novelraw Chapter 462 - 379: Why Don’t You Just Go to Him
Chapter 462 - 379: Why Don’t You Just Go to Him
Chapter 462: Chapter 379: Why Don’t You Just Go to Him
"Could you please stand up first? Let me think it through!" Bai Shasha lowered her gaze, overwhelmed and at a loss.
Her mind was truly chaotic. This wasn’t her first time being proposed to—Cao Yufan had once confidently knelt on one knee and proposed to her. The scene from that day remained etched in her memory to this day.
Suddenly, she remembered a joke: Back then, he said, "It’s okay if you don’t know how to do chores. I’m marrying a wife, not a maid." Later, he said, "You can’t do anything, what did I marry you for?"
Back then, he said, "If you don’t want to work, you can stay home. I’ll take care of you." Later, he said, "You eat my food, drink my drinks, and still dare to argue with me?"
Someone once said love is like fishing—once the fish bites the hook, there’s no need to waste bait anymore. For women, there’s nothing scarier than this.
But Bai Shasha’s deepest fear wasn’t any of that. She feared today’s sweet words and solemn promises would lose their power tomorrow, and betrayal might come at any moment.
Xu Er remained on one knee, holding the ring in his hand without moving, and seriously asked, "How long do you need to think about it?"
In truth, he wasn’t entirely unprepared for this. During the Chinese New Year, while chatting with Bai Shasha’s parents about marriage at her house, she had been very resistant, always changing the subject.
Since February, their relationship had improved significantly. Watching their friends snug at home with wives and kids, he felt increasingly anxious.
If he didn’t act fast, everyone else’s kids might be in kindergarten before his even existed!
Bai Shasha grabbed his hand. "Three days! Just give me three days, okay?"
The workplace was beginning its May Day holiday tomorrow, which gave her the perfect opportunity to sort through her feelings and figure out what she really wanted.
Xu Er stood up, leveraging her grip. Though there was a flash of sadness in his eyes, he still smiled and said, "Alright! I’ll wait for you!"
Doesn’t the fact that she didn’t outright reject me mean she might actually consider accepting? Maybe things aren’t so hopeless after all?
"Shall we still go eat?" Bai Shasha lowered her head to ask as she sat back in the car. She felt immensely guilty toward Xu Er. She could sense his feelings, but she wasn’t sure how to reciprocate.
She felt as though she was ill—as though her last relationship had drained her of all her passion and courage in advance.
Xu Er ruffled her hair. "Of course, we’ll eat! Just because I proposed, does that mean you don’t want to eat with me anymore?"
"No! That’s not what I meant!" Bai Shasha waved her hands hurriedly; she absolutely didn’t think that.
"Come on, now! I’ve already made reservations. Let’s head out!" Xu Er said as he started the car and drove toward their destination. However, the two barely spoke the entire way, each quietly wrapped in their own thoughts.
After dinner, Xu Er gentlemanly dropped Bai Shasha off downstairs, waiting until her apartment light turned on before leaving.
He needed to find someone to talk to—there was so much weighing on his heart.
Long Wu suggested meeting at his own restaurant rather than the bar, having been harassed there the last time.
Leng Mochen also arrived fashionably late. The three of them drank together deep into the night...
The first day of the May Day holiday dawned with clear skies, the blue expanse dotted by a few stray clouds—sights that naturally put one in a good mood.
Li Si cradled Buding, taking advantage of the less harsh UV rays at nine o’clock in the morning to bask near the pavilion in her yard.
Little Buding was already two and a half months old, growing steadily into a chubby, adorable baby. His jet-black eyes gleamed like polished obsidian, radiant and sparkling.
They played for a while until the little one wet himself. Li Si chuckled as she carried him indoors to change his diaper and feed him. Only then did Buding contentedly drift off to sleep.
Sister Ding took Buding from Li Si’s arms and carried him back to his room.
Li Si glanced at the time—certain someone still hadn’t gotten up! She saw her chance for revenge from the previous night!
