Nothing says I'm too lazy to get offline like an E-mail with the subject line "will you marry me." And please don't think adding in a clever kissy smiley face will help matters at all.

懒到发一份主题为“你愿意嫁给我吗”的求婚邮件就匆匆下线，你别以为加个可爱的亲吻笑脸就能一切搞定了。

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