Chapter 134: Proposal
“What is this?”
Looking at the surroundings, Ji Yunqi experienced what it meant to be at a loss for the first time!
The environment, which was originally empty, now had several figures. Who else could they be if not her family?
Her family had been absent all day, and she had felt a sense of panic for quite some time.
And now, they had suddenly all appeared here together, which Ji Yunqi had never expected, even finding it a bit dreamlike.
Ye Mingkong stepped forward, holding the bouquet of flowers with both hands, looking deeply into Ji Yunqi’s eyes.
“There are some things I feel I still need to do.”
“What are you talking about?”
Seeing Ye Mingkong’s formal demeanor and the beautifully decorated surroundings, Ji Yunqi couldn’t understand what he wanted to do.
Even if he wanted to give her a surprise, it didn’t need to be like this.
Was it really necessary to be so grand, making them seem like a young couple in love for the first time?
They were a couple who had been married for decades, having been through thick and thin, and experienced all sorts of romance.
Back then, whether it was a splendid proposal ceremony, the sweetness after marriage, or famous romantic travel destinations, Ji Yunqi had taken Ye Mingkong to experience them all.
Even if they weren’t tired of these things, they had certainly experienced them all. Ye Mingkong should have known this well, being a couple of their age.
There was no longer any attraction.
Therefore, Ji Yunqi found Ye Mingkong’s actions difficult to understand, especially with the whole family present.
However….
She was willing to see what he wanted to do. Wasn’t this the tacit understanding between an old couple?
“So, what do you want to do?”
Ji Yunqi put her hands on her hips, looking at the man in front of her, her heart filled with anticipation for his next move.
Ye Mingkong tossed the flowers in his hand into the air. The bouquet scattered upon impact, its petals, along with the ribbon, falling all over the venue.
“Wow….”
Ji Yunqi instinctively looked up at the sky full of flowers. When she looked down again, she was suddenly taken aback.
Ye Mingkong took out a delicate small gift box from his chest, opened it, and then knelt on one knee, opening it…
Inside the exquisite small box was a delicate diamond ring!
“Ji Yunqi! Today, as Ye Mingkong, I propose to you!”
“You…..”
Ji Yunqi, at this moment, did not seem at all like an old soul who had been through decades of life. Instead, she felt flustered like a completely innocent young girl.
Almost instinctively, Ji Yunqi raised her hand as if to do something, but her hands were in a mess, not knowing where to put them.
Whether it was due to excitement or other factors, Ji Yunqi felt a surge of blood, and her face turned completely red.
“Wife, marry me!”
As Ye Mingkong spoke again, Ji Yunqi knew she had to respond.
Looking at the ring so close to her, Ji Yunqi’s heart was filled with complex emotions…
Was she…….being proposed to?
Oh heavens!
She had never expected Ye Mingkong to pull off something like this. Although she felt that proposals no longer held any interest for her, that was based on her male perspective.
But now……
It seemed to carry a different meaning.
At least, Ji Yunqi didn’t reject it. In fact, she felt a sense of excitement and happiness, as if something deep within her heart had been filled.
Finally, Ji Yunqi uttered a word with trembling lips…
“Okay!”
A simple word, like a sweet rain, brought smiles to the faces of Ye Mingkong and everyone around them.
Even Xia Zijie showed a smile of relief.
“That’s wonderful… Seeing you happy is enough for me…”
As Ye Mingkong slowly placed the ring on Ji Yunqi’s ring finger, they both smiled…
“You idiot!”
Ji Yunqi couldn’t care about anything else anymore. She reached out and hugged Ye Mingkong, who also embraced his wife.
Around them…
Whether it was Ye Lingyu and Jiang Hua, Ji Chengyun and Zhang Xinrou, or Luo Yao and Xia Zijie, no one spoke. They silently watched the loving couple embracing each other.
At this moment, they embraced each other as if time had rewound decades ago.
Back then, they had also embraced each other in this way, witnessed by their loved ones…
………………
“Wife, I love you!”
A curtain, as if a black and white painting, projected scenes like time silhouettes into Ji Yunqi and Ye Mingkong’s minds.
The scene before them was a familiar yet unfamiliar scenario…
“I love you. I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time…” a girlish voice echoed in a small courtyard.
Many people were gathered around, and among them was a familiar figure…
Looking at the memory exclusive to them, Ji Yunqi’s face showed a hint of reminiscence. That spirited young man was none other than herself in her youth!
