"That seems to be correct!"

Luo Yifan didn't care about the bet anymore. Anyway, the reason he staged this was to force Chen Jing, who had been hiding in her shell and unwilling to come out, to face him and reality.

Now that the ultimate goal of the bet has been achieved, whether or not the bet is signed is truly meaningless.

Except for one thing!

"No, if you don't sign, how are you going to get the Mortal Heart Pavilion?"

Luo Yifan asked this question with a purpose in mind.

Or rather, he wanted to confirm once again just how deep Chen Jing's feelings for him had become.

Chen Jing smiled. "If we are destined to be together, then of course we can have it! Isn't that right?"

At first, Luo Yifan didn't quite understand and was stunned for a moment.

Upon seeing her radiant smile, he quickly understood.

"Indeed, if we can achieve enlightenment, those things will be yours sooner or later!"

Furthermore, Luo Yifan felt that Chen Jing didn't care about his Fanxin Pavilion at all.

After all, she could eat and dress well on her own, and there was no need for her to bear a lot of infamy for the sake of Fanxin Pavilion.

"Brother Luo, I don't want Ying'er and Xiaoyu to look down on me, and of course, I don't want your two sons to look down on me either!"

Chen Jing's explanation confirmed Luo Yifan's guess.

After she said that, Luo Yifan realized that he had indeed overthought things.

If she were to actually sign this bet, it would be hard to say how her two sons would view her.

Even though he made the bet, it's still very easy to give people the wrong impression that Chen Jing is a woman who doesn't care about anything for money.

Luo Yifan leaned over and gently pulled Chen Jing into his arms.

"I'm sorry, I really didn't think that far ahead at the time. Luckily, you didn't sign it."

Chen Jing didn't say anything, she just patted his back.

After a while, Chen Jing said to Luo Yifan, who was still holding her tightly and unwilling to let go, "Brother Luo, the play is about to begin."

Luo Yifan then released her, hesitated for a moment, and kissed her on the cheek.

Chen Jing's face flushed red again.

She's not some naive young girl; she's a grandmother by now. Yet, she still blushes and gets hot-faced at the slightest bit of affection from him. It's so embarrassing!

Luo Yifan was quite pleased with her girlish reaction, patted her face, and said.

"Let's go inside."

Chen Jing had no idea how well the acting went; she hadn't even seen the faces of the lead actors clearly.

Because all she could think about was the face of the man sitting next to her, and the things he had said and done to her recently.

Sitting next to her, Luo Yifan was in a similar situation.

After they sat down, he took her hand and held it tightly in his.

Her hands were not as delicate as those of rich young ladies; her palms, especially her right hand, had many calluses from handling knives.

Yet, Luo Yifan kept caressing those slightly rough hands from the start of the play until the end, never letting go.

After the play ended, Luo Yifan led Chen Jing out of the seating area.

Chen Jing had never been treated like a treasure before, and at this moment, she was a little unaccustomed to it.

As she walked from the seating area into the aisle, she tried to pull her hand back.

Luo Yifan refused, only holding her hand even tighter, and then led her away from the theater.

The Yan family's car was parked right behind Luo Yifan's car, so the driver saw the two of them walking out hand in hand.

However, he is also a man of principle, and he will not report to his master casually unless it involves his personal safety.

But after glancing at the Yan family's car, Chen Jing steeled herself and forcefully pulled her hand back.

Of course, it wasn't that she wanted to back out; she just felt embarrassed.

Luo Yifan looked at her, then at the place in her line of sight, and instantly understood her intention. He smiled and didn't insist anymore. He simply walked quickly to the car, opened the passenger door, and helped her get in.

The car was driving on the road, and as usual, the Yan family's driver was following behind. Chen Jing and Luo Yifan in the car were completely silent.

But this silence didn't make them feel awkward. Even without speaking, there was a warm current flowing between them that they couldn't see with their own eyes but could feel in their hearts.

This warm current flowed into each other's hearts, slowly nourishing them.

At this moment, no one wanted to speak, and no one wanted to interrupt this atmosphere that was hard to define as tacit understanding or something else. In any case, they all felt that at this moment, silence spoke louder than words.

The journey here took less than 20 minutes, but it took nearly an hour to go back. Why was it so slow?

Is it because of traffic jams? Or because the route we're taking is different?

No! On the contrary, the traffic was much lighter than when we came, and the road was exactly the same as when we came.

As for why it took a full hour to get there on a smooth main road, when it should only take twenty minutes?

The reason should be asked of the driver, Luo Yifan!

The passenger, Chen Jing, surprisingly showed no objection or dissatisfaction whatsoever to the driver's ulterior motives.

The car was parked downstairs at the apartment building, and the two of them sat inside, but neither of them showed any intention of getting out.

Finally, Luo Yifan spoke up, "A-Jing..."

Chen Jing, who had been looking out the window, turned to look at him. "Hmm?"

"Can I stay tonight?" Luo Yifan asked hastily, then added, afraid that Chen Jing might overthink it, "I can sleep in Zizai's bedroom, or I can sleep on the sofa."

He would want to stay, simply because he wanted to spend more time with her; for the time being, he had no other intentions.

Now, Chen Jing seemed to have almost no guard up against him. She didn't say whether it was good or bad, and there wasn't even a look of surprise on her face. She just asked him, "Do you have any clean clothes?"

Luo Yifan was overjoyed, but dared not show it.

Afraid she might change her mind, he immediately replied, "Would you come with me to the supermarket outside to buy a set, okay?"

Chen Jing nodded, "Okay, I'll wash them first after I buy them. We have a dryer at home, so I can dry them before wearing them."

That very night, Luo Yifan rose from nothing to something extraordinary.

In the morning, their relationship was nothing at all.

At noon, she told him that she wanted to invite him to her home for dinner. After dinner, she told him that she and he were already boyfriend and girlfriend.

Now, after watching a play, she even allows him to stay overnight at her house, although it's just under the same roof and not in the same bed, but that's enough to make him so happy that he wants to shout, jump, and laugh out loud.