Marry me

We are currently on the 32nd floor.

The employees walked back and forth, their faces filled with anxiety and urgency. Their shadows overlapped, and their voices mingled with the sound of the printer repeatedly printing and spitting out paper. It was as if people had accidentally wandered into a noisy vegetable market. The leaves of the green plants in the corner swayed slightly with the sound of their movements, creating a scene of bustling activity.

With the summer vacation approaching and the customer base increasing, this is the busiest time of the year for Chen's Group. All departments need to launch new plans and products for next year's development direction. The business department is urging the product department, the product department is urging the design department, and the design department is scratching its head. Every day, as soon as they arrive at the company, they bury themselves in the computer. When they get busy, they don't even have time to drink water or go to the toilet.

Occasionally, a few people would struggle to get away from their computers, hurriedly stand up to get a cup of water from the water dispenser, bump into the next colleague on the way, exchange a wry smile, and then rush back to their workstations to continue working.

You're constantly on the phone in the office, often hanging up with one supplier only to have another call come in. You also have to squeeze in some time to look at the documents sent by Assistant Li. This year is busier than in previous years. Thanks to Mr. Yuan Pei, whom Zhang Ze recommended to you, even though the communication was entirely online, his sharp thinking and insightful solutions helped you turn the tide and stand out from the competition, making a fortune this quarter. Thinking about it this way, even though you're exhausted, you're still full of energy.

After finishing the last call, you slumped into your office chair and closed your eyes to rest. After a day of making calls, your mouth was dry. Just as you were about to pour yourself a glass of water, a large, bony hand handed you a cup of tea. You looked up and saw that it was Chen Peiyuan. You didn't know when Chen Peiyuan had arrived. He was wearing a white shirt and a red tie, and his suit jacket was on the sofa. It seemed that he had been in your office for a while.

Chen Peiyuan stood at the table, smiling at you. He gestured for you to drink with the teacup, but when you took it, you weren't paying attention and your fingers accidentally brushed against his fingertips. The soft touch made him quickly pull his hand back, and you almost dropped the teacup. You glanced at him, and Chen Peiyuan turned his head away, avoiding eye contact. His exposed ear tips were red. You thought to yourself, "This guy is so strange. He's shy just because his hand touched. He used to hold your hand so naturally." You thought his skin was as thick as a city wall.

After giving you water, Chen Peiyuan immediately turned around, and under your gaze, went back to the sofa, picked up his phone from his coat, sat down, and started looking at the contents of his phone. He kept swiping the screen with his fingers, trying to look focused, but his increasingly red ears had already betrayed his thoughts.

You silently looked away and smiled, Chen Peiyuan was surprisingly innocent at this moment.

After the start of summer, your wedding with Chen Peiyuan was officially put on the agenda.

However, you and Chen Peiyuan are both busy with your own things, and both sets of parents are getting anxious, urging their children to find a time to properly discuss the wedding date.

At first, you didn't care much about it. The company was in a critical period, and you were so busy that you didn't have any free time. You were busy, and Chen Peiyuan was busy too. Seeing that Chen Peiyuan had no interest in it, you didn't care even more. You just casually told him that your mother would discuss it with Chen Peiyuan, and then you put the matter out of your mind. The wedding could be postponed, but if you missed the opportunity to make money, there would be no next time.

After that, your mother never asked you again, and you thought they had come to their senses. Chen Peiyuan also never talked to you about these things.

Chen Peiyuan gets up every day to make breakfast, watches you go to work, and rushes to your office before you leave work so they can leave together.

You've noticed that the atmosphere at the company has been a bit strange lately. Every time you arrive at the company, you can sense that the employees are acting mysteriously, as if they're hiding something from you. Several times you've seen them huddled together talking, but as soon as they see you, they immediately disperse as if nothing happened. Even Xiao Li is looking at you with a mysterious smile, leaving you even more confused and bewildered.

Later at the meeting, you emphasized that things were going a bit strange in the company recently and that we should be careful about the impact. After that, such situations decreased significantly.

Two weeks later, at the celebration banquet, amidst the gasps of your employees, Chen Peiyuan, dressed in a white suit, knelt down on one knee before you. You gasped in surprise as he pulled a red gift box from his pocket and opened it, revealing a diamond ring the size of a pigeon's egg. Suddenly, your and Chen Peiyuan's relatives and friends appeared behind him. You saw the big smiles on your friends' faces and the gratified expressions on your parents' faces. Your employees spontaneously formed a large circle around you, each with a warm smile on their face. You looked at Chen Peiyuan holding the diamond ring. You knew nothing of his plans, nor that he had privately discussed proposing to you on this day with your friends, parents, and even your employees. You were completely unaware of it all.

Chen Peiyuan knelt on one knee on the red carpet, holding the gift box in his hand, gazing firmly at you under the flashing lights and amidst the cheers of the crowd.

"Chen Yulan, will you marry me?"

"Say yes"

"Say yes"

"Say yes"

The entire audience cheered, and everyone surrounded the two of them, chanting those three words in unison. The friend blushed, made a megaphone shape with her hand, and tried her best to cheer for Chen Peiyuan.

You looked around, slowly extended your hand, and nodded with a smile.

Chen Peiyuan immediately picked up the ring and put it on your ring finger. As the ring was slowly pushed in, you could feel his slightly trembling hand. After it was finished, he took the opportunity to hold your hand tightly.

Your parents and friends rushed over to hug you, and your mother even shed tears of emotion. You quickly wiped them away with a tissue to comfort her. When your friends saw this, they immediately hugged her and said some sweet things. You saw that your mother was comforted and soon smiled happily.

