Li Sixuan looked at the corner where she was left alone, so, why exactly was she called here by Jiang Junhu?
“Xuanxuan.”
A low voice sounded not far away.
Li Sixuan turned her head and saw a sea of flowers in the air.
Thousands of white roses formed the words ‘Happy Birthday Xuanxuan’ in the air. It was beautiful!
And beneath these six big characters stood a man holding a bouquet of white roses. The man slowly walked towards her and handed her the bouquet:
“Xuanxuan, happy birthday!”
Li Sixuan stepped back: “Xingyang Gege, I can’t accept your flowers.”
Mai Xingyang’s steps didn’t stop as he slowly approached her: “Why?”
Li Sixuan continued to step back: “Because roses represent love, I, I don’t know my feelings, I’m afraid I’ll say the wrong thing because of being touched…”
Li Sixuan’s words were cut short as she was backed against a tree trunk with nowhere else to retreat.
Mai Xingyang, holding the bouquet in one hand and a branch beside her in the other, lowered his head to look into her eyes:
“I know that because of our first meeting, you and your family had a very bad impression of me.”
“Xuanxuan, I can wait, and I have been waiting, for you to grow up, for you to be willing to share all your troubles with me, you just need to be a happy doll.”
Doll? Doll again.
Li Sixuan asked doubtfully: “Who is Doll? Are you very fixated on Doll?”
“Doll is you.”
Mai Xingyang’s eyes twinkled: “I’ve seen your photos, very, very small, wearing an exquisite princess dress, the photos were stunningly beautiful.”
“I was only eight years old then, I asked the owner of the photo who this doll was? The owner said it was his granddaughter.”
“I asked where his granddaughter was? He said she was lost.”
“Lost? I was very anxious, how could such a beautiful doll be lost?”
“I couldn’t forget the doll in the photo, so I looked for replacements everywhere, which is the source of my bad reputation.”
“When I found you, I thought you were bought by the Li family, so I…”
“Xuanxuan, eight-year-old me didn’t understand love at first sight, and ten-year-old me just wanted to collect beauty.”
“Now, I want to spend my life with you. Whether you are willing to be my girlfriend or not, I am willing to accompany you for a lifetime, even as a senior brother.”
As a senior brother!
This was something Mai Xingyang in her dream had also said. He had said he would protect her from harm for a lifetime as a senior brother…
When he died under the wheels, he had even apologized for failing to do so.
Li Sixuan blinked: “Mai Xingyang, I am disfigured.”
“I don’t care.”
Mai Xingyang shook his head: “Appearance is not important.”
“Jiang Junhu said I am a wooden beauty.”
“He’s just jealous.”
“He became my uncle.”
“That’s good.”
“Actually, I think he… mmmph.”
Li Sixuan’s masked mouth was covered by a large hand, the owner of which had a smile on his face:
“Xuanxuan, do you know? You tend to talk about unrelated people and things when you’re nervous. This is a bad habit. When you go on your first mission, I’ll take you, okay?”
Li Sixuan nodded.
Mai Xingyang released her mouth: “Xuanxuan, consider this bouquet your birthday gift. I haven’t prepared anything else.”
“I will keep waiting until the day you agree.”
Li Sixuan was very conflicted. If she were to speak her true feelings, she was touched by Mai Xingyang in her dream and wanted to repay him in the future. However, her grandmother disagreed, and she didn’t want to be the Li Sixuan in the dream, whose reason was buried by hatred.
Mai Xingyang pushed the bouquet into her hand: “I will explain to Grandma Tian.”
Li Sixuan pushed the bouquet away: “Alright then, if Grandma doesn’t mind, you can give it to me in front of her.”
Mai Xingyang’s eyes curved into a smile: “Okay.”
…
“Tiantian, come out quickly.”
Tian Jing in the kitchen was called out by Ouyang Meihua. As soon as she stepped out of the door, she saw the words ‘Happy Birthday Xuanxuan’ formed by flowers in the air above the courtyard.
In the courtyard, Mai Xingyang was kneeling on one knee, holding a bouquet of roses and offering it to Li Sixuan: “Xuanxuan, will you be my girlfriend?”
Li Sixuan quickly looked at her grandmother. She hadn’t expected Mai Xingyang to take her words out of context and directly use her last sentence.
