654 Really Just A Fool (2/2)

”You should have told me earlier,” said Xin Zimen in a low voice.

”Dad, why are you so nervous?” Xiao Li wanted to laugh seeing how his father was all fidgety. It looked rather strange but yet funny. His ever-mighty father was actually having stage fright. How amusing! ”Were you this nervous at your own wedding?”

Xin Zimen shook his head in reply, ”Of course, not! At that time, your mother was with me. How could I be nervous about anything?”

Xiao Li's expressions changed slightly as he stared at his father's face saying, ”It's rare for you to talk about mom.”

”No, son. I talk about her all the time. It's you who never asks about her.”

Xiao Li was quiet for a moment before his eyes tried to find a certain someone but couldn't do so. ”Dad, where is Ying?”

”How would I know?”

”You don't sound very trustworthy right now,” replied Xiao Li.

Xin Zimen fixed his sleeves saying, ”Do you really think I'd let her witness your wedding ceremony? She might have lost her mind, I haven't.”

”Dad!”

”Don't dad me. She'll be here but she'd be a little late. Besides, I don't think she'd be missing you right now.”

”And why is that?” questioned Xiao Li.

”Because she has good company,” answered Xin Zimen with a playful smile.

As the music started playing and they waited for the bride to enter the hall with her father, Xin Zimen shifted closer to his son to ask, ”This is your last chance. I'm asking again. Are you sure about this? I can solve everything without you having to go through this wedding.”

Xiao Li smiled back at his father, ”Dad, aren't you worried that it might ruin your friendship with Uncle Yi?”

Xin Zimen rolled his eyes, ”My friend isn't that unreasonable. Besides, it's only right that I'd be taking my son's side.”

Xiao Li felt grateful to hear that and said, ”It's enough to know that you've got my back. This is something I have to go through.”

”You're just a fool!” complained Xin Zimen and took his place, not wanting to continue this conversation.

Soon, Xiao Li's eyes focused on Qiu Meihui's figure clad in the white gown as she walked down the aisle. He didn't feel entranced. But rather found it very funny. Once upon a time, he dreamed of this very scene with so many feelings and now that it was a reality, all he felt was a disappointment.

Oh, she was still as beautiful as she once was. But somehow, she wasn't that person anymore whom he loved with all his heart. Or maybe he did love her even now. But this love didn't feel anything like he remembered.

It was just as he had been hearing around; He was really a fool!