Chapter 128: Proposal

Ye Shu finished speaking, then realized what he had just said. Feeling Su Xi's knife‑sharp gaze, Ye Shu timidly hunched his shoulders.

How did he become so sharp‑tongued!

Su Xi clearly couldn't stand Su Yu's attitude either; why did his mind heat up and want to be the one to stick out his neck? Let Su Xi scold her, and he secretly enjoys it, doesn't he?

"Yesterday is yesterday, today is today. Yesterday your parents beat you; today do you still want to be beaten?"

【If you want, I can make it happen!】

"I wasn't beaten! Can that be the same? That's a different matter!"

Su Yu mimicked Su Xi's cold laugh, "I can make you say something tomorrow, you...!"

【Why does big uncle pinch my face? That makes it not cold anymore! The atmosphere, the vibe, everything's gone!】

"You don't learn what you're supposed to!"

Su Yu looked at Su Xi with a hurt expression. Her peach‑blossom eyes fluttered, becoming watery, about to shed tears. Su Xi sighed, pulled Su Yu into his arms, shot a glance at the gloating Ye Shu, and said, "Since you can't stand her, don't come to the Su Clan manor tonight."

After saying that, Su Xi turned, still holding Su Yu, and left the restaurant.

【Hehe, this trick works well, hehe! Now you know how to change faces? Good night~】

"No, I didn't! I don't dislike her!"

Ye Shu, having just seen Su Xi's displeased expression as he watched Su Yu's movements, tried to use the chance to tease Su Yu, but didn't expect Su Yu to break decorum and burst into tears!

Su Xi couldn't tell whether he was giving him a chance to play the black side while he played the white side?

How could he skip the Su Clan manor? He'd already promised Xie Xin Yi to go eat! Since teasing Su Yu into tears got him banned from entering, how will Xie Xin Yi view him now?

All afternoon, Ye Shu tried every way to coax Su Yu. In the end, he promised that at the wedding he would give her and Liang Yan double red envelopes, and Su Yu stopped being angry.

……

"Mom, great‑grandma, auntie, I'm home!"

Su Yu happily ran into Ji Yan's arms. Ji Yan skillfully adjusted her daughter's position in her lap and asked, "Are you hungry?"

Su Yu patted her belly and nodded.

"Then let's eat~"

"Yay! Long live great‑grandma!"

Su Yu rushed into the restaurant, dutifully washed her hands with warm water, dried them with a warm towel, and sat on a chair waiting for the signal to start the meal.

After everyone was seated, Yang Zhichun announced the start of the meal, and Su Yu buried her face in her own food, indifferent to the adults' lives.

After the meal, Su Yu saw the adults chatting while eating, found it boring, and slipped into the living room to watch TV.

The cartoon had just begun its opening, and a box was shoved into her lap.

Su Yu looked up puzzled and saw Ye Shu skulking, his index finger poised at his lips. Su Yu thought, if this world were in cartoon mode, there should be three big question marks beside her head.

【What are you doing?】

Ye Shu pointed to the room next door. Su Yu looked; the room was Su Yi's sickroom, and she immediately shook her head.

That place is off‑limits!

Ye Shu frowned in confusion, and Su Yu slid off the sofa, voluntarily walking toward the door.

Ye Shu hurriedly followed.

Su Yu sat on the car at the doorway, curiously looking at the following Ye Shu, "What's up? What is this?"

【It looks like the ring box Ye Shu prepared for Xie Xin Yi!】

"Wait a moment, I'll walk to the garden with your aunt, then I'll hold the flowers and propose to her, and you stand by with the ring box."

"Why don't you put the ring box on yourself or on the flowers?"

Ye Shu covered his face, "When I bought the flowers, I accidentally added an extra 1, making it 111 stems. I didn't notice, and the shop couldn't provide that many, so the bouquet delivered to your house was 99 stems. Perhaps fearing I'd be dissatisfied, they gave the 99 flowers the highest‑grade decoration.

It's truly beautiful, but it's too big; I have to hold it with both hands. The ring is inside, and I'm afraid I won't find it."

Su Yu followed and glanced at the packaged flowers, falling silent.

"This really might be impossible to see."

Whose rose blossoms glow? I have no idea how the florist came up with such a crazy design—putting a flamingo on the rose, and it doesn't look out of place at all!

If this isn't Ye Shu's marriage prop, Su Yu really wants to peel it off and study it.

"Instead of me standing awkwardly, I'll go in, call your aunt over, sprint a few steps and disappear, then when aunt catches up and sees you holding the flowers, you kneel to propose, with the ring in your coat pocket or just in your hand."

"Really? You're so clever, then go ahead."

Su Yu fell silent again.

【I feel like I'm being fooled? Ye Shu did it on purpose, right? He waited for me to say that!】

Ye Shu, feeling a bit guilty under Su Yu's gaze, whispered, "Marry early, get the red envelopes early~"

【Fine, the red envelopes win!】

Su Yu turned back, and Xie Xin Yi had already finished eating, discussing with Ji Yan about going abroad to watch a show.

"Mom, auntie, let's take a walk in the garden!"

Ji Yan looked at Xie Xin Yi, who nodded, "Sure, let's walk in the garden together~"

Su Yu squeezed in, sandwiched between Ji Yan and Xie Xin Yi, holding one hand each, looking up, grinning, "Hehe!"

