Chapter 174
“Mom …” Feng Ann called out excitedly, tears of emotion slipping down her face.
It must be good for The Lim Family for Feng Ann to stay, at least James and Alice won’t lose their father and then their mother.
“So should I call you sister-in-law from now on too Sister Ann?” Lim Edith came down the stairs and sat down on the couch opposite the two with a smile.
Feng Ann smiled shyly and stepped back from Mrs. Lim’s arms.
“Then of course you have to change your mind.” Mrs. Lim finished and patted Feng Ann’s hand, “If I had known you were so determined to stay, I should have let you get your marriage license while Lim Toby was still alive, so that you could stay in The Lim Family in the clear.”
“It’s okay, I’m not afraid of what people say.” Feng Ann said.
“Sister-in-law is James and Alice’s mother, it would have been quite right, and no one would have asked her to take the marriage certificate out to check the authenticity.” Lim Edith went around to sit beside Feng Ann and put his arm around her, “Sister-in-law, right?”
“Edith’s right.” Feng Ann smiled and nodded.
When Cheng Lydia arrived at Yahn Hospital again, it was the fourth day after Lim Toby had left.
Until then, all she knew was that Shen Ron’s surgery had been successful and no rejection had occurred.
The old lady was so excited that she burst into tears, “I never thought it would be Lim Toby who would save Ron’s life in the end.”
“It’s Ron’s fate.” Cheng Lydia said.
“Yeah, I thought for sure he wouldn’t make it through this time.” The old lady took her hand and said with a smile, “Lydia, after all these trials and tribulations, when Ron wakes up, you’ll be together and never be apart again.”
Cheng Lydia smiled sadly and said, “Can I go see him?”
“The doctor said it would be a day or two before he woke up.”
“It’s okay, I’ll go in and check on him and come out.”
“Okay, you go ahead.”
The intensive care unit was quiet except for the sound of various instruments.
Shen Ron lay in his hospital bed, sleeping smoothly and peacefully. The heart monitor next to him showed that his heartbeat was weak, but each beat was so even and steady that it seemed that Lim Toby’s heart was surviving well inside him.
Cheng Lydia bent down and carefully pressed the side of her face against Shen Ron’s heart, listening to the faint sound of his heartbeat, which felt so pleasant and so good.
“Shen Ron, you must live happily ever after with this heart in your arms.” She whispered into his heart.
It’ll work, she’s sure of it!
Standing at the airport information board, Cheng Lydia surveyed the flight information on it.
She didn’t actually know where she was supposed to go, she just thought it was time for her to leave LS City.
The city where she had lived for over twenty years, where there was more sadness than joy, she didn’t have the courage to stay on.
She found a random flight with an available seat and booked it.
The moment the plane crossed the long track and shot up into the clouds, looking out the window at the diminishing LS City, her tears eventually slipped down.
The city that brought her endless sadness, when it came time to really leave, she still had reluctance, sadness, and … ties.
Her thoughts are with Toby and with Shen Ron, the man at the top of her heart and the father of her child, who is still lying in his hospital bed. Maybe it’s because the death of Lim Toby has hit her so hard that she feels she can no longer feel comfortable staying with Shen Ron.
“Miss, are you okay?” A girl at her side asked with concern.
“I’m fine.” Cheng Lydia smiled at her and raised her hand to wipe the tear stains from her face.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
“It’s because you can’t let go of your sweetheart, right?” The girl smiled cheekily, “Actually, I can’t let go of my boyfriend either, but as long as I think that An Cheng is not too far from LS City and I can come back to reunite with him next month, I don’t feel sad anymore.”
Yeah, there’s no need to be sad when there’s separation and reunion separation.
“The month went by quickly.” Cheng Lydia smiled at her.
“Well, that’s why I’m not sad.” The girl asked back, “What about you? When are you coming back?”
“I ah …” Cheng Lydia shook her head, not knowing herself.
Maybe for life?
Three years later.
Before she could reach the door, Cheng Lydia heard a cheeky child’s voice coming from her house.
The corners of her lips unconsciously curved into a gentle curve as she opened the door with the key, and as soon as she pushed it open, she saw the living room looking like it had been blown by a gale. And Cindy was bending down to clean up while pleading helplessly, “You stop throwing it, look you’re throwing mommy’s books all over …”
“Mommy’s home!” The little one cheered and came rushing towards the door.
Ella followed back, clutching the little one’s torn magazine apologetically in her hand, “Lydia, the little prodigy tore up your magazine.”
“Shen Isaac, you’ve been naughty again haven’t you.” Cheng Lydia purposely put on a stern face and ignored her baby boy who was flying over to her.
“Mum, I was just being naughty for a bit, I won’t dare next time.” Isaac crumpled his little face, tugging at her coat corner and saying in a milky voice.
