Stealing Your Heart

The atmosphere was quiet for a moment.

“I do.”

There seemed to be no suspense at all to that answer. Su Zhan said it out so easily.

It seemed everyone had expected this answer so there was not something they waited for with bated breath.

“Ms. Qin, do you take Mr. Su as your lawful wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?”

All eyes were focused on Qin Ya. It was her answer that everyone was still a little uncertain about.

Lin Xinyan seemed very nervous too. Her hands were clenched involuntarily. Zong Jinghao held her hand in his palm and kneaded it lightly. He did not even look at the two people who were about to get married on the stage. To him, there was no one who could attract his attention like she did.

Every line on Su Zhan’s face was tense. He was afraid she would suddenly change her mind.

Time stood still.

The old lady in the congregation was so anxious that she waved to Qin Ya, hurrying her to agree quickly.

Su Zhan was rather worried. He turned to look her and at exactly the same Qin Ya turned, too. Their eyes met. Su Zhan, who was anxious, gradually calmed down as he looked into her serene eyes.

He held Qin Ya’s hand and vowed a promise that was so much more than a wedding vow, “I will indeed treat you well, forever.”

The corner of her lips turned upwards, her eyes turned into crescents with barely visible sparks of light in them and she said, “I do.”

The host picked up the microphone again and continued, “Marriage is the end of singlehood, the celebration of romance and the beginning of happiness. On this special joyous day, I wish you two newlyweds happy loving moments hand in hand, encouraging moments in facing life’s unknowns with each other and sweet, happy moments of growing old together!”

Clap! Clap!

In the congregation, the old lady was overwhelmed with emotion and she clapped her hands. In slow motion, the air was filled with colored ribbons falling from above to the sound of her handclapping.

was beautiful and romantic like a

groom may embrace

bent down over her and kissed her. Qin Ya’s eyes widened and she was

between her fingers. She kept repeating ‘so shy’ as she kept watching. Zong Jinghao glanced at

turned and glared at Zong Jinghao, “Papa is bad, you don’t let me

her in his arms, “Don’t look at evil, don’t listen to evil,

girl did not understand. She blinked her eyes and

means we mustn’t look at things that we are not allowed to and we mustn’t listen to things we aren’t permitted to.”

shook his head helplessly at his younger sister’s innocence and ignorance,

five years old. Lin Xichen entered the

children this age were studying

life. He did not wish to force them

away from school. She did not worry about Lin Xichen whose intelligence was way above kindergarten level. She searched

AC test and was accepted into the academy. He was the youngest student in

born, she was very tiny. As long as she had a normal stress-free childhood and grew up healthy, it was all that her heart

children were not taught formal subjects before elementary school, instead they were given lots of play time and encouraged to explore and be curious

the bridal chamber and ask the bride for wedding candy.” Shen Peichuan came over wearing his suit. Other than his uniform, he was always casually dressed.

clamoring, “I want to go, Uncle Shen, take me

Zong Jinghao’s arms and announced,

use improper language in front of the

acknowledged that and then brought

was Su Zhan’s wedding night. It had always been an age old traditional practice to tease the

stood up and said,

few days and she wanted to

jacket around her, saying, “Just accompany

Xinyan stared at Zong Jinghao. How does this

did not think that it was as