Jiao Yuyin's face stiffened slightly as he handed the flowers to Lu Yu, saying, "These are wild taro flowers for Xiao Youyu."

Lu Yu accepted the bouquet somewhat stiffly.

The yellowish-green spadix, paired with a few budding flower tips, looks playful and cute.

She had heard of this flower, which resembled her name. Taro flowers rarely bloom in most parts of China, and even when they do, they only bloom in the height of summer. The wild taro flowers that could be gathered at this time of year likely came from tropical regions. Jiao Yuyin must have put in some effort.

"Oh? So, you're going to have a mermaid romance?" Lu Yu teased with a smile.

Jiao Yuyin was speechless, and pinched Lu Yu's cheek with a bit of embarrassment and annoyance.

"What is this...?" Lu Yu looked at the amusement park behind Jiao Yuyin and asked tentatively, "The big boss not only booked the hotel, but also the amusement park for me?"

Jiao Yuyin hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Then, as if to hide some emotion, he turned Lu Yu's shoulder and pushed her inside.

Lu Yu's favorite roller coaster, she's ridden six different kinds in total. The feeling of weightlessness after accelerating high in the air brings the physical thrill to its peak.

Jiao Yuyin looked up at Lu Yu, who was playing wildly, and chuckled to himself. He raised his hand, stared at his watch, and quietly counted down as the second hand ticked.

"Five, four, three, two, one."

Lu Yu, who was cheering on the fish-shaped pirate ship, was suddenly dazzled by the large expanse of color that appeared before her eyes—pale purple lights illuminated the amusement park in an instant, and the aquarium not far away was full of small fish lights, revealing their true appearance in the night, with green and purple interspersed, like a grand blessing.

The wind whipped up by the pirate ship as it accelerated whistled past my ears and swept over my eyes, always bringing a surge of emotion that made me want to cry.

Lu Yu finally had her fill of fun, and hopped over to Jiao Yuyin, snuggling into his arms like a little rabbit. After a long while, she finally spoke, "I love this feeling. Everything here, including you under the starry sky, belongs to me."

Jiao Yuyin tightened his embrace and said softly, "Lu Yu, the amusement park belongs to you too."

"Huh?" Lu Yu raised her head, her eyes looking confused.

"The amusement park I'm giving you hasn't been named yet. What do you think of calling it 'Fish Paradise'?"

"The hotel for today's celebration banquet is also a gift to you, a fish-themed hotel."

"Afterwards, we'll use your personal information to complete the paperwork, and we can open for business in the second half of the year. How about we open on our wedding anniversary?"

Jiao Yuyin's series of words were like increasingly heavy drumbeats, leaving Lu Yu at a loss.

“I…I also prepared a gift…” Lu Yu swallowed hard.

"What?"

Lu Yu withdrew from the embrace, took out a small handkerchief from her pocket, opened the two corners, and a piece of gold ribbon lay obediently inside. "Of the golden rain that was sprinkled, I kept a piece for you."

Without needing words, he knew it represented her most sincere love.

The amusement park lights were dazzling.

The pale purple and green shimmered and intertwined; those were the special support colors he had prepared for her.

Jiao Yuyin's breathing became labored. He gently stroked Lu Yu's eyes with one hand and gave her a light kiss.

The other hand in his pocket tightened even more, the sweat on his palm slightly dampening the dark purple velvet box he was clutching.

"I want other gifts." Jiao Yuyin's voice, like starlight, seemed both near and far under the night sky.

It wasn't until late at night that Lu Yu understood what Jiao Yuyin meant by "other gifts".

He became somewhat fierce, whether from past restraint or anxiety about the future, it was unclear.

...

Sunlight streamed into the room through the glass curtain wall.

Lu Yu looked at the red mark on her neck repeatedly in the dressing mirror. Seeing Jiao Yuyin looking refreshed in the morning, she became even angrier and kicked him twice.

Jiao Yuyin chuckled ingratiatingly. "You can just not go back with the team. Aren't you all on holiday for a few days? How about we go back to Grapevine Academy together today?"

