Neighbors are cute today too

Chapter 197 The Encounter Seven Years Ago ago, Marriage Proposal, and Repayment (Subscribe)
"Old man~"

Li Xingruo softly whispered these words in his ear with a voice full of shame.

Hearing this weak but clear voice, Lin Lu's eyelids trembled, and he opened his eyes in a daze.

Only then did I realize that it was already dawn, and I felt a soft weight on my body, so comfortable that I didn't want to wake up.

"It's nine o'clock, are you still awake?"

The sister next door leaned her whole body over, and Lin Lu could feel her tenderness and sweet breath. She leaned on him, filling the gap between their bodies, looking down at his eyes, and the corners of her mouth were hooked. With a bad smile, naughty fingers pinched a strand of hair to tickle the tip of his nose.

The morning light shining into the room illuminated her delicate white skin, Lin Lu took a deep breath, and hugged her tightly.

"It's dawn, what about the promised gift?"

"Isn't it already in Sister Xingruo's arms?"

"...Bah! Hurry up and give me a present~!"

Even though she is already a 23-year-old girl, on her birthday, she still couldn't help being coquettish with him and laying on top of him, Lin Lu couldn't stand it.

"Gift~gift! If you keep trying, I will punish you!"

"Okay, okay, I really can't do anything with Sister Xingruo..."

Li Xingruo was satisfied now, and looked into his eyes expectantly. The two looked at each other, but it was a long time before he saw him take the gift.

"Where?"

"What? Sister Xingruo hasn't seen the gift yet?"

"...not you!"

"Didn't mention me, you look over to the bed."

"Eh?"

Hearing what he said, Li Xingruo finally got up from his arms. When she woke up early in the morning, she was lying in bed and never got out.

The line of sight easily found a pair of high-heeled shoes that were placed beside the bed.

"Hey, hey!!"

Li Xingruo made a sound in surprise, with a look of fuss: "I remember I didn't have it before going to bed, when did you put it next to the bed?!"

"I don't know, I didn't put it, maybe Santa Claus did it, we fell asleep, so we secretly came to give gifts."

"You're still playing tricks...!"

There's no girl who doesn't like little surprises, Li Xingruo happily hit him, and couldn't wait to pick up the pair of high heels to have a look.

Feeling the light weight in her hand and the careful material and workmanship of the shoes, she couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly, and the corners of her mouth naturally evoked a sweet smile.

"Did you do it yourself?"

"Hmm~"

"When did you do it? Why didn't I know?"

"Of course it was done secretly!"

"Say it as if you didn't say it!"

"Sister Xingruo, try it quickly."

Needless to say, Lin Lu, Li Xingruo had already put down his high heels, and put his tender and slender feet into the shoes.

When she was a foot model for Lin Lu before, she wore the pair of high-heeled shoes he made. Although those shoes were beautiful, they didn't fit her feet very well, but this pair was different, it perfectly fit her foot shape .

Compared with the pair he made before, this pair is obviously more advanced in terms of material and workmanship design. The upper leather has a soft luster and is full of careful design details, which set off her leg shape even more. Elegant, like a work of art, enough to make a girl fall in love with it.

"So lovely……"

"Does Sister Xingruo like it?"

Lin Lu also crawled out of the bed at some point, sat behind her, put his arms around her waist, rested his chin on her shoulder, and bowed his head to admire the gift with her.

"Like~!"

Li Xingruo couldn't put it down admiring this pair of high heels, Lin Lu made them for her by himself, this kind of intention alone was enough to show off for her.

"This pair of high heels would look better with a skirt, but it's a pity that it's so cold now that I can't wear a skirt..." Li Xingruo was a little bit of a pity, thinking he would have to wait until next spring to wear it.

"Yeah, does Sister Xingruo know what skirt looks best with it?"

"what?"

"Wedding dress."

Lin Lu sucked on her pink side face, and said softly: "It will look the best when it matches the wedding dress I designed for Sister Xingruo."

So a picture appeared in Li Xingruo's mind. Wearing the high heels and wedding dress he designed, she felt that she must be the most beautiful girl in the world. She was clearly awake, but at this moment she seemed to be in a dream.

