Chapter 80: The dorm's locked, wanna come to my place?

Jiang Cheng took Su Manyao's hand and walked away.

The scene left a crowd of onlookers and Lisangjiang's relatives and friends, everyone looking at each other, the atmosphere strange, not knowing what to say.

Their minds still conjured the silhouettes of Su Manyao and Jiang Cheng just now,

The confession just now didn't seem particularly exaggerated, merely a plain delivery of a bouquet, but that scene was like an unforgettable moment etched deep in their memories.

Too romantic!

The deep emotion music rhythm was still playing in the theater.

Lisangjiang's girlfriend looked stunned, glanced at Lisangjiang, then at the rose bouquet he held, and asked: "Is this your arrangement to confess to me?"

Lisangjiang dared not meet his girlfriend's eyes, saying: "Yes, I prepared it for a long time."

Everyone nervously watched the two of them, not knowing which direction things would go.

They felt this incident really wasn't the fault of that perfectly matched couple just now; it's simply that you two and those two standing together—no one would believe you're the protagonists!

Lisangjiang's girlfriend's tears, which had just welled up and not yet dried, were now swirling again in her eye sockets.

"You say you can do something, but you mess up whatever you do!"

Lisangjiang's girlfriend spoke with a sobbing, aggrieved tone, then blamed Lisangjiang.

"Look at how gentle and thoughtful that boyfriend is; when he received the flowers, he didn't think, just gave them to his girlfriend as a confession—you know what that is? That's love!"

"Can't you learn to be as gentle, as thoughtful, as handsome as they are?!"

"I!"—the Shang family was dumbfounded, like a bone stuck in the throat, unable to speak.

Should I learn his gentleness and thoughtfulness? Should I learn to confess to my girlfriend? This place is my arrangement, okay!

My arranged venue was taken by him first, and now I have to learn from him?

What am I learning from him—seizing others' labor results?! No!

Lisangjiang realized the blind spot, recalling his girlfriend's last words: "Can't you learn to be as handsome as they are?!"

He wanted to vomit blood, Lisangjiang wanted to vomit blood!

After all this talk, it's just because he's handsome…?

Outside the theater, Jiang Cheng took Su Manyao's hand; after leaving the crowd's sight, they quickened their pace.

With a ding-dong-ding-dong, they took the elevator down; once outside, both let out a sigh of relief.

Su Manyao finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing, bending forward and backward, shaking like a flower in the wind.

Jiang Cheng also found it funny, his gaze flicking to Su Manyao.

For a moment he seemed dazed; this was the first time he'd seen Su Manyao laugh so happily.

Su Manyao noticed Jiang Cheng's gaze, her smile faded, she brushed a strand of hair from her ear, and pulled back the hand Jiang Cheng was holding.

She gave a light cough, then stood like a aloof goddess beside the road where the evening breeze gently brushed.

Cars came and went on the boulevard, lights flickering; Su Manyao gazed at the traffic and said: "I thought you were that thoughtful, but it turns out it's all someone else's effort."

Jiang Cheng, lacking confidence, rubbed his nose and said: "The same."

Su Manyao glanced at him, then placed her hands behind her back, clasped together, and said coolly: "Now, let's go back."

Jiang Cheng looked at her: "My dorm is already locked at this time; I can't get back in."

Before coming, he had already checked the time, with no concealment, and just asked: "How should we respond, sir?"

Su Manyao knew Jiang Cheng was staring at her, and she softly uttered an "oh."

Then neither spoke, letting the evening breeze gently caress their faces.

A strand of hair from Su Manyao's forehead fell, swaying in the wind, making his nose itch; he scratched it with his fingernail, then glanced askance and said: "It's too late to go back; why not go to my place?"

Beautiful! Jiang Cheng felt his scalp tingle a bit, somewhat smugly pecked his lips, tongue swirling inside his mouth, hands flailing back and forth, reaching out—your lips and face couldn't stop smiling as he said: "Isn't that not okay?"

This is certainly just polite talk! Everyone knows, isn't it the Chinese tradition to make a gesture at times like this?

Then Su Manyao said: "Oh, that's fine, you find a place to get a room and sleep."

Jiang Cheng:? Jiang Cheng froze, looking at Su Manyao, as if you were just being polite earlier? I'm polite and you drop the act?

He turned and walked away! "Okay!"

Jiang Cheng is already dead, you picked a hemp idol! I'm leaving, even Jesus can't stop me! "Hey!"

Su Manyao stood with her hands behind her back in the evening breeze, a pair of fair feet in flip-flops, watching Jiang Cheng's angry back and shouting.

Jiang Cheng didn't turn his head.

"Hey hey hey!"

"Wait a moment!"

Su Manyao hesitated a bit, bit her lip, gave Jiang Cheng a white-eye, then chased after him.

She grabbed Jiang Cheng, turned him around, placed both hands on his back, and pushed him back.

"All right, all right, go to my place!"

"Don't be angry, go to my place."

Jiang Cheng: "Isn't it too late for that?"

Su Manyao: ". No problem, he's my boyfriend~"

Su Manyao's Yujie tone drew out the final "ma" syllable, making it sound deeply meaningful.

Jiang Cheng was pulled back by Su Manyao again, and the two headed toward the parking lot.

Jiang Cheng: "Not decisive at all, you don't even know who's the big brother!" Su Manyao: "Little brother is little brother; in the end, I still have to coax you!"

…

At this moment, in Su Manyao's parents' villa.

Su Manyao's mother Wang Lin, already in her petty husband's presence.

"We'll just go check on Manyao, it's fine."

Her husband Su Bancheng said worriedly: "Manyao is a very independent person; he doesn't like us just showing up without saying hello. Why don't you call him now in advance?"

Wang Lin unwilling: "Didn't you hear what Jiang Cheng that brat said yesterday? He's about to elope with Manyao!"

Let's not talk about whether he's joking, but this relationship development makes me feel uneasy!

Our Manyao has never had a boyfriend; he's the first guy to have rumors with Manyao, and he said they were already discussing marriage; if parents disagree, they'd elope. This is very much like Manyao's straightforward, decisive personality.

But I also feel something's off; if I don't go check, I won't be at ease!

Su Bancheng said: "What if we go over and Manyao says we're launching a surprise attack, making her unhappy—what then?"

Wang Lin: "Just say we happened to pass by!"

Su Bancheng: "Really?"

Wang Lin: "Really!"

……

Su Manyao hasn't lived with her parents since college.

She now lives alone in Border City First Class, a top-tier commercial residential complex in Modu.

Jiang Cheng drove Su Manyao's car, followed the navigation, parked in the underground garage, then went upstairs with Su Manyao.

(End of chapter)