The Right Way to Start a Date!

"Do you like it?"

"I do!"

Xun'er answered instinctively. When she came to her senses, she suddenly turned around and saw Gu Xia smiling as he watched her taste the orchid pastry in her hand. Her little face reddened once more...

"Hehe, y-you... Just eat without worry. I made these for you in the first place..."

Gu Xia nearly slipped into straight-man mode, but he stopped himself in time before he could show off. As he set down the breakfast he had brought over, he paused for a second and recalled what he was supposed to say to a girl at a time like this...

"Brother, did you hear everything last night?"

Seeing that Gu Xia was still looking at her with such affection, Xun'er felt certain that he had heard what she said last night. Otherwise, why had he changed so much? So much that Xun'er suspected the brother she had known before was a fake...

What? Why didn't she think the current Gu Xia was fake? Nonsense—would you like a straight man if it were you?

"Heard what?"

Gu Xia's mind clearly had not caught up yet, and he foolishly asked the question...

"Oh, come on, what I said last night..."

Xun'er thought Gu Xia was pretending not to know what she meant just to tease her. Slightly embarrassed, she shot him a coquettish glare...

"Last night?..."

Gu Xia was baffled by the charming look in Xun'er's eyes and asked again, completely confused...

Watching Gu Xia's "convincing" performance, Xun'er, already convinced of her own assumption, became even more certain that he had heard her impulsive confession from last night. Then, in an almost cutesy tone, she glared at Gu Xia again, her beautiful eyes filled with bashful protest...

"You're awful~ You bad guy, stop playing dumb!"

Gu Xia's inner thoughts: What the hell! When was I playing dumb? How come I don't know? And what exactly did I hear? Can't you just say it? Is speaking in riddles that fun?...

In that instant, ten thousand ancient mythical beasts stampeded through the still-straight-man Gu Xia's heart...

However, he quickly calmed down and began analyzing the situation carefully...

No! From Xun'er's bashful eyes, which carry a hint of joy, I can tell she isn't actually angry. So I need to use my current knowledge to guess what she really means. According to Albert Einstein's theorem, "Ten Hypotheses About Girls Acting Cute Toward You," this falls under the category of "genuinely shy."

Its specific signs include lowering her head slightly and speaking in a tone that makes your whole body tremble!

And combined with what Mr. Lu Xun once said: "When a girl speaks to you in riddles, no matter what it is, just go along with her..."

After layers of theoretical proof and famous quotations as examples, Gu Xia finally arrived at the following answer...

"Heard what? I can't hear anything..."

Albert Einstein: "???"

Lu Xun: "???"

But Gu Xia had more to say, because a reply he had read in a book—one especially suitable for a moment like this—suddenly came to mind...

Gu Xia slowly moved behind Xun'er, placed both hands on her shoulders, bent down, and whispered the following words beside her delicate ear in an exceptionally serious and gentle tone...

"My ears can't hear, because Xun'er, you've always been in my heart... I've always kept your words in my heart too..."

In an instant, Xun'er turned into a steam princess. Her pretty face became bright red, like a boiling kettle...

"Xun'er, you look so cute when you blush..."

Seeing Xun'er turn into a steam princess, Gu Xia did not let her off so easily. Still leaning close to her ear, he continued to stir her already chaotic heartstrings...

"Ah, stop talking!"

Overcome by embarrassment, Xun'er tried to cover that wicked mouth that had been teasing her nonstop.

But Gu Xia reacted even faster, catching her slender jade-like hand with a backhanded grab. At the same time, his left hand lifted Xun'er, his left foot stepped to the side, and his left arm tightened in sync... After that series of movements, Xun'er was obediently held in Gu Xia's arms. Since it had happened so suddenly, Gu Xia experienced the exquisite softness of a girl's willow-slender waist for the first time.

"Ah, you scared Xun'er to death..."

This time, held in Gu Xia's arms, Xun'er no longer felt as shy as before. For some reason, she found this feeling quite nice—safe and happy...

"Xun'er, I'll always stay by your side. This is my promise to you, for always liking me..."

Hearing Gu Xia's promise, the worry that had long weighed on Xun'er's heart finally disappeared completely... "All right, let's finish breakfast first. I promise you, today and from now on, I'll always stay with you..."

"Really? Then let's pinky swear. You said you'd always stay with me. You're not allowed to go back on it!"

"Okay, okay, let's pinky swear..."

Looking at Xun'er's serious expression, Gu Xia smiled knowingly and held out his own little finger, hooking it around the small, soft, fair one before him...

Afterward, amid an atmosphere called warmth, framed by pink bubbles, the two finished breakfast in an unbearably lovey-dovey manner...

From then on, it was as though Gu Xia had opened the door to a new world, never to return from the path of doting on his wife. Straight man? What was that? So-called straight men simply had not met the person they truly liked yet... (Though you might never meet one... Whoa! Put the knife down first, okay? Big brother, I was wrong! I won't be naughty anymore... QAQ)

One hour later...

"All right, Brother, let's go!"

After returning to her room to prepare, Xun'er finally stepped out once again. She happily wrapped herself around Gu Xia's arm, every detail showing how seriously she took this first date...

First was Gu Xia's outfit. At Xun'er's firm insistence, he changed into a gorgeous sky-blue robe that matched the deep-blue dress she was currently wearing perfectly.

As long as they appeared together, no one needed to be told that they were a loving couple. The woman was beautiful and the man handsome; it was as if the phrase "golden boy and jade girl" had been created especially for them...

"Seriously, I already helped you pick out your clothes. Why did you still make me wait so long..."

After waiting bitterly, Gu Xia could not help complaining when Xun'er finally came out of her room. But the moment those words left his mouth, the emotional intelligence he had just recharged immediately sounded a danger alarm!

"What? You're already getting annoyed after such a short while? And you said you'd stay with me for a lifetime... As expected, all men are..."

"What nonsense are you saying? What I meant was that even being apart from you for one second feels like a waste of time. How could I possibly find you annoying?..."

With his Emperor Realm soul power operating at high speed, Gu Xia finally had a flash of inspiration in his moment of crisis and turned the situation around! He even seized the initiative while he was at it. Simply perfect!

But didn't you use your Emperor Realm soul power in the wrong place?