Chapter 9: Wreath, Ring and Vow 1
The next day, the weekend, was the most comfortable cloudy day in early summer. The sun was not very strong, but the wind was cool and refreshing, which was very comfortable when blowing on the body.
I finished talking to my parents in Yunnan and learned that they had a great time. After that, I hung up the phone and thought about what I could do on such a nice day. Suddenly, I remembered yesterday's discussion, when Lagude said he would come to protect me. Really, it's almost nine o'clock, and this guy hasn't come yet. But - why am I so concerned about whether he will come?
While I was muttering to myself, I was also thinking about what fresh fruits I had at home that I could wash first. Maybe this guy would want to eat some later.
Ah——why should I prepare food for that guy!
That damn guy stole my first kiss yesterday! He is clearly a gangster, a big gangster!
While scrubbing the apple in my hand vigorously, I muttered angrily to myself.
"Who is the big gangster? He made Miss Qiqi curse him so early in the morning." A teasing voice suddenly sounded behind me.
I was so scared that the apple in my hand almost fell to the ground. When I turned around, I saw Lagood looking at me with a smile.
"You, you, how did you get in?" I clearly closed the door and this guy didn't have a key, so how did he get in?
"Uh, a secret." Lagude was stunned for a moment, and quickly changed the subject, "This is not important. The important thing is here."
He suddenly raised his hands and handed the bag in his hand to me.
I was wondering why this guy's magical ability to "walk through walls" was not important. As soon as my eyes fell on the bag in his hand, all my thoughts were immediately attracted by the trademark on it: "Chanel?"
"Yes, I heard that many girls like this brand of skirts, so I bought it for you. See if you like it?" Lagood took out the dress from the bag and showed it in front of me.
“I don’t—” I subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when I saw the full picture of the dress, I couldn’t utter a word.
This dress is so beautiful, it is exactly what I imagined the princess dress to be.
It is neither too exaggerated nor too gorgeous. The light yellow dress has a very simple cut and a small square collar embellished with a pink peach blossom, which is elegant yet cute. The upper body of the skirt is slightly tight at the waist, and the lower body is a low-key lotus leaf hem. There are a few irregular hems at the end, which seems to be an unintentional design, but it looks refreshing and lively.
I believe that there is probably no girl in this world who can refuse such a beautiful dress. Even if she knows it is inappropriate to accept it, she does not have the strength to say "no".
"You really like it. I can tell from your staring eyes. So hurry up and change. I want to take you to a very special place." Lagude stuffed the clothes into my arms and pushed me into the room. "I'll wait for you in the living room."
I swear I was still really conflicted. The reason was: Chanel, this is a luxury among luxury goods. My relationship with this guy is probably not good enough for me to accept such an expensive gift? But, but - this dress is so beautiful. I really like it. What's more, even if I return it, can he still wear it himself? Besides, this is not a gift from someone else, it was given to me by Lagoud! ... Uh, the last sentence, just pretend I didn't think of it just now.
Do you want to change it?
I held the dress and hesitated for nearly five minutes, and was finally interrupted by Lagood knocking on the door and urging me, so I hurriedly changed into it.
"Hurry up, Qiqi, it's getting late, we have to go quickly."
"That place is quite far away."
"I checked and today is a big day. We must go there."
Uh, he has to check the date before going out. This guy has a lot of middle-aged lady genes.
"Coming, coming." This guy was really pushing me so hard that I had to quickly put on my skirt and open the door.
"Wow--" When Lagood saw me coming out, he opened his mouth exaggeratedly and shouted, "Qiqi, you are so beautiful." While saying this, this guy kept circling around me, acting like a real little hooligan.
I tried very hard to suppress the urge to roll my eyes. I couldn't help it. I didn't want to let down this beautiful dress.
"This is the first time I see such a beautiful girl. Beauty, how about going on a date with me today?" Seeing that I had no objection to his gangster look, someone became more devoted to his "performance".
Not only was I not angry, but I felt embarrassed by this guy's exaggerated praise, and my face turned red all of a sudden.
