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When the two returned home, Chi Zhiyu asked Xie Ye to put the cake in the refrigerator first.
She took the poetry collection into the study, placed it on the bookshelf, stepped back a few paces, and roughly admired it, when her gaze suddenly fell upon a framed photo nearby.
Chi Zhiyu walked over, picked it up, and looked down.
The photo showed her in her second year of middle school, dancing for the school anniversary celebration, taken by Xie Ye.
However, she had forced him to take it before her performance.
Her secret desire was actually to have a photo of herself in his phone.
Chi Zhiyu looked at her clear image in the photo, performing practiced dance moves, the most dazzling moment captured by him.
“What are you looking at?” Xie Ye entered from behind, clearly seeing the photo in her hand, and drawled, “Still admiring yourself?”
“Your photography skills are pretty good.” Chi Zhiyu showed him the photo. “You were so unwilling back then, were you doing it on purpose?”
Xie Ye glanced at it. “What was I doing on purpose?”
“Deliberately not helping me take pictures.” Chi Zhiyu turned and hooked her arms around his neck, teasing him, “Did you think I was too beautiful when I was dancing?”
Xie Ye supported her waist and chuckled, “Chi Zhiyu, aren’t you ashamed?”
“Why?” Chi Zhiyu was very frank. “I’m just speaking the truth.”
Xie Ye pinched her face. “You’re tooting your own horn.”
Chi Zhiyu placed the photo frame in his hand, tilted her head back, “Am I not beautiful?”
Xie Ye’s tone was lazy, “Yes, you’re beautiful.”
“...” Chi Zhiyu pinched his ear, “Can you be any more perfunctory?”
Xie Ye: “I said you’re beautiful, and you’re still not happy?”
Chi Zhiyu scoffed, looking at the little girl in the photo, and suddenly thought of the days when Bai Li constantly pressured her to practice in the dance studio.
Chi Zhiyu stared at the photo for a while, then suddenly spoke: “I originally didn’t like dancing at all. Every day felt like torture from Bai Li.”
Hearing this, Xie Ye looked down at her. “What about now?”
“Now?” Chi Zhiyu casually put the photo frame back in its place and smiled, “I think it’s pretty good.”
“I’ve spent so much time on dancing that it’s become a habit. If I didn’t dance, I don’t think there’s anything else I could do. Plus, I’ve met a lot of people, and it’s been quite happy.”
After saying that and thinking for a moment, Chi Zhiyu looked at him, “Speaking of which, if it weren’t for her wanting me to dance well, Bai Li wouldn’t have moved to Yangcheng, and then you wouldn’t have met me.”
Xie Ye’s tone was arrogant, “So I should thank her?”
Chi Zhiyu was amused by his tone, “No need to thank her.”
She added, “Anyway, we won’t see each other again.”
The obligations she could fulfill, she had already done. It was a form of gratitude.
In the future, there naturally wouldn’t be any need for interaction.
Letting her live in her own world was also her wish.
“...”
Seeing her expression, Xie Ye naturally understood what she meant. He lowered his head and kissed her. “As long as you feel good about it.”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu looked up at him and asked the previous question, “So, do you think my dancing is good to watch?”
“...” Xie Ye admitted generously, “It’s good, what about it?”
Chi Zhiyu couldn’t help but laugh seeing his honesty. “Then why did you never praise me for being pretty and good-looking before?”
Regardless of how one put it, Chi Zhiyu’s dancing had been validated by major awards. She often performed on stage at school, and praise and compliments were never lacking.
Other people, of course, were no exception; some boys were even so captivated after watching her dance that they came to give her love letters.
Even Su Le and Li Taoran would constantly boast about how beautiful her dancing was and how much prettier she was.
But Xie Ye didn’t. He basically had nothing to say whenever he saw her dancing on stage, so compliments and praises were naturally out of the question.
Although Chi Zhiyu had never really cared about this, now that it was brought up today, she was a little curious.
