Chapter 78 Love Don't Ask Why

It's been a long time since Santichai woke up inside Asnee's arms, because Asnee's embrace has always been his safest place. He looked up and saw Asnee's chin. Being so close to Asnee, he could see the stubble sticking out of Asnee's skin. Seeing the stubble on Asnee's face, Santichai suddenly remembered that they had been together for so long, such a small thing actually made him very happy. Santichai admits that he loves Asnee very much and loves Asnee even more after learning of Asnee's sacrifice.

Asnee was woken by his phone. He reached out, picked up the phone, and looked at the caller. The caller turned out to be Mrs. Siriporn, so he hung up. Then his phone rang again, it was Mrs. Siriporn, Asnee didn't answer, and he hung up again. He looked at Santichai and kissed Santichai on the forehead.

Just as Asnee pulled his arm away from Santichai's head. Santichai said, "Asnee, what would you like to eat for breakfast?"

Asnee said, "Nothing...it's morning, so you can leave now."

Santichai got up slowly and looked at Asnee. He said, "Since this house was made for me, why should I leave? My personal belongings are in suitcases and bags in the guest room. I also searched around this area; the nearest hotel is twenty minutes away."

Lying in bed looking at Santichai's happy face, reminding him of the cruel world he forced Santichai to endure, makes Asnee's heartache. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Santichai's down on top of him and hugged Santichai tightly.

"We will live as we used to. When your parents come to see you, I can book myself a hotel until your parents leave," Santichai said.

Asnee held Santichai tightly in his arms, his hand caressing Santichai's back. "We're not going to be what we used to be," he said.

Santichai's heart sank, he knew that he had hurt Asnee, but he didn't want to let Asnee go. He asked, "I know you're hurt, but Asnee, I'm hurt too. Can we open up and talk and not keep secrets. I don't have any secrets in front of you."

Asnee said, "I believe Frank told you everything and that's why you came back. Ai Chai, I'm not rich like your boyfriend. I don't have the patience of a saint like your boyfriend. I can't baby and treat you as good as your boyfriend. I can't..." Santichai had put his mouth over Asnee's lips.

After Santichai gave Asnee his morning kiss, Santichai pulled up and said, "I love you Asnee, this won't change with time. If I want a rich man like your accusation, why would I rather eat Ma-Ma noodles with eggs and cabbage with you?"

Asnee did not answer Santichai but continued to hold Santichai.

Santichai said, "Asnee...I never want to break up with you. I know those things you said to me were out of anger and I don't take them to heart. I'm stupid and dumb…I had always thought you sent me the picture of your engagement's ring. That picture broke my heart. That picture was the reason I finally decided, since you are no longer going to love me anymore, I should let you go. I should give you and myself a chance to start over." He stretched out his arms and hugged Asnee. "Asnee…"

Asnee said, "Hmm…"

Santichai said, "I want to fight this battle with you. I don't know what makes you not want to fight this battle, and I don't know why you should let yourself be defeated by it. If you don't want to tell me you don't have to, but I want you to know, the less your parents want us to be together, the more I want to be with you. The only thing I know for certain is that you are thinking the same as me."

Asnee said, "Don't you think my death will bring a lot of happiness to many people?"

Santichai said sadly, "I don't think your death will bring happiness to anyone."

"It will bring happiness to my parents, Tip and you," Asnee said.

Santichai hugged Asnee tightly, "Asnee, your death will not bring me happiness. If you want everyone to be happy, then you must live."

Asnee pulled his arms away from Santichai, lay flat on his back, placed his arms above his head, and sighed. Moments later, Asnee said, "To be honest, I don't want any treatment."

Santichai turned and looked at Asnee and said, "Asnee, you have done a lot of things that broke my heart in the past, but if you agree to receive treatment, I will forgive you."

Asnee turned his head and looked at Santichai, who was already in tears. He stretched out his right hand and gently rubbed Santichai's head. He said, "I really believe that KK suits you better. At least he is gentle with you, which is something I can't not do."

