Chapter 512 Thank you for letting me win
Gu Zhongzhou: "I can trick you because you like me. You gave me the capital."
"Fuck." Ying Xing couldn't help it, "You really have a silver tongue."
From the moment they met, Ying Xing knew that Gu Zhongzhou was a man with high emotional intelligence and was good at talking, but when he said that just now, she really felt her heart beating faster, just like the feeling described in those painful novels she read in her student days, her heart was pounding.
It's not like she hasn't been in love before, in fact she's had quite a few. She thought she had become immune to all these sweet words, but she didn't expect that one day she would be hit by them.
"I'm just telling the truth." Gu Zhongzhou smiled. "Any other questions?"
"Since you already know that I am interested in you, why are you still putting on this show for me?" Ying Xing continued to ask.
Gu Zhongzhou: "I'm not sure where I stand in your heart."
He said frankly, "I know you're not the type to lose your composure over emotions, but I wanted to confirm this first."
Ying Xing: "Aren't you afraid that I will completely ignore you?"
Gu Zhongzhou: "I'm afraid, so I'm taking a gamble."
He said, "High risk means high reward. Thank you for letting me win."
Ying Xing: "...Don't give me that, I didn't say I would agree to it."
Gu Zhongzhou: "Then I will ask a few more times. When you get impatient, you will agree."
Ying Xing glared at him: "You are still playing rogue."
Gu Zhongzhou: "When necessary, you have to be thick-skinned."
Ying Xing didn't say anything else. He lowered his eyes and stared at the fruit on the plate for a while, as if thinking about something.
Gu Zhongzhou did not disturb her thoughts, but sat opposite her and waited quietly.
After a few minutes, Ying Xing raised his head. The frivolous look on his face when he was joking was gone, and he looked at him with a much more serious look.
"There are some things I want to make clear to you first." Ying Xing told Gu Zhongzhou everything he had just thought about. "Although we have been friends for more than a year, you can't help but see me through the filter of that childhood incident. I'm definitely not as perfect as you think. I have a bad temper, and sometimes I can't control it and quarrel with people around me. Several boyfriends I've dated before couldn't stand this aspect of mine."
"Also, my family's financial situation can't compare to yours. If your parents really care about this, then there's no chance for us. I won't tolerate your family's anger just because I like you. I can't stand it at all."
"I don't like being controlled either. You can't tell me what to do just because you're my boyfriend. I'll lose control immediately if you do that."
Ying Xing said a lot in one go, raising all the problems that might be encountered in their future interactions.
Some of the words were not very pleasant to hear, but she felt that it was good to say them out loud.
Gu Zhongzhou listened very carefully, without interrupting him the entire time. After Ying Xing finished speaking, he asked again, "Is that all for now?"
Ying Xing: "Well, I haven't thought of anything else yet. If you can't bear it——"
"Then from now on, we are officially boyfriend and girlfriend." Gu Zhongzhou smiled and stretched out his hand to Ying Xing, "Girlfriend, please take care of me."
Ying Xing looked at him suspiciously. After hesitating for a few seconds, she raised her hand and shook his. "Are you sure?"
She felt that what she had just said was quite ruthless and she should at least think about it. However, Gu Zhongzhou responded so bluntly, "Did you really listen carefully to what I said just now?"
"I've been with you for over a year and I know you very well. I don't think you have a bad temper. You're just straightforward. You won't lose your temper for no reason unless someone offends you."
"As for my parents, they knew I was looking for you a long time ago. They helped me look for you before and later introduced me to a blind date because they felt they couldn't find you. After I saw your photo on Song Yi's WeChat Moments, I immediately confessed to them. They know about your parents' situation and your work situation and have no objections.
"I won't control you. Whether it's dating or getting married, you make your own decisions. If you don't ask, I won't interfere. You have absolute freedom and space."
Gu Zhongzhou responded to several points raised by Ying Xing one by one, proving with his actions that he had just listened carefully.
After hearing this, Ying Xing's heart beat faster. She couldn't help but despise herself for being useless. She wasn't a little girl anymore, so why was she still acting so nervous? However, Gu Zhongzhou's response just now was too sincere, and no one could remain indifferent.
"Okay then." Ying Xing took a breath, "Let's talk about it first."
Gu Zhongzhou looked at her with burning eyes. Contrary to his usual behavior, he did not speak a word but just stared at her. There were all kinds of complicated emotions in his eyes, which made Ying Xing feel numb all over.
Ying Xing thought she was thick-skinned enough and had never experienced such a level of "shyness" before. She bit the bullet and changed the subject: "Show me the photos."
Gu Zhongzhou hummed, took out his cell phone from his pocket, and lowered his head to unlock it.
The burning gaze finally moved away, and Ying Xing breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart. She felt like she was not wearing any clothes when he stared at her like that just now.
Gu Zhongzhou's gaze was not offensive, but she just blushed, felt uneasy, and breathed rapidly.
Ying Xing had just finished the adjustments when Gu Zhongzhou handed her the phone. She took it and saw a photo with slightly blurred pixels on the screen.
The photo was taken when she was hanging on the tree and turned back to talk to him. Her face could be seen in the photo, but it was not very pretty. She was wearing a loose T-shirt and black shorts, and running shoes on her feet. Her hair was quite messy after running, and a few strands were stuck to her forehead.
In addition, she went jogging every morning that summer and became very tanned.
"So ugly." Ying Xing looked at the photo and sighed sincerely, "Why didn't I realize how ugly I was then?"
After sighing, she returned the phone to Gu Zhongzhou with disdain and looked at him suspiciously: "You don't have a fetish for ugliness, do you?"
Gu Zhongzhou was amused by Ying Xing's remarks. He looked at the photo on the screen and said, "It's not ugly, it's pretty, it's just that the skin is a little tanned."
Ying Xing: "This isn't ugly."
"You recognized me at first sight. You are completely different from me now." She found it really hard to accept this.
Gu Zhongzhou: "The facial features are the same."
Ying Xing: "I suspect you are saying I'm ugly."
Gu Zhongzhou: "Unjust."
Ying Xing suddenly remembered an important point: "... Wait, who else did you show this photo to?"
"Apart from you, there are only my parents and people who helped with the investigation." Gu Zhongzhou told the truth.
After listening to this, Ying Xing raised his hand and pinched his philtrum. He called this "only"?
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