On Lunar New Year’s Eve, Yanny and Heather made a table full of raviolis with various fillings.
Heather said with a smile, “Little Shayne loves my raviolis. He praised that my fillings were the best. Little Yanny, go call him and ask him to join us for dinner.”
Yanny made the call. After the call went through, it was not answered by Shayne, but Henry instead.
“Assistant Henry, how come it’s you?”
Henry responded, “Missus, Master Shayne is busy right now and would like to invite you over.”
“He’s looking for me?” Yanny was a little confused. “But dinner is about to start.”
“Don’t worry. I’m in the car right downstairs. Would you please come down? I’ll drive you to meet up with Master Shayne.”
Yanny laughed and said, “Just what kind of thing is he trying to pull? That’s so mysterious.”
Henry said, “Master Shayne wants to give you a big surprise.”
“I’ll go get changed. Please wait for a moment.”
“Sure thing, Missus.”
After ending the call, Yanny said, “Grandma, I need to go out for a bit. I’m not sure what time I’ll be back. If you and Hajar feel hungry, please eat first. I’ll come back later and accompany you guys.”
“Are you going to meet Little Shayne?” Heather’s eyes glowed brightly.
Yanny acknowledged it, then went to her walk-in closet to change.
Heather started laughing. “Go on then. It’s fine to have a late dinner.”
…
It was cold outside. Yanny wore thick layers. She had a white down jacket and a thick wool dress, along with a scarf around her neck.
Meanwhile, her face was rather bare, with only lipstick applied on her lips.
Her hair was randomly tied into a bun on top of her head.
The way she dressed did not look like she was going on a date at all. It was very lazy and casual.
When Yanny walked out of the building, Henry was caught slightly off guard as he stood by the car.
He did not expect her to be so casual.
Yanny walked up to the car. Henry even expressly asked, “Missus, are you sure… you don’t want to put on something more formal?”
“Are we going to some high class restaurant for dinner?” Yanny asked.
Henry smiled and shook his head, then opened the door to the backseat. “That’s not the case. Get in. Since Missus is such a pretty person, even if you were wrapped in a gunny sack you’ll still look stunning. Master Shayne will love it regardless of what you wear. It doesn’t matter.”
Yanny did not care either. Ever since she stopped being an actress, she spent a lot of time directing movies outside and sat in front of the camera. Her dressing had turned very casual. Normally it would only be a wool jacket wrapped around her to keep her warm while she worked.
During her work, she hardly had the time and energy to focus on her dressing.
As for normal days, she would spend even less time on that aspect.
As they said, culture comes from knowledge. Yanny would rather spend the time on reading and studying instead of focusing on her appearance.
Yanny’s talent and elegance was sufficient to make others forget that she was too beautiful.
Henry drove for a very long time.
When Yanny came out, the sky had not turned fully dark. At that moment, the sky beyond the car’s windows had turned pitch black.
Yanny could not help but ask, “Assistant Henry, just where are we going?”
“Missus, we’re almost there. I’ll never kidnap you,” Henry jested.
Yanny never thought of it that way. Henry had been by Shayne’s side for so many years. Shayne was very detailed in his observation for others. Henry would never attempt such a dishonorable act.
However, she was curious about what Shayne was planning.
Very soon, the car arrived at the foot of a mountain.
That mountain was called Crescent Mountain. It was a tourist hotspot in North City. Yanny had never been there, but she had heard of it.
“Assistant Henry, why are you bringing me here to Crescent Mountain?”
Hiking in the night?
Shayne could not possibly be that stupid, right?
“Missus, this is as far as I can send you. You need to go up on your own.”
Yanny was speechless. She hiked up skeptically. From the dimly lit shrubs by the evening lamps, a person jumped out suddenly, giving Yanny a scare.
Samantha was holding onto a big arrow sign. Her smile exposed a mouth full of little white teeth. “Sister-in-law, head toward this direction and you’ll be able to see my brother!”
Yanny smiled helplessly, then sighed. “Just what is Shayne up to?”
