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The winds were as gentle as the skies were blue on the day of their wedding.
Li Shaolingâs authority remains despite the Li familyâs fall from graceâcountless attended their reception, even foreigners.
Ji Weixi was dressed in a bright, white and vibrant wedding dress as she embraced and kissed Li Shaoling in his form-fitting black tuxedo.
At the same time, Ji Jiayu also formally changed his name to Li Jiayu then.
Tian Miaomiao was left dumbfounded when she caught the Ji Weixiâs bouquet, realizing then that everyone was staring at her.
Unwittingly, her eyes found a certain person in the crowd.
He was wearing a pair of glasses at staring at her indifferently. Resisting the urge to greet him, however, Tian Miaomiao withdrew her gaze.
She smiled bitterly. She may have the luck to catch the bouquet, but she did not have the luck to get hitched.
***
The bridal room was lit in romantic candlelight, but Li Shaoling could not get his way with her woman despite having her in his arms.
Ji Weixiâs condition was delicate, and the doctor has said that they could only do it only after she was three months pregnant.
As such, the great President Li began his long night of abstaining.
Time flies, however, and Ji Weixi was in labor in the blink of an eye.
Li Shaoling thought that it was a mercy killing when he heard her scream herself hoarse in the delivery room.
He would never have gotten her pregnant if he knew that childbirth was such anguish.
When Ji Weixi was wheeled out, the nurse was holding a wrinkly infant and smiling. âCongratulations, President Li. Itâs a girl!â
Li Shaoling did not even spare them a glance, instead walking up to Ji Weixi and held her lethargic hand, his eyes red as he spoke to her. âIâm sorry...â
A crystalline tear rolled down Ji Weixiâs pale cheeks.
Then, Li Shaoling delegated every work he had on hand and concentrated solely on caring for Ji Weixi, promoting himself from president to nanny-daddy.
Li Shaoling had founded Qing Yu International, a new company which Yu Xiangnian held a stake as well in the wake of CBSâs gradual decline.
In a single year, the company rose to international expansion and even successfully acquired CBS.
With that, the Li family had finally fallen.
***
Then, on the twenty-eighth day of Ji Weixiâs postnatal confinement, Li Shaoling and Li Jiayu had their first violent argument.
âShouldnât girls have flowery names like Hua1 or Lan2?!â The little one was yelling. âI donât care! My little sisterâs name should be Li Huahua!â
Li Shaoling pressed a finger over his brow. âSo old-fashioned. Donât call yourself my son when youâre outside.â
â...Then what should her name be?!â
Li Shaolingâs brow tightened. âKeep talking.â1
Ji Weixi had thought at first that Li Shaoling wasnât being attentive about their daughter. That thought, coupled with her postnatal temper, caused her to have a small squabble with him.
It was in the middle of the night when she got out of bed for the toilet, when she found Li Shaoling searching the dictionary in front of the table light.
She only learned that he took naming their daughter very, very seriously.
Nonetheless, he only came up with the child nameâs when on the day Ji Weixi finished her confinement.
Li Zijin.
Always on my mind, Li Zijin.1
***
Li Zijin was a year old and blowing bubbles as the little one watched over her like a nanny, wiping her foamy little mouth as a joyful brother.
âOh, Jin Jin, grow up fast.â The little one stared at the little girl, while resting his chin on one hand, mumbling away like an idiot. âCall me brother, and Iâll beat up anyone who bullies you! Your brother loves you the most, Jin Jin! Iâll even pluck the stars off the skies for you!â
One morning, the little one was jolted awake when Jin Jin threw a fit. It was time for her milk, and he therefore hurried to Ji Weixiâs bed.
He was at the door when he heard his motherâs stifled moans from within.
Sighing, he returned to his room to check on his sister. âJin Jin, youâll have to wait. Mommy and Daddy are wrestling naked again.â
Li Jiayu waited, and it was only after one hour and two minutes that Ji Weixi opened her door, flushing and with red strawberry marks on her neck.
The little one sighed inwardly.
Daddy was one minute quicker than the last time.
Was he failing again?
1Being a man is so difficult.
***
Now two-years-old, Li Zijin could say âDaddyâ and âMommyâ, but still failed to say âBrotherâ.
The little one was left depressed for the longest time. âOh, Jin Jin, your brother is so nice to you... why canât you say âbrotherâ?â
Jin Jin, her eyes widening, blew bubbles as she said clumsily, âBr... brother... brother...â
The little one happily rolled about over his bed.
***
Later, when Li Zijin was five-years-old.
Li Shaoling had been busy over the years, and in her idle time, Ji Weixi would play the role of a presidentâs wife.
Until one day, when Li Shaoling met an old man.
âI was like you in my younger days, thinking that my wife could have the life she wants because I have money,â the old man told him. âBut she passed away while I was at a meeting overseas. Time is preciousâdo not waste the time you could share with your family because of money, because the day would eventually come that you would regret and live in eternal guilt.â
Li Shaoling promptly booked two tickets to Paris and left the children with Tian Miaomiao.
He would share a private moment with Ji Weixi, since they had never been alone after they married and had another child.
In front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Ji Weixi was leaning on Li Shaolingâs chest and watching the sun set.
âDarling husband.â She called softly.
âWhat is it, dear wife?â Li Shaoling asked, locking fingers with her.â
âI love you.â Ji Weixi cast him an indulgent look.
He grinned. âI love you, too.â
âThen tell me, what did you tell Grandfather?â
Li Shaoling wrapped his arms around her and gently spoke beside her ear. âI told him that I would destroy the Li family in one year and acquire every company theyâve had. Every stock and property would then be given to you, because all I want is to work for you with the rest of my life.â
Ji Weixiâs tears streamed. âSo, Iâm a rich woman.â
Li Shaoling laughed. âYou are my rich woman.â
âBrother Ling...â Ji Weixiâs eyes were tender as she called out softly.
Li Shaoling was surprised, his memory abruptly dragged to the past of the little girl in twin ponytails and a pink dress, her dewy eyes sparkling as she called out in her tiny, delicate voice.
âBrother Ling!â
Ji Weixi wrapped her hands around his neck, imitating the young girl as she whispered into Li Shaolingâs ear. âI have a secret Iâve always wanted to tell you.â
âThe truth is that I dreamt of being with you until we grew old when I met you at six-years-old. Now, the dream has come true, and Iâve fallen for you too.â
Li Shaoling looked into her eyes lovingly too. âI have a secret too.â
âWhen I was twelve and you were nine, you though I was joking when I told you I wanted to run away with you, but I really did. Even if we were separated for sixteen years, I rejoice that time is merciful, that you are still my girl.â
You are my most beautiful sight in this life.
(Main Story End)