Against the Light - Chapter 109
Chapter 109: Marry Me or Not?
"You just left Fang Yi behind like that?" Bai Yilan glanced in the rearview mirror. Fang Yi was still standing there, dumbfounded, not having processed what had just happened.
"It's her fault for running her mouth," Gu Xinran said sullenly.
Bai Yilan raised an eyebrow. "What? And you think you're in the right for not proposing?"
"I…" Gu Xinran was at a loss for words. She really didn't have a leg to stand on…
But the point was, now that Fang Yi had brought it up, if she proposed now, the element of surprise would be gone!
Big mouth!
Even after returning home that night, Gu Xinran was still brooding over the matter. After her shower, she sat on the bed listlessly flipping through a book when a piece of paper suddenly fell out.
Gu Xinran looked down, her gaze freezing. Wasn't this… the written 'promise' Yilan had made before?
On it was neatly written one hundred times: 'I will be good'.
Looking at the elegant handwriting, Gu Xinran narrowed her eyes as a sudden inspiration struck her.
When Bai Yilan came out of the shower, drying her hair with a towel, she saw Gu Xinran lying on her side at the edge of the bed, propped up on an arm and looking at her with a mischievous expression.
"Wipe that lecherous look off your face," Bai Yilan glanced at her, then turned to sit on the edge of the bed.
Gu Xinran laughed, got up, and fetched the hairdryer to help her dry her hair.
Bai Yilan closed her eyes, an expression of pure enjoyment on her face.
Before long, her hair was mostly dry. Gu Xinran leaned over and took a good sniff of the fragrance on Yilan's body. Gazing at her skin, as fair and smooth as milk, Gu Xinran's throat bobbed as she swallowed hard.
Bai Yilan raised an eyebrow and pressed her index finger to Gu Xinran's lips. "Back off."
Gu Xinran smiled faintly, knelt properly beside her, and said, "Yilan, let's get married."
Bai Yilan was slightly taken aback. "Isn't this a bit too casual?"
This? Just this? This counted as a proposal??
"Mm…" Gu Xinran lowered her head.
Seeing her looking a little dejected, Bai Yilan's heart softened. Just as she was about to agree, she saw the other woman lift her head, the corners of her lips twitching up in a clearly mischievous expression.
"Then let's settle our accounts!"
"?????"
"What??"
"You haven't forgotten the debt you owe me, have you? Including yesterday, it's been six days. You now owe me three times, plus thirty kisses and one hundred and twenty little strawberries. Ten little strawberries can be exchanged for one kiss, and ten kisses can be exchanged for one… you know. So let me calculate…"
"Hey, wait! Even loan sharks aren't as ruthless as you!"
"Ahem~" Gu Xinran beamed. "Today, I'd like to collect some interest first." She blinked her big, beautiful eyes.
"No," Bai Yilan refused flatly.
"Now, you're the one defaulting on your debt. If you don't comply, that means you're not being good, right?" After speaking, Gu Xinran pulled the piece of paper out from under the covers. "I told you when you wrote this, didn't I? If you break your promise, there will be a punishment, you know~"
"Hiss… As for the method of punishment…" Gu Xinran frowned and made a show of pondering deeply.
Bai Yilan rolled up her sleeves, wishing she could just kick her under the bed.
"Then let's just double the debt."
"???"
"However," Gu Xinran's tone shifted.
"If you agree to my proposal, this debt will be wiped clean. How about that? Aren't I generous?"
Bai Yilan was so exasperated she laughed. Just this? This was clearly taking advantage of her situation, and she called it generous? Generous my ass!
Gu Xinran blinked. Seeing no reaction from Bai Yilan, her restless paw tentatively reached out, hooked the corner of her clothes, and gave it a little tug downwards.
Bai Yilan's eyelid twitched. She decisively slapped her hand away, but she still couldn't fend off Gu Xinran's shameless pestering.
Before long, Gu Xinran had grabbed both of Bai Yilan's wrists and pinned her down.
"Marry me or not?"
Bai Yilan struggled with her wrists but couldn't break free. She glared at her huffily. "I will not yield to force!"
"Oh."
Gu Xinran responded, and the next second, she leaned down, took the hem of Bai Yilan's clothes between her lips, and lifted it up, revealing her fair, tender stomach.
"Hey! Xinran!" Bai Yilan's composure broke in a second. She instinctively sucked in a breath. She was ticklish, especially the feeling of Xinran's fingertips brushing across her stomach. Clearly, Xinran knew her weakness very well.
"Weren't you not going to yield to force?" Gu Xinran paused, blinking and looking at her with an innocent expression.
Bai Yilan's pretty face flushed red. She pressed her lips together, not making a sound for a long moment.
Gu Xinran decisively lowered her head and blew hot air onto her stomach.
"!!!" Bai Yilan exploded on the spot.
"Xinran! Don't, don't, don't, it's too ticklish, Xinran!!" Bai Yilan squirmed, trying to escape the demonic claws. But not only did she fail to break free, she also twisted her clothes up above her stomach, her cute and lovely pink bunnies peeking out.
Gu Xinran stopped and brought her face close to Bai Yilan's, feeling the sharp rise and fall of her body and her rapid breathing.
"I'll ask you one more time. Marry me or not?"
