Chapter 853: Chapter 846: Isn’t This a Bit Too Hasty?

"I’ll custom-make a few sofa cushions and throw pillows for it; it’ll be really comfortable," Lin Wanwan looked at the arranged furniture with satisfaction.

Lu Shouyue smiled, "Alright, you handle it. It’s getting late, shall we go have dinner?"

"Wait for me, I’ll be right back," Lin Wanwan said, then opened the Space-Time Gate to return to the Great Tang.

She retraced her steps back to her room and then traveled from her bedroom back to the modern era.

If she stayed in the storeroom without coming out, Xiao Yan wouldn’t see her return to the room and would surely become anxious. That would trigger a lot of chain reactions, so it was more prudent to return to her bedroom and pretend to be asleep.

Appearing once again in the modern world, Lin Wanwan had already taken off her ancient robe. As she put on her white down jacket, she said, "Okay, now we’re ready to go."

Lu Shouyue was very curious about what she was up to, hastily shuttling back and forth, but Lin Wanwan felt it was too complicated to explain, so she glossed over it without going into detail.

Lu Shouyue couldn’t do much about her evasiveness, so he had to suppress his curiosity.

Their dinner was naturally at Jie Yuting’s private restaurant. No matter when you try to make a reservation, it’s always packed.

After dinner, sure enough, Lu Shouyue thick-skinnedly wanted to go home with Lin Wanwan.

"We can either go to your place or mine; in any case, I don’t want to be apart from you today," Lu Shouyue, such a big man, was even acting coy.

In the end, Lin Wanwan could only choose the lesser of two evils and took Lu Shouyue back to her little villa.

Sigh! Can’t do anything about him.

Lin Wanwan sighed!

Under the moonlit night, the two of them nestled in a lazy couch on the attic, with a large glass window overhead.

Starlight and city lights cascaded through the glass, creating a tranquil beauty.

There was only a dim yellow wall lamp lit in the attic, and Lin Wanwan’s head rested on Lu Shouyue’s chest as she held him, both looking up at the sky.

After a long while, Lu Shouyue suddenly said, "Wanwan, should we set a date for the wedding?"

Lin Wanwan was taken aback, and couldn’t help but say, "Isn’t it too soon?"

Lu Shouyue glanced at her, "Too soon for what?"

Half-biting her lip, Lin Wanwan looked up to meet his gaze, captivated by the emotions in his deep and charming eyes.

Moments later, she lowered her gaze and nodded gently, "Alright."

Lu Shouyue’s heart eased, she agreed!

A wave of intense joy filled his mind, and he felt the need to do something to suppress the urge to laugh out loud.

He propped himself up on the couch, encircled her in his arms against the light, and kissed her fiercely.

Even though he hadn’t spoken any sweet words just then, Lin Wanwan could hear so much in his deep gaze and burning breath.

Electric currents surged through her spine, draining all the strength from her body, leaving her as soft as clay, at his mercy, her cheeks flushed with desire, like blooming peach blossoms.

Although marriage seemed a bit daunting, it wasn’t impossible if it was Lu Shouyue.

After a long kiss, Lu Shouyue held her, breathing heavily against her neck, his voice seemingly magnetic, "Wanwan, how about setting the wedding date for May 2nd? It’s an auspicious day, suitable for a wedding."

Lin Wanwan asked, "What about the Gregorian date?"

"July 2nd."

Their engagement date was May 16th on the Gregorian calendar; the wedding date was just over a month away!

"... Is it too soon? Who gets married a month after getting engaged?"

Lu Shouyue looked at her, "Some do. We do."

Lin Wanwan was defeated by his earnest look and chuckled, "Alright, as you wish! Earlier you asked for my birth details to pick an auspicious date? Mr. Lu, you’re quite superstitious!"

"Mm," Lu Shouyue chuckled a few times, not denying it.

He was like most of the younger generation in Huaxia, somewhat skeptical of such things.

But the elders at home believed in it more. He just had one request: the sooner, the better; he’d love to get engaged tomorrow and married the day after.

Lu Shouyue lifted Lin Wanwan’s hand with the blue diamond engagement ring and kissed it lightly, half-joking and half-serious, "I heard you get the marriage certificate before the wedding, Wanwan, how about we get the certificate tomorrow?"

Lin Wanwan was amused by him, "Lu Shouyue! Can’t you slow down? You’re too much!"

Lu Shouyue smiled and buried his head in her shoulder, "Can’t help it. If I don’t marry you soon, I’m afraid you’ll run away."

Lin Wanwan raised an eyebrow, "You didn’t prepare any prenuptial agreement for me to sign?"

Honestly, Lin Wanwan had been prepared for this, having seen it a lot in the news.

Lu Shouyue kissed her rosy lips and lightly said with a smile, "Prenup? Wanwan, afraid I’ll take your Space-Time Gate?"

"You know that’s not what I meant."

Lu Shouyue stopped being cheeky and seriously said, "Wanwan, we don’t need those."

Lin Wanwan looked into his eyes, trying to discern if he was sincere or not.

After all, it wasn’t just him; it also involved the endless wealth behind him.

But all she saw in his eyes was deep affection, without any impurity.

At least at that moment, his sincerity was undeniable.

Lin Wanwan’s heart was filled with an indescribable emotion. If Lu Shouyue had handed her a prenup, she would have signed it.

But he didn’t, which made her even happier.

She lifted her head and lightly kissed his eyes, "Then you better not regret it."

Lu Shouyue responded with a kiss a hundred times more passionate; everything was unspoken.

Under the backdrop of the Great Tang’s time-space, seven days of the new year holiday quickly passed.

On the first day back to work in the new year, Du Shaofu, in charge of public security, received a tip-off and led a team of government officials and bailiffs to raid a hidden gambling den in the mountains.

This location was disclosed by Xu Rongwei to earn credit.

Although he had been caught by Xiao Chong’s subordinates before the new year, the county government was restless, and no one was in the mood to interrogate him.

He had been locked up in the county jail, eating coarse prison food he’d never had in his life, sleeping on hard straw beds he’d never known, enduring nine difficult days.

As the new year resumed and court was in session, after just two strokes of the punishment rod, he confessed to everything.

Xu Rongwei knew very well that even if he didn’t confess, once his sentence was handed down, that place wouldn’t belong to the Xu family anymore.

So why not confess and use it as a bargaining chip for a reduced sentence?

His son had yet to be caught; it seemed he had safely escaped, which put him at ease. With the prepared identity documents, his son could change his name and start anew.

He was relieved that during their escape, he had given most of their liquid assets to his son. With wealth at hand, it would be easy to establish oneself quickly anywhere; money makes the world go round.

So now, all he needed was to avoid a harsh punishment and look forward to a chance to make a comeback after getting out of prison.

Then he could find his son and, together, they could quickly restore their former glory.

However, this plan of his, his son, who was buried in a desolate place by those from Baye Feng, would never know.