He just watched as he struggled to get up excitedly from his wheelchair, not even caring that the blanket had fallen to the ground, but just dragging his tired body forward. Zoey had already hurried out of the broadcasting room, and she stood on the other side of the fountain, holding the microphone and looking at him with tears in her eyes, far away from him through the white columns of water.
And he …
Gazing deeply at her as well.
Cold wind, blowing through. Plum branches swaying, pieces of petals from the air drifting down, fell on their shoulders, hair … even in the breath, are filled with the fragrance of plum flowers …
They, like a pair of lovers wrapped in a plum blossom sprite.
“Jerry …” She looked at him fondly, tears, slowly slipping from her eyes. Lips, trembling, pressed against the microphone, so that the voice came out clearly from the radio, “Marry me, okay?”
From a distance, he suddenly laughed a tearful laugh. Weakly, but obstinately, he walked toward her. But how could she let him work so hard? Like a swallow, she darted around the fountain, ran excitedly to him, threw herself into his arms, and wept for joy.
“Marry!”
“Marry! Get married!!!”
“Marry! Marry! MARRY!!!”
…
The square, for a moment, roared with applause. Zoey cried and hugged him, almost pleadingly, “The crowd’s eyes are shining, you won’t lose out by marrying me!”
“Foolish …” he said with a sour nose, and compassionately, deeply, took her lips, trembling, in a kiss.
Fools … unapologetically big fools …
Not afraid of his own loss, he is only afraid … of her loss …
“Really, never seen a woman as stupid as you!” After the kiss, he was still complaining. Such stupidity, such obstinacy, such dead-eyedness, how could he feel comfortable leaving her?
“If you’ll marry me, later on, I’ll learn to be a little smarter …” She grasped his hand, firmly interlocking her fingers.
“Really?” He asked hoarsely. Wouldn’t it be, smart enough, to completely forget him when he was gone? Could he be greedy and demand that she always keep a special place in her heart for him …
“Really! I’ll be smart and take care of the kids and myself. Promise, I won’t get hurt again …” she choked. Because, no one can hurt her again but him …
He gazed at her and smiled. The corners of his eyes, moist, “Yes, we’re married.”
Her eyes lit up.
“But …” his words made her heart, again, hang in her throat. Instead, he smiled and said, “It’s really bad, shouldn’t I take the initiative in something like this?”
“It’s okay, you took the initiative before, now … we’re just getting even …” Zoey wanted to cry so badly. Pulling a ring out of her pocket, she placed it in the palm of her hand. She looked at him, “Put it on for me.”
Looking at the sparkling diamond ring, Jerry Xiao can hardly hide the surprise, “It is actually still there?”
He thought that she had discarded it that day.
“Brother’s been putting it away for me, and now, it’s finally coming in handy.” Zoey nudged it toward him again, “Put it on. I want to see if it still fits. Tomorrow, no, in a little while, we’ll go pick out your ring …”
She Woods arranged it, excited and thrilled …
Jerry Xiao will ring, slowly take away from her hand. Smiling at her, and then, supporting himself on one knee, he knelt down with difficulty, “Zoey , marry me ….”
Around them, more and more people gathered.
Everyone looked at the couple with either envious, or moving eyes.
Zoey cries and reaches out her hand toward him. With a trembling hand, he slipped the ring onto her finger. In the next instant, he stood up and took the stupid woman, firmly into his arms.
Applause, once again resounded, as if for this pair of lovers who have found a home to celebrate. Only their own heart know, this moment of embrace, companionship, for them, how rare … also how to need the courage …
Owen Baker stood far away from the crowd, looking down at them in plum blossom, hooked his lips gently and smiled.
Even if love comes to the end of the world, it’s wonderful to be able to blossom and have it like this for once without any effort, right? …
Zoey pushes Jerry Xiao and walks around the hospital. After walking for a while, she crouches down and sits on the side. Wrapping the blanket around him, she crouches beside him and asks softly, “Cold?”
He shook his head, afraid she wouldn’t believe him, and probed his hand to warm his large palm against her face. At the touch of the cold temperature, he frowned, “It’s you who’s cold.”
“I’m not cold.” She shook her head, mused, and asked, “When are we going to meet your parents?”
Jerry Xiao looked at her, “We’re getting married and it seems like there are really a lot of problems to solve …”
“Don’t you want to take me to see your parents?” Zoey noticed the difficulty in his eyes.
“Of course not.” Jerry Xiao shook his head. He just wanted to protect him, and was afraid of being unable to do so. “They’ll be here in the next two days. But before meeting my parents, shouldn’t you take me to meet yours?”
“Fine, then I’ll make the arrangements. You’re in charge of getting well.” Zoey agreed in a heartbeat.
Jerry Xiao grabbed her hand and suddenly spoke in a low voice, “I miss the kids.”
Zoey’s chest tightened, “Then we’ll go back together tomorrow to meet the kids.”
“Will I scare them?”
Zoey patted his head like she was coaxing a child, “Don’t worry, no matter what, in the eyes of the kids, you’ll always be the most handsome daddy. Besides, you’ve always been handsome.”
He grinned and grabbed her hand, narrowing his eyes slightly, “When did you learn to kiss ass too?”
She spread her hands with an innocent look on her face, “I’ve always just told the truth.”
The two men smiled at each other and he said, “I’ll be pumped up tomorrow!”
