After some more talks, the Fan and Han families both settled to decide for the marriage date once Han Ziwei returns to Country C. But it's already agreed that the marriage will also be celebrated this year.
All along, while the elders talk, Fan Xifeng just listened like what the elders were talking about is not her marriage at all! Like she's not involved when in fact, she's one of the main character!
In order to show her they still respect her opinion, the elders would from time to time asked some feedback but all that she ever do every time is to nod her head signifying she agrees. How could she be present at the moment when slowly, that dream is really getting inside her head she couldn't stop her thoughts from drifting away.
Finally, as both family seem satisfied from the conversation, the Han family decided to go back home to call and talk to their son. Before leaving, Su Meixi especially asked Fan Xifeng to walked her out. The latter readily agreed.
"I know it's still too early but I will still say it. Welcome to the Han family Fengfeng!" Su Meixi sincerely said and hauled something from her bag. "This a jade bracelet given to me by Han Bouyan's mother. It was passed generation to generation to the eldest daughter in law. Please wear it for me, okay?" Su Meixi gently pulled Fan Xifeng's hand inserted the ancient jade bracelet in her wrist. However, Fan Xifeng felt sudden discomfort from the touch of the jade bracelet in her wrist. She bear it and tried to smile to the Su Madam.
"Auntie, I and brother Han Ziwei weren't officially engaged yet. How about you this to me on that day."
"It's okay. I already accepted you. You are my eldest son's future wife. No one could take that position away from you so it's only proper you have this. But if you're not really used to, you can wear it off for the time being," Su Meixi paused as if thinking of something, "right, on the night of your engagement, I will be the one to put it on your wrist. But as for the meantime, you have to keep it for me okay? It's already yours now to keep and care for."
Fan Xifeng looked up at the madam in front of her. Her eyes at the brink of moistening. 'I was wrong then. Maybe, I shouldn't have acted so rashly and immaturely.' She thought. "Thank you auntie."
Su Meixi knew that precious things are hard to gain. She couldn't force Fan Xifeng to call her mom much that she haven't met her son yet. It's fair enough. Then an idea popped her head. "Can I have your phone number? It is so that I could call and check on you from time to time."
"Sure." Fan Xifeng smiled, took her phone from her pocket and gave her phone number to the Su madam.
Later, the Han couple's car finally was out of the Fan family mansion's driveway yet Fan Xifeng remained rooted to the ground, deep in thought. She stayed like that for quite some time and glance at the jade bracelet in her wrist, she no longer felt discomfort from it but still removed the bracelet in from her wrist and put it in her dress's pocket before returning back inside the mansion.
Unfortunately, she and Fanxiaodan weren't able to go outside to shop according to plan because of the Han couple's sudden arrival. She took a quick look on her watch, twenty-eight minutes past two in the afternoon. Still a bit early, she and Fan Xiaodan could still go out to shop.
Fan Xifeng was walking, her head however looking down the ground that's why when she looked up, she was surprised to see Fan Xiaodan at the mansion's main door waiting for her. She beamed at her. "It's good that you're here. It's still early. We can still go out and shop. What do you think?"
Fan Xiaodan didn't reply and instead, gazed back at her older sister. As if absorbing her face and at the same time, trying to understand her thoughts. This once again made Fan Xifeng uncomfortable and decided to tell her directly. "Stop doing that. You're making your older sister feel uncomfortable whenever you gazed at me for long without speaking."
Fan Xiaodan however smiled on this. Rather replying to her invitation, she asked her about a different matter, "So are you really marrying to that man?"
Fan Xifeng sighed, exhausted from having to used her brain thinking over matters she herself couldn't understand but she herself also couldn't control of happening to her. "Let's talk about it next time. I'm quite exhausted. So…. Are we still shopping?"
Fan Xiaodan once again just stood there watching her.
"Xiaodan." This time, Fan Xifeng said in a stricter tone.
"Maybe another day. I'm quite exhausted myself." After saying that, Fan Xiodan turned and started walking back inside the mansion, ahead of her.
"What's with her?" Fan Xifeng could only murmur to herself by this out of character display of attitude from her younger sister.
Ever since then, aside from her protecting her from the cockroach and also the ala Betty la Fea disguise when they were teenagers because "she's too beautiful the boy she likes like her older sister instead", Fan Xiaodan had been nothing but sweet to her. So sweet that Fan Xifeng sometime felt uneasy. And at the same time she would get angry with her own self from feeling so. This is her younger sister they were talking about!
"What happened to your younger sister?" After getting inside the mansion, Fan Xifeng heard her mother asking her.
"Hmm?" Fan Xifeng looked her mother, as confused as her. "Why? What happened?"
Jing Huaxi sighed. "I don't know, I just heard the loud bang from her door. It's like she slammed it strongly."
Fan Xifeng heaved another sighed and sit at once on the sofa beside her mother. The Fan elders went back to their room to rest for a while, while her father went to changed cloth to visit the family's company, the Fan Enterprise. "I don't know. Early this morning she asked me to go out and shop. Well, it didn't went as planned because of the Han couple's sudden visit. Maybe she's sulking over it and is currently throwing a little tantrum."
"Feng Feng," Jing Huaxi tapped her older daughter's back hand, "always try to understand your younger sister okay? She just like you too much she hates it when someone vie for your attention." Jing Huaxi reasoned out.
Fan Xifeng just laughed and nodded her head. "I know ma. As the older sister, I also cared and loved her. I know as well that I have to be more understanding and forgiving as it's my responsibility as an older sister. Don't worry."
Hearing this, Jing Huaxi smiled in relief. It feels like a thorn was taken out from her throat kind of relief. "You are a good child. A filial granddaughter. An obedient daughter. A kind sister. You deserve happiness and love from your future husband. Mama will make sure you achieve it and not to suffer any grievance because mama loves you the most!" Jing Huaxi said exposing her heart in the open.
"Mama, stop it... But….. thank you." The pair of mother and daughter enjoyed an embrace from each other. However without these pair's unawareness, Fan Xiaodan from the corner is listening to their conversation.
Fan Xiaodan's eyes held a strange look as she slowly returned back to her room. After slowly closing her door, she walked to her drawer and from there, hauled a picture frame. She stared at the picture and gently touched the person in it as if also gently touching the person in actual.
"You're mine. Only mine." She uttered, obsession and possessiveness in her voice.