LP: Chapter 46 is locked on JJWXC
Even if you don’t love me anymore in the future, I will still foolishly love you.
Early the next morning, a disguised Yu Xi[ef took Yuan Yue—who was also deliberately disguised but wore a look of reluctance—to a high-end residential area.
Jie Ran personally came downstairs to welcome them, wearing a set of loose loungewear. When she saw the two of them getting out of the car looking weird and strange, the expression on her exquisite, makeup-free face instantly became complex. She then teased, “Yo, couple’s outfits aren’t supposed to be worn like this, right? Aren’t you two hot?”
On such a hot day, Yu Xi had insisted that Yuan Yue wear a hoodie over her clothes. When the two of them walked with light hands and feet1 out of the car, they looked just like thieves.
Yuan Yue couldn’t keep her composure; she looked at Yu Xi very aggrievedly and said, “Can I take it off now?”
Before Yu Xi had time to speak, Jie Ran snatched the hats off both their heads and said with a beaming smile, “Take it off, take it off. It’s very safe here.”
Seeing that Yu Xi made no movement, Yuan Yue didn’t dare to act recklessly herself. She simply stared at her eagerly.
Yu Xi said cautiously, “Let’s talk after we enter the house.”
Although Jie Ran liked to make fun of them, she knew Yu Xi only did this to avoid the puppies2, so she was still quite moved.
Jie Ran brought them inside and greeted them casually, “I didn’t make any preparations either. You guys sit wherever, look at whatever. I’ll go make breakfast for you now.”
As soon as Yuan Yue walked into Jie Ran’s mansion, she was somewhat dazzled. Her attention was instantly attracted by the giant posters hanging on the wall. For a moment, she couldn’t control her emotions; she stared infatuatedly at those posters that seemed familiar, murmuring, “So beautiful!”
Jie Ran was just preparing to turn around and step into the kitchen. Hearing her praise, she paused, leaned close to Yuan Yue’s ear, and whispered, “Xiao Yueyue, looking like this makes it very easy for me to misunderstand that you have fallen in love with me.”
Yuan Yue was immediately pulled back to reality. She suddenly looked toward Jie Ran, who was very close to her, and explained in panic, “Don’t talk nonsense. I have always just treated you as my idol; I don’t have other thoughts about you!”
Jie Ran hadn’t expected her reaction to be so intense. She couldn’t help but laugh out loud, patting her shoulder to comfort her. “I’m joking, don’t take it seriously. That person in your family is very formidable; I wouldn’t dare to snatch a woman from her.”
Yuan Yue secretly stole a glance at Yu Xi and deliberately lowered her voice to ask, “Are you afraid of her too?”
Jie Ran glanced at Yu Xi’s direction with deep meaning, shrugged her shoulders, and said, “She is so fierce; I’m afraid she will hit me.”
Is Yu Xi fierce?
Yuan Yue’s mouth formed an O shape.
“Xiao Yueyue, you are truly cute.” Jie Ran reached her hand over. Just as she was about to pinch Yuan Yue’s pink and chubby cheeks, she suddenly felt a cold light shoot over from the front. She hurriedly controlled herself, composed her expression, and said, “Alright, let the one in your family take you on a tour. I’m going to make food.”
Yuan Yue watched Jie Ran twist her small, slender waist and walk into the kitchen. She couldn’t help but sigh with emotion, “Jie Ran is so amazing; she can actually cook.”
Yu Xi walked silently behind her and said lightly, “It’s not too late to praise her after you’ve eaten the things she makes.”
Yuan Yue tilted her head to look at her. Seeing that Yu Xi’s expression was very intriguing, she asked in confusion, “Is it very unpalatable?”
Yu Xi pulled at the corner of her mouth, deliberately making things mysterious3. “You’ll know in a while.”
Indeed, just as Jie Ran had said before, her home was plastered with many posters from the movie 《Scent of Love》. Yuan Yue had always shown a special preference4 for this movie. Seeing those posters, she felt very touched. Every time she saw one, she would explain it to Yu Xi in detail.
