Chapter 2289 - 31: Proposal—Glad to Have You
Warm and romantic candlelit dinner.
In the large hall, there were only Gu Xiran and Qin Song.
Gu Xiran never thought there would be a day when she would invite Qin Song for a sweet dinner for two in such a warm and romantic Western restaurant.
In her memory, it seemed like they were always having barbecue or food from food stalls.
Every time she saw Qin Jin’s cold and serious face, she dared not ask him to go out and have fun.
So she always stopped herself before speaking.
She could almost imagine what Qin Jin would say, like how barbecue causes cancer, spicy hotpot is too spicy and bad for the stomach, and so on.
Looking back over the past decade, it was Qin Song who had been with her, gallivanting and wandering around the world.
Gu Xiran elegantly picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then looked at the man across from her, smilingly saying,
"Sorry, someone can’t drink because of a bad stomach, so he can only watch me drink..."
Qin Song: "..."
Little rascal.
Where did this little rascal come from?
Qin Song looked at Gu Xiran in front of him, full of disdain in his heart, but Gu Xiran smiled brightly.
"Yeah."
Seeing Qin Song’s low spirits, Gu Xiran kindly reminded him: "The dishes today were prepared according to the doctor’s menu, it’s okay to have a little bit."
"No, I, the great one, want to drink."
Gu Xiran: "..."
Hearing this, Gu Xiran was annoyed, stood up and gave Qin Song a playful slap on the head.
"My dear ’great one’, you can only have juice."
"Oh."
Qin Song raised his eyebrows looking at Gu Xiran, tugged at the corner of his mouth, and couldn’t help but say, "How could I have been blind enough to fall for you back then..."
"Hmm, mainly you were blind as a bat."
Qin Song looked at Gu Xiran’s witty appearance and chuckled, with endless affection in his black eyes.
Gu Xiran ate the delicious food on her plate earnestly, aware of a burning gaze on her, raised her eyes to meet Qin Song’s deep gaze. Usually, his eyes were more indifferent, laid-back and used to it, but now seeing such a serious Qin Song, Gu Xiran was a bit not used to it.
Gu Xiran smiled and raised an eyebrow, saying, "I know I am very beautiful, but isn’t it impolite for you to keep staring at me?"
"Well, I want to look a few more times, to engrave it in my memory..."
Even if one faces death alone, it doesn’t feel cold and empty.
These words Qin Song didn’t say out loud, only wanting to cherish the moment before him.
"In the future, I’ll let you see me every day until you get sick of it... so you actually don’t need to memorize it."
Gu Xiran laughed softly, then picked up a napkin to wipe her lips, saying, "Hmm, stand up."
Qin Song, not understanding, stood up and watched Gu Xiran beckon to him with her little hand, instinctively walking towards her.
As soon as he reached Gu Xiran, she looked up at the tall man before her, sniffed with her nose, and pretending to pout, said,
"Why are you so tall, making me look up at you... lower a bit."
"Okay."
What Gu Xiran said was almost meaningless to Qin Song. He heard Gu Xiran speak and slowly bent down...
But Gu Xiran still felt it wasn’t enough, smiling, she said, "Lower a bit more..."
"Lower a bit."
"My old back can’t bend anymore."
"Then Qin Song, kneel down."
Qin Song: "..."
Qin Song’s black eyes froze for a moment, then he heard Gu Xiran seriously say, "Kneel on one knee."
Qin Song: "..."
Understanding what Gu Xiran wanted to do, Qin Song’s expression changed slightly, while Gu Xiran looked seriously at the man in front of her, her beautiful eyes full of hope.
"Kneel."
First time kneeling on one knee in front of a woman, Qin Song’s movements were somewhat stiff.
"Tang Bao."
"When a woman asks you to kneel on one knee, it’s for you to propose to her."
Qin Song: "..."
Qin Song knew that Gu Xiran was seriously telling him that she wasn’t joking about the marriage they had talked about earlier.
"Tang Bao, you know my health condition... I can’t give you happiness, plus, what you feel for me isn’t love, but familial affection."
Whether he could survive was unknown to Qin Song, he regarded Gu Xiran’s existence as his life, how could he gamble her happiness.
They had known each other for more than a decade, and what the other was thinking, how could Gu Xiran not know?
Though Qin Song had indeed been in good spirits these days, his survival state was average.
What she wanted was Qin Song’s will to survive, his urge to survive.
"Who said so, Qin Song, let’s have the surgery after we have our wedding. Although the success rate of the surgery is only fifteen percent, the doctor said... if you really want to live, the success rate is definitely more than that."
Qin Song’s eyes slightly moved, while Gu Xiran’s beautiful eyes were filled with tears, sniffing her nose.
"Of course... not everyone wants to have surgery... if you don’t want it, then for the rest of your life, I want to spend it with you... even if it’s not much time, it’s still good. In any case, for the rest of your life, I will not leave you."
Qin Song: "..."
