Chapter 16

The blue fireworks outside the window bloomed one by one, stunning and spectacular against the night sky.

They illuminated the dark canvas with dazzling lights, and also illuminated the deep pupils of the man kneeling before her, proposing.

It was as if his eyes were also bursting with sparkling flames, shimmering with a passionate and dazzling light.

Jinwu held her breath, her heart skipping a beat uncontrollably.

She couldn’t help but recall a teacher from her sophomore year who was very kind to her, but suddenly suffered a serious illness and passed away at home shortly after.

Before she fully understood the meaning of death, she had lost a kind elder who had been good to her forever.

During free time in gym class.

She quietly hid in a corner by the wall, hugging her knees, sobbing softly and trying to hold back her tears.

“Hey, stop crying.”

Just as her vision blurred with tears, a familiar, lazy voice suddenly rang out in her ear.

Startled, she raised her tear-stained eyes and looked forward.

The boy who had been on the basketball court just now was standing in front of her, holding a pale yellow umbrella.

He extended his hand, directly tilting the entire umbrella towards her, shielding her from the scorching sun overhead.

He seemed to be in a bad mood, scratching his dazzling silver-gray hair, his teasing voice sounded a little irritable. “If you keep crying like this, the school will eventually be flooded by you.”

Normally, she would have argued back seriously.

But now, she was too sad to respond to him.

Jinwu sniffed, burying her face back into her knees.

It was strange, the boy who always hated to meddle in other people’s business, had, for the first time ever, not turned and left, but instead held an umbrella for her, just standing there foolishly, keeping her company.

Jinwu’s tear-stained eyelashes fluttered slightly.

“Duan Shiyan.”

For no reason, she suddenly called out his name softly.

The boy who had been silently holding an umbrella for her immediately responded quickly, “I’m here.”

Her face was still buried in her knees, her voice muffled when she spoke. “I want to be a doctor when I grow up, I want to save many, many people.”

“I don’t want there to be any more pain in this world.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Jinwu immediately realized and looked up at him, a flicker of panic in her moist eyes.

The wish she had always kept hidden in her heart, why did she suddenly say it?

Back then, she had only hinted at it to Fu Yulchen, and he thought she was joking, saying that doctors were no good, they were tired and didn’t make much money.

He must think the same way now…

“Then go for it.”

Jinwu thought he would mock her for being unrealistic, like Fu Yulchen.

But he looked at her seriously, his arrogant and handsome brows carrying his unique arrogance and unrestrainedness, he said firmly, “As long as it’s you, there’s no problem.”

“You will definitely become an excellent doctor, I support you.”

Jinwu, who had already become a renowned doctor, stared at the man in front of her.

His eyes back then were as fiery and bright as they were now, like a blazing sun, as if she didn’t have to chase it, it would shine on her.

Actually, thinking about it carefully.

It was probably because of his words.

Even when she encountered hardships and ridicule on her path to becoming a doctor, it was those words that supported her all the way.

Jinwu looked at the hand he extended towards her, seeing the hand that had always held an umbrella for her.

In that instant, her heart completely lost control, beating faster than ever.

Even though reason told her to think carefully, not to get swept up so quickly again, but—

Maybe it was because he always appeared at the right time.

Maybe it was because the teddy bears and sea salt cheese cakes he gave her were too delicious.

Maybe it was because the strawberry milk he bought on impulse was her favorite brand.

Maybe it was because his words about making her win were too attractive.

Maybe it was because the blue fireworks outside were too beautiful.

Maybe it was because she had just recalled that memory buried deep in her heart.

All of it made her impulsively want to believe him this time.

“Duan Shiyan.”

Jinwu called out his name softly.

The man who had been quietly and nervously waiting for her response immediately replied quickly, “I’m here.”

Jinwu’s lips curved into a smile.

She slowly raised her hand and gently placed it in his broad palm. Her clear and delicate, glassy brows slowly curved into a soft, alluring smile. “I’m willing to marry you.”

Duan Shiyan’s tall frame trembled abruptly.

