Chapter 649


    Looking at the convenience store that ran twenty-four hours, Ste said, “I want to get a bottle of water.


    Do you want one as well?”


    “No, thanks. I’ll wait for you outside.”


    “Okay. I’ll be right back.”


    Then Ste trotted towards the store.


    After she came out, she saw rence standing on the roadside and looking ahead, lost in thought. His


    figure looked aloof and proud.


    She enjoyed looking at him for a moment before gradually going over.


    Feeling her approach, rence came back to his senses and said, “Let’s go.”


    Ste asked, “Are you sleepy?”


    Before he answered, she continued, “If you are not sleepy, let’s have a walk nearby. I’ve overeaten just


    now. I want to digest.”


    rence hummed in a low voice. He walked forward steadily.


    Ste walked next to him and asked, “Last time you promised to take me on a trip after finishing your


    work this month. Is it for real?”


    “Yes.”


    “I can make time for it. Where do you want to go?” asked Ste.


    rence faintly smiled, “I’m fine with anywhere. It’s up to you.”


    Ste said, “Okay, I’ll choose a destination at random then. You can’t be too pickyter.”


    “When have I been picky on you?”


    Upon hearing it, Ste felt a bit weird.


    Amusement increased in rence’s eyes. He grabbed her hand and gripped it tightly, “I can go


    wherever you want to go.”


    “Then... How long will it take you to finish your work?”


    “A week or so.”


    Ste nodded slightly, “I see.”


    There were nearly no cars on the street at this time. They were walking on the street hand-in-hand, the


    light of the streetmps elongating their shadows gradually.


    After a while, Ste suddenly stopped, “rence,” she called him.


    “Ehn?”


    “Let’s go registered for marriage tomorrow, shall we?”


    rence stiffed and stood motionlessly. For a moment, he didn’t answer.


    Ste said, “It will just take you a short while to get the certificate. You may leave yourpany for a


    short while.”


    rence turned to look at her with his ink-ck eyes, “Why do you suddenly want to get registered?”


    he asked.


    Ste looked away, pulling out her hand from his grip, and continued to walk forward, “Nothing. I heard


    that someone said I’m your wife, but legally I’m not. I can’t be taken advantage of in vain. If you are


    unwilling, just forget it.”


    rence followed her and exined, “I am willing to. It’s not been a good time recently. Can we go


    registeredter?”


    “What do you mean byter? One monthter? Three monthster? Or a yearter?” Ste tilted to


    look at him, “Or, can you tell me why not recently?”


    rence didn’t answer.


    Ste asked solemnly, “Tell me the truth. Are you hiding anything from me?”


    After a few seconds, rence answered, “I’m not hiding anything from you. I want to tell you after all


    things are finished.”


    Ste fell into the silence and gave up asking him again, “All right. Forget it. But this time, you’ve


    rejected me. Next time, it’ll depend on my mood.”


    rence was shocked.


    He asked, “One monthter? Three monthster? Or a yearter?”


    Ste raised her eyebrows, “Not sure. You should have a long-term vision. Let’s say, three or five years


    later.”


    rence was speechless.


    Ste said, “All right. I’m sleepy now. Let’s go back.”


    After entering the door, rence still hadn’t given up, “Can we just negotiate about the time?” he


    asked.


    “No.”


    “Okay. Let’s do it tomorrow.”


    Ste took out her pyjamas and walked to the bathroom, “No.”


    rence said, “Didn’t you say...”


    “Don’t you know a woman is constantly changing?” said Ste.


    rence just couldn’t utter a word.


    Ste waved at him and closed the bathroom door.


    rence stood motionlessly, resting his arms on his waist. Suddenly, he snorted with a smile.


    ...


    When Stey on the bed, she stared at the moon outside the window sleeplessly. She became


    soberer and soberer.


    As she had expected, rence was hiding something from her.


    Also, she could sense that the matter was a big one.


    It might have something to do with the whole Conrad Group. rence was afraid that she would be


    dragged into the mere, so he refused to register for marriage with her the next day.


    When Ste was lost in thought, rence wrapped her waist from behind, “What are you thinking


    about, baby?” he asked.


    “Nothing. I’m just sleepless.”


    rence raised his eyebrows slightly, “Sleepless?”


    Ste didn’t answer.


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    Somehow he looked quite spirited sometimes.


    Ste closed her eyes, “Don’t speak. I can fall asleep gradually.”


    “I didn’t sleep earlier, but you still couldn’t fall asleep, could you?” he said.


    Ste pressed his reckless hand on her waist and opened her eyes, “I want to ask you a question.”


    rence kissed her gently behind her ear, “Ehn?”


    “Hiss-” Ste meant that she was serious.


    rence behaved himself, “Okay. Go ahead.”


    “You said you had noticed that Chan had a crush on Winnie quite a long time ago, right?”


    “Yep.”


    “If a twenty-year-old boy has a crush on a girl, will he choose not to confess? Doesn’t he want to be


    with her?”


    rence asked, “Where is your theory from?”


    Ste said, “I can tell Chan likes Winnie, but sometimes, what he does makes me puzzled. It’s like... he


    has a crush on her, but he just wants to have the feeling instead of progress with her.”


    “What kind of progress do you mean?”


    Ste was speechless.


    She said in anger, “Can’t you be more serious?”


    rence stopped his restless hands, meaning that he was listening to her carefully.


    Ste continued, “I just want to know if all boys his age are like this. When they’ve met girls they like,


    they don’t dare to confess.”


    “This kind of possibility can’t happen to him.”


    “But...”


    “Do you mean when Horace Jason was twenty, he didn’t confess to you either?”


    Ste couldn’t stand him. She kicked him and cursed, “Get out of here!”


    rence answered, “Well, I’m analyzing this matter with you rationally. Horace Jason didn’t confess to


    you because he knew you liked him as well. He wanted to have a brighter future with you. Channing


    hasn’t confessed because he knows there will be no future for him and Winnie.”


    Ste was still angry, but upon hearing it, she was taken aback for a long while. Then she asked, “Why


    not?”


    “Do you think you are the only one who hates Jeffrey Radomil?” asked rence.


    Upon hearing it, Ste was stiffed as if the words were smashed on her head.


    She sobered up instantly.


    Channing didn’t only hate Jeffery but also felt ashamed because Jeffery was his father.


    Jeffery had done so many evil deeds. Although he died, the things that he used to do were like curses


    that pestering Channing. He couldn’t get rid of them all his life.