Han Lingshi watched Hao Ren propose to her with her eyes wide open and her mouth covered with her delicate palm. She did not expect him to come up and just do it. Yes, this was how she defined the incident in her mind. Hao Ren just bent his knee and proposed to her.
One of the girls in the parking lot shouted, "What are you proposing her for? Clarify it!"
Followed by this many girls and women chanted loudly, "Clarify! Clarify! Clarify!"
Hao Ren shook his head to avoid the loud sound and yelled, "I am just confessing that I am in love with her and with this ring I am showing my sincerity and promise that if she agrees, I will marry her in the future!"
He spoke so loudly that his voice drowned the echoes and the chants. Once he was done, the women calmed down, and Han Lingshi was still standing frozen. Hao Ren had not shifted his gaze from her eyes, he did not know why, despite being married, he was anxious. What if Han Lingshi refused to him?
Just as his thoughts were going wild, a guy said, "Oh come on, answer the guy already! Don't embarrass him."
Han Lingshi woke up from the stupor and realized that her delay was causing great embarrassment to Hao Ren. She hurriedly bowed down and said, "Yes!"
Hao Ren let out a heavy breath as he stood up. He looked at her and said, "You really scared me you know?"
Han Lingshi was smiling with her eyes turning into a crescent. Hao Ren noticed crystal drops at the corner of her eyes. He moved closer to her and coiled his arms around her. Han Lingshi pushed him slightly and said, "You are going to ruin the flowers." The source of this content ɪs novel(ꜰ)ire.net
However, there was a blush on her face. Hao Ren smiled and scratched the back of his head before he said, "May I put the ring on your hand?"
Han Lingshi nodded and Hao Ren took out the white ring and held her hand. He was about to slide it on her middle finger, but Han Lingshi said, "On the ring finger."
Her voice was so soft that Hao Ren trembled, it was akin to a whisper to his soul. He put the ring gently on the ring finger, and from some weird coincidence, it fit. It was a perfect fit.
Han Lingshi looked at the delicate ring and then she looked at Hao Ren. The young man before her was growing at such a pace, that she could not have imagined ever. Hao Ren was an existence that had taken root in her heart. Everyday when she had nothing to do she would be thinking about him. Han Lingshi was twenty eight years old and she had never been through something ever before.
Hao Ren looked at the crowd who was still looking at them and asked, "Ummm, did I forget something?"
One girl shouted, "You have to kiss her to seal the deal!"
This shocked Hao Ren and Han Lingshi, they were both very private people, the thought of kissing each other before so many people scared them. The two of them looked at each her with some shyness. The crowd started chanting again, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!..."
Hao Ren took Han Lingshi's hand and pulled her close. The lady was surprised and the people cheered. The entire parking lot was echoing with loud noise. Under the watchful gazes of so many people, Hao Ren gently kissed Han Lingshi's lips. The people whistled and clapped.
The people congratulated the two of them and the duo held hands as they bowed slightly before getting into Hao Ren's car and darting away from the place. Han Lingshi was blushing so hard the entire time that her face appeared to be bleeding almost.
They drove around the block for twenty minutes, before Hao Ren could gather the courage to ask her something. However, just as he opened his mouth Han Lingshi's phone rang. She picked up the call and said, "Hello Xiao Xue, what is it?"
Hao Ren clearly heard a loud wail, "Did Brother-in-law propose to you in front of everyone!!! Why wasn't I called to witness?? You two are so mean. Sister you have changed."
Han Lingshi held her forehead and sighed as she said, "You think a bit too much. Even I didn't know how he decided to just come over and propose to me."
Han Lingxue turned into a chatter box and fired away question after question. Hao Ren did not get a chance to talk to the lady about themselves. He was about to reach Han Lingshi's villa, when the lady said, "No, you lock in and sleep, I am going to Hao Ren's. I am sure the videos will reach home and they will turn up to question me.
Han Lingxue if you dared tattle on me behind my back, I will tell Second aunt that you drank so much at your orientation that the people had to carry you back to your room."
Her threat was effective, Han Lingxue was tamed. The call was soon disconnected and Han Lingshi sighed as she asked, "Ren, you seem to have a lot of things on your mind. Actually, I also wanted to talk to you, but the call interrupted."
Hao Ren shook his head and replied, "Don't worry, you are coming over for the night, and tomorrow is Saturday. So, we can sleep in and keep the night to ourselves."
Han Lingshi smiled at him and then asked, "What is it that you want to talk about?"
Hao Ren parked the car at the side of the road and said calmly, "We met and married in a blink, and ever since then we have been growing stably. I am in love with you and it is not a news to you since I confessed earlier too.
That day in the VIP box, I learned about how you were enraged and almost gave away your racing team to someone. I found that you had a completely different side to yourself that was unseen by me. That's why I wanted to know that side of yours, so that the next time something comes up, I won't be caught unguarded."
Han Lingshi was surprised and then asked, "You want to know about my life before meeting you, right?"
Hao Ren nodded, and Han Lingshi sighed as she leaned back in the seat. She said, "I was a rebel."
Her words caused Hao Ren a great surprise. She continued when she sensed his gaze locked on to her shoulders, "I was nineteen when I finished my schooling, till then I was a normal girl. My mother insisted that I grow up like a normal child and not someone with privilege. I finished my graduation and got acquainted with the young masters and young madams of the city.
They were a lot different than the people I preferred to surround myself with. Anyhow, I always found my way away from them by saying I am busy with studies. When I graduated, Grandpa wanted to get me married. I ran away to the Hawk nation for higher studies, set up the branch of business there and developed it enough to come back and contend for the president chair."
Hao Ren raised his brow and asked, "Then what was your life in the Hawk Nation was like? Your family did not come to take you away?"
Han Lingshi nodded and said, "I had a tough time there, new place and new lifestyle. However, I met a guy, called Richard Malone. At first we were just working together at the retail store, but then we became good friends. He was also an outcast."
Hao Ren asked calmly, "Why so?"
The girl replied, "He was homosexual but belonged to a Mafia family. His family could take down any person in the city, and even cops did not dare go against them without concrete evidence. So, in order for Richard to rise in ranks we used to shield for each other. Males were afraid of coming close to me at that time, and Richard was averted from women. So, it was simple."
Hao Ren asked solemnly, "During this time, did you even feel anything for him?"
Han Lingshi looked at him and shook her head. She said, "Richard was shot three times in his head on our graduation day. The shooter was his own father. Why? Because someone saw Richard on a tryst with his boyfriend."
Hao Ren was shocked and asked, "This is why that day Donovan said that your reputation was damaged because you got in touch with bad people?"
Han Lingshi nodded with a smile, and said, "Actually, I initially wanted to date Donovan, but then his philandrist actions told me to stay away from him. That's why he always brings up Richard Malone at important times to embarrass me."
Hao Ren sighed and said, "For a moment, there I was scared. Also, if I see that Donovan again, I am drawing lines and claiming territory."
Han Lingshi was surprised and chuckled as she asked, "You don't trust me?"
Hao Ren replied calmly, "I do, but these pesky people need to be taught a lesson. Do you think he would be silent about what happened last time? Just wait, the snake will raise it's head again."
Han Lingshi laughed and said, "We are having a heart to heart conversation, and this is the best you can say to cover up the fact that you dislike him because I had an interest in him?"
Hao Ren looked at her and narrowed his eyes as he said, "You don't look cute when you catch me . Hmph."
The vehicle echoed with a loud laughter as it drove off to Hao Ren's house.