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♡ Chapter 20 ♡

After dinner, Lu Yanzhou drove Yu Xia back home.

The car stopped downstairs. Yu Xia unbuckled her seatbelt and turned to look at him. “When will you be back tonight? I’ll wait for you to have dinner together.”

“Six o’clock.”

As soon as he finished speaking, his phone on the console buzzed. Lu Yanzhou glanced at the screen and saw it was a call from Zhuo Sheng, probably something work-related.

He didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he reached over, gently cupping her head and pulling her towards him. He leaned in and kissed her lips. Yu Xia let out a soft “Mmm,” her heart skipped a beat, and her eyelashes fluttered as she slowly closed her eyes.

The phone’s ringtone stopped without her noticing. The long, intense kiss ended with the man pressing a soft kiss to the corner of her lips, whispering, “That’s for the kiss I missed this morning.”

Yu Xia’s cheeks flushed. She moved back slightly and pointed at his phone. “Well… now that you’ve made up for it, you should call Zhuo Sheng back. I’ll go upstairs.”

He let her go and chuckled softly, nodding.

Watching her walk into the building, Lu Yanzhou turned the car around and called Zhuo Sheng back. “What’s up?”

Zhuo Sheng: “I thought you might skip work, so I wanted to remind you. Mr. Liu invited us to dinner tonight.”

Lu Yanzhou paused for a moment. “Got it. I’ll be at the office in ten minutes.”

Yu Xia changed into comfortable clothes when she got home and sat in her study, trying to calm down before she let her love-struck brain start working. But just a few minutes later, her phone buzzed with notifications.

Lu Yanzhou had sent her the design plans—over twenty pictures.

L: [Wedding house design plans.]

“…”

He was definitely doing this on purpose!

Yu Xia felt like she was floating, unable to calm down enough to work. She slumped over her desk. “Ahhh!” she shouted, stomping her feet. This was the only way she could vent all the emotions building up inside her.

After venting, she clicked open the pictures and started looking through them. She hadn’t gotten far when her phone rang, and it was a call from Tang Yue.

When the call connected, Tang Yue asked, “What are you doing?”

Yu Xia didn’t know how it happened, but she answered absentmindedly, “I’m looking at the wedding house design plans…”

“What?!”

“You’re getting married?!!”

Tang Yue was standing at the entrance of the library, screaming at the top of her lungs, instantly drawing everyone’s attention. Embarrassed, she covered her face and hurriedly turned around to run, only to bump into a guy coming from the other direction. She almost got knocked over, but luckily, the guy caught her in time.

Tang Yue looked up and saw a familiar handsome face, and her heart raced. “S-sorry, senior.”

The guy bent down to pick up the books she dropped and handed them to her, smiling gently. “Who’s getting married? Why are you so excited?”

“Good friend…” Tang Yue started to say, but then she noticed the guy’s gaze hadn’t left her. Her face turned bright red, and she quickly took the books. “I’ll leave now. Next time, I’ll take you out to dinner as an apology.”

The senior raised an eyebrow. “No need for next time. I’m free tonight.”

“Ah?” Tang Yue was stunned for a few seconds, then her face lit up with joy. “Okay, I’ll contact you later on WeChat.”

Yu Xia’s eardrums were hurting from Tang Yue’s shouting. She covered her ears and hung up the phone. After a few seconds, she put the phone back to her ear and explained, “It’s not a wedding, listen to me…”

She rambled on for a while, and only after that did Tang Yue speak again. “Wait, what did you just say? I didn’t catch that. Say it from the beginning.”

“…What just happened?” Yu Xia asked.

“I just… Ahhhhhh!”

Tang Yue started screaming again.

Yu Xia switched the phone to speaker mode.

“I just ran straight into the senior’s arms! Ahhhhhh! And he agreed to have dinner with me tonight!”

“…Congratulations, your dream is about to come true.” Yu Xia couldn’t help teasing her. “Can you stop being so shy? Learn from me. I already… hit a home run.”

“You…” Tang Yue was silent for a long time. “Tell me, what have you done these days? You hit a home run, then look at wedding houses and talk about getting married.”

Tang Yue said something shocking: “You’re pregnant?”

“…”

Yu Xia was stunned by her imagination. Not to mention that Lu Yanzhou had taken precautions last night. Even if he hadn’t, it would still be impossible to get pregnant after just one night.

She was speechless. “What were you even thinking about last night?”

