His proposal

  The beauty of N city at night is unparalleled.

  And the party in the hotel's backyard was even more dazzling. The banquet was filled with cheers and toasts, celebrating Xu Yi Tian's memorable birthday.

  Tian Tian also drank a lot, her cheeks were slightly red, and she looked even more charming.

  Just at this moment, all the lights suddenly went out.

  Only Tian Tian's head was lit by a dim yellow lamp. Thus, on the stage, only she could be seen.

  A person on the scene walked over and handed her a red rose. She hadn't reacted yet, another person came over and handed her one. She kept receiving roses until her hands were full, almost unable to see her weak self.

  She stared with her eyes wide open, standing there in a daze, unsure of what was happening.

  The violinist drew out a moving melody.

  His youth slowly stood in front of her, looking at her with deep affection, "Xiao Tian, do you like it?"

  Tian Tian poked her little head out of a gigantic bouquet of roses and whispered, "Xu Yi Tian, what are you doing?!"

  Xu Yitian put his slender fingers to his lips, "Shh, everyone is watching! You just need to answer my questions."

  Tian Tian's face turned red, and she could only listen to Xu Yi Tian's words, saying "I like it."

  "Do you want to marry me?" Xǔ Yì asked sincerely, his eyes gazing intensely at Tián Tián.

  Very surprised.

  "I..." Tian Tian bit her lip, hesitating for a moment. She hadn't expected that Xu Yi Tian would propose to her at his birthday party.

  Xu Yi Tian looked at Tian Tian, who didn't move, then suddenly knelt down, took out a white gold ring with a simple design, not flashy at all. "Marry me, I love you, I swear, I will cherish you for the rest of my life and never let you suffer any grievances."

  Every woman's dream proposal, with roses, a diamond ring, and a handsome prince-like man, of course, plus countless blessings.

  At the age of 25, a young man she loved gave her his life. What reason did she have to refuse? She should smile happily, accept the ring and hug that handsome young man. Tell him she loves him too and wants to marry him.

  She really did, Tian Tian stretched out her slender white hand, and then, with tears in her eyes, she looked at the young man gently and carefully putting the ring on her ring finger, just the right size, with a simple diamond that sparkled dimly under the light, as if watching this perfect new couple.

  Xu Yitian stood up at this time, lowered his head, and said softly, "Since you have accepted my proposal, then you must marry me. No backing out is allowed."

  Tian nodded slightly, and tears fell from her eyes.

  Xu Yitian wiped away the tears from her eyes, "On such a happy day, you're not allowed to cry."

  Tian Tian nodded heavily again, now she was so excited that she couldn't say a word, all she could do was nod to show her determination.

  Xu Yitian wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing her lips gently, until she melted into his fiery passion.

  Tian Tian threw a big bunch of flowers on the ground and hugged Xu Yi Tian back, accepting his passionate kiss.

  The audience applauded and blessed with relief. The wedding day was set for next spring, when all things would come back to life.

  Recently, Tian Tian has been busy to the point of being frazzled and doesn't know where a newly established company is engaging in malicious competition, taking away most of Feng Da's business. Although she can afford it, she absolutely does not want to play this boring game with them.

  "Tian Dong," her assistant Xiao Zhang walked into her office and bowed respectfully.

  "Have you found out who's behind the scenes?" Tian Tian asked.

  "We've already got some leads," Little Zhang said seriously, handing over a stack of files.

  Tian Tian took it over and flipped through it, "So you're saying that this company is intentionally following the trend to compete with us?"

  "Yes."

  "Also, this behind-the-scenes black hand is not in charge of the mall section, but rather... someone else?"

  Xiao Zhang nodded.

  "It's interesting," Tian Tian fiddled with her wedding ring.

  "Judging from the situation, only two people have the ability to reach out to Feng Daodou: Lü Qiangpeng, the boss of Yulin Electronics, and Lin Laoweng, a real estate developer. However, Lü has always kept his distance from us, like water and fire not mixing. As for Lin Laoweng, he is Lin Ling's grandfather and indirectly has some connection with the Peng family."

  Tian Tian smiled slightly, "So that's it, he wants to help his relatives?"

  "Seeing the situation, he didn't mind building a new large mall to compete with Feng Da for business. He understood the principle of 'when lips are gone, teeth get cold'. He was afraid that after you finished dealing with the Peng family, you would come and deal with the Lin family next, so he took the initiative to make a move first."

  "I didn't really think that way originally, how can you randomly guess my thoughts?" Tian Tian said with a light smile.

  "What should we do?" Little Zhang asked with some worry.

  "He wants to play, I'll play with him. Feng Da doesn't have any real estate business yet! I heard the profit is quite high."

  Isn't it just a price war? Tian Tian set the prices of his mall below cost, and thus, the war between the two companies became more and more intense, until they were reported by major media outlets. The government's agencies began to mediate the conflict, but it seemed useless, as both sides were determined to defeat each other.

  In the end, Tian Tian still gave the government a face and decided to take a step back and negotiate with Hua Tong.

  Unexpectedly, Huatong also agreed.

