Lin Zhibai also looked unconvinced, "Does a proposal have to include a ring? That's so tacky!"
"Don't you think so, Sister Fanyan?" His handsome eyes gleamed.
Gu Fanyan's heart stirred; she seemed to see that boy from before.
What I wanted was very simple: all her attention.
"Let's take our parents' opinions into consideration regarding the wedding." She withdrew her hand, her cheeks flushed.
Lin Zhibai gazed at her intently, a gentle happiness spreading across his face.
He knew that this was the first time she had truly agreed.
After dinner, Lin's mother pulled Gu Fanyan aside to discuss the matter of her parents meeting.
Lin Zhibai came over and urged her several times, "Sister Fanyan, come upstairs with me."
Lin's mother was displeased. "What treasure are you planning to present upstairs? The meeting between your parents is very important!"
"What's so complicated about this?" Lin Zhibai asked back. "I'll arrange a time with Uncle Gu, and you and Dad can prepare the gifts for our visit."
Without saying a word, he pulled Gu Fanyan up and led her upstairs.
The two figures disappeared at the top of the stairs on the second floor, and Lin Zhibai's hearty laughter could still be heard for a while.
Lin's mother looked at the stairs, her expression complex.
"What's wrong?" Mr. Lin walked over. "Your biggest wish was for your son to get married. Now that your wish has come true, you're unhappy?"
Lin's mother shook her head, "Zhibai values Fanyan too much."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Lin's father asked, puzzled.
“You can understand business matters, but you may not understand women’s minds,” Lin’s mother said worriedly. “I can sense that Fan Yan is preoccupied.”
Mr. Lin frowned; he felt his wife was overthinking things.
Gu Fanyan followed Lin Zhibai into the room, looking at him with a half-smile, "Why are you in such a hurry? What do you want to show me? I'll be disappointed if what you bring out isn't amazing enough."
"Do you think I'll be disappointed?" He lowered his head and brought his face closer, his eyes drooping, displaying his usual ingratiating manner towards her.
Who would have thought that the seemingly unapproachable Young Master Lin would be like this in front of her?
And it was done willingly, so it couldn't be more natural.
Gu Fanyan's heart softened. She reached out her slender arm, wrapped it around his neck, and gently kissed his cheek.
She only had this thought on a whim and didn't expect it to be so damaging to him.
The hard lips pressed down naturally.
He only released her when she couldn't breathe.
"You dragged me upstairs just for this?" she asked, blushing.
"It's not just for this..." His eyes burned with fire.
She immediately pushed his shoulder, "Your parents are downstairs, don't do anything rash."
A wicked smile curled at the corner of his mouth as he brought his thin lips close to her ear. "Sister Fanyan, don't we do this kind of thing all the time?" His voice was both alluring and dangerous.
It stirred up many nervous yet sweet memories in her mind.
Indeed, many traces of them have been left in this room.
"If you keep doing this, I'm not talking to you anymore." She turned away, hiding her flushed cheeks.
"Heh!" Lin Zhibai let out a satisfied chuckle and wrapped his arms tightly around her.
He didn't tell her that as long as he could be with her, even jokes and lighthearted moments made him incredibly happy.
"Then let's save it for next time," he said, stopping his teasing. "I'll show you something today."
He handed her a large box.
She found it strange; logically, the most likely thing he would give her now would be an engagement ring.
However, there's no need to put the engagement ring in such a big box.
"Open it and take a look." A smile appeared in his eyes.
She opened it, and to her surprise, it contained a photo album.
The album contains photos of all sizes, but there is only one subject: a snow-capped mountain.
It's not all snow, but rather that point on the mountain peak that soars into the clouds.
Sometimes it appears especially white in the sunlight.
Sometimes it blends into the white clouds in the sky.
“Where is this place?” she asked.
“Go south first, then west, and you’ll see it along the way,” Lin Zhibai replied.
"Sister Fanyan, shall we get married there?" he said.
"Why?" she asked, puzzled.
“The locals call this mountain Baekdu Mountain.” He looked down at the photo. “I passed by here and liked it as soon as I saw it, so I took a lot of pictures of it.”
“At that time I thought, one day I will be able to show you these photos.”
"You see, people still need to have dreams." His voice was tinged with moisture.
She understood. He must have thought back then that one day he could hold a wedding ceremony with her on that mountain.
"Don't we need to observe proper etiquette for our guests?" she asked.
“Mount Baekdu will bear witness for us,” he replied. “My happiness is made by you; it needs no one else’s witness.”
Gu Fanyan smiled. She never expected that her big boy would say such touching words one day.
She laughed, then her lips twitched, and tears began to stream down her face.
"I'm sorry, I always thought you abandoned me, but actually, I've abandoned you for too long..."
"Please don't lose me again in the future." His eyes also reddened.
"Um."
The two embraced tightly.
When they were young, neither of them knew how to love each other. Fortunately, they reunited not too late.
When Gu Fanyan returned home that evening, she told her mother that she and Lin Zhibai planned to hold their wedding at Baitou Mountain.
She was quite worried that her mother would disagree, after all, she had to consider the reputation of both the Gu family and the Lin family.
However, Gu's mother only asked, "Are you willing to do this?"
Gu Fanyan nodded: "I think this is a good idea. Marriage is a matter between two people."
As she spoke, she lowered her eyes.
Mother Gu asked, "Yan'er, is something on your mind?"
Gu Fanyan shook her head, but her mother's knowing gaze made it impossible for her to avoid it.
Her mother knows her better than she does.
“Mom, I’ve never told you this before,” she bit her lip, “there’s a high chance I won’t be able to have children.”
She explained the whole story.
Gu's mother hugged her tightly, heartbroken. "How could you be so foolish? You carried such a huge burden all by yourself without telling me!"
Gu Fanyan shook her head. She was afraid her mother would worry, and besides, she had already consulted the best doctors and specialists.
Why make things difficult for Mom when even doctors can't do it?
“Mom, I don’t want to keep this a secret, but Lin Zhibai said he doesn’t care and he doesn’t intend to tell his parents.”
Gu Fanyan was in a dilemma, not knowing how to be honest with Lin's mother.
She needs her mother's help.
Gu's mother steadied herself and calmed down: "I can talk to Lin's mother, but you need to think about one thing carefully: if she opposes your marriage with Lin Zhibai because of this, what do you plan to do?"
Gu Fanyan was silent for a moment, then said, "I want to tell her about this because I respect her."
“But I will not back down on the marriage because of her obstruction,” she said firmly. “There is only one situation that would make me give up this relationship, and that is if Lin Zhibai tells me in person.”
Gu's mother was very pleased. It seemed that Lin Zhibai had given her a lot of confidence. "Okay, I will tell her when I meet his parents."
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