Chapter 994: Making Advances with Marriage as the Premise

"Mm." Xia Chuyi’s voice was a bit muffled, as she lifted her head from Huo Shiqian’s embrace and said, "I should have stopped Xia Lianlian, instead of ’helping’ her, right?"

Huo Shiqian gently stroked Xia Chuyi’s back with his fingertip and said, "Getting married is her own decision."

Hearing this, Xia Chuyi still didn’t feel comforted. She shook her head and said, "But I was the one who encouraged her."

A marriage that was doomed to fail, yet Xia Lianlian was desperately eager for it.

In Xia Chuyi’s opinion, Xia Lianlian’s character was seriously flawed.

That’s why she "helped" Xia Lianlian, fulfilling what Xia Lianlian called her wish, not because of what her family thought, that she was so kind...

She purely didn’t want Ou Lianlian to return to Ling County and burden her uncle.

She understood her uncle. Most of the time, he was decisive in his actions, but when it came to family, he was always very considerate.

On the other hand, she "helped" Xia Lianlian stay in the Capital City and marry into a so-called good family, but in reality, it was to use the Wang family’s influence to keep an eye on Xia Lianlian.

Incidentally, it also severed Xia Lianlian’s ties with the Ou Family.

"Uncle Liberation Army, do you think I’m quite selfish?" Xia Chuyi couldn’t help but ask Huo Shiqian.

Huo Shiqian tapped her forehead with his finger and said, "If you’re selfish, then no one is selfless."

"You didn’t want her to go to Ling County, and she herself didn’t want to go either," Huo Shiqian said softly. "Instead, marrying is a dream come true for Xia Lianlian."

"Chuyi, you’ve done a great deed." Huo Shiqian said earnestly, comforting her.

Upon hearing this, Xia Chuyi chuckled, her mood lightening up. She said, "Brother Shi Qian, in your heart, even if I do bad things, am I still a good person?"

Huo Shiqian said calmly, "No, in my heart, you wouldn’t do anything bad."

"Really?" Xia Chuyi’s eyes sparkled as she moved closer to him, stood on tiptoe, and gave him a kiss. "Does being cheeky count as a bad thing?"

Huo Shiqian’s gaze deepened, and he said, "No... intimacy with marriage as the premise isn’t considered being cheeky."

Hearing this, Xia Chuyi giggled.

The next moment, Huo Shiqian lowered his head and said, "So, we can do more of these ’not cheeky’ bad things."

Then, he kissed her.

Xia Chuyi was kissed until she was dizzy, and the mess concerning Xia Lianlian completely disappeared from her mind.

When Xia Chuyi felt she’d cuddled enough with Huo Shiqian, she prepared to head back to school.

Huo Shiqian naturally escorted her out.

Unexpectedly, as they walked to the courtyard, they heard an argument at the front gate.

"I’ve already told you, we’re here to see Huo Shizhang about something. Why are you stopping us?" a somewhat sharp female voice said, dissatisfied.

"I’m sorry, the commander has ordered that no unauthorized personnel are allowed inside," the guard said calmly, blocking the way.

"Hey, do you even know who you’re stopping?" the female voice began to sound haughty. "I’m the daughter of Mr. Liu from the Capital. If you dare block me, watch out when I make sure you can’t eat and take the consequences!"

The daughter of Mr. Liu? Liu Yingying?

Xia Chuyi glanced at Huo Shiqian.

Could it be what she thought?

At that moment, they heard Liu Yingying outside the house loudly say, "I’m telling you, once the Liu and Huo families unite, the first thing I’ll do is have Huo Shiqian fire you!"