Before he finished his sentence, Snakel had opened the same drawer again and took out a red velvet box. He opened it, revealing a pair of snake-shaped rings with both the men and women design side by side. The two snakes were mingling with each other, with a diamond in the middle of the. The diamond was not exaggerating in size, but it was so dazzling that even amateurs could tell it was priceless.
Once the two rings were separated, the diamond was carved on the woman’s one. Although it was something extra from thin air, it did not stand out awkwardly. The woman ring alone just looked like a snake coiling around the diamond, protecting it. It was special and delicate.
On the other hand, the man’s ring looked like something was missing, there was a sense of imperfection from the incomplete snake.
“This…” Gu Mengmeng looked at the pair of rings, confused. She did not understand why the rings Snakel had prepared were of the snake design.
Snakel touched the diamond on the ring and said, “Did you know? Heart is not the weakness for snakes, it is the gallbladder. The position of this diamond is right where the gallbladder of a male snake is. Him being willing to let the female protect his gallbladder means that the female values more than his life to him. When the two rings are together, they are a mingling pair, once they are separated, the male is incomplete… A snake without its gallbladder is a dead one.”
Snakel held onto Gu Mengmeng’s hand, put it next to his lips and kissed it. He said, “I am a happy man with you next to my side and I will die if you leave me. When I help you wear this ring, it would mean that I have handed my life to you. I have prepared the ring since a long time ago, but what about you? Are you ready to wear it?”
Gu Mengmeng did not know why, but when she heard him saying ‘A snake without its gallbladder is a dead one’, she felt like her heart had been stung by a bee, the hint of pain made her frowned.
Gu Mengmeng closed the box of rings, shook her head and said, “We have just gotten into this relationship, it’s too fast…”
Snakel did not force her, she had not even reached the legal age of marriage after all. Besides, he would never allow anyone to take her away from him with or without the certificate of marriage. This pair of rings would be on her finger sooner or later.
He would not tell Gu Mengmeng what happened in the Beast World, he designed this pair of rings to let her know that he would be willing to slit open his chest and take the gallbladder out no matter how many times. She was more important than his own life whether they were in the Beast World or here.
“Your entire life, I will only borrow this one time, but this one time will be the rest of my life.” Snakel landed a light kiss onto Gu Mengmeng’s cheek and said gently but in an undefiable manner, “Twomeng, we have a long, long time for us to be together, so let’s take it slow, I won’t rush you. But, you have to know one thing, I will never allow you to take back your words once you have promised to be together with me. As long as you don’t leave me, I can grant all your other wishes.”
Gu Mengmeng smiled and asked, “All my other wishes?”
“Yes.” Snakel nodded.
Gu Mengmeng smiled and said, “Well, then how about a dog?”
Gu Mengmeng was fond of furry things, but she had never kept a pet due to financial reasons.
She had imagined how wonderful it would be if she could keep a pet with her boyfriend one day.
But, Snakel raised his eyebrows as his face darkened.
He could still remember how Lea was bragging around in front of him just because he had a tail.