Pampered By All In Different Planes

Chapter 114: Chapter 114: After Raising a Child and Getting Rich in That Era, the Delicate Beauty Was Spoiled Rotten 34

What first met her eyes was darkness.

In her family home, it was customary to retire early for the night, and although many people now used gas lamps, Su Zhiruan’s family owned one but rarely used it.

She took a few steps in the dark when suddenly, Su Zhiruan felt someone nearby, a familiar smell of sandalwood wafting through the air; she called out, “Mr. Qin?”

The person remained silent for a moment.

Just as Su Zhiruan was about to walk over, she felt herself enveloped in a warm embrace.

Then, in a whirl, she was lifted off her feet and held horizontally. Su Zhiruan instinctively cried out, but he silenced her.

The man’s voice was close, lazy and pleasant to hear, the scent of alcohol blooming at that moment, “Shush, Ruanruan, be good. You wouldn’t want them to see us like this, would you!”

“You—” Su Zhiruan watched as he carried her into the room and set her down, then he turned around and casually shut the door. Su Zhiruan stood by the window, curious to hear what he would say.

After closing the door, Qin Lianqi took a small box out of his pocket and walked over to Su Zhiruan, motioning for her to open it.

“Happy eighteenth birthday, Ruanruan.”

Su Zhiruan opened the small box, and under the moonlight, she saw it was a beautiful diamond necklace.

The pendant was shaped like the Milky Way, shining brightly and splendidly under the moonlight. The middle was encrusted with a circle of tiny diamonds, with a center diamond so clear and shimmering that it instantly captured one’s attention.

Having seen much in her previous life, Su Zhiruan could tell at a glance that the necklace was of considerable value. Even in the era she was in, and even forty years later, it would still be on display in luxury boutiques.

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“Thank you, Mr. Qin.”

“Let me put it on for you.” Qin Lianqi took the necklace from her fingertips, their fingers touching, electric warmth, tender and reluctant to part. He adeptly clasped the necklace around her neck, “It fits perfectly.”

“Ruanruan, I’ve always felt that a confession should start with a bouquet,” Qin Lianqi, not knowing from where, produced a large bouquet from behind, his serious gaze and long lashes fluttering under the moonlight like vivacious butterfly wings.

Su Zhiruan looked at the large bouquet he handed her and slowly blinked.

“I don’t know how to express my feelings for you, so, I like you, is just my way of baring my heart, telling you my intentions. You are the firmness that persisted after my heart first fluttered, you are the moonlight in my long mundane life. Even though I’ve always told myself you are still young, I must not cross the line and must keep this fondness hidden in my heart, but I want to openly, with marriage in mind, formally date you. I’m certain, you are the once in a lifetime surprise I will encounter.” After Qin Lianqi finished speaking, his lashes trembled slightly, he was also nervous, “Will you agree?”

After two years of close companionship, this man, once considered cold and heartless, destined to be unloved and incapable of loving in this lifetime, had found a gentle moonlight he yearned for.

Two years later, Qin Lianqi still appeared extraordinarily handsome, but accustomed to his confident and calm demeanor, Su Zhiruan found his slight nervousness now rather novel.

She didn’t speak, just set the large bouquet aside.

Then, under Qin Lianqi’s puzzled gaze, she stepped forward, rose on her tiptoes, and, smiling, embraced him.

She landed a kiss.

The action was light, but the meaning she wished to convey was entirely engulfed within it.

Qin Lianqi’s expression changed rapidly, from bewildered to nervous, from shocked to thrilled.

“This is my answer,” Su Zhiruan articulated, then she smiled and took his hand.

Qin Lianqi’s confession was a triumphant success, ecstasy filling his heart.

The youth, who used to remain unfazed even if Mount Tai were to fall, was now almost deliriously excited, pulling Su Zhiruan into his arms and then planting a deep kiss on her.

When the flower petals scattered unknowingly, crushed, turned sweetly, the petals became even more delicate and appealing.

The night was deep, the moonlight obscured by dark clouds, restrained, and the brief respite was not spared either, always entwining and tormenting each other.

Outside was very quiet, with only faint sounds coming from unknown sources, perhaps water, perhaps wind, but those immersed would naturally not notice, whether they were engrossed in sleep, or in the intimacy of a lover.

Su Zhiruan and Qin Lianqi naturally hadn’t gone all the way, just kissing, but perhaps Qin Lianqi was too overjoyed, which caused her to have rosy lips even without lipstick now.

After confirming their relationship, the two lay flat on the narrow bed, and Su Zhiruan teasingly asked him, “I hinted quite a few times before, and Teacher Qin back then seemed to have an air of an upright gentleman! How come now…”

“Maybe this Teacher Qin in front of you is a blockhead. Back then, I felt Xiaosu was young and I was too old. I felt inferior in my heart and didn’t dare to agree,” Qin Lianqi knew she was joking and thus replied with a feigned sigh.

Su Zhiruan also feigned a sigh, and the two laughed and frolicked for a while.

However, to avoid worrying Li Meihua, Qin Lianqi helped Su Zhiruan clean up the dining table, and then he left.

Su Zhiruan washed up and lay down on the bed.

Bored, she woke up the system that had not appeared for a long time.

“System, this task seems pretty simple.”

[Actually…this mission is rated as very difficult…]

“Ah?” Su Zhiruan hadn’t realized it, but became curious after hearing what the system said, “For example?”

[The original host was just an unnoticed girl from a rural area, but Qin Lianqi, the son of this dimension, he is the great young master of the Qin Family in Jinghua; the disparity in status is too vast. According to the plot, the original host and the son of the dimension wouldn’t have any relationship, and Qin Lianqi will be called back to Jinghua this year.]

The system added another line, [It’s because of your effort that we have the current results.]

The great young master of the Jinghua Qin Family.

Indeed!

Su Zhiruan had guessed this before, but seeing that Qin Lianqi seemed not to have a good relationship with his family, she hadn’t asked.

A woman’s confidence still needs economic power.

Luckily, she came to this era filled with gold with a modern mindset. After the college entrance examination, she would start her business and establish herself firmly in Jinghua.

*

Soon, the college entrance exam arrived.

Su Zhiruan’s exam venue was at another high school in the town. On the day of the exam, Qin Lianqi, Li Meihua, and Zhishu Zhixiao all came to see her off.

In comparison, Su Zhiruan was the least nervous of all. She casually waved her hand, “Go take shelter under the tree, it’s too sunny!”

“Ruanruan, good luck!” Li Meihua looked extremely nervous, not expecting the day to come so quickly!

“It’s no big deal.” Su Zhiruan was quite confident in herself. After checking her stationery one last time, she walked into the exam hall.

Many students’ parents were also waiting at the entrance, all anxiously hoping for their children to successfully complete the exam and come out smoothly.

In this era, the value of a university student goes without saying, and everyone hopes their child will be crowned champion and make it onto the honor roll.

A day passed quickly, and Su Zhiruan was the first to come out —