Chapter 136: Chapter 136: A bit old, but tolerable to watch Chapter 136: Chapter 136: A bit old, but tolerable to watch “Zhu Qianying, marry me!”

A radiant red rose was presented to Zhu Qianying by the man in front of her!

Zhu Qianying looked confused, squinting at Yan Bo curiously for a good few seconds before her eyes moved to the rose in his hand.

“Eldest Young Master Yan, what are you playing at?” Zhu Qianying frowned slightly.

She figured it was because he was bored and looking for some excitement by doing this. Or perhaps, he was acting strangely due to some mishap.

How could she know of the interesting sequence of events that had just unfolded in the room?

Yan Bo was now utterly embarrassed!

He had proposed in front of so many people, but the person he proposed to showed no excessive emotional reaction that one might find in melodrama; instead, she even displayed a “what are you up to?” look.

But before she agreed, he had no choice but to continue kneeling!

“Zhu Qianying, marry me!” Yan Bo repeated, his voice becoming noticeably irritated.

In his flaming eyes, where was the warmth and romance usually found in a proposer? All it was, was a visible threat and annoyance as he extended the rose at hand closer to her face.

Zhu Qianying, having noticed a large group of people rushing out of the room, racked her brain for a bit. Although she did not understand the exact cause of this situation, she vaguely grasped that Eldest Young Master Yan was forced into an awkward position!

She took the rose with a playful expression, her smiling eyes rolling around, inspecting the embarrassed and annoyed “duck” in front of her with a critical look akin to examining a product.

Purposely ignoring his question, she held the rose to her nose and drew in a deep breath.

“Rose, quite pretty! Thank you!”

Yan Bo kneeling on the floor was furious!

His eyes squinted, staring intensely at Zhu Qianying. If it weren’t for the presence of Zhu Qianyu and Ji Sihan standing in front, and the reinforcements who came to watch the show behind, he would have already yelled at Zhu Qianying!

Damn it!

Was the little girl planning to keep him hanging now?

Was she playing with Eldest Master Yan?

“Zhu Qianying!” Eldest Master Yan’s eyes were blazing, he growled through gritted teeth.

Zhu Qianying’s gaze slowly moved from the rose petals to Yan Bo’s face, “Hmm?”

“To marry! Or not?” Eldest Master Yan grinded his teeth.

Zhu Qianying narrowed her eyes in amusement, slowly extending a finger to his chin.

“Come, lift up your head for me to see!” Her slender finger tilted, indicating for him to raise his head, her mischievous gaze fell directly onto his face.

The fire in Eldest Master Yan’s eyes, almost uncontrollable, was about to erupt and burn her!

But Zhu Qianying, lazily scanned his eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth and chin. Oh, how fantastic she felt inside!

She had endured a lot from Boss Guimao in the past couple of months. This time, since she had the rare chance to retaliate, why would she let it go easily?

Even though, she understood that if she made it hard for him now, he, known for his tit-for-tat manner, would definitely get back at her later. But as the saying goes, make hay while the sun shines, she had to have fun teasing him now and worry about the consequences later!

“Uncle, how old are you this year?”

Eldest Young Master Yan took a deep breath as he suppressed his overflowing anger.

Upon seeing his silence, Zhu Qianying arched the finger that was stroking his chin and gently flicked his cleanly shaved yet slightly bluish chin.

“So, are you too old to admit it?” Zhu Qianying stifled a laugh!

Young Master Yan glared at her, “Twenty-eight!”

Zhu Qianying hummed a sound, her fingers brushing from his chin to his cheek, “Well, you’re a bit old, but your skin is quite tender! If you don’t look too closely, it’s tolerable! Xiao Yu, Sihan, wouldn’t you agree?”

Zhu Qianyu, knowing her sister’s temperament all too well, joined Sihan in biting their lips, trying hard to suppress their laughter at the scene.

Eldest Young Master Yan had never been treated so disdainfully. And what made it worse was that it was from a girl eight years his junior!

“Zhu! Qian! Ying!”

Each syllable of Zhu Qianying’s name shot out through Young Master Yan’s clenched teeth, a clear sign of his extreme annoyance. It was clear to anyone that if this continued, he would explode!

Zhu Qianying wasn’t a fool, of course, and understood the situation. She withdrew her hand from Young Master Yan’s surprisingly soft cheek, glancing at the rose and then at her open hand.

Then, she extended her left hand toward Young Master Yan, who was on the verge of a tantrum, and waved her hand in front of him, “Where’s the ring?”

Young Master Yan, taken aback by her teasing, frowned at her in confusion.

The elderly Madame Yan, standing nearby, could not help but remind him with a kick.

“You fool, the engagement ring!”

Only then did Young Master Yan react, but where on earth would he find an engagement ring?

Then he noticed the Tail Ring he casually wore on his pinky — a stylish piece of costume jewelry designed by a master craftsman and therefore quite expensive.

Without giving it much thought, Young Master Yan quickly removed the ring from his finger, grabbed Zhu Qianying’s hand, and slid the ring onto her ring finger.

The ring was too loose and couldn’t stay put. Zhu Qianying, amused, held it up, squinted her eyes, and playfully twirled it around a couple of times with her other hand.

“Well… no tiny diamond at all…”

Young Master Yan was so furious he nearly burst a blood vessel!

Before he could respond, Madame Yan, standing behind him, gave him a light shove and hurriedly added to the conversation.

“We’ll get one! We’ll rush and get one right away! Any size diamond!”

Although Madame Yan was irritated with her son, she prioritized securing her daughter-in-law for now. There would be plenty of opportunities to lecture him later when they were behind closed doors!

Zhu Qianying was wise enough to know when to quit while she was ahead. Seeing that even Madame Yan was ardently defending Young Master Yan, she realized that she had pushed him enough and that any further play would make him explode.

Zhu Qianying shifted her gaze from the flower and the ring to Young Master Yan’s face, her eyes wide and innocent. She bit her lip and made a face, reluctantly saying,

“Alright then… since Auntie insists on it, I guess I’ll have to tough it out and accept your proposal…”

Ding! Perfect acting!

Madame Yan and Yan Bo, standing behind Young Master Yan, silently lit a long row of candles for him in their hearts!

Oh, son, you’ve met your match! From now on, your parents will pray for you every day!

Young Master Yan was completely unaware of the malicious joy in his parents’ hearts. The moment she agreed, he shot up from his seat, grabbed her hand regardless of propriety, and led her towards the door.

“Let’s go, we’ll register our marriage right now!”

Only then did Zhu Qianying have her aha moment!

So that was it! Young Master Yan’s whole-hearted proposal and his toleration of her merciless teasing was all for this!