Chapter 66 Chapter 66 I Do
Crystal chandeliers hung in the hall. The pianist's hands, imbued with some kind of magic, danced gracefully across the keys, a mysterious and quiet romance lingering in every corner. The waiter's footsteps moved silently through the air, bringing them the first course of the day. Zhao Qingshi, his voice cool and gentle, his tone lingering, explained each dish to her.
The first course was sturgeon caviar with fresh cream. The light touch of the cream melted in my mouth, and the plump caviar pieces combined to create a rich, fresh flavor. Ruan Xiangyi surveyed the restaurant's decor. It felt like another world crafted from fresh flowers. The blossoms on the table were vibrant and vibrant, each one sprinkled with water droplets.
She looked at the man opposite her.
After the last course, the piano stopped playing and the lights dimmed. Ruan Xiangyi looked up to see a waiter pushing a flower cart. A pair of exquisite swans suddenly appeared before her eyes. At this moment, Zhao Qingshi stood up and accepted the red roses offered by the waiter. The dark red velvet roses were noble and elegant.
"Xiangyi, happy birthday." Zhao Qingshi curled his lips.
Ruan Xiangyi's breathing stagnated. She took the flowers and curled her lips: "Thank you."
Suddenly, Zhao Qingshi knelt on one leg.
A diamond ring appeared on his hand. The outer ring was inlaid with a circle of square white diamonds, and a pink diamond as big as a pigeon egg stood in the middle, shining with a dazzling light. Ruan Xiangyi bent her fingers.
"Although we haven't officially held our wedding yet, I still feel like I owe you too much. If it weren't for me, you would have been able to have a normal relationship, been proposed to, and met your parents together. I missed all of these things. I regret not meeting you at the right time, but fortunately, I still have time to make things right." Zhao Qingshi's eyes were red when he looked at her. He paused for a long time before speaking, "Xiangyi, if I could meet you again, would you marry me?"
Will it?
Ruan Xiangyi was stunned. The year she took the college entrance exam, she had gone to a temple to pray. While drawing divination sticks, she heard a fortune teller interpret a fortune for a young woman. She remembered a line: the fortune teller said, "Fate isn't something you can pray for. The fate of two people is determined by heaven, and it will find the right time to bring that person to you."
She only realized this now. As long as it was this person, no matter when he appeared, she felt it was the most appropriate time.
A minute passed, and Zhao Qingshi felt increasingly uncertain. Was she still unwilling? The light in his eyes dimmed a little, and just as he swallowed his throat and was about to speak, a slender, soft hand reached out.
The voice was clear: "I do."
The knife finally came down, and Zhao Qingshi felt relieved.
The ring was pushed into her ring finger. Zhao Qingshi held her hand and kissed it devoutly, like a believer, her only believer.
Fireworks exploded above the villa, but Ruan Xiangyi had no time to appreciate the beautiful view he had prepared. She had one leg resting on his shoulder, her waist propped up, and her hands clutching the quilt underneath.
She couldn't help but ask, what should I do?
He chuckled, lowered one hand to clench a fist, rubbed his ears against hers, and bit her lips: "It's almost midnight. Today is a day worth remembering."
Ruan Xiangyi grabbed his hand, her pajamas wrinkled, and she didn't have the strength to ask: "What..."
Zhao Qingshi chuckled: "Because after today, I am only five years older than you."
“…”
This is something worth remembering.
"Do you mind the fact that you're six years older than me?"
"Yeah, I'm a little concerned."
"You'll be thirty in a few months."
Hearing this, Zhao Qingshi raised his head and looked at her resentfully: "Do you dislike me?"
How could she dare to say anything that would cause him to misunderstand her at this point? Ruan Xiangyi held his face in her hands and said, "I don't mind. I like your face no matter how old you are."
"Actually, my people are more useful than my face." Zhao Qingshi curled his lips.
"Can you please not use this?" She lifted his face and touched his lips.
