Having had her little thoughts seen through, Li Shiqing nodded somewhat bashfully.
Ding Ling rubbed her head and comforted her:
'Don't worry. In this world, aside from you, I won't fall for any other woman.'
Li Shiqing was overjoyed. 'Really?'
'Of course.'
'Mm-hmm! I believe you!'
Li Shiqing was very happy, her brows and eyes smiling as her Liwo appeared faintly on her cheeks. She immediately pulled Ding Ling toward the dining table. 'I made lots of delicious food today, all of your favorites. Come on, sit down first!'
She pulled Ding Ling to the table and pressed him into a chair, then scampered off to serve rice. She also picked food for Ding Ling and looked at him expectantly:
'Try it. How does it taste?'
Ding Ling tasted it and said with a smile, 'It's delicious. You should eat too.'
'Mm-hmm.'
Li Shiqing served herself some rice, then ate while picking food for Ding Ling and chatting and laughing with him. By the time the meal was over, the feelings between them had clearly grown much warmer.
But ever since hearing Shi Lei's words, she had developed quite a sense of crisis.
She hadn't completely won Ding Ling over yet.
The string in her heart remained taut.
Therefore.
That day.
Wherever Ding Ling went, she followed close behind.
When evening came.
She followed Ding Ling back to the Great Estate.
Then she pretended to be calm as she went to wash up.
After washing, she didn't leave. She simply gazed at Ding Ling with a pair of limpid eyes filled with shyness and delight.
Ding Ling smiled. 'What is it?'
'I, I, I—can I sleep here?'
'Of course.'
'Okay.'
Li Shiqing took a deep breath and decided to go all out. She closed her eyes and blurted it out.