"Then you have to do what you say, or I'll hit you on the head with the heel~!"

"I'm so kind to Sister Xingruo, you still want to beat my head?"

Li Xingruo giggled, sat on the edge of the bed, stepped on the high heels like a child, and the heels and the floor made a crisp sound.

Just when she thought she had received Lin Lu's birthday present, his voice rang in her ears magnetically, evoking more surprises in her:

"There are gifts."

"……What's the meaning?"

"There are better gifts than high heels!"

"what?!"

Li Xingruo was stunned and wanted to give birth to him in high heels right now.

"What?!"

"Don't tell Sister Xingruo."

"Then I'll find it myself! Hmph!"

Li Xingruo happily searched under the quilt, on the tabletop, and on the floor. Although he couldn't find any gifts for a long time, he seemed to be enjoying it.

After a while, she searched the room all over, but couldn't find any sign of the gift, so she stared at Lin Lu resentfully.

"Stinky bastard, dare to play with my sister, see if I don't deal with you...!"

"Ah! No! I really didn't lie to Sister Xingruo!"

Lin Lu hid under the quilt, and the shamed sister next door rushed forward, insisting on him telling the answer quickly.

"Brush your teeth and wash your face first, and tell Sister Xingruo later."

"Humph!"

Li Xingruo just let him go, let go of his grip, got up and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face.

After a while, she heard her exclamation, followed by the sound of high heels running over.

The little girl held the wash cup in her hand, on which were toothpaste and a toothbrush, and besides that, a bright red rose.

"Why is there a rose in the cup?!"

"Obviously - it was your handsome husband who let it go."

"Choulin Road, what did you do last night while I was asleep!"

"Does Sister Xingruo like it?"

"Hee hee, I like..."

Li Xingruo was stunned, she had never tried today like this, it was like magic, seeing gifts one after another, sticking with Lin Lu tomorrow and tomorrow, but even so, she didn't realize when he Bring home a rose.

The smart girl could feel that this rose was definitely not the end, so she didn't ask Lin Lu anymore, and happily went back to brush her teeth and wash her face with the washing cup, to see what else he could do.

After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she put this beautiful rose back into the cup. She admired it sweetly, and Lin Lu, who had been hiding in the room for a long time, finally came out.

With his hands behind his back, he leaned against the door frame and looked at her with a smile in the look of 'I hid a gift behind my back'.

Li Xingruo's heart beat faster than expected, but his expression was still pretending to be calm.

"You, what is hiding behind you?"

"Sister Xingruo, guess what?"

"..."

Smelly Forest Road!Bad Forest Road!If Li Xing was so teased by him, why would he obediently try to guess, and with a giggle, he rushed over to snatch the things hidden behind him.

Before she could snatch it, a large bouquet of 99 gorgeous roses appeared in front of her eyes in an instant. It's like the fireworks are in full bloom.

"Sister Xingruo~~Happy Birthday~~I love you!"

"I hate it, it's just a trick..."

Li Xingruo took the large bouquet of roses in his hand. Although the weather was cold, she felt warmth flowing all over her body at this moment, neither rippled nor dissipated. She brought the flowers to the tip of her nose and sniffed deeply. The color ran to her pretty face, which was so beautiful.

"Sister Xingruo, close your eyes."

"Also?!"

"Close your eyes quickly, if you make a wish, you will have it, if you don't make a wish, you won't have it!"

Hearing what he said, the sister next door who was holding the flowers quickly closed her eyes, closing her eyes very hard.

First, he gently hugged her waist, and he gently pecked her smooth forehead.

Her eyelids trembled and she wanted to open them, but he said, 'I can't open them yet', and she continued to obediently move.

After closing his eyes, he couldn't see him, but his sense of hearing and touch became more sensitive.

She could feel Lin Lu standing behind her, wondering what he was going to do, and then a light coldness fell gently on her beautiful fair neck.

Li Xingruo held his breath, his heart was beating wildly, and his eyelids were trembling even more. She had already guessed what it was, and she wanted to open her eyes to see, but she didn't dare.

