The next day, Li Tangyan glanced at the bags of things placed on the back seat of the car.
She couldn't help but recall Xing Mingming's words of advice before she left, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Didn't the teacher prepare a little too much?"
Following the direction she pointed, Wen Zhaonian glanced behind him through the rearview mirror.
His expression, however, was much calmer: "Not much. You'll see when you go back next time that she's toned it down this time."
"Next time?" Li Tangyan blinked, not immediately understanding what he meant.
Upon hearing this, while waiting at the traffic light, Wen Zhaonian turned his head and glanced at Li Tangyan.
Then a very narrow crease appeared at the corner of his eye, and his metallic voice was full of graininess.
Each word landed in my heart, like a drumstick striking a drumhead, creating a continuous tremor.
"Propose marriage."
As soon as he finished speaking, a faint smile appeared on his lips, which had been pursed.
The next second, as expected, his dark eyes reflected Li Tangyan's rapidly blushing face.
"You...you...you..."
At this moment, looking at Wen Zhaonian's face, Li Tangyan felt her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat. She gripped the seatbelt tightly with her fingers and began to stammer.
Seeing this, Wen Zhaonian released his hand from the steering wheel and instead gently touched one of her earlobes.
With a slight rub of the fingertip, I could indeed feel the person in the passenger seat involuntarily flinch.
Her round eyes seemed to be veiled in a thin mist, and her gaze was fixed on him, making her look quite innocent.
Wen Zhaonian glanced at her quietly, then suddenly withdrew his hand.
My gaze returned to the flashing lights in front of me.
Amidst the hum of the car starting, Wen Zhaonian's Adam's apple bobbed slowly, his voice carrying a strange hoarseness.
"I really can't tell, our Li Zhouzhou is getting thinner and thinner."
At the end, Wen Zhaonian's words were tinged with a hint of a smile.
Li Tangyan's ears burned upon hearing this.
As she turned to look at him, taking advantage of Wen Zhaonian's attention being focused on the front, she then pouted as if eager to regain face.
Then he blurted out what was on his mind: "I never expected that our lawyer Wen would become more and more shameless."
“…”
As soon as he finished speaking, the car fell silent except for the sudden screech of brakes.
By the time we arrived at where Grandma Li Tangyan was staying, it was almost noon.
At that time, the old lady was sitting on a recliner outside the gate, basking in the sun.
There was also a big orange cat lying next to it, its tail swishing back and forth, looking exceptionally lazy and carefree.
As she got off the bus, the sharp-eyed old lady immediately spotted Li Tangyan walking towards them and Wen Zhaonian beside her.
"You're here? Just in time for lunch. Wait a little longer, Ah Yan and the others will be here soon, it'll be more lively."
Ayan is her fourth uncle's youngest son, and he has only been in junior high school for a short time this year.
Upon hearing this, Li Tangyan nodded, warmly wrapped her arm around the old lady's arm, and introduced the two of them to each other.
Wen Zhaonian has always been popular with elders, so it didn't take long for him to win the old lady's favor.
The old lady was so happy that she pulled Wen Zhaonian and talked for almost ten minutes at the front door, forgetting that the sunlight outside was gradually getting stronger.
Seeing this, Li Tangyan shook her arm, interrupting their conversation.
Then she started joking with the old lady, her words carrying a hint of coquetry: "Grandma, there's still a living person here."
"Let's go inside and talk, it's hot outside."
Upon hearing this, the old lady finally looked away.
He smiled and glanced back at her, but that one glance was enough for her to notice something was amiss.
The old lady raised her hand and brushed her fingertips across a corner of Li Tangyan's lips.
After hearing her gasp as she aggravated her wound, he let out a surprised "Eh."
"Zhouzhou, what happened to your lip? Does it hurt?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Tangyan's brows, which had furrowed in pain, paused involuntarily.
Then, as if remembering something, she looked at Wen Zhaonian with a guilty look in her eyes.
However, he met her gaze as if she had anticipated his look, and his expression was somewhat inscrutable.
Her face flushed instantly upon seeing this, and she quickly looked away.
Then, meeting the old lady's curious gaze, he stammered an explanation: "It's nothing, I just bumped into something by accident."
Upon hearing this, the old lady let out a long "oh".
His expression was very serious: "You bumped into a wall? That's pretty hard."
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