"I'm sorry...it's all my fault." Zhang Moyan stopped what she was doing and looked at Xiao Xingyu with guilt on her face.
"No," Xiao Xingyu stepped back even though they were so close, "Please don't say anything like 'You're lucky, but I'm unlucky' next. Stop it, I don't accept the nice guy card."
"But you're really nice," Zhang Moyan said with a sincere look, and after a moment's reaction, he emphasized, "I'm not saying this to be a nice guy."
Xiao Xingyu thought to himself, "You are." He lowered his head to look into Zhang Moyan's eyes and said calmly, word by word, "If you don't accept it, it means you are not good enough."
Zhang Moyan was speechless. She stared into Xiao Xingyu's eyes for a long time, as if trying to confirm something: "Xingyu, I've said so many hurtful things to you. Don't you hate me?"
"Hate?" Xiao Xingyu smiled disapprovingly, "A man who dotes on his wife won't care much no matter what vicious words his wife says."
A faint blush appeared on Zhang Moyan's cheeks. Only she knew how fast her heart was beating after hearing these words.
But soon her eyes were red, and she said almost self-reproachfully, "Xingyu, you know, with your conditions, there's no need to stoop so low."
Xiao Xingyu glanced at her, picked up the nearly clean kitten, and walked towards the cat cushion by the wall while saying, "You've made a preconceived notion. My brain and body automatically determined that I can only be happy with you. I may be proud, but when it's time to bow my head, I will definitely bow my head."
The more Xiao Xingyu's words sounded like a joke, the more Zhang Moyan understood his intentions. Thinking about this, she felt that she had truly let him down, and tears of guilt rolled down her cheeks. "I'm sorry... I won't treat you like that again."
"Another apology," Xiao Xingyu said, placing the Rain God on the cushion with his back to her. "Okay, you're not going to treat me that way anymore. So, what are you going to do to me? Have you changed your mind, or do you have a new tactic?"
He stood up and turned around, slightly startled: "You...why are you crying?"
Xiao Xingyu was suddenly at a loss. He hurriedly pulled two tissues from the sofa and wanted to wipe her tears but didn't dare to. Finally, Zhang Moyan took the tissue and wiped her tears.
Xiao Xingyu struggled internally for several times, but finally couldn't help himself. He stretched out his hand and pulled her into his arms, whispering softly against her hair, "I was just kidding. I didn't mean to force you. I know you particularly care about your adoptive parents' feelings. It's okay. I can wait for their consent. Before that, we can just be friends. I can do it. Don't feel any pressure."
Zhang Moyan hesitated in his arms for a moment, then raised her head: "Be friends?"
Xiao Xingyu smoothed the hair on her forehead and slowly let go of her: "Yes, before you get over that hurdle in your heart, I won't tease you anymore, I won't seduce you and influence your judgment. You can develop and decide our relationship based on your heart or your rationality."
He bent his neck to look her in the eye: "I want you to be well. Whether you belong to me or not is secondary."
Zhang Moyan stood still in surprise.
"Why?" Zhang Moyan stammered.
Xiao Xingyu raised an eyebrow, his expression aloof and noble: "Because I understand the principle of 'starting from emotion and ending with propriety'."
"Your adoptive parents raised you. Their kindness to you is greater than heaven. It's right for you to respect them or not dare to disobey them. I won't encourage you to elope with me. Although I really want you to have the courage, a responsible man won't do that. I can't put you in an unfair position. What I hope is that your father-in-law and mother-in-law will feel at ease handing their daughter over to me. So do you understand?"
Zhang Moyan was deeply shocked, and the words on the tip of her tongue suddenly turned into an indescribable complexity.
Yes, today no one can stop her from fleeing, unless her lover says stop himself.
The boiling blood that had been surging in her body suddenly calmed down. Then, she felt her internal organs twisting slowly, and the pain spread up little by little.
Zhang Moyan felt so sad. She reached out and gently stroked Xiao Xingyu's cheek, feeling a surge of regret. "Why did you say all this? If you hadn't, we would have been fine today." But I'm also so glad you said this, because it shows your respect and cherishment for me... I wasn't wrong about you.
"Mo Yan." Xiao Xingyu lowered his head and approached her gently, his warm breath lightly spraying on her skin.
"Hmm?" The thin eyelids on Zhang Moyan's porcelain-white face were red.
"Why are you crying on my bed today?"
"..." Zhang Moyan shrank her fingers, "Because... because the Roujiamo place at the entrance of the community has closed down. I can't eat there anymore."
Xiao Xingyu laughed softly: "You are kidding me!" He covered her and kissed Zhang Moyan. Zhang Moyan's hand was still stroking his face, which was a completely welcoming gesture.
Didn’t you just say you wanted to be friends?!?!
Zhang Moyan was shocked by the inconsistency between someone's words and actions. Just as she was hesitating whether to push him away, the person had already left.
He just kissed her once, and the kiss definitely didn't last more than 2 seconds. This kind of... more enthusiastic Western friends would do the same when they meet... and then press on.
"Mo Yan." Xiao Xingyu was a sophisticated man who knew how to time his actions. His voice was deep and magnetic.
"Huh?" Zhang Moyan's legs went weak after hearing that.
"Are you happy if I move across from you?"
Zhang Moyan was surprised: Didn’t you agree not to flirt?
"I moved here for only one reason, which is to know why you..." Xiao Xingyu seemed to be considering a suitable statement.
Zhang Moyan waited for a moment and then spoke for him, "Want to know why I want to break up with you?"
Xiao Xingyu stared at her, shook his head, and the tip of his straight nose almost brushed against Zhang Moyan's.
"No, I want to know," Xiao Xingyu's voice was like mellow wine soaked in Wushisan, "why you like me, but don't dare to want me."
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