4 Will You Marry Me? Part 4 (1/2)

After saying 'En' for the fourth time, Yao Ying realized the last question. What? Marry her? He quickly raised his head and looked at Yao Ling in amazement. Did she just propose to him? Maybe he heard it wrong.

”What did you say?”

Yao Ling blushed at his question. 'Yao Ying gege ~ I don't think I can repeat it again. It's too embarrassing!' However, she remembered the last thing her?”

Yao Ying gaped at her, with both eyes widening at an alarming rate. She's serious! ”Bu… but… this is still mourning period, besides, how can a girl propose a marriage to a man! It's… unbecoming!”

Yao Ling looked down in embarrassment. In her mind, she scolded him. 'Do you think I don't know that? My face isn't that thick. Without mother's wish, I don't think I will try to marry you.' They lived in the era which marriage was considered and decided by the parents. Jiu Lan was forever her mother, even when she found her real family, it didn't matter.

Finally, Yao Ling decided to tell Yao Ying the whole story. Yao Ying listened to her solemnly. It was a bizarre thing, but it would be the best thing for Yao Ling. She was all alone and too young to embark a journey all alone. With only one hairpin, there wouldn't be too easy to find her origin. But, what about him? What if he suddenly regained his memories? What if someone already waited for him all this time? Yes, he liked Yao Ling – his sunshine. But does it love? He didn't know.

The same thought was fleeting in Yao Ling's mind. She's a girl, and in her mind, she wanted love too. She always thought she could slowly cultivate her feelings to Yao Ying, but she couldn't help but guarding her heart. That handsome man could make her heart beat faster, but she knew it was a gamble. What if he remembered his past? Was he a married man? Did someone wait for him all along?

However, she could only live for the moment. The truth was she's the one who needed him the most. He could just leave her and he could survive. He knew martial arts and he could protect himself. But what about her? She could follow him, but without any status, her reputation could be considered in ruin. If she didn't want to find her family, she could just stay here for the rest of her life.

But she didn't want it. She wanted more. She was greedy.

Was it okay being selfish for once?

Making her mind, she looked at Yao Ying. ”I know there's no love between us at the moment, but at least, we have some feelings for each other. If… if…,” she hesitantly said the next part, but finally managed to make a sound.

Her voice was getting stronger, ”If one day you recover your memory, I won't hold you back. You can choose your next path – stay or leave. We don't know anything about your past and everything might not like what it seems to be, but rest assured… I'm a loyal person. If you remember and choose to stay with me, I won't abandon you – We will be together until death does us part. That's my vow to you. Just like I said before, if you choose to leave, I won't blame you.”

For a 15-year-old maiden, Yao Ling was indeed a decisive person. She was loyal to the bone. For her, everything was black and white and she wouldn't regret everything that she chose. If she got married, she would definitely try to make this marriage work. Actually, she was expecting his husband-to-be to stay loyal and try to love her too.

But… Yao Ying is a special case. She didn't want to rob him from his past. From his tattered clothes when he fell down, she knew that from the quality… he was indeed not an ordinary person. Wealth? She didn't care about that at all. Her wish was just a simple happy marriage.

Yao Ying looked at her, contemplating. Yao Ling kept her gaze at him, trying to hold in her nervousness. 'How will he answer me?' she thought to herself.

”Okay.” Yao Ying finally answered her. Yao Ling smiled widely, thanking him. ”Thank you for fulfilling my mother's last wish!”

He was blinded by her smile, somehow it made him happy too.