And that shy girl was her husband, Ye Mingkong!
Time is truly the greatest force in the world. In just a few decades, the world has undergone immense changes, and their identities seemed to have changed drastically.
People, identities, bodies, and even future ways of thinking might be influenced by time, gradually deviating from their original paths.
However, whether in the past, present, or future, they could hold onto one thing: their true selves!
And that admiration for each other in their hearts!
Their past affection remained constant and unwavering, never growing numb with the passage of time.
In their youth, they were the happiest, most vibrant, and most spirited immortal couples.
In old age…
They would also be the young couples envied and respected by everyone. Their affection would not shift even with the changes in mountains and rivers, or the flow of water…
Beneath the night sky…
They embraced each other, appearing both like newlyweds and like an elderly couple who had weathered countless storms together.
“Why are you crying? It’s not like you’re the one being proposed to, honestly.”
Ye Lingyu wiped the corner of his eyes, looking at Jiang Hua with a somewhat wronged expression. “So what? The children made it so romantic today. Can’t I cry a little?”
“What? Do you want me to propose to you too?”
“Then… then let’s forget it…” Ye Lingyu still had some pride. He was an old man, yet he wanted his wife to propose to him?
That would be too embarrassing for a man…
What?
You’re talking about Ji Yunqi?
Is she a man? How can you tell she’s a man? Isn’t she just a delicate wife?
After the hug ended, Ye Mingkong lifted Ji Yunqi by the waist. “Let’s go, wife, we’re going home.”
Ji Yunqi offered no resistance this time, leaning quietly in Ye Mingkong’s arms, with a group of people following behind.
After a day of hard work, it was all for these brief moments. Although they were very short, everyone felt that it was all worth it.
Instead, they all felt that it was too sudden.
…………..
In the courtyard…
Xia Zijie lay alone in a reclining chair, gazing at the dark sky… Occasionally catching sight of a star or two twinkling with a faint light.
In his youth, he didn’t have many lofty aspirations. He couldn’t aim for the stars and the sea, but there was always a light in his heart…
A light that pulled him out of the abyss…
“What’s wrong? Are you unhappy seeing her about to get married?”
With a creaking sound, another reclining chair was brought out by Luo Yao and placed next to Xia Zijie.
“Heh… You wouldn’t understand…”
Bang!
With a jolt, Xia Zijie steadily caught the bottle of wine Luo Yao threw him.
“Let’s have a drink together. I know you’re worried, and so am I…”
Xia Zijie shook his head helplessly, uncertain about Luo Yao’s thoughts.
“What do you have to be worried about?”
“Mmm…..”
“Cough, cough, cough…”
As the strong liquor went down, Luo Yao sighed slightly.
“I know you like her, and so do I…”
At this, Xia Zijie’s eyelids trembled slightly. This was something he didn’t know, and he hadn’t heard of it before.
However, he did remember that Luo Yao used to like Ji Yunqi. But now that she had become a woman, why did this person still like her?
What future could two women have?
“You’re a woman, and she’s also a woman now. How can you like her?”
Hearing Xia Zijie’s question, Luo Yao let out a cold laugh… “Hehehe, ridiculous!”
“Then why did you like her so much before? Back then, you were both men…”
Faced with doubt, Xia Zijie naturally had to argue, especially for something that questioned his feelings for Ji Yunqi, he had to question it more!
“Because no one cared for me or cherished me. She pulled me out of the abyss, and I became a person. So, no matter what she becomes, I will love her!”
After saying this, Xia Zijie also gulped down a mouthful of wine. Over the years, he had indulged in drinking to drown his sorrows countless times, so drinking was nothing new to him.
On the other hand, Luo Yao’s condition was not as good. Her eyes were already starting to redden…
“Hahaha, she’s your white moonlight~”
“So what?”
“Do you know what white moonlight means?”
After a moment of hesitation, Xia Zijie offered his understanding. “Someone you admire?”
Luo Yao wagged a finger. “No~ no~ no~”
“So-called white moonlight…”
“Is someone you like, but can never have. You can see her but can’t reach her. That’s white moonlight.”
“Can see her but can’t reach her?”
Xia Zijie shook his head. This explanation… was truly vivid and lifelike!
Can’t have her… indeed can’t have her…
But for him, it didn’t matter.
