"Why did you come down here? Didn't you agree to stay up there to keep a lookout?" Leng Yuchen seemed to know that something was wrong from Shi Zhiwen's panicky expression, which explained his unfriendly tone.
"Do you see An Qi?" Leng Yuchen asked.
Shi Zhiwen's excessive attention to An Qi drew a slight frown from Leng Yuchen, who then added, "I sent you to protect An Qi, not to adore her!"
This time, Leng Yuchen was straightforward. With his past experiences of almost losing An Qi, Leng Yuchen was even more careful with everything related to An Qi now.
Leng Yuchen's words made Shi Zhiwen blush, as his thoughts were exposed by Leng Yuchen quite mercilessly. At this moment, Shi Zhiwen decided to tell Leng Yuchen about the video.
Leng Yuchen took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth. While he was listening to Shi Zhiwen, Leng Yuchen saw An Qi walking out from the crowd.
"I was the one who sent An Qi the video. Now you know how serious the people who wish to harm her are!" Leng Yuchen patted Shi Zhiwen on the shoulder and said, "I'll still keep you by her side, but you'd better remember your place. To be exact, you owe me… And you owe even more to An Qi!"
After Leng Yuchen finished speaking, he ignored Shi Zhiwen, who was still in a daze, as he threw away his cigarette. He then walked towards An Qi.
"Leng Yuchen… Yuchen..." An Qi was emotional, but she had not forgotten Leng Yuchen's reminder, or his question about marriage.
"Call the name out a few times, then you'll be familiar with it. It will grow on you..." Leng Yuchen said as he took off his coat and put it on An Qi.
"Why don't you stay longer to accompany your colleague?" he then asked her.
"Do you think it's possible for me to sit still after I saw that video?" An Qi asked.
Leng Yuchen shrugged. "I just thought I should show you the raw truth. If you don't like it, I can send someone to investigate the matter in private."
While he was talking, An Qi was looking into Leng Yuchen's eyes. After careful observation, she found that Leng Yuchen was absolutely serious.
"No! I don't want you to investigate it in private," An Qi said.
"Oh? I thought you didn't like to see those videos." Leng Yuchen stared at An Qi.
"I mostly don't like to hear the screams," An Qi said as she gulped hard. "But, since I am the one who caused all of the pain, I feel that I have to pay attention to it."
An Qi then took a deep breath and plucked up her courage as she said, "Yuchen, I am giving you a definite answer now... I will agree to marry you."
Leng Yuchen had already anticipated that An Qi would agree to his proposal, but when he actually heard the words come from An Qi personally, he almost fainted with excitement. But, he forced himself to hold back his emotions by clasping his hands so tightly that they were starting to turn white!
As he remained silent, An Qi thought that Leng Yuchen may have changed his mind. She was so anxious that she approached him until she was only inches from him, then stood on her tiptoes and attempted to look him straight in his eyes.
Unfortunately, due to their differences in height, even though An Qi stood on her tiptoes, her eyes were not in line with Leng Yuchen's. Seeing this, Leng Yuchen squatted down to make it easier for An Qi.
"Yuchen, whether I agree to marry you or not, I still need your help now. I need your abilities, your resources, and pretty much everything else so that I can keep certain people safe. It may be selfish to say such a thing as that, but I hope that you can understand my difficulties." An Qi said what she had in mind in a single breath.
Just out of her sight, Shi Zhiwen was leaning against the car and had stopped breathing for a few seconds. He never thought that a mistake of his own doing would cause Boss Leng miss his true love for five years!
Now, it appeared that Shi Zhiwen was getting his payback, as unknowingly, he was falling in love with An Qi! He knew his position, which let him understand that he only was authorized to guard An Qi in silence, not wish for something more.
After listening to An Qi's words, Leng Yuchen gulped hard. An Qi was still staring at him, awaiting his reply.
This question required no processing on his part, as the answer would definitely be yes! The next second, Leng Yuchen suddenly took An Qi in his arms, turned around, and carried her to the sports car.
Seeing them approaching, Shi Zhiwen left quietly. The only thing he could do for An Qi now was to take good care of Auntie Sun for her.
He would also pretend that he did not go downstairs and see anything just now. He was willing to be simply a shadow around An Qi from now on, protecting her.
An Qi let Leng Yuchen help her fasten her seat belt, and when he bent over, he gave her a gentle kiss on her face. It all happened so quickly that An Qi thought she was dreaming. But, his warm breath on An Qi's face was a reminder to her that it was real.
Leng Yuchen then said, "We must move quick, as the Ministry Affairs Bureau's lunch break is in half an hour." He then pressed on the accelerator and peeled out.
"We… We don't need to hurry!" An Qi held her seat belt tightly as she reminded him.
But, she did not know how long Leng Yuchen had waited for this moment, nor how excited he was. After all, just a few minutes ago, she was wondering if he even wanted to marry her. But, the next moment, Leng Yuchen proved to An Qi with his actions just how much attention he paid to her.
This was because he called Sheng Jie to delay the lunch break of the Ministry Affairs Bureau! Sheng Jie knelt down when he received the phone call. After he heard the news, he thought...
Boss Leng, we are certainly happy that you are getting married, but asking the whole Ministry Affairs Bureau to wait for you for lunch... Aren't you asking a little too much?
After all, not everyone in this city is one of your Leng Group's employees!
Though Sheng Jie was complaining in his heart, he had no choice but to contact the director of the Ministry Affairs Bureau and postpone the lunch. As soon as the director heard Boss Leng's news and request, he readily agreed and began making the necessary arrangements. After all, Boss Leng was a major taxpayer for the city, as well as an object of the media's interest, so he deserved the VIP treatment!
In fact, Sheng Jie was well aware that the main reason that Leng Yuchen wanted to avoid the working hours was that he did not want to disclose his marriage to the public. It was not that Boss Leng did not want to announce An Qi's existence, as if conditions permitted, he would like the whole world to know that An Qi belonged to him.
But, it was because there were people who wanted to murder An Qi lurking about. As such, Leng Yuchen was more confident that he could protect An Qi if he kept their marriage under wraps for now…