A Crazy Love Proposal
Chapter 217 - 217 115 Pretend You Didnt Hear It

Chapter 217: Chapter 115 Pretend You Didn’t Hear It Chapter 217: Chapter 115 Pretend You Didn’t Hear It After a long while, Yun Yuwan finally caught her breath lightly,

“I think I finally understand why everyone says French men are different.”

His obvious happiness curved into a smile as he looked at her, “Like it?”

Yun Yuwan didn’t answer him; instead, she asked, “With skills like that, was I your first kiss?”

Unexpectedly, he looked at her with a faint smile and shook his head.

Yun Yuwan actually guessed as much, it couldn’t possibly be her, “So who was your first kiss?”

He leaned in close to her, shrouded in mystery, “My otter.”

Yun Yuwan was puzzled, “What otter?”

Who would have such a name.

He was looking at her closely, eyes brimming with amusement, slightly tipsy, sparking the semblance of peach blossom eyes:

“An otter, like a big rat, the kind that swims.”

Yun Yuwan finally understood; it was an animal, not a person, “Did you raise it?”

His eyes shone with mirth, his demeanor mild and gentle, “Yes.”

Yun Yuwan had no idea he’d kept a pet before; tall and austere as he was, picturing him holding a tiny creature, she thought the image was adorable.

Clearly drunk, Wen Yangzhi was giggling with spring in his eyes, his pupils gathering pools of clear ripples beneath them, yet he appeared innocently naive, pausing to chuckle mid-speech:

“Every day when I got home, I would kiss it.”

“With a French kiss?” Yun Yuwan looked into his eyes.

His good-natured and obedient reply came, “Nope, just kisses.”

Wen Yangzhi, with his arm around her waist, came closer and touched her cheek lightly, “Like this.”

Yun Yuwan was curious, “Do you have a photo? Let me see?”

Wen Yangzhi fumbled in his pocket for his phone, struggling to retrieve it. Yun Yuwan looked up to see his phone was on the table.

…

She picked up his phone, aimed it at his face, unlocked it, and pushed it into his hands, “Here.”

Wen Yangzhi seemed befuddled, like he was amused by his own silly grin, chuckling embarrassingly while leaning against the chair back with a slight turn of his face, his Adam’s apple bobbing slowly and obediently.

Watching him laugh, Yun Yuwan couldn’t help but find him adorable for no good reason, “Wen Yangzhi, can you show me now?”

He lowered his gaze, flipping through the phone’s album, but can’t seem to find it. Yun Yuwan saw it and grabbed his wrist, though her hands couldn’t encircle it completely.

Fortunately, he obediently stopped his search.

She found a video, clicked on it, and watched an otter crawl around on the carpet, Yun Yuwan thought it resembled a big squirrel.

Rotund and chubby, with small yet round ears, its whiny squeal is like a child’s bath toy duck, yowling and chirping.

Wearing a knitted rainbow sweater, its long, plump tail swished back and forth with each movement.

She shifted her gaze from the screen to Wen Yangzhi’s face and found him smiling at the little otter, looking blissful.

But why had she never heard him mention raising an otter before?

He swiped the screen and the next photo showed the otter coiled on his head, like a furry otter hat.

He must have just finished showering, wearing a white t-shirt, the essence of youth skewing off him, resembling the kind of student in school who gets excellent grades, serene and stable, well-behaved in the eyes of parents, reliable in the eyes of peers.

About sixteen or seventeen years old.

His lips were thin, his skin pale and clean, his hair neatly trimmed, a clear-cut face.

So this was Wen Yangzhi in the past.

As a child, she would have been fond of this type of boy, Wen Yangzhi had also been that kind of boy.

Her taste really had remained consistent through the years.

So this kind of boy grew up to be Wen Yangzhi.

She thought someone as ‘manly’ as him would have been a difficult, cold character in his youth.

As she continued to admire, Wen Yangzhi suddenly turned to her with expectancy, “Am I cute?”

Yun Yuwan lifted her head to see his face, now mature, waiting eagerly for her answer.

She couldn’t help but laugh, “Cute, very cute.”

He naturally leaned in closer, “If I’m cute, could you praise me a bit?”

Yun Yuwan looked into his eyes seriously, “Brother is very smart, has a great temperament, loves cleanliness, and smells nice.”

His smile deepened with satisfaction, his large hand holding her waist, he rested his head on her shoulder.

Yun Yuwan was curious, “Why have I never seen this otter before?”

He lowered his head, like an early-maturing little boy, not deliberately showing sadness but still feeling dejected, “Wen Wei killed it.”

Yun Yuwan thought he misspoke, “What did you say?”

