Chapter 43 - 42: Crimson Star (4)

"Please, take a look at this one..."

The saleswoman respectfully took a ring from the display case, placed it in front of Ye Ling, and spoke.

As she did, her gaze toward Ning Ruoxi was filled with envy.

’Ye Ling had asked to see the most expensive diamond ring right off the bat. What kind of fairy-tale romance is this?!’

Ning Ruoxi was about to say something, but when she saw the diamond ring, she couldn’t help but stare, momentarily stunned.

The ring wasn’t gaudy or overly ornate, but it was breathtakingly beautiful.

A natural pink diamond was set in a white gold band. Its delicate pink hue was enough to capture anyone’s heart with a single glance.

More importantly, this wasn’t just any diamond—it was a pink diamond!

Of the millions of diamonds mined each year, only 0.001% are natural pink diamonds. Among fancy colored diamonds, pink is the second-rarest color, making its scarcity and value undeniable.

"This diamond is called the ’Crimson Star.’ It’s eight carats with an IF-grade clarity, and its price is eighty million. It’s the most expensive piece in all our boutiques. Sir, if I may be honest, this ring is a perfect match for this young lady."

The saleswoman explained.

People often talk about "pigeon’s egg" diamonds, and in reality, any diamond over five carats can be called that.

But this one was a full eight carats—an internally flawless, IF-grade pink diamond. As the royalty of colored diamonds, it was truly the best of the best!

However, the price was eighty million RMB—a figure enough to make countless people shrink back in defeat.

Ning Ruoxi really did like the diamond. Its pale pink color was perfectly suited to her tastes. But when she heard the eighty-million price tag, she couldn’t help but freeze for a moment.

"Do you like it?"

Ye Ling turned to Ning Ruoxi and asked with a smile.

A price of eighty million might be unacceptable to the average person, but for him, it was just within his budget.

"Let’s forget it."

In the end, Ning Ruoxi just shook her head.

Although she knew Ye Ling could afford it, that was eighty million RMB, not eighty million pieces of scrap paper!

Ye Ling was rich, but his money didn’t just grow on trees!

But Ye Ling just ruffled Ning Ruoxi’s hair and handed his bank card directly to the saleswoman. "I’ll take this one. Put it on my card."

How could he not see that Ning Ruoxi genuinely adored the ring?

So, of course, there was no way he wasn’t going to buy it!

’If his wife liked it, then buying it was the right thing to do!’

"Let’s really just forget it..."

Hearing this, Ning Ruoxi grew a little frantic.

The truth was, she didn’t really want to spend Ye Ling’s money... because she was afraid he would think she was a gold digger.

This was also why she had insisted on buying Ye Ling something of roughly equal value after he’d bought her clothes before.

"Silly girl, isn’t buying things for my wife the most natural thing in the world?"

Ye Ling smiled slightly and ruffled her hair.

Just then, the saleswoman walked over, holding the ring. She happened to overhear Ye Ling’s words and instantly felt she’d had more than her fill of their public displays of affection for the day!

"Here, let me put it on for you."

Ye Ling gently took Ning Ruoxi’s hand and slipped the diamond ring onto her finger.

"Stinky, you’re just throwing money away!"

Ning Ruoxi couldn’t help but wrinkle her delicate nose.

But despite her words, the way she carefully caressed the diamond ring made it obvious that she truly loved it.

One reason was that she genuinely liked the ring, but more importantly, it was a gift from Ye Ling!

"Just make do with this one for now. Once I get your father’s approval, I’ll buy you a new one."

Ye Ling held Ning Ruoxi’s hand, his gaze filled with tenderness.

"Mhm."

Hearing this, Ning Ruoxi nodded, her face glowing with sweet bliss.

’Make do with it?!’

At that, the saleswoman’s lips couldn’t help but twitch.

’An eighty-million diamond is just something to ’make do’ with in your eyes?’

But Ye Ling was speaking from the heart. He thought the ring was indeed nice, but it still fell a little short of the wedding ring he envisioned.

Having bought the ring, Ye Ling breathed a sigh of relief. He had spent over eighty million today, basically accomplishing his goal.

’I have to say, spending money is exhausting~’

"It’s about time for the movie. We can head home after it’s over."

Ye Ling glanced at the time and led Ning Ruoxi to the cinema area.

He had chosen a rather popular private theater with couple’s seating—essentially a private room with a two-person sofa and a professional screen ranging from 90 to 150 inches.

Since there were no cameras in the private rooms, many couples chose to come here to do certain... hard-to-describe things~

Of course, our Lord Ye was completely pure. He simply wanted to find a private space to be alone with Ning Ruoxi, and maybe put on a horror movie to experience her clinging to him for comfort.

"Ruoruo, how about we watch a horror movie?"

Ye Ling browsed casually and found that the movie selection was quite large, including most films that had been released in recent years.

"Hmph! Stinky! You’re a bad man!"

Hearing his suggestion, Ning Ruoxi immediately wrinkled her delicate nose and snorted lightly.

’Bringing me to a place like this and wanting to watch a horror movie on top of it!’

’My Stinky has been corrupted!’

"So, are we watching it or not? It’s up to you."

Ye Ling shrugged, speaking with a hint of resignation. ’I’m so wronged,’ he thought. ’I honestly wasn’t thinking anything, so why do I always get misunderstood~’

"Fine, we’ll watch it!"

Ning Ruoxi huffed. She felt she couldn’t back down now. If she refused, wouldn’t that be admitting she was a coward?

’How am I supposed to maintain my status in the family later on?!’

With that thought, Ning Ruoxi snatched the remote. To prove her ’courage’, she went straight for the number one movie on the horror chart!

"Are you sure you want to watch this one!?"

Ye Ling’s mouth twitched.

He hadn’t expected Ning Ruoxi to be so bold. This movie had once been ranked by netizens as one of the top ten scariest horror films of all time!

Even he hadn’t dared to watch it back then!

And now Ning Ruoxi had gone and picked it right off the bat. ’Damn, she’s got guts!’ Ye Ling thought.

"This is the one!"

Ning Ruoxi declared haughtily.

"Alright."

Ye Ling was a bit helpless.

He thought to himself, ’Well, watching a scarier one isn’t so bad. I won’t get scared, and the more frightened Ning Ruoxi gets, the more she’ll cling to me!’

At this thought, Ye Ling was already starting to look forward to it!

’Heh heh, in a private space like this, if my wife throws herself into my arms... now that would be a real sense of accomplishment~’