our secret base

Chapter 85 Engagement, Confession, Kiss

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...?
Yan Jingxing was completely stunned.

what?
She, what is she talking about?
Did I hear it wrong?

But Xie Yuzhi's expression was so serious that he immediately dispelled the idea of ​​reconfirmation.

He knew he heard right.

Even though Yan Jingxing felt that he was fully prepared before coming here, he was still surprised by Miss Xie's shocking speech just now.

No... I thought it was just a confession, just like on the TV screen or in novels, saying "I like you" to each other——

Yan Jingxing felt shy just because his fantasy had reached this point, fearing that he was being sentimental, but on the other hand, Miss Xie...

Why did you suddenly jump to marriage? ?
Are we both still junior high school students? ?

In this era when puppy love is regarded as a scourge, boys and girls will be looked at differently if they say a few more words, and there are [-] lines drawn with white chalk on the same table...

And if he wanted to break the taboo and enjoy the excitement, Yan Jingxing wanted to break his head, and at most he could only think of the two of them as a couple in junior high school, enjoying the pleasure of secretly dating under the noses of teachers, classmates and parents——

This was exciting enough for him.

What to get married or not to get married, such a topic is too far away for Yan Jingxing now.

He couldn't help sighing again, Miss Xie really didn't look like a child in his grade at all, no matter how she looked at people and the world, or her way of thinking...

"You may have misunderstood."

Xie Yuzhi naturally noticed the shock on Yan Jingxing's face.

Let her, a girl, take the initiative to propose that she will marry a boy in the future... Even if Miss Xie has a straightforward character, her courage is different from ordinary people, and even if the other party is a good friend she is very familiar with, she will still feel feverish; When she saw Yan Jingxing appearing at the door of the "Secret Base" just now, her heart was throbbing even more, and she didn't dare to look up at him for a while.

However, because Yan Jingxing himself was more nervous than her, he didn't notice the girl's avoiding eyes.

But... There is no way, if he doesn't say it, Jing Xing will definitely not understand.

Xie Yuzhi felt that avoiding misunderstandings was more important than the small psychological barriers that could be overcome only by summoning up courage.

We must talk things out, and make a decision that everyone can accept after each other understands each other's feelings, so that we will not feel regret or unwillingness in the future.

Communicating openly is always more beneficial than guessing other people's thoughts with one's head blankly—especially between relatives and friends who are close and willing to tolerate each other, and there is no need to hide it.

I don't know if "seeing other people's nervousness, my nervousness will be relieved" is a universal law. After seeing the boy's dumbfounded expression, her mood calmed down instead. The shy emotions that were unconsciously revealed were quickly controlled by her, and she was able to discuss this topic with the other party in a focused and serious manner.

After all, it is a major event in life that determines your future and family life, and decides who you want to spend the rest of your life with.She couldn't help but not be serious.

"I mean, we're thinking about getting married in the future, not now."

"Isn't that of course! We are not yet of legal age for marriage..."

Yan Jingxing complained subconsciously.

"—But we can make a marriage contract first. This has nothing to do with age, even if we are elementary school students, there is a saying that 'finger pulp is marriage' even before birth."

Miss Xie's reaction was very calm. From the quick and natural answer, it can be seen that she has thought it through.

"As long as our parents agree, no one else needs to agree. If you feel it is inappropriate in the future, you can regret it."

"..."

Yan Jingxing was speechless for a while.

"But even if the marriage contract itself is not mandatory, the agreement is the agreement. Once it is agreed, the party who violates it will pay a corresponding account, even if it is an invisible and intangible price... Things in the world are often like this, so it is better to think clearly from the beginning. Better."

Xie Yuzhi began to walk around in circles in the secret base, she was seriously discussing the marriage contract with Yan Jingxing.

"The negative effects I mainly consider are: not to mention that we are still young, it is not suitable to put all our minds on this aspect; the most important thing is the lack of a running-in period. You see, we have only known each other for less than two months time, the future is unknown."

"Even if two people can always maintain a state of liking each other, they may not be able to get married when they grow up; even if they get married smoothly, their married life may not be satisfactory. In reality, such examples abound..."

Miss Xie does have a side that is well versed in the world; but what she doesn't know about people's hearts lies in——

"Wait, wait, wait first!"

Yan Jingxing couldn't help but raised his hand to stop her from continuing to speak.

"Ok?"

The girl stopped, and turned her face in surprise.

"Is there a problem?"

"There are problems everywhere!"

Yan Jingxing couldn't help sighing.

"Start from the very beginning, why did you jump to marriage all of a sudden?"

"Just an engagement, not a marriage."

"No no no, I mean, uh..."

