novelraw Chapter 1178: I Have Never Said That!
Chapter 1178: I Have Never Said That!
"Why would you ask that?" Di Jinxuan furrowed her eyebrows, truly not having anticipated that Nangong Jin would ask such a question.
"I’m afraid you like him." Nangong Jin answered honestly, his limpid peach-blossom eyes slightly downcast, carrying a self-mocking tone, "I fear you think he’s better than me, younger, from a cleaner background, and he’s been with you for so long, he... really likes you."
Nangong Jin didn’t know why he was saying all this. Lying together like this, he always felt that Di Jinxuan gave off a peaceful aura, making even the most wandering and dissolute person yearn to settle down.
This feeling was beautiful, so beautiful that it made one long for it, the simplicity of two people being together, without much tumult or upheaval, just quietly loving each other and spending the rest of their lives in happiness.
Her tranquillity made him sink into deep thought, prompted him to reflect, fearing that Di Jinxuan might despise him.
Because he wasn’t perfect.
Hearing Nangong Jin’s words, Di Jinxuan lifted the corners of her mouth, her gaze playful as she watched him, "So are you saying I should get together with him?"
"No!" Nangong Jin immediately denied, and after his denial, he looked at Di Jinxuan with a kind of desolate expression, "I’m just afraid you don’t like me, that because I’m too rascally, you can’t avoid me, so that’s why..."
"Nangong Jin, what exactly are you trying to say?" Di Jinxuan also turned to look at him, her gaze questioning.
Nangong Jin: "..."
"I, I just wanted to ask if you really like me. Like me as a person, all of me, just me alone, do you like me?"
He spoke with urgency and even seemed a little timid.
Before Di Jinxuan could speak, he continued, "This is the first time I’ve liked someone, maybe I don’t know how to express it, or maybe there are some things I’m not good at, but I just want you to know I like you, I want to be with you."
He looked so serious, not at all like he was joking.
Di Jinxuan’s gaze deepened; she hadn’t expected that he, who usually appeared so insouciant and carefree, also had a sensitive side to him.
She thought he would never say these things to her, that he would always remain this unserious.
But he had spoken, without the pride she had imagined.
On this topic, Di Jinxuan couldn’t help but straighten her expression and ask, "Speaking of which, I really want to ask you, didn’t you say before you wanted to give things a try with my fourth sister? Isn’t it her that you like?"
Hearing Di Jinxuan’s words, Nangong Jin blinked in confusion, "What ’give things a try’?"
"Don’t you remember?" Di Jinxuan raised her eyebrows, deeply suspicious that this guy was feigning ignorance again.
Nangong Jin had really forgotten, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly remembered and cursed inwardly; how did his wife know about this?
Ah, crap!
But it didn’t seem like it was him who had said ’give it a try’, right?
"No, wait a minute, wife, are you sure you’re not confused?" Nangong Jin said urgently, "I never said ’give it a try’!"
"Ah?" Di Jinxuan’s eyes widened, but she immediately retorted, "Don’t give me that."
"I really didn’t," Nangong Jin said with a face full of misery, "You must be mistaken, here’s how it went down: that night, I went to the bathroom with Xiaxia, cough, I mean, she didn’t invite me to go to the bathroom, it’s not, uh, anyway, we just ended up going to the bathroom together.
Crap, what I mean is, don’t worry about how we got there, just that we ended up at the bathroom door, alright?"