Chapter 197 The Encounter Seven Years Ago, Marriage Proposal, and Repayment
Chapter 197: Encounter seven years ago, proposal, and repayment of favor (please subscribe)
Author: corner kissing pig
Chapter 197: Encounter seven years ago, proposal, and repayment of favor (please subscribe)
"Old man~"
Li Xingruo whispered this sentence into his ear with a voice full of shame.
Listening to this weak but clear voice, Lin Lu's eyelids trembled and he opened his eyes in a daze.
Only then did I realize that it was already dawn, and I felt a soft weight on my body, which was so comfortable that I didn't want to wake up.
"It's nine o'clock and you're still not awake?"
The sister next door leaned her whole body against him, and Lin Lu could feel her softness and sweetness. She lay on top of him, filling the gap between their bodies, looking into his eyes with her eyebrows lowered, and the corners of her mouth curled up.
With a naughty smile, she pinched a strand of hair with her naughty fingers and tickled the tip of his nose.
The morning light shining into the room lit up her snow-white and delicate skin. Lin Lu took a deep breath and hugged her tightly.
"It's dawn, where's the gift you promised?"
"Isn't it already in Sister Xingruo's arms?"
"...Bah! Hurry up and give me a gift~!"
She was already a twenty-three-year-old girl, but on her birthday, she still couldn't help but act coquettishly with him, leaning on him and rubbing her body. Lin Lu couldn't bear it.
"Gift~gift! If you keep showing off, I will punish you!"
"Okay, okay, there's really nothing we can do against Sister Xingruo..."
Li Xingruo was then satisfied and looked into his eyes expectantly. The two of them looked at each other, but they still didn't see him taking the gift.
"Where?"
"What? Sister Xingruo hasn't seen the gift yet?"
"...I don't want you!"
"You didn't talk about me, you looked at the bed."
"Eh?"
Hearing what he said, Li Xingruo finally got up from his arms. When she woke up early in the morning, she stayed in bed and never got out of bed.
His eyes easily spotted a pair of high heels placed beside the bed.
"Eh, eh!!"
Li Xingruo made a surprised sound, looking as if he was making a fuss: "I remember it was not there before going to bed. When did you put it next to the bed?!"
"I don't know. I didn't put it there. Maybe it was Santa Claus who secretly came to deliver gifts while we were asleep."
"You're still lying...!"
What girl doesn't like little surprises? Li Xingruo happily hit him and couldn't wait to pick up the pair of high heels and take a look.
Feeling the light weight in her hands and the careful material and workmanship of the shoes, she couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly, and a sweet smile naturally appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Did you do it yourself?"
"Hmm~"
"When did you do it? Why didn't I know?"
"Of course I did it secretly!"
"Say it is the same as never saying it!"
"Sister Xingruo, try it quickly."
Without Lin Lu's need to say anything, Li Xingruo had already put down his high heels and put his delicate white feet into the shoes.
When she worked as a foot model for Lin Lu before, she wore the pair of high heels he made. Although those shoes were good-looking, they didn't fit her feet very well, but this pair was different. They fit her feet perfectly.
.
Compared with the previous pair he made himself, this pair is obviously more advanced in terms of material and workmanship. The upper leather has a soft luster and is full of carefully thought-out details, which makes her legs look more slim.
Beautiful, like a work of art, it is enough to make a girl fall in love with it.
"It's so beautiful..."
"Sister Xingruo, do you like it?"
Lin Lu climbed out of bed at some point, sat behind her, held her waist, rested his chin on her shoulder, and lowered his head to admire the gift with her.
"I like it~!"
Li Xingruo couldn't put it down admiring the pair of high heels. Lin Lu made them for her personally. This thought alone was enough to show off to her.
"These high heels would look better with a skirt, but it's a pity that it's so cold now that I can't wear a skirt..." Li Xingruo felt a little pity, thinking that he would have to wait until next spring to wear them again.
"Yes, sister Xingruo, do you know what skirt looks best with it?"
"What?"
"Wedding dress."
Lin Lu sucked on her pink side face and said softly: "It looks best when paired with the wedding dress I designed for Sister Xingruo."
