Chapter 178 Proposal.

Pei Yu doesn't care much about his own affairs, perhaps that's why he mistakenly thought that the only big event recently was Qin Xiaoran's marriage.

But before Qin Xiaoran's wedding, he was actually going to celebrate his 28th birthday.

When Qin Fang called him and asked him what gift he wanted, Pei Yu realized that his birthday would be soon. He thought of something and moved his mind. He didn't care much about Qin Fang's words and said perfunctorily, "Whatever."

Then he called someone to pick up the items he had ordered a few months ago.

Qin Fang was very upset about being hung up on, so he called Shen Zhiyi directly to complain to her.

"So will this party be held or not?" He thought about how Pei Yu had always casually had a meal with them on his birthday in the past, and sometimes he didn't even eat, busying himself with his own things, and he thought it would probably be the same this time.

"It's going to be done." Shen Zhiyi had been preparing for this a long time ago. "I have booked a place, you just need to come over when the time comes."

"Brother Pei is going too?" Qin Fang knew that Pei Yu didn't like lively occasions, especially when he was the protagonist, so he was a little hesitant.

Shen Zhiyi smiled and said, "I'll go with him, why wouldn't he go?"

Thinking about it, Qin Fang asked again, "Who are you planning to invite over?"

Shen Zhiyi said, "Just the few of you, no outsiders."

This is a very private gathering. Important people must come, but unimportant people are better off not showing up.

"Okay," Qin Fang took on the task himself, "I'll inform everyone, and you just need to take Pei Ge'er with you."

He quickly asked again, "What gift did you prepare for Pei Ge'er? I'll take it as a reference to avoid having the same gift as you."

Shen Zhiyi suppressed his laughter, "You can't hit it."

If she didn't tell him, Qin Fang wouldn't know what she had prepared in the end.

However, Pei Yu did give them a hint.

"Prepare two?"

Qin Xiaoran put down his hand that was petting the cat and was very surprised. "Why did you prepare two gifts? Did Brother Pei Yu miss any of his birthdays?"

"There are times when he didn't celebrate his birthday," Qin Fang crossed his legs, "but we've given him a lot of birthday presents. It's not because of this."

Qin Xiaoran opened the calendar and looked at it. "That day is not a special holiday."

Under what name was this second gift given?

Several people couldn't figure it out, but they all prepared two copies honestly and delivered them to Huating early in the morning on Pei Yu's birthday.

The number of gifts was much greater than expected, which made Shen Zhiyi a little confused, but he didn't think much about it.

In the evening, the group went to the hotel box that Shen Zhiyi had booked long ago, but Pei Yu arrived a little later because he had something to deal with.

The sliding door opened and he walked slowly closer.

The lights in the box were bright, and his dark and cold eyebrows were reflected clearly. His thin lips were slightly pursed, and his face looked a little tense for some reason. Although he was still dressed formally as usual, people inexplicably felt that he seemed to be extra concerned about his appearance today.

In Shen Zhiyi's eyes, all these made her feel that Pei Yu looked particularly good and attractive tonight.

Pei Yu didn't like complicated ceremonies, and everyone present understood this, so there were no fancy arrangements and the cake was quickly pushed over.

After lighting the candles, Shen Zhiyi gently reminded, "Make a wish." Pei Yu looked at her with a deep gaze, "You do it for me."

Thinking that he was embarrassed to do this, Shen Zhiyi agreed. She carefully helped Pei Yu make a wish, then closed her eyes and blew out the candles.

The candlelight went out, Shen Zhiyi opened her eyes, and saw Pei Yu kneeling on one knee in front of her.

She was stunned.

The box suddenly became extremely quiet. This scene was beyond everyone's expectations, but everyone understood what it meant and did not make a sound to disturb them.

"Pei Yu..." Shen Zhiyi looked at him blankly, as if he was surprised or confused. There might be other meanings in it, but Pei Yu at this time could no longer analyze it calmly.

He pursed his dry lips. The simple action of taking something out took him several seconds.

"Zhizhi," Pei Yu raised his head slightly, speaking in a low voice, "I didn't intend to do it so soon, but I thought today would be a very suitable time."

Because it was his birthday, Pei Yu thought that perhaps Shen Zhiyi would be generous and forgive the past and fulfill his wish.

Shen Zhiyi looked at the ring box in his hand, which contained two silver rings of simple design. Her heart skipped a beat, and her chest ached slightly, and she was speechless for a while.

Pei Yu took one of the silver rings and said softly, "It is made from your small silver lock. It was used to keep you safe before, and now it will be used to witness our marriage."

He paused, as if he wanted to say something more pleasant, to package the matter of "marrying Pei Yu" to be more attractive so that Shen Zhiyi would not be able to refuse. However, this was very difficult for him, as he could never use sweet words or persuasion when facing Shen Zhiyi.

"Zhizhi," Pei Yu took Shen Zhiyi's hand and kissed her ring finger, "Will you marry me?"

He lowered his eyes, smiled softly, and said, "I love you."

At this moment, no one present would doubt this statement. They all believed that Pei Yu loved Shen Zhiyi very much.

The Pei family has a very bad reputation when it comes to love, and Pei Yu doesn't seem to have anything to guarantee himself, so even though he has achieved this, he still feels uneasy and doesn't even have much hope for it. Shen Zhiyi can reject him without giving any reason.

Pei Yu lowered his eyes and felt Shen Zhiyi's fingers move and pull away from his hand. For a moment, his throat tightened and he wanted to pull the corners of his lips, but he couldn't smile.

Maybe the timing is not right yet, maybe he should give Shen Zhiyi more time...

"Pei Yu."

Shen Zhiyi suddenly called his name. Pei Yu raised his head and saw her pursed her lips and gave a soft smile.

She said, "You are so anxious. I haven't brought you your birthday present yet."

Shen Zhiyi was also very nervous. Her eyelashes trembled twice. She held Pei Yu's hand and pushed the cold and smooth jade ring to the base of his ring finger.

She whispered, "I know you won't say no."

So no need to ask.

The jade ring was not exquisite, with a cherry blossom pattern engraved on the ring face. It was the one that Shen Zhiyi had polished for many days, and Pei Yu thought it was a gift for Qin Xiaoran.

This was actually prepared for him by Shen Zhiyi.

"I'm sorry that I don't remember you from the past," Shen Zhiyi curled her lips towards him and explained the meaning of the jade ring, "Let our first meeting accompany us for the rest of our lives."

That year, under the blooming cherry blossom forest, Pei Yu had to cover his face tightly because of severe allergies. He hated the cherry blossoms that made him suffer, but occasionally he turned around and saw the girl coming out of the forest.

That was their first meeting.