Chapter 39: A Pledge of Love
Sure enough, as soon as they walked down the street, Lu Yi's eyes never left her!
Ye Ran glared at him, barely able to contain herself. "Can't you tone it down a little? What if someone sees us?"
Lu Yi looked innocent. "I already said, I couldn't control myself! Besides, so what if I saw it? What's it to them?"
A beautiful and graceful woman is the object of a gentleman's affections; isn't that a matter of course?
Ye Ran avoided his eyes. This guy! Why is he flirting all day long? Doesn't he know it's dangerous?!
Seeing Ye Ran's somewhat evasive gaze, Lu Yi seemed to have spotted a golden opportunity. His eyes gleamed, and he suddenly said, "Ranran, there's hardly anyone here now. Can we have a private chat?"
Unbeknownst to them, the two had already walked into the grove between Liuye Village and the educated youth settlement. This place was quite a distance from both the village and the settlement, so few people came here late at night.
But Ye Ran still looked around worriedly, "What are you going to say? What if someone hears us?"
"I'd like to talk more about our relationship," Lu Yi said, looking at her earnestly.
"Ranran, I think you've noticed it yourself, haven't you? Your attitude towards me these past two days has been a little... different... I'd like to ask you, is it what I'm thinking?"
Lu Yi's eyes were like bottomless pits that could capture one's soul; they shone with the light of wisdom, a gaze that was both sharp and affectionate...
Anyone would fall for such a gaze, and Ye Ran was no exception...
Seeing Ye Ran frozen in place, Lu Yi didn't give her a chance to escape. "Ranran, tell me, what are your feelings? Are you willing to give me this chance?"
Ye Ran stared wide-eyed at Lu Yi, her eyes filled with panic. A hint of pleading and fear began to appear in her eyes, as if she wanted Lu Yi to stop interrogating her so forcefully...
Yes, she had fallen for Lu Yi, but she wanted things to develop naturally between them. She never expected Lu Yi to be so forceful and directly confront her about it…
Seeing the hint of fear flash in Ye Ran's eyes, Lu Yi paused for a moment, "Ranran, what are you afraid of?"
Seeing that Lu Yi hadn't given up and understood her perfectly, Ye Ran closed her eyes in resignation. "Yes! That's right! I'm starting to have feelings for you... but... but you're leaving eventually... what if..."
What if you abandon me too...? Would I still have the courage to face everything? Ye Ran thought silently to herself...
Suddenly, Ye Ran was pulled away, and then a warm embrace enveloped her, as if to dispel all her unease...
"Ranran, I'm so happy. Thank you, thank you for having even a little bit of a crush on me... I'm sorry, right now all I can hear, all I can think about is what you just said... I've never been this happy in my life... Ranran, thank you..." Lu Yi looked down at her with burning eyes.
Ye Ran was speechless. Was that the point? Shouldn't the point be the second half of the sentence?
Lu Yi released Ye Ran, excitedly spinning around twice before gradually calming down. Only then did he remember the second half of Ye Ran's words.
"Ranran, trust me! You only need to take this one step! I'll take the remaining ninety-nine. You don't need to be afraid of anything, and you don't need to worry about anything..."
You just need to believe me, in this lifetime, I will never fall in love with anyone else but you!
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