Chapter 1086 - Perplexed and Smitten 146
Chapter 1086 Perplexed and Smitten 146
Upon hearing her words, he said, “You… are prone to getting heart attacks?”
Fang Erlan answered in amusement, “I was just making a casual remark. It doesn’t mean I’d really get a heart attack…”
“You’re not allowed to say such things so casually from now on,” he said, placing his helmet onto the motorbike. He then began walking toward a plain-looking store.
Fang Erlan followed closely behind him, not knowing what he went there for.
Fang Erlan discovered that it was a whole new world inside.
It turned out to be a tailor’s shop.
To be exact, it was a bridal store.
Staring at the wedding gowns in front of her, Fang Erlan tugged Xiao Chenyang’s shirt and asked softly, “Why did you bring me here?”
“Try them on and see if they fit.”
Fang Erlan obviously knew what it meant to try on gowns. “I’m not going to get married anyway. Why are we getting a wedding gown tailored?”
“The tailor here is a prestigious designer who’s known to make the best gowns. It’s hard to fix an appointment with him. I booked an appointment with him more than ten years ago. However, I told him to begin making the dress when I returned to S Nation previously. It should be almost completed. Isn’t it better to get a gown made in advance? It’ll come in handy sooner or later anyway.”
“When I get married in the future… I’ll settle my wedding gown myself. You don’t have to worry about it.”
“Why don’t I have to worry about it? I’m the only person you can marry. Who’s going to be concerned if not me?” He grabbed her wrist and said, “Come here.”
Fang Erlan refused to budge and was dragged to the wedding-gown tailor.
The designer was an old, bearded man who seemed to be in his late seventies.
Fang Erlan was surprised to see that the tailor was already so advanced in his years. Wouldn’t his eyesight be blurry?
“Uncle, do you make all wedding gowns from scratch on your own?”
She was not proficient in the foreign language and struggled to piece her words together. However, the tailor still could not understand her despite her gestures.
“Yes, all the gowns are handmade by me. I only make two a year,” the elderly tailor answered.
Fang Erlan did not exactly understand what he meant. She asked Xiao Chenyang, “What does he mean?”
“He meant that he only makes two gowns a year.”
Fang Erlan then asked, “How much does one bespoke gown cost? It must cost a bomb, right?”
He ignored her and communicated with the tailor fluently in the foreign language that she could not understand.
Fang Erlan headed to the fitting room and, with the assistance of the staff, put on the bespoke wedding gown that was tailored to her measurements.
Before she put it on, she was still thinking to herself that the gown definitely wouldn’t fit her well since Xiao Chenyang did not know her exact measurements.
However, she got a great shock after putting it on.
It fit her perfectly from head to toe, be it her shoulders or her waist.
It seemed like it was modeled according to her body.
The wedding gown was a mermaid-tail-shaped gown that exposed her back and was cinched at her waist. When she exited, the staff helped her carry the tail of her dress, all the way until they reached the large mirror.
Staring at her reflection in the mirror, Fang Erlan gasped in shock and disbelief. She felt like she was looking at a different person.
The bandeau around her chest was embellished with pearls while the fabric around her waist was encrusted with glistening diamonds. The wedding gown greatly accentuated her curves, and she could tell that it was made by an extremely-skilled tailor.
She looked at Xiao Chenyang’s reflection in the mirror and held his gaze for a split second before looking away quickly.
On the way home, Fang Erlan asked, “I really don’t get it. Why… did you suddenly decide to get a wedding gown made for me?”
Keeping his eyes fixed on the roads ahead while riding the motorbike, he answered, “What reason could there be? I just wanted to see you in a wedding gown sooner.”
Fang Erlan shifted her gaze onto the wedding gown in his hand. She could not help but feel confused, bewildered, and at a loss for what to do because of his sudden show of affection.
When he brought her to a jewelry store, Fang Erlan immediately understood what was going on. “Are you getting a ring?”
He said in admission, “I ordered a bespoke one a few days ago. I’m going to collect it today.”
Fang Erlan waved at him and said, “Go ahead and collect it, I’ll wait for you here.”
He asked solemnly, “If you get taken away by a thug again while I’m inside, where am I supposed to go to find you?”
Fang Erlan turned pale instantly at the thought of the terrifying incident.
She leaned against him and said, “All you do is frighten me. Let’s go.”
She tried on the blue diamond ring, which was resized to fit her finger perfectly, before the sales assistant placed it inside a red box.
While Xiao Chenyang was making his payment, she asked using the foreign language in which she’s pathetically influent, “Miss, how much does that ring cost?”
Smiling, the sales assistant answered, “Thirty million dollars.”
Fang Erlan was shocked out of her senses. Thirty million dollars…
If it were to be converted to S Nation’s currency…
That would be more than 90 million dollars!!!
The shock had robbed her of her speech. Xiao Chenyang actually bought her such an expensive ring…
When he returned from the cashier, Fang Erlan said, “The ring is too expensive, return it.”
“Your man can afford it.” He patted her head and said, “Put the ring in your bag and we’ll leave this place.”
Upon the sight of him walking away, Fang Erlan put the ring inside her back and hurriedly chased after him. She retorted, “You’re not my man. Stop spouting nonsense.”
“We eat together, sleep together, and live together. Tell me, if I’m not your man, who is?”
“You forced me to do those things with you. I didn’t do them willingly.”
“The result is the same anyway.” He walked toward the motorbike and put the helmet onto her head. “I’ll take you to a place that I really want you to see.”
“When are we returning to S Nation?”
“Are you really that eager to go back?”
“Yes, I don’t feel safe being abroad.”
Xiao Chenyang stared at her and said, “You’re not to say this again from now on. You’ll be safe as long as I’m with you.”
“But I want to go back. Let’s leave earlier.”
He conceded, “Shall we leave tomorrow, then?”
Fang Erlan nodded and said, “Okay.”
The motorbike sped through the roads. After a long journey, they finally arrived at the foot of a huge mountain.
He parked the motorbike in a dilapidated house and brought her to a flat ground.
“Where’s this place?”
“Mount Wanyan.”
Fang Erlan scanned her surroundings and asked, “Are we going to go up the mountains?”
“Yes.”
“How are we supposed to do that?” Pointing at a faraway spot, Fang Erlan said, “There seems to be a road there.”
“We won’t take that path.”
“What do we do, then?”
He leaned closer toward her and stood in front of her. He then wrapped her arms around his waist. Before she could even struggle, he hugged her tightly and launched himself into the sky together with her.
“Ahh!!!” Fang Erlan shrieked in terror. She had turned pale once again, and her eyes were tightly shut while her body stiffened.
By the time her feet touched the ground again, she was swaying uncontrollably from side to side, still afraid to open her eyes.
Xiao Chenyang let go of her only when she finally stood steadily on her feet. “Open your eyes and look around you.”