Chapter 51
Deep down in her bones, Xia Wei was a very conservative person . She didn't want to live together before marriage, and had never even considered it . She made an attempt to break free from Jiang Zhi Zhou's arms, but to no avail, so in the end she simply stood there . "Upstairs and downstairs are so close together . Why should I move down?"
"It isn't the same . " Jiang Zhi Zhou still held her, his eyes burning as hot as her heart . "If you moved down, you wouldn't have to run up and down the stairs any longer . "
"Oh, but I don't mind stairs at all! Don't think I don't know what your real motives are!"
Jiang Zhi Zhou knew of her concerns . Looking down at her, he smiled . "I've moved into the guest room now . When you move in, you can have the master bedroom . "
Xia Wei paused, looking at him in suspicion . "What's the point then?" Wasn't he just trying to get her into bed? Did he think she was an idiot?
Jiang Zhi Zhou replied, "Of course there's a point . Plenty of people find that they can't accept the other's living habits after marriage and get into fights . If we live together, we can adapt to these changes in advance . It's like a preview of marriage . "
Xia Wei: " . . . "
Did even marriage have to have a preview?
"And who said I wanted to marry you?" He had completely skipped over the entire proposal step!
Jiang Zhi Zhou looked at her . "At our age, if we didn't intend on getting married, we might get arrested . "
Xia Wei: " . . . . . . . . . "
Bah! As if the police would spend time on you!
"When one arrives at the age of thirty, time becomes extremely precious . We've spent so much time on each other that we must take responsibility for each other . It would be a crime to do otherwise . "
Xia Wei: " . . . "
Wake up, Mr . Jiang!
She coughed, looked up, and smiled at Jiang Zhi Zhou . "But here I am, only 18 years old . I still have plenty of time . "
Jiang Zhi Zhou: " . . . "
She could really get under his skin . "Wake up, Miss Xia . "
Xia Wei: " . . . "
"Woof woof woof!" Sunshine saw that the two were finally done kissing . Did you want to go home or not?
Xia Wei pushed Jiang Zhi Zhou off and picked Sunshine's leash back up . "Let me think about it . "
"I'll wait for the good news . "
Xia Wei: " . . . "
By the time she got Sunshine back to 1908, Twiggy had already had a shower and was now lying on the living room sofa, applying a mask . When she saw Xia Wei coming in, she said rather archly, "It sure took you a long time to grab a dog . "
"Um, ah . . . "
Twiggy scrutinized her, spotting the red marks on her neck with her sharp eyes . "Did the dog bite your neck?"
Xia Wei: " . . . "
"I'm gonna go shower!" She fled back to her room like the wind .
The next morning, she walked the dog with Jiang Zhi Zhou and brought back breakfast . Twiggy had just awoken and was still in her pajamas, sitting at the table yawning . "Do you walk the dog so early every morning?"
Xia Wei said, "It's nine already, not that early anymore . I've got to go to the shop after breakfast . " +
"Oh . " Twiggy, still bleary-eyed, began to eat . Xia Wei scooped a spoonful of porridge from her bowl and said hesitantly, "Twiggy?" +
"Hmm?" +
"Jiang Zhi Zhou wants me to move in with him . What do you think? Should I?" +
"Gak, cough! Ahem!" Twiggy choked on her own porridge and sat up straight . "I knew it! You were going to move in sooner or later!" +
" . . . I haven't decided yet! He said that I'd take the master bedroom, and that he would stay in the guest . " +
" . . . " Twiggy digested this comment . "Is it really okay for him to lie to you like that?" +
"He said that it was like a preview of marriage, preparation to adapt to married life in advance . " +
"Hah! Can you return him if you can't adapt to him?" +
" . . . " She felt like Mr . Jiang had probably meant it more on the trying to adapt side . +
"Well, it's good to know each other's living habits, or you'll have a lot to adjust to after marriage," Twiggy said . "But looking at you, I think you should move more for my sake . Otherwise I'd be stuck eating dog food every day . " +
"How do I ever feed you dog food?" +
Twiggy raised her hand to tap at her neckline, smiling like a rogue . "This isn't a great place to let a dog bite . " +
Xia Wei: " . . . " +
She smacked Twiggy's hand away . "Aren't you just worried that you can't bring guys back here at your convenience?" +
Twiggy: " . . . " +
She opened her mouth to say something, but Xia Wei interrupted her . "Well, I get it, no need to say anymore . I'll move . " +
Twiggy: " . . . " +
You were going to move right from the start! +
Since they'd moved once already, moving her from upstairs to downstairs was a breeze for Xia Wei and Jiang Zhi Zhou . Sunshine's kennel was also moved in, and Jiang Zhi Zhou suddenly felt like the living room had shrunk . +
"When you have some free time, let's go see a house . We're a little cramped in here . " Tangerine was fine, but Sunshine was born to move and needed more space . +
Xia Wei's hands paused in her tidying . Mr . Jiang had taken her to meet his parents and invited her to feel what married life would be like . Now he wanted to buy a house, but . . . they hadn't even talked about marriage yet! +
She put down the things she was holding and looked at Jiang Zhi Zhou seriously . "Mr . Jiang, in your mind, have you already decided on our marriage?" +
Jiang Zhi Zhou asked: "Shouldn't I have?" +
Of course not! +
"Mr . Jiang, you haven't even asked me for my hand . I haven't made you any promises . My parents don't even know you exist . " +
Of course Jiang Zhi Zhou had considered all of this . There were a great many things to do before getting married . It would all take a while, but the house should be bought first . "I can meet your parents whenever, just let me know when you're ready . And the house is looking pretty good, so we just can move in when redecoration is done . " +
" . . . That's not the point! The real problem is that you haven't yet asked if I would like to marry you!" +
"Well, would you?"
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