Chapter 109: The Proposal

  Two nights without sleep, Zhang Wu Heng's face was like a panda with two black circles... Yu Jing lay on the bed, looking out the window. After a long time, he let out a yawn and was about to turn over and continue sleeping. At this moment, Zheng Jie opened the door and walked in, jumping onto his bed and bouncing back and forth, looking very happy.

  "Hey, hey, Zheng Jie, what are you doing? Stop it, stop it!" Zhang Ziheng said with a frown.

  Zheng Jie smiled and said: "The weather is great today, and the company has a holiday, let's go out for a walk."

  "Huh? Window shopping? Uh... this"

  "What's this and that? Hurry up and get up, you see I'm all ready. How about it? Are you going to let me help you put on your clothes?" Zheng Jie said with a smile.

  "No need, no need, you go out first. I'll be right down." Zhang Ziheng shook his head and said.

  "Alright then, I'll wait for you at the restaurant for breakfast, hurry up." Zheng Jie said with a smile before turning around and leaving the room.

  This time Zhang Ziheng was even more puzzled, yesterday evening his eyes were so cold, how did they change completely this morning? Is there some conspiracy? He shook his head, Zhang Ziheng sat up, stopped thinking about it and started getting dressed.

  Today, Zheng Jie was indeed a bit abnormal. After leaving home, she took Zhang Ziheng everywhere to stroll around and bought him many things, all of which were luxury goods. This made Zhang Ziheng both puzzled and embarrassed. Looking at the gold watch on his wrist, the high-end suit on his body, and the brand-name leather shoes on his feet, Zhang Ziheng was completely bewildered.

  Looking at his outfit, Zhang Ziheng shook his head and pulled Zheng Jie, asking seriously: "Zheng Jie, what are you doing? Why did you buy me these things? Look at those people, they're all staring at me."

  "Hehe, what's wrong?" Zheng Jie asked with a smile.

  "Of course it's not good, look at me now. If you don't look at this face, I'm a nouveau riche; with this face, I'm a rich second generation. You say..."

  "Alright, alright, stop daydreaming. Let's go. We still have another place to visit." Zheng Jie said with a smile. "No way, if you don't explain clearly, I won't leave. I'll just sit here!" Zhang Zi Heng said, plopping himself down on the ground and throwing a tantrum like a little kid.

  Zheng Jie shook her head and smiled, squatting down. She stroked his hair and said, "Good boy, listen to your sister, okay? I'll buy you candy later."

  "Hmph." Zhang Ziheng turned his head away and ignored her.

  "Hehe, okay, as long as you go with me to one more place, I'll tell you. How about it?" Zheng Jie said with a smile.

  "Huh? Really? You'd better not be fooling me." Zhang Ziheng asked.

  "Of course, how could I cheat you? I don't even have time to love you yet." Zheng Jie pinched Zhang Ziheng's chin and said with a swing.

  Zhang Ziheng slightly furrowed his brow and said: "How did we switch? It seems like you're the male now, and I've become female."

  "Hehe, not bad, nothing wrong. Come on, little girl, let's go with grandpa." Zheng Jie said as she pulled Zhang Ziheng and left.

  Two people arrived at a jewelry store, and the facade was quite large. Zhang Ziheng slightly frowned and said: "Zheng Jie, what are we doing here?"

  "What did you say? Buy a ring and propose to you?" Zheng Jie laughed.

  "Huh, ah? Propose... propose marriage? No!" Zheng Jie, you're kidding me, right?"

  "Who are you kidding? I'm serious, let's go, bride."

  "Hey, hey, don't pull on my tie."

  "Sir/Miss, take a look at this pair of rings. This is the most popular diamond ring this year, all handmade and beautifully shaped, absolutely suitable for young people nowadays." The salesperson smiled as he took out a pair of diamond rings.

  Zheng Jie raised her umbrella and took a look, nodded, and asked: "How much?"

  "Discounted, 980,000."

  "Cough cough. How much? More than 900,000? Why didn't you go grab it?" Zhang Ziheng almost choked on his own saliva. "Zheng Jie, this... No way, this is absolutely not okay."

  Zheng Jie nodded and said: "Mm. You're right, this is absolutely not okay, it's too cheap. Is there anything better? Don't worry, we don't lack money."

  "What? Not?" Zheng Jie, are you even listening to me?!" Zhang Ziheng asked in a low voice.

  The salesperson was slightly stunned, nodded, and took out a larger diamond ring. Smiling, he said: "Miss, do you think this pair is okay? The style of this diamond ring is also good, and it's much more expensive than the previous one."

  Zheng Jie picked it up and took a look, then asked: "How much money?"

  "Wait, let me take a look. After discount. One million six hundred seventy thousand."

  "What? Over 1.6 million?! You're really rushing for it?" Zhang Ziheng's eyes widened in shock, almost disbelieving his own ears.

  "Sir, this is already very cheap. The watch on your hand is worth more than that, and you're still concerned about this pair of diamond rings? Judging from your appearance, you two should be a couple, right?" the salesperson smiled.

  "We're here to pick out wedding rings." Zheng Jie cut in and said.

