After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!
Chapter 372: The First Time Being So Innocent

Chapter 372: Chapter 372: The First Time Being So Innocent

This is clearly the flat area at the top of the mountain road where they came to race last time.

If it weren’t for that big rock on the side she knew so well, Qin Chu would almost have believed that Lue Xizhou really had some great place to view the night scene.

Now it seems, she still overestimated him.

"Your territory, asking me to find a place you’ve never been to see the night view, aren’t you making it difficult for me?"

Just by looking at Qin Chu’s expression, you could tell she was inwardly mocking him.

Lue Xizhou explained while opening the car door and got out.

Qin Chu mumbled, "This isn’t my territory."

Lue Xizhou paused for a moment, ultimately said nothing.

One hand carrying crayfish.

The other hand pulled a mat out from the trunk.

The two worked quickly, in just a few moments, they set up a perfect spot for viewing the night scene and eating crayfish.

Overhead was the unobstructed night sky.

In front was the endless night view of the Imperial City.

At hand were spicy crayfish and ice-cold beer.

Lue Xizhou sat on the mat, couldn’t help but let out a long sigh, "Awesome!"

The phone ringed, Qin Chu took a look and directly hung up and turned off the phone.

Sharp-eyed, he glimpsed the "Mom" that flashed on her screen, recalling last time she cried with a face full of tears, complaining about her mom forcing her to go on a blind date.

Lue Xizhou immediately understood.

"Here, have a drink..."

He opened a can of beer and handed it over, Lue Xizhou opened the crayfish.

Just one bite and he widened his eyes at Qin Chu and started coughing, "This... cough, cough, cough... this is damn delicious!"

The crayfish he had eaten before were nothing!

Such a waste!

A pity his superb crayfish!

He ate while praising, more than half of the five pounds of crayfish went into Lue Xizhou’s stomach.

After gulping down a can of beer and letting out a very ungraceful burp, Lue Xizhou felt this was the most comfortable meal he had had in a while.

"What do you think, what’s the meaning of life?"

With a distant look in his eyes, gazing at the flickering lights of the city in the distance, Lue Xizhou softly asked.

The meaning of life?

Qin Chu shook her head, "I don’t know."

"I don’t know either."

Lue Xizhou shook his head, leaning back with hands propped on the ground, looking into the sky absentmindedly, "When I was a kid, my dream was to be a race car driver, cool and stylish. Later I discovered, it’s really just a dream, something you can only think about in your dreams."

"Ever since I learned to drive, my parents, my grandparents, family relatives... everyone reminds me that racing is too dangerous, can’t play too much!... After that, even if I just drove out the door, they think I’m going racing, it’s like I’m headed straight to King Yan’s palace with the throttle down."

"Heh heh..."

With a bitter smile, Lue Xizhou’s hand relaxed, lying facing up on the mat, "I found that the older people get, the more meaningless life becomes, it’s just so dull!"

Qin Chu quietly listened without speaking.

After a while, a faint smile appeared on her lips.

Lue Xizhou noticed immediately, "What are you smiling at? Are you also laughing at my incompetence?"

"No..."

Qin Chu shook her head, turning back to look at Lue Xizhou, "I suddenly realize, compared to you, I’m actually doing quite well."

???

Lue Xizhou sat up.

Qin Chu laughed, "You see, I also love racing, but I don’t have as many troubles as you do, and no one controls me. I can do whatever I want, come back home late and no one nags at me. When I go out to compete, as long as I’m not dead or disabled, no one interferes. See, compared to you, am I not exceedingly lucky?"

A cool and charming girl like a Queen Flower, smiling especially brightly.

Now, under the contrast of the night, her eyes appeared particularly bright.

Yet she always kept a cold face.

He blew a whistle in his heart, but on the surface, he put on a look of being annoyed, Lue Xizhou rolled his eyes at her, "Let’s see how long you can stay complacent!"

Following his gaze, he saw the phone she tossed aside.

Thinking of the call from Yao Wanying that she hung up earlier.

Then thinking about her constantly urging for the blind date with a set time already.

