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The couple set their wedding for May of the following year.

Shen Shiyan specially chose this month because it has gathered cherry blossoms that witnessed their love, as well as gardenias and hydrangeas that Liu Yunshu likes.

The wedding venue was a manor with a courtyard on the outskirts of the city. From the entrance to the main ceremony area, Shen Shiyan personally designed a "Flower Path of Time".

The two sides are planted with late-blooming cherry blossoms, and the pink and white petals fall with the wind, as if replicating the romance of their first love.

The roadside is dotted with white gardenias, their sweet fragrance filling the air—Liu Yunshu's favorite scent.

The main stage backdrop was covered with a large expanse of blue and purple hydrangeas, paired with the illuminated letters "Y&S," which perfectly echoed the markings on their engagement rings.

On her wedding day, just as dawn was breaking, Liu Yunshu's room became lively.

Zhang Qi, Lin Weiwei, Su Xiao, and An Nuannuan busied themselves around her.

The makeup artist was carefully applying makeup to her. The girl in the mirror had a smile in her eyes, and even her eyebrows were full of sweetness.

Zhang Qi held up the veil behind her, unable to resist exclaiming, "Yun Shu, you look absolutely stunning today! Your eyes are so bright, they're practically sparkling!"

Lin Weiwei helped her straighten the rhinestones on the hem of her wedding dress, smiling as she agreed, "That's right, marrying the person you love makes even the air sweet."

Su Xiao brought over a glass of warm water and handed it to him: "Warm your throat first, you'll have to recite the oath during the ceremony later."

An Nuannuan's eyes lit up as she looked at Liu Yunshu's wedding dress: "This wedding dress is so beautiful! It makes me want to get married to Lao Liu right away!"

Zhang Qi joked, "Nuan Nuan, don't rush. When you and Liu Xu get married, we'll still arrange a grand wedding for you!"

As they were talking, there was a gentle knock on the door. Liu's mother walked in carrying a bowl of seafood rice noodles, her eyes slightly red but her smile gentle.

"Nongnong, come on, eat this bowl of noodles."

Liu Yunshu obediently took it. The warm noodles were coated in delicious soup, filled with the love and reluctance of Liu's father and mother.

"Eat slowly, don't burn yourself," Liu's mother said softly. "The shrimp in this noodle dish were live shrimp that your father picked out at the market early this morning. He said that if you eat them, your future will be as prosperous and smooth as these shrimp."

Liu Yunshu felt a lump in her throat, and the noodles in her mouth felt even warmer.

She nodded, biting her chopsticks, and mumbled, "Thank you, Dad. Thank you, Mom."

"Silly child, why are you being so polite with your mother?" Mother Liu wiped her mouth and couldn't help but remind her, "Take good care of yourself from now on. If Shen Shiyan dares to bully you, don't hold back. Your mother and father will always be your support."

Liu Yunshu smiled and nodded.

Just as they finished eating their noodles, a soft noise came from outside. Zhang Qi peeked out the window, smiled, and waved, "It's Shen Xueshen coming to pick up the bride! He's bringing Gao Yang and the others along—quite a grand affair!"

Everyone immediately sprang into action. Lin Weiwei quickly hid the shoes deep inside the wardrobe, while Su Xiao pulled An Nuannuan to block the doorway, ready to create a difficult situation.

Soon, Gao Yang's exaggerated shouts came from outside the door: "Yun Shu, open the door quickly! The groom is getting impatient!"

Su Xiao deliberately raised her voice: "Getting in won't be that easy! Answer the questions first. You can only enter if you answer correctly. If you answer incorrectly... then President Chen will have to do a hundred push-ups!"

A burst of laughter came from outside the door, and Shen Shiyan's voice came through clearly, with a smile: "Ask away, I guarantee you'll answer correctly."

"First question! Where did you and Yun Shu first fall in love?" An Nuannuan asked.

There was almost no pause outside the door. Shen Shiyan's voice carried a firm gentleness: "When Yun Shu was a freshman, there was a cherry blossom grove on the back mountain."

"Second question! What are Yun Shu's three favorite dishes?" Su Xiao followed up with a question full of "tricking" undertones.

Shen Shiyan spoke almost without hesitation, her voice clear and firm: "Squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, braised beef brisket with tomatoes, and my mom's osmanthus-flavored glutinous rice lotus root. I'm very good at making the first two now, and as for the last one, my mom has already taught me the recipe, so I'll make it for her every day from now on."

The people inside the door exchanged glances, all touched by this subtle detail. Liu Yunshu's ears turned red, but she couldn't help but smile.

Zhang Qi deliberately raised her voice: "You pass! The third question: Express your love to Yun Shu in different languages!"

There was a brief silence outside the door for two seconds, followed by Shen Shiyan's clear and earnest voice.

"Liu Yunshu, I love you; Je t'aime, mon amour; E lao huan xi yong ge."

As soon as the last sentence in dialect was uttered, everyone inside and outside the door burst into laughter.

Zhang Qi laughed and called out towards the door, "You win! But you can't skimp on the red envelope!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a thick wad of red envelopes was slipped through the crack in the door. Gao Yang shouted from outside, "Are there enough red envelopes? If not, here's more! Open the door quickly and let the groom in to see the bride!"

Su Xiao and An Nuannuan smiled and moved aside. The door had barely opened a crack when Shen Shiyan eagerly walked in.

