Chapter 67 (End of Chapter 67)

The South Island of New Zealand has a smaller population density than the North Island and is generally cooler, but it boasts a dazzling starry sky, stunning lakes and mountains, and breathtaking scenery.

After a short rest in Christchurch, they drove directly to Tekapo, taking a longer route to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way.

Taking the detour was well worth it.

The journey took us through many pastures and valleys, where the grass was lush and green. The weather was perfect; the bright sunlight during the day shone like gold on the blue lakes along the way.

The journey, which should have taken three hours, ended up taking nearly five hours because the scenery was so beautiful and they weren't in a rush. They took photos at many viewpoints and Cheng Hexi even got to eat her favorite salmon pie.

Cheng Hexi drove for the last half hour of the trip.

Although she hadn't driven a right-hand drive car in a long time, her experience and driving skills remained, so she wasn't nervous. The SUV drove smoothly throughout the journey, with the Notting Hill soundtrack playing on the car stereo, making the trip leisurely and pleasant.

She didn't like You Yue taking on everything and didn't like being taken care of in every way. You Yue knew this, so he didn't object when she suggested that they each drive a part of the way.

Cheng Hexi had never had the leisure to drive or travel like this before, and You Yue had never done so either.

After meeting each other, the two of them unconsciously became more down-to-earth, and the things that brought them a sense of accomplishment and joy were no longer just work.

In the transition from winter to spring, the snow has not yet melted, and the snow-capped mountains stretch endlessly along the latter half of the road, making the scenery along the way its most beautiful moment.

They arrived in Tekapo before sunset, and the breathtaking scenery instantly filled their eyes.

The tranquil Lake Tekapo, nestled against the backdrop of snow-capped mountains, presents a pristine blue hue. The clear, flowing water shimmers in the sunlight, like scattered pieces of silver. The interplay of mountains and lake creates a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

The hotel wasn't far from here, but the view was so breathtaking that they couldn't wait to check in or change their clothes. After parking the car, Cheng Hexi grabbed You Yue's hand and headed towards the lake.

The temperature difference in the South Island is significant, and as the sun approaches, the temperature gradually drops.

Cheng Hexi didn't say she was cold, but You Yue still held her hand and put it into his windbreaker pocket.

Cheng Hexi's gaze never left the snow-capped mountains and lakes before her, but her fingers were restless, caressing the wedding ring on the man's ring finger as she exclaimed, "This place is truly beautiful."

A waterbird circled gracefully past them.

You Yue held down her misbehaving hand, the warmth of his palm enveloping her without any obstruction.

"She is very beautiful." The man smiled, turned his head to look at Cheng Hexi's profile, his gaze moving from her long eyelashes to her high nose bridge, and finally landing on her rosy lips.

Perhaps because the gazes around her were too intense, Cheng Hexi finally turned her attention to him.

She placed a kiss on You Yue's lips and, seeing his tears as beautiful and serene as a lake, suddenly asked, as if bewitched, "Have you ever heard this saying?"

A gust of wind blew by, and You Yue pulled her clothes tighter, raised an eyebrow, and listened attentively: "What?"

"Traveling is the best way to test whether two people are compatible."

During the trip, the two were almost always together, and there were many decisions to be made regarding food, drinks, and entertainment, which inevitably led to disagreements.

That's a very reasonable statement.

You Yue smiled and asked her, "So, do you think we're compatible?"

The two walked hand in hand, their bodies close together, toward the lake. Their sleeves brushed gently as they walked, making them look like a perfectly matched and loving couple.

Not far away is the Church of the Good Shepherd, a building with distinctive architectural features in Tekapo.

Cheng Hexi didn't answer the question directly, but smiled and said, "You know what? Before I met you, I never thought I would fall in love with anyone."

She thought it was just one of many transactions, but it was actually a timely gift.

You Yue thus appeared in her uneventful life.

On the tranquil lakeside, the distance between hearts vanishes completely. Endless business discussions and disputes in the business world are left behind, leaving only the smiling eyes of lovers in the world.

“Me too.” You Yue’s eyes softened. “In that case, we’re both very lucky.”

Cheng Hexi took his hand, took it out of his pocket, and began to look at the love line on his palm.

It was rare to see her so childlike, and You Yue cherished it. His eyebrows curved into a captivating smile as he looked down at her.

As soon as Cheng Hexi raised her eyes, she was met with such doting and loving gazes.

She blinked, momentarily speechless.

You Yue asked softly, "What did you see?"

Cheng Hexi said in a serious tone, "It can be seen that our CEO You has only loved one person in his life, and his love is smooth and enduring."

