It was the day when Li Fei and Jin Liwei were going to celebrate their first wedding anniversary in the presence of all their loved ones. They had agreed to take the party to Beijing since the two were permanently living in Shanghai. As Li Fei was still worriedly looking at Liling, her mother came in carrying her daughter, Jin Lian who was only four months. For Li Fei, she saw no reason of celebrating her first anniversary because she was sure that she was spending the rest of her life with her husband. She agreed to the celebration because their parents asked them to and she ai thought that they really needed a party that would bring them together.
"She wants to feed?" asked Li Fei looking at her little bundle of joy. "No, don't come up with an excuse of taking her away from me. I came to inform you that the men are already here. Surely, it is only you that is left," she said playing with her granddaughter's curved fingers.
"We are almost done mother," she said getting up and looking at herself in the mirror. With only four months that had passed after her giving birth, she still felt insecure about her body as she hadn't gotten back to her perfect shape.
"What do you guys think? I don't think am attractive anymore," she said looking at them. "Why do you say so?" asked Li Mei. "It's because my belly hasn't gone back to it's shape. Do you think Jin Liwei notices it too?" she asked. "That is not true. You are perfect to me," said her Mom.
"Of course that is what you have to say Mom."
"Your mother is right FeiFei. You are fine and even if you're not, Jin Liwei wouldn't look at another woman. He perfectly knows that the change in your body is because you were carrying little Lian," said Liling. "I know but I can't stop worrying. I got these light stretch marks on my belly. I'm afraid I turn him off," she said.
"Of course not FeiFei. The stretch marks will disappear in no time. Has he ever made you insecure?" asked Li Mei and she shook her head. "Then stop with your assumptions," said Liling. When FeiFei looked at her beautiful daughter, she felt a little guilty. She was complaining yet she got the most precious baby. She walked to her and poked her cheeks then she giggled looking at her with it's big eyes.
"Awww, she's so cute. You're so lucky FeiFei," said Liling as she looked at the baby.
"You're lucky too because you're her aunt," Li Fei said and Liling nodded. "Alright girls, we should get going," Li Mei reminded him.
Jin Liwei looked at the woman who had changed his life. To be absolutely honest, he was glad things turned out the way they are.
Looking into her eyes, he said," You look so stunning." She smiled and said," Thank you. You look good yourself."
"A beautiful rose for a beautiful woman who has given me a beautiful life," he said as he handed a rose to her, and she smiled taking it.
"Thank you," she said as she inhaled in the scent.
He looked at their loved ones who were looking at them and he returned his eyes to her, solely focusing on her.
"All these years, I hope I've been the kind of man that an amazing woman like you truly deserves,"he said and she nodded.
He took a deep breath and said," I don't know where I would be if you hadn't come into my life." 'Probably happily married with his late wife,' she thought.
He continued to say," It would have come to a dead end if it weren't for you. Nothing comes close to how I feel when I hold you close to me. It is a silence that tickles me in the deepest corner of my soul. Today as we celebrate our anniversary, I just want to say thank you for everything. Happy anniversary my love, my best friend," at the mention of that, they heard Jing Yue curse, and the crowd burst into laughter. "My companion, mother of my children. I love you so much," he told her.
Li Fei looked at him and she thought of the right words to use.
"Rewinding to the happy memories of our lives inspires me to fast forward and dream about the amazing future that lies ahead," she said and entwined their fingers together before continuing," I love you more with every waking moment of my life. I am over the moon to be your wife. You have touched a part of my heart that no one else has ever been able to get to. I always dreamt of meeting a man like you and I'm glad that dreams do come true. Spending one year married to you in pure bliss equals to a thousand years of experiencing all the other pleasures of life. I love you so much my husband." She sealed her words with a kiss on his lips and when she pulled away, he said," Thank you for giving me the most beautiful daughter in the world." "You always tell me that," she said. "Because I can't thank you enough," he told her getting hold of her hand and they walked to where the others were.
"Are you going for another honeymoon?" Liling asked the two as they were on the dance floor. "Of course not," Li Fei replied. "I would love to but little Lian has to feed," Jin Liwei said. "You're- " Liling stopped talking and she got her hands off Jing Yue then clutched her stomach.
"Are you okay love?" asked Jing Yue. "Yes," she replied in a pained voice. "Come and have a seat," he said as he led her towards the chairs. "Relax Jing Yue. I'm fine," she said straightening up.
"What was that?" he asked. "It's nothing serious. You don't have to worry about anything," she replied and he looked at her confused.
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