Chapter 194: Grand Finale

Watching Su Ruoyun's proud, back-turned figure as she walked away without looking back, a hint of a smile flashed in Huo Jingcheng's eyes. He then started the engine and drove toward the Bank of China building.

At ten in the morning, a large expanse of gilded sunlight pierced through the floor-to-ceiling windows, shrouding the entire office in a brilliant, dazzling gold.

Huo Jingcheng stood tall and straight in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, one hand casually in his pocket, the blinding light gathering into a halo around him.

He gazed into the distance; outside the window was the prosperity of the CBD, a dense cluster of high-rise buildings.

Assistant Lin Cheng pushed the door open and knocked three times to signal his presence, "Mr. Huo, the directors have all arrived."

Hearing this, Huo Jingcheng replied with a "Good," then turned around, walking with a leisurely gait toward the large desk, reaching out to take the document on the surface into his hand.

"Let's go."

——

Su Ruoyun returned to the country fourteen days later. It was already July 15th, 8:00 AM Beijing time, when she landed at the Capital Airport.

Last night, Huo Jingcheng had promised to come pick her up. Su Ruoyun carried her suitcase in one hand and took her phone out of her crossbody bag with the other.

It vibrated slightly, and then a message popped up.

Huo Jingcheng had sent her the parking location, and Su Ruoyun followed the parking area and passageway he had sent to find him.

Her heart was set on seeing Huo Jingcheng, so she didn't pay much attention to the figure leaning against the car door, which looked a bit different.

Su Ruoyun had originally wanted to sneak up and give him a scare, but when she reached the man's side and looked closely...

Half a second later, she had an expression that said, "Why is it you?"

Su Mingyan had actually heard the "click-clack" of her high heels early on and hadn't turned around on purpose to tease her.

Now that the sound of the high heels had come to an abrupt stop, he turned around slowly, holding the car keys casually in his hand, lifting his eyelids with indifference, and glancing at her playfully, "What, are you very disappointed that it's me who came to pick you up?"

His tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

As he spoke, he took the suitcase from Su Ruoyun's hand and put it into the trunk.

Su Ruoyun bent down to sit in the passenger seat while saying insincerely, "No."

At the same time, she pulled up Huo Jingcheng's WeChat with a fierce expression, preparing to confront the man.

Knowing Huo Jingcheng was coming to pick her up, she had dressed up nicely before getting on the plane, but now...

A few coquettish snorts escaped Su Ruoyun's nose.

Su Mingyan rested one hand casually on the steering wheel, his gaze passing through the left rearview mirror as he skillfully backed the car out of the parking space, "There's a cake he bought for you in the back."

Su Ruoyun was busy typing to confront Huo Jingcheng.

Hearing this, her fingers tapping on the keyboard stopped instantly. She turned her head to look back and saw a paper bag on the rear tray table.

She reached out and picked up the paper bag; inside was an exquisitely packaged cake box. A rich cocoa scent wafted out—it was the chocolate cake she liked.

"Where is Huo Jingcheng?"

Su Mingyan gave her a sideways glance, "Your boyfriend, asking me?"

"..." Su Ruoyun was choked by his words for a long moment, "But it was agreed that he would come to pick me up. Why did you appear in the parking lot instead?"

Su Mingyan naturally wouldn't take the blame. He tapped his long index finger on the steering wheel twice, then spoke slowly: "Then you'll have to ask him."

The Maybach drove onto the overpass. The shadows of flowers flashed past the corner of her eye, blurring into a vague curve that held a strange sense of beauty.

Su Ruoyun turned her head to look out the window, her gaze landing on the blooming Chinese roses, their branches swaying gently in the evening breeze.

She didn't know what kind of medicine the two of them were selling in their gourds.

She realized something was wrong ten minutes later; Su Ruoyun discovered it wasn't the road back to her apartment.

"Where are you taking me, or where did Huo Jingcheng tell you to take me?"

She was sharp enough to guess the key point immediately.

Su Mingyan's eyes flickered, he pursed his thin lips slightly, his tone a bit flat, "Just eat your cake."

Su Ruoyun had a hundred curses in her heart that she swallowed back, "Did you eat gunpowder today? Why are you so angry?"

As she spoke, she rolled her eyes at Su Mingyan.

……

They reached their destination half an hour later. Su Ruoyun had already recognized this as the New City, the New City where Huo Jingcheng had set off fireworks.

She had a guess in her heart, ready to burst forth.

Su Mingyan turned his head to look at her: "Not getting out?"

Hearing this, Su Ruoyun unbuckled her seatbelt and pushed the door open to get out.

The night wind hit her face instantly. Her silk dress outlined her slender waist, and her hair blew onto her cheeks, blocking her view. She curled her long fingers to tuck the stray hair behind her ear.

She walked gracefully toward Huo Jingcheng.

She ignored everyone else around her, leaving only that man.

By the Tongzhou River, the bright moon hung in the sky. The surroundings were vast and empty, with only the endless flowing river remaining. The moon poured down its clear radiance inch by inch, and wisps of smoke drifted leisurely between heaven and earth. A crescent moon in the shape of a minor arc rose in the sky.

The cold light faintly illuminated the paper in his hand; it was a government approval document.

Just like their first meeting at the 'One River Tobacco' Tea House, she finally stopped at a distance of one meter from Huo Jingcheng.

As their eyes met.

Huo Jingcheng's thin lips curled into a smile, carrying a seriousness and focus unlike his usual self, "You said you wanted to build a 'City of Light' in Beijing that would run twenty-four hours a day, all year round,"

"Three years from now, a building that belongs solely to you will be completed in Beijing."

How many years is the building valid for?

One hundred years!

After speaking, Huo Jingcheng held a diamond ring in one hand and the government approval document in the other, kneeling on one knee, without losing any of the noble aura he carried.

The question he asked was unusual.

"Miss Su Ruoyun, are you willing to let me marry you?"

He looked up at the person before him, his gaze exceptionally devout. His sharp jawline lifted slightly, offering up his own fragile neck without reservation, as if handing over all power of life and death to the girl, waiting for her final verdict.

Su Ruoyun's eyes grew moist, slightly reddened, and tears gradually pooled in them.

"I do."

As the words fell, she reached out her hand.

Huo Jingcheng first handed over the approval document, then slid the diamond ring onto her slender, fair index finger.

Su Ruoyun lowered her eyes, staring at the diamond ring to admire it for a moment.

Three seconds later, she grabbed Huo Jingcheng's hand in return.

Under the gaze of a group of people, the two ran into the wind, the signal of the English song playing on the radio growing weaker.

"……

Hot summer nights mid July,

Midsummer night is vast, July is not yet over,

When you and I were forever wild,

We were young and reckless, unafraid of the long years,

The crazy days, the city lights,

Indulging in the time, the city lights just coming on,

The way you'd play with me like a child,

We played and went crazy, the childlike heart hard to hide,

Will you still love me,

Will you still love me as you did at first, until the end of time,

when I'm no longer young and beautiful,

When I am old and my beauty is gone,

Will you still love me,

Will you still love me as you did at first, until the end of time,

when I got nothing but my aching soul,

When I have nothing left, covered in wounds,

I know you will, I know you will,

I know you will, I know you will,

I know that you will,

I know your love will last long and deep.

……"

【End】 ===== CHAPTER 195 =====