Xi Yuan initially felt like he was hearing things. Was the girl of his dreams actually confessing her love to him ? Did she really put aside all her fears and past experiences for the sake of their relationship ? For the world , Rong Xinghe's confession wasn't anything extraordinary. But for Xi Yuan , this was her biggest gift to him. The fact that she was finally willing to give their relationship a chance after what she had gone through in the Zhou family , was pretty courageous of her. It also meant that she trusted him with her heart. This... was probably the best feeling he had ever experienced before.

After few seconds of silence , the man gently cupped the girl's face with both his palms and looked at her seriously ,"Say it once... again , Xinghe."

The girl smiled amid her tears as she repeated her confession twice ,"I love you , darling. I love you so much !"

Next second , the girl was pulled into a tight hug as the man buried his face into her shoulders silently. Rong Xinghe felt the man's moist and hot tears against her neck and that made her feel like her heart was being pricked by thousands of needles at once. The girl had no option , but to let Xi Yuan do as he wished. His tears were no less than any torture for her. But she deserved to be punished like this , for she had made him wait for such a long period of time.

The man separated himself from the girl and smiled at her tenderly ,"I love you too."

"I know.", the girl chuckled.

"Are you guys done with your PDA ?!", at this time , Xi Wei loosened his tie and expressed his anger ,"I am still single. Just show some mercy , your highness !"

"We won't.", the couple smirked at the young man together.

The two families : "....."

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One week later , Xi Yuan finally recuperated completely and was allowed by doctors to start working again.

Initially , the man was displeased when he got to know that Rong Xinghe had to overexert herself because Xi Fang had rejected the offer to replace him. He understood that Xi Fang loved and respected him , but being insensitive to his woman was no different than hurting him. Anyhow , before he could confront Xi Fang , Rong Xinghe pacified him as she explained how efficiently Xi Fang had assisted her in the company. Even though he wasn't the CEO , he still took initiative in managing most of the business projects , in order to not affect her health.

Xi Yuan realized that the past four months had brought the Xi trio and Rong Xinghe more closer than before. They had connected so much that Rong Xinghe wasn't willing to hear even a word against them. In fact , the man felt that Rong Xinghe had suddenly became more protective towards the Xi trio than even he was.

Soon , the news of Xi Yuan waking up from the coma and being all set to join back the business world , started circulating across the nation. Obviously , every Xi Corporations' employee was excited by this piece of news. Although they didn't had any problem under Rong Xinghe's management , but Xi Yuan was still the only Business King in the business world.

As she looked at the news headlines , Rong Xinghe couldn't help but smile helplessly ,"Seems like Mr. Xi has quite a fan base."

Xi Yuan laughed and got up from his bed as he poured a glass of juice to the girl ,"It isn't new for me."

"What do you mean ?"

"When I took over Xi Corporations at the age of eighteen , it was even more of an uproar. Apparently , I was too young for that position back then.", the man passed the glass to the girl before he started removing his shirt.

As the man's toned and well-built body came in front of her , Rong Xinghe started showing her little lady devil wings ,"Are you trying to tempt and arouse my inner tigress , Mr. Xi ? Don't overestimate my self-control."

Xi Yuan was taken aback by the girl's flirtatious tone. What the hell was this girl thinking ? He was simply intending to change his shirt. How did he provoke her ? This was the entirely different Rong Xinghe , though. So this was how his woman was , when in love. Like a wild little kitten !

Since she wanted to play the game , he was naturally going to play along.

"We aim to impress , my lady.", the man chuckled mischievously before he intentionally pressed the girl against his bedroom wall and closed the distance between them slowly ,"So... How was the performance , baby ?"

Xi Yuan's every single touch could make Rong Xinghe's cheeks burn easily. But now that he had addressed her by the term 'baby' for the first time , it was a whole new different feeling. The man's such actions reminded her that they were actually in a relationship of romance. And that it wasn't just a dream. Their relationship was no more a simple friendship now.

"Xinghe..."

"Huh ?", the girl looked at the man , absent-minded.

"You are the most beautiful woman in this world , especially when you blush like that.", the man sighed ,"It makes me want to kiss you."

"Then who stopped you ?", the girl laughed.

Xi Yuan raised his brows ever so slightly ,"Actually , that's right ! You are mine now. No one can protect you from me anymore. So come here , girlfriend !"

Eventually , the couple ended up sharing an intimate and intense moment among themselves.