Then a picture appeared in Li Xingruo's mind. Wearing the high heels and wedding dress designed by him, she felt that she must be the most beautiful girl in the world. She was obviously awake, but at this moment she seemed to be in a dream.
"Then you have to do what you say, or I'll hit you on the head with my heel~!"
"I'm so good to Sister Xingruo, and you still want to hit me on the head?"
Li Xingruo chuckled, sat on the edge of the bed, and stepped on his high heels like a child. The heels made a crisp sound when they hit the floor.
Just when she thought she had received Lin Lu's birthday gift, his voice sounded magnetically in her ears again, arousing more surprises in her:
"There are also gifts."
"……What's the meaning?"
"What better gift than high heels!"
"ah?!"
Li Xingruo was shocked and wanted to give birth to his baby right now while wearing high heels.
"What is it?!"
"Don't tell Sister Xingruo."
"Then I'll find it myself! Humph!"
Li Xingruo happily searched everywhere on the bed, on the table, and on the floor. Although he couldn't find any gift after searching for a long time, he looked like he was never tired of it.
For a while, she almost searched the room, but couldn't find any trace of the gift, so she stared at Lin Lu with some resentment.
"You stinky guy, if you dare to play tricks on your sister, I won't take care of you...!"
"Ah! No! I really didn't lie to Sister Xingruo!"
Lin Lu hid under the quilt, and the embarrassed neighbor sister rushed towards him, insisting that he tell the answer quickly.
"Brush your teeth and wash your face first, and tell Sister Xingruo later."
"snort!"
Only then did Li Xingruo let him go, let go of his grip, got up and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face.
After a while, I heard her exclamation, followed by the sound of high heels running over.
The little girl held up the washing cup in her hand. There were toothpaste and toothbrush on the cup. In addition, there was a bright red rose.
"Why is there a rose in the cup?!"
"Obviously - your handsome husband set it."
"Smelly Linlu, what did you do last night while I was asleep!"
"Sister Xingruo, do you like it?"
"Hehe, I like it..."
Li Xingruo was stunned. She had never done anything like this before. It was like magic. She saw gifts one after another. She was stuck with Lin Lu tomorrow and every day. But even so, she didn't realize when he was there.
I brought a rose home.
The smart girl could feel that this rose was definitely not the end, so she stopped asking Lin Lu and happily held up the washing cup and went back to brush her teeth and wash her face to see what else he could do.
After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she put the beautiful rose back into the cup. She admired it sweetly. Lin Lu, who had been hiding in the room for a long time, finally came out.
He put his hands behind his back, as if he was hiding a gift behind his back, and leaned against the door frame, looking at her with a smile.
Li Xingruo's heart beat faster than expected, but his expression still pretended to be calm.
"You, what are you hiding behind you?"
"Sister Xingruo, guess what?"
"..."
Stinky Linlu! Bad Linlu! If Li Xingruo was so tempted by him, he would still be willing to guess. He giggled and rushed over to grab the things hidden behind him.
Before she could grab it, a large bouquet of ninety-nine gorgeous roses appeared in front of her eyes in an instant. Different from the delicate rose just now, when this large bouquet of roses appeared in the girl's eyes in an instant, she just felt
It feels like fireworks are going off.
"Sister Xingruo~~Happy birthday~~I love you!"
"I hate it, I'm just trying to sell it..."
Li Xingruo took the large bouquet of roses from his hand. Although the weather was cold, she felt warmth flowing all over her body at this moment. It never rippled or melted. She put the flowers to the tip of her nose and smelled them deeply.
The color just spread to her pretty face, and she was so beautiful.
"Sister Xingruo, close your eyes."
"More, more?!"
"Close your eyes quickly. If you make a wish, you will have it. If you don't make a wish, you won't have it!"
After hearing what he said, the neighbor sister holding the flowers quickly closed her eyes, closing her eyes very hard.
First, her waist was gently hugged by him, and he gently pecked her smooth forehead.
Her eyelids trembled and she wanted to open her eyes, but he said, "You can't open your eyes yet," so she continued to stay still.
After closing your eyes, you can no longer see him, but your hearing and touch become particularly sensitive.
