Chapter 188

Hua Wuyou seemed to be painting meticulously on a pure white sheet of paper.

The originally blank paper was covered in strokes of varying depths from his brushwork.

And he had spent several hours on this painting.

Painting it over and over again, unable to put his brush down.

...

By the time Xia Miaomiao woke up, it was already evening.

She opened her eyes groggily and saw Hua Wuyou's face up close, smiling at her.

"Little rabbit, you're awake?"

Xia Miaomiao then realized that Hua Wuyou was tightly embracing her, both of them completely naked.

Her face started turning red and hot again. "You... let go of me..."

Not only did Hua Wuyou not let go, he held her even tighter, grinning: "Why do you blush so easily? Whenever I see your shy, embarrassed look, I can't help myself."

"..." Xia Miaomiao angrily kicked him.

"Alright, stop squirming. Let me hold you for a bit, then we'll go eat. If you keep moving, I can't guarantee anything~"

Xia Miaomiao indeed dared not move anymore.

Hua Wuyou nuzzled his chin against her head, then suddenly asked: "Little rabbit, do you remember when we first met, you were always crying?"

Xia Miaomiao recalled the process of meeting Hua Wuyou in the other world, where she was bullied by Qin Shi and rescued by Hua Wuyou, crying nonstop for those two days.

"What? Were you annoyed by my crying?" Xia Miaomiao pouted unhappily.

Hua Wuyou laughed. "How could I be? Back then, I wondered if you were made of water? You had so many tears!"

Xia Miaomiao looked into his eyes, confused. "What are you trying to say?"

Hua Wuyou whispered in her ear, "Now I realize, you really are made of water!"

"Why?" Xia Miaomiao asked seriously. "Because of my name? Miaomiao?"

"No, because..." Hua Wuyou murmured in her ear.

Xia Miaomiao didn't react for a few seconds.

Hua Wuyou grinned mischievously, his hand slid down her waist. "What do you think?"

Where Hua Wuyou touched made Xia Miaomiao freeze, instantly understanding the implication of his words.

Her face flushed crimson with embarrassment.

"Hua Wuyou, you jerk!" Xia Miaomiao, utterly abashed, raised her hand to hit him.

Her movement accidentally brushed against his... Hua Wuyou's eyes darkened as he suddenly grabbed her wrist, pinning it above her head. He leaned in and kissed her lips, mumbling: "Then let me do what a jerk does..."

"Mmm..." Whatever Xia Miaomiao wanted to say was drowned out by Hua Wuyou's kiss. Little rabbit, indeed delicious and savory.

...

A month later was the day of Hua Wuyou's concert.

The concert theme was: [Because of You]

Hua Wuyou had given Xia Miaomiao seven premium tickets very early on, for her to bring Su Mo, Sang Li, and Xiao Han to watch his concert.

However, Xia Miaomiao didn't forget to get one for Chen Yi as well, though not a premium seat, it was still hard to obtain online.

Within this month, their relationship had become an open and public presence in the entertainment industry.

Although there were still many negative or unsupportive comments, they didn't care.

As for her parents, they initially objected, feeling entertainers were unreliable.

But Xia Miaomiao was very insistent, defying her parents for the first time, while Hua Wuyou did many things over the month to change her parents' view of him.

He would even quit the entertainment industry if her parents didn't approve.

Xia Miaomiao's parents weren't unreasonable people. Their daughter was an adult with her own thoughts and opinions now.

Since they really couldn't interfere anymore, they let go, determined to be their precious daughter's strongest support no matter what lay ahead.

...

On the concert day, the four sisters reunited again.

"Ahhh Miaomiao, we missed you so much!" Su Mo rushed over with a glow stick.

"Mo, Little Han, Sis Li!"

Xia Miaomiao ran over to hug them all.

"Miaomiao, thanks to you, I've never seen such a huge concert before, hahaha!" Xiao Han laughed.

"Sis Li, you're pregnant, quickly sit down!" Xia Miaomiao helped Sang Li to her seat.

Sang Li smiled faintly. "I'm fine, don't worry. I'm in my second trimester with a good condition."

