"Let's be together."
Those simple words made Ruan Tang, who was still in his embrace, instantly stop struggling. She lifted her head to look into Xu Lai's incredibly earnest eyes, somewhat baffled as to why he would say such a thing. It was just too sudden, so sudden that she froze on the spot, not knowing how to respond at all.
"So, let's cancel that contract we made at the very beginning," Xu Lai added, resting his head on Ruan Tang's fragrant shoulder. His voice was soft, yet every word hammered at her heart. "I like you."
The words "I like you" carried immense weight.
In a hundred thousand years, Xu Lai had known many women, but the only one who could make him utter those two words was Ruan Tang.