"You're not going to the company? You actually have a normal weekend off, that's rare." Lu Yu muttered to herself.

Jiao Yuyin said, "Don't risk listening to the old man's thoughts at his birthday banquet tomorrow. There will be a lot of media reporters coming, and at this time of year, there will probably be a few troublesome ones who keep asking you questions. Just give them a few casual answers."

Lu Yu replied, "The Olympic roster won't be announced for another week, but Little Radar is always on standby."

*

The persimmon tree in the grapevine courtyard is lush and leafy.

Jiao Yuyin held the water hose and watered the small vegetable garden. The misty water vapor washed over the setting sun and sprinkled on the soil.

The suit jacket draped over the stone table looked warm and cozy in the setting sun.

As usual, Lu Yu took out two bottles of mineral water and placed them on the stone table. He then picked up Jiao Yuyin's suit jacket and shook off the dust.

"when--"

A dark purple velvet box rolled out of the pocket of the suit jacket, bumping against the stone table with a soft sound.

When did Jiao Yuyin get this thing in his pocket?

Without a second thought, Lu Yu opened the velvet box.

The platinum wedding rings in the velvet box gleamed quietly, one of them holding a small ruby ​​set in a taro flower-shaped band.

"When did you prepare this?" Lu Yu asked, looking at Jiao Yuyin who was not far away.

Lu Yu watched as the look in his eyes changed from panic to determination.

Jiao Yuyin turned off the water valve, walked two steps to Lu Yu, and said frankly, "I've been preparing for a long time. I was going to propose to you last night, but I had to back out at the last minute."

"Why?" Lu Yu asked.

"Everyone says that a sense of ceremony is essential, but in that kind of setting, I felt that proposing to you wasn't solemn enough."

What Jiao Yuyin didn't say was that he didn't want Lu Yu to face a choice at her happiest moment, fearing that she would hastily agree because she didn't want to spoil the mood, and also worried that the bright lights would dazzle people's eyes.

“But… I think I messed it up.” Jiao Yuyin said softly, “Actually, I’ve called you my wife many times in my heart. In many public places, when I hear others call me Mr. Jiao or Mrs. Jiao, I feel secretly happy. Some netizens created a super topic for the couple, and I was happy to see the super topic name change from Pisces Couple to Pisces Couple. However, a voice in my mind kept reminding me that it seems that before the proposal, none of that matters.”

"Help me put it on." Lu Yu's eyes held the light of the setting sun.

The proposal, made by chance and happening right in the Grapevine Courtyard, seemed all the more solemn. For the two of them, it was also a kind of commemoration.

Jiao Yuyin took the ring, knelt on one knee, his fingers trembling slightly, but fortunately he put it on quite quickly.

Lu Yu said slowly, "The last time you knelt on one knee like this was at Qingbei Building, when I was injured, and you were holding my toes and looking at them."

"..."

Ignoring Jiao Yuyin's dark expression, Lu Yu pulled him over to the purple wooden door and carved a pair of little figures holding hands with a sunset on the door with pebbles.

Her face was flushed by the light, and the shadows of her eyelashes fluttered twice, making her stunningly beautiful.

"The way we met seems a little imperfect; it feels like we're missing a lot of the details of dating, proposing, and getting married. I'm sorry, I can't give you a truly grand wedding..."

Jiao Yuyin's words, which were tinged with emotion by the scene, were interrupted by Lu Yu.

Lu Yu said nonchalantly, "I don't like weddings anyway. Besides, weddings and funerals are just for show."

"..."

Jiao Yuyin had always admired Lu Yu's ability to deliver a fatal blow with a single word.

Lu Yu's amazing thought process continued to run. She looked at Jiao Yuyin with a smile and asked, "I want to take you to see your grandparents. It's not far, just in the cemetery in the southwest. Are you scared? But the sun is about to set. If you're scared, I'll take you there tomorrow."

"Don't worry, the sunset is beautiful and the timing is perfect."

...