Finally, it was Fu Rong who called to urge him to return, and he reluctantly confirmed the departure date.

"I’m leaving now. Call me if there’s anything you need."

"Mm, thank you, Tang Sheng." Ye Ranran waved at him.

"Don’t thank me, just don’t hate me."

Tang Sheng picked up his luggage and walked towards the security checkpoint.

...

After taking medication for over half a year, Fan Rou’s scars have finally faded significantly.

And her engagement with Lan Shao is also scheduled.

"Once I get engaged, I’ll wear a cheongsam, so the scars won’t be visible."

The ones on her neck could be covered with powder. Now, except for the three deep marks on her back, the rest are just faint traces.

Tang Sheng said that as long as she persisted, complete removal was just a matter of time.

After the engagement, the wedding is still half a year away, Fan Rou thought, even if it couldn’t be completely removed, it should be almost gone.

By then, touching up the photos could make them beautiful anyway.

The task of selecting engagement candies fell on Fan Rou.

Overwhelmed by the dazzling choices, she went to find Ye Ranran to help her choose together.

"Honestly, with such a big pile together, I only see one color," Ye Ranran said.

"What color? Is it festive? Is it cheerful?"

"Red."

Fan Rou: "..."

"Aren’t we good friends? At such a crucial moment, you can’t refuse," Fan Rou said, shaking Ye Ranran’s arm.

"Please, you’d better let your future husband help you."

Looking at all this gave her a headache; she didn’t want to trouble herself anymore, okay?

"He went on a business trip."

Who knows if it was to deliberately avoid this? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Fan Rou angrily sat on the chair: "Do you think he did it on purpose?"

Not sooner or later, but just at this time.

"Actually, for men, selecting these is indeed quite difficult."

If even she struggled, how much more would Lan Shao?

"This is your engagement ceremony, these things should be picked by you. Otherwise, why don’t you go ask your future mother-in-law? You can also improve your relationship with her."

"Hey, you’re right, I’m off." Fan Rou said, picking up the engagement candies from the table.

The whirlwind-like appearance made Ye Ranran shake her head.

After getting together with Lan Shao, she was becoming less like her formerly steady self.

Who knows if that’s good or bad.

Lan Shao’s parents are nearing retirement, and their lessons have become very few, usually held in the morning.

In the afternoon, they generally have nothing much to do.

The two engage in academic research at home, plant flowers, or walk the dog.

Before his business trip, Lan Shao bought Fan Rou a car worth around three hundred thousand, chosen by Fan Rou.

A car too cheap wouldn’t be nice to drive, but one too expensive would make her heart ache if scratched.

A mid-range car in the thirty thousand range drives fine, and if damaged, it wouldn’t hurt financially as much as hitting a luxury car.

When Fan Rou arrived, Lan Shao’s mother was wearing reading glasses, reviewing materials.

When she saw her, she put down the book in her hand and enthusiastically walked over: "You’ve come, hurry inside, why are you standing at the door?"

Lan Shao’s mother pulled Fan Rou inside.

Fan Rou smiled shyly: "Aunt, I came today primarily to ask you to choose engagement candies with me."

Fan Rou put down the bag in her hand, which contained boxes big and small filled with engagement candies.

She brought one from each different brand over, filling up two large bags.