Chapter 54: Ring

Proofread by: Yunyun

Names mentioned in this chapter :

-苏芮 (sù ruì) - Su Rui, our female protagonist

-芮芮 (ruì ruì)- Rui Rui, a nickname of the female protagonist

-顾煜城 (gù yù chéng)- Gu Yu Cheng, the male lead

-苏宏远 (sù hóng yuan)- Su Hong Yuan, the female protagonist's father

-苏爸爸(sù bà ba)- Father Su

-刘玥(liú yuè)- Liu Yue, the female protagonist's mother, which is also known as Mrs Su

-苏妈妈(sù mā mā)- Mother Su

-顾妈妈(gùmā mā)- Mother Gu

The next day, when Gu Yu Cheng arrived at Su House, Su Rui was still packing the things she was going to bring to the apartment in her room.

Liu Yue was surprised to see Gu Yu Cheng coming so early.

However, looking at Gu Yu Cheng, Mother Su's face instantly had a kind and affable smile.

"You are already here, Yu Cheng." Liu Yue beamed at Gu Yu Cheng and asked, "Have you had breakfast yet?"

"Not yet."

"Ah, that's just right. You two can just leave after eating breakfast." Mother Su said as she and the housekeeper prepared the breakfast on the table.

"Yes, thank you, Auntie*[1]," Gu Yu Cheng responded unceremoniously, and then he stepped aside and asked, "What do I need to do?"

"No, no, it's all prepared."

"Where's Rui Rui?" Gu Yu Cheng inquired.

Mother Su responded, "She's still upstairs." After a pause, she added: "Go upstairs and ask her to come down."

Comrade Su Hong Yuan was originally just calmly tapping his phone and sharing his "Daily Read" to his Moments. However, when he heard Liu Yue's words, his hands stopped moving, and then glanced at his "leader" and coughed loudly.

Unfortunately, it was as if Mother Su hadn't heard Father Su's cough at all. "By the way, Rui Rui's room is the second room on the right on the second floor." She said matter-of-factly.

Hearing Mother Su's words, Gu Yu Cheng was also slightly stunned. Then, a smile that could not be suppressed appeared in the corners of his mouth as his eyes moved.

"Okay, I understand." Gu Yu Cheng maintained a straight face and nodded his head.

"He sure doesn't even treat himself as an outsider at all." Father Su couldn't help but mumbled as he watched Gu Yu Cheng go upstairs.

"He's not an outsider anymore." Mother Su feigned a glare at Father Su and said in a righteous manner.

Obviously, she knew her lover very well. So, seeing Father Su's worried look, Mother Su couldn't help but smile and explained, "What are you worried about? Rui Rui got up early this morning."

"She has already gotten up?" Father Su raised an eyebrow.

"She started packing early in the morning, she should be almost done by now. So, it's just in time for Yu Cheng to go up and help her take it down."

This was what Liu Yue had in mind.

By doing this, she was creating a programme for Gu Yu Cheng to gain extra points.

......

When Gu Yu Cheng arrived at Su Rui's door, Su Rui was stuffing the last pack of underwear in an opaque bag into her luggage bag.

Hearing a knock at the door, Su Rui subconsciously turned her head.

The moment she saw Gu Yu Cheng standing at the door, Su Rui was dumbfounded.

"Gu Yu Cheng, you ......"

"Hold on!"

Su Rui quickly dropped the things in her hands and ran to the door, standing in front of Gu Yu Cheng and unconsciously making a gesture to block him.

Originally, Su Rui wanted to close the door, but she stopped as soon as she placed her hand on the door handle.

In fact, Gu Yu Cheng hadn't seen much of the room just now. However, looking at Su Rui's slightly nervous look, Gu Yu Cheng quickly turned his eyes to the side.

"It's inconvenient?" Gu Yu Cheng questioned.

"No."

"Then...I'm not allowed inside?" Gu Yu Cheng asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Not that as well."

Su Rui had previously felt slightly embarrassed and did not want to let Gu Yu Cheng see her dreamy princess-style bedroom.

