Chapter 351 What Do You Mean by ‘Lend’?

• On their way to the reception in the taxi, Lu Yao kept her eyes facing the window, her gaze blank as she wordlessly looked at the streets of Beijing as the city lights started lighting up, the corners of her mouth curving into a half-smile. Her expression was sober and calm, seemingly not at all affected in any way by the incident that had happened earlier. However, her fingers had been rubbing the diamond on her ring finger throughout the entire drive, her seemingly unconscious action inadvertently betraying the turmoil and uneasiness in the depths of her heart.
• Shao Yunchen noticed all that. Subtly placing his palm over her hand, he applied slight pressure and captured the woman’s delicate finger in his palm, his eyes colored with faint mirth. “You said you need to consider it some more, so why did you put the ring on?”
• Slightly taken aback, the corners of Lu Yao’s mouth twitched. “My dressing today is rather plain without any accessories, so this ring is just perfect as an adornment.”