Rebirth: Regaining Joyful Moments-Chapter 1190 - 1192: Feigned Acceptance, Hidden Rejection

"Watching movies, dating, shopping, lying on the grass in the summer to watch stars, doesn’t that count as being in a relationship?" Su Yan retorted.

Xu Nianhua swallowed and asked, "What about taking it a step further?"

"Holding hands?" Su Yan answered.

Xu Nianhua let out a sigh of relief, then rolled her eyes at him and said, "Yan, you scared me to death. I thought you guys were already doing things that should be done after marriage."

Su Yan’s ears turned slightly red as he said, "Nianhua, even though you’re married, you shouldn’t say such things carelessly. Don’t you know any shame?"

Su Yan pressed his lips together, trying not to show his embarrassment, and changed the subject: "Nianhua, I need your help."

"Tell me, how can I help?" Xu Nianhua didn’t agree right away, as she couldn’t quite understand Su Yan’s actions. Was she getting old? 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Su Yan laid out his whole plan, and Xu Nianhua remained silent for a long time before saying, "Yan, so, did you fall in love with her at first sight?"

"Uh-huh, is that not okay?" Su Yan raised an eyebrow.

Xu Nianhua looked Su Yan up and down and said, "Yan, if you fell for her at first sight, why didn’t you say yes after she pursued you for two years?"

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"Yicheng, do you think I’m getting old?" Xu Nianhua recounted Su Yan’s proposal and still couldn’t fully grasp Su Yan’s mindset. It was unbelievable.

How could someone like someone else and then refuse to admit it?

Did he really find this fun?

Su Yan explained that he was afraid that if he agreed, given Li Xiuying’s nature, she would quickly have a change of heart.

"Xiuying doesn’t seem like the impulsive type." Xu Nianhua thought her judgment of people was spot-on. After all, she’s been around long enough.

"She’s indeed not impulsive, but she’s had quite a few love-at-first-sight experiences." Pei Yicheng explained as he saw his wife’s curiosity: "Li Xiuying has always liked beautiful things since she was young, but she quickly loses interest. Starting from high school, she’s had many love-at-first-sight encounters, but all ended within three months. Moreover, one of her boyfriends wanted to take things further with her, and she ended up putting him in the hospital."

"Is she really that fierce?"

Xu Nianhua was shocked. When she interacted with Li Xiuying, she only felt that Xiuying was vivacious, bold, and open-hearted.

"Alright, let’s stop talking about others. How about we have some exercise?"

Pei Yicheng wrapped his arm around her and led her towards the room.

Xu Nianhua knew exactly what he meant. She grabbed his hand and said, "No way, I need to figure this out. So, she genuinely likes Yan, right?"

"Why haven’t I heard about this before?" Deep down, Xu Nianhua was still a conservative person.

"Of course she’s sincere. Otherwise, do you think she could have persisted for two years?" Pei Yicheng could have easily carried her away, but he couldn’t bear to see her upset. He explained, "Don’t worry. Those boyfriends were just nominal. They couldn’t even get close to her. Do you think Li Xiuying is naive? Do you think the Li Family is?"

Pei Yicheng saw her determined to get to the bottom of it, so he sat down with her on the sofa and discussed it carefully: "The Li Family has a strict family tradition. Li Xiuying simply likes beautiful things, which is one of the reasons she’s so close to you."

"So, my brother is just playing hard to get?"

Xu Nianhua’s words left Pei Yicheng at a loss for words. Playing hard to get—wasn’t that a phrase usually used for girls?