107 Heart Began to Race (2/2)

”How… how did that happen…” An Xiaoning gasped in shock as she did a double take at the headline on the newspaper.

It read: ”Mr. Shi dies, one day after son confirms date of marriage.”

Shi Shaochuan's father had passed away.

It was truly unbelievable.

Mr. Shi's death had come across as a shocking piece of news to An Xiaoning, for she had always known him to be in the pink of health, attending regular health check-ups.

She continued to peruse the content, only to discover that Mr. Shi had suddenly died from a brain hemorrhage.

An Xiaoning sensed something was amiss, though she was not too sure either since such conditions were rather unpredictable.

”He actually passed away the day after his son had just settled on a day to get married. God knows what might happen next. I'll be heading to the store now,” An Xiaoning said, handing the newspapers back to Fan Shixin.

”Alright, Young Madam.”

An Xiaoning left and drove towards the store in her car. Upon arriving at the store, she was greeted with an alluring aroma of fragrant flowers.

Noticing a huge bouquet of roses on the table, An Xiaoning asked in surprise, ”Who sent these?”

”Yangyang is the recipient,” said Zhang Li, pointing towards Mei Yangyang.

”Yangyang, who sent you these roses?” An Xiaoning asked with a smirk.

Mei Yangyang stepped forward and whispered something into her ear, to which An Xiaoning answered gleefully, ”Great, great, that's fantastic.”

”Sis Yangyang, you're so biased. You've remained so tight-lipped despite our constant probing. Yet you were so ready to tell Sis Xiaoning as soon as she asked,” Xu Jingwen said, pursing her lips.

”Okay, that's enough, we have customers, go attend to them,” An Xiaoning instructed.

Xu Jingwen and Zhang Li hurriedly proceeded to serve the customers, while An Xiaoning pulled Mei Yangyang into a corner and continued to ask, ”Are you guys officially an item now?”

”No, he was acting out of the ordinary and showed up at my door last night, asking me to be his girlfriend. I didn't accept him straightaway, but neither did I turn him down. I wanted to know him better before deciding. I did give him the green light to woo me, though,” Mei Yangyang answered, shaking her head.

Nodding in approval, An Xiaoning said, ”That's right, smart move. You two barely know each other, after all. If only I did that before deciding to marry Shi Shaochuan, at least I wouldn't have had to waste two years of my youth. But, I also married Jin Qingyan even before getting to know him better. I'll definitely think it through carefully before agreeing to get married, should there be a third time.”

”Touch wood!” Mei Yangyang quickly interjected. ”What do you mean by a third time? Sis, there won't be a third time, you're going to have an everlasting marriage with Brother-in-law,” she continued.

”I'm just saying.”

”It's not good to spout such inauspicious things. Actually, I did feel an urge to say yes to being his girlfriend, last night. But after considering it carefully, I realized I shouldn't be so quick to agree. For someone who takes relationships seriously, I would definitely want to marry the person I'm dating. Thus, I ought to spend more time with him to know him better, before deciding if we're really compatible,” Mei Yangyang said earnestly.

”Long Tianze has a pretty decent social life. Don't be fooled by the many models you often see hanging around him, it's all just a facade for him to have his ego stroked. I heard from your Brother-in-law that he's just an innocent child at heart,” said An Xiaoning.

Mei Yangyang felt a huge sense of relief upon hearing her words. ”Yeah, to be honest… I feel rather good about him,” she admitted.

She began to feel a little shy and embarrassed, hearing the words that came out of her mouth.

”You're doing it right, Yangyang. As women, we ought to make men completely devoted to us and love us wholeheartedly, with no room for anyone else at all. Not even a little bit. Just try and get to know Long Tianze better, I really think he's a great catch,” An Xiaoning encouraged.

”Alright.”

——

Shi Shaochuan's spirits were dampened as he held a funeral for his father.

He was dressed in black from head to toe while donning a white mourning veil on his head, still unable to accept his father's death.

He could not believe that his father, who was all energized and lively just the night before, was no longer around.

Having lost her husband, and now her son, the old Mrs. Shi was the most grief-stricken out of them all. Shi Shaochuan was the only male left in the family.

After helping her late husband put on his shroud, Mrs. Shi proceeded to lay in bed all day, weeping continuously in agony.

Jin Qingyue had also turned up at the funeral. However, Shi Shaochuan was too busy handling the necessary matters to even bother attending to her.

News of Mr. Shi's death had sent the media into a state of puzzlement and bewilderment.

Everyone within the upper class society were aware of the misdeed Shi Shaochuan had done, which was killing someone in a car accident. Tongues started to wag as they began to speculate if it was Shi Shaochuan's retribution to be struck with such unfortunate news just as he got engaged.