The Billionaire's Hidden Affection-Chapter 622 - 619: Proposal 6_1

However, a strong hand took hers, their fingers intertwining tightly, without any hesitation.

Her heart instantly relaxed, and the countless stares no longer seemed so daunting.

"I bet Miss Yan must be the most beautiful girl Hananguo University has ever seen. Don’t you think, Donglin?"

"Haha, Zhou Ting, you are blatantly flattering me."

"This isn’t flattery. Miss Yan genuinely is a gold nugget. Donglin, you certainly have a keen eye for gems."

Zhou Ting said meaningfully, "It’s common knowledge, Donglin, that after you fell for Miss Yan, you not only distanced yourself from your old circle of friends but also went to great lengths to get Miss Yan into South Country University. Isn’t this what they call the legendary power of true love?"

"That’s because of Xixi’s own intelligence."

At this, everyone immediately began to cheer and voice their approval.

"I never expected the young master to choose a beauty over his kingdom..."

"With such a beauty, a kingdom is less important..."

"You two are truly a match made in heaven. Do remember to invite us for a drink at your wedding..."

...

As Liu Daqing said, "When people ask, should I say my daughter-in-law is a small vendor or a university graduate?"

Never assume that older people are merely jaded; their worldliness comes from having truly understood the ways of the world.

After all, aren’t people, one after another, thoroughly vulgar?

Everyone says a woman’s degree is not important, but for a grassroots woman with a "South Country University" halo, others will not just see her as a "gold digger."

All eyes were on the couple, and Huang Xiaojue was watching Yan Xixi as well.

She held Wan Donglin’s hand with striking confidence, showing no trace of timidity or awkwardness. She was so beautiful that even her slight unease seemed only to enhance her elegant gentleness.

This was different—it was completely different from how she used to be.

In the past, she was always fearful, worrying about running into Wang Xiaohao or other such men.

But now, she was not afraid of anything.

Because, without a doubt, if any guy like Wang Xiaohao dared to disrespect her, Donglin would break his nose with a punch.

Occasionally, she tilted her head to look up at Wan Donglin. As their eyes met, his face was full of smiles... even a fool could see the deep affection between the two.

It would still be understandable if it was just Wan Donglin. But Xixi, Xixi too—had that kind of look in her eyes: dependence, trust, even adoration. Just as when she leaned on him, they weren’t overly intimate, yet the unspoken intimacy, the distance, and the degree of it all were perfect.

Huang Xiaojue couldn’t believe it. This was the first time he had seen her like this. No matter how Wan Donglin had bragged about himself before, showing off his injured palm, he really hadn’t believed it. He had firmly thought it was just Wan Donglin being delusional about her affections and, at most, that Xixi was tolerating him temporarily because of his wealth. But it turned out, that was not the case. Wan Donglin was not just being delusional. Even the greatest heartache was incomparable to this moment. Breaking up, parting ways—none of it could compare to witnessing, with his own eyes, the look in hers as she fell in love with another man. She barely even noticed him, Huang Xiaojue, as if he were simply an insignificant person. How could that be? How could Xixi truly fall for Wan Donglin?

All of a sudden, Huang Xiaojue felt as if all the air around him had been sucked out, leaving him suffocating. But he didn’t want to lose his composure in such a situation. He just stood up and excused himself to go to the restroom.