When the topic of marriage proposal came up, Yan Shao couldn't help but recall his equally hasty proposal to Zhu Qianying.
At that time, there were flowers and a ring, but his feelings when proposing were clearly different from those when Ke Kai proposed earlier.
When Zhu Qianying agreed to his request, her feelings were definitely different from An Lan's.
He and Zhu Qianying got married for the sake of getting married.
Ke Kai and An Lan married for love.
He married to appease his mother and fulfill her wishes. As for Zhu Qianying, needless to say, she married for the two hundred million.
It's no wonder that so many twists and turns occurred after two people with impure motives were tied together.
That makes sense. The scale of the proposal isn't really important; what matters is the heart.
It's impossible for Yan Shao, a grown man, to be so meticulous.
Therefore, if it weren't for Zhu Qianying's words, he wouldn't have even realized that he actually owed Zhu Qianying a formal proposal and a sincere wedding.
At this moment, he wanted to slap himself for the confident demeanor he had when he proposed.
They both spontaneously thought of the past and fell silent for a moment.
This villa area had just started selling out, and not many people had moved in yet. At this moment, apart from the three of them, there was no one else on the road.
The sound of their staggered footsteps was exceptionally clear amidst the whistling wind and the low, mournful murmur of the waves.
A night breeze swept by, and the little guy, who was sleeping soundly on Yan Shao's shoulder, unconsciously reached out and touched Yan Shao's face. The little hand was icy cold, and Yan Shao was startled. He quickly swatted the little guy's hands away and stuffed them into his pocket.
He lowered his head and kissed the little one's forehead again before looking up at Zhu Qianying.
Are you cold?
Zhu Qianying had been keeping an eye on Yan Shao's movements since the beginning. She watched him lovingly put his son's hand into his pocket and then kiss his son. A warm feeling slowly spread from her heart.
"It's not cold!"
Zhu Qianying has always been in good health, and her ability to withstand the cold is also quite good.
Even after she said that, Yan Shao was still a little uneasy. He reached out and touched her face to feel it. "Your face is quite cold!"
As Yan Shao spoke, he didn't bother to ask Zhu Qianying's opinion and simply flipped the hood of her coat over and put it on her head.
"You..."
Yan Shao's helpless yet indulgent tone was similar to the way he spoke to Zai Zai.
Zhu Qianying tugged at the brim of her hat, muttering somewhat resentfully, "What about me?"
Yan Shao thought she would continue to bury her head in the sand, but when he heard her question, he couldn't help but chuckle softly.
"You're still a child, aren't you? Sometimes, even your son is better than you..."
After saying that, he touched her head through her hat.
Zhu Qianying shrank back, her dissatisfaction growing. "What do you mean your son is better than me? How am I inferior to my son?"
"Your son knows how to take care of himself better than you do! And you still won't admit it!"
Yan Shao's words originally carried a hint of reproach, but after they were spoken, he felt more heartache than anything else.
It's not that Zhu Qianying doesn't know how to take care of herself; rather, she's been used to taking care of others since she was little, and has neglected herself in the process.
When she was little, she was busy taking care of her younger sister. As she got older, she had to take care of her sister and her mother, and rarely had time to think about her own affairs.
After her son was born, she was busy taking care of him and her mother, and also had to take care of her career, so she had even less time to take care of herself.
Over time, she became known to outsiders as the invulnerable Zhu Qianying.
But in fact, she isn't!
At least, in Yan Shao's eyes, she wasn't.
"Ying'er, from now on, I'll take care of you!" These words, spoken by Young Master Yan, swirled in his mind several times, but in the end, he didn't dare to say them aloud.
Because these words actually have a similar meaning to Ke Kai's marriage proposal.
It's better not to say it hastily.
"Who said that? I'm taking good care of myself, aren't I?"
Clearly, Zhu Qianying did not agree with Yan Shao's words.
Little did she know that someone as possessive as Young Master Yan, if he truly cared about someone, would feel that she needed to be taken care of in every way.
Seeing that she only ate a few bites of food, they assumed she had eaten something strange, which caused her to lose her appetite.
Seeing the dark circles under her eyes, I concluded that she had been working too much overtime, resulting in insufficient sleep.
In short, he can't feel at ease without him by his side 24/7.
"You call this good?" Young Master Yan's probing gaze swept from her face down to her feet.
Zhu Qianying became even more unconvinced, raising her head to glare at him defiantly, "What's wrong with me?"
After five years of agonizing unrequited love, the image of Zhu Qianying in Yan Shao's mind, along with a bunch of data, was deeply ingrained in his brain.
Now look at her, compared to the standard version in your mind, it's immediately obvious that her calves have become smaller, making her look too weak; her buttocks aren't as perky as before; her waist has thinned; and her chest has decreased in height...
Even her face, which used to be described as a small face, is now bigger than his palm.
Upon comparison, a voice inside Yan Shao's mind began to scream desperately.
No, no, we have to take this person home quickly and fatten him up!
Then, besides the idea of fattening someone up, I also uncontrollably thought about a whole host of other things.
Zhu Qianying tilted her head slightly, and under the hazy moonlight, the two looked at each other.
Clearly, with such lighting, it shouldn't be possible to see the expression in the other person's eyes.
However, Zhu Qianying clearly saw a dangerous glint in Yan Shao's eyes. Although it flashed by, it was so familiar that it made Zhu Qianying tremble slightly.
She had seen that glimmer in his eyes quite often during their honeymoon.
The reason he looks at her like this is mostly during sex in bed, so it goes without saying what he's thinking right now!
"You old scoundrel!"
Zhu Qianying was never one to back down. She cursed and kicked Yan Shao in the shin, completely forgetting that Yan Shao was still holding Zizai.
She kicked him mercilessly, and the unsuspecting Young Master Yan cried out in pain, staggering slightly.
The boy, who was sleeping on his shoulder, was not sleeping very soundly to begin with. He was startled awake by the sudden downward centrifugal force and frantically reached out to grab at Yan Shao's neck.
"Daddy... what's wrong?" The dazed voice was filled with deep concern, without a trace of blame or resentment.
Yan Shao had already steadied himself, straightened up, and patted his son's back. "It's okay, Daddy just slipped! Baby, go back to sleep!"
Actually, although he was holding his son with one hand, his arms were long and strong, so he could hold the little guy tightly with just one hand.
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