Chapter 244 - 242: All I Want in This Life Is to Grow Old With Him

Chapter 244: Chapter 242: All I Want in This Life Is to Grow Old With Him

As Jiang Xia sang a cappella, people slowly began to notice that his affectionate gaze was fixed on the girl across from him the entire time.

So, this wasn’t really a talent show. The real goal was to use this opportunity to confess to the girl he loved.

’Damn, he’s so smooth.’

The thing was, nobody there had ever heard this song.

’Could it be... he wrote it himself?’

Quite a few girls turned to look at Lin Yanwan. Many had seen how close she and Jiang Xia were. Still, to have your boyfriend confess to you with a song on an occasion like this was enough to make anyone a little envious.

And he sang so beautifully, too.

"Yanwan, Handsome Jiang is actually singing this song for you, right?" Cui Jiaying whispered from the side. After a glance at her teary-eyed appearance, she tactfully shut her mouth.

Lin Yanwan bit her lip lightly, not saying a word, her gaze completely fixed on Jiang Xia. The meaning this song was meant to convey was something probably only the two of them, having been reborn, could truly understand.

In their previous life, they both loved this song. They had also tried to live each day to the fullest, just as the lyrics described. It was only later that their lives took an unexpected turn, and their feelings for each other gradually drifted apart.

Now, starting over, there were no more factors to interfere with their love. All she wanted in this life was to grow old with him.

The song, infused with intense personal emotion, slowly came to an end, and the field erupted in thunderous applause.

Jiang Xia slowly pulled his gaze away from Lin Yanwan and thanked the crowd. Just as he was about to return to his spot, a girl suddenly shouted, "Handsome Jiang, I want to ask, did you write this song yourself for your girlfriend?"

Jiang Xia was slightly taken aback. He realized that this song, "Once is enough," was from 2015. Never mind whether a movie called "Xia Luote’s Troubles" would exist in this parallel world’s future; just the fact that it was currently 2009 made him the so-called "original creator."

’But... should I admit it?’

He just smiled and didn’t answer, but to everyone else, it seemed like a tacit admission.

"Her name is Lin Yanwan. She’s my fiancée, not my girlfriend. I’m going to marry her and make her my wife."

Jiang Xia winked at her. Immediately, many people started hooting and hollering, letting out a collective "Ooooh~." Some even clamored for Lin Yanwan to go up and sing a love duet with him.

Lin Yanwan’s face instantly flushed red. ’There’s no way I could do something like that!’

But to hear him confess to her in front of so many people filled her with an indescribable joy.

’This isn’t some hush-hush, underground romance. This is basically our own unique way of making it official, isn’t it?’

"Boohoo, Yanwan, Handsome Jiang is so romantic! He can’t seem to stop talking about you. He must be crazy in love with you." Cui Jiaying was dying of envy.

Lin Yanwan blushed and said, "You’ll find your other half one day, too."

"Hehe, I’ll take that blessing, then. The day that wish comes true, I’ll return the favor."

Cui Jiaying smiled faintly and glanced at Su Qing. It wasn’t that she had feelings for him, but simply that among the guys she’d met so far, he was the only one who met her criteria.

Jiang Xia’s interlude came to an end, and others went up to perform. However, none of the following acts gave the audience that same feeling of being stuffed with PDA, leaving them with silly, doting grins.

The drill instructors were also thoroughly enjoying the show. ’As expected, messing with the freshmen during military training is way more fun than getting chewed out back at the base.’

The talent show continued until it ended at nine o’clock. After the drill instructor dismissed them, the freshmen began heading back to their dorms in twos and threes. People were still discussing which performance was the best, but Jiang Xia’s a cappella love song had undoubtedly left the deepest impression.

The two of them held hands, separating from the main group and strolling slowly behind, heading toward Bauhinia Apartment.

"What made you think of singing that song?" Lin Yanwan glanced at him, her eyes crinkling with a smile.

"To be honest, I hadn’t even decided what to sing before I went up. Then the moment I saw you, the lyrics just spilled out of me," Jiang Xia said with a helpless air.

’I guess that’s what they mean when they say true feelings just come out naturally.’

"Hmm... It was passable, I guess." Lin Yanwan’s lips curved into a happy smile.

Jiang Xia teased, "Passable? And yet you were so moved you almost cried?"

"I did not!" Lin Yanwan gritted her teeth, refusing to admit it.

"Tch, I saw it all. Your eyes were welling up. Tsk, why don’t you call me ’Hubby’ and let me hear it?"

"You dumb dog!"

Lin Yanwan retorted. Refusing to yield to Jiang Xia was the last bit of stubbornness she had left.

"The ancients truly did not deceive me," Jiang Xia sighed.

"What?"

Lin Yanwan thought he was about to say something like, "Of all people, women and petty men are the most difficult to deal with," but to her surprise, Jiang Xia just grinned and said, "There’s an old saying, ’Marry a dog, follow the dog.’ If I’m a dumb dog, then you’re a dog’s wife."

"Pah!" she spat.

Jiang Xia pouted. "Unless you don’t marry me."

"I won’t! I won’t marry you! Not only will I not marry you, but I’m also going to tattle on you to our mom!" Lin Yanwan put on a tough act.

"Tattle about what?"

"That you called me a dog’s wife!" she said, as if fully justified.

"...Alright, alright. If you won’t marry me, then I’ll just have to marry you instead. How about that?"

Lin Yanwan tilted her head up slightly. ’Hmph, that’s more like it.’

The two parted ways at the entrance to her dorm building. In a rare show of initiative, Lin Yanwan threw herself into his arms, wrapped her arms around his neck, and gave him a sweet kiss.

’I’ll just consider this his reward for today.’

"Hubby~" she cooed in his ear.

’He felt something getting hard... his fists.’

Jiang Xia took a deep breath, struggling to suppress the impulse welling up inside him. If they weren’t standing at the entrance to her dorm right now, he would have pinned her down on a bed and had his way with her.

Just as he was about to do something more, Lin Yanwan suddenly pulled away from his embrace and chuckled. "Can’t handle this much, can we? Good night, darling~"

With that, she skipped happily into the dorm building, leaving Jiang Xia disheveled in the night wind.

"I’ll make you pay for this later!" he fumed, pulling out his phone to text her.

"Oh, you’ll make me ’pay’ later?~ Is that just a one-time thing? Nyeh nyeh nyeh~"

"Babe, let me tell you, you’re done for! Get ready to be Mrs. Jiang!"

"No way, no way! Anyway, you’re not getting any today!"

After sending the message, Lin Yanwan held her phone to her chest with both hands, her face a deep crimson. Only then did she realize she had actually been seducing him.

’Oh, Lin Yanwan, how has your self-control gotten so bad!’

Tang Qiuting glanced at her quietly and said meekly, "Sister Yanwan, what’s wrong? Your face is so red. Are you not feeling well? Should I go buy you some medicine?"

"No, no, Qiuting, I’m just... I just ran all the way back, so I’m a little tired," Lin Yanwan said, her face growing hotter and hotter.

"Really? But it looks like you have a fever..." Qiuting said innocently.

Si Si glanced at Lin Yanwan’s bashfully flushed expression and said nonchalantly, "You’re not wrong, Qiuting. Your Sister Yanwan definitely has a fever. Spring fever."