“So tell me,” Chi Zhiyu stood in his arms, leaning in to ask, “You think my dancing is good, why didn’t you ever praise me before?”
With a delicate beauty in his arms.
Xie Ye’s arm tightened slightly, embracing her slender waist. A thought suddenly popped into his mind: the words he heard a boy say at the high school graduation ceremony while watching her dance.
—”Goddess has such a thin waist.”
Every time Chi Zhiyu performed on stage.
Beautiful person, good figure, beautiful dancing, goddess—these words would come out of the mouths of all spectators.
And everyone’s gaze would be drawn to the dazzling girl on stage, gradually following her dance moves.
Chi Zhiyu was like the only captivating light, shining brightly.
Any casual movement of hers could make everyone unconsciously look up and follow.
Xie Ye didn’t like it, not one bit, their undisguised gazes towards the girl.
It was like everyone.
Was prying into his treasure.
“Why aren’t you talking?” Chi Zhiyu touched the corner of his eye, “Is silence golden?”
Xie Ye came back to himself and looked down at her, thinking about what she had just said, idly playing with the hem of her clothes.
He lowered his head and bit her lips, then opened his mouth, letting her guess, “What do you think?”
“How would I know?” Chi Zhiyu thought for a moment, “It can’t be that you didn’t want me to be proud, right?”
Xie Ye smiled faintly: “Do I even need to say that?”
“...” Chi Zhiyu moved even closer to him, raised her hands, and forcefully hooked his neck, hanging onto him as if intending to punish him.
With her movement, Xie Ye lifted her and placed her on the desk. He slid one hand under her clothes, his fingertips lightly caressing her waist, then lowered his head to kiss and bite her neck, as if leaving a personal mark.
Her waist felt a little ticklish.
Chi Zhiyu’s body shivered slightly, and she pushed his head away. “Speak properly, don’t use your hands.”
Xie Ye slightly raised his head, bit her chin, and then turned to gnaw at the skin behind her ear, asking in a low voice, “Don’t you want to know why?”
Chi Zhiyu felt his hand beginning to misbehave, wandering upwards. Her breathing became slightly erratic. “What?”
Xie Ye lowered his head and buried it in her neck, biting the soft cartilage of her earlobe with some force, as if releasing long-suppressed emotions. But then came his lips, a kiss filled with affection and love, and his voice, tinged with desire, saying.
“You are mine.”
Can only be mine.
It’s selfish possessiveness at work.
He didn’t want anyone else to see all her beauty.
But Xie Ye knew she was a dazzling and captivating treasure in his life, one that couldn’t be hidden.
No matter how unwilling, that was her light, her pride, meant to be looked up to by everyone.
Chi Zhiyu’s back was suspended, her only support being her arms hooked around his neck. Hearing his words, she gasped slightly and, unable to bear it, bit his Adam’s apple.
Xie Ye stiffened, looking down at her, his eyes reflecting the warm light of the study, yet dark and profound, with undisguised desire.
His usually cold and sharp face, his arrogant and flamboyant demeanor, had been tinged by other unconcealable emotions, direct and captivating.
Xie Ye hooked her chin, stared at her for two seconds, then lowered his head and kissed her lips heavily, his movements forceful and intimate, as if he had restrained himself for a long time.
His tongue swept over her lips and teeth, gripping them tightly.
Chi Zhiyu’s body was tightly pressed against his. The coldness of the desk contrasted sharply with his scorching temperature.
At the same time, his movements gradually became unrestrained, with a subtle yet irresistible allure.
“Go back...” Chi Zhiyu’s mind grew sluggish. She leaned weakly against him, her voice a low, suppressed gasp in her throat, trembling, “...Go back to the room.”
Hearing her unrestrained voice only fueled the sense of wantonness rising within him.
Chi Zhiyu didn’t get the action she ordered; instead, it led to other consequences.
Wandering about until her senses grew more acute, Chi Zhiyu’s rationality was pulled by him, and she had long forgotten that the setting and her wishes didn’t align.
