Everything happened so suddenly that Xu Yanxia was inevitably stunned.
She hurriedly tried to ask him, "What are you doing..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she saw Lu Jingming take a very exquisite jewelry box out of his suit pocket, open it right in front of her, and hold it up to her.
Xu Yanxia cast her gaze over and saw that it was a ring.
To be precise, a diamond ring.
The sleek, cool-toned silver-white band had no unnecessary carvings. Only an elongated, large oval diamond was set on the mount, refracting a gentle, lingering light under the soft lighting of the VIP box. It was incredibly exquisite.
"Wow, a pigeon egg diamond!!!"
Ye Shu, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but exclaim, and then immediately covered her mouth—
Right, right, this was one of the most important moments in Xiaxia's life, and no one else should interrupt!
At the end of her line of sight, Xu Yanxia, still in a daze, saw Lu Jingming take a microphone handed to him from the side. Under the gaze of nearly eighty thousand people in the stadium, he spoke to her in a gentle voice—
"Baby,"
"Although we agreed last time that I wouldn't hide anything from you, tonight is an exception. Please allow me, witnessed by so many friends, to say some things I've always wanted to say."
"I used to be quite a boring person. Most of my day consisted of work, work, and more work."
"It wasn't until I met you that I realized there were so many interesting things in the world."
"I am so grateful to heaven for letting you appear in my life."
"Just like what I told you on the beach in Hainan that night, from the moment I realized my feelings for you, this has been the only thing I wanted to do—"
Saying this, he paused, looking at her with eyes full of tenderness and a smile, and said, "I love you, baby."
"Will you marry me?"
"Let's face all the various challenges and sweetness in life together from now on."
"Let's stay together forever, as a happy Mr. and Mrs. Lu."
...
As Lu Jingming's voice faded, the stadium of tens of thousands of people fell into silence once again.
Everyone's eyes landed on Xu Yanxia.
After her initial shock, she gradually couldn't stop her eyes from growing hot.
She looked at Lu Jingming earnestly for a long time.
Surprise, touched emotions.
And an indescribable sense of grievance gradually crept into her heart as well.
Finally, they all melted into a tearful smile.
She smiled through her tears, then nodded and said to him, "Yes."
Then she extended her left hand, letting him slip the ring onto her ring finger.
Greeting her were the cheers of the entire stadium, along with Lu Jingming's warm and broad embrace.
The music also started instantly. In the center of the stage, Lu Jingxi sent her blessings with her high and bright voice, "Congratulations to my brother, congratulations to Xiaoxia, and congratulations to myself!!! Such a wonderful Baby Xia, we have finally become family!!!"
"I also hope that all lovers in the world will eventually be united, and all love stories will have a beautiful ending!!!"
As Queen Xixi's beautiful singing voice rang out again, everyone in the VIP box showed touched expressions.
Xiaozhen leaned smiling in her husband's arms, and Ye Shu was even crying, saying while shedding tears, "Tonight is just too beautiful!!! I suddenly believe in love again, boohoo!!!"
"Me too,"
Wen Jiajun also blinked his slightly moist eyes, then sighed, "Sure enough, I still need to work."
After all, without working, how could one afford such a massive pigeon egg diamond, or rent such a luxurious VIP box!
...
Xu Yanxia finished watching the concert leaning in Lu Jingming's arms.
Their friends were eating, drinking, singing, and listening; no one bothered them.
When the concert ended, everyone went backstage together to visit Lu Jingxi.
Queen Xixi, who hadn't even had time to take off her makeup, hugged Xu Yanxia and burst into tears again—
"My baby, you are truly amazing, boohoo! You're finally going to be my sister-in-law!!! From now on, we can spend the holidays and New Year's together, boohoo!!!"
Xu Yanxia smiled and helped wipe her tears, saying, "Thank you for specially setting aside this time for us, Xixi. I am truly so touched! I will never forget it for the rest of my life."
"It's what I should do!"
Her good bestie Lu Jingxi wiped away her tears of emotion again and said with a smile, "After all, keep the goodies within the family! Plus, my brother also gave us a large sponsorship! Both publicly and privately, I have to support my big financial backer."
Pfft...
Xu Yanxia couldn't help but be amused, while the staff members successively started congratulating Lu Jingming, "Congratulations, President Lu!"
"You must remember to hand out wedding candy when you get married!!!"
"No problem."
Lu Jingming also smiled generously and said, "Thank you everyone for your support and cooperation tonight. We have reserved a place at Jiushan, please go over and enjoy some roasted squab."
"That's awesome!!!"
The entire backstage erupted into cheers once again.
...
By the time they finished entertaining the concert staff and Lu Jingming drove Xu Yanxia back to her residence at Dongpan Gardens, it was nearly twelve o'clock at night.
The night was already very deep, but neither of them felt sleepy.
"Are you happy tonight?"
Lu Jingming asked while they were going upstairs.
Xu Yanxia nodded with a smile. "Happy. I will remember it for a lifetime."
As she spoke, she asked him, "What made you think of preparing such a scene?"
"It's a once-in-a-lifetime event, of course it has to be unforgettable."
Lu Jingming added half-jokingly, "Besides, it's our own family's resources. It'd be a waste not to use them."
Xu Yanxia was amused by him, then nodded and joked, "Alright, sure enough, connections are useful at all times."
"Baby."
Lu Jingming, however, took her hand and said with utmost seriousness, "In the past, I never thought a day like this would come. I will also remember tonight for the rest of my life. Thank you for agreeing to marry me."
With that, he pulled her into his arms and lowered his head to kiss the top of her hair.
After a pause, he couldn't resist lowering his face to kiss her lips.
Xu Yanxia's face flushed red, and she hurriedly reminded him, "We're in the elevator."
"What are you afraid of?"
Lu Jingming replied, "It's a private elevator, and there are no security cameras."
Saying that, he kissed her twice more.
It wasn't until the elevator reached the 28th floor and the doors opened.
Only then did the two have to step out.
It was very late in the night. In order not to disturb her grandparents and aunt, Lu Jingming could only stop outside the door.
"We've been too busy lately, and it's been a long, long time since we had any alone time. Tomorrow I have to go on a business trip to Jingbei, and the day after tomorrow you have to go record your show,"
He sighed with a hint of melancholy, "I don't know when I'll be able to hold you again."
Xu Yanxia laughed, "Listen to you. It's only for a week, isn't it? We're recording the Southwest and Northwest divisions back-to-back this time. It'll be a bit tight, but once it's done, I'll be able to rest for a while."
And after that, it would be heading to Jingbei to record the finals.
Once the finals were recorded, it would all be over.
"That's good too,"
Lu Jingming nodded and added, "Then I'll also rush through my work. We can hold our engagement ceremony right after you finish recording."
After all, an engagement ceremony had to be held before they could get married.
In short, it would be soon!
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