Chapter 1098: Chapter 1098: Her First Time Tying a Tie
Xia Weibao advised a few things, telling Lu Huashan not to sit too long since it was cold by the woods.
Then, according to the directions on Lu Hualiang’s phone, she went behind the rockery at the villa.
Seeing no one around, she walked over.
She was rather speechless, “Why didn’t you go to the hall when you arrived?”
Running behind the rockery to find her, making it seem like some secret affair.
“Wanted to see you, were you bullied just now?”
He had just arrived and heard that guests said she was bullied by the Lan Family. He couldn’t focus on socializing anymore.
“Nope.” Xia Weibao chuckled, “Don’t listen to their nonsense. Lan Yiliu did try to hassle me, but Shanshan handled her, and then Grandfather Fang and those ministers from the National Studies Association stood up for me, and Lan Yiliu was pitifully bullied.”
Xia Weibao spoke with a smile. Lu Hualiang glanced at her face for a while, seeing her relaxed appearance, indeed not looking bullied, he felt relieved.
But there’s no need for the Lan Family to exist if they want to bully his woman.
“Don’t you need to socialize?”
With Lu Hualiang’s status, the last batch of people arriving should be there to network. Was it alright for him to skip out on all those important figures?
“Not as important as you.”
Lu Hualiang’s cold and handsome face preferred spending time with his wife over mingling with a group of people.
Xia Weibao’s heart softened, she playfully glared at him, noticing his tie was slightly crooked.
“Why is your tie crooked?”
Lu Hualiang hesitated; he had tugged at his tie in worry earlier when he thought she was being bullied, probably pulling it askew.
“Do you have a mirror?”
Just as he spoke, Xia Weibao was already leaning close to him, raising her hand to fix his tie.
Lu Hualiang raised an eyebrow, getting more adept, huh.
Before, she refused to help with his tie several times, and now she was being so proactive.
“This is my first time tying one, please bear with me if it’s not good.”
Lu Hualiang smiled gently, “Alright.”
Her Majesty the Empress smiled, recalling the steps she practiced before, first untying his tie and slowly tying it again.
Her soft, boneless hands occasionally brushed against his shirt, creating a barely-there sensation, teasing softly.
Lu Hualiang looked down at her, his intense gaze making Xia Weibao feel slightly uneasy.
“What are you looking at?”
“Looking at you.”
Such straightforward words made Xia Weibao’s face blush slightly.
She playfully glared at him.
Suddenly, she recalled what Lu Huashan said—Lu Hualiang had disappeared for six years and seemed to have many secrets upon return.
Her brow furrowed, then relaxed.
Forget it, she wouldn’t ask.
Everyone has their secrets, and so does she.
No need to dig for the roots.
All she needed to know was that he was her husband, her man.
After fiddling around for a while, Xia Weibao saw the tie she kept messing up, even the shirt was disheveled, looking a bit embarrassed.
“Well… this is my first time tying…”
Darn, everything was fine when practicing, why was it so difficult in real life?
Lu Hualiang checked with her compact mirror, his face darkening.
He finally understood why she never wanted to help with his tie.
“It’s okay, practice more and it’ll be good.”
“Hmm, I’ll tie it for you every day.”
Lu Hualiang paused his hand when tying, then quickened his speed.
After finishing, he held her waist with one hand, bowing his head to kiss her lips.
“No.”
Xia Weibao pushed against his chest with both hands, “You’ll ruin my lipstick.”