Chapter 66 Proposal
Once the thought popped into her head, it grew wildly in Ruan Yao's mind.
Her eyes welled up, her nose stung, and tears streamed down her face.
Huo Yanzhi paused in handing over the water.
"What's wrong?"
Ruan Yao didn't speak, she just cried, and the more she cried, the more heartbroken she became. In the end, she simply buried her face in the quilt and let out suppressed sobs.
"Don't you...don't you want to take responsibility for me?"
She sobbed uncontrollably, as if she had suffered a tremendous injustice.
Before Huo Yanzhi could explain, he saw her grab a bath towel from the side, wrap it haphazardly around herself, suddenly throw off the blanket, and get out of bed barefoot.
With red eyes, she pushed him while crying.
"Get out, get out."
"I'll get dressed and leave now. I won't stay with you. What happened last night..."
Before she could finish speaking, her wrist was grabbed.
The next second, she was pulled back by a strong force and bumped into a firm and warm embrace.
Huo Yanzhi gently hugged her from behind.
He rested his chin on the top of her head, his voice carrying a hint of helpless sigh.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Before Ruan Yao could react, her body was lifted into the air.
Huo Yanzhi picked her up and carried her back to the soft bed.
He knelt down and took her small feet, which were resting on the cold floor, into his warm palms, gently warming them with his body heat.
This gesture is intimate and tender.
All of Ruan Yao's grievances and struggles vanished at this moment.
Her mind went blank, and she even forgot to shed tears.
Huo Yanzhi looked up at her stunned expression, a genuine smile appearing in his eyes.
"You thought I regretted it?"
Ruan Yao felt guilty under his gaze, biting her lip and not daring to nod, but her aggrieved look said it all.
Huo Yanzhi sighed.
“I just didn’t want to talk to you about this without the ring.”
"What is it?" Ruan Yao asked blankly.
Huo Yanzhi knelt down on one knee in front of her.
He looked up at the girl on the bed, still wrapped in a bath towel, her eyes and nose red from crying.
"Ruan Yao, will you marry me?"
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When Ruan Yao returned home, she was still in a daze.
Huo Yanzhi personally drove her back. Along the way, she felt like she was walking on clouds, occasionally stealing a glance at the man driving beside her, then quickly looking away, unable to suppress the smile on her lips.
She was still somewhat reluctant to leave even after the car stopped in front of the Ruan family villa.
"I...I went in."
"Mmm." Huo Yanzhi leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.
Ruan Yao's cheeks flushed instantly, and she practically fled the car, running clumsily into her house.
"Yaoyao, where did you go last night? Why didn't you come back all night? I couldn't get through to you on the phone!" Su Wanqing rushed over to her daughter as soon as she saw her, her face full of worry.
Ruan Minghui also stood up from the sofa and looked at her.
Ruan Sheng added fuel to the fire, "That's right, Mom, you have no idea, I looked for her all over the party last night but couldn't find her. I thought she had been kidnapped by human traffickers!"
"I..." Ruan Yao lowered her head guiltily, covering the hickeys on her neck, not daring to look her family in the eye.
She couldn't very well say that she was drugged and spent time with Huo Yanzhi last night, and that he even proposed to her, could she?
These words sound like something out of a dream, and they're sure to scare them.
Moreover, Huo Yanzhi said that everything after that should be handed over to him.
She didn't need to worry about the marriage between the two families or Shen Yu's affairs.
"I slept at a friend's house last night, and my phone died," she made up an excuse.
"Which friend? Male or female?" Ruan Minghui frowned, his face serious.
"A woman! A woman!" Ruan Yao exclaimed quickly.
Unable to withstand her family's questioning any longer, she made an excuse and ran upstairs.
"Dad, Mom, brother, I'm so sleepy, I'm going upstairs to take a nap!"
After saying that, she rushed back to her room like a gust of wind and locked the door.
Watching their daughter flee in panic, Su Wanqing and Ruan Minghui exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion on each other's faces.
Only Ruan Sheng stroked his chin, revealing a thoughtful expression.
