Chapter 4: I Want to Date You

Gu Yanzhi picked up the shrimp from his plate and put it in his mouth. Ruan Yu’s eyes narrowed into crescents, “How is it? Delicious, right?”

Gu Yanzhi nodded, his eyes moved slightly, and his thin lips parted, “Delicious.”

Ruan Yu had eaten her fill and rubbed her full stomach contentedly. She looked at Gu Yanzhi, “Brother Yanzhi, are you full?”

At this time, Gu Yanzhi’s face was flushed red, his brows furrowed tightly, as if he was trying to endure something.

Ruan Yu noticed his abnormality. There were many red rashes on his neck and behind his ears. She anxiously went forward to check his condition, “Gu Yanzhi, what’s wrong with you?”

Her voice was full of worry and anxiety.

Tang Ma, who was busy in the kitchen, came out when she heard the sound. She saw Gu Yanzhi’s symptoms at a glance, “Sir, are you allergic?”

Tang Ma knew what Gu Yanzhi was allergic to. Her gaze fell on the plate of shrimp on the dining table, then she looked at Ruan Yu, “Did Sir eat shrimp?”

Ruan Yu nodded and said truthfully, “I peeled a shrimp for him just now, and he ate it.”

Tang Ma looked at Ruan Yu with a look of disappointment, “Sir has never wronged you, and he never let you suffer any injustice. He always let you do whatever you wanted, and he was devoted to you. Now you want to kill him. What are your intentions? How can your heart be so cruel…”

Tang Ma’s scolding words poured into Ruan Yu’s ears. She was confused and didn’t understand the meaning of Tang Ma’s words. She was full of questions.

“Stop it.” Gu Yanzhi stopped Tang Ma’s next words in a stern voice, his brows full of displeasure, “Tang Ma, you’re overstepping your bounds.”

Ruan Yu’s gaze fell on Gu Yanzhi, who was enduring the pain, and she asked in confusion, “What does Tang Ma mean?”

Gu Yanzhi clenched his fist, his knuckles turned white. He was about to explain, but Tang Ma interrupted him.

“Don’t you know that Sir is allergic to shrimp?” Tang Ma originally had no good feelings for Ruan Yu, who was always acting up, so she didn’t have a good tone when she spoke to her.

They had been together for ten years, anyone with a heart could tell that Sir couldn’t eat shrimp, but this woman didn’t know at all. She was selfish and only knew how to take, not give.

Allergic…

He was allergic to shrimp, and she personally put the shrimp in his bowl…

They had been together for ten years, and she didn’t even know that Gu Yanzhi was allergic to shrimp. She loved shrimp, and it was a regular on the dining table. When their relationship wasn’t so tense, she often peeled shrimp for him, and he ate it…

Only then did Ruan Yu understand why Gu Yanzhi would always disappear for a few hours after having dinner with her.

“Tang Ma.” Gu Yanzhi frowned, suppressing his anger, and shouted sternly.

Tang Ma trembled in fear, she glared at Ruan Yu angrily, “Sir, this woman treats you like this, how long are you going to protect her? You treat her with sincerity, you put her on a pedestal, but she, she has another man in her heart, and she’s even going to elope with him…”

Ruan Yu’s hands clenched unconsciously, her nails digging into her palm.

“Bang!” Gu Yanzhi slammed his palm on the dining table, his whole body filled with anger, “Shut up.”

His cold gaze fell on Tang Ma, “You’re interfering too much.”

Tang Ma was frightened by the anger in Gu Yanzhi’s eyes and dared not say another word.

She had taken care of Gu Yanzhi since he was a child, treating him like her own son. She couldn’t bear to see him hurt by this woman, so she spoke out of turn.

Ruan Yu didn’t have time to think, she found the medicine cabinet and rummaged through it. Finally, she found the anti-allergy medicine.

She poured a glass of warm water, handed the medicine and water to Gu Yanzhi, “Gu Yanzhi, take the medicine.”

Her tone was a little angry. She was angry that Gu Yanzhi ate the shrimp she peeled for him, but she was even more angry at herself. They had been together for ten years, and she hadn’t noticed Gu Yanzhi’s abnormality.

Gu Yanzhi’s anger subsided. Seeing Ruan Yu’s furrowed brows, he comforted her, “I’m fine.”

Then he took the medicine and water from Ruan Yu’s hand and swallowed the medicine.

Gu Yanzhi looked at Tang Ma, who was standing aside, “You can go out now.”