Until Lin Lu supported her shoulders and led her to turn around slowly, she stood in front of the mirror holding a large bouquet of roses in her hands.

"Okay, sister Xingruo can open your eyes~!"

"……I can not!"

"Why not?"

"It felt like a dream!"

"It's not a dream, just open your eyes and see."

After a while, she was so excited that she slowly opened her eyes. She looked at herself holding flowers in the mirror, and Lin Lu who stood behind her with his hands on her shoulders and stood a head taller than her.

Her eyes fell on her neck in the mirror. The beautiful neck, which was empty before, was now wearing an elegant and beautiful platinum necklace. The pendant was in the shape of a minimalist and dreamy star and moon. Diamond is like a star in the night sky, adorning her delicate collarbone, emitting a charming light.

Li Xingruo stretched out his hand in a daze, caressing the necklace on his neck lightly, opened his small mouth slightly, hesitated to speak, but was too excited to say anything.

"Lin, Lin Lu..."

"It's my husband."

"Old, husband..."

"Like it?"

"like……"

"I didn't hear you clearly."

"luv't!"

Only then did Lin Lu chuckle, put his arms around her waist, and looked at her beautifully in the mirror with her.

"As long as you like it, I designed this necklace myself, and its name is Xingyue."

"Xingyue..."

In fact, Lin Lu didn't need to say anything, just by looking at the extremely creative Xingyue design of the necklace pendant, she could guess its name.

This is a necklace he designed himself, named after her.

Girls are always sensual, being loved so deeply by him made Li Xingruo's eyes blush, and made her feel like a real woman, with that kind of sweet heart.

"Hey, why is Sister Xingruo still crying?!"

"Woo...don't worry about me, I'll be fine if I cry for 10 minutes."

"Don't cry, don't cry, there are still more! It's not that there are no gifts, there are more!"

"What?! Also, and?!"

It’s okay if Lin Lu didn’t say it. When he said that, Li Xingruo burst into tears. She was obviously not sad at all. This was the first time in her life that she shed tears because she was too happy. Facts have proved that when people are too happy Really cry.

If Li Xing has made up his mind, then she will wear the high heels and necklace he gave, put the roses on the bedside, and give birth to a football team for him.

After being bombarded with a series of gifts, both of them also forgot to eat breakfast. Fortunately, Lin Lu sympathized with her and left some space for her to soothe her mood. The rest of the gifts will be given to her later.

Today is Li Xingruo's birthday, which also happens to be a weekend. In the past, every birthday was spent in the dormitory with a few good friends. Now that everyone has graduated, it is rare to have such an opportunity. They made an appointment to come to the house to eat hot pot at noon.

Li Xingruo put the roses sent by Lin Lu in the most conspicuous place in the living room;
The necklace given by Lin Lu didn't take off after wearing it around his neck;
I wanted to wear the high heels given by Lin Lu, but the weather was too cold, so I had to take them back to the room and wait for my girlfriends to find out by themselves;
After a simple breakfast, the siblings went downstairs to buy vegetables together, and when they came back, they washed the vegetables together and prepared a hearty hot pot for noon.

Three best friends, Zhong Qing, Jiang Meng, and Cao Nianqiao, came together and arrived at Lin Lu's house on time at 11:30 noon.

When the doorbell rang, Lin Lu and Li Xingruo were still washing vegetables in the kitchen. The kitchen was connected to a hot water pipe, so it was okay to wash vegetables. If there was no hot water connected, the water would be freezing cold.

"Sister Xiaoqing and the others are here?"

"I'll open the door!"

Li Xingruo wiped his hands, Blinblindly ran to the door with Little Fat Cat, and opened the door.

I haven't seen the three stinky girlfriends yet, but I first saw the cake held high in front of my eyes.

"Hahaha, you guys are here!"

"Happy birthday! Ruobao~~~!!"

"Oh my God, Ruobao, you are really living with your stinky brother! We almost rang the doorbell next door by mistake just now!"

"Share rent, share rent! What cohabitation?!"

