Xiulan bore a confused frown at Hongqi. Did she just hear him right? A love song for them? "The h.e.l.l is wrong with him? Love song is for enamored couples!"Hongqi waited for Xiulan to react. He looked at her with expecting puppy eyes. He genuinely wanted some kind of music for them. As he remembers the chick flick movies the celebrities in his company acted in before, love song was a major recipe for a confession.
Xiulan awkwardly glanced at the abundant pink daisies near them to buy some time and act like she was thinking of a love song. Of course, she can"t think any of it right now. The question was so random that her brain can"t seem to operate properly.
There are a lot of love songs but do they even need one? They are not even in love with each other! Why the heck would they need such cheesy stuff between them? "Actually, what is wrong with him? We ate the same thing yet why is he acting like this?" her subconscious questions continue.
She was hesitant to think and answer him. Her little head kept blocking the idea of them being in love that"s why her brain somewhat freezes on this topic. Everything about his question screams "weird and not right for them".
"I…" Xiulan was about to answer him that she can"t recommend any songs when his phone suddenly rang and saved her from this budding yet awkward romantic aura between them. It saved her from answering his question.
Hongqi quickly checked his phone since the ring tone was for that brat Han Pierre. He apologized to his wife and took the call in front of her.
"What?" he answered the call with a slightly irritated tone.
"Bro, where the f.u.c.k are you? The arms dealers will be here soon." Han Pierre irritably muttered. He and his dear friend Hongqi were about to meet some high-end arm dealers. This is to make sure that Hongqi"s security company will get the best weaponry and armory.
"I know. I"ll be there in a few." Hongqi answered with the same annoyed tone and ended the call.
He looked at his wife again and dearly kissed her forehead. "I need to go. Your mortal enemy Pierre is looking for me. We can talk about the song next time. I"m gonna be gone for two to three hours I guess."
Xiulan mentally sighed and was glad that she has more time to think. She happily nods at him. "It"s okay. I don"t know what to recommend anyway." The question was so random and cringe, she really doesn"t know what to answer him.
Hongqi escorted Xiulan back to their suite first before he meets up with Pierre. But before he leaves, he made sure that he will score a sweet tender kiss on her lips.
Inside the Xing couple"s master"s bedroom, Xiulan was applying skincare and talking to her big sister Nuo Shu.
"Hongqi asked me for a love song. What the h.e.l.l should I recommend? I am not good at this." Xiulan devastatingly inquired. She"s not a romantic person in the first place.
Nuo Shu almost choke on her chamomile tea and coughed loudly. Xiulan could hear the awful sound of her big sister"s coughing. "Are you alright?"
Nuo Shu quickly regained her composure and asked with such bewilderment. "He asked for a love song?! Why though?"
"I actually don"t know, big sis." Xiulan is really clueless. Actually, she"s trying to be clueless since she doesn"t want her head to go deeper and think that he"s actually having feelings for her. Impossible and it shouldn"t be.
Nuo Shu coughed again to completely clear her throat. "Is he running towards spring? In case he has feelings for you, what will you do then? Any man who ask this means he is interested to know more."
"He did ask me a lot of personal favorites a few days ago. But today, asking for a favorite love song and having our very own love song was too unexpected. I"m not ready for this kind of question to be honest. Please stop mentioning about a budding spring inside him. I don"t like hearing that." Xiulan was afraid that if he really did have feelings for her, then this will complicate the things between them. Especially the wall she built inside her heart.
Nuo Shu smirked hearing her sweet little sister"s rant. Oh, she was sure the haughty husband has some deep interest towards her sister. She can"t point if it"s really love or just favoring her sister but it"s an alarming fact.
Hongqi was not the type to fall for women easily after that tragic love story between him and Zhao Lingyu. But he does take care of her little sister quite remarkably these past months. Also, their public displays of affection were now minimal unlike before. Instead, Hongqi prefers to have an intimate and private dates with Xiulan.
"Okay, I won"t tease you anymore. How about I give you a long list of songs to pick? But I think it"s useless. Usually, a theme couple song imprints them if the song was randomly played during a romantic moment." Nuo Shu mentions. While they converse, she quickly opens her music playlist on her laptop and started browsing for some love songs to send to Xiulan.
"Ugh. Complicated." Xiulan grumbles. She had a quick vision of how they will get their theme song. She imagined a lot of possible cringe moments.
Nuo Shu chuckled from her sister"s reaction. "I"m telling you, that"s how you get a theme couple song!"
"Alright, big sis. It"s getting late. I"m going to sleep." Xiulan didn"t like where the conversation was going so she quickly ended the call.
Xiulan heaved a long sigh while she lays on the huge bed. "No, Hongqi. You aren"t supposed to fall in love that quick." she silently mutters and she has an obvious troubled expression.
"Men in love are troublesome." she softly and quietly mumbled. She really hopes that Hongqi was just excited about all the sweet nothings they shared in bed.
Romance and love are too early for them. They just got cozy with each other just a few months ago. She felt like this is too fast for a man like Hongqi. Very impossible!
Though it"s just a speculation, still it bothered her. It bothered her so much to the point that she became exhausted from thinking too much and she eventually succ.u.mbed to sleep.
The day flew by quickly and Hongqi seems to be still insisting that love song. Xiulan kept telling him that a theme song should imprinted from a special moment, not declaring it.
Hongqi only pouted and was deeply disappointed that they can"t easily have a normal couple life. He wanted to use that song for his confession but d.a.m.n, why is it so hard?
With the days ending briskly, it eventually reached the day that Xiulan has to visit the Ling family inn.
"Your mother"s family sure are very demanding in this matter. Why can"t they just hire an investigator and lure that d.a.m.n woman?" Hongqi was at it again and kept complaining about the Ling family. He just can"t take it that the Ling family had the audacity to use his wife for their own problems.
He was supposed to act as a husband in distress so she would be clueless about his plans but it can"t be helped that he"s actually really distressed.
"Hongqi, I"m helping my mom. The Ling family are useless when it comes to confrontation." Xiulan tries to pacify him for the nth time while she packs the remaining toiletries.
Hongqi angrily crossed his arms. "Why does it have to be for one month? How about me? Your husband? You know what, I can easily put that woman behind bars!"
"Shhh! Please, shut up! It"s just one month." Xiulan glared at him. She can"t believe this husband is making tantrums! When he left for long business trips she never displayed such temper in front of him. Does he think this issue can be easily solved? There are a lot of conflicts behind this problem.
Hongqi pouted and quickly went near his wife. "I"ll visit you there, I promise!"
"You don"t have to. Just stay here and be a nice husband." Xiulan made a "no you don"t" face to him. As possible she doesn"t want Hongqi to interact with the Ling family that much.
She remembers during her wedding, the Ling family had a distasteful look on their faces when they found out that she married Xing Hongqi. Of course, they got more enraged when they knew it was the hated son-in-law, Song Yingpei, who initiated such atrocities.
With all the gossips lurking around the infamous Xing Hongqi, they don"t want their precious niece to end up with him. The Song sisters are controversial when it comes to their failed marriage, so the Ling family were slightly alarmed that Xiulan got married to a womanizer. It"s the end, the image of the Song sisters are doomed.
Xiulan left the suite after an hour of having a couple"s argument with Hongqi. It"ll take three hours before she arrives in the Ling family inn. She napped during her travel and she didn"t notice that her paranoid husband already sent her a lot of messages and missed calls.