144 I Love You (2/2)

The two then exchanged glances and stared deeply into each other's eyes.

Mei Yangyang felt completely lost in his mesmerizing eyes.

He opened his mouth and began mouthing a few words with his lips.

She understood what he had meant right away — ”Be mine.”

Mei Yangyang finally agreed with a nod, after recalling An Xiaoning's advice.

Beaming with happiness, Long Tianze pulled her closer into his arms.

He then continued to lay there for a long time.

Evening arrived, and Mei Shuangshuang finally decided to leave while Mr. Mei returned to his room after dinner. After ensuring that the coast was clear, Mei Yangyang left together with Long Tianze in his car. ”You're my girlfriend now,” said Long Tianze.

”Yes, but you can't get intimate with me without my consent.”

”Sure,” he agreed right away. ”Let's go have dinner, I'm famished.”

”Fortunately, I gave you some snacks, otherwise, you'd really have starved to death. I didn't think you would come and look for me,” said Mei Yangyang, pursing her lips.

”I called you so many times but you refused to answer. Thus, I decided to drop by to have a look and it turned out you had been crying,” Long Tianze answered with a smirk on his face.

”There's actually no reason for me to cry. I don't know why but, I just felt like it…” said Mei Yangyang as she turned to look at him.

”If you fancied me, you should've just said so. Why did you keep your feelings bottled up?” Long Tianze said smilingly.

”I had some qualms about it.”

”What's the point of worrying so much? There's no joy or meaning in life if you're constantly worrying about the future before you've even lived in the moment.”

”You said the same thing as Sis Xiaoning. Indeed, I've been overthinking. After hearing what you guys said, I'm starting to think that it's better to just let nature take its course.”

”Don't worry too much, I'll handle the rest of the matters,” he said, reaching out to hold her hand.

It was nighttime, the peak period for most nightclubs in the city.

As a frequent patron of nightclubs, Ye Xiaotian could be seen at such places almost every other day.

He often walked around fearlessly, for he would always have a bunch of bodyguards with him, escorting him everywhere he went.

As soon as he entered, he caught sight of a familiar figure. It was his ex-fiance.

He hurriedly went forward and snatched the glass of liquor away from Bai Ranran's hand.

”You're here, Xiaotian,” Bai Ranran said with a smile.

”You shouldn't be drinking alcohol. It's detrimental to your health.”

”I know, I'm just having a casual drink, I'll be fine,” said a sober Bai Ranran as she stared at him, overwhelmed with sadness deep down.

Noticing how sickly-looking she had gotten, Ye Xiaotian reached out to grab her hand, only to realize that it was freezing cold even though she was already dressed in a thick layer of clothes.

”Are you here alone? Why didn't you bring a bodyguard with you?”

”I didn't want them to follow me. You know, I've gotten rather used to traveling everywhere alone lately. Xiaotian, take good care of yourself in the future, I'll get going now,” said Bai Ranran, looking down.

”I'll get someone to send you home.”

She shook her head in refusal and insisted on leaving alone. ”I'm still sober, I can make my way back by myself.”

However, Ye Xiaotian was more insistent than she was, and he ordered a bodyguard to see her home.

He began to wonder if it was the lighting that had caused her to look worse than before.

Moments after she left, Bai Ranran turned around to look at him, ”Xiaotian.”

Ye Xiaotian looked up and glanced towards her.

”I love you.”

”I know.”

With teary eyes, Bai Ranran turned around to leave and never looked back since.