"What's wrong?" Yan Shenyu asked, looking up when he saw the other person looking at him.
"It's nothing." Xie Siyan shook his head and sat back down.
After a while, he noticed that Xie Siyan had stood up again. Before he could speak, Xie Siyan said, "I've been sitting for too long, I need to stretch my legs."
Yan Shenyu: "..."
Not long after, Xie Siyan stood up again.
Yan Shenyu, unable to bear it any longer, raised her head: "You—"
This time, Xie Siyan didn't change the subject. Instead, he strode towards him, holding a small black box in his hand, his expression so solemn that it was as if he were holding a button that could destroy the world if pressed.
Yan Shenyu immediately fell silent.
Holy crap? Isn't that the box where he kept his ring? Xie Siyan found his ring?!
"Uh..." Yan Shenyu adjusted her posture, then slowly withdrew her gaze, pretending not to have seen anything.
Xie Siyan quickly came to him.
Yan Shenyu lowered his eyes and could just see the other person's hands holding the ring box. The hands had long, slender joints and prominent veins on the back.
It's over, we can't hide it anymore.
"I..." Yan Shenyu paused, then said nervously, "I can explain..."
“I will take responsibility for you,” Xie Siyan said, opening the ring box and kneeling at his feet. “So please marry me!”
"Huh?" Yan Shenyu was completely stunned.
Xie Siyan looked up at him and said, word by word, "We had sex last night, so I think we can get married."
Yan Shenyu: "..."
That's so naive! Does sleeping together mean you have to get married?
Xie Siyan was looking up at him, his expression focused and serious, with a hint of nervousness.
Yan Shenyu felt embarrassed by his gaze and blushed, saying, "Why are you kneeling? This isn't an idol drama. Get up first."
Xie Siyan silently stood up, thinking to himself that Yan Shenyu didn't like being proposed to on knees.
Yan Shenyu looked down and saw that the box didn't contain the pink diamond he had made, but a plain platinum band.
"Why did you buy another one for yourself?" Yan Shenyu blushed slightly. "Didn't we agree to wait until I made the ring before we got married?"
Xie Siyan: "I originally intended to, but I couldn't wait any longer."
Can't wait any longer?
Yan Shenyu's cheeks flushed instantly, and she almost dared not look him in the eye.
Xie Siyan squatted down again, keeping his eyes level with Xie Siyan's, his dark eyes filled with sincerity: "Xiao Yan, this proposal of mine is not an impulsive one, but one that I have thought about carefully."
Yan Shenyu paused for a moment, then murmured, "So what did you consider..."
“I have never expected love in my life. I thought I would die alone after I achieved success. My grandmother once told me that although a career can bring happiness, it is a completely different kind of happiness from love.”
"Initially, I didn't think much of it. I thought love was nothing more than the brain being controlled by dopamine, just two bored people getting together to kill time. Eating, dating, giving gifts, traveling—that's all there is to love in modern society. This kind of love is shallow, a mirage deliberately created by two people who long for romance."
"Until I met you."
Xie Siyan stared at him intently, her gaze intense and bright, as if it could burn his eyes.
Yan Shenyu's breathing unconsciously slowed down for a moment.
Xie Siyan: "It was then that I realized how much joy those seemingly superficial and meaningless interactions, such as eating, dating, and traveling, could bring to people."
"It's a non-utilitarian kind of happiness; you can only experience it when you're in it. You gave me the right to this kind of happiness, and you gave me everything about liking, love, marriage, and family. You broadened the boundaries of my life and let me know that there are many more possibilities in life."
"Therefore, in order to explore more possibilities in each other's lives, I now invite you to fully join my life, become my other half, and share life and glory."
The snow was falling softly outside the window, turning the earth into a vast expanse of white.
In the well-heated room, Xie Siyan extended his right hand to Yan Shenyu, his gaze sincere and gentle.
"Xiao Yan, marry me."
A note from the author:
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 60 I love you. (End of main text)
In essence, Yan Shenyu was not someone who particularly desired marriage. For him, the constraints that marriage brought far outweighed the benefits.
Before marriage, he only needed to be responsible for himself and could do whatever he wanted. His career planning and life development never required the involvement of another person.
After getting married, he had to consider his partner's situation and wishes before making any decision.
If he starts his own jewelry brand, will his partner object?
If he goes abroad to pursue a master's degree, will his partner agree?
If he travels for months seeking inspiration, will his partner feel lonely?
In all these cases, it is necessary to inquire about the other party's wishes.
Forehead……
Although Xie Siyan doesn't seem to interfere with him.
The problem is that once you have something to worry about, your soul and body are no longer free.
