Little Sweetheart

Gu Siyi excitedly asked, "What gift?"

Xia Zhijun smiled without answering, saying, "Let me open your gift first."

He removed the outer packaging and opened the delicate velvet box. A pair of platinum rings lay nestled together.

Xia Zhijun froze. He had expected a watch or a phone or something similar, but unexpectedly, it was…

Gu Siyi said with a beaming smile, "I bought these with the wages from my senior year internship!"

The most important gift, she wanted to exchange it for her first earnings in life. Although the salary wasn't high, after a year, the total sum of several tens of thousands went into these platinum rings.

Xia Zhijun slowly picked up the rings, rubbing them between his fingers. He saw the English letters and numbers "XG1314" engraved inside the band and instantly understood their meaning.

Note: XG could represent the initials Xia and Gu, while 1314 is often linked to the Chinese phrase '一生一世' (yī shēng yī shì), meaning 'forever and ever' or 'a lifetime' (literally, 'one life, one lifetime'). This number is commonly used to symbolize eternal love or commitment.

He looked at Gu Siyi with a smile in his eyes. A shy blush crept onto Gu Siyi's face, but her eyes were still sparkling as she asked, "Are they nice?"

Xia Zhijun slowly drawled, "Shouldn't the man be the one giving these to the woman?"

Gu Siyi immediately retorted, "Who says only men can give them?"

Xia Zhijun looked at her, smiling.

Gu Siyi added, "In some places, the man gives a diamond ring, and the woman gives the couple rings."

"Give me your hand," Xia Zhijun said softly.

Gu Siyi extended her hand, and he slowly slid the ring onto her finger. Gu Siyi couldn't help but blush.

Then, she picked up the men's ring and put it on him. "With this on, Dr. Xia is mine from now on."

Xia Zhijun raised an eyebrow. "From now on?"

"??"

"Weren't you always mine?"

"…" Gu Siyi covered her mouth, her smile sweet.

"Come here," Xia Zhijun beckoned to Gu Siyi.

Gu Siyi immediately sat beside him, snuggling into his arms.

With the passage of years, this once thin and slender young man had grown taller and stronger.

Leaning against his chest through his shirt, she could feel the well-defined…

Gu Siyi restrained the urge to grope him, nestled in his arms, and lazily asked, "I checked the lunar calendar, and tomorrow is an auspicious day. How about we go get our marriage certificate?" Her casual tone was like saying, "This dessert looks delicious; how about we order one?" Heaven knew how nervous she was inside!

"…" Xia Zhijun didn't respond.

Gu Siyi turned to look at him. His expression was restrained, a little serious, as if he was pondering something.

Xia Zhijun looked troubled. "You just graduated…"

"You don't want to?" Gu Siyi immediately asked back, her expression also stiffening.

"No, I just think we're not ready yet…"

Gu Siyi's fervent heart plummeted like a stone into an icy abyss!

She had never felt any grievance from Xia Zhijun. From the beginning until now, she had always been cared for and cherished.

Suddenly being rejected like this, she didn't know what expression to wear.

Gu Siyi abruptly stood up, turned around, and strode away.

Xia Zhijun realized something was wrong and immediately followed.

Entering the hotel lobby, Xia Zhijun grabbed Gu Siyi's arm. Gu Siyi, with her back to him, said, "I have something to do. I need to go back to school…"

"It's so late. What are you going to do at school?" Xia Zhijun said, then directly scooped Gu Siyi up into his arms.

Gu Siyi struggled in his embrace. "What are you doing…?"

"Going back to the room, to sleep," Xia Zhijun said concisely.

"I'm not going back… I said I have something to do…" Gu Siyi squirmed in his arms.

Xia Zhijun didn't let go, and she couldn't jump down. In the end, she was carried back to the room.

Xia Zhijun closed the door behind them. Gu Siyi walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the brilliant lights outside.

Xia Zhijun walked up behind her and gently embraced her waist.

He chuckled softly in her ear, "How did I get such a good wife? I didn't even have to rack my brains to propose, or show off my bank card, and you're already dragging me to get married?"

Gu Siyi bit her lip, unhappy. She wanted to retort, "Fine, if you don't want to, forget it," but she couldn't bring herself to say it…

He was too important to her, completely and utterly occupying her life.

"But you don't want to…" Gu Siyi's voice was laced with grievance as she spoke, a thick nasal tone as if she was about to cry.

Xia Zhijun turned her around, looking at her glistening eyes. He knew that beneath her increasingly charming face was still a pure heart. A precious and captivating heart.

Xia Zhijun cupped her face and said, "How could I not want to?"

"Then you said…"

"Well, I just think we're not ready yet." Xia Zhijun chuckled helplessly. "Don't you at least want me to prepare a proper proposal?"

"…"

Xia Zhijun stroked her chin, teasing, "I just got back, haven't had time to do anything, and you're stealing my thunder, is that really okay?"

Gu Siyi turned her face away, humming softly, "Isn't it good to save you the trouble?"

He smiled. "No. Some things you just have to let the man do."

"However," he changed his tone, "since you've already prepared the rings and chosen the date…"

"Hmm?" Gu Siyi stared at him.

