Wei kissed her so hard that within just a few seconds, Lihua began to feel breathless.

"Mmpf…"

Wei pried open her mouth, and he broke all her defenses as his tongue urgently slurped and swirled against hers. His teeth bit her lips, and his passionate kiss grew hungrier. It was after a long time that he finally let her go. Lihua took a sharp gasp as she finally got to breathe.

"Boss…"

"Nobody told me right now that I should kiss you. But I wanted to do it. That night we decorated our house and I kissed you; nobody had instructed me to do that either. But I still wanted to kiss you."

Her cheeks flushed red and she flustered.

He lifted her chin and narrowed his eyes as he huskily whispered, "If these are not MY feelings, what else are they?"

She gulped and felt stumped for any words. His penetrating gaze made her feel nervous and afraid for some reason.

Her eyes glistened in tears and she quivered. "That is not true, right? Why would you take away the earrings from me otherwise?"

He froze.

"A-and then when I said how Shi Ruomei wasn't the right woman for you, you defended her so much by saying that you will spoil her. That you will never leave her and that only she could be your woman. If you thought of us as a couple then why would you do such things to me?"

Wei anxiously wiped her tears. "Don't cry. Please don't cry. I don't like to see you cry."

He quickly took out the violet earrings he had gifted to her from his pocket. "Here. Your earrings."

Lihua bit her lip and looked away. "You took them away from me. Why are you showing it to me now?"

Wei felt guilty and he softly and apologetically said, "I am sorry. I didn't take them from you to hurt you. I thought it's not suitable for you to have this gift anymore because I failed that night."

Lihua blinked her eyes. "Failed? Failed in what?"

He pursed his lips. "In understanding you. In the bar, I just wanted to drive that man away from you. I didn't like it that he held your hand. But you got afraid and I didn't notice it…as your man, I should have. It is unacceptable that somebody else pointed it out to me. I should understand you the most. So, I decided to take them back."

She stared at him with her mouth wide open.

Just because of that?

"T-That was weighing on your mind this whole time?"

He nodded.

She facepalmed.

Ahhhh and here I thought...damn!

Lihua put her hands on her waist and faced him. "You thought I was disappointed in you?"

Wei sadly lowered his head.

"Aiyaaa…" she held his cheeks and lifted his head. "Why is Boss so adorable? Boss, I wasn't disappointed with you! I would never be angry at you. You thought too much about it. I wasn't scared because you were threatening him. I was afraid because you caught me in the bar. I had lied to you that I would be at Yaya's home, but you saw me at the bar instead. So, I got anxious."

Wei blinked his eyes. He softly but cautiously confirmed. "Really?"

She nodded hard. "En! You didn't speak a word to me after that during the ride back home and suddenly you wanted my gift back. I thought you were so angry at me that you thought I didn't deserve it anymore…"

Wei's eyes flew open, feeling appalled. He grabbed her shoulders and spoke in a higher pitch, "Never! I would never be angry at you. I would never think that you don't deserve the gift anymore. You deserve everything in this world. I-I didn't talk to you because I was disappointed in myself. I couldn't face you. But I wasn't angry at you."

She was stunned. "Even though I lied to you?"

"Yes."

"Why weren't you angry at me? Don't people get furious when they are lied to?"

He tilted his head. "I will never get angry at my woman."

Her cheeks turned red. "You…"

Isn't this spoiling? Am I being pampered by my Godly handsome prince?

"It was more of...I didn't like seeing you with your friend."

'Are you jealous of me, CEO Jiang?'

Wei narrowed his eyes and leaned his face closer to hers. Her heart skipped a beat. His finger brushed along her cheek and he whispered, "I was jealous of him."

She froze. She stared at him unblinkingly in a stupor.

"J-Jealous?"

"En. You were spending too much time with him these past few days," he pulled her waist and bored his gaze into her, making her shudder. "You are my woman. I didn't like it when you talked and smiled with another man."

Her eyelashes trembled, and she couldn't believe what she heard. The CEO of Jiang Industries was jealous of a man. He was a kind of a man after whom women would crawl to make him theirs. He was the kind of man who could have any woman he wanted. There was no way a man like him would face a threat from other men regarding his woman.

And for a man like him to feel jealous of someone made Lihua feel overwhelmed. She didn't realize that she had that much of an effect on him.

"Lihua…" he breathily hissed near her ear. She felt an itch in her earlobe. "Don't meet other men when you have me."

She shivered. She bit her lip, feeling the possessiveness from his dark gaze and his husky voice.

"B-Boss…"

"Hm?"

"So what was the reason behind cleaning my house and cooking for me that day?"

There must be something that I missed.

"I wanted to show you how better I am than your friend."

"..."

She rapidly blinked her eyes.

Better than Mo Huojin…?

"I can cook, organize, don't smoke and I am rich. He isn't. I was showing you that I am the better choice."

Lihua wanted to faint.

My Godly handsome prince wanted to show who is better? There is no need for me to choose! I am already in love with you!

"Ahhh Boss you don't have to compare yourself with another man! You are perfect the way you are! You don't have to show me that you are better because I know that you are the best!"

He froze. His gaze shone in gleam and joy that he never felt before. "Really?"

"En!"

"E-even though…" he hesitated, "I don't understand emotions?"

She widened her eyes. "Of course! Boss, everybody has some or the other thing that they are bad at. That doesn't take away your goodness. I am not good at cooking and cleaning. Does that make me a bad person?"

Wei vigorously shook his head in denial. "No. You are perfect. You don't need to know how to cook or clean. I will do everything for you," he seriously nodded.

She felt as if an arrow struck her right through her heart.

My heart...ah it's melting. At this rate, I won't have a heart in my chest anymore!

"So you see? You don't mind that I am lacking somewhere. So why would I judge you on the part that you have trouble with? It's wrong! Also, I know how hard you are working to bridge the gap to understand feelings. You are working on the thing you are bad at. What more does anybody want than a person who works upon his weaknesses?"

A warm feeling gushed in his heart and a soft smile lit his lips. "En."

Lihua nodded.

Then she thought about something.

"So Boss...The things that you said that night…" she gulped, "w-were you talking about me?"

Lihua continued. "When I said how that crease woman wasn't good for you…"

Wei's words were still fresh in her mind as if it just happened yesterday.

"She is mine. She will always be mine. I won't let any other man take her away from me. She can be as rude and hurtful as she likes. I don't mind. I will bear everything. She can think about money as much as she wants. I will give her everything I have. If it's less for her, then I will keep earning more and more until she is satisfied. She doesn't need to find another man to pamper her because I will pamper her to no end. I don't want to have any second thoughts about her. She is the only woman for me I will ever accept. If it's not her, then it cannot be anybody else either!"

Wei knitted his brows in confusion as he touched his chin. "Who did you think I was talking about?"

"Shi Ruomei?" She coughed and averted her gaze.

At first, he blankly stared at her. He observed her, expressionless. Then as he understood it, his eyes slowly widened in shock.

"Why would I talk about her? You are my woman. I have nothing to do with Shi Ruomei."