Chapter 781: Chapter 782: A Lifetime Feast
Her beautiful black eyes widened in astonishment as she looked at the man opposite her.
Li Yuan’s expression was as calm as ever, but the joy in his narrow eyes was hard to hide.
It seemed like ever since she agreed to be his “girlfriend,” his mood had completely brightened!
“It’s precisely because it is fake that we have to go.”
Huo Yishan was stunned, “Why?”
“Because my father wants to meet us, if we don’t go, he will definitely be suspicious.”
Of course, he didn’t say the real reason, which was that he must meet his father and family members. He said this because, as an actress, Yishan would definitely play the role of “girlfriend” to the best of her ability, so his family wouldn’t get any suspicion.
Once Huo Yishan heard this, she seemed to understand.
Since she was a fake girlfriend, she had to play the role well to prevent him from getting engaged to that Miss Ruan.
“I understand!”
Looking up into his clear and cool eyes, Huo Yishan wore an expression of heartfelt dedication!
Li Yuan smiled with a curve of his lips, his profound gaze resting on the clarity in her eyes; the adoration hidden there was something the careless Yishan was utterly unaware of.
“Then take good care of yourself.”
“Mhm!” She nodded, suddenly feeling much more at ease, without the earlier heaviness in her heart.
She didn’t know why, but her mood did seem genuinely better.
He suddenly stood up, his tall figure leaning a bit closer to her.
She was startled, instinctively leaning back to maintain a distance from him. His sudden closeness always caught her off guard, causing her heart to beat rapidly like a drum.
“What are you doing?”
His handsome face was looking down at her, his narrow eyes intensely focused on her like a hawk, his lips curved into a slight smile, “I’m entrusting the rest of my life to you.”
Huo Yishan was startled, blinking her large eyes as she stared dumbfounded at him.
What does he mean, entrusting the rest of his life to her?
Suddenly, as if understanding something, she widened her eyes in shock, “Our relationship is fake; you don’t need to entrust the rest of your life to me!”
Li Yuan felt a sinking in his chest but kept his usual witty composure, “Silly woman.”
“What?”
“If you play the role of ‘girlfriend’ well, I won’t have to get engaged to Miss Ruan. Tell me, isn’t my future completely in your hands?”
Huo Yishan paused, realizing that was what he meant.
“That’s true.” She nodded. If she was to earn his father’s trust and prevent the engagement, his future indeed did rest in the hands of his fake girlfriend!
She looked up again, fixing her gaze on him, “Once this is over, how do you plan to thank me?”
He propped his chin, looking thoughtful, then suddenly peered at her, “Marry you off to myself?”
She was slightly startled, assuming he was joking again, “No thanks! Rather than that… I would prefer you treat me to a fancy meal!”
In the moment of rejection, he felt let down, but on the surface, he just chuckled lightly, “Is that all?”
“Yeah!”
“Don’t you want a little bit more?”
“Like what?”
“Let me take you out for fancy meals for a lifetime.” If someone else were present, they would undoubtedly catch the deeper meaning in his words.
But Huo Yishan understood it only literally.
She raised her hand in a generous gesture, “No need, once is enough. If it’s for a lifetime, you’ll end up broke from feeding me!”
“I don’t mind.”
“Still no, if it really were for a lifetime, your future wife would mind!”