Chapter 435 I suddenly really want to get married today
Move out?
Cui Xiaocai wouldn't believe her nonsense.
She leaned back, looking at Sun Lu calmly and steadily, "I'll find you a hotel. I'll pay for five days first, and five days will be enough for you to find a new place to stay."
Sun Lu complained, "Sister, why waste that money..."
Before Sun Lu could finish speaking, Cui Xiao interrupted her, "This money is a loan from me, and you have to pay it back."
Sun Lu's face immediately darkened.
If Zhou Mubin hadn't been there, Sun Lu would have flipped the table by now. She tried her best to suppress her emotions, picked up the lemonade in front of her, and drank the whole glass down.
My eyes welled up with tears just looking at Cui Xiao.
After dinner, Cui Xiao found a cheap and clean hotel, which Sun Lu was very reluctant to do.
When they arrived in the port city, at least they were in a hotel, but now they're being forced to stay in a tiny, run-down guesthouse. Sun Lu kept a long face.
After paying for five days, Cui Xiao turned to leave, but Sun Lu stopped her, saying, "Don't think I'll be grateful to you."
Zhou Mubin didn't get out of the car. At that moment, it was just the two of them, and Sun Lu revealed her true colors.
Cui Xiao paused, then slowly turned around in her high heels. The dark blue suit she wore accentuated her cold and hard back view.
She looked up at Sun Lu, her eyes devoid of any warmth, as if she were looking at someone insignificant. "I have no intention of making you grateful. Just stay quiet for the next five days, don't cause any more trouble, and don't bother me."
After saying that, he was about to leave.
"stop!"
Sun Lu strode forward, blocking her path, her face twisted with jealousy. "Do you really think Zhou Lu likes you? Don't dream about it."
She deliberately lowered her voice, each word laced with sharp sarcasm, "He's only interested in you because you're putting on a show. Once that novelty wears off, he won't even glance at you again."
Cui Xiao's fingertips gripped the strap of her handbag, her knuckles turning slightly white.
Sun Lu's words were like a fine needle, precisely piercing the unease in her heart.
But she quickly suppressed her emotions and gave Sun Lu a cold glance. "My affairs are none of your business."
Sun Lu became increasingly agitated, her tone sharp and sarcastic, "How can it be unrelated? If you hadn't been playing hard to get, keeping him hanging like that, how could he be so interested in you? Cui Xiao, how come I never realized you were such a green tea bitch before?"
Cui Xiao laughed in anger, her voice tinged with a coldness, "Green tea bitch? This is the first time someone has used that word to describe me, it's quite an eye-opener. But Sun Lu, your angry and embarrassed look is really disgusting. Since you think Zhou Mubin falls for this kind of thing, why don't you follow suit?"
She didn't want to get entangled with Sun Lu anymore, so she turned around and walked straight ahead.
Then, Sun Lu's tearful cry came from behind, "You wait, I will definitely let Zhou Lu know your true colors. He will be mine sooner or later."
As the door closed, the jarring sound was shut out.
A gentle breeze, slightly damp, brushed against her face. Cui Xiao subconsciously looked up but suddenly stopped.
Zhou Mubin was standing next to the black Maybach, a cigarette between his fingers. When he saw her come out, he immediately stuffed the cigarette into his pocket and quickly walked up to her.
His tone was casual, as if it were just a normal wait. "So long?"
Cui Xiao stood there, stunned, and for a moment forgot to respond.
The glow of the streetlights fell on Zhou Mubin, casting a warm light on his sharp suit.
She opened her mouth, her throat tightening slightly, "I need to explain something."
Zhou Mubin didn't ask any more questions. He went around to the passenger side and opened the car door for her, placing his palm on the door frame to prevent her from bumping her head when she looked down. "Get in the car, I'll take you home."
The air conditioning was on inside the car, eliminating the heat outside.
Cui Xiao got into the car, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the stitching on the seat. Only after Zhou Mubin started the car did she ask softly, "Why didn't you leave?"
Zhou Mubin kept his eyes on the road ahead, the steering wheel turning smoothly in his hands. "I don't get many opportunities to be alone with you. Do you think I'd just let this go?"
As he spoke, Zhou Mubin handed her another bag, saying, "I noticed you didn't eat much at the restaurant, so I bought some from the convenience store. Take it home and eat it."
Cui Xiao took the plastic bag; it was a whole large bag.
There were all sorts of snacks and cakes, both sweet and savory. Cui Xiao was a little speechless. "Do you think I'm a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl?"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance at Zhou Mubin in the driver's seat out of the corner of her eye.
He was so focused on driving that he looked incredibly serious, his gaze calm, and the sharp, handsome lines of his profile. The interplay of light and shadow on his face from the streetlights captivated her, making her momentarily lose herself in the moment.
Zhou Mubin suddenly spoke up, "Cui Xiao, you're not Superman. In my heart, you're just like that seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl."
Cui Xiao paused, hurriedly looked away, pretending to look at the night view outside the window, and said nothing more.
A moment later, Zhou Mubin stepped on the brakes, and the car came to a steady stop at the red light. He turned his head to look at her, his eyes full of seriousness, "Cui Xiao, do you know what? I suddenly really want to get married today."
Cui Xiao clenched her fists tightly, and then heard Zhou Mubin say each word with unprecedented solemnity, "With you."
She was stunned, wondering what Zhou Mubin was thinking.
The red light turned green, and the honking of the car behind startled Cui Xiao from her daze.
She looked up and met Zhou Mubin's gaze, seeing the undisguised sincerity in his eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.
In fact, since returning from the South China Sea, Cui Xiao's attitude towards him has not been as resistant as before; at least, they can communicate normally.
Seeing that Cui Xiao didn't speak, Zhou Mubin chuckled, started the car again, and didn't continue the topic.
The car stopped downstairs in Cui Xiao's apartment complex. Cui Xiao unbuckled her seatbelt and was about to get out when Zhou Mubin stopped her.
"Cui Xiao".
Cui Xiao turned around, "Hmm?"
Zhou Mubin watched from afar and said, "It's alright, get some rest, it's time for dinner."
She remained expressionless for a few seconds before saying, "Okay, goodnight."
The door clicked open, revealing a dark living room with only a few rays of moonlight filtering in from the balcony. Instead of turning on the lights as usual, she stood quietly with her back against the door.
Cui Xiao could feel her heart racing, and his deep gaze lingered in her mind's eye.
This feeling of being moved is both familiar and strange.
What's familiar is the constant heartbeat I've felt over the past eleven years; what's unfamiliar is the softness I'm suddenly being carefully held in someone's palm.
She was attracted to him, but she didn't reciprocate.
She had trapped her heart, but now it has been summoned back.
Cui Xiao frowned slightly; she suddenly felt scared and anxious.
This shouldn't be the way it's going.
I shouldn't have had this kind of interaction with him.
But in this world, the only thing that cannot be controlled is the stirring of the heart.
The next morning, Cui Xiao went to work as usual.
She sat down, pressing her temples, while Yang Min had already placed a glass of Americano on the corner of the table.
Then Yang Min said, "This is your favorite vegetable sandwich, iced Americano."
Cui Xiao leaned back in her chair and said, "Mmm."
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