Confession

"Hey, Shen Yun, your gaming ability has dropped so much?" Another person on the other end of the phone spoke to the handsome young man who was playing a game on his phone.

"Yes... I haven't played games for many months, for some reasons. However, even if I had good gaming ability in the past and won the match, so what? Didn't we just return to the lobby again?" Shen Yun replied.

"Haha... You are indeed right. Even the winner returns to the lobby!" The person on the opposite side laughed like he has experienced many things in life.

"Okay, I am ending this... my phone battery is very low," Shen Yun said as the person on the other end hung up.

Shen Yun also placed his phone on charging and took a rest. After some time, he thought, "Now, I have already made my career and I am enough to give her a happy life and let her enjoy this beautiful world."

Thinking of this, he got up, opened a drawer, and took out an extremely jade-carved small box from the drawer and placed it on the table. Then he opened his phone and texted a message to a person named "His life," with a heart-shaped emoji beside the name. She was his classmate from college, and they had known each other for more than seven years, but he had never confessed his love to her. But yesterday, his company finally evaluated more than 100 million USD, and then he thought about proposing to her. He was an orphan, with no one else in his life, not even parents.

"Where are you?" He typed the message and sent it to her. A few minutes later, a call came.

"What happened, Shen Yun?" A very good voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Just asking, where are you now and can we meet?" Shen Yun replied.

"I am at home in 'S' City. As for meeting, if you can, you can come to the Phoenix Mall in my city," the other party replied.

"Okay... At 7:30, okay?" Shen Yun suggested.

"Hmm...!" She nodded.

After that, Shen Yun hung up the phone and went to the bathroom to freshen up. He came back and dressed himself formally, wore a wristwatch, belt, picked up his phone, the small box, BMW car key, and left his house. After igniting the car, he left for the 'S' city, which was almost 350 kilometers away from the city he lived in. Both of them were in different cities, and it would take almost four hours to reach her city, with an average speed of the car.

Driving normally, sometimes his eyes fell on the wristwatch, phone, or small box on the seat of the car, and a faint smile appeared on his face. As the time passed, he checked out from the toll plaza and finally entered the main city.

After entering the main city, he opened the map on the phone and searched for the Phoenix Mall, and then after setting the location, he left for it. Glancing at the clock in the car, it was already 6:45 PM in the evening.

On the way to the Phoenix Mall, Shen Yuan was casually driving when he saw a bouquet stall. He parked his car in the parking lot and went to the bouquet stall to buy a bouquet.

"Aunt, please give me a bouquet of roses, and it must be the best quality," Shen Yun said politely to the elderly woman who was the shopkeeper.

"Son, the best Rose bouquet costs $10, with a total of 99 roses in it," the elderly woman said.

"Okay...!" He took out his phone, scanned the QR code, and paid the amount.

"Thank you..!" After taking the bouquet, he thanked the elderly woman.

"Best of luck..!" The elderly woman gave her blessings to Shen Yun.

Hearing the blessings, Shen Yun smiled a little bit and left from there, making his way to the mall. Soon, within twenty minutes, he looked at the huge Phoenix Mall signboard and three-dimensional ad on the corner of the Mall, and then finally parked the car in the parking space and sat on the seating area outside the Mall.

Looking at his watch, it was showing 7:19 PM when suddenly the light in front of him caught his attention. When Shen Yun raised his head, he saw a girl in a pink and black dress.

She glided through the crowd with an air of elegance, her long black hair cascading like a waterfall down her back. Adorned in flowing pink attire that trailed behind her with every step, she exuded an aura of sophistication. Black sunglasses concealed her gaze. Paired with sleek black leggings and striking red high heels, she commanded attention effortlessly.

Even Shen Yun was stunned for a few moments and then replied, "You have dressed up so much today..?"

"Hmmph... let's go and eat....!" Pulling Shen Yun inside the Mall, she found the restaurant on top of the Mall, where the sky could be seen.

After finding the corner position, both of them sat down facing each other and didn't say anything for a while, when suddenly the waiter came with the menu and placed it on the table.

"Sir, ma'am, you can order the food!"

After that, Shen Yun nodded at the girl in front of him to order the food. Because Shen Yun is vegetarian but the girl in front of him is non-vegetarian. However, when she is with him, she is vegetarian.

After a few minutes, she finally ordered the food and then looked at Shen Yun.