Xie Ye, however, didn’t let go, grinding like a mischief-maker, accompanied by low gasps, whispering huskily into her ear.
“Next time, dance for me. Only for me.”
...
Chi Zhiyu felt she had been too good to Xie Ye lately.
After the theater rehearsal ended, Chi Zhiyu followed Wu Xuan to remove her makeup and change. She sat in her seat, drinking water, and heard a knock on the door, casually saying, “Come in.”
The door opened from outside, revealing a gentle and handsome man.
He saw Chi Zhiyu inside and first nodded in greeting.
Chi Zhiyu nodded and gestured to Wu Xuan, “Your Actor Song is here.”
Wu Xuan was playing on her phone. Hearing this, she looked back and asked with a smile, “Are you done?”
Song Yi nodded, “Finished rehearsing. Are you leaving?”
“Okay,” Wu Xuan grabbed her bag and stood up, asking Chi Zhiyu, “How are you getting there? Is Xie Ye picking you up?”
“Maybe,” Chi Zhiyu said casually.
Wu Xuan blinked, “There’s a ‘maybe’? Doesn’t he always pick you up?”
“Oh,” Chi Zhiyu said calmly, “We had a fight.”
“?” Wu Xuan was stunned. “You two can fight?”
That’s really unheard of.
Chi Zhiyu remembered the origin of the argument, cleared her throat, and vaguely said, “I unilaterally started a fight with him.”
Wu Xuan laughed, “You’re good, even unilaterally.”
Just as she finished speaking, Song Yi behind them spotted the casually approaching man and greeted him, “Mr. Xie.”
The two girls inside heard this and looked towards the door.
Wu Xuan looked at Xie Ye, raised an eyebrow, “Alright, I’m leaving. You two can take your time fighting.”
With that, she turned and quickly walked out with Song Yi.
Xie Ye ignored them, but after hearing Wu Xuan’s departing words, his eyebrows slightly arched, as if finding it somewhat absurd.
Chi Zhiyu saw him enter the room but ignored him, turning back to continue drinking water.
Seeing her like this, Xie Ye walked over to her and tapped the table with his knuckle. “What are you looking at?”
Chi Zhiyu finished her water and glanced at him. “What do you want?”
“What do you think I want?” Xie Ye helped her put the lid back on her water cup. “Let’s go home.”
“Who’s going home with you?” Chi Zhiyu took her water cup from his hand. “I’m going home by myself.”
“...”
Watching her childish actions, Xie Ye seemed amused. He reached out and took the water cup again, then curled his lips, “Chi Zhiyu, are you unilaterally fighting with me?”
“Sir,” Chi Zhiyu flung a few words at him, “Right now, please don’t talk to me.”
“...”
Hearing her address, Xie Ye was amused. He put down the water cup, bent down to look at her, and said arrogantly, “What if I don’t?”
“Oh,” Chi Zhiyu pushed his face away, “Then I won’t talk to you.”
Xie Ye raised an eyebrow, “Are you sure?”
“...”
Chi Zhiyu bit back the words on her tongue and glared at him.
“What kind of look is that?” Xie Ye leaned over and looked at her, tugging at his lips, speaking lazily, “Are you flirting with me?”
“...”
Chi Zhiyu immediately broke character, unable to resist reaching out and pinching his face. “Why are you always contradicting me? Have you no shame?”
Xie Ye took her hand, looked up and kissed her, a smile on his lips, “Yes, I just contradict you.”
A match made in heaven.
Chi Zhiyu immediately understood what he meant and pushed his face away, saying seriously, “I didn’t mean that.”
“Oh,” Xie Ye nodded, “I meant that.”
“...”
Seeing her getting angrier, Xie Ye stopped teasing her. He hooked her palm, as if tickling, “Alright, my fault, I was wrong.”
Chi Zhiyu looked at him. “Wrong about what?”
“Hmm,” Xie Ye said meaningfully, “Next time I’ll be gentler.”
“...”
