Chapter 287 288. Heart-to-heart communication
"Zhou Zhou..."
When Lin Zhong heard this, light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and a smile could not be concealed at the corners of his eyebrows and lips, as if a gust of spring breeze blew thousands of pear blossoms into bloom.
"Is what Zhou Zhou said true? Do you really want to get engaged to me?"
"Really?"
Seeing his bright smile, Lei Zhouzhou couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said cheerfully, "Doesn't your mother want you to get engaged and start a family soon?"
"I've thought about it carefully. If you get engaged to someone else, I'll be unhappy. I don't want you to be close to someone else. I think I probably like you, too."
"Zhou Zhou likes me too?"
The corners of Lin Zhong's lips, which were already bent, curled up even more. His light-colored eyes were like glass in the sunlight, sparkling and making people's hearts tingle.
"like."
Lei Zhouzhou looked into those eyes, nodded gently, and said, "I think you must like me. Now when I look into your eyes, my heart feels soft, like being scratched by a kitten."
As he spoke, he looked carefully at Lin Zhong's eyes, then at his facial expression, and said with a hint of surprise, "I suddenly realized... Lin Zhong, you look quite like a kitten."
"kitten?"
This was the first time Lin Zhong heard Zhou Zhou describe himself like this. How could he make Zhou Zhou feel like a kitten?
He felt that he was nothing like a cat, a soft and cute creature that always spoke in a soft voice and acted coquettishly to people, but Zhou Zhou said he was like one, so he let it be.
Should he learn from those cats and make Zhou Zhou like him more? He remembered that Zhou Zhou liked cats, and the Changning Marquis Mansion also had many cats.
"The eyes are very similar."
Lei Zhouzhou chuckled, "Grandpa likes fishing. Every time he goes fishing, the kittens in the mansion will go to watch over him. Once he catches a fish, they look at him with bright eyes, just like you looked at me just now."
"Zhou Zhou..."
Lin Chong's pupils suddenly darkened. Looking at Lei Zhouzhou's smiling eyes and face, some unspeakable desires arose in his heart, but he quickly restrained himself.
But that trace of beauty still remains in my heart.
——At that moment just now, he thought, the kitten eats the fish, and he eats Zhou Zhou, just right.
"What?"
Lei Zhouzhou was a little confused when he called her but didn't say anything. When he shook his head and said it was okay, she nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She continued, "I didn't come to the Duke's Mansion to find you on impulse, and I don't just say I like you casually."
"I asked Daddy what it felt like to like it."
"Dad said that if you like someone, you will be very happy when you are with him, and you will miss him when you are not with him. When you see him, you will smile and your heart will beat fast, and the same is true when you think of him."
"Even when we're angry or quarreling, I still want to be with this person, want to reconcile with him, want to solve problems with him, want to make him happy, and don't want to see him sad."
Lei Zhouzhou said,
"If I fall in love with someone, that person will be different from others. He will become unique in my heart, and you are such a unique person in my heart."
Lei Zhouzhou is very methodical in his work and never does anything without a purpose. He always looks serious when he does things or speaks, sometimes even too serious.
He spoke to Lin Zhong with such a serious and solemn expression, which made Lin Zhong's face turn red with excitement. His fingertips moved, wanting to lift them up but restrained himself from moving.
If this wasn't the case in the Duke's Mansion, with Marquis Changning and Princess Henghuan in the pavilion, he would have wanted to hug Lei Zhouzhou and feel the warmth of the person who was dear to him and who also dearly cared about him.
Lei Zhouzhou was unaware of his forbearance and restraint, nor did he think that what he said was anything nice. He just said whatever he thought and conveyed his feelings to Lin Zhong.
"Daddy said that if you like someone, you want to be closer to them, closer than anyone else. You want to hug them, hold their hands, and do things that make your heart blush and your heart skip a beat."
"Although I've never kissed you before, and I don't know what it feels like to kiss you, whether I'll blush or my heart will beat fast..."
Hearing this, Lin Zhong blushed and his heart began to beat fast, and the charming thoughts that had just subsided came back to him.
He was a normal young man full of vigor and vitality. It was impossible for him to have no desire for Lei Zhouzhou or for the person he liked. He also wanted to hug Lei Zhouzhou and kiss her cheeks and lips.
But he strictly observed etiquette and never overstepped his bounds towards Lei Zhouzhou. He did not dare to ask if it was okay, because he felt that this was disrespectful to Lei Zhouzhou and that this was something that could only be done after they got married.
Hearing Lei Zhouzhou say it so casually and bluntly, Lin Zhong couldn't help but feel distracted. His eyes involuntarily fell on Lei Zhouzhou's lips. After a moment, he forced himself to look away and look into his eyes.
In the depths of his heart, filled with emotion, he couldn't help but wonder if Zhou Zhou ever wanted to kiss him too. Perhaps Zhou Zhou had also had this thought when he wasn't conscious.
Lei Zhouzhou only felt that Lin Zhong's gaze suddenly became hot for a moment, almost burning him, but it quickly disappeared back to normal, making him suspect that he had just had an illusion.
He didn't think much about it and continued, "Do you remember last time at Zhuangzi's horse farm, a horse suddenly went crazy and charged at me? Actually, I could have dodged it."
