"You..." The chocolate in Lina's hand fell onto the bed with a "pop".

Renault knelt on one knee and held her slightly trembling hand. "I know this is tacky."

He smiled bitterly, "But time is running out, I can only tell you in the most direct way... I'm serious."

Lina looked at the dazzling LED ocean outside the window, and the dancing hearts were reflected in her blue pupils.

The warmth of Renault's palm came through his fingertips.

It reminded her of their first encounter at a Western restaurant in Country Y.

He had never spoken a word to her and perhaps couldn't even remember what she looked like.

But at that moment, Lina experienced for the first time what it meant to love someone for a thousand years at first sight.

Now, the man who once made her heart skip a beat was kneeling on one knee in front of her.

"I...I reluctantly agree to this." She turned her face away, her earlobe peeking out from between her hair red as if it were dripping with blood. "But if you dare to make me a widow...I will..."

Renault was ecstatic. He stood up and pointed to the dress box on the bed. "I'll wait for you at the door."

Ten minutes later, the ward door opened again.

Renault, who was pacing back and forth, turned back when he heard the sound and his breathing suddenly stopped.

Lina came out in a white dress, and the diamonds on the hem of her skirt sparkled like stars with her steps.

He had seen her look dashing in riding clothes and elegant in evening gowns, but he had never seen such pure beauty.

He unconsciously loosened his tie, as if his breath was suddenly choked.

"What are you looking at?" Lina's ears flushed red, and her fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her skirt. "Aren't we in a hurry?"

The answer she got was a sudden feeling of weightlessness as if she were floating in the air.

Renault picked her up sideways and whispered in her ear: "Look at my bride."

In the corridor, Vera led thirty Black Scale Guards to line up neatly and salute in unison.

A passing nurse secretly raised her cell phone and aimed the camera at the man who was walking away quickly with the blonde beauty in his arms.

It was the male protagonist who had just lit up the LED screens throughout the city.

Lei Shuangcheng trotted to catch up, and when he walked out of the hospital gate, he looked up at the huge screen that was still flashing.

He counted on his fingers and muttered quietly, "This budget is enough to pay me bonuses for thirty years..."

He paused, then widened his eyes again, "No, taking inflation into account, it will take fifty years!"

…

In the lobby of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Section Chief Zhang, wrapped in his military coat, kept stamping his feet to keep warm.

Shi Heng's fingers slid quickly across the tablet, controlling the system interface of advertising spaces throughout the city.

"They're here." Gu Youran tugged at his sleeve. "I didn't expect a tough guy like Renault would use a 200 yuan LED screen to propose."

Her eyes curved into crescents. "I'm so happy for him. Now he has found his own happiness."

Shi Heng put his arm around her waist and rubbed it with his fingertips. "Well, finally there's one less rival who's been eyeing my wife." His voice was filled with jealousy.

Gu Youran pinched his arm, "Childish!"

Outside the door, the black convoy rolled over the snow and came to a steady stop.

Renault carried Lina up the stairs. She wore a black cashmere coat over her white dress.

"You young people really know how to have fun," Section Chief Zhang said with a puff of white air, gesturing to the still-flashing giant screen outside the window. "I've been at the Civil Affairs Bureau for twenty years, and this is the first time I've seen an air raid sirens system used as background music for a proposal."

Lina stepped on Renault in embarrassment, but he took the opportunity to hug her tighter.

Section Chief Zhang brought the two people to the photo studio and arranged for them to sit down.

"Look at the camera, bride and groom." He adjusted the camera. "Don't look so stern, bride. Come closer... Yes, that's it."

The moment the flash came on, Lina subconsciously grabbed Renault's sleeve.

The camera freezes on the side faces of the two people touching each other.

Renault's stern profile and Lina's blushing smiling face formed a perfect contrast.

Only the upturned corners of the mouth are the same.

Lei Shuangcheng turned his back and wiped his eyes, and was caught by Shi Heng and Gu Youran.

"Sand got into my eyes!" he argued, stiffening his neck.

But he secretly changed his phone screensaver to the marriage certificate photo of Renault and Lina.

"Now please both read your wedding vows." Section Chief Zhang handed over the vow card.

Renault took it, and his deep voice echoed clearly in the hall of the Civil Affairs Bureau, "I voluntarily marry Lina..."

"I, I volunteer..." Lina stuttered.

Suddenly, Renault pinched her palm as a warning, and she immediately spoke clearly, "I voluntarily marry Renault..."

"Bang!"

The seal fell.

Section Chief Zhang smiled and handed over two marriage certificates. "Congratulations, you two! You are now a legal couple certified by the state."

The numbers on the electronic clock just jumped to 00:00.

Suddenly, a harsh reminder sound suddenly broke the warmth.

Renault's phone vibrated wildly, and an encrypted message popped up on the screen:

【The castle's defenses were breached.】

Satellite images received simultaneously by Lei Shuangcheng showed that three unmarked helicopters were hovering over the Castle of Lethers.

"Eric even mobilized his private soldiers?" Gu Youran gasped.

Lina grabbed Renault's tie and forced him to lower his head. "Take all the Black Scale Guards and get out of here!"

She finished speaking fiercely, and her voice suddenly dropped, "...Come back alive, or I will remarry."

Renault was about to refuse.

Shi Heng had already dialed the number, "The Shi family's secret guard will be here in ten minutes."

He looked at Renault and said, "Without the Black Scale Guards escorting you, you won't even be able to reach the border of Country Y. Bring the Thunder Guards with you as well."

"Mr. Shi is right," Lei Shuangcheng said solemnly, "Eric and Fernando are our two biggest rivals. We..."

"Got it." Renault interrupted him, turned to Shi Heng and said solemnly: "Linna is in your hands."

Before he could finish his words, a box was suddenly stuffed into his palm.

I looked down and saw that it was the unfinished box of sea salt caramel chocolate.

"It's awful." Lina turned her face away, her ears bright red under the light, but her voice softened a bit, "...I was hungry on the way, so I just ate it."

A hint of smile flashed across Renault's eyes.

He slowly put the chocolate into the inner pocket of his suit and gently pressed his chest with his slender fingers, as if to engrave this thought into his heart.

When the group arrived at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau, the night wind blew fine snow in their faces.

Renault had just opened the car door when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind him.

"Renault!"

Lina stood on the steps and raised her left hand. The sapphire ring reflected a star-like luster in the night. "You owe me a real wedding!"

"Okay." His voice was not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly. "Wait for me to come back for the wedding."

Before he finished speaking.

Lina suddenly rushed down the stairs and grabbed his wrist, "Wait!"

She stuffed a button-sized military walkie-talkie into Renault's palm and said, "You must contact me every half hour, otherwise I will bring people to kill you."

Renault's heart warmed up, and he suddenly pulled her into his arms and kissed her heavily on the forehead, "As you command, my bride."

The convoy had just driven a short distance when a bright light suddenly flashed on the roof of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

A man in black put down his binoculars and said into the intercom, "The target has been dispatched, prepare for action."