As if he had finally heard the answer he had been waiting for for ten years, the unrequited love he had been waiting for ten years finally received an echo.

Even though she hadn’t truly realized his feelings yet, it was enough to make his eyes turn red on the spot.

Unexpectedly, he had tears in his eyes, Jinwu immediately looked at him nervously. “What’s wrong with you?”

“Nothing…”

Duan Shiyan’s Adam’s apple bobbed, his eyes still red, his deep voice a little hoarse. “Probably just finally getting the answer I’ve been waiting for for so long.”

As he said this, his lips curled into a smile, his usually arrogant and flamboyant brows rarely curved into a crescent shape, a visible sign of happiness.

Jinwu looked at him, her heart feeling a little strange.

Was her answer really that happy for him?

Until she saw that their hands were still clasped together, and at some point, they were already intertwined, her face quickly flushed.

“Get up first.”

Jinwu pulled her hand back a little flustered, a suspicious blush appearing on her cheeks. “The floor is cold, don’t kneel, it’s bad for your health.”

The girl’s soft hand slipped away from his palm, leaving behind only a trace of her soft touch.

Little Dog Duan: Click.

He’d been careless.

He was so happy that he’d let her slip away without realizing it.

Duan Shiyan rubbed his fingertips regretfully, a smile curving his lips imperceptibly.

But it was okay.

There would be many, many more opportunities in the future.

As a man who had successfully ascended to the top, he naturally had to learn how to properly seduce his wife, to make up for all the regrets he had in the past.

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The fireworks outside were still blooming in the dark night sky, as if they were free.

“So beautiful…”

Jinwu gazed at the fireworks outside the window, her clear and bright eyes also seemed to be stained with sparkling lights.

These past few years, fireworks and firecrackers were banned in Beijing, such giant blue fireworks that spanned almost the entire sky, she didn’t know how many procedures and connections it took to set them off.

“Is it some kind of holiday today?”

Jinwu felt strange. “Why would they suddenly set off such big fireworks?”

And they were her favorite blue fireworks.

Duan Shiyan helped her choose a chestnut cake from the waiter, hearing her say this, a lazy and casual smile spread across his lips. “Probably someone wants to please the person they like.”

The timing was quite perfect.

They hadn’t set off any fireworks for so long, but they started right when Duan Shiyan proposed to her.

If tonight’s dinner hadn’t been impromptu, she would have thought he had arranged it specially.

Jinwu couldn’t help but exclaim, “That’s really too much of a coincidence.”

“Yeah, too much of a coincidence.”

The curve of Duan Shiyan’s lips deepened, his gaze at her became more profound and affectionate, like invisible, seductive hooks, gradually entwining her. “Thanks to our little lucky star, I was able to borrow the flowers to offer them to you, and in such a romantic atmosphere, I was able to successfully propose to my future Mrs. Duan, that’s you.”

Jinwu’s heart skipped a beat again.

This guy’s Chinese scores had always been like a blind box, sometimes stable, sometimes unstable, but he always managed to give her all sorts of strange and wonderful nicknames.

Not offensive, and… quite cute.

Had he secretly practiced?

How could he call her Mrs. Duan so fluently and… intimately!

Jinwu suppressed her heart that was beating a little too fast, and strategically took a bite of cake. “So when are we getting the marriage license?”

As soon as she asked, she immediately closed her eyes in annoyance.

Ahhh, it sounded like she was in a hurry!

Just as Jinwu’s mind raced, trying to find something to cover for herself, she heard the man across from her answer as if he were in a competition. “How about tomorrow?”

Jinwu: “Ah?”

Duan Shiyan took out his phone, opened the website he had saved in his favorites for checking the calendar, and handed it to her with a nonchalant look. “I just checked, and guess what? Tomorrow is a good day, auspicious for marriage.”

Brother Secret Crush looked nonchalant, but actually secretly curled the corners of his lips. “Since fate has arranged it so well, how about we go get a marriage license tomorrow, following the will of heaven?”