Returning from the top floor of the hotel, Yan Shouyi's mind was still in a state of disarray.
After all, Lin Zhitong's fiancé was Bai Yusheng, the notorious troublemaker from the Bai family.
Although Lin Zhitong was currently unaware, she would inevitably learn of it sooner or later. By then, the enemy she would have to face would be the entire Bai family.
From what Yan Shouyi currently understood, among the three ghost king families in Rongcheng, the Bai family was the most powerful, and the Liu family was the weakest. If everything Lu Jing said today was true, then even the sect leader of the Lu Shan Sect, Lu Jingsheng, needed to join forces with the Bai family, which indicated the Bai family's strength was even greater than Yan Shouyi had imagined!
Were the two of them prepared to oppose the Bai family and the Lu Shan Sect?
Lost in thought, Yan Shouyi returned to the floor where his hotel room was located.
As he stepped out of the elevator, he saw Lin Zhitong leaning against his room door.
Their eyes met, and both of them were momentarily stunned.
"You..." Yan Shouyi asked in surprise, "What are you doing standing outside the door in the middle of the night without sleeping?"
Lin Zhitong never expected Yan Shouyi to emerge from the elevator. With the atmosphere feeling a bit awkward, she replied guiltily:
"There's a cockroach in the room, and I'm too scared to sleep."
Yan Shouyi: "..."
Lin Zhitong was a woman who dared to wrestle a zombie to the ground.
Would she be afraid of a cockroach?
Yan Shouyi wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death!
At that moment, Luo Ning's room door opened, and she, wearing a bathrobe, smiled at Yan Shouyi and said:
"Miss Lin has been waiting outside my door for quite some time."
Lin Zhitong shot Luo Ning a glare. So this woman knew I was outside the door all along. Her coming out now to speak was merely to sow discord between me and the big idiot!
You stinky green tea!
Yan Shouyi wasn't foolish and, recalling the sequence of events, immediately understood what was happening.
So the stinky girl thought I was in Luo Ning's room?
Yan Shouyi didn't feel angry; instead, he found it amusing. This was because Lin Zhitong always expressed her feelings in the most direct way. If she felt unhappy about something, she would either say it immediately or resort to physical action.
It was truly rare for Lin Zhitong to be jealous and worried for him.
Lin Zhitong gritted her teeth and said, "There is a cockroach in my room!"
"Oh, Miss Lin, you didn't look like someone who was afraid of cockroaches when you were killing my zombie!" Luo Ning teased.
Yan Shouyi glanced at Luo Ning, then at Lin Zhitong, and then, with a gentle smile, walked towards Lin Zhitong:
"Where is the cockroach? Take me in to see it? Doesn't that cockroach know this is the room of the eldest daughter of the Lin family from Licheng? It's practically seeking its own demise!"
Lin Zhitong was taken aback, then happily linked her arm with Yan Shouyi's and led him into the room, closing the door firmly behind them.
Yan Shouyi was giving her an out.
In the end, he was still protecting his woman.
Seeing this, Luo Ning felt a faint sense of defeat. Just as she was about to return to her room, Yan Shouyi suddenly opened his door and said to her:
"Miss Luo, you should also get some sleep. Remember to lock your door tonight, and don't let any unscrupulous individuals enter."
Luo Ning retorted angrily, "If anyone dares to enter my room, I'll break one of their legs if I don't succeed!"
Yan Shouyi felt incredibly fortunate that he hadn't fallen for this woman's ploy today and entered her room.
Luo Ning stopped competing with Lin Zhitong and, huffing, closed her door to sleep.
Yan Shouyi closed his door and, facing Lin Zhitong's triumphant expression, said with some helplessness, "How much longer are you two going to keep this up?"
"She was the one who challenged me first. When has I, Lin Zhitong, ever been afraid?" Lin Zhitong pouted, "Besides, you'll always help me, won't you?"
"Of course, I'll choose to help you," Yan Shouyi smiled. "So, where is that detestable cockroach?"
Mentioning this, Lin Zhitong's pretty face couldn't help but blush slightly. "I have a sachet from the Lu Shan Sect on me. Snakes, insects, rats, and ants are all scared away by the scent. How could there be any cockroaches?"
There were no cockroaches in the room, so why did Yan Shouyi come in?
He pretended to rummage through Lin Zhitong's clothes on the bed: "I don't believe you. Where is that cockroach? Dare to bully our Miss Lin, I must make it understand the consequences!"
Unexpectedly, Yan Shouyi pulled out a piece of Lin Zhitong's underwear from the pile of clothes. He froze on the spot.
Lin Zhitong's face turned bright red with shame. She quickly snatched it back and stuffed it under the covers, "You didn't see anything."
