My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 525 - 013: Confession_3
As they walked, the big boys and girls got familiar with each other and started to play around on the quiet road. Lu Shishu, who usually preferred peace and quiet and didn’t like too much commotion, kept walking quietly. He Qianyue saw that everyone was paired up and didn’t want to pull Lu Shishu along, so she just dragged Cen Jin and the others to have fun, gradually distancing themselves into three groups: Lu Shishu with Nan Jiayan, Lin Xuwan with Ling Xuyang, and the others walking ahead.
Seeing that the group suddenly disappeared from sight, Lu Shishu instinctively glanced at Nan Jiayan beside him. After thinking for a moment, he asked out of the doubt in his heart, "So many people question me riding in a luxury car as if I’m kept by a rich guy. Why don’t you suspect that at all?"
"I believe you’re not that kind of person!" Hearing this, Nan Jiayan turned his head to look at her, smiled, and replied with firm conviction.
"What if I really am that kind of person?" Lu Shishu raised an eyebrow, put her hands behind her back, looked down at her shadow, and softly countered.
"Impossible." Nan Jiayan replied almost without thinking.
"Why is it impossible? Are you that confident?"
"Of course, when it comes to you, I’m quite confident."
"Where do you get that confidence?" Lu Shishu chuckled softly, stopped walking, and looked at him in disbelief.
"You gave it to me."
Lu Shishu rolled her eyes at him and laughed, "You’ve known me for how long, and you think you understand me so well?"
"Is that rich guy as handsome as I am?"
"What do you mean?"
"If you were that kind of person, I wouldn’t mind stealing you away. Maybe, I don’t have as much money as he does, but whatever you want, I can give it to you and afford to give it to you, including my life. And when it comes to looks, I’m pretty confident I can beat him." Nan Jiayan said proudly, his words filled with a special kind of sincerity. Though it sounded like he was joking and somewhat unreliable, it strangely gave a sense of calm and stability.
Especially the phrase ’I can give you anything, including my life’, which left Lu Shishu momentarily stunned.
Once she came back to her senses, Lu Shishu rolled her eyes at him and chuckled, "Alright, let’s stop joking around. No more messing with you, or it’ll get more out of hand. Why would I need your life? If I took your life, I’d end up in prison, eating the government’s food for decades. Better not! I won’t cause trouble for the country."
"I’m not joking. I’m serious." Nan Jiayan stopped walking, grabbed her wrist, and the playful smile on his face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a serious and solemn expression. "I wasn’t joking when I said I wanted to pursue you last time. I was very serious. If you think I was kidding, let me say it again today, Lu Shishu, I like you and want to pursue you. Is that okay?"
Lu Shishu was stunned, staring at him blankly, not really understanding and a bit panicked. She anxiously tried to pull her hand out of his grasp, but after struggling a few times, Nan Jiayan had no intention of letting go. Instead, he held tighter, gently pulling her right in front of him, wrapping an arm around her waist so she couldn’t escape, forcing her to look at him up close.
"What...what are you doing?" Lu Shishu could say she had never been so flustered before, her heart pounding as if it might jump out.
"Are you trying to run away again? This time you can’t. You have to answer my question first." Nan Jiayan saw through her little tricks, finding it both amusing and helpless. She seemed so cheerful and straightforward normally, so why did she want to dodge or escape when it came to this matter?
"When did I want to run away?" Her thoughts were exposed right to her face, causing Lu Shishu to feel a bit embarrassed, so she stubbornly argued.
Nan Jiayan chuckled, looking at her amusingly, "You still say you weren’t? When you tried to break free just now, your eyes clearly darted left and right. Isn’t that trying to check the route, seeing which way leads back to school?"
Lu Shishu was speechless again, looking at him with a deadpan expression as if she had lost all hope. His observation skills were so great; why didn’t he become a detective instead of studying art?
"Why aren’t you talking? Did I hit the nail on the head?" Seeing Lu Shishu blush with embarrassment, lowering her head and remaining silent, Nan Jiayan suddenly felt a surge of pride.
Hearing this, Lu Shishu suddenly lifted her head, only to find his handsome face just ten centimeters away from hers. Her heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively stepped back, trying to escape, but Nan Jiayan wouldn’t let her, holding her waist tightly so she couldn’t leave.
