Two summers had passed since Pei Huaiji came to Paris. He was ready to welcome the arrival of the third summer with You Mian.
The sun outside the window gradually set. Pink and orange were painted on the open garden in the front yard of the small three-story villa.
You Mian’s sculpture table was placed in the garden’s sunniest spot. At this moment, the plaster wrapped in plastic film was in a semi-dry state, waiting for its owner to come and reopen it for shaping.
“Chairman Pei, are you sure I just need to cut the vegetables?” The foreign maid looked at the ingredients in the kitchen that hadn’t been cooked, hesitantly took off her scarf and asked.
Pei Huaiji put down the laptop and stood up. The man was wearing a neatly ironed black shirt with all the buttons done up to the top. The muscles of his arms under the fabric were firm and smooth. He stepped with his long legs and his movements were extremely chic and natural.
“I’m sure.” Pei Huaiji nodded solemnly and walked into the kitchen.
The maid didn’t ask anything else when she saw this. She just smiled and left.
She knew that today was Mr You’s birthday. In the past, Chairman Pei and Mr You would always go out to celebrate this day. She didn’t expect that Chairman Pei would want to cook for himself this year.
Pei Huaiji stood at the kitchen counter with his sleeves rolled up. The man had a silver ring on his right ring finger. As he put tomatoes in the pot, the veins on the back of his hand bulged slightly.
Pei Huaiji frowned helplessly when he was completely left alone in the room.
Cooking was harder than he thought.
But when he thought of the surprise gift that You Mian gave him on his birthday last year, Pei Huaiji was determined to make this dish.
Time passed little by little. The heat from the kitchen made Pei Huaiji’s eyes and eyebrows more handsome. In the foggy air, he looked up at the retro clock on the wall.
5:40.
Pei Huaiji immediately put down the work in his hands and walked to the entrance. He picked up the car keys and rushed to the gate of Clios.
The timing was just right. Pei Huaiji lowered the car window and leaned on the windowsill by the roadside when he saw You Mian walking out of the school.
The weather in April wasn’t very hot. You Mian wore a light blue shirt and held two books in his hands. He had an upright posture and a tall and slender figure.
The excessively eye-catching good looks made it impossible for people around him not to focus their attention on him.
Several foreign girls surrounded him enthusiastically, seemingly asking questions related to the course.
You Mian’s expression was always polite.
Several students walked out the school gate and happily waved goodbye to You Mian.
The chestnut brown curls were extra soft in the orange glow of the afternoon.
Pei Huaiji watched quietly with smiling eyes.
Finally, You Mian saw him.
The amber eyes instantly showed gentle and warm surprise when he saw Pei Huaiji. His eyes changed from their previously distant and polite attitude to instantly becoming friendly and lovely.
Pei Huaiji was moved by this change.
You Mian’s pace changed from leisurely to brisk. He walked to the car in a few steps, bent down, and smiled. Then he asked, “Where are you going?”
Pei Huaiji’s dark eyes, which had always been determined to win, suddenly trembled slightly at this question.
He thought of the messy kitchen and the maid whom he had confidently agreed to let leave. This made his hands grip the steering wheel more tightly.
Pei Huaiji immediately started Plan B. He looked up calmly, smiled deeply, and said, “Get in the car.”
You Mian got into the car without question and watched Pei Huaiji lead him to the top of the mountain where few people were present.
The trees on both sides of the road became more and more lush. The lush greenery that covered the sky made You Mian feel refreshed.
They drove toward the green hills in the setting sun.
Along the way, You Mian looked out the window and was in a comfortable mood.
“Is the bottle of beef sauce that my mother sent delicious?” Pei Huaiji smiled helplessly as he started this topic with no context. “She was secretly asking if you like it.”
You Mian was instantly attracted by Pei Huaiji’s voice. He tilted his head and said, “I like it very much. I finished the bottle a few days ago.”
Qian Li also sent him a text message in the morning, asking him to pay attention to seasonal climate changes and to not catch a cold.
Once You Mian mentioned this, Pei Huaiji deliberately made a sound of displeasure. “She actually forgot me, her biological son.”
You Mian smiled heartily. “Aunt Qian likes me more.”
Pei Huaiji nodded without hesitation. “She does.”
The two of them had already returned home once during the Spring Festival, their family members were always thinking about them while they were abroad.
The relationship between You Mian and Pei Huaiji was completely exposed at the Pei house at that time. Everything You Mian worried about didn’t happen. The Pei family happily accepted the fact that Pei Huaiji had a lover.
Such warmth and tolerance made You Mian feel emotional to this day.
He suddenly remembered the interview with reporters at the end of the finals of the Star Cup a few years ago.
“Why did you choose the sunflower as the finishing touch? Does it have any special meaning?”