Qin Chu’s smile gradually faded.

Lue Xizhou was dumbfounded, instantly regretted it.

The entire evening, starting with the beef stir-fried noodles, he was happy, and so was she.

Even if they each had their troubles, this moment was joyful, and that was enough.

Yet he just had to bring up the wrong topic.

Lue Xizhou, why can’t you keep your mouth shut!!!

Cursing himself in his heart, Lue Xizhou picked up a can and handed it to Qin Chu, "I was wrong! Shouldn’t have ruined the mood, come, take a sip, my apology!"

It didn’t really have anything to do with him, what was he apologizing for?

But Qin Chu’s mood, which just surfaced, seemed to be suppressed instantly by his cautious tension.

They clinked cans.

Drank the beer.

Then she glanced at the time, belatedly realizing that they had both been drinking and they were atop the mountain, Qin Chu’s face stiffened, "How are we getting back later?"

Hiring a designated driver, they might not even be willing to trek up to the mountain top to pick them up.

"If we can’t go back, we won’t..."

Lue Xizhou lay back against his hands looking at the night sky, "The weather is so fine, let’s just stay here, with the sky as the quilt and the ground as the bed, sleeping here for one night would be great. So pure... Qin Chu, it’s my first time being so pure, it’s all yours! Hey, don’t leave, I..."

As it went dark before his eyes, he saw Qin Chu getting up to leave.

He thought he had made her angry.

Lue Xizhou sat up, saw Qin Chu opening the trunk, taking out pillows and blankets, tossing him a pillow and then lying down on the mat.

They talked about racing over the years, those critical, thrilling moments.

Talked about the drivers on the track, which one had promise, which one was arrogant enough he’d like to kick.

Also talked about each other’s troubles.

Lue Xizhou said he had let go now, that although he was indeed a jerk back then, the other party is pretty happy now, so he’s learned his lesson.

Qin Chu said if her mom pushed her anymore, she’d grab a rope and go in front of her for a live hanging demonstration.

They both agreed: life’s too short, happiness and joy are most important!

"Qin Chu, since you’ve been so good tonight, I’ll give you a present!"

The sound of rustling, making Qin Chu sit up.

Seeing Lue Xizhou hold out two fists in front of her, "Although the Lue Family isn’t as prominent as the Qin family, I, Lue Xizhou, am also presentable. If your mom pushes you again, tell her you have a boyfriend, I’ll be your shield, what do you say?"

Qin Chu didn’t respond, just quietly looked at Lue Xizhou.

The meaning in her eyes was obvious: Are you that kind of person who does good deeds? Why don’t I believe it?

Lue Xizhou tilted his chin up, "Got something in my hands. If you guess correctly, I’ll be a good guy for once, be your on-call shield without expecting anything in return, how about it?"

Glancing over his two hands, Qin Chu looked up, "What if I guess wrong?"

"If you guess wrong..."

Lue Xizhou grinned, "I can’t do a losing deal, right? If you guess wrong, then we’ll make the fake real, and you’ll be my girlfriend."

A fifty-fifty chance.

Qin Chu decisively shook her head, "I’m not guessing."

"Can’t handle it, huh?"

Lue Xizhou, lips curved, softly coaxed, "If you win, your troubles end here. Forget three or five years of peace, even three or five months is a gain. Fifty percent odds, Qin Chu, give it a shot, what if?"

Yeah, Qin Chu, give it a shot.

Lue Xizhou, even if unreliable, is better than those blind dates your mom arranged.

Even if you lose...

Under the bright moonlight, the man’s expression was teasing, as if he was sure she would lose.

With her heart racing, Qin Chu stared at his hands for a long time.

After a while, she pointed at his right hand, "This one."

Lue Xizhou’s eyes held a mischievous smile, "Are you sure?"

Dazzled by the smile on his face, Qin Chu was unsure again.

Looked around.

Picked them up to check in the moonlight.

Finally, Qin Chu made up her mind, "Left hand!"

With laughter in his eyes, Lue Xizhou extended his hand to Qin Chu.

Slowly opened his hand.