Lu Qingfeng decided to stay with Yun Qingrong that day and work from home instead. With this, he was able to get as much detail as he could regarding Yun Qingrong’s illness from her and the actual prognosis by her doctors. He pondered if he should share this information with Su Xiaofei, but decided to allow Yun Qingrong to tell her daughter herself.

“Aunty Qing, I know it would be hard for you, but Feifei needs to be informed of this. She would blame herself for not looking after you if she found out later than this.” He told Yun Qingrong as they sat inside her study, keeping their conversation out of everyone’s earshot within the household.

“I know, Xiao Feng. I know.” Yun Qingrong sighed as she leaned on the backrest of the couch, shutting her eyes in the process. The last thing she wanted to happen was to send her daughter in a fit of panic if something unforeseeable happened to her.

“Then Aunty Qing, have you informed the Yun family about this?” Lu Qingfeng continued to question her.

Yun Qingrong cracked her eyes open and smiled helplessly at him. That was another thing she hadn’t done yet. She was also aware that this would be a massive blow to her whole family, especially to her elderly father.

“Unfortunately, no. I still couldn’t find the right words to tell them.” She paused as she pondered about it. “Actually, I’m going to pay them a visit this afternoon. I suppose I should talk with my brothers privately and not inform my father about it for the time being. I don’t think he would be able to take it if he knew.”

Lu Qingfeng nodded in agreement. He also thought that it was reasonable for Yun Qingrong to do so. With Old General Yun’s old age, one had to be wary of what they should say to the old man. He understood that Yun Qingrong didn’t want her old father to suffer great distress because of her.

“If Aunty Qing wants, I could accompany you to meet the Yun family.” He suggested not wanting Yun Qingrong to face the problem on her own. If he could somehow ease her worries, he was willing to accompany her today.

“You would do it for me?” Yun Qingrong hadn’t expected that the young man would say such a thing. She knew that he didn’t simply say it to please her daughter, but because he was truly concerned about her welfare.

Lu Qingfeng nodded in affirmation. He couldn’t think of a reason why he shouldn’t help her.

“I just need to finish some work, then I will be free to accompany you, Aunty Qing.” He said, as he glanced at the time.

Thankfully, his workload for today wasn’t as heavy as the ones he used to have back in Shenjing, when he was under the apprenticeship of his grandfather. Now, he was able to focus more on his master’s degree while keeping up with his work at the company with ease.

Yun Qingrong flashed him a genuine smile this time. In her heart, she wished that he and her daughter would be happy in the future, even if she was gone from this world. Her illness had a low probability of survival, and the only regret she would have was not being able to spend time with these two and watch their family grow in the future.

“Thank you, Xiao Feng. I know that you and Feifei aren’t married yet, but you are already carrying such a burden on your shoulders.”

“Aunty Qing, you shouldn’t utter such nonsense. Even if Feifei and I aren’t together, I care about you.” Lu Qingfeng commented. He would never see Yun Qingrong and his Feifei as a burden, no matter how difficult the problem was.

He was willing to use all the resources he had to make sure that they were well and happy. What was the point of having all the material things in this world if he couldn’t save his loved ones?

And so that afternoon, Yun Qingrong, together with her future son-in-law, drove towards her family mansion to meet the rest of her family.

Lu Qingfeng could sense her nervousness as they made their way to their destination. He asked if she wanted to go home instead and delay the meeting. However, Yun Qingrong shook her head and forced herself to smile.

Once there, Yun Qingrong re-introduce Lu Qingfeng to her family as her daughter’s fiancé, much to Yun Xiang’s surprise. It didn’t seem like Old General Yun and Yun Qingrong’s brothers were surprised over the good news, as they had sensed the special bond between the two years ago.

Yun Xiang wanted to say something, but decided to hold his tongue upon seeing how the rest of the Yun family welcomed Lu Qingfeng as the newest member of their family. In the future, Lu Qingfeng would be his cousin-in-law and he wouldn’t have any other choice but to accept it.

“It’s a good match.” Old General Yun said as he looked at Lu Qingfeng, who was seated next to Yun Qingrong. “Please take care of our Feifei well.”

Aside from the fact that Lu Qingfeng was the heir to the Lu family, they didn’t need to worry about him and Feifei getting along well since they knew each other from childhood.

Lu Qingfeng gave the old man a curt nod. He hadn’t thought that he would be this nervous facing the rest of Su Xiaofei’s relatives, now that they were betrothed to each other. 

“I’ll try and do my best to live up to General Yun’s expectations.” He replied politely, relief washing through him as Feifei’s maternal family accepted their relationship and future union.

Yun Qingrong was beaming with pride as she looked at the young man next to her.. It would have been such a festive occasion if her Feifei was here as well to celebrate her engagement with Lu Qingfeng with the rest of her family, and if she wasn’t plagued by this illness.