Yu Xi was a patient listener. Listening to Yuan Yue speak incessantly like she was counting family treasures5, she started to become somewhat distracted.
Yu Xi couldn’t help but think: Did I do things a bit excessively before?
No matter what is said, Yuan Yue is an independent individual. Who she likes is her freedom; I shouldn’t restrict her or force her, right?
After thinking it through, Yu Xi suddenly came back to her senses. She had to interrupt Yuan Yue, whose interest was currently high, and said hesitantly, “You really like Jie Ran, right?”
Yuan Yue was currently in a state of excitement. She was suddenly stupefied by this abrupt question from Yu Xi. She didn’t know why Yu Xi would ask this, and for a moment, she hadn’t thought of good wording.
Seeing her hesitate, Yu Xi’s eyes darkened. She said in a deep voice, “Say whatever you are thinking in your heart. I want to hear the truth.”
Yuan Yue was scared by the expression on Yu Xi’s face that had suddenly become serious. Weighing things left and right, she said cautiously, “I like the movie 《Scent of Love》, that is why I like Jie Ran. Can you accept this explanation?”
Last time at the hot spring hotel, Yuan Yue had said the same words. But for some unknown reason, hearing her say this now, Yu Xi felt somewhat uneasy in her heart.
Yu Xi pressed her lips tightly together, seriously scrutinizing this face in front of her that she couldn’t be more familiar with, not letting go of a single trace of subtle expression. Seeing Yuan Yue’s eyes dodge for a moment, she asked, “Are you very afraid of me?”
Yuan Yue’s eyes widened, and she anxiously defended herself, “No! You are my dear; how could I possibly be afraid of you?”
“But you didn’t dare to look at me just now.” Yu Xi’s eyes were sorrowful.
Yuan Yue instantly panicked, pulling her hand and shaking it. “I’m not afraid of you; it’s because I care about you! I’m afraid that if I say the wrong thing, you will be unhappy.”
Yu Xi sighed almost inaudibly, held her hand, and said, “Between you and me, there is no need to be like this.”
Yuan Yue carefully looked at Yu Xi’s expression and said softly, “You are unhappy, right?”
Yu Xi’s current expression indeed wasn’t very good looking. She avoided answering, and instead said on her own, “If I don’t restrict you now, what do you most want to do with your idol Jie Ran?”
This question was even more strange. Yuan Yue said without thinking, “I haven’t thought about doing anything with her!”
Yu Xi wished to speak but stopped.
Yuan Yue felt that today’s Yu Xi was somewhat abnormal. No, it should be that since last night she had been a bit off. Going round and round6, the problem returned to Jie Ran again. She didn’t understand why Yu Xi wanted to be this persistent.
It was the first time Yuan Yue saw Yu Xi this depressed. Seeing Yu Xi like this, her heart was also somewhat chaotic. She pressed Yu Xi’s hand against the position of her heart, looked into the depths of her somewhat lost eyes, and said solemnly, “Maybe I will like many people, but the person I love is only you. Can you understand?”
Yu Xi’s gaze slowly moved down from her face, finally freezing on the position of Yuan Yue’s heart. Under her palm was her rising and falling heartbeat. Yu Xi felt it for a while, and her heart slowly quieted down.
Seeing her expression soften slightly, Yuan Yue hugged Yu Xi gently with one hand, looked at her deeply, and said without any concealment, “From beginning to end, the one I have loved is you. Even if you don’t love me anymore in the future, I will still foolishly love you.”
Yu Xi raised her head, saw Yuan Yue rarely confessing so seriously, and couldn’t help but hug her back, feeling filled with a thousand emotions for a moment. “Fool.”
Yuan Yue wrapped her other hand around her neck and said with a grin, “Being a fool is also because of you. In this lifetime, you have to be responsible for me.”
Yu Xi finally smiled openly. “Of course I will be responsible. Not only this lifetime, but also the next lifetime, and the lifetime after the next.”
More than half of Yuan Yue’s bones went soft. She was afraid she couldn’t withstand it, so to relieve the atmosphere, she laughed loudly and exaggeratedly, saying, “So mushy!”
