C2 Propose

Lin Xiaoxiao heard her phone ring. She quickly found her pants and took out her phone from the pocket.

"Xiaoxiao, where are you?"

Her boyfriend Xu Jiaming's gentle voice traveled to her ear through the phone, making Lin Xiaoxiao's terrified heart calm down a little.

Suddenly, she realized something. Xu Jiaming has just asked her where she was. If the man last night had been him, he would have already known her whereabouts. This realization made her panic worsen.

"I got drunk last night. I slept at Qingchen's place."

In a moment of desperation, Lin Xiaoxiao lied to him.

Ye Qingchen was her best friend. Saying that Lin Xiaoxiao slept at her place, Xu Jiaming would not get suspicious.

The male voice on the other end of the phone started to say something, but stopped. After a moment, Xu Jiaming sighed. "Then I'll come to pick you up now, okay? You came out with me for dinner and you didn't come back the entire night. I'm afraid your parents will be worried."

That was right. Why did Lin Xiaoxiao forget about that? She was only eighteen years old and has not returned home the entire night. If Xu Jiaming did not bring her home with him, her parents would suspect her. However, she could not possibly ask him to come to the hotel to pick her up.

"Jiaming, I have money with me. Why don't you come to my house and wait a little farther away? We will meet there, then go to the house together?"

"All right."

Xu Jiaming hung up the phone soon after.

Lin Xiaoxiao let out a long breath. She bit her lip and quickly put on her clothes before leaving the room.

The Lin family was not a big name in G City. They were considered middle-class. Lin Xufeng's wife had passed away years ago, leaving Lin Xiaoxiao behind, who had barely been a year old. One year later, Lin Xufeng got married again. Lin Xiaoxiao's stepmother, Hee Yongmei. gave birth to another daughter in less than half a year. Her name was Lin Xiaoxue.

Because of Lin Xufeng's gentle nature, the power of the family fell into the hands of her stepmother, Hee Yongmei. Hee Yongmei hated Lin Xiaoxiao with every fiber of her being. She wished she could kick her out of the house so that all wealth of the Lin family would eventualy go to Lin Xiaoxue. However, she had never had a chance to do so.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked down at her neck with a complicated expression on her face. This was the evidence of last night's madness. What had she done? She did not have time to carefully recall her memories. She quickly left the hotel.

Standing at the familiar street of her house, Lin Xiaoxiao saw Xu Jiaming's familiar BMW from afar.

Being a part of the Lin family for so long, no one knew better than her how much she had suffered and how unfair her life was. It was only when Xu Jiaming appeared that her situation had improved a little. However, Hee Yongmei still wished that Xu Jiaming would break up with her immediately.

"Xiaoxiao."

Lin Xiaoxiao was still in deep thought when Xu Jiaming, who was inside his car, opened the door and came out.

Xu Jiaming was the eldest son of the Xu family. He was born into wealth and had good qualifications. He was also tall, fit, and had a handsome face. Most women took a liking to him very quickly. For her to be liked by this outstanding man, Lin Xiaoxiao felt like she was favored by the heavens.

"Jiaming." Lin Xiaoxiao tossed out the complicated feelings in her heart, her small mouth curving up.

Xu Jiaming smiled wide. It was a smile that could topple cities.

"Let's go. I will take you back. I will explain to Uncle and Auntie."

Lin Xiaoxiao's small hand, as usual, was wrapped up in the man's big palm. Lin Xiaoxiao took a silent, deep breath. She really hoped that nothing happened last night.

It must have just been a dream!

The moment she entered home, she saw Hee Yongmei's stern face. But when she saw that Lin Xiaoxiao had returned with Xu Jiaming, disappointment flashed across her eyes. She shifted her expression and welcomed them with a smile.

"Jiaming, you came too?" Hee Yongmei's eyes were gentle as she looked at Xu Jiaming. But when she glanced to Lin Xiaoxiao's side, a trace of disgust appeared in her face.

Xu Jiaming nodded and said, "Yes, Auntie. It was Xiaoxiao's birthday yesterday. I drank a few more glasses of wine than I should have. I could not bring her home earlier."

"Oh, so that's what happened. It's fine. I am very much at ease when Xiaoxiao is with you."

Although Hee Yongmei said so, she did not actually think that way in her heart. She watched Xu Jiaming and Lin Xiaoxiao together, thinking that her daughter, little Snowy, no longer had a chance.

As they were talking, a sound of footsteps was heard from the stairs.

Lin Xiaoxue had heard Xu Jiaming's voice from downstairs. She quickly ran down. However, when she saw that her elder sister Lin Xiaoxiao was also there, her lovely smile immediately turned into a look of cold disdain.

She really did not know what Jiaming saw in Lin Xiaoxiao. Was Lin Xiaoxiao more beautiful than her? Or was it that Lin Xiaoxiao have some clever means to keep him by her side?

Although Lin Xiaoxue was younger than Lin Xiaoxiao by more than a year, the seventeen-year-old girl was much more mature in her heart compared to other girls of her age. This was proven by the fact that she was able to hide her yearning for Xu Jiaming successfully.

She pretended to be cute and obedient instead. Her smile was pure and harmless. She said to Lin Xiaoxiao,

"Sister, where did you go to dinner last night? Did Jiaming give you anything valuable?"

She looked at Xu Jiaming as she spoke.

Lin Xiaoxiao's face instantly turned red and the tip of her ears turned pink. What did Lin Xiaoxue mean by this statement?

Xu Jiaming was similarly shocked.

Last night when he brought Lin Xiaoxiao out to celebrate her birthday, he did not say anything. He had not given her what he wanted to. But he had come up with the plan long ago. It was just that after Lin Xiaoxiao went to the washroom, something unexpected happened to him. It was not until the next day when he woke up and found another woman sleeping beside him that he realized that something was not right.

Xu Jiaming took out an exquisite small box from his pocket. He opened it in front of Lin Xiaoxiao and the others. A diamond wedding ring sat inside.

Hee Yongmei was shocked and Lin Xiaoxue was angry. Lin Xiaoxiao was stunned!

"Xiaoxiao, I should have given it to you last night but I forgot to." Xu Jiaming was ecstatic. He could not wait to take out the ring. He gently held Lin Xiaoxiao's white hand and put the ring on her ring finger.

"Jiaming." Lin Xiaoxiao was very touched.

Lin Xiaoxue's anger overwhelmed her heart, but she could do nothing about it. She glared fiercely at Lin Xiaoxiao and turned around to go upstairs.

Lin Xiaoxue's actions made Hee Yongmei feel very awkward.

As a mother, how could she not know the thoughts of her younger daughter? However, to Xu Jiaming, it was as if Lin Xiaoxiao was the only girl in the world. Moreover, Xiaoxue was still young.

She smiled apologetically and said, "Jiaming, I'm really sorry. You see, Xiaoxue is still young and not very sensible. She is also happy for you two."

Xu Jiaming nodded and did not say anything. His pair of bright eyes were fixed on the lovely Lin Xiaoxiao standing before him.

Their eyes met and Lin Xiaoxiao's heartbeat leapt.

Hee Yongmei coughed twice. "Jiaming, why don't you stay for lunch?"