Chapter 145: His Reluctance

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CHAPTER 145

He wanted more than anything to linger on her lips, taking this to a much deeper level than before but with the disturbance at the door, Liu Xueyi knew if he wanted peace, he needed to get rid of the intruder. 

Gritting his teeth a bit, he let out an exasperated sigh, flickering his gaze back up to hers as his lips pulled back to the side, revealing a soft smile. 

"Hey."

"You…" she swallowed a bit harder than planned. "Expecting a visitor?" Andromeda managed to ask.

Right now, as much as she wished for his sweet kisses to linger on her lips, she knew this might be an opportunity to correct the wrong she did when she gave him permission earlier to do as he pleased. 

"Nope." 

From the sincere look in his eyes, firm and bold, she knew he was not lying and he would not want to compromise a time alone with her to apologize for anything.

"Shouldn't you go get it?"

"I should."