After Lin Xi asked the question, Xiao Hu thought about it carefully for a long time.

But in the end, he still couldn’t come up with a good explanation.

After a fierce internal struggle, he could only tell Lin Xi what was on his mind.

“I don’t know. I just feel that if we get married, we’ll be legally married, and then no one in this world will ever be able to compete with me for you again!”

Not even that man who’s deeply rooted in her heart!

Lin Xi was taken aback and pointed at herself. “Compete with me? Are you sure?”

Xiao Hu nodded.

Lin Xi suddenly burst out laughing. “You silly boy, what are you thinking? Am I some rare Hot Commodity / Prize Catch? Don’t you know I’m already a ‘huang lian po’—a woman who’s been in relationships for many years?”

“Don’t talk like that about yourself! You’re not old, and you’re definitely not a ‘huang lian po’!” Xiao Hu gently bit Lin Xi’s lip, cutting her off before she could say anything more.

Lin Xi pouted.

But Xiao Hu earnestly corrected her mistake and said, “You’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen, and also the prettiest and kindest. No matter what others think, in my heart, you’re the very best—no one can compare with you!”

Lin Xi’s eyes suddenly welled up with tears as she smiled and asked, “Really? I’m actually that good? You’re not just saying that to make me happy, are you?”

Xiao Hu immediately shook his head. “No way! It’s all true! In my eyes, you’re the best! If I’m lying even by a single word, may I never….”

“What nonsense are you talking about? Stop making random oaths! I believe you anyway!”

Lin Xi quickly covered Xiao Hu’s lips before he could start swearing.

After giving Xiao Hu a good scolding, Lin Xi finally let go, then brought up the earlier topic again. “By the way, besides the fact that no one will compete with you for me, what else could be better?”

Xiao Hu tightly grasped her hand. “Of course there’s more! Lots more! For example, after we get married, if one day you stop liking me—or if you don’t like me as much as you do now, or if you can’t put up with all my flaws like you do now—you’ll be much more careful when you decide whether to keep me or not, much more…”

“Much more what?”

“Much more thoughtful, much more…”

He racked his brains but couldn’t think of a single word that really fit.

Seeing his expression, Lin Xi instantly burst out laughing.

Turns out, men can be cute too—she just never realized it before.

She gently traced a circle around Xiao Hu’s furrowed brow and suddenly asked, “Xiao Hu, let me ask you something.”

“Mm.”

Xiao Hu nodded solemnly.

Lin Xi held back her laughter and asked seriously, “Did Jiang Feng feed you all the Cornetto ice cream?”

“What?”

“How did you become so cute?”

“Xi Xi…”

As Xiao Hu let out that sound from his throat, Lin Xi had already pinched both of his cheeks. “Who says that once we’re married I can’t change my mind? Who says I can’t run away anytime I want? Who decided that after getting married, we have to stay together forever?”

“What? You’re really going to leave? You really plan to dump me? Are you just playing with me? Have you never even thought about being with me for real?”

Xiao Hu suddenly became nervous.

Lin Xi noticed and laughed even harder. Just as this silly guy was about to crack under the pressure, she promptly gave him a comforting kiss.

“What are you worrying about? Do I look like the kind of person who starts things and then abandons them?”

Xiao Hu nodded, but quickly shook his head again. “You may not look like it, but how do I know whether you’ll really stay faithful or not?”

End of Chapter 150: Counterattack 76