Chapter 132: 132 I can’t quite guard against him.
Shi Lan watched the scrolling photos projected on the screen and fell silent for a while before saying, “I remember this projection, 60 times a day, each time for 10 seconds, quoting four hundred thousand.”
Yan Shixiu pressed her shoulders, letting her lean on him, and answered, “That’s right.”
“Yan, spending this money won’t please me.” Iron Straight Lan said earnestly, “I don’t care about others’ liking.”
Yan Shixiu wrapped his arms around her, leaned close to her, and whispered in her ear, “I’m doing this not for others to like you, nor for you to accept others’ liking, but just to show you… my liking for you.”
“You don’t care about others, and neither do I, but I don’t want to be just another person in your eyes, I want you to care about my liking.”
Yan Shixiu’s words were extremely deep, like a night breeze that was comforting and intoxicating.
“You really have to split a rock open to find a heart,” Shi Lan replied somewhat taken aback.
“Just think of me as foolish.”
After hearing Yan’s words, Shi Lan turned her head and looked into the pitiful eyes of the man, and if she hadn’t known he was a Scorpio, she might have believed him. So, Shi Lan teased him in his sensitive spots, “Nobody would be foolish if not you.”
Yan Shixiu, who was really ticklish, embraced her entirely to prevent her from touching him, “So, not moved at all?”
In a world full of lights, having one person sincerely support you, to say you’re unmoved would mean you’re truly made of stone.
“Let’s not do these things in the future, things that easily vanish make people feel disillusioned.”
“Hmm.” Yan Shixiu nodded, “But my companionship will not vanish.”
Shi Lan leaned in Yan Shixiu’s arms without moving because she really didn’t understand why he had to assertively pry open her heart bit by bit.
And when she couldn’t understand, she would recall Sun Ling’s advice, rather than fret, better to let go and be free.
So, she turned and plunged full into Yan Shixiu’s embrace.
“I’m not at all moved by you.”
Yan Shixiu held her and gently stroked her long hair, laughing, “Hmm, not at all, not at all, you’re just tired and looking for a place to lean on.”
Shi Lan closed her eyes, and for some reason, she always felt her defenses were slowly collapsing.
In a previous life, they had almost no normal communication, always at odds. Miss Shi was almost always fluctuating between anger and possessiveness, but now it was different; they had an equal start, and Yan Shixiu placed himself at the same level as her.
That night, Shi Lan returned to the hotel, and it was already midnight.
But, she still called Sun Ling to her room.
“What’s wrong? Did you argue with Yan?” Sun Ling, rubbing his eyes, walked up to Shi Lan.
“I think I’m doomed sooner or later,” Shi Lan said, covering her heart, “I can’t seem to guard against him.”
Upon hearing this, Sun Ling immediately sobered up and laughed, “Don’t guard, you two haven’t even progressed to the next stage yet. Just wait and see; it’s no big deal for a man to offer you fame and fortune. If he truly can stay by your side through highs and lows, experiencing life’s fluctuations with you, then that’s true love. A man’s money, status, and fame are nothing. Do you know what is most valuable to a woman?”
“Time. If he’s willing to spend his time with you, then don’t guard anymore, give him your love.”