She wanted to slip away, to escape from his arms.
Cristino seemed to see through her intention, and with his other hand, he held her shoulder, preventing her from fleeing.
"No... Brother..." Du Ruoxin began to tremble. "This... that..."
"I never thought I'd lose when I bet with you!"
Du Ruoxin stammered, too scared to even form a coherent sentence.
Just then, Cristino sighed and looked at her wistfully, "Even knowing I would lose, I still wanted to bet with you."
"Xin'er..."
Du Ruoxin's skin crawled at the endearment, thick with sentimentality.
No, she thought, I want to kick him.
Wake up, big brother!
"Perhaps, in this lifetime, you will never fall in love with me," Cristino said sadly. "What I can't give you in reality, why won't you even give me in a dream?"
What?
What was big brother talking about?
Why couldn't she quite understand?
Du Ruoxin's hot, churning heart felt as if Cristino had doused it with a basin of cold water.
She stared at him blankly.
"I'll say it!" Cristino pressed Du Ruoxin's shoulders, his blue eyes filled with a hint of sorrow. He looked directly at her. "Let me film the advertisement with you. Just consider it a dream for me."
Oh—
Du Ruoxin let out a long sigh of relief. So that's what big brother meant. He had scared her half to death!
Why didn't he just say so!
She had almost lost half her life from the fright.
She had thought big brother was going to do something shocking and unheard of!
Du Ruoxin's tensed nerves finally began to relax. "Okay..."
At this moment, what else could she say but "okay"?
However, she felt that something was not quite right.
Du Ruoxin felt uneasy and terribly flustered. "Uh, that, I..."
"I need to go to the restroom!"
She pushed him away and scurried off.
Cristino: —
When she got nervous, she would find an excuse to escape, and she always used the same excuse. Couldn't she think of a different one?
Cristino curved his lips and chuckled softly.
She had agreed.
It was worth saying all those sentimental words.
As long as...
He believed that with subtle influence, the dream would soon become reality!
—
Caroline took Rong Dou Dou to McDonald's. The little girl was choosing ice cream, but Caroline was preoccupied.
【Cristino...】
【Alas!】
As long as Du Ruoxin was around, his eyes would never see anyone else.
It didn't matter how he liked her, or how she fell in love with him.
In his heart, she never held any position.
Even though she knew she was merely a tool to him, Caroline couldn't help but feel a sense of loss.
It was an uncontrollable urge to cry.
"Auntie, I want mango-flavored ice cream," Rong Dou Dou said, having made her choice, she turned back to Caroline with a smile. "What about you?"
Caroline wanted to return a smile, but her lips felt as heavy as lead.
She couldn't smile.
She wouldn't force it. "Strawberry, I guess."
Rong Dou Dou: "Then Mommy wants lychee flavor, and Uncle wants chocolate flavor."
"This way, I can try all four flavors."
Caroline tapped Rong Dou Dou's nose. "Little clever one."
After paying, Rong Dou Dou took a bite of Caroline's ice cream before walking away with her own.
"Auntie, can Uncle communicate well with Mommy?"
She really loved walking the runway and being liked by everyone.
Caroline said mournfully, "Perhaps?"
Rong Dou Dou suddenly quickened her pace, urging, "Let's go, I need to help Uncle."