In the flashing lights, You Mian replied, “It was really a headache for me to choose the flower at the end.”
The moment You Mian said this, all the media immediately concluded that there was a story here.
So when the microphone got closer, You Mian smiled and said, “But then there was a chance.”
After a pause of a few seconds, You Mian changed the ‘opportunity’ he intended to say to ‘reunion.’
“A chance reunion made me realize that the sunflower is a flower that embodies the spirit of fearlessness.”
“It isn’t as gentle as the iris, nor as warm and lovely as a daisy.”
“It is full of life-giving energy.”
“I knew then that the finishing touch had to be a sunflower.”
When You Mian said these words, the scene of Song Zheng rushing into the fire and Song Weiping’s words appeared in his mind—Song Zheng doesn’t like white daisies. He likes sunflowers.
Song Zheng’s care and the Pei family’s unquenchable love made You Mian have no regrets about family affection.
Pei Huaiji seemed to be aware of You Mian’s mood at this moment. The man grabbed You Mian’s hand and interlocked their fingers.
You Mian turned to look at him. The man’s tall nose made him look very handsome, which made him forget his previous emotions.
They arrived at high ground when the pink sunset was at its peak.
The tent and food that Pei Huaiji had prepared in advance were placed on the green ground. There was also a telescope in front of the empty tent.
Rows of fireworks boxes haven’t been opened yet.
The moment You Mian got out of the car, he was stunned by the sunset in front of him.
Continuous patches of pink and green spread across the nearby sky, as if he could touch them with his hand.
You Mian smiled and turned around. “This is a foul. I will have to rack my brains again on your birthday next time.”
Pei Huaiji gently rubbed You Mian’s forehead. The two of them embraced each other in the sunset.
Pei Huaiji whispered, “I’ll be happy no matter what you give me.”
You Mian took Pei Huaiji’s hand. The silver rings on their ring fingers gently bumped against each other, making a clear sound.
Looking at the tent behind them, they simultaneously recalled the previous scene from the romance show.
The heavy rain seemed to have happened just yesterday.
Pei Huaiji and You Mian tacitly and affectionately arranged the tent.
The double tent had a lot of space, but it was smaller than the original tent that the show’s staff had provided.
After You Mian finished getting his sleeping bag ready, he heard Pei Huaiji ask softly from behind him, “Were you embarrassed at that time?”
You Mian was stunned. With Pei Huaiji’s question, his thoughts returned to that time.
There was the hot and embarrassing solitude and Pei Huaiji’s overly oppressive aura that made him smile speechlessly whenever he thought about it.
The moment he raised his amber eyes, You Mian smiled gently and hooked Pei Huaiji’s calf with the tip of his shoe.
“Yes.” You Mian propped his hands behind his back and stretched out his end tone lazily, his voice seductive. “I’m scared to death.”
The You Mian back then would’ve never dared to do this. Pei Huaiji raised his hand with a serious look and grabbed You Mian’s ankle.
Glancing down—blue suit pants and leather shoes.
His You Mian was now used to wearing suits and being called ‘Sir.’
Pei Huaiji was well aware of these changes. Since they had been together, they had never missed any of the other’s important moments.
Facing You Mian’s smiling eyes, Pei Huaiji naturally accepted it all.
He pressed You Mian down on the soft cushion. Outside the wide-open curtain of the tent, he could see the magnificent sunset in the distance. Through the open skylight above his head, he could see the crystal blue sky.
You Mian lay with his head tilted back in the orange-pink sunset, letting the spring scenery kiss his face.
Pei Huaiji asked in a hoarse voice, “But now it seems that you aren’t afraid at all.”
You Mian tilted his head. “I’ve already seen the most ruthless you.”
Pei Huaiji raised an eyebrow while waiting for You Mian’s next words.
You Mian lazily raised his eyes and smiled softly with the momentum of plucking hair from a lion’s head. He said, “It is nothing more than that.”
Pei Huaiji was amused by this provocation.
“You are the greatest on your birthday.” Pei Huaiji leaned over and kissed You Mian’s ear.
After You Mian succeeded, he smiled so hard that his eyebrows and eyes curved.
Once the sun went down completely, the wind at night became cooler.
Pei Huaiji and You Mian sat at the entrance of the tent, Pei Huaiji solemnly placed candles on the cake.
You Mian could tell at a glance who made the cake in front of him.
He closed his eyes and crossed his arms.
Pei Huaiji held a sweet orange birthday cake with the words, ‘You Mian, be happy forever’ in his arms. The candlelight and starlight illuminated Pei Huaiji’s deep eyes filled with love.
Pei Huaiji quietly looked at You Mian and made a wish.
In the darkness, You Mian closed his eyes and made a wish.