You Yue chuckled at her words, kissed her forehead, and looked at her, saying, "You don't need to look at this."

No matter what his palm lines look like, it doesn't change the fact that he only loves Cheng Hexi in this life.

Essentially, You Yue and Cheng Hexi are the same.

They are hard to fall in love with, but once they decide to love, it is a wholehearted and lifelong true love.

Cheng Hexi smiled and said that she learned palm reading from Xu Zhumeng. Xu Zhumeng had a scene like this in her first film.

"My love line isn't very long, which I've heard means I'm rather aloof and self-centered, so my love life might not be very smooth."

She opened her palm and looked at the line on her palm that represented love.

"But at that time I didn't care much about love, so I didn't pay attention."

Cheng Hexi is not a believer in metaphysics or fate. Or rather, she may believe in good things, but not bad things; she only believes in herself.

But at this moment, she suddenly realized that even though she had great confidence in their future, she was still somewhat unhappy because of this little incident.

Perhaps because they have something they cherish, they hope to add all their good fortune to it.

Everyone who encounters love is still a mortal being; even a cold-hearted person is not indestructible.

You Yue was always very perceptive of her emotions.

He lowered his eyes, took Cheng Hexi's hand, and followed the clues to find the love line on her palm, then put their palms together.

When the two palm lines meet, they form a long love line connecting the two people's hands.

"Now, this love line is long enough."

The man ran his long, slender fingers across it with his other hand, smiled, and asked, "Will you rest assured and spend your life with me?"

As dusk fell and the sun set, the lake behind the church seemed to grow even bluer, and golden sunlight bathed the snow-capped mountain peaks.

The sight of the sun shining on the golden mountain is breathtaking, as if it heralds the arrival of good fortune.

Cheng Hexi looked at the pieced-together love line, then looked up into his lake-like eyes, and almost wanted to cry.

You Yue kissed her lips and said, "It's getting colder, don't cry."

"I won't cry..." Cheng Hexi stood on tiptoe to return the kiss, her words hidden in the kiss, but clearly heard by You Yue.

She said, "I love you."

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After the sun had completely set, the two finally left the lakeside to have dinner. After dinner, they bought some fruit and parked their car in the hotel parking lot.

After getting off the bus, You Yue carried their suitcases and shopping bags in one hand and held Cheng Hexi's hand with the other until they needed to check in.

The hotel has a great view, with a huge floor-to-ceiling window facing the continuous snow-capped mountains and lakes.

You Yue could tell she loved floor-to-ceiling windows; every hotel she booked had the most beautiful floor-to-ceiling windows and the best views.

The temperature difference between day and night in Tekapo is significant. They found the same style of windbreaker in their luggage and hung it outside, planning to take a shower and rest for a while before changing into it before going out.

During this time, Cheng Hexi felt a little tired and slept for a while in You Yue's arms. Perhaps because she was thinking about the beautiful starry sky and Milky Way outside, she woke up naturally without You Yue calling her and even received a compliment.

After 10 p.m., the number of people by the lake gradually decreased, and they walked out of the hotel carrying their car keys and wearing their windbreakers.

Tekapo is a world-class stargazing protected area, known as a "stargazing mecca".

The starry sky I saw at the hotel was already beautiful, but being in nature itself is even more breathtaking.

The church stands serenely on the lakeshore not far away, and the magnificent Milky Way is like a bright ribbon adorning the starry sky, with the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds nearby, clearly visible to the naked eye.

Cheng Hexi could hardly see a single star in the city, and suddenly being enveloped by such a bright starry night, she could hardly take her eyes off it.

Amidst such beautiful scenery, You Yue took a tripod out of the trunk, carried it with one hand, and held her hand with the other as they walked towards the lake.

Cheng Hexi was unaware that he had brought this along.

You Yue said she prepared it while she was sleeping, and that she wanted to take pictures of the Milky Way on her way here.

Watching him place the tripod steadily on the ground and set up the camera, Cheng Hexi took his hand again and leaned against You Yue to look at the viewfinder.

The temperature was a bit low, and the man had a very faint scent of shower gel on him, which smelled warm.

The Milky Way in the viewfinder is still a grayish-white band of light, with its shimmering galactic center clearly visible. The resulting image will be even more vibrant and colorful than what you see in the viewfinder.

After seeing the Milky Way and aurora photographed by Chi Yu'an here, Cheng Hexi longed to visit this place. Today, seeing all the beautiful scenery with her own eyes, she realized that these seemingly illusory landscapes were not actually illusory.

