Chapter 242 Encounter This Kind of Man, Just Marry Him
[Who understands that feeling of looking up and seeing a changing starry sky - it's so stunning!]
[Silent fireworks - even though you can't hear the bang, the visual effect is just as amazing!]
[I can't compete with you rich people! Why did you have to do this today of all days! I just proposed to my girlfriend, and now I've been totally outdone. She got so upset that she doesn't want to marry me anymore.]
[It really looks amazing, but what does it mean?]
[I admit the drone show technology is incredible, but I don't get it. There are no words - what's the point?]
[Everyone, don't worry. I've collected all the images from the entire drone show and will post them later. Let's decode it together!]
[Why do I feel like I've seen this drone show somewhere before?]
[To be exact, those patterns look familiar. Aren't these the same patterns displayed on several landmark buildings in Emerald City tonight?]
[Yes! I've been watching it rotate for almost three hours now!]
[Oh my god, how much did this cost? The whole city?]
[According to my incomplete count, people have already filmed this from different locations. If we match them with the drone images, they might line up!]
[It's definitely the same person! Several patterns are repeated!]
[As a woman, all I can say is, whether it's a confession or proposal, just say yes already!]
[Why do you all keep guessing it's a confession? Couldn't it be a birthday?]
[Ah! Now that you mention birthday, someone suddenly came to mind. It couldn't be that much of a coincidence, could it?]
[It might really be that much of a coincidence. But then again, tonight's incident just barely calmed down - surely they wouldn't be this high-profile, right?]
[You never know.]
Online users were buzzing about the birthday party, but their attention quickly shifted to the drone show.
Olivia had no idea about any of this.
By the time they finished the cake, it was already past midnight.
"Let's call it a night. You've been busy all day and must be tired. Get some good rest when you get back." Andrew checked the time and didn't stay long with Olivia, quickly driving her home.
Olivia naturally had no objections.
When the car stopped downstairs, as Olivia got out, she said sincerely, "Thank you for tonight's gift. I really loved it and I'm really happy."
That kind of happiness was different from anything else.
Even though Andrew was so busy, he still made time for an entire evening just to surprise her and take her to see the drone show.
During the hour they spent together, honestly, Olivia felt completely relaxed.
Just as she was about to get out, Andrew suddenly called out, "Olivia."
Olivia's ears tingled, and she almost didn't react.
Her heart skipped a beat as she instinctively looked at Andrew. "What is it?"
Andrew's gaze was natural, and he calmly handed her a box, saying gently, "Happy birthday. This is your birthday gift."
It took Olivia several seconds to snap out of it. She said somewhat embarrassedly, "Why another gift? I already received the best gift tonight."
Andrew shook his head. "It's different. That drone show disappears after you watch it, but a gift should be something you can keep as a memory. Otherwise, it would be too casual."
Based on past experience, Olivia knew she couldn't refuse this gift. No matter how much she declined, he would find a way to make her accept it.
So Olivia graciously took it and asked, "Can I open it now?"
Andrew nodded. "Yes."
With his permission, Olivia opened the box.
Inside was a women's watch.
The watch face had a three-dimensional starry sky design with constellations, surrounded by a full circle of sparkling diamonds.
The design looked very special!
The rose gold band was full of texture - delicate, fashionable, and clearly expensive at first glance.
Olivia loved it immediately.
She looked at Andrew with delight and asked, "Why did you suddenly think of giving me this?"
Andrew said, "I rarely see you wear a watch, and you probably don't need other gifts."
Olivia indeed rarely wore watches.
After all, her work required frequent visits to research labs, and there were many instruments in the research facility. The magnetic field from a watch could sometimes cause interference.
Because of this, she simply didn't wear one, and didn't have many watches at home.
She didn't expect Andrew to give her one.
Andrew reminded her, "Try it on and see if it fits. If not, we can have it adjusted."
"Okay!" Olivia nodded and put it on right away.
It fit perfectly - everything was just right.
The rose gold watch made her wrist look even more fair, delicate, and beautiful.
Andrew's eyes deepened as he said, "It suits you very well."
Olivia smiled and nodded. "You have good taste."
Andrew smiled slightly. "As long as you like it. It's getting late, go up and rest."
