As expected, the raindrops came suddenly and heavily.

The housekeeper stood under the eaves supervising the end of the flower moving work, thinking that he would have to ask the kitchen to prepare some snacks later, as the eldest lady had not had dinner tonight.

The Sheng family's ancestor worship day is approaching, and the master and mistress set off this morning and have already returned to Jiangcheng first. Before leaving, they specifically asked him to take good care of the eldest lady, so he still has to watch the eldest lady eat something later.

As he was thinking this, the butler suddenly glanced casually in the direction of the gate and paused.

In the dark rainy night, a slender figure stood outside the iron gate. It was unknown how long he stood there, silently in the rain, motionless. He was dressed in dark clothes and almost blended into the night.

If the butler hadn't taken a closer look, he would have missed it.

Holding an umbrella, the butler stepped into the rain and approached the iron gate. When he saw the face of the person coming clearly, he was surprised.

"...Master Shi Yan?!" - Upon hearing the housekeeper's words, Sheng Yuan opened the door immediately.

"Master Shi Yan is standing outside the door. No matter how we persuade him, he is unwilling to come in..."

Before the housekeeper could finish his words, Sheng Yuan had already rushed downstairs. She walked very fast, and the servant behind her hurriedly opened a large umbrella and followed her.

"Shi Yan!"

The iron gate had been opened, and it was not until the girl's voice was heard that the motionless figure finally reacted.

Shi Yan didn't know how long he had been in the rain. A few raindrops dripped from the black hair on his forehead and slid down his tall nose. He slightly raised his eyelids, revealing a pair of cold and gloomy eyes, looking straight at Sheng Yuan.

"Shi Yan, come in first!" Sheng Yuan was almost anxious to death. She hurried forward, grabbed his hand and pulled him inside. The person behind her paused for a moment, but still let the girl do what she wanted and followed her obediently.

The heating was turned up to the highest setting, and the housekeeper prepared a set of clean, brand new clothes for the boys and two dry towels.

"Shi Yan, can you go change your clothes first?"

Shi Yan sat on the sofa without moving. His angular profile looked a little pale. He did not speak, but stared at the floor in silence with his thin eyelids drooping.

Sensing that something was wrong in the atmosphere, the butler gestured for all the servants to leave the living room, and then he turned around and left, went to the kitchen, and ordered someone to make some ginger soup to drive away the cold.

There were only two people left in the living room.

Sheng Yuan took the towel and dried Shi Yan's hair first. The girl's brows were furrowed, but her hands moved delicately.

Before she had wiped it twice, a bony hand was raised and silently grasped Sheng Yuan's wrist, stopping her movements. The cold touch startled Sheng Yuan. Even though it was so cold, the owner of the hand still had no expression on his face and showed no reaction.

At this moment, Sheng Yuan suddenly noticed from the corner of her eye that Shi Yan had been holding something tightly in his other hand. Following her line of sight, she saw a familiar brocade box.

Shi Yan's guess about the reason why he came here late at night was confirmed.

The girl said softly, "...Grandpa Shi, I told you."

The air was quiet for a few seconds.

"What's the meaning."

Shi Yan finally spoke the first sentence, and his usually low-pitched voice sounded hoarsely.

He raised his head and looked at the girl standing beside him, her body wet. He asked her in a dry voice, "Don't you want me anymore?"

Sheng Yuan then realized that Shi Yan's eyes seemed to be a little red. She was startled and shook her head vigorously, denying, "No, Shi Yan."

Shi Yan looked serious and continued to ask, what does it mean to give the ring?

"That's what I want Grandpa Shi to agree to," Sheng Yuan looked into Shi Yan's eyes, "If one day in the future, you have any idea of ​​canceling this marriage, he will unconditionally agree to your personal wish."

After a slight pause, she added, "Me too."

Ever since the system released the strategy mission of [Canceling the Engagement with Shi Yan].

Sheng Yuan never thought about completing this task.

She went to the Shi family and made this request to Old Man Shi. She made this decision not because of Yan Qingyue's appearance, nor because of the story she heard on the radio in the car that day.

Things in the outside world, people in the outside world, everything she heard or saw, could not prompt Sheng Yuan to make this decision. Except for Shi Yan, from beginning to end, the only person she cared about was Shi Yan.

So, this time, she gave the right to choose to Shi Yan. Only his decision could influence her decision.

"My wish?" Shi Yan stared at the girl and repeated himself in a daze.

Sheng Yuan nodded.

She felt Shi Yan's grip on her wrist tighten. After a moment of silence, she heard him say, "Okay, I'll tell you my personal wishes now."

The words fell.

Shi Yan let go of Sheng Yuan's wrist, lowered his head, opened the brocade box that was half the size of his palm, took out the ring from it, and grabbed her left hand again. His bony palm controlled her slender five fingers to be spread out, and then, he firmly, firmly, and heavily buckled the ring that was fixed between his two fingers into her middle finger and pushed it all the way in.

Shi Yan stared at Sheng Yuan with a cold and solemn look, and told her word by word, "This is my personal wish."

Looking at the five-carat, oval-shaped ring on the middle finger of her left hand, which emitted a bright and beautiful light like fireworks, Sheng Yuan stared at it in a daze for a few seconds, and then, she curved her lips and suddenly smiled.

Hearing the girl's laughter, Shi Yan was stunned for a moment before he reacted. Then he frowned in dissatisfaction and looked at her seriously. His voice was a little unnatural and fierce, and his tone was a little anxious, "Sheng Yuan, you said it yourself, you will agree unconditionally."

As if afraid that she would deny it the next second, he stared at her without blinking, but in his heart he was anxiously waiting for her answer.

Until she nodded gently, "Agree."

Two gentle words fell, clearly falling into Shi Yan's ears. He stood in place, his long black eyelashes trembled slightly, and his eye sockets seemed to be a little redder, scarlet red, and then, as if the accumulated grievances could no longer be held back, he stood up, took a step forward, and reached out to hug the girl.

He buried his head in the crook of her neck and hugged her tightly.

"Sheng Yuan, you really are going too far."

There was a hint of grievance in his low-pitched and hoarse voice. He was complaining, how could she be like this? She had just given him flowers, and the next moment she let him know that she might not care about the decision of the engagement at all.

Sheng Yuan raised her hand, hugged Shi Yan's waist back, and apologized softly, "Shi Yan, I'm sorry."

Shi Yan lowered his head and hugged her tighter.

Sheng Yuan slowly opened her eyes, and a faint emotion flashed in her beautiful almond-shaped eyes.

Is love worth 0.00%?

She doesn't believe it.

fraud.

“…”

The rain outside the window has stopped.

The two hugged each other for a while, and Sheng Yuan touched Shi Yan's wet coat.

"Shi Yan, please change your clothes, otherwise you will catch a cold."

Shi Yan still refused, "No."

"I'm a little angry."

He let her go, his eyes still cold, but the gloom was gone.

"I want to go back."

Sheng Yuan was just about to say she would send him off.

Shi Yan turned his head awkwardly and said, "I don't want you to see me off."

Thanks to my wife Margaret for the monthly ticket~~