Jason Carter had just left when Ryan Foster's face darkened, the anger in his eyes clearly visible. Jason Carter's words reminded him of what he considered his most humiliating moment... it was Jason Carter who had knocked out his front tooth, and it happened right in front of the whole school!

Chapter 6: Chinese Soldiers

On the other side of the private room, Emily Brooks was quietly chatting with a few female classmates.

"Xinyi, you’re not really thinking of doing that, are you? Are you sure you’re not just acting on impulse?"

A beautiful female classmate asked in surprise. She used to be Emily Brooks's roommate and had a good relationship with her.

Emily Brooks smiled gently and said, "Didn’t you ask me who my crush was before we graduated from senior year? I didn’t tell you then, but now I can tell you who he is."

As she finished speaking, the girl glanced in Jason Carter's direction and muttered to herself, "No way..."

Emily Brooks smiled sweetly, nodded, leaned in close to the girl’s ear, and whispered a few words. After hearing them, the girl’s expression became even more dramatic—she was completely stunned.

"Xinyi, I’m sure of it now, you’re really crazy!"

"So what? If we don’t go a little crazy now... we’ll be old soon, won’t we?" A determined glint flashed in Emily Brooks’s beautiful eyes.

"But it’s pretty romantic. I really admire your courage. And Jason Carter is so lucky—I wonder what good deeds he did in his past life to deserve such fortune in this one," the girl said.

……

Meanwhile, Jason Carter glanced at Ryan Foster, and when he saw the bruised look on his face, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Although his current status was quite special, at the end of the day, he was still a young man not yet twenty, full of youthful fire like anyone else.

If Ryan Foster behaved himself, that would be fine. But if Ryan Foster tried to provoke Jason Carter, Jason Carter would give him a lesson he’d never forget—one even more unforgettable than losing that front tooth.

"But honestly, I wonder how Shaoyun and Chenfei are doing now. The two of them... must be doing pretty well, right? After all, they both have backgrounds."

Jason Carter muttered to himself. Back in high school, he had only three friends: one was Blackie, and the other two were Chris Bolton and Brian Thompson.

Chris Bolton and Brian Thompson had known Jason Carter since the first year of high school, while Blackie only joined their group in the third year, just before graduation.

To put it simply, Jason Carter and Chris Bolton and Brian Thompson were brothers, while Blackie was still just a friend—there was still a slight barrier before he could be considered a brother.

Glancing at his watch, Jason Carter frowned. It was already half past twelve. The gathering had gone on long enough—they’d eaten and chatted plenty. It was time for him to leave; he was still worried about Blackie.

Taking a deep breath, Jason Carter was about to say goodbye to everyone, but just as he turned around, the lights in the private room suddenly went out. There were no windows in the room, so the once brightly lit space... was plunged into total darkness.

"What’s going on?"

"Is there a power outage? But that can’t be, right? Isn’t this a five-star hotel? How could they make such a basic mistake?" Voices of discussion rose around him, and even Jason Carter himself was confused.

The darkness didn’t last long—about a minute later, the lights came back on. As the room lit up again, everyone present was stunned, including Jason Carter.

There was a red carpet on the floor of the private room, leading right to Jason Carter's feet. At the end of the carpet, a girl in a pure white dress, holding a bouquet of flowers, was walking toward him. That girl was none other than Emily Brooks.

"Oh my, what’s going on here?"

"Emily Brooks... what is she trying to do?"

"Oh my god, is Emily Brooks about to propose?"

"Propose? To Jason Carter? But this is too unreal, right? A girl proposing to a guy? She’s the school beauty, and she’s willing to set aside her pride and public opinion?"

The classmates around them were all stunned, especially Ryan Foster. When he saw this scene, his gaze toward Jason Carter grew even colder.

At this moment, Jason Carter's mind had gone blank. While he was still in shock, Emily Brooks walked up to him step by step, looked at him, and said, "If we don’t go a little crazy now, we’ll be old soon. I don’t want to have regrets. As long as there’s hope, I’ll fight for it. Since you can’t let go of your pride, I’ll be the one to let go."

"You..." Jason Carter's mind was a complete blank. He never would have imagined that Emily Brooks would do something like this.

"Jason Carter, I like you! If you like me too... help me put on the ring!" Emily Brooks took a deep breath, stretched out her hand toward Jason Carter, and in her palm were two one-carat diamond rings.

"Say yes, say yes, say yes!" The classmates around them were swept up in the atmosphere and started shouting loudly. They thought this was the most dramatic moment, and Jason Carter would definitely say yes. In fact... any man would say yes!

Jason Carter's pupils contracted. To be honest, he really wanted to agree, but he knew... he couldn’t.