Chapter 179 Not That Easy to Scare Off
Chapter 179 Not That Easy to Scare Off
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Maybe just saying she was ugly wasn’t strong enough. Maybe he was still holding onto a sliver of hope?
Would he finally give up if he was absolutely certain she was a genuinely creepy, repulsive–looking man?
“Le, let’s just meet once. If after we meet, you still really hate me and want nothing to do with me, I promise I won’t bother you again.”
James‘ tone was as low as it could go.
It was as if he wasn’t the high–and–mighty, cold and aloof heir of the Luke family–but just a lovesick fool.
Lily had always been soft–hearted, not hard. She was already grateful to the Luke family, and no matter how hard she tried to resist, she was starting to grow feelings for James. Now that he was humbling himself like this, she didn’t know how to turn him down.
It seemed like all she could do was show up in the ugliest form possible–let him see the truth and finally give up.
Let this foolish affection that never should’ve existed die in both of their memories.
With makeup as advanced as it was today, it was practically sorcery.
On short–video apps, lots of influencers crossdressed–guys as girls, girls as guys–and no one could tell who was what.
She was confident she could turn herself into a convincing ugly man.
But if she didn’t want to give herself away, she’d need to prepare makeup tools. That would take time. No <i>way </i>they could meet tonight.
She stared nkly at her phone screen for a while, then slowly typed, “I’m busy tonight, I can’t meet you. How about the weekend? Elias, can we meet on Sunday?”
Sunday<i>… </i>
It was only Wednesday–still several days away.
James was getting impatient.
He wanted to see her tonight. Actually, right now would be better.
But since she’d finally agreed to meet, he didn’t want to push his luck and risk her cutting him offpletely. He forced himself to hold back and ept Sunday.
If they were only meeting for dinner, that wouldn’t be nearly enough time to satisfy the longing in his heart.
He didn’t want to go too far and make her ufortable, but he couldn’t help but want to be around her longer. So he shamelessly typed, “Okay. Sunday morning, eight o’clock. Tell me where to pick you up–I’ll take you camping.”
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“My barbecue skills aren’t bad. I’ll grill some eggnt for you.”
Honestly, he wanted to pick her up at five in the morning.
Or better yet, see her at midnight.
But he figured that would be too carly and she wouldn’t be awake. So he settled for eight.
Sunday morning at <i>eight</i>?
Camping?
Barbecue?
Lily had assumed he just wanted to grab dinner. She hadn’t expected a whole camping trip.
Still, the location didn’t matter.
Once he saw her hideous face, he’d definitely never want to see her again.
Out of politeness and basic decency, he probably wouldn’t dump her in the wilderness. But he definitely wouldn’t be grilling anything for her either.
He’d probably just take one look, send her home, and they’d go their separate ways for good.
Eight in the morning was way too early.
She’d need to head to a hotel to do her makeup by four or five a.m.
But if that meant ending this faster, she was willing. She typed seriously, “Okay, See you at eight.”
Last night, when she refused to meet him, he felt like winter had closed in–cold, deste, and bleak.
But now, looking at the clean, pretty characters on his phone screen, it felt like sunlight poured through the clouds and flowers bloomed all around.
It was like the flowers inside him had finally opened.
The corners of his lips lifted uncontrobly, and his gaze grew impossibly warm.
Even his fingertips felt infused with tenderness as he solemnly typed, “This Sunday, eight a.m. I’ll be there!”
After ending her conversation with James, Lily ced a big online order for disguise tools.
To make it look realistic, she even bought a fake Adam’s apple.
Once she was sure she hadn’t forgotten anything, she got herself together and headed to the recording
studio.
Today, she was doing voiceover work for the fourth female lead in a web drama.
The production team needed the entire dubbing session finished today, so the workload was heavy. She didn’t wrap up until nine in the evening.
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After such a long day of intense work, her throat felt like it was on fire.
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Back in the car, she popped a couple of loquat syrup candies. Only then did she feel a little better.
Still, doing work she genuinely enjoyed meant she didn’t feel all that tired.
And anyway, who ever said making money was easy?
Truthfully, she made more than most people already.
The studio was in the eastern suburbs.
There was a stretch of road out here that was a little remote. The street was mostly empty, and even themps barely lit anything.
During the day it wasn’t so noticeable, but at night–pitch dark and eerie–it was a little unnerving.
But driving alone on this road didn’t scare Lily.
Grace had just called her a moment ago.
Asked when she’d be home.
Said she’d saved dinner for her.
Nancy was in the background, reminding her to drive slowly and stay safe.
Lily’s heart felt warm and full.
Four years ago, after being cast out by the Ginger family, she’d felt like she didn’t have a home anymore.
Especially after John had secretly married Elsa, she was convinced there was no light in the world left just for her.
But maybe… there really were people out there who cared about her.
Ever since moving into the Luke family estate, there had been several nights where she came homete-
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