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The nearly one-person-tall teddy bear weighed several pounds, and its height almost reached Qiao Weiwei’s shoulders. Her small body couldn’t carry a toy that was almost the same height as her.
Qiao Weiwei blinked her big eyes gratefully and was full of praise, “Er-ge is really too thoughtful, thank you for the gift.”
Being acknowledged as her er-ge, Lin Dongyang was instantly revived to full health, and felt that it was really worth one thousand five hundred yuan! For the next 10 days, he was willing to live on dirt. He had always been an only child and he envied those children who had siblings. He never imagined that one day he would have a beautiful and lovely sister who would call him ge.
In short, it felt really good.
As the four of them were about to go back, Qiao Yichen felt the ring in his pocket and considered when would be the best time to give it to him. Lin Dongyang was walking side by side with him holding the pink teddy bear, but the teddy bear was too big and obstructed his view, as well as his hands and feet. Then, he carelessly tripped over the leg of the teddy bear that was dragging in front of him, and leaned forward unsteadily.
Qiao Yichen quickly reached out to support him, but his panicked movement caused the gift box in his pocket to fall out.
The exquisite gift box the size of his palm was thrown away and rolled across the ground with a thud. Fortunately the box was strong enough that it didn’t fall apart after being violently thrown so far.
The four people fixed their eyes on the gift box in unison, and they were silent for a moment. Lin Dongyang looked at Qiao Yichen and said, “You dropped something.”
Qiao Yichen walked over to pick it up, and then casually put it back into his pocket. Lin Dongyang leaned over and asked curiously, “What did you buy?”
Qiao Yichen: “Nothing.”
Lin Dongyang insisted, “Tell me.”
“Walk well.”
Seeing that he didn’t want to tell him, Lin Dongyang’s good mood was like a ball that had been punctured by a needle. He complained a little, and sullenly said. “I’ve already seen it, but you still can’t tell me?” After saying that, he sped up his footsteps and walked ahead, expressing his dissatisfaction through his actions.
Qiao Yichen followed after him helplessly, and grabbed his arm. “Slow down, don’t trip over again.”
Lin Dongyang: “If you don’t show me, my heart will itch.”
“Originally I wanted to prepare, but it seems like that won’t be possible anymore.”
Qiao Yichen took out the gift box and opened it under Lin Dongyang’s gaze. The white silk held a ring, with only a small diamond inlaid on it, simple but expensive. Lin Dongyang recognized at a glance that this was the one he had remembered but couldn’t afford to buy when he had first visited the mall with Qiao Yichen.
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“Once again, I solemnly confess to you that I like you.” Qiao Yichen clutched the ring. His words were clear, and every syllable smashed against Lin Dongyang’s heart.
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He never thought Qiao Yichen could do anything romantic, but he had unexpectedly brought this surprise to him so quietly.
The coldness on his ring finger awakened his somewhat chaotic mind. He stroked the ring with his thumb and asked, “Why is it on the ring finger, not the middle finger?” The middle finger represented passionate love, while the ring finger represented marriage.
Qiao Yichen was very satisfied with the position and said, “Although it’s a bit early, I don’t want other people to get close to you. I don’t want them to even think about it.”
His tone, which sounded as if he was declaring ownership, stunned Lin Dongyang, but he couldn’t hide the joy in his heart. Even if the corners of his mouth were pressed down, his eyes couldn’t help but curve up.
He shoved the obstructing pink teddy bear into Fatty Han’s arms, and then took Qiao Yichen’s hand and stepped into the elevator.
“Go.”
“Where?”
“Let’s elope.” Lin Dongyang joked, as he pulled Qiao Yichen along to the third floor.
Both Fatty Han and Qiao Weiwei followed behind them with interest. Fatty Han, this free laborer, had a hard time keeping his mouth shut. He was the one who talked the most nonsense in the dormitory. Seeing that Qiao Weiwei was also following along behind them, he found a topic to talk to her about. He could talk nonsense and hold a conversation with anyone. He told Qiao Weiwei a lot of interesting things about what Lin Dongyang was like at school.
When they arrived at that same store again, Lin Dongyang didn’t say anything more, and just directly asked for the same style.
The sales lady looked at the two men, who had come hand in hand this time, in amazement. Her brain that usually reacted quickly went on a brief strike and froze for five or six seconds before she took out what the customer asked for.
Lin Dongyang lifted Qiao Yichen’s left hand and personally put the ring onto the bony ring finger.
When he came to this familiar counter again, Qiao Yichen thought about what the other party was going to do. At this moment, watching him put the same ring on him, and on the same finger, this scene became deeply rooted in time and would never be forgotten.
“I don’t want other people to get close to you either,” They were the same words, just said by a different person.
Qiao Yichen clenched his fists tightly, afraid that if he wavered, he would hold him here and not let go.
The sales lady had seen all kinds of people, and so in this situation she could pretty much guess □□. The two rings were sold one after another, in less than ten minutes, and most importantly they were sold to a couple with such a high face value.
“Do you need me to wrap it up?” The sales lady asked attentively. She felt that the ring had undoubtedly already been delivered.
“No need,” Lin Dongyang rejected the sales lady’s proposal and said to Qiao Yichen, “Just put it on immediately, and you’re not allowed to take it off in the future.”
The sales lady smiled and said, “We also have an event going on today. You can get a small gift with the purchase of any couple’s item. This gentleman has already purchased one just now, fully meeting this condition,” She took out two small objects and placed them on the glass counter before continuing, “This is a couple’s item given away by our store, a sterling silver, Chinese zodiac pendant.”