She could feel Lin Lu standing behind her, wondering what he was going to do, and then a line of light coldness gently fell on her beautiful and white neck.
Li Xingruo held her breath, her heart was pounding, and her eyelids were trembling even more. She had already guessed what it was. She wanted to open her eyes to see, but she didn't dare.
Until Lin Lu held her shoulders and turned her around slowly, she stood in front of the mirror holding a large bouquet of roses in her hand.
"Okay, Sister Xingruo, you can open your eyes~!"
"...I don't dare!"
"Why don't you dare?"
“It feels like a dream!”
"It's not a dream, please open your eyes and take a look."
After a while, she was so excited that she slowly opened her eyes. She looked at herself in the mirror holding flowers, and Lin Lu, who was standing behind her with his hands on her shoulders and a head taller than her.
Her eyes fell on her neck in the mirror. The previously empty and beautiful neck was now wearing an elegant and beautiful platinum necklace. The pendant was in the shape of a minimalist and dreamy star and moon, and the bright little star in the center was
Diamonds are like stars in the night sky, dotting her delicate collarbones and emitting charming light.
Li Xingruo stretched out his hand blankly, gently stroking the necklace around his neck, his mouth slightly opened, hesitating to speak, but he was too excited to say anything.
"Lin, Lin Lu..."
"It's my husband."
"Old, husband..."
"Do you like it?"
"like……"
"Didn't hear that clearly."
"I like it! I like it!"
Lin Lu then smiled, hugged her waist, and looked at her beauty in the mirror with her.
"As long as you like it, I designed this necklace myself. Its name is Xingyue."
"Xingyue..."
In fact, Lin Lu didn't need to tell her, just by looking at the creative star and moon design of the necklace pendant, she could guess its name.
This is a necklace he designed himself, named after her.
Girls are always emotional, and being loved so deeply by him made Li Xingruo's eyes turn red. It made her feel like a real woman, with the kind of sweet and disconnected mood.
"Hey, why is Sister Xingruo still crying?!"
"Ugh... don't worry about me. I'll just cry for ten minutes and I'll be fine."
"Don't cry, don't cry, there's more, there's more! It's not like there are no gifts, there's more!"
"What?! Still, more?!"
It was okay if Lin Lu didn't say it. When he said this, Li Xingruo burst into tears. She was obviously not sad at all. This was the first time in her life that she shed tears because she was too happy. Facts have proved that when people are too happy,
I will really cry.
Li Xingruo had thought about it. When the time came, she would wear the high heels he gave, the necklace he gave, and the roses he gave by the bedside, and then give birth to a football team for him.
After being bombarded with a series of gifts, both of them forgot to eat breakfast. Fortunately, Lin Lu was considerate of her and left some space for her to relax, so he gave her the remaining gifts later.
Today is Li Xingruo's birthday, which happens to be a weekend. In the past, he spent his birthdays with a few of his best friends in the dormitory every year. Now that everyone has graduated, it is a rare opportunity, so we made an appointment to have hot pot at home at noon.
Li Xingruo placed the roses sent by Lin Lu in the most conspicuous place in the living room;
The necklace Lin Lu gave him was put on his neck and never taken off again;
I originally wanted to wear the high heels given by Lin Lu, but the weather was too cold, so I had to take it back to the room and wait for my girlfriends to find out on their own;
After a simple breakfast, the siblings went downstairs to buy vegetables. When they came back, they washed the vegetables and put them away together to prepare a sumptuous hot pot for noon.
Three best friends, Zhong Qing, Jiang Meng, and Cao Nianqiao, came together and arrived at Lin Lu's house on time at 11:30 noon.
When the doorbell rang, Lin Lu and Li Xingruo were still washing vegetables in the kitchen. The kitchen was connected to a hot water pipe, so washing vegetables was fine. Without hot water, the water would be stingingly cold.
"Senior Xiaoqing and the others are here, right?"
"I'll open the door!"
Li Xingruo wiped his hands, and Brynbulindi and the little fat cat ran to the door and opened it.
Before I saw the three stinky besties, I first saw the cake held high in front of my eyes.
"Hahaha, you are here!"
"Happy birthday! Ruobao~~~!!"
