"Zhong Xuyang, please, please be gentle..."
Zhong Xuyang took Xiao Yao to his hotel and carried her directly to the bed as soon as they entered.
A passionate and lingering kiss lasted until Xiao Yao was almost out of breath before Zhong Xuyang finally released her.
He straightened up, grabbed the hem of his shirt with both hands and pulled it up, taking off his shirt to reveal the muscles he had maintained since his youth. In the dim light, the muscles were clearly defined, rising and falling, full of sexual tension.
He knelt there naked, looking down at her. His deep, burning gaze made Xiao Yao gasp and feel her whole body burning.
He leaned down, grabbed her hands with one hand and pressed them above her head, showering her with kisses, his hot breath dripping down her lips.
Zhong Xuyang was tall and strong, a head taller than her, but he was a gentle person at heart. From the first time they slept together, he had never been rough with her. But tonight, Xiao Yao felt Zhong Xuyang's ruthlessness for the first time.
Several times Xiao Yao felt she couldn't take it anymore, grabbing his shoulders and shouting Zhong Xuyang's name. Usually, at this time, Zhong Xuyang would understand and let her rest after satisfying her. However, tonight he stared at her with a gloomy look, again and again, until finally he pressed against her and growled.
In her dizzying moment, her first thought was that he hadn't used protection!
But the next second, he held her tightly, and as pleasure swept over them, he whispered clearly in her ear,
"Yaoyao, let's get married."
For a moment, only the two of them could be heard breathing in the room.
A moment later, Zhong Xuyang released Xiao Yao. She just stared blankly at the ceiling and murmured, "Go buy me medicine."
Zhong Xuyang's gaze darkened, and he said in a low voice, "Taking birth control pills is bad for your health."
Hearing him say that, Xiao Yao clenched her fists angrily, "You knew it was wrong, so why did you do it?"
Zhong Xuyang answered matter-of-factly, "I want to marry you."
Xiao Yao turned and glared at him angrily, "Can't you just say you want to marry me properly instead of doing it this way?"
Zhong Xuyang suddenly asked bluntly, "Do you want to break up with me?"
This time, it was Xiao Yao's turn to remain silent.
A bitter smile spread across Zhong Xuyang's youthful face. "You left Yun City to leave me, didn't you? You didn't contact me first, nor did you bring up breaking up. You were just waiting for us to drift apart and eventually break up, weren't you?"
Xiao Yao still didn't answer, so Zhong Xuyang reached out and took her hand. "Let's clear up any misunderstandings. Don't be like this."
Xiao Yao recalled their argument a while ago and sighed, "I don't want to argue with you, and I don't want to become a sensitive and suspicious person."
Zhong Xuyang's guesses were all correct, but not entirely. She left Yun City because of him, but she wasn't sure how far they would end up. Just like she didn't contact him proactively, but she would reply to every single message he sent. Just like she wanted to cool down their relationship, but when he appeared in front of her, hugged her, and kissed her, she responded to him without any resistance.
“Then let’s get married. If you feel that I don’t give you enough security, I’ll go home with you tomorrow to propose. Can we get our marriage certificate?” He made that decision when he came to see her today.
Zhong Xuyang spoke with such certainty that Xiao Yao snapped out of her shock but asked in confusion, "Why do you want to marry me?"
Xiao Yao never imagined that she would get married to Zhong Xuyang.
In this relationship, she was fulfilling a regret from her university days—the regret of loving someone she couldn't have. But Zhong Xuyang wasn't. In his eyes, their relationship was incomparable to his relationship with Lin Wenwen. They ate, watched movies, celebrated holidays, traveled, and slept together. There was sweetness and happiness, but their relationship also seemed so mundane, so mundane that he felt he could find anyone to replace her. Why would he want to marry her?
"Your question hurts me more than your rejection," Zhong Xuyang said softly, his head bowed in bitterness.
Which man would have imagined that his marriage proposal would be met with disbelief and skepticism from his girlfriend?
Xiao Yao paused for a moment, then asked sincerely and calmly the question she had always wanted to know the answer to, "Zhong Xuyang, do you still love Lin Wenwen?"
Zhong Xuyang paused for only a second, then said with certainty, "I don't love her anymore."
His attitude surprised Xiao Yao. After seeing how crazy he had been for Lin Wenwen, and after so many years of their on-again, off-again relationship, could he really just stop loving her like that?
Zhong Xuyang lay down and hugged Xiao Yao, gently stroking her hair. "Everyone will experience many things and many people in their life. Just because you liked something in the past doesn't mean you'll like it forever. Like before, when I went back with you to eat the fried skewers outside your elementary school, you said you used to love them, but now you think they taste so-so. We are all growing and changing."
He leaned in and pecked her lips. "I love you, Xiao Yao. Don't overthink it, okay?"
Xiao Yao stared blankly at Zhong Xuyang.
Tonight, Zhong Xuyang has brought her one shock after another.
He said he loved her.
He actually said he loved her.
Xiao Yao didn't realize she was crying until Zhong Xuyang gently stroked the corner of her eye with his thumb, tenderly pulled her into his arms, and softly coaxed her in her ear, "I've made you suffer."
Her nose stung, and she buried her face in Zhong Xuyang's chest, tears streaming down her face.
While with Zhong Xuyang, Xiao Yao constantly reminded herself not to get too deeply involved and to be prepared to back out at any time. But she didn't know why, just when he shielded her from a basketball thrown at her with his back in college, she didn't consider herself a sentimental person. She had dated other boyfriends before, but the moment he braced himself against her side to protect her, she remembered it for so long.
Zhong Xuyang did not return the next day. Zhong Xuyang's family background was somewhat similar to Xiao Yao's; his family also owned a factory. However, Zhong Xuyang's family owned a building materials factory, which was more powerful. As the only son in his family, Zhong Xuyang had to shoulder more work than Xiao Yao.
But he did nothing in G City except stay with Xiao Yao for a week. When Xiao Yao was busy at the factory, he helped her with whatever he could, carrying fabric for her, accompanying her to fabric factories, arranging three meals a day for her when she was busy, and refusing all the drinks when she had to drink at social events.
Xiao Yao's heart softened, and she didn't mention breaking up again. However, she didn't explicitly accept Zhong Xuyang's marriage proposal. She just didn't take her medicine after that night. She made a decision in her heart: if she really got pregnant this time, she would marry Zhong Xuyang.
Since she didn't know what to choose either, she left it to fate and let God decide whether they should be together.
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