Chapter 208: Chapter 208

Yes, as long as he personally promised not to relentlessly pester her, she wouldn’t have to do these things anymore, nor would she have to take compromising photos of him just in case.

But in fact, just as Brother Long had said, Qi Longbing was indeed a wolf, and he would not easily give up on his prey.

"If you don’t want to be kept," Qi Longbing chuckled. A thought had been lingering in his mind for a long time. He wanted to say it, but he feared that blurting it out might scare the girl of his dreams away.

"Then I’ll think of other methods better than keeping you," Qi Longbing suggested with a suggestive smile.

Hearing this, Hua Xiaomo’s eyes darkened, a trace of melancholy reflected in her pupils, now fully visible to the man without the cover of her hair.

"So you’re still not planning to let me go?" Hua Xiaomo looked at him, her eyes shining. "If one day, I get married, would you be able to... let go?"

As she said this, her tone was very calm, perhaps probing, perhaps still hesitant. After all, doing so would indeed have very serious consequences for him. She was no fool; she understood this very well.

"Get married? What, you’re saying you would get married?" Qi Longbing laughed again upon hearing this, his sapphire eyes gleaming with an inscrutable light. "You are my woman. Who would dare risk their life to marry you?"

"..." Hua Xiaomo was speechless. It seemed Brother Long was right. If she didn’t take drastic measures, Qi Longbing wouldn’t give up.

But just as she thought this, her defenses crumbled again...

He smiled down at her, a teasing, almost punishing glint in his eyes. He continued to smile like that until her heart felt like it was fit to burst from the intensity, only then did he reluctantly stop.

BANG! The chair suddenly toppled over. But in the very moment the chair collapsed, he grabbed her arm and, with a swift sidestep, let her fall onto himself while he crashed heavily to the ground, cushioning her fall.

Yet, the pain of that instant transformed into a smile on his face, breathtaking and ethereal.

Hua Xiaomo was momentarily stunned by the sight.

"President Qi! Are you alright?" Hua Xiaomo asked with concern. She quickly got up, but seeing that he didn’t rise after a moment, her heart began to race. His gunshot wound on his back...

"President Qi!" Hua Xiaomo crouched down, her hands reaching for his shoulders, but before she could help him up, he swiftly pulled her down onto himself with a roguish grin.

"Xiao Mo... I like you..." Qi Longbing murmured, knowing in that moment that he was deeply ensnared in the vortex she had woven, finding it very difficult to extricate himself.

Hua Xiaomo’s heart trembled upon hearing this.

"I like you..." He actually said it out loud? But why, Qi Longbing? Why must you push me ?

For a moment, Hua Xiaomo was stunned motionless by his audacity. It wasn’t until a good while later that he teased, "Isn’t my body more comfortable than that collapsed chair?"

"Uh..." Hua Xiaomo immediately wanted to get up, but as she lifted her head, her lips brushed against his jaw. It was like an unexpected kiss, captivating both of them for a fleeting moment.

Qi Longbing was momentarily dazed, but before he could revel in it, Hua Xiaomo swiftly climbed off him.

However, Qi Longbing lay on the ground, seemingly unable to move.

"President Qi, please get up quickly!"

Hua Xiaomo looked at him but didn’t reach out. "You’re trying that trick again... President Qi, this game isn’t fun."

"What game? My back is really killing me, hurry up!" Qi Longbing frowned.

Seeing his expression, Hua Xiaomo thought for a moment. "I’ll get Yu Bao to help you."

"Hey!" But Qi Longbing couldn’t call her back. Watching her leave, he muttered annoyedly, "Damn woman... acting as if you’re terrified I’ll trick you. Damn it, this really hurts like hell..."

Soon, Yu Bao walked in and was surprised to see Qi Longbing getting up from the ground. "President Qi, are you okay?"

Oh dear, how did President Qi fall? Heavens, how could he fall when he’s still injured? This fall... I wonder if it aggravated his wound? If something happened, it would be a huge problem. It would take so much effort for him to recover, and his injuries had only just begun to heal!

"I’m okay... not dead yet!" But as Yu Bao took his arm, Qi Longbing winced, a flicker of pain in his eyes.

"President Qi, did you... did you aggravate the gunshot wound on your back?" Hua Xiaomo suddenly asked.

Qi Longbing glanced at her and said with a faint smile, "Hua Xiaomo, now do you believe I wasn’t tricking you? Hurry over and support me!" With that, he let go of Yu Bao and took a couple of steps towards Hua Xiaomo.

Hua Xiaomo had no choice but to help him. "Should I take you to the hospital?" It looks like he really needs to go to the hospital. And I should go with him; that way, I can find out if his injury has worsened.

After hearing her, Qi Longbing smiled lightly. "You care about me so much! Heh, then this fall was truly worth it!"

"Why would you say that? It’s your own shoulder. If you don’t cherish it yourself, why would you expect others to feel sorry for you?" After speaking, Hua Xiaomo suddenly realized her tone was off. What’s wrong with me? Why am I so concerned about him?

But her hand on his arm tightened involuntarily. "Heh, so you do care about your president this much! My Xiao Mo... My affection for you hasn’t been in vain! Come on, take me to the hospital now! We’ll have a good talk on the way..."

Qi Longbing smirked, holding her hand and continuously glancing at her face, causing Hua Xiaomo to keep turning her head away.

The couple’s blissful, radiant appearance made onlookers quite envious.

Yu Bao, meanwhile, tactfully kept his distance, afraid of overhearing his president’s private, sweet nothings.

Finally, when they were getting into the car, Qi Longbing saw Yu Bao lagging and couldn’t help but scold, "Yu Bao, what are you dawdling for? Get over here and drive!"

Hearing the summons, Yu Bao quickly scurried over.

Qi Longbing glared at him. "Are you expecting my Xiao Mo to do such menial, unskilled labor?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝕟𝕖𝕥

"My apologies, my apologies," Yu Bao said.

Qi Longbing paid him no more attention, instead gazing at the girl in black supporting him, his eyes full of adoration. "My Xiao Mo... Is that right, my Xiao Mo?"

After speaking, he even took the opportunity to pinch her cheek, which was as tender and fair as the heart of a Chinese cabbage.

This infuriated Hua Xiaomo so much that she almost let go of him. However, just as she opened the door, she didn’t hold back and pushed him. "Get in, President Qi!"

This nearly sent Qi Longbing sprawling onto the back seat, but he quickly steadied himself against the car seat and turned with a smile. "Can’t you be a little gentler? Still so rough?"