202 Proposal
Both lunch and dinner were banquets for neighbors and friends. Huo Yanxi and Xie Yaoyao returned to the boathouse and changed out of their heavy black suits.
Huo Yanxi changed into a white bespoke suit; he rarely wears light-colored clothes.
Wearing this outfit, paired with a burgundy tie, looks very much like a wedding dress.
Huo Yanxi also prepared a white lace dress for Xie Yaoyao, with a ribbon tied into a bow on her wrist.
After putting on the long dress, she couldn't reach the zipper at the back and peeked out from the bedroom.
"Huo Yanxi, can you do me a favor?"
Huo Yanxi walked over quickly, and Xie Yaoyao was standing by the door. She said, "The zipper seems to be stuck. Can you help me pull it?"
Huo Yanxi lowered her eyes. The zipper was stuck halfway up her waist. She let go, and the back of her clothes opened, revealing her fair and slender back.
Her shoulder blades were clearly visible, and even her lower back dimples were discernible.
Huo Yanxi's eyes darkened slightly. He pinched the zipper pull with his long fingers, and with a back-and-forth motion, he managed to pull out the fabric that was stuck inside.
His gaze, however, was uncontrollably drawn to her beautiful shoulder blades, looking at them again and again.
Finally, he swallowed hard and leaned down to kiss her shoulder blade.
Xie Yaoyao suddenly felt a heat on her shoulder blade, which startled her.
Just as she was about to move, a large hand pressed down on her waist, stopping her movement.
Huo Yanxi gently bit down, leaving a red mark on her shoulder blade.
Xie Yaoyao's cheeks were flushed.
She pressed her hand against the wall, her knuckles turning slightly white. After a long while, Huo Yanxi finally released her.
He zipped up his jacket and said in a hoarse voice, "All done."
His voice was restrained and subdued.
Xie Yaoyao was too embarrassed to look at him, so she quickly walked towards the dressing table.
As soon as I took a step, my legs gave way and I fell forward.
Fortunately, Huo Yanxi was very close to her and reached out to put his arm around her waist in time.
The man's voice was tinged with pleasure, "Your legs are already weak?"
Xie Yaoyao's cheeks were so red they were almost bleeding. She turned around and glared at him, slapped his hand away, and sat down in front of the dressing table.
Her face, as beautiful as a rose, was reflected in the mirror. She felt that if she cracked an egg on her face, it would cook right there.
Huo Yanxi walked over and saw her drawing her eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil.
He leaned on the dressing table with one hand and took the eyebrow pencil from her hand with the other. "I'll draw it for you."
Xie Yaoyao looked at his handsome face through the mirror, "Can you?"
Huo Yanxi raised an eyebrow, "Give it a try?"
Xie Yaoyao dared not let him try; it was already past ten o'clock, and they had to go to the hotel to greet their guests.
He wanted to draw her eyebrows like Shin-chan's, but she had to remove them and then draw them again, which was a waste of time.
"Give it to me, I'll draw it myself."
"Don't you believe me?" Huo Yanxi was persistent. He cupped her face in his hands and was about to draw her eyebrows.
Seeing that he was very interested, Xie Yaoyao stopped struggling, thinking that she could just wash it off and repaint it later.
She looked in the mirror and saw Huo Yanxi carefully drawing his eyebrows, blending the color from dark to light.
I must say, he painted it quite well. There were no ink clumps, no uneven shades, and the eyebrows weren't drawn too thick. Instead, the transitions were very natural.
Xie Yaoyao said, "You look like you've studied this before."
Huo Yanxi said, "I haven't studied it, but maybe it's because it's you; your image is etched in my mind."
Xie Yaoyao looked at the man in the mirror and said, "Then why don't you recognize me now that I've gained weight?"
This incident is truly a dark chapter in Huo Yanxi's life.
Huo Yanxi said, "I recognized him, but I just couldn't believe it myself."
He recognized her the first time he saw her at the teacher appreciation banquet.
He simply refused to believe that she would ever appear before him again.
When they divorced, it was a very decisive separation, but before the car even left the small fishing village, he regretted it.
He wanted to go back to find her, but Madam Huo had her bodyguards knock him unconscious and take him away. When he woke up again, he had already been imprisoned in Xiaojianshan Prison.
Xie Yaoyao said, "Because I'm too fat, you don't recognize me?"
"No, I just can't believe you'll ever appear in my world again."
Xie Yaoyao watched as he finished drawing her eyebrows, then she turned around and put her arms around his waist.
"Huo Yanxi, let's be together forever from now on, okay?"
Huo Yanxi nodded, "Okay."
The two hugged for a few minutes before Xie Ziyu called her from outside, at which point Xie Yaoyao finally let go of him.
"You can go out first, I'll just touch up my lip gloss and come out."
Huo Yanxi cupped her face, kissed her on the lips, and then turned and left.
Xie Yaoyao bit her lip slightly, feeling an indescribable flutter in her heart.
She chose a sweet guava-colored lipstick and applied it to her lips with a lip brush.
This makeup goes perfectly with today's dress.
She touched up her makeup, then grabbed her handbag, got up, and left the bedroom, closing the door behind her.
Stepping out of the main room, the sun was shining brightly outside.
Huo Yanxi stood under the corridor waiting for her, and his eyes lit up when he saw her come out.
His gaze immediately became fixed on her, and he couldn't look away.
Xie Ziyu exclaimed, "Mommy, you look so beautiful today! You look like a bride!"
Uncle Jian and Aunt Wang were also standing beside her, waiting for her.
Hearing this, the two laughed. Aunt Wang said, "That's right, Teacher Xie and Fifth Master look just like a bride and groom in this outfit."
Uncle Jian chimed in, "They are a perfect match, a truly handsome couple."
Xie Yaoyao felt embarrassed by their compliments, and she slowly walked down the steps.
Huo Yanxi had already reached out his hand, and Xie Yaoyao handed him her hand, which he grasped.
He led her down the steps, gazing at her with adoration, "Manman, you're so beautiful."
Xie Yaoyao raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "Huo Yanxi, you look very handsome today too."
Huo Yanxi: "Then... shall we get married?"
Xie Yaoyao was stunned.
Huo Yanxi took out a diamond ring from his suit pocket and knelt down on one knee in front of Xie Yaoyao.
"Manman, marry me again, okay?"
Xie Yaoyao looked at him unexpectedly.
The man's diamond ring was a full five carats, not an everyday style, with small diamonds set around it, making the central diamond appear even more dazzling.
She said, "Get up quickly."
Huo Yanxi raised his handsome face and asked, "Then will you agree to marry me again?"
Xie Yaoyao really couldn't do anything about him.
She said, "Okay, I promise you, now get up."
As she spoke, she reached out to help him, but Huo Yanxi took her left hand and put the diamond ring on her ring finger.
The enormous pigeon-egg-sized diamond ring, cut into a multifaceted shape, sparkles brilliantly in the sunlight.
Xie Yaoyao was dazzled by the diamond ring. "So sparkly!"
Huo Yanxi took her hand and kissed the back of it. Xie Yaoyao then said, "This diamond is too big. It's not suitable for wearing to work."
Huo Yanxi led her outside, saying, "When we get back to Hong Kong, we'll buy you a regular one for work."
"That's such a waste of money." Xie Yaoyao still couldn't immediately switch from a frugal to a luxurious lifestyle.
Huo Yanxi smiled and said, "As long as it's money spent on you, it's not a waste; it's money well spent."
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