Seeing Gu Xiran’s firm determination, Qin Song pursed his lips and said, "I didn’t prepare a ring."
"Hmm, who said you must have a ring to get married..."
After saying that, Gu Xiran beckoned to the server to hand her a pair of scissors.
Gu Xiran carefully cut a strip from her dress which was adorned with diamonds, just the right size to have a diamond set on it.
"Qin Song, here, if you want to marry me, then put it on for me..."
Qin Song: "..."
To marry her.
The thing he has dreamed of most all his life.
Qin Song smiled bitterly, "Tang Bao, I originally thought that I would be waiting for a high-speed train at the airport all my life, but I didn’t expect... I really waited."
Gu Xiran chuckled softly, her beautiful eyes full of laughter, and looked seriously at the man in front of her, with a playful curl of her lips.
"I thought the last stop of the high-speed train happened to be the airport, so in fact, the airport has always been the destination of the high-speed train."
Qin Song suddenly felt a moment of clarity, and chuckled softly.
"Right..."
Gu Xiran sniffled, not knowing why, but at this moment, the feeling of romance was not that strong, what was stronger was the warmth.
That sense of belonging from family.
"Alright, Mr. Qin Song, you can propose now..."
Gu Xiran curled her lips, speaking seriously.
"Okay."
A proposal!
In Qin Song’s dark eyes, there was an emotion of excitement swirling. He raised his eyes tangledly to look at the Gu Xiran in front of him, and his dark eyes were again moist.
Qin Song knelt on one knee in front of Gu Xiran, his dark eyes full of doting light, slowly reaching out his big hand to hold Gu Xiran’s small hand.
"In the depths of my heart, your role has always been a sister... sister-in-law, family member, and the person I love most in this life."
"..."
Gu Xiran gazed at Qin Song in front of her, knowing that every word Qin Song said was heartfelt.
Gu Xiran raised her lips, gazing at the man before her, and nodded.
"Tang Bao, I never dared to hope that one day in the future, you would become my wife... that is an untouchable dream for me."
Watching Qin Song speak seriously like a child, Gu Xiran nodded, her beautiful eyes a mess of emotions.
Yes... she herself had never thought that such a day would come.
"Thank you, for being willing to marry me, allowing me to live every day with a grateful heart..."
Gu Xiran raised her lips, clenching her small hand tightly.
"For you... I will live well."
"Okay..."
Gu Xiran was in tears, raising her hands to wipe the tears at the corners of her eyes.
Qin Song couldn’t help but smile after finishing his words, "I increasingly find that I’m quite a bastard, always making you cry."
Gu Xiran was amused by Qin Song’s words, and spoke seriously: "In my heart, you’re not a bastard at all..."
"Alright, then Gu Xiran, are you willing to marry Qin Song? Hmm, Qin Song currently has nothing, no, an unhealthy body, growing up is actually not bad..."
"Seriously..."
"He can’t cook... but he knows you like braised fish and will strive to learn how to make it..."
Gu Xiran felt a slight stirring in her heart.
"He looks like a playboy, but actually, his heart is simple, so simple that he’s never held a girl’s hand seriously... although it seems he’s been ambiguous with many female stars, but let alone going to bed, he hasn’t even held hands, and in the future, he will continue to be devoted to caring for and loving you."
What a lovely confession.
Gu Xiran chuckled softly, then nodded.
"Hmm, I understand..."
"His career is mediocre now, but in the future, he will work hard for you."
"Okay."
"He has many shortcomings... but he’ll correct them all, as long as you’re by his side, he’ll be a fearless person..."
"Hmm..."
"So, are you willing to marry me?"
Gu Xiran: "..."
Gu Xiran looked into Qin Song’s serious dark eyes, met the man’s hopeful gaze, and nodded.
"Mm, willing..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Song’s eyes were full of tears, tears rolling down, he couldn’t help but pull Gu Xiran into his arms.
As if he had the whole world.
Gu Xiran felt the man’s strong arms binding her tightly, chuckling softly.
Such a strong embrace, making her feel Qin Song’s desire to live.
Really good...
Gu Xiran slowly closed her beautiful eyes, tears slipping from her eye sockets.
The sound constantly echoing in her ears was Qin Song thanking her alongside her...
Fool...
No need to thank, clearly it’s me who should thank him, for loving me silently all these years, allowing me to grow up in a loving environment.
Finally, Qin Song realized he might be holding Gu Xiran too tightly, slowly released his embrace, then took the diamond-embedded fabric from Gu Xiran’s hand.
However, Qin Song did not choose to secure it on the woman’s ring finger, but tied it to Gu Xiran’s wrist.
Qin Song knelt on one knee in front of Gu Xiran, then kissed the back of her fair hand.
Let me enjoy this brief beauty.
Having you, it’s really good.
Really very good, even if it makes my life not so long anymore, very short, I’m willing.
It’s just a pity that I won’t be able to see you happy with my own eyes.