Ji Yan gently pushed Su Yu's head back with her other hand, "Stop messing around!"

Su Yu patted her head, "Got it! Let's go!"

Su Yu hopped and skipped, holding Ji Yan's and Xie Xin Yi's hands as they walked forward. She carefully calculated the obstacles on the path, then secretly rubbed Ji Yan's hand.

While discussing with Xie Xin Yi which show to watch, Ji Yan froze for a moment, then quickly recovered, "I just thought of something, where did we leave off?"

Ji Yan was multitasking, paying attention to Su Yu's movements while talking to Xie Xin Yi.

Seeing Su Yu fling off her and Xie Xin Yi's hands and run forward playfully, she quickly apologized to Xie Xin Yi, "Sorry, Xiao Yu was a bit mischievous; I'll go find her. Could you wait at the pavilion ahead?"

"Alright!"

Xie Xin Yi was wearing high heels, which indeed made it hard to catch up.

She looked toward the pavilion, turned and went around a wall of greenery, and saw countless roses reflected on the ground, a garden where rose petals kept falling, and a person holding a large bouquet of roses.

Even though she hadn't run far, Su Yu, who was pulled away, felt a bit upset, "Mom, why won't you let me go see?"

The colorful lights in that garden were beautiful, newly installed this afternoon, and when she and Ye Shu had just gone over, they weren't on yet!

It was her that was careless!

She thought Ye Shu was simply holding flowers there to propose, but didn't expect him to have arranged so many things behind the scenes.

"Butler Uncle, why didn't you tell me? When Uncle was lying to me, you were there the whole time!"

The butler, who had been silently following Su Yu and lowering his presence, was called out, a puzzled expression on his face, "Miss Xiao Yu, I thought you knew!"

Su Yu turned her head, looking at Ji Yan, who had been holding her forward, "Mom, did you know this too?"

【So I'm the only one being deceived?】

"Mom doesn't know, but Mom isn't interested in the light show. Since you like light shows, I can have your eldest uncle take you to a professional performance on his day off or after work; it's prettier than the garden. If you especially like it, he can bring it home and set up a dedicated area for you. None of that is a problem!"

Su Yu thought for a moment; when she gave Mom the secret signal earlier, Mom was indeed surprised, not as if she had known about it in advance.

"Let's skip the light show; watching TV at home is better!"

【No food, no drink, no fun, just sitting and watching—that's so boring. Not going, not going! Bringing it home is even worse, a waste of money!】

The flickering lights made her eyes hurt! She had just wanted to join the fun and gossip a bit.

The butler had secretly watched Su Yu many times and found that she seemed genuinely focused on strolling, as if she had forgotten that Ye Shu was proposing over there and that Xie Xin Yi was being proposed to.

So, regarding the Eldest Young Master's instruction—'Make Su Yu remember well; don't think adults are so easy to fool. When they play tricks, a three‑year‑old like Su Yu can't react in time'—has that task been completed or not?

Ji Yan took Su Yu for a walk around once, then returned to the living room to watch TV.

After the walk, Su Yu felt a bit hungry, hugging a cup of juice, drinking it while watching TV.

She watched TV for half an hour, looked around, and only Ji Yan was with her.

"Mom, where are Uncle Ye and aunt?"

"They've gone back."

"That fast?"

"Huh? Not fast—half an hour has already passed."

Ji Yan thought that using someone else's place for the proposal was unavoidable, but sprinkling dog‑food (public displays of affection) in another's home felt a bit unethical. Moreover, the young couple who are truly confirming their relationship still want their own space. Staying here, the budding love would probably be turned by her randomly meddling daughter into solid friendship or kinship.

"I still want to see what's different about them now compared to before!"

【Are they barely a real‑life version of a matchmaking‑turned‑romantic TV drama?】

Ji Yan: Luckily they didn't stay here! Who taught you to treat real‑life events like a TV drama?

Ji Yan wanted to ask, but couldn't do so directly, "Sweetheart, some things you'll understand when you're older."

"Okay~"

【Fine, that's how adults are!】

Ji Yan: "All? Who else said that about you?"

……

Su Clan Group

Su Yu looked at Ye Shu, who kept coming back to her office, glanced at Su Xi, and asked politely, "How can you still be this idle!"

【Where's your wife? You're not going to be with your wife, yet you come to my eldest uncle; are you really okay with that? Do you also want to share last night's date insights with us? I'd love to hear, but that's not right! What do you think my eldest uncle is?】

Even she has to prepare the promotional copy for her part of the project. Qingshan Development, leveraging its ties with the Ming family, has officially broken ground, and her project needs to be pre‑heated for investment attraction.

Why does Ye Shu seem like an idle drifter, popping into their company and home from time to time?

Su Xi ground his teeth; he wanted to ask Su Yu, 'What do you think of me? Could it be that it started because of his friendship with Ye Shu, and the rest of the debt was caused by Su Yu herself? Is he here to find her?'

"I don't want to be this idle either, but I have nowhere to go. You all are too safe; you'll never run into Bad Peach Blossom. I'm about to get married, so I can't just wander around."

【Considering that you really were harmed by Bad Peach Blossom, stay as long as you like.】

Su Yu endured!

But Ye Shu didn't understand her mindset, leaning forward to tease, "Aren't you curious why I'm this idle?"

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