His Genius Wife Is A Superstar novel Chapter 1128

Chapter 1128 - Can I Trust You?

"You think I don’t respect you?" Lu Zihao scowled.

Long Jinjing sighed. "That’s not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?"

"That whatever happens between us after all this, you’ll respect me and my decision and not...and not...." She took a moment to get a hold of her emotions. "And not hurt me too much," she said this last part in a soft, tiny voice.

He sat both of them up face to face. His big, rough, scarred hand touched her soft face. "Jinjing...I...."

Silence.

"It’s okay, Nikolai. Like I said, nobody can force love. I just hope that you can give me a chance to make you fall in love with me. If...my attempts disgust you, tell it to me straight. I may cry a lot but...I can handle it...probably."

Another minute passed before Lu Zihao spoke again. "You won’t disgust me, Jinjing."

"Hopefully." She smiled and blinked her watery eyes at him. "So will you give me a chance to woo you?"

"This situation doesn’t sit right with me—"

Her face fell.

"—but if it’s you, yes. Woo me all you want, Jinjing."

Her eyes lit up.

He held her chin and tilted her head upwards and lowered his head until their faces were only an inch apart. They could feel each other’s warm breaths. However, he didn’t cross over that final inch to claim her delectable lips. Not yet.

"I’ve never fallen in love before," he said. "So I don’t know how to fall in love or if I’m even capable of falling in love."

"You are," she whispered. "I can see that you love my sister like your own sibling. You care very much about family. You’re also very protective of all the people that you care about and those you consider to be your responsibility even if they annoy you. You are capable of love so I know that you can also fall in love. I’m just...not sure if you can fall in love with...with m-me. But I’ll try. Oh, I’ll try so hard, Nikolai. I love you so much."

The fingers holding her chin tightened. She felt a pinch but not painful enough to hurt her.

"Are you sure?" he asked, his voice a little hoarse.

His entire aura became more intense, making her shiver, not from fright but in a combination of awe and desire.

"Of course, I’m sure."

"Will you really still love me once you know the real me? Will you, Jinjing?"

She frowned, confused at his words. "The real you?"

"I’m not a good man."

Her frown turned into a pouting scowl. "You keep saying that."

"It’s true. I did very bad things. I still do."

She became even more confused. "What bad things?"

The intensity emanating from him turned into something colder, more vicious, more...demonic. The fingers pinching her chin loosened and his thumb began rubbing her jaw and then her lips. His eyes stared right through her, as if they could pierce straight to her very soul. He finally kissed her but only lightly.

"Can I trust you?"

"Of course, Nikolai."

He became silent but his thumb continued rubbing her lips. He looked a little distracted while contemplating if he should really trust her.