Chapter 32 Match In Heaven

After the meeting in the conference room, the martial artist was sitting and eating dinner. As everyone sat down, Yuan Zixin walked into the room with Yuan Chaomei and Dong Lanying. The servant led the three into the conference room, which was full of tables.

Yuan Chaomei, "Father, over there is Xiurong."

Yuan Chaomei, Yuan Zixin, and Dong Lanying walked to Rao Zhengsheng's table and sat down.

Rao Zhengsheng and Xue Horan were very happy to see Dong Lanying. Yuan Xiurong was very happy to meet Yuan Zixin and Yuan Chaomei.

Yong Gui stood up and held his cup of wine, "Everyone." The martial artists looked at Yong Gui. "I want everyone to know that my son Yong Taihua and Chen Fa's daughter, Chen Dandan of Jinfeng Sector, will get married next spring." He smiled. "I want to invite everyone to attend their wedding in Sword Village."

"Yong gongzi and Chen guniang are a perfect match."

"Congratulations to both of you."

Yong Thaihua and Chen Dandan stood up and thanks the martial artists who congratulated them.

The martial artists muttering around the conference room with good words towards Yong Thaihua and Chen Dandan.

Suddenly, one of the martial artist who seemed to know Yuan Zixin asked out loud, "I almost forgot, Yuan-xiong, when will your daughter marry Rao gongzi?"

Yuan Zixin said, "Whenever they are ready."

The martial artist looked at Rao Zhengsheng and said, "You two had better hurry up, you two met earlier than Ah He." He laughed. "Right now, Ah He already has two children, and you two haven't got married yet. It not good to stay engaged for too long."

Xue Horan stared at Rao Zhengsheng, and he happened to meet Rao Zhengsheng's eyes. Then it hit him that Rao Zhengsheng had known Yuan Xiurong for a long time, and the people in the Central Plains knew their love affair. So, this is what Rao Zhengsheng has been doing, leaving him at home and continuing to be a fool, while he enjoys his life in Central Plains. He suppressed his anger, resisted the tears, and moved his eyes to Yong Taihua and Chen Dandan. He turned around, pretending not to pay attention to Yuan Zixin's conversation with his friend.

No one in the world knows Xue Horan better than Rao Zhengsheng. He knew that as soon as Xue Horan heard this, he would be completely devastated, but he would never open his mouth to let Rao Zhengsheng know. He knew that if he ask Xue Horan to let him marry Yuan Xiurong, Xue Horan would smile at him and congratulate him, but later, when there is no one around him, he would secretly cry in his room. He reached out and held Xue Horan's hand under the table.

Rao Zhengsheng said, "I haven't decided yet."

The martial artist said, "You should decide quickly, otherwise, I might have my second son ask Yuan gu niang's hand." He teased.

That night everyone was very happy enjoying the food, the drink, and the fun, but there are three people who didn't enjoy it that much.

That night, Rao Zhengsheng and Xue Horan shared a room together because there were too many people and not enough rooms.

Rao Zhengsheng opened the door and saw Xue Horan sitting at the table. He walked over and sat beside Xue Horan. He held Xue Horan's hand and said, "Hao'er, don't care too much about the elders, they always like to make jokes."

Xue Horan asked, "Zhen ge, are you serious when you say you want to marry me?"

Rao Zhengsheng said, "Yes."

Xue Horan, "Could it be because you care about me like your younger brother?" He couldn't help but burst into tears. "I completely believe in you, listen to you obediently, and wait in Butterfly Island, but I don't know that life outside Butterfly Island is different."

Rao Zhengsheng, "Hao'er, I won't change my mind, I will marry you."

Xue Horan asked, "Then can you just marry only me?"

Rao Zhengsheng sighed and hesitated, "I…"

Xue Horan, "You what?"

Rao Zhengsheng said, "I…this is very complicated."

Xue Horan asked, "Da shixiong, do you love her the same as you love me?"

Rao Zhengsheng's heart sank. He raised his hand to wipe Xue Horan's tears, and hugged Xue Horan, "Hao'er, I'm sorry. You know I am the only survivor of the Rao family. If I only marry you, the Rao family will have no offspring."

Xue Horan asked again, "Then can you marry someone else other than Yuan Xiurong? Someone I chose."

Rao Zhengsheng, "Hao'er, it doesn't work like that."

Xue Horan, "It doesn't work like that because da shixiong loves her. Am I right?"

Rao Zhengsheng said, "Hao'er, I admit that I love her, but she does understand that you will always come first."