Yan Shouyi coughed dryly and stubbornly said, "Red suits you quite well."
"Say that again!"
Lin Zhitong wished she could burrow a hole in the ground and disappear.
She was more proactive in matters of the heart because she loved Yan Shouyi more. And Yan Shouyi was such a blockhead; if she waited for him to make a move, Lu Caiwei would have her second child, and she and Yan Shouyi still wouldn't have slept together.
However, this did not mean Lin Zhitong lacked a sense of shame or cared little for her chastity.
This night was also the first time she had been alone in a room with a man.
Yan Shouyi said nervously, "If there's no cockroach, should I go back now?"
He made a move as if to leave, but his steps were deliberately slow, as if waiting for Lin Zhitong to ask him to stay.
His grandfather had taught him: sometimes, you need to slow down your pace...
Yan Shouyi remembered his grandfather's teachings well.
Seeing Yan Shouyi's steps as slow as a snail, Lin Zhitong couldn't help but laugh: "Big idiot... tonight... you can stay here."
"Really?" Yan Shouyi stopped, thinking to himself that his grandfather's teachings were indeed correct!
"But you can only sleep on the sofa."
"That's fine too."
Yan Shouyi grinned foolishly and went back to his room to get a pillow and blanket, then directly made a bed on the sofa in Lin Zhitong's room.
One lay on the sofa, the other on the bed, separated by two to three meters, yet they felt closer than ever.
Yan Shouyi felt too embarrassed to look at Lin Zhitong and stared intently at the ceiling.
Lin Zhitong hugged her pillow, turned over, and lay on her stomach, staring at Yan Shouyi.
"Where were you just now?" Lin Zhitong asked.
Yan Shouyi thought for a moment: "I went to the convenience store downstairs for a late-night snack."
Lin Zhitong blinked her eyes, unsure if she had seen through Yan Shouyi's clumsy lie, but she didn't press further. Instead, she turned over and said:
"My father will be back next week. If you plan to propose, you need to hurry." Da Feng Fiction Network.
Yan Shouyi chuckled, "Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
"Have you prepared the betrothal gifts? Do you want a Western-style or Chinese-style wedding? Have you chosen bridesmaids and groomsmen?"
Lin Zhitong bombarded him with a series of questions, making Yan Shouyi's scalp tingle instantly.
It was then that he realized they were discussing a marriage, the most important ceremony in a person's life, not something that could be concluded by simply saying a few words.
Yan Shouyi was clearly not fully prepared.
Seeing Yan Shouyi's stammering, Lin Zhitong couldn't help but laugh: "It's not as complicated as you think. Our Lin family isn't short of money, and besides, my father quite likes you. As long as you come to our house and tell my father face-to-face that you want to marry me, I don't believe he'll refuse. Once he agrees, leave the rest to me."
Entrusting the entire matter of marriage to the woman was not Yan Shouyi's style. He said sincerely, "I'll do whatever you say. I'll help you."
"Big idiot, it's not you helping me; it's our wedding!"
Lin Zhitong shot Yan Shouyi a playful glare. The only thing she found fault with him about was his excessive awkwardness when it came to emotions.
But it was precisely because of this that their relationship was so pure. Lin Zhitong could openly express her love, because if Yan Shouyi ever stopped loving Lin Zhitong, the most foolish person would directly say it.
Then, Lin Zhitong frowned, looking troubled.
Yan Shouyi quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. I was just wondering if your father would like me? What if other relatives in your family don't like me?" Lin Zhitong said.
Yan Shouyi chuckled, "If I like someone, my father will definitely like them too. And there's no one else in my family—but if you're still worried, you can use your soul-summoning technique to call back our ancestors and ask for their thoughts and opinions."
"You... you're asking for a beating!"
Lin Zhitong immediately threw the pillow she was holding at Yan Shouyi: "Summoning back the souls of the ancestors, it seems you don't want to live a peaceful life anymore!"
Yan Shouyi burst into laughter.
Thump, thump, thump!
From the adjacent room, Luo Ning knocked heavily on the wall and shouted:
"Can you two keep it down a bit? Are you letting anyone sleep?!"
Lin Zhitong and Yan Shouyi exchanged a look, then Lin Zhitong called out, "What are you still staring at? Come to bed!"
Yan Shouyi hesitated, then lifted the blanket and walked towards Lin Zhitong, only to be kicked back by Lin Zhitong: "You're actually coming?"
Yan Shouyi said aggrievedly, "Didn't you call me over?"
"I was just trying to anger Luo Ning!"
Indeed, a disgusted voice came from Luo Ning's side: "Shameless dogs and bitches!"
This made Lin Zhitong feel much better.