A Gilded Cage of Love - Chapter 17

Time passed swiftly.

Jiang Qin and I were at a standoff. I pushed him away and took a step back.

“So what if the prototypes are us?

“I never finished writing this story, and we never had an ending.”

Jiang Qin’s Adam’s apple moved slightly, and the light made the redness at the corner of his eyes even more obvious.

“I never thought about marrying anyone else.

“But back then, I didn’t have the ability to make the decision to marry you. There were too many things going on at home. If I couldn’t handle them well, you would be in danger too.

“About the engagement… That day I just went to Beijing for business. They wanted to bring it up at the dinner, but I stopped them. I drank two jin of baijiu. That family cares about their reputation, so the matter ended there.

“When I told you before that I couldn’t give you an answer yet, it was because I couldn’t guarantee my own future, let alone ours. It’s not that I didn’t want to give you one. Now, ask me again, okay? Now I can promise you.”

My eyes stung a little, misting over.

Jiang Qin pulled me into his arms.

He held my chin and kissed me, deep and gentle, as if sighing.

“I can protect you now.

“Now I can give you an answer.

“Yaoyao, the day I gave you the ring, I wanted to propose to you. Now, I only ask you to ask me one more time.”