Wan Chu’er swallowed hard, trying to ignore her increasingly flushed cheeks, turned her head, and glared fiercely at Jiang Kechu.
"Jiang Kechu, get up, do you know what you’re doing?!"
Jiang Kechu curled his lips into a smile, his gaze intent on her as he said in a low voice, "What do you think I’m doing?"
Wan Chu’er was so angry she couldn’t help biting her lip, thinking about what to do next.
"Good girl, stop biting your lip."
"It’s none of your business!"
Jiang Kechu chuckled, "If you keep biting, I can’t guarantee I won’t lose control and kiss you."
Wan Chu’er: "..." Imdiately she stopped biting her lip.
A flash of regret passed through Jiang Kechu’s eyes as he said, "Give your hand."
"No!" Wan Chu’er flatly refused.
Jiang Kechu shook his head with a smile, took her hand, slid the ring off, and stuffed it into his own pocket.
"Give it back to , Jiang Kechu!"
Jiang Kechu said, "Be good, if you like it, I’ll buy you a better one tomorrow."
Wan Chu’er pushed him again, but to no avail; instead, Jiang Kechu firmly caught both her hands.
"Chuchu, I have no patience left to wait; you are mine, and can be only mine," Jiang Kechu declared slowly and dominantly as he looked at Wan Chu’er.
Wan Chu’er felt as if her blood was about to freeze, but her heart uncontrollably pounded loudly.
She looked straight into Jiang Kechu’s profound eyes, as if drawn into an endless abyss, and it took her a long ti to co back to her senses. She turned her face away and said fiercely, "What right do you have to say that? I belong only to myself, not to anyone, let go."
Jiang Kechu shook his head and said:
"I know you like ; don’t run away anymore. Since both of us have affections for each other, we should be together. I have given you plenty of ti to get used to it, but you insist on deceiving yourself and running away. I can’t let you run away anymore."
His tone was very certain, as if he had been waiting for this mont for a long ti, and his patience had all been spent.
The ring on Wan Chu’er’s finger tonight had caused him to lose all patience, whether it was a gift from a male classmate or just an excuse Wan Chu’er used to reject him. Jiang Kechu no longer wanted to play this cat-and-mouse ga with her; he wanted to hold Wan Chu’er openly in his arms and love her as he ought to do.
Wan Chu’er listened in panic, stamring, "Don’t... don’t talk nonsense, when did... when did I ever like you?"
The unspoken understanding between the two had finally been pierced by Jiang Kechu, not surprising yet so sudden that Wan Chu’er montarily lost her composure, her mind a chaotic ss.
Jiang Kechu continued, undisturbed, "If you didn’t like , you wouldn’t let into your territory, you wouldn’t eat the food I make, you wouldn’t always deliberately irritate ."
"It’s you who barged into my ho like a bandit. I tried to send you away, but you wouldn’t leave. When have I deliberately irritated you? It’s always you who’s annoying ."
Wan Chu’er rebutted Jiang Kechu’s words in a fluster, but her argunts sounded pale and weak, like a desperate struggle.
Jiang Kechu continued calmly, "What if it were soone else?"
Soone else?
If it were soone else doing these things, Wan Chu’er thought the idea itself was inconceivable; she would rather die than surrender, perhaps even wielding a knife to drive the person out.
Jiang Kechu’s warm voice reached her ears again, "See, even as I hold you like this, you’re only panicked, not disgusted, not fighting desperately. You do love , Chuchu. Don’t run away anymore; facing your feelings is nothing to be fearful of."
"No, it’s not, it’s not what you’re saying!"
Wan Chu’er shook her head desperately, trying to deny everything Jiang Kechu had said, also trying to make him realize that he was wrong. But all her efforts were in vain.
Suddenly, her lips turned warm as Jiang Kechu kissed her passionately, and Wan Chu’er imdiately stiffened, as if her pressure points had been hit, immobilizing her completely.
After a few seconds, Wan Chu’er pushed Jiang Kechu’s face away, swallowed hard, and said, "Don’t force ."
Jiang Kechu looked at her, seemingly sensing her panic, a trace of confusion appeared on his face as he asked, "Chuchu, what are you afraid of?"
Afraid?
Afraid of what?
Wan Chu’er trembled, indeed she was afraid; afraid of hurting Jiang Kechu again, afraid of recalling the embarrassnt and despair of her past life, afraid of facing the Jiang Family, afraid...
She covered her face with her hands, sadly saying, "Jiang Kechu, don’t force ."
Jiang Kechu’s heart trembled, he quickly got up and let her go, then picked Wan Chu’er up, cooing, "There, there, don’t be afraid," gently patting her back to comfort her for a long while.
After a long ti, Wan Chu’er finally cald down. She struggled out of Jiang Kechu’s embrace and said earnestly,
"Jiang Kechu, give so ti and space. I need to think this matter through clearly. If I can’t figure it out myself, I won’t be able to be with you in good conscience."
Nor would she be able to enjoy his affection for her without a care in the world.
She silently added that to herself.
Jiang Kechu remained silent for a few seconds. Although he couldn’t understand what there was to think about, he still nodded in agreent, "Okay, if you can’t figure it out, I’ll help you think."
Wan Chu’er: "...Thank you, but I’ll do it myself."
Dammit, you’re always such a mood-killer!
"I’ll take that ring you had just now."
Wan Chu’er honestly said, "That was given to by Mai Qiqi, wearing it to deliberately annoy you was my own idea." Since they had already co to this point, there was no need to keep fabricating stories about the ring.
Seeing Wan Chu’er suddenly being so honest, Jiang Kechu couldn’t help but reach out and playfully scrape her nose, which only made Wan Chu’er glower at him.
"Jiang Kechu, before I’ve sorted out my feelings, we need to set so ground rules."
Jiang Kechu smiled and asked, "What kind of ground rules?"
"First, no touching without permission;
Second, you can’t co over to my place anyti soon, I’ll cook and eat by myself;
Third, unless I seek you out, you are not to look for ."
Wan Chu’er counted on her fingers, listing the three rules. How could she think properly with Jiang Kechu around her every day?
But to her surprise, Jiang Kechu just laughed and asked coldly, "So if you never seek out for the rest of your life, am I supposed to wait for you forever? That won’t do!"
In the end, under Jiang Kechu’s persistent ddling, these ground rules were completely vetoed.
Having finally sent Jiang Kechu away, Wan Chu’er let out a wail, how did things get to be like this?
Wasn’t she just using a ring to reject Jiang Kechu? How did it turn into her needing to figure out her feelings for Jiang Kechu?
No, it was about sorting out whether or not she wanted to be with Jiang Kechu, and when it would be good to be with him!
Oh heavens!
Please take away Jiang Kechu, this sly fox, for she, Wan Chu’er, truly cannot outplay Jiang Kechu!
This night was destined to be a chaotic one, and how could Wan Chu’er co up with any solutions? All her ti was spent digesting today’s sudden changes.
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