—I hope that the people I love and the people who love me won’t be disturbed by wind or rain, and won’t be hesitant or lost. Instead, they will be clear and happy.
You Mian never did anything like making a wish, so he opened his eyes after thinking about one thing.
The darkness before his eyes disappeared completely. His eyes were filled with glowing stars and the gaze of his lover.
His night blindness was gone, and he could see the starry sky.
Pei Huaiji smiled solemnly and held the cake in front of You Mian. “Blow out the candles, Baby.”
The moment You Mian blew out the candles, the starlight and moonlight became brighter.
Thinking everything that Pei Huaiji had prepared when he first arrived in Paris, including the treating physician, You Mian’s heart softened again.
The evening breeze was blowing.
You Mian looked at Pei Huaiji with a smile and said loudly, “I love you, Pei Huaiji.”
Pei Huaiji was cutting the cake. After he heard this, his eyes softened. He turned his head to look at You Mian, and responded in a hoarse voice, “I love you too.”
You Mian’s love was all given to Pei Huaiji.
Pei Huaiji had become his trust, his weakness, and his armor.
You Mian’s love was firm and unwavering.
“Happy birthday.” Pei Huaiji lowered his head and kissed You Mian’s eyes. “Mianmian.”
The third summer was about to come. The spring breeze wrapped around the comfortable starry sky. Everything within sight was brilliant.
You Mian took a bite of the cake and smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed.
Pei Huaiji had just pursed his lips when You Mian asked with a smile, “You did it, right?”
Pei Huaiji thought, “Isn’t it delicious?”
You Mian shook his head and ate the sweet orange in one bite. “Don’t you have confidence in yourself?”
It was a tacit understanding, but You Mian easily identified that this was a cake made by Pei Huaiji himself.
Pei Huaiji smiled helplessly. This smile made You Mian’s heart itch.
They shared an orange-flavored kiss.
You Mian’s night blindness was mostly due to psychological reasons, so the treatment time wasn’t long or short.
It wasn’t until a year later that Pei Huaiji felt comfortable moving out the telescope he had bought a long time ago.
The wind from the top of the mountain blew You Mian’s hair.
He walked toward the telescope curiously. Under Pei Huaiji’s guidance, he focused his eyes on the lens.
The mountain winds beside him seemed to stop at this moment. The dark universe opened up to him.
This was starlight that spanned tens of millions of years. It was also the first time that You Mian had seen such a magnificent sight with his own eyes.
“Mianmian.”
Pei Huaiji’s voice sounded at this moment, wrapped in stardust. It was cold and low.
You Mian took a few steps back in a daze. When he lowered his head, he saw Pei Huaiji on one knee with an open red velvet ring box in his palm.
Lying quietly inside were a pair of golden rings that were much more gorgeous than the ones they were currently wearing.
You Mian’s throat instantly became dry, and his fingers curled up instinctively in excitement.
There were several loud bangs all around them as the fireworks were ignited.
Huge colorful fireworks bloomed in the sky, reflecting Pei Huaiji’s nervous face.
You Mian looked at Pei Huaiji’s eyes filled with fireworks. His heartbeat gradually quickened and his eardrums vibrated.
Pei Huaiji looked up at him, eyes extremely gentle.
He asked, “Will you marry me?”
“Sign a contract and become my lover who can never regret it under the eyes of thousands of people.”
Pei Huaiji’s voice was a bit choked up, and his dark eyes had never trembled like this before.
You Mian heard Pei Huaiji continue to speak and asked, “Are you willing to….?”
“Will you always be the lover who stands side by side with me?”
Here and now, here and now.
Everything seemed to be a surprise, but it also seemed like it could be traced from beginning to end.
You Mian’s eyes turned red uncontrollably. Her heartbeat became faster and louder until his chest could no longer bear it. Blood rushed in front of his eyes, wetting his vision.
The moonlight sprinkled on his face, and his throbbing expression was blurred.
Pei Huaiji’s hands were trembling, and You Mian’s voice was trembling.
Then half a second later, You Mian nodded without hesitation, “I do.”
There would be no second answer to this question other than ‘I do.’
Pei Huaiji got up with red eyes.
The two of them exchanged rings with each other under the starry sky.
This time, it was no longer a single ring representing being in a relationship but a gold ring representing a marriage.
The heavy weight made You Mian and Pei Huaiji unable to calm down as they looked at each other. They hugged each other tightly with their hearts close to each other.
The clock struck midnight, sounding melodiously from the tower at the bottom of the mountain.
The fireworks above their heads hadn’t stopped yet. The loud bangs seemed to materialize the sound of heartbeats. The noise exploded in the sky as if the whole world was celebrating for them.
At the same time, You Mian and Pei Huaiji’s phones rang.