Last night, this person dragged her into the study and made a ruckus, and then shamelessly pulled her into the bathroom to mess around, becoming increasingly unrestrained.
Chi Zhiyu, who had been sleeping soundly that morning, was suddenly woken up by Xie Ye for breakfast, while he went to class as usual.
After waking up at noon, Chi Zhiyu had been sulking, waiting to vent her anger on him.
But here, Chi Zhiyu was inexplicably appeased by a casual apology from him, and somewhat unconvinced, she pinched his face. “Didn’t I say not to disturb my sleep anymore?”
Perhaps feeling tired from bending over, Xie Ye simply picked her up and placed her on the vanity table. He put his hands on either side of her, enclosing her completely in his embrace, kissing her face, and shamelessly asked, “Did I say that?”
“Are you having amnesia?” Chi Zhiyu hit his shoulder. “An apology won’t work. I’m going to punish you to do something.”
Xie Ye raised an eyebrow, “Tell me.”
Chi Zhiyu seemed to have prepared for this. Suppressing a smile, she said naturally, “I’ll tell you outside.”
“Alright,” Xie Ye was indifferent. He lightly bit the corner of her lip, then picked her up and placed her on the ground, taking her bag. “Let’s go. Let’s see your punishment.”
Around 3:10 PM, a regular user uploaded a video with text on a popular Weibo page.
—@Wild’s Little Genius: [Ahhhhhh my god! After so long! I finally saw Wild God again! But this time I almost died on the spot! I ship a real-life couple! CP of Hijacking, charge forth ahhhhhhh!!!]
This Weibo post immediately caused a huge stir, especially with the mention of “CP of Hijacking.” Fans swarmed to it.
Below the text was a video.
The camera showed the familiar man, wearing a dark coat, his expression calm and indifferent.
In front of him stood a slender woman. She was facing away from the camera, raising a hand to wave at the man, as if signaling him to bend down.
However, Xie Ye didn’t move, looking down at her.
After a five-second stalemate as they looked at each other, Xie Ye seemed to sigh, finally compromising. He bent down, his expression returning to his handsome coldness.
The woman, seeing this, instantly curved her eyebrows into a smile and raised her hand to place a pink flashing light board on his head.
The surroundings were dim. Three seconds later, the pink fluorescent sign on the man’s head clearly flashed a line of text.
—[Photos, five yuan each]
After this line of text, the last four characters flashed.
—[Taken]
The video ended below the comments.
[?????? Holy crap??]
[The once wild, cool, and awesome Wild is now selling his services for photos after retirement???]
[Damn! I’ll take one! I’ll take one! I’ll take one right now!!]
[Wild, can you be a bit more hardcore!! You’re Wild!!]
[Ahhhhhhhh! I’m dying! He appears and gives me a sweet attack! Damn!]
[Don’t even talk about it, I’m already lying flat in a mansion with the Hijacking CP]
[Excuse me, Wild’s hardcoreness is impossible in front of our Wild’s sis-in-law :)]
[I protest! Those last four words must be Wild’s sis-in-law’s personal preference!!!!]
[Taken! Who in the entire network doesn’t know you’re taken now!!]
[Wuwuwuwu I’m gone, truly gone! As wild as Wild is on stage, that’s how sweet Wild is in front of Wild’s sis-in-law! Wuwuwuwu]
[Alright, so the question is! What did Wild do to receive such treatment?!]
[Sister! You hit the nail on the head!]
...
Chi Zhiyu had no idea that her punishment of Xie Ye would be filmed by a passerby and uploaded to Weibo.
After she had Xie Ye wear the light board, she made him take it off as soon as all the words had flashed.
She had only intended to tease him, to break his cool and aloof facade, because he always disturbed her sleep.
Xie Ye indeed hadn’t expected Chi Zhiyu to pull such a stunt. He could only wear it reluctantly. Anyway, as long as she was happy, it wasn’t a big deal; at most, he’d lose a bit of face.
