Lu Jinshi saw how serious she looked, thought for a moment, and didn’t insist further.
She still couldn’t fully trust or rely on him, and had even been maintaining a very proper sense of distance.
Since that was the case, he wouldn’t force her. He’d bring her to gradually add things later.
“Tell me when you want to go pick them up,” he said.
Tang Wei blinked and nodded.
She naturally had no objections to that. She wouldn’t insist on carrying things herself—those were all physical tasks, and if she wasn’t careful and hurt the baby, that wouldn’t be good.
Lu Jinshi opened the passenger door for her. “There’s one more thing to buy.”
Tang Wei was puzzled and tilted her head to ask, but Lu Jinshi had already closed the passenger door and walked toward the driver’s seat.
Once he got in the car, Tang Wei finally voiced her confusion. “What else do we need to buy?”
“You’ll know when we get there.”
Seeing her curious expression, Lu Jinshi rarely played coy.
Tang Wei pursed her lips, then suddenly thought of something and quickly asked, “You didn’t arrange anything in advance, did you?”
Thinking back to that flashy scene earlier, Tang Wei still had lingering trauma.
Lu Jinshi: “…No.”
Earlier, he was worried she’d be hungry in the morning and wanted her to eat nutritiously and healthily, so he’d informed the manager in advance to make arrangements.
How could he arrange things like that everywhere he went?
Tang Wei patted her chest, relieved.
It wasn’t until she saw the counter full of rings that Tang Wei finally realized what Lu Jinshi had brought her to buy.
“Welcome! Are you two looking for wedding rings?” the sales associate said with a full smile as she approached. “These are all our new arrivals. Feel free to take a look.”
Lu Jinshi turned his head toward Tang Wei. “Which one do you like?”
With such a dazzling array of rings, Tang Wei’s eyes were a bit overwhelmed.
She lowered her gaze and calmly looked away. “You pick.”
Lu Jinshi’s dark pupils glanced at her.
The sales associate looked at the two of them with confusion.
She wasn’t sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt their relationship was a bit strange.
Couples who came to buy wedding rings at their store always fell into one of two categories.
One was newlyweds in their honeymoon phase—holding hands, being all lovey-dovey, with smiles all over their faces.
The other kind clearly had no feelings for each other, just going through the motions of some formality. They barely even looked, bought whatever ring casually, and left.
She’d never seen a couple as calm as these two. You simply couldn’t guess what they were thinking from their expressions.
Say they were affectionate—there was no particular display of affection.
Say they weren’t—yet the way they interacted with each other felt very pleasant.
Well, it wasn’t her business anyway. She was just a hardworking ring-selling employee.
The sales associate pushed the thoughts from her mind and pointed to a ring as she introduced it. “Would you two like to take a look at this one? This is the final work of our chief designer, Song Yun. It’s called ‘The One,’ and just like its name, it’s the only one in the world.”
Tang Wei looked over. It was a very exquisite and beautiful pair of rings—her type.
Noticing her gaze, Lu Jinshi said to the sales associate, “Bring it over.”
Hearing this, the sales associate immediately handed it to Lu Jinshi. “You two can try it on.”
Tang Wei lightly pressed her lips together, staring at the rings with an unreadable expression.
Lu Jinshi’s eyes swept across her face, then he took out the women’s ring and slid it onto Tang Wei’s ring finger.
A cool sensation touched her hand, and Tang Wei snapped back to reality.
She looked at the ring on her finger, all the thoughts in her head scattering completely, her calm, starry eyes filled with surprise.
It fit perfectly—exactly the size of her ring finger, as if it had been custom-made just for her.
The sales associate was also quite astonished and smiled. “It seems this ring was tailor-made for you, miss.”
“You can also have the gentleman try it on,” the sales associate reminded.
Tang Wei looked up and happened to meet Lu Jinshi’s deep, obsidian-like eyes.
His gaze was calm and unreadable, betraying no emotion. He simply nodded at her.
Tang Wei lowered her eyes, took the men’s ring, and slowly slid it onto his finger.
In the three years she’d been with Qi Yanzhi, she had also dreamed of walking down the aisle with him, imagining over and over the scene of putting a ring on his finger.
Now, the imagined scene had become reality, but the person was no longer the same one from before.
“Oh my, this fits perfectly too.”
The sales associate’s exclamation brought Tang Wei back to her senses.
Tang Wei blinked, then grabbed Lu Jinshi’s hand in surprise and looked at it again and again.
It really was—completely as if it had been custom-made. Anyone who didn’t know better would think the designer had held their hands to make it.
One person being a coincidence—but both of them… that was too much of a coincidence.
Could this really be fate?
“Do you like it?” Lu Jinshi’s deep, magnetic voice sounded by her ear.
Because of putting on the rings, the two were standing very close, so close that Tang Wei could hear his breathing.
Her ears suddenly felt a little warm. She took a small step back and nodded.
The style was to her liking, and it fit so perfectly that it suited her tastes. If she kept looking, she probably wouldn’t find a ring she was more satisfied with.
“We’ll take this one.” Lu Jinshi’s voice was firm and decisive as he looked at the sales associate.
“This ring is 25 million. Are you sure you want this one, sir?” The saleswoman’s eyes flashed with boundless delight, though she still carefully confirmed the purchase.
Others had looked at this ring before—some couldn’t wear it due to sizing issues, and those who nearly fit had wanted to buy it, but all gave up after asking the price.
The couple’s attire didn’t look ordinary, especially Lu Jinshi, whose every gesture exuded an air of nobility. That was precisely why she had thought to recommend this ring in the first place.
Might as well try—if it sold, she’d earn a hefty commission.
But until the card was swiped and payment went through, she couldn’t be certain they’d actually buy it.
Tang Wei’s delicate brows furrowed slightly, her mood suddenly hard to describe.
Twenty-five million…
All at once, the ring didn’t seem quite so beautiful anymore.
She reached out and tugged at Lu Jinshi’s sleeve.
“How about…” we pick a different one.
Before she could finish the rest of the sentence, Lu Jinshi had already handed over his card.
The saleswoman was quick-handed, as if afraid Lu Jinshi might change his mind, and turned to swipe the card in an instant.
She returned the card to Lu Jinshi with both hands, the smile at the corners of her mouth practically stretching to her ears.
Suppressing the urge to jump for joy, she beamed and said, “You two are a match made in heaven. Wishing you a happy marriage, a hundred years of harmony, a sweet and blissful life, and flourishing careers. May you, like this pair of rings, forever be each other’s one and only.”
With the money earned, the flattering words flowed effortlessly.
Tang Wei: “…”
She touched the ring on her finger. Well, she had to admit—the blessings did sound a bit nicer when they came with a price tag of over twenty million.
Lu Jinshi, on the other hand, seemed quite pleased, a faint smile curving at the corner of his lips as he uttered two words, “Thank you.”
With that, he took Tang Wei’s hand and led her away.
As they stepped out, they happened to run into two couples walking in.
Afraid Tang Wei might get bumped into, Lu Jinshi wrapped an arm around her waist and drew her close to his side.
The saleswoman watched the scene, unable to suppress the smile on her face.
How could she have mistaken the couple’s relationship for something strange earlier?
The woman merely said she liked it, and the man bought the ring without so much as a blink—and judging by how carefully he shielded her, he clearly cared deeply for her.
Once outside, Tang Wei put a little distance between them. “This ring… it’s too expensive.”