“There is something even mushier.”
As soon as the voice fell, Yu Xi kissed her.
The smile on the corner of Yuan Yue’s mouth was swallowed by half. Just as she was preparing to respond to her properly, she was caught off guard and interrupted by a burst of coughing sounds.
They separated, though they were reluctant to part.
Even though she was wearing an apron, it was hard to hide Jie Ran’s goddess-like temperament. At this moment, she hugged her arms with both hands, staring straight-eyed at the people opposite her, and said jokingly, “Are you two afraid my family doesn’t have rice, so you came over early in the morning to feed me dog food7?”
Being intimate in someone else’s home was indeed quite impolite. Yuan Yue’s face grew hot.
Jie Ran also didn’t want to make things difficult. She dissolved the awkwardness with a relaxed smile and said, “Breakfast is ready, come over quickly to eat.”
What Jie Ran made were simple sandwiches. Yuan Yue tasted a mouthful and felt the flavor was not bad. She praised without being stingy, “Very delicious!”
Jie Ran accepted this praise happily, raised her eyebrows, and said, “If it’s delicious, eat more. If it’s not enough, I can make more.”
Yuan Yue liked to eat the fruit jam inside. She ate too urgently and got some stuck on her mouth. Yu Xi pulled out a tissue without saying a second word and helped her wipe it meticulously.
Jie Ran accidentally saw it and pretended to be displeased, saying, “Hey, you guys are enough. Showing off affection in front of a single dog8 is too unkind, right?”
Yu Xi was still her old self9; after helping Yuan Yue wipe clean, only then did she eat her own in a slow and orderly manner.
Seeing that Yu Xi ignored her, Jie Ran didn’t fuss about it. She cast her gaze toward Yuan Yue and said, “By the way, Xiao Yueyue, do you still want the disc of 《Scent of Love》?”
“I want it, I want it!” Ever since Jie Ran mentioned giving her the disc the last time they met, Yuan Yue had been thinking about it until now. She nodded in haste.
Jie Ran busily put down the sandwich in her hand, wiped her hands, and said, “Wait; I’m afraid I’ll forget in a while, so I’ll go get it for you now.”
Two minutes later, Jie Ran came back holding a disc.
Yuan Yue took the disc, rubbed it repeatedly for a long time, unable to hide her excitement. “Jie Ran, thank you!”
“Then give a hug!” Jie Ran opened her chest to her.
Yuan Yue was stunned and subconsciously looked at Yu Xi.
Jie Ran simply didn’t give the two of them a chance to communicate. As soon as she reached out, she held Yuan Yue in her arms. After just a moment, she let go of her and smiled at Yu Xi like she had succeeded in a scheme.
Yu Xi was neither angry nor annoyed, and said blandly, “There is a matter I need to tell you. I sold that house you gave me.”
Jie Ran was surprised. “Sold the house? Then where will you live in the future?”
“Of course she will live together with me!” Yuan Yue interrupted.
Jie Ran blurted out, “You want to keep10 her?”
As soon as Yuan Yue heard the word “keep,” she instantly remembered that unpleasant scene she had with Yu Xi last night, and was embarrassed for a moment.
Jie Ran was just joking with her and didn’t notice Yuan Yue’s reaction. She looked straight at Yu Xi, waiting for her answer.
Yu Xi knew why Yuan Yue was uncomfortable. She took a deep look at her and said with a face full of seriousness, “That house is worth quite a bit of money. If I don’t sell it, where would I get the capital to marry a wife?”
Yuan Yue’s heart went Ge Deng11. She seriously suspected she was having auditory hallucinations.
Jie Ran was also very surprised. It took her half a day to understand the meaning of Yu Xi’s sentence. She looked at the two of them with great interest, smiling meaningfully. “Alright, you two. You’re preparing to get married so soon.”
That sentence was stated so straightforwardly by Jie Ran; Yuan Yue’s eyeballs almost fell out. She looked at Yu Xi in a daze and said in disbelief, “You’re joking, right?”
Seeing her so shocked, Yu Xi didn’t answer but asked back, “Are you not willing?”
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