"You don’t need to say that again." Words like these, without any basis, who would believe them?

Yu Zexiao quickly said, "It’s true! I was thinking, a week from now, it’ll be your thirtieth birthday. I was originally thinking—on your birthday, we could get engaged. I went to pick out, and prepared an engagement ring for you."

Beside him, Chen Qinruo also smiled, "Sister Jian, it’s true. Brother Yu contacted me in private to prepare a surprise for you! You know, my family runs a wedding planning company, and he’s just a big man, how would he know these things? We’ve been secretly in touch all this time, just to plan a special gift for you on your birthday! Now the design drafts for the venue and everything are done, he’s just unsure about the engagement ring, so he brought me over for some advice. As for the baby products—"

She raised the bag in her hand, sticking out her tongue, "I ’troubled’ him with it ’by the way.’ You have no idea, those little clothes and diapers, they look small, but they’re actually heavy. How nice of Brother Yu to help me carry stuff!"

This time, Jian Anning was the one stunned. She hesitantly explained, "But Mom... Mom also..."

"It’s not just Mom, it’s the whole family that knows! You’re the only one we kept it from." Now that everything was clear, Yu Zexiao also came up to hold her hand, "These past few years, how have I treated you, and how have Mom and Dad treated you, you know it well. It’s fine if you don’t want to have kids, we can focus on our careers. Originally, I thought, if we can’t get married, we should at least get engaged. At least, we can have an engagement banquet, right? Getting engaged means we’re settling things, and we’ll also have an explanation for Grandpa and Grandma. We’re not young anymore, we can’t just think about ourselves. Mom and Dad, especially Grandpa and Grandma, they’re getting old, they just want to see us start a family and a career."

Jian Anning didn’t know what to say, her heart felt a bit sour, even though her mind was still a bit confused, hearing Yu Zexiao’s explanation, it seemed as if a string in her heart was gently plucked, making a clear sound.

"Speaking of which, it’s all because of you!" Yu Zexiao gave Situ Xuan, who was beside him, a fierce glare, "Honestly, you’re probably the most petty, least generous man I’ve ever met! How dare you threaten Anning, making her wait for you for five years! The key is this fool actually took it seriously! If it weren’t for you, we would have been married with kids by now!"

Situ Xuan stood to the side, looking indifferent, as if it had nothing to do with him. Over the years, he got used to his battles of wits with Yu Zexiao and didn’t care about this accusation at all.

Yu Zexiao continued, "Would you even consider—I could ever like another woman?"

Actually, Jian Anning always believed Yu Zexiao wouldn’t cheat, precisely because of this reason.

He’s such a clean freak, he can’t stand touching anyone, how could he possibly have something with another woman? Jian Anning wasn’t very convinced by other things, but hearing this, she was a bit inclined to believe it.

Yu Zexiao murmured quietly, "You think I don’t want to cheat? Unfortunately, I don’t have the conditions! Who told you back then..."

"You dare!" Jian Anning got angrier the more she thought about it, kicking his shin hard, "You keep talking!"