If You Dare To Marry Me, Then I Do Too - Chapter 5

This scene is so awkward!

To be honest, I’m not really used to being alone with someone let alone a man that I’ve only met for the first time. I feel uneasy, like there are a thousand young deers running inside my heart.

“Luo Luo, to tell you the truth, I never really take the initiative to talk with people online. Most of my friends there are my real friends and classmates, then just a few that I met on the internet. I don’t really like to mingle with strangers, especially strangers from the internet.” He looked at me seriously.

“Really? I’m honored! This is a rare occasion then!” I became a little absentminded.

“Yes, it is. I got bored in the office that afternoon so I opened my *** account to check who’s online. Then I saw a person with ‘blind cat’ as their username and thought that this person seemed interesting. I wanted to tease them so I named myself dead mouse. Now that I think about it, I felt like I was dreaming back then. Maybe this is the fate that God has given to us.”

A mischievous smile was plastered on the dead mouse’s face.

“Ha, well, you jerk, you actually dared to tease this chivalrous woman with bad intentions. Be careful or I’ll kick you out!” I smiled as I jumped.

“I never thought that the blind cat would be such a cute little girl. It was a big surprise even to me. Guess it was worth it becoming a dead mouse even if it meant hiding in a hole for a lifetime.” He let out a sigh, like it was a do-or-die situation and I couldn’t help but laugh again.

“Luo Luo, do you mind telling me where you work?” The dead mouse looked at me curiously.

“Oh heck, I’m unemployed. I haven’t looked for a job since I quit my job in Guangzhou. I don’t intend to get another one for the time being. Right now, I mainly write manuscripts on the internet, earn some sporadic fees for fun, then research and study things abouts cooking. But I like this kind of free and easy going life!” I smiled faintly.

“That’s good. I think it’s best for girls to have a leisurely state of mind, no need to go to society to fight for fame and wealth with those big men! They’ll just make themselves exhausted or bruised. I support your work as a freelance writer!” He spoke frankly without a hint of mockery for me not having a job.

“Oh, you think so? Hehehe, so you’re one of those chauvinistic men who think women should just stay at home to take care of their husband and kids, right? It seems like you’ll just lock up your wife at home in the future, but I’m warning you. Our society is now gender equal, and women now also have the right to go after what they want!” I said half jokingly, half serious.

“That’s not true, I don’t mind if my future lover fights for fame and fortune too, but I do prefer if she stays at home leisurely to do what she likes. So she could create a warm family atmosphere for me. After all, one can only have so much energy. If she goes to work as well, she definitely won’t have the energy to take care of our family. I don’t like to have a lonely home!” He answered seriously.

“Ha! Then you really have to work hard to find someone like that. There are only a few women now who don’t want to pursue fame and fortune. Everyone likes to make money!” I stuck out my tongue.

“It shouldn’t be that hard, right? I mean, look at you. But, if worst comes to worst, I’ll just have to look for a girl in the countryside who can’t read or write. She’ll see that she can only do housework for me. Yeah, I think that’s a good idea. Just look for a village girl, hahaha!” He laughed.

After we talked for a little while, I told him that I wanted to see his paintings.

He took me to his study and turned on his computer to show me some of his old works.

Now it became my turn to marvel when I saw his well-established artworks. Compared to his paintings, mine could only be regarded as graffiti done by kids in their junior class. Wow, this super narcissistic Luo Luo actually has a rare moment of modesty!

“Tsk, tsk, you handsome mouse! I’ll make you my master!” I said shamelessly.

“Oh no, I don’t dare become your master. How about you make me your senior brother? Then we can start to learn from each other when we have the time!” The dead mouse had an idea.

“Hahaha, I’ve never heard of a senior having a disciple, you’re just trying to trick me because my skills are too low. But actually, it really is low. If I were you, I wouldn’t dare take such a disciple!” I told him.

“Hey, that’s not right. How could I even take such a beautiful lady as my disciple? Wouldn’t it be better for me to just be a senior brother?” He smiled slyly.

As soon as I saw the deep look in his eyes, I knew this son of a bitch had bad intentions, so I gave him a hard look.

After looking at the paintings, the dead mouse turned on the internet again and let me play in his alma mater forum.

I used his account and made random posts in various forums. When he wasn’t paying attention, I sent drooling emojis to some girls coupled with some nasty words. Let him jump on the Huang He river[1].

Later, I saw on the internet forum a post asking the question; ‘If your mother and your wife both fell into the water, who would you save first?’ The replies were so strange, I couldn’t help but laugh.

The dead mouse became curious and asked me, “Hey Luo Luo, do all girls have a habit of asking such questions? These kinds of questions are all around the internet, but I really won’t know how to answer that if someone asked me!”

“I don’t know, maybe they’re just asking for fun. Anyway, it’s just a stupid question. I won’t even ask this to someone else!” I didn’t even think about it and just answered dryly.

“Why?” The dead mouse opened his mouth wide enough to fit a large goose egg.

“No reason. If I were the man asked, no matter who I save first, I’ll feel guilty towards the person I saved last. So why bother asking such hurtful questions? Besides, I won’t let myself and my mother-in-law fall into the water at the same time…” I turned back and smiled lightly.

“Luo Luo, you really are special! I admire your personality! I’m starting to appreciate you seriously.” The dead mouse murmured as if thinking about something.

“Hey, do you know what personality is? Personality is the most fashionable evaluation you can make when you can’t give an exact definition of something.” I lowered my voice mysteriously.

“Ah this little girl, you really know how to make me angry, you only know how to talk nonsense!” The dead rat stretched out his finger and knocked my head with a smile.

I felt warmth in my heart. Why does this mouse make me feel like we’ve long been so close and familiar to each other? So familiar, you wouldn’t even think that we just met a few hours ago. Everything just seems so natural.

Is this just a dream?

With obvious reluctance in his eyes, the dead mouse sent me downstairs and stopped a taxi. He said he didn’t feel comfortable that I would ride the night train and travel far alone, so he had to take me home.

But actually his house was only a twenty-minute walk away from my house, and the way through it was still along the main road. I was really embarrassed letting him take a trip just to send me back.

However this stubborn mouse insisted, and I could not resist so I had no choice but to let him do what he wanted.

I don’t know what’s on his mind. He’s not thinking of finding out my address, is he?

The taxi drove fast. It was silent all the way. No one spoke. The neon lights on both sides of the street flashed back like ghosts, dazzling the eyes of the people. The complex feeling in my heart remained unspoken.

More than ten minutes later, the taxi finally stopped outside my house.

I got out of the car, waved goodbye to the dead mouse, walked into the neighborhood gate and rushed upstairs in one breath. When I got to the seventh floor, I poked my head out.

He was still sitting in the car, with the window of the taxi rolled down. He was looking up at me.

My heart warmed up. I smiled and waved, and the taxi finally drove away…

Footnotes:

[1] To let him just suffer, let him handle it