Chapter Thirty-Three: The Proposal

  The next morning, Gu Xixin got up with a pair of sleepy eyes and walked to the living room, where she saw a delicate velvet box on the coffee table. She walked over curiously, picked it up and examined it for a while, guessing that it was left by Yin Shu yesterday.

  Gu Xixin opened the box, inside there was a pink heart-shaped note and a key. Gu Xixin opened the note, which had a few powerful words: Happy Anniversary!

  Gu Xixin suddenly remembered that yesterday was the one-year anniversary of their acquaintance. Yesterday, a year ago, they had met by chance at the Shengyu Real Estate dispute scene, and Gu Xixin hadn't thought about it at all.

  She picked up the key and took a closer look, it seemed to be a house key. Gu Xixin didn't know what Yin Shuo meant, so she put the key back in its original position.

  After finishing packing, before leaving the house, Gu Xixin took a look at the velvet box, picked it up and threw it into her bag, then left with her back to the door.

  It was another busy day, during which Gu Xixin checked her phone several times, but there were no calls or messages. She sighed and turned down the screen brightness of her phone before tossing it onto the table.

  Gu Xixin somewhat regretted her impulsiveness yesterday, after all, she was in the wrong first. If she had a better attitude, perhaps there wouldn't have been the subsequent dispute. But now that things have come to this, she really couldn't bring herself to swallow her pride and make amends.

  After getting off work, colleagues who had no drafts to write gradually left one by one. Gu Zixin took a last look at her phone, still with no movement, and could only slowly pack up her bag and leave.

  Shen Zihan caught up from behind and asked Gu Xixin if there was anything wrong, and if not, the two would have dinner together. Gu Xixin thought that she didn't know where to go anyway, so she didn't say anything, and the two walked out while discussing where to eat. When they reached the hall, Shen Zihan's footsteps stopped.

  Gu Xixin followed her gaze and looked outside, where Yin Shuo's car was waiting.

  Shen Zihan said: "It seems like we'll have to reschedule for another day."

  Gu Zixin couldn't help it, and apologetically smiled at Shen Zihuan before walking out alone.

  Yin Shu sat in the car, saw Gu Zhi Xin walking out, got off the car and stood in front of her, looking into her eyes with a slightly unnatural warmth on his face.

  Gu Xixin felt a bit awkward and asked him, "How did you get here? Why didn't you call me?" Only after speaking did she realize that it sounded like an interrogation.

  Yin Shu didn't mind at all and said: "I was afraid that if I called you, you wouldn't answer, so I came to try my luck in person. It seems my luck isn't bad."

  Gu Zi Xin didn't say a word, and Yin Shuo also felt a bit awkward. He turned around, opened the car door and said: "Get in!"

  As Gu Zixin sat in the car, Yin Shu stretched out his hand from the back seat and handed her a large bouquet of roses.

  Gu Xixin felt a little moved, looked up at Yin Shu, and saw that his eyes had an unclear meaning, as if he was dodging or feeling wronged. Gu Xixin sighed and said: "I was a bit impatient yesterday, don't be angry, okay?"

  Yin Shu knew that a girl like Gu Zhi Xin, who would take the initiative to say such things to him, had already made the greatest concession. Moreover, yesterday he was indeed somewhat abnormal, and Gu Zhi Xin was not wrong, he did have an unreasonable attitude.

  Thinking of this, he took hold of Xie Zixin's hand holding the flower, pulled it to his lips and kissed it lightly, then pulled Xie Zixin into his arms. "Sorry, Zixin, I was indeed being unreasonable, forgive me." Xie Zixin didn't say a word, and the two just hugged like that.

  After a while, Gu Xixin found that there were still many colleagues coming and going in the unit. Although they were in the car, it was not good for the two of them to be so unscrupulous. She struggled out of Yin Shu's arms and said, "Let's go find somewhere to eat!"

  Maybe it was yesterday's awkwardness that made both of them a bit cautious, but Yin Shu was in an exceptionally good mood today: "Whatever you want to eat, we'll go eat it."

  Gu Xixin's eyes rolled, half with a punitive tone and half seriously, reported a name. It was a small snack shop, famous for its delicious snacks, but the environment was quite poor.

  As expected, Yin Shu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and finally he said, "Alright, let's go there!"

  They ordered a small pot of braised pork belly and some fried skewers, and each of them also ordered a bowl of noodles. They poured themselves some tea and waited while sipping their tea.

  Yin Shu looked at the obviously somewhat worn-out plate and bowl that had been brought up, furrowing his brow.

  Gu Zhixin couldn't help but laugh, "Don't worry, the medicine won't kill you."

  "The medicine won't kill me, but I'm afraid of going to the hospital." Afraid that Gu Zixin might not be happy, he quickly changed the subject: "After we eat, let's go somewhere."

  "Where are you going? By the way, what's with the key you gave me?"

  Yin Shu mysteriously sold a pass: "Wait a moment and you'll know."

  After dinner, when Yin Shu took her to that famous quiet community, Gu Xixin had already guessed the use of that key.

  Yin Shuxing excitedly held Gu Zhi Xin's hand, taking the elevator to the sixth floor of a building. The moment the door opened, Gu Zhi Xin was stunned at the entrance.

  As soon as you enter the living room, the wooden floor is covered with roses, leaving only a small path leading to the dining table. Colorful balloons are floating on the ceiling, and in the center of the dining table, a two-layered large cake has a card inserted that reads "Happy Anniversary", and upon closer inspection, there is also a line of small text below: Itssoomeetyou.

  There were several high-footed cups on the dinner table, still containing more or less red wine, apparently the remnants of yesterday's "afterparty".

  Gu Xixin's eyes moistened as she turned around to look at Yin Shuo standing behind her, "Were these all prepared by you yesterday?"

  Yin Shuo smiled and didn't say a word, pulling her hand to the living room's large floor-to-ceiling window. "Six floors, not high or low, even if there's a power outage, you don't have to worry about being too tired from climbing stairs. Passing this intersection, walking two more streets will take you to your newspaper office, so even if you get up late, it'll only take ten minutes to walk there. The environment here is quiet and peaceful, with no outsiders allowed in, the security system is absolutely safe, so even if you come back very late, you don't have to worry about safety issues. This three-bedroom house, you can arrange and decorate as you like, I just did a simple initial renovation, in a few days, someone from the home design studio will contact you, you just need to tell them your ideas, they'll set it up for you according to your wishes."

  "Turning back to look into Gu Zixin's eyes, he said: 'One-year anniversary gift, do you like it?'"

  Gu Xixin looked at Yin Shuo and couldn't say a word. If she said she wasn't moved, that would be a lie. However, Gu Xixin still had an unusual feeling in her heart. The housing prices in this area, such a big house, relying on Gu Xixin's salary, it would be great if she could afford it in twenty years. But Yin Shuo easily gave it away as a gift, and Gu Xixin thought that the gap was really not just one or two stars.

  Gu Xixin knew that Yin Shu was kind, and she wasn't an ungrateful person either. She could only suppress her jumbled thoughts and smiled at Yin Shu, nodding in agreement.

  Yin Shu didn't notice Gu Zhi Xin's thoughts at all and pushed her to the master bedroom.

  She opened the door, and Gu Xixin's eyes widened again. On the comfortable big bed in the master bedroom, a bed full of roses was spread out, with a little starlight shining in the middle. Gu Xixin walked to the front of the bed and picked up a diamond ring from the center of the flowers.

  "Zixin, marry me."