"Haha, do you believe Xiaomeng?"

"I do not believe!"

"Qiaoqiao, do you believe it?"

"I don't believe it either!"

"you……!"

"It's freezing to death, let's find evidence!"

The three girlfriends stuffed the cake to Li Xingruo and squeezed into the room together with a smile, trying to find evidence that Ruobao hooked up with her stinky brother like last time.

"Look, take a look! What kind of flowers is this big bouquet?"

"It's roses! Let me count...99!!"

"Let me tell you, haven't you found Ruobao's neck?"

"...God! This necklace...!! How can it look so good?!"

The three women surrounded Li Xingruo, admiring the necklace on her neck in shock. Girls, they have always been irresistible to beautiful jewelry, and they all said diamonds and so on. As expected, they saw it with their own eyes, so they were shocked. Dazzling and shiny.

"This, what style is this, Ruobao? It's so beautiful!"

"I don't know... Lin Lu designed it himself, and asked others to order it..."

"Crazy! Why don't I have such a brother??"

While the three women were amazed, Lin Lu came out of the kitchen wearing an apron with his sleeves rolled up, looking like a family man, and greeted all the sisters.

"Senior Xiaoqing, Senior Xiaomeng, Senior Qiaoqiao, how are you? Sister Xingruo, please chat with the seniors. I have prepared all the dishes."

"...!!"

Necklaces and flowers are a big killer for girls, and such a handsome and homely man is even more killer. The three old girlfriends looked at Li Xingruo differently.

"What?! These high heels were made by Lin Lu himself?!"

After thoroughly visiting the nests of Lin Lu and Li Xingruo, the three old girlfriends who had agreed to be single for the rest of their lives could not help yearning for love.

The date of Lin Lu and Li Xingruo's engagement has been confirmed to be March No. 16 next year. The hookup between the two has been hidden from the three girlfriends for so long, and now Li Xingruo has no intention of hiding it.

After eating hot pot together lively, Li Xingruo clapped her palms. Under the watchful eyes of the three girlfriends, she blushed and took Lin Lu's hand, interlocking his fingers.

"Hush, be quiet, Ruobao is going to make an announcement!"

"Hee hee hee……"

The three best friends laughed, and Li Xingruo, who was already ashamed to say it, was even more embarrassed to say it.

It was still Lin Lu who had a thick skin, and in front of her good girlfriends, he tilted his head and smacked her cheek, so the girlfriends clapped and screamed.

"Sister Xingruo is embarrassed to say, let me say it, thank you three good sisters for taking care of Sister Xingruo all the time, thank you three good sisters for supporting us, now, I am with Sister Xingruo! We I'm in love! I'm getting engaged in March next year!"

"Engaged, engaged???!!!"

"Ruobao! You gave it?!"

"...Oh! Don't listen to his nonsense!"

The birthday party with my girlfriends lasted until after four o'clock in the afternoon.

After tidying up the house, Lin Lu and Li Xingruo drove the three seniors back together, and then they went back to their mother's side together, because today is her birthday, how can Zou Wanrou be unprepared for this prospective daughter-in-law.

A big table of sumptuous birthday dinner, the old mother also wrapped a big birthday red envelope for Li Xingruo, and the two cute and lovely sisters also prepared the same birthday present for the future sister-in-law as the brother's birthday. Big jar of glowing origami stars.

The parents at home also sent blessings. Lin Lu and Li Xingruo walked outside holding hands, and she made an hour-long video call with her mother.

It was past ten o'clock in the evening when I got home, and I was excited and happy all day long. After taking a bath and soaking my feet, and lying on the bed with Lin Lu, her mood calmed down a little.

Lin Lu held her in his arms and kissed her tenderly.

"Sister Xingruo, are you happy today?"

"Happy~"

"How many gifts did you receive today?"

"A lot~"

"Who gave you the most?"

"husband~"

Li Xingruo giggled, curled up in his warm embrace like a baby, and couldn't help but bite him.

"Sister Xingruo, have you forgotten?"

"what?"

"My presents haven't been delivered yet."

"Really, is there still more?!"

