The comments on Weibo, filled with endless shipping enthusiasm, made Jiang Li dizzy.
She had no idea who took those photos. Each one was taken from a perfect angle. If the photographers hadn't claimed to be passers - by, she would really have suspected that they were taken by professional photographers. The pictures were so good that even the original versions looked great.
Based on these photos, netizens had dug out every bit of the "candy" between her and Xiao Yanzhi over the years, even details that she hadn't noticed before.
[The red - carpet photo at the Magnolia Film Festival. I'd call it the best. The way Mr. Xiao looked at Lili was so intense. It felt like it could stretch into threads!]
[And the one of the visit to the set. They must have had an argument, right? Baby Li didn't even look at Mr. Xiao once. Such a humble tycoon. I feel sorry for him for a second.]
[Why did they go to rinse their mouths halfway through filming? They must have just kissed. Poor Mr. Xiao was disliked by Baby Li...]
[I'm shipping them. It's so absurd yet so cute. How is this possible!]
[They're just a young couple having fun with their romance. Why are we ordinary people feeling sorry for them?]
[Isn't the most iconic photo the one of him carrying her horizontally in the snow? It should be when Lili had a bipolar episode and Mr. Xiao saved her?]
[It seems so. If you look closely, you can even see the lights of the ambulance in the photo! (Obsessing with a magnifying glass)]
[He is her salvation, and she is his faith. This sense of predestination is just so shippable. I'm about to cry!]
Jiang Li clicked on that photo. She was carefully protected in Xiao Yanzhi's arms.
He was in a suit, walking steadily. His gaze never left her, as if he was holding his whole world.
Xiao Yanzhi pushed open the bedroom door and walked in. Seeing her sitting there, head down, staring blankly at her phone, he slowly paced to the bedside. "What are you looking at so intently?"
Jiang Li bit her lower lip, put away her phone, and placed it back on the bedside table. She swallowed a few times and asked him rather awkwardly, "Why... did you post that Weibo?"
In just one short morning, she had learned everything that had happened the day before, including Sheng Shuocheng announcing that she was his biological daughter and Sheng Jingxi posting on Weibo to declare that she was his sister.
By this point, the situation should have been defused, and most people's mouths should have been shut. But then Xiao Yanzhi had officially announced their relationship early in the morning.
That was fine, but he had even replied with that line, "She is my fiancée now." It really caught her off guard.
He didn't have to make this news public so soon.
"Because I wanted to tell everyone this good news as soon as possible and let them all bless us."
Xiao Yanzhi sat on the bedside, pulling her into his arms. He said word by word, "I will let you marry me happily with everyone's blessings."
His voice was deep, fulfilling the promise he had once made to her.
She wanted him to be by her side all the time, so he never left her side; she wanted never - ending lights, so he took her to a place full of light and warmth; she wanted to get married with everyone's blessings, so he announced his love to the world.
He had never broken a promise.
Jiang Li found it hard to describe her feelings. She just felt like she had been lifted high into the air. After experiencing joy and excitement, she was then held firmly in his arms.
This solid happiness made her feel extremely at ease.
Jiang Li blinked, and tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, but there was a smile on her face. "You're breaking the rules."
She was crying with joy.
"Where did I break the rules?" Xiao Yanzhi asked her calmly, using his fingertips to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Jiang Li sniffed. Her voice was muffled and a bit hoarse. "I originally planned to consider these things after I won an award, but now I just want to get married. What should I do?"
"As long as you're willing, I can prepare the wedding for you at any time." His face was very calm, but the hand holding her tightened significantly. "I'm just waiting for your yes."
Jiang Li pursed her lips and started making random requests. "Then I want to have the wedding in a castle."
"Okay."
"I also want to see fireworks lighting up the sky just for me on my wedding day."
"Of course."
She pouted and continued to find ways to make things difficult for him. "I want to wear the most beautiful wedding dress in the world and the most expensive jewelry. I want my wedding to be on all the media, and everyone should wish me a happy marriage."
"Lili." Xiao Yanzhi looked at her. After a moment, he slowly spoke in a very certain tone. "As long as you want to marry me, these aren't things you need to worry about."
Of course, he would give her a grand wedding.
"You're so domineering." Jiang Li smiled, secretly sighing that the netizens' comments were not exaggerated at all.
Her fingers unconsciously touched the ring on her finger, and tears rolled down one by one.
She lifted her face, crying and laughing like a fool. "Then I'm going to find a fortune - teller to help me choose a good day for the wedding."
Xiao Yanzhi nodded. He said, "Let's choose a sunny day, a day when everything goes well, a day when you can happily marry me."
From then on, she would marry him, become his legitimate wife, the love of his life, and they would be together forever.
It had snowed the day before, and usually, the weather was always clear the next day, as if it had been washed clean. Even the sun was willing to come out for a stroll.
After taking a nap, Xiao Yanzhi had already gotten up and gone to the study to deal with company affairs. Jiang Li rummaged through the bedside drawer and found an easel.
A sudden inspiration struck her. She remembered that Xiao Yanzhi had promised to teach her how to paint. So she hugged the easel and trotted all the way to the study.
The study was well - lit. The sun shone through the window, making the whole room warm.
Xiao Yanzhi looked up at her. Seeing the woman in a nightgown standing at the door, he said softly, "Awake?"
Jiang Li nodded. Her eyes sparkled as she walked up to him, placed the easel on the table, and said impatiently, "You promised to teach me how to paint."
There was excitement in her eyes. She couldn't wait to be his student.
The corner of Xiao Yanzhi's lips twitched slightly. He glanced down at his watch and said, "I have a video conference in half an hour."
Jiang Li immediately interpreted this as a rejection. So she pouted and murmured softly, "If you don't want to teach, just say so."
"I didn't say I didn't want to teach." He hooked his lips. "Come here. I'll teach you hand - in - hand."
Jiang Li blushed immediately, but she still walked over. He gave her a look, and she sat down on his lap quite naturally.
After two hours of dealing with official business, the fatigue in his body finally eased the moment she sat on his lap.
He rubbed her neck and held her firmly in his arms. Her thighs were pressed against his body. The weight made him feel secure.
He took out the painting tools from the drawer of the desk, placed them on the documents, and put the easel in the center of the table.