"Oh my god, Ruobao, you really are living with your stinky brother! We almost rang the wrong doorbell of the next door house just now!"
"Shared apartment, shared apartment! What kind of cohabitation?!"
"Haha, Xiaomeng, do you believe it?"
"I don't believe it!"
"Do you believe Qiaoqiao?"
"I don't believe it either!"
"you……!"
"It's so cold, let's find evidence quickly!"
The three best friends gave Li Xingruo the cake and squeezed into the room laughing together, trying to find evidence that Ruobao was hooking up with her bratty brother like last time.
"Look, look, look! What kind of flowers are this big bouquet of flowers?"
"It's roses! Let me count... ninety-nine!!"
"I asked you, haven't you noticed Ruobao's neck?"
"...Oh my god! This necklace...!! How can it look so beautiful?!"
Three women surrounded Li Xingruo, admiring the necklace around her neck in shock. Girls have always been irresistible to beautiful jewelry. They talked about diamonds and diamonds, but they were shocked when they saw it with their own eyes.
Dazzling and shiny.
"Here, what style is this, Ruobao? It's so beautiful!"
"I don't know...Lin Lu designed it himself and asked others to order it..."
"Crazy! Why don't I have a brother like this??"
While the three women were marveling, Lin Lu came out of the kitchen wearing an apron, rolling up his sleeves, and looking like a family man to greet the sisters.
"Senior Xiaoqing, senior Xiaomeng, senior Qiaoqiao, hello. Sister Xingruo, please chat with them. I've prepared the dishes."
"...!!"
Necklaces with flowers are a killer weapon for girls, and such a handsome family man is even more popular. The three old best friends looked at Li Xingruo differently.
"What?! These high heels were made by Lin Lu himself?!"
After a thorough visit to Lin Lu and Li Xingruo's home, the three old best friends who had agreed to be single for the rest of their lives couldn't help but yearn for love.
The engagement date of Lin Lu and Li Xingruo has been set on March 16th next year. The hookup between the two has been hidden from three best friends for so long, and now Li Xingruo doesn't plan to hide it.
After having a lively hot pot meal together, Li Xingruo clapped her hands. Under the gaze of her three girlfriends, she blushed and took Lin Lu's hand, interlocking with his fingers.
"Hush, hush, be quiet, Ruobao is about to announce something big!"
"Hehehe..."
The three girlfriends started laughing, and Li Xingruo, who was already shy about speaking out, was even more embarrassed to speak out.
Lin Lu was so thick-skinned that he actually tilted his head and smacked her face in front of her best friends, causing her best friends to applaud and scream.
"Sister Xingruo is embarrassed to say it, but let me say it. Thank you to the three good sisters for taking care of sister Xingruo, and thank the three good sisters for supporting us. Now, sister Xingruo and I are together! We
We’re in love! We’ll be engaged in March next year!”
"Engaged, engaged???!!!"
"Ruobao! You gave it?!"
"...Oh! Don't listen to his nonsense!"
The birthday party with my best friends lasted until about four o'clock in the afternoon.
After tidying up the house, Lin Lu and Li Xingruo drove the three seniors back together, and then they went back to their mother's house together, because today was her birthday. How could Zou Wanrou not be prepared for this future daughter-in-law.
There was a big table of sumptuous birthday dinner, and the old mother also gave Li Xingruo a big birthday red envelope. The two adorable sisters also prepared the same birthday gifts for their future sister-in-law as they did for their brother’s birthday.
Big jar of glowing origami stars.
Her parents at home also sent blessings. Lin Lu and Li Xingruo walked hand in hand outside, and she had an hour-long video call with her mother.
It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when she got home. She had been excited and happy all day. After taking a bath, soaking her feet, and lying on the bed with Lin Lu, her mood calmed down a little.
Lin Lu held her in his arms and kissed her gently.
"Sister Xingruo, are you happy today?"
"Happy~"
"How many gifts did you receive today?"
"So many~"
"Who gave you the most?"
"Husband~"
Li Xingruo giggled, curled up in his warm embrace like a baby, and couldn't help but bite him.
"Sister Xingruo, have you forgotten?"
"What?"
