"As long as you’ve come to terms with it, that’s good. But don’t make me wait too long, okay?"
Lin Xinlan looked at him, amused, and asked, "Didn’t you say I could take as long as I wanted? Why are you telling me not to make you wait too long now?"
The man’s eyes twinkled with a hint of laughter, and his lips curved into a smile, "I’m worried that if you think about it, it might be decades later. By then, if we fall in love, won’t it be too late? Life is short, and being with you, even a lifetime seems not enough for me. I wish you could fall in love with me right now, decide to be with me forever, so we could have more time in love, more time of happiness..."
As he spoke, he began to feel a bit embarrassed.
Thinking about Rong Shaoze doing things in an overbearing manner, he was always the one being pleased by others. People were careful around him, flattering him with cheesy words.
Never did he expect to have such a day, to be so cautious for a woman.
Not to mention others laughing at him, he himself felt quite embarrassed.
Seeing his awkward expression, Lin Xinlan was momentarily stunned.
Is he... feeling shy?
Rong Shaoze can be shy?!
She stared at him in astonishment, like she had discovered a new continent, and didn’t blink.
In the several months they had been together, she had seen his domineering, cruelty, callousness, arrogance, shamelessness, brashness, tenderness, affection, composure, sadness...
A lot of different sides.
But she had never seen him shy.
She thought he was so strong that he would never show a hint of shyness. Yet, unexpectedly, he did!
Lin Xinlan didn’t know what to feel.
Because she had seen such a side of him, was his shyness something only she had witnessed?
Without a word, she carefully cherished the image of his expression at that moment, deep in her heart...
Rong Shaoze felt even more embarrassed being watched and blurted out with a touch of bashfulness, "Woman, what are you staring at me for?! Do you find me particularly handsome today?"
Lin Xinlan was speechless. Why did he always say this line?
His narcissism needed some limits.
She shifted her gaze away and yawned lazily, "I’m hungry."
"Let’s go eat then," he said as he got up to pull her.
Lin Xinlan rolled over in the blanket, dodging his hand, "I don’t have the energy, I don’t want to move."
"..." He stared at her, saying nothing.
She stared back at him, silent as well.
The man raised an eyebrow and asked, "Xinlan, do you want me to take care of you and feed you?"
"... I just want you to bring up the meal, I don’t want to get out of bed," she said calmly.
"Are you treating me like a servant?" he raised his eyebrow again, his tone emotionless.
Struggling to hide her laughter, Lin Xinlan said calmly, "Who wore me out? If you don’t bring it up here, then I won’t eat."
Rong Shaoze suddenly pounced and hugged her, biting her cheek hard.
He lifted his face with a suggestive smile, revealing neatly aligned white teeth, "Alright, considering you’ve satisfied my hunger, I don’t mind returning the favor and satisfying yours."
Lin Xinlan’s cheeks turned slightly red.
She only intended to retaliate against his excessive demands; she had no idea he could turn it so suggestive and wicked.
This man, could he stop thinking about those colored matters for once?
Annoyed, she kicked him with some force.
Rong Shaoze paused for a moment, not only unfazed but also bursting into laughter.