Chapter 179: Chapter 172: I Already Love You So Much
"Are you cold?"
Yin Shixiu asked, somewhat... sheepishly.
He knew he might have gone too far, but at that moment, he just couldn’t help himself; he really wanted to hold her, really wanted to kiss her, to swallow the overflowing love in her eyes.
As if that would make it feel more real.
Su Xiaomeng wanted to nod heavily, to make him feel guilty.
But when she touched herself, her body was still in the post-exercise heat phase.
The cold air at night felt as comfortable as a summer night’s breeze to her.
Nodding seemed... a bit too fake.
So...
She shook her head and softly asked, "What about you, are you cold?"
Yin Shixiu chuckled gently, "With such a big heater in my arms, how could I be cold?"
Su Xiaomeng looked up and gave him a disdainful glance.
Just thinking about how they had been rolling around recklessly in the snow made her ears burn with embarrassment.
If someone saw them, how disgraceful would that be?
"But you’re sitting in the snow..."
As evening approached, there was a brief moment of sunshine, and the already thin layer of snow had mostly melted.
The patch where they sat might not have been warmed by the sun, so there was still some left.
"Meng Meng."
"Hmm?"
"Were you scared today?"
Yin Shixiu asked, and suddenly his mood became a bit somber.
Even thinking about the footage from the surveillance tape now made his heart race.
Life and death are separated by a thin line, and even if not life-threatening, there’s no knowing how badly one might get hurt.
Su Xiaomeng didn’t think much and assumed Yin Shixiu was referring to pulling her into the woods suddenly...
So she nodded in embarrassment.
"Hmm... you’re such a big bully..."
Yin Shixiu paused, then seeing her lying on him shyly, couldn’t help but laugh.
"You dare laugh!"
Su Xiaomeng, embarrassed and angry, pinched him.
Yin Shixiu looked down, somewhat speechless at her slightly proud face.
She really didn’t seem like the mother of two kids.
"Speaking of..."
Su Xiaomeng’s mind raced quickly, and suddenly her expression stiffened.
"What is it?"
"Uncle!"
She straightened her back slightly, blinking her eyes and looking seriously at Yin Shixiu, "How am I supposed to get back over?"
"Just now I crawled over using a big clay jar to step on! Then I jumped down..."
"...Hmm."
"So, am I supposed to fly back up?"
Su Xiaomeng was completely bewildered.
Well, being impulsive really is a devil...
Yin Shixiu had actually thought of this earlier, right when she unexpectedly jumped down.
"I think... your grandpa wouldn’t let you stay outside overnight."
"So?"
"I suppose you wouldn’t want to leave me outside overnight either."
Yin Shixiu said with a smile.
Su Xiaomeng raised an eyebrow, then squinted her eyes, poking his cheek with her finger, "Alright, Yin Shixiu, so you had this all planned from the start, didn’t you?"
Yin Shixiu opened his mouth and bit her finger playfully.
"Ouch!"
Su Xiaomeng quickly withdrew her hand, wiping it on him, "You’re so gross!"
Yin Shixiu couldn’t stop laughing.
Su Xiaomeng straightened up, pressing her forehead against his from above, "Yin Shixiu, don’t you have a serious obsession with cleanliness? You’re sitting on the ground, and you’re okay with me wiping my saliva on you..."
"I can’t help it, I must have not opened my eyes wide enough when I chose a wife."
"...What do you mean?"
"It’s like the saying, ’A mute eating bitter melon, can’t complain, must keep smiling.’
Saying this, Yin Shixiu bared his teeth in a grin at her, like a child.
Su Xiaomeng was speechless yet helpless, pinching his face, "Your skin’s getting thicker and thicker!"
"I’m hoping to catch up to you next year."
Su Xiaomeng always felt outdone by him in conversation, a bit annoyed, she could only pinch him some more.
"Hey..."
"What?"
"About what I asked you earlier."
Yin Shixiu straightened her face, looking at her, "I was talking about when Yin Bowen and Zhu Lan came up the mountain this afternoon and almost hit you."
Su Xiaomeng paused, then quickly said, "It’s over, it’s over, don’t talk about it."
Yin Shixiu felt uncomfortable.
Su Xiaomeng bit her lip, afraid he would feel uncomfortable inside.
Leaning in his arms, she felt his chest rise and fall slightly...
The two of them fell into a quiet silence for quite a while.
Su Xiaomeng thought for a bit, realizing that Yin Shixiu asking her was probably because he wanted her to talk about it...
She sighed.
It’s true she hadn’t thought it through, at the time she wasn’t hurt anywhere, so maybe it was better to just forget it.
Trying to seek justice from those uncouth couples only worried her family, it was a bit of a loss.
"Afraid... yeah, a little bit afraid."
Su Xiaomeng hugged him tightly, closed her eyes, "How could that man drive so fast! It’s a mountain road... driving a Ferrari, treating every road like a race track! Plus, there was a child in his car..."
"As parents, don’t they know how to set an example for their kids? Even if they don’t value other people’s lives, what if the car slipped on these slippery mountain roads and went off the edge?"
