novelraw Chapter 0169 Pink Diamond
Chapter 0169 Pink Diamond
Beijing Art Museum.
The domed hall.
This is the last day of the "Rebirth" art exhibition.
The closing banquet is underway.
Soothing cello music filled the hall.
The warm yellow light poured down, giving each painting and each guest a soft golden edge.
The atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant.
Waiters carried trays and moved among the crowd, champagne glasses clinking together with a crisp sound.
Wen Ning stood in the crowd, wearing a light champagne-colored chiffon dress.
She smiled and exchanged pleasantries with several senior figures in the art world.
Confident and generous.
With ease.
Sudden.
The cello music stopped abruptly.
The main light source in the hall dimmed.
The guests, who had been making a bit of a racket, stopped talking and turned around in confusion.
"Smack."
A bright spotlight shone on the small stage directly in front of the hall.
Jiang Ci emerged from the shadows.
He was wearing an extremely formal black haute couture suit today.
He wasn't wearing a tie, but a black bow tie.
His posture was upright, like the noblest pilgrim in the night.
He walked up the steps one by one.
Stand in front of the microphone.
His slender fingers gently adjusted the microphone stand.
The entire room fell silent.
All eyes were on this youngest and most legendary business tycoon in City A.
I wonder what important speech this sponsor will give at the closing ceremony of the art exhibition.
Wen Ning was also stunned.
She looked at Jiang Ci on the stage, somewhat puzzled.
The process schedule does not include an item for Jiang Ci to speak.
Jiang Ci stood under the spotlight.
His gaze pierced through the crowd, precisely locking onto Wen Ning's location.
He looked at her, a gentle smile playing on his lips.
then.
He spoke.
"Good evening."
A deep, magnetic voice resonated throughout the entire hall through the speakers.
Today is the closing ceremony of the "Rebirth" art exhibition.
"But for me."
"This is a ceremony that is three years overdue."
The hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
People vaguely sensed that this did not seem to be a business speech.
Jiang Ci looked at Wen Ning, his eyes as deep as the sea.
Three years ago.
His voice echoed in the quiet hall, carrying a profound weight that seemed to have been peeled away by the dust of time.
"I'm still starting my own business."
"Having nothing, relying only on a surge of courage."
"At that time, I drew a sketch."
"I designed a ring."
"I want to give it to the girl I love most at a celebration party."
"I want to tell the whole world that she is mine."
Wen Ning's heart skipped a beat.
My breathing stopped for a moment.
three years ago.
The sketch in the study.
The drawing paper with the words "You are my weakness, and also my armor" written on it.
Memories flooded back like a tide.
Jiang Ci, standing on the stage, swallowed hard.
His voice became a little hoarse.
"But."
"At that victory celebration banquet."
"I lost her."
"I lost my girl, and I lost my own heart."
The audience was silent.
Many people know about the "betrayal" that shocked City A three years ago.
That was Jiang Ci's Achilles' heel.
No one expected that he would personally reopen this wound today, on such a special occasion.
But Jiang Ci's face showed neither hatred nor pain.
There is only relief and the joy of regaining what was lost.
"For the past three years, I have been walking in darkness."
"I thought I would never see the dawn again."
"Until she came back to me."
"Until she used her paintbrush to rekindle my world."
Jiang Ci reached out his hand.
He reached into the inside pocket of his suit jacket.
He took out a dark blue velvet box.
He held the box to his chest.
Lightly flick with your thumb.
"Clatter".
The box is opened.
The spotlight shone precisely on that small box.
That instant.
The dazzling light almost blinded everyone.
It was a ring with an extremely unique design.
The ring setting is made of platinum and resembles two intertwined vines.
At the heart of the vines, a huge, flawless pink diamond is held aloft.
It weighs a full five carats.
The cut is perfect.
Under the lights, it exudes a dreamy, dazzling pink halo.
That was the actual product based on the design drawing from three years ago.
There was absolutely no deviation.
Inside the inner circle, the two letters are engraved: N & J.
Suppressed gasps of surprise rose from the surrounding area.
The value of this pink diamond is immeasurable.
But what's more valuable than the diamond itself is the three years of time and deep affection it represents.
Wen Ning's eyes instantly reddened.
Tears welled up without warning.
She covered her mouth.
Look at the man on the stage holding the ring.
It turns out, he actually did it.
Even after she left, even when he hated her the most.
He completed the ring as well.
Jiang Ci did not stay on the stage.
He was holding the velvet box.
Walk down the steps.
The crowd automatically parted to make way for him.
He kept his eyes straight ahead.
Step by step.
He walked towards Wen Ning.
The leather shoes clicked firmly on the marble floor.
Just like the path he has walked in the past three years.
No matter how much wind and rain, no matter how much mud and dirt, his destination will always be her.
He stopped in front of Wen Ning.
The distance between the two was less than half a meter.
Wen Ning looked up at him, her eyes blurry with tears.
Jiang Ci looked at her tear-streaked eyelashes.
Laughed.
then.
Under the watchful eyes of all the celebrities in the room.
In the eyes of countless astonished people.
This high and mighty business tycoon.
This living Yama, revered by countless people.
He lifted the hem of his suit jacket.
He knelt down on one knee.
"boom--"
A suppressed gasp erupted in the hall.
Everyone was stunned by this scene.
Jiang Ci knelt before Wen Ning.
He looked up.
His gaze was fixed intently on her eyes.
She held up the diamond ring that shimmered with pink light.
"This ring."
His voice was soft, yet it carried a power that pierced the soul.
"It's three years late."
"It waited for three years in a dark safe."
"Just like me."
"Wen Ning".
He called her name.
Every word is like a brand etched into one's bones.
"You're willing..."
"Should we return it to its owner?"
Jiang Ci took a deep breath.
Her tearful face was reflected in her eyes, as was the starlight in the sky.
"You're willing..."
Will you marry me?