Chapter 59: I Want to Marry You

The priest presided, "Please place your right hands solemnly over your hearts. Listen carefully to every word I say. Here, please believe that love is mutual support and understanding, not abandoning or giving up; love is not being selfish or jealous, not doing anything that hurts the heart, not counting the other's faults; love is being able to say 'I love you' softly to the person beside you when you wake up every morning; love is being able to hold hands and face the storms together; love is, when you look back on your lives with white hair, being able to say without regret that you have been true to your loved ones and to your lives. Thus, you will be happy for the rest of your lives."

"Mr. Li, today, heaven and earth bear witness, and all the friends present are your witnesses. Please answer the following questions solemnly. Li Shenxing, do you agree to marry Li Xiaoli, to be her legal spouse? From today on, whether in poverty or wealth, in health or sickness, in good times or bad, whether she is young and beautiful or her beauty fades, will you always love her, cherish her, and be with her, never leaving or forsaking her? Do you agree?"

"I do!" Li Shenxing replied firmly, looking at Xiaoli.

"Li Xiaoli, do you agree to marry Li Shenxing, to be his legal spouse? From today on, whether in poverty or wealth, in health or sickness, in good times or bad, whether he is young or old, will you always love him, cherish him, and be with him, never leaving or forsaking him? Do you agree?"

"I do!" Xiaoli turned her head and looked at Li Shenxing with deep affection, replying firmly.

Jin Jidong said, "I do, three simple words that express your boundless love and will become the most resolute answer in your lives. Let's give them a round of applause."

"Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap..."

Jin Jidong said, "Now, please face each other and exchange your wedding rings. Please have our little angels present the rings."

Xiaoli's young nephew, dressed in a small suit, walked up to Li Shenxing and Xiaoli with a tray holding the rings.

"In Greek mythology, the ring finger is the one closest to the heart. Placing the ring on the other's ring finger, the round ring, the round circle, symbolizes a bond that connects hearts. May you keep your lifelong vows and remember your unchanging promises, holding hands and growing old together!"

Li Shenxing took the ring meant for Xiaoli, lifted her left hand, and slowly slipped it onto her ring finger. He looked up at her and said, "You can't leave me now."

Xiaoli put the ring on Li Shenxing's left ring finger and replied confidently, "From now on, you belong only to me."

"The groom, you may kiss the bride."

Li Shenxing lifted Xiaoli's veil and leaned down to kiss her.

"The ceremony is complete! Now, please stand, all of you, and give them a thunderous applause as they embark on a new journey in their lives!"

"Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap..."

"Next, our groom will sing a song he wrote for our bride. Let's all enjoy it."

Li Shenxing took the microphone from Jin Jidong, "Thank you, God, for letting me meet the right person at the right time."

The pre-recorded accompaniment began. He looked at Xiaoli with deep affection, raised the microphone, and sang in a low, resonant voice.

"At a certain age, you'll realize how hard it is to be alone,

Gradually, you start to taste the flavor of loneliness, time is eroding your pride.

After a certain point, you'll feel that there are fewer and fewer people to chat with all night.

Tired of being chased by loneliness, you want to find someone to entrust your life to.

How many people can accompany you for a while, and even fewer will stay with you for life.

Whether it's deeply etched in your heart or not, what matters is experiencing the taste of love in the ordinary.

Finally, I met you, and I'm glad I didn't give up. Happiness is hard-won,

So it makes people cherish it even more. Finally, I met you.

Almost missed you, but meeting you in the best years of my life,

Means I haven't let myself down. Finally, I met you."

Xiaoli's thoughts drifted back to the days before she met Li Shenxing, those lonely, empty, and busy times. Then, by chance, they met. Heh, at that time, Li Shenxing didn't even recognize her. Come on, I was quite popular back then.

Then they got to know each other. What was I thinking back then? Oh, right, I thought it would be nice to have a friend outside the entertainment circle.

After a few contacts, he invited her to go fishing. She had time and wanted to get some fresh air, so she accepted his invitation. That's when she found out he was a great cook. From then on, she would often go to his place to try his cooking and introduce her group's sisters to him.

She never thought they would transition from friends to lovers. When did it start to feel different? It was probably because of a joke Yu Zhuxian made. She said, "Sister, if someone didn't know, they'd think you've been lovers for years!" Her heart was struck by those words, and she was distracted for a few days afterward. Her agent even thought she was sick.

Because of Yu Zhuxian's joke, she was inspired to confess. Hehe! Who am I? I'm Li Xiaoli. The man I like won't be shy. He was shocked by my confession and didn't come to his senses for a while. He disappeared for a few days, making me think the confession had failed, and we couldn't even be friends anymore. I was sad for a few days.

A few days later, he called and said it was his birthday and invited me to have dinner with him. He didn't say anything else. I thought, what does this mean? Give me a straight answer, what's this? But I still bought a gift and went to his place, entering with the code. To my surprise, he had prepared everything in advance, turned off the lights, and arranged a heart shape with candles on the floor, waiting to confess. I had worried about him for days for nothing.

Since we confirmed our relationship, he has taken very good care of me. Even before we confirmed, he was nice, but it was a friend's concern. After we confirmed, wow! Hehe, other women would be envious. He would check my schedule with Baoyun, and whenever I was in Seoul, he would visit me every day, bringing carefully prepared soups, different bento boxes every day, and desserts and cakes. He didn't just bring his own portion; he also brought some for the makeup artist, stylist, and assistants. They were all very happy when Li Shenxing visited, and I was a bit jealous. This is my boyfriend!

Because of my busy schedule, I sometimes couldn't take care of my cats at home. He would come to take care of them and help clean the house. Xiaoli felt that she often enjoyed his love one-sidedly and sometimes felt she owed him. He never let her publicly acknowledge their relationship, and Xiaoli felt she hadn't fulfilled her duties as a girlfriend, just enjoying without giving back. Sometimes she even thought about breaking up, but fortunately, she didn't make such a foolish decision.

That day, it was his birthday, and he proposed to her. She was really moved to tears. She thought such things were fake in movies, but when it happened to her, she felt the happiness and just cried.

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