“Yes, Sir.” Tang Ma also knew that she had overstepped her bounds today and shouldn’t have said anything. She then left the living room.

Ruan Yu and Gu Yanzhi sat on the sofa together. Her gaze fell on his neck, which was covered in red rashes, “Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? Do you need to go to the hospital?”

Gu Yanzhi shook his head, “It’s okay, don’t worry, I didn’t scare you, did I?”

Ruan Yu shook her head, “No.”

After that, neither of them spoke, the large living room was silent.

An hour later, the medicine took effect, and the red rashes on Gu Yanzhi’s neck subsided a lot. His brows gradually relaxed.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Ruan Yu’s eyes were red, her hands clenched at her sides, “If I had given you poison today, would you have eaten it without hesitation?”

Looking at her red eyes, his heart ached. He wanted to explain, but he found that no matter how he explained, it would seem pale and powerless.

If he said he didn’t want to miss the shrimp she peeled for him, she would only feel more guilty, “I was wrong.”

He reached out and held her hand, wrapping her cold little hand in his palm, “Ayu, don’t be angry…”

Ruan Yu threw herself into his arms, wrapped her arms around his waist, her cheek pressed tightly against his chest, her tears soaked his shirt, “Brother Yanzhi, it’s my fault, I was careless, I didn’t even notice you were allergic to shrimp for ten years, I’m sorry.”

She didn’t know all his preferences, and now she almost sent him to the hospital.

Gu Yanzhi lifted her chin, wiped away her tears with a loving touch, his tone softened, “Ayu, don’t blame yourself, see, Brother Yanzhi is fine, right?”

He patiently coaxed the little girl in his arms who was crying like a pear blossom in the rain, his eyes full of heartache.

Ruan Yu rubbed her tears on his shirt, she didn’t say anything, after a while, she slowly opened her mouth, her voice firm and serious, “Gu Yanzhi, I want to date you, and I also want to marry you. Do you think it’s okay? If not, I’ll ask again tomorrow.”

Gu Yanzhi was shocked, he was at a loss for words. He had been waiting for this sentence for five years.

But now that he finally heard it, he wasn’t sure if it was a trick.

After all, just yesterday, she was arguing and fighting with him because of another man, and today she was on a hunger strike.

Seeing that he didn’t say anything, Ruan Yu didn’t ask further. Anyway, she had ways to mend Gu Yanzhi’s broken heart, which she had hurt, “Brother Yanzhi, it’s okay if you have concerns, I’ll give you time, even if it takes a lifetime, Ayu will wait.”

Gu Yanzhi’s heart was filled with complex emotions. As long as she didn’t leave him, he couldn’t refuse any of her requests. Finally, he said, “Girlfriend, please give me more advice in the future.”

Although he had concerns in his heart, he couldn’t resist the temptation. He had waited too long for this sentence.

Ruan Yu was shocked, she raised her head from his arms, and they smiled at each other, “My childhood sweetheart and boyfriend, trust me, I will be a good girlfriend.”

She looked at Gu Yanzhi seriously, her face full of a satisfied smile.

In her last life, they wasted too much time. This time, she would cherish every second she spent with him.

Ruan Yu was in his arms, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat, she felt very safe. Her eyelids started to droop, and after a while, she fell into a deep sleep.

Gu Yanzhi looked at the little girl sleeping soundly in his arms, his long, slender fingers stroked her smooth hair, and he listened to her even and shallow breathing.

His empty heart was filled, his brows were full of satisfaction.

After an unknown amount of time, Ruan Yu woke up with a start. There was a layer of fine sweat on her forehead, and her face was full of terror. When she woke up, she was in bed in the bedroom. The sky outside was already dark, and the warm light from the bedside lamp shone on her fair and delicate cheeks.

Suddenly, she frowned, frantically threw off the covers and quickly got out of bed. Instantly, fear spread through her heart.

Gu Yanzhi…

She anxiously ran out of the bedroom, she didn’t have time to put on her slippers. She opened the bedroom door and ran downstairs barefoot, “Brother Yanzhi.”

She had run halfway down the stairs when she saw the lights on in the living room. The man was sitting on the sofa, his long legs crossed, his long, bamboo-like fingers flipping through a magazine. His gold-rimmed glasses outlined a cold arc, and behind the lenses were a pair of extremely beautiful phoenix eyes, long and narrow, exuding elegance and nobility.