CHAPTER 260: CHAPTER 259 DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? (13)

Dong Xin Yan was about to instinctively say "um", but just as she was about to speak, she seemed to realize something. Her mind was suddenly pulled back, her beautiful eyes widened in disbelief, and she said, "Me? Your company’s annual gala, you... you want to invite me as your female companion?"

Gu Ningyi clenched his hand tightly. For the first time, he didn’t dare to look at Dong Xin Yan’s eyes, and actually turned his gaze away awkwardly. In a low voice, he said "um" as his thin lips slowly uttered four words, "Are you willing?"

For the annual gala of the Gu Group, as the president of the company, Gu Ningyi had to bring a female companion to the event, but it couldn’t just be any woman. So, Dong Xin Yan never imagined that Gu Ningyi would invite her as his female companion. For such an event, shouldn’t he invite his fiancée Zhou Yalin instead? Zhou Yalin had also returned to the country, hadn’t she?

Wait, how could she forget? Although Zhou Yalin had returned to the country, weren’t they seemingly still having a spat?

So, this time Gu Ningyi invited her, planning to once again fiercely provoke Zhou Yalin?

Besides, last time, when he stood up for her in the filming set, Zhou Yalin directly returned to the country. This time, when he’s bringing her to such an important occasion, no woman could possibly continue being calm, right?

In truth, she actually didn’t want to get involved in other people’s relationships. If Lady Wei hadn’t attended the gala this time, she might have declined the invitation tactfully.

After all, this gala was too formal, unlike the casual nature of the filming set. In the future, she could find an excuse to obscure the past if she wanted to explain it vaguely.

But now, she simply couldn’t refuse the invitation.

She had been searching for Lady Wei for a long time, all these years, constantly looking for her. Entering the entertainment circle was largely because of her. Unfortunately, she never had the chance to meet her even once.

If she missed this opportunity, she didn’t know if there would be more chances in the future.

She really... was eager to see her, wanted to... ask her...

All these years, had she ever missed her.

Because, she really, really, really... missed her so much.

Dong Xin Yan’s hand unconsciously tightened as well, her dark eyes shimmering with a glimmer of water. She blinked, the corners of her lips curved gently, and her voice was soft, carrying a faint trembling, "I’m willing."

Just three simple words, yet it seemed to carry a huge impact. Gu Ningyi’s black pupils suddenly contracted, and he couldn’t help but look up at Dong Xin Yan.

Her beautiful face was graced by a smile, without a hint of reluctance or unwillingness, instead, it was happy, it was excited, as if a vibrant spirit colored the furrows of her brows.

That smile, like Cupid’s arrow, struck right into his heart, like splendid, dazzling fireworks blossoming before his eyes, indescribably beautiful.

When he uttered the invitation, it wasn’t just a simple invitation, but it also carried an additional layer of meaning.

If she accepted his invitation, it meant... accepting his feelings, accepting him bringing her before everyone, announcing to them that she’s his woman.

And she agreed.

She said, I’m willing.

Willing to be his female companion, willing to be his woman?

Gu Ningyi’s heartbeat sped up, his breath started to become slightly uneven, he even felt waves of dizziness.

Was he dreaming?

Why did happiness come so quickly? So unreal?

He looked at Dong Xin Yan, afraid that she hadn’t fully understood his meaning, and eagerly spoke again, "Xinyan, I invite you to be my female companion, do you know what this means?"