Rose Manor

Shen Jia Nian didn't sleep much in the second half of the night, and occasionally touched the diamond ring on her ring finger under the quilt. She couldn't understand why things developed in a direction she didn't expect.

Does Fu Jichen's behavior count as a proposal?

The ring is already on her finger, has she agreed?

But she hasn't expressed her position yet.

"Still not sleeping?" When she touched the ring for the twentieth time, Fu Jichen's hand tightened around her waist, and their bodies were close to each other.

Shen Jia Nian pursed her lips tightly, and goosebumps appeared on the back of her neck.

He...how could he be so...

She thought he was asleep.

Fu Jichen sighed leisurely in the darkness. Shen Jianian couldn't see his expression clearly, but he could read his helplessness from that sigh.

His tone was also leisurely: "If you move around, I will be very energetic."

In the darkness, Shen Jia Nian blinked a few times, his eyes as bright as glass beads: "I'm sorry, I..." She blushed and spoke incoherently with embarrassment, "I'm going to sleep now, I'm going to sleep right away."

Fu Jichen sighed again, and this sigh was even more helpless.

Shen Jia Nian closed her eyes. Although her brain was still very active, she was trying hard to induce sleepiness. She didn't tease him either. She didn't know why he was so energetic...

The two hugged each other, and because they were so close, each other's breathing was intertwined, and they didn't fall asleep until about three in the morning.

When Shen Jia Nian woke up, she was the only one on the bed. She half-propelled her body and did not find Fu Jichen in the room. Her eyes fell on the pillow, with a bulging red envelope on it.

She opened the red envelope and found a wad of brand new hundred-yuan bills inside. It was stuffed so full that there was no room for one more note.

There is no doubt that this is the new year's money given to her by Fu Jichen.

In the past, her parents would do this when they gave her New Year's money. They would secretly put it next to her pillow while she was asleep on New Year's Eve. She would see it when she woke up the next day and opened her eyes.

Shen Jia Nian held the red envelope and sat in a daze on the bed. She felt as if she had returned to her childhood. The next second, her mother would knock on the door and come in to call her for breakfast. She would tell her that there were coins in the dumplings, and whoever ate them would have a whole year. good luck. She happily put on her new clothes and went downstairs to eat dumplings. She always felt that she would eat dumplings with coins, so she was careful when biting them to avoid stubbing her teeth...

Fu Jichen came out of the cloakroom while adjusting his cuffs. Shen Jia Nian heard the footsteps, raised his head, and was stunned for a moment. It turned out that he hadn't left yet.

"I'll buy you some candies." Fu Jichen raised his eyebrows and said in a casual tone, "There's more leftover."

He felt that if he put a bank card in the red envelope, she would definitely not want it, and it was better to be honest with the cash.

Shen Jianian sniffed lightly and said in a low voice with a slight nasal sound, "I won't eat sweets anymore."

"Then save it for candied haws."

"I don't eat candied haws, either."

"Buy buns to eat."

Shen Jianian made a "chuck" sound, a bit like crying and laughing. When she got out of bed, she wiped the corners of her eyes and quickly ran into the bathroom to wash up.

Fu Jichen stood outside the door and talked to her through the door panel: "Will I take you to Tanfu Temple to offer incense today?"

Shen Jianian had a toothbrush in his mouth, and his mouth was filled with toothpaste foam and the fresh scent of mint and jasmine: "Are you free today?"

Her voice was not very clear, but Fu Jichen heard it.

Yesterday was a full day off, and today he had a work arrangement. At five o'clock in the evening, he needed to hold a cross-country video conference.

Overall, there was enough free time to go out and walk with her.

Shen Jianian washed his face, came out with a pure and fair face, and spoke much more clearly face to face: "Why do you want to go to Tanfu Temple to offer incense? Do you believe this?"

Fu Jichen used his fingers to wipe away the water droplets left by washing her face at the base of her ears, and said in a low voice: "I didn't believe it before, but now I think I can believe it."

In the three years since he lost news of her, he did many good deeds. He went to Tanfu Temple every month, donated incense money, and donated money to build medical centers and schools in remote mountainous areas.

Later, the abbot of Tanfu Temple gave him a four-character motto - wait for good news.

He was really waiting for good news.

He found the person he was looking for, his Jiani.

Therefore, he felt that he could believe it.

But Shen Jia Nian didn't understand his thoughts. Since he had time, it didn't hurt to go there. She and her parents had also gone to Tanfu Temple to offer incense on the first day of the new year.

"There will be a lot of people offering incense today." Shen Jianian went to the cloakroom to change clothes and kindly reminded him, "Are your legs really okay?"

He was in severe pain yesterday, and cold sweat broke out in waves. His forehead and temples were barely dry, and after wiping them off, another layer appeared. Maybe he should stay at home and take a good rest today.

Fu Jichen came to her side, without saying a word, and suddenly hugged her sideways.