"Let's go." Lagude stretched out his hand towards me.
"Yeah." Although my face was red and I felt very shy, I still reached out my hand and gently placed it on his palm.
Lagoud looked at me putting my hand on his without hesitation, and his mind flickered slightly. He stared at my hand blankly, not shaking it back or moving, just staring blankly.
"Hey - didn't you say we were running out of time? Why don't you hurry up?" I was amused by his unexpected reaction. I took his hand and walked outside with a smile, "Hurry up, it seems it's hard to get a taxi here."
"No need to take a taxi, I drove here by myself." Lagude came to his senses, took me out of the community, pointed at a luxury sports car in front and said, "This is it, let's go."
"Is this car yours?" Although I don't know much about cars, I can see that the car in front of me with a logo of a long cross in a small rectangular frame on the front should be a valuable luxury car.
"Yes, to be exact, this is our car." Seeing my puzzled look, Lagoude quickly ushered me into the car and explained, "It just happened to be useful today, so I drove it out."
He said this in a casual tone, as if "It's a nice day today, so I came out for a walk."
I once again realized how little I knew about Lagoud.
"Ragud, what does your family do?" I thought that since Ragud and I weren't in a close relationship yet, it wouldn't be too abrupt to ask about his personal situation.
"No, nothing. Well - they, I mean my family doesn't live here. They are doing business outside. Yes, doing business." Lagood stared intently at the front, his fingers tapping on the steering wheel as he spoke.
Oh. I thought Lagude's reaction was a little strange, but I couldn't tell what it was. I wanted to ask him something else, but he immediately changed the subject.
"Qiqi, have you had breakfast? Are you hungry? There are a lot of your favorite snacks in the back seat." said Lagood.
"I'm not hungry. I—"
"Oh, but I'm hungry and want to eat cake. How about you feed me?" Lagoude smiled at me pitifully. "I got up early in the morning. I have to prepare the car, get your clothes, buy cakes, plums and candies... In short, I have been busy until now and haven't even had breakfast."
Uh - well, this guy said so much, how can I refuse? What's more, I had already softened my heart when I heard that he didn't have breakfast.
I took the snacks from the back seat and fed Lagoud the cake bite by bite.
The car suddenly became very quiet.
A fresh breeze blew in from the half-open car window, ruffling my hair. When I turned around to feed Lagood cake, a few strands of hair playfully jumped onto his face, causing him to chuckle.
I pinned all my hair behind my head in annoyance, but who knew that Lagood would actually turn the steering wheel, and the car tilted slightly. The wind blew my hair, making it flutter again.
Well, this guy did it on purpose.
I glared at him angrily, but the next second, when he turned his head and asked me for the cake pitifully, I still handed it to him obediently. Oh, I am really a kind girl.
The car drove for about half an hour and stopped in a place that was completely unfamiliar to me.
I got off the bus and saw the old church in front of me. Because of its age and long-abandoned nature, the walls of the church were covered with green vines, with only its cross spire faintly visible, proving its former identity. In front of the old church was a lush green lawn, which was full of vitality because no one had trimmed it for a long time.
"Where is this? Why did you think of bringing me here?" I turned around to look at Lagood and saw him finding a place on the grass with a smile on his face, lying down leisurely, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, and sighing comfortably.
"This is an old church that has been abandoned for nearly a hundred years. Almost no one knows it exists anymore," Lagoud said. "It once had a very glorious history. I used to hate its existence, but now - every time I come here, I feel like I'm meeting an old friend. It's very peaceful."
"Qiqi, I like it here very much. Do you like it?" Lagood looked at me, and the faint smile on his lips made my heart surge with soft and sweet feelings, just like the feeling of eating marshmallows.
"Yeah." This is what it feels like to like someone, because you like him and you like what he likes.
"Then Qiqi..." The smile on Lagude's face slowly faded. He looked at me, and his originally bright eyes suddenly had a hint of darkness. " How about I propose to you here?"
