If You Don’t Go To Hell, Who Will? - Chapter 55

Zhong Yuan said, “Blockhead, I’ve noticed that ever since I fell in love with you, my IQ has gone from three digits to two digits.”

I felt a bit embarrassed and tried to comfort him, saying, “Um, it’s mutual; I’m the same way.”

Zhong Yuan looked up at me with a smile and said, “You’ve always been in the two-digit range.”

Me -_-

Well, at least my high school physics teacher once said my IQ was over 130; even if we discount it a bit, it’s still more than two digits, right?

Zhong Yuan lifted me onto the passenger seat and then took the driver’s seat. It was only then that I noticed Zhong Yuan’s hair was wet, there were traces of water on his face, and most of his clothes were wet, except for the shoulder he had protected while holding the umbrella over me. I remembered he had covered the entire umbrella over me earlier, so except for my pants getting a bit wet at the bottom, I was otherwise well protected. This made me feel a bit moved and apologetic, so I found some tissues and handed them to him.

But Zhong Yuan didn’t take them; instead, he leaned his face closer to mine with a teasing smile.

I had no choice but to help him wipe the raindrops from his face. After I finished, he still didn’t move and just stared at me with a mischievous expression on his face.

Blushing, I quickly kissed his cheek.

Satisfied, Zhong Yuan returned to his seat and started the car.

After the big argument we had yesterday, it was surprising to find ourselves in such a warm atmosphere today. To be honest, I felt a bit awkward at the moment and didn’t know what to say to Zhong Yuan. So, I just lowered my head and played with the hem of my clothes, remaining silent.

While driving, Zhong Yuan used one hand to grab mine, squeeze it, and then hold it tightly. He then spoke earnestly, “Blockhead, there’s really nothing between me and Shi Yunheng.”

“I know, actually, there’s nothing between me and Su Yan either.” I suddenly realized why I had been thinking about Zhong Yuan all along. It wasn’t just because I loved him, but also because I had always believed in him. No matter how much I doubted, deep down, I always believed that we loved each other.

“I know that too, but I… I was too impulsive yesterday,” Zhong Yuan said with a smile. “You know, for a while, you seemed distant and indifferent to me, and I thought… I thought you didn’t like me anymore. When I talked about engagement yesterday, I wanted to know if you still cared about me, but I didn’t expect us to end up arguing. After going back last night, I suddenly realized that you were ignoring me and fighting with me because you were jealous of Shi Yunheng. I was so silly.”

I widened my eyes, unable to believe what I was hearing. “Seriously, Zhong Yuan, you have quite an imagination…”

Zhong Yuan blushed a bit under my gaze, and he kept his eyes on the road while driving. There was a faint hint of pink on his cheeks, barely noticeable, but I saw it.

Was Zhong Yuan… feeling shy? It was rare to see him like this, and even though I knew it wasn’t fair, I couldn’t help but laugh.

Zhong Yuan chuckled too, somewhat helplessly, and said, “See, people in love can become this silly and insecure.”

I smiled as I held onto Zhong Yuan’s hand. “Don’t worry, I only love you.”

Zhong Yuan kept his eyes on the road but smiled. “I feel the same way, Blockhead; I only love you.”

I suddenly understood the argument from yesterday completely. My impulsiveness was because I was jealous of Shi Yunheng, but why Zhong Yuan was impulsive… that was quite magical. When people fall in love, they indeed become prone to doubts and insecurities. Initially, he was worried that I no longer liked him, and when he saw me with Su Yan last night, he couldn’t help but overthink things. Zhong Yuan had truly become a bit foolish, even more so than me.

But then I thought of another problem. Even if Zhong Yuan didn’t like Shi Yunheng, what about his parents?

At that moment, Zhong Yuan grabbed my hand and lifted it in front of him, looking at it closely. Then he furrowed his brows and asked, “Where’s the ring?”

I hesitated, thinking of the engagement, and it gave me a headache. Why do parents always have to interfere in their children’s marriages?

Zhong Yuan raised an eyebrow and gave me a dangerous look. “Did you lose it, or did you throw it away?”

“Zhong Yuan,” I gathered my courage and asked him, “about the engagement, what do you…” What are you going to do?

Zhong Yuan rubbed my head and smiled, saying, “Are you worried about that?”

I nodded, feeling nervous about how he would respond. Even if he was powerful, dealing with parental conflicts was not easy, and he might not be able to resist his parents’ wishes.

Zhong Yuan patted my shoulder reassuringly and said, “Don’t worry, my parents are relatively open-minded. If worst comes to worst, I’ll have my old man mediate.”

I nodded, but deep down, I still had a knot in my heart. Even if Zhong Yuan’s parents eventually accepted the engagement, would my relationship with them become somewhat… delicate?

At this moment, Zhong Yuan added, “Of course, when you cut the grass, it’s best to remove the roots.”

I was surprised and asked, “Cut… cut the grass and remove the roots? Zhong Zhong Zhong Zhong Zhong Yuan, what are you planning to do?” He wasn’t planning to harm Shi Yunheng, was he?!

Zhong Yuan burst into laughter and playfully flicked my nose. While smiling, he said, “My blockhead, you’re so silly.”

Feeling embarrassed, I turned my face to look out of the car window. In television dramas, “cutting the grass and removing the roots” usually meant killing someone—not just one person, but everyone involved…

Zhong Yuan didn’t bring up that topic again and instead asked, “What about the ring?”

I retrieved the ring from my bag. Thankfully, I hadn’t completely lost my sanity yesterday; otherwise, Zhong Yuan would probably have gone berserk, and it might have led to something even worse.

Zhong Yuan parked the car by the roadside, took the ring from my hand, and carefully placed it back on my ring finger. After putting it on, he held my hand gently and smiled, saying, “Don’t ever take it off.”

I nodded, feeling a bit overwhelmed under his intense gaze.

Zhong Yuan then turned and took a pink bottle from the briefcase in the car and handed it to me.

I looked at it, and it was the perfume called “First Love.” I took the perfume, feeling deeply touched, but when I remembered how Zhong Yuan had searched through the trash can, I couldn’t help but laugh.

Zhong Yuan seemed to guess what I was thinking, and he pinched my cheek, saying, “I never threw it away.”

That’s good; neither of us threw anything away. I guess our feelings at the time were similar to my urge to throw the ring. Even though we were both angry, there was something called “care” deep down that prevented us from doing something foolish.

Zhong Yuan looked at me deeply and said, “Blockhead, you are my first love, always have been. Even though I once liked Shi Yunheng, it was during a time when I didn’t understand much—just some vague feelings, completely normal for adolescence. Back then, I didn’t know what love was. But now, I do.”

I held the perfume tightly and asked with a smile, “So, what is love, then?”

Zhong Yuan replied, “Love is wanting to become one with you.”

Wanting to become one with you… I nodded, feeling a deep connection to that. Love could easily drive people to madness. We had argued yesterday, and today it felt like we were reborn, full of energy. To become one with each other? If two people could truly become one, then maybe we wouldn’t have to worry about not seeing each other, constantly longing for one another, struggling to eat and sleep…

Later, I shared Zhong Yuan’s insight about love with Little Second, hoping to give her some inspiration for her writing. But she just repeated Zhong Yuan’s words while smirking suggestively, and finally said, “Zhong Yuan is such a pervert!”

Me -_-