Not a problem.
“However, I must honestly admit that what I just said was merely a hypothesis. Although I may not be interested in other women because of you now, I can’t guarantee what will happen in the future. What about you? I think it’s the same for you.”
“Me?”
“For a woman like you, even if you fall in love with a man, I’m afraid it would be difficult to guarantee that you’ll stay faithful to him until death without any changes,” he said with a probing tone.
Zhiwei, unable to comprehend the subtleties, began to feel slightly annoyed.
What was he thinking about her? The quintessential example of an unfaithful woman?
“This is not a one-sided issue! Feelings also require nurturing. If this man loses the reason for me to continue loving him, of course I won’t foolishly compromise myself!”
“Well said,” Shang Peng clapped his hands, laughing in agreement. “So, do you want to try? See if I’ll be transformed into a passionate lover by you, or if I’ll make you fall deeply and willingly in love?”
“Is this some kind of strategic provocation?” Zhiwei rested her chin on her hand, scrutinizing him with an all-knowing gaze, repeatedly shaking her head and laughing.
“That depends on whether someone is willing to fall for it.”
The word “willing” was used cleverly. In fact, wasn’t the ambiguous atmosphere born under the tacit consent of this very word? Could she honestly say she hadn’t been indulging something all along?
Zhiwei lowered her head and took a small sip of wine. The spicy sensation fueled the heat in her heart. Finally, she raised her head, meeting his equally passionate gaze.
“Your previous hypothesis is really quite tempting, so I think… I’ll just give it a try!”
A bright smile immediately spread across Shang Peng’s mouth. Holding his glass, he made a toast gesture.
“Come, here’s to us both achieving our wishes!”
“What if our wishes are completely different? How can we both achieve them?”
“Then…” Shang Peng raised an eyebrow, unconcerned with her emphasis, “here’s to enjoying freedom! Let’s be true to our feelings while staying authentic. Cheers!”
“Cheers!”
The glasses clinked sharply.
Then, one sound after another…
The night was not yet over, everything was silent, only the room was filled with laughter.
