Chapter 27: Chapter 27: So Sort Of Proposal
"I want to go ho." Surprising Xin Yi, Cheng Luiying declared, ’I’m almost certain my mom is looking for .’
"Even after everything she’s done, will you go back to her?" Xin Yi is was aware of the truth. She fully confessed to him.
*Flashback*
"What do you want
to say? My mom told
she’ll leave if I didn’t end our relationship." She cried out in frustration through her tears, ’That doesn’t sound logical at all!’
All the actions of her mom over the last five years returned quickly, despite all her attempts to push them out of mory.
She mulled over how quickly her mother had changed. One mont, her mom loved her; the next, it was as if that love never existed, and she found herself helpless.
She naively presud obeying her mother’s silly demand might regain her affection, but soon recognized it was a dumb notion.
’What did she do?’ asked Xin Yi, as his face grew more stern.
He warned, ’Answer , Cheng Luiying, or I’ll take you ho and stop bothering with you.’
Nervously, she swallowed hard. Trusting that he ant what he said, she revealed the truth to him.
With tears brimming in her beautiful eyes, she sobbed, "My mom, I have." Recalling what she had gone through caused her to feel turmoil in her heart.
With a gentler expression, Xin Yi moved nearer to the bed and said, ’No need to be scared, I’m right here.’ She cald herself with deep breaths, and he said, ’Just tell
what I need to know.’
"My mother was absolutely thrilled when we began dating, but over ti her feelings changed," Cheng Luiying reflected with a distant look in her eyes as she recounted the past.
"She often lashed out at
over trivial matters. I initially suspected the stress of managing the company caused it, but it wasn’t."
"She behaved differently with my siblings compared to , making
worry that I’d upset her sohow," Cheng Luiying’s fists gripped tightly onto the bedspread.
"When she made that choice, wanting her love, I broke up with you, and then she announced my engagent despite
not being engaged."
Cheng Luiying sobbed in his arms and spoke, ’I was and still am heartbroken by my mom’s choice. Despite all my attempts, I’m unable to hate her, and this deepens my hurt.’
End of the flashback
’I just can’t stay away from her, can I?’ she murmured with a wry smile.
She chuckled dryly and said, ’Even if I want to go, my mom restricts my movents; I can’t follow through with any of my plans.’
Her mom’s actions have beco increasingly troubling over the last five years. No matter how hard she tried, she could never figure out what she had done wrong.
Many people might feel jealous of her standing as Young Miss of the Cheng’s, yet she alone understands that her family ostracizes her.
She always treaded carefully at ho. The beloved siblings she grew up with also abandoned her, leaving her feeling hollow.
Xin Yi declared confidently, ’I’ll accompany you ho. No one will dare to act up with
around.’
"Do you intend to take my life early?" Her voice broke into a dry chuckle.
Xin Yi stared at her, clearly confused.
"They will find more reason to torture
if you return ho with . I know you despise , but I beg you, don’t push
to my grave so quickly," she muttered.
"What makes you think I detest you? I felt heartbroken, but I have never hated you, and I never will," he exclaid loudly.
A look of astonishnt filled Cheng Luiying’s eyes as she stared at him. He didn’t harbor any hate for her.
Xin Yi gazed at her, awkwardly clearing his throat. It looked like he recognized his words.
"Indeed, when I attempted to detest you, my sentints wouldn’t let ," he admitted, sharing his most private thought.
"You don’t actually hate , but even if you don’t, you should still bla . I did not take your feelings into account back then. I didn’t inform you, but I let my emotions control . You should absolutely hold
responsible."
She quickly offered an explanation. She would feel less guilty if he blad her for it.
Xin Yi fixed a profound gaze on her. He understood her completely. She goes to great lengths to hide her feelings, making sure no one can read her thoughts.
Her greatest shortcoming was clear in this detail. His love for her was boundless. His eyes brightened with excitent as a new idea erged.
He smiled, but Cheng Luiying found it creepy. She had a hunch he was planning sothing, and the thought unsettled her. She couldn’t figure out what that might be.
Furthermore, she understood it probably wouldn’t benefit her.
"What are you thinking about?" she demanded, panting with her rising and falling chest, hinting that sothing intense was approaching.
He softly called out, "Yingying," making her shudder lightly as her hair stood on end.
"Yes," she answered hesitantly.
"You want to impress , don’t you?" He looked into her eyes, and she nodded quickly.
’Damn it,’ she said internally. What made her respond so fast?
He said mysteriously, ’To make things right with , be at the Civil Affairs Bureau.’
"With my mom holding on to the family register, there’s no way I’ll be able to..." She suddenly fell silent when she t his gaze.
He smiled broadly, clearly enjoying what she said.
’You tricked !’ she shouted in shock.
"I only ntioned being at the agency; you’re the one who kept going on about the family register." He made it obvious that he didn’t want to accept the bla.
"Am I at fault for this? They marry at the bureau, just like in the novels I read," she stated, lowering her head shyly.
’Why did she make such a foolish mistake?’ She pondered over her actions and questioned herself.
"They process divorces at the bureau too, but rest assured, I won’t request one, nor will you," he promised.
Her mouth hung open in shock. Was this his way of proposing? Does this approach seem acceptable?
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