Song Jici did not quite understand what his mother meant, but he still happily took the Star Ring home.
Once he entered his room, he looked at the two pink boxes on his desk and put the ring into one of them.
He and Jiang Nian had watched a drama yesterday that mentioned a time capsule meant to be opened in the future.
Seeing the surprise and delight on people's faces when they opened the capsule years later, Jiang Nian had immediately become interested and said she wanted to make one with him, too.
So she had simply asked Housekeeper to prepare boxes in red and blue for the things they wanted to bury.
He had originally wanted a blue box, but when he noticed Jiang Nian's gaze lingering on it, he chose the other color instead.
It was fine. Mom said boys could wear pink clothes, so there was nothing wrong with choosing pink boxes, either.
And so he had brought two pink boxes home.
One held the things he would put in the time capsule. The other held his gifts for Jiang Nian-all the star-related things he had collected.
The ring he had just put inside was the last gift.
After arranging everything in both boxes, he clapped his hands in satisfaction, ready to go downstairs to eat before heading to the Jiang Family home to see Jiang Nian.
He slowly made his way down the stairs. As he passed the living room, the television was still on, and a wedding happened to be playing.
Song Jici stopped when he saw the couple on-screen putting rings on each other's fingers.
"No matter what life brings us, I will always be here to protect you. Just as I reach out my hand for you to hold tight, I will