The quiet atmosphere made the sound of cars passing below and the loudspeaker of the woman selling fried dough sticks at the community gate seem exceptionally loud.
In the bedroom, Jiang Xueli's eyes slowly widened. She had imagined all sorts of things Lin Zhengran might say today.
But this particular sentence shattered the very limits of her imagination.
"What are you 'ah-ing' about?" Lin Zhengran asked. "Isn't this perfectly normal?"
"N-n-n-normal?!" Jiang Xueli stammered. "I didn't mishear you, did I, you dummy?! What did you just say? You actually said we're both yours!" Her eyes were still red, but she had already balled her little fists and squeezed her eyes shut, ready to argue.
"You heard me right. I said it."
"No! Say it again if you dare! What did you just say?!"
"I said you're both mine."
"Say it again, I dare you!"
"I said, you're both mine."
Jiang Xueli stared at Lin Zhengran, her face flushed with astonishment. 'How can anyone in this world be so shameless?'
