My Clingy Fiancée Is Forcing Me to Marry Her Again - Chapter 40.1

“Ask.” After sending the message, Li Fangge stared at the screen.

When she used to text chat with people, she could do other things simultaneously, like reading a book, checking the news, writing lyrics, or thinking about concert plans.

But now, chatting with Guan Xiaoyu, she was fully immersed, as if she couldn’t—or perhaps didn’t want to—multitask.

Her “delicate flower” Guan Xiaoyu had built up the suspense for so long; it must be a very critical question.

Just as Li Fangge was thinking this, Guan Xiaoyu’s call suddenly came through.

Startled for a moment, she answered it, “Why didn’t you just call from the beginning—”

“Sister Li, some things are more interesting when done through text messages,” Guan Xiaoyu laughed playfully.

“What things?” Li Fangge couldn’t resist teasing her again. She knew exactly what Guan Xiaoyu meant. “How would I know?”

“Don’t tell me you want me to say it out loud, Sister? You could be more direct.”

“Which word in my sentence suggested that?”

“All of them! Every single word suggested it!”

“Since you think so, how about I give you a chance to say it out loud now?”

‘Turning the tables’ was working perfectly, Li Fangge chuckled inwardly.

“Oh, you’re so naughty, Sister! I won’t fall for that.” Guan Xiaoyu giggled on the other end. Unlike Li Fangge, she didn’t hide her happiness in front of her.

Although it was meaningless banter, it effortlessly stirred a light, lasting joy in both their hearts, as if they could continue this conversation indefinitely.

“Well then—” Li Fangge’s pleasant voice drew out, tinged with a hint of feigned grievance, “Since you don’t want to tell me, hurry up and ask what you wanted to ask.”

“Sister Li, let’s save the kissing for when we meet tomorrow, and we can do it directly. I want to watch some short videos now to catch up on my ‘homework.'”

“What kind of short videos? Sister Yi said she wants to watch too.”

Chen Qiaoyi, who was busy nearby, heard Li Fangge cueing her.

She looked over from a distance, gazing at Li Fangge’s exquisitely beautiful smiling face for a long time.

Li Fangge was completely unaware, continuing to speak to Guan Xiaoyu, “Can you share them?”

“Sister Li, seriously? There are plenty of apps that sell short videos. Don’t tell me you’ve never bought one!”

Li Fangge couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

Following the memory of the ‘scummy Alpha’ Li Fangge’s past self, she found that the short video industry in this world was legal, but for the protection of adolescents, the video production companies were strictly monitored. App login and video purchases required facial recognition before every purchase, and the bank card used for purchase had to be registered under the authenticated user’s name.

“You really don’t need to specifically ask me about things like that!”

“Then I’ll just send them to Sister Yi later.”

Guan Xiaoyu, you are ruthless!

Li Fangge didn’t expect her to be so cunning and corner her. “Sister Yi said she doesn’t want to watch them anymore.”

“Hahahaha… Sister Li, you want to learn too, don’t you? Why are you being so dishonest?”

“I absolutely don’t need to learn things like that! I’ll be a natural.” Li Fangge actually had very little experience but pretended to be seasoned, bragging heavily. “You’ll see when the time comes. I have plenty of moves that those short videos don’t show.”

“Aaaah, Sister Li, I’m so excited! I don’t know anything about the things my grandma told me. Would you be willing to personally teach me?”

What a massive trap!

Li Fangge wouldn’t jump into it. “The things your grandma talked about—don’t you think they are all very simple? Theoretically, shouldn’t everyone just know them?”

“Simple is simple, but things that look simple aren’t necessarily simple to do, right? No, I still think it’s necessary to study up so I don’t get mocked by my grandma again.”

Guan Xiaoyu paused, then continued, “Sister Li thinks it’s simple because she’s done it a lot, right?”

“Guan Xiaoyu, I’m telling you,” Li Fangge emphasized the words “I’m telling you,”Subtly shifting the focus of the conversation. “Is it really okay for you to tell your grandma everything you’ve said and done with me?”

“Well, I don’t tell her everything. Just—”

Guan Xiaoyu was instantly thrown off balance. She felt a bit guilty and thought carefully.

It seemed she really had told her everything. She was afraid of missing any crucial information. After all, she desperately needed her grandmother’s experience as a reference right now. So, yes, she truly discussed the details of her relationship with Li Fangge.

“Especially things like kissing,” Li Fangge couldn’t help but think Guan Xiaoyu’s grandmother was a bit undignified. Why was she so invested in her granddaughter’s business? “I can understand you telling Guan Xiaorong, but why your grandmother?”

“Wrong, wrong, wrong, Sister Li. My grandma knows a lot. I’d rather tell her.”

“…” Li Fangge felt like she was being scrutinized by a stranger’s grandmother. “No more thousands of kisses tomorrow.”

“Sister Li, I strongly object!”

“Strong objection rejected.”

“I object again, strongly!”

“Second strong objection rejected.”

“Fine! Sister Li, are you absolutely determined to oppose my dream to the end?!”

“Hahaha… That’s right.”

