Money was not an issue for Eric, to him, he can earn it again and again but he can't get another Ji An and Sofia in his life. They are his treasure, his reason to live and work hard to give them a comfortable life, if they are gone, what is the point of his existence?
Ji An thought it through, Eric has a point about Sofia but she doesn't want Sofia to rely on Eric as much as possible. She must know that Eric is not her real dad. Obviously, she will have to tell her that when she's big enough to understand but for now, maybe the best thing for her is to believe that Eric is her dad for now.
On the other part of the world, Cheng Ze made up his mind that he will just try to love Lori since there is no more chance between him and Ji An. Though he doesn't want to, he will just forget her completely as they won't see each other anymore anyway so there is no more point in even hoping for a chance. Lori was always by his side, how can he not be kind to her? After being constantly together for 2 months, he found out that Lori was a really good person. Maybe he cannot give her his heart right now but eventually, he can give her all of him and satisfy her longing for him.
"Babe, do you think we should get married soon?" Lori asked Cheng Ze as she hugged him.
He hugged her back and inhaled deeply releasing his breath slowly, "Hmm... How about this, let's get married after 4 years hm." that is the safest answer to give her, after all, he will start trying to love her for now but marriage is not for them right now.
Lori sighed and pouted, "Why wait for 4 more years? It's the same. Now or 4 years later, I will still be your wife." She hugged him tighter.
He smiled and stroked her hair gently, "Because I'm not yet ready to be your husband. I'm not confident enough. But I promise you, I will marry you when the time comes." He then kissed her on her forehead.
It pacified Lori and all the worries she had vanished, "Don't look at another woman, you only look at me. I'm the only one for you." She hugged him even tighter than before.
Cheng Ze planned another engagement party for them as he felt bad remembering what happened previously, he just wanted to make it up to her. After a month of preparation, everything was set for the engagement party he had planned for Lori which will be held at the Hilton Beijing Wangfujing.
Every time he entered that place, Ji An's memories comes to his mind. That is the place she stayed in, the place that gave him hope that they could be together but now, this should be the place to remember Lori and their engagement.
It hurts him just remembering Ji An, he loves her so much and yet he can't even have a relationship with her, at least a proper relationship, not just sleeping with her and trying all kinds of tricks to have her for a night. But in the end, everything had come to an end for them. There was no them, it was just him all along and it's time for him to completely move on from her, be happy and content with what's ahead of him which is of course Lori.
He knows he has to stop thinking and remembering Ji An, but he can't stop himself from doing so as his heart and mind were in sync for going against what he wanted, well, to stop giving him heartaches at the least. Even though it's been more than a year since he last saw her, she is still there in the deepest part of his heart, his love for her has no end no matter how much she pushed him away and no matter how much she hurt him.
Li Wei was the one who prepared everything for his boss' engagement party. Though it surprised Li Wei to know that Cheng Ze will go ahead with his father's arrangements and to know that Cheng Ze and Lori were getting along pretty well. He thought his boss probably had moved on from that woman called Ji An.
Li Wei was completely aware that his boss changed after their Europe trip. He changed his behaviour to women, he no longer goes to the bar and get completely drunk but now, after coming back from London, after seeing that woman got married to a different guy he seemed to have matured and ready to take over their company and manage it by himself. 'Is this what love does to you?' Li Wei thought.
Gu Feng has been observing his son and noticed he'd matured in a short period of time. He just assumed it was because of Lori and his son is ready to have his own family, soon he will give him grandchildren who will love and respect him, unlike his own son.
He will not give Cheng Ze the company right now, rather, he will wait until his son is fully ready and capable for the role. After all, being the big boss, he should be firm with his decisions so that his employee will respect him. He can not be a pushover in the industry or else everything he worked for will all go to waste and he is not having that.
Gu Feng liked the idea of having another engagement. He was so happy that his son finally knew what's good for him. Gu Feng asks his wife Meiling to invite her children to come on such a happy event. Obviously, Meiling refused the idea, she knows they won't bother coming, her daughter doesn't want to know and doesn't want to be a part of the Gu family while her son, well, nobody knows where he is. She didn't even know that her daughter got married or had a child. As a mother, she felt that she failed them big time. Their family crumbled because of her, because of her love for Gu Feng.
As the engagement party approaches, Li Wei couldn't help it, he just couldn't shut his mouth, he has to ask his boss, "Boss, do you want me to get some news about Ms Li?"