Chapter 69 You actually did that at that time...

"But if we..."

Lin Xi choked up, unable to continue talking about those hypothetical scenarios. Just thinking about the two of them separating felt like a knife to her heart.

Fu Qingli is the same.

In those years, he never dared to think about what he would do in the future if Lin Xi were not around. He just searched for her every day, and after finding her, he tried to find out about her whereabouts through various means.

Those days without news of her were filled with loneliness and despair.

Fortunately, although there were regrets in the past, there are no regrets now.

"No buts, we were destined to be together. Look, we were separated for six years, but we still got married."

Fu Qingli pulled her into his arms and gently kissed her forehead, "Those who love each other will eventually meet again."

The two hugged tightly for a while. Lin Xi thought of the ring she had bought. Compared to the diamond-encrusted ring, it seemed too plain. She couldn't help but ask weakly, "The one I bought doesn't have many diamonds. It's very simple. Do you mind? If you do, you can return it within seven days without giving a reason."

This brand of jewelry is just too expensive.

Even so, she had to steel herself to decide to buy it.

"What are you thinking about?" Fu Qingli gently patted Lin Xi's head. "How can you say you're going to return the wedding ring!"

As he spoke, he extended his left hand to Lin Xi, "Can you help me put it on?"

"good!"

The moment the ring slipped onto her ring finger, Fu Qingli suddenly thought of a question: "When was the size taken?"

Lin Xi was focused on putting on the ring and wasn't on guard, so she casually replied, "That night."

Fu Qingli tightened his arms, pulling her close to him, and repeated with interest, "That night?"

That night he didn't give Lin Xi any time to rest, and in his debauchery, he remembered that she didn't do anything strange.

"Looks like I haven't tried hard enough, that you still had the mind to measure my size at a time like that!"

"..." Lin Xi dared not speak.

Fu Qingli has worked hard enough.

She only managed to stay awake for a short while during the initial guidance before she was able to measure his finger circumference.

She weakly protested, "No, that's not how it is."

"Then what is it?" Fu Qingli smiled and continued to ask.

"..." Lin Xi didn't know what to say, feeling that whatever she said would be extremely embarrassing, so she simply pursed her lips and remained silent.

Fu Qingli leaned down to his ear, his thin lips lightly touching the earlobe, which was already red and almost bleeding: "So... does it feel good?"

"..."

The topic somehow veered towards adult content, and Lin Xi struggled to get down, but as soon as she moved, she could feel a noticeable change in Fu Qingli.

She understood what this reaction meant, and without Fu Qingli stopping her, she dared not struggle any further.

Looking at Lin Xi, who sat obediently in his lap like a doll, letting him knead her, Fu Qingli couldn't help but feel a tickle in her cuteness.

Unfortunately, Aunt Yao was still in the kitchen, and Gun Gun squatted to the side, staring at them with innocent big eyes.

More importantly, he was wearing the ring that belonged to him.

As Fu Qingli embraced Lin Xi, he took the ring box and the brocade box together and solemnly opened them in front of her: "Xiao Xi, I still want to defend myself. Actually, I was preparing our wedding rings. I bought these gemstones two months ago, but due to design and production reasons, I only received them this morning."

This is a complete set of jewelry inlaid with pigeon blood rubies, with a 23.9-carat main diamond burning like a blazing flame on a sapphire blue brocade.

But what attracted Lin Xi's attention the most was the pair of wedding rings on the left.

The women's ring features a five-carat unheated pigeon blood ruby, paired with a circle of sparkling diamonds.

The men's ring is very simple, with only a small ruby ​​in the center.

However, upon closer inspection, it can be seen that both rings feature the same subtle bamboo leaf pattern.

Although Lin Xi didn't know much about jewelry, she could tell that this set was quite expensive and ingeniously designed.

only……

She pointed blankly at the dark patterns on the bamboo leaves and asked, "Do these bamboo leaves represent Gun Gun?"

Finally hearing his own name called, Gun Gun leaped up, trying to jump onto the sofa and squeeze between the two of them.

But Fu Qingli quickly pressed his head down: "Go and rest."

Seeing that Lin Xi had no intention of protecting him from staying, Gun Gun could only slink back to his little nest in a sorry state.

Once Gun Gun was asleep, Fu Qingli explained, "No, this has nothing to do with Gun Gun."

“You seem to really like bamboo and bamboo leaves.” Lin Xi tugged at his collar. “You have these elements on many of your clothes.”

The same was the dress that Su Yi'an wore back then.

Because of this, for a time bamboo and bamboo leaves became the memories I felt least connected to.

“If you like pandas, then I will make bamboo, which pandas like to eat.”

Lin Xi took a while to process what he was saying, and suddenly realized that he was implying something.

She clenched her fists in embarrassment and anger, then punched him repeatedly in the chest: "You're teasing me again!"

This time, Fu Qingli was truly innocent: "No, I didn't."

The blows were light and didn't hurt, and since Lin Xi wasn't in any serious condition, he let her be.

She explained gently, "Really, what are you thinking? It's just that because you like pandas, I'll like bamboo too."

"You're lying!" Lin Xi said angrily. "I never liked pandas this much before!"

Seeing her pouty cheeks, Fu Qingli gently poked them with his fingertip; they were soft and felt nice to the touch. He couldn't resist poking them a few more times.

