Regret for Life if You Don't Confess (5)

"No." Mr. Qin refused without hesitation.

"Why not?"

"Because I don't have money."

"I despise you…" Huo Mian pounded Qin Chu's shoulder.

"I'm truly penniless. I've handed all my money to my wife…" Mr. Qin looked innocent.

Huo Mian giggled; holding his arm, she cooed, "Then tell me your favorite line."

"I like the line from the popular poem Once for a Whole Day:

A lifetime gone,

turning and turning, mountains, rivers, stupas—

But not to seek rebirth, 

only to meet you along the way."

"I guessed it." Huo Mian smiled.

"Do you like this line, too?"

"No. My favorite line is this:

For many years,

you have been in my heart,

I put down heaven and earth,

but never put down you."

"This line is beautiful, too."

"You lost. Now give me money…" Huo Mian extended her hand to him.

"Honey, you're a little villain. I told you I wouldn't bet…"