“I love her. No matter what experience she goes through, I am willing to help her, protect her, and do things for her. You say you like her too, but what have you done?”
As Luo Yao put down the wine bottle, she also fell into thought, leaning back in the reclining chair, remaining silent for a long time…
Yes, what could she do for Ji Yunqi? She seemed to have never done anything for Ji Yunqi. Instead, she had caused her a lot of trouble.
But she also wanted to help Ji Yunqi do something. However, she regretted that she lacked the ability. She couldn’t help with big matters, and small matters didn’t need her…
“Yes, I can’t do anything, but aren’t we all the same…”
“Heh…”
Xia Zijie took another strong drink. “Who says we are the same? At least I dare to act, instead of just watching silently.”
“Yes, yes, you’re a simp~ I’m a watcher~~ Hahaha!”
Xia Zijie frowned slightly, looking at the woman beside him who had suddenly started giggling foolishly.
He wondered if this person had some problems. She was talking perfectly fine just now, so why was she suddenly bursting into laughter?
However, despite his reservations, Xia Zijie wasn’t foolish enough to say anything to her at this moment.
Who knew if this crazy woman would suddenly attack him? It was too dangerous…
But this term…
He understood what a simp was, and he admitted that he was a simp. There was no need to feel ashamed about it.
To others, a simp is worse than a dog!
But for Xia Zijie, if it was for Ji Yunqi, then…
He was willing to be a simp. What was wrong with that?
But what did this watcher mean?
“Hey, crazy woman, what does watcher mean?”
Seeing Xia Zijie’s eager look, Luo Yao lost the mood to tease him. “What is a watcher? Isn’t it the opposite of a simp?”
“Simp, simp, you simp until you have nothing left. But at least people simp, they take action to prove their value and sincerity. A watcher, as the name suggests~”
At this point, Xia Zijie finally understood what a watcher meant.
It means you like someone but don’t dare to approach them, only daring to watch from afar. This is a watcher.
“I heard that nowadays there are many watchers in reality~ I wonder if there are any around?” Xia Zijie suddenly said mockingly.
“Heh, I am, so what?” Luo Yao gave a self-deprecating smile. Xia Zijie was right. There was nothing for her to deny.
She lacked the courage, the interest, and the reason or excuse to interfere with Ji Yunqi’s relationship anymore.
She also couldn’t be like Xia Zijie, truly wholeheartedly good to her. Luo Yao believed that love meant possession, not as Xia Zijie thought, as long as she was happy…
………………
“Old man, what are you looking for?” Jiang Hua couldn’t help but ask, seeing Ye Lingyu rummaging through boxes and cabinets.
Perhaps stimulated by Ye Mingkong’s proposal to Ji Yunqi today, Ye Lingyu had been very excited and energetic all night. She didn’t know what he was doing now.
“Ah, found it~”
Ye Lingyu held a small, dusty cloth bag. Then, he reached into it and fumbled around. Suddenly, his eyes lit up!
“Found it!”
This shout made Jiang Hua very curious. She quickly leaned forward, intending to see what her old partner had found.
“Come, wife, stand still~”
Ye Lingyu helped Jiang Hua to an empty space nearby and tidied his appearance…
Jiang Hua felt puzzled. What did this old fellow want? He was so excited late at night, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
“Ahem….”
Ye Lingyu straightened his back, holding something unknown in his hand, while frantically recalling the domineering CEO falling in love with me plotlines that the younger generation in the family had told him over the years…
The room was not large. With just two or three steps, Ye Lingyu reached Jiang Hua. As Ye Lingyu took Jiang Hua’s hand and opened his palm, a clean ring lay inside!
“Woman, today, I want you to marry me~”
As Ye Lingyu placed the ring on Jiang Hua’s finger, the expected scene of marital affection did not arrive. Instead of Jiang Hua’s soft whisper, he was met with a heavy slap!
“Slap!”
“Ouch~”
Ye Lingyu covered his head, a look of grievance on his face, looking at Jiang Hua as if he had suffered an immense injustice.
“Wife, why did you hit me?”
“Why did I hit you? You were searching the room for so long just for this? And you made such a mess of the room. If I don’t hit you, who will?”
“This……”
Ye Lingyu thought Jiang Hua was dissatisfied. Who knew… it was for such a reason…
He glanced around…
Well, he had indeed messed up the room a bit. But… was that his fault? Wasn’t it… to create some romance for his wife?
