Abstinence Pei, don't be too sweet when chasing your wife

Pei Luonan hung up Xiao Fangfei's call, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the flowing car lights in the night of Huacheng, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Xiao Fangfei's explosive questioning not only did not make him irritated, but instead gave him a warm and solid feeling in his heart - having a friend who would fight for Gu Fanxing like this meant that she was never alone.

And he had no reason to let this protection go to waste. He had to prepare everything he needed to, and on the day of the press conference, he would give her a surprise gift full of heart in the place she loved most, leaving her with no way to refuse.

"Boss Pei, everything you want is ready."

Kong Haoyu knocked on the door and came in, holding a dark brown leather suitcase. "According to your request, the staff of the Yang County Ruins and the cooperating cultural relics protection agency have signed a confidentiality agreement. The recording from Miss Gu's grandmother and her parents' handwritten consent form are all sealed in a moisture-proof file bag and placed in the suitcase.

In addition, you should move your speech at the press conference to after Ms. Gu has finished introducing her research findings on Song Dynasty celadon porcelain. This way, you can proceed to the stage smoothly without her noticing any anomalies in the speaker list in advance."

Pei Luonan turned around, the smile in his eyes became even stronger: "Grandma... also told her to keep it a secret, right?"

"Don't worry, everything is arranged."

Pei Luonan's fingertips paused, and the image of Gu Fanxing squatting in the ruins exploration area instantly appeared in his mind - she was wearing blue work clothes, with mud spots on her trouser legs, her hair tied into a simple ponytail, and a small brush in her hand, carefully cleaning the dirt off the porcelain pieces, her eyes focused as if she was treating a rare treasure.

It turns out that her love for archaeology has long been deeply rooted.

Therefore, he wanted to keep the proposal secret and wait until she stood on the stage of the press conference, in front of all his colleagues and partners, to reveal all his feelings to her, letting her know that he always understood her love and was always willing to accompany her.

He opened the suitcase and found the items inside were neatly arranged, each one carefully prepared.

On the top was a dark red velvet box, inside which lay the platinum ring that had been prepared long ago. The word "Stars" was engraved on the outside of the ring. He had engraved it himself in his study late at night, and had polished the edges over a dozen times.

A new line of small characters was engraved on the inside, "Porcelain as a witness, time as a bond." The font was slender but powerful, hiding his unspoken feelings.

There were three pieces of paper under the box, two of which were handwritten consent forms from Gu's father and mother. Gu's father's handwriting was strong, while Gu's mother's was gentle. They both signed their names and pressed their fingerprints at the end, and even drew a small smiley face. It was obvious that they sincerely approved.

The other one was a handwritten note from Grandma Gu, with pencil writing on it, "Fanxing loves to eat osmanthus cake, Luonan remember to buy more for her and use less icing sugar." The words were full of the elder's love.

At the bottom was a silver recorder. Pei Luonan picked it up and pressed the play button. Grandma Gu's gentle voice immediately rang out in the living room: "Luonan, grandma knows you are a good child. Last time Fanxing video-called me and said that you protected her in the mountain torrent, grandma was relieved.

Fanxing is a tough girl, but she is actually very soft-hearted. You should be more considerate of her.

She likes archaeology, so you should accompany her and don't let her be alone in the mountains.

Grandma is waiting to attend your wedding and will personally make osmanthus cake for you."

The recording was also interspersed with Grandma Gu's gentle laughter, which was like cotton sun-dried in the autumn, warming people's hearts.

Pei Luonan turned off the recording, put the recorder back into the suitcase, and picked up a thick document.

That was the "Five-Year Protection and Research Plan for the Yang County Ruins" that he asked his team to put together after a week of preparation. The cover was printed with an aerial photo of the ruins. It not only detailed plans for the protection of the exploration area and the restoration of cultural relics, but also specifically added the "Gu Fanxing Special Research Fund", allocating 500,000 yuan annually for her research on Song Dynasty celadon.

"On the day of the press conference, will Ling Jiuer be able to calm Gu Fanxing down?" Pei Luonan put the documents back into the suitcase, still a little worried. "She is very thoughtful. When I gave her information before, she could always tell that my tone was off. If she notices something this time and asks about it in advance, there will be no surprise."

