"..."
Song Lan was stunned.
Could it be that we're telepathically connected? What am I thinking?!
Her face flushed, and Song Lan felt increasingly uncomfortable. She avoided looking at Qin Yanzheng, her mind racing with thoughts.
I was thinking, "This guy isn't a man-eating tiger," but what was he thinking that was exactly what I was thinking?
Qin Yanzheng's dark eyes showed no sign of diminishing smiles or doting affection. He gestured to the chair next to him again and said to Song Lan, "Sit down. We are husband and wife, there's no need to be so formal."
Looking at Song Lan's flushed cheeks, Qin Yanzheng felt a surge of joy.
"I'm not estranged from you."
Song Lan stood still, her gaze falling back on the man, but then she casually looked away again, saying, "You should continue reading. I'll go check on Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu."
Since I don't need to cook dinner, I'll use the two little ones as an excuse to disappear from this person's sight.
"Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu are doing their homework assigned by their kindergarten teacher, with Wu Dong watching over them."
Qin Yanzheng found it amusing. He was both teasing Song Lan and genuinely inviting her to sit down and chat for a while.
Song Lan understood his implication: he was telling her that it wasn't appropriate to go there now.
She pursed her lips slightly, cleared her throat, and asked, "What do you want to talk about?"
"Please sit down."
Qin Yanzheng pointed to the chair next to him again, his eyes almost overflowing with smiles and doting affection: "If you keep standing there, I feel a lot of pressure."
Do you think I'd believe that?
Sitting down in the chair, Song Lan looked directly into the other person's eyes: "Qin Yanzheng, you've surprised me quite a bit."
"Um?"
Qin Yanzheng raised an eyebrow, his dark eyes filled with confusion.
"I always thought you were a gentleman, but I never imagined you were such a scoundrel."
As soon as Song Lan uttered those words, Qin Yanzheng froze, but after a moment, he let out a hearty and magnetic laugh.
"why are you laughing?"
With her captivating peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed, Song Lan asked, "Did I say something wrong?"
[What kind of person is this?! They seem arrogant and aloof, with a righteous air about them, but what they just said sounded so shameless! Honestly, I'm standing and you're sitting, and you're already putting pressure on me? Who are you trying to fool?!]
"No, no, you're right, but I swear, I'll only do that in front of you!"
When Song Lan met Qin Yanzheng's gaze, she felt as if she were drowning in the doting and tender look in his eyes!
"Could you please look away from that gaze?"
Song Lan felt fortunate that she had good self-control; otherwise, she would have escaped quickly before drowning, and then... she wouldn't know how she would have reappeared in front of the other person.
That was just too embarrassing!
She was so embarrassed and awkward, and the man who saw it was probably laughing at her in his heart.
He might even burst out laughing in front of her.
Thank goodness!
Her strong willpower saved her from embarrassment.
"Is there something wrong with my eyesight?"
Qin Yanzheng asked the question knowing the answer already.
What do you think?
Song Lan countered with a question.
[Keep pretending! Don't think I can't see through you, but do you think this is appropriate?]
Qin Yanzheng listened to his wife's thoughts and felt wronged: How is it inappropriate? You are my wife, and I am your husband. What's wrong with me looking at my wife with gentler eyes and more affection?
Although that's what he thought, Qin Yanzheng restrained himself a bit. He turned his head away, coughed lightly twice with his fist to his lips, and then turned his gaze back to Song Lan. At this moment, his eyes were restrained but could not hide his tenderness.
"Song Lan".
"you say."
When the man called her name, Song Lan raised her chin arrogantly, indicating that he should speak frankly.
"When I agreed to marry you... there was indeed some element of necessity. To be honest, I didn't want you to be ruined by rumors. You might think it was out of pity or sympathy that I agreed to the marriage, but what I want to tell you is..."
Qin Yanzheng's expression turned serious: "Although there was an element of sympathy and pity in marrying you, I also had the idea of starting a family. Even if there were no feelings between us at that time, in other words, our marriage had nothing to do with feelings, this does not mean that I would be irresponsible for my marriage, do you understand?"
"I don't quite understand."
Song Lan shook her head in a matter-of-fact manner.
Couldn't you have been more direct?
Hearing this, Qin Yanzheng felt a mix of helplessness and amusement. He continued, "Then let me explain in more detail. The reason I agreed to marry you is naturally because I truly consider you my wife."
I never imagined I'd ask you for a divorce. At the time, there was no emotion involved, but rather my responsibility and duty as a man and a husband.
Upon hearing this, Song Lan said, "I understand. You married me out of sympathy and pity, as well as a man's responsibility and commitment, right?"
That's right.
Qin Yanzheng nodded slightly.
"So, you don't like me, let alone love me, is that true?"
Song Lan's expression was solemn, her eyes clear and calm, which made Qin Yanzheng feel uneasy.
“Song Lan, I was referring to the time…”
Seeing that the man wanted to explain something, Song Lan raised her hand to stop him and nodded: "I understand."
Qin Yanzheng: ?
Wife, what do you understand?
To avoid Song Lan misunderstanding him and causing a rift between them, which could even lead to him losing his wife, Qin Yanzheng hurriedly said, "When I married you, there were no feelings between us, so there was no liking... or love. But it's different now. I... I think you're great. You can say yes to me..."
With a slight glint in her eyes, Song Lan asked, "What did I promise you?" After a pause, she asked again, "What's so good about me?" Suppressing a laugh, she subtly observed the man's embarrassed expression.
"……I like you!"
After a moment of silence, Qin Yanzheng clenched the hand resting on the armrest of the wheelchair, thinking to himself that he was going all out, and blurted out a royal flush.
"What? I didn't hear you clearly!"
Song Lan blinked, her expression clearly somewhat dazed; without a doubt, she was doing this on purpose.
"Wife, I love you!"
Having already uttered the words "I like you," Qin Yanzheng felt there was no harm in saying a few more, especially since it came out so naturally to him. His dark eyes shone with emotion as he turned his wheelchair closer to Song Lan, then straightened his back, grasped her hands, and said, word by word:
"Did you hear me clearly? Honey, I said I love you, so please don't even think about leaving me."
Song Lan ignored his last sentence and said, "I heard you clearly, but I don't know what you like about me, and what's so good about me?"
"Wife, you are good in every way. Putting aside your appearance, just your good temperament alone makes me like you."
Qin Yanzheng's gaze was intense as he tightened his grip on Song Lan's hand. "Furthermore, you are respectful in your words and actions, kind-hearted, genuinely care for everyone in this family, and are intelligent and eager to learn..."
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