After taking off the light board, Chi Zhiyu felt a bit embarrassed herself. She didn’t dare to stay there for long and quickly led him to the parking garage.
Xie Ye allowed her to lead him. Once inside the car, he turned to her and curled his lips, “You did it, but you don’t dare to admit it, right?”
“I didn’t do it, no.” Chi Zhiyu shook her head and calmly urged him, “Drive.”
Xie Ye pulled at his lip, but honestly started the car and drove onto the road.
Chi Zhiyu watched the street scenes passing by outside the car and blinked, “Are we going to Aunt Zhi’s place?”
“Mm,” Xie Ye put on the turn signal and turned right. “She asked us to come back yesterday, I forgot.”
“...” Chi Zhiyu didn’t know if he genuinely forgot or was pretending. She didn’t care anymore. She casually took out her phone and saw that Wu Xuan had sent her several messages.
Chi Zhiyu was slightly puzzled. She opened them and was stunned to see several screenshots Wu Xuan had sent, concise and to the point.
“What are you looking at?” Xie Ye glanced at her, seeing her dazed expression.
Chi Zhiyu explained, “We were just photographed.”
Xie Ye: “So?”
Chi Zhiyu: “Your image is gone.”
Xie Ye: “Oh.”
“...”
Chi Zhiyu understood what he meant; he simply didn’t care. His image was already gone anyway.
The car stopped at the gate of the small courtyard. As Chi Zhiyu got out, she suddenly noticed an unfamiliar car parked ahead.
Xie Ye naturally saw it too. As if he had thought of something, he took her hand and walked inside, just about to open the door, when someone pushed it open from the inside first.
Through the crack in the door, Chi Zhiyu suddenly saw an old man. He was wearing a Zhongshan suit, leaning on a cane with one hand. His body looked very sturdy, and his expression carried a hint of authority.
In an instant, Chi Zhiyu recognized who it was.
Xie Yi also hadn’t expected to run into the two. After a few seconds of愣, he first glanced at Chi Zhiyu, then looked at Xie Ye opposite him, and said with a grim face, “You came without letting your mother know first.”
Xie Ye looked at him, his tone unchanged and arrogant. He gave three words, “This is my home.”
The implication being.
I don’t need to notify anyone when I return to my own home.
“...”
The atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Chi Zhiyu thought for a moment, then pursed her lips and spoke to Xie Yi first, “Hello, Grandpa Xie, I’m Chi Zhiyu.”
Xie Yi looked at her upon hearing this, only stiffly “hmm”-ed. Seeing this, Xie Ye looked at him and said lightly, “If you have nothing to say, then leave quickly.”
“...” Xie Yi probably wanted to get angry, but for some reason held back. He stepped out, didn’t even look at Xie Ye, but instead turned to Chi Zhiyu, and said in a slightly softer tone, “When you have time, have this boy bring you home for a meal.”
Hearing this, Chi Zhiyu was momentarily stunned. After realizing, she glanced at Xie Ye, then smiled and nodded in agreement, “Okay, thank you, Grandpa.”
Xie Yi hummed in response, then walked out. The butler in the car outside got out to greet him.
Xie Ye glanced at him but didn’t say anything, leading Chi Zhiyu into the house.
Jian Yazhi saw the two come in, and naturally heard their conversation. She looked at Xie Ye and scolded, “How do you talk to your grandpa?”
Xie Ye was indifferent, “Just like that.”
Jian Yazhi was used to his attitude. She spoke gently to Chi Zhiyu, “That was Xie Ye’s grandpa just now. The old man has a bit of a stubborn temper. He didn’t scare you, did he?”
Chi Zhiyu shook her head, “No, I think he’s quite nice.”
“That’s good,” Jian Yazhi smiled. “We don’t have time today, but next time, I’ll have Xie Ye bring you to meet him properly again.”
Chi Zhiyu remembered Xie Yi’s stern but warm invitation, feeling a bit touched, and curved her lips, “Okay.”