“It’s a surprise. Quickly now.”
Samantha pushed Yanny to continue her way up.
On the second stop, she ran into Zander who was smoking while he held onto another arrow.
Zander looked as though he was kidnapped. He seemed extremely unwilling. He looked at Yanny and pointed upward. “Ever since Old Shayne started dating, his brain seems to have been chewed through by dogs. Lunar New Year’s Eve, on such a cold day, he called us out here to be sign holders.”
Yanny continued upward. At the next stop, Rodney was holding onto an arrow sign.
Even if he did not give her any clues, Yanny already knew to continue walking in the direction that his arrow was pointing to.
Yanny saw the cable car going up the mountain.
The exterior of the cable car was wrapped in colorful roses. Within it had a small hanging lamp that was lit. In the cold night, the glowing cable car wrapped in roses looked just like a flower carriage in a fairy tale.
Meanwhile, a cute little girl was standing outside the car.
It was Little Jelly Bean.
Yanny was surprised. “Jelly Bean, what are you doing here?”
Little Jelly Bean replied proudly, “Uncle Jinn asked me to come. I only came because of Aunt Yanny. Aunt Yanny, go in quick. There are more surprises when you go up!”
Yanny got into the cable car. The cable car steadily went up to the peak.
A card was inside the cable car.
Yanny opened up the card and saw Shayne’s bold but messy handwriting.
[Look up.]
[This is a make up for the Lunar New Year’s Eve fireworks.]
Zander whistled along, then teased, “We’re all getting impatient. Bro, quickly put it on Big Sis! Don’t just be stunned there!”
“Once you put it on, you can’t back out.”
Yanny smiled and said, “If you don’t put it on soon, I’ll be backing out.”
Shayne grabbed the diamond ring and slipped it on Yanny’s ring finger. “No chance to back out now.”
Shayne stood up and pulled Yanny closer. His big hand supported the back of her head, and in front of everyone, french kissed her passionately.
Heaton reached out to cover Little Jelly Bean’s eyes. “That’s too much. There are children around.”
Little Jelly Bean huffed. ‘I’m not a three year old kid. This is commonly shown on TV.’
The wind was strong on the platform and Yanny had a weak body. After Shayne made his proposal, he notified them to disband.
When they descended the mountain, Yanny and Shayne were sitting in the same cable car.
Yanny asked curiously, “If I didn’t say yes tonight, wouldn’t it be embarrassing for you to make such a big scene?”
Scoundrel.
Yanny looked at the diamond ring on her ring finger and caressed it gently. After some time, she smiled and looked up at him, saying, “Jordan, happy Lunar New Year’s Eve.”
Shayne’s black eyes turned dark suddenly.
He kissed Yanny passionately in the cable car, losing control.
They kissed for a very long time. Shayne pressed against her soft lips and said, “This feeling of losing something and regaining it is so damned good.”
Yanny wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and looked at the reflection on the glass of the cable car windows.
The edge of her lips slowly curled upwards, smiling brightly.
The cable car soon arrived at the foot of the mountain. Shayne’s tall figure got out of the cable car first, followed by him carrying Yanny out of the cable car and walking all the way to his car.
Henry was still waiting in the car.
Yanny struggled slightly. “Put me down. I’ll walk on my own,”
“No. I have to carry my wife. I’ll be a wimp if I put you down.”
Yanny was speechless.
In the car, Henry was assaulted by their public display of affection from afar.
He should not be in the car. He should have been under it.
…
After arriving at Luna Mansion, from the gates all the way inside the mansion, Shayne carried Yanny all along, kissing her all the way.
However, in the middle of it, Yanny suddenly felt a pain in her abdominal area that caused her to frown. Cold sweat was forming on her forehead.
Shayne remained carrying her as he asked worriedly, “Yanny, what’s wrong?”
Yanny weakly snuggled in his embrace, blinking her eyes, then felt inexplicably embarrassed as she said, “I think my period is here.”
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