Chapter 449 Will You Marry Me?
First sunflower balloon, then a charity project, this must be Laura's guidance!
Why would she do something like this today? Because today was his birthday!
Steven suddenly had a guess in his heart; it must be Laura preparing a birthday gift for him! No wonder she said she would give a different kind of gift this year.
Even without receiving the gift yet, just seeing this thoughtfulness, Steven was already satisfied.
Without any hesitation, Steven directly asked the girl, "So where should I go next?"
Sure enough, the girl smiled and pointed him in a direction.
Steven thanked her and then walked in that direction with the balloon.
At the end of the corridor, there were two paths on the left and right.
Steven looked around and saw a girl sitting in a wheelchair at the stairway on the right. He was stunned for a moment, then walked over.
The girl had a pale face and wore a knitted hat.
She was sitting in the wheelchair with a blanket over her legs, and underneath the blanket, a striped pant leg was faintly visible.
It looked like hospital patient clothes.
Before Steven could speak, the girl looked at him.
The girl was very beautiful, but very thin, making her eyes look particularly large.
She said, "I have a question I want to ask you."
Steven didn't know what to think, and his heart tightened. He said, "Go ahead."
The girl said, "I have a terminal illness."
Steven's breath caught. It was clear that the girl was not in good condition. If she said she had a terminal illness, it was probably true.
Steven didn't know what to say.
The girl continued, "But I don't want to burden my boyfriend."
Steven's heart ached, thinking of himself at that time.
When he was first diagnosed, the first thought in his mind was: He was sick, what would happen to Laura?
If he left this world, who would protect and love Laura?
Even knowing this was arranged by Laura, Steven's eyes still reddened.
Laura was too cruel. After all these years, she still hadn't let go of this matter.
Steven's Adam's apple moved, and he said, "This is not a burden. If he truly loves you, he would want to be with you through the last stage of your life. He wouldn't want you to face the pain alone."
The girl smiled, "Really?"
Steven nodded, his voice steady, "Really. Any problem should be faced together."
"Well said," the girl said, "Then I won't worry about it anymore. Thank you."
"And thank you, too. I should go down these stairs, right?"
The girl nodded and wheeled herself away.
Only then did Steven realize that this area seemed to have been cleared out. As he went down the stairs, he didn't encounter anyone.
Steven had initially thought this was Laura's birthday gift to him. But after the encounter with the girl sitting in the wheelchair and hearing what she said, he felt a bit uncertain.
He was even a bit anxious. Although he thought Laura wouldn't bring up old issues on his birthday, knowing Laura's personality, it wasn't impossible.
Steven couldn't help but feel nervous. Now, he wasn't even thinking about the birthday gift; it would be good enough if Laura wasn't mad at him.
He reached the first floor, which was very spacious. In such a mall, they were always thinking of ways to attract customers, so the decor was very luxurious.
The first floor and the entire mall's dome were open, with railings on the other floors so that if there was a large performance on the first floor, the other floors could see it.
At this moment, the first floor was also very quiet.
Steven felt uneasy, even a bit afraid to move forward.
Because Laura had so many ideas, he didn't even know whether what awaited him was a surprise or a shock.
He even thought, 'Forget it, who needs a birthday gift. Having Laura by my side is already enough.'
But curiosity still drove him to move forward. He walked to the center of the first-floor hall, and the huge screen above suddenly made a sound.
He instinctively looked up. The giant screen hung in the center, and with a bang, it exploded into brilliant fireworks.
Previously, he had thought that when he proposed to Laura, there should also be fireworks.
After the fireworks exploded, the screen went black. But Steven felt that there must be something else waiting for him.
He held his breath, and sure enough, the next second, Laura's figure appeared on the big screen.
"Steven."
She stood in the middle of a sea of flowers, wearing only a simple white dress.
Steven felt a bit dazed, as if he had been transported back many years to the first time he met Laura, who was wearing a white dress. Back then, he thought she was the epitome of gentleness and cuteness.
He didn't expect her to have such a direct and passionate personality. But he liked Laura just the way she was.
The first time they met, Laura dressed so demurely for a reason.
So many years had passed, and in Steven's memory, Laura had never dressed like that again.
But today, she wore the same white dress from their first meeting.
Back then, Steven was still a gentleman, smiling and telling Laura to go home early in the evening.
Now, he just wanted to tear that dress apart and possess Laura fiercely. His Adam's apple moved violently.
Laura smiled at him on the screen, then lifted her skirt and twirled, "Do I look good?"
"Steven, time flies, we've known each other for almost ten years. How many decades does a person have? Although I once thought I would never speak to you again, it seems I can't do it."
"Steven, no matter if the road ahead is smooth or rough, filled with flowers or thorns, I don't want to be apart from you. Ah, you might be thinking, how annoying, is Laura, this arrogant and domineering woman, going to cling to me for the rest of my life?"
Laura said this and then looked down and laughed. When she looked up again, Steven's heart trembled. She always had the ability to easily stir up his deepest desires.
"Yes, what can I do, Steven, I'm stuck with you. You've made me so domineering and unreasonable, what choice do I have but to continue to torment you? We're at this age now, so I think I won't torment anyone else."
"There might be three, four, or five more decades ahead, Steven, are you willing to spend them with me? Until we're old and gray, and our teeth fall out."
"Steven!" she called his name again. But this time, the voice was so close, so clear, it didn't seem to come from the screen.
Steven turned around sharply.
Laura was sitting on a swing on the second floor, wearing that white dress, like an angel descending from heaven.
Only then did Steven realize that at some point, the railings on several floors were filled with people.
And Laura, with her hands around her mouth, shouted to him in front of everyone, "Steven! Will you marry me?"
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