"Sis, I definitely haven't forgotten!" Lin Chuan said awkwardly, "It's you... it's just that you suddenly asked me, how could I have known it was this..."

"Look at you, still saying you didn't forget." Tang Yumeng scolded.

"No, no, I really didn't forget." Lin Chuan quickly shook his head and then said, "Because this matter has deeply imprinted itself in my mind. Just like a common meal."

"Hmph!" Tang Yumeng snorted coldly.

"Don't be angry." Lin Chuan chuckled.

Tang Yumeng pouted her cute, reddened lips. Seizing the moment she was distracted, Lin Chuan kissed her on the lips. Tang Yumeng immediately covered her mouth and said, "You're not allowed to kiss me."

"Why?" Lin Chuan asked, "You're my girlfriend after all."

"If I say no, then no." Tang Yumeng pouted.

"Then... what should we do?" Lin Chuan asked.

Tang Yumeng's cute eyes twirled around, then she revealed a sly smile and said, "I'll give you a question. If you can give me a satisfactory answer, I'll choose to forgive you, how about that?"

"Alright!" Lin Chuan readily nodded in agreement to Tang Yumeng's suggestion.

As long as it could earn Tang Yumeng's forgiveness, Lin Chuan was willing to do anything.

"If one day, you're driving and pass by a very remote bus station," Tang Yumeng flickered her sparkling eyes, her black pupils as lustrous as black gemstones, utterly enchanting. With a serene smile, she looked at Lin Chuan and said, "And at the bus stop, there are three people waiting for the bus. One is an elderly lady who is in urgent need of medical attention; one is a close friend who once saved your life; and one is me. But, the car can only fit one person, what would you do? Who will you take?"

Lin Chuan was stunned.

This wasn't a puzzle for the brain, but a moral dilemma.

If he chose the elderly lady, then what about his close friend who saved his life and stood with him through hardships; and what about his beloved woman? If he chose his friend, then what about the elderly lady who was almost dying, a matter of respecting the elderly and caring for the young? Moreover, what about his beloved woman? But, if he chose his beloved woman, then what about the elderly lady and his life-saving buddy? This was a tough question, an especially tough one.

"Quick, answer." Tang Yumeng pinched Lin Chuan's ear, striking a fearsome pose like a tigress.

"Is... is this question really that important?" Lin Chuan asked curiously, "Can I choose not to answer?"

"Of course, it's important." Tang Yumeng glared at Lin Chuan, saying, "You must answer!"

"I..." Lin Chuan thought for a moment, then hugged Tang Yumeng and gently nibbled her earlobe, whispering into her ear, "I would hand the car keys to my buddy, let him drive the elderly lady to the hospital, then I'd walk home with you, stroll under the streetlights, watch shadows, count the stars in the night sky. How does that sound?"

Tang Yumeng looked at Lin Chuan in astonishment. She had never imagined Lin Chuan could come up with such a marvelous answer. As a woman, of course she wished Lin Chuan would choose her, but this was indeed a moral choice. Regardless of whom Lin Chuan chose, she had no right or grounds to blame him.

If he chose to send the elderly lady first, it showed that the man is responsible and has a sense of societal duty, a reliable man at heart.

If he chose to take his life-saving friend, it showed that the man values loyalty and righteousness. This demonstrated he was a true man, a real gentleman.

But if he chose his beloved woman, one couldn't blame Lin Chuan because that's a man's nature, showing that he understands romance and sentimentalism. No one has the right or grounds to blame him, much less to curse him.

Originally, this wasn't a question meant to have a perfect score, but Lin Chuan gave a perfect answer.

"Lin Chuan." Tang Yumeng suddenly gazed at Lin Chuan, the man before her who once saved her life. Also, the man she deeply loved, she suddenly found that this tough man also had such a lovely side. He was hard but not without tenderness; he was decisive in killing yet full of gentle affection; he had a heroic spirit yet was also a little man...

"Huh?" Lin Chuan looked puzzled at Tang Yumeng, as her gaze made him somewhat perplexed. He didn't understand what kind of look it was.

"Thank you!" Tang Yumeng's face blushed.

"Why say that?" Lin Chuan asked curiously.

"Thank you for giving me a perfect answer!" Tang Yumeng said earnestly.

"Silly!" Lin Chuan smiled and said, "Actually, there's no such thing as a standard answer in love. Everyone has different attitudes and answers toward love."

"Hmm." Tang Yumeng nodded, leaning her small head against Lin Chuan's robust chest. Only Lin Chuan's sturdy chest and his deep heartbeat could give her a sense of security, a completely tranquil feeling.

