1143 I Want to Make You Stay 21 (1/2)
”That's because Yu Caiwei's parents were strongly against the idea of you two getting married. They made it seem as if you were desperate to marry her. They made their daughter out to be a precious gem…”
”Mother, what do you think of Fang Erlan?”
Mrs. Yan's eyes widened in shock and she asked, ”Son, is she your girlfriend?”
”Yes, it's her. We just started dating each other exclusively,” Yan Ge admitted.
Staring at her son earnestly, Mrs. Yan said, ”No wonder you're working with her for two productions in a row. You initially said that you wanted to take a break, yet you still took on another job. Well, I think she's a nice girl, but what does her family do for a living?”
”They're just an average middle-class family. What do you think? Mother, what matters is I fancy her. Just stay out of it, alright? Erlan is a really great girl, you'll understand once you spend more time with her,” Yan Ge said, staring at his mother earnestly.
”Okay, okay, I didn't even say anything. Look how tensed up and worried you're getting.”
”I know you have high expectations of your daughter-in-law, but it's time you lowered your expectations for my sake. After all, I'm the one who's going to spend the rest of my life with her.”
”Son, I didn't say anything, did I? Since you're in love with her, just continue dating her and worry about the rest later,” said Mrs. Yan, who knew that she could not compel him.
Upon returning to the hotel, Mrs. Yan immediately informed her husband about the piece of news.
She then told him that she planned to stay behind for a period of time to observe Fang Erlan and learn more about her.
Mr. Yan was in full support of her decision.
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Xiao Chenyang returned to his room on the ninth floor after sending Fang Erlan back to her room.
Fang Erlan washed up, changed out of her clothes, and got ready for bed. To her surprise, the doorbell rang all of sudden at almost eleven o'clock at night.
The first person that came to her mind was Yan Ge.
”Who's there?”
”It's me.”
The voice…
Belonged to neither Yan Ge nor Xiao Chenyang. It was… Jing Shui.
”What's the matter?” Fang Erlan asked, not planning to open the door.
”Open the door and let me come inside to talk to you about something.”
”I'm turning in now. Tell me tomorrow instead.”
”Erlan, open the door, hurry. I really have something important to tell you,” said Jing Shui, who sounded panicky and eager.
Thinking that it might really be an urgent matter, Fang Erlan decided to open the door.
As soon as she did, she was greeted with the sight of Jing Shui, whose face was flushed and who reeked of alcohol. However, he seemed sober and sounded normal.
”You drank?”
”Yes, a little.”
”Your face is really flushed.”
”It's because of the alcohol. May I enter?”
Fang Erlan moved away from the door and said, ”Come in. Just what are you looking me up for? I was already planning to go to bed.”
Jing Shui closed the door and took out a bank account card and passbook from the black plastic bag in his hands. He then handed both the items to Fang Erlan.
Greatly taken aback, Fang Erlan did not accept the items and instead asked, ”What are these for?”
”Erlan, these are all my life savings. They amount to a total of more than six million dollars. I'll give them all to you. I'll give you all the money that I earn in the future too. Let's get married, I'll be good to you.”
Fang Erlan was dumbfounded. What was going on?
”Married? What are you talking about? Jing Shui, it's impossible between us. So, don't say such things again from now on,” said Fang Erlan, who retreated backward.
”Do you find the money too little?”
Shaking her head, Fang Erlan said, ”It's not about the money. Jing Shui, I only see you as my friend. I've never thought about being in a relationship with you. Don't you understand what I mean?”
”If you've never thought about it before, why don't you think about it now?”