Bai Yilan clearly hesitated. Gu Xinran immediately lowered her head, bit her clothes, and pulled them completely open. The two bunnies instantly broke free from their constraints, popping out, looking utterly adorable.
"!!! Gu Xinran, you've gone too far!!" Bai Yilan cried out, her hands unconsciously clenching the bedsheets.
"Marry me or not?" Gu Xinran looked into her eyes, asking as she moved closer to the little bunnies.
"Marry me or not?"
"Hm?"
Bai Yilan's body tensed. She could clearly feel the warm breath from Xinran's nose ghosting over her most sensitive spot. She couldn't help but bite her lip lightly, her face a picture of conflict.
"Marry… or… not?" As Gu Xinran spoke, her lips deliberately brushed against her, causing Bai Yilan's body to flinch noticeably.
"Still won't yield to force, huh…" Gu Xinran continued to speak deliberately, touching her intentionally.
Bai Yilan's pretty face was bright red. Defeated by the other woman's shamelessness, she shot her an annoyed glare.
"Debt cleared?"
"Cleared!" Gu Xinran nodded without the slightest hesitation, acting very magnanimous.
Bai Yilan took a deep breath to compose herself, glanced down, and said, "Cover me up."
Gu Xinran laughed, picked up the clothes with her teeth to cover her, and even brazenly stole a kiss through the fabric.
"Tsk!"
"Heh~"
Only then did Gu Xinran release her hands. She pulled her into a hug and planted a big kiss on her cheek, as excited as a child.
Seeing how happy she was, Bai Yilan couldn't help but chuckle. Sigh, so what if there wasn't a romantic proposal? All things considered, at least I'm debt-free now. That's… a win, right?
Bai Yilan silently comforted herself.
"Time for bed?" Gu Xinran asked.
"Hm?" Bai Yilan frowned. Something felt off. After all that trouble and commotion, now that she had finally given in, Gu Xinran wanted to sleep?
"Help me put this book in your cabinet." Gu Xinran handed her the book from beside the pillow.
Bai Yilan obediently did as she was told.
"Let's sleep. Should I turn off the light?" Bai Yilan asked. Hearing no response, she turned her head and found Xinran looking at her with a very strange expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Uh… could you… take that book out again."
"What??"
"Mhm, go on."
Bai Yilan frowned. Something was up. Something was definitely up!
This time, after opening the cabinet, she looked inside very carefully. Suddenly, her gaze froze.
Only after seeing her expression did Gu Xinran reveal a relieved smile.
Bai Yilan glanced back at her, sat up straight, and very solemnly took a small, palm-sized white box out of the cabinet.
She held the gift box in her palm, looking at it from all sides, her eyes filled with irrepressible anticipation.
Gu Xinran got off the bed, took the box, and with great solemnity, knelt on one knee beside the bed and opened it.
Inside the box lay a V-shaped diamond ring. The band was hand-set with diamonds all around, sparkling brilliantly. The V-shape was elegant and exquisite.
Bai Yilan stared at Gu Xinran, speechless. Her eyes reddened without her realizing it. In her ears, she seemed to hear the sound of waves crashing on the shore. The person before her overlapped with the one from her past life.
In her past life, her Xinran had knelt before her just like this, holding up a V-shaped diamond ring, and asked her, "Will you marry me? For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, we will never leave each other, together in life and death."
Gu Xinran took a deep breath. "Yilan, will you marry me? For richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, we will never leave each other, together in life and death." She spoke the same vows as in her past life, with the same solemnity, the same seriousness, and the same deep affection.
Bai Yilan covered her face and wept. The scenes from her past and present lives overlapped in her mind, just like a dream.
Seeing her crying so beautifully, Gu Xinran was deeply moved. She shuffled forward on her knees and hugged Yilan's waist. "If you don't say yes, I'll have to keep kneeling here," she said in an aggrieved tone.
Bai Yilan laughed through her tears. She sat up straight and looked at her solemnly. Just like in her past life, she answered, "Yes."
Gu Xinran contentedly slipped the ring on her finger, then clutched her hand and kissed it again and again, as if she could never get enough.
Bai Yilan looked at her with smiling eyes and couldn't resist reaching out to ruffle her hair. "Alright, get up now." She helped her onto the bed and then threw herself directly into her arms.
Gu Xinran held her tightly, not daring to let go, as if afraid she would disappear the moment she loosened her grip.
The two of them held each other for a long time before they gradually calmed down.
"Don't cry anymore. If you keep crying, your eyes will be swollen tomorrow," Gu Xinran whispered softly, kissing her ear.
"Mhm."
"Alright, let's take off our clothes and go to sleep," Gu Xinran patted her.
"Mhm."
"Hm?" Just after agreeing, Bai Yilan suddenly realized something was wrong. "Why do we need to take off our clothes?"
"To continue what we were doing just now."
"???"
"B-But wasn't the debt cleared!"
"Oh, that was about the debt. This isn't. We're getting married, so can't we experience a little bit of married life in advance?"
"Of course, if you don't want to, I can put it on your tab. The interest will be calculated according to the previous method," Gu Xinran's tone shifted.
"You!" Bai Yilan wanted to bite her to death right then and there. The touching emotions from just a moment ago vanished without a trace!!
"So, on the tab, or…?"
Bai Yilan gritted her teeth. Fine, I'll take them off!
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