Chapter 562: – Proposal
Sitting in the car Xia Tian was driving, Lin Jin went with him to Wanda again.
Xia Tian seemed a bit weird today, somewhat mysterious. Lin Jin didn’t know what Xia Tian was going to do today, so she could only suppress her curiosity and follow along.
They first had a meal, then went to see a new movie with good reviews. But when she walked out of the theater, she found that XIa Tian was suddenly gone.
Just now, he said that he needed to go to the bathroom, but then he just disappeared. She waited in the theaters for over ten minutes but still didn’t see him.
He didn’t pick up her calls or answer her texts. She even asked the staff to help check the bathroom, but they didn’t find him. It was like he just disappeared into thin air.
Lin Jin panicked as she left the theater, and then walked around Wanda in a daze, feeling confused as she watched couples pass by.
What was going on?
Could it be that Xia Tian was planning some surprise for her, so he just snuck away?
Or did something happen to Xia Tian? Could he have been kidnapped in the bathroom or something?
Lin Jin felt that it was unlikely that Xia Tian had been kidnapped. Although there were no cameras in the bathroom, there were cameras all over the rest of the theater, so it was impossible for someone to have secretly taken him away.
So, maybe Xia Tian disappeared on purpose?
Suddenly thinking it through, Lin Jin was no longer panicked anymore. She casually wandered around the mall, bought some snacks, and waited for Xia Tian to suddenly jump out before her, yelling “Surprise!”
However, half an hour later, when it hit nine at night, there were still no signs of Xia Tian’s surprise.
It couldn’t be that something really happened, right? He was such a big man, how could he get lost just going to the bathroom?
Lin Jin, who had been quite calm just half an hour ago, finally started feeling anxious again.
What was Xia Tian doing? He just suddenly disappeared, was something going on?
Lin Jin kept looking around, hoping to spot his figure in the crowd, but had no luck.
Then she remembered the plan Xia Tian had mentioned earlier.
Let’s go to the arcade after the movie?
Maybe his phone died or was on silent, so he hadn’t seen her calls or texts, and he might be waiting for her in the arcade already.
Lin Jin rushed to the arcade on the floor below the theater. When she got to the arcade entrance, she suddenly saw that there seemed to be some event going on at the arcade today. Lin Jin had been here several times before and the inside was usually pretty dark. But tonight, there were LED lights and clusters of white flowers everywhere at the entrance, as well as a long red carpet going in.
Lin Jin was a bit confused, why was it decorated like this when it was just an arcade?
She walked into the crowd of onlookers and peeked inside the arcade. The interior was set up like a wedding hall with a ton of flowers neatly arranged inside. Someone who didn’t know better might just think this was a flower shop.
At some point, Lin Jin noticed that the crowd around her had suddenly thinned.
She looked around in confusion, only to see the onlookers shift away and instantly form a circle around her. Then, loud music began playing from the arcade speakers and the people around her started breakdancing with the tune.
Lin Jin was completely stunned as she stood there looking at the dancers. Even further away, some real onlookers began to cheer, while Lin Jin had inexplicably become the person in the center.
This was, wanting her to dance too? Otherwise, why would they all circle around her and dance? But she didn’t know how to breakdance.
Lin Jin’s mind went blank as she thought about some weird stuff.
She blankly stood here, wanting to lower her head and leave the encirclement of breakdancers. However, the group of breakdancers wouldn’t let her go. After taking just a few steps, the group would immediately group back up around her again and continue dancing.
Lin Jin was a bit panicked and didn’t know what to do. But then, after a moment, the music suddenly stopped and the street dancers quickly lined up in two rows, bowing slightly as if they were welcoming someone.
Only then did Lin Jin realize that these people were all dressed in matching clothes. They were all wearing white shirts and black pants. Even though the styles were a bit different, the colors were the same.
Then suddenly, a handsome man in a suit and tie slowly walked out from the arcade.
“Xia Tian?” Lin Jin stared at Xia Tian as he walked through the two rows of dancers and stood before her, confused.
Xia Tian smiled, pulled out a bouquet of roses from behind, knelt down on one knee, and held the bouquet towards Lin Jin.
“I want, to propose to you. What do you think?”
“Eh??”
Lin Jin flusteredly took a couple steps back. Seeing Xia Tian down on one knee before her, she looked around in panic.
“I’m still in school…”
“It’s just getting engaged first.” Xia Tian had a gentle smile as he looked at Lin Jin, and then affectionately said “Even though my current restaurant isn’t open yet, and I still owe a bunch in loans. But I’m confident I can give you a happy life.”
“Even if my business fails in the future and the restaurant closes, and even if I’m so poor that I can only eat pickled vegetables and porridge, I would still not let you suffer one bit.”
“I’ve thought it over for a long time. I was originally going to wait until the restaurant’s income became steady before proposing, but I somewhat can’t wait anymore. I’m afraid that I’ve been too busy recently and neglected you, and I’m afraid that your little head would start overthinking because of my neglect.”
“So let’s get engaged, okay?”
Lin Jin continued to stand there in a daze. A large part of what Xia Tian had not been absorbed. She just stared at the man in front of her in a daze, somewhat uncontrollably reaching her hands out, took over the bouquet of flowers, and then for some reason, her nose started feeling sour and her tears started falling.
Xia Tian clearly hadn’t expected her to burst into tears so suddenly. He hurriedly stood up and took out some tissues from his pocket to help wipe her tears. At the same time, he took out a small jewelry box, opened it up, and then gently slipped the ring on her finger under her gaze, her tears still flowing.
It wasn’t some diamond or gold ring, just a very plain silver ring that you could probably buy online for a few hundred. However, Lin Jin was still so moved she just kept crying. She wanted to speak but couldn’t get a word out.
“I’ve been pretty broke recently, so wear this for now. Wait until we get married and I’ll buy you a diamond ring, a super super big one, okay?”
“Mm!”
Lin Jin vigorously nodded, stepped forward, and gently hugged him.
“I’ll make you happy, I promise.” Xia Tian softly whispered in her ear as he wrapped his arms around her. “Once you graduate, we’ll get married.”