"Oh my god!" Jiang Minghuai sprang to his feet. His mouth fell open in disbelief. "You... You two are together!"
Xia Lin waved his hand. "No, no! We're not together! Don't talk nonsense!"
Jiang Minghuai clearly didn't believe it. "Xia Lin, don't lie to me. Have you already started dating big brother? No wonder you didn't want to go to the networking party with me."
Without giving Xia Lin a chance to explain, Jiang Minghuai stood up and said, "I wish you two happiness. Big brother, I'll take my leave first. Bye!"
After Jiang Minghuai left, Xia Lin turned around and looked at Xiao Jinyu with a troubled expression. "Jinyu, was what you said just now a joke or were you serious?"
Xiao Jinyu slowly moved his face closer and closer to Xia Lin's. Just when Xia Lin was about to take a step back, he said, "It wasn't a joke. My feelings are very clear. Xia Lin, would you like to date me?"
Xia Lin could clearly feel the heat rising on his face. He looked up at Xiao Jinyu, who was gazing at him with a gentle and tolerant look.
Although Xiao Jinyu seemed calm on the surface, he was actually quite nervous inside. He took Xia Lin's hand and said, "It's okay if you don't give me an answer now. I can wait for you. Xia Lin, just follow your heart. Don't force yourself."
Xiao Jinyu stood up and was about to leave. His phone had been ringing for a while, but he just hadn't answered it.
"Wait a minute!" Xia Lin took a deep breath and quickly ran in front of Xiao Jinyu. "You're right. I should respect my own feelings." After saying that, Xia Lin gave Xiao Jinyu a quick peck on the cheek. "This is my answer!" After the kiss, Xia Lin felt extremely embarrassed. "Ahem, I still have a PPT to make. I'll go back to my bedroom first."
As he was going up the stairs, Xia Lin heard the system say, [Ding~ Xiao Jinyu's love value has increased by 6 points. The current love value is 70. Please keep up the good work, host.]
In an extremely happy mood, Xia Lin hummed a song and started doing the homework assigned by the teacher. He originally thought it would take him more than an hour to finish, but because of his high efficiency, he actually completed it in just half an hour.
At night, lying in bed, Xia Lin tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. "Ah, am I officially dating Jinyu? I've always been called sister - in - law by Jiang Minghuai. I never thought I'd really become his sister - in - law!"
The next day, when Xia Lin came downstairs, he saw Xiao Jinyu reading a newspaper and sipping tea. Xiao Jinyu lifted the corners of his mouth, showing a very charming smile. "Good morning, Xia Lin. You got up quite late today."
Xia Lin yawned. There was no way. He had suffered from insomnia and only fallen asleep at two or three o'clock last night. So he had to sleep in today.
The servants in Xiao Jinyu's house were well - trained. Even though Xia Lin came downstairs after ten o'clock, they had prepared a variety of delicious and nutritious "breakfast" within twenty minutes.
While Xia Lin was having breakfast, Xiao Jinyu didn't say a word. But when Xia Lin was almost done, Xiao Jinyu suddenly said, "Do you want to go on a date with me this afternoon?"
"Ahem..." Xia Lin choked on a mouthful of soy milk. After he stopped coughing, he asked in surprise, "A date? Are you serious?" They were both men! This world was different from the previous interstellar era. It was quite similar to the Huazhong country on Earth. Many people still looked at same - sex couples with discriminatory eyes.
Xiao Jinyu nodded. "Of course. I've already made a plan. Take a look and see if there's anything you're not satisfied with."