The aurora borealis peaks in the Southern Hemisphere from March to September, and if you're lucky, you might be able to see the dancing Southern Lights during this time.

Cheng Hexi shifted her gaze from the viewfinder and turned it back to the Milky Way in the sky.

The starry sky is right before my eyes.

Upon hearing her words, You Yue took out his phone to check the real-time KP (Knowledge Points). In fact, he had checked it several times today.

At this time, the aurora's KP index is only 2.

Cheng Hexi leaned against him and naturally saw him fiddling with his phone, and also saw the result.

Therefore, even in dark reserve areas, aurora observation is almost impossible.

She raised her eyes, and You Yue's gaze happened to be looking down, their eyes meeting under the starry sky.

You Yue asked her, "Will you feel regretful? Do you want to stay a few more days?"

Cheng Hexi smiled and shook her head.

“If we can’t see it, we’ll go to Northern Europe next year,” You Yue said suddenly as he put down his phone.

His eyes were serious; it wasn't a promise made casually.

Cheng Hexi turned to face him, smiled, and looked up at him from his arms: "Do you remember we're having a wedding next year? And don't you want a baby?"

You Yue lowered his eyes and kissed her, his gentle voice reaching her ears.

"I just wanted to tell you not to feel unlucky. I will do my best to help you achieve your wishes."

Cheng Hexi looked into his eyes under the starry sky, then tiptoed and kissed his lips.

"Thank you, Yue." She smiled and told You Yue, "I will never feel unlucky again. You are my symbol of good luck."

The velvet box in his pocket was caressed by the man countless times. He touched Cheng Hexi's cheek, placed a light kiss on her forehead, and knelt down on one knee.

Cheng Hexi's eyes widened in surprise.

The main light source here is starlight, but it allows her to clearly see the tenderness and affection in the man's eyes.

She never imagined that You Yue would do such a thing, and she had no idea when this person had prepared the diamond ring.

The tears that hadn't fallen at sunset finally began to well up in my eyes.

You Yue looked up at her, smiled slightly, and said, "I have prepared a lot of things to say to you at this time, but to be honest, I am very nervous, so I can only improvise now."

Although he knew the outcome would be as he wished, You Yue was not as composed as usual, and the last trace of calm he had vanished when he saw her tears.

His gaze remained fixed on Cheng Hexi's every smile and gesture as he spoke solemnly, "Falling in love with you is the biggest surprise and the greatest gift of my twenty-nine years. Hexi, I love you. Can you give me a chance to prove it to you for the rest of my life?"

Cheng Hexi's tears slid down her face.

She nodded firmly and earnestly, and extended her hand to You Yue.

You Yue pushed the diamond ring onto her finger and kissed it. As soon as he stood up, Cheng Hexi pounced on him.

Earth is situated on the spiral arm of the Milky Way, planets revolve around the sun constantly, and time flows by rapidly, yet people can always think of eternity in such moments.

The universe is vast and all-encompassing.

The stars twinkled in the sky.

The aurora still hadn't appeared, and probably wouldn't appear all night, but Cheng Hexi was no longer disappointed.

From now on, she won't be the only one enjoying the mountains, rivers, wind, and moon.

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Author's Note: Happy Wedding! The End! Hooray!

That concludes their story. This was the ending I initially envisioned. May they continue to be happy from now on.

I was a bit rushed writing the final chapter, haha, my typing speed is extremely slow, so please bear with me for waiting~ The next chapter is the epilogue, with a callback that I really like, which serves as the finale of our New Zealand honeymoon and a bonus scene for the proposal. I'll update it tomorrow or the day after. There will be red envelopes in the comments section of this chapter every 48 hours~

Thank you all for your companionship over the past three months. I've remembered the IDs of the girls who frequently visit the comments section, carefully read every comment, and received so much kindness from you all. This is the first time I haven't had a solo serialization; thanks to you all, whom I've never met, I've had such a pleasant and beautiful experience, and I will always remember it. I've been very busy on weekdays, and I'm afraid your experience of following the updates hasn't been great, so thank you for your understanding. I haven't had time to reply to many comments, and some typos and unclear wording need to be corrected. I will refine the previous chapters. Finally, thank you again for reading! [rose emoji]

There will definitely be an island wedding in the extra chapters, and there will be a compatibility question extra chapter as a bonus after the main story ends. If you have any requests for this extra chapter, please let me know in the comments.

My next book should be published in the spring, most likely it will be "Good Times Arrive" by Chi Yu'an and Ying Zeqing. Those who are interested can add it to their favorites. Thank you!

Wishing you all peace and happiness, and hoping we'll meet again someday. [heart emoji]