I woke up to find I have a child - Chapter 105

With her hands firmly held, Jiang LingYuan looked down at the four hands touching each other and then happily looked up at Lin Yi, asking, “Does this count as holding hands?”

Lin Yi looked into her eyes for a while and then lightly laughed, “It does. Do you want to hold hands with me?”

Jiang LingYuan honestly nodded, “Yes, but I’m shy and scared, so I don’t dare to take the initiative.”

The drunk Jiang LingYuan answered every question honestly, Lin Yi raised her eyebrows high, “Why are you scared?”

Feeling an itch below her ear, Jiang LingYuan wanted to scratch it but Lin Yi was still holding her hands. She struggled a bit, but after seeing she couldn’t get free, she simply leaned in and quickly rubbed her ear against Lin Yi’s shoulder.

After brushing away the hair that made her itchy, Jiang LingYuan leaned back, completely ignoring Lin Yi’s momentarily stunned expression, and continued to answer honestly, “Because I don’t know if you like me or not. If you don’t like me and reject me, it would be so embarrassing. I am Jiang LingYuan, the Second Miss of the Jiang family, General Manager Jiang, Boss Jiang, Teacher Jiang, Chairman Jiang…”

With each title she mentioned, Jiang LingYuan solemnly nodded her head, causing her whole body to sway along. At first, Lin Yi held her breath and listened seriously to her words, but she couldn’t help but interject with a forehead full of black lines. 

“I get it, you’re not an ordinary person and you’re very powerful, so what next?” 

“Next… if I get rejected and it gets out, how will everyone look at me?”

The tension that Lin Yi initially felt dissipated, replaced by a slight sense of loss. It was just because of the fear of losing face. She couldn’t help but laugh inwardly. The other party was still just a child at heart.

Unaware of Lin Yi’s thoughts, and right now she didn’t care what Lin Yi was thinking either. Her mind was full of her own thoughts and she continued without asking, “Losing face is one thing, but I’m more scared of being rejected. I used to like Han Feixu and got rejected every time I confessed, and each time was more straightforward than the last. I’m not beautiful, gentle, considerate, highly educated, or have a good temperament. The chances of you rejecting me must be at least 80%, right? Why am I so unlucky, I always end up liking people who are so amazing and couldn’t possibly like me back….”

By the end of her speech, Jiang LingYuan felt especially aggrieved, her drooping eyelids almost bubbling with distress.

Her first love had such a profound impact on her. Jiang LingYuan, who seemed so strong and confident, actually had no confidence in herself.

Hearing her last sentence, Lin Yi couldn’t help but laugh. After laughing, she let go of Jiang LingYuan’s hands, lifted her hands, and cradled her face, forcing the gloomy Jiang LingYuan to look up at her. When their eyes met, Lin Yi put on a displeased expression, “Don’t say such nonsense. You’re very pretty, incredibly gentle, and super considerate. From your personality to your appearance, it’s as if the heavens made you just for me. From your hair to your toes, everything is just the way I like it.” 

Lin Yi gently pinched her cheek with the pad of her thumb, “Don’t speak ill of the person I like, even if that person is you.” 

Jiang LingYuan stared blankly at her and didn’t move for a long time.” 

Lin Yi shook her face gently, unable to suppress a laugh, “What, have you been shocked silly? You were already silly before, and you’re even sillier after drinking.”  

Jiang LingYuan blinked, looked to the side for a while, then turned her gaze back with a blank expression, “So, you like me?”

Lin Yi seriously admitted, “Yes, why else would I always talk to you and always take you out to places? I don’t have this kind of patience with anyone else.”

It took a while for Jiang LingYuan to react, and then she looked at Lin Yi puzzledly, “Then why do you always go to places you like? I thought you just needed someone to accompany you!” 

Lin Yi, not quite understanding, “Places I like? Haven’t I been choosing places you like as well?” 

Jiang LingYuan nearly exploded, “I don’t like those places at all! I hate going to concerts, art exhibitions, and art galleries the most. I get a headache as soon as I enter those places!”

Lin Yi was stunned, “But Ye Mingxin told me you like designing, that your dream was to become an interior designer. And that you don’t have many hobbies, but your biggest hobby is visiting various art-related events. And I searched for you online, you often appear at art exhibitions.”

Jiang LingYuan: “….That’s because of work. Our Jiang family’s main line of business includes hotels, so interior design is also a key part of our work. Damn it! I should have guessed, it must be Ye Mingxin’s fault again! I just knew it, why would she be so kind otherwise? She even introduced me to a potential girlfriend! But it turned out she was playing with me this entire time! I’m going to settle the score with her right now!”

Jiang LingYuan has always been someone who acted decisively and as she spoke, she jumped down from her stool and rolled up her sleeves. As if she really was going to find Ye Mingxin to settle the score right away.

Lin Yi, who was laughing so hard that tears were coming out, stopped her, “Alright, alright, we’ll settle the score with her later, but let’s let her off for today.”