"Wow!"

"Slap slap slap"

Cheers and applause erupted as a waiter brought in two cakes, one three tiers high and the other one tier high. The taller one was for the celebration banquet, and the other was obviously for that purpose.

You all cut the three-tiered cake together, and everyone shouted that they wanted to eat the cake cut by the newlyweds to share in the joy. Chen Peiyuan smiled and said, "If you want to eat it, I'll definitely cut you a bigger one."

Although your marriage is inevitable, seeing his meticulously prepared proposal, you said you didn't care about the ceremony, but when the moment came, you were pleasantly surprised. He valued you as much as he valued your engagement and proposal, with every step of the ceremony included. You were surrounded by people, and your hand was held by Chen Peiyuan on the outside. As you looked at him and smiled, you suddenly felt that this wedding wasn't so unappealing after all.

After the banquet, you took a taxi home together.

You lean against the car door, enjoying the cool breeze blowing in from the window; it's very comfortable to have this breeze on a summer night.

Everyone at the banquet was very excited and kept saying they wanted to toast you. You drank a few small glasses of wine after a long time, but you didn't get drunk. Most of the wine was drunk by Chen Peiyuan. At this moment, he leaned on you with a red face, his hand still intertwined with yours, which was adorned with a diamond ring.

"Chen Peiyuan, thank you for today."

You stare at the receding scenery outside and suddenly speak.

I don't know if Chen Peiyuan heard it, but judging from how drunk he is, he probably didn't.

You turn to look at Chen Peiyuan. He leans towards you with his eyes closed, murmuring softly, and occasionally chuckles, as if he's lost in a beautiful dream.

You remember your friend mysteriously handing you something before you left. When you opened it, you found a soft piece of fabric.

You immediately understood what she meant and couldn't help but look at your friend with amusement. Your friend stuck out her tongue and winked. You told her about Chen Peiyuan's incident the next day, and your friend then realized that she had wronged Chen Peiyuan.

Your friend hugged you and whispered in your ear, "Lanlan, no matter what happens between you and him in the future, if you ever suffer any injustice, remember that you still have your uncles, aunts, and us behind you."

You hugged her back, touched, and nodded vigorously. "I know, and so do you. If you're wronged, tell me. I'll always be there for you."

You half-supported Chen Peiyuan as you placed him on the sofa, almost causing you to fall over. You stood up and rubbed your waist and neck, surprised that someone who looked so thin was so heavy.

"Wake up, Chen Peiyuan. I made you a cup of honey water. Drink it and then you can go back to sleep."

You stirred two cups of honey water in the kitchen, drank one yourself, and took the remaining cup to Chen Peiyuan's side. You bent down and patted his shoulder, trying to get him to get up and drink some honey water to sober up.

"Yes, yes, it's Lanlan."

He seemed to have been woken up by you. He half-opened his eyes, looked at you with a smile on his lips, and watched you open and close your mouth. Suddenly, he sat up, hugged your head, and kissed you. After the kiss, he lay back down.

Startled by his action, you almost spilled the honey water in your hand. You stared dumbfounded at the culprit who caused this. It was your first kiss, the first kiss you had saved for over twenty years, gone just like that, taken away by a drunkard without your knowledge.

You unconsciously touch the lips that were just kissed; the spot where they were touched still feels warm, and your face is burning too. Damn it, it's all Chen Peiyuan's fault.

As you think about it, you get a little angry again. You glare at the man lying on the sofa, completely unaware of what you just did, and you're so angry that you want to slap him across the face.

You were ready to just throw the honey water away and not care whether he lived or died, but in the end you decided to wake him up and make him drink it.

After everything was done, you were panting heavily, your face already as red as a tomato. You thought about how you were about to help him clean up his body, and even when you were taking off his clothes, you had your eyes closed. With your eyes closed, you couldn't see the sensations under your hands, which made them even more vivid, like magnifying them ten times with a magnifying glass. Every inch of skin you touched became a picture in your mind. You told yourself not to think about it anymore, but then your hand somehow touched something else and you felt thin muscles. You counted them and found that there were eight of them, the eight-pack abs your friend had mentioned.

Chen Peiyuan seemed to be tickled by your movements. In his sleep, to relieve the itch, he slapped your mischievous hand down. You were pressed hard against his smooth muscles. Startled, you opened your eyes and immediately pulled your hand away. Seeing his physique, your face turned bright red. To finish quickly, you grabbed a handkerchief and wiped yourself haphazardly. Finally, you covered him with a blanket, and then, exhausted, you sat down to rest.

You look at the dazzling ring on your ring finger, then pick up your phone and send a picture from your album along with your request to someone.

The picture clearly shows the photo you just took on the sofa, measuring Chen Peiyuan's left ring finger with a size chart.

"ok"

Seeing that the other party replied "ok", you put away your phone with satisfaction. After resting enough, you took one last look at the person sleeping comfortably in bed, got up, turned off the living room light, and went upstairs to wash up, take a shower, and go to bed.

A gentle breeze drifted into the living room from the balcony, causing the curtains to flutter and then slowly fall. Moonlight quietly slipped in, slowly creeping onto the sofa and illuminating a sleeping face nestled within. The handsome face, even in sleep, had a smile on its lips, as if it were having a beautiful dream it didn't want to wake from. The moonlight watched quietly for a while before slowly creeping out of the living room, finally plunging it into darkness, where only the sound of one person's steady breathing could be heard.