Chapter 969 - 1012: Compromise
Actually, while fearing that Huo Junmo would get himself dirty, a small sense of inferiority lingered in her heart!
Huo Junmo is so wealthy and handsome! But what about her? Apart from her looks, she has nothing! She was afraid that after seeing the environment she lived in, Huo Junmo would despise her!
"It’s fine! It’s too late now, I can’t let you go in alone as a woman!" With that, and ignoring Ling Yueyue’s objections, he walked directly towards the community where Ling Yueyue lived.
"Uh...!" Ling Yueyue was momentarily stunned, then quickly caught up with him.
Since the houses in this area are quite old and the street lights have been out of service for years, it was almost pitch dark, except for the light coming from the windows of residents, let alone the road, it was virtually invisible, one could only rely on feeling to walk!
Having lived here for a few years, Ling Yueyue was already used to it and could walk with her eyes closed!
But Huo Junmo was different; every few steps, he would stumble, switching between his left and right foot.
Unable to imagine what the high-class Huo Junmo looked like now, Ling Yueyue quickly pulled out her phone, turned on the flashlight feature, and illuminated the way for Huo Junmo!
With the light, Huo Junmo was a bit better, but still stumbled if not careful!
Huo Junmo frowned and said in a deep voice, "You live in this place?" While speaking, he didn’t forget to glance around, the more he looked, the tighter his brow furrowed.
With the night so dark, Ling Yueyue couldn’t clearly see Huo Junmo’s expression, only assuming he was asking casually, so she shrugged indifferently and said, "Yeah! Nothing I can do, I’ve been working and studying part-time from high school until now due to my family’s poverty! I have no relatives in Jin City, can’t afford a good house, so I can only rent a cheaper one! For rich people like you, this may be bad conditions, but for me, as long as I’m not sleeping out exposed to the elements on the road, it’s pretty good! Let me tell you, my rent is super cheap, only one hundred a month, with a water fee of twenty and an electricity fee of fifty! Altogether, it’s less than two hundred!"
"...!" Huo Junmo remained silent, just kept his head down, looking at the woman beside him. A trace of thought flickered in his deep eyes.
After walking for a while, Ling Yueyue and Huo Junmo finally stopped at the entrance of a staircase, "Alright, I live right up here, you’ve already seen me here, you can go back now!"
Huo Junmo looked up at the dark stairwell, his brow furrowed tightly, and said resolutely, "I’ll walk you up!"
"...!" Ling Yueyue was just about to refuse when she hadn’t had time to speak, Huo Junmo had already taken the lead and walked up the stairs.
With no choice, Ling Yueyue sighed, used her phone’s flashlight to light up the stairs, and went up to the third floor with Huo Junmo.
As Ling Yueyue was once again preparing to ask him to leave, Huo Junmo had already spoken first, "Open the door!"
Ling Yueyue looked at him with an indistinct expression, took out her keys from her bag, inserted them into the lock with the light of the flashlight, and opened the door.
Because it was just past eight o’clock, and it was the time when all tenants lined up to shower! So, when the door opened, there were several people sitting in the living room, both men and women, old and young, each with a basin beside them containing towels, clean clothes for changing, and shower gel.
When Ling Yueyue opened the door, everyone initially just glanced casually, but upon seeing Huo Junmo beside her, they were stunned and couldn’t help but start sizing him up.
Noticing everyone’s expressions, Ling Yueyue awkwardly smiled and apologized, "Sorry, this is a shared apartment, the bathroom and kitchen are communal, so there are more people here! Most of the people living here are workers, so the environment is a bit rough! They are seeing someone like you, dressed properly, for the first time, so they’re a bit curious! But they mean no harm, everyone is quite nice!"
Huo Junmo narrowed his eyes slightly, swept over everyone, and said expressionlessly, "Where’s your room?"
Ling Yueyue pointed to a room straight ahead and said, "That one!"
Without saying anything, Huo Junmo walked directly to the room Ling Yueyue indicated!
Ling Yueyue quickly followed! As Huo Junmo stood by the door, she took out the key and opened the room!
The room was small, about a dozen or so square meters! Besides a bed, a desk, and a wardrobe, there was almost nothing!
After sweeping the room, Huo Junmo said, "Pack up, you won’t be living here anymore!"
Hearing this, Ling Yueyue blurted out without thinking, "If I don’t live here, where will I stay?"
Huo Junmo stated firmly and clearly, "At my place!"
"At your place?" Ling Yueyue widened her eyes, looking incredulously at Huo Junmo.
Huo Junmo nodded, "Yes, at my place!"
Ling Yueyue stared at Huo Junmo for a long time, then smiled, "No way, we’re not even married yet, how can I move into your place! Besides, you’ve really misunderstood! While this place is crowded and mixed, everyone is good-hearted, it’s not easy for everyone trying to make it in the big city! I’ve lived here for several years and nothing has ever happened! So, you don’t have to worry, I’m quite fine living here!"
Huo Junmo glanced at Ling Yueyue and seeing that she was unmoved, he wordlessly opened the wardrobe, took out a suitcase, and began packing her things himself.
Seeing Huo Junmo rummage through her stuff, Ling Yueyue’s temper flared up, and she shouted furiously, "Hey... Huo Junmo, what exactly do you want to do! I’ve explained myself clearly, why won’t you listen!"
Huo Junmo stopped what he was doing, looked at Ling Yueyue, and firmly stated, "Either come with me today, or it’s off, no wedding! Your choice! I, Huo Junmo, absolutely won’t let my woman live in a place like this!"
"I...!" Ling Yueyue really wanted to say ’then there won’t be a wedding’, but remembering the child in her belly, the words were swallowed back forcibly!
Seeing Ling Yueyue not respond, Huo Junmo assumed her silence as agreement, placed the suitcase in front of her, and domineeringly said, "You pack or I will!"
"...!" Ling Yueyue gritted her teeth, glaring fiercely at Huo Junmo for a moment, after some internal struggle, ultimately compromised without much backbone!
After all, she’s now bearing his child, hoping he’d marry her! If not, her child would grow up in a single-parent family!
She didn’t want her child to be like her, deprived of the warmth of a family and parental love from an early age! She wanted her child to be the happiest in the world!
So, she could only choose to compromise!
"I’ll do it!" Ling Yueyue squeezed out those three words through her teeth, then snatched her suitcase from Huo Junmo’s hand, and started putting her few clothes into the bag.