Li Tingyan looked at the little girl’s earnest face. She seemed healthier than the last time he saw her, becoming more delicate and beautiful, not at all like a girl raised in a small mountain village, fresh and vibrant.
"Nini, thank you for saving me..." A slight movement in his chest, Li Tingyan, for the first time, couldn’t control the flood of emotions within himself. He couldn’t help but grab Nianyang’s hand. The girl’s small hand was enveloped in his, her skin so soft and smooth it was like tofu, making him want to take a bite.
Li Tingyan felt as if he were poisoned. From the very first glance he took at this girl, not knowing her background, name, or any information, he became madly obsessed with her, unable to stop thinking about her for even a moment each day.
Always a firm believer in materialism, he started to wonder if this was the fabled destiny, or perhaps, in a past life, they were already a couple?
Otherwise, how could he explain wanting to be close to her, wanting to touch her, hug her, kiss her, and even do more intimate things the moment he saw her?
Nianyang didn’t expect Li Tingyan to suddenly grab her hand. This action was too forward, and reflexively, she pulled her hand back, somewhat unnaturally saying, "Don’t be so polite. You helped me before too. I’ll take this as repaying a debt, so we’re even now!"
Li Tingyan rubbed his fingers thoughtfully, gazing at the girl’s sparkling eyes and said, "Nini, strictly speaking, I helped you twice before. You saved me once tonight, so you still owe me once."
The meaning was clear: don’t try to cut ties with me!
However, Nianyang thought the man was trying to use this as an opportunity to get something in return, her eyes widening slightly, "Come on, brother, even though you helped me twice, I saved your life tonight. To save you, I even gave you my two-hundred-year-old Lingzhi. By rights, I’m the one who lost out!"
Li Tingyan had been waiting for Nianyang to say this. He readily replied, "How about this, I give you my entire life in return, is that good?"
Nianyang...!!
Why did she feel like she was being led into a trap by this cunning man?
Looking at Nianyang, Li Tingyan said very seriously, "Girl, when I met you at the black market last time, I wanted to tell you that I fell in love with you at first sight. I want to marry you and make you my wife."
"..."
Nianyang couldn’t help but complain inwardly, didn’t they say people of this era were reserved?
Why is this man so direct?
[Master, such an honest man is worth spending one’s life with, hurry up and marry him]
"..."
Nianyang said expressionlessly, "All love at first sight is just nonsense. Today you fell in love with me at first sight, and tomorrow you can fall in love with another woman at first sight."
Li Tingyan urgently said, "No, I’m a faithful person, never fickle. Once I’ve decided, it’s for life, and I’m only a rogue to you, I don’t even look at other women..."
Nianyang snorted lightly, "Come on, most men are glib talkers. Besides, I’ve only known you for a few days! Why should I believe you? What’s more, just because you fell in love with me at first sight doesn’t mean I have to agree to be your wife! I didn’t fall in love with you at first sight either!"
It wasn’t Nianyang deliberately playing hard to get, but she had witnessed in future generations how many people’s love wasn’t cherished once obtained, with the unattainable always creating a stir!
If she agreed to Li Tingyan so easily, what if this guy thought she was easy?
Li Tingyan gazed at her deeply, "Nini, from the moment I first saw you, I had strong feelings for you. I don’t believe you are indifferent to me, otherwise you wouldn’t have given me such a precious Lingzhi!"