The two older people put aside all their reserve and just expressed their passion that had been suppressed for many years.
Bai Qingrang rubbed his chin gently and greedily on Lanting's head, as if he was feeling the moment of embrace with every cell in his body.
Just this hug is already over 20 years late...
"I'm sorry..." Bai Qingrang said, his voice changing a little, "I've wronged you over the years..."
Lan Ting buried her head in his chest, unable to say anything, and just shook her head.
After hugging for an unknown amount of time, Bai Qingrang reluctantly pushed her away from his embrace. Looking at her tearful eyes, he was also so excited that his eyes turned red.
As if he had something to say, his lips moved several times before he finally spoke solemnly: "... Lanting, marry me, okay?"
Lan Ting was shocked and looked at him in surprise.
"Let me give you a wedding! I know you are considering the standpoints of their two children. However, Ye Qing can ignore everyone's gaze, so why should we be afraid? We are old and don't have much time to toss and turn. We should learn to be free and easy from their youth. What do you think?"
Didn’t Lanting also dream of a wedding with him
She was a free and easy person when she was young, so she gave birth to his child regardless of everything in such a chaotic situation at that time.
At that moment, she was convinced by him without much hesitation, nodded, and said: "If the two of us nod, it's up to us, but this matter is not a trivial matter, we still need to discuss it with Ye Qing and Xing Chen."
"That's inevitable."
Bai Qingrang answered, his four short words could not hide his excitement. He picked a white plum branch and wove it into a ring, took her hand, and put it on with affection. Just this action made his fingers tremble.
He looked at her seriously, "I didn't expect that we... I didn't prepare in advance."
He was so excited that he couldn't even form a complete sentence.
Finally, he said, "I'll buy it right away when we get back. Don't be disgusted."
Lanting laughed and cried.
More than 20 years have passed, but he is still the same, that silly, simple, yet lovable man.
Being able to hold hands with him till now, if this life were to end now, I would really have no regrets.
After Bai Qingrang put on the plum blossom ring, he slowly stroked her fingers and looked at her deeply. The next moment, as if he had finally made up his mind, he kissed her fingertips.
But, soon, it loosened.
Don't dare to go any further.
Lan Ting's smile deepened, and he scolded him, "Fool."
He just smiled.
Pampered, happy, and nostalgic.
Lan Ting's mind moved, she stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the cheek. He was startled and looked back at her, they smiled at each other, with a little more ripples in their eyes.
She held his arm and said, "Let's go back. If we don't leave now, we'll miss the flight."
Bai Qingrang groaned and touched his face, where the warmth of her lips seemed to still remain. He lowered his head and looked at her again, and felt that winter was about to pass and spring was coming.
Even this cold day seemed to become much warmer in an instant.
He held her hand, tighter and a little harder.
… …
When the two of them walked back hand in hand, Xia Xingchen saw the plum blossom ring on Madam Lanting's hand at a glance.
She had a vague idea of what was going on, and she was in a very good mood. It seemed that the gain from this trip was more than just taking her mother over to celebrate the New Year.
The greatest reward is to be able to bring two reserved elders back together.
When the mother and daughter were helping Shen Min pack her luggage, Xia Xingchen couldn't help but whispered, "Mom, did Dad propose to you?"
Lan Ting looked down at the plum blossom. She was worried that it might get caught on something and get damaged. She carefully took it off and put it in her bag. Then she nodded. She said happily and a little embarrassedly, "Your father said that he wanted to give me a wedding. However, we haven't made a final decision yet."
"Why?"'
Lan Ting looked at her seriously and said, "Of course, your wedding with Ye Qing comes first. If you two get married, one is your mother and the other is Ye Qing's second uncle. If we get married again, I'm worried that it will make you two uncomfortable."
Xia Xingchen leaned on her shoulder and said, "You are just thinking too much. Ye Qing and I are of course looking forward to you being together. If the four of us hold this wedding together, wouldn't it be double happiness?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lan Ting smiled and patted his daughter's hand on his shoulder. "We'll talk about our business when we get back. Now it's important to take care of your business first."
"It's fine to do it one by one. It's tiring to crowd them all together." Shen Min took over the conversation. She also looked very happy and was happy for them.
Xia Xingchen leaned out to look outside again, and saw his father standing in the cold wind with his back straight and his hands behind his back. Just from his back, one could tell that he was getting better day by day.
She was relieved. She felt that everything was perfect now...
If life could continue to be as peaceful and harmonious as it is now, there would be nothing else to ask for.
But,
Things don't always go as planned.
At this moment, the sound of knocking on the door broke the silence.
"A guest is coming." Lan Ting said.
Shen Min stopped packing and said, "Maybe it's a neighbor coming over to sit. I'll be right back."
She said this and hurried out.
Neither Lanting nor Xingchen took it to heart. But the next moment, they heard a strange man's voice.
"Excuse me, Mr. Bai. We are from the special operations team. Based on our intelligence, we suspect you were involved in the treason case 25 years ago. So, please come with us and cooperate with the investigation."
Inside, Lan Ting was startled and looked at Xia Xingchen. The two of them hurried out of the room almost immediately.
As soon as I went out, I saw several people in uniform standing outside.
The car has reached the entrance of the alley.
Lan Ting shouted, "Who are you?!"
"Madam!" The leader of the action team bowed respectfully.
"It's you?!" Lan Ting recognized him immediately. He was indeed a member of the special operations team. He was not very old, about 30 years old, and used to be Lan Zhan's subordinate. Lan Zhan played an indispensable role in his current position.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm sorry, ma'am. We are just following orders. We found out that there are still many unclear points in the old case. Now we have to re-investigate the case. Mr. Bai was an important person involved in the case at that time, so he naturally has to go back and cooperate with our investigation."