It was two sterling silver piglets. They looked simple, adorable, and very lovable.
“Is there a tiger?” Lin Dongyang wanted to pick a model of Qiao Yichen’s Chinese zodiac.
“Yes.” As the sales lady bowed her head to find it, Qiao Yichen picked up one of the simple and honest looking, sterling silver piglets and said, “I like this one.”
Lin Dongyang asked without thinking. “Why do you like pigs?”
Qiao Yichen pointed out, “I just like this pig. He looks very stupid, and also very cute.”
Lin Dongyang: “…” No matter how you heard this, it sounded like he was pointing at the mulberry tree but cursing the locust tree. It did not sound like a compliment.
When the time to finally pay arrived, Lin Dogyang suffered from the common disease of the poor. Looking at the dazzling price tag, he felt as if he was naked and being laughed at. He had just spent a month’s worth of living expenses on Qiao Weiwei’s gift, and now he was facing a five-digit expense.
But Lin Dongyang still wanted to buy it. He had to buy it.
He nodded apologetically at the sales lady and said, “Please wait a minute.”
The sales lady even said that it was okay and let him do as he wished.
Lin Dongyang turned around and walked towards the hard worker who was holding the pink teddy bear. Qiao Yichen wanted to follow him but was stopped by Lin Dongyang’s outstretched hand. “Stand there and don’t move. Wait for me.”
Like a wooden puppet, Qiao Yichen stood there obediently and didn’t take a single step forward.
Seeing this, Qiao Weiwei also teasingly asked her brother since when had he become so obedient. She had never seen him listen to his parents like that.
Lin Dongyang pulled Fatty Han a little farther away, and then whispered, “Fatty, how much money do you have? Help me out.”
Fatty Han: “How much do you need ah?”
Lin Dongyang gritted his teeth and reported a number, “20,000.”
When Fatty Han heard this, he couldn’t help but be surprised. He exclaimed, “F*ck! 20,000! Brother, what are you buying ah? I only get 2,000 a month!” For an ordinary student who hadn’t stepped into the working society yet, 20,000 was really a big amount.
Lin Dongyang grabbed his arm and made a shushing gesture, “Shh, lower your voice. As you can see, I want to buy a gift for him.”
Fatty Han hugged the teddy bear, and shook the bag in his hand with difficulty, as he asked, “Then, what did you buy here? Wasn’t this also a gift for him?”
“Don’t talk so much nonsense. How much can you lend me?” Lin Dongyang was a bit overwhelmed by the sudden sum of money, but when he saw the ring on his ring finger, he was still determined to buy it.
“You f*cking think I’m a rich man ah? I only have 4,000 or 5,000. I spend as little as possible every month and any money that’s left over I save for a new mobile phone. You can take it if you want, “ Fatty Han pouted and looked quite aggrieved, as if he had been robbed and only had his pants left.
Lin Dongyang bit his lower lip and let out a bitter smile of poverty. He had calculated that 20,000 was the minimum amount he needed to borrow in order to buy the ring. In his hand, he still had the 10,000 Qiao Yichen had given him before, to make him buy food, and it was barely touched. But the ring’s price-tag was: 28,000. The 20,000 was really calculated as the minimum amount he needed, less wouldn’t necessarily be enough.
Since he had started dating Qiao Yichen, reality had reminded him of the gap between them more than once.
He was starting to get a little afraid that reality would eventually ruin their relationship, so taking advantage of the present, he wanted to make every effort to create more good memories for each other.
“Forget it, I’ll try to think of another way. 5,000 won’t help much either, you better just save it to maintain your body fat,” Lin Dongyang sighed, now money had become a pressing concern.
When he turned back around, he saw that Qiao Yichen was still in the same place, he really hadn’t moved a single step. Lin Dongyang walked over to him and said, “I’m sorry.”
Qiao Yichen’s heart thumped, a little flustered, and unable to figure out why he was carelly saying sorry.
“What’s the matter?”
“I’m not able to give you the same surprise.” Lin Dongyang lowered his head in frustration and looked at the ring on his hand in a daze. The gap between them made him feel a deep sense of powerlessness. If he thought about just himself, he was happy and comfortable, but when he thought about two people, he began to be stretched thin. It made him feel vexed.
Qiao Yichen looked at his dejected appearance and said comfortingly, “You’re my biggest surprise.”
Lin Dongyang froze. Qiao Yichen’s occasional love words could always disorient him. Qiao Yichen gently rubbed his hair like he was petting a small animal and said, “You still have me. Please don’t hesitate to talk to me about anything.”
Lin Dongyang covered his face that was gradually heating up with both hands, only looking out at Qiao Yichen through the two gaps in his fingers. Then he moved closer to him and asked in a low muffled voice, “Then, can you lend me some money? I’ll definitely pay you back!” He hurriedly explained, afraid that Qiao Yichen would mistakenly think that he was asking for money and wouldn’t pay it back. Although opening his mouth to borrow money made him a bit embarrassed, he really wanted to buy this ring.
“As much as you want, but…” Qiao Yichen smiled and stopped talking. No matter how you looked at him, you could tell he was calculating.
“But what?” Lin Dongyang panicked in his heart. He had said all the words he was so ashamed to say when he opened his mouth to borrow money. If Qiao Yichen didn’t let him borrow any, he would feel too ashamed to face people.
Qiao Yichen leaned over to his ear and said at a volume that only the two of them could hear, “But, you have to use your body to pay it back.”
Such a naughty QY..
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