C66 That Bright like Milky Way

Ye Yu looked at Qin Wufa with a serene smile. "What a coincidence, I was planning to give Han Xue a ring too!"

Qin Wufa's gaze hardened with scorn. "What kind of ring could a poor student like you possibly give to Han Xue? Something you picked up for a few bucks on the street?"

The crowd around them perked up with interest. Was this high school student really going to give Han Xue a ring?

"He gave her an Angel Ring worth 100,000 yuan. What could you possibly offer that's of any value?"

"Seriously, save yourself the embarrassment and don't bother showing us."

"There's no shame if there's no comparison. Just leave already!"

"Why bother with a romance with a poor student? Face reality. I'll bet the ring you're giving her isn't worth more than 200 yuan!"

Ye Yu tuned out the jeering crowd and turned to Han Xue with a tender look. "Xiao Xue, since today is Valentine's Day, I want to give you a gift as well."

Han Xue's eyes sparkled with excitement as she nodded. "Mm, whatever you give me will be the most precious treasure in the world!"

Qin Wufa glared at Ye Yu with venom. "I'm curious to see what 'precious treasure' you've got there."

Facing Han Xue's eager eyes, Ye Yu pulled a simple, unadorned box from his pocket, a last-minute purchase from a roadside convenience store.

Qin Wufa couldn't help but laugh when Ye Yu revealed the box. "Haha, Ye Yu, that's your gift? You expect us to believe that ring and box are worth anything?"

The onlookers exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with skepticism.

"That's embarrassingly cheap. He actually has the audacity to present it."

"Exactly. And look, the price tag is still on the box—three yuan!"

"Haha, he's got to be kidding. He's giving his girlfriend that?"

Undeterred, Ye Yu handed the box to Han Xue and whispered, "Xiao Xue, remember what I said: it's what's inside that counts, not the flashy exterior. Go on, open it."

Han Xue, unfazed by the modest packaging, eagerly accepted the box and opened it with great anticipation.

Qin Wufa, seeing Han Xue's lack of disdain, felt a surge of envy. He sneered, "Han Xue, why even bother opening that? If it were me, I'd have tossed it already to spare my eyes!"

But Han Xue paid him no mind. All she saw was the box from Ye Yu—his first gift to her.

With delicate, snow-white fingers, she lifted the lid.

"Ah!"

Han Xue gasped, her eyes wide with amazement at the contents.

"I told you he couldn't possibly give you anything of value," Qin Wufa said smugly, assuming the worst.

Ye Yu, seeing Han Xue's joy, smiled softly. "Xiao Xue, do you like my gift? It's called the Acacia Ring."

Han Xue clasped her hand over her mouth, her eyes brimming with tears, barely holding back a sob. "I love it! It's absolutely beautiful!"

At that moment, Qin Wufa could no longer contain his composure. Could it be that Ye Yu's gift was truly something special? Even better than his Angel Ring?

"Han Xue, show us what you've got! I can't imagine he gave you anything of value!"

With a graceful motion, Han Xue reached into the box and drew out the Acacia Rings, setting them beneath the bright light.

Crafted from a single block of black diamond, the pair of Acacia Rings boasted surfaces replete with diamond-shaped facets invisible to the bare eye, each inlaid with countless minuscule diamonds.

As the light danced through the Acacia Rings, it refracted endlessly, casting the entire street in its glow. The light that encircled the onlookers wasn't mere illumination—it was as if a sky full of twinkling stars had descended around them!

Beneath the dark expanse of the night sky, a celestial river seemed to flow. The vast and enigmatic cosmos had, in that instant, come to rest upon the street.

The crowd fell silent, transfixed by the sight of Han Xue's hand, speechless in the face of such transcendent beauty that left them all helplessly enraptured.

In the world, there existed such a marvel. This was no mere ring on her finger; it was a dazzling Milky Way incarnate.