Chapter 229: The Abstinent Gigolo 29

Tang Wan’s original intention in choosing the movie had been very simple—

she wanted to subtly hint to Xi Jingtong that Platonic love could still be beautiful.

But who would’ve thought the two male protagonists would end up committing suicide together by jumping off a cliff?

Tang Wan was instantly horrified.

“Wuu… Tongtong…” She looked at Xi Jingtong with watery eyes. “Why did they have to die? Wouldn’t it have been better to keep living?”

Xi Jingtong gently wiped away her tears and replied calmly,

“Maybe continuing to live was more painful for them.”

“Sometimes death can also be a form of relief.”

Tang Wan immediately shook her head.

“No.”

“They already had each other. Isn’t that enough?”

“What could possibly be happier than finding someone in this world who completely understands and resonates with you?”

“If I ever met someone like that…” Tang Wan looked at him seriously. “I wouldn’t care even if he had a disability.”

Hearing this, Xi Jingtong’s brows twitched slightly.

Then he asked casually:

“Wanwan, persistence is a very difficult thing.”

“You might坚持 for a while… but what about ten years? Several decades?”

“Platonic love may not be as beautiful as you imagine.”

Tang Wan immediately cut him off firmly.

“I can’t speak for other people.”

“But if it’s you, Tongtong…”

“I’m absolutely certain I could坚持 for an entire lifetime.”

Meanwhile, inwardly, Tang Wan was screaming:

Because you’re my destined husband, okay?!

…

At that moment, Xi Jingtong looked deeply at Tang Wan’s unwavering expression.

His heart trembled fiercely.

Then he stared straight into her eyes.

“Even if your condition fully recovers someday…”

“You’d still be willing to maintain a Platonic relationship with me?”

“Yes.” Tang Wan nodded without hesitation.

The moment she answered—

Xi Jingtong smiled faintly.

At the same time—

after remaining stagnant for so long, his favorability finally increased again.

“Ding! Favorability +2.”

“Current favorability: 81.”

The eighty-point threshold had finally been crossed.

…

“Wanwan,” Xi Jingtong said softly, “since you made this promise to me…”

“Then you must keep it for the rest of your life.”

Now that she had made her choice—

he would never allow her the opportunity to regret it later.

If she ever dared betray him…

Then just like the movie’s ending—

he would drag her down into destruction together.

After hearing the system notification, Tang Wan immediately looked at him seriously.

“You’re the first man I’ve never felt disgusted by.”

“And you’ll also be the last.”

“Of course I’ll keep my promise.”

Hearing this, Xi Jingtong finally smiled in satisfaction.

The next second, he reached out and pulled Tang Wan into his embrace.

“Wanwan,” he whispered quietly, “thank you.”

Tang Wan blinked in confusion.

“Thank me for what?”

“Thank you for accepting me,” Xi Jingtong replied softly.

Tang Wan immediately shook her head.

“Tongtong, you’re already so wonderful. Why wouldn’t I accept you?”

Xi Jingtong said nothing aloud after hearing that.

But inwardly—

his thoughts had already shifted elsewhere.

Now that he had truly decided to keep Tang Wan by his side forever…

he needed to think carefully about how to use psychology to bind her even tighter to him.

How to make her instinctively rely only on him.

How to make her accept no other man besides him.

…

After that day, Tang Wan clearly noticed subtle changes in Xi Jingtong’s behavior.

He began taking the initiative to hold her hand.

Touch her cheek.

Sit deliberately closer beside her on the sofa.

In short—

all the small actions that could intentionally shorten distance between two people…

he now performed naturally and frequently.

And Tang Wan could clearly feel that this body was becoming more and more accustomed to Xi Jingtong’s touch.

…

During this gradual intimacy, Xi Jingtong’s favorability steadily rose as well.

Eventually—

it finally reached 90.

And in the blink of an eye—

the plot point from the original storyline finally arrived.

The notice that Xi Jingtong’s grandmother had entered critical condition.

Knowing the original surgery’s success rate had been terribly low, Tang Wan immediately decided to do everything possible within her power to help him.

So the moment Xi Jingtong’s expression changed drastically and he rushed toward the hospital—

Tang Wan immediately contacted the nation’s top oncology specialists as well.