Marriage is long and desires are strong

Jiang Wei could feel Qin Xiaoye's gaze was both intense and distant, dangerous yet tender.

Qin Xiaoye moved slowly, his dark eyes fixed on Jiang Wei. Dressed in a black haute couture suit, he exuded nobility and elegance as he knelt on one knee before her.

Jiang Wei went from looking up at Qin Xiaoye to looking down at him.

Their eyes remained locked.

Jiang Wei's eyes slowly widened, and through the faint light in her eyes, she could see Qin Xiaoye's kneeling figure.

Jiang Wei tilted her head in confusion.

Qin Xiaoye licked his lips; he was a little nervous.

When he signed projects worth hundreds of millions, he felt only excitement and never nervousness.

He was very nervous at that moment.

Qin Xiaoye looked at Jiang Wei and took out a diamond ring made of a huge diamond.

Jiang Wei recognized it; it was the Crimson Star that she had bought at the auction for 100 million yuan using Qin Xiaoye's card.

Is the diamond ring ready?

Qin Xiaoye's voice was very low, echoing in the large space: "Wife, I want to propose to you."

"will you marry me?"

Qin Xiaoye looked at Jiang Wei with sincere eyes, his gaze earnest and devoted, as if Jiang Wei was the only person in his world.

Jiang Wei was even more confused. Wasn't she already married?

She was about to say, "Okay."

Qin Xiaoye's voice rang out again: "Wife, this is a real proposal."

Jiang Wei blinked, not understanding.

Li Si steadied himself against the nearby greenery, panting, his mind buzzing. He understood.

He knew what Qin Xiaoye was doing.

Qin Xiaoye was blocking his chance.

Li Si felt as if his whole body was frozen, chilled to the bone. He just wanted that sliver of hope... Weiwei, don't agree to him.

Jiang Wei tilted her head, looking at Qin Xiaoye kneeling beneath her white dress: "A real proposal?"

Qin Xiaoye's trousers and white skirt contrasted sharply in color, one black and one white, one bright and one dark, one full of aggression and ambition, the other gentle as water, full of compassion and pity for the world.

Qin Xiaoye's composure was tinged with a hint of nervousness: "Yes, a real proposal."

"A proposal without an agreement, without an arranged marriage, a proposal that promises to be together for a lifetime."

Jiang Wei was surprised and didn't react. She stared blankly at Qin Xiaoye.

Together, for a lifetime...

It's not a marriage alliance.

Is it a marriage without an agreement?

She and Qin Xiaoye?

Jiang Wei asked in a daze, "Why?"

Qin Xiaoye felt his heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of his chest; he couldn't control it at all. He whispered, "Wife, because I love you."

"At first, I didn't realize that the moment I saw you, I wanted to cherish you, care for you, and take care of you. I had fallen in love with you."

"After spending time together, I became even more certain that it was love."

He took a deep breath: "I want to break the agreement. No two years, no arranged marriage, I want a marriage where we love each other."

"or……"

He hesitated for a moment: "If you haven't fallen in love with me, we can be in a relationship, anything is fine, as long as... you don't leave me."

Jiang Wei looked at him, her words tumbling out in a mix of nervousness and possessiveness, before she smiled faintly: "You...love me?"

Qin Xiaoye: "Yes, I love you."

Under the moonlight, Jiang Wei smiled gently: "Ask the question again, the one you just asked."

Qin Xiaoye's back was slowly soaked with sweat. The question from earlier was...

His voice trembled as he asked, "Wife, will you marry me?"

Jiang Wei looked at him and smiled, "I do."

Qin Xiaoye grasped Jiang Wei's hand, incredulous and overjoyed: "You...you say it again."

Jiang Wei said, enunciating each word clearly: "I am willing."

"Qin Xiaoye, I'm willing to marry you."

"A true marriage is a marriage without a contract."

"Qin Xiaoye, I also..." she said shyly, "I love you too."

Upon hearing these words, Li Si felt a deep sense of despair and hopelessness. His entire body froze, and he could no longer feel his own body.

He was wrong.

He should have abandoned the Li family and been with Jiang Wei without hesitation.

He should have fought desperately to protect Jiang Wei when he learned that his mother had gone to find her.

But he didn't.

He lacks the ability to control his own life.

He always thought he had a chance. He thought that as long as he waited and worked hard to gain power, Jiang Wei would come back to his side.

But Jiang Wei is right, he has already made a choice, and that choice has already determined the current outcome.

He had a chance.

Li Si's breathing became slower and slower, and bitter tears entered his mouth.

He has no chance.

Qin Xiaoye knelt before Jiang Wei. Upon hearing the answer, his breathing suddenly became heavy, his hormones surged, and his heart was filled with a mixture of emotions.

Qin Xiaoye grasped Jiang Wei's fair and soft hand, opened it, and slowly pushed the Crimson Star Diamond Ring between her fingers.

Jiang Wei's fair fingers were adorned with a dazzling, fiery, and enormous diamond ring, which shone brilliantly.

Qin Xiaoye stood up and hugged Jiang Wei tightly: "Wife, I'm so happy."

"I lived in fear for a long time..."

Jiang Wei nestled sullenly in his arms: "You think I cheated on you?"

Qin Xiaoye paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Mm."

"I thought you didn't want me anymore."

Jiang Wei, nestled in his arms, spoke, her breath brushing against his chest: "Why would you think that?"

Qin Xiaoye's muscles tingled from Jiang Wei's breath, and his voice was muffled: "Because... I know that you and Li Si are childhood sweethearts and have a very good relationship, and it was me..."

"It was my request to marry you that forced you to..."

Li Si leaned against the wall, watching Jiang Wei and Qin Xiaoye embrace tightly without any gap between them. He had failed in the end.

Li Si gave a bitter smile, sighed, turned around, and walked towards the banquet hall, turning into a dim light and disappearing little by little.

Jiang Wei broke free from Qin Xiaoye's embrace and looked up at him: "I was engaged to Li Si."

Qin Xiaoye's voice was low and husky, tinged with jealousy: "Yes, I know."

Jiang Wei: "My adoptive mother was very unhappy with my choice to study veterinary medicine. She demanded that if I insisted on studying veterinary medicine, she would forbid me from going to university and prevent me from leaving the house."

"She wanted me to study finance, economics, music, art, or dance—majors that seem prestigious or could help the Jiang family—but I didn't want to."

"She had mentioned before that she wanted me to get engaged to Li Si, but I refused."

"In her mind, I was a rebellious and disobedient daughter."

"I traded my engagement to Li Si with my adoptive mother for the freedom to study veterinary medicine."

"I originally only felt...familial affection" for Li Si.

"After getting engaged and spending more time together, I realized that Li Si is a very good person and treats me very well. Marrying him is the best choice. We know each other well, and getting along won't be difficult."

"But after I met you, I learned what love is."

"My feelings for Li Si are not love."

Love is the sudden flutter of the heart; love is an unexpected moment of emotion; love is…

Jiang Wei tiptoed and whispered in Qin Xiaoye's ear, "I want to do it with you."

"I can't control my physical urges... I just want to... have sex with you."