Chapter 462: Prove it—1
"He is your boyfriend?" Lanni was taken aback by the sudden twist of circumstances.
On the other hand, Xiaoshi didn’t look like it was anything surprising. "Yes! Isn’t he the best choice?" She lowered her voice to whisper in Lanni’s ear. "He is handsome and so caring, and he knows how to make a woman happy. What else would a woman ask for?"
"Nothing... I guess." Lanni was still trying to wrap her mind around the shocking bomb that had just been thrown her way without a heads up.
Han Xichen’s phone rang and because it might be important, he stepped aside to answer it.
Xiaoshi took this chance to pull Lanni onto the seat opposite hers to interrogate her. "Lanni, aren’t you happy for me?"
Lanni scanned the slightly younger woman and tried to assess her mood. "The main point is, are you happy for yourself? Although I’m happy that you have moved on despite the difficulty, I don’t wish for you to be with someone you don’t like." Both situations were difficult and if it was possible, Lanni hoped that Xiaoshi would be in neither of them.
Xiaoshi’s eyes searched for Han Xichen and she saw him speaking on the phone while facing away from a window at the end of the room, at an empty spot. "You have heard of forced marriages, right? Forced marriages, business marriages, contracts, literally every kind that involves little to no emotion."
Lanni nodded and wondered why the latter was bringing this up.
"If I were to get into one of those situations; to marry without having feelings for each other, I wouldn’t mind it if the other party is Xichen." Xiaoshi answered, making Lanni’s eyebrows raise in suspicion and realization.
"That’s not something anyone randomly says about guys they don’t like. Are you starting to develop feelings for him?" She asked, trying not to sound pushy.
In response, the other smiled. "That happened ages ago without my knowledge. I like him. It took me long to realize it but I really do. He is the best man in the universe."