sbdcsierra What exactly went wrong in Chapter 224?
What exactly went wrong in Chapter 224?
The two of them quietly finished all the home-style dishes on the table in the small private room.
The stir-fried green peppers and pork were all eaten.
We finished the scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
The two of them even drank the pork rib and lotus root soup clean.
Ruoran put down her chopsticks and leaned back in her chair.
She stretched comfortably and let out a long sigh.
"Ah, it's been so long since I've had such a pleasant dinner."
Ruoran's voice sounded very relaxed and content.
Li Ze sat opposite her, watching Ruoran's satisfied expression.
He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea.
Then he looked at Ruoran, his tone filled with obvious heartache.
He began to speak:
"That's right. You've been the store manager for so many years, and every day at this time in the evening, you're always busy in the store."
Li Ze put down his teacup and continued:
"And I know that people in the restaurant business don't eat at regular times. When customers come to eat, it's exactly when you should be eating. You have to serve the customers first, so you can only postpone your own meals."
"So for so many years, you've mostly been going hungry until 9 or 10 p.m. before you could eat."
Li Ze looked at Ruoran, his gaze becoming very serious:
"To be honest, I'm really worried about your health."
Ruoran felt a warm feeling in her heart when she heard Li Ze say these words.
She looked at Li Ze and said with a smile:
"Haha, hearing you say that, I feel like you understand me better than I understand myself."
After thinking for a moment, Ruoran nodded in agreement:
"But you're absolutely right. Over the years in the restaurant business, my eating habits have been very irregular. Sometimes when I'm busy, I don't even have time to eat a proper meal all day."
Ruoran sighed, her tone tinged with helplessness:
"But there's nothing we can do about it. That's just how our line of work is; we're always busy. During normal mealtimes, we have to be in the restaurant serving customers. So our own mealtimes naturally have to be pushed back one after another."
Li Ze listened to what Ruoran said.
He reached out and very naturally took Ruoran's hand, which was resting on the table.
He held her hand while gently stroking the back of it.
Ruoran felt Li Ze holding her hand and looked down.
She did not pull her hand back.
She let Li Ze hold her hand without any reluctance.
Li Ze held Ruoran's hand and looked very intently into her eyes.
He began to speak:
"That's why I wanted you to be a director in the company. I just don't want to see you working so hard every day anymore."
Li Ze's tone became even gentler:
"I've made a lot of money now. This amount is enough for us to use for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of lifetimes."
"Now that we're not short of money, the most important thing is to ensure we both have good health. Only when we're healthy can we fully enjoy everything we've worked so hard for, don't you think?"
After listening to what Li Ze said, Ruoran nodded quietly.
She looked at Li Ze, a smile on her face, and said loudly:
"You're right. So I have no choice but to comply."
Li Ze smiled.
He looked at Ruoran in front of him.
Although she is already ten years old this year.
Although she has some fine lines around her eyes, her skin is not as good as it was eighteen years ago.
But her features are still so beautiful, and her smile is still so comforting.
Her appearance is actually the same as it was back then.
It's just that it has some traces of time on it.
Li Ze quietly looked at Ruoran's face.
A very bold idea suddenly popped into his head.
If one day, he and Ruoran can really get back together.
He wished they could go back to the age they were eighteen years ago.
Let's go back to the time when they were both very young and full of vigor.
Back then, they had inexhaustible energy and endless things to talk about every day.
Her long hair flowed freely, and he was full of vigor and ambition.
Those were their best times.
However, such a thing is of course impossible under normal circumstances.
Time cannot be reversed, nor can the years be turned back.
No existing technology can turn a person from ten years old back to twenty years old.
unless……
Li Ze smiled inwardly.
He thought of something.
The system's final gift to him.
Three wishes.
He hasn't used any of those three wishes that could change reality so far.
If he used one of his wishes, he could make both him and Ruoran return to their twenties.
If he used one of his wishes, he could make both him and Ruoran return to their twenties.
This is entirely possible.
The system said that no matter what the wish was, even if it was to change the laws of physics or turn back time, it could help him realize it.
Therefore, making two people's bodies younger is a piece of cake for the system.
Li Ze thought about it for a while.
But before that, shouldn't we first let him and Ruoran truly get back together?
If what I told him before was a fake reconciliation.
It was just a performance for Bai Qianyue.
They hold a wedding ceremony, but don't go to the civil affairs bureau to register their marriage.
However, what Li Ze was thinking was not a lie.
What he wants is real.
What he wants is to genuinely and legally become husband and wife with Ruoran again.
Since she had already agreed to have the wedding with him, and since she had already agreed to go to America with him to choose a place for the wedding and honeymoon,
Why can't we turn a fake relationship into a real one?
With this in mind, Li Ze made a very bold decision.
He looked at Ruoran sitting opposite him.
He took a deep breath.
Then he spoke.
His voice wasn't loud, but he spoke every word very clearly.
"If that's the case, I have an idea. I hope that this time, we can actually go and register our marriage."
As soon as those words were spoken...
The entire private room fell silent instantly.
There was no sound at all.
Ruoran sat in the chair opposite.
Upon hearing Li Ze's words, she froze completely.
Her hand remained in the same position that Li Ze had been holding, and she didn't move.
Her eyes were fixed on Li Ze's face.
Her eyes became extremely complex in that instant.
Li Ze looked into Ruoran's eyes.
He could see that there were many emotions inside, and they were very chaotic.
I was surprised.
I hesitated.
I'm a little scared.
I'm even a little bit tempted.
There was even a very subtle hint of grievance.
Li Ze could see a million different possibilities in Ruoran's eyes.
But there was one possibility that he didn't see in Ruoran's eyes.
That means you agree.
Seeing Ruoran's reaction, Li Ze's heart sank slightly.
He was thinking very quickly in his mind.
Based on how things have developed over this period, their relationship has clearly improved significantly compared to before.
Ruoran is now willing to eat with him, willing to let him hold her hand, and willing to joke and tease him.
She even agreed to have a wedding with him and go to America to choose a venue together.
But why, when it came to actually getting the marriage certificate, did her eyes completely lose that sense of willingness?
What went wrong?