"My gifts haven't been given yet."
"Really, is there really more?!"
The mood that had just calmed down a little could not help but become excited again at this moment.
Lin Lu picked her up and placed her on the bedside, then stood up and opened the drawer.
Li Xingruo looked at him with his heart pounding, not knowing what gifts he would bring out, because each one was more precious than the last.
That drawer was locked. She had the keys to all the drawers in Lin Lu, except that one.
Under the gaze of his sister behind him, Lin Lu took out an iron box from the locked drawer. He sat down next to her and handed the box to her as if it were a treasure.
Li Xingruo's heart beat faster. She was not in a hurry to open the box, but turned to look at him with some confusion. From Lin Lu's behavior, she could feel that the things in the box were extremely precious to him.
"What is it..."
"Sister Xingruo, you'll know if you open it and take a look."
"Is it very precious..."
"It's very precious, it's something that changed my destiny."
"..."
With curiosity and solemnity, Li Xingruo opened the box.
It's not jewelry or jewelry. What's lying quietly in the box is just a picture.
An extremely inconspicuous painting, a painting that even a junior high school student would not save. Even the paper is the most ordinary white paper. After years of precipitation, the white paper has even turned a little yellow.
After she opened the secret in the box with her own hands, Lin Lu's expression became softer visible to the naked eye. He gently put his arm around her shoulders and held her in his arms.
She looked at the painting and he looked at her.
"This, this is..."
"I drew this painting seven years ago."
Li Xingruo looked at the content of the painting, and could barely tell that the painting was a girl, with an oval face, big eyes, shoulder-length short hair, wearing a fluffy pink-blue sweater, and the environment was immature, probably a certain winter day
Park in the afternoon.
She had seen too many of Lin Lu's brilliant and beautiful paintings, but this was the first time she had seen such poor paintings by Lin Lu.
So the surprise in his heart became even more intense. What kind of story did this poor painting have that would make him keep it as a treasure for seven years?
Who is the girl in the painting?
She had an inexplicable sense of immediate sight, but her painting skills were so poor that no matter how many times she recalled the people around her, she still couldn't tell who the person in the painting was.
Li Xingruo suddenly felt a little sour in her heart. She envied the girl in the painting. This was probably Lin Lu's White Moonlight. Otherwise, she couldn't imagine any reason why Lin Lu would keep this painting for seven years.
But if it was his White Moonlight, then why did he give this painting to her?
Li Xingruo finally looked away from the painting, looking at Lin Lu a little panicked, helpless, and confused.
"She, who is she..."
"Sister Xingruo, didn't you recognize it?"
"I know him?"
"If a person's memory begins at the age of three, then Sister Xingruo must have known her for twenty years."
Li Xingruo was stunned.
"She is you."
Li Xingruo's eyes widened with disbelief on his face, and he looked at the painting in his hand again.
After a while, she chuckled and said: "You're teasing me again! It looks like you've been drawing this for many years. How could it be me? Although I also had short hair, even though I also have a sweater like this... Although
Me, I also...seven years ago..."
Before Lin Lu could speak, she was stunned as she spoke. Her eyes widened even more. She suddenly turned her head to look at Lin Lu, her eyes full of scrutiny and confusion. Her mouth was slightly open, wanting to speak.
Stop again.
"you……"
"Sister Xingruo, do you still remember the scene when we first met?"
Lin Lu smiled and asked softly in her ear.
If Lin Lu had asked her this in normal times, she would have told him without hesitation how they met in the elevator on Valentine's Day in February.
But now, long-lasting memories suddenly crowded into her mind, and her thoughts drifted to seven years ago with his voice——
The air conditioner was turned on in the room, and the warm air from the air conditioner brought his smell and voice. He put his arms around her shoulders. Everything was so real and within reach.
But as he told her, she felt like she was dreaming. She looked at him blankly with her eyes, as if she saw the little fat man crying alone in the park one winter day seven years ago...
"When I first met Sister Xingruo, you had shoulder-length short hair and wore a pink and blue sweatshirt. Do you remember that day? I was sitting alone on a stone chair crying. It was so embarrassing, but you came to follow me.