Shen Jianian, who was picking out clothes in front of the wardrobe, was startled and gasped: "What are you doing?" Fu Jichen was telling her with actions that his legs were fine and he could accompany her to climb the long, endless mountain. The stone staircase can also accompany her while queuing up among the crowd to offer incense.

"My legs are healed." Fu Jichen also has the self-esteem of a man, especially in front of the woman he loves, "Don't mention this for anything in the future."

"I know." Shen Jianian jumped down from his arms, touched his ears, and said weakly, "Then dress warmly. Sometimes it hurts when you catch a cold."

Last night he only explained how the scar on his abdomen came from, but didn't mention the wound on his leg.

*

The two had breakfast at home, and Qumo drove them to the foot of the mountain.

After getting out of the car and walking a long way, Shen Jia Nian found Qu Mo following them, keeping a distance that was neither far nor close. She asked Fu Jichen softly: "Don't Qu Mo need a holiday?"

"There is no one in his family anymore," Fu Jichen said.

Shen Jianian stopped asking and followed the crowd of people up the stone stairs step by step. Halfway there, he was exhausted and out of breath, and had the idea of ​​returning the same way.

When she looked back at the bottom of the mountain, there were crowds of people and the road was blocked. Her desire to return became timid, so she gritted her teeth and insisted on climbing up.

"Want to back out?" Fu Jichen asked her with a smile, holding her little hand in his big hand and leading her up slowly.

He had walked this road alone for three years. He had seen the scenery in all seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter, but he had only seen the scenery in early summer with her. This was the first time that they saw the mountains covered with winter snow together on this road.

Shen Jianian exhaled white breath and pointed at the green pine trees on the mountain. There were clusters of white snow piled on the branches, like a painting.

"Look, isn't it beautiful?"

Fu Jichen took a quick look and saw that she was very beautiful, but not one ten thousandth as good as her.

Shen Jianian took out his mobile phone from his pocket, took a photo of the snow on the green pines, and sent it to Moments without any text.

Bai Changxia was probably looking at his mobile phone when he was the first to comment: "Where are you going? Going mountain climbing on New Year's Day?"

Shen Jianian replied to her: "Come to Tanfu Temple to offer incense."

Bai Changxia: "With Boss Fu?" It's impossible for Shen Jia Nian to go and offer incense alone.

Shen Jianian: "Yeah."

Bai Changxia: "There must be a lot of people in Tanfu Temple today."

Shen Jianian took two photos and sent them to her via private message. One was on the mountain, and the other was at the bottom of the mountain. The narrow stone steps were full of people, and only a mass of black heads could be seen.

Bai Changxia sent a bunch of thumbs up emoticons: "Amazing."

Shen Jia Nian was playing with her mobile phone with one hand, and the other hand was held by Fu Jichen. With him watching the road, she only had to lift her feet. Suddenly, her hand was pulled, and she fell into his arms, and he held her in his arms. Body.

"Watch your steps and don't look at your phone." Fu Jichen reminded him warmly.

Shen Jianian raised her eyes and saw someone hurriedly walking down the mountain, almost running into her head-on. She put her phone back in her pocket and focused on the road ahead.

There was still a long way to go before seeing the outline of Tanfu Temple. In the end, Shen Jia Nian's whole body became a pendant, hanging on Fu Jichen's body, dragging his feet desperately.

She used to run a lot in the summer, but later she was occupied with all kinds of trivial matters. She hadn't exercised for a long time and her physical fitness couldn't keep up.

When Shen Jia Nian finally climbed to the top, what she felt was not joy, but inwardly complaining about how to go back...

There are so many people who come to offer incense on the first day of the Lunar New Year that there is a long queue outside the Main Hall. Some people come before dawn just to offer the "first incense" and get a good omen.

Fu Jichen went to buy some incense and handed it to Shen Jianian: "Think about what you want to ask Buddha first." Otherwise, it would be like making a wish on your birthday, thinking about it for a long time and not knowing what to wish for.

Shen Jia Nian was really worried: "I don't know what I want."

Fu Jichen gave her an idea: "Then please ask Buddha to bless you and me to be united forever and grow old together."

What Shen Jia Nian wanted to say was reflected on his face: How did you manage to say such a thing seriously?

Fu Jichen: "Isn't it possible?"

Shen Jianian didn't say whether it was okay or not, he just asked him: "If I ask for this, what do you ask for?"

Fu Jichen still had the same serious expression: "I want this too."

"..."

It was around two o'clock in the afternoon when it was their turn. Shen Jia Nian held up the incense and silently recited her wishes to the Buddha. She did not follow what Fu Jichen said. She asked the Buddha to bless them all with a long life.

She quietly opened one eye, and there was a tall man beside her. He was dressed in black, solemn and cold, as if he was separated from the world and would not be contaminated by the smoke and fire of the world. But his expression when offering incense was unprecedentedly pious, making people feel that he was still a mortal troubled by the mundane world.

Otherwise, why would he come to offer incense and pray?

Only mortals will ask for something. (End of chapter)