Pei Xi was taken aback.
With slender fingers, she opened the box, cradling it in her palm; the ring inside gleamed in the sunlight.
Pei Xi was somewhat surprised, "When did you buy it?"
“It was yesterday too.” Jiang Cheng’s Adam’s apple bobbed.
Pei Xi's ears suddenly felt warm. She glanced at him affectionately and said, "Hmm, so you had planned this all along."
"Yes." Jiang Cheng nodded.
He gripped the ring box even tighter with his fingers.
He had planned it all along.
He had been plotting this for a very, very long time.
He had waited many years for this moment.
Jiang Cheng suppressed his pounding heart and asked her in a hoarse voice, "So, are you... willing to marry me?"
He paused for a moment, then solemnly called her name: "Pei Xi".
Pei Xi felt his breath catch in his throat as he heard that name.
She looked into Jiang Cheng's eyes, and those usually cold and calm eyes were now filled with deep love, as well as an undisguised nervousness and unease.
A series of images flashed through her mind in an instant.
Jiang Cheng sleeping on his desk at school, Jiang Cheng with red eyes at the entrance of an internet cafe, Jiang Cheng who accidentally fell asleep on a folding bed while working overtime, Jiang Cheng groggily rubbing his cheek against her palm with his eyes closed...
It took him a very long time, countless sleepless nights, before he finally bought the house.
In his dream, he joyfully offered it to her, but all she felt was unfamiliarity and fear.
Now, he still dedicates it to her with the same sincerity.
Along with the most loyal love in the world.
An overwhelming sense of happiness and sweetness enveloped her heart; from this moment on, all the regrets in her dreams became complete.
Everything is the best arrangement of fate.
She stood in the sunlight, carefully tracing Jiang Cheng's features with her gaze, and finally nodded.
"Of course I'd like to."
Then she slowly reached out her hand to him.
Jiang Cheng's breathing quickened, his gaze intense and burning.
He took out the ring and slowly slipped it onto her middle finger, his fingertip trembling slightly.
Then he lowered his head and gently kissed the back of her hand.
From gentle to devout.
Like a believer whose wish has been fulfilled.
Pei Xi looked at the top of his head and said softly, "Acheng, let's go back to Yushi after I finish my graduation thesis."
Jiang Cheng suddenly gripped her hand tightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Okay."
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