“Didn’t you say I was sweet, soft, honey-sweet, and cotton-candy sweet? Are you tired of me already?”

“I’m not tired, I’m afraid. You know when I smelled your—”

Li Fangge stopped herself abruptly, remembering the scenes in the bathroom after Guan Xiaoyu left yesterday afternoon. A mysterious sense of shame washed over her dream-like beautiful face.

“Oh, I see.” Guan Xiaoyu’s laughter came through.

Li Fangge immediately realized that she must have contacted Chen Qiaoyi and Yin Xiaoyou after their video call last night. “What did Sister Yi and Xiaoyou tell you?”

How much money did these two women take from the delicate flower? They are becoming increasingly blatant about their treachery.

Li Fangge felt it was necessary to sort out this ‘family matter.’

“Sister Li, I actually really wanted to ask today: what exactly did you do when you locked yourself in your room yesterday? Sister Yi said your sheets and duvet covers were all damp.”

Guan Xiaoyu’s tone was filled with concern.

The playful quality in her voice was completely gone. “You were being evasive during the video call last night, weren’t you? I don’t believe you were just slightly uncomfortable.”

“I remember I also told you I felt agitated, with an inability to control myself—”

“In that situation, what did you do, and what were you thinking, Sister? These things are very important to me. If it’s convenient, please tell me everything.”

Li Fangge paused, then said casually, “Thinking of you.”

Everything, all of it, converged into those three seemingly light words (in Chinese, two characters).

She wondered if Guan Xiaoyu would understand the gravity of her situation at the time, given how lightly she said it.

Li Fangge didn’t want to be scrutinized by others, and that included Guan Xiaoyu. Becoming transparent would make her feel unsafe.

“Putting aside whether you could, did you want to mark me then, Sister Li?”

Guan Xiaoyu asked yesterday’s question again. “Whether you could is one thing, whether you wanted to is another. Can you answer me with a simple yes or no?”

“Why are you asking the same question again? I thought we made it clear last night.”

Li Fangge didn’t see it that way. Wanting to but being unable to was a very hurtful blow to her self-esteem.

Especially with Guan Xiaoyu, she was the first woman she had ever loved. She wanted to give her the best of everything she was capable of. The thought of glandular closure or removal was something she didn’t want to consider and couldn’t bear to have Guan Xiaoyu sacrifice that for her.

The rational part of her told her that making such a huge mutual sacrifice could wait.

Because she didn’t want to give up easily, even if the chances of a secondary differentiation were slim. She also didn’t want to give up on the opportunity to give Guan Xiaoyu a brilliant future.

“Because,” Guan Xiaoyu sighed softly, “I also said that I don’t want to go through things like having dinner with Zheng Lier or seeing Chen Beizhe at noon again. I—”

Li Fangge heard her difficulty and didn’t rush her.

After a while, Guan Xiaoyu continued, “Sister Li, I want to leave this house. I want to live with you. I want to be closer to you. Let’s live together.”

Bold move! Li Fangge was stunned.

The sudden silence made Guan Xiaoyu uneasy. She hadn’t been very confident about this in the first place. “Sister Li, are you still listening?”

“Mmm.” After a brief moment of shock over such an important matter, Li Fangge regained her composure. “If we live together, would that prevent you from encountering the things you dislike?”

She instinctively wanted to refuse, but more than refusing, she didn’t want to see Guan Xiaoyu unhappy.

“Yes, I want to be further away from my dad. Sister Li, if you’re so traditional that you feel we need to be married to live together, we can get our license first. As for what I said about waiting until you’re ready, I haven’t forgotten that.”

“Your house has lots of rooms. Just give me any one of them.”

“Are you sure any room will do?”

Li Fangge had made up her mind and could joke about it now.

However, to be cautious, she didn’t immediately agree to Guan Xiaoyu’s request.

Because she didn’t believe Guan Xiaoyu truly just wanted ‘any’ room.

She herself didn’t want that, either.

“I said that, and Sister Li is going to do it?”

“Being straightforward is your style, isn’t it?”

“Fine! I want to share a room with you, okay? I want to try out all possible and impossible things with you.”

“I need to think about this one first. You don’t want me to become someone your parents dislike even more, do you? And I don’t want you to choose to live with me simply because you’re angry with your parents.”

“Even if we can’t get your parents’ permission, we can choose a more open and above-board way.”

“Sister Li, do you think living together before marriage is not above-board? I’ve thought about this seriously, and it’s not entirely about being mad at my parents. I said I just want to live with you; I want to be closer to you. It feels like every day I can’t live with you is a huge waste.”

“What I mean by ‘above-board’ is that before we do this, we need to inform both sets of parents. Whether they accept us or give us their blessings is their business. But we should let them know our decision. This is the most basic respect for our commitment.”

“Sorry, I think I only considered my own feelings. Since meeting you, Sister Li, I’ve thought about nothing but getting closer to you every day. You’ve given me so much recently that I’ve gotten a bit carried away.”

Li Fangge felt a pang in her heart.

What Guan Xiaoyu was thinking was simply what every person in a relationship thinks every day.