Chapter 47 Yes, I Love Him
"He didn't say anything; he was just afraid Ethan would humiliate you." Yulia released her, returned to the bed, sat up, and pretended to be ready for judgment. "When he asked you, you refused to tell the truth, so he asked me to take better care of you."
Lilly was very touched and a little guilty to hear this. Karl cared so much for her, and she lied to him.
Ethan is to blame for everything. She doesn't know what possessed him to put that on her neck. No matter how many layers of powder she applied, it was difficult to hide. If she couldn't cover it with her hair, her neck would be unbearable to see in public!
"Tell me, how did you do this?" Yulia began the trial and reminded, "Don't say it has nothing to do with him; a normal person wouldn't believe you."
Seeing Lilly still hesitate, Yulia said again, "Lilly, you don't even want to hide it from me, do you?"
Lilly had to give a general account of yesterday's incident, but as for why he bit her, she said he was drunk and didn't know what he was doing.
This was impossible because she genuinely didn't know why he had acted like that yesterday. She couldn't tell Yulia that Ethan had bitten her without reason; Yulia would definitely think it was serious, and she'd have to tell Karl.
It would be a hassle for both of them to go to him to settle the score.
Lilly sighed deeply to herself. Ethan had essentially broken his own rules and lied to his friends more than once.
"He bit you like that, and you just ignored it?" Yulia looked disapprovingly.
"Forget it, it wasn't intentional," Lilly said, entering the bathroom with clothes in her hands.
"I think you really love him so much that you'd accept anything. Do you realize how cheap this is?" Yulia said regretfully, approaching the bathroom door.
"Yes, I love him," Lilly poked her head out. Until now, she'd admitted she still couldn't let him go, but she wouldn't bother him and would try to contain her feelings. "But I didn't pester him with requests for love. Once the arrangement ends, I'll break up with him. There are only a few months left. Yulia, I'll just dream a little."
With that, Lilly closed the bathroom door, leaving her shaking her head and sighing by the door.
Yulia had never truly been in love since childhood. Due to her aloofness and high standards, she always preferred spending time playing music to dating, so she couldn't understand Lilly's feelings for Ethan.
But she's not a gossip. Since she... She will keep her promise to keep Lilly's secret.
After Lilly emerged from the shower, Yulia forced her to cram for the preliminary exam that afternoon.
Lilly was a vocal major, and the afternoon exam was vocal. They said they'd be testing vocal theory and solfeggio, which she found easy.
Lilly quickly finished reading the exam reference materials. Yulia let her go and dragged her off to get her hair done for the dinner.
Although Yulia was very distant and extremely displeased with Lilly for going to shield Ethan, it was done. Since she was going, she shouldn't have to.
It was embarrassing.
When Lilly's black hair was curled and half-tied into a fringed hairstyle, the mirror reflected her brighter, fuller face, and her temperament changed from her usual mischievous and strange one to fresh and sweet, like a refined little lady.
Yulia, looking at her figure in the mirror, nodded with satisfaction.
After all this fuss, when they returned, it was almost time for the exam, and the dress Ethan had sent to deliver the dress had arrived.
I don't know if it was because Ethan scolded her last time, but she behaved very respectfully and carefully. Even when she handed the dress to Lilly, he didn't dare look at her for a second.
Lilly took the beautifully packaged rectangular box in confusion, thinking that it was not easy for the secretary in the hot summer, so she smiled cheerfully and greeted him, "You've worked hard."
He shook his head, "No, no, Miss Johnson, you're welcome. It's my duty. The CEO asked me to send the dress over. I've already sent it. I'll leave first."
After saying that, he got into the car in a hurry without waiting for Lilly to stop him. His movements were smooth, and he drove out.
"What bad things have you done to me?" Yulia asked Lilly in confusion, watching his back as he ran away.
"Hey, this..." Lilly habitually wanted to grab her hair.
As soon as she raised her hand, it was slapped away by Yulia. The hair that had just been done must not be messed up by her.
"Did you really…?" Yulia said with a regretful expression, "You look like a good person. I don't know what cruel thing you did to scare people like this."
Lilly coughed twice and took back her hand embarrassedly, "I really didn't do this, but it seems to have something to do with me. When I first went to find Ethan, he decided to let me in, but I was scolded so badly. I told you that he is very scary when he gets angry."
Yulia thought for a while and said meaningfully, "Oh, you said that when he was in college, he encountered a professor in the orchestra department who was not disciplined to a student. He was teaching the professor a lesson, but he was so angry that he made the student cry."
Hearing what Yulia said, Lilly's mind suddenly reappeared that scene, and she couldn't help laughing.
Yulia quickly grabbed her and dragged her upstairs, "What are you laughing at? You are the only one who has no conscience. Such a serious matter, as you said, all the teachers and students present at the time were scared to death. You are the only one who thinks it's funny. You are also a weirdo."
"It's really funny." Lilly wiped the tears from her eyes because she laughed too hard, "I just thought he was so handsome when he was so serious, and the student who was not scolded by him but protected by him was scared to tears by him. You didn't see that his slightly confused expression at that moment was really super cute, okay!"
Yulia looked at the ceiling speechlessly, "I finally understand what it means to be a lover's eyes that see beauty. Even if I make a face, you can treat me as a treasure and praise me to the sky."
Lilly turned her face away proudly, "I didn't!"
Yulia pointed to the dress packaging box she put on the table, "Open it and see what it looks like?"
Lilly was also curious about the dress sent by Ethan, so she nodded and reached out to open the box.