The mood that had just calmed down a little bit, couldn't help being excited again at this moment.

Lin Lu picked her up and placed her on the bed, got up and opened the drawer.

Li Xingruo looked at him with a beating heart, not knowing what gift he would bring out, because one was more precious than the other.

That drawer was locked, and she had the keys to all of Lin Lu's drawers, except for that one.

Under the gaze of his sister behind him, Lin Lu took out an iron box from the locked drawer, and he sat down beside her as if he were treasured, and handed the box to her.

Li Xingruo's heart beat faster, she didn't rush to open the box, but turned her head to look at him a little at a loss, from Lin Lu's performance, she could feel that the things in the box were extremely precious to him.

"what is it……"

"Sister Xingruo will know if you open it and have a look."

"Is it very precious..."

"It's very precious, it's something that changed my destiny."

"..."

With curiosity and solemnity, Li Xingruo opened the box.

There is no jewelry or any jewelry inside. What lies quietly in the box is just a painting.

An extremely inconspicuous painting, a painting that even a junior high school student would not preserve. Even the paper is the most common white paper. After years of precipitation, the white paper even turns yellow.

After she opened the secret in the box with her own hands, Lin Lu's expression softened as it was visible to the naked eye. He gently grabbed her shoulders and held her in his arms.

She looked at the painting, he looked at her.

"This, this is..."

"I drew it seven years ago."

If Li Xing looked at the contents of the painting, he could barely tell that the painting was a girl with an oval face, big eyes, shoulder-length short hair, and wearing a fluffy pink-blue sweater. Park in the afternoon.

She had seen too many stunning and stunning paintings by Lin Lu, and this was the first time she had seen such clumsy paintings by Lin Lu.

So the suspicion in his heart was even worse, what kind of story did this clumsy painting have, which would make him keep it as a treasure for seven years? !
Who is the girl in the picture?

She has an inexplicable sense of instantaneity, but her painting skills are too clumsy, even if she recalls the people around her, she still can't tell who is in the painting.

Li Xingruo suddenly felt a little sour, she envied the girl in the painting, probably it was Lin Lu's white moonlight, otherwise she couldn't imagine any reason why Lin Lu would keep this painting for seven years.

But if it was his white moonlight, why did he give this painting to her?
Li Xingruo finally moved his eyes away from the painting, and looked at Lin Lu in a flustered, helpless, and confused way.

"She, who is she..."

"Sister Xingruo didn't recognize it?"

"I know?"

"If people's memories start at the age of three, then Sister Xingruo has known her for 20 years."

Li Xingruo was stunned.

"She is you."

Li Xingruo's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, and he looked at the painting in his hand again.

After a while, she chuckled and said, "You're kidding me again! It looks like you've been drawing it for many years, how could it be me, even though I also have short hair, even though I also have a sweater like this...Although I, I also... seven years ago..."

Before Lin Lu could speak, she froze as she spoke, her eyes widened even wider, she suddenly turned her head to look at Lin Lu, her gaze was full of scrutiny and confusion, her small mouth was slightly opened, and she wanted to speak And stop.

"you……"

"Sister Xingruo, do you still remember the scene when we first met?"

Lin Lu smiled and asked softly in her ear.

If Lin Lu had asked her like this in normal times, she would have said without hesitation that they met in the elevator on Valentine's Day in February.

But at this moment, long-standing memories suddenly squeezed into her mind, and her thoughts drifted to seven years ago with his voice——

The air conditioner was turned on in the room, and the warm air from the air conditioner brought his smell and voice, and he put his arms around her shoulders, everything was so real and within reach.

But following his narration, she felt as if she was dreaming. She looked at him blankly in front of her eyes, as if she saw the little fat man who was crying alone in the park on a winter day seven years ago...

"The first time I saw Sister Xingruo, you had shoulder-length short hair and a powder-blue sweater. Do you still remember that day when I sat alone on the stone chair and cried, it was so embarrassing, but you came to follow me?" When I spoke, when I raised my head, you bent over and asked me what was wrong, the sun was on your side, and when I think about it now, I still can’t open my eyes..."