I started talking to you, and when I looked up, you bent over and asked me what was wrong. The sun was on your side. Looking back now, it still hurts me so much that I can’t open my eyes..."
"...You stayed with me, and you said that if you had nothing to do, if you basked in the sun more, I would be in a much better mood. I still remember the brilliant warmth of the sun that day, and I still remember the taste of the candy you gave me...
…”
"...But Sister Xingruo missed your appointment. You didn't go to the park on the second day, nor on the third day. One month, two months, one year, two years, three years...seven years."
It was another winter day, and Lin Lu's voice turned into a paintbrush, outlining her dusty memories.
"I went there every day until my parents' procedures were completed and I moved here. At that time, I was thinking, I must learn to draw and draw very well, so that even if I don't do it again in this life, I will go there every day."
I can’t see you either, but as soon as I see your paintings, I can think of you.”
Li Xingruo's body trembled, and a huge warmth surged from her heart to the top of her head. She looked up at him who was completely different from what she remembered.
"It was Sister Xingruo who changed my destiny. In my memories, your tenderness always speaks volumes. Your presence, like a gentle breeze, gave me peace of mind and tranquility, and made me feel that the world has become more beautiful."
"I'm glad to meet you again. Sister Xingruo is very curious about how I recognized you. It was the day you said the same thing and the day I saw your old photo. From that moment on, I believe in fate and
People who are destined to meet will eventually meet. When I think back to our first meeting many years ago, my heart is full of tenderness. I feel that you are as lonely as me. I suddenly feel that I have found what I want to do - I can make you happy."
"I have met many people in my life. Some are like fireworks between my fingers, flashing for a moment and being buried in the passing years. But you are different. You are like the Big Dipper, traveling across the entire universe and crossing the sky of my heart. It is you.
, gave me the best memories and the warmest feelings.”
"I yearn for the beautiful world and the beautiful you that appears in my life."
"Sister Xingruo, do you know that I fell in love with you at first sight - that winter day seven years ago."
Lin Lu's words touched the softest place in her heart. They were a reunion after a long absence, a search and waiting, a fate and love that was unique to her.
She raised her head, her eyes were red. She never thought that her small actions back then would cause such a big change in him like the wings of a butterfly. Her tear ducts became uncontrollably fragile.
, the past, pain, growth, future, and the tenderness in his belief were mixed together, shaking her chest and making her eyes tremble.
"Ugh...you are indeed the little fat pig that my sister came to repay!"
"...Sister Xingruo, please don't ruin the artistic conception! Can you use some literate adjectives?"
"You are the little fat pig who repays your kindness..."
Although she used words to stretch her hips, her thoughts were conveyed at least. She threw herself tightly into Lin Lu's arms, buried her face in his chest, wrapped her hands around his body, and just buried herself into his body.
, listen to the beating of two hearts.
Lin Lu stroked her thin and slender back and exhaled softly.
"Every time I'm with Sister Xingruo, I feel that the time is short but the years are long. I don't know how far the future is, but as long as Sister Xingruo doesn't let go, I will never leave. I don't want to ask about the meaning of life, but
The world is you, this moment is you, life is you, reality is you, dreams are you, steps are you, road is you, waves are you, distance is you, heart is mine, but it is filled with you.
"
His hand slipped from her shoulder, down her arm to her palm.
In the warm light, Lin Lu raised Li Xingruo's left hand and put a ring on her ring finger.
Li Xingruo's little hand trembled, and the various questions that were originally piled up like a mountain and ready to be asked all collapsed in an instant, leaving only the fate wrapped around his ring finger.
Indescribable, almost overflowing strong emotions bloomed on her ring finger, and the bright diamond shone like the stars and the moon.
"Sister Xingruo, marry me."
"Marry you."
Li Xingruo gently rubbed the ring on her ring finger with her fingertips and quietly lowered her eyes.
"So, sister Xingruo, are you ready to accept my last gift?"
"What is it?"
Lin Lu didn't answer, just turned off the lights in the room.
Under the flickering night light, the two of them got into bed together.
"I have to repay my kindness to Sister Xingruo~!"
"Hate--!"
It's late at night, and the soft voice of the neighbor's sister melts into the vast winter night...