He only stopped after Lin Xi impatiently dodged him.

"Have you forgotten your old profile picture?"

When he said that, Lin Xi remembered that her old profile picture was a panda hugging bamboo.

That profile picture was registered for her by Fu Qingli when she went to Nanqing during the summer vacation. She found the profile picture herself in an online image library and chose it at a glance from millions of pictures.

So it turns out he was really wronged.

"You like elements with bamboo leaves because of me?" Lin Xi asked, somewhat incredulous, and asked again for confirmation.

"yes."

Fu Qingli embraced her and answered naturally.

He always felt that he was a person with few likes and dislikes, and that he was okay with many things, so he couldn't really say whether he liked them or not.

When I was young and naive, I was troubled by this, envying others who had their own strong likes and dislikes, as if I were detached from this world.

Later, he discovered that his hobby was Linxi, and everything she liked was special to him.

It's not about losing yourself in love; it's just that seeing those things reminds me of Lin Xi, and I feel that the world is beautiful.

"Let's not talk about that." Fu Qingli lifted her leg and bounced Lin Xi around. "I know you don't like flashy things, so I specifically chose a small carat ring that you can wear every day. Do you like it?"

"I like it."

Even though she doesn't know much about jewelry, Lin Xi has a good eye for it. "But that gemstone is still very big; anyone can see it at a glance."

"Of course it has to be immediately recognizable, so people won't accuse me of marriage fraud!"

"..." As expected, he still cares.

Lin Xi was in a dilemma. "I've already brought you all the things I bought. Are you going to bring two? That's too much. Yours must be very expensive. Why don't we return them?"

Fu Qingli was both amused and exasperated: "Personalized customization, non-refundable."

"How about I take you to see me off, and you take me to see you off?"

"Huh? Then our styles aren't a pair!"

"The most important thing about wedding rings is never the style, but the sentiment. Compared to what I prepared, I prefer the sentiment behind your love for me. What about you?"

Fu Qingli's dark eyes shone brightly, as if countless starlight had fallen into them, shining with a devout brilliance.

After silently cursing himself countless times about being a spendthrift, Lin Xi still couldn't resist Fu Qingli, who was full of anticipation for her love, and chose to adopt his proposed plan.

Fortunately, all the men's rings are very simple and understated, and as long as they are worn on the ring finger, they will be considered as a pair.

During the meal, Aunt Yao looked at the two men's left hands and smiled with satisfaction, "They're finally wearing wedding rings."

Lin Xi was initially worried that it might be too strange for her and Fu Qingli to each bring their own things, but after hearing this, she felt relieved.

Fu Qingli hummed in agreement, then held up her long, slender fingers to show Aunt Yao, "Xiaoxi gave this to me, isn't it pretty?"

At this moment, he shed his mature and aloof demeanor and resembled a little boy, showing off his most beloved toy to the whole world.

Lin Xi thought she had the potential to be a tyrannical ruler. Looking at Fu Qingli's handsome face at this moment, she wished she could present him with everything he liked.

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The eye-catching ring was immediately noticed by her colleagues.

"Such a huge pigeon egg!" Li Ru held Lin Xi's hand and looked it over. "Is it real? I don't even dare to look at artificially cultivated eggs this big!"

A knowledgeable colleague examined it closely following the light as she moved: "It's real, and judging from the clarity and color, it must be from an auction house, worth at least several million US dollars."

"Several million US dollars?" Lin Xi was shocked and was about to have someone take a closer look.

But another colleague grabbed her hand and apologized: "Team Leader Lin, I'm sorry. I was presumptuous before. I suspected your husband of being a fraud. Please apologize to him for me."

"Me too, me too. We're really scared of those scumbags, which is why we overthink things all the time and doubt this and that."

"It's alright, it's alright, I know you're doing this for my own good." Lin Xi waved her hand.

"Looking at it this way, Lin, your husband is truly a rare and exceptional man. He's handsome, willing to spend money on you, and treats you so well. I see him picking you up and dropping you off at get off work every day these days!"

“I saw it too. Last time I almost saw a full view of his face.” The colleague recalled, “I felt that Lin’s husband looked a lot like someone, but I couldn’t remember who it was right away. He just felt very familiar.”

Li Ru immediately chimed in: "Is it like President Zou's childhood friend, Fu Qingli?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

“I think so too! Actually, the first day I saw him, I thought he looked very similar. But that President Fu is always cold and aloof, giving people a feeling that strangers should not approach him. But looking at Lin's husband from a distance, he seems to be very gentle to Lin. To be honest, I can't imagine what President Fu would be like.” As she spoke, she couldn't help but shiver. “I have a feeling that I'm seeing a ghost.”

As she was getting into her story, her colleague patted her on the shoulder and stared blankly behind her, saying, "You... look behind you."

Li Ru subconsciously turned around and saw the cold-looking man she had mentioned walking towards them, carrying a pink thermos.

Fu Qingli walked up to Lin Xi, handed her the thermos, and gently tucked the stray hairs that had fallen across her forehead behind her ear: "Aunt Yao specially prepared this brown sugar ginger tea for you. Remember to drink it while it's hot. If you feel unwell, call me. Don't try to tough it out."