Beauties in Simulation Cross over into Reality-Chapter 49 - 45: Then Will He Marry Me

In the courtyard, Xiao Qing let out a burp.

Just a moment ago, Xiao Qing had indulged her appetite.

A dozen or so rats from the vicinity had all been gobbled up by Xiao Qing in a single gulp.

Just as Xiao Qing, full and content, was about to comfortably head off to sleep...

...she suddenly saw her sister run back out of the darkness.

"Sister, you..."

"Xiao Qing, I’m going to bed!"

Before Xiao Qing could finish, Bai Ruxue fled into her room as if escaping, leaving Xiao Qing utterly bewildered in the darkness.

’What’s wrong with Sister?’

’And what about Brother Xiao?’

’Didn’t he go looking for Sister?’

Xiao Qing waited in the courtyard. About the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, Xiao Mo finally returned.

Xiao Qing hurried forward. "Brother Xiao, what’s wrong with Sister? Did something happen between you two?"

"Erm..." Xiao Mo thought for a moment. "Something did happen between your sister and me, but it’s nothing serious. Ruxue is fine, you don’t need to worry."

"Alright."

’Since Brother Xiao said so, Sister must be fine.’

"Get some rest. I’m heading back to my room," Xiao Mo said to Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing nodded. "You get some rest too, Brother Xiao."

...

’I said it. I really said it...’

Bai Ruxue lay on her bed, ankles straight and her slender calves kicking restlessly against the mattress.

She pressed a pillow tightly over her head, leaving only her peach blossom eyes peeking out.

’I’ve realized... I think I’m starting to like you...’

Recalling what she had just said to Xiao Mo, Bai Ruxue was overcome with shyness all over again, her fair, slender calves kicking against the quilt even faster.

After a long while, the shyness in her heart slowly faded, and Bai Ruxue gradually calmed down.

’Wait... why was I so shy? And why did I run away on the mountain?’

Now that she had calmed down a bit, Bai Ruxue realized she might have done the wrong thing.

’Back then, after I said those words, I was so mortified that all I could think about was running down the mountain as fast as possible.’

’But really, there was no need to be shy.’

’If I like him, I like him. If I don’t, I don’t.’

’And I just happen to like Xiao Mo...’

’I only said what I felt in my heart, that’s all.’

’I didn’t even wait for Xiao Mo’s reply before running straight down the mountain.’

’Seriously, why did I have to run...?’

Bai Ruxue buried her head in her pillow again, feeling vexed with herself.

After stewing in her vexation for a while, Bai Ruxue rolled over to lie on her back.

She stared at the ceiling, hugging the pillow, her mind a whirl of thoughts.

’Does Xiao Mo like me?’

’He probably likes me, right?’

’Last time, he said that once I understood what real love is, he would marry me.’

’This should be real love, right?’

’So will he marry me?’

’Does what he said back then still count?’

The more she thought about it, the more anxious Bai Ruxue became.

She wanted to go find Xiao Mo, but she didn’t dare ask him.

In her heart, she was eager for his answer, yet terrified of it at the same time.

"This is so frustrating, so frustrating, so frustrating..." Bai Ruxue rolled back and forth on the bed like a rolling pin. ’I wasn’t like this before...’

"Sister, what’s wrong?"

When Xiao Qing entered the room, she found her sister rolling around on the bed nonstop.

"Xiao Qing..."

Bai Ruxue hugged her pillow and sat up on the bed like a little duck, her peach blossom eyes darting about.

"I feel like I’m not myself anymore... What am I going to do...?"

...

In his room, Xiao Mo was reading a book by candlelight.

In the past, Xiao Mo had to rely on moonlight to read at night. If the moon wasn’t bright, he had no way to do any night reading.

But after becoming a Provincial Scholar, Xiao Mo no longer needed to.

Now, even if Ruxue didn’t raise silkworms or catch pheasants and rabbits, Xiao Mo wouldn’t be short on silver. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

However, Ruxue continued to raise her silkworms and would still occasionally catch pheasants and rabbits to sell, figuring that every extra bit of money helped.

After about a quarter of an hour, Xiao Mo set down his book.

He found that he couldn’t focus on reading.

His mind was completely filled with the image of Ruxue.

Xiao Mo truly hadn’t expected Ruxue to say something like that.

Although Ruxue had said, "I like you," before.

But Xiao Mo knew this time was completely different.

Ruxue’s feelings for him were those of genuine romantic love.

He had been stunned for a moment, and before he could even reply, Ruxue had run away...

"That girl..." Xiao Mo smiled and shook his head, gently blowing out the candle.

’Looks like I’ll have to make a trip to town tomorrow.’

’Can’t let her wait too long.’

The next morning, Xiao Mo woke up and walked into the courtyard.

Bai Ruxue had been wiping down a table, but upon seeing Xiao Mo, she scurried into the kitchen like a startled little bird.

During breakfast, Bai Ruxue didn’t say a single word, nor did she dare to look at Xiao Mo.

Whenever Xiao Mo got even slightly closer to her, she would blush and quickly move away.

Xiao Qing sensed that something had definitely happened between her sister and Brother Xiao. The atmosphere between the two of them was strange in an indescribable way.

"No! I can’t go on like this!"

In the afternoon, Bai Ruxue patted her own cheeks.

She felt she couldn’t keep avoiding Xiao Mo. Besides, she desperately wanted to know his answer.

It was just that she was too embarrassed to ask him directly.

So, that afternoon, Bai Ruxue gathered her courage and started sweeping the courtyard, deliberately getting closer to Xiao Mo.

But Xiao Mo acted as if nothing was amiss, as if yesterday had never happened. He just kept his eyes on the book in his hands.

Seeing how calm Xiao Mo looked, Bai Ruxue puffed out her rosy cheeks, feeling a little indignant.

Bai Ruxue continued to pace back and forth near Xiao Mo, trying to attract his attention.

But Xiao Mo still showed no reaction. It even made Bai Ruxue wonder if he had lost his memory of last night.

’Stupid Xiao Mo, stupid Xiao Mo! I said something like that to you last night, and today you’re acting like nothing happened. I know I was the one who ran off, but you could still give me an answer now!

’Stupid Xiao Mo! You promised you’d marry me, and now you won’t say a thing! You jerk! You big jerk! I’m never speaking to you again! You giant jerk!’

In her room, Bai Ruxue clamped a pillow between her shapely legs and raised her delicate fists, punching it again and again as if it were Xiao Mo’s chest.

"Sister... are you alright?" Xiao Qing walked in to see her sister taking it out on a pillow. It looked like she was about to beat the stuffing out of it.

"I’m fine!" Bai Ruxue retorted, pouting huffily as her chest heaved. "Is that stupid Xiao Mo still reading?"

"No," Xiao Qing shook her head. "Brother Xiao went out."

"Huh? He went out?" Bai Ruxue blinked. "Where did that stupid Xiao Mo go?"

"To Qingshan Town,"

Xiao Qing said.

"Brother Xiao said he was going to have something made. He told you not to worry, Sister, and that he’ll be back in a couple of days."