Chapter 7: Li Yihan's point of view

Li Yihan's POV:

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8:30 am

I was sitting on the bench under the big tree with everyone. This was our spot where we usually are. We chatted while waiting for Water lily to come back.

"I heard you got yourself a fiancée?" Hong Tengmin raised a question but he sounds so sure of that matter.

My mood is downcast hearing that statement. It made me recalled about last night. Normally I rarely go home since I live with everyone in our own house. But last night I got a call from my mom to come home as she needed to tell me something.

"Hello, mom and dad." I said as I kiss my mom on the cheek then turned to greet my dad.

Mrs. Li smiled. " Hello, sweetie" and returned the kiss.

"Have you eat dinner yet?" My dad asked.

"I ate it already, dad. You guy have something to tell me?" I said as I look at my mom and my dad.

"Here drink water first and come sit."

I sit and drank the water the maid bought over under my mom's intense gaze. 

"..."

I put the glass down."Stop staring at me."

"What's wrong, mom? just tell me."

I almost choke on my water.

"I was waiting."

"Waiting for what?" I asked. Question marks are written all over my face.

"Waiting for someone to confess his sin." She answered with a straight face.

"Who?" Mrs. Li's expression got worse hearing her oblivious son question. As she was about to explode, Yihan raises his hands to admit defeat.

"Ok ok, I'm sorry." I hurriedly admit my mistake.

'If not, I probably get more than just a glare.'

"You know how embarrassing I am today? You clearly agreed with me in the first place and then what? You didn't come. You just want to do whatever you want."

"Hik hik...Is it too much to ask from you? hik...I just want you to meet with my friend's daughter. I'm sorry if I ask you too much." Mrs. Li started crying out.

'Agh. Here we go again. You knew I can't handle your tear.'

I turned to look at my dad for help, but he ignored me as always.

I signed.

"I know, I'm wrong. You can do whatever you want to me. Don't cry. Ok?"

"Really?" She wiped her tear off.

"Come here to mom." She gestured to me to sit close to her.

Then, She showed me a photo of a young girl in her 20s. "This is my friend's daughter. Her name is Aylin. And she is going to be your fiancée. Look. Isn't she pretty?" She sound excited.

"Emm...just so so. Wait...what did you say? Why is she my fiancée? Since when did I agree to that?"

"Today." Mrs. Li replied as if she talking about the weather.

"This is not a child play, mom." I protested.

"You two can date first to get to know each other better, then we can arrange a formal engagement party. I know you both would work well."

"You know how much I always want to have a daughter but I can't because of my poor health. And now that I adore her so much. I really want her to be my daughter-in-law." 

"Then you can just let her be your foster daughter. Do you need to make it this complicated?"

"That can't do. In the future, she will have to marry someone else then, what? You won't understand what I would feel seeing her married off to someone I don't know. What if he's not going to treat her well? I'll be very heartbroken."

"If you two married then I can feel reassured. Although you're not perfectly perfect in my eyes, I can still give you a pass."

'Why did it sound so wrong? Who is her real child here?'

"Just agree with mom, ok? You said you would do whatever I want." She pleaded with eyes full of tear.

My mom can't bore any child anymore after she had me. So I know what she felt. "Don't cry, mom." 

"We know we are wrong here. We are sorry that we didn't ask for your consent first, but just as your mom has said. You can date first. If you both don't work, we can cancel the engagement." Mr. Li cut in as he couldn't let his dear wife acted alone.

'It is reasonable. I can date first' I thought. Let's just agree with her first or else it won't end here.

"Ok." so I agree.

"What? Really? Man, you're an awesome one here." Steven's voice brought me back.

His congratulate doesn't sound sincere at all. He probably felt sympathy for me for being sold off first.

Probably what a playboy-type would think. I raised my hand as I intend to hit his shoulder.

"Congratulations. At least I know that you not gonna spend the rest of your life with boys." Kinan said mockingly.

"Hahaha" Then the three of them laughing.

'Look who the one talking here. If anyone were to die alone, it probably is you.'

Don't get deceived by his always quiet look. He is totally savage when he opens his mouth.

"You talked like that if water lily were to hear you, you would have beaten up already. Haha." I said thinking it was funny how everyone never thought of her as a girl, but more like a bro.

"LI YIHAN!"

sh*t.

When did she get here? She wouldn't hear it right?

I noticed a girl standing next to her. I just look for a sec then turn back to Lily.

"What is wrong with you again water lily? You don't need to shout. You becoming more and more like an old woman now." Steven said.

"And who is she?" Then the other three men turned their heads to look at the girl.

"You ask Yihan yourself." Meili tossed the question back to Li Yihan.

"Eh, Yihan, you know her?" Steven Zheng asked while I look at the girl.

Well I admit she does look better than in the photo my mom showed me.

But her arrogant look is...

"Who is she?" I replied, pretending not to know her as I want to see her reaction. And it was satisfying seeing her try to hold her anger back in while maintaining her smile.

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Feng Aylin, your fiancée." She said as she extends her hand for a handshake.

"fiancée?" I stand up just to intimidate her with my height. She needed to raise her head so she could look at my eyes while talking.

"I don't remember I agreed to engage to anyone. So, why are you saying you're my fiancée, Miss Aylin? And have we ever meet before, don't act like we familiar with each other."

"Our parents had arranged for it already. If you have something to say, you can go talk to your parents."

"You can still deny it if it was yesterday, but I don't think you still have the chance now, do you?"

Yes. Even though I don't want to admit it but it is true.

My face darkend as she whimpered into my ear.  

I can feel my life would be shaken up by her sooner or later.

"Look like she has a deep grudge with you." Steven said after she left. "She is beautiful. Are you sure you don't have any feelings for her? Can I woo her then?"

"Go die."