Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 174 I do

Zhou Qi was, after all, Li Xi's childhood sweetheart, and on the way back, he offered Li Xi advice and suggestions.

Back in town, Zhou Qi spotted Gu Huaizhou waiting for them on the bridge from afar. "Look, your Mr. Gu is waiting for you."

"Stop the car."

Zhou Qi quickly pulled over and parked the car.

Li Xi waved to Zhou Qi, "You go back first, I'll walk home with Huai Zhou."

"it is good."

Li Xi walked towards Gu Huaizhou, a smile playing on her lips.

Catching the smile on her face, Gu Huaizhou silently took her hand and said, "Come with me somewhere."

Gu Huaizhou took Li Xi hiking.

Unlike hiking in the city, the mountains here are all covered with overgrown trails. The trails are rugged and tiring, but the experience is also unique.

Gu Huaizhou led Li Xi to the top of the mountain. From there, they could overlook Changshou Town at the foot of the mountain and the mountain range where Zhou Yangzhi was buried in the distance.

Let's watch the sunset here.

Gu Huaizhou opened his backpack, spread the picnic mat on the ground, and took out a few cans of beer from the bag.

The two sat on the ground, drinking and chatting while waiting for the sunset.

The sun was about to set, and the sea of ​​clouds was gilded with fire by the red sun.

Looking at the bare, short tree stumps halfway up the mountain, Li Xi asked Gu Huaizhou, "Do you know what kind of tree that is?"

Gu Huaizhou didn't recognize him.

"They are wild azaleas that bloom every April and May. At that time, this whole mountain is covered in azaleas."

Gu Huaizhou could imagine the scene. He said, "It must be very beautiful when the wildflowers are in full bloom."

"Of course." Li Xi took a sip of beer, stood up, and stretched.

Suddenly, a ruby ​​ring as brilliant as fire appeared in Li Xi's sight, its brilliance reflecting the setting sun.

Li Xi turned around in surprise.

Holding up the ruby ​​ring, Gu Huaizhou knelt on one knee before her, "Li Xi, will you marry me, become my wife, and come with me to see the wildflowers in full bloom?"

Li Xi suddenly felt like laughing.

"What a coincidence."

Li Xi said, "I also plan to propose to you."

Li Xi took out the ring she had hidden in her small backpack.

She picked out a platinum ring for Gu Huaizhou, with a ruby ​​on the front. This was something Li Xi had secretly bought while shopping with Xie Jian in Y country.

Li Xi knelt on one knee in front of Gu Huaizhou, held up the ring and asked him, "Gu Huaizhou, every May from now on, I want to take you to see the wildflowers in full bloom and the scenery picturesque."

Will you marry me?

Looking at the simple ruby ​​and platinum ring on Li Xi's finger, Gu Huaizhou wanted to laugh, but his eyes were a little moist.

"Of course I do."

Li Xi smiled and said, "Very good."

"I'm willing to marry you too."

They exchanged wedding rings, then held hands and took a picture in the sunset.

On this day, Gu Huaizhou's WeChat Moments, which hadn't been updated in ages, finally saw a new post: "[She proposed to me, and my answer is: I do.]"

At the same time, Li Xi also updated her WeChat Moments.

Li Xi: [He said he was willing to accompany me to see the wildflowers in full bloom, day and night, year after year.]

*

Dongzhou International Airport.

As soon as the flight landed safely, Gu Huaizhou, holding Li Xi's hand, got off the plane first. Before they even left the airport, they received a call from Gu Wentao.

"Good lad, you proposed to Xi girl?" Gu Wentao's tone was filled with undisguised excitement and joy.

The grandson had proposed to Li Xi before, but was rejected.

Gu Wentao was constantly worried about this, fearing that his grandson would be defeated again.

Only after seeing Gu Huaizhou and Li Xi's posts on social media and learning that his marriage proposal was successful did Gu Wentao finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Ah."

Gu Huaizhou couldn't help but boast, "She proposed to me too."

Gu Wentao gave a strange "Ah," and said, "Isn't proposing marriage a man's job?" As soon as he said this, Gu Wentao realized that he had been narrow-minded.

"That's good too. The fact that Xi proposed to you shows that she likes you as much as you like her."

"She wants to invite you to spend her life with her, and it's in line with her personality to propose to you."

"Now that you two have successfully proposed, shouldn't the engagement party be on the agenda? Hold the engagement party first, and then properly plan the wedding."

"Although marriage is no longer required to follow the traditional rites and marriage customs, the engagement banquet is still necessary. We can't let Xi'er suffer..."

Gu Wentao went on and on for a long time.

Gu Huaizhou turned on his phone's speakerphone, and Li Xi listened to every single word.

She nodded to Gu Huaizhou, lip-reading to indicate that he agreed to all of her grandfather's arrangements.