But aside from that, would he be willing to continue being with Xie Siyan?
His love for Xie Siyan is an indisputable fact.
If his marriage partner is Xie Siyan, he can make some compromises on the above-mentioned freedoms.
Yan Shenyu stared at Xie Siyan quietly for a while, then suddenly said, "Take out that black box from the bottom of my suitcase."
Xie Siyan took two seconds to react before getting up and taking the box. He was cooperative throughout, but after putting the box down, he glanced at him again, revealing his confusion.
Yan Shenyu sat on the sofa and said, "Open it and take a look."
As if sensing something, Xie Siyan carefully opened the box, even holding her breath.
Inside is a dazzling pink diamond, surrounded by scattered blue diamonds, resembling a celestial body in the universe, or a fiery and passionate heart.
Amazingly, he recognized the ring of blue flames around him.
Xie Siyan looked up, her hand holding the ring trembling slightly.
"This is……"
Yan Shenyu then smiled: "Didn't you ask me to make the engagement ring?"
Xie Siyan's pupils contracted instantly.
Yan Shenyu extended her left hand, her smile widening: "Aren't you going to put the ring on my finger?"
Xie Siyan then realized what was happening. He quickly took out the ring and, with trembling hands, put it on Yan Shenyu's ring finger.
The young man's fingers were fair and slender, adorned with sparkling diamonds.
Snowflakes were falling heavily outside the window, and the world was as beautiful as a sweet and light dream.
...
Yan Shenyu and Xie Siyan's engagement ceremony was held in mid-November.
In Yan Shenyu's opinion, the engagement ceremony was a bit redundant. Since he had already agreed to the proposal, there was no need to go through another process. They could just pack up and hold the wedding.
Xie Siyan shook his head: "No, wedding preparations will take at least six months, I can't wait that long."
Yan Shenyu: "..."
After a pause, Yan Shenyu asked him again, her expression somewhat curious: "You also know how long it takes to prepare for a wedding?"
Xie Siyan nodded, somewhat proudly saying, "I consulted my grandma, and she told me the whole process. You can ask me any questions you have."
Looking at the other person's proud expression, Yan Shenyu suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Xie Siyan grew up in a large family, but she never expected that she would have to arrange her own marriage.
Yan Shenyu has been a hands-off manager these days, not caring about the dress, gifts, or engagement ceremony arrangements. He just wants to show up in a suit on the engagement day.
He didn't think much of it at first. He didn't care about the wedding, let alone a small engagement party. He thought such occasions were just to satisfy other people's expectations.
But seeing how busy Xie Siyan was with work and how he still had to run around taking care of the wedding, he felt a little guilty.
Yan Shenyu secretly told Xu Jingshu about this and asked if he could help out occasionally. He was worried that Xu Jingshu wouldn't be able to find the time, but instead he was met with a barrage of criticism.
“You should have told me about the situation sooner,” Xu Jingshu frowned, her face full of disapproval. “I wasn’t allowed to participate in the entire engagement process. I thought it was because the Xie family had strict rules and Old Madam Xie had her own plans. I didn’t expect you were worried about bothering me?”
Yan Shenyu: "..."
“How can something that happens only once in a lifetime be considered troublesome?” Xu Jingshu sighed and said slowly, “You are also immature. How could you leave the whole wedding to Xie Siyan? He is so busy with work and has to prepare for the engagement banquet. This kind of one-sided involvement can easily cause rifts in the relationship between husband and wife.”
Yan Shenyu: "But I originally said I wouldn't get engaged, it was he who insisted on getting engaged."
"Well……"
“You,” Xu Jingshu poked his forehead, exasperated, “you’re just taking advantage of his affection for you.”
Yan Shenyu chuckled and rubbed his forehead, which had been poked sore.
However, even so, he couldn't let Xie Siyan do all the work by himself.
Yan Shenyu created a WeChat group and began to handle the arrangements for the engagement banquet.
What is the schedule? How many formal dresses are needed? How many guests will be invited? How many wedding favors should be prepared?
After going through all the items one by one, Yan Shenyu couldn't take it anymore, even after persisting from the afternoon until 10 p.m.
"Fine, I have no objections at all," he said, sprawling on the bed and giving up. "You guys can make the arrangements."
Xie Siyan ruffled his hair and said gently, "Don't force yourself."
"You can just do whatever you want," Yan Shenyu said, pressing Xie Siyan's hand down and scratching his palm. "Let them do it."
Grandma Xie hasn't been feeling well lately and can't handle this kind of thing, but besides Grandma Xie, there's also Ms. Xu Jingshu, Uncle Gao, and the Xie family's amazing housekeeping team...