As if he had already accepted the reality, Wen Yangzhi said softly, “Wen Wei threw it to death, Zhao Qin just watched.”

Yun Yuwan was stunned to the point of being slow to react, “Why?”

“Because it was a gift from Lin Zhidong, he hates Lin Zhidong.” He spoke softly.

Yun Yuwan was surprised, “But your relationship with Director Lin isn’t good either, right? Why would he give you a pet?”

He shook his head, “It used to be the best, Uncle Lin taught me to paint, took me out to play.”

Yun Yuwan was astonished, “Then how did it come to this point today…”

“Wen Wei said Lin Zhidong wanted to ruin me by teaching me to paint, encouraging me to pursue art, giving me this and that. Lin Zhidong was targeting him. I’m his son, why would I betray him.”

Wen Yangzhi’s speech was mild, like he was struggling to recall the past while drunk,

“I used to have a very good friend, the son of Director Lin, but he stayed with me only to guide me into making wrong decisions, to support Lin Zhidong’s decisions at the board meeting. That time when I came back, Wen Wei was furious, saying I was useless, that I was a turncoat. Then he killed my otter right in front of me.”

Yun Yuwan felt a chill down her spine.

The disbelief that one’s own parents would kill one’s most beloved pet right in front of oneself.

And the betrayal by the best friend.

There was some sorrow in the depths of Wen Yangzhi’s eyes, like autumn leaves unable to return to their branches and can only rot in the mud, his gaze blurred in the night, “Yuwan, am I useless?”

“You’re not, you’ve done very well. It’s them who harbor the intention to hurt you. The more resources one controls, the less trustworthy the people around them are.” Yun Yuwan felt a sudden sorrow.

Wen Yangzhi’s voice was very light, “Uncle Lin and Wen Wei said the same thing, really plotting against me. Everyone who approaches me is looking to use me or for some gain.”

He smiled helplessly, “Are you?”

Yun Yuwan immediately cupped his face, her hands only able to support the lower half of his face, “I’m not, I really love you.”

He seemed drunk yet lucid, just gazing at her deeply, “Even if I’m penniless?”

She said with conviction, “I like you because you once protected me unconditionally, and I will stand by you unconditionally as well.”

“I believe,” he said with a bitter smile, “but once you find me no longer fresh, you’ll throw me away. The outside world is so exciting, with so many other men who like you, you won’t stay by my side.”

Yun Yuwan insisted, “I won’t.”

He just said quietly, “But there’s almost no one by my side who hasn’t betrayed me.”

Yun Yuwan suddenly thought of someone, “What about Jiang Jianqing, has he betrayed you?”

He recalled hard, “At first, he hung out with me because his mom wanted him to get close to me. His family wanted the bad debt lawsuit documents from Wen Bank at the end of each year.”

Yun Yuwan’s voice became a bit tentative, “Did you give them to him?”

“He didn’t want them later on.”

Yun Yuwan wanted to rekindle his faith, “He was sincere to you later on.”

“But the beginning was bad. They approached me for personal gain.”

Yun Yuwan held his face in both hands, “I’m not like them. I didn’t come here for gain; liking you isn’t for gain either.”

Wen Yangzhi looked down, Yun Yuwan saw his eyes redden, not knowing if he believed her or was sad thinking she would leave.

She was still feeling sorry for him when she heard him suddenly say, “Actually, choosing me over others is a better choice.”

Yun Yuwan didn’t understand, “Why suddenly say this?”

Wen Yangzhi looked up at her.

The next day, when Yun Yuwan got up, she saw the door to the dressing room open and Wen Yangzhi tying his tie.

She rushed over, “Do you know what you said last night?”

“What?” Wen Yangzhi didn’t even look at her.

Yun Yuwan crossed her arms and said proudly, “You spoke ill of a lot of men.”

Wen Yangzhi’s hands paused as he was tying his tie, then he said calmly, “You heard wrong.”

“I didn’t. You said that Ding always talks to me in a high-pitched voice. You said Jiang Yingyu knew I had a boyfriend and still took me out to play in the middle of the night.”

Yun Yuwan spoke confidently, “You said Yang Ni is arrogant and conceited. And that son of Chen Real Estate, who keeps telling me he also studied abroad, just trying to hit on me, one in Europe and the other in Australia – what’s there to talk about.”

Wen Yangzhi interrupted her, “I said that?”

“Mhm.” She was certain.

Yun Yuwan thought he would deny it, but instead, he said, “Just pretend you didn’t hear it.”

She laughed, “Brother, you really let loose when you’re drunk. At first, you said you were miserable, I felt sorry for you at first, but then you started badmouthing other men, saying you’re bullied and wanting my pity.”