"Okay." Olivia nodded, then got out of the car and waved at him. "Mr. Hamilton, goodbye!"
"Goodbye!"
After watching Olivia go upstairs, David in the front seat felt inexplicably disappointed.
With such a great atmosphere tonight, wasn't Andrew going to confess or anything?
Why did they just part so calmly?
At this rate, when would Olivia realize Andrew's feelings?
When would Andrew get married?
While David was having an existential crisis in the car, Olivia had already arrived home.
When she entered, Vaughn and Victoria had already taken Bianca to bed.
But Evelyn was surprisingly still there, dozing on the sofa.
Olivia found it amusing and tiptoed over to wake her up. "Evelyn, why didn't you go home?"
Seeing her return, Evelyn yawned and stretched. "Isn't it because I care about your progress? Tell me, how far have you two gotten?"
Olivia looked at her with a half-smile and asked back, "How far do you think we should have gotten?"
Evelyn immediately started guessing excitedly, "A kiss?"
As soon as she said that word, Olivia's ears grew hot. "You really have quite an imagination."
"No way? Not even that?" Evelyn looked disappointed and persistently asked, "What about a hug? Holding hands?"
Olivia shook her head.
Evelyn looked disgusted. "Not even a confession?"
Olivia finally couldn't help but tap her on the head. "Confess what? Does Mr. Hamilton even like me? You're just making things up!"
Evelyn's expression was shocked. "No way, so what did you two do all evening?"
"Nothing much." Knowing Evelyn was concerned about her, Olivia didn't hide anything and honestly told her what happened.
After listening, Evelyn was incredulous. "You just went out and chatted, and that's it?"
She was really disappointed and even wondered if she had misread the situation.
Did Andrew not have feelings for Olivia?
That didn't seem right!
Then Evelyn remembered the drone show.
She had just been following along with other users online, eating up the gossip.
She immediately asked Olivia, "You mentioned this earlier. The drone show is trending online tonight. From what you're saying, Mr. Hamilton prepared this for you?"
Olivia looked confused. "What trending topic?"
She really didn't know about this.
Evelyn pulled up what she had just been browsing.
While she had been dozing, the internet detectives had already compared the drone patterns with the patterns on various skyscrapers.
They were for the same person!
The top trending topic was: #If Meet a Man Like This, Just Marry Him!
Evelyn showed Olivia the trending page while saying, "You can't blame me for overthinking, right? The internet users obviously think the same way. Look, Mr. Hamilton went to such lengths - does he really not like you? If he didn't have feelings for you, why would such a busy person specifically wait for you all evening and prepare surprises? Think about it."
Olivia simply didn't know how to respond.
Her interactions with Andrew seemed no different from usual.
They were comfortable and natural with each other. Although occasionally there were some blush-worthy moments, they were all harmless.
Andrew was restrained and proper, and she tried to maintain distance too. She didn't feel at all like he liked her.
As for tonight's surprise, she hadn't thought that much about it.
Olivia instinctively explained, "I asked Mr. Hamilton about it. He said he did all this because he promised Bianca before, so it wasn't specifically prepared for me."
Hearing this, Evelyn got a headache. "He said that, and you just believed him?"
Olivia nodded. "I have no reason not to believe him."
Evelyn was speechless.
She realized that when it came to romance, Olivia might be the dense one.
She had wanted to say more and enlighten her a bit.
But thinking about it, she decided against it.
After all, Olivia had just come out of a marriage not long ago. She was probably in a self-protective state when it came to relationships.
Plus, in that previous relationship where she was so invested, she met a scumbag like Michael and had nothing but bad experiences.
Olivia probably didn't even know what it felt like to be liked by someone.
Thinking of this, Evelyn couldn't bear to say more. "Maybe I am overthinking. Just pretend I was talking nonsense."
Then she grabbed Olivia's hand and started admiring the gift Andrew had given her.
As she looked, Evelyn grew envious. "I haven't seen this watch online anywhere. Obviously, like the violin he gave Bianca last time, it's custom-made. Who knew he'd be so thoughtful."
As she spoke, Evelyn felt jealous too. Andrew was such an amazing man!
She wished she could meet someone like that too!