He has his reasons, perhaps he's facing some difficulties." Shi Xi had regained her composure by now, her tone calm and indifferent.
"Do you want to go back and listen?" Xie Yunzhou asked casually. "When I came out, I saw that Auntie and Mr. Tao were both crying. They must be able to give me a lot of reasons."
Shi Xi smiled and reached out to hug Xie Yunzhou tightly.
Xie Yunzhou put his arm around the girl's waist and whispered comfortingly, "I'm here for you."
"You and they lied to me together," Shi Xi said in a muffled voice.
“They hadn’t made up back then, and I didn’t want you to be caught in the middle.” Xie Yunzhou’s tone softened as he recalled the unpleasant experience. “When parents have a bad relationship, the children suffer the most.”
Shi Xi: "I have a secret to tell you."
Xie Yunzhou: "Mm."
Shi Xi: "My parents don't like me."
Xie Yunzhou patted the girl's back without asking whether she was her father, mother, or Hua Wenyin and Tao Boli.
"I like you," Xie Yunzhou said in a low voice. "I will always like you the most."
The girl hugged him, her tears soaking his clothes.
Everyone thought she was the apple of the Shi family's eye, but she felt that the Shi family's doting on her was like a Damocles' sword hanging over her head, constantly reminding her that none of it truly belonged to her.
After her arrival, the peaceful days were over, and life became full of ups and downs.
Upon arriving at the Hua family, Hua Wenying's initial doting on Hua Ruoling left Shi Xi with little emotional turmoil; she simply had to accept the fact that she now had a mother.
"I like you very much too." Shi Xi let go of him, her red eyes filled with seriousness and determination. "I will always like you the most."
Golden light shone on the two of them.
Xie Yunzhou's heart stirred, "Will you marry me?"
Shi Xi was slightly taken aback.
In a daze, Xie Yunzhou had already knelt on one knee, taken her hand, and repeated:
"Shi Xi, marry me."
This time it wasn't a question.
Shi Xi burst into laughter through her tears, "Your proposal was that simple?"
There were no witnesses, no diamond ring, no flowers, no fireworks or balloons.
Xie Yunzhou said helplessly, "The diamond ring is in my coat pocket."
His coat was draped over Shi Xi.
Shi Xi reached into her pocket for the jewelry box.
Xie Yunzhou: "Wearing it means you agree."
Shi Xi glanced at him and opened the box.
Blue diamonds are especially dazzling, even lighter in color than the sea.
The carved patterns resemble streams, and when slightly rotated, they appear as if the water is flowing.
Xie Yunzhou took out the ring.
Shi Xi noticed that the ring also had cloud and stream patterns on it.
Like drifting clouds and streams, you are someone I can only dream of.
"Put it on for me." Shi Xi held out her hand, which was her way of agreeing to Xie Yunzhou's marriage proposal.
Xie Yunzhou put the ring on her finger and kissed the back of her hand.
"I originally planned a marriage proposal," Xie Yunzhou said, looking out at the sea, "but then I thought this place would be nice too."
There is the sea, and there is sunshine.
Sometimes there is a stream.
Shi Xi smiled, still not wanting to go back. Looking at the vast, boundless sea, she asked, "Shall we walk for a while?"
Xie Yunzhou: "Okay."
The two walked and chatted on the beach, their fingers intertwined.
Shi Xi had thought that agreeing to marry Xie Yunzhou would make her feel restricted.
But once she actually agreed, she was only happy.
Xie Yunzhou was also in a good mood, and even his steps felt lighter.
After Shi Xi got tired, he carried her on his back and walked back.
The two pairs of footprints that appeared on the beach were washed away by the sea.
Only a pair of footprints remained on the way back.
The waves receded, and the footprints left behind were washed away once again.
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