Su Xiaomeng mumbled on, letting out all her discontent.
Yin Shixiu gently patted her back.
"Luckily, I have a very strong will to survive! Uncle, you saw that footage, didn’t you?"
Su Xiaomeng looked up at him, giggling, "Didn’t I react swiftly? And being younger does have its advantages!"
"Yes, you were quick, especially quick."
Su Xiaomeng chuckled lightly, leaned back into his chest, and then half-seriously, half-jokingly said, "You asked if I was scared or not, isn’t that a given? Of course I’m scared, if I got hit by a car, my two kids would end up calling someone else ’mom’ in the future!"
Yin Shixiu was taken aback.
"And then another woman sleeping next to my husband! Just the thought of it is unbearable!"
Su Xiaomeng said indignantly.
Yin Shixiu didn’t know what expression to put on.
"I just thought such an unprofitable situation cannot be allowed, so I swiftly retreated back! Hahaha, narrowly escaping disaster, good luck must await!"
"Xiao Meng."
"Mmm hmm?"
"Maybe you won’t believe what I’m about to say..."
"What is it?"
"In this lifetime, I’ll only stay with you, just you. Let’s not talk about the possibility of you passing before me. Even if you do leave first, I won’t remarry."
Su Xiaomeng felt a warmth in her heart, a bit choked, unable to speak.
"Yin Shixiu will only have one wife in his life, one... tender wife."
He joked.
Su Xiaomeng felt a bit touched inside but also thought that if she easily showed her emotions over just these few words, it might make Yin Shixiu feel like she’s easily swayed.
She poked his chest.
"Then you better be prepared! I’m much younger than you, and if you pass before me, I won’t be a widow for you!"
She was just joking.
But unexpectedly, Yin Shixiu nodded, "Okay."
Su Xiaomeng felt suddenly upset inside, thinking this topic was really a bit lousy!
She poked him again twice, "It’s the middle of the night, why talk about such things! Tsk tsk tsk!"
Yin Shixiu lifted her face, "I’m serious..."
Su Xiaomeng met his gentle, smiling eyes...
Yin Shixiu murmured, "Su Xiaomeng, I’m already very much in love with you."
Su Xiaomeng’s heart skipped a beat, watching the man confess without warning...
Many people spend their lives pursuing nothing but the words "I love you" from the one they love most.
"Very much in love."
He kissed her lips.
With a slightly hoarse voice, he said, "Being with you, I feel like I can do anything... anything without worry... like, rolling around in the snow on a night like this with you."
"Meng Meng, when I watched that footage this afternoon, you couldn’t imagine how I felt..."
"Sorry... for worrying you."
She felt a bit guilty for real.
"But I would rather you make me worry."
Yin Shixiu wrapped his arms around her waist, lowered his head to nuzzle her nose, "Xiao Meng, just be with me like this, for a lifetime."
This lifetime, be with me.
When Yin Shixiu said this, Su Xiaomeng didn’t hesitate, and nodded her head.
She hugged his waist, looked up at him and smiled foolishly.
Marriage, children, love, happiness...
Their beginning was a mix-up, their marriage was a ploy by Yin Shixiu.
But she didn’t lose the ability to love someone because of this mix-up, nor did she miss the chance to have a romantic love affair in her best years.
Everything beautiful she thought about, Yin Shixiu gave it to her. Everything she hadn’t thought about, Yin Shixiu also gave it to her.
She couldn’t find a reason to refuse him.
Just like this, spend a lifetime with him... He anticipated it, and actually, she anticipated it even more than he did.
"Alright, if we stay any longer, it’ll get cold."
Yin Shixiu smiled, unzipping his down jacket, pulled her out from his embrace, and helped her wear her coat properly.
Seeing his actions as a sign of going back, Su Xiaomeng was a bit reluctant, leaned her body forward, and wrapped her arms around his waist, "Not cold at all, not even a bit."
Yin Shixiu pressed his lips, chuckled softly, whispered in her ear, "So that means you want to go again?"
Su Xiaomeng frowned, straightened up, and glared at him, "Why is your mind so impure?"
"Seeing you act all coy, I thought..."
Su Xiaomeng pouted, didn’t want to talk to him, leaned forward again, and burrowed into his embrace with a hint of childish playfulness.
But before she could fully enjoy being pampered, she sneezed.
She rubbed her nose...
Yin Shixiu didn’t dare delay any longer, immediately stood up with her in his arms.
In this weather, doing it outside is as crazy as it gets, as reckless as it gets.
But since it was done, he couldn’t backtrack and say it shouldn’t have been done...
Only in the end, instead of getting sick from doing it outside, they might catch a cold from the romantic talk instead.
That really wouldn’t make sense.
Su Xiaomeng thought about it, then decided to stop messing around. It was already past midnight.
She had no strength in her legs, her whole body still clung to Yin Shixiu.
Yin Shixiu looked at her current appearance and couldn’t help but find it amusing. Should he tell her, right now she looks a bit like... a gibbon?