However, now, since he had seen it, it seemed like hiding it any longer would be a bit like deceiving oneself[2] right?

"It's just that the room is a bit messy right now," Su Rui said with a smile.

Since he had already seen it, Su Rui casually took a step back and moved out of Gu Yu Cheng's line of sight.

It wasn't really messy, just a few bags of stuff sitting in the room at the moment.

"Are you still in the midst of packing?"

"Mm."

"Is it done?"

"That's pretty much it." Su Rui said as she glanced back.

"Then, should I take it down for you?" Gu Yu Cheng looked at Su Rui and said, with a hint of tentativeness and expectation in his eyes.

Looking at Gu Yu Cheng with an eager glint in his eyes, Su Rui could not help but smile.

"Come on in." Su Rui smiled at Gu Yu Cheng, taking his hand directly into the room.

The moment Gu Yu Cheng walked into Su Rui's room, his breath hitched a little, and a flash of excitement passed through his eyes. Although he was inexplicably curious, Gu Yu Cheng kept his eyes unmoving in front of Su Rui.

Su Rui wanted to laugh when he saw Gu Yu Cheng's "serious" face.

As for this visually striking dreamy princess style, he didn't seem to have any special reaction to it?

Su Rui looked at Gu Yu Cheng with slight curiosity and asked, "What do you think about it?"

"It smells nice."

Su Rui: ...

"By the way, these, and these are to be taken away." Su Rui very naturally skipped the previous topic and pointed to the bags of luggage next to her.

"Noted." Hearing these words, the corner of Gu Yu Cheng's lips quirked and without saying a word, he walked over and took several large bags of stuff.

Noticing that Gu Yu Cheng was about to take all the luggage, Su Rui subconsciously stopped him, "Wait, don't take so many, you can just take those. I'll take the remaining two bags."

She was initially thinking about whether to take the luggage in two or three rounds.

Hearing Su Rui's words, Gu Yu Cheng's gaze moved. He inched closer, kissed Su Rui on the cheek, and asked softly, "You don't think I can carry them?"

Pfft...

How could she almost forget that men will always have that inexplicable pride that exists at some point and cannot be refuted?

Regarding this point, it has nothing to do with age.

"No," Su Rui shook her head in good humour and said with a sincere expression, "I think you are especially amazing."

Saying that, Su Rui winked towards Gu Yu Cheng again and said half-jokingly, "Since you're so amazing, why don't you consider carrying me down as well?"

Hearing these words, the smile on Gu Yu Cheng's mouth on his face deepened.

Without speaking, Gu Yu Cheng turned around directly and prepared to squat down in front of Su Rui.

"What are you doing?"

"Come up."

"Oh, I was just kidding, get up." Su Rui gave Gu Yu Cheng's shoulder a light pat and said with some heat in her face.

"Let's hurry up and go down." Saying that, Su Rui finally pushed the other party out of the room.

......

After having breakfast at home, the two of them set off to the place where custom-made wedding rings are made.

A few custom-made wedding rings design styles had already been selected before. Su Rui and Gu Yu Cheng came over today to finalise the finished product.

This was a high-end custom-made wedding ring brand, and it was said that Mrs Gu had invested in it.

The shop assistant very warmly welcomed them to the VIP room at the back when she noticed that Gu Yu Cheng and Su Rui had arrived.

"The few wedding rings that were selected earlier are all here, please take a look." The shop manager took out the box prepared in advance and handed it to Su Rui and Gu Yu Cheng.

When the box was opened, there were six pairs of wedding rings of different designs, and all of them were very beautiful.

Looking at these six pairs of wedding rings, Su Rui's eyes lit up.

She had already thought they looked good when she had seen the design before, but she had never expected the finished product to be even more stunning.

As expected, the shop recommended by Mother Gu was really reliable.

On the side, slightly turning his face sideways and looking at the sparkle in Su Rui's eyes, Gu Yu Cheng's mouth curved into a smile.