Quietly, she pushed open the bedroom door, still heavy with drawn curtains. On the big bed, that certain someone lay snoring softly. She tiptoed over, poked him twice, and seeing he was still fast asleep, leaned closer and shouted by his ear, "The sun is up!"
Leng Mochen frowned and mumbled, "Stop it! I’m so tired!"
Li Si giggled and pinched his nose, refusing to let him breathe!
Hmph! Now he’s sleeping soundly, but last night when she was in a sweet slumber, he had come back in the middle of the night and outright stuffed her mouth shut. At first, she thought she was dreaming. How could she feel so suffocated? It wasn’t until the smell of alcohol wafted into her mouth that she realized it wasn’t a dream.
This big jerk—he had taken full advantage of her under the guise of drunkenness.
Leng Mochen, eyes still closed, grabbed her small hand and effortlessly pulled her into his arms, tightly holding her down.
"Baby, just stay with me a little longer!"
The aftermath of drinking was a terrible headache that prevented his mind from working properly. He only wanted to take down the troublemaker disturbing his sleep.
Li Si, frustrated over her failed revenge and now pinned under him, couldn’t accept it. Looking at his slightly furrowed brows and chiseled handsome face, she resolved to strike again.
But before she could make her move, the ringtone from a phone in his white pants pocket blared loudly.
Li Si shoved aside the half-awake, dazed Leng Mochen and pulled out the phone—it was Bai Shasha calling.
Using the same coaxing tone she used with Buding, she said, "Alright, good husband! Be good and sleep now! I won’t bother you anymore!"
Finally managing to free herself from his embrace, she dashed out of the room, her breath still slightly uneven as she answered, "Shasha!"
On the other end, Bai Shasha teased, "Did I call at a bad time? My goodness, won’t your ’someone’ totally hate me?"
"Oh, shut up!"
"Oh, good then! I’m right outside the gate of your villa right now!"
Li Si resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "Then why are you even bothering to call? Ring the doorbell and come in already!"
Today, Bai Shasha wore a yellow tracksuit, radiating youthful energy. If you overlooked the lost, helpless, and complicated expression on her face, she looked just like a lively, cute young maiden!
Li Si asked curiously, "What’s wrong with you? Who boiled you alive? Coming to my place during a holiday—what about Xu Er?"
A perfectly good May Day holiday for traveling, sweet romance, or kisses—and she was at Li Si’s house. Why?
Bai Shasha grimaced and imitated Li Si, "Xu Er proposed to me yesterday!" She figured Xu Er might share it with their friends eventually, and Li Si would know. If it hadn’t been so late last night, and if she hadn’t worried about disturbing her godson’s sleep, she would have poured her heart out then.
Li Si genuinely didn’t know, but with an expression of thrilled surprise, she pressed, "So, did you say yes? When’s the wedding?"
"I... I said I’d think about it for three days!" Bai Shasha lowered her gaze and, truthfully, already regretted setting the three-day window. Why had she done that?
"Way to go! You even gave yourself a three-day deadline. So, what’s your plan? Xu Er’s pretty good to you; why not just go for it?" Li Si finally understood why Xu Er had dragged Leng Mochen and Brother Wu out last night!
Turns out, he’d been drinking away his woes! But honestly, drowning himself in alcohol wouldn’t help anything!
Bai Shasha tugged at her hair. "Ugh, I don’t even know what I really want! I just couldn’t bring myself to say ’yes’ right away!"
Li Si rolled her eyes to the heavens. She honestly couldn’t understand what was going on with Bai Shasha and Xu Er.
The two of them usually acted like the perfect couple made in heaven!
But when it came to matters of marriage, Bai Shasha seemed hesitant. Li Si didn’t want to push her too much either.
"No wonder last night Xu Er dragged my husband and Brother Wu out for drinks. Turns out his proposal wasn’t accepted!"
Li Si teased her intentionally, "Why didn’t you just agree? Now he’s going around getting them drunk, and they’re still lying in bed even now!"
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