When she left Jianyu's house, she decided to take a stroll around the park. When she got tired, she sat on the bench and looked at the kids who were running around the place. Suddenly, her mind wandered off. Just if she had kept her pregnancy, she would have been a mother by now. After a long while, she left the place and went back home.
As she was taking the stairs, she heard her mother's voice say," A moment, Li Fei."
Pausing, she turned to look at her and descended the few stairs she had earlier taken. "Yes Mom," she said looking at her. "How are you?" she asked. "I'm okay," she replied. "Okay. Ah...I would like to know what you've decided so that we get to know what we are doing next," she said. "I'm still thinking about it Mom and very soon, I will be telling you," she said. "Okay. Have a good night," she said and as Li Fei turned to leave, she said," Did you talk to him, your boyfriend?" She shook her head and continued to her room.
When she reached her room, she got her phone and called Jin Liwei who picked up immediately. "Jin Liwei?" she called. "En," he replied. "How are you?" "Confused. I'm not getting your cold treatment these days. How are you?" he asked. "I'm not fine either. We need to talk. Should I expect you at the house on Friday evening?" she asked. "Sure. But tell me first, is everything okay?" he asked. "Yes. I will be waiting for you," she said.
After hanging up, she called Jianyu and asked him to come over at their house on Thursday.
...
Finally, it was Thursday and Jianyu was home by morning. The four gathered in the study and the maids served them breakfast.
When they were done, Li Fei cleared her throat to gain their attention and she stated," I wanted to make this announcement when everyone is present. Even though Li Jiang is not here, I will go ahead." Looking at Jianyu as if reminding him of their plan, she looked at her father and said," After a lot of thought, I decided to agree to your condition. I am going to marry Jianyu as soon as possible so that we can go on with the surgery." Both parents were surprised but pleased hearing it. Li Mei was quite shocked because she hadn't expected her to agree so easily like that.
Li Bao who had been looking at her said," What can I say, it really caught me by surprise but nevertheless, I'm happy. Thank you Li Fei."
Li Mei too was smiling in satisfaction. She believed that she had chosen the right thing.
"Thank you so much for being considerate FeiFei. With Jianyu on your side, I'm sure you won't regret," she said.
Li Bao's eyes went on Jianyu and said," Well then, when are we setting the wedding date?" Li Mei said," I thought they are first having a registered marriage. Organising a wedding will take quite some time yet you need to have the surgery soon." "It's okay then. I will have the surgery regardless so long as they get married." All this time, Li Fei was looking at Jianyu wondering why he wasn't saying anything. Did he perhaps have a change of plan?
Jianyu looked at them as they discussed. How he wished everything was true. For a moment, he thought of going against the plan and just keep quiet. But seeing the anxious look in her eyes as she looked at him, he said," Uhm...I need to speak about something. I have a suggestion." "Please go ahead," Li Mei said. "I carefully thought about this. I have always wanted to have a big wedding yet we can't delay your surgery Mr Li Bao. Why don't we have an engagement ceremony first and after the procedure, we go for the wedding," he said.
Li Bao seemed to give it a thought and Li Fei decided to add," I think Jianyu is right Dad. That will give us time to organize something nice." He looked at the both of them clearly not convinced. "Trust me on this one Mr Li Bao. The wedding will come once we are sure that everything is okay," assured Jianyu. "Okay. Let's prepare the engagement party then," agreed Li Bao and Li Fei internally released a sigh of relief. She was finally done with this and the remaining part was talking to Jin Liwei as well as convincing him.
This time, Li Mei said, "I will work on that as fast as I can. You two shouldn't worry about the arrangements." "As that's already decided, we will let you two have some moment alone. Take your time," Li Bao said and stood up as Li Mei followed suit.
As soon as the study door was closed, Li Fei ran up to Jianyu and hugged him. "Thank you so much for saving me. You've just helped me solve one of the hardest puzzles of my life. I can't thank you enough. I will surely make it up to you one day," she said having no idea how their closeness affected him.
With her in such a close proximity, he could feel her soft body pressed against his and could inhale her intoxicating scent. How he had longed to hold her in his arms.
When she pulled back and looked at him, he said," I did it for you. Although I have to admit that it was one of the hardest things in my life. Rejecting something you dream of every night you go to sleep."
Realizing where the conversation was going, she tucked a piece of hair behind her ear and took some steps back to create some distance. "I'm sorry. I was just so happy," she said feeling guilty. "It's fine."
"Uhm, I will convince my mother to organize something small and also not to invite any reporters," she said to which he nodded.