23 You Canst Force Love. (1/2)

Tong Yue-Yan walked over with a tray of cut up fruits for the both of them to nosh along. Tong Yue-Yan carried the plate with both her hands and when she bends down to place the dish on the table in front of them. Grandfather Yang said jokingly, ”My! Yue-Yan is already behaving like a good grand-daughter-in-law already.”

Tong Yue-Yan blushes as she faces away from them shyly ”Grandfather Yang, you are embarrassing me.” As she smiled secretly. Her smile was sweet like she had already become his wife. However, the look on Yang Tian-Xu's face shows he felt annoyed.

”Ye-Ye, it is getting late. Miss Tong should be on her way home now.” He said with a serious look on his face. Yang Tian-Xu wanted her to leave Tian-Bo-Fu, he just doesn't want his family to like her any more than they already are, because once he introduces Wang Yi-An to his family. How would they be treating her?

”What? She can stay and have a longer chat with our family. Yue-Yan is such a sweet child.” Grandfather Yang said as he smiled at Tong Yue-Yan, Grandfather Yang wanted Tong Yue-Yan to stay longer, after all, she has been visiting him so much that he felt like she should be a part of the family.

Tong Yue-Yan was saddened when she heard him speak. She could only think that he wanted her to leave already. Tong Yue-Yan didn't argue, or beg to stay; she wanted Yang Tian-Xu to like her, so she slightly bows to Grandfather Yang and told him, ”Tian-Xu is right, it is very late already I shall take my leave and return home, I wouldn't want my auntie to worry.” She said as she makes an excuse to leave.

Grandfather Yang was very understandable; Tong Yue-Yan is still a young lady of the Tong family. She must not stay too late at the Yang Family without her elders there. And so Grandfather Yang told Yang Tian-Xu, ”Tian-Xu you should go see her take off safely with her ride home.”

”Yes, Ye-Ye.” Yang Tian-Xu replied obediently and got up, as he looked at Tong Yue-Yan, he said, ”We should get going before it gets too late.” Tong Yue-Yan nodded, and bid her farewell to Grandfather Yang before she left with Yang Tian-Xu.

Yang Tian-Xu and Tong Yue-Yan had to walk thru the Garden before they headed out towards the main gates of the Tian-Bo-Fu. The Tian-Bo-Fu has a beautiful large garden. As much as Yang Tian-Xu hated the fact that he has to be the one to send her off, he still did what he was told.

Meanwhile, Grandfather Yang thought that perhaps they would get a chance to spend a little more time to get to know each other.

The scenery surrounding them was a field of beautiful roses and flowers. It smells refreshing in the first week of May. The flowers are all starting to bloom beautifully, as they walked, he thought about how great it would be if the person next to him were Wang Yi-An.

Yang Tian-Xu know that the woman that his parents want him to marry was Tong Yue-Yan, they couldn't have made it more visible. Now, even his grandfather has taken a liking towards Tong Yue-Yan. Then he suddenly begins to think to himself, ”What if my family objects us from being together? What would she do?”

There was a sweet smile on Tong Yue-Yan's face as she walked side-by-side with Yang Tian-Xu, at this moment she was sure that she had his entire family on her side. However, suddenly he asked her, ”Can I ask you a question, Miss Tong?”