Chapter 41, Heart-to-Heart Talk

The atmosphere suddenly froze, with only the rice noodles on the table emitting wisps of steam.

Zhang Youyou felt her heart stop, and after a long while, she fell heavily, hitting her chest and causing pain.

"Actually, I didn't mean anything by it. I just... I just hope you can be happy." Zhang Youyou tightened her grip on the chopsticks, and her tongue tasted bitter. She wondered if there was something wrong with the rice noodles.

"You, me, and Dongshuo, the three of us grew up together. Although we bicker with each other every day, we rely on each other when it matters. The arranged marriage is just an excuse. We just hope that we can be as close as family. If you can find someone you like, we will be very happy too."

For some reason, she felt that Li Donghao's expression was getting worse and worse.

Seeing her keep lowering her head, Li Donghao sighed heavily and said slowly, "Don't worry, I already have someone I like."

"Actually, if... eh? What did you say?" Zhang Youyou was going to say that there was no need to force it, but when he said that he had someone he liked, Zhang Youyou was at a loss for words.

“I told you, I already have someone I like, so you don’t need to worry,” Lee Dong-ho repeated.

Zhang Youyou's mouth opened into an "O" shape, and Li Donghao took the opportunity to stuff a chicken meatball into her mouth. Zhang Youyou chewed it subconsciously, and Li Donghao was amused by her expression. She really never forgets to eat, no matter what.

After finally swallowing the chicken meatball, Zhang Youyou pressed on, "Who is she? From our school? A senior or junior? Do I know her? How far have things progressed between you two..."

Faced with her barrage of questions, Li Donghao simply lowered his head and silently ate his rice noodles, occasionally chuckling to himself.

Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Zhang Youyou wanted to snatch his chopsticks away, but unfortunately, they were too far away, so she had to give up.

"Hey, tell me, who exactly is she?" Zhang Youyou kicked his leg under the table, forcing Li Donghao to stop.

"Didn't you want to eat rice noodles? They won't taste good when they're cold," Li Donghao reminded him.

"Oh dear, the most important thing right now is my sister-in-law. We can eat rice noodles and stuff anytime!" Zhang Youyou said generously.

"I don't think I'll have many more opportunities to make rice noodles," Li Donghao reminded her again. Zhang Youyou reluctantly lowered her head and took a big bite, even splattering soup on her face. Li Donghao had to hand her a tissue.

After wolfing down a large mouthful, Zhang Youyou repeated, "I've eaten, now you can talk!"

Knowing she wouldn't give up until she got what she wanted, Lee Dong-ho reluctantly explained, "I haven't won her over yet, so please keep this a secret so as not to scare her, okay?"

Zhang Youyou, with chopsticks in his mouth, said smugly, "Then answer a few questions for me and I'll agree!"

"you say."

Is she from our school?

"yes."

"Senior and junior?"

"Junior sister."

What department?

Li Donghao frowned. "I can't say that."

"Okay, so, does she know you like her?"

"have no idea."

Zhang Youyou's eyes widened. "No way, you haven't told her yet?"

"Me and her"

We're not very close, so confessing suddenly would be strange, so I plan to wait a bit longer.

Zhang Youyou thought about it and felt that what he said made sense, so she nodded. She was about to speak again when she heard Li Donghao say, "I've answered all your questions, so please keep this to yourself and don't mention a single word about it, understand?"

Zhang Youyou nodded sincerely, then suddenly thought of something and asked in a low voice, "The second bedroom wasn't decorated like that for her, was it?"

Li Donghao replied with a helpless yet disdainful tone: "That room was prepared for you, at Grandpa's request. If it were her, I could buy her a bigger and better house, and she could decorate it herself, understand?"

Zhang Youyou gave an ambiguous smile and made an "OK" sign with his left hand.

However, Li Donghao didn't care about this and continued to eat his rice noodles. The rice noodles tasted good today.