“Wife, don’t you understand romance? I’ve gone this far, how can you not feel anything?”
“Romance my foot!”
“Do you think you’re still a young man? Still talking about romance? That’s for the kids. You old folks should just watch the children.”
After being slapped again, Ye Lingyu became completely obedient and no longer argued with Jiang Hua, otherwise, he would probably be hit a couple more times. At his age, to be beaten by his wife, he was probably the only one!
………
At this moment, the same thing happened in Ji Chengyun and Zhang Xinrou’s room, but it was completely different from Ye Lingyu and his wife.
“Chengyun, it’s so romantic how Mom and Dad are doing this~”
“Yes, but I’m curious, what was Dad thinking at the time?”
Zhang Xinrou suddenly sat up from the bed. “Wow, Mom and Dad’s experiences are truly amazing! To experience two lives, that’s great!”
Ji Chengyun finished some of his work and then lay down on the bed, pulling Zhang Xinrou into his arms.
The past half year had probably been the period with the most events in his life.
First, both his parents died, and then both parents returned to life through possession…
Just that fact alone still made Ji Chengyun feel a bit unreal. Such a supernatural event happening so vividly around him?
It was unbelievable!
However…..
You can’t deny…
Seeing his father being transformed step by step into a beautiful girl gave him a strange sense of… accomplishment?
Looking at Ji Yunqi’s old photos on his phone, Ji Chengyun found that he couldn’t stand looking at his father now. Why was his father so ugly before?
Why didn’t he feel this way before?
After all, Ji Chengyun’s impression of his father had always been tall and mighty… with some admiration in his heart. But now… he was actually displeased with his father’s real appearance?
Instead, he felt…
His father should look like a beautiful girl, hehe.
“Xinrou, do you think we should interview Dad and ask her what it’s like to be a beautiful girl?”
“Uh…..”
“Let’s forget it. I’m afraid you’ll get beaten by Dad.”
Ji Chengyun reached out and touched Zhang Xinrou’s abdomen.
“Then let’s ask this little one after he/she is born. That way, he/she won’t get hit easily. Oh, right, it has to be a daughter.”
“If it’s a brat, he’ll get hit easily too.”
Zhang Xinrou shook her head at Ji Chengyun’s childish behavior. “You should stop thinking about it. You should mind your own business about beautiful girls.”
Then, Zhang Xinrou touched her abdomen. “And you mind your own business about this beautiful girl placenta!”
“Pfft… hahaha, why are you calling your child that?”
Zhang Xinrou didn’t feel anything wrong with it. Instead, she felt she was making a valid point. “What, isn’t this little guy a placenta right now?”
“Ah, yes, yes, yes~”
“You TM$##$#@%@!”
………………….
“So fast!”
Ye Mingkong nodded. “Without you knowing, we’ve prepared everything. I’m sorry, I didn’t tell you in advance.”
Ji Yunqi waved her hand. “It’s okay, it just feels a bit sudden.”
“It’s fine, I’m here. And this time, you don’t need to worry about anything. Just wait quietly.”
“That’s what you say, but…”
Ye Mingkong knew what Ji Yunqi was worried about, which was nothing more than personnel arrangements.
“Don’t worry, everyone who should come will be there. And it’s just that Old Jiang and the others haven’t arrived yet. They will come.”
“Okay.”
Looking at the time arrangement marked by Ye Mingkong on the phone…
The word “wedding” stood out so prominently in Ji Yunqi’s eyes.
He proposed to her today and had already arranged the wedding. The key was that she didn’t know anything about it. It seemed… she was really only fit to be a delicate little wife now.
But this feeling was also quite good, to be protected, and not have to worry about things herself.
But these weren’t the most important things!
What was most important was… she was getting married soon!
Getting married!
The thought of wearing a red veil in half a month and waiting to be taken home made Ji Yunqi a bit nervous… Logically, she should be the one getting married, so why was she the one being taken away?
Even though she was very nervous, she also felt a sense of anticipation… for example, she was looking forward to what she would look like wearing Jiang Hua’s red wedding dress?
During the previous period, she had only tried it on briefly, and it didn’t show any effect. She could only tell roughly if it fit.
Ji Yunqi had never expected that the wedding Jiang Hua had mentioned, “for your future marriage,” would come so quickly, so quickly that Ji Yunqi was completely unprepared.
However, it didn’t matter, as someone would come to marry her anyway…
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