NOVEL NEXT Chapter 474: "That baby, you're the one"
Earlston, Scotland, 08:30;
"Here you go.", Xi Yuan said as he handed the girl one of the two ceramic cups he'd brought along, flumping down beside her a minute later. "You still cold?", he asked her then, wrapping his relatively warm hands around her fingers.
"A bit.", the girl smiled, turning to look at her darling. He looked handsome. He always did. But in that very moment, as the blazing fire reflected in his Gray eyes, his stunning facial features lit up in the color of those enthusiastically burning woods, she felt as if she was falling for him. All over again.
His eyes. They had an intensity and patience, and gentleness to them; which was just straight up unparalleled. They looked at her as if telling a tale, or singing a melody. Sweetly, and affectionately. As if he wished to capture a mental picture of her in his mind. And for some unknown reason, she hoped for such to be the case.
"What are you thinking about?", the man questioned the girl, his lips stretched enough to form a tender smile.
"You.", Rong Xinghe answered, "You remind me of a poem. My favorite poem as a child."
"Oh?", he raised his brows, slightly surprised. Sipping the warm drink from his cup, he then looked at her, "Do you still remember it?"
The girl responded with a faint nod as she tried to remember the exact words before she eventually spoke up.
"You look at me as if I'm the only girl around.
You make me feel important and never let me down.
"You've shown me how to live,
How to smile, what to say.
You've shown me what it's worth
To love someone each and every day.
"So this poem goes out to you
For everything you've done,
And I hope now you understand
That baby, you're the one.", the girl whispered to him, meaning every word of what she'd said.
Xi Yuan simply stared at the girl for roughly two minutes, unknown of what he could possibly say to appreciate something so heartfelt. There was a time in his life when he had given up on every possibility of happiness. To him, his life was but an incomprehensible burden. Why was he even breathing, he would often questioned himself at that time.
But then, akin to some miracle... she happened. And she changed everything; painting the empty colorless canvas that his life was in the most vibrant, and the brightest of the colors.
She made him want to smile, and talk, and laugh. She healed him and liberated him of the pain he had never been brave enough to let go of. The things she had done for him meant so much to him that he never looked at how she saw him. He had never wondered about the difference he'd brought into her life. But the way she described her feelings to him just now, was so serene, and so soul-stirring, that he was out of words which could express even a tad of his delight.
"You're the one for me too, Xinghe.", the man finally managed to speak, planting an adoring kiss against her forehead, "Thank you."
"Welcome, welcome.", the girl giggled.
"When are we getting married, by the way?", Xi Yuan asked after some time, fixing his gaze at the woman seriously.
"By the end of the next month.", the girl replied, her tone equally earnest, "Before I get back to MCO. Now that I am unemployed for the next two months, let's not postpone it, Yuan. Okay?"
"Are you sure?"
"I've always been sure of 'us', Lover.", Rong Xinghe laughed, "It's just that I've wished to have a peaceful wedding, not the one where we're stuck with our work. I think the timing's perfect."
"I don't know.", the man shook his head, unsure of the idea, "There is no way I'll let you stress yourself with the Wedding preparations right now. You haven't yet recovered from the surgery, Xinghe."
"Then I'll wait for your and Bro Su's approval.", the girl shrugged, "In case you guys are comfortable with the idea by the end of this month, we'll get hitched on February 25th, okay?"
"The 25th?", Xi Yuan grinned, "The first time we met..."
"Exactly.", the girl let out a hearty peel of laugh, pecking the man against his lips.
"Alright.", the man finally agreed, "We could do that. And hence, according to the deal, you'll be under observation for the next three weeks."
"Yes!", Rong Xinghe almost yelled out, "I'll eat like a cow if that's what it takes to recuperate, Mr. Xi. I promise you."
"..."
But the girl wasn't going to be that patient, of course. She had already told her Sisters-in-law and Rong Xiao to begin with the perfect Wedding preps before she'd boarded the flight to Scotland with Xi Yuan. While Ningtao was in charge of selecting the wedding theme, Songyan and Ruo Cy were requested to list in different locations for every wedding ritual, ranging from Bridal Shower to that of both her and his Bachelorette Parties. Ching Tong and Feng Mian were told to take care of all the cuisine selection, leaving Cheng Tai and Rong Xiao with the responsibilities to take over the dance and choreography stuff.
The girl had even roped in the Xi trio along with her Six brothers into the arrangements, keeping her Yuan out of it all with quite some difficulties.
All she had to do was relax here with him by her side, in Earlston, and wait for her family to handle everything on the other end.
Rong Xinghe had always been a calculative and far-sighted person. She knew that Xi Yuan would never agree to the idea of her freaking out about the wedding chaos. And as rational as his concerns were, she didn't want to wait any longer. She wanted this. She wanted him, for the littlest of eternity they had together in this life.
Moreover, it wasn't a necessity for the Bride and Groom to tire themselves out with every little detail, right? With the best Wedding Organizer in the family, why would she want to trouble herself with such trivial matters. Songyan could manage everything with 'the' perfect professionalism. Of that she was sure. In the end, Xinguan would simply need to select one of the several finest choices their family would keep saved for them beforehand. Now, wasn't she the smartest?!