Chapter 1216 — Er Goudan's Confession. "N-nothing... nothing! Are you really better? Does your leg not hurt at all?" Yunhai Shuku still could not quite believe it.
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Simple though he was, Er Goudan was honest to a fault, a man to the bone. Seeing Yu Yuanyuan say nothing, he took it for a refusal, and to spare them both the awkwardness decided he had best slip out quickly — otherwise they might not even be able to stay friends.
Yu Yuanyuan was even more dumbfounded this time. What sort of person was this? Two sentences in and he was already walking out! What do you mean, why would I want to? How do you know I don't want to? Do you get to answer for me?
"Zhou Qiming, you brute!" Yu Yuanyuan flew into a temper. "Stop right there!"
"I..." Now it was Er Goudan's turn to be dumbfounded. He had never imagined that the ever-gentle Yu Yuanyuan could lose her temper like this, could even curse. Er Goudan turned back and eyed her warily, at a complete loss as to what had come over her.
"How do you know I don't want to? Do you think you have some special power, reading my mind?" Yu Yuanyuan glared at him, eyes wide with fury.
"Then... then you do want to?" Er Goudan stared, then broke into a grin, at last understanding why she had erupted.
"You... you've never even declared yourself to me — why on earth should I go away with you?" Yu Yuanyuan snorted and would say no more.
"Heh heh..." Now how could Er Goudan fail to understand her mind? It seemed Yuanyuan was willing to go with him — he had got it all wrong! Er Goudan scratched his scalp sheepishly. "Yu Yuanyuan, the truth is, I like you. I want to take you as my wife..."
"What kind of nonsense is that? Do you even know how to confess?" Yu Yuanyuan rolled her eyes in exasperation. At such a romantic moment, the fool had to come out with it like that.
"Well... anyway, that's how it is. You know what I mean. You know I'm no good with words..." Er Goudan explained helplessly.
"Forget it. You know nothing about romance!" Yu Yuanyuan could do nothing about it. Remembering that Er Goudan had always been this way, she let it pass — and instead felt a sweetness welling up inside. In truth, no thousand endearments could equal what he had just said: he wanted to marry her!
Nowadays young couples make free with their love and swear all manner of ocean-deep vows, yet for most of them, the moment marriage is mentioned, those vows turn to dust. Some men only want a good time; some women look down on men with no car and no house... In short, Er Goudan's proposal may not have been romantic, but it came with real substance.
"So... are you coming away with me or not?" Er Goudan grew anxious. Yu Yuanyuan still had not given him a definite answer!
"But what about my parents?" Yu Yuanyuan, too, was worried about her mother and father.
"That..." Only now did Er Goudan remember that Yu Yuanyuan was not a woman alone. Even if she agreed, there were still her parents to answer to, and that made matters somewhat thorny. But he did not panic; instead he said, "I'll go talk it over with the boss first. All I need is for you to agree to come with me!"