"...You stay by my side, you say that you are fine, and you can bask in the sun more, and the moldy mood will be much better. I still remember the bright warmth of the sun that day, and the taste of the candy you gave me... ..."

"...But Miss Xingruo missed the appointment. You didn't go to the park the next day, and you didn't go to the park the third day. One month, two months, one year, two years, three years... seven years."

Another year of winter, Lin Lu's voice turned into a paintbrush, outlining and presenting her dusty memories.

"I went there every day until my parents' procedures were completed and I moved here. At that time, I was thinking, I must learn to draw, and I must draw very well, so that even in this life I can't see you either, but as soon as I see your paintings, I can think of you."

Li Xingruo's body trembled, a huge warm current from no reason rushed straight to the top of her head from her heart, she looked up at him who was completely different from what she remembered.

"Sister Xingruo changed my destiny. In my memories, your gentleness is resounding every time. Your appearance, like a gentle breeze, gave me peace of mind and tranquility, and made me feel that the world has become more beautiful."

"I am glad to meet you again. Sister Xingruo is very curious about how I recognized you. It was the day you said the same thing, and it was the day I saw your previous photos. It was from this time that I believed in fate and People who are destined will meet each other. Looking back on the first meeting many years ago, my heart is full of tenderness. I feel that you are as lonely as I am. I suddenly feel that I have found what I want to do-I can make you happy."

"I have met many people in my life, some are like fireworks between my fingers, flashing for a moment, buried in the fleeting years, but you are different, you are like the star of the Big Dipper, passing through the entire universe, crossing the sky in my heart, it is you , let me have the best memories and the warmest feelings."

"I yearn for a beautiful world, and for the beautiful you in my life."

"Sister Xingruo, do you know that I fell in love with you at first sight——on that winter day seven years ago."

Lin Lu's words hit the softest part of her heart, it was reunion after a long absence, it was searching and waiting, it was fate and love that belonged to her alone.

She raised her head, her eyes were red, she never thought that her small actions back then would be like the flapping wings of a butterfly, causing him such a big change, and her tear glands became uncontrollably fragile , the past, pain, growth, future, and the tenderness of his beliefs stirred together, shaking her chest and making the corners of her eyes tremble.

"Woo... You really are the little fat pig that my sister came to repay her favor!"

"...Sister Xingruo, don't spoil the artistic conception! Can you use some educated adjectives?"

"You are the little fat pig who repays your favor..."

Although she used words to stretch her hips, she somehow conveyed her intentions. She threw herself tightly into Lin Lu's arms, buried her face in his chest, wrapped her hands around his body, and buried herself in his body like this , listening to the beating of two hearts.

Lin Lu stroked her thin and slender back, and exhaled lightly.

"Every time I'm with Sister Xingruo, I feel that the time is short and the years are long. I don't know how far the future is, but as long as Sister Xingruo doesn't let go, I will never leave. I don't want to ask about the meaning of life, but The world is you, this moment is you, life is you, reality is you, dreams are you, steps are you, roads are you, waves are you, distance is you, my heart is mine, but it’s all about you. "

His hand slipped from her shoulder, down the arm and down to the palm.

Under the warm light, Lin Lu raised Li Xingruo's left hand and put a ring on her ring finger.

Li Xingruo's little hand trembled. All kinds of questions that had been piled up like a mountain and were about to be asked, all collapsed in an instant, leaving only the fate wrapped around his ring finger.

The indescribable, almost overflowing strong emotions bloomed on her ring finger, and the brilliant diamonds shone like stars and moons.

"Sister Xingruo, marry me."

"marry you."

Li Xingruo lightly stroked the ring on his ring finger with his fingertips, and quietly lowered his eyes.

"So, is Sister Xingruo ready to accept my last gift?"

"What is it?"

Lin Lu didn't answer, but just turned off the lights in the room.

Under Yingying's night light, the two got into bed together.

"I'm going to repay sister Xingruo~!"

"Hate--!"

It was late at night, and the soft voice of the sister next door melted into the vast winter night...

(Prediction: It will end tomorrow!)

(End of this chapter)