Chapter 30 Chapter 30 If it is true, do you like it or not? ...
After a brief interlude, the banquet hall resumed its lively atmosphere. Amidst the crowd of beautiful women, Lin Mo followed closely beside Lu Yanxiao. Although people continued to greet him frequently, Lu Yanxiao didn't pause for long. He walked slowly forward, as if leading her to some predetermined destination.
It was not until she reached the arched wooden door that Lin Mo was surprised to see two familiar figures - Yu Ke and Su Luoang.
"Yu Ke, Boss Su, why are you here?"
Such an intriguing farce had occurred a few minutes ago, and the two of them, Lu Yanxiao's good friends, hadn't shown up. It was rather strange that they suddenly appeared now. "I didn't seem to see you just now."
"Hi, Lin Mo." The two of them waved and greeted her.
"We were delayed by something, so we ran here at full speed." Yu Ke smiled, and his tone revealed his rapid breathing that had not yet completely subsided. It sounded like he had just arrived in a hurry.
Su Luoang moved closer to Lu Yanxiao and gave him a look: "Everything is OK."
Lu Yanxiao nodded and signaled the waiter next to him to open the door.
Only then did Lin Mo realize that the door leading to the terrace was not open, and there were two waiters standing on either side, as if guarding the door to prevent anyone else from entering or leaving.
However, these three people seem to be playing charades. What do they mean?
Lin Mo couldn't help but feel curious, so she stretched her neck to look outside, but the man took a step forward, turned around and stood in front of her, blocking her view completely.
"What?" Lin Mo frowned, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.
Lu Yanxiao raised his eyebrows and chuckled, his deep eyes filled with mystery: "Are you ready?"
ah?
Lin Mo was a little dazed and confused for a moment, when she suddenly heard several people nearby exclaim in unison. She followed their gaze and looked outside the archway.
“There seems to be a drone show outside!”
"When did the terrace change? It's so beautiful!"
"Go to the terrace and take a look!" someone in the crowd shouted anxiously.
…
The exaggerated voices one after another made people more curious, and curiosity was mixed with a little nervousness. For her, this official announcement was like a play without a script, and she didn't know when it would end.
Lin Mo took a deep breath silently: "I'm ready, let's go."
I was thinking to myself, hurry up, finish the performance early and go home early.
She followed Lu Yanxiao and followed the crowd out of the archway toward the terrace.
As soon as she came out and saw the scene in front of her, Lin Mo was stunned.
It is like entering a sea of flowers, with white jasmine flowers clustered together layer by layer, forming flower piles and flower walls of different sizes and shapes. The winding flower walls divide the terrace into small paths covered with rose petals, extending to the pink crystal castle at the end. At first glance, the castle looks four or five meters high, and the crystals on it are shining brightly under the colorful lights.
Lin Mo felt her eyes were overwhelmed, and the pleasant fragrance of flowers filled her nose. She walked gently along the flower path towards the Crystal Castle. When she was almost there, someone called out to her.
"Wow, look, the drone show has started!"
She also unconsciously cast her gaze towards the distant sky.
Countless small drones transformed into the shapes of various aircraft, including fighter jets and large planes, all of which were cartoon versions of the models she had participated in during her work... Each one shuttled through the dark blue night sky one after another, and "sprayed" several colorful smoke from the wings and belly. A closer look revealed that the colorful smoke was actually made up of flowers. After the plane passed, the flowers in the colorful smoke scattered and were rearranged into decorative patterns that appeared alternately.
The magnificent scene amazed everyone.
Lin Mo was most excited to see the model she had participated in appear in such a creative form. She was completely immersed in it and a smile of surprise unconsciously appeared on her face.
After a moment, the images related to the aircraft disappeared, and the drones were rearranged to form a picture that looked like a stick figure.
In the first painting, the girl is tugging at the edge of the boy's coat; in the second, the boy is carrying the girl into a car; in the third, the two are exchanging contact information; in the fourth, they are walking by the lake; in the fifth, they are riding an electric scooter together...
As the images continued to change, Lin Mo suddenly realized that these images were not what had happened since she and Lu Yanxiao met. Her eyebrows moved, and she had a vague sense of what might happen.
Sure enough, in the end, the picture in the air turned into a boy holding up a bouquet of flowers and kneeling down in front of the girl. At the same time, a pink bubble circle appeared next to the boy's head, and words appeared inside the circle.
"Marry Me?"
"Wow, a proposal!" someone shouted excitedly!
"Lin Mo." A man's clear voice sounded behind her.
"Um?"
Lin Mo subconsciously looked back and was stunned when she saw the scene in front of her.
Lu Yanxiao made the same action as the boy in the picture. He held a large bouquet of jasmine flowers in one hand and a velvet box containing a diamond ring in the other, and knelt on one knee in front of her.
"Lin Mo, I like you and want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"
The man stared at her intently, his voice clear and sincere.