"Which pair do you like?" Gu Yu Cheng asked.

I like all of them!

Su Rui said silently in her heart.

However, the engagement ring, of course, had to be a unique pair.

Su Rui looked at the rings and pondered over them before pointing at one of them, turning her head to Gu Yu Cheng and asking, "What do you think of this one?"

"Not bad," Gu Yu Cheng responded, and after a pause, he pointed to another pair of rings and asked, "Don't you want this?"

While Su Rui was looking at the rings, Gu Yu Cheng had been observing Su Rui.

So, naturally, he noticed that Su Rui's gaze actually lingered on this pair of rings for a longer period of time.

Su Rui: I want that!

Gu Yu Cheng was currently pointing to a pair of blue diamond studded rings.

The whole design, rather intricate and very beautiful, is the kind of style that makes people's eyes light up at first glance.

It is just that...

"This is too flashy, it's better to keep it simple." Su Rui voiced her consideration.

Although she was about to become Gu Yu Cheng's fiancée, Su Rui hadn't forgotten that she was still an earnest third-year student in the university.

It would be a bit too much to be going around the school with such a blinding wedding ring.

And it's inconvenient.

After all, a wedding ring is not like an ordinary accessory that will be worn all the time, so it's better to keep it simple.

That's why Su Rui ended up choosing the simplest and most low-key pair of rings among them.

The ring she chose had a very simple design, and the whole design was manifested in the details.

It's simple and special, perfect!

Moreover, compared to the other pairs, this style was the most suitable for Gu Yu Cheng.

"En, you decide." Gu Yu Cheng smiled and said in Su Rui's ear.

Hearing those words, a smile spread across Su Rui's face.

"Let me wear it for you to see."

As Su Rui said that, she took out the ring from the box and prepared to put it on.

But at this moment, Gu Yu Cheng suddenly held Su Rui's hand and took the ring from Su Rui's hand.

Su Rui: !

Once Su Rui saw Gu Yu Cheng suddenly kneeling down on one knee in front of her, she was startled and her heart thumped for a moment before it started racing wildly.

"Gu Yu Cheng, what are you doing...?" Su Rui subconsciously stood up from the sofa and looked at Gu Yu Cheng in surprise, instinctively trying to get him to stand up.

"My proposal before seemed too hasty, so how about a do-over?" Gu Yu Cheng tilted his head slightly and looked at Su Rui, his gaze serious and focused.

"Gu Yu Cheng ......"

Su Rui wanted to remind Gu Yu Cheng that there were many people watching even though they were not on the street!

However, before Su Rui could say anything, Gu Yu Cheng had already spoken first.

"Su Rui."

In fact, before this, Gu Yu Cheng had memorized a long proposal online, but unfortunately, when it came to the key moment, he realized that he seemed to have forgotten the lines.

"Marry me, be my wife, I will treat you well and I will spend the rest of my life loving you." Gu Yu Cheng looked at Su Rui and said one sentence at a time.

These words were the only words that he could think of in his head at this moment.

They were short, yet each word carried the power to strike the heart.

Who said that a planned atmosphere was not touching?

Who said that a man like Gu Yu Cheng didn't know how to be romantic?

Anyway, at this moment, looking at the man in front of her, Su Rui was simply moved to death!

Before her vision blurred, Su Rui had actually noticed a relatively young shop assistant next to her seemed to have taken out her mobile phone to film them. However, at this moment, Su Rui didn't want to care so much anymore.

"Gu Yu Cheng, why do you have to be so nice to me?" With that, Su Rui could not resist stepping forward and leaning down, offering a kiss of her own on Gu Yu Cheng's lips.

[1] 伯母(bómǔ)-Auntie* There are several meanings in this. It could mean father's elder brother's wife, term of respect for an older woman, a respectful address for one's friend, classmate, colleague's mother or a respectful address for one's lover's mother.

[2] 掩耳盗铃yǎn ěr dào líng, which literally translates as "to plug one's ears while stealing a bell". It means "to bury one's head in the sand", or "to deceive oneself".