"But when you pulled me over and put my face against your heart, I felt something different than before. My heart was beating fast and my face was hot."
Of course Lin Zhong remembered.
He was almost scared to death that time. The horse was frightened for some reason and suddenly went crazy and ran around wildly. Lei Zhouzhou was talking to him at the time, and his heart almost stopped when the horse rushed towards him.
When he came to his senses, he had already pulled Lei Zhouzhou over and retreated several steps to the back, while the horse was also led in another direction by the people in the stable.
After checking, we found out that there was a very sharp stone on the ground that had not been cleared. The horse was running too fast and one of its hoofs stepped on the sharp stone, causing it to be injured and frightened.
Lin Zhong is still a little scared now.
The horse farm belonged to the Duke's Mansion, and he was the one who took Lei Zhouzhou there. He couldn't even imagine what the consequences would be if the horse really hit Lei Zhouzhou. Only when he saw Lei Zhouzhou, who was intact in front of him, did he feel at ease.
"What happened last time won't happen again."
Lin Zhong's voice was a little muffled.
Lei Zhouzhou could tell he was still blaming himself, so he said, "It's not your fault. No one could have imagined something like that would happen. But I was just saying that I should have liked you that day, not just because of what happened that day."
"I know all the good things you've done for me."
"I also know that my current love for you is different from my previous love for my friends. I think marrying you would be a good idea."
After Lei Zhouzhou agreed to give it another try with Lin, he slowly began to overcome his fear of getting married.
Yes.
fear.
He had seen too many unhappy couples, far more than happy ones, and his family gave him the confidence to not get married. They made him feel that it was fine for him to be alone and have fun with his friends, and there was no need to be tied to one person for his whole life.
But Lin Zhong is a very good person. He is not only good to Lei Zhouzhou, but he is also a very good person and is devoted to Lei Zhouzhou.
Lei Zhouzhou found that she also liked Lin Zhong, so she began to think about what would happen after getting married.
He believed in Lin Zhong and also believed in himself. He believed that after they got married, they would not become a couple of enemies. They would become better and closer. So why not get married?
Then let’s get married.
——Of course, he is not old enough, so he has to get engaged first and then get married.
Lin Zhong was naturally overjoyed.
Knowing that Lei Zhouzhou liked him and was willing to accept him, and hearing Lei Zhouzhou's sincere confession, he was so happy that he couldn't hide his smile. He felt that being locked up in the Duke's Mansion for more than half a month was nothing, and he wanted to go to the Changning Marquis Mansion to propose marriage immediately.
But...even if he is happy, the Duke Su's Mansion may not be happy.
In the garden, Lei Zhouzhou and Lin Zhong expressed their feelings to each other and were in love with each other, while in the pavilion, Marquis Changning and Princess Henghuan naturally noticed it.
Lei Li smiled and congratulated him on the upcoming good news, but Princess Henghuan's expression remained unchanged, as if she hadn't heard him, and she went back to talking about trivial family matters.
After Marquis Changning and Lei Zhouzhou left the Duke's Mansion, Princess Henghuan's face turned cold and she said bluntly that she disagreed with the matter with Marquis Changning's Mansion.
Lin Zhong also refused to give in and insisted on getting engaged to Lei Zhouzhou.
Princess Henghuan was so angry that she even forgot to send the servants away. The mother and son had a huge quarrel and ended up parting on bad terms. The young master was placed under house arrest again, and the entire Duke's Mansion was trembling with fear.
The next day, the Duke's Mansion closed its doors and did not welcome any guests. It was as if the lively and grand blind date party had never happened.
Princess Henghuan also became cold towards the families that had previously shown her interest, and it seemed that she wanted to postpone her youngest son's marriage and use delaying tactics.
On the contrary, the Marquis of Changning's Mansion opened its doors, and the atmosphere inside was harmonious, which was in sharp contrast to the Duke of Su's Mansion, as if it was mocking the Duke of Su's Mansion.
The fact that Marquis Changning and the young master went to Duke Su's mansion that day was enough to arouse people's imagination, and the rumor that Marquis Changning and Princess Henghuan had a very pleasant conversation later disappointed many people.
The completely opposite situations of the two families not only caught everyone in Kyoto off guard, but also led to countless speculations. Is this true, or are the two families working together to put on a show for outsiders?
Before they could figure out what was going on, another piece of shocking news came out -
The young master of Duke Su's Mansion and Princess Henghuan were in a stalemate for three months. Finally, the mother could not persuade her son, and Princess Henghuan compromised with the young master. The Duke Su's Mansion and the Marquis of Changning's Mansion were engaged in marriage to establish a friendly relationship between the two families.
But this engagement is a little tricky.
Generally speaking, engagement is one of the first steps before marriage, which includes accepting the betrothal gifts, asking for the name, accepting the good news, and accepting the betrothal gifts. It is then time to set an auspicious date, which is very solemn, especially for wealthy families like the Duke of Su and the Marquis of Changning.
The betrothal gifts from the Duke of Suguo's Mansion were large, but one always felt that something was missing, and there was no date set for the wedding.
Generally speaking, even if it is not a specific time, an approximate time will be set, such as this winter, next spring, or the autumn the day after tomorrow, but the entire Duke Su's Mansion seems to have forgotten this.
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