Santichai leaned over Asnee's chest, "Even if he is gentle as the wind, it doesn't mean I will fall in love with him." His body fell on Asnee's. "I tried to fall in love with him, but I couldn't because I knew deep down in my heart that I didn't want to love anyone but you. I used to let you fight for us alone, but now, I want to fight and stand by you."

Asnee wrapped his arms around Santichai, Asnee said quaveringly, "I'm afraid. I'm afraid that if I take you back, this thing in my head will turn cancerous, and I will break your heart in the end. Sooner or later, I will eventually break your heart again because I won't live long with you."

"I'm scared too," Santichai said. "I'm scared to lose you, the only light in my darkness. No matter how you change or become, I won't leave you." He sobbed softly. "Even if you become disabled, I will still love you with every ounce of my heart."

Asnee kissed Santichai's forehead, "Alright."

Santichai said, "I have never asked you for anything, this time I want to ask you to have surgery. Not for your parents, not for others, but for me. Please agree to have surgery for my sake."

Asnee sighed, "Mmm."

After Santichai and Asnee got dressed they went into the kitchen, Santichai is making breakfast in the kitchen while Asnee is sitting on the kitchen island looking at his phone. He scrolled down to Decha's name and pressed the dial key.

After two rings, Decha answered the phone, "Ai Nee…what's the matter?"

Asnee frowned, "Ai Frank, I'm ready for that surgery."

Decha abruptly sat up, "Really? You will not back down this time?"

Asnee said, "No."

Decha teased, "If I know that Ai Chai would coax you back into agreeing to have the surgery, I would have told him long ago."

Asnee said, "Stop."

Decha chuckled, "I'm serious, I knew you didn't want to have surgery because of Ai Chai." He stopped. "How are you and him now?"

Asnee said, "You told him."

Decha smiled guiltily. "I didn't tell him. I told him some stories about my girlfriend and her ex. He actually came up with it himself."

Asnee looked at the back of Santichai who was cooking by the stove. He smiled and said, "Thank you."

Decha teased, "Just treat it as a repayment for the bad things I said to you in middle school."

Asnee chuckled, then Santichai turned to look at Asnee. Santichai was very happy to see Asnee happy. He put the plate of scrambled eggs on the kitchen island and asked, "Is that Frank?"

Asnee, "Yeah."

Santichai said, "Ask him if he wants to come for breakfast."

Decha replied, "I heard it. Tell him no. I don't want to be a third wheel and delay the romantic moment between you two lovebirds." He laughed. "I'll call you back after I call the surgery center."

Decha hung up on Asnee and called Mrs. Siriporn.

Mrs. Siriporn picked up the phone immediately. "Frank, when will Asnee be back?"

Decha said, "Auntie, Asnee agreed to undergo surgery."

Mrs. Siriporn asked, "Frank, I didn't hear you wrong, am I?"

"No, I just hung up with Asnee and he agreed to have the surgery, bypassing the biopsy," Decha said.

Mrs. Siriporn smiled tearfully. "Thank you so much, Frank, for persuading him to undergo surgery."

Decha said, "Auntie, it wasn't me who persuaded him into undergoing surgery."

Mrs. Siriporn asked, "If it's not you, who is it?"

Decha said, "It's Santichai."

Mrs. Siriporn, "Santichai…? What does Santichai have to do with Asnee's refusal undergoing surgery?"

"Santichai asked Asnee to do it," Decha said.

Mrs. Siriporn was taken aback, "When we asked him about it with the doctor, he was strongly against surgery. Why listen to Chai, but not us."

Decha said, "Auntie, for the person he loves, Asnee will not ask, but will willingly."

Mrs. Siriporn frowned frantically, "I tried it, you tried it, but he won't listen. He'll ask questions and corner us. What's good about Chai, why would Asnee let an uneducated person like Chai make the most important decision for him."

Decha smiled and said, "Auntie, it's because love doesn't ask why."