"Why did you want to meet with me so much?" She asked

"Ah... nothing, I was just feeling bored, and it had also been a few weeks since we last met, so I came here." Shen Yun explained calmly.

After talking for a while, the food was also ready.

Soon, they began to eat and talked a lot during the meal.

"Shen Yun, let's go see a movie. I saw the billboard, and there's a sci-fi movie playing. The timing is also perfect for us. The movie starts at 9:00, and it's only 8:50 now. We can pay a little more for VIP tickets if we hurry, otherwise, we'll miss part of the movie," she said, glancing at Shen Yun with a pleading look.

Seeing her cute and pleading face, Shen Yun felt helpless and could only nod, then followed her to the cinema hall in the mall. After buying the two VIP tickets, they watched the movie together.

Two hours later.

Coming out from the cinema hall, Xia Lingxue seemed emotional, with a few tears in her eyes.

In the movie, to save the planet, an extraterrestrial force invaded. The male lead was chosen for the mission, while the female lead stayed on the planet to supervise the whole mission.

However, as the law of the universe dictates, the closer one travels at the speed of light, the slower time passes. When the male lead completed his mission and returned, he found his lover, the female lead, already eighty years old, while he was only twenty-nine. When they met, the female lead died in the arms of the male lead, exhausted from waiting for him to return. Her wish was fulfilled, and she left her body, merging with the sky.

This made Xia Lingxue emotional.

Looking at the starry sky after coming out from the mall, Shen Yun glanced at her and said, "Wait for me, I've parked my car here, and then I will drop you off at your house!"

A few minutes later, a purple BMW pulled up in front of Xia Lingxue.

Shen Yun's heart raced as he clutched a bouquet of ninety-nine roses, each as red as the passion he felt inside. Xie Lingxue, unsuspecting of the impending confession, admired the city lights twinkling like distant stars.

He glanced at Xie Lingxue, her presence both calming and electrifying. Mustering all his courage, Shen Yun stepped closer to her, holding the bouquet out like a shield.

"Xie Lingxue," he began, his voice a mix of nerves and determination. "There's something important I need to say."

Xie Lingxue looked up, curiosity lighting her features. Seeing her attention fixed on him, Shen Yun set the bouquet on the table and slowly knelt on one knee before her, his gaze unwavering.

"For years now, you've been my closest friend, the one I turn to in joy and struggle," Shen Yun's voice grew firmer as he continued, "But over time, my feelings have grown into something much deeper than friendship."

He reached into his jacket, pulling out a small, jade-carved box and opening it to reveal a delicate ring sparkling under the restaurant's soft lights. "Xie Lingxue, I love you. I love you more deeply than I ever thought possible. You've filled my life with happiness and meaning, and I can't imagine a future without you by my side."

The air seemed to hold its breath, the ambient noises of the restaurant fading into silence around them.

"Will you make me the happiest man alive? Will you marry me?"

Xie Lingxue's eyes widened, unsure whether to be happy or sad. She was about to respond when suddenly someone interrupted.

"Xu'er, what are you doing here? And who is this guy?" A young man appeared amidst them.

"Who are you?" Shen Yun asked, his voice cold, discomfort evident as his confession was interrupted.

The man glanced at the kneeling Shen Yun and the ring in his hand, anger flaring in his expression as he grabbed Xia Lingxue's hand.

"Xu'er is my girlfriend, and I am her boyfriend. Don't you know? What are you doing here so late at night? It's 11:30. If I hadn't come, and Xu'er hadn't agreed to your confession, were you planning to force her?" The man bombarded Shen Yun with questions.

For a moment, even Shen Yun was stunned, unable to recall anyone in her life who matched this person's description, and finally resigned himself to accepting that he was her boyfriend.

Just as he was about to defend himself, he saw Xia Lingxue's tearful eyes and wondered if she also saw him as the man implied.

To be truthful, it was a terrible moment for Shen Yun. His hand trembled as he apologized, "Sorry, I was abrupt!"

Just then, his phone rang.

After glancing at them both, he answered the call.

"Boss, where are you? There's a huge investment opportunity with a company in the top 500 of the Fortune list."

"Oh... okay," Shen Yun replied slowly.

After hanging up, he turned back to them.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you had a boyfriend. It was all my fault. I'm leaving now; you can go home safely. Wishing both of you a happy life. " He said, forcing a smile while clutching the bouquet.

He then got into his car and drove away.

[From the next Chapter, main story line will start.]