Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 266 Extra

The morning was short, and Lin Xi got tired of riding horses, so she simply sat in the golf cart and played on her phone.

Not long after, the main restaurant called to say that lunch was ready.

Duan Yiheng personally drove Lin Xi back. At the dinner table, he said, "Take a rest at noon, and go see the ginkgo trees in the front this afternoon."

Lin Xi's heart was in her throat again; she didn't even know when she said "okay."

The midday sun was intense, but Lin Xi couldn't sleep.

Watching the man fiddling with his camera, she subtly inquired, "What time are we going out?"

Duan Yiheng looked up and said, "Let's go a little later, the sun is too strong."

Lin Xi's eyes sparkled: "Then what clothes do you think I should wear?"

Duan Yiheng raised his chin: "There are plenty of dresses and formal wear in the closet, you choose the prettiest one."

Lin Xi's heart tightened: "Why dress so beautifully just to enjoy the scenery?"

Duan Yiheng waved the camera in his hand: "Weren't I going to take a picture of you?"

Lin Xi stared at him intently: "Is there nothing else?"

"Anything else?" Duan Yiheng asked, puzzled. "The scenery is beautiful, shall I take some photos for you this afternoon?"

Lin Xi was uncertain again.

Thinking about it, Duan Yiheng was busy with that one hint and probably wasn't really prepared.

"Come over here and help me choose." She simply pulled Duan Yiheng along. "I'm overwhelmed by all the choices and don't know what to wear."

Duan Yiheng resignedly got up and accompanied her into the dressing room.

The dressing room was filled with clothes that Duan Yiheng had the housekeeper prepare according to the season.

Although Lin Xi doesn't come often, everything you need is there.

Lin Xi cleans out her wardrobe every two months, and 95% of the clothes are ones she has never worn.

Lin Xi selected about ten dresses, and Duan Yiheng, being a lover, thought Lin Xi looked good in everything.

Lin Xi was deflated. She cupped Duan Yiheng's face in her hands and said bluntly, "Are you hiding something from me? Let me tell you, at this important moment in my life, I can't be sloppy and unattractive, you understand?"

Duan Yiheng was amused by her, pressed the back of her head and kissed her, saying, "I understand, it's true that you look good in anything."

Lin Xi snorted: "Then what color clothes should I wear?"

Duan Yiheng smiled and said, "White, it goes with everything."

Lin Xi chose a white tulle dress, neither extravagant nor particularly casual.

When she went out in the afternoon, Duan Yiheng wrapped a veil around her neck and said, "It might be cold at night."

Lin Xi removed the gauze, revealing her shoulders, and said, "It's warm today, not cold."

Duan Yiheng continued to pull it down, and Lin Xi pulled it down again, until finally Duan Yiheng gave in.

However, he still brought Lin Xi a shawl.

Lin Xi firmly refused, saying, "If you want to take it, then take it yourself. I don't want it."

"Okay, I'll take it."

Lin Xi then took his arm and led him out.

The ginkgo trees by the lake were magnificent and vibrant. As soon as Lin Xi arrived at the lake, she couldn't help but turn around and say to Duan Yiheng, "Take a picture of me."

Duan Yiheng raised his camera and snapped two photos. Lin Xi, lifting her skirt, ran over and asked, "How was it?"

Duan Yiheng showed her the photos, and Lin Xi smiled with delight: "Not bad."

Duan Yiheng reached out his hand to her: "Let's walk a bit further ahead, this road is very long."

Lin Xi handed him her hand, then, remembering something, chuckled: "Do you remember the first time I came here, I overturned my car, right on the slope at the end of Ginkgo Road?"

"How could I not remember?" Duan Yiheng laughed. "You scared me half to death."

Lin Xi leaned closer, her eyes gleaming mischievously: "You must have really liked me back then, right? That's why you were so nervous, willing to get hurt yourself to protect me."

Duan Yiheng chuckled: "It's not like I don't like you now."

Lin Xi took his hand and shook it, saying with a hint of emotion, "I really never thought that I would end up with you."

"This is called keeping the good stuff within the family," Duan Yiheng joked.

As dusk approached, bursts of sunlight filtered through the gaps in the ginkgo trees, dappling Lin Xi and Duan Yiheng.

The lake water on the left was sparkling, and Lin Xi couldn't imagine a more beautiful view than this moment.

But Duan Yiheng didn't make a move for a long time.

He even shook his shawl and asked Lin Xi, "Are you cold?"

Lin Xi shook her head: "It's not cold."

All beautiful scenery is fleeting. As the red and purple hues on the horizon gradually darkened, Lin Xi's heart seemed to sink along with the sunset.

"Lin Xi." Duan Yiheng suddenly called her name.

Lin Xi looked up: "What?"

"We're almost there." Duan Yiheng held up his phone. "Shall we take a picture together?"

Lin Xi gave a weak "oh".

Duan Yiheng put his arm around her shoulder and turned her around. Lin Xi glanced at him and said, "You're going the wrong way. Shouldn't the background be the Ginkgo Avenue?"

Duan Yiheng said, "Look at the camera first."

Just as Lin Xi turned her head, two loud "bangs" rang out behind them, and in the selfie, several plumes of fireworks shot into the sky.

Lin Xi suddenly turned around: "What's going on?"

Duan Yiheng grabbed her hand: "Let's go take a look."

Lin Xi's heart pounded like fireworks. After crossing the shallow slope at the end of the ginkgo trees that blocked her view, she stood there stunned.

The original lush greenery has been replaced by flowers, seemingly stretching endlessly.

A path was left in the sea of ​​flowers. Before she could react, Lin Xi was suddenly pushed onto the path by Liang Yutong, who appeared out of nowhere.

Lin Xi even forgot about Duan Yiheng. She grabbed Liang Yutong's hand and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Liang Yutong laughed smugly, "Who do you think helped arrange all these things? Ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine flowers, we did it all by hand. My hands are still shaking."

Lin Xi glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw her own photo under the flashing lights on both sides of the flower path.

Liang Yutong explained to her, "These are photos of you from childhood to adulthood. There aren't many, but they're all that Duan Yiheng has collected. We can only repeat them every nine meters. Lin Xi, I wish you and Duan Yiheng a future where you walk together for countless nine-meter stretches."

Lin Xi's eyes welled up with tears; she had thought that today was just her wishful thinking.

The drones overhead were no longer visible in the darkening sky, but the petals they scattered fell like beautiful rain, brushing against Lin Xi's eyelashes, cheeks, and shoulders...

Liang Yutong patted her on the shoulder: "Go ahead."

At the end of the sea of ​​flowers, Duan Yiheng stood there.

The further Lin Xi walked, the harder she cried.

Because my uncle's family and close friends all came.

Duan Yiheng couldn't bear to see Lin Xi cry, so he went to greet her before she even got close.

He wiped away Lin Xi's tears and whispered, "Why are you crying? Haven't you been looking forward to this all day?"

Lin Xi cried and pounded his chest: "You've been keeping me on the edge of my seat."

"Okay, don't cry. We're going to set off fireworks, so we have to wait until it gets a little dark," Duan Yiheng explained to her. "If you keep crying, the photos won't look good."

Lin Xi then stopped crying.

Duan Yiheng took out his engagement ring, stepped back, and knelt on one knee.

"Lin Xi, I only have the love to give to one person. I give you my love without reservation, and willingly. Marry me!"

Lin Xi choked out a soft "Mmm." Duan Yiheng's chest was filled with indescribable emotions. He paused, took out a diamond ring, and slipped it onto Lin Xi's left ring finger.