Chapter 186: The One Who Doesn’t Send Flowers

Chen Mo looked around the shop and gave a slight nod to Zhao Yanyu.

“I need a ring.”

“Sir, you want a proposal ring, right?” Zhao Yanyu led Chen Mo toward the glass counter. “Inside here, they are all the newest ring models from our company. Each one is carefully designed and unique.”

Chen Mo looked carefully at the rings inside the glass counter. Each ring had a different style. In his mind, he was trying to match which style would suit Xiaoyu best.

Xiaoyu had followed him and never asked for anything, but he had to give Xiaoyu an answer. The most surprising gift he could think of was this one.

“This one.” Chen Mo pointed at a ring and said.

“Sir, you really have an eye for this. This ring is the elegant model from the Believe series. It is also the best ring we have here. Its meaning is silent trust.” Zhao Yanyu’s eyes lit up. She took out the ring and placed it in front of Chen Mo.

Chen Mo took the ring and examined it carefully.

Seeing his appearance, Zhao Yanyu also became nervous. Wearing a mask, asking for the most expensive ring—they had to be vigilant. Many jewelry store robberies were done by people wearing masks.

“This is the one. Let’s check out.” Chen Mo handed the ring to Zhao Yanyu.

“Sir, you really want to buy it?” Zhao Yanyu’s face showed delight. “The price is one hundred thirty-one thousand four hundred. Are you sure?” Zhao Yanyu was really afraid the other person didn’t know the price and would change his mind. If problems arose later, she would also have trouble.

“I’ll buy it.” Chen Mo handed his bank card to Zhao Yanyu.

Seeing the black bank card, Zhao Yanyu’s eyes widened. Owning this kind of bank card meant he was definitely a super VIP of a super bank.

Just a moment ago, she was afraid he was a robber. Thinking about it now, how ridiculous.

“I’ll check out for you now. Do you need any other jewelry? For example, the necklaces over here are the best choice to give to your girlfriend.” Zhao Yanyu said.

“Not for now.” Chen Mo shook his head. “I’m in a hurry. Please hurry.”

“Okay.” Zhao Yanyu said nothing more. She took the ring and bank card to check out.

Five minutes later, Chen Mo put the ring box into his coat pocket and left the jewelry store.

Xiaoyu and Li Ruoxi held bags and stood at the spot where they had parted from Chen Mo earlier, quietly waiting for Chen Mo to appear.

“You say your Chen Mo isn’t smart, yet the things he invented shocked the world. You say he’s smart, but after living together for so long, he never even gave you a single flower. I hinted at him just now, but he still didn’t get it. Could it be that his emotional intelligence was all taken over by his IQ?” Li Ruoxi said.

Hearing Li Ruoxi’s words, Xiaoyu smiled and shook her head. “Maybe he forgot. It’s fine this way. At least I can hope for when he’ll remember to give me a flower.” Xiaoyu said with a laugh.

“No ambition. You should hope for when he’ll give you a ring.” Li Ruoxi thought of something and made a bitter face. “I envy you for having a boyfriend who dotes on you. This New Year, I hardly dare go home. As soon as I go back, the aunts and relatives come over. ‘Oh, Ruoxi, you still don’t have a boyfriend? I know a nice young man. Should I introduce you?’. Last year, when I hadn’t even graduated, it was like this. This year, I’ll probably be drowned in their chatter.”

Seeing Ruoxi imitate them so vividly, Xiaoyu burst out laughing. “Then you should hurry and go on a blind date.”

“This lady is used to being single,” Li Ruoxi said, puffing out her chest boldly. “More than twenty years have passed. I can live just fine without a man.”

Xiaoyu smiled and shook her head.

Seeing Chen Mo run back, the two finally went to meet him.

“Where did you go?”

“I ran into a university classmate and talked a bit more.” Chen Mo said with a laugh.

“Let’s go, we’ll buy clothes for you.” Xiaoyu led Chen Mo toward the nearest men’s clothing store.

