Chapter 197: Diamond Ring

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“As it turns out, you’re childhood sweethearts,” Lin Xiaowan said enviously. She asked, “Then as both of you grew older, you fell in love and got married?” “Yes,” Gu Yuwu said with a nod and a smile.

In fact, it was not as simple. Gu Yuwu’s love life was a little bumpy. However, she did not mention them since she did not want to dwell on those messy and trivial matters. She changed the topic and asked, “What about you? You and President Huo are engaged now. Have you started planning your wedding?”

Lin Xiaowan did not think about marriage yet. She felt her current life was very satisfying. In her past life, she got married early. Her life now was much better than her previous life. She had a cat, learned how to paint, and opened up a dessert shop. She was no longer afraid of being in a crowd, and she no longer cared about what others said or thought about her. She even learned how to enjoy and accept compliments from others. All of these things were made possible thanks to Huo Zheng. He was indeed a very good partner.

Seeing Lin Xiaowan in a daze, Gu Yuwu laughed. “Why are you in a daze?”

Lin Xiaowan returned to her senses and said, “I didn’t think about marriage yet.”

Thinking that Lin Xiaowan belonged to the type that was content to stay in a relationship without getting married, Gu Yuwu asked, “Why haven’t you thought about it? Do you not want to get married?”

Gu Yuwu was worried that Lin Xiaowan would feel pressured by this question so she added, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to get married. After all, many people chose to say unmarried…”

Lin Xiaowan did not think about this matter much. However, now that Gu Yuwu brought the matter up, she gave it some thought. She said, “It’s not that I don’t want to get married. I think it’s fine either way…”

After a moment, Lin Xiaowan asked curiously, “Is there any difference between getting married and not getting married?”

Gu Yuwu’s married life had always been very good. Although she would occasionally quarrel with her husband, most of the time, her marriage life was happy and blissful.

“Yes and no? There’s no real answer to this question, to be honest. In any case, I’ve been married for quite a few years now. As I grow older, I also have different opinions and thoughts about many things.”

Lin Xiaowan seemed to only understand half of Gu Yuwu’s words, but she still nodded.

Seeing that Lin Xiaowan had been eating snacks non-stop, she was worried that it would ruin Lin Xiaowan’s appetite for dinner later. She said, “Alright, alright, if you continue eating, you’ll be too full to have dinner. Take a break.”

After that, Gu Yuwu said, rising to her feet, “Excuse me for a moment. I need to make a call.”

Lin Xiaowan had two more cookies after Gu Yuwu left. At this moment, a waiter walked in. After nodding and smiling at Lin Xiaowan, he lit the candles on the long table.

The room became cozy under the warm lights from the candles. The fading sunlight streaming in through the window and candlelight gave the room a very soft and romantic atmosphere.

Lin Xiaowan was beginning to feel bored when the door was pushed open. She looked up, thinking it was Gu Yuwu. However, she soon realized the person who entered the room was Huo Zheng.

“Huh?”

Huo Zheng was amused by her reaction. “Why are you surprised? You didn’t expect to see me, right?”

“Why would I expect to see you here? By the way, why are you here? Where’s Sister Yuwu?”

Huo Zheng led her to the long table and helped her to her seat. Instead of sitting across from her, he took a seat next to her. After all, he knew she preferred that they sat closer to each other. He naturally did not have any objections to this matter.

Lin Xiaowan did not have time to ask any questions before the waiter began to serve the appetizers. They were the usual foie gras and caviar.

“How does it taste?”

“It’s delicious,” Lin Xiaowan said with a nod. Then, she asked, “Why are you here? Didn’t you have something important to attend to?”

“Isn’t it important to have dinner with you?”

Lin Xiaowan did not believe Huo Zheng at all. After all, they often had dinner together. She asked again, “Then where did Sister Yuwu go? She said she was going to make a call earlier.”

“She has something to do.”

Lin Xiaowan narrowed her eyes and studied Huo Zheng’s face. Then, she raised her fork and said, “Tell me honestly. What’s wrong? You’re behaving suspiciously.”

Huo Zheng coughed and said, looking slightly unnatural, “I have something to ask you. But let’s eat first.”

The dishes were served in an orderly manner to ensure their taste would remain optimal.

After listening to these words, Lin Xiaowan’s mind was no longer on eating. She put down the cutlery in her hands and leaned over, acting cute as she said, “Tell me first. What is it? What do you want to ask me?”

“I’ll ask you later,” Huo Zheng said. At this moment, he was a little nervous, and his palms were slightly sweaty.

Lin Xiaowan pouted. She was even more curious seeing how evasive Huo Zheng was. She said, “No. Tell me. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? What do you want to ask? You can’t keep me in suspense like that…”

Huo Zheng coaxed her and promised her that he would explain everything to her after they ate.

In the end, Lin Xiaowan could only eat, still feeling unwilling. As she ate, she thought the food here was indeed very delicious. Moreover, the restaurant paid a lot of attention to the ingredients that were used. Then, she inevitably thought about Gu Yuwu. She found it hard to believe that Gu Yuwu suddenly left because Gu Yuwu had something to attend to.

Lin Xiaowan asked, “Where did Sister Yuwu go? I don’t believe that she left because she has something to do.”

“She really has something to do,” Huo Zheng said.

Lin Xiaowan took a bite of the tender veal before she said, “You’re lying to me.”

“I’m not lying to you…”

Lin Xiaowan did not get an answer until after dessert was served.

The waiter served a pot of almond tea and various exquisite desserts.

Lin Xiaowan rubbed her hands and began to dig in. However, not long after that, her spoon hit something hard. Curious, she dug it out and discovered that it was a diamond ring.

It was a huge princess-cut diamond ring. It was extremely dazzling.

She looked at Huo Zheng as he took the ring from her and wiped it clean before handing it back to her again.

“Do you like it?” Huo Zheng asked.

Lin Xiaowan withdrew her hand and recalled her earlier conversation with Gu Yuwu. At the same time, a guess appeared in her heart. “This is for me?”

Huo Zheng relaxed at this moment. Based on her expression, it was clear that she did not have any resistance or disgust toward the ring. He smiled gently and said, “Who else if not you?”

In the next moment, he asked, “Qingqing, shall we get married?”