"dislike?"
"I don't like it. It feels weird."
Zhao Qingshi chuckled and helped her calm down.
After the moment passed, Ruan Xiangyi moved her toes and felt alive again. She looked at him, her ears red, and asked, "How are you going to solve this?"
Zhao Qingshi kissed her: "It's okay, I'll go to the bathroom."
"Can I help you?"
It’s not like I haven’t helped before.
"Really." He smiled.
Ruan Xiangyi looked at him with wet eyes, her clothes falling down to her shoulders. The tide of emotion in her eyes had not completely subsided. Zhao Qingshi's Adam's apple rolled, and he leaned close to her ear and said, "You can watch me solve it."
Suddenly something exploded in her mind and Ruan Xiangyi opened her eyes wide.
It was already half past twelve when they finished. Ruan Xiangyi leaned against him. He was wearing the same shower gel as hers. Thinking of what had just happened, she found it difficult to look at him in his clothes. Are all men like this? There are two people in bed and out of bed. Zhao Qingshi had no idea what was going on in her mind and started talking to her about serious matters.
"Did Ruan Fu contact you privately?"
"How do you know?" She raised her chin, and Zhao Qingshi pinched her chin and looked at it carefully for a while. He didn't bump it. "He came to see me, and I guess he should have come to see you too."
"Oh." Ruan Xiangyi nodded, "Yes, he came to me."
That day, he came to her specifically to talk to her about Lin Manshu.
Ruan Fu: "Xiangyi, you know your mother wants to divorce me, right? What do you think about this? Do you support her?"
"Uncle, I respect all my mother's decisions."
"You support her? Do you agree that what she did was right?" Ruan Fu said somewhat unhappily, "I've been very good to you and your mother over the years. I've never skimped on your food, clothing, or other expenses. I'm not more than Lingyu, but I'm not much worse off than her either. Your mother and I truly love each other. Ever since I brought you to Yitong, can't you see our feelings? She's just angry now. You should try to persuade her. She's still quarreling with me at home."
"Uncle Ruan, I will never forget your kindness in raising me. I'm very grateful to you, but when it comes to my mother, I have no right to persuade her to continue living with you. When you decided to have a child with someone else, didn't you consider what my mother would think?"
"Your mother knows! She supports it too. She has always known about Ruan Shuyu's existence. I took him back after consulting with your mother."
"Did Su Shunyi's matter also get her consent?"
"Su Shunyi was an accident. I broke up with her a long time ago."
"Uncle Ruan, you don't have to lie to me. I've seen you and Su Shunyi shopping together, and Zhao Qingshi has seen you too. Do you know how we felt at that time? I didn't dare tell my mom, and he didn't dare tell me. Because of the mistake you made, I don't even know how to open my mouth to my mom." Ruan Xiangyi stared at him. "Uncle Ruan, you've been in contact with Su Shunyi ever since you brought Ruan Shuyu back home. When you were shopping with her outside without telling my mom, did you ever consider that my mom loves you too?"
"Su Shunyi threatened me. If I didn't agree to meet her, she would go and fight for custody of Manshu. I did it for Manshu's own good!" Ruan Fu continued to argue. "Besides, I've already sent Su Shunyi abroad. What's there for Manshu to worry about?"
"Uncle Ruan, in a marriage relationship, you mentioned the word 'rest assured'. Do you know how long it will take my mother to let go?"
"Ruan Xiangyi, do you think I can't do anything to you now that you're hooking up with Zhao Qingshi? Do you think you can still gain a foothold in the Zhao family even if your mother divorced me? Do you think Zhao Qingshi really loves you? He has no shortage of women around him. The reason you were able to marry him was because of my face, Ruan Fu." Ruan Fu stared at her angrily, "Think about it yourself. Since you got married, have you made any contribution to the family? After all, I raised you for your father for so many years. Even if I had kept you as a stone in the family for so many years, it would still have some value. But you, like an ungrateful person, refused to help with anything. Now you're even instigating your mother to divorce me. I really raised you in vain."
