This little sister is spoiled by him, which is why she behaves so willfully; therefore, she needs to be disciplined.
"You... huh!" Xiaolian pointed at Lin Yifan's retreating figure, wanting to get angry; however, in the end, she helplessly stomped her foot and followed him.
If the quarrel had continued, the older brother wouldn't have helped him, so it was better to keep the peace, especially since Yi Chen wasn't at fault.
On Wednesday evening, Li Xiangmei made an invitation.
Lin Yifan guessed that the other party likely would give him the so-called response, so he gathered his emotions and drove to the designated place, ready to keep the appointment. This time, he was determined to clarify things to avoid deeper misunderstandings.
Half an hour later, he arrived at the restaurant and started looking for Li Xiangmei; soon, he found her in a corner by the window. At the same time, he also saw Xiaoqing; currently, Xiaoqing was sitting next to Li Xiangmei, chatting with her.
Lin Yifan walked straight over, then came to the dining table and sat opposite Li Xiangmei; then he asked, "Miss Li, why did you ask to meet me?"
"Are you stupid? If Xiangmei asked you out, it must be about the confession you made that day," Xiaoqing answered first.
"You didn't explain it to her?" Lin Yifan asked.
He had thought Xiaoqing would explain the whole situation to Li Xiangmei afterward, but it turned out she hadn't.
"I did explain, Xiangmei said she could agree to be your girlfriend, but the condition is that you must agree to her three conditions," Xiaoqing replied earnestly.
Of course, she knew what Lin Yifan was asking, but over the past few days, through her discreet inquiries, she discovered that Li Xiangmei seemed to like Lin Yifan; thus, she decided to give them a push to get together.
She believed that since Xiangmei was so beautiful, Lin Yifan should be quite flattered. However, in reality, she was wrong; Lin Yifan wasn't short of beautiful women around him.
"Is that what you call explaining clearly?" Lin Yifan challenged.
"Then how else would you want it explained? Do you want to marry Xiangmei and have kids right now? That's too fast, Xiangmei said she still wanted to experience a passionate love," Xiaoqing sharply retorted, covering up the disadvantages of this situation.
Li Xiangmei, who was listening by his side, blushed even more and lowered her head even deeper, completely shy. Although she was a nurse and knew it was normal for men to have desires, knowing face-to-face that the man she liked had such thoughts about her was still somewhat embarrassing.
Lin Yifan, hearing Xiaoqing's challenge, also started sweating; he hadn't expected Xiaoqing to drag him deeper into this.
After a moment of stupor, he uncertainly asked, "Miss Li, do you really want to date me?"
"Not just want, but very much want!" Xiaoqing continued to answer first.
"I wasn't asking you, don't answer for others." After saying this, Lin Yifan fixed his gaze on Li Xiangmei, the shy beauty, hoping she would give him an answer.
Li Xiangmei didn't dare meet Lin Yifan's eyes and just nodded, confirming with a nod.
Seeing this, Lin Yifan felt doomed, never having expected Li Xiangmei to truly be interested in him. What should he do now? Although he fancied Li Xiangmei, he already had two other women, so he couldn't accept her; otherwise, once Li Xiangmei found out, she would certainly be furious and heartbroken.
After a moment of reflection, Lin Yifan decided to reveal the truth, so he said, "Miss Li, let me tell you the truth, actually that day's confession..."
"It's Mr. Lin's heartfelt confession, he has been secretly in love with you for a long time; ever since that moment he saw you at the bus station, he has fallen deeply in love with you." Xiaoqing twisted the truth, determined not to let Lin Yifan ruin this relationship she had worked hard to set up, one that was "not easy" to come by.
After probing around these last few days, she learned how Li Xiangmei and Lin Yifan had met; so she knew about the bus station incident.
"Is it really like that?" Li Xiangmei asked a bit shyly.
"At the bus station, I indeed took a liking to you..." Lin Yifan said earnestly, because it was indeed the truth; however, just as he was about to say the critical word "but," Xiaoqing smoothly intervened.
"But after going back, I started missing you even more until I saw you again, and then I realized I had fallen deeply in love with you," Xiaoqing continued.
Listening to these sweet words, Li Xiangmei's face turned even redder, but since it was Xiaoqing who said it, and there was an element of fabrication, she asked curiously, "Xiaoqing, how do you know all this?"
"Because Mr. Lin told me! He wanted to communicate through me to you; he even thought about bribing me with money to help him connect and win you over, Xiangmei," Xiaolian answered seriously.
"You're so bad!" Li Xiangmei cooed playfully, her smile growing even sweeter.
"Uh..." Lin Yifan, who was sitting opposite, was at a loss for words, feeling that Xiaoqing had twisted the narrative more and more, dragging him deeper and deeper.
"How about that? Xiangmei, I wasn't lying, right? Mr. Lin has liked you for a long time," Xiaoqing continued.
"Can you let me finish talking first, please?" Lin Yifan interjected; if he didn't clarify things soon, he was really doomed.
"Mr. Lin, no need to say more, I understand what you mean. Today, right here, I'll respond to your declaration of love," Li Xiangmei cleared her throat, took a deep breath to bolster her courage, and then said earnestly, "Mr. Lin, I would like to be your girlfriend! I like you!"
"Yes! Lovers finally become a couple!" Xiaoqing jumped up triumphantly, singing and dancing exuberantly, thrilled to the core.
Meanwhile, Lin Yifan was completely bewildered, never expecting things to get this far. If he had known, he wouldn't have agreed to Xiaoqing's plan to expose Dr. Luo's true nature to Li Xiangmei.
"Miss Li, are you really sure?" Lin Yifan asked.
"Yes! I have thought it through very clearly," Li Xiangmei sweetly and obediently replied.
"Alright then! Since it's , let's be in love together," Lin Yifan suggested, making half a heart with his hand, inviting Li Xiangmei to complete it.
Li Xiangmei shyly reached out her hand, fitting the missing half of the heart together.
Just like that, a heart was formed, and a confusing love story was born.
Witnessing the birth of this beautiful love, Xiaoqing was very happy, then she raised an eyebrow significantly and asked, "Mr. Lin! Now that Xiangmei has helped you catch up, when will you treat me to a meal?"
"Whenever you want to be treated, just let me know," Lin Yifan said with a broad smile.
He had accepted this relationship because Li Xiangmei truly liked him; only a love that is sincere can last long; only if she truly loved him, could Li Xiangmei possibly become an Imperial Concubine in his harem.
Of course, he would treat this love with his whole heart; if this love could eventually bloom and bear fruit, that would be even better.