Back Then, I Adored You

At noon, Lu Bancheng safely arrived at the Beijing International Airport.

After flying for nearly 13 hours on a long-distance flight, he didn’t go home to take a bath and rest, but found his car parked in the airport parking lot and went straight to the Gu Company to send the freshly-made perfect diamond ring to Gu Yusheng.

When Lu Bancheng arrived, Gu Yusheng was opening a video conference with a foreign company that he worked closely with.

Upon hearing the sound of the door opening, he wanted to say, “Get out.” But when he saw it was Lu Bancheng, he immediately withdrew the words on the tip of his tongue. After saying, “Sorry, wait a moment,” to the people in the video, he turned off the camera and sound, quickly got up, and walked to Lu Bancheng.

Not waiting for Lu Bancheng’s words, he asked in advance, “Where’s the ring?”

Lu Bancheng took out a red gift box from his pocket and handed it to Gu Yusheng.

After Gu Yusheng took it, he immediately opened it. The diamond ring was laid plainly in it, exactly the same as the one he had designed that day. Because it was the real thing, it was much more amazing than the picture.

The pink diamond had been polished into a heart shape with a perfect cut surface. Under the light, it glowed with luxury and brilliance.

With just a glance, Gu Yusheng was totally satisfied with the ring. He whispered “thank you” to Lu Bancheng, then took the diamond ring and returned to his desk.

After Lu Bancheng left, Gu Yusheng reopened the video conference, and the diamond ring was placed next to the computer, which he could see out of the corner of his eye. At that time, Gu Yusheng, who had always worked seriously before, became absent-minded frequently without control over it.

I only want to propose once in my life, so I must make it more romantic and surprising than other men.

Flowers, fireworks, diamond ring… What others have, she will have; what others don’t have, she will also have.

But how can I make it unforgettable for her?

“Mr. Gu?” In the video conference, someone expressed his opinion and waited for Gu Yusheng’s comment, but he didn’t respond for a long time, and someone called out his name.

Gu Yusheng pulled himself back to reality and casually said “very good” to the people in the video. Without concentrating on the video conference for even a minute, he became absent-minded again.

The night before, after she had sung the song and walked to the parking lot with him, he had asked her what the name of the song was.

She had said it was “The End.”

She had also said that it was an old song, probably over ten years old, and that she liked it very much. The singer had held a concert, but she hadn’t gone. Later, the singer hadn’t been as popular, so he never held a concert again. She was very regretful that she hadn’t gone to see her sing “The End” live in concert.

He would make up for her regret.

Thinking about it, Gu Yusheng immediately took his cell phone out. Before he was ready to dial the phone, he realized that he was still in a meeting, so he apologized to the people on the video call, put down his cell phone, and continued being absent-minded until the end of the meeting. After the meeting, he couldn’t wait to call Lu Bancheng and ask him to come to his office.

“Help me do a few things. First, I have to order a bunch of pink roses. I asked little troublemaker yesterday, and she said that her favorite color is pink.

“Second, help me buy a box of fireworks, then put it in my backyard in advance. This evening, I’ll send you a text to inform you in advance, and you can help me ignite them.

“Third…” Gu Yusheng paused for a while. Staring at Lu Bancheng, he said clearly, “Help me invite the original singer of “The End.” I want her to sing that song tonight for little troublemaker!”