Even the air was filled with the intoxicating scent of roses.
A cool night breeze blew in through the slightly open window on the right, stirring the gauzy curtains that fluttered like waves.
It all seemed like a dreamlike kingdom. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ ɴovᴇl(ꜰ)ir(e).nᴇt
So beautiful, it was almost unreal.
Ran Xiangsi was dazed for a moment, and Xing Chen had already stepped forward, smiling softly, "Do you like it?"
Someone as perfectionist as God Xing strives for the best in everything he does!
For their first time together, he naturally put a lot of thought into it.
The moment Ran Xiangsi entered the masquerade ball, he had called the hotel manager.
The things in the room were well prepared.
Hearing Xing Chen’s words, Ran Xiangsi blushed even more, feeling a bit afraid to look directly into the fiery depths of his dark eyes.
She seemed to understand the meaning behind that fire, but also felt a bit scared and unreal.
"Why...why did you set all this up?" Ran Xiangsi opened her mouth, feeling her throat a bit dry.
This question really...
"Can’t you see? I’m proposing to you."
He said it so righteously, so seriously...
Ran Xiangsi felt like her mind exploded.
Burning... her ears were buzzing too, she couldn’t believe it was Xing Chen who said that?
The girl in front of him was almost petrified, Xing Chen stepped forward again, getting closer to her.
"We’re already married, you can’t possibly... remain chaste?"
If she was chaste, wouldn’t that mean he was not normal?
"What... aren’t we in a sham marriage?" Ran Xiangsi was confused, wasn’t their marriage just for mutual benefit?
How come... now it seemed like Xing Chen was taking it seriously?
"Fool, the moment you signed, you became my wife, and are protected by the law."
He spoke as he approached Ran Xiangsi.
Ran Xiangsi retreated continuously, not noticing when her heel hit the bed, causing her to sit down on the edge.
She looked up at him, feeling a bit awakened, "Couldn’t you have started taking it seriously from the moment I signed? But we... we agreed it was just to solve each other’s problems..."
She was still trying to find an excuse, wanting to escape this time.
"Xiangsi, I told you, you better fall in love with me." He repeated what he had said before, his brows slightly furrowed, exuding an aura that made people want to submit!
"But I also said, I wouldn’t fall in love with you." Ran Xiangsi shook her head, saying the opposite.
Their positions were equal, no one above, no one below.
They were equally stubborn, neither willing to concede.
Hearing her firm words, Xing Chen stared at her for three seconds.
Just when Ran Xiangsi thought he would be unhappy, she heard him say, "Then let’s make a bet, whether you will fall in love with me or not."
"Bet on... your lifetime. If you lose, stay by my side obediently, and never leave."
"You won’t win." His tone was incredibly certain, as if what he said was already a foregone conclusion.