Mu Ning Jing took the day off and came out of the company. From afar, she saw Shen Tingxi standing beside the car and answering a call. He had one hand in his trouser pocket, and his side profile was smooth and tall. His side profile was deep and sharp. From afar, he gave off a cold and unapproachable feeling.
Perhaps he felt her gaze on him, so he turned his head and looked in her direction. Then, a touch of gentleness appeared in his cold and hard eyes. The cold aura around him gradually dissipated, and his entire person became much gentler.
He hung up the phone and smiled faintly as he watched her approach.
Mu Ning Jing walked to the side of the car. Shen Tingxi opened the front passenger door for her. After she got in, he leaned in to fasten her seatbelt and lovingly patted her head. Then, he closed the door, walked around the front of the car, sat in the driver's seat, started the engine, and merged into the traffic.
She hadn't seen Shen Tingxi for a week since she wore the nurse's uniform that night. Mu Ning Jing's longing gaze lingered on Shen Tingxi.
Shen Tingxi felt Mu Ning Jing's gaze, and the corners of his lips curved slightly. He turned his head and glanced at her. "You're staring at me. Do you miss me?"
"Yeah." Mu Ning Jing responded softly.
Shen Tingxi's smile deepened. He controlled the steering wheel with one hand and held Mu Ning Jing's little hand across the center console with the other hand. He squeezed it gently and rubbed his thumb back and forth on the back of her hand.
Mu Ning Jing held his hand tightly. "Let's go back to Qin Garden first. I didn't bring my identity card and household register with me."
Before leaving the company, Mu Ning Jing received a call from Shen Tingxi asking her to take the day off and go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage.
Shen Tingxi's gaze pointed to the glove compartment. "I've already brought it over for you."
Mu Ning Jing's little heart began to pound wildly. She was nervous, expectant, and excited. She suppressed her restless heart and asked softly, "Is Uncle Shen awake?"
"He's awake. Otherwise, how could I leave the hospital?"
"Yes." Mu Ning Jing nodded.
The two of them did not speak anymore. Mu Ning Jing lowered her head and quietly listened to her thundering heartbeat. In her mind, she recalled the bits and pieces of the past with Shen Tingxi, and the corners of her mouth had been holding a faint smile.
When the car stopped, Mu Ning Jing's heartbeat sped up. Had they arrived?
When she looked up, it was not the Civil Affairs Bureau as she had imagined, but a restaurant. Mu Ning Jing turned her head and looked at Shen Tingxi in confusion.
Shen Tingxi let go of her hand. "Let's eat something first before going to the Civil Affairs Bureau."
Mu Ning Jing wanted to say that she wasn't hungry, but after thinking about it, she felt that if she said that, it would seem that she couldn't wait to marry him. Although she really couldn't wait, at this time, Mu Ning Jing felt that it was better to obediently listen to his arrangements.
After getting out of the car, Shen Tingxi took Mu Ning Jing's hand and led her all the way to the private room on the second floor.
He pulled out a chair and watched Mu Ning Jing sit down. Only then did Shen Tingxi sit down opposite her.
There were two plates of cake, two glasses of red wine, and some afternoon tea snacks on the table. Obviously, Shen Tingxi had prepared for it.
Shen Tingxi magically took out a bouquet of fresh and tender roses from his side and handed it to Mu Ning Jing.
Mu Ning Jing took it with a face full of surprise.
"Do you like it?" Shen Tingxi asked.
Flowers, almost all women liked them.
Especially roses, which symbolized love, were given to her at such a special time.
Mu Ning Jing's heart was full of happiness. Her face was full of a charming smile. She bowed her head and smelled it. It was the smell of love. "I like it."
"Ninety-nine roses symbolize our love for a long time."
Mu Ning Jing looked up and met Shen Tingxi's gaze in the air. "Yes, a long time."
"The cake in this shop is delicious. It's your favorite matcha flavor. Try it." Shen Tingxi's deep gaze fell on the cake in front of Mu Ning Jing.
"Okay." Mu Ning Jing put the roses on the chair beside her. She picked up a spoon and cut a small piece into her mouth. The faint matcha flavor spread in her mouth. It was the taste she liked. She looked up and saw Shen Tingxi staring at her. She smiled and replied to him, "It's delicious."
Shen Tingxi looked nervously at Mu Ning Jing's mouth. "Eat slowly. Don't choke."
"Okay." Mu Ning Jing ate a few mouthfuls of the cake in small bites. There was nothing unusual. Shen Tingxi was a little anxious. He said, "Ningning, I heard from the boss here that matcha cake tastes better when eaten in big bites."
Mu Ning Jing looked at Shen Tingxi with some doubts. She had eaten matcha cake for so many years, but she had never heard that it tasted better when eaten in big bites. "Really?"
Shen Tingxi went against his conscience and nodded blindly. "Really. You can try it if you don't believe me."
"… Okay." Although Mu Ning Jing was a little hesitant, she still took a big spoonful. When she reached her mouth, she stopped and looked at Shen Tingxi. Before she said anything, Shen Tingxi spoke first. "Eat, eat. Chew slowly. Don't choke."
"Okay."
Shen Tingxi leaned forward a little and looked at Mu Ning Jing seriously. Suddenly, he saw that she stopped chewing. He hurriedly asked, "Did you bite something?"
Mu Ning Jing shook her head. After a while, she swallowed the cake in her mouth and said, "It seems that it tastes better when eaten in big bites."
"The taste is stronger when eaten in big bites. It will definitely taste better." After Shen Tingxi made up a lie, he looked at Mu Ning Jing worriedly. "Did you really not eat anything else just now?"
Mu Ning Jing blinked. She felt that Shen Tingxi's expression was a little strange. It was as if she should have eaten something. Could it be that he had asked the waiter to add some special ingredients to the cake?
She didn't taste anything?
Mu Ning Jing thought about it carefully. Other than the matcha cake that tasted better and had a stronger taste, there was nothing else unusual.
She really couldn't figure it out. She could only ask him, "Should I have eaten something?"
Shen Tingxi stared at the half-eaten cake in front of Mu Ning Jing. He was silent for a few seconds. In the end, he was really worried that it would hurt her body if she ate it. He didn't care about the surprise and said honestly, "I put a ring in the cake."
Mu Ning Jing's beautiful eyes widened slightly. Surprise and emotion slowly rose to her eyes.
Shen Tingxi said worriedly, "You didn't eat it, right?"
Mu Ning Jing shook her head. In the next second, she took a spoon and began to dig at the matcha cake in front of her. After a while, she saw the ring hidden in the light green cake.
Shen Tingxi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she didn't eat it. Otherwise, the surprise would have turned into a shock.
Mu Ning Jing took the ring out of the cake and wiped it clean with a tissue. She lowered her head and looked at it quietly without making a sound.
Shen Tingxi's heart was pounding. What kind of idea did Dong Zai come up with? He said it was romantic and that Ning Ning would definitely like it. Why didn't she have any reaction?
Ning Ning wouldn't reject it, right?
His proposal had been rejected too many times. He felt too insecure.
Shen Tingxi suppressed the anxiety in his heart and said softly, "Ning Ning, let me put it on for you."
Mu Ning Jing slowly raised her head.
Shen Tingxi then realized that Mu Ning Jing's face was covered in tears. He panicked. "Ning Ning, why are you crying?"
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