An Hour Ago.
On the ride to see the w.a.n.gs, Fazhan noticed that his wife still maintained a frown on her face.
They had taken separate cars with Muchen, so it was just the two of them and the driver inside the car.
"You should smile at least" He reminded his wife.
"Smile? You think I am happy or you think I buy this whole idea? How could you even allow this? This is our son we are talking about. Even if it was your mother"s last wish, he is still our son and he needs a solid backing."
"Muchen can take good care of himself, you know that very well. So stop whining like a kid already"
"Oh.. So I am whining like a kid now? Open your eyes and see that that girl had bewitched everyone. She is practicing voodooism. If not, how did everyone including your mother like her just like that? Can"t you see I am the only sane one here?" Dana lecturered impatiently.
"Sara is a nice person. I do not know what you are complaining for. She loves our son and he loves her also. What more do you want?"
"Influence! If he had agreed to marry that lawyer girl, things would have been different for us. Would have also been a big plus to our family. But now, nothing is ever going to change if he marries that girl. She only has a father and an aunt who delivered out of wedlock. How can we comfortably raise our heads in public after the wedding?"
"Enough!" Fazhan scolded angrily. "You now also look down on people and discriminate? I already mentioned before. Do not involve yourself in our children"s lives. You are not the one who is going to live with whoever you think is suitable for them. So let them do as they please, and if it turns out to be bad in the end, they can only blame themselves and no one else since it was their decision.. Do you really wish to see your children unhappy just because you want to maintain some status quo?"
"Fine! This is what you all want right? Then okay. Go on. We are going to fix the wedding. And I cannot wait for you all to see how this is going to affect our family negatively."
Dana no longer mentioned any word until they stopped in front of the apartment and saw Muchen waiting for them.
He took them through the stairs and Dana saw a new reason to grumble unhappily.
An hour Later..
Dana"s jaw literally dropped after Changyu introduced herself as Sara"s mother.
She tried to say something, but nothing came out.
She turned to look at the others as if waiting for them to tell her it was a joke. But the others just stared right back at her.
"You....you are...Sara"s mother?" Fazhan asked in shock. At least he could still speak unlike his wife who was dumbfounded.
"I just mentioned it." Changyu said dismissively.
Jianjun tried not to laugh at their reaction. If there was one thing Changyu was good at, it was intimidating people with her presence.
In fact, she did not need to say much most times before people scurry away.
Her intimidating aura came naturally and he knew there was nothing he could do about it.
He had also been intimidated by her many years back. Aside from the fact that he thought she was still in love with her ex-fiance, she did scare him sometimes.
Until that night.
The night she visited the restaurant and had seen him laughing with Helene.
She had been angry and called him dumb before saying the words that shocked him and also caused his heart to flutter...
"You were supposed to be having those conversations with me. But you were having it with another girl. Why don"t you like me? I am very pretty, I am learning how to cook and I am nice. You are very annoying!"
After saying those words with tears in her eyes, she asked him not to come near her.
Then, he could not believe then that it was the same Changyu he had been admiring for months. The same her was telling him that she loved him!
Sara had been a bit uncomfortable but she saw Muchen smile rea.s.suringly at her. He also muttered a word to her but she did not catch it on time.
Dana and Fazhan looked at Muchen together, wondering whether he knew about it.
"Sorry. It skipped my mind so I forgot to mention it" He lied smoothly before turning his attention to Changyu.
"It...skipped your.. mind?" Dana finally found her voice.
How could something like that ever skip his mind!?
He was glad his mother had seen someone tougher than her.
This was a little payback for the slap she gave to Sara a while back.
His mother was two years older than Changyu but even his father was somehow afraid of her.
"I asked a question earlier." Changyu faced Dana.
"Who do you think you are to talk to them that way? Do you think there is something so special about your family?"
Dana sat up and s.h.i.+fted uncomfortably on her seat.
"I...I..." Dana swallowed hard and thought of the right words to say so Changyu would not get offended but nothing came out.
Her brain had still failed to fully register what was happening.
How did it make any sense that Sara was suddenly Changyu"s daughter? Was she dreaming or were they messing with them?
On Sun"s birthday, Changyu had introduced herself as Sara"s friend. So how did she suddenly become Sara"s birth mother?
As much as she tried, Dana could not understand anything and it did not seem like Changyu was willing to explain.
"She did not mean it" Fazhan quickly helped to smoothen the situation.
"We understand that you want to rush the wedding because it is Madam Li"s wish. If we are agreeing to it, we are doing your family a huge favour. So you should ask politely instead of sounding rude. Did you not learn basic manners at all?" Changyu schooled Dana.
One thing she hated was rich people acting all c.o.c.ky and arrogant, especially to the poor. It annoyed her greatly and she was never going to allow her people be subjected to that type of treatment.
"I... I did not mean it." Dana managed to say.
"Of course. It should be a joke. You see Sara here, there are a whole lot of men who are willing to have her beside them. So do not think you are doing us a favour when in the actual sense, it is us who is doing you a huge favour. One wrong move and we would not allow our precious daughter into your family. And let"s see who losses"
Sara who had been quietly sitting beside Changyu raised her brow when she heard Changyu. Why did the woman always like to go overboard?
She inched closer to whisper to Changyu. "Mother.. Stop saying things like that. I want to be a part of their family."
"Can you just play along for once?" Changyu whispered back.
It was so difficult to handle a woman in love.
Jianjun who was sitting on the other side beside Changyu tapped her to get her attention.
"You are scaring them." He whispered to her.
The only two people who had been quiet from the beginning was Joreen and Cixi.
Earlier when Dana was sounding rude, she had wanted to say something before she heard Changyu"s voice.
Now that Sara"s parents were both there, she decided to keep quiet.
The others always handled things calmly but she never did so. She would have sent Dana out of their house a long time ago.
"Why did you allow her talk to you like that?" Changyu whispered back to Jianjun in annoyance.
"We are doing this for Sara. Don"t do anything that will make her sad."
"I"ll try. By the way, I like the s.h.i.+rt you are putting on. I"ll take it." She winked at him before turning to face the others with a straight face.
Jianjun smiled as he watched her side.
All he could think of was to wake up every morning with this woman beside him.
But about taking his s.h.i.+rt, that would be impossible since Sara bought it for him. It was a Navy blue long sleeved s.h.i.+rt with white dots all over it and a small white collar.
"We are only agreeing to this because of your son. He is a nice person with a good heart." Changyu concluded.
She was practically the one speaking for the entire family since everyone else was quiet.
Even Jianjun was simply looking at her with a smile on his face.
"What do you think?" She turned to finally ask for his opinion.
"Very beautiful" He answered absentmindedly with his entire focus on her face.
It took him a few seconds to realise what she had asked him and why everyone was looking at him strangely.
"I mean..my daughter is very beautiful and deserves all the love"
He paused and shook his head at his own confusion.
Changyu"s face was still straight as she looked at him. She then moved closer to whisper.
"I know I am so pretty. But you should control yourself in front of others."
She moved away and smirked at him.
The date for the wedding was finally decided on. Since it was a quick wedding, they decided to hold it on New Year"s day, which was in four days time.
Even after Dana and Fazhan got home, she still could not get over the news.
Sara was truly Changyu"s daughter?
And not only that, she was going to be in-laws with Changyu?
The news was too much for her to take. In fact, she had not been offended by the way Changyu treated her at all.
The most important thing was, she was going to be in-laws with her!
No matter how much her husband tried to get her attention, he simply could not.
All she could think about was to support her son"s choice for a bride and give them the best wedding.
She loved her son after all!