Since he was already on his knees, Gu Cheng decided he might as well stay there. Resting both hands earnestly on his knees, he grinned cheekily.
"Baby, I missed you so much. You actually came this early to wait for me... I'm really touched."
Ye Ruan looked helplessly around at all the people and whispered, "Hurry up and get up..."
Gu Cheng asked cautiously, "Are you still angry?"
Of course Ye Ruan was still a little angry, but he hadn't expected Gu Cheng to kneel in front of so many people.
Ye Ruan had already planned everything out. On their wedding night, he would bring out a washboard for Gu Cheng to kneel on and go over every shitty thing he had said in the Arctic.
But Gu Cheng was a captain, after all. Ye Ruan had to spare his fiancé's dignity.
Ye Ruan bent down to help Gu Cheng up, then opened his arms and hugged him.
"You were just sick. Now you're better. Nothing else matters."
Gu Cheng was deeply touched, his eyes stinging, but he held back his tears to preserve his handsome, dashing image.
More importantly, with that ring of gauze around his buzz cut, crying would only make him uglier.
What if he looked so ugly that his Little Bunny walked away?
Though the setting wasn't ideal, Gu Cheng knelt down again.
Down on one knee, he cradled one of Ye Ruan's hands in his large palm, looked up, and asked solemnly:
"Comrade Little Ye Ruan, will you marry me?"
Everyone watching froze for a moment, then started whistling and cheering.
Gu Cheng gently brushed his thumb over the back of Ye Ruan's hand. "I know this isn't quite the right place, but during those days in the Arctic, my heart felt empty the whole