To think that he had failed to recognise her.

  But if he heard her voice, he would definitely realise it.

  She suddenly felt the mischievous urge to tease him. Thus, she pouted and watched him pitifully but did not utter a word.

  Bai Qinghao narrowed his sharp eyes as his patience faded. Murderous intent enveloped him as his large hand wrapped around her neck tightly. “Since you refuse to speak, go ahead and greet the King of Hell!”

  This person always refused to budge. Fang Xinxin was certain that with his immense strength, all he had to do was flex slightly and her little life would be lost.

  Unfortunately, Fang Xinxin no longer had the opportunity to speak. Her neck was gripped tightly in his grasp. She could only gesture and point her index finger at her heart.

  Her bright, charming eyes bored into him with force as she cried out internally. ‘It’s me…… it’s me!’

  Bai Qinghao stared at her sparkling gaze. The familiarity led him to think of Fang Xinxin.

  As he stared at her little face, her lips and her unbelievably beautiful eyes……

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  He reacted almost instantaneously. The woman before him was Fang Xinxin!

  The moment he realised this, he released his grip around her.

  Fang Xinxin’s neck had turned red from his strength. Her face was also flushed from the lack of air. The instant he released her, she began gasping for breath.

  She glared at him in anger. “Bai Qinghao, you’re crazy!”

  As expected, it was Fang Xinxin’s voice. Bai Qinghao’s expression was heavy. It seemed like this was his first time ever making a mistake and he felt extremely helpless.

  “You almost killed me on the bed last night……” Her eyes were emitting angry flames. “And now you nearly choked me to death!”

  Fuck, it sure wasn’t easy sleeping with the most attractive man on earth.

  Bai Qinghao’s expression was heavy. A hint of self-blame flashed past his gaze. “I’m sorry!”

  He wasn’t only apologising for failing to recognise her. He was also apologising for his rough actions last night when he lost his rationality.

  She knew that given his status and power, he had never apologised to anyone.

  His words were akin to an emperor’s decree. The people who heard it, could only obey.

  It could be seen through his apology that he truly valued her a lot.

  She felt a little pleased internally. However, she still harrumphed loudly. “Hmph. Will an apology alone solve this problem?”

  His sharp gaze landed on the red marks on her neck. He had been the one to strangle her earlier. His eyes were filled with regret. “What do you want?”

  Even if she was angered to the point where she wanted his life, he would give it!

  She gritted her teeth to ask. “Explain. Why did you try to kill me even though I slept with you?”

  He brought her warm figure into his arms. His cold voice was full of doting. “Fang Xinxin, how could I possibly bear to harm you?”

  He sighed softly. “I saw your face the moment I woke up and didn’t manage to recognise you.”

  Bai Qinghao had never expected himself to make such a foolish mistake.

  He was truly always lost when it came to her.

  She looked up in his arms and blinked innocently, “Why didn’t you recognise me?”

  “I’ve never seen your bare face. I never expected that……” His large palm gently caressed her beautiful face. The skin beneath his fingertips was fair and smooth. “You would be this stunning.”

  Fuck!

  Bai Qinghao was a man with high standards. He had never praised a woman. In both his previous and current life, he had never praised her for being beautiful.

  She never expected to receive such high words of praise from the love of her life!