Chapter 98

Finally Coaxed Back Xiangliu pulled Xiaoyao into his arms once more, burying his face in her hair and pressing gentle kisses there. After a pause, he continued: "Later, I asked Rushou. You had already taken a bellyful of grievances from Kunwu Xue that day, and your temper was already flaring. On top of that, my attitude was poor, and I hurt you—that was my fault. But, Xiaoyao, think about it yourself: weren't you losing your temper rather fiercely at the time? You shattered my teacup and cursed at me like that. Xiaoyao, I have a temper of my own too, especially when you said you wouldn't play this game with me anymore. Were you planning to abandon me back then?" He lifted her chin, looked straight into her eyes, and asked: "You've even been calling me 'General Xiangliu' these past few days. Were you really planning to cast me aside?" "I wasn't. Everything I said then was just spoken in anger, and I did it on purpose to provoke you."