Su Xiaofei returned home with her mother and Lu Qingfeng that late afternoon filled with silence. The doctor’s prognosis was the same as the previous one, leaving them with no other choice but to convince her mother to undergo chemotherapy as soon as possible.

She knew that in life, not everything was sunshine and rainbows, but it still pained her to know that she couldn’t do anything to help her mother recover. If possible, she wanted to make her mother happy throughout the remaining days of her life.

That night, she sat up on her bed, clutching her head with both hands, nails gently digging on her scalp as she took a deep breath, wondering what she should do. There were many things she wanted to do for herself, but now that her mother was sick, all of those didn’t matter to her anymore. She had thought that she was reborn to exact revenge on those people who wronged her, but now, she wanted nothing more than to spend more time with her mother.

She should have taken notice when her mother was rapidly losing her weight and was feeling more lethargic than usual. Perhaps, if the doctors were able to diagnose Yun Qingrong early, then the chances of her survival would also be high.

It was too late now, as she was only diagnosed when the symptoms persisted, and it was already at the third stage. The cancer cells had already spread to the surface of the tissues that lined around the abdominal wall and covered most of the organs in the abdomen. There were also traces found on her small intestines.

A groan escaped Su Xiaofei’s lips, her forehead touching her knees as her thoughts were too mixed up to even think of sleeping. Slowly, her feet descended to the floor, legs swung over the mattress as she pulled herself up. She needed someone to talk to, and she had someone in her mind that she could run to.

Her dark eyes flickered from one darkened hallway to the other, noticing that their house would start to feel empty and lonely once her mother passed away. Su Xiaofei didn’t think she would be able to live in this place on her own once that happened.

A light at the end of the hall caught her eyes, her body turning towards it. There was only one person who would be awake at this ungodly hour, and it didn’t surprise Su Xiaofei one bit.

She peeked her head in before entering the guest room where Lu Qingfeng was staying. She found her fiancé already dressed for the night, reading a book as he sat in an armchair next to the doors leading to the balcony, with enough warm light coming from the small light fixtures on the ceiling, while most parts of the guest room were covered in darkness.

Lu Qingfeng lowered the book he was holding and sighed as he looked at her. This was not new to him, but now that the nature of their relationship had changed, he had been careful with his actions.

“You will never change, will you? What would your mother think if she knew you were still sneaking into this room?” He said, watching Su Xiaofei striding towards him.

“You keep saying that, but I know you would miss me whenever I’m not around, so stop complaining.”

Su Xiaofei took the book he was reading from his hands, placed his bookmark on the page he was reading, and placed it on a nearby table. She then proceeded to sit on his lap, wrapping her arms against his torso and resting her head against his shoulder.

Lu Qingfeng groaned and adjusted himself on the armchair, allowing his fiancée to settle comfortably on his lap. He could endure her extra weight for a while if it comforted her.

“You’re quite heavy, Feifei. Are you sure you are still keeping up with your workouts with Zhang Lan?” He commented, earning a light pinch on his back from Su Xiaofei.

“That isn’t something you should say, especially to someone who’s going to marry you.” She huffed in annoyance. What heavy? She might be eating more these days, but she certainly wasn’t overweight yet!

Lu Qingfeng’s lips curled into a smile, as he rested his chin on top of her head, his left hand gently brushing away her long hair from her face. He really liked hearing her saying that she would marry him.

If in his previous two lives, he’d totally lost her, in this life, he will rewrite the stars, so everyone would know that she was born and fated to be with him. He could only wish that Su Xiaofei wouldn’t change her mind this time and won’t run back to Mo Yuchen.

“I can’t wait for that day to come.” He murmured against her hair. If he could, he wanted to marry her right away, but knowing the predicament her family was in, Lu Qingfeng knew that he would have to wait for a long time before he could marry her.

“You would be the most beautiful bride by then.” He added, and Su Xiaofei only hummed as she rested her head against him.

Lu Qingfeng allowed the silence to accompany them, knowing that Su Xiaofei wasn’t able to get a peaceful sleep these days. Not only was she preoccupied with the thoughts of her mother, but she was also under pressure as the newly appointed president of Bluemedia. He also knew that she sought him tonight because she wanted to talk to him about something.

“Is there something you want to discuss?” He asked, when he noticed that Su Xiaofei hadn’t said anything after a long silence between them.

Su Xiaofei pulled away and released her hold on him to look at his face.

“Just wondering what I could do to make Mama happy.” She said, remembering the heart-to-heart talk she had with her mother the other day.

“Lu Qingfeng, let’s get married..” She suddenly blurted out.