Chapter 301 - 265: Love You Very, Very Much (Part 3)

Their current conversation was completely disjointed...

After all, they both had their own agendas...

But as the young woman spoke, tears unexpectedly began to glisten in her eyes.

"What’s wrong?" Xue Rui asked gently, reaching out to wipe the tears from her eyes.

Lin Ruoxi seemed to space out for a moment. She quickly pulled out a wet wipe to clean her face and said in a crisp voice, "Oh, I was just so happy."

’Now that her and Xue Rui’s phones were off, no one could bother them anymore. It felt as if they were the only two people left in the entire world.’

The young woman wiped the lipstick from her lips, then dabbed them with a tissue dampened with water.

Xue Rui chuckled inwardly. ’Her tells are so obvious. This is the preamble to a kiss.’

Just as he expected, after she finished wiping her lips, she leaned in and gave him a peck on the cheek.

Xue Rui touched his cheek. ’Honestly, this girl,’ he thought. ’I can predict her every move.’

He glanced at the fiery red sheets and duvet cover... ’This must be a sign she wants to sleep with me!’

"Want some snacks? I bought a ton." Lin Ruoxi leaned over, grabbed a plastic bag from the opposite bed, and started sharing the huge pile of snacks she’d bought with Xue Rui.

She took out her laptop, set it on the small table, and put on a movie she had downloaded beforehand. Then, she opened a bag of potato chips for Xue Rui.

As for herself, she unwrapped a chocolate bar and started eating it.

Xue Rui deliberately furrowed his brow. "Why didn’t you give me the first bite?"

Lin Ruoxi had just taken a bite. Hearing Xue Rui’s words, she froze. Her eyes widened slightly. ’But Xue Rui doesn’t like chocolate,’ she thought. ’That’s why I didn’t offer him any.’

"Sigh. If you don’t give me the first bite, it must mean you don’t love me anymore." Xue Rui let out a soft sigh, reciting a classic guilt-trip line. He just wanted to tease the young woman a bit.

’The young woman was still so innocent. If they bantered a bit, she would quickly forget anything that had been bothering her.’

Lin Ruoxi’s pupils trembled. She loved Xue Rui so, so much. She wished she could give him her entire world...

’But Xue Rui just said that not giving him the first bite meant she didn’t love him. She didn’t know what to do. The chocolate was already melting on her tongue...’

’How could she prove her love?’

’Xue Rui had eaten a burger after she’d had a bite before, so he probably didn’t mind her... saliva...’

’Besides, she was the one in charge today. She had to be a little more assertive.’

’If Xue Rui didn’t like it, well, she could just apologize and let him order her around...’

A flash of determination crossed Lin Ruoxi’s eyes. She bit down lightly, breaking off the piece of chocolate in her mouth, then wrapped her arms around Xue Rui’s neck and leaned in.

"Mmph!" The young woman’s move startled Xue Rui. This was one step he honestly hadn’t predicted.

And this time, her kiss wasn’t just a dry press of lips...

A rich chocolate flavor melted on the tip of his tongue. Although the young woman still had her eyes open as she kissed him, her gaze was much softer than before, even a little unfocused...

Xue Rui was not one to be passive. He took the initiative, stealing the chocolate from her mouth...

Feeling Xue Rui take the lead, the corners of Lin Ruoxi’s eyes crinkled in a smile. ’He doesn’t mind me...’

A long while later, the taste of chocolate between their lips faded, leaving only the young woman’s unique scent, faint and elusive like the fragrance of apricot blossoms...

’In his two lifetimes, this was the softest chocolate he had ever eaten.’

Lin Ruoxi pulled back slightly. She cupped Xue Rui’s face, gently licking clean the smudge of chocolate from the corner of his mouth. Then, with a serious expression, she met his gaze and said in a soft, sweet voice:

"I gave you the first bite. Don’t be angry, okay?"

"I... I love you so much. So, so much..."