novelraw Chapter 802: Because of You, I Look Forward to Marriage (2)
Chapter 802: Because of You, I Look Forward to Marriage (2)
Jiayu swallowed the dumpling in her mouth and pushed the plate in front of her: "Would you like to try it?"
Mu Ke shook his head and pushed the plate back: "I’ve eaten, you go ahead, eat slowly."
It might have been her imagination, but Jiayu always felt that Mu Ke seemed to have a certain other meaning when he said this.
Yet upon close observation, the man appeared calm, as if he was just saying something ordinary.
Jiayu picked up another dumpling and put it in her mouth, perhaps he was worried she might have indigestion, so he told her to eat slowly.
Mu Ke didn’t cook much, just a total of seven dumplings. Jiayu was full after the fifth one; she had just put down her chopsticks when she heard Mu Ke ask, "What’s the matter? Not tasty?"
"No, it’s very tasty, just full, can’t eat anymore."
Usually, if Jiayu couldn’t finish her food, Mu Ke never forced her. Either it was wasted, or he would clean up for her. But today, Mu Ke frowned: "Only two left, keep going."
Jiayu gave him a suspicious glance, she just felt something was off.
But she still obediently picked up her chopsticks and continued eating. The dumplings Mu Ke made weren’t large, so two really weren’t much.
One went down, then picked up another one...
The flavor remained fresh and fragrant, but this one... wait, something was still off.
Jiayu felt something hardbrush against her tooth, as if she bit into something solid.
Her first reaction was, did Mu Ke put a coin inside?
Many families do this, wrapping a coin inside a dumpling during the New Year to see who gets it.
No, no, it’s not a coin, doesn’t feel right.
Before she spit out the thing in her mouth, Jiayu had already guessed what it was, but actually holding it and seeing clearly what it was, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Under the light, the diamond was dazzlingly bright, the crown-shaped ring setting was finely crafted, the only thing slightly ruining the scene was the bit of minced meat stuck on the ring.
Mu Ke’s slender fingers reached over, took a tissue to wipe the ring, then knelt down on one knee: "Will you marry me?"
The villa was extremely quiet, Jiayu stared dumbfounded at the man in front of her, when suddenly a piercing sound rang out, and a large fireworks display abruptly bloomed in the pitch-black sky outside.
Jiayu was momentarily dazzled by the fireworks, then turning back, found Mu Ke’s eyes blazing intensely, looking at her with utmost seriousness.
Marry him?
This is... a proposal?
Maybe no one would believe it if said.
She Jiayu had been married before, but this really was her first time being proposed to.
Back when she was with Xin Ke, Xin Ke merely said "Let’s go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow, get ready" and left it at that.
No ring, and certainly no kneeling on one knee.
At that time, Jiayu just thought those things were childish routines, she didn’t need them.
But now, with an actual man holding a diamond ring, kneeling on one knee saying "marry me" before her, Jiayu realized, this kind of thing might indeed be childish, but she truly liked it.
Her eyes unknowingly grew moist, fireworks continued to boom and blossom outside, the clock had already struck twelve, Jiayu lowered her gaze, silent for two seconds, reached out her hand: "Yes."
Excitement and nervousness appeared uncontrollably on Mu Ke’s handsome face, Jiayu could feel he was holding back his excitement, slowly taking her hand, sliding the ring on.