Try Saying You Don't Like It - Chapter 48

Chapter 48

He Xinglan scurried away.

Just as Lin Yue aimed a kick at her.

Yin Qiuman was very obedient to He Xinglan’s words. He Xinglan arrived at the house and sat on the sofa waiting for Yin Qiuman for nearly forty minutes before Yin Qiuman finally emerged from the room.

Her face held exquisite makeup, and her habitually flowing hair was tied up in a bun. Yin Qiuman usually preferred wearing casual or formal long-sleeved tops and trousers, but today she had, for a rare change, put on a long white dress, which made the person who was already cool-tempered look even more like a floating immortal.

Like a fairy descending to the mortal world.

He Xinglan was stunned.

The intensity of He Xinglan’s fixed gaze made the skin behind Yin Qiuman’s ears turn from slightly warm and slightly red to a deep crimson. Even her gaze, which had been meeting He Xinglan’s, became evasive.

She looked down at the dress she was wearing and whispered: “Does this look… not good on me?”

“Beautiful,” He Xinglan blurted out. She quickly stood up and walked toward Yin Qiuman, the silly grin on her face completely uncontrollable.

“Beautiful, too beautiful. Is this my girlfriend? This is a fairy from heaven, right?” He Xinglan reached out and pulled the person tightly into her arms, her mouth full of flattering nonsense.

Yin Qiuman’s somewhat nervous mood gradually relaxed under He Xinglan’s exaggerated rhetoric.

“Nonsense,” Yin Qiuman scolded, glaring at He Xinglan playfully.

“I’m not talking nonsense,” He Xinglan insisted seriously, then even swayed her head like an ancient scholar: “It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and in He Xinglan’s lover’s eye, a fairy appears. Can that be considered excessive?”

When it came to Yin Qiuman, He Xinglan always had endless twisted logic. Yin Qiuman had no power to refute it, and her heart was joyful and happy, so she indulged He Xinglan.

“Let’s go,” Yin Qiuman urged after He Xinglan was done showing off.

She had already woken up late and delayed even longer by putting on makeup. She wondered if she had missed the auspicious time for moving.

Yin Qiuman usually didn’t believe in such things, but since it concerned He Xinglan, she strangely wanted to believe in them.

He Xinglan glanced at the time on her phone and replied, “Okay.”

After walking downstairs together, the two got into the car and drove straight to the new house.

Upon reaching their destination, He Xinglan used the moment she opened the car door for Yin Qiuman to quickly tip off Lin Yue and the others.

When Yin Qiuman and He Xinglan went upstairs together and opened the door to the new house, the interior was pitch dark and silent. Yin Qiuman almost thought they had entered the wrong place.

Isn’t it daytime? Why is it so dark?

Yin Qiuman paused, about to reach for the light switch, but her hand was grasped by He Xinglan.

“Manman, don’t rush,” He Xinglan said, pushing Yin Qiuman inside, then closing the door.

In the dark environment, if He Xinglan hadn’t held her hand tightly the whole time, she would have definitely started frantically looking for the light.

Now, she just squeezed He Xinglan’s hand firmly.

“Xingxing, didn’t Uncle and Auntie… come first?” Yin Qiuman asked softly.

She thought they had all come to the new house together since He’s mother and father weren’t there when she woke up.

After all, the elders had said they would come to celebrate their move.

“Them? You’ll find out in a moment,” He Xinglan teased lightly.

He Xinglan didn’t keep the suspense going for long. A sudden snap of fingers rang out in the air, like a signal. The originally dark room instantly lit up a little, then a little more, and then more. As these bright points surrounded them, they formed the shape of a heart. Only then did Yin Qiuman realize that He Xinglan had led her to the center of this heart.

Yin Qiuman was momentarily stunned but quickly realized what He Xinglan was about to do.

Yet, even though she knew, her heart was still filled with surprise and joy.

“Xing…” Just as Yin Qiuman uttered a sound, He Xinglan, holding a large bouquet of roses brought out from who knows where, suddenly knelt down on one knee.

“Yin Qiuman,” He Xinglan began, but got stuck after just saying her name.

Yin Qiuman blinked, looking at He Xinglan with anticipation, eager for the words He Xinglan would say next.

But He Xinglan’s mouth seemed to have been sewn shut after uttering the three characters of Yin Qiuman’s name. No matter how hard she tried to rack her brains, she couldn’t squeeze out the rest of the words.

Lin Yue, hiding in the dark and responsible for filming the video, was getting anxious. She couldn’t help but speak up: “He Xinglan, can you do this? Weren’t you fluent in your proposal lines before? Why are you… messing up now?”

He Xinglan licked her somewhat dry lips and said pitifully: “I, I’m a bit nervous.”

Lin Yue: “…A bit nervous? You’re extremely nervous, for goodness sake!”

She felt like saying the rest of the lines for He Xinglan.

He’s mother, who understood her daughter best, said: “Then just say the most important part! Don’t make Manman wait too long.”

He Xinglan took a deep breath at this, picking the most crucial words: “Manmanman, marry me.”

She was even worse now, even stuttering her name!

He’s mother turned her face away in embarrassment. He’s father looked up at the ceiling. As for Leng Ci and Yin Huaishan, if it weren’t for the occasion, they would have burst out laughing.

“Xingxing really is…” Yin Huaishan shook his head, smiling.

Although He Xinglan’s performance was… indescribable, it would undeniably be a very precious memory for the two young people for the rest of their lives.

Yin Qiuman didn’t mind He Xinglan’s poor performance. As long as He Xinglan loved her, confirming that fact was enough for her.

Seeing He Xinglan still looking at her eagerly, Yin Qiuman’s eyes were filled with warm tears: “Silly girl, didn’t I tell you already?”

“I do.”

Every day since their reunion, she had been fantasizing about this day. Only this way would He Xinglan be marked with Yin Qiuman’s exclusive imprint. Only this way would she not constantly worry that someone might snatch away her lover.

He Xinglan was a very responsible and long-term person. Once she started, it was for life.

And what Yin Qiuman wanted was He Xinglan’s lifetime.

“Hurry up and put the ring on me,” Yin Qiuman couldn’t help but urge He Xinglan.

He Xinglan made an ‘Oh, oh’ sound and rushed to put the ring on Yin Qiuman. But with a bouquet in one hand and the diamond ring in the other, she was so flustered that she didn’t know whether to put down the ring or the flowers first.

Seeing her flustered state, Lin Yue, He’s mother, and He’s father uniformly turned their gaze away and looked backward.

In the end, it was Leng Ci who couldn’t stand it and rescued He Xinglan.

“Xingxing, give the flowers to me.”

He Xinglan quickly handed the flowers to Leng Ci and gave her a look of deep gratitude.

Her mother-in-law was truly the best.

He Xinglan mentally sighed, then quickly turned to Yin Qiuman to put the ring on her.

She took Yin Qiuman’s slender hand and slowly pushed the ring, which symbolized their lifelong commitment, onto Yin Qiuman’s ring finger. He Xinglan didn’t dare to blink throughout the process.

Yin Qiuman also held her breath, too nervous to exhale deeply.

Only when the ring was firmly placed on Yin Qiuman’s ring finger did the two simultaneously let out a sigh of relief.

He Xinglan then broke into a radiant smile, looking up into Yin Qiuman’s eyes.

“Manman, now you are He Xinglan’s person.”

Yin Qiuman smiled and nodded, but when He Xinglan reached out for a hug, she pushed her away.

“Next, it’s my turn.”