Despite Gideon's strong refusal, Lena still fetched iodine to disinfect his wound.
The dim light illuminated Lena's profile as she carefully and earnestly cleaned Gideon's wound. Gideon suddenly felt warm.
Once again, he realized clearly that the woman before him would be his future wife, the mother of his child, and a lifelong partner.
"What are you looking at?" After finishing the wound care, Lena lifted her head and saw Gideon gazing at her with an incredibly tender look.
Gideon smiled with indulgence towards her, "Although the timing is not right and the occasion is not grand enough, I still want to say it out loud. If one day you decide to get married, could you consider me first?"
Lena's movements paused for a moment as she lowered her eyes.
Just as Gideon thought she would reject him, Lena spoke softly. "Okay."
Gideon slightly widened his eyes. Clearly, he didn't expect Lena to agree.
Lena gave him a reproachful look. "What? Do you have to hear me reject you?"
Unable to contain himself, Gideon burst into laughter. He stepped forward, tightly embracing Lena. "Does this mean you're slowly accepting me?"
He had prepared himself for a long process of letting her accept him gradually, but unexpectedly, he was not the only one who was putting in an effort. Lena was also trying to accept him.
Embraced in his warm arms, Lena couldn't help but smile.
In the reflection of the lamplight, their intertwined shadows seemed inseparable.
After two days of rest at home, Lena returned to the company.
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