"Alright, I’m not blaming you," Sheng Ning’an said. "Even though I admire the fate and affection between my parents, I’ve never said we have to be just like them." With billions of people in this world, how many can have a relationship like her parents?
Such a divinely bestowed affinity is probably one in a billion.
"I think our current arrangement is quite good. You work diligently; I study hard. We each have our personal time and space, can focus on things we want to do, and meet up when we have time. That’s not bad at all." After all, he spends his days in the laboratory, and with Young Uncle keeping an eye on him, there’s no worry he might develop interests elsewhere even if they don’t see each other.
Don’t they say distance makes the heart grow fonder?
If they were to stick together all day like her parents, they might grow tired of each other before long.
"Do you really think so?"
"Yes, so just focus on your work!"
Xu Weiran, however, wasn’t very happy. This girl, clearly yearning for her parents’ love, did not require his companionship. Perhaps it was because she didn’t like him that much.
They had been together for so long, yet the actual time spent together wasn’t much, limited to just a few days they spent on vacation abroad.
Xu Weiran felt like he didn’t truly understand her.
He seemed not to know what she really liked or even what she wanted to do in the future.
It seemed she had never discussed her future with him.
She had lived in a well-off family environment, doted on by her parents and elders, so she lacked for nothing.
Because she lacked nothing, truly getting into her heart and impressing her became very difficult.
"Sheng Ning’an, do you like me?"
"Of course. Otherwise, what do you think we are doing now?" If she didn’t like him, why would she date him?
Sheng Ning’an didn’t understand why he was asking this.
Xu Weiran looked at her and said, "What I mean is, have you thought about marrying me someday?"
That, she really hadn’t thought that far ahead.
She had just started her freshman year and hadn’t considered marriage at all.
"Did your uncle and aunt press you again?" she asked Xu Weiran.
Given their ages, it would be understandable if his family were urging him to marry soon.
Xu Weiran replied, "No, they just want me to perform well, hoping I can marry you as soon as you graduate. But I want to know, Sheng Ning’an, have you thought about marrying me? Do you have plans for our future together?"
Sheng Ning’an didn’t speak, and as Xu Weiran’s heart sank little by little.
After a long while, Sheng Ning’an finally said, "I’m sorry, this is my first relationship, and I lack experience. I’ve always felt that marriage is something that happens naturally when the feelings are right, and right now, we probably aren’t there yet, so I really haven’t thought about it. I’m sorry, but I take our relationship seriously. I am serious about dating you, but if you feel you must find someone who is one hundred percent ready to marry you and don’t want to waste any time, wanting to find someone else, I can accept that."
Considering his age, he naturally has more concerns than she does.
She’s young, so there’s no rush for her, but it’s different for him. Waiting another couple of years would make him an older bachelor.
It’s perfectly normal for him to want a stable relationship with someone he intends to marry.