She had been far too careless.
After all, ever since meeting Lin Yue, Chen Xi had always held the initiative. Facing a lover she had grown accustomed to in daily life, Chen Xi naturally couldn't stay on guard around the clock.
She had even forgotten about the loophole of the Mandarin Duck Ring.
"This—"
Thoughts raced through Chen Xi's mind, and she finally came up with a flawless excuse.
"This was actually a token of love I prepared in advance for my future partner."
"Really?"
The reason was so reasonable that Lin Yue felt no suspicion at all.
"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"
Smiling, Chen Xi pulled out an exquisitely wrapped white gift box.
The box was only palm-sized, with a bow woven from golden thread on its surface.
Undoing the golden thread, Chen Xi lifted the lid and showed Lin Yue that inside was a Mandarin Duck Ring identical in style to the one in Chen Xi's hand.
With both witness and evidence before her, the tiny bit of doubt remaining in Lin Yue's heart finally vanished completely.
"Here, it's for you." Taking Lin Yue's hand, Chen Xi was about to put the Mandarin Duck Ring on her.
"Wait." Lin Yue stared at the dreamlike scene before her, still unable to come back to herself.
"Isn't this moving a little too fast?"
Looking at the ring gleaming with a silvery-white luster, Lin Yue hesitantly extended her right hand and stopped the silver ring approaching her.
Could she really do this...
Accept a relationship without ever having prepared herself for it.
"Then just consider it me abusing my position to take advantage of you." Chen Xi said something shocking and forcibly brushed aside Lin Yue's obstructing hand.
"If you don't accept it, then you