After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 229 Red Cave 1 (2)

Chapter 229 A Cave of a Thousand Red Flowers (Part Two)

Having experienced so many similar things, Wang Qingyan's mindset didn't change much. Especially on his birthday, he even pulled Baili Ce to make dozens of river lanterns.

To be honest, it really pollutes the environment.

and--

"Who releases river lanterns in broad daylight?" Bai Li Ce's hands were numb.

Let's put it in the sea, are we just afraid our wish will come true?

He took her hand and held it, his eyes full of smiles. "I can let go whenever I want."

"......" That makes a lot of sense.

Bai Li Ce turned to leave... but didn't, turned back, and... hmm?

Aren't you going to give me a gift this year?

Bai Li Ce pointed expressionlessly at the still-sounding sea, "Isn't that it?"

"I made this myself," he said, looking at her intently.

He tried to reason with her, saying, "I did it too."

"What you did for me doesn't count."

Bai Li Ce's eyes were twitching... It was hard not to break her defenses, but there was nothing she could do.

After much thought, she decided to win him over with her sincerity.

"How about you beat me up? One punch is a gift."

Wang Qingyan tacitly took this as a playful gesture between husband and wife, saying, "Why don't you hit me? Ten punches and I'll kiss you."

I'm tempted, but my abilities don't allow it.

"My eyesight is poor, my hands and feet are clumsy, and my health is not good, so please don't make things difficult for me."

"I'm going to make things difficult for you."

After saying that, he pulled Baili Ce away from the shore and began to make clear demands, "First, it cannot be the same as the gift you gave me last year."

"Secondly, it can't be food, especially not longevity noodles, because I don't like eating noodles."

"Third, it cannot be origami. Giving paper as a birthday gift is considered unlucky and it is not easy to preserve."

"And what about the paper-cut window decorations?"

"That's different."

"..." His reasoning was entirely correct.

Wang Qingyan continued, "The fourth..."

The process was heartbreaking to recount. Halfway through, Baili Ce kept repeating to himself: Why isn't she dead yet?

I really hope Lu Jian will send troops over soon so we can kill them all.

But that's impossible. The Gu King hasn't officially shown himself yet, and that dog emperor Lu Jian won't act rashly.

So, after waiting until almost midnight, Baili Ce finally managed to deliver the gift.

"Knock knock..." The moment she knocked on Wang Qingyan's study door, she felt an impulse that was beyond her capabilities.

For example, as soon as he opens the door, she'll smash his head open, then launch a lightning-fast sneak attack on his vitals...

Upon hearing the knock, Wang Qingyan, who had been pacing back and forth, sat down, feigning composure, and deliberately didn't open the door...

Ok?

Never mind, let her do it herself.

He slammed the door open with his butt... The familiar layout, the familiar composure.

But Baili Ce's gait was already unsteady...

"Be careful," Wang Qingyan said, leaning forward to help her up. In the end, he couldn't keep up the act any longer.

I sat down safely, and the impulse I felt earlier had vanished.

"Happy birthday, I've done my best." Placing the box on the low table in front of him, Baili Ce rested his chin on his hand and began to feel sleepy.

Wang Qingyan placed his hand on the black lacquered box... After hesitating for a while, he slowly opened it.

He knew she would be perfunctory and might not even want to give him a gift.

But he still wanted to see if, in the final moments, she would care even a little bit about him.

"..." The box was opened, and a string of bamboo strips and tubes of different sizes came into view.

With a tug on the thread, you can hear the clear spring water splashing against the rocks, making a tinkling sound.

Wang Qingyan stared at it for a long time... until finally, out of curiosity, he shook it a few times, "ding-dong..."

He finally received the gift he had been dreaming of.

"Ding-dong..." Shake it a few more times, and you'll feel as happy as a child who's received a new and exciting toy.

"This one is better than that one."

Huh? Baili Ce squinted. "Which one is that?"

"Six years ago, at the foot of the mountain thirty miles from Tianshui Town, in the first year after you fled, there was a string of wind chimes hanging under the eaves of the place where you lived."

“…” Memories that had long been thrown into the trash can jumped up again and beat Baili Ce.

The wind chimes are simple and elegant, with a clear and melodious sound that is most comforting.

"But why did you only make one?"

There were so many scenes to fill the time. Baili Ce was exhausted and felt utterly hopeless. "It's already so difficult to be a person," he thought.

If she hadn't done this before and it wasn't difficult, she really would have slit her own throat.

Of course, she did deliberately only make one.

"Remember to make it up to me next time," Wang Qingyan reluctantly accepted her statement, not really intending to make things difficult for her.

Then, there was something else in the box.

"This is...you actually gave me this?" Wang Qingyan was a little surprised when he picked up the flower crown and took a look.

Dazzling and magnificent.

The lower edge of the flower crown is also decorated with a beautifully draped tassel made of beads, making it look like something for a woman.

Bai Li Ce immediately perked up, his spirits lifting considerably. "If you don't like it..."

"What's the harm?" She put it on directly and went to the mirror to tidy her appearance.

Bai Li Ce, “…”

Words cannot describe the shock.

All the flowers on the corolla were bright red.

Because of the storm a few days ago, there weren't many flowers left in the entire "Peach Blossom Spring".

The farmers practically ran themselves ragged, and even dyed many fakes with dye, before they finally managed to gather the amount she needed and deliver it to the estate.

The beads came in all shapes and sizes, and were strung together in shades of pink, white, light blue, light purple, pale yellow, and so on. The color scheme looked awkward no matter how you looked at it, and the shape of the flower crown was very similar to that of a phoenix crown. She thought that even if Wang Qingyan wasn't angry, he definitely wouldn't wear it, so she did it this way.

but now......

The moment Wang Qingyan turned around, Baili Ce's eyes widened.

Straight in the physical sense means involuntary, beyond the control of subjective consciousness, and unrelated to love, hate, or passion.

Only two words filled my mind: "magnificent".

She deliberately made the beaded curtain tassels very long, so the entire crown weighed at least ten pounds.

But when he put it on, the length was just right, reaching his waistline, and his posture was upright; it looked perfect no matter how you looked at it.

"Isn't it beautiful?" He moved closer to Baili Ce, the beaded curtain falling naturally, and smiled with a handsome and charming smile.

"..." Bai Li Ce clenched his sleeves, unable to answer for a moment.

Wang Qingyan didn't care about anything else and hugged him directly.

Even if you hate me, you can at least give me an objective and fair evaluation.

The beaded curtain was too long, hanging between them, making her feel both hot and cold.

"very nice"

There is no one more beautiful than you in the world.

But you are Wang Qingyan.