She said this quite seriously.
She knew clearly that she shouldn't be thinking about love at this moment, yet she couldn't control herself and had fallen head - over - heels in love with someone.
She didn't even know when or why she had fallen in love with him.
It was like not knowing why a flower couldn't stay in full bloom for a hundred days, why a fish couldn't live without water, or why the sun and the moon couldn't coexist.
By the time she realized this emotion, the seed of love had already germinated and grown into a sturdy sapling.
"I just asked if you wanted to date me, but you're already planning to be with me for a lifetime." He hooked his lips. "It's all false. Those rumors are all fake. You're the only one I like, the only one I want to date, and you're also my first."
First love...
Yan Xia looked at him seriously, as if trying to see through his innermost emotions. "I said I want a relationship that will last a lifetime without breaking up."
"A lifetime it is." He smiled lazily. "If you're not at ease, we can sign a betting agreement. You set the amount. Anyway, I won't lose."
Yan Xia said, "You'll sign a betting agreement for ten billion or a hundred billion?"
Lu Qianzhou nodded. "I'll sign. I'm not afraid. I won't lose anyway."
He quickly leaned over and pecked her lips like a dragonfly skimming the water.
Blood rushed from the soles of her feet all the way to the top of her head. Her whole body seemed to be flushed. Yan Xia's face unexpectedly turned as red as an apple. What should she do? Her heart was beating so fast. She was at a loss.
After a moment, she swallowed hard and stammered.
"If you're with me, you must keep your distance from other women. There can't be the slightest hint of ambiguity..."
Lu Qianzhou raised his eyebrows. "Have I ever had rumors of ambiguity with other women?"
"Yes!" She nodded and actually found the news on her phone and showed it to him. "The news said that you and Jiang Yue were almost engaged."
He glanced at the news casually, hissed, and smiled helplessly. "You actually believe the news written by those unscrupulous media. Aren't you just deliberately picking on me?"
Yan Xia bit her lower lip. "So will you agree to my request?"
Lu Qianzhou answered instantly. "I agree."
He agreed without the slightest hesitation.
The warm air - conditioning in the car made it feel sweltering. Yan Xia felt the blood rushing to her head. She was even about to break out in a sweat on her nose.
The rain was pounding on the car window, making a rhythmic sound, as if it were a kind of solemn ceremony.
Yan Xia had difficulty breathing. She looked into Lu Qianzhou's eyes with difficulty and said, "Lu Qianzhou, I'm the kind of person who takes feelings very seriously. I'm deeply in love. If you lie to me, it might cost someone their life."
Either her or him.
"Girlfriend?"
He hooked her neck with one hand, pulled her closer, and gently kissed her lips.
Yan Xia secretly opened her eyes and saw his eyes up close. His long eyelashes were like feathers. This big man actually had better skin than a girl.
Finally, she buried her head in his chest and felt the warm temperature and the fiery heartbeat there.
The world around them fell silent. At that moment, there was only each other in their world.
...
Since she started dating Lu Qianzhou, her mood had been getting better day by day. But because of their special relationship, they couldn't let outsiders find out, so they even had to meet secretly.
Especially now with Fang Jiangyi in the picture, he was whole - heartedly investing in this relationship with Yan Xia. All the employees in Shengshi Company had already tacitly accepted their relationship. Although it wasn't made public, those who needed to know were aware of it.
One day, as she was working as usual, she suddenly heard Li Hong say that a big shot seemed to be coming to the company. Fang Jiangyi had personally gone downstairs to greet the person, and the occasion was grand.
She thought carefully about all the recent cooperation partners but couldn't think of anyone important enough to make Fang Jiangyi greet them in person.
So she also went to have a look and hid in a corner of the crowd. After the elevator door opened, she saw a middle - aged man in a suit getting out of the elevator, followed by Fang Jiangyi.
The expressions on their faces were equally cold and unapproachable, and their facial features were similar. Anyone with a bit of sense could tell that this should be Fang Jiangyi's father.
She had never heard what Fang Jiangyi's father did before, and he had never mentioned him to anyone. All she knew was that his father had been in prison. Yan Xia knew very little about his father. But was his father out of prison now?
"General Manager Lu, is that Fang Jiangyi's father? Have you met him before?" Li Hong couldn't help gossiping with her.
Yan Xia said, "I've never met him. But judging from his aura, I can tell that he must be a formidable character."
Li Hong's face showed a variety of expressions. Everyone knew that Lu Sheng and Fang Jiangyi were dating. But they hadn't met each other's parents yet. They didn't know if Fang Jiangyi's father would approve of Lu Sheng.
Unexpectedly, not long after, Fang Jiangyi came downstairs to find Yan Xia and motioned for her to follow him.
Yan Xia obediently followed him into the elevator and then asked, "Where are you taking me? Don't tell me it's to meet your father?"
Fang Jiangyi hesitated. "He said he wants to meet you."
She didn't expect to guess correctly. She had never planned to meet Fang Jiangyi's father. Moreover, there were many details that she needed to discuss with Lu Qianzhou first to avoid any mistakes.
His father didn't look like a kind person. She was afraid she couldn't handle him.
So she refused without thinking. "It's too soon. I'm not ready yet."
Fang Jiangyi took her hand in the elevator. "Actually, other things don't matter. As long as I like you, he won't interfere. He just wants to meet you."
"But the first impression is very important. I'm not prepared at all. How can I go to meet him like this?" Yan Xia shook his arm. "Please, wait for the next time. Next time, I'll definitely go to meet him after I'm well - prepared."
She didn't give Fang Jiangyi a chance to refuse and continued.
"You said you wouldn't force me to do things I don't want to do."
Fang Jiangyi was speechless. He found that as long as this girl started to act coquettishly with him, he was completely helpless.
He asked, "When will the next time be?"
Yan Xia thought for a while and then said, "Next time... I'll tell you when I'm ready."
Her eyes sparkled like stars.
Fang Jiangyi reached out and ruffled her hair roughly, then pulled her closer and kissed her on the forehead.
When he was tidying her hair, he suggested, "Let your hair grow out, and dye it back next time."
Although she looked good like this, he still preferred her with long black hair.
Yan Xia frowned. "Will your father think I'm a delinquent girl?"
Fang Jiangyi said, "Maybe. He's never seen you with long hair, so he wants to see."
She thought for a while and nodded.
The elevator door opened. Yan Xia stopped in the elevator and let Fang Jiangyi leave.
But from a distance, she still felt Fang Jiangyi's father looking over. Yan Xia instinctively lowered her head, hid her face, quickly pressed the elevator button, and returned to the floor of her office.
If in the future Fang Jiangyi's father would enter Shengshi, participate in some decision - makings, and gain real power, it would still be necessary for her to meet him.