Chapter 193: Want to marry me?
The next day, the first ray of dawn in the Capital City fell upon the horizon, dividing night and day, ushering in a new one.
Lian Li woke up with sleepy eyes, rubbing them groggily. She tilted her chin up and saw the man with his eyes closed, breathing evenly.
She raised her hand and gently brushed away the black short hair falling over his forehead, which covered his exceptional eyes, making him look a little docile.
Lian Li yawned, her arm around Jin Shi Yue’s lean waist, and snuggled into his embrace, continuing to sleep with him.
She didn’t know when this habit started, but when she opened her eyes and saw him, she knew he hadn’t rested much, so she would consciously accompany him to catch up on sleep.
She woke up again at ten o’clock.
Lian Li was hungry, her stomach growling. She had intended to get out of bed quietly, but as soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Jin Shi Yue looking tired.
“Hungry?” His voice was accompanied by the hoarseness of just waking up, with a surprisingly deep potential.
Lian Li replied, “Mm.”
Jin Shi Yue pinched her cheek lightly, “Do you want Chinese food or Western food?”
“Chinese food.”
“Let’s eat out. Go wash up first.”
“Okay.”
While Lian Li was in the bathroom washing up, Jin Shi Yue ordered someone to bring some food over to tide her over.
After Lian Li finished a sandwich, Jin Shi Yue also came out of the bedroom. He was wearing a dark shirt and suit pants. His shoulders were broad, his legs long, his waist narrow and strong. At a glance, he was a composed and calm CEO who could turn the world upside down with a flip of his hand.
Lian Li stood up, and Jin Shi Yue walked over, taking her hand.
Lian Li had gotten used to holding hands, whether going out or coming back, or even just walking around home. Whenever they were together, they would hold hands.
Either Jin Shi Yue held her hand, or she held his.
They let go of their hands when they reached the underground garage.
Jin Shi Yue opened the front passenger door for Lian Li. After she sat down, he leaned in to fasten her seatbelt.
Lian Li watched his smooth movements and suddenly remembered that he hadn’t answered her question last night.
“You didn’t answer my question last night,” she stated a fact, her tone not coquettish, nor wronged, as if she were merely seeking an answer.
“What question?” Jin Shi Yue rested one hand on the back of her seat and the other on the car door, leaning very close to her, a distance suitable for kissing, their breaths intertwining.
“What species are you?” Lian Li tugged at the seatbelt with her finger, feeling inexplicably a little uneasy. She wasn’t sure why she felt uneasy, even though they had been intimate many times.
Jin Shi Yue looked at her, a hint of a casual smile appearing in his eyes, “What species do you want me to be?”
Lian Li gazed at him, her eyes unblinking. As their gazes met, she remained silent. Jin Shi Yue’s Adam’s apple bobbed, and he leaned in closer, “If you don’t speak, I’ll see if there’s something in your mouth.”
Lian Li thought he was going to pry her mouth open to check. As she opened her lips to speak, he suddenly kissed her, his tongue exploring hers in a brief entanglement, then gently licking her lips.
“Want to marry me?” Jin Shi Yue asked in a low, husky voice, his lips brushing against hers.
Whether they were a match seemed to be a consideration only for marriage. If she didn’t plan to marry him, there was no need to discuss compatibility.
Just as Lian Li was about to shake her head, Jin Shi Yue preempted her, pinching her chin, “No shaking your head.”
Alright.
Lian Li said, “I was just asking, I didn’t mean anything else.”
Jin Shi Yue’s deep eyes lingered on her face for a moment before he asked, “What species do you like?”
Lian Li didn’t know why he was asking this, “I don’t like any species.”
Jin Shi Yue had his own interpretation and decisively concluded, “Then you like me.”
Lian Li: “…”
The two of them fooled around in the garage for a while. Jin Shi Yue got into the driver’s seat and personally drove his girlfriend to the restaurant.
