"Anna, Phillipa told me, that you feel that you forced or manipulated me into having s*x last night. That is far from the truth. Last night, despite everything that happened just seemed right to have happened. Let me make it clear to you I do not regret what happened, and please do not regret what happened."

It was so hard for Hou Yi to stop. He was so ready to confess his true feelings to Anna. He wanted to tell her that last night and this morning were perfect. It was the best experience of his life, and he loved her some much. It was so hard not to say this but having taken a brief look at her face before starting to talk, he knew that if he did this, she would be devastated, and there would be no hope for their relations.h.i.+p.

He took a further glance at Anna and knew that his words were like a pressure valve had been released in how she felt. She was not as tense, but there is no way that she would be able to handle his real feelings should he break and confess them. He knew that he had to remain strong and not say everything, just enough to ensure that she was as comfortable as could be with what they did.

Hou Yi took another deep breath before continuing. "Anna, do not worry. I will not pressure you as to whether we have s*x, that will be your choice, and be a.s.sured that I will not regret it in any way. OK?" As he finished, he was so pleased with himself that he used words that did not reveal his true feelings, as he knew within himself that if he had he would send Anna running,

Anna looked at Hou Yi as he spoke. His words effectively gave a green light to them having s*x in the future when she chose it. She was surprised, because she recalled how much he seemed to enjoy last night and this morning and figured that he would want as much as her could get. Thinking about last night immediately brought a blush to her face.

Despite how much she loved him, there was no way that she was comfortable in confessing that to Hou Yi. She knew, despite him having married her, he knew where she was just two weeks ago. There is no way that he would believe in such a short s.p.a.ce of time that her feelings would have changed so much, given what else she was having to deal with.

Watching his wife, Hou Yi reached the conclusion that she was thinking about events in their bedroom. He moved over, knelled in front of her, taking her face into his hands, and pressed a quick, gentle kiss to her lips. Being here, it was almost impossible not to tell his bride how he felt. It was so tempting to do, but even if he was certain about her feelings and he would not confess how he felt in front of anyone else. When he confessed how much and for how long he had loved her, she needed that done in privacy, so that they could enjoy that exact moment together.

Hou Yi then whispered, so only she could here, while looking at her directly in the eyes. "Do not be embarra.s.sed. If things happen, it is because we want them, not for any other reason. OK?"

Anna realised that Yi was sending her a message about s*x would occur, because they wanted it, not for any other reason. She whispered back, looking Hou Yi in the eyes "Yes, it will be."

She could not believe that he was not blaming her, and he was open to things happening in the future. Anna then started to question in her own mind what this meant. Was it that he simply wanted s*x again, or was it something deeper, a revealing that he has some feelings for her? As soon as she had that thought, Anna immediately dismissed it as despite it being what she wanted it was impossible that it was the truth, as he only agreed to a marriage to salvage things and stop Lu Jinhu and Yang Lin's plans.

Feeling confident that Anna understood what he was saying, Hou Yi pulled back and sat back down on the chair that he was previously sitting in.

Phillipa, continued "Now that we have gotten over that, we need to actually deal with the important issues."