Jingxia Rose

Chapter 192 [Shi Yi 042] I will not marry you
Yi Xu returned to the old house the next morning, and Shi Wan then invited Ji Xuan and Yin Qianran out for shopping, beauty treatments, and dinner.

Ji Xuan and Wen Qi's wedding date has been set, and Yin Qianran doesn't need to take care of her son. The three of them had hot pot and went to a bar, partying until midnight before being picked up by their respective men.

Shi Wan didn't know what happened when Yi Xu went back, but it was most likely that he had reconciled with his family.

At first, she was afraid that Yi Xu had compromised and agreed to the marriage, but during that time Yi Xu did not show anything wrong. He would go back to the old house every few days to have a meal with the old man, play chess, and when the weather was nice, he would accompany him to Junlang Golf Course to exercise.

Until May, with Ji Xian's wedding approaching, Shi Wan did not have any work scheduled for the entire month.

She accompanied her to try on wedding dresses and bridesmaid makeup in advance, and checked out the venue. During the few days that Ji Heng and Ji Nian came over, she even accompanied them around to various places.

On the wedding day, Shi Wan got up very early. When she saw Ji Xuan and Wen Qi exchanging rings, she couldn't help but smile.

When they came off the stage and were listening to their wedding speeches, Yi Xu had somehow gotten close to them.

He whispered in her ear, "Do you yearn for it?"

What do you yearn for?

"Wedding dress, wedding."

Shi Wan glanced at him sideways, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "What do you mean?"

Yi Xu tentatively asked in a joking tone, "How about... we get married too? And get the money we gave as a wedding gift today back, what do you think?"

Shi Wan's expression turned cold, and she chuckled, saying sarcastically, "The dignified second young master of the Yi family, do you still care about such a small amount of money?"

"My money doesn't grow on trees, does it? I should still care about it."

Shi Wan looked away without making a comment.

As soon as the banquet ended, she was pulled and pressed onto the mahjong table, and Yi Xu was also dragged to play cards, so the topic was dropped.

Shi Wan won over three thousand yuan at the card table in the afternoon and was quite happy. In the evening, she and Yi Xu drank alcohol and returned to Shangxi Garden at nearly eleven o'clock.

Once inside the bathroom, the two naturally began to kiss.

Afterwards, lying in bed, Yi Xu kissed her earlobe and asked in a hoarse voice, "You still haven't answered the question I asked you today?"

Shi Wan woke up too early this morning and had just had a vigorous workout, so she's feeling quite tired and her brain is a bit sluggish.

"what is the problem?"

"marry."

"Married? Who's getting married?" Shi Wan mumbled, "Didn't they get married today?"

Yi Xu chuckled, forcefully turned her around, pinched her chin, and said seriously, "I meant us. Yi Xu and Shi Wan!"

"what?"

Shi Wan suddenly opened her eyes. "We're getting married? You weren't joking during the day, were you?"

Yi Xu pecked her lips and whispered, "I don't think I said I was joking back then, right? Shi Wan, marriage... I'm serious."

Shi Wan frowned, her thoughts a bit jumbled, so she simply sat up and grabbed a handful of her somewhat disheveled hair.

Then, after thinking for a minute or so, she said, "No... I don't quite understand why you suddenly brought up marriage? We've only been together for less than a year, haven't we?"

“It has nothing to do with how long we’ve been together. All I know is that I want to marry you and be with you forever,” Yi Xu said earnestly. “You’re the first person who has ever made me think about marriage.”

Shi Wan frowned even more deeply. "If we get married, will your family agree?"

"Do you remember when we went to XZ for Chinese New Year? After we came back, my mom called me, and I went back to my old house the next day."

Shi Wan nodded, signaling him to continue.

Yi Xu sat up straight and took his hand. "The old man promised not to interfere with my marriage anymore, and he also agreed to our relationship. He told me not to be as crazy as before, and since I've decided to be with you, I should treat you well and let you get married as soon as possible." "You want to marry me... is it because your family is pressuring you?"

"Didn't you hear a single word I said before?" Yi Xu sighed and repeated, "Even if they don't pressure me to get married, I still want to marry you."

Shi Wan opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a sound for a long time.

After a moment, she bit her lip and said, "You...it's too sudden, I..."

Seeing her flustered and incoherent appearance, Yi Xu smiled and said, "It was too sudden. I originally planned to tell you on our first anniversary, but when I saw Wen Qi and Ji Xuan's wedding today and saw your happy expression, I couldn't help but bring it up."

"If you think it's too fast... we can wait. I'll formally propose to you in July and set the wedding date for the end of the year. We can use these months to look at wedding dresses and venues..."

Yi Xu spoke softly, and his peach blossom eyes revealed a rare deep affection.

Every word and sentence envisions their future.

Yi Xu had never thought about getting married before, including when he first got together with Shi Wan.

But the sight of her holding Lu Xuming's son last year, the first time she tried on her bridesmaid dress, and her bright and joyful smile today are all deeply etched in his mind.

At that moment, his desire to marry her reached its peak.

Shi Wan drank quite a bit tonight. Although she wasn't drunk, her mind was a bit muddled. After experiencing Shenlong Runi for more than two hours, the effects of the alcohol wore off a bit.

Right now, my head just feels a bit heavy and swollen.

She licked her dry lips and interrupted him, "Wait...wait..."

Yi Xu fell silent. The room was dark, with only a dim nightlight by the door. The surroundings were still dim, and one could barely make out the outline of a person, but could not discern their expression.

"Didn't I tell you...?"

"What did you say?"

But Yi Xu could tell that her attitude and tone were different at this moment, and for some reason, his heart was sinking.

A strong sense of unease was screaming loudly in my chest.

"I will not marry you."

really……

Yi Xu's face darkened. "What do you mean?"

"literal meaning."

The room fell silent. After a long while, Yi Xu sneered, "Just like that 'I won't let you kiss me' thing back then?"

Shi Wan had a headache. She knew now wasn't the best time to talk about this, but she didn't want to fall asleep in a daze and pretend nothing had happened the next day.

Then, on their one-year anniversary, he actually proposed. Did she refuse then?

It will only make their relationship look worse.

This is not what she wanted either.

She tried to remain calm and said, "You don't need to bring up the past with me. Let's stick to the facts. I never intended to get married. It's my fault. I blame myself for not making things clear to you from the beginning."

"terribly sorry."

The last three words sounded ironic to Yi Xu: "Could it be... that from the very beginning, you just wanted to play around with me?"

“Okay, that’s fine if you thought of it that way at first.” Yi Xu probably felt that this way of putting it wasn’t quite right, so he changed his wording. “So, during the time we’ve been talking, you didn’t have any serious thoughts?”

(End of this chapter)