Chapter 33: Need A Marriage (3)

Mu Yuchen's eyes that were as deep as the ocean eyes skimmed Xi Xiaye as he took his phone to call Ah Mo to come over and handle this. Then, Xi Xiaye got into the car a little helplessly.

After Xi Xiaye put on her safety belt, Mu Yuchen started the car and drove slowly.

"Don't you want your drawing anymore?"

The sudden deep voice broke the silence in the car, also startling Xi Xiaye who had been leisurely leaning back in the car seat and looking out of the window at the nightscape.

She unhurriedly turned over and watched him focus on driving. She hesitated for a moment and her silent eyes twinkled with a dim light as her thin and calm lips gently parted. "I'll give it to you."

He had already seen it anyway, so she did not mind anymore.

"I know those words aren't your handwriting."

He had thought about it before suddenly saying this. When he did, Xi Xiaye immediately raised her brows and looked at him in surprise.

"On the South River project proposal that you previously handed in, your signature and handwriting were there," he explained.

"How do you know that I don't actually think this way? I'm afraid that I really am that malicious!" Xi Xiaye laughed a little bitterly and sighed disappointedly, "Seeing them being happy together, I don't feel calm inside at all. I keep having the urge to destroy them, yet I hold myself back..."

"That means that you're a normal person. You should feel happy about that," Mu Yuchen quietly replied. He paused, then suddenly said in a lowered voice, "However, I don't deny that what your friend said made some sense. To let the past be the past, the most straightforward way would be to start a new life, turn the tables. Let everything go and then forget it."

When she heard his advice, Xi Xiaye suddenly fell silent. Su Nan's words from earlier still clearly echoed in her ear.

Get married to an exceptional man before their marriage. Show them how good you can be and reign at the top! Take your revenge...

The plan sounded quite ideal but how many people could really find the guts to succumb to this madness of self-exile?

Marriage was not racing. Would she find the courage?

Besides, where was she going to find someone to be as crazy as her to be so unruly and be sent into exile too?

When she thought about this, Xi Xiaye suddenly lowered her eyes a little sadly. She inhaled and helplessly propped a hand on the car window at the side, gently holding her head that was a little dizzy and tilting her gaze ever so slightly. Her eyes were a little dazed as she watched Mu Yuchen driving. Her light voice softly came through. "I'm afraid I can't bear the consequence. Besides, this would be extremely unfair to the person who's invested in the relationship. I can't just create another tragedy because of a tragedy, can I?"

"How do you know that you'd be creating a tragedy and not a comedy? You can't just keep being so pessimistic about things. Otherwise, the only thing you're trapping is yourself."

He suddenly sighed lightly. With his extremely low voice, that way, he did not know whether he was talking to the girl beside him or to himself.

It seemed like Mu Yinan's aged voice started to echo in his ears again.

Chen, let the past be the past. Life still has to go on...

Suddenly, he felt a little tired.

Yes...

He felt tired...

These days, people who were stranded in time wandered about for years in this lonely and sad city, filled with the damage done from years ago. Only time could wipe away all of the memories, so maybe, he should come to some sort of realization too.

He felt a mix of emotions and he thought about it for a long when suddenly his heart skipped a beat. He did not know what prompted him to suddenly step on the brake. The Porsche that had been moving forward at the speed of light abruptly stopped. He suddenly turned his head and looked at the girl who held her head with her eyes shut.

Her beautiful little face looked a little gloomy under the dim lights. It looked as if there was a light, an indescribable air of melancholy around her. She seemed a little worn out too and he suddenly realized that she was actually very thin. Her body shrunk underneath the windbreaker and appeared very frail.

"Xi Xiaye... I think, maybe you're the same as me. You need a marriage too."

When Mu Yuchen said this, Xi Xiaye who had been resting on the side suddenly felt herself stiffen. She slowly opened her eyes and quietly turned her head to gaze at the slightly distracted man beside her. What met her sight was his jet-black eyes that were as dark as the night sky. His pupils condensed with a shifting light. She could not see through him at all, yet she seemed to pick something up from it.

Such as sincerity.

Or say, fatigue and pity.

Was he taking pity on her? Or on himself?

She knew that he should be someone with a story too, but she did not want to ask too much. After all, other people's relationships had nothing to do with her. Even if she knew about it, it was meaningless.

"You..."

Her twinkling eyes started to turn misty as she looked at him in astonishment. Her head had not yet wrapped around what he just said.

Mu Yuchen saw her looking a little dazed, then his calm lips suddenly turned into a shallow curve. His deep voice had a rare tenderness in it. "If you don't mind, marry me. Be my wife, be the head lady of Glory World. That way, you should be able to come out ahead."

His words were blunt and straightforward like a sudden clap of thunder that flashed across the pitch-black night sky, instantly turning Xi Xiaye's mind temporarily blank. She was so shocked by his words that she was stunned.

When he saw Xi Xiaye astonished for quite a while without responding, he smiled calmly. He was always the kind of person to immediately plan and act whenever he had a thought.

Many years of his military life and business experience had formed the decisiveness he had today, further settling his calm and cool personality.

As a businessman, he would always prioritize pursuing a win-win situation. If he married this girl beside him, perhaps it would be a good thing for both of them, would it not?

"I'll give you a chance to sleep on it. Let me know your answer in three days, hmm?"

He gazed at her quietly. His low voice was gentle while carrying an indescribable charm...