"When she kisses me, it feels like my world stops revolving.", she froze after hearing those words from her husband.


"Ruomei, why did you write this? Clearly, you wrote this song before the wedding so what makes you think we'll like kissing each other?", Meixiu thumped her chest because of the sudden change she felt on her heartbeat. She remembered their first and only kiss with the lyrics he just sang and the way he low key slipped a smile from his lips.


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"I now pronounce you, husband and wife."


Meixiu heard those words but she was stuck right there, she can't resist the charm of this man in front of her. She was shocked when Chaoxiang pulled her from her waist and tucked her closer to his body, her hands landed on her chest.


"You have to kiss me lady, it's a custom.", he said.


He drew his face closer, lowering his back to reach her height. She met her leading man halfway and locked her lips on his. His lips are making hers partly opened as he slipped his lower lip inside her mouth. Her heart's beating so fast. "Stop it already Chaoxiang or I'll die having no oxygen!", Meixiu thought.


From her upper lip, he then ravished her lower lip. Meixiu was too nervous, she never kissed someone before. That's why she poked Chaoxiang's stomach with her index because according to his interview, it's his most ticklish part, hoping he will stop the kiss after but what he did shocked her. He bit his lower lip and after tasting her blood, he left her standing there.


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"Are you that whipped for Chaoxiang?", she snapped out after hearing Lein.


"Why? What?"


"Give me your letter now, I'll give it to him at the back stage."


"Oh I'm sorry. Here it is.", she handed the box she made throughout the night.


"I'll go with the crowd so Chaoxiang will not see me.", Meixiu said and walked away.


TRIGGER WARNING:
Mentions blood, depression, abuse and suicidal thoughts.

Book cover is from Google, just edited by the author.

I LOVE YOU UNTIL I DIE

After Meixiu saw Chaoxiang handing her a thick bundle of money, she went to ask her husband. 


Chaoxiang is looking for a dollar sign in her eyes, checking if she's rejoicing because she can now give the Wu family some money from him. "Putting Meixiu to a test like this is good. I love the way she is trying to act innocent.", Chaoxiang thought. 


"Give it to your family. Give it to the Yang. Or should I say give it to the Wu, your family?", he was shocked when he saw her bowing her head. 


"I can set a schedule for you and my mom Yang Sora. As for me, I can't accept the money. Can you tell me your free time?", she is still down low, good enough for her not to see the confusion in her husband's aura. 


"Why isn't she accepting the money? Isn't it the reason why she married me? To give her real family money?", some questions in Chaoxiang thoughts made him speechless. 


"You married me for money right? So why aren't you taking this?", he asked again. 


"No. My parents set us up for marriage because it's them who need your help. So give it to them. Give it to my mom Sora. I can't accept any money from you." 


"You are my husband, not my credit card.", she answered straight. 


"So are you saying your parents are the ones who are making me a credit card?", he chuckled with her reason. 


"Isn't it the reason of this marriage on the first place?" 


"Stop bowing your head. How can I know if you are saying the truth?" 


"I'm sorry.", she faced him with her meek aura, a face with no guilt at all. 


"Are you saying you don't want this marriage?", he asked again. 


"I don't. You are my sister's ex. And I want a marriage bounded with love and not just responsibilities to feed someone else's stomach. I want a marriage who will accept me and my flaws and not compare me with someone he thinks is better than me.", she is firm in answering him. 


"Why is she acting like this? It's her who sent Suyin away!", Chaoxiang asked himself. 


"She's not even a Yang. Why is she proud in telling me she is?", poor Chaoxiang, he just wants to rest but the words of Meixiu confuses him. 


"Okay, Zhao Meixiu, try to argue with me about your surname or I'll divorce you.", Meixui's eyes widened. "Did he just acknowledge me as his wife?". She patted her chest and said in her thoughts, "Stop beating so fast!" 


"What are you doing with your chest?", he asked for what she did is a familiar gesture of a woman he met somewhere in his past and she stopped tapping her chest right away. 


"Nothing nothing. Is there anything you want to say? I'll head downstairs and prepare your dinner." 


"You told me about your sister who is my ex. Do you know what happened with my interview last day?" 


He asked and Meixiu felt her tears are building up at the corners of her eyes. "Is she about to cry? Her eyes are teary.", that made Chaoxiang conclude she saw her sister's interview with her husband. 


"No. I had a lunch meeting.", she said. 


"Don't you really care about my schedule?" 


"You told me not to. You told me to focus on my job and being a good wife." 


"I can only cook food, wash the clothes and the dishes, and clean the premises. I can't give you your happiness.", her words stabbed him. "Why are we even here on the first place?", he asked himself. 


"I'm going to prepare you your dinner.", she continued. 


"No I don't want to eat.", he said and threw himself on the bed. 


"Okay. I'll leave.", she answered softly and left his room. "This girl is a lot interesting than I thought.", Chaoxiang said to himself before he looked for Suyin's number on his phone.


PUTTING MEIXIU TO A TEST