“Then tell me, what’s with the wedding house?” Tang Yue knew that Lu Yanzhou had gone to Guangzhou to find Yu Xia and that they were now together. However, she had thought Yu Xia was only attracted to his looks and physique, since dating such a handsome guy wouldn’t be a loss for her. But the speed at which things had developed really confused her. “How long have you known him? And you… slept with him already? Aren’t you worried about being deceived? Do you really know him? How did you suddenly become so love-struck?”

A series of questions left Yu Xia a bit dazed. She thought for a moment and said, “How about you listen to me first?”

“Go ahead, explain everything. Don’t leave out any details.”

Yu Xia paused: “Some details are not suitable for someone like you, a single person, to hear.”

“…” Tang Yue was annoyed. “Hurry up and tell me.”

Yu Xia told her everything in detail. Tang Yue was quiet for a moment before asking, “Did he really fall for you at first sight?”

“I think so,” Yu Xia replied.

“So, now it’s him who wants to get married? And you don’t?” Tang Yue asked.

“Well… it’s not that I don’t want to, just that I don’t want to for now,” Yu Xia answered.

Tang Yue completely changed her attitude, a 180-degree turn: “Get married then! I’m already prepared to be your bridesmaid. He’s handsome, rich, has abs, good in bed… and fell for you at first sight. He’s even more of a hero than your comic book male lead! These days, quality, good-looking guys who are love-struck are rare, you’re incredibly lucky. Go ahead, get married, and lock him down!”

“…”

Yu Xia said, “About that house…”

“I know you’re worried that such an expensive house being transferred to your name will bring pressure during the dating phase,” Tang Yue understood her well. “But if he insists on transferring it to your name, you can always handle the paperwork when you two actually decide to get married. Think of it as his dowry. That’s a matter for later. For now, just focus on dating. There’s no need to overthink it. If you still feel guilty about it, maybe you can chip in for the renovation costs?”

Yu Xia realized she had overthought things. She smiled and said, “You’re right, I made it more complicated than it is.”

“Come over for dinner this weekend. I’m still technically your maternal family, so bring him along to meet me! And don’t forget to bring the things you bought for me in Hong Kong.” Yu Xia had bought quite a few things for Tang Yue when she went to Hong Kong.

During university breaks, Yu Xia often stayed more at Tang Yue’s house than at her parents’ house. Her parents were very kind to her, so she truly considered Tang Yue her family.

The two agreed that if Lu Yanzhou was free, they would meet at T University for dinner that weekend.

As Yu Xia hung up, she received a message from Lu Yanzhou.

L: [I have social engagements tonight, so I can’t join you for dinner.]

L: [Do you want me to order food for you?]

Yu Xia replied: [I’ll order it myself.]

L: [Good girl jpg.]

Just then, another message popped up at the top of the screen, and as soon as Yu Xia saw the sender’s name, her scalp went numb.

Editor: [Though you’re in the honeymoon phase, I have to remind you.]

Editor: [Next week’s issue!]

She immediately stopped wasting time and began working. She worked nonstop until the evening, only taking a break to eat and reply to a few messages from Lu Yanzhou. Aside from that, she hardly left her study.

Around 9 PM, Lu Yanzhou came out of the elevator and walked to Yu Xia’s door to enter the code. At that moment, the door of apartment 1203 at the other end of the hallway suddenly opened, and an elderly couple with their two children stepped out.

The young man said, “No need to walk us out, go back inside.”

Aunt Liu said, “Just seeing you to the elevator.”

As they were talking, everyone noticed Lu Yanzhou.

He had just finished entering the code when the door made a beeping sound and opened.

The young man clearly recognized Yu Xia. When he saw Lu Yanzhou, he assumed he was Yu Xia’s boyfriend. He was about to greet him when his mother suddenly exclaimed in shock, “Aren’t you living across the hall? Why… why are you opening Xia Xia’s door? You… you…”

Inside the apartment, Yu Xia heard the door open and walked out of the study.

She overheard the conversation.

“…”

She froze, looking up and making eye contact with Lu Yanzhou.

She thought that Aunt Liu’s next sentence might be: You guys are too messy!

It’s over…

How should she explain this?

Her reputation might be ruined!

Standing at the study door, she didn’t dare move, nervously watching Lu Yanzhou. He remained calm and gave her a reassuring glance, then turned to the Liu family. “I’m Xia Xia’s boyfriend. The girl I’ve been pursuing is Xia Xia. I moved here because of her. Also, she had already broken up with her ex before I started pursuing her. Please don’t misunderstand.”