Chapter 88 – Play the Zither for the Servants

“Mingxuan likes…”

She had a foreboding when she saw him hesitate.

“Because he might like you.”

It took him a long time to piece his words together.

Ji Ziming wore a complex yet helpless look after he said that.

One was the woman he loved, while the other was one of his best friends, so how could he not feel complicated when these two people were discussed together?

“Huh?”

Her mouth hung agape upon hearing this, and it took her a long time to register it.

For a long time, she looked at him in confusion, unable to digest this news.

Although she had initially suspected Fu Mingxuan of liking her, she had already dispelled this conjecture after so many encounters between them. Now…

“That should be impossible. How did you know?” she asked softly, pursing her lips thereafter.

“…” He fell silent for a while after hearing her question.

How did I know?

He actually unable to answer this question, for it was only based on his gut feeling.

His childhood had been acting strange lately, especially when it came to his girlfriend.

He would not mind it in the past, but in these past few days, when he hung out with his friends, he realized that Mu Heng’s words seemed to be hinting at something.

“Anyway, just pass this project to someone else.”

He decided not to explain himself in the end.

“Do you know what I hate most about you?”

Seeing him refuse to explain himself and insist on her passing this project to others, she felt very tired all of a sudden.

Trust was not the only thing required between couples; understanding was a must, too. One could not restrain the other from doing something, nor could they forced them to comply to their will.

“You hate me?” he blurted out on reflex.

The surprise on his face and coldness in his eyes seemed to hint of hurt.

“I don’t actually hate you. I just dislike how you always don’t consider my feelings and ignore what I say; you keep telling me to do things I am unwilling.”

She sucked in a deep breath and explained herself upon seeing the hurt on his face.

“Whether senior likes me or not, you’ll always be the one I like… Can’t you believe in me? When did you start being unsure of yourself?”

As she asked that, she placed her hand above his and looked into his eyes. Her gaze was filled with tender love.

He felt his heart skip a beat at this.

The bit of frustration and displeasure in him receded, and his heart thumped peacefully again.

That’s right. When have I started being unsure of myself?

It seems that ever since I met her, I’ve started doubting myself.

I’m afraid of her finding another man more desirable, that other men will learn of her good qualities, and… that she’ll leave me.

“You must keep in mind that, other than my dad, the only man I love is you! In this lifetime, I will only marry you and no one else.”

She stood up to get near him.

Circling around the desk, she reached out her arms to hug his waist as she rested her head on his chest.

“I love you. Let’s not quarrel because of other people in the future, okay? I dislike seeing you angry; I also dislike making you angry…”

She leaned her body weight onto him and gently whispered that.

His frown loosened when he felt her skin on his, and he looked down at the woman in his embrace with a slight smile.

He raised his hands and hugged her waist, securely locking her in his embrace.

“Okay.”

He lightly nodded.

He then dipped his head and planted a gentle kiss on her head.

“Then…” She slowly raised her head and blinked at him. “Can I continue working on senior’s project?”

Seeing that he was about to speak, she hastily raised her right hand, as if making an oath, and said, “I promise to keep my distance from him! If we have to talk in person, I’ll make sure that there’s another person with me. Is that okay?”

The way she earnestly looked at him made him feel amused for some reason.

“Is that okay?” She reiterated when he failed to speak at once.

The pleading in her voice was more prominent this time.

“Okay. I agree.”

He repressed the amusement in his heart and kept his face expressionless as he said that.

“Yay! You finally agreed!”

She hugged him closer in her happiness.

“But as per what you said, I want us to make a three-point covenant,” he said, his face still stoic.

“Huh? Three-point covenant? On what?”

She tilted her head up in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

“First, you must keep your distance from him. Unless there is a need for it, you two should never be alone.”

“…” Her lips twitched at this. She did not expect him to take what she had said in jest seriously.

“Second, from here on, you will move out of your house and live with me.”

“…” Why do I feel that this annoying fellow has been planning this for a long time?

“Third…”

When he reached this point, he paused for a moment and looked at her seriously.

“Pei Ge, let’s get married.”