Looking at the romantic proposal unfolding in the courtyard, Tian Jing raised an eyebrow slightly and waved to her flustered granddaughter:
“We don’t interfere in matters between young people, but the condition of getting married at 25 remains unchanged.”
After speaking, she pulled her sister-in-law into the kitchen.
Ouyang Meihua: “……” Young people nowadays were getting more and more creative. She had never seen such a scene before.
After being pulled into the kitchen, she hid by the window to peek.
In the courtyard, Li Sixuan glared at Mai Xingyang with embarrassment and annoyance: “You did it on purpose.”
Mai Xingyang skirted the issue: “Xuanxuan, Grandma doesn’t have any objections.”
Li Sixuan stomped her foot: “Is Grandma someone you can just call? Get up!”
Mai Xingyang remained persistent in offering the bouquet: “Try to accept me. If you’re not satisfied, you can kick me away anytime.”
Li Sixuan looked down at him: “Jiang Junhu agreed to be devoted to Yaoyao, what about you?”
“The same.”
Mai Xingyang answered decisively: “Even if you wanted my life, I wouldn’t hesitate.”
Li Sixuan believed this. She reached out and took the bouquet: “Remember your words.”
“Never forget.”
Mai Xingyang stood up happily and moved closer to her: “I can stand by your side as your boyfriend now.”
“Temporarily.”
Li Sixuan looked up: “If I’m not satisfied…”
“There is no if.”
Mai Xingyang’s smile was as warm as the winter sun: “I won’t let any ‘ifs’ appear.”
Li Sixuan glanced at him: “So overbearing!”
Mai Xingyang raised his hand and touched the corner of her eye: “Don’t look at me like that.”
After fifteen years, he could finally be by Doll’s side as her boyfriend. He would use all his might to ensure only one outcome…
Li Sixuan dodged: “No touching.”
“Okay.”
Mai Xingyang lowered his hand. He couldn’t rush things: “Shall we go help in the kitchen?”
“No need.”
Li Sixuan shook her head: “Grandpa and Grandma never let me in the kitchen, so I don’t know how to do anything.”
“I do.”
Mai Xingyang’s gaze never left Li Sixuan’s face. Even though it was covered by a mask, he was mesmerized:
“Team Leader Han said that a man who can’t cook is not a good man. I’ve been learning for ten years. When the opportunity arises, I’ll cook for you.”
“We’ll see.”
Li Sixuan’s face felt a little hot. She pushed him: “Move back a bit, this is my grandmother’s house.”
Mai Xingyang took her hand as if he had planned it: “Let’s go tell Grandpa and Grandma.”
“You should call them Grandpa Li and Grandma Tian.”
“That was before. My status is different now.”
“I think you’ve become very cheeky.”
“I’m still me, I haven’t changed.”
At the kitchen door, Mai Xingyang said earnestly to the four elders in the kitchen:
“Grandpa, Grandma, Great Uncle, Great Aunt, I have Xuanxuan’s consent and will officially become her boyfriend starting today.”
“Please rest assured, I will treat her well. And please supervise me. If there’s anything I do wrong, point it out, and I’ll correct it immediately.”
Li Zhengguo looked at his granddaughter with a stern face: “Are you sure?”
Li Sixuan cowered a little fearfully. Since her great-grandmother’s death, her grandfather had always had this stern expression, except when dealing with her grandmother. He was like this with everyone in the Li family, including her.
She bore a large responsibility for her great-grandmother’s death, and she felt guilty. It was precisely because of this guilt that she practiced martial arts desperately, to gain enough ability to protect herself and prevent her family from being harmed for her sake.
“I’ve thought about it. If…”
“There is no if.”
Mai Xingyang interrupted Li Sixuan, applying a little pressure with his hand, making her feel his determination through her small hand:
“There will be no other outcome between Xuanxuan and me.”
Li Zhengguo looked at Mai Xingyang: “What if Xuanxuan wants to leave you?”
“Then it must be because I’m not good enough, and I’ll improve.”
“What if, due to other uncontrollable factors, Xuanxuan must leave you?”
“Wherever she goes, I will go with her, and we will never be separated.”
Li Zhengguo glanced at his wife, then nodded: “There are too many uncontrollable factors in the world. We understand your determination.”
“But time changes everything. Let’s leave everything to time.”
Mai Xingyang grinned foolishly: “Thank you, Grandpa.”