Jiang LingYuan always kept her word and said honestly, “No! If I said today, then it’s today, and not a day later! Where’s my phone, where did my phone go?”

“What do you need the phone for?”

“To call the demolition team, tell them to come over with the wrecking ball and bulldozer right away, and tell them to directly flatten Ye Mingxin’s house!” 

Lin Yi:”….”

Jiang LingYuan had been thinking about demolishing Ye Mingxin’s house for not just a day or two. She searched her body for a long time but couldn’t find her phone, so she grabbed her bag and rummaged through it. Lin Yi forcibly took the bag away, and Jiang LingYuan reached out to snatch it back, “Give me back my bag, my phone must be in there—”

“Yuan-Yuan.” 

This voice reached Jiang LingYuan’s ears like a pause button, immediately turning her into a wooden doll. After about three seconds, Jiang LingYuan stood upright, and her eyes regained some clarity. She opened her eyes slightly wider, “What did you just call me?”

“Yuan-Yuan.” Lin Yi repeated with a smile in her eyes. She grabbed Jiang Lingyan’s hand and led her to the deepest and most secluded booth in the pub. 

This was a semi-open seating area with curtains, but even with the curtains drawn, people sitting outside could see those sitting inside clearly due to how short the curtains were. 

Sitting in the soft booth, Lin Yi turned her head and asked her, “And you, do you remember what I just said?”

Jiang LingYuan’s cheeks were flushed, she nodded slightly, and Lin Yi, seeing her so obedient, felt as if a kitten was scratching her heart and couldn’t help but want to tease her.

“Great, now that we’ve both spoken our minds, tell me, besides holding hands, what else do you want to do with me?”

Jiang LingYuan shook her head quickly, “Nothing else, just want to hold hands.”

Lin Yi’s voice became serious again, “Don’t lie. You just said you liked me. If you lie to me now, I won’t believe your words anymore.”

Although she had regained two points of sobriety, Jiang LingYuan’s entire head was still foggy. She couldn’t react as quickly and the normal cogs in her head weren’t turning as quickly. Her thoughts right now were all single-minded and she obediently listened to what anyone else said. 

So when she heard Lin Yi’s words, she wholeheartedly thought they were truthful and she quickly changed her words, “There is….something else.” 

“What else do you want to do?” 

Jiang LingYuan glanced to the side, then seeing no one was looking at her, she raised her eyes, and whispered very softly, “..kissing.”

Lin Yi found this version of Jiang LingYuan incredibly cute. She pursed her lips, suppressed her smile, and then asked coldly, “What else?”

Jiang LingYuan wanted to say that was really it, but when she met Lin Yi’s stern gaze, she couldn’t say it. She could only reluctantly lower her head, and Lin Yi seemed to hear her say something, but the voice was too soft. She leaned down and got closer, “What? I can’t hear you. Say it again.”

Jiang LingYuan blushed and really couldn’t say those words out loud. She could only extend her hands under the table, which had been nervously twisting in front of her, and made a few gestures. 

Lin Yi hadn’t thought of taking things that fast. 

She talked and texted with Jiang LingYuan and took her out to places, but she never made a move. She wanted to formally court her. She is an actress and someone who has been through one divorce already. Compared to the pure and noble Second Miss Jiang of the prestigious Jiang family, she felt a bit underqualified. Plus, Jiang LingYuan had never shown any interest in going further before, so she planned on playing it slow and taking it step by step. After all, one needed a longer fishing line if one wanted to catch a big fish. 

Unexpectedly, before she could even reel in the line, the big fish jumped right into her arms.

Lin Yi covered the lower half of her face with the back of her hand, unable to hold back her smile. How could this girl be so cute and straightforward?

Seeing Lin Yi covering her face and her shoulders shaking slightly, the clueless Jiang LingYuan thought she was crying. She reached out to pull her arm down, gently pulling her upper arm. Lin Yi paused, put down her hand, and then pulled Jiang LingYuan into her embrace.

Jiang LingYuan suddenly felt something soft against her lips. Lin Yi kissed her very lightly, before pulling away and looking at Jiang LingYuan with a soft case. “What you want, I want too. But falling in love is a step by step process. This way you can be sure of your feelings. I’m very sure I like you and want you, but I still want to give you some time to be sure. Before that thought, let’s take the next step. Is it ok if I kiss you?” 

Jiang LingYuan’s mind was completely blank and she nodded at whatever Lin Yi said. Lin Yi’s lips curled up and she leaned down to kiss her again. This time, she parted Jiang LingYuan’s lips. 

While Jiang LingYuan was immersed in the sensations of kissing, she didn’t see how Lin Yi had her eyes halfway open. Like an old hunter who saw the little white rabbit fall into their trap, the smile in Lin Yi’s eyes deepened. 

All that stuff she said about giving her some time to be sure? It was all just some pretentious sounding words. She only planned to give Jiang LingYuan a few days to hesitate, and as long as Jiang LingYuan doesn’t reject her, Jiang LingYuan won’t be able to back out of this relationship ever again.