Gu Huaizhou then agreed to Gu Wentao's arrangement.

"Alright, Grandpa will help you two with the engagement banquet. You and Xi'er can just live your lives in peace."

"On the day of the engagement party, all you two need to do is look your best..."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Huaizhou rubbed his temples, looking somewhat dejected. He asked Li Xi, "Should we call your grandparents now and tell them..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Xi's phone rang.

It was Luo Wen calling.

"Tsk, I didn't need to make the call, the phone rang first." Li Xi answered Luo Wen's call and turned on speakerphone.

Luo Wen went straight to the point: "Xi Bao, you proposed to Huai Zhou?"

"Yes, I proposed to him."

Luo Wen was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone before saying, "When is the engagement banquet? Your uncle will come to Nanzhou City to support you."

"...It's not confirmed yet. I'll let you know once the specific date is set."

"Okay." Luo Wen asked a few more random questions, but neither hung up the phone nor did he discuss any important topics with Li Xi.

Li Xi guessed that Luo Wen had something on his mind. She couldn't stand people being hesitant, so she went straight to the point and said, "Uncle, is there something on your mind?"

"Just tell me directly, I can accept it."

Luo Wenxian sighed first, then said with shame, "You're having an engagement banquet, and in principle our whole family should be there, but Dr. Feng said your mother only has about a month to live, so your maternal grandparents probably won't be able to attend your engagement banquet."

"But don't worry, your uncle will definitely attend your engagement party!"

Li Xi had already guessed that this would be the case.

She wasn't particularly upset, but she was still a little disappointed.

Suppressing her slight melancholy, Li Xi said, "It's alright, Uncle. I'm just happy that you came."

"If Uncle feels bad about it, he should send me a few more sets of beautiful jewelry to make up for my heartbreak."

Hearing this, Luo Wen breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, I'll carry it for you with the boxes!"

"Uncle is generous! Uncle will be rich!"

After chatting for a couple more minutes, Li Xi hung up the phone. She tossed her phone into her bag, opened her palm to Gu Huaizhou, and shrugged helplessly.

"Don't try to comfort me, I'm really not that sad."

Gu Huaizhou knew that Li Xi wouldn't lie to him, but he also knew that Li Xi was disappointed.

"Will you come home with me tonight?"

"Back to the apartment? Or the manor?"

"Let's go back to the manor. Don't you like going to concerts? How about I invite the Dongzhou Concert Troupe to perform live at our house?"

Li Xi was intrigued. She chuckled and teased Gu Huaizhou, "You rich people really have a colorful life."

Inviting a concert band to perform at his home was something Li Xi could never have imagined.

Gu Huaizhou said, "Do you have a favorite singer? Next time, we can invite the singer to your home to hold a concert for you."

Li Xi: "...How about I have male models come to my house to walk the runway for me?"

Gu Huaizhou's face immediately darkened.

"Hahaha!"

*

Gu Huaizhou kept his word and that very night invited the principal cellist of the Dongzhou Opera House to the Gu family home to perform his piece for Li Xi.

Li Xi filmed a short video and posted it to the WeChat group, which aroused Jiang Xinghe's envy, jealousy and hatred.

Even Xie Zheng sent a cigarette-lighting emoji in the group chat, saying, "I'll fight you rich people to the death."

Zhou Zui also posted a meme of a balding, middle-aged man looking melancholy. He sent a voice message mocking Li Xi: "Hey Mr. Li, you've dated, you've gone to concerts, isn't it time to go back to the film crew and be a beast of burden?"

Li Xi pretended not to see Zhou Zui's message and only replied to Xie Zheng's message: "Next time I'll bring you to my house to watch male models dance."

Xie Zheng immediately sent a sly smiley emoji: 【Good, good, good, you really are a good sister!】

Taking a break from her busy schedule, Xue Ni spoke up: "I want a handsome older man with shark-like muscles! I want to see him rip his shirt off! Mr. Li, please grant my wish!"

Xue Ni has recently developed a thing for older men.

Li Xi: [I'll grant your wish.]

"What are you talking about?" Gu Huaizhou suddenly turned his head, wanting to peek at Li Xi's chat history.

Li Xi quickly turned off the screen. "It's nothing, just watching Zhou Zui report on the filming progress."

Gu Huaizhou expressed his doubts.

Li Xi quickly changed the subject: "Do you know how to pull off a shirt?"

"...What?" Gu Huaizhou was somewhat bewildered.

Li Xi then knelt on the carpet, imitating the way those internet celebrity handsome men spread their legs and kneel down while pulling at their shirts.

She hadn't showered yet. After taking off her coat, she was wearing a royal blue velvet shirt underneath. When she forcefully unbuttoned it, a large expanse of her underwear was immediately revealed.

Gu Huaizhou watched intently.

But Li Xi stopped in time and immediately straightened the buttons.

