Pretending to Cultivate in Kindergarten-Chapter 119: The Honest Lin Zhengran

The quiet atmosphere made every sound outside—cars passing by and the loudspeaker of the woman selling fried dough sticks at the neighborhood entrance—seem exceptionally clear.

In her bedroom, Jiang Xueli’s eyes widened slowly. She had imagined countless things Lin Zhengran might say today, but this… this completely shattered the barrier of what she thought was possible.

"What do you mean 'you'?!" Lin Zhengran asked. "Isn’t this normal?"

"Nor… nor… normal?!" Jiang Xueli stammered. "Did I hear you wrong, you idiot?! What did you just say?! You actually said that both of us are yours!" Her eyes were still red, but she had already clenched her small fists, shutting her eyes tightly as she tried to argue.

"You didn’t hear wrong. I did say that."

"No! Say it again if you dare! What did you just say?!"

"I said you both are mine."

"Say it again!"

"I said, you're both mine."

Jiang Xueli’s face turned red as she stared at Lin Zhengran in shock. She couldn’t believe that such a shameless person could exist in this world.

"You actually repeated it multiple times! How can this be?! You can only choose one between me and He Qing! How can someone have two girlfriends? I’ve never even heard of such a thing before!"

Lin Zhengran sat on the bed, looking completely serious. "That’s not true. Are you sure you’ve never heard of it? Isn’t it pretty common on TV?"

She suddenly remembered that, yes, she had seen it in dramas before. So, she changed her argument. "Okay… maybe I have heard of it, but still!" Jiang Xueli blushed, hugging her blanket and curling up.

"This is ridiculous! How can you be like this? And you still say you’re not an idiot? Only idiots say things like this! Idiot! Pighead!"

As soon as she finished, her stomach started hurting again. She clutched it in frustration.

Lin Zhengran sighed and handed her the cup in his hand. "Why are you getting so worked up? Do you really have to make yourself sick over this? Drink another sip."

Jiang Xueli looked at him in confusion, thinking, How can he be like this? Gentle yet so shameless—she didn’t even know how to react anymore.

But seeing that this was the brown sugar water he had personally made for her, she could only lower her head and take a small sip.

It was still a bit hot, so she didn’t drink much.

Lin Zhengran blew on the surface of the water. "Try again."

Jiang Xueli shyly glanced at his lips before taking another sip. She swallowed—it was still very sweet.

Her heart pounded wildly.

But that just made her feel even more off. She quickly shut her eyes again, burying her head in her knees.

"Even if you treat me this well, I still won’t agree. This is impossible. I can promise you anything else, but not this. Idiot Zhengran! How can you be so unfaithful?!"

She secretly peeked at Lin Zhengran’s reaction, only to find that he remained as composed as ever.

Confused, she asked, "How are you so calm?! Say something!"

"Say what? Didn’t I already say it clearly? I said you both are mine." Lin Zhengran answered righteously.

"What’s with that serious look on your face?! What I mean is… this is way too simple! If you were going to say something so outrageous, shouldn’t you at least have an excuse? Something that would make me have no choice but to agree?"

Lin Zhengran set down the cup and answered sincerely,

"I wouldn’t do that. I don’t like forcing or deceiving others, especially girls, because true feelings can’t be forced. It’s like when I taught you how to sing. I told you back then that as long as you were willing, I would guide you, and you would improve. Didn’t I say that?"

"You did." Jiang Xueli recalled that day from their childhood. "And I agreed… but…"

She tightened her grip on the cup, letting the sweetness of the brown sugar water linger on her tongue.

"But having a girlfriend is different. Although I do appreciate that you won’t lie to me…"

She turned away, mumbling to herself, "Unless you’re really serious about this, I won’t agree. But if you really insist… then I guess I don’t have a choice."

"You gave in so fast."

"What do you mean 'gave in'?" Jiang Xueli hugged her head, suddenly realizing, "Ah! Did I just agree?!"

Her blanket slipped again, and she quickly grabbed it, her face still flushed as she muttered,

"What else can I do?! You know I like you! I’ve liked you for so many years! Even knowing how unfaithful you are, I still stay by your side every day! But…"

She clenched her fists and questioned him,

"Tell me! Answer me this! Do you even have the determination to take care of two girlfriends?! Having two means twice the jealousy, twice the effort—you have to comfort both of us!"

Lin Zhengran: "I know. I knew that from the start."

"You—!" Jiang Xueli buried her face in her knees again and let out a deep sigh. "I’m speechless. Do whatever you want, idiot. I must be crazy for being this obsessed with you."

Lin Zhengran handed her the cup again. "Drink a little more and then lie down. Even if your stomach doesn’t hurt now, your period is still going to make you uncomfortable for a couple of days."

Jiang Xueli looked at him again, pursing her lips before taking the cup and gulping down the rest.

Then she narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously.

"Wait… don’t tell me you planned this from the start? That you wanted everything? You never intended to let go of either of us?"

Lin Zhengran took the empty cup from her. "Of course. I’ve never changed my mind."

"You really are—!" Jiang Xueli started smacking his arm with her small fists. "You’re seriously the most shameless person ever!"

As she kept hitting him, she suddenly lost her balance, her face landing against his arm.

But she didn’t pull away. Instead, she rested her forehead against him, her lips pressing together as she sniffled softly.

Lin Zhengran was surprised. "What’s wrong now?"

Jiang Xueli shook her head and softly muttered,

"Nothing… It’s just… even though you’re so shameless and openly saying all this, I actually feel a little happy inside. Maybe it’s because you’ve always been like this, and I’ve gotten used to it. But what matters most to me is that… you still care about me."

Lin Zhengran: "It’s not 'still'—it’s that both you and He Qing have always been important to me. I’ve always cared about you both, and that will never change. Even when you act all tsundere and make conversations extra difficult."

Jiang Xueli suddenly let out a soft, embarrassed "hmph," feeling ticklish inside from his words.

She quickly lay back down, pulling the blanket over herself for protection. Her face was still red as she asked,

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"By the way… you saw everything you weren’t supposed to today, didn’t you? I lost my blanket so many times."

Lin Zhengran recalled the multiple times she had dropped her blanket today and, being honest, said, "No. I didn’t see anything. At most, just your shoulder."

"That’s impossible!" She knew he never lied, but still, she was curious. "Really?!"

"Really. You’re small."

"Small?" Jiang Xueli froze before realizing what he meant. She immediately started hitting him again. "Are you saying that is small?! That even if the blanket fell, there’s nothing to see?!"

"It’s fine. Small is cute too."

"You’re the worst!"

She huffed and turned away. "I don’t need you to stay, but since you’re my boyfriend now, keeping me company isn’t a big deal, right? I want to sleep. When I wake up, I want to see you still here."

"Yeah, I wasn’t planning on leaving. I was here to talk about the competition with you anyway."

Jiang Xueli smiled, her lips curling up slightly. "And it’s so warm in here—why don’t you take off your coat? You can throw it over me. I can use it as a blanket."

She closed her eyes and, without realizing it, whispered out loud, "That way, I can sleep while smelling your scent."

Lin Zhengran sighed, thinking, This girl is definitely a little lovestruck.