Xie Ye looked at the curve of her lips, unconsciously curving his own, and lightly brushed her palm with his fingertips.
Feeling his movement, Chi Zhiyu turned her head to look at him, meeting his gaze, and then chuckled softly, “Next time there’s a chance, will you take me to meet Grandpa?”
Xie Ye raised an eyebrow and smiled, “Alright.”
Chi Zhiyu hadn’t expected to meet Grandpa Xie’s family so unexpectedly, before she even had a chance to get nervous.
Although it was only a brief meeting, she could tell.
His family treated her very well.
And facing the next meeting, Chi Zhiyu had no particular thoughts, and Xie Ye didn’t seem to be in a hurry either.
So she didn’t ask, as long as she had time, she was available.
But in April, Chi Zhiyu began to get busy. Her performances gradually increased, and she basically spent all her time rehearsing and performing.
During this period, Chi Yan still sent her cards as usual. Chi Zhiyu didn’t accept them, even returning the ones he had sent previously.
She also asked her secretary to deliver a message to him.
“I don’t need these, and I won’t need them in the future. I’m not CEO Chi’s business partner. I’m already an adult, and you have no obligation to take care of me, so there’s no need to meet or contact me unless it’s for something important.”
Chi Zhiyu didn’t care if the message was delivered or not.
Xie Ye had also been very busy recently. As a student, even when he was an e-sports player before, he had lazily studied until his second year, second semester. Now, he probably felt it was time to work hard.
For the past six months, he had been focused on earning credits, taking twice the normal number of classes for a sophomore each day.
Chi Zhiyu didn’t pay much attention to his courses, but she noticed that he had recently been looking at materials related to company assets and YG E-sports Club investment projects.
Chi Zhiyu could pretty much guess his intentions: he might take over some projects on the Xie family’s side, while also not leaving the e-sports industry.
He would just no longer be a player, but would continue to be involved in a different capacity.
Supporting his youthful dreams and glory.
This year’s graduation ceremony for Ruoda University was on June 21st, which happened to be Chi Zhiyu’s birthday.
Xie Ye, the late graduate, finally caught up on his remaining courses and joined the ranks of the graduating class.
The graduation ceremony was in the afternoon. As a graduate, Xie Ye was busier than Chi Zhiyu.
Chi Zhiyu, after being busy in April, was basically very free, with no major commitments.
So Chi Zhiyu slept soundly until noon before getting up. She took a car to a flower shop to buy a bouquet, then went to the gate of Ruoda University to meet up with Wu Xuan, Li Taoran, and Su Le.
She didn’t know why these three wanted to attend Xie Ye’s graduation ceremony, when they hadn’t even attended hers back then.
Chi Zhiyu asked Li Taoran, who playfully replied, “Because I wanted to see Brother Xie’s rare graduation ceremony.”
Chi Zhiyu understood what he meant, “You’re here to watch a spectacle, aren’t you?”
Li Taoran nodded, “Sister Chi, you’re smart.”
Chi Zhiyu was amused and walked with them towards the ceremony venue.
Xie Ye had clearly timed it perfectly. By the time they arrived, the ceremony had already ended.
Chi Zhiyu walked into the venue and scanned the area, immediately spotting Xie Ye in his graduation gown among the crowd.
She was about to call Wu Xuan and the others to go over, but when she turned to look for them, she suddenly realized they had disappeared.
Chi Zhiyu didn’t mind. She stepped forward.
Xie Ye seemed to have seen her long ago, standing in place, waiting for her to approach.
Chi Zhiyu looked at him standing obediently, chuckled, walked up to him, and said in his tone from back then, “Happy graduation, boyfriend.”
After speaking, she handed him the flowers.
Xie Ye didn’t take them, but lifted his chin towards her, “You hold them first.”
Chi Zhiyu blinked, “Alright, I’ll hold them then.”
Xie Ye took out his phone and handed it to her, saying concisely, “Photos.”
Amused by him, Chi Zhiyu took it. “What’s wrong with you? You want photos too?”
