Chapter 820: The 280th Betrothal in Reclamation (1)
The study was a picture of tranquility, with three people sitting opposite each other around the tea table. The air was filled with the invigorating scent of tea, but at this moment, no one was in the mood to taste the pot of Premium Cloud Mist Tea that was gradually cooling.
Mo Yan looked anxiously at her father, unconsciously twisting her fingers. Even though she had been confident she could persuade her father to agree to the marriage proposal, now that her words had been spoken and no affirmative response had come for so long, this kind of waiting was most agonizing, like a suspect in a court waiting for the final judgment.
Xiao Ruiyuan’s face was inscrutable, but his tightly clenched hands inside his sleeves and his increasingly heavy breathing betrayed a tumultuous heart beneath the calm exterior.
After what felt like an eternity, Mo Qingze finally raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over Mo Yan to rest on Xiao Ruiyuan’s face, with an unprecedented sharpness, "If you cannot even wait three years, how can I believe that entrusting Yanyan to you is the right choice?"
Xiao Ruiyuan stood up, glancing at Mo Yan with eyes full of emotion. Then, he turned to Mo Qingze, and said with a deep voice, "Uncle Mo, your nephew will not make any promises before you! But time will prove everything. I earnestly ask Uncle Mo to give me a chance to prove myself to you!"
Mo Qingze’s gaze fixed on Xiao Ruiyuan with intensity, and seeing that his look was neither evasive nor shifty, he felt somewhat satisfied. At least, the words that the young man was speaking at the moment were heartfelt and not just a pretense.