"Don't worry, Mr. Pei, Miss Ling has promised."

Kong Haoyu smiled with understanding, "She told me that the day before the press conference, she stayed with Miss Gu from morning till night under the pretext of 'helping to check the tile data and adjust the details of the presentation PPT'.

He would also deliberately talk to her about the follow-up of the Long Weiwei incident, saying that the Long family had now completely withdrawn from the East China market, Long Weiwei was in jail, and would never bother her again, in order to divert her attention.

Never give her time to think about anything else.

She also said that when your proposal is successful, she will be the first to rush over and make a fuss, and ask you to prepare a huge red envelope."

Pei Luonan thought of Ling Jiuer's look every time she looked at him, which said, "If you dare to bully Xingxing, I will beat you up," and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He had worried that Ling Jiuer was hostile to him and would not help, but he did not expect this girl to be so outspoken. After she determined that he was sincere to Gu Fanxing, she was more proactive than anyone else and became the most considerate "assistant".

"By the way, Mr. Pei, there is one more thing."

Kong Haoyu took out a small brocade box from his pocket and handed it over.

"Last time you asked me to ask a master craftsman in Jingdezhen to make a brooch with a 'shadow blue porcelain replica pattern', and it was just delivered yesterday.

You see, the main body of the brooch is made according to the pattern of the porcelain fragments that Miss Gu recently cleaned out. The freshwater pearls inlaid on the edge are all picked and have a particularly good luster.

Ms. Ling said that she would help her put it on on the morning of the press conference, saying it was a 'commemorative gift prepared by the team for everyone.' This would be consistent with her status as a core member and wouldn't arouse her suspicion.

Pei Luonan opened the brocade box and gently touched the pearls with his fingertips. The texture was round and delicate, and they were indeed carefully selected.

"Very good, just do as Ling Jiuer said and don't let her see the flaw."

He paused and added.

"As for the photos we took last time of Gu Fanxing cleaning the porcelain fragments, and the Song Dynasty celadon unearthed in the excavation pit she was in charge of, have the design department piece the porcelain fragments together to form a complete vessel shape and make a dynamic projection material. On the day of the press conference, play it after she finishes her speech and before I go on stage, and say it's a temporary segment added to more intuitively display the mid-term research results.

Once it’s done, send it to me for review first. Gu Fanxing must not be informed in advance.”

Kong Haoyu quickly took out his notebook and wrote it down: "No problem, I will contact the design department early tomorrow morning and personally supervise the work. The whole process will be kept confidential."

After Kong Haoyu left, the apartment returned to silence.

Pei Luonan sat on the sofa and opened the encrypted album on his mobile phone, which was full of photos of Gu Fanxing.

There are pictures of her smiling face covered in mud at the ruins, her profile as she looked down at her archaeological notes, and her tired face taking a nap beside the tent. Each picture was taken secretly when she wasn't paying attention.

He ran his finger across a photo taken in the hospital. Her shadow fell on his hospital bed like a little sun, which made him more determined to stay in her world and say "I want to be with you forever" in the most appropriate way.

The next morning, Pei Luonan went to a custom suit shop and chose a light gray wool fabric. There was a small "star" embroidered on the inside of the collar, which could not be noticed unless you looked carefully.

After arriving at the company, he handed the affairs over to Pei Luochuan and repeatedly reminded him: "Don't tell anyone about my trip to Yang County, especially not Fanxing."

Pei Luochuan made a "confidentiality" gesture and promised to manage the company well.

Back at the apartment, Pei Luonan checked the items in the suitcase again - the luster of the ring, the signature on the consent form, the battery level of the recorder, the pearls on the brooch. After confirming that everything was correct, he carefully locked the suitcase.

He stood in front of the window, as if he saw the day of the press conference: Gu Fanxing stood on the stage, holding a piece of porcelain in his hand, with a gleam in his eyes.

And he suddenly appeared and laid out all his feelings in front of her, starting a life together with porcelain as a witness and time as a bond.