Chapter 398 Extra: Promise Yourself (End)
When Shen Yang came back, he saw the messy hall. He was stunned for a moment, then turned his gaze to Tao Luyi who was cleaning up.
He licked his back teeth, walked over, held the girl's hand holding the broom, and asked in a deep voice: "What's going on?"
Tao Luyi's eyes were filled with smiles, and her whole body was glowing from the inside out: "Professor Si and Feng Ting were playing around for a while and messed up some things."
She thought, although Ranran said these were antiques and very valuable, in the apocalypse, they were just decorations.
Besides, they are all back, it’s lively and nice.
"Tao Luyi." Shen Yang's voice became two degrees deeper.
The girl with curved eyebrows finally noticed the man's displeasure. She looked at him, suppressed her smile, and said seriously: "What's wrong? Ranran and the others are back. Aren't you happy?"
"It's not Ranran's fault." Shen Yang took the broom from her hand, frowning, "They messed up everything, why are you here to clean it up? - Where are Si Xu and Feng Ting?"
"Ah." Tao Luyi gestured, "I asked them to go back and rest. They've been running around outside for so long, they must be very tired. I didn't have anything to do anyway..."
"Isn't reading a book a problem? Isn't watering the flowers a problem?" Interrupting the girl's explanation, Shen Yang sneered, "It's okay for them to rest, but you should stay and clean up the mess for them? - Tao Luyi, clarify your identity. You are my girlfriend, not a servant of our Shen family."
Tao Luyi looked at him blankly, not understanding why he suddenly became so angry.
"Tao Luyi, do you really think of yourself as my girlfriend?" Shen Yang asked, "You were sick and didn't tell me. If I hadn't noticed that you looked off this morning, were you planning to keep it a secret from me?"
Tao Luyi curled up her fingers and moved her lips, but no sound came out.
"You're the mistress of this manor. Si Xu and Feng Ting came to your house and made a mess, and you're left here to clean it up?" Shen Yang sneered, "Have you ever taught them a lesson? Two grown men, after being willful, they left you, a sick little girl, to clean up after all this—"
Shen Yang glanced around. "Broken tables, smashed vases, a Western clock chopped in two... Tao Luyi, let me ask you, can you move some of these things?"
As Shen Yang spoke, he walked over and kicked the Western clock that was split into two in the corner of the wall.
"What are you going to do with this thing? Drag it out by yourself?"
Seeing that he was really angry, Tao Luyi bit her lip and gestured: "I'm not..."
Not what? Not... She didn't know how to explain it.
Shen Yang is right.
She was worried about getting him into trouble and that he would get tired of her. She wasn't a psychic and didn't understand the intrigues that went on in the conference room.
The only thing she could do was to take care of the trivial matters in their lives.
At least, when doing these things, she would feel that she was still of some use to him.
The girl was stuck. Shen Yang stared at her for a moment and said sarcastically, "Tao Luyi, you always say you like me and want to be with me—but you never treat us as equals...Tao Luyi, you're just looking up to your savior and you're not ready to fall in love with Shen Yang."
Thinking of her cautious expression when he asked her about her health in the morning, he became even angrier.
"I'm looking for a girlfriend, not a servant." He said with some dismay, "If you're not feeling well, you can act like a spoiled child with me, you can ask me to accompany you—Tao Luyi, you can refuse anything you don't want to do, understand!"
The more aggressive he was, the more silent the girls became.
Shen Yang wanted to say something more when he heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
Jiang Ran skipped downstairs.
She seemed unaware of the tense atmosphere between them and apologized sheepishly: "Sister Lu Yi, Big Brother, I'm sorry to have troubled you. I've already taken care of Si Xu and Feng Ting. Sister Lu Yi, you go and rest. I'll take care of these things..."
"What are you cleaning up?!" Shen Yang said coldly, "Everyone go and rest! Whoever made the mess will clean it up, otherwise get out of here and celebrate the New Year!"
After he finished speaking, he walked upstairs.
Knowing what he was angry about, Jiang Ran didn't take his words to heart.
She stuck out her tongue, walked over to Tao Luyi and pushed her: "Sister Luyi, big brother has gone up, you should go up too."
Tao Luyi's eyes were slightly red. She forced a smile upon hearing this and shook her head: She made him angry, so it's better not to go up and upset him...
"Sister Lu Yi, why are you so silly?" Jiang Ran poked her face. "Can't you see why Big Brother is angry?"
Tao Luyi looked at her blankly.