The next morning, the Ruan family welcomed a group of unexpected guests.
When Ruan Sheng opened the door and saw the group of people standing outside, he was completely stunned.
Leading the group was Ye Mei, the matriarch of the Huo family, flanked by the elegant Huo Wenbo and the powerful Huo Jing.
Behind them, the butler and assistant carried gift boxes of various sizes and exquisite packaging, which were piled up almost like a small mountain.
This display of force completely stunned Ruan Sheng.
When Ruan Minghui and Su Wanqing were asked to come downstairs, they were completely bewildered.
"My dear in-laws, please forgive my intrusion!" As soon as Ye Mei saw them, she warmly stepped forward and took Su Wanqing's hand, beaming from ear to ear.
The address "mother-in-law" completely bewildered Ruan Minghui and Su Wanqing.
"Mrs. Huo, what's wrong with you...?" Su Wanqing was completely confused.
Ye Mei smiled so hard her eyes narrowed into slits. She patted Su Wanqing's hand and got straight to the point.
"Oh dear, why are you still calling me Mrs. Huo? That's too formal! From now on, we're family! Family!"
"Here's what happened. My father was hospitalized a couple of days ago because he wasn't feeling well. We consulted a master who said that he needed a big happy event to 'cleanse' him up."
Ye Mei pulled Su Wanqing to sit down on the sofa and talked animatedly.
"The master has calculated her birth chart and said that the noble lady who can bring prosperity to our Huo family and bring good luck to the old man is your Yaoyao!"
"Well, our son Yanzhi nodded in agreement to this marriage yesterday! So we've come to propose today!"
Ruan Minghui and Su Wanqing were stunned.
A marriage to bring good luck?
marry?
With Huo Yanzhi?
Before they could even process the sheer volume of information, they saw the Huo family's butler directing people to open the gift boxes one by one and place them in the living room.
Top-tier jewelry, limited-edition watches, rare handbags, and various precious health supplements and property deeds...
The dazzling array of betrothal gifts was almost blinding.
Ruan Minghui and Su Wanqing exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.
In the living room, Ye Mei was still enthusiastically "promoting" her son.
Huo Jing then chimed in at the opportune moment, her words revealing her extreme satisfaction with Ruan Yao, her future niece-in-law.
After recovering from their initial shock, Ruan Minghui and his wife looked at the mountain of dowry before them, which was clearly very valuable, and then at Ye Mei and Huo Jing's beaming faces. They understood everything immediately.
Is it possible to be this happy while getting married to ward off bad luck?
This isn't a wedding to bring good luck; it's clearly a grand wedding procession with eight bearers carrying a bride!
It's obvious that the two children are in love, and the Huo family is just using this as an excuse to rush into marriage!
Having figured this out, Ruan Minghui and Su Wanqing felt relieved and smiled.
As long as their daughter is happy, and the other party is from such an outstanding family as the Huo family, why would they disagree?
Ruan Sheng listened to the conversation of these people, his mouth agape wide enough to fit an egg.
Holy crap?
They're already proposing marriage?
His sister is amazing!
Upstairs, Ruan Yao, who had been woken up by the noise, walked downstairs in a daze and saw this magical scene in the living room.
The two families chatted happily, her mother and Aunt Ye Mei holding hands like sisters.
Ruan Sheng, standing to the side, winked and gave her a "V" sign, silently boasting with his mouth: "Call me the Matchmaker!"
Ruan Yao stood there dumbfounded on the stairs.
Until Ye Mei saw her and waved to her with a smile.
"Oh dear, our Yaoyao is awake! Come here quickly, let Mom take a look!"
Ye Mei pulled her to her side, lovingly touching her hand, becoming more and more satisfied with the look.
"Oh my, our Yaoyao is more and more beautiful the more I look at her. Standing next to our Yanzhi, they are a match made in heaven!"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ye Mei personally placed a jade bracelet, its surface a vibrant green and clearly priceless, onto her wrist.
"Good child, from now on we are family."
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