“That’s what you said last time.” Cheng Lydia continued to ignore it.
The fact that her son liked to play nice when he made a mistake was something she had known for a long time.
“This time it’s for real.”
“So what should you do now?”
Isaac dutifully walked into the living room and helped Cindy clean up the living room with him.
Watching his tiny body wander around the living room helping out, Cheng Lydia smiled and turned to walk into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
“Lydia, let me do it.” Cindy walked into the kitchen and offered to pick up the dishes and start washing them.
“It’s okay, I’ll just do it myself.” Lydia twisted her head to look at her now and smiled, “Tired of watching the baby all day, huh?”
“Luckily, Isaac’s pretty well behaved.” Cindy smiled, “When I took him to the supermarket this afternoon, another older woman reminded me to make sure I hold the baby, otherwise a kid that looks this good could easily be targeted by traffickers.”
Cheng Lydia nodded, “Though I don’t think there are that many traffickers in the world, but it’s always good to be careful.”
“I know, I hold him so tightly in my hand every time I go out that I don’t dare let go for a second.”
Cindy is a nanny hired by Cheng Lydia from a home help company. half of Cheng Lydia’s salary must be shared with Cindy every month as she works at the hospital. luckily, her salary is not low due to her seniority and Isaac is not in school yet, so she can still afford to spend money every month.
Such days are simple, but full and happy.
After dinner, Cindy did the dishes, Cheng Lydia tidied the house, and Isaac sat on the couch by himself playing with blocks.
Cheng Lydia was bent over mopping the floor in between when she heard Isaac say, “Mom, I’m going to play there too.”
“Where to play.” Cheng Lydia asked casually.
“Here, mommy, look.”
Cheng Lydia craned her head to see him pointing at the TV and looking at herself.
She followed his finger to the TV screen, which was broadcasting a news item about the opening of some amusement park.
Cheng Lydia smiled and casually agreed, “Sure, I’ll take you when mommy is free.”
“This is LS City, it’s far away, you’re bluffing you Isaac again,” Cindy said with a smile as she came out from inside the kitchen, “Kids these days are so smart, he remembers everything you promise him.”
Cindy didn’t hear the latter half of Cheng Lydia’s sentence, because her brain had shut down when she heard the word LS City.
LS City?
She put the mop down suspiciously and walked over to sit beside Isaac, gazing at the newly opened playground on the TV screen moo.
The playground called ‘City of Joy’ was large and had great facilities, but the address wasn’t broadcast on TV.
Cheng Lydia tried hard to pay attention to every shot and every word of the reporter, subconsciously, she especially wanted to know if this amusement park was the one located in the western suburbs and belonged to Shen’s family.
When she left, the playground was still under construction, now three years have passed, it should be finished, right?
Finally, the camera shifts to the opening ceremony.
At the sight of the familiar figure on the red carpet, Cheng Lydia’s heart suddenly tightened and a mist of tears instantly filled her eyes.
It had been three years, three years since I had seen him, and apart from the new touch of melancholy under his eyes, he had hardly changed at all, still as handsome and charming as ever.
When she left three years ago, he was still lying in a hospital bed and hadn’t woken up.
She knew she would wake up, and she knew he would come back healthy, and sure enough, he was alive and well.
A bunch of reporters scrambled to pass the microphone to Shen Ron, and someone asked, “CEO Shen, we just went in for a tour, and the facilities and rides inside are very advanced and complete, can you tell us why you chose to build such a large amusement park in the West End? You must have taken a great risk when you made this decision in the first place, right?”
Shen Ron smiled gracefully and said, “Naturally there are risks, and you may not believe me when I tell you, I decided to build ‘City of Joy’ because of a comment from my love. When I was still very young, she told me that she wished a playground could be built here, and I remembered it for a decade or two.”
“CEO Shen is such a devoted husband, may I ask if CEO Shen’s lover was there today?”
“No.” Shen Muminashi’s eyes were slightly dark.
“Why? It’s the grand opening of the fairgrounds.”
“She went out for a walk.”
“Oh, and does CEO Shen have anything to say to your loved ones?”
Shen Ron took a moment to ponder and raised his eyes to the camera and said fondly, “Honey, if you’re in a better mood, go home.”
“It’s not often that this man is so rich and treats his wife so well.” Cindy smiled as she picked up Isaac, “Come on, let’s go get cleaned up.”
After saying that, Shen Ron then shoved all the interviews to Assistant Peng and left the scene, escorted by a group of security personnel, and headed backstage.
Shen Ron’s figure disappears in front of the camera, never to be seen again, while Cheng Lydia remains frozen on the couch, watching the TV screen, subconsciously, so eager to see him again.