Chapter 59 Come to the door
The morning light filtered through the slits in the velvet curtains, casting a gentle golden edge on the bedsheets. Su Nian lay on her side, her gaze fixed on the chiseled face of the man beside her. The warmth of last night seemed to still linger between them.
Slowly raising his hand, his fingertips, carrying the unique coolness of the early morning, lightly traced across Ling Shen's well-defined chest. From the faint mark below his collarbone to the faintly visible muscle lines between his waist and abdomen, every inch of his touch was like tracing a beloved painting.
The person next to him, whose originally steady breathing suddenly stagnated, let out a very light groan from his throat.
A sly smile flashed across Su Nian's eyes, like a kitten that had stolen some candy. Just as she was about to tease him again, her sight was suddenly drawn to her own hand - on her middle finger, next to the plain and elegant ring from last night, there was another exquisitely designed ring.
Vines inlaid with broken diamonds are wrapped around the ring body, and the main diamond on the top reflects fine light in the morning light, overlapping with the original plain ring. One is simple and the other is complex, but they reveal an indescribable harmony, as if they were born to belong to each other.
"This...what is this?" Su Nian gently stroked the two rings with her fingertips. The touch of the cold metal made her heart beat faster and faster. She turned to look at Ling Shen, her eyes full of confusion and surprise.
Ling Shen suppressed the throbbing in his body caused by the unintentional touch just now. His Adam's apple rolled slightly, and then a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He reached out and held the person tightly in his arms, letting Su Nian's cheek touch his warm chest. Then he raised their hands and placed them side by side in front of him.
The morning light falls on the overlapping hands and rings, outlining a warm outline.
"This is the ring I prepared for you," Ling Shen's voice was hoarse from waking up, but full of seriousness.
"Actually, I've been ready for a long time, ever since I decided I wanted to spend my life with you. But what happened later prevented me from having the chance to give it to you. Do you like it?"
At the end of his words, there was a hint of subtle uneasiness in his voice. He secretly glanced at Su Nian's expression, afraid that he would be dissatisfied.
Su Nian lowered her head to look at the ring on her hand, her fingertips repeatedly stroking the broken diamonds on the diamond ring. She deliberately slowed down her response and made a hesitant expression on her face.
Ling Shen saw this and his heart skipped a beat. His arms, which had been relaxed, tightened instantly, and he hurriedly grasped his hand. His tone was full of urgency: "Sure enough, I knew it was too hasty. I should have prepared a formal ceremony. Otherwise, I will find a better couple now, and then find the most romantic place to propose to you..."
Before he could finish his words, Su Nian suddenly tilted her head back, pressing her soft lips against his, drowning out the rest of his words. The kiss carried the sweetness of early morning, gentle yet firm, instantly soothing all of Ling Shen's anxieties.
After a while, Su Nian slowly left his lips, and gently rubbed his chin with the tip of her nose. Her eyes were full of smiles, and her voice was soft but clear: "No need to start over, this is good, I like it very much."
He raised his hand and gently touched Ling Shen's cheek with his fingertips, "Having you and these two rings is enough." Ling Shen looked at the smile in Su Nian's eyes, and the uneasiness in his heart disappeared in an instant, replaced by overflowing tenderness.
He lowered his head and kissed his lips again, this time with the cherishment and love that had been lost and found again, and quietly continued this sweetness in the room filled with morning light.
"Mom and Dad, good morning." Ling Shen held Su Nian's hand and looked at his parents who were studying something in the living room.
When Ling's mother heard the voice, she waved to Su Nian, "A Nian is awake, come quickly." The kindness in her eyes and eyebrows made Su Nian dazed for a moment.
Su Nian was drawn forward by the warmth, her cashmere slippers making almost no sound on the carpet. It wasn't until she sat down next to Ling's mother that she saw clearly that what she was holding was actually the wedding planning plan.
Ling's mother flipped through the plans in front of her, not forgetting to ask Su Nian's opinion. "Ah Nian, do you prefer outdoor or indoor events? How many events do you want to hold? And what about your clothes? Oh, there are so many things to do."
Su Nian looked up at Ling Shen, who was already sitting next to Ling's father. Their eyes met in the suspended dust, and the corners of their lips raised at the same time revealed the same warmth.
The three people who met at the door looked at the dark circles under each other's eyes and immediately understood the almost identical experience of last night.
The unanimous roar as the door was opened immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Ling Shen slowly straightened his clothes, stood up and smiled at the worried Su Nian, "You're here, let's talk outside."
Yuan Wenzhong smiled at the remaining three people and followed the person in front out of the living room.
Although Su Nian didn't know what had happened, he couldn't help but worry when he saw the three people coming at him aggressively.
Ling's mother didn't care. She took Su Nian's hand and patted it gently. Her fingertips had the warm touch of years of maintenance.
"It's okay, don't pay attention to them, they're just a bunch of noisemakers." He pouted towards the distance, his eyes wrinkled with laughter. "When your Uncle Ling proposed to me, the commotion was much more outrageous than this."
The four of them stood in the warm sun room. Ling Shen looked at his three friends, who were also folding their arms and accusing him. "What's going on?"
The tone of knowingly asking questions made Yu Tao's teeth itch with hatred. He pointed at the dark circles under his eyes and said, "Look at it, look at it. If you want to propose, just propose. Why do you have to torment us?"
Chang Zi nodded in agreement, "We even helped you come up with proposal ideas, and this is how you treat us."
Yuan Wenzhong leaned against the French window, his slender fingers rhythmically tapping the glass. The mirror reflected his slightly furrowed brows. Although he didn't speak, the frequency of his Adam's apple rolling revealed his dissatisfaction.
Ling Shen put his hands in his pockets and looked at the three people in front of him with an innocent look on his face, "I didn't know you guys really didn't sleep."
“Ling Shen!!!”
The angry voices of the three people almost broke through the roof of the sun room, but Ling Shen couldn't help laughing and quickly raised his hands, "Okay, okay, I was wrong."
Yu Tao held back Chang Zi who was about to rush forward, raised his head arrogantly, "How are you going to compensate us? During the New Year's Day, the three of us were scolded by our families and couldn't even raise our heads." He deliberately prolonged the last syllable, and the tips of his leather shoes tapped the floor unconsciously, making a regular tapping sound.
Ling Shen stroked his chin, pondering for a moment. Suddenly, he turned and opened the carved wooden door. A chill winter breeze, carrying the fragrance of wintersweet, blew in, but he smiled slyly. "How about you help me think about planning the wedding?"
"What?!" Before the three of them could react, Ling Shen had already hurried out of the sun room, leaving only Yu Tao's roar, "Ling Shen, don't run!"
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