Li Fei got up and approached the bedside table where her handbag was. She then got out a small wrapping bag and walked back to where he was standing. "I got this for you," she said as she gave it to him.
"Ohh. It seems we are in a competition," he said as he slowly opened the package.
He looked at the cufflinks with fascination in his eyes. "Are they nice?" she asked expectantly. "They are now my favorite. How can I not love them? Come here," he said taking her in his arms and embraced her.
With his nose that was in her hair, he said," Thank you for everything. For accepting me, for understanding, for giving my life meaning again. I'm not letting you go again, you know that?" "I'm not complaining. I'm looking forward to spending the rest of my life with you," she mumbled. "I think we should go to bed. It's getting cold," he said.
As they cuddled in the bed, she thought of something and said," I want to hear you call me FeiFei. That's what my loved ones call me." His brows knitted and he said," FeiFei?"
A smile appeared on her lips and she said," Say it again." "FeiFei," he repeated it and she felt butterflies dancing in her stomach. The way it sounded with his husky voice felt ticklish and seductive. "Again," she said.
"FeiFei," he called again and he added," Now go to sleep." "One more time and I will go to sleep," she bargained. "The chances are over. Sleep now," he said and she pouted her lips.
Jin Liwei woke up alone in the bed and he sat up. Shortly, the bathroom door opened and Li Fei came out wrapped in a short grey towel that barely covered her thighs. "Good morning," she said smiling at him as she approached the mirror.
His eyes were following everywhere she went and he felt his throat become dry at the sight.
When she started to apply her body lotion, the action was extremely seductive and he decided to lay on the bed and kept his eyes on the ceiling.
A while later, she walked to him dressed in a round floral dress and sat at the bed. "You're leaving already," he said sitting up.
"Yes. Liling is already waiting for me," she said. "I will see you later," he said. "Don't you guys keep us waiting," she said and she stood up to leave when he said," Ain't you forgetting something?" She turned to look at him and smiled before leaning to kiss his lips.
"Am I allowed to go now, Mr Jin Liwei?" she asked when their lips parted. "Permission granted, FeiFei," he said and she stood up giggling before rushing to pick her handbag. "Take care," she said before leaving the room.
Reaching Liling's house, she found her pacing back and forth in her sitting room. "I'm sorry for being late. What happened?" "The worst happened. I burnt my dress when I was ironing it," she said. "Oh! Let me have a look," said Li Fei. "It's horrible," she said as they walked to her bedroom.
Taking a look, Li Fei saw that it had been burnt at the bottom and it was pretty big.
"I have to get another one," said Liling. "I think we can fix this. Get me scissors, a needle and thread," she said and Liling quickly got them.
Sitting on the bed, Li Fei completely cut off the whole hemline before sewing it back.
"Try it," she said handing her the dress. On trying it, Liling found it to be even better than how it was previously. "This is beautiful. I like it more," she said praising it. "I'm glad you like it. How was your night?" she asked. "Sleepless and long. Why did you suddenly leave the festival?" she asked. "Jin Liwei wasn't feeling well." "Sorry. Is he okay?"
"Yes he's fine. I'm famished," said Li Fei and Liling remembered that they haven't eaten breakfast. After breakfast, Liling started taking her suitcases in the car and Li Fei asked," Are you going to sell the condo?" "I thought so at first but then I changed my mind. I will need a place to turn to when Jing Yue and I fight," she said.
"Oh, what a brilliant idea! But isn't leaving the house a bit extreme. You could just separate rooms," suggested Li Fei helping her with her luggage.
"That's right but it depends on the gravity of the situation. I will keep it just in case," she said.
When it clocked noon, Liling began to get ready since the registration was to happen at two. Sitting in front of the mirror, Li Fei was coming up with different ideas of designing her hair since she rejected the idea of a stylist saying that it wasn't necessary.
"How is this one?" she asked for the umpteenth time. "I think we should go with the previous one," said Liling checking out herself in the mirror. "Okay."
At one, Liling got dressed in her simple white dress while Li Fei decided to remain the way she was. Thirty minutes later, they set off to the civil affairs.
Both women scanned the entire place and saw that the men hadn't arrived yet. "What is the time? I knew that they were going to keep us waiting," complained Liling. "It's coming to two," replied Li Fei before asking," Should I call Jin Liwei?" "Won't I seem so desperate?" asked Liling. "I don't think so," she replied.
Liling's eyes widened and she said," Now I know! What if he changed his mind?"
Li Fei rolled her eyes and said," Come on Liling. He would never do that. I think the best thing for me to do is to call Jin Liwei."
Getting her phone, she was yet to call him when Liling exclaimed," Here they are!"
When a black Lamborghini parked at the front of the civil affairs, Jin Liwei and Jing Yue came out first before the groom's parents descended from the car.
Liling who saw them and said," Jing Yue didn't tell me that his parents were tagging along."
"Well, you need to get accustomed to them," Li Fei said as she left the car.