Xia Zhijun knelt on one knee in front of her, gently holding her hand, looking at her intently and solemnly, and said, "Gu Siyi, will you marry me and be my wife?"

"…" He was proposing!

"…………" He was proposing!!

Gu Siyi suppressed her wildly beating heart, her eyes locked with Xia Zhijun's. Her soft voice trembled slightly, but with firmness, "…I do."

Xia Zhijun kissed the back of her hand, stood up, and pulled her into his arms.

"Then let's get the marriage certificate as soon as possible." He held her back, smiling, and said softly, "As for the wedding, don't worry about it anymore. Let me prepare it slowly, okay?"

"…" Gu Siyi buried her face in his chest, speechless, her face flushed.

He was exceptionally gentle this night, more so than usual. Teasing her again and again, bringing her to the peak of ecstasy.

He restrained his own desires, devout like a believer, serving his little queen.

Gu Siyi felt like she was going to die of pleasure…

Moaning softly, she embraced all the wonderful sensations he brought.

…

The next day, after breakfast, the two left the hotel.

Xia Zhijun accompanied Gu Siyi to her school to handle the final arrangements.

Gu Siyi had previously discussed with Xia Zhijun that she couldn't adapt to the north, wasn't suited to the climate there, and wanted to return to her hometown for work after graduation. The job she signed this time was with a television station in S City. Xia Zhijun expressed his support for this.

After preparing everything, Xia Zhijun booked tickets and took Gu Siyi to S City.

Both of them brought their household registration books and went to the Civil Affairs Bureau in Gu Siyi's registered place of residence.

Everything proceeded according to the standard procedures, step by step.

The registrar, upon seeing their looks and ages, was surprised and couldn't help but gossip, "You two just graduated from university, right?"

"Yes," Gu Siyi smiled.

Xia Zhijun stood beside her, his arm loosely around her shoulders.

The staff member's eyes wandered over them, sighing inwardly. No wonder it's so hard to find a reliable man after entering society; they've all been snatched up by the girls in college. The early bird gets the worm.

After completing the legal procedures, the two finally emerged with their little red books stamped with the official seal.

Gu Siyi thought she would be very excited, but once everything was settled, she was unexpectedly calm. Perhaps this day had already played out countless times in her mind. Every time she took an international flight to visit him abroad, she thought to herself, "We'll get married after graduation and then be together forever."

This thought was so deeply ingrained in her mind that she couldn't wait to prepare the rings, and he even teased her about it…

Gu Siyi looked at the marriage certificate again and again. Just as she was about to put the little book into her bag, Xia Zhijun reached out and took it, saying, "I'll keep these."

He put both booklets into his briefcase.

Gu Siyi looked at him and smiled, calling out in a sweet tone, "Husband."

Xia Zhijun paused for a moment, his gaze falling on the three words "Marriage Certificate," the smile at the corner of his mouth deepening as he zipped up his briefcase.

He turned to look at Gu Siyi, smiling in response, "Wife."

Hand in hand, they walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau. It was the height of summer, and the heatwave was intense.

Gu Siyi said, "Husband, it's so hot. I want ice cream."

Xia Zhijun readily agreed, "Wife, there's a supermarket over there. Let's go buy you some."

"Okay, husband!" Gu Siyi replied sweetly.

Xia Zhijun bought a box of Häagen-Dazs and was about to hand it to Gu Siyi when he pulled it back.

He opened the lid, scooped a spoonful with the spoon, and offered it to her lips.

Gu Siyi opened her mouth with a beaming smile and took a bite.

The cool, sweet taste melted in her mouth, and she savored the flavor. "Ice cream fed by my husband is just better than any other!"

People passing by the supermarket entrance couldn't help but glance at them.

They looked like a very young couple, probably in the heat of a new relationship, so clingy, calling each other "husband" and "wife" non-stop…

No one would have guessed that they were a newly married couple who had just obtained their certificate. After all, they looked so young. The man was tall, handsome, and imposing, while the woman was fresh, pretty, and her skin looked so delicate you could pinch water out of it.

Xia Zhijun patiently fed Gu Siyi, and Gu Siyi smiled sweetly.

He thought back to seven years ago, that high school freshman year, during the midday break of military training, when he brought her ice cream and, on a whim, fed her a bite…

Everything seemed destined. He became more and more attentive to this girl, more and more fond of her… With the passage of time, she became a part of his life, his other half, intertwined with his bones and melted into his soul.

Memories surfaced, and Xia Zhijun chuckled, "Wife, it took me seven years to marry you."

Gu Siyi raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Others have a seven-year itch, but we had a seven-year marathon, a perfect ending?"

Xia Zhijun nodded. "Yes." He offered another spoonful of ice cream to her lips.

Savoring the sweet taste, Gu Siyi couldn't help but ask a little smugly, "Husband, was it love at first sight for you back then?"

Xia Zhijun: "Well… can I be honest?"

Gu Siyi's eyes narrowed in a playful threat, a smile playing on her lips. "What do you think, husband?"

"…" Xia Zhijun ended the topic with a smile.

After finishing the ice cream, the two left the supermarket arm in arm. Gu Siyi asked, "Husband, what are we doing next?"

Xia Zhijun: "Have you forgotten I have a gift for you, wife?"

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