Su Xiaofei swallowed the invisible lump in her throat as she looked at her husband-to-be, trying her best not to smack him when a half grin formed on his lips, clearly teasing her. It wasn't a secret between them that Lu Qingfeng liked to see her flustered like this. In his book, only he can tease her like this, but he won't allow anyone to bully her, especially when he's around.
"Lu Qingfeng." She started, her voice trembling from nervousness. "My husband-to-be, my best friend, my other half, my partner in crime and soon in so many other wonderful ways as well."
She nervously bit her lower lip, wondering why her heart won't calm down on her own wedding day. She couldn't remember being this nervous and happy at the same time in her previous life.
"When I first met you, I envied you in so many ways, and so I decided to stick by you, hoping that I would be as good as you even for a bit. I have never thought we would find ourselves here. You have patiently waited for a very long time for me, and I know that I won't regret having you as my husband." She paused as she met Lu Qingfeng's face, as if the words she wanted to say couldn't fully express the feelings she had for him.
"You are stable when I'm not. You are always there whenever I thought I was alone, proving me wrong every time I doubted love. In this life, there couldn't be anyone but you. So allow me to accompany you for the rest of our lives and face whatever life throws our way from now on. I know we still have a lot of things to learn about each other, things that we might know as friends, but honestly, I can't wait to wake up in the mornings with you by my side and learn the other annoying habits you may have, because I believe I haven't discovered all of them just yet."
Her heart was filled with complex emotions — the good ones, of course, that she couldn't contain in front of her husband-to-be. She might not be the best candidate to become Lu Qingfeng's bride, considering his status, but she wouldn't give him up nevertheless.
Lu Qingfeng looked at her with longing. She would never know that he had waited for her for a very long time, more than she ever knew, but that was fine. It was enough for him that she was back in his life and living. He didn't think he would be able to relive his life again, knowing that she was gone.
"Feifei, do you know I didn't like you when we first met?" He suddenly blurted out, surprising not only his bride, but also those who were there to witness their wedding. Lu Qingfeng used this time to take a calming breath in. The vow he had practiced for the past three days had been thrown in the wind, seeing his bride in front of him.
Never did they think that a man who was obviously head over heels for Su Xiaofei used to dislike her when they were younger. Those who'd seen the two grow up would know that Lu Qingfeng had always put Su Xiaofei's needs and happiness above his own.
"But I assure you that isn't the case anymore. I cannot be without you, whether in this life or the next ones. Feifei, only you can be my wife." He continued. Lu Qingfeng didn't think that he would be able to look for another woman when his thoughts from the very beginning were filled with her.
"You made me feel alive like I've never felt before. You made me feel that I matter and you treated me with honesty when nobody else did, and I love you for that. Feifei, you have given my heart a new reason to beat when I thought that no one else would love me as I am. Thank you for having me as your husband. I won't promise you anything, for I would do my best to live up to your expectations and prove not only to you, but to everyone else as well, that you chose the right man to be with. I cannot wait to start a new life with you."
Unlike his two previous lifetimes, Lu Qingfeng had totally lost his chance to win her heart, but not this time. If there was a chance for him to be reborn again, he would only love her until his last breath.
Su Xiaofei smiled as she never heard Lu Qingfeng say as much before.
Yun Qingrong wiped the tears at the corner of her eyes as she heard the exchange between the two. She had always known that these two had a deeper and stronger bond since they were younger. However, that changed for a while when Mo Yuchen came into the scene and her ex-husband pushed for the engagement between the young man and her daughter.
'At least in the end, Feifei still ended up with Xiao Feng. That's all that matters now.' Yun Qingrong thought. Her heart was now at ease, knowing that her daughter wouldn't be alone once she was gone. The only thing that worried her was that Su Xiaofei might not be able to take her departure well, despite the days they spent with each other.
Yun Qingrong tried to imprint this memory in her mind, wanting to preserve this wonderful and important event in her daughter's life. She prayed in her heart that her Feifei would be able to find a reason to continue living with a smile on her face with the family she would start with Lu Qingfeng.
She might not be able to meet her future grandchildren, but Yun Qingrong was certain that whatever child would be born to the two would be as beautiful as their mother and smart as their father.. It was really a pity that her days were already numbered.