"He's angry because you don't see him as your boyfriend!" Jiang Ran reminded the girl with a smile, "Hey, he sees you as his girlfriend, but you see him as your savior... You talk about being in love, but you don't even open up to him. He's definitely going to be angry."
Tao Luyi was stunned.
Is that so? Is that why he's angry?
"Sister Lu Yi, let me clean up here." Before the girl could come to her senses, Jiang Ran pushed her, "Go up quickly, go ahead."
…
After hesitating at the door for a long time, Tao Luyi finally plucked up the courage to knock on the door.
There was no sound from the door.
She took hold of the door handle and turned it gently—it opened.
Sure enough, it was not locked.
Tao Luyi tiptoed into the room and saw a man sitting on the sofa reading a book.
Hearing the noise, she turned slightly to avoid her sight.
Thinking of what Jiang Ran said, Tao Luyi walked to his side and sat down silently.
Shen Yang was still reading, his eyes fixed on the pages, but his mind had already drifted away to who knows where.
He has been very busy recently, leaving home early and coming back late. There are too many things to deal with at the base, and he doesn't have extra time to accompany her.
He noticed this morning that her complexion wasn't right, so he asked Zheng Li and found out that she had been sick several times in the past six months.
She refused to tell him anything and carefully concealed her situation for fear of causing him trouble.
Thinking of this, the rage that had been burning in his heart and lungs subsided.
Shen Yang sighed, put down the book, and turned to look at Tao Luyi.
As soon as he turned around, the silent girl suddenly threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.
Startled by her sudden enthusiasm, Shen Yang frowned: "What are you doing?"
Ever since he decided to confirm their relationship, the two of them haven't even held hands in the past six months - Mr. Shen, who is considered a veteran in the love field by outsiders, has been dating his girlfriend for six months and they haven't even held hands... I'm afraid no one would believe it if I told others about it.
Shen Yang was speechless.
Hearing his unfriendly question, Tao Luyi hugged him even tighter.
Didn't he say she didn't like him? She didn't know how to explain it, so she could only tell him through her actions that she really liked him, not just out of gratitude for being his savior.
Shen Yang did not refuse and let her hug him.
Not knowing if just hugging him like this could make him feel her feelings, Tao Luyi looked up in his arms, looked into his eyes, was silent for two seconds, and then decisively leaned forward to kiss him.
Shen Yang was stunned for a moment. Seeing the girl's fearless expression, he wanted to laugh, but held it back.
He pretended to be reluctant and didn't respond to the girl.
The inexperienced girl bit it twice, but got no response, so she was embarrassed and didn't know whether to advance or retreat.
"Tao Luyi." He stepped back slightly to create some distance, then lowered his eyes. "Do you want to kiss me?"
She blushed and nodded honestly.
He curled his lips: "Do you know you are wrong?"
She nodded again.
Shen Yang held the person on his lap and asked again: "Tao Luyi, is there anything you want to tell me?"
He waited for her to speak and say what was on her mind.
"I like you." This time, the girl didn't hesitate. "I like you in the way that I want to be your girlfriend—I hope we can spend our whole lives together."
"Um."
"You...you like me a little bit now?"
Shen Yang didn't answer, but just raised his head slightly: "Do you want to kiss?"
Tao Luyi: "..." Her cheeks turned even redder, and she leaned over and kissed him.
The smile in Shen Yang's eyes became even brighter: "Tao Luyi, you know, I liked Jiang Ran before. She is very important to me."
Her eyes were dim and she was silent.
"Xiao Tao."
She looked at him, waiting for an answer.
"You don't have to feel like you've caused me any trouble. I like someone else, and I'm not worthy of you. You have the right to make many demands on me." He smiled gently and hooked her hair. "Tao Luyi, since I've agreed to date you, I will naturally work hard to become someone worthy of you - so, why don't you try to treat our relationship as an equal?"
She didn't expect him to say such a thing. Tao Luyi stared at him blankly. Before she could think of how to answer, tears had already filled her eyes.
She wiped her tears in embarrassment.
Grabbing the back of her neck and pressing her onto his shoulders, Shen Yang whispered a promise: "Luyi, there are still many days ahead. Since you saved my life, I will repay you slowly. I'm not in a hurry."
He didn't want to force her to make any decision immediately. As long as she was willing to try to change her mindset, he had the patience to wait. After all, the future was still long.
…
On New Year's Eve, at the stroke of midnight, fireworks were set off over the Xiling base, lighting up half of the sky above the base.
This was the first time the base had set off fireworks after the apocalypse, to bid farewell to the disaster that changed the world and to welcome the arrival of a new year.
(End of this chapter)
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