Lin Mo was dazed for a moment. She knew clearly that everything was an act, but for some reason her heart trembled slightly, as if being pulled by something, and she couldn't help herself, even her breathing was disordered.
"Lin Mo?"
After a long time without receiving a response, Lu Yanxiao called out softly, and it was this call that gradually brought her back to reality. She looked around and found herself the focus of the whole audience. Everyone was holding their breath, waiting for her reply.
Yes, it was all fake. She and Lu Yanxiao were just acting for these people.
Before I decided to get married with Xu Tingzhou, there was no diamond ring, no proposal, and not even flowers. We just casually mentioned it at the dinner table and decided to get married.
Now, it was the first time that she was proposed to in such a grand manner.
It must be because all this happened too suddenly and too dreamy, and she had never experienced it before, so she was distracted.
Thinking of this, her consciousness became completely clear. She curled her lips, pretending to be happy and shy when her lover proposed to her. She adjusted the hair by her ear and extended her hand to Lu Yanxiao: "I do."
Bang—bang—
The next moment, the sound of fireworks exploding rang out all around, and countless petals fell from the sky like a rain of petals. The picture composed of drones in the distant sky also changed. Pink bubble circles appeared next to the stick-drawn girl, with the words "Yes I do" written in the circles.
Cheers and applause broke out all around, and soon these sounds were drowned out by the sound of fireworks blooming in the sky.
Fireworks, drones, flowers, and huge, dazzling diamond rings—everything was incredibly beautiful.
But at this moment, Lin Mo was extremely sober. All this did not belong to her, but to Lu Yanxiao's true lover.
*
After the intermission cocktail reception, the staff informed everyone that the second half of the auction would begin soon.
The guests gradually returned to the auction hall, and the original bustle of the banquet hall subsided. Lin Mo deliberately slowed down her pace and fell behind. When most of the guests had left, she whispered to Lu Yanxiao, "Should the official announcement be over by now?"
The second half of the auction still had two hours left, and she really didn't want to waste any more time.
Lu Yanxiao hummed: "Tired?"
Lin Mo shook her head, trying her best to appear enthusiastic. "I'm not tired. What else do you need to do next? I'll cooperate fully."
She paused, curled her eyes, and said what she really wanted, "But it would be better if you could tell me a little bit in advance. I know you might want to create a surprise effect so that my reaction will be more realistic, but this way, there is too much uncertainty. What if I accidentally mess up..."
Just like the proposal just now.
Would she appear distracted if she was too surprised at first?
After Lu Yanxiao put the ring on her finger, she appeared calm on the surface, but was actually a little nervous. The two of them just stood there watching the fireworks without hugging or holding hands. Wouldn't that seem too fake?
Just as she was lost in thought, the man said softly, "You performed very well."
Lin Mo breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. Although your official announcement method is a bit exaggerated, it's much more efficient than mine. It really gets twice the result with half the effort."
"Pompous?"
Lin Mo uttered an "ah," realizing she had relaxed for a moment and had said something wrong without thinking. She immediately changed the subject: "The second half is about to start, let's go in quickly."
Just as he was about to leave, a big hand suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
Lu Yanxiao: "I'll take you home."
Lin Mo was surprised, her eyes lit up: "Is the official announcement over?"
Lu Yanxiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said with interest, "If you still want, I can..."
"Enough, enough, I don't want to think about it at all." Lin Mo waved her hands repeatedly.
As the two of them walked towards the elevator, she murmured softly, "I hope this won't be known to too many people I know."
Lu Yanxiao knew what she was worried about. She hoped that their superficial marriage could be controlled within a certain range as much as possible, so as to solve the current troubles and part ways amicably after three years.
Lu Yanxiao chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Keep your heart to yourself. No one dares to post any videos or photos of what happened here today."
The two stood outside the elevator door. Lin Mo looked up at the number above and said "oh" softly.
When the elevator arrived and dinged, she suddenly realized: Was Lu Yanxiao explaining something to her? Or was he making a promise?
"Thanks."
Given Lu Yanxiao's outspoken personality, this was more of a way to appease her. She couldn't pretend not to know, so after entering the elevator, she smiled and flattered him, "Although today was a bit thrilling, thanks to you, I also experienced something I've never had before. That drone and fireworks show was so shocking. And, oh, this is the first time I've seen so many jasmine flowers in my life."
"What about the proposal?"
"Um?"
In the reflective surface of the elevator car wall, the man stared at her closely: "Don't you like it?"
Lin Mo was stunned, looking at the figure on the wall of the sedan, but her eyes were a little out of focus, which even she found weird. The brilliant light on the terrace and the man's affectionate and sincere eyes emerged in her mind. What was even weirder was that she did not reject it. At that moment, she was even in a daze and could not tell whether it was acting or reality.
So, I should like it.
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