83: Chapter 83 The Showdown! Su Wantang Chases Her Husband Back to His Hometown

"I'm not him, so how would I know who you're talking about?" Tang Luochuan's hand fumbled tremblingly for the snacks on the table.

"What if you were him?" Su Wantang continued to press, having already brought it up, she had to get an answer.

Otherwise, she might not have the same courage next time.

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"I am who I am, how could I be him?" Tang Luochuan continued to dodge the question.

How was he supposed to answer?

Just go for it? Although that fit his persona, it didn't fit the situation. He didn't have the initiative.

Today was just a chance encounter, and the confession had been so sudden.

It was different from Jiang Jinyue and Shen Muyan, where he'd been mentally prepared and just went for it when he liked them.

The problem was that he and Su Wantang hadn't built up any feelings yet.

Tang Luochuan thought to himself: "Simps are truly terrifying! She must have been thinking about me under her covers at night! She definitely imagined all sorts of scenarios!"

He fell silent, and suddenly... whispers came from all around:

"Say something!"

"Exactly, you're killing me with suspense!"

"The young lady is asking you a question!"

"Stop beating around the bush. 'Him and me'! Who else could it be? Isn't she talking about you? Why are you playing dumb? Hurry up!"

"Young man, what are you hesitating for!"

Tang Luochuan snapped back to reality and looked around.

The passenger in the front row was pressed against the back of their seat, peeking at the two of them through the gap.

The uncle on the other side had long been impatient and had been watching him for a while.

The passenger in the back was leaning forward, ears pricked to listen to their conversation.

And there were those diagonally in front, diagonally behind...

Su Wantang also snapped out of it and hurriedly, in a fluster, took out the snacks she had just packed away.

She pretended to be looking for something.

"Ahem..." Tang Luochuan cleared his throat, and he could clearly feel the subtle movements of the people around him.

Whenever he prepared to speak, everyone within five meters went instantly quiet.

"Actually, you have to make your own decision. Ask yourself what you really think first! It will give you the answer, it's just that you... you yourself aren't sure yet."

After Tang Luochuan finished speaking, he looked out the window. It was so awkward.

Awkward as hell.

But he also understood that this girl hadn't even figured out whether she liked him or not.

If one day she could firmly and decisively determine that he was in her heart, then he would treat these feelings seriously—but the prerequisite was that this liking had to be pure and untainted.

As for now, Tang Luochuan wouldn't give any definite promises.

The so-called "taking it seriously" just meant putting away the perfunctory attitude and handling this subtle relationship earnestly, without deliberately dodging like before.

They would start with a slow-paced interaction, not rushing to advance, but also not deliberately distancing himself.

As for whether it would work out in the end, he would just let nature take its course.

"Tch..."

"Oh my..."

"That's it?"

"Why is it different from what I thought? Are they not going to kiss?"

The muttering sounds came from all around again.

Tang Luochuan cursed in his heart: "I haven't even collected the ticket money, what the hell are you guys complaining about?"

However, the smile on Su Wantang's face grew wider. These words struck straight into her heart.

Her original intention was to have Tang Luochuan tell her whether she should like him or not.

But Tang Luochuan told her to figure it out herself, while still leaving a place for her.

That was enough...

"You really respect feelings!" Su Wantang said softly.

"It's a lifetime commitment! Did you think it was just playing house?" Tang Luochuan's head was still turned away.

Just as he finished speaking, the girl handed him a bottle of drink.

"I'm not drinking!"

"I'm asking you to help me unscrew it."

"Uh..."

"Please~~"

...

When they arrived at the station, the first thing Tang Luochuan did after getting off the bus was to send a message to Shen Muyan to let her know he was safe.

As for Jiang Jinyue, he had already received a message last night that she had landed in Urumqi.

At this moment, her family was out sightseeing.

"Take a taxi from here! Tell the driver to go to Heping East Road, there are many hotels there! It's close to the city's tourist attractions..."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Su Wantang quickly interrupted him: "I'm not familiar with this place, are you just going to ditch me here alone? I... I want to go to a farmhouse stay."

"Oh my god, a farmhouse stay?? Don't they have those in Shanghai?"

After getting off the bus, the two of them started bickering.

Tang Luochuan knew she was just pestering him; Su Wantang's family was well-off, and she had definitely been to more places than him.

How could she really care about a few days of tourism? She was purely here to 'woo' him.

He narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment.

There were no hotels in his hometown.

What the hell could there be in the village?

There were some places near the houses in the small town, though.

"Su Wantang!" Tang Luochuan called her name, his tone serious.

Su Wantang immediately straightened up: "Speak."

"What exactly do you want to do? Be clear!"

"I... I'm just traveling... that's all," one could hear the guilt in her voice.

"I told you on the bus, I don't like beating around the bush! If you have thoughts, just say them."

"I want... I... I don't know... I just want..."

"You like me!"

The second happiest thing for a simp is when the other person understands their feelings and can even say it out loud.

The first, naturally, is when the other person agrees to a relationship.

"But I'm not a simp!" Su Wantang cheered herself on; she still wasn't sure if she liked him.

"Did I say you were a simp?"

"Ah? I... did I just speak?" Su Wantang quickly covered her mouth.

"Speak clearly, and I'll help you arrange it."

"I..." Su Wantang sighed: "Actually, I'm not sure if I have feelings for you, I just think you're very attractive. I just gave up on Gao Mingxuan, and I don't think it's very likely that I'd immediately like another guy! But... you really have caught my attention, and I don't know if this is liking. I want to find an answer."

"Ah~~" Tang Luochuan groaned in distress: "Fine, follow me, I'll arrange a place for you to stay! I'll take you around when I have time."

"Really? What hotel?"

"Is a farmhouse courtyard okay?"

"Does it have a swimming pool?"

"It has a puddle, what are you thinking about?"

After leaving the station, the two took a taxi and headed straight for the residential building in Tang Luochuan's town.

He wouldn't return to his hometown immediately; he would first drop his luggage off at the apartment, and then drive back with his dad.

In the familiar residential area, the girl was a bit surprised: "You live here?"

"Are you being a snob?" Tang Luochuan immediately retorted.

"No! Absolutely not! It's quite good! Hehe, quite good! At the very least... it has... a sense of history. Hehe."

Although she had more questions in her heart, Su Wantang didn't ask much else.

It completely felt like she was preparing to meet her parents-in-law for the first time.

She was very nervous.

"What should I call your parents when I see them later?"

"Why would you ask such a question? Call them Uncle and Auntie!"

"Oh, right, right, I was overthinking it."

In Su Wantang's mind, she had just imagined the scene at the wedding where she would receive the money for changing how she addressed them and call them Mom and Dad.

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