Chapter 3364: Straight Man Syndrome

"Proposal?"

Ye Chen couldn't help but smile and say: "Crifo, in your Western culture, shouldn't proposals be carefully planned to give the other person a surprise? How did you just blurt it out here?"

Crifo felt a bit embarrassed and said awkwardly: "Mr. Ye, you don't know, but our situation is somewhat special. I have to return to the US in a couple of days to attend team training, and I might not be able to take leave for a while, so I mentioned it to Tawana on the plane. Tawana told me to pick out a ring and propose to her, so the surprise element of the proposal might be gone."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but ask Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, if our proposal succeeds, would you be willing to be our officiant at the wedding?"

Ye Chen smiled and asked him: "Shouldn't it be a priest officiating at your wedding, according to American custom?"

Crifo quickly replied: "No problem, we can adjust the process—first make our vows before the priest, then hold a fusion-style wedding, and please be our officiant."

Ye Chen smiled and said: "You two are both celebrities, and I don't like being in the spotlight. With so many media reporters at your wedding, I'd rather stay out of sight."

He added: "But if you two want to come to Huaxia for your honeymoon, I can arrange a traditional Chinese wedding for you."

Crifo said without hesitation: "Great! Thank you so much, Mr. Ye! I'll confirm the details with you after my proposal succeeds!"

Tawana felt embarrassed, so she said to Xiao Churan: "Crifo is just a typical straight guy with no romantic sense—he doesn't know how to surprise a girl. If we keep talking like this, even if we really get married, there'll be zero anticipation."

Xiao Churan laughed and said: "Ye Chen used to be like that too. When we got married, we didn't even have a proposal ceremony, nor did we hold a wedding ceremony. It was only three years later that we had a belated wedding, and at that time, he gave me a huge surprise."

Tawana looked astonished: "Ah? You……you didn't hold a wedding ceremony when you got married?"

Xiao Churan laughed: "We weren't exactly in a free love relationship—my grandfather arranged this marriage while he was alive, and then he urged us to marry quickly. Not long after we married, my grandfather passed away, and due to some complicated family circumstances, we never held a wedding."

Tawana didn't know that when Ye Chen and Xiao Churan first married, Ye Chen was merely a live-in son-in-law of the Xiao family. After the old master passed away, Ye Chen was despised by the entire Xiao family, and Xiao Churan had little influence, so naturally no one could organize a wedding for them.

Recalling those days, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion—years ago, who would have thought that this Xiao family live-in son-in-law would still have a chance to rise?

Not even he himself had ever imagined it.

And his current success is entirely due to his father's meticulous planning and arrangements before his death, which allowed him to escape his predicament.

Upon hearing that Ye Chen and Xiao Churan had married years ago under the arrangement of elders, Tawana became even more curious about Ye Chen.

To spend more time with Ye Chen, she proactively brought up the matter of the Feng Shui Supervisor to Xiao Churan, saying: "Madam Ye, when I was in Tokyo, I had the fortune to witness the wonders of Feng Shui, and also to see Mr. Ye's expertise in this field. So for our performance in Huaxia this time, we have hired Mr. Ye as the Feng Shui Supervisor. This way, after this year's performance ends, Mr. Ye might have some time to leave home and work with our team. Please don't blame us."

Xiao Churan quickly replied: "How could I blame you? Night Chen often goes out for work—this isn't the first or second time. I can understand, as long as he can bring you genuine help."

Beside them, Crifo felt a twinge of jealousy.

He knew Tawana liked Ye Chen, and he was about to return to the US soon, while Tawana would be busy with Ye Chen for the next twenty performances, spending day and night together. He didn't know if her feelings for Ye Chen would deepen further.

But for now, there's nothing he can do—after all, he's not living off Tawana's generosity. Tawana often takes him around on her private jet to various places, and frequently has her private jet fly to his competition cities to pick him up. This has already earned him considerable media mockery. His earning power pales in comparison to his girlfriend's—he's only able to ride private jets daily thanks to her generosity.

Even riding a plane invites mockery—if he gave up his professional athlete identity and just followed his mother around all day, fans and media would likely criticize him even more harshly.

This also means that his return to the US this time is unavoidable, and leaving Tawana with Ye Chen is something he has no choice but to accept.

He believes Ye Chen won't harbor ill intentions toward Tawana, but he truly worries that Tawana might lose control and actively flirt with Ye Chen.

At this moment, Ye Chen remembered that his wife still wanted to see Tawana's concert, so he said: "By the way, Tawana, for this Longying Auto event, they've put all the tickets into a lottery, and I and Churan didn't win. Could you give us a backdoor pass so we can watch your performance backstage?"

Tawana laughed: "Of course no problem! My team is busy preparing the performance materials, and I'll have them make two special advisor badges for you. Then you can come and go backstage freely. When I'm preparing for the show, you can come find me to chat. When I'm on stage performing, you can watch up close from either side of the stage—in short, you'll have complete freedom to go wherever you want."

Xiao Churan felt excited but couldn't help asking: "Wouldn't this cause you trouble?"

Tawana waved her hand: "How could it? I usually relax backstage with the staff, and with you here, I'd definitely be even more relaxed."

Xiao Churan was overjoyed and quickly said: "Thank you so much, Miss Svet! We'll definitely try our best not to cause you any trouble!"

Tawana wanted to grow closer to Xiao Churan, so she took her hand and said: "Actually, when I first met Mr. Ye, we had some disagreements—mainly differing views we couldn't agree on. But later, Mr. Ye helped me understand a lot, and I truly cherish the fate that brought us together. I sincerely hope we can become good friends, so if you're willing to be my friend, please don't be so formal with me!"

Xiao Churan was indeed moved and nodded repeatedly.

Tawana added: "By the way, I don't know what Madam Ye does for work, but if you have no other arrangements recently, you're welcome to come to every one of my concerts in Huaxia."

As she spoke, she deliberately asked: "For the four out-of-town concerts, I don't know if Madam Ye has time to join?"

Xiao Churan quickly replied: "I've started my own design company, and my workload is still quite heavy and busy. I can definitely make it for the Jin Ling shows, but for out-of-town ones, I might not be able to free up my schedule."

"Well, that's fine—but you must definitely come to all the Jin Ling shows, okay?"

Tawana looked regretful, but deep down she was actually secretly pleased.

She deliberately asked Xiao Churan this, just to find out whether Xiao Churan would appear with Ye Chen at every one of the next twenty concerts.

Upon hearing Xiao Churan say she couldn't free up her schedule for the last sixteen shows, her face showed apparent regret, but her heart secretly fluttered with joy.