He was dressed in a sharp white suit, with a gardenia brooch in the same color as Liu Yunshu's veil pinned to his chest. His gaze passed through the crowd and landed directly on the girl in front of the dressing table.

The moment their eyes met, the surrounding noise seemed to fall silent.

Shen Shiyan approached step by step, his eyes almost overflowing with tenderness. He said softly, "Yun Shu, you look so beautiful today."

"Don't show off your love yet! Find the shoes! You can only take the bride away after you find the shoes!"

Shen Shiyan smiled and nodded, then turned around and started searching with Gao Yang, Liu Xu, and Li Zhe.

They searched everywhere – under the sofa, in the drawers, behind the bookshelves – but couldn't find the shoes.

Liu Xu even resorted to his charm, sidling up to An Nuannuan and coaxing her, "Nuannuan~ baby~ can you give me a secret hint?"

An Nuannuan was amused by him, but deliberately turned her head away: "No, the rules can't be broken, find them yourself!"

Shen Shiyan watched as the group paced anxiously, but his gaze secretly fell on Liu Yunshu.

She sat in front of the dressing table, a smile hidden in her eyes, her toes unconsciously tucking slightly towards the wardrobe.

He had a plan in mind, and without making a sound, he walked to the wardrobe and gently opened the door.

Sure enough, a pair of white wedding shoes embroidered with pearls lay quietly under the neatly folded wedding dress.

"Found it." Shen Shiyan picked up the wedding shoes, turned around and walked to Liu Yunshu, knelt on one knee, and carefully held her foot.

He moved gently, as if handling a rare treasure, slowly slipping the wedding shoes onto her feet. When he looked up, his eyes were full of doting affection: "Miss Liu, may I come with you now?"

Liu Yunshu's cheeks flushed, and she nodded gently as he helped her to her feet.

The wedding procession marched grandly toward the manor's ceremony area, with cherry blossoms falling softly along the way, landing on Liu Yunshu's veil and Shen Shiyan's shoulders, like a romantic blessing.

Upon arriving at the main ceremony area, Liu's father was already waiting at the starting point of the flower path.

He was dressed in a sharp suit. Looking at his daughter, who was holding his arm, his eyes welled up with tears, but he still smiled and helped her straighten her veil: "Nongnong, don't be nervous, Daddy will go with you."

As the music began to play softly, Liu's father led Liu Yunshu step by step onto the "Flower Path of Time" covered with flower petals.

Shen Shiyan stood in the center of the stage, his gaze fixed on her.

From the innocent and naive first meeting, to walking side by side later, and now wearing a wedding dress today, all the memories flood my heart, and the tenderness in my eyes is almost overflowing.

As they approached the stage, Liu's father solemnly placed Liu Yunshu's hand in Shen Shiyan's, giving it a firm squeeze: "Shen Shiyan, I'm entrusting my daughter to you. Treat her well."

"Dad, don't worry, I will." Shen Shiyan nodded solemnly, holding Liu Yunshu's hand tightly. The warmth from her fingertips reassured both of them.

The pastor stood to the side and spoke gently: "Mr. Shen Shiyan, do you take Ms. Liu Yunshu to be your wife, to love and cherish her, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?"

Shen Shiyan looked into Liu Yunshu's eyes, his voice firm yet gentle: "I do."

When it was Liu Yunshu's turn, she sniffed, looked at the person in front of her who had been with her from school uniform to wedding dress, and smiled, saying, "I do."

The moment the rings were exchanged, the letters "Y&S" on the stage backdrop lit up, blue and purple hydrangeas swayed gently in the wind, and enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

Shen Shiyan gently lifted Liu Yunshu's veil, leaned down and kissed her lips. The cheers, falling petals, and sweet fragrance of gardenias around them became the most romantic footnotes to their moment.

During the banquet, Shen Shiyan led Liu Yunshu to toast, and at each table, people would jokingly remark on how romantic their "Flower Path of Time" was and how much effort Shen Shiyan had put into it.

Mr. Liu had drunk quite a bit of wine. Holding Mr. Shen's hand, he sighed, "Back then, this kid secretly stayed in my daughter's room one night, and I was so angry I was jumping up and down. I never thought that now he would become the person who loves her the most."

Mr. Shen smiled and patted his shoulder: "The children are so thoughtful. As their elders, we can just wait to enjoy our retirement."

As night deepened and the last group of guests departed, Liu Yunshu leaned against Shen Shiyan's chest, sat on the swing in the courtyard, and gazed at the starry sky.

She gently touched the diamond ring on her ring finger and said with a smile, "Brother Shiyan, I really love today's 'Flower Path of Time'."

Shen Shiyan tightened his arms around her and whispered in her ear, "If you like it, that's good. This is the path I paved for our past, and the flower that will bloom for our future. Mrs. Liu, for the rest of my life, every day, I will make you as sweet as you are today."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Below the apartment where the two lived, there was a large patch of crabapple blossoms.

Shen Shiyan was particularly fond of two red crabapple blossoms and one pink crabapple blossom.

During each break, I would personally water it.

The two red and pink crabapple blossoms, under Shen Shiyan's meticulous care every day, bloomed especially beautifully.

Liu Yunshu was very satisfied with this.

"Brother~ Your flower-watering skills are improving day by day~"

"Is Yun Shu... satisfied?"

"Very satisfied!"

"Hehe~ Let's 'review' some ancient poems then~"