"Sis Li, let me be the first godmother!" Su Mo immediately said.

"Mo, if you want to be a mom, just have one with Bai Yichen! I see you two going, having five is nothing!" Xiao Han teased.

"Then you and Xiao Zimo can easily have ten!" Su Mo retorted.

"Hahaha..."

The four of them chatted and laughed, while Bai Yichen, Gu Zhi and Xiao Zimo watched from the side with smiles, feeling immense bliss.

The three men didn't interrupt the reunion, discussing their arrival in this world instead.

The concert started soon, and except for the pregnant Sang Li, the other three were very passionate audience members!

Hua Wuyou saw the seven of them in the audience and waved with a smile.

"Woah~" The crowd screamed.

The concert was halfway through when the camera suddenly focused on Xia Miaomiao in the audience.

Xia Miaomiao's face appeared on the giant screen.

"Woah, Miaomiao, look, you're on screen!"

"Woah!" The audience roared.

But Xia Miaomiao hadn't reacted, staring blankly at the screen.

Hua Wuyou's voice came through: "This concert is actually specially prepared for my girlfriend Xia Miaomiao!" "Woah! Woah! Woah! Woah!" Screams erupted from the audience.

Hua Wuyou's gaze landed on Xia Miaomiao as he walked towards her seat, extending his hand like a gentleman. "Little rabbit, would you come on stage for a photo with me?"

"Miaomiao, go! Go!" Su Mo excitedly pushed Xia Miaomiao into Hua Wuyou's arms.

Just like that, Xia Miaomiao was led onto the stage before everyone's eyes.

All lights in the venue were suddenly extinguished, the entire hall falling silent.

Then, a beam of white light shone down from above, illuminating only Hua Wuyou and Xia Miaomiao.

At this point, the audience saw Hua Wuyou down on one knee, holding a ring box in his hand.

Seeing Hua Wuyou kneeling, Xia Miaomiao covered her mouth in shock.

"Miaomiao, today's concert is specially prepared for you. From when we went public until now, I know you've suffered some criticism and grievances from public opinion, but I want to tell those people, tell everyone - you are the one I, Hua Wuyou, want to marry in this lifetime! Miaomiao, will you marry me?"

Xia Miaomiao's eyes reddened, almost crying.

"Marry him! Marry him! Miaomiao, marry him!" A few voices suddenly rang out from the audience.

Xia Miaomiao looked over to see Su Mo, Xiao Han and even Sang Li holding microphones, shouting at her.

"Marry him! Marry him!" The entire audience erupted in deafening chants!

Xia Miaomiao couldn't hold it in anymore as tears streamed down.

"Yes, I'll marry you." Xia Miaomiao cried as she extended her hand.

The weight in Hua Wuyou's heart finally lifted as he slid the ring onto her finger.

He stood up and hugged Xia Miaomiao tightly.

"Woah woah, kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her!"

Hearing the audience, Hua Wuyou cupped Xia Miaomiao's face and kissed her lips.

At this moment, all the lights on stage lit up, and countless ribbons and flower petals rained down from above.

"Wowwwww!" The crowd below roared in excitement.

Hua Wuyou reluctantly let go of Xia Miaomiao's hand, but then took it again.

"I have a few friends here, and I want to thank them for taking the time to witness this proposal. I'd like to invite them up on stage to take a group photo."

The camera suddenly turned toward Su Mo and the other five.

They exchanged glances, and Su Mo immediately pulled Bai Yichen's hand, "Come on! What are you waiting for?"

They all laughed and made their way onto the stage, Xiao Han holding Xiao Zimo's hand, and Sang Li holding Gu Zhi's.

"Wow, they're all so good-looking! What a sight to behold!!" The crowd exclaimed, taking out their phones to snap photos.

The cameraman focused his lens on the group of eight.

In the frame, everyone had a smile on their face.

This scene overlapped with the one from their group photo in Lotus Village.

They had gone to another world because of the girls.

The girls had come to another world because of them.

"Because of You" was indeed the perfect theme for this concert.

Two worlds met, knew each other, and fell in love.

Over a decade of waiting out of sync, all for this perfect reunion.