Chapter 202: Chapter 202

The sound of shaking dice filled the air again. It was a while before Qi Longbing stopped, a perfect, flawless smile gracing his handsome features. "Guess!"

Seeing the person before him made him want to laugh; she was indeed very cute and pure. No matter how one looked at it, he had already taken quite a liking to her. Yes, he thought this girl was truly adorable.

"You only have one chance, you know. Think carefully before you decide... Guess ’big,’ and you don’t have to be with me. Guess ’small,’ and you’re mine tonight!" Qi Longbing’s angelic smile shone radiantly on his face, so much so that, on the surface, it hid any hint of displeasure.

Hua Xiaomo was so angry she felt like she was about to bleed internally. This bastard, he actually, actually... Damn it! No, breathe in, breathe out. Inhale again, exhale again...

After a while, as silence lingered, Qi Longbing looked at the deep, sullen expression on her beautiful face and smiled again. "If you don’t guess, that means you forfeit. And if you forfeit, then this President will do as he pleases!"

"Let go! I’ll guess! I guess big!" Hua Xiaomo’s eyes were red with anger.

Qi Longbing smiled again. "I wonder how your luck is!"

His words made Hua Xiaomo’s cheeks flush red again in anger. She couldn’t count how many times she had cursed his ancestors in her heart.

As Qi Longbing spoke, he slightly lifted the lid of the porcelain cup. Upon seeing the two dice inside showed a total of nine, he couldn’t help but laugh. "Ha, it really is big!"

Hearing this, Hua Xiaomo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing her expression, Qi Longbing felt an inexplicable annoyance rise in his heart. Does this woman really want to avoid me this much? Would being with me give her a terminal illness or something? I’ve genuinely let her off so many times. I’m starting to wonder why I still have such good patience. Is it because I don’t like her enough? Or is my interest not strong enough? But it’s the opposite; I think about her day and night! Yet, why, when I see her extremely unwilling expression, do I still want to restrain my impulses? Is it because I don’t want to force her? Or is it because... I like her too much?

"I won, President Qi! Quickly untie me!" Hua Xiaomo said hurriedly.

"Who said you won? Didn’t you see I didn’t even guess? So you had no opponent; what win or loss are we talking about? This round doesn’t count. Let’s play another!" Qi Longbing retorted shamelessly, his blue eyes narrowing, cutting her off. "This time, let’s guess whether I let you go or not."

"Let you go or not? You..." Hua Xiaomo suddenly realized something, her face turning white with anger. She couldn’t help but curse, "You’re shameless!"

This guy obviously had no intention of letting her go...

"Although this is a game, I set the rules, Hua Xiaomo. Remember, you can only comply. As for the rest... it depends on whether your luck continues to be so good! Think carefully!" With that, Qi Longbing started shaking the dice again. CLACK, CLACK, CLACK went the dice inside the cup.

The continuous shaking made Hua Xiaomo’s heart pound erratically. She squinted at the devilishly handsome man before her...

Is there no way to escape this? Qi Longbing... Damn it! Utterly damned!

This time, Qi Longbing shook the dice for an especially long time before finally stopping. He looked at her and said with a fiendish charm, "Guess. Is it big or small?"

Hua Xiaomo glared at him, clenching her teeth. She said curtly, "You guess first!" Forget it; it’s like being bitten by a dog! At this moment, she had already prepared for the worst.

Qi Longbing looked at her, a smile playing on his lips and growing wider. "Ha, fine. Then I guess big..."

"Small! Open it!" Hua Xiaomo said blankly.

Qi Longbing smiled wickedly and quickly lifted his hand from the porcelain cup. When he saw the dice showed eight, his handsome face darkened slightly. "Baby, why does Lady Luck always shower her blessings on you ?"

Qi Longbing smiled mischievously as he looked at her.

Horror and panic filled Hua Xiaomo’s eyes.

「Time passed, though it was hard to tell how long.」

"Baby, do you know how beautiful you look right now?" Qi Longbing said with a smile, his eyes filled with intoxicated admiration.

Qi Longbing was taken aback. He quickly stood up and looked at the person beside him with concern. "Xiao Mo, don’t scare me. What’s wrong with you?"

Without time for further thought, he quickly untied the ropes binding her limbs.

The moment her shoulders were freed, Hua Xiaomo scrambled away from Qi Longbing, rushing to the bathroom in the room where she began to vomit violently.

For a time, only the sound of running water could be heard.

It was a long while before Hua Xiaomo came out of the bathroom.

Seeing her pale, bloodless face, Qi Longbing immediately felt a pang of heartache. "Xiao Mo, are you okay?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝙣𝙚𝙩

With that, he stretched out his arms towards her.

He had assumed she would avoid him like the plague. To his surprise, however, she allowed him to pull her into a full embrace, a wide smile spreading across his face.

"Hungry. I’m hungry," Hua Xiaomo murmured.

Her soft, trembling words made his heart ache again. He quickly said with an indulgent laugh, "Alright, we’ll go downstairs to eat right now."

She could still eat; that seemed pretty good. A much bigger improvement than the last two times!

Hua Xiaomo didn’t speak, merely allowing him, a smile on his face, to lead her down the stairs and all the way to the dining table.

"These are all dishes you like. I had Aunt Wang make them specially for you! Try some," Qi Longbing said, quickly serving her a bowl of food.

"Thank you," Hua Xiaomo said, then, without another word, began to eat heartily.

It wasn’t clear if she was really hungry or just trying to appease him by eating. She finished one bowl after another and was about to start her third.

Qi Longbing caught her wrist, his blue eyes shining. "Baby, I’ve never seen you with such an appetite before, huh?"

"Heh," Hua Xiaomo gave a silly laugh and replied, "Well, President Qi, haven’t you seen it now?"

This guy is truly detestable, utterly repulsive! I never imagined I’d be in a situation . Fine, I’ve suffered enough! Qu Longbin is truly, truly vile. I can’t go on with him any longer. I absolutely have to leave this place. I can’t stay here anymore. I feel like I need to go my own way; there’s no point in staying any longer.

"Aunt Wang, serve me some rice!" Hua Xiaomo called out. Aunt Wang’s meal is actually quite delicious, she mused. Mom’s food was always so tasty. I wonder why I can never replicate Mom’s flavor in my own cooking? It really is strange. I actually enjoy cooking, but somehow, I just can’t capture that specific taste. Maybe my skills just haven’t matured enough yet!

"Then eat my bowl," Qi Longbing said quickly, placing his half-eaten bowl in front of her.