Chapter 184 She had already planned this
The implied meaning behind his words is quite obvious.
He was no longer content with being her familiar beast, or merely using that identity to meet her friends and family.
Instead, she wanted to openly and honestly declare him as her boyfriend.
That would also be fine, so he wouldn't have to see her being coveted by other men while he could do nothing but silently feel unhappy and jealous in the corner.
"Is it about this?" Qiao Mei was taken aback, then chuckled softly, "Then we really are on the same wavelength. I was just planning to ask you about it sometime soon."
"I'm already eighteen years old this year, and my family background isn't ordinary. According to what my mother once told me, I guess this year, or next year, she and my maternal grandfather will start looking for potential partners for me. You know that marriages in interstellar society are usually very early, with most people getting married before the age of twenty."
Earlier cases do exist, but it mainly depends on what the family and the woman think.
She had already been introduced to the entire Xu family by Xu Wenfeng, and Xu Hui had developed the idea of trying to match her with Xu Heyu and Gong Jing.
She could sense all of this; she wasn't stupid.
If we don't hurry up and bring Ao Cang out, we can prevent them from having these ideas.
Leaving aside her own situation, just looking at Ao Cang, he could feel incredibly wronged.
So she had already planned that once Li Chonghua finished extracting that large piece of star stone, Ao Cang's physical condition would recover better, and he would be able to transform into human form for a longer and more stable time. Then she would take Ao Cang to meet with his family and friends.
She activated her personal computer bracelet, retrieved her chat history with Li Chonghua from that morning, and handed it to Ao Cang:
"Look at this. Dean Li said that because a new batch of more sophisticated instruments has arrived, the extraction speed of elements from the QC520 star stone can be directly doubled. At the latest, it will be extracted by next Wednesday. I plan to introduce you to him after you finish drinking the treatment liquid prepared by Dean Li and your condition improves."
"And how about we get you a new identity?"
Ao Cang swiped his finger across the chat history and scrolled to the top.
It was discovered that Qiao Mei had been urging Li Chonghua about this matter for a long time.
It was as if she had been thinking about having him appear in front of everyone for a long time. Her mood, which had been a little down, instantly became high, and her nose felt a little sore.
He pressed down on the corners of his eyes, which were burning with tears, and a pleased smile spread across his lips. His voice was clear and crisp: "Okay, whatever you say."
As long as she keeps him in her life plans and doesn't neglect him, that's fine.
Shu Qingqing and the others hadn't returned yet. Qiao Mei looked at Ao Cang, who seemed to have suffered some pity but didn't want to say it, and felt a little itchy.
Just as Ao Cang was about to transform back into his dragon form, she grabbed his hand and moved closer to him.
Then, before he could even react, she pressed her lips to his.
However, she didn't dare to kiss him deeply. Instead, after a light touch, she asked him if she could do more.
"I...I know it's a bit too dangerous to do this now. Qingqing and the others could come back at any time, but Cangcang, you're just too lovable. I really can't help it."
In the past, Qiao Mei was afraid of frightening Ao Cang, and also afraid that he would know her true face, so she always suppressed her feelings.
But now that everything is out in the open, she obviously doesn't need to do that anymore.
Therefore, Ao Cang could clearly see the burning passion and overwhelming desire in her red eyes, which made his heart feel hot and his heart beat faster.
His thick, fan-like eyelashes trembled slightly. Instead of giving in immediately, he stammered, "An'an, could you... could you tell me why you fell in love with me so early on?"
Was it just because of those memories he had seen in her past where he had saved her? But he felt that those memories couldn't be linked to liking or love.
His intuition told him that there might be more to this story.
From the moment Qiao Mei confessed, she guessed that Ao Cang would ask about this.
After listening to what he said, I replied to him almost immediately.
A few strands of Ao Cang's silver curls were twirled around her right fingertips. As she threw herself into his arms, inhaling his fragrance, she remembered the warning that thing had given her before bringing her into the world of the book, and her eyes dimmed slightly.
But when she looked up again, it was a bright, luminous glow.
"The answer is the same as when you asked me before why I was so determined to choose you as my familiar. I can only tell you when the time is right."
If she tells him now, she won't be able to stay here any longer...
Ao Cang could tell that she wasn't just keeping him in suspense, but that something was genuinely preventing her from revealing the truth.
After thinking for a moment, he finally suppressed the urge to ask further questions, kissed her lips, and gave her an answer to the question she had asked at the beginning.
Qiao Mei forced herself to forget about the things she would have to worry about in the future, and started to unbutton Ao Cang's clothes, trying to press herself closer to him.
It seemed that this way, those troublesome things would never find her.
...
On Saturday morning, Qiao Mei, who had been working on building the mecha all night and hadn't had a good night's sleep, received a call from Shu Qingqing via her personal computer, urging her to get ready quickly.
"It's still a bit inappropriate for me to go there today to mooch off his clothes and jewelry. We need to go a little earlier than Mr. Gong so he can prepare in advance. Otherwise, what would it look like if we arrived later than him?"
Qiao Mei glanced at the time and was speechless to find that it was only six o'clock.
She closed her eyes, hugged Ao Cang who was sleeping beside her and had also been woken up, snuggled in his arms, and then replied to Shu Qingqing: "But you can't be this early. It's only a few o'clock. Just tell me when you're leaving. It's not some important banquet. You don't need to dress up. I can be out in less than half an hour."
"How could that be? I usually have to work for almost two hours before I can even leave the house, okay? Fine, if you're not here by then, just wait until I get there and see what I do to you. Nine o'clock, meet me at nine o'clock, remember that!!"
Qiao Mei gave a perfunctory "hmm," hung up the personal terminal, and hugged Ao Cang's waist.
Ao Cang was unaware that Shu Qingqing was also going to go, so he quietly asked Qiao Mei, "Why is Shu Qingqing going too?"
The girl was very sleepy, and when she heard this, she replied in a muffled voice: "When I first agreed to Gongjing's request, I had already planned to have Qingqing come along. He said he treats me like a younger sister, but he is, after all, a young man without a girlfriend. I was afraid that you would be upset because of this, so I thought that having Qingqing come along too would make a big difference between three people going and two people going."
Her answer was unexpected by Ao Cang, and the flower buds that had already begun to bloom in his heart opened even more at this moment.
It's only one step away from being fully open.
Ao Cang: Ahhhhh, I'm not excited at all!!
Qiao Mei: Tsk, look at some people's worthless behavior.
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