  The negotiations were held on the top floor of the Fengda Building. There were three parties involved, one was the Fengda Group, another was the Huatong Group, and the other was the government.

  This was Tian Tian's first time seeing Lin Lao Weng, his hair had turned completely white, his face was full of wrinkles, he was leaning on a cane, but didn't need anyone to support him, and his body was still quite robust. Calculating, Lin Lao Weng must be nearly seventy years old too. Tian Tian went forward, greeted him, "Hello, it's an honor to invite you."

  Mr. Lin looked her up and down, wondering how such a young girl could take over the Huadu Mall, which had been entrenched in N City for many years, and cut off his left and right arms. After sizing her up, he turned his eyes forward again, completely ignoring Tian Tian.

  Tian Tian smiled slightly and didn't get angry, "We've always been like well water that doesn't offend river water, why must you keep pressing me?"

  Lin Lao Weng twitched the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were filled with disdain. "Hasn't Tian Dong ever known that business is like war?"

  "Are you really going to follow suit and fight to the end? I think we can be good business partners."

  "In my eyes, there has never been a partner like you with such wolf-like ambition. We are only suited to be enemies." Lin Lao Weng said coldly.

  "Then I have no choice," Tian Tian sighed and shook her head.

  The negotiations did not go smoothly, Hua Tong was unwilling to sell to the government from the start, while Feng Da participated in the negotiations with an attitude of being a bystander. In the end, only the government personnel tried their best to persuade both parties, but naturally, there was no effect. However, since it was a negotiation, they had to go through the motions and maintain appearances. As a result, both parties signed a contract similar to a friendly exchange agreement, with content that emphasized mutual benefit and achieving a win-win situation.

  In essence, it's meaningless. Both sides' price war will continue to fight, sending spies one after another, as if they won't stop until the other side falls. The war has entered a state of normalization.

  Tian Tian was busy fighting a price war, while Xu Yi Tian was relaxed and carefree, sometimes going to the gym to work out, vowing to turn his skinny body into muscle. Sometimes he would go to a small coffee shop for afternoon tea, or run back to his alma mater to visit his teachers, and his days were spent leisurely and comfortably. More often, he would write some casual essays online, which unexpectedly received a good response and earned him a small amount of money.

  That day, he put on a thick black windbreaker and was about to go out when he saw the girl with curly hair standing at the entrance of the Tian family's house.

  He walked over with his hands in his pockets, feeling very curious, then lifted up his mask and said, "What are you doing here?"

  The girl was Lin Ling, she stared at the young man in front of her, and there were even tears in her eyes. Then, she stretched out her hand to touch his face, but was dodged by Xu Yi Tian.

  "What do you want to do?" Xǔ Yìtiān asked cautiously.

  "Are you... Tian Cheng?" Lin Ling asked incredulously.

  Xu Yitian raised an eyebrow, wondering how she knew that. So he decided to tease her further. The young man suddenly smiled, revealing a set of pearly white teeth. "Do I look very much like Tian Cheng?"

  "Not like," Lin Ling murmured.

  "That's it," Xǔ Yìtiān relaxed his shoulders.

  "But you are!" Lin Ling neither confirmed nor denied.

  "Why?" He was really curious.

  "You can't fool me! I saw you at the supermarket last time and thought you were Tian Cheng. You actually don't even admit it."

  "I wasn't in the first place!" Xǔ Yìtiān continued to quibble.

  "Don't lie to me! Wei Chang has already told me everything!" Lin Ling suddenly shouted.

  She let out a loud roar, which startled Xu Yitian and made him jump in fright. He cursed Wei Chong silently for being such an idiot. It was so easy to expose himself like that, she must be thrilled. Steeling himself, Xu Yitian continued, "She's deceiving you, you can't really believe her, can you?"

  "If you're not, then what about Tian Cheng?" Lin Ling asked, still unwilling to give up.

  "I told you, he's in France."

  "I don't believe it!" she said, then hugged Xu Yitian tightly, no matter how hard he struggled, she held him tight. "I know, you're Tian Cheng, the smell on your body is so familiar, just like when you wore a woolen sweater and walked past me when I was a kid, that same familiar smell." Lin Ling greedily inhaled the scent on his body, "After all these years, do you know how much I've missed you? I dream of you every night, but when I wake up, you're not there." The girl seemed to be hallucinating, constantly inhaling the scent on Xu Yitian's body, muttering to herself.

  Xu Yitian exerted a great deal of effort to push Lin Ling away, not expecting this girl's strength to be so great. "Lin Ling, listen to me, I am indeed Tian Cheng. However, I'm no longer called Tian Cheng now. And," he paused for a moment before saying, "I'm about to get married."

  This sentence was like a thunderbolt on a clear day, splitting open above Lin Ling's head. She stared at Xu Yi Tian in shock and said, "You... what did you say?"

  "I said I'm getting married soon, next spring, and I hope you can come too."

  "With whom?" She squeezed out these words from between her teeth, although she had already guessed who it was, but she still asked incredulously.

  "You know," said Xu Yitian.

  "Who is it?!" she shouted irrationally.

  Xu Yi Tian helplessly looked at her and said, "Tian Tian."