Chapter 1331: Giving the Lantern

Ning Chen gave Lin Yi a look, and Lin Yi immediately understood; he hurried forward and pulled Yunyao to his side, then stepped up himself and stood beside Ning Chen.

"Um, well, Yanqi sis, I just went out to the street and saw a lantern that's really suitable for little Yunyao. I'll take her to get it first, okay?"

Saying so, Lin Yi took Ning Chen's lantern out from his spatial storage, then secretly passed it to Ning Chen.

Lin Yi felt that his recent acting ability had truly been increasing without limit—talking while passing something off at the same time, besides him, who else could do it?

Yunyao, standing behind the two of them, had her eyes light up the moment she saw that kite, but she quickly realized what was going on.

Although she was afraid of people and hadn't seen many things, she still knew about this kind of situation—it was clearly preparing a surprise.

Having completed his mission, Lin Yi hurriedly pulled Yunyao along, took Facing Huo Jinglin and Xu Chenchen, and left Gu Yanqi's room, heading to the adjacent room that belonged to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi let out a sigh of relief, then looked at Facing Huo Jinglin and said, "How about that, I didn't blow my cover, right?"

Facing Huo Jinglin shook his head: "You did very well."

Only then did Lin Yi finally relax.

"Little Yunyao, how about you come stroll around with us today, to give Brother Ning and Yanqi sis some private date space." Lin Yi squatted down in front of Yunyao and gently suggested.

"Date?" Yunyao tilted her head, pondering this new word.

Lin Yi felt a bit of a headache; he hadn't expected Yunyao to not even know what a date was—how was he supposed to explain this?

"Um… a date means, the two of them are going to go to the temple fair together."

"Going to the temple fair together is a date?" Yunyao's eyes were full of a thirst for knowledge.

"Not exactly, it's just that, the two of them like each other, and then they agree together to go do something fun—that's a date."

Yunyao nodded, half-understanding.

Lin Yi felt a bit of a headache; he hurriedly took out from his spatial storage the rabbit lantern Ning Chen had made on the side, and handed it to Yunyao to distract her attention.

Sure enough, Yunyao was immediately captivated by the lantern: "So cute! Is this for me?"

Yunyao's eyes lit up in an instant, her eyes seeming to be filled with stars.

Lin Yi nodded, then handed the rabbit lantern to Yunyao.

Yunyao carefully gripped the very thin stick; she looked at the rabbit lantern that had already lit up, smiling very happily.

"So amazing! Did you make this?"

Lin Yi naturally didn't dare to steal Ning Chen's credit; he hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Of course not, where would I know how to make something like this? Brother Ning made it."

On the other side,

After Lin Yi and the others left, Ning Chen looked toward Gu Yanqi.

"Yanqi, close your eyes first, I have a gift to give you."

Although she didn't know why, the habits and dependence built up over a long time made Gu Yanqi feel very reassured, and subconsciously, she closed her eyes.

She closed her eyes and thought about what the gift could be.

Suddenly, Gu Yanqi felt as if something had appeared in front of her, something that seemed to be glowing, and a thought rose in her heart.

"Alright, open your eyes."

She saw Gu Yanqi slowly open her eyes, and upon seeing the exquisitely beautiful lantern before her, she was so surprised that her mouth couldn't close.

This is way, way, way too pretty!

Gu Yanqi immediately grasped the lantern, the whole person looking very pleasantly surprised.

"So pretty! Chen, you made this, right!"

Gu Yanqi had walked all around the entire street and hadn't seen a lantern like this; moreover, the craftsmanship of this kind of lantern was something the people here currently could not achieve.

Then this lantern could only have been made by Ning Chen himself.

Ning Chen smiled and rubbed Gu Yanqi's head: "You deserve the best."

One sentence made Gu Yanqi burst into tears on the spot, tears falling like they were free, but she still remembered to protect the lantern, steadily placing it on the table before starting to shed pearl-like tears.

Ning Chen, heart aching, held her in his arms: "There, there, don't cry anymore, why are you still shedding pearls?"

Gu Yanqi was truly both surprised and moved; she had been together with Ning Chen for so long, and Ning Chen's meticulous care for her was something even outsiders could see, and whenever Ning Chen had something good, he would generally give it to her.

Before this, Gu Yanqi knew what a cold person Ning Chen was, and now this person who was like the unmelting snow on a snow-capped mountain had given her such a huge surprise—how could she not be moved?

Gu Yanqi cried for a full fifteen minutes before being soothed by Ning Chen; she held the lantern in her hand, unwilling to let go even a little.

Seeing that Gu Yanqi had stopped crying, Ning Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief: "My little princess, don't cry like this in the future, got it? When you cry, I really feel so heartbroken."

Gu Yanqi held Ning Chen's hand and nodded, a blush rising on her cheeks, clearly embarrassed by her earlier loss of composure.

"This lantern isn't just like this, there's more."

Saying so, Ning Chen waved his hand, and the entire lantern sparkled and glowed; not only that, a faint mist also spread around it, looking utterly ethereal.

Gu Yanqi looked at the lantern, unable to put it down: "I originally thought it was already very pretty just now, I didn't expect there to be something even prettier; right now I really feel like I'm holding a moon in my hand."

Seeing Gu Yanqi's smile, Ning Chen felt that his surprise really hadn't been prepared in vain.

Night quickly fell, and all kinds of sounds began outside.

The lively sounds attracted everyone.

Under Heaven Number One Tea had also gathered quite a few people today, with people coming and going.

Ning Chen took Gu Yanqi and went downstairs first; the combination of a handsome man and a beautiful woman had always been very eye-catching, let alone the fact that Gu Yanqi was also holding a delicate lantern in her hand.

The lantern hadn't yet emitted mist; Gu Yanqi's plan was to add the mist after going out.

Lin Yi and the others had been waiting at the door early; seeing the two come out, they hurriedly came up to greet them.

Yunyao stepped forward, holding the rabbit lantern, looked at the two of them and said: "Th-thank you, big brother, for the lantern, it's v-very cute!"

After saying that, Yunyao shrank to Gu Yanqi's side.

Today's Yunyao was wearing a white feathered outfit, looking extremely cute, while Gu Yanqi was wearing a blue-and-white wide-sleeved flowing immortal gown, making her whole person look utterly ethereal.

Add to that one person carrying a rabbit and one carrying a moon, the two of them looked just like Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit from the heavens.

Gu Yanqi naturally understood at once that the lantern in Yunyao's hand was also made by Ning Chen.

But she felt no discomfort; she understood Ning Chen's meaning, she understood that Ning Chen knew she could not rest easy while Little Yunyao was concerned.

Gu Yanqi felt that she truly liked Ning Chen even more, liking his kindness, his romance, his allure, and his unwavering devotion to her.