Part Thirty-three ā translated by Minna (proofread by Trespasserby & Arcedemius; C/E edited by lucathia)
It took Lin Jian Yin a moment before he recovered his breath and could speak once more. āI know that Iām not perfect.
āI have many flaws. I have a sharp tongue, and I never say anything good. But Iāll change half of it. If thereās something bad, Iāll still say itās bad, but if thereās something good, I wonāt forget to compliment you on it.
āI canāt do any housework, and I canāt even tell Chinese cabbage apart from other cabbages, but we can buy groceries together. I can certainly take you by car to buy groceries and then help you carry the shopping basket.
āIām not gentle nor am I considerate enough, but I will learn to respect you more. I know that you like to wear very comfortable clothes. If itās not a formal occasion, you can even wear Pikachu or Minnie Mouse for all I care, even though I think that Hello Kitty is cuterā¦
āWe didnāt have any romantic moments, either. The first time, I thought you were a female ghost, and the second time, we were buying groceries at the supermarketā¦ā
Meng still didnāt move and only lowered her head.
Lin Jian Yin, whose face was as red as a tomato, finally asked after much hesitation, āYou, are you willing to give up the perfect prince behind you and a thrilling romance with lots of excitement, to choose me, who is full of faultsāa guy you officially met at a supermarket?ā
āFull of faultsā¦ā Two streaks of tears rolled down Mengās cheeks. She said, choking with sobs, āArenāt I full of faults, too?ā
She turned around and faced Lin Jian Yin. This time, she didnāt swipe the tears away. āIām a coward, I donāt like to change, and I wonāt ever be able to follow current trends.
āIām discouraged easily. Iāve only been rejected once and had already given up on myself, letting myself be like an auntie all day.ā
āYou, you werenāt that terrible.ā Noticing her tears, Lin Jian Yin clumsily rushed to cheer her up, but seeing Meng looking straight at him, he unintentionally spoke the truth. āIn the beginning, you really were very terrible! Even Ru Hua1Ā on television was better than you by far, but now youāre much better! Ah!ā Lin Jian Yin stopped, realizing heād put his foot in his mouth again.Ā How could I take Meng and compare her to Ru Hua? God!
āPfft,ā Meng let laughter escape at Lin Jian Yinās horrified, gaping expression. She then wiped her tears and with a grin, added, āYou donāt have a sharp tongue. Itās simply stupid through and through, you stupid man.ā
āYou stinking woman! If Iām stupid, you arenāt any better. One stupid, the other plain, arenāt we just the right pair, then?ā Lin Jian Yin was a little angry at the beginning, but by the end, he suddenly grew a bit giddy.
āI donāt care if you call yourself stupid, but why did you have to call me plain? Donāt you know that calling a woman plain is actually a very severe blow to a womanās confidence? Itās no surprise that even though youāre as handsome as Edward, youāve chased away so many women,ā Meng retorted without mercy.
āWhatās this about me looking as handsome as Edward? Heās the one who looks as handsome as me, OK!ā Lin Jian Yin declared earnestly. Heād had this face for twenty-eight years now. No matter how you looked at it, he had lived longer than a game character, right?
Lin Jian Yin! You only have three minutes left to propose!
This voice sure sounds like Bai Xue Chenās!Ā Lin Jian Yin couldnāt help looking right and left, checking to see if Bai Xue Chen was nearby.
āWhatās wrong?ā Meng couldnāt refrain from asking, seeing him like that.
āItās nothing. I thought I heard Xue Chenās voice.ā Lin Jian Yin looked perplexed.Ā Heās not here.
āWhat did he say?ā
āHe said I only have three minutes left to propose.ā Only after answering truthfully did Lin Jian Yin realize this sentenceās meaning.Ā Are there only three minutes left of the trial version now? Lin Jian Yin was in such hurry that he didnāt know what to do.Ā I have to propose to a woman within three minutes?Ā Heā¦ he hadnāt mentally prepared himselfā¦
Lin Jian Yin was so distressed that he tousled his hair. In his mind, however, he suddenly felt a couple of numbers counting down right at that moment. Two minutes and thirty seconds, two minutes and twenty-nine secondsā¦
Sensing his time running out, Lin Jian Yin was so frightened that he blurted out, āThis, thisā¦ I donāt care anymore! Meng, marry me.ā
Meng stared right at him. Lin Jian Yin had a head of tousled hair, his body was even transparent, he didnāt even think of kneeling down, and even his tone was rushed.Ā You call that a proposal?
Meng pursed her lips. āYouāre so unromantic.ā
āWho cares about being romantic or not at this time?ā Lin Jian Yin glared. āFine, what do you want me to do?ā
Meng began to smile sweetly, coughed two times, took her wedding bouquet, walked in front Lin Jian Yin, who was unable to move, and offered her bouquet with both hands. Her tone was both gentle and sweet when she said, āThis imperfect man, are you willing to accept me, this imperfect woman, forming a possibly not very perfect, but tolerable marriage?ā\n