There were countless birthday wishes flying from across the ocean, including Qian Li, Qin Lan, Guan Tong, Shen Nanxiao, and Fang Xiaofeng…
There were countless people.
A few seconds later, Vivian saw Chairman Pei, who had posted three messages about You Mian in his Moments one day after going abroad, post a photo and text at exactly midnight.
The photo showed a pair of hands clasped together with a gold ring on each ring finger.
The text read: Happy birthday to Mianmian, 4.16.
At the same time, You Mian’s long-dormant Weibo issued a new post.
[Love with me.]
Just like the photo posted by Pei Huaiji, You Mian’s photo was enlarged again and again by onlookers and fans. Finally, they captured a cursive word specially written on the photo.
[Engagement.]
Suddenly, the Internet shook.
But these front-page headlines had little impact on You Mian and Pei Huaiji, who were far away abroad. They spent a happy and comfortable engagement night in each other’s arms in the tent.
They expressed their love for each other to the extreme.
The next moment, Pei Huaiji’s footsteps became hurried as soon as You Mian and Pei Huaiji returned home.
You Mian followed in confusion. The moment he walked through the door, he saw the mess in the room.
Pei Huaiji held his forehead and smiled helplessly. He told the maid who was going to clean up yesterday that she didn’t need to come. He just hadn’t expected that the first plan would fail, resulting in the house still remaining in the same state as before he left last night.
You Mian leaned against the door and laughed unceremoniously. “It was a miscalculation.”
Pei Huaiji raised an eyebrow in a handsome manner.
But at this moment, in the midst of the smell of cake that filled the room, there was a sudden movement!
You Mian was taken aback.
Before he could react, a puppy happily popped out from under the cake box.
You Mian stood at the door in a daze, stunned by this situation for a moment.
“Woof, woof, woof!”
A little golden retriever with a pink bow tied around his belly wagged his tail violently as he ran toward You Mian.
Pei Huaiji smiled with a domineering look. There was no trace of helplessness in his dark eyes, and it was clear that everything was under his control.
The little golden retriever rushed into You Mian’s arms.
He hugged the puppy in surprise and let the puppy lick his fingers.
Pei Huaiji turned his head and walked to the door. He smiled and leaned toward You Mian, who was stunned and surprised.
“Surprise,” he said in a deep voice.
You Mian had wanted to raise a puppy for a long time. Unfortunately, he was busy with schoolwork. Pei Huaiji’s work also wasn’t easy. Both of them had very little free time, so they could only put off the matter of raising a dog again and again.
You Mian hadn’t expected the puppy to come at this time.
It was just right and perfect.
You Mian raised his head to kiss the corner of Pei Huaiji’s lips. The golden retriever in the arms of both of them was wagging his tail happily.
Pei Huaiji stuck to You Mian and said with a smile, “Give him a name?”
You Mian rubbed the head of the golden retriever. The round black eyes were looking at him curiously.
“Genius.”
The little golden retriever woofed.
Pei Huaiji immediately pressed a hand on the puppy’s head and said, “This is my exclusive title. You aren’t allowed to give it to him.”
You Mian smiled and changed it. He tentatively called out, “Surprise.”
The little golden retriever didn’t know that Pei Huaiji was jealous, so he just shook his tail and barked excitedly.
You Mian affectionately kissed the golden retriever’s head and said, “Surprise!”
This was Pei Huaiji’s surprise to him, so call him Surprise.
“The nickname is Happy. How festive,” You Mian said with a smile.
Pei Huaiji hugged him and said yes.
In the following week, countless media outlets were working hard to get the latest information about Pei Huaiji and You Mian so that they could release first-hand information in the country.
One of the reporters went to great lengths to establish connections. Finally, after going through many hands, he found a direct junior of You Mian from Clios, and paid a large sum of money for this junior to send him a screenshot of You Mian’s Moments.
A few seconds later, under the expectant gaze of several reporters, the French students sent a few photos.
They clicked on it and saw that it wasn’t the sweet photo they imagined, let alone a side shot to show affection.
It was actually a puppy grinning extremely happily at the camera!
The golden retriever wagged his tail and ran toward the camera. Barking filled the entire eight second video.
There were more than a dozen blog posts in the Moments. Except for the day of April 16th, there was no You Mian or Pei Huaiji at all!
Everyone was dumbfounded for a while. This was completely different from what they thought!
But after all, a lot of money was spent. The money had been given out, so it couldn’t be wasted.
So on the afternoon of the same day, an entertainment news article that made countless viewers laugh appeared on the Weibo hot search.
#You Mian and Pei Huaiji’s engagement gift, golden retriever Surprise#
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Thanks for the update
Thanks for the chapter! Wonderful addition to the family, lol