Chapter 77: Chapter 77 If You Love, Love Deeply

“Alright, we’ve arrived. Let’s go eat first.”

As he spoke, Lin Yi opened the car door and jumped out.

However, after waiting for a while, Xiao Zihan was still not getting out.

Feeling a bit puzzled, Lin Yi walked over and opened the passenger door, immediately seeing Xiao Zihan with an anxious expression.

Seeing this, Lin Yi was visibly taken aback, then he realized–oh, this girl doesn’t know how to unfasten the seatbelt!

Shaking his head with a smile, he stood outside the passenger door and bent down to help Xiao Zihan with the seatbelt.

Upon seeing Lin Yi’s action, Xiao Zihan’s heart, which had just calmed down a bit, started pounding again up to her throat.

Especially since Lin Yi was practically leaning over her legs at this moment, causing Xiao Zihan to nervously close her eyes, not daring to look at Lin Yi in front of her, with her hands frozen mid-air.

Even without looking, her nose was filled with Lin Yi’s masculine scent.

As he unbuckled the seatbelt, Lin Yi raised his head and glanced at Xiao Zihan, whose eyes were tightly shut but eyelashes were trembling unceasingly, and a bold idea suddenly popped into his mind.

Supporting himself on the seat, Lin Yi slowly rose to the same level as Xiao Zihan, a mischievous grin on his lips.

Then he leaned in closer, inch by inch.

Nervously shutting her eyes, Xiao Zihan felt Lin Yi’s breath getting closer, and seemed to realize something, suddenly opening her eyes wide.

But at the next moment, a pair of gentle, loving eyes came into her view.

In an instant, Xiao Zihan reacted like a frightened little rabbit, instinctively trying to dodge, only to find herself trapped with the seat back behind her and Lin Yi’s arms on both sides.

Before she could move, she suddenly felt a soft sensation on her lips.

For a brief moment, Xiao Zihan’s mind went blank. The somewhat heavy breathing caused her to freeze completely.

Time passed by second by second, and just as Xiao Zihan’s eyes widened and she was about to react, she suddenly felt a void in front of her, realizing afterwards that Lin Yi had pulled back.

Lin Yi withdrew his head, straightened up his body, and was about to step aside to let Xiao Zihan out of the car.

But before he could retreat, he stopped again.

“No, it’s not… why are you crying? Don’t cry, don’t cry. Oh, I just couldn’t help myself. Please, stop crying.”

The situation turned out differently than Lin Yi had imagined. He anticipated that Xiao Zihan could be angry or might even hit him.

But he hadn’t expected that she would say nothing at all, just biting her lip and silently shedding tears.

Seeing those crystalline, transparent tears dropping one by one onto her arm, Lin Yi was momentarily flustered.

He wanted to hand her a tissue but embarrassingly realized that his recently acquired car had nothing in it.

With no other option, he carefully removed Xiao Zihan’s thick old glasses and used his hand to gently wipe her tears away.

Throughout the process, whether it was removing her glasses or wiping her tears, Xiao Zihan remained motionless, quietly shedding tears.

This only made Lin Yi feel more pained. He didn’t consider that this gentle yet stubborn girl might react differently than just scolding or hitting him.

While gently wiping the tears from the corners of Xiao Zihan’s eyes, he looked at her exquisite face, adorned with raindrop-like teardrops, comforting her:

“No more crying, no more crying. Hey, I promise, without your consent, I won’t suddenly kiss you like that again… Come on, stop crying, you won’t look nice if you keep crying.”

Maybe it was Lin Yi’s comfort or something else, but suddenly, Xiao Zihan looked at Lin Yi with tearful eyes, then softly said:

“Promise me, you won’t pay attention to those nonsense things online, okay? You’re really smart, and if you try hard, you can get into a good university.”

Uh…

Lin Yi, who was raising his hand to wipe Xiao Zihan’s tears, was momentarily stunned upon hearing her sudden words, then gave a bitter laugh. This silly girl, even at such a moment, was worried about him…

Of course, this only intensified Lin Yi’s desire to protect her.

This silly girl, if she weren’t around me, who knows what kind of bullying she might face.

Ah, in today’s world, good people like myself are really rare:

“I can ignore them, but you have to promise me one thing. As long as you agree to be my girlfriend, I won’t only ignore them, but I’ll also work hard at studying! How about that, I’m doing this entirely to give you face.”

If anyone nearby heard this, they couldn’t help but give Lin Yi a kick, it was just shameless.

Just earlier, he was saying he was afraid others would bully Xiao Zihan, and now it seemed, he himself was the one who bullied her the most.

To say a not exaggerated word, if she hadn’t met him, Xiao Zihan’s life would still be peaceful and serene…

“I, Grandma said not to date so early. Can we be good friends first? If you still like me after we graduate from college, I’ll be your girlfriend, is that okay?”

Although Lin Yi was just teasing her, Xiao Zihan didn’t think so.

After pondering for a moment, she stopped crying, holding the corners of her clothes in her hands, biting her lip, and after a long time, spoke up very seriously.

Lin Yi expected her to refuse, but didn’t foresee such a response from this girl.

What does this mean? Is this like being betrothed to him?

Nevertheless, Lin Yi understood Grandma Xiao’s intention. After all, given Xiao Zihan’s family situation, she, already ill-fated, couldn’t withstand emotional harm.

If you love, love deeply; if you don’t, don’t touch.

This phrase flashed in Lin Yi’s mind for a moment.

This foolish girl, once she’s set on someone, will certainly devote herself wholeheartedly to him.

Looking at Xiao Zihan, whose eyelashes were still wet with tears, Lin Yi’s heartstrings were tugged once more.

All of a sudden, he made up his mind.

Slowly, almost involuntarily, he leaned his head closer to Xiao Zihan.

But this time, although Xiao Zihan had learned her lesson from before, as Lin Yi’s face drew near, she didn’t dare dodge.

She was afraid that if she dodged, the confidence Lin Yi had bravely mustered might disappear.

So, she could only let that big mouth come down once again.

Seeing Xiao Zihan didn’t resist, Lin Yi couldn’t help feeling happy, but before he could savor the moment properly…

[To be continued….]