Lu Yinchu stared at Nanxi’s face, his thumb rubbing her skin. His gaze was full of deep infatuation. "What a little fool!" he said.
Nanxi frowned upon hearing, "Why do you always call me stupid? I might not be as intelligent or emotionally savvy as you, but that doesn’t make me stupid!"
Lu Yinchu laughed and pulled her head into his chest, wrapping an arm around her waist. "I call you a fool as a compliment. Do you understand?"
Nanxi knit her brows. A "fool" was a compliment now? How odd!
"I’d rather you tease me, say I’m super clever, capable, and beautiful inside and out!"
A hint of sigh in his voice, Lu Yinchu said, "You don’t understand, little girl. The ones living a tiresome life in this world are often the wise ones. Even more tired are the self-perceived smart ones. When I call you a fool, it’s not literally. The so-called ’wise man keeps himself unnoticed’. Actually smart people know how to lower their profile, practice good judgement, and exercise restraint. They can see themselves as the most ordinary people, and settle down to live an ordinary life. Thus, they are more likely to find happiness!"
Nanxi blinked at him. "So, you’ve been saying that because I’m so silly, it’s easy for me to be happy. But you’re so smart, it’s hard for you to be happy. That’s why you value everything you have now, including me, right?"
Lu Yinchu thought for a moment and said, "If that’s how you interpret it, then it’s not incorrect."
"Incorrect, my foot! It’s your own fault that you’re tired. You already have so much, but you’re not content. You still want more. If you’re not tired under these circumstances, it’d be strange!"
"You’re right. Contentment breeds happiness. I’ve been too greedy."
"It’s not your greed, it’s just how men are. At least you haven’t lost yourself in your desires. I like you this way!"
After saying this, Nanxi kissed him on the lips, and snuggled against him with a hint of arrogance. "You know, I’ve been wondering. Back when I was 14, I must’ve been extraordinarily beautiful and attractive for our wealthy and good-looking CEO Lu to fall for me... And our CEO Lu was 24 and infatuated with 14-year-old me. Isn’t this a bit... extreme?"
Nanxi pinched him lightly, asking with a coquettish tone, "Hey, Lu Yinchu, tell me, how desperate were you when you first saw me?"
The man chuckled, "How desperate? Um, let me think."
"Think quickly. You have five seconds! 5—4—3, 2, 1! Speak!"
"Um, this countdown isn’t correct!"
Nanxi pinched him again, "Are you going to say it or not!"
"I’m saying!" Lu Yinchu smoothed her hair and began, "I can’t really explain how desperate. But just imagining that you might grow up, fall in love with someone else, marry someone else, makes me think I can never trust in love again! Even losing a still-stranger you, I could bear it for six whole years, without showing interest in any other women, once even doubting my own... abilities." After finished, he gave her a peck on the tip of her nose, "Thankfully, as you can see, I’m perfectly fine now..."
Nanxi blushed and pushed him away, trying to wriggle out of his hold, but he flipped her down onto her back, "What about you, Nanxi? How desperate are you for me?"
Thinking for a moment, Nanxi answered, "Me? So desperate that if you dare cheat on me with another woman one day, I’ll never return to H City in my life!"
Lu Yinchu frowned, bending down to claim her soft lips, his fervent kiss blooming amid the intense emotions between them...
Rest assured, Nanxi, the day you’ve imagined will never come!
Around six-thirty in the evening, the servant came up to call them for dinner. The atmosphere at the dinner table was fairly harmonious. The only exception was Lu Qingtian who was overly surprised by the bruises on Lu Yinchu’s face.
After dinner, she slid up to Lu Yinchu and whispered in his ear, "Brother, tell me honestly, did my older cousin’s wife hit you? I’ll avenge you if she did! Hmph, it was bad enough when she used to beat up my cousin, but now she’s even hitting my idol, my brother, did she take me for someone easy to bully?!!"