In the past few days, the film crew had been shooting as usual, and Ji Xiaoli was too lazy to get involved again.
For several consecutive days, she had been cooped up in her dormitory, either working on the script or writing her graduation thesis. The only time she went out was because of Zheng Nanfeng - fulfilling her obligation as his sugar mommy...
She took Zheng Nanfeng out to eat, drink and have fun, and Zheng Nanfeng had inadvertently accumulated a lot of good - luck points for her. As for his talk about buying a house and such, Ji Xiaoli always evaded it with a vague answer every time.
- Come on, if she had to marry him and live with him, she'd rather stay in the dormitory for the rest of her life!!
One evening, Ji Xiaoli had just finished half of her thesis. She rubbed her sore neck and was about to go out for some fresh air when she received a call from her sugar baby, Zheng Nanfeng.
"I'm downstairs of your dormitory."
Ji Xiaoli yawned and thought to herself, What gives you the right to talk to your sugar mommy in such a commanding tone? But on the surface, she just rolled her eyes slowly: "What do you want?"
"Fulfill your obligation as my sugar mommy! Didn't you say you wanted to keep me?"
Zheng Nanfeng said it without the slightest bit of shame. "Hurry up. I've taken a fancy to a restaurant."
"Bro, it's already eight o'clock. You still want to eat."
He'll get fat! Ji Xiaoli didn't bother to argue with him: "Okay, Xiaozheng. Go by yourself. I'll reimburse you for whatever you spend."
"No!" Zheng Nanfeng refused flatly. "If you don't come, I won't go. And you won't be able to spend a single cent on me for the next few weeks!"
Oh, so the sugar baby is throwing a tantrum with her?
Did he think she, Ji Xiaoli, would be so easily threatened? Oh, how amusing.
... As it turned out, Ji Xiaoli was indeed easily threatened by the system.
She suppressed her anger: "Fine, I'll come out right away."
Zheng Nanfeng took Ji Xiaoli to a high - end seaside restaurant. The table they were seated at was by the sea. The sea breeze caressed their faces, making them feel relaxed and happy.
Even though Ji Xiaoli had been reluctant at first, she couldn't help but praise Zheng Nanfeng for his good choice of place.
What impressed her even more was Zheng Nanfeng's spending power...
"It's a buffet. It costs 4,000 yuan per person." Zheng Nanfeng whispered in her ear.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ji Xiaoli's eyes light up, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up widely.
He knew it. Ji Xiaoli loved to hear this!
During the days of being kept, Zheng Nanfeng had figured out his sugar mommy's preferences - the more expensive it was, the happier Ji Xiaoli would be; the more wasteful it was, the more to Ji Xiaoli's liking it would be!
Although Zheng Nanfeng didn't know why all this was so, he didn't bother to care. All in all, as long as Ji Xiaoli was happy.
"Come, President Ji, take your seat."
Zheng Nanfeng kindly pulled out a chair for Ji Xiaoli and motioned for her to sit down.
The smile on Ji Xiaoli's lips softened a little.
Today, Zheng Nanfeng was wearing a well - tailored white tailcoat, looking clean and elegant. His action of pulling out the chair for her was extremely gentlemanly...
[Player's heart - throbbing index +1]
The sudden voice from the system confused Ji Xiaoli.
What? What? What? Why is there a heart - throbbing index?
[This is a system benefit that the player has earned after spending money hard these days~~]
... Is this even a benefit?
"Xiaoli, sit down."
Seeing that Ji Xiaoli was still in a daze, Zheng Nanfeng reminded her again.
"Oh, I'm sitting..." Ji Xiaoli blushed and quickly lowered her head and sat down.
Damn it, this guy is really... when he suddenly turns gentle.
[Player's heart - throbbing index +1+1]
Ji Xiaoli:???
What's wrong with her? Why is she having a heart - throbbing feeling?
But why is her heart pounding so hard?
Ji Xiaoli felt her face burning. She clenched her fists tightly, and her mind was filled with the talk about the true love...
Come on, no way? Is he really her true love? Will she really fall in love with him? And then marry him, have kids with him, and live in the same house?
The wedding room...
"Live alone?"
"What about me?"
"But we don't have a wedding room!"
...
Zheng Nanfeng's previous words suddenly echoed in her ears.
Ji Xiaoli felt her heart beating fast. She took a deep breath and was about to come back to her senses when she saw a blaze of red in front of her.
This... What is this?
She composed herself and found that a huge bouquet of roses was being presented to her. And who else could be holding the roses but Zheng Nanfeng?
"Happy Valentine's Day."
Zheng Nanfeng smiled slightly and held the bouquet out a bit further. "I don't know what kind of flowers you like, so I bought the clichéd roses. You won't mind, will you?"
Mind? Does this guy even consider such things?
Ji Xiaoli let out a breath and was about to reach out to take the flowers blankly when she suddenly noticed something was wrong.
What's that pink - and - white thing in the roses? It's...
Ji Xiaoli squinted and looked closer. Her pupils suddenly shrank.
It was - a ring box!
Could it be that Zheng Nanfeng is going to...
"Xiaoli, will you marry me?"
Sure enough, Zheng Nanfeng took out the ring box hidden in the bouquet and then knelt on one knee in front of Ji Xiaoli. His face showed an unusual solemnity, and his black eyes were firmly fixed on Ji Xiaoli, burning with sincerity.
"Xiaoli, I want to marry you and grow old together. Will you?"
"I..."
For a moment, Ji Xiaoli's heart raced. Almost the moment he knelt down, she stood up.
Sure enough, he proposed to her.
But he actually proposed to her!
Zheng Nanfeng still stared at her sincerely, eager to get a positive answer: "Xiaoli, will you?"
Will she?
Will she?!
[Player's heart - throbbing index +1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1]
??!!!
How is this possible?!
What is she getting all heart - throbbing for! She didn't want to be with this man at all, okay!
"No!" Ji Xiaoli blurted out!
When her eyes met Zheng Nanfeng's surprised face, she swallowed silently, but repeated again: "I... Zheng Nanfeng, it's impossible for us."
Zheng Nanfeng was stunned, and the surprise in his black eyes deepened.
" 'Impossible'... What does it mean?"
She didn't know if it was because his voice was so magnetic at this moment, but it made her heart pound.
No! Calm down!
She couldn't agree to him!!
" 'Impossible' just means... impossible!"
Ji Xiaoli clenched her fists tightly, but stepped back nervously. "Zheng Nanfeng, I'd like you to clarify our current relationship - it's the relationship between a sugar mommy and a kept man! That is to say, we only have a money - based relationship!"
Zheng Nanfeng's black eyes darkened a bit more, and he was somewhat incredulous. "A money - based relationship? You clearly know that I'm not short of money. If I just wanted money, why would I be with you?"
" - That's your business!"
Ji Xiaoli clenched her fists even tighter, and cold sweat was already breaking out on her palms nervously. "My business is just that I want to keep you. If you're willing, we'll continue. If not, we'll go our separate ways! That's that!"