A Straight Man Blunders into ABO: Heavy-Handed - Chapter 19
It was an office I had visited countless times, yet today I was so nervous.
“Jian Yu, I have something to tell you.”
The person opposite hummed in response, not looking up.
Yet I noticed that he seemed to have been looking at that one page for a very long time.
It was as if neither of us had changed; he was still the high school him, and I was still the high school me.
Back then, I walked towards him without hesitation, and now, I wouldn’t shy away either.
Seeing the young woman’s troubled expression, fearing I might scold her, I decided to let it go.
“You,” he probably didn’t believe me, teasing me with my own words from before: “You like me, tell me, what do you like about me? Do you like that I’m gentle and kind?
“If anyone else heard that, they might think you’re blind.”
I looked directly at him:
“Ah, but, no one ever called me your lackey, and even though our family backgrounds are so different, no one ever looked down on me, isn’t it because you secretly stopped them?
“Every year on my birthday, you always made time especially for me.
“You made things convenient for my family, quietly supporting me.
“Actually, I know you’re the one funding Song Qiao, but you never said anything.
“You considered our self-respect, worrying that we might feel our relationship was unequal because of these things. You never told anyone about these things.”
I placed both hands on the desk, looking at him seriously:
“I’m not blind, no one can say I’m blind. They aren’t me, and they aren’t you. Jian Yu, you are gentle and kind. I’ve seen all your good deeds.”
Jian Yu finally put down his documents, a half-smile playing on his lips: “Are you saying you want us to try?”
“No,” I said definitively.
“We’ve already confirmed our feelings, and we’ve already… but as a Beta, I truly can’t understand your marking behavior.
“But as an alternative, I think we should perform another kind of marking.” I took out a ring box from my pocket and opened it. Inside lay the reason for my disappearance these past few days.
“We should get married.
“Please marry me…
“No, please take me as your husband…
“That’s not right either.
“Anyway, it means, please marry me!”
Jian Yu took one of the rings from the box and put it on his finger; it was the perfect size.
With reverence, he lightly kissed the ring and chuckled softly, “Are you sure, Lin Dong? I rarely give people a chance to back out.”
I showed my attitude with action: I put the other ring on my own hand.
He looked at the ring on my hand, his voice almost inaudible:
“Truly, you’ve cuffed me.”
I didn’t hear clearly: “What?”
He shook his head: “Nothing, I was just thinking about what gift to bring when I visit your sister next time.”
