The Wealthy Eldest Sister Rules Supreme

Chapter 660: Extra Chapter – Childhood Sweethearts (Four)

I knew it would be like this!

“Third Uncle, I think it would be better if you’d just speak your mind. Bottling up your feelings like this, no one else can know what you’re going through. If Auntie ends up being taken away by someone else, you’ll regret it when it’s too late to cry…”

Chu Zimo spoke in a grave and earnest tone.

Chu Jinzhou glanced at Chu Zimo, his expression somewhat complex.

The first reason was that hearing such words from a child like Chu Zimo felt quite strange.

The second reason was that these words were almost identical to what Chu Jinnian had said earlier…

Indeed, he had never revealed his feelings to Zhuang Qingsui. Since Zhuang Qingsui didn’t know about his feelings, it was inevitable that she’d be swayed by sweet words from others sooner or later.

“I need to step out for a moment.” Chu Jinzhou rushed out the door without bothering to pick up the fallen lotus cake on the floor.

Chu Zimo shook his head and sighed, “This Third Uncle really is…”

Banqing, standing at the side, couldn’t help but chuckle to himself.

Listening to that sigh, he couldn’t help but feel like a grown-up sighing in frustration at a disobedient child. How old was this young master? He was unbelievably mature for his age, and Banqing couldn’t help but worry about him prematurely fretting over these matters. When the time came for him to pursue his own loves, he might end up struggling to win over a girl.

Although these thoughts crossed Banqing’s mind, he didn’t dare to offend Chu Zimo and refrained from voicing them.

Meanwhile, Chu Siyu was chattering away with Zhuang Qingsui.

“Auntie, you wouldn’t believe it. I ran into a really strange girl today,” said Chu Siyu.

“A strange girl?” Zhuang Qingsui, who was grading the students’ papers, circled a couple of misspelled words, then looked up and smiled, “Don’t tell me that she wanted to steal your lotus cake?”

“She did something much worse than stealing a lotus cake.”

Chu Siyu pouted, “She wanted to steal a person!”

“Steal… a person?” Zhuang Qingsui put down her pen.

“Yes, steal a person,” Chu Siyu said, “She said she has feelings for Third Uncle and wants to marry him. Isn’t that stealing a person?”

Has feelings for Chu Jinzhou?

The pen slipped from Zhuang Qingsui’s hand and landed on the scroll, leaving a large blot of ink. Zhuang Qingsui quickly picked up the pen and bit her lip, “So… did your Third Uncle agree?”

“I don’t know.” Chu Siyu shook her head, then laughed,”But she might still be here. Why don’t you go take a look, Auntie?”

Go take a look?

Zhuang Qingsui put down her pen and stood up.

However, she felt like her feet were glued to the floor, unable to move.

Should she go? If Chu Jinzhou really liked that woman, wouldn’t she just end up heartbroken?

But what if she didn’t go…

Zhuang Qingsui bit her lower lip, and then bit it again, but in the end, she couldn’t make up her mind.

Unable to bear watching any longer, Chu Siyu said, “When I went out earlier, I saw a kite that I really liked, but I was too shy to ask for it so I followed Mom home. By the time I plucked up the courage to talk to Mom about it, the kite had already been sold to someone else. I was so devastated that I burst into tears.”

“But no matter how much I cried, that kite wasn’t coming back. Mom said that if you like something, you have to go after it and ask for it. If the other party likes you too, then that’s the best outcome. But even if they don’t like you, at least you tried.”

“Since you’re Mom’s sister, you should understand this, Auntie.”

Of course, she could ask Chu Jinzhou about his feelings. If he only saw her as a sister, then she could completely extinguish the little spark of hope in her heart and have no regrets.

As soon as that thought crossed Zhuang Qingsui’s mind, she rushed out the door without a moment’s hesitation.

No sooner had she stepped outside than she ran into Chu Jinzhou, who was hurrying over.

“Sister Sui.”

“Brother Jinzhou.”

“I…”

“I…”

“You go first…”

“You go first…”

The two spoke in unison, their surprise at the situation equally palpable.

After a moment of stunned silence, Chu Jinzhou decided to speak first, “Sister Sui, I like you. Would you marry me?”

After he spoke, even Chu Jinzhou was surprised by his straightforward question.

Zhuang Qingsui was stunned for a moment, but then her face turned red and she lowered her head, not uttering a word for a long time.

Watching Zhuang Qingsui remain silent, Chu Jinzhou’s face fell as his anticipation and hope gradually faded.

“Sister Sui, it’s okay if you don’t feel the same way about me…”

Even if she didn’t reciprocate his feelings, Zhuang Qingsui would always be his little sister, whom he could protect and cherish for a lifetime.

“No, I… I like you, Brother Jinzhou,” Zhuang Qingsui said hurriedly. “I always have, and I hope to be with you forever…”

By the end, Zhuang Qingsui’s voice had gotten softer and softer, and she quickly lowered her head.

Listening to the sweet voice of the young girl, each word landed gently in Chu Jinzhou’s heart, making him believe that it was the most beautiful sound in the world.

“Sister Sui…”

Touched, Chu Jinzhou reached out and held Zhuang Qingsui’s hand.

Zhuang Qingsui’s face flushed an even deeper red. She glanced around and, seeing no one, didn’t pull her hand away.

A smile began to form on Chu Jinzhou’s face.

For the rest of his life, he would be able to protect Sister Sui as he had always done before.

For the rest of her life, she would be able to spend every day with Chu Jinzhou as she had always done before.

Zhuang Qingsui’s smile grew wider as these thoughts danced around in her mind.

Watching this scene from a distance, both Chu Zimo and Chu Siyu heaved sighs of relief.

“These adults really do worry us,” Chu Zimo said, his lips curling into a smile. “If we hadn’t intervened, who knows how long they would have waited before confessing their feelings to each other.”

“That’s why you’re the best big brother,” Chu Siyu said, singing her brother’s praises. “Thanks to you, Third Uncle and Auntie weren’t stolen away by some outsider.”

“Of course…” Chu Zimo replied, puffing out his chest in pride.

Chu Siyu giggled and bit into the crispy lotus cake.

“Isn’t that Third Uncle’s cake? If you eat it all…” Chu Zimo was a bit worried.

“It’s fine.” Chu Siyu stuck up her chin at him. “Looking at the way Third Uncle and Auntie are right now, they’re probably so caught up in their own lovey-dovey world that they don’t need this sweet lotus cake anymore.”

“By the way, big brother, I just thought of something important.”

“What is it?”

“You know, once Auntie and Third Uncle get married, do we continue calling Third Uncle ‘Third Uncle’, or should we start calling him ‘Uncle-in-law’? Do we continue calling Auntie ‘Auntie’, or should we start calling her ‘Auntie Three’?”

“Well…” Chu Zimo scratched his ear.

This really was a quandary that stumped him…