Outside, the heavy snow was swirling down. Zhaozhao quietly followed Su Yuan. The snow boots on the ground made a creaking sound. Curiously, she stretched her hand out of the umbrella to catch the falling snowflakes, and stared at them intently when they landed on her palm.
It never snowed on Wutong Mountain. Probably because of the protection of her master, the Vermilion Bird, the weather on the mountain was sunny all year round, with only occasional light rains. So this was the first time Zhaozhao had seen real snow in her life. She had only heard about it from her senior brothers before.
She didn't care at all about what Su Yuan said about going to the Demon Administration Bureau to get a certificate. In Zhaozhao's mind, that certificate was obviously not as attractive as this falling snow.
Zhaozhao trusted Su Yuan completely. She believed that he would never harm her. After a tiring night, she was willing to follow Su Yuan's lead no matter what he did.
As for Su Yuan, after he held Zhaozhao's hand and said those words, he didn't hear a response from behind. Then, the cold wind outside blew, and his excited and hot heart gradually calmed down.
"Zhaozhao, you don't ask anything. Are you really that confident in leaving yourself in my hands?" Even though he knew the answer in his heart, he still couldn't help asking. He wanted to hear Zhaozhao answer with her own mouth.
Zhaozhao was having a great time playing with the snow. Without looking up, she said to Su Yuan, "I'm confident. Why wouldn't I be? Do you think you'll hurt me? Of course not!"
Hearing Zhaozhao's happy voice, Su Yuan suddenly realized a problem. He stopped, turned around, lifted Zhaozhao's chin, and stared at her seriously. His tone was very solemn. "Do you know what kind of certificate I'm talking about?"
Su Yuan was born with a cold body. Most of the time, his body temperature was relatively low. Zhaozhao shrank into her scarf because of the cold touch of his fingers. Blinking her big eyes, she looked innocent. "I don't know."
"..." He had been careless. He knew it was because of this.
Sighing helplessly, Su Yuan began to explain to Zhaozhao. "The certificate I'm talking about is a marriage certificate. Do you understand what marriage is? Once we get this certificate, it means we're husband and wife. You'll be bound to me for the rest of your life. Are you still willing?"
After Su Yuan said this, his expression was no longer as calm as before. He was a little nervous as he waited for Zhaozhao's answer. Even though he was confident that Zhaozhao would definitely agree, he still couldn't help feeling nervous at this moment. It was only natural for a demon.
Unexpectedly, Zhaozhao had a strange way of thinking. No one knew how her little brain worked all day. She clapped her hands happily, looked up at Su Yuan with shining eyes, and said, "Does that mean you'll also belong to me for the rest of your life?"
She was like a good student who could draw inferences from one example when doing a problem. She looked up, waiting for the teacher's praise.
What else could he say to such a good student? Of course, he could only spoil her. He reached out and stroked Zhaozhao's head, smiling gently. "Yes, our Zhaozhao is so smart."
Zhaozhao happily lowered her head and took Su Yuan's hand. Holding his palms tightly with both hands, she carefully warmed them with the gloves Su Yuan had given her and said to him, "Of course I'm willing. I've been willing for a long time, haven't I?"
Su Yuan looked at Zhaozhao's little head in front of him. Watching her happily shaking her head, he immediately remembered the little leaf on her head when they were in the cave. His heart melted completely.
His little tree was so innocent and naive, and she loved him so sincerely and passionately. She trusted him so much that she was willing to give everything to him. But he had been so eager to trick her into his arms. He really was too much of a brute.
Su Yuan couldn't help despising himself.
In the world, when people courted each other, in the old days, there were matchmakers and marriage letters. Nowadays, there were all kinds of romantic proposals. Zhaozhao didn't understand these things, but he couldn't let her be wronged like this.
Everything that others could have, his Zhaozhao must have too.
After making up his mind, Su Yuan was no longer in a hurry to go to the Demon Realm's Civil Affairs Bureau to get the certificate. Instead, he took out his phone and called Nan Jia, Gu Qing, Fu Feng, and other close friends, telling them to come to the Jinghua Hotel for dinner.
Then, as if he thought of something, he paused as he was about to put away his phone and sent messages to Song Yao and Lou Qingzhuo respectively. Of course, Su Yuan didn't have Lou Qingzhuo's modern contact information. He directly cast a spell to send the message to Lou Qingzhuo.
Su Yuan's idea was very simple. Now that he was in high spirits and he and Zhaozhao were in love, he must show off to that kid to dispel his thoughts about Zhaozhao.
