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CHAPTER 157
Swallowing hard, Xu Fang resigned himself to his fate and finally made a choice, "Thanks but I would accept his punishment."
Andromeda tilted her head back at his choice of punishment.
Just from that simple answer, she knew more than anything that revealing to her what he did was the harder point of the bargain.
She nodded her head in understanding but did not say anything more than she had done.
"Thank goodness you willingly agreed to accept this trip. I would hate to think that I was forcing you to go," Liu Xueyi finalized, wearing his best triumphant smirk, adorning his cheeks with cuteness and devilishness.
"Aye. You are not forcing me. I was stupid for even playing the victim. Thank you for your benevolence."
Andromeda shook her head.
It was too obvious Xu Fang was displeased by the decision he made but he had no choice other than to do this.
"Good boy. I would have the arrangements made and you can set out the latest weekend. Do not worry about work, the assistant Vice CEO would cover up when I need you."
Xu Fang mirrored his smile and nodded his head obediently.
"Sure. Sure. Anything you say. I shall take my leave now and leave you two alone. If you will excuse me."
He did not wait for any of them to try and stop him as he rose to his feet, dipped his head in obediently and made his way towards the door.
He was more than eager to flee. To leave this naughty and wicked friend of his before Liu Xueyi got more ideas and ways to torture him mentally.
As he left, his mind trailed to the day he drugged Liu Xueyi, just in hopes of helping him relieve the stress of sexual frustration.
'All I did was help, though I used the wrong means, the end was indeed righteous. Look now, you have fallen in love with her. Why can't I get some accolades rather than severe punishment like this?'
He let out an exasperated sigh before opening the door to excuse himself completely.
The minute the door closed, Liu Xueyi tugged on her arm lightly, before pulling her body over to his.
She stood her ground, holding herself from falling into his waiting arms.
Andromeda did not want to have a start on what she had been avoiding all week and to make things easier for her, Xu Fang had left.
There was no need to pretend anymore.
She tried her best to yank her hand away but his grip tightened around her wrist and this time when he pulled her towards him, he added much force that sent her falling right on his chest.
"Now that's better," Liu Xueyi stated with a sigh as he let go of her hand and wrapped his around her waist to keep her locked in and unable to escape from him again.
"Xueyi."
"I missed you. Please stay still, okay?"
"But…"
"Can you please stop talking? I just want to reminisce at this moment," he pleaded calmly.
This was the first time she saw him being extremely calm and needy but still cool.
Not wanting to ruin the mood, she decided to give in. However, she knew there was no way she was going to give in to his wants without thinking about the times he held her close.
Andromeda racked her brain trying to get ideas on what to do to distract her mind from the kind of intimate position they were in.
Successfully she soon found her distraction, his endearing heartbeat.
While she listened to the fast rhythm of his heartbeat, Liu Xueyi, tightened his hold around her waist, burying his nose into her hair as he inhaled, calming his mind and brain.
She remained in that position in his arms for quite some time until he finally broke the silence that ensued.
"I really missed you, you know," he confessed. "Although, I wonder why you keep running from me, Andromeda."
'I wonder why? Perhaps if you stopped kissing me anytime we meet, then I would stop.' Andromeda queried in her mind.
However, no matter how she wished to say those words out loud, she knew better.
If anything made her do it, she would be lost in his arms and have her lips in a perfect lock with his lips.
Why he kept on doing that to her, she wasn't so sure, considering he never made any confession to her.
And she knew it was not due to their fake relationship as he did that before now.
While she contemplated his next move in her mind, she was brought back to the present when his deep voice echoed in her ears.
"Won't you say something?"
"I want to but, I do not know what to say," she confessed without hiding anything.
"Why? I missed you. Shouldn't that count?"
"It does."
"Then, don't you miss me too?"
Andromeda fell silent, contemplating her next words carefully.
Of course, she missed him. She would only be kidding herself and lying if she said she did not.
Nevertheless, why that was a part of it all, she knew stating that would either prompt him to do something she did not want him to do.
By the time Liu Xueyi did not get any more words from her, he released her waist and brought his hands to her shoulders as he peered into her eyes, right after he brought her body away from his.
"Andy. Do you miss me?"
"How can I when I am already here with you?" She countered with a smile.
How could she not miss him when her thoughts were always geared to his sweet kisses that made her heart beat so fast in her chest?
She missed him, his hugs, his kisses but to keep her brain sane while she focused on her revenge, lying became the next best action she could take.
"Answer me truthfully, please. I can see the longing in your eyes, Andy. And even if your lips choose to joke or lie, your eyes never do. Tell me, Andromeda, you missed me, didn't you?"
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