Chapter 295 - Disaster Date

Zhang Yu Han did not know whether he should laugh or cry as he stared at the bowl of hot, beef noodles in front of him. Although the aroma from the hot broth was very inviting, Zhang Yu Han found himself losing his appetite.

They were supposed to have a romantic dinner in a famous fine dining restaurant. Then, someone was going to deliver a bouquet of roses and the, he was going to pop up the question. A romantic dinner, wine, flowers, and a ring. It was the perfect combination and Zhang Yu Han was sure that he would never fail with this plan.

However, what he did not expect was for his secretary to book the wrong date.

"Come on," Li Qin Yao giggled. She had long noticed the sullen look on her husband's face. "This place was not so bad," she coaxed. "The noodle is delicious."

"I wanted to take you out somewhere special for our date," Zhang Yu Han said with a sigh. "And there was nothing special about having beef noodles for dinner on the street side."

"Didn't we say that we would come and have our dinner at Petit Jardin tomorrow?" she persuaded. "Come on. Eat up and let's go on a walk after this."

Zhang Yu Han turned to his wife who was so clueless that he was upset that his plan has gone down the drain. However, as he saw the happy smile on her face, Zhang Yu Han could not help but to get infected. Slowly, a smile began to form on his face. "Alright," he spoke after a while. "I'll listen to my wife."

Once they finished their food, the couple went for a walk around the street while discussing their work and their upcoming wedding. After a while, Zhang Yu Han began to notice the small droplets of water spilled on his face. Just as he looked up at the sky, the rain started to fall.

Zhang Yu Han cursed under his breath, noticing that everything seemed to go wrong for him that night. "Come on. We have to find a place to take shelter."He grabbed her hand in his and ran to find a shelter.

Li Qin Yao laughed as they both took shelter beside a store. "Wow. I didn't think that it would rain. But I guess, it should stop raining soon."

Zhang Yu Han looked at his wife and noticed how her blouse has turned translucent. The moisture from the rain made the dress clung tightly to her body. Her curves and skins were starting to show. Swiftly, Zhang Yu Han took off his jacket and draped it on her shoulder.

"Thank you," Li Qin Yao said smiled.

As he looked at the weather, Zhang Yu Han could not help but sigh. It seemed as if the universe was going against him. Everything seemed to go wrong for him. Though he has now accepted that he will have to push his plan to propose tomorrow, he had wanted to enjoy his time with his wife together. But now… everything turned to a mess.

Zhang Yu Han turned to his wife and sighed helplessly. "It would have been perfect if everything went according to plan. You might be enjoying strawberry mille-fuille for dessert right now if only we didn't get our reservation mixed up. It seemed that this is turning into a disastrous date" 

"When did you start to view things negatively?" Li Qin Yao tiptoed to flick her finger on his forehead.

Feeling that soft touch, Zhang Yu Han turned to look at his wife with a puzzled look. "What are you doing?"

"Why are you so bent on having a perfect night or a perfect date? "

Zhang Yu Han let out a helpless sigh, but he could not possibly tell her about his plan. He pushed a few strands of hair behind her ears and leaned to kiss her ear. "I just wanted to make you happy."

"What's wrong with having beef noodles on the street side? What's wrong with rainy weather? I like them. As long as we're together like this, I am happy." Li Qin Yao squeezed at his hand. "As long as you're by my side, everything became perfect for me."

His body stiffened at her words. Zhang Yu Han found himself staring into her eyes and was amazed at how she could drive him crazy just by looking into his eyes. "You're right," he finally smiled. "This is perfect." He dipped down to kiss her lips and sigh. When he looked up again, the rain has suddenly stopped.

"Come on, let's go back and change before both of us would get sick from the rain," Li Qin Yao said.

Zhang Yu Han nodded. As he turned around, something caught his eyes and Zhang Yu Han suddenly paused. His eyes narrowed at the shop across the street. Then, he gave a light squeeze at her hand and said, "Wait here for a moment."

"Where are you going?" Li Qin Yao grabbed his hand before he walked away. 

"Just wait here for a moment. I'll come back shortly."

Seeing the anxious look on her husband's face, Li Qin Yao released her grip and frowned as she watched him crossed the street. Less than five minutes later, her husband returned to her side. Li Qin Yao was stunned upon seeing a bouquet red roses and baby breaths in his hand. It was then that Li Qin Yao realized that her husband had gone to the florist. 

Zhang Yu Han paused to catch up with his breath. Then, he handed the bouquet to his wife with a wide smile on his face. "For you. Perhaps I might not able to spoil you with a romantic dinner, but I hope you will like this."

"Thank you." She inhaled at the roses and laughed. "It's beautiful."

Li Qin Yao frowned at his sudden strangeness. "What's wrong?"

"I," he paused briefly. "I was planning to do this right after we enjoyed our dessert in the restaurant. But, because this is a perfect moment, maybe it would be better to do it right here, right now. Li Qin Yao," he smiled nervously.

"Yes?"

Li Qin Yao gasped when she saw him dropped down to one knee. A blue velvet suddenly materialized in his palm. He lifted the lid slowly, to reveal the diamond ring. 

He looked at her with an anxious smile on his face. "Li Qin Yao, Will you marry me?"

Li Qin Yao felt her breath stuck in her throat. She brought her hand to cover her mouth and swallowed. Her gaze alternated between her husband and the diamond ring. She had never thought that the white-knight moment would happen to her. She reached her hand to him and laughed. "Why are you proposing to me again? We are already husband and wife."

"I know that we are married, but I still wanted to do this," Zhang Yu Han took a deep breath and smiled shakily. "Previously, I was in a hurry to marry you that I did not prepare flowers or a ring when I proposed. I wanted to propose to you after our romantic dinner, but a lot of things happened." 

Li Qin Yao smiled when she finally figured out why her husband was acting so strangely that night.

"Ten years ago, I was too slow to get to know you. Because of that, when it comes to you, suddenly I became impatient. I was going to postpone this proposal to tomorrow when I found that my plan did not go smoothly as I thought tonight. But suddenly, I cannot wait anymore. I feel like if I did not do this right now, something else might pop up and ruin my plan." He paused to look into her eyes and took a deep breath. "Li Qin Yao, I love you and I want to marry you. Will you… marry me?" 

Just as Zhang Yu Han was going to say another word to persuade her, he heard her answer.

"Yes. Zhang Yu Han, no matter how many times you ask me, the answer will always be yes." With that answer, her lips descended to meet his.