The next day.
Ah Fung happened to be back from Hong Kong, so he came to the hospital to pick up Zoey and Jerry Xiao.
Early in the morning, Jerry Xiao was as nervous as a child. After getting dressed, he once again straightened his tie and glanced at Zoey , “Really OK?”
Zoey doesn’t know how many times this has been answered, but nods her head solemnly and patiently, “Yes, very spry and handsome.”
Jerry Xiao seriously suspected that she was out of her eyes, so he looked sideways at Ah Feng again, asking him to give him another answer. Ah Feng also nodded his head once more, “It’s really good. The president has to trust Secretary Baker’s vision.”
Jerry Xiao also feels that he is simply a bit inexplicable. Usually when this kind of disturbed, but, is to go back to see her parents, inevitably a little difficult to sit still, always want to do things to the best.
A nurse pushed the door in and smiled slightly when she saw that Jerry Xiao actually didn’t use a wheelchair, “Mr. Zhan, you look really good today. This outfit is also very handsome!”
“Yeah?” Jerry Xiao raised an eyebrow and Zoey smiled and flicked him on the forehead, “You believe me now, don’t you?”
“Going out today? It’s not very nice out there.”
Jerry Xiao grabbed Zoey’s hand and held it firmly in his hand, “Uh-huh. I’m going to meet Ryou … my wife’s parents today.”
He, midway through, changed his mind. Obviously felt that the small hand held in his hand, trembled gently. Sideways glance to see, can see her happy smile. He, too, felt happy …
Off to the side, the nurse and Fung looked at them and smiled in relief.
“Daddy!” The children were excited to see him. He was already struggling to walk with support, Zoey was afraid that the children would pounce on him, and hurriedly crouched down to stop the children without moving. Sam Baker had already gotten up and glanced at them, and although there was not much change in his complexion, he hurriedly instructed, “Chen Ma, go and get a pillow and a thin blanket over here.”
Chen’s mom rushed off.
Zoey first coaxed the two children to sit obediently on the couch, and Jerry Xiao stood there, bowing respectfully toward Sam Baker, “Uncle.”
“Uh-huh.” Sam Baker just answered faintly, comparing it to the couch, “Don’t stand, sit down first.”
His father’s attitude, while not very clear, was not cold and uncaring. This made Zoey feel relieved. He and Jerry Xiao smiled at each other and comforted him silently.
Coincidentally, Yami Hu came out of the kitchen with fruits cut by Li Ma, Jerry Xiao was about to sit down, when he saw her come out, he immediately stood up straight and politely called out, “Auntie.”
“Sit down, don’t get tired.” Yami Hu and Sam Baker are not the same. She couldn’t keep her face down, so she took the fruit and put it in front of Jerry Xiao, who then sat down peacefully between the two children, and waited until Chen’s mom brought a blanket and pillow, which Yami Hu took and handed directly to Zoey.
Zoey then leaned the pillow against his back and put the blanket over him. This sequence of actions showed KK and Nini something. kk asked with a small frown, “Is daddy sick?”
It looks really different from usual … It’s still as handsome as ever, but it’s like I’m going to fall down at any moment …
KK’s question made all the adults stare.
Zoey’s hand, which was tucking Jerry in, froze for a moment. She and Jerry Xiao exchanged glances, but did not know where to start. It was Yami Hu who spoke first: “Daddy has a cold, so he’s a little afraid of the cold. When the cold gets better, he will be fine.”
“So that’s how it is!” The two children came to a realization, Nini even reached out her little hand to help Daddy tuck in, her childish eyes looking at him, “Zoey said, if you have a cold, you need to cover yourself with more blankets, and cover yourself with sweat, then you’ll get better. Daddy needs to get well soon, so he can take me and KK to Disney to see the flower fairies!”
Meeting that pair of clear and childish eyes, Jerry Xiao only felt his chest aching, tightly entangled by the intense unwillingness to give up, even breathing became bitterly difficult.
Two cute little things … How can he let go?
Reaching out, he pinched the little one’s face, all doting between movements. “Daddy listens to you. Come, give daddy a kiss.”
He turned his face slightly sideways and moved towards the kids. nini hugged him around the neck and gave him a heavy smooch. He pressed it to KK’s lips again and KK gave a good kiss as well.
The people around them, looking at this scene, their hearts were coiled with melancholy. For a long time, no one uttered a sound, as if they didn’t want to disturb this scene of father and son getting along.
There really isn’t much time left like this …
The family sat for some time, since it was just a visit, we didn’t talk much about those unhappy past events in the past. The atmosphere, from the initial condensation, gradually also relaxed a lot …
Yami Hu had already ordered the kitchen to cook and keep Jerry Xiao and Feng for lunch. It was still early for lunch, Jerry Xiao was taking away the thin blanket and wanted to get up to check Zoey’s room when the cell phone in his pocket rang.
Glancing at the screen, it was an unfamiliar number, and assuming it was a customer, he leaned slightly to one side to listen to the call.
“Jerry!”
“Mom?” Jerry Xiao was a little surprised to hear that familiar voice. Glancing down at the string of numbers again, “You’re back in China? Why didn’t you give me a call?”
Hearing his words, Zoey couldn’t help but look towards him.
“Wanted to surprise you. But … Jerry, you quickly come to the hospital!” Xiao mother’s words were full of anxiety.