Li Xiangdong covered his chest with his hand, feeling the strong beating of his heart.
He was talking to himself when someone suddenly appeared in front of him.
"What are you doing?"
Li Xiangdong was startled. "What the heck! Who... Ruoruo, you're here?"
Ning Ruoruo's long, jet-black hair cascaded over her shoulders, her skin was snow-white, and her features were exquisite. Bathed in the dim light and the pale moonlight, she was breathtakingly beautiful to Li Xiangdong.
Ning Ruoruo suppressed a laugh, tilting her head slightly to examine Li Xiangdong, "Why didn't you call me?"
He waited alone at the entrance of the girls' dormitory for several hours, which prompted the dormitory supervisor to report to the security office, who thought he had ulterior motives!
If the security personnel hadn't happened to have eaten the lychees Li Xiangdong had given them and recognized him, they would have caught him on the spot.
The security personnel notified Ning Ruoruo, and as soon as the experiment was over, she rushed over to see Li Xiangdong.
Li Xiangdong coughed lightly, "Well, I'm free anyway, so I'll just wait for you here."
Ning Ruoruo saw his eyes darting around but didn't expose him. She just peeked at the jasmine flowers in his arms.
"A gift for me?"
"Huh? Oh... This is for you, here you go!"
Ning Ruoruo took the jasmine flowers from Li Xiangdong, brought them to her nose, and smelled them. "So fragrant!"
This is a new type of Tiger Head Jasmine cultivated by Li Xiangdong's company. This new Tiger Head Jasmine blooms earlier, has a stronger fragrance, and its flowers are more than twice the diameter of the ordinary Tiger Head Jasmine.
The layers of white petals actually resembled a miniature peony.
Ning Ruoruo had had her fill of the jasmine scent when she looked up at Li Xiangdong, her eyes brimming with unspoken words.
Li Xiangdong opened his mouth, but then nervously closed it again.
His right hand was touching his left trouser pocket. Ning Ruoruo glanced at it and saw that the bulge looked like a small square box.
The two fell silent unexpectedly.
After what seemed like an eternity, Ning Ruoruo broke the silence, "Is there anything else? If not, I'm going back to my dorm to sleep~"
"Oh...you're tired? Well, then you should go and rest..."
As Li Xiangdong spoke, he turned to let Ning Ruoruo go back to her dormitory.
Ning Ruoruo couldn't stand his dawdling any longer, so she grabbed his hand and said, "What is it? Speak quickly!"
"ah......"
"What 'ah'?! If you don't want to say it now, then don't say it at all!"
Li Xiangdong's face suddenly turned even redder, and his heartbeat was so loud that even Ning Ruoruo could hear it.
He took a deep breath. "Yes, something really has happened..."
Ning Ruoruo's eyes were bright. She raised her eyebrows, suppressed a smile, and looked at him.
Li Xiangdong's left hand trembled as he fumbled around in his trouser pocket.
Ning Ruoruo couldn't help but ask, "Are you scratching me?"
"call--"
Li Xiangdong finally pulled a square box out of his trouser pocket.
"Thump—"
Li Xiangdong knelt on one knee, gently opened the box in his hand, and held it high in front of Ning Ruoruo.
"Ruoruo, marry me! I promise I will never let you down and will treat you well for the rest of my life!"
As soon as he said those words, Li Xiangdong finally felt that he was himself again.
His face was no longer red, his heart had stopped beating, and his eyes were fixed intently on Ning Ruoruo.
Now it was Ning Ruoruo's turn to blush.
Even before Li Xiangdong arrived, someone had tipped her off that he was coming to propose. Just now, looking at the flustered Li Xiangdong, she even had the urge to tease him.
However, as soon as Li Xiangdong uttered those words of marriage proposal, she immediately blushed and her heart began to race.
At this moment, the roles of offense and defense have shifted.
The box Li Xiangdong was holding was a royal blue velvet box.
The box looks exquisite, with intricate patterns outlined in silver wire, giving it an elegant and noble appearance.
Inside the box was a layer of pristine white velvet lining, and on top of that velvet lay a jewel-encrusted emerald ring, radiating a captivating glow.
The main stone of this emerald ring is rectangular, displaying a vibrant and rich deep green hue. It is crystal clear, pure and flawless, as if it contains endless vitality and energy.
The emerald center stone is surrounded by a ring of dazzling diamonds, which sparkle with a brilliant light and add to its splendor.
However, in Ning Ruoruo's eyes, what was more dazzling than the emerald ring was Li Xiangdong's eyes.
She had seen those eyes more than twenty years ago.
Now, the deep affection in those eyes is like a vast ocean, or a boundless universe, as if it wants to suck her in.
Neither of them knew how much time had passed when Ning Ruoruo softly parted her lips and said, "Okay~"
Li Xiangdong felt as if he had heard celestial music and jumped up with joy.
He immediately slipped the ring onto Ning Ruoruo's left ring finger, then excitedly pulled her into a tight embrace.
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The marriage was finally settled, and Grandma Jiang, Li Jin, and Zhao Sufang almost jumped for joy.
Li Jin laughed until tears streamed down his face. He shouted to Grandma Jiang, "Old sister, it still takes your help!"
Zhao Sufang smiled and poured Grandma Jiang a cup of hot tea.
Grandma Jiang smiled, her eyes crinkling, and tapped the kang mat rhythmically with her right fingers. "That brat, he has to use coercion and bribery to get a wife."
Doctor Gu chuckled beside him, "We should hurry up and start preparing for the wedding. The sooner the better. Once we set a wedding date, we can rest assured."
Neither he nor Grandma Jiang had any children, and for the past ten years or so, their hearts had been devoted to Li Xiangdong.
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