She was very quiet, as quiet as a long-wandering child who had just returned home. It seemed as though she was resting on her cozy little bed, resting lightly.

He looked up at the window outside, the sky was gloomy, and raindrops began to fall at some point, one by one, silently hitting the glass window, leaving clear, transparent streaks.

Inside the office, it was as quiet as if no one was there. The man and woman, each embedding their hearts into the other's body, used their hearts to feel each other's inner feelings. This was an emotional exchange, a silent communication. They tried gently... both were profoundly quiet.

"Sister..." Lin Chuan started.

"Don't speak!" Tang Yumeng used her delicate, jade-like fingers to gently cover Lin Chuan's mouth, then whispered, "Let me lean quietly on you for a while. I just want to lie quietly in your arms, just want to listen to the sound of your heartbeat. Is that okay?"

"Mm." Lin Chuan nodded.

Tang Yumeng was like a gentle fox, curling up, her tail coiled, lying in Lin Chuan's embrace. Savoring this rare, fleeting moment.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Tang Yumeng finally spoke: "Lin Chuan."

"Hmm?" Lin Chuan lowered his head, looking at the beauty in his arms, this fox-like gentle beauty.

"Call me Xiao Yu in the future, okay?" Tang Yumeng looked up at Lin Chuan.

"Xiao Yu." Lin Chuan gazed at Tang Yumeng.

The two looked deeply into each other's eyes, Tang Yumeng's lips red, shiny and translucent, tempting like cherries. It stirred Lin Chuan's desire to lean down and kiss those red lips. Tang Yumeng seemed to be feeling the same thrill.

Alone in a room, a man and a woman with such tender affection inevitably fell into passionate intensity.

Finally, Lin Chuan kissed Tang Yumeng's red lips, her arms wrapped around his neck. Their tongues, like two fighting eels, each seemed intent on merging into the other's body, yearning to hold each other tight, to entangle intensely.

After a long kiss, Lin Chuan gently let go of Tang Yumeng, their eyes still locked in a tender gaze.

"Xiao Yu, I love you." Lin Chuan spoke.

"Me too." Tang Yumeng nodded, adding, "I really wish I could embrace you like this for a lifetime."

"Yes!" Lin Chuan nodded, saying, "I wish that too, but life isn't just about love; there's also the mundane day-to-day."

Pfft...

Tang Yumeng suddenly covered her mouth, laughing. She blinked her innocent, joyous eyes at Lin Chuan, asking, "If one day, I tell you we don't have to worry about daily chores, would you spend every day with me, chopping wood, raising horses, facing the sea, as flowers bloom in spring?"

"No!" Lin Chuan shook his head.

"Why?" Tang Yumeng asked curiously.

"Life should have aspirations." Lin Chuan looked at Tang Yumeng seriously, saying, "I, Lin Chuan, was not born just to muddle through life."

Lin Chuan spoke with fervor, seemingly very passionate about his beliefs.

"I know." Tang Yumeng nodded, saying, "If you were that kind of person, I wouldn't want you either. I know you are a man with dreams, but why are you staying secluded in Jiangbei City?"

This question from Tang Yumeng caught Lin Chuan off guard.

"This..." Lin Chuan smiled, saying, "I'll tell you about that later."

"If you don't want to talk about it, then let's not. I won't force you." Tang Yumeng was in a good mood today, feeling intimately close with Lin Chuan for the first time, thus releasing some pent-up frustration and displeasure from within.

"Actually, it's no big deal." Lin Chuan held Tang Yumeng, the two cuddled together.

It was not that Lin Chuan didn't want to tell Tang Yumeng, but because his past indeed held secrets of his life, which were covered by military confidentiality agreements. No one was allowed to speak of them, not even in their dreams.

This time, the intimacy between the two in the office was not interrupted by Xiao Xue, perhaps because she had learned her lesson from last time and no longer dared to barge into Tang Yumeng's office uninvited. Even if she needed to, she would knock politely and only enter upon permission.

Just as Lin Chuan was preparing to leave Tang Yumeng's office.

A knock at the door interrupted their conversation.

"Who is it?" Lin Chuan curiously walked over to open the door.

Outside was Bai Yifan, dressed in a cream-white suit, forever so clean, meticulous from head to toe, looking exceptionally handsome. In his hands, he held a bouquet of red roses, the brilliant red flowers contrasting with his white suit, making him appear even more strikingly handsome.

"It's you?" Bai Yifan's originally calm smile suddenly fell upon seeing Lin Chuan.

"Why?" Lin Chuan smiled at Bai Yifan, saying, "Does Mr. Bai dislike me that much?"

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