Xie Ye said matter-of-factly, “You took photos, so why can’t I?”
“Yes.” Chi Zhiyu suppressed a smile, just about to look for someone to help, when Wu Xuan suddenly appeared from nowhere, taking the phone and saying, “I’ll do it, I’ll do it! Do you want me to hold the flowers first?”
Chi Zhiyu was momentarily stunned, feeling a little strange, but still handed her the flowers. She then watched as Wu Xuan stepped back and picked up her phone.
Chi Zhiyu didn’t think much of it. She walked slightly closer to Xie Ye, linked her arm through his, and smiled at the camera.
The next second, as if memories overlapped.
She felt a familiar warm touch on her cheek.
Chi Zhiyu was startled, instinctively turned her head to look, and her eyes paused.
Xie Ye straightened up. In his hand, a bouquet of roses had appeared from nowhere. Something suddenly flashed in Chi Zhiyu’s mind, but she hadn’t had time to think it through.
Xie Ye handed her the bouquet, looking down at her, his tone casually familiar, “Girlfriend, do you want to help your boyfriend show off our love today?”
“...”
The familiar words, just like the scene at her own graduation.
Chi Zhiyu’s breath hitched. She instinctively reached out and took the bouquet.
Before she could react, Xie Ye, just like that time, bent down again and lightly kissed her lips.
He pulled away after only a few seconds.
Xie Ye looked at her, his eyes dark, his tone somewhat slow, “Chi Zhiyu, I promised to give you a birthday surprise.”
Chi Zhiyu paused at his words, pursed her lips, and then suddenly realized his intention.
The surrounding crowd was noisy, and the sun was just right.
Xie Ye stood in front of her, reached into her bouquet of roses, took out a box, placed it in his palm, and opened it.
Chi Zhiyu’s gaze fell, and when she saw the diamond ring in the center, her nose suddenly stung with emotion. She hadn’t expected him to choose today to propose, nor had she expected it to be in this manner.
A surprise and unexpected moment, just for her.
“I said I’d give you an equivalent return, but now I want to add one more thing,” Xie Ye picked up the ring, gently held her hand, looked up at her, his throat bobbing, and said in a soft, hoarse voice, “I give you the rest of my life and my heart.”
Chi Zhiyu stared at the ring. Hearing his words, her eyelashes fluttered. She looked up into his dark eyes.
At the same time, Xie Ye held her hand and solemnly and clearly spoke the words.
“Chi Zhiyu, will you marry me?”
Chi Zhiyu’s eyes welled up. She looked at the man in front of her, yet it was as if she also saw the young man who had confessed to her on her birthday years ago. He had grown from youthful innocence to maturity, fulfilling her wishes one by one.
Chi Zhiyu’s throat choked up. She held back her tears, paused for two seconds, then strongly pursed her lips, and chuckled softly, saying, “Yes, I do.”
Willing to spend the rest of my life with you.
Hearing her voice, Xie Ye looked down, suppressing a dry throat, and said, “I do too.”
As the words were spoken, the ring was gently slid onto her ring finger, finally resting perfectly on her digit.
Flawless.
At this moment.
Chi Zhiyu’s long-held tears finally fell. Her eyes wet, she looked at the man in front of her without any words, but lightly stood on her tiptoes, tilted her head back, and kissed his lips.
My dear young man, you are my only wish.
And now, you have come to my side, bearing light.
From this moment on.
My life is no longer dark, only bright.
...
I remember.
Before, all was void. I was broken, cast away at the bottom of the lake, accompanied by endless pain and despair.
Like a lifelong wail, unknown to anyone, as if sleeping eternally in a forgotten age.
I saw the darkness melt away, and my dead heart rekindle.
You broke the long silence of the ice river, came to me alone, gave me unparalleled favor, your eyes clear and gentle.
And I finally wept, holding humble, flawless love, a warm embrace.
And a fervent promise.
From the depths of night, I walk towards you.
To be your match.
—End of Main Story—
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