Chapter 430: I Respect Your Choice

The song ended—

Almost all the guests stopped what they were doing, their eyes fixed on the piano and the direction of Jiang Baobao's table.

Immediately following was thunderous applause!

Petals were still fluttering, drifting down onto Jiang Baobao's hair and shoulders.

The three little ones had also been stunned for a while; they scrambled to grab the petals on the table to play with, unable to help but whisper to each other.

"Daddy is too cool today! The petal rain is so pretty!"

Yanbao's tone was somewhat surprised.

Mobai also nodded along, saying, "No wonder Daddy had to hide it from us before! This time it's really amazing!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly tugged on Tiantian beside him and asked, "Little sister, what do you think?"

"I think it's very beautiful!"

The little girl had been blankly admiring the falling petals for a long time, her face also showing an excited expression.

Jiang Baobao, however, had long since been so nervous that her soul had wandered away, not knowing what to say.

Everything was too unexpected.

What did Li Beijue want to do next...

Was he going to... confess to her?

Or...

Jiang Baobao's mind was a mess; thinking of the previous few times, she subconsciously braced herself.

The surrounding guests had also long been unable to restrain themselves and began to whisper.

"With such a big display, is he going to propose?"

"It must be! Why go to the trouble of arranging all this if not to propose?"

Everyone was eyeing Jiang Baobao covetously, waiting to see Li Beijue's next move.

But unexpectedly—

Li Beijue didn't say anything at all; instead, he walked straight down from the stage and returned directly to his seat.

"How was it? Was the song just now okay? I haven't played the piano in a long time, so I might be a bit rusty."

Li Beijue asked Jiang Baobao, his expression calm and composed as he curled his lips.

Jiang Baobao subconsciously replied, "I think it was pretty good..."

After saying this, her expression suddenly became somewhat subtle.

The smile on Li Beijue's face, however, could not help but become more and more obvious.

Hearing the surrounding discussions growing louder, he picked up his coat and said unhurriedly, "Let's go."

"Go?"

Jiang Baobao was startled again, not expecting it to end just like that.

Li Beijue looked at her with amusement: "What's wrong? Do you want to hear another one? Or do you want to eat something else?"

"No, let's go!"

Jiang Baobao came to her senses and hurriedly said this while turning to leave with the three little ones.

Not expecting it to end just like this, the people around were suddenly somewhat puzzled, which sparked another round of whispering.

"Leaving just like that? Isn't he going to confess or propose?"

"Why do I feel like that person just now looked so familiar? It seems like he's from Li Corporation..."

Someone muttered to their companion, recognizing Li Beijue's identity.

Outside, the group had already walked far away.

Jiang Baobao's heart was in turmoil, her mind filled with the scene of the piano and the falling flowers; her heart finally, belatedly, began to beat wildly, thumping incessantly in her ears.

"Mommy, Mommy?"

Yanbao's voice rang in her ears, abruptly pulling back Jiang Baobao's thoughts.

She came back to her senses and only then saw that the three little ones and Li Beijue were all looking at her.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Baobao asked hurriedly.

Immediately after, she heard Yanbao ask: "Mommy, can we walk around the nearby plaza and go home a bit later?"

"Okay." Jiang Baobao agreed almost subconsciously without thinking, though her peripheral vision caught Li Beijue seemingly staring at her, a trace of a smile still on his face.

"Thump!"

She heard her heart beat violently once more.

Jiang Baobao took a deep breath and deliberately looked straight ahead as she led the three little ones toward the plaza.

Only she knew how chaotic her feelings were at this moment.

After walking forward for a while, the group arrived at a nearby plaza.

In the very center of the plaza was a huge musical fountain; as it happened, just as they walked in, the music began to play.

"Wow! Such a tall fountain!"

The three little ones were immediately drawn to it.

Jiang Baobao watched them run over, but she did not follow; instead, she sat directly on a nearby bench to rest, watching them from afar.

Seeing this, Li Beijue raised an eyebrow and sat down right beside her.

Neither of them spoke first.

After a long while—

"Why did you think to play that song today?"

Jiang Baobao suddenly asked, looking at Li Beijue with a serious expression as she added: "Don't tell me it was a coincidence; do you think I'd believe that?"

Li Beijue paused slightly upon hearing this, and after only two seconds of hesitation, he answered truthfully: "I asked Mobai and Tiantian; they were the ones who told me what you like."

"I knew it was those two little ones..."

Hearing that it was about what she had guessed, Jiang Baobao helplessly glanced at the two small figures in the distance who were playing happily.

Immediately after, she heard Li Beijue suddenly ask in return: "When we were in the restaurant, did you think I was going to say something, or do something?"

Jiang Baobao's gaze flickered for a moment, and she did not speak.

Otherwise what?

In that kind of scene at the time, how could she not overthink it!

Especially since she had even witnessed a marriage proposal today!

She had really thought at the time...

Jiang Baobao thought to herself, feeling inexplicably relieved.

Little did she know that her every little expression had already been seen by Li Beijue.

"So nervous?"

Li Beijue asked with amusement, and without waiting for Jiang Baobao to answer, he took the initiative to explain: "How could I possibly make things difficult for you in public? The public confession last time was just to let you understand my feelings; this time, it was also just to make you happy. I won't force you to make any choices."

His tone was sincere, without any hint of a joke.

Jiang Baobao's eyes, however, were somewhat hesitant, and for a moment she was too nervous to know what to say.

During this period of time, she had already felt his sincerity.

But...

Just as Jiang Baobao was thinking this, she suddenly heard Li Beijue speak again: "You don't need to rush to give me an answer; even if you really intend to make me wait a lifetime, I can accept it."

Jiang Baobao's pupils shrank sharply, and she turned to look at the person beside her in disbelief.

Li Beijue, however, seemed to read her surprise.

"Do you think this doesn't sound like something I would say?"

As he spoke, a look of self-deprecation suddenly appeared on his face: "In the past, I wouldn't have believed I could say such things either, but facing you, I only want to say the most real thoughts in my heart. It is you who changed me..."

"I..." Jiang Baobao looked steadily at the person before her, and after saying only one word, the calm and long-suppressed depths of her heart could finally no longer help but stir up stormy waves.

Li Beijue was serious.

He was seriously telling her his feelings for her.

No matter what she eventually chose, he would always be waiting for her.

He would not make things difficult.

He would not force her.

Jiang Baobao blinked, hearing the music in the fountain start up again, reflecting the colorful lights; everything felt somewhat unreal.

Even though she had already left the restaurant, she felt as if she saw those flower petals falling from the sky again, landing one by one upon her heart.

If...

If she were willing to give him another chance...

This time, he wouldn't trample her heart under his feet again, would he?