Chapter 220 Niannian, Let's Get Engaged
Shi Nian stared blankly at the ring.
Huo Yanmo had appeared behind her without her noticing.
"Do you like it?" His voice came from behind.
Shi Nian looked up at him and saw that his eyes were filled with her image.
He reached out and took the ring, then extended his other large hand, waiting for her to place her hand in his palm.
“Let me take care of you, okay?” he said, his voice being broadcast aloud by the nearby drone.
He knelt on one knee and looked up at her.
"Niannian, let's get engaged." His voice was very clear.
He had considered asking for marriage directly, but he always felt that a formal proposal would require a grander and more special ceremony.
Although generally speaking, a proposal usually takes place before an engagement.
However, their situation is somewhat special.
They all know that engagement does not necessarily mean marriage.
This was their prior agreement.
However, this is a relationship that goes beyond just being boyfriend and girlfriend.
and……
Huo Yanmo looked at Shi Nian's slightly red eyes.
He really, really wanted to take care of her.
I don't want to see her sad, so I want to protect her.
"Shi Nian!" Lu Yanzhi's roar came from the other side.
However, Shi Nian did not look at Lu Yanzhi at all; she simply looked down at Huo Yanmo.
"Are you really sure?" Shi Nian asked, her heart pounding and her eyes welling up with tears.
“I’ve had this in mind for many years,” he said.
Their eyes met, and Shi Nian recalled what he had shown her and what he had said to her that day in the hot air balloon and in the art studio.
That day, before leaving the Huo family, he watched her play with the cat in her arms and said softly, "Niannian, don't worry about being a burden to me or causing me trouble. Here, you can be yourself as much as you want."
Shi Nian looked at Huo Yanmo; he had indeed done it.
He once said that he clearly distinguishes between his lover and his benefactor. He said that he fell in love with her after he grew up, not because of the kindness he received in the past.
However, he still made it clear to her that without the help she gave him back then, he wouldn't be who he is today.
To put her mind at ease.
Many of the things he did were for her.
Lu Yanzhi was still struggling over there, and the people he had called had arrived. The two sides were pushing and shoving each other.
The crowd was taking photos and discussing the event enthusiastically.
The sunlight was dazzling, and Huo Yanmo, kneeling on one knee, could only see her.
She was the center of everything.
"Niannian." Huo Yanmo noticed she seemed lost in thought, so he gently reminded her, "Give me a chance to take care of you, okay?"
Shi Nian snapped out of her daze, smiled, and nodded.
"Okay," Shi Nian said, her eyes glistening with tears.
Then, she placed her hand in his palm.
The drone broadcast the whole thing over the loudspeaker, and cheers erupted from the crowd.
Huo Yanmo held her hand tightly.
He slipped the ring onto her finger.
This is a blue diamond ring, dazzling in the sunlight, and it matches the pendant she's wearing around her neck perfectly.
He understands her.
He knew that there were many important things in her life, such as her father's death, Sisi, and the Shi family.
His order will not be at the beginning.
But he understands her, and he supports her.
Huo Yanmo stood up, his right hand tightly holding her left hand, which was adorned with a ring.
Lu Yanzhi finally arrived here.
He looked at their clasped hands and the ring on her finger.
The sun was shining brightly, but he seemed to have no warmth at all.
It's very cold.
"Niannian," he called her name, his eyes red.
But she didn't say anything, she just tightened her grip on Huo Yanmo's hand.
He wanted to say something more, but she just looked at him.
She had already said everything she needed to say.
“Let’s go back,” she said. “Lu Yanzhi, we already have our own lovers.”
"Keep moving forward, and look ahead in life."
"Don't hurt your loved ones like you did before."
That was her final piece of advice; they had nothing more to say to each other.
Lu Yanzhi was about to say something when the other members of the Huo family came over and stopped him.
Shi Nian smiled, looked up at Huo Yanmo beside her, and the two held hands tightly as they headed out down another path.
Lu Yanzhi could only watch from afar as they left, their hands clasped tightly.
The sunlight shone on her engagement ring, and the reflected light stung his eyes.
Lu Yanzhi suddenly remembered...
It seems he never proposed to her.
There was no carefully prepared ring, no proposal ceremony, no flowers, no kneeling, and not even...
He never even asked her if she was willing.
He simply bought a pair of rings at a jewelry store in the mall, put one on her finger, and that was his proposal.
Shi Nian and Huo Yanmo had already left the sunflower field, and the Huo family no longer stopped them.
Lu Yanzhi stood there alone, looking at the huge photo frame next to him.
He reached out and touched Shi Nian's smiling face.
She looks very happy in the photo.
It seemed like he hadn't seen her smile like that in a long time.
His gaze shifted downwards, and he saw the photo of Blue Rain on the shore.
He recognized it; it was from that time in Country Z many years ago.
[So you'd had your eye on her all along?] Lu Yanzhi wondered.
"Oh……"
He chuckled self-deprecatingly.
"Huo Yanmo, you really have been planning this for a long time."
All he could hear were Shi Nian's words to him: "Keep moving forward, look ahead in life. Don't hurt the ones you love again, like before."
The sun was shining brightly, but Lu Yanzhi felt as if his heart was raining.
But the person he loves has always been her. How can he... move forward?
"Brother Lu!" Yu Yiyang's voice came from outside the sunflower field.
"I've brought men and a car!" Yu Yiyang shouted. "Shall we chase them?"
Lu Yanzhi withdrew his gaze, walked to Yu Yiyang's car, opened the door, and got in.
"Chase them!" Lu Yanzhi said.
...
On the Huo family's side, the people at the center of the conversation quickly left, but the topics they left behind were endless.
Huo Yanmo's marriage proposal was successful!
"Shi Nian and Huo Yanmo are getting engaged!"
This news swept across all platforms.
The rumors that Huo Yanmo regretted pursuing Shi Nian have all been shattered!
He loved her, he really, really loved her.
And demonstrate it through actions.
Since this experience center was essentially a counter, everyone wanted to go and take a look.
Some people will be tempted to buy it after seeing it, not to mention that the design of the new product itself is very good, the quality of the brand has always been good, and it is also supported by the venue and the story. It quickly became a bestseller.
Especially those who entered the second round, when they wanted to watch, read the two prop IDs that were placed there.
But when they got there, they discovered that the two prop documents had now been transformed into crystal-clear gemstone carvings.
The carving depicts a golden dragon coiled up, its claws, body, and enormous wings carefully protecting something.
The crowd drew closer to look at the treasure protected by the dragon.
That was a tear.
Tears of a loved one.
While everyone was speculating about what this meant, another rumor began to circulate.
"I heard that Secretary Zhou, one of Lu Yanzhi's subordinates, led a group of people to forcibly break into the villa on the hillside and cut off Han Wei's live broadcast."
"Many people saw it; there was a bunch of people gathered at the entrance!"
"So, Han Wei went in to film without permission?!"
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