Lu Jin Xiao dressed much more formally than other people, making him looked much more attractive than usual. Hence, Jing Mo Ling"s face went redder when she talked to Lu Jin Xiao.
"Mo Ling… Happy birthday…" Lu Jin Xiao said a little shyly as he pa.s.sed her a big box.
Jing Mo Ling took the box and thanked Lu Jin Xiao before she opened the box.
Everyone was looking at them when Lu Jin Xiao gave Jing Mo Ling the box, and so they looked eagerly to find out what Lu Jin Xiao prepared for Jing Mo Ling.
Inside the box was a 15-inch teddy bear, and a book.
Jing Mo Ling"s eyes widen when she saw the cute teddy bear. She immediately took out the teddy bear and cuddled it.
"This is so cute! I love it a lot! Thank you, brother Xiao!" Jing Mo Ling smiled sweetly.
Jing Mo Ling would love whatever Lu Jin Xiao gave her, but she especially loved things that she could cuddle, so she was truly happy.
"Take a look at the book," Lu Jin Xiao said feeling nervous.
Jing Mo Ling put the teddy bear down and took out the book.
Jing Mo Ling flipped open the book and her eyes widen once again.
That book wasn"t a book, it was more like a photo alb.u.m of her since she was young to now.
Some were photos of them together, but most of the photos were candid shots of her.
"Mo Ling… Do you remember that when you were thirteen, I found you crying in the garden because you gave your friend the last piece of cake even though you really wanted to eat it?"
"I bought you a whole cake after that so that you would stop crying. At that moment, I thought that how could there be anyone as innocent and kind as this girl? So, I swore in my heart that I would protect this little girl no matter what happens in the future."
Lu Jin Xiao took in a deep breath as he paused, "I didn"t even realize that I already started to fall for the little girl. Gradually, as I got older, I realized that I fell for the little girl that I wanted to protect. Mo Ling… I like you… I know that if things don"t work between us, our friends.h.i.+p might just end… But… I want to at least try my best… I want to give the little girl that I swore to protect, a future together…"
"So… Will you be my girlfriend?"
Lu Jin Xiao"s eyes were sparkling when he talked about their past and his voice was slightly shaky due to nervousness.
Everyone in the room sucked in a deep breath except for Mo Xi, Jing Mo Chen and Lu Jin Sheng.
They looked at Jing Mo Ling and waited anxiously for Jing Mo Ling"s reply.
"I… I…" Jing Mo Ling didn"t know what to say or how to answer. Her heart was racing, and her mind was in a mess.
She didn"t know whether what Lu Jin Xiao said was true, though she hoped that it would be. It was afterall the first time she had feelings for someone, and she only just realized that she liked Lu Jin Xiao. Hence, she was really at a loss.
Seeing her hesitations, Lu Jin Xiao"s eyes dimmed gradually as he thought that Jing Mo Ling didn"t like him.
Not only was Lu Jin Xiao disappointed, but the others were also slightly disappointed as well.
Although they were shocked that Lu Jin Xiao liked Jing Mo Ling, they felt that Lu Jin Xiao and Jing Mo Ling really matched each other and most importantly, Lu Jin Xiao had kept his feelings for Jing Mo Ling for eight years! Such unreasoning pa.s.sion! If Lu Jin Xiao didn"t love Jing Mo Ling so much, he wouldn"t have been able to keep his love for eight years!
Mo Xi was standing at the side as she looked at them, and a smile formed her lips.
Mo Xi bent down, "Ying Ying, could you wait with brother over here a while?"
Yang Zhen Ying"s grip on Mo Xi"s hand tightened immediately.
"Ying Ying, do you want to see your sister Mo Ling being happy?"
Yang Zhen Ying thought for a moment and nodded her head.
"Sister-in-law is going to help them, help your sister Mo Ling be happy. So, could you wait here a little while?"
Yang Zhen Ying thought for a moment again and nodded her head hesitantly.
"Ying Ying is so good! Sister-in-law would come back very quickly!" Mo Xi gently patted Yang Zhen Ying"s head again and walked towards Jing Mo Ling and Lu Jin Xiao.
Just as Lu Jin Xiao was about to tell Jing Mo Ling not to be stressed about it, he felt a pat on his shoulder.
"If you are going to give up so easily, I won"t help you."
Lu Jin Xiao didn"t understand what Mo Xi meant, "Huh?"
Mo Xi turned to Jing Mo Ling, "Mo Ling, you said that you have been learning your French diligently, right?"
Jing Mo Ling looked at Mo Xi in confusion, "Mm…"
On the other hand, Lu Jin Xiao stared at Mo Xi in shocked. He didn"t expect that Mo Xi had helped him in secret.
"Look at the necklace on your neck."
Jing Mo Ling c.o.c.ked her head to the side, but she still took out the necklace that was hanging on her neck.
"What does it say?"
"Mon Seul Amour" Jing Mo Ling readout instinctively, but her eyes went wide when she processed what it meant.
"What does it mean?"
"Mon Seul Amour… My Only Love…" Jing Mo Ling stared at it in shock, and her heart skipped a beat.
Lu Jin Xiao told her that the necklace was a present from Lu Jin Xiao and Ye Juan An.
"You… Didn"t you say… that this necklace… was picked by Aunt Lu?" Jing Mo Ling looked at Lu Jin Xiao.