  "Oh, congratulations to both of you then. If it's a wedding ring, then you can't be stingy at all. Marriage is a major life event, and it only happens once, how can you be careless? Shengsheng, don't be too thrifty, buying a ring back home is absolutely worth it, the salesperson said it's perfect, even Zhang Ziheng was convinced."

  "Wait a minute, don't try to fool me. Didn't you spend the money?" Zhang Ziheng said with a wave of his hand to Zheng Jie. I think I'll just forget it for now. This isn't urgent. Or else..."

  "What's the hurry? Let me tell you, I'm in a hurry." Zheng Jie said as she picked up the drill and then seriously asked Zhang Ziheng: "How about it? Will you marry me?"

  Zheng Jie's actions stunned not only Zhang Zi Heng, but also the salesperson standing beside them. No one expected this girl to be so bold as to propose here and now. It was already rare for a woman to propose to a man, let alone with a diamond ring in hand - that was a once-in-a-century sight.

  Zhang Ziheng was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said: "Zheng Jie, what are you doing? Stop messing around, don't make a fool of yourself in front of others."

  "Who's been bothering you? I'm telling you the truth, are you asking me to kneel down or what? Alright, I'll kneel down." Zheng Jie knelt on one knee, holding up the diamond ring and smiled: "**, will you marry me?"

  Zhang Ziheng was startled, he didn't think Zheng Jie would actually dare to do it, and hurriedly squatted down to pull her up. "Zheng Jie, what are you doing? Get up quickly, stop messing around!"

  At this time, everyone in the jewelry store focused their attention here, all with an incredible look on their faces. They never thought that they would see a girl kneeling on the ground and proposing to a boy.

  Among them were also couples who came to buy wedding rings. One of the men shook his head and said, "If a girl treated me like that, I would definitely agree to her immediately."

  The girl beside Fang said with a slight pause, "Huh? Isn't that what I'm supposed to say?"

  "Yes, normally it is, but today the proposer is a girl, so... Alas, this guy's luck is overwhelming, devouring the starry sky, the divine seal of the throne, covering the heavens and nights, the mortal cultivates the legend of killing gods, the great Zhou royal family seeks magic, repairs the truth, the world of officials, the full-time master, the brocade night walker, the super strong soldier, the immortal mansion's fate, creates a god, Chu and Han contend for the tripod, the undying elixir, the strongest abandoned young genius, the holy king, the endless armed, really good."

  Zhang Ziheng looked around awkwardly at the gazes of the people, feeling a bit at a loss. "Zheng Jie, I'm begging you, can't you just get up? Is that okay?"

  Zheng Jie smiled and shook her head, saying: "Will you promise me or not? If you don't promise, I won't get up."

  "This is me, Zheng Jie. I'll kneel down for you, okay?" As he spoke, Zhang Ziheng also knelt down, both knees on the ground. "Zheng Jie, please, stop making a scene. There are too many people around, it's embarrassing."

  "Look, they're going to get married here." Someone in the distance who hadn't heard Zhang Ziheng's words pointed at them and shouted.

  As soon as this was said, everyone in the jewelry store applauded, making Zhang Ziheng even more embarrassed. In his heart, he thought, what are you people cheering for? You really don't fear that things will get out of hand.

  "Hehe, you see, they all support us, what are you still hesitating about? Just agree already." Zheng Jie said with a smile.

  "Let's go home and talk about this later, okay? I'm begging you, once we get back home, I'll listen to whatever you have to say," Zhang Ziheng pleaded.

  But Zheng Jie didn't listen at all, looked around and found flowers beside the gate, so she walked over, casually picked a bunch and came back, smiling: "Is it that you wouldn't agree if there were no flowers? Now it's fine, can I get an answer?"

  This is great, everything has turned upside down. Zhang Ziheng looked at the flowers and diamond ring with a bitter face, then glanced at the onlookers around him, and said helplessly: "Zheng Jie, are you trying to force me?" Zheng Jie smiled and nodded, whispering in Zhang Ziheng's ear: "Yes, I am forcing you. You didn't give me an answer, so I had to resort to this. Look at those people, they're all waiting for your response. If you agree, everyone will be happy. But if you don't agree, you'll become a heartless person. You know, if the girl doesn't agree, no one will say anything, but if you don't agree, you'll face public criticism. Think carefully."

  Of course Zhang Ziheng knew this, but he never thought that Zheng Jie would be so extreme. "Zheng Jie, how did you suddenly become like this?"

  "This is still not your fault, say it, how is it?" Zheng Jie smiled and said.

  Zhang Ziheng thought for a moment, then let out a sigh and nodded his head in agreement. Zheng Jie smiled happily, threw the flowers in her arms forward, ran up to him and hugged him, and the two of them started kissing passionately.

  The crowd applauded again, blessing the seemingly happy newlyweds. After buying the diamond ring, Zhang Ziheng and Zheng Jie left the jewelry store amidst cheers from the crowd.

  "Are you satisfied now?" Zhang Ziheng said with a bitter smile, looking at the diamond ring on his left hand's ring finger.

  Zheng Jie had a happy expression on her face. With her arm around Zhang Ziheng's, she smiled and said: "Looking at you, it seems like you're not very pleased?"

  "What? No, no way, haha, haha." Zhang Ziheng dryly laughed.