Shu Qingqing was initially quite shy, but Shang Duojin's question immediately eased her embarrassment.
She retorted defiantly, "What do you mean, 'when did I start secretly liking you, Shang Duojin? Shouldn't I be asking you that? When did you start secretly liking me? If I hadn't asked Qiaoqiao to ask you, I wouldn't have known you had these thoughts!"
The two of them are sitting together in a very ambiguous and intimate position, but neither of them feels shy anymore.
They insisted on determining who fell in love with whom first.
Shang Duojin's ears turned even redder, and he became speechless, unsure how to respond to Shu Qingqing.
Strictly speaking, he didn't even know when he had fallen for her.
Seeing that he was silent, Shu Qingqing became smug. Just as she was about to say something, she realized that her body was getting hot.
And the heat... seemed to be coming from beneath her?
She looked down and realized that she was still sitting in Shang Duojin's lap. Only then did she belatedly realize that their current position was very inappropriate. She quickly got up from his lap, her face burning red.
“You…......I........”
After getting the information she wanted, she suddenly didn't know what to say to Shang Duojin.
He stammered for a long time but couldn't utter a single complete sentence.
Fortunately, the weather cooperated, and suddenly cool raindrops began to fall, hitting them.
Shu Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and said to hurry inside to avoid the rain.
When they returned to the house, Qiao Mei and Ao Cangren were no longer there; they had probably gone back to their guest room.
Shu Qingqing had originally planned to take this opportunity to go back.
Before he could even speak, Shang Duojin interrupted, "You bad woman, you wouldn't be trying to tell me you're leaving, would you?"
Shu Qingqing felt a little guilty: "What's wrong? Can't we leave yet?"
"Of course we can't leave!" Shang Duojin stepped forward, seemingly summoning immense courage, his clenched fist still trembling. "After this matter is clarified, don't you plan to tell me anything else?"
For example, their current friendship, and their ongoing sham marriage.
What he could think of, Shu Qingqing could certainly think of as well.
She met his stubborn dark eyes, bit her lip, and shamelessly avoided his gaze, asking him what to do if he missed her.
So, they've already confirmed they like each other, and then what? They just start dating like boyfriend and girlfriend?
She still felt it was strange, even though she and Shang Duojin used to hate each other so much.
Shang Duojin took another step forward, opening his mouth several times as if to encourage himself.
It wasn't until he opened his mouth for the sixth time that a sound was heard coming from his mouth.
He asked in a low, deep voice, "So, would you like to be my girlfriend?"
After he said those words, his heart pounded in his chest, and he didn't even dare to look at Shu Qingqing's face.
I was afraid of seeing any sign of rejection on her face.
Shu Qingqing didn't know how to answer. Rejecting Shang Duojin would seem strange, but it would also seem odd if she had just told him she liked him.
She felt it was too hasty to agree so readily, as it wasn't quite what she had imagined.
She hesitated for a long time before telling him, "Let me think about it first. At the latest... at the latest by noon tomorrow, I will give you an answer?"
"It's mainly because it's so sudden. This is no small matter. After all, we're engaged now. If I really agree, it means our relationship will definitely become real." Shu Qingqing lowered her eyelids, looking very shy.
She was too embarrassed to tell Shang Duojin that, roughly speaking, it was almost the same as her willingness to marry him.
Shang Duojin expressed his understanding, saying that his mind was in a mess.
After seeing Shu Qingqing off, I still felt like I was dreaming.
He instinctively wanted to call his sisters and ask them what to do in this situation.
But then he remembered that he was keeping his act with Shu Qingqing a secret from them, and he couldn't tell them.
So I called Ao Cang, briefly explained the situation to him, and asked him if he needed to do anything more.
"Are we just going to wait like this? What if she says no tomorrow at noon?"
Ao Cang thought for a while and told him that he could send Shu Qingqing some words expressing his feelings or make some promises to her after midnight.
"People are most emotionally sensitive at night and are most likely to make decisions. If the outcome is good, it might influence the result she gives you the next day."
He only understood this technique after trying it out with Qiao Mei.
Every evening, whatever he asked of her, she would almost always grant his request.
Shang Duojin noted down what Ao Cang said and waited until after midnight to open his and Shu Qingqing's personal computer chat box.
But when the chat window opened, he typed away on the keyboard for ages, but still couldn't figure out what to send.
He was on edge all afternoon and evening, and his head was throbbing with pain.
Now, I'm actually feeling quite sleepy.
He forced himself to stay awake and continued typing and deleting on the keyboard.
In the end, not a single new word appeared in the chat box.
Shang Duojin's head kept nodding like a chick pecking at rice. After the fifth nod, he fell asleep completely, his face pressed against the keyboard, sending a lot of letters and special symbols.
Shu Qingqing is still awake.
The main issue was that what happened that night was too shocking for her.
Just as I was thinking about how to give Shang Duojin an answer tomorrow at noon, my smart bracelet vibrated.
When she opened it, she found several messages that didn't seem like messages.
The person who sent the message was still Shang Duojin.
She frowned, typed a "?", and sent it.
I want to see what he really means.
But after sending the "?", it was like throwing a stone into the sea, with no response at all.
This is unlike Shang Duojin's usual instant response style.
After thinking about it, Shu Qingqing decided to get up and go to the next room to take a look.
She knew the password to Shang Duojin's room; it was a very simple six 1s.
After entering the information, she quietly opened the door, and the little green snake Thunder woke up instantly upon hearing the noise.
He noticed Shu Qingqing lurking suspiciously at the door. After thinking for a moment, he got out of bed, climbed to the doorway, and asked her if she needed anything. Shang Duojin was already asleep.
"Asleep?" Shu Qingqing whispered this question, then looked at the location of Shang Duojin's bed.
Sure enough, she saw him sleeping peacefully, and remembering the series of strange messages she had just received, she instantly guessed a possibility.
She told Lei Ting not to tell Shang Duojin that she had been there. After returning to her bedroom in her slippers, she turned on her smart bracelet again, activated the keyboard input mode, and tried to touch it with her face.
Upon discovering that the closest thing to him was the letters, symbols, and send button sent by Shang Duojin, he wondered with mixed feelings, "What was he trying to send me, but couldn't decide and fell asleep?"
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