Chapter 1309: The First Snow
A few days later, the first snow fell in the early winter.
Wei Lingnan invited her to enjoy the snow. The location was set in a quiet restaurant in the city.
Xia Yingluo tried several sets of clothes in a row, and finally chose a light-colored fine cashmere long skirt and coat, which looked very ladylike.
When she was going out, Li Rui laughed at her. “Women in love, tsk, tsk. What’s the use of pretending to be graceful? Rivers and mountains are easy to change, but a man’s character is much harder. As soon as you speak, you would be exposed immediately.” That said, he still volunteered. “I’ll drive you there.”
“Aren’t you dating today?” Xia Yingluo was a little surprised.
Logically, the first snow of each year was a good time for couples to date, especially for a playboy like Li Rui with uncountable dates. It was amazing he was idle today.
Li Rui smiled wickedly. “My eyelid kept twitching today, and I keep feeling like something is going to happen.”
As he spoke, he took Xia Yingluo’s exquisite little handbag like a gentleman and took her into her car.
“Crow’s mouth,” Xia Yingluo said. But she was still very happy with him, so she got into his car.
Li Rui started the car and turned left and right skillfully in the urban area, his mouth full of praises. “Your wild man is good at choosing places. Snow Chanson, it’s the best snow-seeing restaurant in our city, second to none.”
Xia Yingluo reluctantly corrected him. “He’s not a wild man.”
“He’s a wild man without permission from our parents.” Li Rui kept fighting with her.
Xia Yingluo was lying on the window of the car to look at the scenery. In the afternoon, the streets were crowded with people. The high-rise buildings flickered with reflections. The white snow covered the ground, and there were young people playing snowballs and piling strange snowmen. She was in a very good mood and was humming a song in a low voice. Suddenly, she turned to Li Rui and said, “What about you? I’ve settled down, when will you find a serious girlfriend? Our parents don’t say it, but in their hearts, they’re worried about you. A few days ago, I talked to mom and dad about introducing some good girls to you.”
“Settle down?” Li Rui ignored the long string of words behind her.
“Ah?” Xia Yingluo blinked blankly.
“I mean, are you really settled?” Li Rui drove her car without squinting and asked her, “Wei Lingnan forever?”
She was stunned by him. Then she remembered that she had unknowingly used the phrase “settle down”, and it seemed like she had given this life to Wei Lingnan subconsciously and live peacefully since then. She thought about it, and a smile appeared on the corners of her lips, and she hummed softly.
Li Rui rolled his eyes in the rearview mirror. “Brilliant.”
He wanted to say that there were millions of good men in the world, why hang on this Wei Lingnan? But he knew very well that girls in love wouldn’t listen to any advice. Love was like a moth fluttering into the fire, that was why it was so wonderful and hurtful. At least at this moment, Li Rui was a little bit sad—his sister had a boyfriend, why was he so uncomfortable as if he had fallen out of love?
He hoped Xia Yingluo would be happy, but he was also reluctant to have another man in her life. It was such a conflicting mood.
He could see that his sister was serious, so he had sent her today. He wanted to let the man know that she was loved by his father and brother so that the man wouldn’t dare to bully her in the future.
Li Rui drove in his car thinking, and Xia Yingluo also thought in her mind. The carriage was silent for a while.
They arrived in front of the restaurant.
The fine snow drifted, and there was a little chill in the air.
Xia Yingluo got up and got out of the car and Li Rui instructed. “Have a good time. I’ll be drinking nearby, call me if anything happens.”
Xia Yingluo waved her hand with a frown and walked into the restaurant.
The restaurant was warm as spring, with a slight aroma in the air and soft music.
She quickly found Wei Lingnan. The man was sitting on a sofa by the window. He was elegant and slender, with a red rose twisted between his fingers, looking at her quietly. With a smile on her lips, she sat opposite him. “Sorry for making you wait.”
Wei Lingnan’s voice was soft. “I haven’t been here long.” He motioned to the waiter.
“I was afraid you were hungry, so I ordered the food first. I hope you won’t mind,” he said, handing the delicate rose between his fingers to her. “For you.”
Today he was like a normal human being in love.
Xia Yingluo took the rose with a smile. “It’s beautiful.”
The meal was quickly served to the table, all of which she liked. Xia Yingluo found that this man was really good to her. Although he didn’t speak sweet words and was moody, whenever she needed anything, he would always do everything silently. She ate her meal in a good mood and enjoyed this rare and peaceful time with him.
When she was half full, she remembered. “You said on the phone that there was a gift for me, was it this rose?”
“Of course not.” He smiled.
“What’s that?” Her eyes flashed a charming light, and she looked forward to it.
Wei Lingnan took out a small fine velvet box and pushed it in front of her. “Open it.”
Xia Yingluo held her breath.
Based on her woman’s instinct, she guessed what the box looked like. She opened the little box while trembling slightly. Sure enough, a beautiful metal ring laid quietly in the dark romantic light in the restaurant. There was a moving sheen underneath.
“Is this…?” She thought she was going to be speechless.
“Yingluo, the marriage proposal that day is still valid.” Wei Lingnan looked at her calmly. “This is an engagement ring I made especially for you, using the meteor wreckage I brought when I drifted from the universe as the material. Try it on.” With the obsession of hundreds of millions of years, he had made this small ring and was devoted to his painstaking effort.
Under his expectant eyes, Xia Yingluo carefully reached out her hand and picked up the ring. She wanted to put it on her fingers, but was a little bit nostalgic, so the hand holding the ring stopped in mid-air for a moment. Wei Lingnan smiled, held her hand in one hand, and took the ring with the other, and put it on for her.
“Wait.” Suddenly, a voice interrupted them.
The two turned back and saw Gu Jinxiu at the table looking at them with a desolate and vicissitude expression. As if she had suffered betrayal and wrong. “Wei Lingnan,” she called Wei Lingnan’s name word by word. “You said you loved me, why are you doing this to me?”
Xia Yingluo was a little surprised. What kind of mess was Gu Jinxiu making?
“He doesn’t love you at all, and never said he loved you.” Xia Yingluo defended her love. “Lingnan told me before that he’s only acquainted to you and doesn’t have any personal affection for you at all. Miss Gu Jinxiu, please don’t have any more wishful thinking!