“Lingling, I know you think of him at night, and you long for his embrace. I also think of my wife. But they are gone, and we still have to live for the rest of our lives. The rest of our lives are still very long for us.”
"Perhaps for the rest of my life, I will never forget her, and I know you will never forget the person who gave you several years of happiness. For the rest of my life, I don't ask that you only have me in your heart, I only ask that you leave a place for me by your side at night."
"You can marry me, or I can marry you, as long as you're willing to accept me, okay? Lingling."
As Yuze spoke, he stood in front of her and looked at her quietly.
Nanling stared at him speechlessly, clenching her teeth and suppressing the urge to kick him out. "Yuze, are you really going to swallow your pride like this? Is this something you can just say out loud?"
"If I could swallow my pride and get you to agree to marry me, I could be even more blunt. I've seen a lot of 'fire avoidance pictures,' and maybe I can make you feel better than him. Do you want to... give it a try?"
Nanling stared at him in disbelief again. "You still dare to talk? Get out!"
She shoved him in anger.
In the months since they met after the New Year, he gave her the impression of being a gentleman. He was the head of the second largest family in the capital, and everyone called him the head of the Yu family. He was also famous in the capital and the entire business circle for his extensive knowledge and polite manners.
Unexpectedly, behind closed doors, this man turned out to be such a tactless person.
Taking advantage of her pushing him, Yu Ze quickly grabbed her wrist, pulled her into his arms.
But he only hugged her and didn't take any further steps. He continued, "If being a gentleman would make me lose this chance to reunite with you and miss you, then I would rather be an absurd person, as long as you know that I want to marry you, that I am sincere, and that I will definitely pursue you to the end. I just want to be absurd with you."
Nanling struggled for a moment but couldn't push him away. Only then did she realize that this person's skill was no less than her own. Just from the force of his gentle embrace that she couldn't break free from, she knew that his internal strength was deeper than hers.
"Lingling, stop moving around. If you move a few more times, you'll have to put out my fire yourself tonight!" His lower abdomen was touched several times by Nanling as she struggled, and he immediately became aroused. He smiled bitterly to himself, wondering if it was because he had been holding back for too long, or because he was holding her in his arms at this moment.
Nanling froze, too afraid to move. She had already sensed it. "Let me go."
“Lingling, it’s okay if you take more time to think it over. I can wait, but this time I won’t give up on my idea. I’ve already arranged for someone to buy a house near your house. From now on, wherever you live, I’ll stay with you until the day you accept me.”
"Until that, I will always be your next-door neighbor."
After saying that, he released her.
Nan Ling breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he let go; she really didn't want to fight him.
But the next moment, she was stunned again. As Yuze released her, he quickly lowered his head and kissed her lips, then quickly took a few steps back. "This is my first betrothal gift. If you accept it, you are not allowed to let any other man come within three feet of you before you accept me."
After saying that, he turned and quickly left.
Know when to stop, don't push her too hard, otherwise she'll start to resent you.
Moreover, through tonight's probing, he already knew the answer he wanted.
He believed that as long as he stayed by her side often, she would get used to his presence over time.
Because their personalities are somewhat similar—both are people who are loyal in love, but also people who can let go easily—he firmly believed that they would eventually be together.
He looked forward to that day.
After Yu Ze left, Nan Ling slumped onto the stool and gulped down a cup of tea.
That jerk!
Nan Ling gritted her teeth in anger. Why did A Yu have to leave so early this morning? Otherwise, with A Yu around, that jerk definitely wouldn't have dared to do this.
However, she also learned a few things from what Yuze said earlier.
He did indeed see me and like me during the years I was still in the capital.
It was simply because he got married after leaving the capital, and later, he also got married.
She also heard him say that he had no concubines or maids in his household, which she hadn't expected. His wife had been dead for so many years, yet he still had no woman.
Pah!
Why do I want to do these things?
Nan Ling's mind was in a mess at this moment, filled with the panic she felt when he hugged her earlier and the urge to escape his embrace as quickly as possible.
She felt that this couldn't be done, and shouldn't be done. If she did, where would she put Yu Feng?
Thinking of Yu Feng, her eyes gradually reddened. Now, her mind was filled with Yu Feng's gentle smile and words, as well as his warm embrace.
That night, Nanling suffered from complete insomnia. She lay awake all night, clutching the jade comb that Yu Feng had once given her, her eyes wide open until dawn.
Yu Ze did the same. He stayed outside her room until she blew out the lamp, then left and followed the butler who had been waiting outside back to the courtyard he had arranged for himself.
It's clear that she's very wary of herself, having arranged for her own residence to be far away from hers.
Tonight, I was able to hug her and give her our first kiss, which made her happy. This should be a big step forward.
Inside the Li residence, Li Mai and Zhou Quan, a married couple, also had a face-to-face discussion tonight.
After washing up, the couple went to bed early and blew out the lamp.
The two lay back against the cushions, Zhou Quan holding her close. "The things I'm about to tell you are just memories that popped into my head. They might be from my past life. So, after you hear them, you can't dislike me or despise me. You have to distinguish between the past and the present."
"Now, I am just Zhou Quan, born in this life, your husband. You can't hate me or abandon me because of what happened in the past life." Before telling his story, Zhou Quan decided to make things clear to her, not wanting her to see him as the monster from his past life.
Li Mai gave a soft "hmm" and nodded, "Okay, I can distinguish between my past life and this life."
"Do you still remember the story in your book? The son of Jiuying and Luosheng, Luoying?" Zhou Quan asked Li Mai softly.
Li Mai nodded and hummed in agreement.
"In the book, there is no description of Luo Ying's whereabouts later. In fact, in my previous life, I may have been that Luo Ying. After Jiu Ying and Luo's bodies turned into spiritual energy and returned to the world, I also left that place and wandered around."
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