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Chapter 317: Chapter 0317: Actually, I’m Playing Hard to Get
Ye Xunhuan slowly turned around and looked at Mei Hanqing, whose delicate face was filled with pleading. Ye Xunhuan’s mind was overwhelmed with conflicting emotions! n𝚘𝚟pub.𝚌o𝚖
To claim he had no other thoughts about Mei Hanqing, not even others would believe it, let alone himself!
Mei Hanqing was a beautiful woman. Whether it was her temperament or appearance, she was indisputably gorgeous, especially that innate charm she possessed, which was fatal for men, particularly those who knew how to appreciate it!
This was absolutely a seductress who would have made countless men fall for her in any era, at any place!
Even Ye Xunhuan, who had seen various beautiful women, had to admit that Mei Hanqing was very beautiful and very tempting.
Watching Mei Hanqing’s charming and pleading expression, his heart began to waver. He knew that if he nodded at this moment, he could spend the night with Mei Hanqing!
But he didn’t nod. Instead, he took a deep breath and said, "Hanqing, I don’t know what you really think of me, whether it is real affection or just appreciation because I helped you and the orphanage."
"But there’s something I must tell you!"
"I am already married!" Ye Xunhuan stated emphatically.
Upon hearing this, Mei Hanqing’s eyes immediately dimmed!
"My wife is not Tang Yurou, but someone else." Ye Xunhuan hastened to clarify, fearing that Mei Hanqing would think Tang Yurou was his wife, "I was married even before I came to Huangtu Group!"
"I can’t give you what you want."
Although Ye Xunhuan was moved by Mei Hanqing, he still had to tell her the harsh truth.
He didn’t want to hurt this woman. She had had enough hardships and had a tough life. She deserved a man who could spend a stable life with her, growing old together!
Unfortunately, he was not that man!
He was married to Qiu Ruoxi, and he couldn’t give Mei Hanqing what she wanted.
Since he couldn’t give it, he didn’t want to hurt Mei Hanqing.
It wasn’t that Ye Xunhuan was being hypocritical; it was just that Mei Hanqing had already suffered enough, her fate was already tough enough, and he didn’t want her to be heartbroken when she found out the truth later!
So, it was better to say some things upfront.
Otherwise, it would be bad for everyone when the time came.
Upon hearing Ye Xunhuan’s words, Mei Hanqing’s alluring peach-blossom eyes seemed to be overshadowed by dark clouds, and her world suddenly darkened!
Seeing Mei Hanqing’s dimmed look, Ye Xunhuan sighed softly, "Hanqing, you are a good girl, kind-hearted and filial. You deserve any man in the world. Many people, including me, can only look up to you. If I were still single, I would happily accept you, but I’m sorry, I’m already married. I can’t deceive you!"
Ye Xunhuan had never imagined that one day he would have to say such seemingly considerate but actually hurtful words!
"Well, it’s getting late. You should rest early," Ye Xunhuan took a deep breath, "I’ll be leaving now!"
With that, Ye Xunhuan was ready to leave.
But just as he opened the door, Mei Hanqing suddenly reached out and grabbed Ye Xunhuan’s arm, "I..."
Ye Xunhuan forced a wan smile on his face, "Don’t worry, we will still be friends. You can come to me for anything!"
With that, Ye Xunhuan slowly took Mei Hanqing’s hand off his, ready to leave.
But suddenly, Mei Hanqing hugged Ye Xunhuan again, "I... I don’t mind. I know my status; I can also guess yours must be very distinguished. It’s impossible for you to marry an orphan like me!"
"But if you’re free or miss me, could you come to see me, please?"
Although Mei Hanqing knew it was wrong to do so, she also didn’t want to miss out.
Some people, some things, once missed, are missed for a lifetime. By the time you regret it, it might be too late.
She confronted her heart, her identity.
She knew she could not appear as Ye Xunhuan’s wife, and understood that based on everything Ye Xunhuan had shown, his wife definitely wouldn’t be ordinary!
She must be from a distinguished family!
Ye Xunhuan was stunned, he had never expected Mei Han to say such a thing.
Could it be that he was really very handsome?
Handsome to the point where women couldn’t even walk when they saw him?
"Why put yourself through this?"
Zhang Ailing once said: Meeting the person you meet among millions of people, in the endless wilderness of time, not a moment too early, not a moment too late, you just happened to catch up.
But how many such coincidences exist in the world?
Misunderstandings or indifference, hesitation or confusion, in an instant, fate passes by, and when you look back to recover it, you find that it’s already too late!
Mei Han knew that if she missed this chance, she might truly just pass by this man without entangling with him!
"I don’t want to regret it!"
Ye Xunhuan sighed softly, "Han Qing, I’m telling you the truth, I’m really not a good man. In those past years, the women who had relationships with me number no less than eight hundred if not a thousand."
"Now that the orphanage problem is resolved, with your conditions, finding a faithful and reliable man who’s devoted to you shouldn’t be difficult!"
"It’s impossible now!" Mei Han said, staring straight at Ye Xunhuan.
"Why?"
"You took my first time!"
Ye Xunhuan shuddered, his face filled with bitterness.
How could he have forgotten about this matter.
"I always told myself that my first time must be given to my husband, to my man. Now that you’ve taken my first time, don’t think about getting rid of me!"
Mei Han stared unwaveringly at Ye Xunhuan: "Ye Xunhuan, I like you, there’s no other meaning, I just realized it recently."
"I don’t know when it started, but at the moment you turned to leave, I felt a bit of loss in my heart. I even felt that if I let you go, I would regret it!"
"I don’t want to regret it!"
Ye Xunhuan was silent for a full half-minute, his face slowly broke into a smile, and his expression gradually became relaxed, saying with a slightly playful tone, "You’re really a foolish woman..."
Hearing Ye Xunhuan’s words, Mei Han, who had just been incredibly anxious, now revealed a look of joy and shook her head: "What does it matter if I’m a foolish woman, I don’t regret it!"
"In the future, you might really become the kind of flirtatious woman others talk about..."
"As long as you don’t mind, I won’t mind!"
"You know what, actually, my coming up here was to make a move on you!" Ye Xunhuan’s gaze swept up and down Mei Han, as if trying to peer beneath her pajamas: "Just now, I was only playing hard to get!"
"Didn’t expect that move to work so well, huh!"
