However, as time passed, Tiger waited quietly, like a silent mountain.
To his surprise, Xiao Mengjie's lips trembled as she mumbled something, but aside from the first few words, she remained silent. Perhaps her face, flushed with anxiety, misled Hu Zi, for his initially confident expression gradually turned to embarrassment.
A barely perceptible blush appeared on that resolute face.
"Could it be... that you're unwilling?"
Tiger's voice grew lower and lower, barely audible, as if each word required all his strength to utter.
The faint voice conveyed endless frustration and despair, evoking pity in the listener.
"Yes, that's true. Looking at myself now, I'm practically a useless person. With one eye blind, how can I possibly hope to be worthy of someone as beautiful as you?"
At this point, Tiger slowly lowered his head, as if his spine had been bent by a heavy burden.
At the same time, the right hand that was originally stretched forward began to retract little by little, as slowly as the hands of a clock moving with difficulty.
At that moment, the surrounding air seemed to freeze, and everything became completely silent.
No one could truly understand the deep-seated sorrow and despair that Tiger felt at that moment, as if the whole world had abandoned him.
He has always genuinely liked Xiao Mengjie.
He was just not good with words and didn't know how to express himself. In his daily life, he tried his best to focus all his energy on his wife and daughter.
It's fair to say that he was the happiest person ever since Xiao Mengjie and her daughter moved into the courtyard house.
Although he never said it, all his actions showed that he treated Xiao Mengjie's mother, Gu Meiying, as his own mother.
This filial piety towards his future mother-in-law was a secret hidden deep in his heart, yet it brought him immense joy.
Similarly, although he was honest and simple, he wasn't stupid and could sense Xiao Mengjie's special care for him.
Sometimes, they would exchange a knowing smile and understand the underlying meaning, but neither of them ever spoke it aloud.
They lived like this for several years, and their feelings for each other grew deeper and deeper; they were practically ready to commit themselves to each other.
When Hu Zi was injured and hospitalized, Xiao Mengjie took care of him day and night, never leaving his side.
Tiger understood that their matter could not be delayed any longer.
Dragging this out any longer will only harm them both.
After being discharged from the hospital, he made up his mind that once he returned home, he would immediately prepare to propose to Xiao Mengjie and make her his real wife.
In his mind, this had already become a fact, and there would be no surprises.
But unexpectedly, he was so bold today, making his first call of love to Xiao Mengjie, but he did not receive a response from his lover.
In an instant, his world went dark, and his body felt incredibly heavy.
Just then, Xiao Mengjie grabbed his large hand, which was about to pull back.
He shouted loudly.
"Tiger, I do!"
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