Mo Xicheng remarked, “Then tomorrow we’ll be two pandas turning up to register our marriage?”
Shi Nianyao burst out laughing immediately.
He said helplessly, “Stop laughing. You’re getting so excited it’ll be even harder to fall asleep.”
She shut her mouth at once. “Mmmph.”
“Try to sleep early. Otherwise, you’ll appear with dark circles for tomorrow’s wedding photo.”
“Mmmph.”
Mo Xicheng thought for a while and then started again, “Yao Yao.”
“Uh huh?”
“I’ll sing for you. Shut your eyes.”
Shi Nianyao: …!!
That was just too much happiness in too short a time, her heart really couldn’t take in much more.
Already grinning from ear to ear, that smile couldn’t get any wider.
She stared at the cell phone. After a moment, she gave another smile and said, “Ok.”
She held the cell phone to her ear and shut her eyes.
After a short silent pause, she heard Mo Xicheng’s singing from the other end of the line.
His singing voice was low and firm and, as she listened to it, it felt as though the world had gone quiet.
Her emotions gradually calmed down.
Smiling, she recalled that this song had been the one that had shot him to fame.
No, actually, it had just been her personal favorite among his songs.
This song had been really popular when it hit the market. However, although the song had become a hit, few people remembered that it was her who had spotted it.
That was when she had started to get interested in him, and eventually discovered he was a humble man and kept a low profile. That was when she went head over heels and from then on, relentlessly paid close attention to his every move.
As she recalled these memories, her fingers, that had initially been tapping along with his singing, started to slow down and then stopped.
Her breathing became even and light.
Mo Xicheng repeated the song three times, until he was sure everything was quiet on the other end of the line. He called out quietly, “Yao Yao?”
Silence.
He smiled.
Then he whispered lightly into the phone, “Goodnight.”
He hung up, placed the documents he was holding back on the desk and then left the study.
He stretched his body languidly and went to the balcony, where he stood and looked into the distance.
Shi Nianyao’s voice and cheerful face were vivid in his mind. He smiled.
He had never imagined that getting married could make one so happy.
To the extent that he couldn’t sleep at all that night. He had insomnia.
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By the time Shi Nianyao woke up the next day, it was 9 a.m.
She jumped when she saw the time and picked up her cell phone hurriedly. She immediately saw the message: [Yao Yao, are you awake? Call me when you are.]
At once, she dialed Mo Xicheng’s number.
The line connected very quickly. Shi Nianyao said most apologetically, “Idol, I overslept. Where are you?”
Mo Xicheng, who was standing outside the city hall, replied in a steady voice, “I’m still home. I’m just washing up too.”
“Mmmm, great! I’ll be there in a flash!”
“There’s no hurry. Remember to have your breakfast. It’s a full working day for the city hall.”
“Uh huh. And have you had breakfast?”
Caught off-guard by the question, Mo Xicheng paused. His gaze fell on a breakfast stall nearby. He said, “Yes I have, don’t worry.”
“Ok then, I’ll see you at the city hall in a bit.”
“Ok.”
After he hung up, Mo Xicheng put on his mask and sunglasses and went for a stroll outside.
At 10:30 a.m., he finally spotted Shi Nianyao.
She got out of her car and ran towards him, saying, “You must have been waiting? I was caught in a small jam.”
He replied casually, “Don’t panic. It’s no hurry.””
In any case, this was only the start of the rest of their lives together—it was going to be for the long haul.
