The announcement swept the floor from beneath Jinjing's feet. At that moment she could not feel anything. Total numbness
Her best friend was completely shocked by the turn of events. She did not know what to do. She looked at her bestie and saw that she stood in place like a statue. She then turned for help towards her brother who was doing no better than her.
Liang did not know where did all this come from. He discretely walked towards his father and asked "dad what is all this? Why was i not informed about something so important?"
Father Sheng maintained a smile on his face but sternly replied "didn't your mother ask you? And only when you agreed did we go ahead with the preparations."
Liang replied without thinking "when did I....." and then like revelation, he remembered the day when he went to fetch his mother from the Mu's. 'So this is what my mom was talking about?' He felt like strangling himself for causing such a mess.
He couldn't think clearly. He looked at his mother, who looked elated. On the other hand he looked at Jinjing, whose eyes had reddened.
He was in a dilemma. Who should he reach out to first. He finally thought to sort out this situation with his family first and then explain to Jinjing that everything was just a misunderstanding.
As he started going to his mother, she stood up and hugged her son and then placed Jiaying's hand on his and said "I am so happy today. Now that you have chosen your life partner, I feel relaxed and at peace.
With Mrs. Sheng's gesture, everyone started clapping and going towards the stage to wish the couple. The crowd was too large and everyone wanted to be in the Sheng's good books.
Looking at his mother's calm face and thinking about her recent health scares, Liang thought it was better to talk to her in private, away from so many prying eyes.
Before he could turn around in Jinjing's direction to reassure her, the crowd had already circled the couple in question, congratulating them.
Buzz quickly ran towards Meili, trying to get a better understanding of the situation. He had a hard time squeezing his way through the crowd.
As the people flocked closer to wish Liang, Jinjing was being pushed further and further away. She felt that she was not only being pushed away physically, but also away from his life.
Liang spoke in Meili's ears "quickly go and talk to her, tell her i was not aware of any of this.... please."
By the time Meili could make her way to Jinjing's table, she saw she was gone and she only found the ring gifted by Liang on the table.
Meili picked the ring up and she knew it.....she knew that she was gone.