"Actually..."
Chong Ying, lying on the other side of the bed, suppressed the shyness in her heart and began seriously discussing something with Zhang Chen.
"Brother Zhang Chen, ever since my parents passed away, you and Sister Yi Zhi have been my only family in this world... Seeing the feelings between you and Sister Yi Zhi constantly change and deepen, especially seeing the two of you in the hall of marriage, Ying'er has been so happy. Sometimes, Ying'er even wonders whether staying by your side is unnecessary."
"How could that be..."
"Let me finish." Chong Ying unexpectedly took the initiative to interrupt Zhang Chen and continued, "Through one incident after another, Ying'er's feelings for you, Brother Zhang Chen, gradually changed from simple dependence into something subtle. I know these feelings should not exist, but I cannot erase them. I even feel guilty whenever I see Sister Yi Zhi."
"Until last time, when Ying'er went to the Dark Realm to meet Sister Yi Zhi. Unexpectedly, Sister Yi Zhi told me about the matter between you and me. She told me many things about it, and she also said that as long as you did not mind, she would not mind either."
"So... tonight, I came to ask you myself. Brother Zhang Chen, would you mind me?"
Chong Ying's voice was slightly hoarse. By saying such words now, if she were rejected, an insurmountable barrier would arise between her and Zhang Chen. Everything they had once shared would be shattered.
Chong Ying had also made up her mind that if Zhang Chen rejected her, then after this incident ended, she would return to the Insect Realm and marry the man her grandmother had introduced to her. She would devote herself wholeheartedly to managing the affairs of the Insect Realm and have little