At 7:30 PM, Lin Shen came out of his room to get takeout. As he passed the living room window, he picked up the window decorations that the two of them had knocked off and re-attached them before returning to his bedroom.
I knocked on the door before pushing it open and going in.
Just as Xia Wenxi finished dressing, Lin Shen went to the bedside and knelt down to put socks and slippers on her.
Seeing him like that, Xia Wenxi joked, "Your pose looks like you're proposing."
Hearing this joke, Lin Shen looked up and stared intently at Xia Wenxi.
When Xia Wenxi met his gaze, her heart skipped a beat, and her eyes widened slightly. A bold conjecture surfaced in her mind.
"you……"
Lin Shen remained kneeling on one knee, and under Xia Wenxi's surprised gaze, he opened the drawer of the bedside table next to him.
Looking at what appeared to be a ring box in Lin Shen's hand, Xia Wenxi thought it was impossible, because the two had previously said they wouldn't get married in the next few years.
But another thought kept flashing through my mind...
If Lin Shen really proposed, Xia Wenxi felt she would definitely say yes.
"New Year's gift".
Lin Shen was indeed holding a ring, but it wasn't a proposal.
Xia Wenxi looked down at the simple ring band, which was set with blue diamonds. When she looked closer, she could see letters engraved on the inside of the large ring band.
So she guessed, "Did you make the ring yourself?"
Lin Shen nodded and took the ring out of the box. "I thought it would be quite simple, but it turned out to be a completely different story."
He seemed to be doing everything himself, but his skills were clearly lacking, and he had to ask the craftsman for help when setting the diamonds, because if he did it poorly, they would easily fall off.
Xia Wenxi stretched out her right hand, spreading all five fingers, letting Lin Shen decide which finger to put on.
However, Xia Wenxi still didn't quite understand, "How did you come up with the idea of making rings?"
Isn't this usually a must-do activity for couples on a date?
Why didn't you invite me to come along?
“A friend invited me to an auction, and that’s when I bought this blue diamond. My friend said it would be perfect to use as a ring for a marriage proposal.”
After Lin Shen finished speaking, he slipped the ring onto Xia Wenxi's middle finger.
"So why didn't you use it to propose?"
Lin Shen said with a smile, "At first, I prepared it to use for a marriage proposal, but later I realized that I couldn't wait until then, so I wanted to give it to you right away."
"Thank you, Xiaolin. I really like it."
Lin Shen then stood up and pulled Xia Wenxi to eat, saying, "If we don't go out soon, the food will probably get cold."
Xia Wenxi snorted, "Then why did you take out the ring just now?"
"Perhaps the atmosphere was just right."
He had thought for a long time about the right setting to give the ring, but just now he realized that as long as the two of them were together, the right setting would naturally appear.
When Xia Wenxi passed by the living room on her way to the restaurant, she couldn't help but blush when she saw the living room window and quickly hurried past.
During the meal, Xia Wenxi asked about the meaning of the letters on the ring.
Why would you carve "Goodnight" on it?
The ring contains a circle of letters that spell out "good night".
Lin Shen played the audio message Xia Wenxi had sent him for her. "No matter what happened during the day, hearing this message will make me feel like I can get a good night's sleep and have sweet dreams."
He originally wanted to have Chinese characters engraved, but his skills weren't up to par, so the staff suggested that he engrave letters instead.
Xia Wenxi reached out and touched the ring, then said to Lin Shen, "So I gave you my goodnight, and now you're giving me your goodnight too."
Xia Wenxi really likes the word "goodnight," as it carries with it the hope of getting a good night's sleep.
Humans can't live without sleep, and if you can get a good night's sleep, it means your life isn't too bad.
After finishing what I couldn't tell was dinner or a late-night snack, it was already past eight or nine o'clock.
When Xia Wenxi got home, she felt a little guilty for some reason, like the guilt of being caught by her parents after having a puppy love. Fortunately, her parents had already gone back to their room, and only Xiaoyuer ran over and rubbed against her leg to greet her.
The other one is the ever-elusive Steward Zhou.
...
The next morning, when Xia Wenxi came downstairs, Ke Shurong immediately noticed the ring on her daughter's hand.
He immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Bao, Xiao Shen proposed to you?!"
Then she added, "I looked at a lot of wedding venues last night. I was originally planning to look at some for my eldest child, but it seems I'll have to pick another one this time?"
Xia Wenxi quickly explained, "No, Mom, you should choose one for Xia Wensheng first. This is a New Year's gift for me; I haven't proposed yet."
“Is that so…” Ke Shurong hesitated for a moment, then whispered to her daughter, “Actually, I looked at wedding dresses last night, and I was just thinking about which one would suit you better.”
Xia Wenxi couldn't help but laugh, "I thought my mother would be reluctant to let me get married."
Ke Shurong gently touched her daughter's face, "As long as my daughter is happy, there's nothing I can't bear to part with."
Xia Wenxi leaned her head on Ke Shurong's shoulder and asked, "Where did Dad and Xia Wensheng go?"
Upon hearing this, Ke Shurong's expression turned slightly indifferent, but Xia Wenxi, with her head down, did not notice.
"They went back to your dad's hometown together."
"Huh? When will they be back?"
Xia Wenxi was somewhat surprised, as she had never heard her parents mention this before.
"I'll just go take a look, and I'll be back on New Year's Eve."
Xia Hengyuan meant that since they were his parents, it wouldn't be good if he didn't go back for the New Year. Ke Shurong didn't object to him going back before the New Year, as long as he didn't ask her to come back.
Xia Hengyuan originally planned to go back alone and didn't intend to ask his son to come along.
However, Xia Wensheng took the initiative to ask to go with his father, and of course, it was definitely not because he missed his grandparents.
He was afraid that his father would soften when he saw his grandparents were old, and then do something to upset his mother.
Xia Wensheng didn't distrust his father, but he was determined to absolutely prevent anything that could harm the harmony of their family.
He had decided to stay by his father's side for the next two days, and if his father showed even the slightest sign of softening, he would have to pull back from the brink!
When the Xia family father and son returned, Xia Hengyuan's parents were indeed happy. However, even though they didn't like their daughter-in-law and granddaughter, they couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks when they saw that the two hadn't come.
Xia Wensheng wanted to roll his eyes. He just couldn't understand why his grandparents still didn't understand after all these years, and couldn't even pretend properly.
Xia Hengyuan's expression was also unpleasant. He said to his father, "Given your attitude, it's understandable that Shurong didn't come."
Xia Wensheng went even further, saying without any politeness before even sitting down, "If I hear you say another word about my mother and sister, I'll have my uncle fired."
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