Little did they know, not long after their friends left, Jingliu, in whom Baiheng had placed such high hopes, never even got a chance to be direct.
Xianyu watched the four leave, then took the fruit candy from his pocket and placed it in Jingliu's hand.
Jingliu did not refuse. She lowered her head, unwrapped the candy, and put it in her mouth.
Xianyu could clearly hear Jingliu crunching the candy, as though she wished she could treat it like him.
He knew she was genuinely angry this time.
Xianyu had never expected Hua to be right.
Jingliu really was angry, and not just because Xianyu had secretly arranged to buy her a house without saying a word.
When the four left the two of them alone, Jingliu surveyed the courtyard's furnishings and seemed to misunderstand something. Even the tips of her ears turned pink. Avoiding Xianyu's gaze, she asked softly, "What do you mean by this?"
Xianyu's response at the time: "..."
He almost failed to keep his expression under control.
Xianyu instantly guessed what Jingliu was thinking and realized where he had gone wrong.
I shouldn't have given her a house.
I did think about taking our relationship a step further, but not like this!
I didn't give Jingliu a house because I wanted to live with her! Wait, I didn't have any ulterior motive at all! I wasn't hinting at anything!
Even if we were going to live together, shouldn't that wait until after we get married?!
Xianyu had read quite a few books on psychology. He knew perfectly well that he should follow her train of thought, take the ring out of his System Inventory, and propose with the other four as witnesses.
But there were neither flowers nor candles here.
Of course, those were all