Chapter 65.1: “Just marry me.”

Last night, Bai DuanDuan didn’t sleep and stayed up all night in a bad mood. She closely monitored the movements of Ji Lin, who lived next door. As soon as she heard the sound of him getting up and taking a shower, she nervously waited, like a tiger waiting for its prey in the animal kingdom, ready to pounce on him as soon as he emerged…

She put her ear to the wall and guessed the whole process of Ji Lin getting up based on the faint sound next door. He took a shower, then the sound of a hair dryer came on, stopped, and his hair was dried. Then there was the sound of him opening his wardrobe to look for clothes, followed by the sound of him walking in slippers. This man should have finished grooming himself…

But why was he still walking so steadily? He had kissed her without permission yesterday! He had left a half-hearted drunk confession! And yet he was so calm! He deserved to die!

Bai DuanDuan felt like she couldn’t hold it in anymore. Today, it was his turn to take care of Ji Mimim, so without a second thought, she rushed to Ji Lin’s door with her two cats.

Ji Lin quickly came to open the door, was surprised to see Bai DuanDuan, and then calmly let her into the house before turning and walking to the kitchen.

His tone was as usual, “This morning is red date and longan porridge, still cooking. Wait another ten minutes.”

The calmer he was, the more turbulent Bai DuanDuan felt. If anyone else had taken advantage of the situation to kiss someone and made a drunken confession or even spent a lot of money the night before, they would not have been so calm the next morning when facing the other party. Seeing Ji Lin like this, Bai DuanDuan began to panic.

Did his behavior yesterday really have nothing to do with reason, to the point where he didn’t even remember anything this morning?

Otherwise, Bai DuanDuan couldn’t imagine anyone who could remain so calm and composed in the face of such a chaotic situation…

However, because of Ji Lin’s composure, Bai DuanDuan was at a loss and didn’t know how to speak up…

Normally, Bai Duan Duan was someone who never got stage fright, but when it came to Ji Lin’s matter, she seemed to be someone else no matter what she did. She was nervous, anxious, scared, and embarrassed, like a primary school student about to give their first speech under the national flag. Even though this would be a very small episode in her life, for Bai Duan Duan at this moment, it seemed to be the only big thing in her life.

However, Ji Lin’s actions completely disrupted her rhythm, and Bai Duan Duan was unconsciously led by Ji Lin. She held the cat dumbly and sat down at the table. Ji Lin’s time estimate was always very accurate. More than ten minutes later, he brought out steaming hot porridge with the aroma of jujubes from the kitchen.

He casually looked at Bai Duan Duan and asked, “Do you want a fried egg?”

Bai Duan Duan looked at the porridge in front of her and shook her head.

“Be careful, it’s hot.” Ji Lin also brought out his own portion and handed the milk to Bai Duan Duan, “You said last time that this brand has a strong milk flavor, so I bought it this time.”

“Oh, okay.”

Bai Duan Duan almost subconsciously took the milk and then began to pick up the spoon to eat the porridge. After all, she hadn’t slept all night from last night until this morning, and she was actually hungry.

Bai Duan Duan ate her porridge, and Ji Lin drank his quietly. Ji Mi Mi and Bai Mi Mi had jumped off Bai Duan Duan and found a place in the sun to lie down.

She have to say, Ji Lin’s craftsmanship is really excellent. A bowl of red date and longan porridge is sweet but not cloying. He also sprinkled some osmanthus, and the fragrance filled the air, making Bai Duanduan’s appetite open. However, although the porridge was delicious, Bai DuanDuan was feeling uneasy, thinking about how to steer the conversation towards last night…

As she was only halfway through her porridge, Ji Lin spoke up first, “I used less rock sugar this time. If you find it too light, you can add some granulated sugar from the cupboard in the kitchen.”

Bai DuanDuan absentmindedly nodded her head.

Then she heard Ji Lin continue in that same flat tone, “By the way, did you see my message?”

Although it was a question, he didn’t give Bai DuanDuan time to answer and went on by himself, “It’s not about what you said, whether it’s about many things or men, are you pursuing excitement and novelty? Without challenges, it’s not interesting. Why do you have to reconcile with Lin Hui? Aren’t you just repeating your past? Besides, a good horse does not eat the grass it has already passed. It’s better to be with me.”

Bai DuanDuan had a mouthful of porridge in her mouth, she hadn’t had a chance to swallow it, let alone digest Ji Lin’s words at this moment.

His expression was still very calm, and his tone was flat, as if the topic he was discussing was just another ordinary and unremarkable daily issue like whether the sugar was enough or not. He continued to drink the porridge while looking at Bai DuanDuan, and said very naturally, “Lin Hui is nothing special. Anything he can give you, I can give you too. And anything he can’t give you, I can.”

Bai DuanDuan suddenly didn’t know what to say.

Ji Lin didn’t forget, and he wasn’t going to use drunkenness as an excuse to shirk responsibility. Her heart felt a bit sour and sweet, like a suspended stone finally landing, but there was also confusion and surprise.

This man was too calm about everything, so calm that Bai Duan Duan even wondered if she had misheard him. How could someone speak such explosive words with such a normal attitude?

But after saying this sentence, Ji Lin switched topics: “Is the porridge good today?”

Bai Duan Duan was completely bewildered by this man’s jumping topics and calm attitude. She only instinctively nodded, “It’s pretty good.”

“Do you want to keep eating such delicious breakfast every day?” Ji Lin’s voice remained calm, but this time he quickly glanced at Bai Duan Duan before awkwardly averting his gaze. After a very short pause, he continued softly, “Not just breakfast, but also the lunch and dinner I cook. Do you want to keep eating them in the future?”

Bai Duan Duan was almost enchanted, and by the time she came to her senses, she had already nodded before her thoughts caught up with her actions.

And this nod seemed to greatly please Ji Lin. His tightly pursed lips finally smiled faintly, then he looked at Bai Duan Duan and stared into her eyes, “If you want to keep eating them, you can.”

He said, “Just marry me.”

Bai Duan Duan instinctively took two sips of red date and longan porridge before she finally realized what Ji Lin had just said. The porridge was delicious, and she was still hungry, but now she couldn’t drink anymore because her face had rapidly become red and hot, a color that was probably comparable to the two big red dates in her bowl.

What was Ji Lin saying?

How could he speak about such a serious and cold topic like a marriage proposal?