The young woman in his arms was silent for a long time. Xie Jinbai sighed to himself and lowered his head to kiss her eyelashes. "Why aren't you saying anything?"
'He knew perfectly well why.'
Cui Lingyao felt a fresh wave of irritation.
"Cut it out!"
She thrust out a hand to block his face, pushing him away slightly. "I need to set the record straight with you. I refuse to be wrongly accused, to have you call me a liar over and over again!"
With her palm flat against his face, Xie Jinbai was at a loss for words.
'This woman's temper has certainly grown.'
He pulled her hand from his face and gently squeezed her delicate wrist. "Go on," he said in a good-natured tone. "I'm listening."
After stewing in frustration all evening and rehearsing what she wanted to say again and again in her head, now that the moment was here, Cui Lingyao found herself calm.
She said, "You know, in my world, there's a fundamental principle for couples: trust."