Now the Eastern Clan's Demon King only had this one son. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Su Yuan really didn't want to take this kid's life. After all, if the Eastern Clan lost their future young master, it would only cause trouble for him in the future. And now, all Su Yuan could think about was going to have a two - person world with Zhaozhao.
Zhaozhao, of course, didn't know all these twists and turns in Su Yuan's mind. She just happily went to the hotel with Su Yuan.
In the VIP private room of the Jinghua Hotel, Nan Jia and Fu Feng looked at Su Yuan and Zhaozhao sitting opposite them, holding hands and looking deeply in love. Their expressions were extremely interesting. Gu Qing and Chu Ming were quite calm.
Gu Qing knew Su Yuan's character well. After what had happened, it would be strange if this old dragon wasn't attracted. So he wasn't curious. As for Chu Ming, it was different. He never doubted the relationship between these two from beginning to end. He always believed that they were not just innocent friends.
"Cough! So... are you really together?" Nan Jia cleared her throat and asked the first soul - searching question of the day.
In response, Su Yuan raised his eyelids and gave her a cold look. Raising his eyebrows, he retorted, "Isn't it obvious enough?"
"Pfft, cough, cough..." Fu Feng choked on a mouthful of tea. He found this Su Yuan really novel and stared at Su Yuan's face from all angles. He even looked like he wanted to rush up and pinch the other person's face.
Look at this subtle show - off. Was this really Su Yuan?
Su Yuan was too lazy to pay attention to him. He had invited these people here today for something important.
A few minutes later, Song Yao came. She also brought an unexpected guest - Lu Chukong.
Lou Qingzhuo didn't come after receiving the message, but it didn't matter. After all, in Su Yuan's mind, there would be many more opportunities to strike at his love rival, or rather, his "former love rival".
When Song Yao saw Zhaozhao, she went up and shook Zhaozhao's hand affectionately. When her eyes caught sight of the hickey on Zhaozhao's neck, she glared at Su Yuan disapprovingly and quietly scolded him, "Brute." Then she withdrew her gaze.
Zhaozhao saw her cousin was with Lu Chukong again and was curious to ask something. But Song Yao seemed to sense it and blocked her mouth. "Don't ask anything now. I'll tell you when I have the chance later." As she said this, a suspicious blush appeared on her face. Feeling embarrassed under Zhaozhao's inquisitive gaze, she sat down opposite them.
Lu Chukong still looked carefree. Seeing Su Yuan and Zhaozhao's intimate gestures, he cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations." It made this meal seem like their wedding banquet.
Zhaozhao replied without a care in the world, "Congratulations to you too." This made Song Yao even more embarrassed. She silently stepped on Lu Chukong's foot under the table.
Su Yuan saw this, but he was never interested in things that didn't concern Zhaozhao, so he didn't expose them.
When all the dishes were served and he had taken care of Zhaozhao until she finished eating, there was a cinema on the top floor of the Jinghua Hotel that was only open to members. Su Yuan took the opportunity to send Zhaozhao up to watch a movie. Then he returned to the private room again.
Fu Feng saw that he was finally going to talk about the important thing. Crossing his legs, he asked casually, "Come on, what do you want from us?"
Su Yuan gave him a sidelong glance and said seriously, "I want to propose to Zhaozhao. I invited you here today to help me come up with some ideas. I want to give Zhaozhao a proposal she'll never forget."
The air was silent for a second, and then there was a burst of laughter in the private room.
"Hahaha..." Fu Feng was laughing so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. He slapped the table while holding on to it. "Come on, you're saying something so serious about making it unforgettable... It really doesn't match your image at all. Hahaha..."
Nan Jia also found it hard to hold back her laughter.
In contrast to these laughing demons, Song Yao was very calm. She didn't get angry, jump up, or accuse Su Yuan of being delusional. She didn't even object. Instead, she took out a household register like a magic trick and threw it on the table in front of Su Yuan with a thud. "Here. You'll need this to get the marriage certificate."
Seeing this, Su Yuan narrowed his eyes. Song Yao's reaction was very abnormal.
"We don't need your human - world household register to get a marriage certificate in the Demon Realm."
Song Yao paused, gave a non - committal "oh", and then was about to take back the household register, but Su Yuan took it away first. She stared at Su Yuan in confusion.
Su Yuan put away the household register, tapped his index finger gently on the table, and calmly asked, "What's going on with the Xuan Sect?"