novelraw Chapter 436 - 414: Coming to Face the Consequences So Late
Chapter 436 - 414: Coming to Face the Consequences So Late
At noon, when it was time to get off work, Jiajia stood by the elevator, lost in thought, when suddenly there was a commotion behind her: "Hello, Deputy General Manager He.""Hello, Deputy General Manager He."
Everyone said the same thing. Jiajia, standing to the side, saw him walking toward her and nodded politely like the others.
He Ye glanced at her casually and stopped a short distance away, giving instructions to the people beside him.
Jiajia saw the elevator arrive. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to avoid him or what, but she was eager to get into the elevator. As she took a step forward, something seized her wrist, pulling her in the opposite direction.
"Let’s have lunch together." He Ye looked down at her and said.
Jiajia glanced up at him, then quickly lowered her head, looking at his hand on her wrist, her heart starting to race.
"Is that okay?" Seeing she didn’t respond, he asked in a low voice again.
Jiajia pressed her lips together. She wasn’t as opposed to his presence as before. In fact, after so many days, her heart had already calmed down. Sometimes she even thought about him. She just didn’t know what kind of relationship to have with him.
Still looking down, she slowly withdrew her hand. Just as a touch of disappointment appeared in He Ye’s eyes, she asked quietly, "What do you want to eat?"
He Ye’s face immediately broke into a smile, "Anything you choose."
Just like before, they got off work together and went to eat. She picked a restaurant which wasn’t very close to the company. It was the same restaurant he had taken her to for her birthday once.
"Deputy General Manager, are you treating?"
He Ye laughed, "Of course."
She smiled faintly and buried her head in the menu.
"Has the child’s cold gotten better?"
Jiajia was taken aback, then nodded, "He recovered the next day after taking cold medicine."
He Ye said casually, "Then the child must take after me. My mom said that when I was young, I never needed injections for colds."
Jiajia just smiled and handed him the menu, "What do you want to eat?"
"Anything you order is fine."
Jiajia confirmed the menu once more and handed it to the waiter.
He Ye opened his mouth to say something but hesitated. He took a sip of tea and, after some hesitation, said, "Jiajia..."
She looked up at him. Seeing she wasn’t avoiding him like before, He Ye gathered his courage to ask, "Has your answer to the question I asked you before changed?"
Jiajia blushed slightly and looked down at the small potted plant on the table, "What question."
"First, forgive me, and then marry me."
"Forgive you for what?" she asked purposefully.
He Ye’s attitude was very sincere, "Forgive me for the mistakes I made in the past, for taking so long to face the consequences, and I hope you’ll give me the chance to face them now."
Jiajia looked at him and asked, "Then... if you encounter a drunk girl in the future, will you still act the same way?"
"I guarantee I won’t. Now, I just want to live a good life with you and the child. I’m tired of that restless life. These days, I’ve been coming home on time every day. You can see, there’s no mess of girls around me anymore, right?"
"Then... what if you get bored in the future? Will you go back to your old ways?"
"With you and the child, how could I get bored?"
Jiajia looked at him, knowing her answer but pretending to think for a few seconds, "That depends on whether our son is willing to call you Dad. If he accepts you, I will too."
He Ye immediately smiled happily, "I’ll go home tonight and teach him to call me ’Dad’."