It was not until evening that the three left the commercial street. As soon as they entered the villa, Chen Mo took off his coat and lay straight on the sofa.

Wang Hai put down his phone, turned around, and hurried back to Chen Mo’s villa. He paced in front of the villa door for a moment, then finally made up his mind and knocked.

Seeing Chen Mo come out, Wang Hai hesitated and said, “Boss, I would like to ask for three days off. Tong Yu suddenly fell ill. I want to go take care of her for three days.”

Wang Hai’s sudden request for leave surprised Chen Mo a little, but he did not stop him. The person who could make Wang Hai so anxious must be very important to him. “Go ahead.” Chen Mo nodded.

“Thank you, Boss.” Wang Hai bowed to Chen Mo and hurried away.

“Ink Girl, check what relationship this Tong Yu and Wang Hai have?” After Wang Hai left, Chen Mo walked back to the study and spoke to the computer. He had never seen Wang Hai lose his composure before. This Tong Yu’s identity made him a little curious. He also needed to know more about the people around him.

“Brother Mo, the information you need has been found.”

Ink Girl finished speaking, and three documents appeared on the desktop. She continued to introduce.

“Tong Yu is a member of the State Security Bureau. She has a twin sister named Tong Yan, who was a member of the women’s special forces and also Wang Hai’s fiancée. However, Tong Yan died in Operation Cobra.”

“Operation Cobra?”

Hearing this term felt familiar to Chen Mo. Soon, Chen Mo understood. When he had looked at Wang Hai’s information before, he had seen Operation Cobra. Wang Hai was seriously injured and retired because of that operation.

“Yes, do you need the information on Operation Cobra?” Ink Girl said.

“No need.” Chen Mo shook his head. He was not interested in these secrets for now, but Wang Hai probably had a story hidden away.

Xiaoyu came out of the bathroom, drying her wet hair, and walked toward the living room.

But the living room was empty, which made her a bit helpless. She guessed Chen Mo had hidden in the study again to do research.

This kind of thing had happened more than once or twice.

Sometimes she felt sorry for Chen Mo. With such a big company, he must carry a lot of burdens. Because of this, she made herself understanding, so she would at least not bring troubles to Chen Mo in daily life.

Slap!

As she was picking up Chen Mo’s coat from the sofa, a small purple box fell out. Seeing the small box, Xiaoyu froze. Her eyes held surprise and disbelief.

Xiaoyu stared hard at the small box, feeling a bit nervous. Slowly, she picked up the small box.

The entirely purple small box was exceptionally delicate, and the patterns on it were beautiful. Gently opening the small box, a white diamond ring lay quietly inside.

Surprise, sweetness, excitement—various complex emotions mixed together. She could not describe her feelings at this moment with words. Remembering every moment she had spent with Chen Mo, Xiaoyu slowly reached out her hand, afraid that what she saw was an illusion.

“Do you like it?” A pair of hands hugged her waist from behind and spoke close to her ear.

The familiar voice made Xiaoyu nod repeatedly. Tears of joy were on her face. “I like it.”

“I originally wanted to give it to you as a New Year gift, to surprise you. Now that you’ve found it, I can only give it to you early.” Chen Mo picked up the ring and spoke close to Xiaoyu’s ear. “I love you. Will you marry me?”

“Mhm.” Xiaoyu was crying and laughing, nodding constantly. She had been waiting for these words, and today she finally heard them.

The moment the ring was put on her ring finger, Xiaoyu turned around and hugged Chen Mo. “You bad guy, you said you wouldn’t make me cry, but now you made me cry. You didn’t give me flowers when proposing. No flowers.”

Xiaoyu was a bit incoherent.

“Then I’ll comfort my Xiaoyu.” Chen Mo smiled, lowered his head, and kissed Xiaoyu’s lips.

Five minutes later, on the living room sofa, Xiaoyu sat on the couch, a silly smile on her face, staring dazedly at the ring in her hand, enjoying Chen Mo drying her hair. At this moment, she felt she was the happiest woman in the world.