The whole family already knows about her and Mei Lang Jun. Last time she went home, her dad clearly told her that he wouldnât agree.
"Junzi, about last night, just treat it as a dream. I wonât tell anyone, and you donât..."
Mei Lang Jun got angry hearing that; after being so intimate, she still wanted him not to care. Howâs that possible?
"Iâll marry you, weâll go back right in a bit. If youâre scared, just stand behind me, Iâll handle everything. For our stuff, I only need your unconditional trust, nothing else, leave it all to me." Mei Lang Jun, domineeringly, pinned Tao Jia underneath him, looking at her with a steady gaze, without a hint of a joke.
"I know what youâre torn about. I donât care about any of that, Tao Jia. If I did care, I wouldnât stay by your side. Donât worry about my family; my parents will agree. I know your family wonât agree, but it doesnât matter. If they arenât willing to marry their daughter to me, I wonât marry anyone else in this lifetime, Iâll just hang around in front of you every day. If I donât marry, you donât think about marrying either. Weâll just drag it on like this; I donât believe theyâd let their daughter become a spinster."
"Junzi, I... uh..."
Without waiting for Tao Jia to speak, Mei Lang Jun leaned down directly, capturing Tao Jiaâs soft lips. Just like that, awkwardly holding them for a long time before slowly, reluctantly letting go.
His voice was unusually hoarse, his bright black eyes staring directly at her. "You donât have to say anything, I know you like me. Say yes, I really donât want to miss out on you, Tao Jia!"
The deep, rich voice fell word by word into Tao Jiaâs ears, not loud, but enough to make her feel suffocated, stifling. Knowing him for so long, only recently did she notice how particularly bright his eyes were, gazing at her expectantly for her answer.
Her mouth opened and closed, feeling reluctant to say no.
She didnât dare to meet Mei Lang Junâs eyes, afraid the words she might say could hurt him, yet also scared of saying something sheâd regret.
Mei Lang Jun always understood her so well, and without waiting for her reply, he directly announced, "Pack up in a while, and weâll go back."
"Why insist on choosing now?"
Tao Jiaâs question immediately made Mei Lang Jun smile brilliantly, almost dazzling her into faintness.
Seeing Mei Lang Jun laugh, her face instantly turned red.
She realized she had just indirectly agreed to Mei Lang Jun.
"I just want to get some revenge on him a bit." Mei Lang Junâs smile never faded.
This statement made Tao Jia flush, shyly turning her face to the side, voice dropping a bit, awkwardly saying, "Havenât you already taught him a lesson?"
"This time is different; I chased for so long, there should be some progress." It needs to be out in the open from now on, otherwise, after all these years, nobody knows he has his heart set on Tao Jia.
This time, in front of so many people in the Capital City, it was to remind them that Tao Jia belongs to him now.
...
"Since youâre back, why not come home? Both of you come over; the meal is ready here."
Originally, the godmother had prepared a table full of dishes and was planning to have Shuqing and Han Yi have a few drinks, but before they even picked up their chopsticks, a call came from the old house.
No one knows how Mr. Mei came to know about Han Yiâs return.
Mei Shuqing helplessly hung up the phone, saying, "We wonât be able to have a peaceful meal today. Letâs go, the old house is calling us over."
"Knew Han Yi came?" Liang Qian furrowed her brows, glancing at the table full of dishes. "How about eating first and going later? Summer dishes canât be left out."
"They mustâve known Han Yi was here and purposely called at this time to get us over for lunch. Itâs okay, just put these in the fridge first."
Liang Qian sighed looking at the full table, tidying things into the fridge.
Lin Wan glanced at Han Yi, only to see him silently hold her hand, giving her a reassuring look.
The wide, warm hand calmed Lin Wan greatly. She turned her head and looked at their daughter in Han Yiâs arms, her dark eyes suddenly lighting up, "Xingxing, remember to be sweet-mouthed when we get there, okay?"
"Oh, Little Starâs mouth is always sweet."
Little Starâs words made the others laugh heartily.
Liang Qian quickly tidied up, approached Little Star, and said, "Little Star, listen to grandma. Once weâre there, call whoever mom and dad tell you to call, and be sweet. Theyâll give Little Star lots of good things."