Gu Huaizhou's burning gaze remained fixed on her, still wanting more. "Why don't you continue?"

Li Xi rolled her eyes at him. "You're addicted to it?"

"Do you know?"

Gu Huaizhou: "I haven't tried it."

"Just learn it and put it to use. As her fiancé, you should satisfy all of her sexual fetishes." Li Xi said sternly.

Gu Huaizhou was unable to refute Li Xi's point of view.

"you're right."

"But I have to learn first."

Gu Huaizhou found a few videos online and learned on the spot. He tried them out twice in the dressing room and felt that his performance was not bad. Then he changed into a restrained black shirt and endured the embarrassment to perform for Li Xi on the spot.

His performance was so perfect that it aroused Li Xi, who knelt down in front of him, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him.

Gu Huaizhou raised an eyebrow, surprised that such a good thing had happened.

He responded enthusiastically to Li Xi and asked her curiously, "What other hobbies do you have? Let's play together again next time."

Gu Huaizhou was happy to try playing some simple games to win over Li Xi's enthusiasm.

Li Xi was breathless and weak from the kiss. She draped her arm limply over Gu Huaizhou's shoulder, panting, "How about we try voice acting next time?"

Gu Huaizhou: "...Okay."

After a night of fooling around, Li Xi slept soundly in her bedroom with the lights on.

When he woke up, it was already broad daylight, but Gu Huaizhou had left the manor before dawn. It turned out that a natural gas explosion had occurred in the city, and St. Anne's Hospital had received a large number of injured patients, so he had to work overtime to make house calls.

While eating breakfast, Li Xi browsed local news and learned that the explosion had occurred in a vegetable market.

Around four or five in the morning, when the vendors turn on their lights and set up their stalls, the market is already bustling with activity.

Surveillance footage shows that at 5:16 a.m., a natural gas explosion suddenly occurred at a shop in the southeast corner of the market, leveling the entire southeast corner and blowing vendors several meters away.

The scene was utterly horrific.

This explosion is going to stir things up in Dongzhou's municipal circles again.

Knowing that Gu Huaizhou was busy, Li Xi did not disturb him. In the morning, she accompanied Grandpa Gu to play chess and had lunch together.

In the afternoon, Li Xi decided to return to the film crew.

Chu Ying personally escorted her back to the city.

On the highway to the city, Li Xi received a text message from Orion: [Yun Ge, I'm going back to Dongzhou from my business trip.]

Li Xi perked up and instinctively sat up straight.

Orion: Are you in Dongzhou? If it's convenient, could we meet? There are some misunderstandings that I'd like to clear up in person.

Li Xi: [...Meet me at Xigu Dim Sum at 3:30 this afternoon, is that convenient?]

Li Xi particularly liked the coffee at Xigu Dessert Shop. She and Xue Ni used to go there often because the environment was nice and the desserts suited Li Xi's taste.

Orion readily agreed.

After agreeing on a meeting time, Li Xi told Chu Ying, "Sister Ying, take me to Xigu Pastry Shop. I'm going to see a friend."

After thinking for a moment, Li Xi instructed Chu Ying, "Sister Ying, stay in the car and keep an eye on that person's every move."

Chu Ying then asked, "Is there a problem with that person's identity?"

"But my suspicions still need to be verified."

"it is good."

Around three o'clock, Li Xi was the first to arrive at Xigu Dim Sum Shop.

She took a seat in a private room on the second floor and sent Orion a message to let him know that she had arrived.

Orion said, "Wait a moment, I'm on my way."

Li Xi: "Okay."

Li Xi casually picked up a suspense novel from the store and started reading.

Today is a weekday, and the dim sum shop is relatively quiet with fewer customers in the afternoon.

Hey.

Da da.

Li Xi suddenly heard the sound of high heels clicking on the spiral staircase.

Li Xi subconsciously turned around and looked towards the stairs.

A slender, tall figure came into Li Xi's view.

It was a 'woman' wearing a pink cashmere coat, a white French hat, and glossy dark brown curly hair that cascaded down her shoulders.

The woman was wearing off-white pointed high heels and carrying a delicate black Lady Dior bag on her left arm.

The woman standing there is an elegant painting.

Looking at the woman's exquisitely made-up face, Li Xi actually saw the shadow of Chen Feng in 'her' face.

Li Xi secretly gripped the book in her hand, a forced smile stiffening her lips.

“Orion?” Li Xi asked with certainty.

The woman walked gracefully to Li Xi's table. She extended her right hand to Li Xi, her pink lips opening and closing, uttering a clear, melodious male voice: "Hello, Yun Ge, I am Orion."

You can also call me Zhao Feng.

Zhao Feng?

"Your outfit today is very..."

"suitable for you."

It must be said that Zhao Feng looks perfectly natural in women's clothing.

She is like a natural-born woman.