"This little home is complete only because of you. Without you, itās nothing at all. Just like this city, which is no different from any other city in the world to me, itās only because of you that it becomes so unique."
"Pfft..."
Heather burst into laughter, even with tears still in the corners of her eyes.
She helplessly looked at Li Sinian and said with a smile, "Mr. Ah Nian, has anyone ever told you that your skill in sweet-talking is almost maxed out? Where did you learn to be so slick?"
"This isnāt being slick, itās my most genuine thought, Iām not lying to you."
Heather looked up at him and smiled, "Mm, I believe you."
"I have a request."
"Go ahead," Li Sinian wrapped one arm around her slender waist, looking at her with tender affection, "Donāt say one, even a hundred, thousands upon thousands, Iāll promise you all."
"There arenāt that many requests," Heather smiled brightly, "How could I be that hard to serve? I mean, letās not hire a maid, alright? Just the two of us, not a single other person, weāll do the house cleaning and cooking ourselves, just the two of us together, how about that? Donāt let anyone else disturb us."
She wanted...
Just to quietly accompany him on the last stretch of her journey.
To love well, to accompany well, to make the limited time perfectly meaningful.
Then, she would have no regrets at all.
"Okay."
How could he not agree to such a simple little request from her?
Seeing the hopeful look in Heatherās eyes, Li Sinian agreed without a second thought.
Without a maid, so what? Whatever she wanted to eat, he would find a way to learn to make for her.
But Li Sinian had feelings unknown to Heather.
When he looked at her, he suppressed the feeling of reluctance and sadness deep in his heart, he couldnāt show it yet, always pretending to be his most natural self in front of her.
Sometimes, he really wanted to hold her and question the heavens why they had to be so cruel to them.
But at the same time, he was also grateful that the heavens finally showed mercy, at least giving them a month of time together.
"Iām hungry..." Heather suddenly said, nestled in his arms.
Both her hands wrapped around his waist, she looked up with tearful, pitiful eyes that shot straight to his heart.
"Didnāt we just have dinner at Sirās house not long ago? How are you hungry again?"
"Arenāt you supposed to give me the best in the world?" Heather smiled and said, "Whatās wrong, I canāt even be hungry now? Are you unwilling to let me eat?"
"Mm... itās just that I didnāt know you could eat this much before. Had I known, I wouldnāt have boasted."
She grinned widely.
"And you even talked about feeding a tribe of kids, canāt even afford to raise just one of me, no wonder youāre still single."
"Who says Iām single now? I had a girlfriend five years ago, younger than you, full of energy, young and adorable."
"When did you have a girlfriend?" Heather squinted, grabbing his tie with one hand, pulling him in front of her, "How come I didnāt know you had a girlfriend?"
"Mm... my ex-girlfriend was as pretty as you, had a nice voice, sweet appearance, good figure, especially..." Li Sinian whispered in her ear, "the way she moaned was simply deadly."