Oh no! His rural wife is sweeter than a peach!

Lu Luozhi stared intently at the man before her. This was their first meeting, and he didn't directly answer her question.

Suddenly, she seemed to understand something.

She asked softly, "Ying Yuchuan, you like her, right?"

A statement that is both affirmative and wistful.

"That's why you've kept the book she left you until now."

The answer seems to be quite obvious.

Liking someone but never dating them is not contradictory.

He didn't lie to her; he just remained silent.

Regarding this question… Ying Yuchuan lowered his eyes.

Like it?

But it doesn't seem so.

He simply liked that one glance she gave him.

Just like the last time she turned back from the deer-shaped branch.

As for why he didn't reject Li Wan's pursuit back then... he couldn't explain it clearly for a while.

As for why he kept that book by Li Wan there, he could attribute it to being too lazy to throw it away.

He had only read that book once, but of course he noticed the bookmark inside.

The reason he didn't throw it away was because he also liked that line in it.

Every time I think of you, a grain of sand falls from the sky, and that's how the Sahara was formed.

He simply liked the phrase.

Of course, he liked this sentence not because of Li Wan, nor because he missed her.

There may be a deeper reason, which he has yet to find the answer to.

"You care?"

Ying Yuchuan countered with a question.

He added, "I'll go back tomorrow and throw the book away."

If that makes her happy.

Is it because of the book?

No.

Lu Luozhi gazed intently at the handsome, mature yet serious man before her.

What a wonderful man.

She wasn't wrong; the person who gave him that book was his unrequited love.

Now that his white light is back, according to the plot of the TV series, shouldn't she step down?

Her complex gaze made Ying Yuchuan somewhat afraid.

Yes, I'm scared.

What are you thinking about? Tell me.

He reached out and grasped her arm, his tone firm, "Never get stuck on something you can't control yourself."

Lu Luozhi snapped out of her reverie, glanced at him, and smiled serenely.

"What are you thinking? Everyone has a past, right? Do you expect me to be a celibate woman who doesn't like any other woman? That's not normal. Everyone has an ex, right? I might even have an ex-boyfriend."

When she mentioned her ex-boyfriend, Ying Yuchuan's face tightened noticeably, his expression hardening as if he was displeased.

"Alright, alright, go to sleep. It's not a big deal. Let's not talk about the past anymore."

She pulled her arm out of his grasp, lay down on the bed, covered herself with the blanket, turned to her side, propped her head up with one hand, and casually said something.

"Unless you still like her now?"

The question may seem casual, but it is the most earnest one.

Ying Yuchuan met her gaze with his deep eyes, and after nearly two or three seconds of silence, he spoke in a firm voice, "Lu Luozhi, you are now my wife. Haven't my actions been clear enough for you?"

So?

look.

He still didn't answer her question directly.

Still afraid to answer?

Lu Luozhi did not expose him again.

But my heart is inexplicably aching.

Such a perfect woman—beautiful, confident, generous, and a capable career woman—is more than a match for him.

Logically speaking, a woman like Li Wan should be the best choice for a granddaughter-in-law in Madam Ying's mind.

Neither of them said anything more.

Lu Luozhi was too lazy to say anything more and closed her eyes to sleep.

Ying Yuchuan stared at her with complicated emotions for a while before slowly getting up, taking his pajamas, and going to the bathroom to take a shower.

He didn't offer any further explanation.

He went in, came out, lay down on the bed, and found that Lu Luozhi was already asleep.

She turned to the side, with her back to him.

That night, she did not willingly roll into his arms.

In the middle of the night, Ying Yuchuan suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

He gazed at the slender figure some distance away, and sighed in the darkness.

He moved closer, stretched out his arms, and pulled her into his embrace before closing his eyes again.

Only when she's in my arms do I feel truly at ease and complete...