Yan Jingxing was so anxious that he started scratching his head.

"Before that, is there a more critical premise..."

"?"

Yan Jingxing gritted his teeth, he felt that the eldest lady's idea was too jumpy, and she still didn't realize it, so he could only raise it from his side first.

"Marriage...well, is it based on feelings? Before we get married, shouldn't we have other processes...processes to go?"

He stumbled, but Xie Yuzhi still understood what he meant.She confirmed with a surprised tone:
"You mean we should have a relationship first?"

"...Well, yes, that's what it means."

At first, Yan Jingxing felt that he would be shy to agree, but he quickly realized: All girls are planning to marry you, so what's there to be shy about dating?
"—But, isn't that puppy love?"

She raised legitimate doubts.

"Uh."

As soon as he heard this, he was stunned again, feeling a kind of deep confusion.

What does this mean?Puppy love is not okay, but marriage is okay?
"But since you want to get married, you can't... When will it be considered 'puppy love'?"

"That's why I talked about the marriage contract." Xie Yuzhi sighed softly, "As long as the marriage contract is settled first, dating and marriage will be a matter of course in the future, and there is no need to consider other people's interference."

Yan Jingxing hugged his head, and began to feel that the eldest lady's thoughts were so convoluted, that he was almost wrapped up in him.

He thought in silence for a while, and during this process, Xie Yuzhi never left his eyes, waiting patiently for his reply.

Then--

Yan Jingxing finally thought of the crux of the problem.

"No, the two are different. They are not logical."

He said firmly.

"Because people who fall in love must choose to be together because they like each other, but people who get married don't necessarily, let alone a marriage contract."

Speaking of it, he felt shy and overwhelmed at first, hesitated because he wasn't sure what Xie Yuzhi was thinking, and didn't even dare to look into her eyes... Isn't it because he cared about the emotion of this love?

He was caught off guard by Miss Xie's astonishing speech just now, and it wasn't until this moment that he finally remembered what was the most important thing to him.

Xie Yuzhi blinked.

"That is, what you care about is the emotion of love itself?"

"Correct!"

Yan Jingxing's answer was decisive.

Xie Yuzhi's thin lips were drawn into a line, as if she was dissatisfied with his words, which made Yan Jingxing's mood fluctuate, but he didn't intend to take it back.

He really wants to know the answer.

"I told you..."

Finally, after Miss Xie sighed deeply again, she spoke softly.

"Jing Xing, I found that you may be even more stupid than I thought."

"..."

"I'm just stating the facts, because you didn't notice..."

The girl used her hands to brush up the messy black hair that fell to her ears, and at the same time quietly covered the imperceptible rosiness floating on her cheeks.

"—Look, am I the kind of person who would marry a boy I don't like?"

Without waiting for Yan Jingxing to respond, she continued speaking on her own.

"It is true that engagements without emotional basis are common among rich families. It is not uncommon for young men and women to marry for the benefit of the family. Our family is no exception. Someone did come to our door to talk about getting someone else to get engaged to me... ...But you don't have to worry, my father will not force me, he can't interfere with my relationship and marriage."

Xie Yuzhi said this lightly, she was so mature that people almost forgot her age.

"Because I'm his only child, he doesn't want to lose me. I told him that very clearly when he first discussed with me whether he wanted to get engaged to someone he had never met. So ,so--"

Xie Yuzhi began to take a deep breath again, trying to keep herself calm on the surface, not to let her eyes go away from his face, even though she could already hear her heartbeat clearly audible, like a passionate piece of music It rang in my ears.

I always feel that if she is too shy, she is not like her usual, and it feels like throwing in the towel.

"I can discuss the marriage contract with you, the premise is of course... I like you."

Yan Jingxing was completely stunned again.

He seemed to have misjudged the impact that Miss Xie confessed to him on his heart.

Then, he watched Xie Yuzhi make further "more destructive" moves——

"You... still don't believe it?"

She lowered her head and suddenly took a step forward.

At the moment when Yan Jingxing didn't react at all, the girl stretched out her hands to grab his arms, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him quickly with her lips.

"Do you believe it now?"

He felt something he had never experienced before...a moist, soft, trembling touch that left him as soon as he touched it.

Xie Yuzhi grabbed his arm and refused to let go, she raised her face.

The youthful and beautiful face that is close at hand, is like an elf falling into the world at sunset, a large swath of bright red like sunset glow along the delicate skin of the girl, extending from her cheeks to the tips of her ears and neck;
Only her pair of watery eyes that seemed to be able to speak sparkled, filled with uncontrollable shame, but still bravely looked at him without blinking.

(End of this chapter)