my heart, you can make it come true!"

"Was booth number one yours, right?"

Her eyes shined brightly, like twinkling stars.

Huo Xingzhou wrapped his arms around her waist, their bodies pressed tightly together, "Then who else would you hope for?"

Qiao Xi’s eyes shimmered with a faint layer of moisture, appearing very clear, "I just didn’t expect... Why didn’t you say anything when you came? I even specifically passed by booth number one to see who had won the bid. I never expected..."

This surprise was simply too astonishing!

Qiao Xi really didn’t know what to say, and in the end, she wrapped her arms around his neck.

And planted a firm kiss on his handsome face!

The man calmly pointed to the other cheek, "Here."

Qiao Xi gave him another kiss.

Her lips curved upwards, smiling as she looked at him, "Thank you, husband."

"A five-million-yuan trinket; mere words of thanks are not enough. Think about how you can thank me."

Just mentioning the five million made Qiao Xi feel a bit of heartache.

Qiao Xi still felt a sense of regret, "Someone offered three hundred and fifty million, why did you directly bid five hundred million? Even four hundred million would have been okay." The extra money spent could have been saved for other things.

Huo Xingzhou bent down, his cheek pressed against hers as he said, "The enemy rushes, I bide my time, assured of victory, striking with certainty. Slowly raising the bid, they might follow. But if you grasp their psychological limit and raise the auction price in one go, they tend to give up more easily."

Qiao Xi reached out to caress the ancient acupuncture bronze figure with care, sighing, "This thing actually costs five million; even if I sold myself, I couldn’t pay it back."

"You could."

He replied in kind, "If not in one go, then twice. If twice doesn’t cut it, then night and day."

Qiao Xi understood the implication in his words, her pretty face flushing slightly as she glanced at him with a touch of annoyance.

As if Huo Xingzhou knew what she was thinking, his frosty eyes seemed to melt like ice and snow, "Don’t worry too much about the money. Since I married you, what’s mine is yours. Even if you spend extravagantly every day, you couldn’t exhaust the money I make."

He knew all too well about Qiao Xi’s thriftiness, as well as her tough upbringing.

And that exceptionally strong pride of hers.

Some women scheme and scramble just to scrape together some money, but her? After getting married, she still insisted on writing IOUs to him.

Qiao Xi’s sweet, gentle voice rose, "Then why did you say about selling myself, day and night?"

The man gave a faint smile. "It was I who worked tirelessly for you, like an ox or a horse."

"Nonsense."

She instantly understood what he meant.

Then, a thought struck her. "No, I remember at the auction, the number one box also bid on other items! That last one..."

The man opened a blue peacock-colored velvet box, and a dazzling sapphire sparkled under the light, reflecting the pear-shaped diamonds set around it.

It was the Josephine sapphire wedding ring!

The very ring that sold for 8.88 million at the auction!

It was the token of engagement between Emperor Napoleon and Empress Josephine.

"So beautiful."

Women rarely could resist such jewelry, and Qiao Xi was no exception.

The man’s presence was gentle and calm, with a torrent of affection hidden in his eyes. "I still owe you a wedding. Let me make it up with this wedding ring first."

Qiao Xi’s lips curved up into a sweet smile. "Actually, I don’t care about those formalities."

She was someone easily contented.

"I care."

Huo Xingzhou knew that many people said behind his back that the Huo Family’s Young Madam had a title but no substance. She was just a bride of convenience, and they hadn’t divorced only because Qiao Xi had saved his life and he was giving her some respect.

They needed a grand wedding to shut those people up.

He cared about the malicious slanders directed at her.

Warmth and comfort filled Qiao Xi’s heart as she looked at the man before her, with his sharp features and smooth lines. The acidity and sweetness in her heart were about to overflow!

"Is it okay if we have the wedding later?"

Qiao Xi spoke frankly. "I also want to become the best version of myself to stand by your side."

Her dream was to become a National Doctor!

She wanted to reach the pinnacle!

The current trial for the acupuncturists was perilous, but she didn’t want to give up!

Only by winning the top prize at this grand event and dragging Lu Yingxue down from her pedestal could she truly establish a firm foothold in the Chinese Medicine Community!

Only then would she be worthy to challenge the power Lu Bannong spent decades consolidating!

Only then could she stand before them and ask why they had to kill her grandmother!

To take back some reparation from them!

Huo Xingzhou’s eyes half-closed, concealing a dark shadow. "Alright, but don’t hide anything from me. Is there anything else you want to say?"

Qiao Xi hesitated for a moment, then finally shook her head.

She planned to wait until the dust settled on the Haicheng preliminaries before telling him, to avoid any slip-ups beforehand that could make her words void.

She reached out and touched the blue ring box, snapping it shut with a click.

"I want you to personally put this ring on me at our wedding." She wanted to save the sweetest moment for last. "Husband, is that okay?"

Knowing how to act coy at a time like this.

Remembering the clues he had gathered in his investigation, Huo Xingzhou felt utterly helpless against her.

"Alright."

She appeared gentle and frail but was exceptionally stubborn and opinionated.

Huo Xingzhou couldn’t bear to make things difficult for her.

"Meeting you is the best thing ever."

Qiao Xi wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, shifting her body closer, her expression flirtatious as she looked up at him.

A warm and tender beauty in his embrace.

Her sudden movements made Huo Xingzhou somewhat lose control.

Since returning from the auction, she had changed into a short-sleeved silk nightgown, and her smooth skin unconsciously rubbed against his suit pants.

His breathing, though steady, began to grow a bit protracted; his fingers tensed, grasping her waist with a hint of restraint.

"Qiao Xi, move down a bit."

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