Su Xiaoxiao coughed for a while before she recovered. When she straightened up and met Nangong Yi's overly affectionate eyes, she froze on the spot.

Nangong Yi chuckled and pinched her cheek, then lowered his head and lightly pecked her lips.

"Xiaoxiao, do you want to watch the sunset?"

"Um."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded, and as Nangong Yi led her forward by the hand, the secret that had been weighing on her heart made her bite her lower lip in unease.

After walking for a short while, Su Xiaoxiao suddenly grabbed his arm, and when he stopped and looked over, she immediately turned her back.

"Nangong Yi, I have something to say to you, but please don't come any closer."

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the long string of footprints left on the beach, and her eyes involuntarily reddened.

If she could, she wished time could stop at this moment.

He pulled his small hand away from Nangong Yi's, took a deep breath, and then whispered, "Nangong Yi, can you please not be so good to me? I'm not actually Su Xiaoxiao. If you keep being this good to me, I'm afraid I'll really fall for you... I..."

"You silly goose!"

When Su Xiaoxiao admitted it, Nangong Yi stepped forward without hesitation and hugged her in his arms, his eyes filled with heartache.

"My girl!"

My girl?

Su Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback, and when she came to her senses, the shock in her eyes was beyond words.

"You...you...know who I am?"

"Xiaoxiao, you're finally willing to tell me the truth!"

When Nangong Yi realized that Su Xiaoxiao was about to 'escape', he immediately pulled her into his arms, his deep eyes fixed on her panicked face.

"Xiaoxiao, I won't pursue your secrets, but you can't escape from me now, and I won't let myself miss you again!"

When did you find out?

Su Xiaoxiao tried her best to remain calm, but her lips, trembling slightly with nervousness, betrayed her.

Nangong Yi released his hands, gently cupped her face, and as she anxiously awaited his answer, he kissed her lips without hesitation, expressing all his feelings for her in that kiss…

After a long while, when Nangong Yi released Su Xiaoxiao, the expression in his eyes became increasingly firm.

He held her small hands and, under her anxious gaze, knelt down on one knee in front of her, completely ignoring his legs that were wet from the seawater.

"Xiaoxiao, can I have a chance to take care of you?"

There was no ring, unlike the romantic proposals others make, but Su Xiaoxiao was still moved.

She didn't answer immediately, but in the moment their eyes met, she saw the answer in his eyes.

"Nangong Yi, do you know who I am?"

“You are Su Xiaoxiao, ‘Xiao’ means ‘knowing’, and you are also the only wife I, Nangong Yi, will protect in this life.” Nangong Yi answered with utmost seriousness.

As Su Xiaoxiao covered her mouth and nodded vigorously, he gently pulled her right hand over, put her ring finger into his mouth, and bit her finger hard at the base before she could react.

"pain!"

Su Xiaoxiao gasped softly, but Nangong Yi only gently kissed the base of her fingers as he released her mouth.

"Su Xiaoxiao, with the sunset as our witness, from this moment on you are my wife, Nangong Yi's wife. This unique 'ring' is our token of love."

"Um!"

Looking at the deep teeth marks around the base of her finger, Su Xiaoxiao could no longer hold back her tears...