There were several century-old establishments in the Capital City, the most renowned among them being Tai An Restaurant. The restaurant had traditional Chinese decor, grand and elegant. On the stage in the first-floor lobby, actors in plain blue robes beat drums and sang, accompanied by the classic drum music, sihu, and yangqin, creating a very authentic Beijing flavor.
The private rooms on the second floor were separated by screens painted with landscape ink wash paintings. Lian Li and Jin Shi Yue took their seats.
Lian Li ordered from the menu. The waiter served the dishes quickly, and soon the dining table was filled with food: beef buns, lvdagun, specialty pastries, and fried sauce noodles.
Jin Shi Yue observed her expression. He was always decisive and never delayed, but when it came to Lian Li, he had to take his time.
This included the paternity test report. She had experienced too much yesterday, and her emotions had been turbulent. They couldn’t all be piled up together.
Lian Li was eating a beef bun. Seeing that Jin Shi Yue wasn’t eating, she looked up at him, “Aren’t you eating?”
Jin Shi Yue glanced at the half-eaten beef bun in her bowl and gestured, “Feed me.”
Lian Li was a little speechless. She picked up a bun with her chopsticks and put it in his bowl, “Eat it yourself.”
He was an adult, and he still wanted to be fed.
How shameless.
Jin Shi Yue’s well-defined fingers rested on the table, tapping lightly now and then. He didn’t pick up his chopsticks, just watched her nonchalantly.
The man’s gaze was too intense, and Lian Li had no choice. She picked up a bun and brought it to his lips. Jin Shi Yue condescended to open his mouth and took a bite.
Lian Li smiled and said, “It tastes pretty good, right?”
Jin Shi Yue nodded, chewed slowly, and then moved his hand.
Lian Li thought the tsundere Eldest Young Master was finally going to feed himself. To her surprise, he held food in one hand and pinched her chin with the other, intending to feed her.
“I don’t want to,” Lian Li refused, “I can eat myself.”
Jin Shi Yue said righteously, “I can’t be the only one benefiting. You fed me, and I’ll feed you back. Only then is it fair.”
After a few seconds of stalemate, Lian Li had no choice but to open her mouth and eat the food he fed her.
The Eldest Young Master had such strange quirks.
Fortunately, he didn’t act up again later, or Lian Li truly wouldn’t have been able to handle him.
After finishing their meal, Lian Li and Jin Shi Yue emerged from behind the screen, walked through the corridor, and reached the staircase entrance, where they encountered a familiar face.
Jin Yan Ting was accompanying a retired leader to Tai An Restaurant for breakfast today. He was dressed in an exquisite charcoal gray suit, exuding an imposing aura, refined and self-possessed.
Upon seeing Lian Li and Jin Shi Yue, Jin Yan Ting paused for half a second. His gaze swept down to their intertwined hands, his expression remaining almost unchanged.
Lian Li hadn’t expected to run into Jin Yan Ting here and was momentarily stunned. She called out, “Brother.”
Jin Yan Ting hummed in response, his tone still as gentle as before, “Came for breakfast?”
“Yes, we just finished and are about to leave,” Lian Li replied.
Jin Shi Yue had one hand in his pocket and the other holding Lian Li’s, exuding the demeanor of a casual and unrestrained noble young master.
Jin Yan Ting was also about to leave.
The three of them walked down the stairs one after another. Jin Yan Ting saw that Lian Li and Jin Shi Yue’s hands were still clasped, as if they would never let go.
Assistant He drove the car to the entrance. Seeing Jin Yan Ting coming down, he quickly opened the rear door.
“Goodbye, Brother,” Lian Li bid farewell to Jin Yan Ting.
Jin Shi Yue and Jin Yan Ting’s eyes met, and they understood the meaning in each other’s gaze. There was no need to say goodbye.
They watched Jin Yan Ting get into the Maybach.
Lian Li pulled Jin Shi Yue towards the Bentley. She took a step forward, but the man beside her remained still. She turned back in confusion.
“What’s wrong?”
