Chapter 344 - Dad-wife (2/2)
”I-I can't put it in words. But every time I push him away, it burns a part of me. And the pain always stays, gripping me in its clutches, reminding me of its presence every second. I think of death without him.” Tears sprang free like a waterfall, and she hugged her father. This was the first time she had poured her heart out to a living soul instead of talking to her phone. ”Dad, I can't. Why is it so difficult?”
She felt him rubbing his chin on her head, soothing her with soft strokes on her back. ”Silly child. You are making it difficult. The man is head over heels for you. He loves you madly. I have never seen a love like him and as a father, I couldn't be more assured to give my precious pearl to a man like him.”
”I know he's best. But people will--”
”To hell with people and their talks. They can do whatever they please, none of us give a damn about them. You just follow your path and move on. Don't forget they will forever talk, even if you do or not do something. So isn't it better to let them have a topic to talk about?”
”Our life would be difficult--”
”When was life not difficult? We all have challenges. But only the warriors face it headstrong. And grooms from it. Trust me, after some point in life, you will just look back and laugh at these challenges. I fought for your mom, and look what I have today-- you and Zeng. My best reward.”
”But our future--”
”Learn to live in present, forget about the past, and don't worry about the future. Future is forever uncertain, and its uncertainty is the very heart of the human creativity so you can paint your own canvas.” he cupped her teary face, wiping them by strokes of thumb, ”Yiny, brace the unknown and have faith in yourself and the man you have chosen. Things will fall back in their place. And if it didn't-- that's the life throwing a lemon, and your dad has a very good lemonade recipe.”
Suyin felt a touch of another warm hand on her head as her mother came to stand with her. ”Mom!” she hugged her. ”Your dad is right. Go my little bird, your happiness lies with him. Knowing my blockhead daughter so well, I know she'd forever regret this decision and be a cry sulky baby. It's best you face the challenges with him, and complete this beautiful love story of yours.”
Suyin gazed at the two. ”Was this all your planning?” Her mother shook her head.
”Mine!” Everyone looked when Zeng's voice came from the altar, but none could find him there. ”Here--here---I'm here.” The bride lifted her wedding gown way above her knees, displaying a sight of her long hairy legs, and jumped in front of the family. She yanked off the veil off of her head. Zeng! ”Mine and James. And we pitched in dad. Evan was a supporting character. Mom was the prop.”
Mother slapped the back of Zeng's head. ”Rascal. You were marrying your dad?”
The priest was horrified and kneeled in front of the Buddha statue. ”Oh, lord buddha! Forgive me for my sins. I was about to tie a father and son in the sacred thread of matrimony? Forgive me. Forgive me.”
”Hey, but you didn't. Thankfully. Mom's slipper saved us.” Zeng patted his beating heart. ”For a second I thought I'm really getting a dad-wife. Thinking about the honeymoon between us gave me goosebumps.”
This time Si Han's slap came stronger. ”Shut up, you cheeky monkey.”