"Uncle Ruan, I hope more than anyone else that Lin Manshu will have a happy marriage. The reason she divorced you wasn't me, but you. If she wants to continue living with you, I will respect her decision, but you don't seem to realize your problem." Ruan Xiangyi picked up her bag and stood up. "Sorry, I have something else to do. I'll leave first."
The conversation ended there, but she didn't expect him to go find Zhao Qingshi.
"I can feel that he and my mother have no feelings for each other for a long time. He doesn't want to divorce just because I married you, and he can't bear to give up this relationship with you."
"Merchants are all about profit."
"What about you?"
Zhao Qingshi: "Of course I am no exception, it just depends on the situation. I won't target people around me."
"I thought you would refute me." Ruan Xiangyi curled her lips, "But I think that even if he didn't divorce my mother, he would never forget Su Shunyi in his heart."
Zhao Qingshi gathered her hair and twisted it around his fingertips: "Why do you say that?"
"A man can have sex with many women, but he cannot take her out to eat alone," said Ruan Xiangyi.
"What's the logic behind this?"
"The former is physical infidelity, the latter is emotional infidelity. This shows that the woman has developed a different kind of existence for the man." Ruan Xiangyi spoke of this logic with great confidence. Zhao Qingshi paused and subconsciously asked, "Social engagements don't count, right?"
"That depends on the situation." She analyzed it carefully. "Some people use the excuse of socializing to deal with their family members and get away with it."
Zhao Qingshi: “…”
He really didn't.
"I will report all my social engagements to you in the future."
Ruan Xiangyi was stunned for a moment, then chuckled: "I'm not referring to you, you're so sensitive."
"If a man makes a woman suspicious, then that man is no good," Zhao Qingshi said. "I won't let you have wild thoughts at home. I'll report all my business trips to you to prove my innocence!"
Ruan Xiangyi blinked.
"What time is it?" she asked.
Zhao Qingshi glanced at the time: "It's almost half past one."
"Help me get my phone."
Zhao Qingshi handed her his phone. She opened it and saw that she hadn't checked it in hours. There were many messages wishing her a happy birthday. After replying to each one, she clicked into the friend group chat. Ten minutes ago, Gu Suyan had sent a few lucky red envelopes. He and Qiu Boyu had made a bet in the group and lost.
Ruan Xiangyi opened them one by one and almost vomited to death because of her luck. Others received dozens of red envelopes, but she only received a little over one yuan. Zhao Qingshi saw this and couldn't help laughing: "Little birthday girl, your luck is not very good today."
Ruan Xiangyi pouted: "My luck has been bad, and I'm a little sleepy. Can you help me charge my phone?"
"Wait a minute." He picked up his cell phone and clicked on something.
A few seconds later, the phone vibrated. I opened it and saw that Zhao Qingshi had sent several red envelopes in the group, shocking several people who were still awake! After sending them out, Zhao Qingshi raised his phone and said, "Little birthday boy, grab the red envelope."
Ruan Xiangyi was delighted by his actions and opened the red envelope he sent.
300, 540, 449.2, 259.8...
Zhao Qingshi took a look and raised his eyebrows: "My luck seems to be okay."
Ruan Xiangyi is happy now.
The group started to get noisy again.
Gu Suyan: What's going on? Loosening up rich kids in the middle of the night?
Gu Suyan: Ten yuan? What red envelope? Send it again!
Qiu Boyu: @Gu Suyan I grabbed three hundred yuan.
Gu Suyan: [Knife, knife, knife]
Chen Tingwan: I haven’t grabbed enough, boss, please give me some more.
Gu Suyan said like a dog: Wife, I’ll send you a single one.
Zhao Qingshi was too lazy to pay attention to them. He threw away his phone, plugged in hers, held her in his arms, turned off the lights and went to sleep.
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