Forced Pampering: Haughty Husband, Please Restrain Yourself

Chapter 1297: Chapter 1311: Seems Like... He Wanted to Hug Her

”Which eye of yours sees that he cares about me? If he cared, why would he yell at me over such trivial things,” Xiao Xiao couldn’t be bothered to argue with An Ran any longer and stood up to choose a song.

An Ran didn’t try to expose the truth either: whether he cares or not, we’ll just have to wait and see.

When Lin Junyang entered the room again, he had changed his outfit.

A pure black shirt, pure black trousers, his whole dark ensemble made him look like a prince of the night.

Singing along, An Ran raised an eyebrow at Xiao Xiao, her gaze evasive and the roots of her ears noticeably reddening.

Does he really care about her opinion? Did he change his clothes just because she didn’t like them? Looking at his slightly damp short hair, it’s clear he took a shower.

Knowing this is Gu Haoyu’s territory, it’s easy for him to find a room to shower and change clothes, but really just because of her casual remark?

Xiao Xiao recalled the motion Lin Junyang was about to make earlier; it seemed he wanted to... hug her.

When the song ended, An Ran placed the microphone back on the table and slipped away, deciding that at this moment, she’d rather just stay quietly by Mu Xingfeng’s side.

Xiao Xiao’s eyes flickered as if she suddenly thought of something. She picked up the microphone from the table, walked up to Lin Junyang, and pretended to speak casually, ”Lin Junyang, I’m giving you the chance to sing a love song with me. You choose the song.”

With that, she handed the microphone over.

The fact that Lin Junyang changed his clothes had already piqued the curiosity of those in the room. Hearing Xiao Xiao’s words, everyone’s gaze simultaneously turned towards her with curiosity, concern, and amusement.

Ever since that incident, Lin Junyang hasn’t sung love songs—let alone any songs. Didn’t Xiao Xiao know that?

Sure enough, Lin Junyang’s demeanor immediately cooled, and without even glancing at Xiao Xiao, he said, ”Not interested.”

Instantly, the atmosphere in the room froze, leaving only the sound of booming music.

His brothers all saw Lin Junyang’s behavior just now; clearly, he liked Xiao Xiao, yet he still acted proud and distant. Everyone thought they were finally getting along, and then he outright rejected Xiao Xiao’s invitation.

Honestly, none of them expected him to outright refuse Xiao Xiao’s invitation.

Sun Wangbei saw Xiao Xiao awkwardly standing there with the microphone, so he stood up, ”Fifth’s singing is painfully awful. Xiao Xiao, goddess, please spare us. Don’t let him summon the wolves. Come, Brother Sun will sing with you.”

Xiao Xiao pretended not to hear, stubbornly biting the corner of her lip, her shimmering eyes fixed on the top of Lin Junyang’s head, still maintaining the posture of extending the microphone.

Xiao Xiao knew Lin Junyang didn’t sing; she had never thought about why before. After yesterday’s events, she probably figured it out. It was because his ex-girlfriend gave him that crystal music box, and that’s why he got so angry when she broke it.

So, what about singing? If her guess was correct, it was for the same person.

Thinking of this made her feel uncomfortable. She had seen his ex-girlfriend at Wenxuan’s wedding; the woman was already married, yet he still held onto the music box she gave him, clinging to his old promises. Was it because she didn’t matter enough to him, or did he not care about her at all?

If he truly didn’t care about her, why did he change his clothes over a casual joke she made?

”Lin Junyang, are you going to sing or not?” Xiao Xiao’s voice was sharper, as if trying to mask the tremble within.