Xue Horan cried harder, "Da shixiong, why not just lie to me? If you lie to me that you love me the most, you will only marry me. I will return to Butterfly Island obediently and continue to wait for you."

Rao Zhengsheng said, "I will never lie to you." He wiped Xue Hora's tears. "Don't cry anymore." He smiled at Xue Horan. "I'll tuck you in."

Then, two soft knocks came from outside the door. Rao Zhengsheng opened the door. A maid stood before him. The maid said, "Rao gongzi, the lady wants to talk to you."

Rao Zhengsheng turned to Xue Horan. He smiled and said, "I'll be back soon."

Xue Horan smiled at Rao Zhengsheng. As soon as Rao Zhengsheng closed the door, Xue Horan lips trembled uncontrollably, tears streaming down from his eyes. He remembered the conversation with his mother before leaving home.

Xue Luxia, "Hao'er, it's not that I don't let you go with Zhengsheng, but you may not like what you see. The world outside of Butterfly Island is different."

Xue Horan, "I am a man, why don't you let me go. Also, I miss Zhen ge and Lanying shijie."

Xue Luxia, "Hao'er, do you really like Zhengsheng that much?"

Xue Horan said, "Yes. If I don't love him, why should I spend time learning how to cook, how to clean, how to sew clothes. My biggest dream is to marry Zhen ge as we promised."

Xue Luxia, "Hao'er, those are children's promised, we shouldn't take it to heart." She stroke Xue Horan's face. "I'm afraid you will get hurt one day, because you know that Zhen'er is the only survivor of the Rao family. You know that you are a man, and you can never give Zhen'er offspring."

Xue Horan said, "I wholeheartedly believe that Zhen ge will only love me, just as I love him."

Xue Luxia, "My poor silly child."

Xue Horan knew that Yuan Xiurong did not want Rao Zhengsheng to be in the same room with him, because she was afraid that Rao Zhengsheng would have sex with him, so she purposely pulled Rao Zhengsheng away from Xue Horan with an excuse.

Xue Horan still believed that Rao Zhengsheng will come back because he had never lied to Xue Horan before. He will be the better man, waiting patiently like a good housewife. He watched the candle burn out and he replaced them with new candles, one candle after another. He didn't know how long he waited, but the last candle had burned out, and he heard the sound of birds chirping. Yes, at that moment, he understood that he was no longer the number one person in Rao Zhengsheng's heart. He is nothing, but children's promises like his mother had always told him.

Xue Horan murmured, "Zhen ge, you really hurt me." He wiped his tears.

It is early morning, and the early morning sky is already lit up. Rao Zhengsheng said, "Xiurong, wake up."

Yuan Xiurong slowly pulled her head off Rao Zhengsheng's left shoulder. Yuan Xiurong, "Rao gege, I know it's selfish to ask you to stay by my side. The idea of you and Horan sleeping in bed together. I..."

Rao Zhengsheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, Horan will not be angry with you, he is a very sensible person." He smiled. "When I return to him, I will explain to him." He kissed her on the forehead. "Horan is a very humble person and I respect him very much. We promise each other that we will only engage in sexual activities on our marriage bed."

Yuan Xiurong smiled regretfully, "Well, I guess I am…"

Rao Zhengsheng said, "Xiurong, from now on, I hope you can speak freely in front of Horan, because in our future; you, Horan, and me will live together and grow old together. I don't want any problem between you and Horan."

Yuan Xiurong smiled, "You are right. I am not the only person who love you very much. Horan love you as much as I do."

Rao Zhengsheng said, "Let's go back."

When Rao Zhengsheng and Yuan Xiurong arrived at the guest area, Rao Zhengsheng said, "Xiurong, you go have breakfast first. I will go get Hoa'er."

Yuan Xiurong, "Rao gege, please apologize on my behalf."

Rao Zhengsheng smiled, "Alright."

Rao Zhengsheng walked into the room and said, "Hao'er, I'm sorry, I didn't come back..."

Rao Zhengsheng walked into an empty room. He saw the table full of molten wax from candles. He approached the bed, but it looked neat. He looked at the table and pressed under the candlelight holder was a letter. He looked at the simple letter, which said, 'Da shixiong, I've been away from home too long. I miss my parents, so I am going home, Horan'.

After reading Xue Horan's letter, Rao Zhengsheng knew that Xue Horan was still angry with him because instead of Zhen ge, he addressed Rao Zhengsheng formally as da shixiong.