Chapter 79 The Devil's Son

Santichai took the clothes out of the duffel bag and took the bag to Asnee's room. When he walked in, he saw Asnee sitting at his desk, writing something on a piece of paper. He didn't want to scoff at Asnee's personal time. He stood at the door for a while before entering.

Santichai said, "What should I pack for you?" He walked towards the closet.

"Anything that's easy to put on will do," Asnee said.

Santichai opened the closet door and found that all the clothes were hanging neatly in the walk-in closet. He found Asnee's clothes hanging on the left side of the closet. From Asnee's work clothes to his usual everyday clothes. He looked to the left and saw that the clothes hanging on the left side of the walk-in closet were not Asnee. He wondered if the clothes were for him or if they belonged to someone else. He sighed and quickly grabbed a few T-shirts and two pairs of shorts, two long pants, and some underwear. He came out of the walk-in closet and looked at Asnee, who was on the phone with Decha.

Santichai smiled and said softly, "I'm ready."

Asnee said, "We'll come out now." He hung up and looked at Santichai. "Frank is already waiting outside the door." Asnee looked at the duffel bag on Santichai's shoulder. "You still keep it?"

Santichai nodded, "You brought it for me when you went to visit your grandparents in Taiwan."

Asnee sighed, "It still looks good after all these years." He sighed. "Let's go."

Santichai said, "Asnee…wait."

Asnee turned around, "What is it?"

Santichai reached into his pocket and handed Asnee the small gift box containing the ring. Asnee grabbed the box and opened it, smirking.

Asnee looked at Santichai, "Did you give it back to me because you didn't like it?"

"I love it, but I don't know if it's for me or someone else," Santichai said.

Asnee sighed and took two steps towards Santichai. He looked at Santichai and said, "I already proposed to you many years ago, and if I remember correctly, you have already agreed. At that time, we were still too young, and I couldn't afford to get you this." He took the ring out of the gift box. "I don't want to buy this for you with my parents' money. I want to buy this with my own money." He looked at Santichai. "Santichai Kittibun, are you willing to spend the rest of your life with me in this little house by the sea?"

Santichai's tears flowed down his pale cheeks, "Yes…"

Asnee slides the ring down Santichai's left ring finger. He pulled Santichai into his arms. He said quaveringly, "I'm scared…very scared…"

Santichai wrapped his arms around Asnee's waist, and he was scared too. "Even though I'm not in that hospital bed with you, I want you to remember that I'm always with you here," he said, patting Asnee's left chest lightly.

Inside the prep and hold room, Santichai sat on a chair in front of the bed. Santichai smiles at Asnee as the nurse prepares to shave Asnee's head. Asnee refused to go back to Bangkok for surgery, so Asnee's surgery was scheduled with doctor Makok's and Doctor Chen. After Asnee changed into his hospital gown, a nurse walked in to prepare him for surgery. The nurse began to shave Asnee's head.

Asnee looked at Santichai who was sitting in front of him smiling while the nurse was shaving his hair. He chuckled, "I thought it didn't involve shaving."

The chubby old nurse smiled and said with a smile, "Khun Siriporn, whether you shaved your head or not, you are still the most handsome patient in our hospital."

Asnee looked down at the strand of hair that fell on his lap and wondered what he would look like. He dared not look in the mirror, dare not admit that he was no longer the young and strong man he used to be.

Santichai smiled and said, "I agree with this pi."

The nurse smiled and said, "Don't worry, the hair will grow back. The only thing that won't grow back, is the tumor in your head."

After the nurse shaved Asnee's head, two other nurses entered the room and began preparing Asnee's vital signs, poking the back of Asnee's left hand for IV access.

After the nurses left the room, Santichai sat on the edge of the bed and took out his phone. "Let's take a picture," he said with a smile.

Asnee looked at Santichai and asked, "Why didn't you take a picture before my head was shaved?"

Santichai said, "I just remember that there was no picture on the last picture frame on the wall." He looked at Asnee and smiled. "Don't worry, the nurse is right, with your shaved head, you are still very handsome and charming."

Asnee chuckled, then sighed. "Okay, I surrender," he said with a smile. Santichai got up and sat on the edge of the bed, taking a photo of Asnee and him. He turned to Asnee and kissed Asnee lightly on the cheek. "Will we always be like this?"

Asnee put his arms around Santichai's waist and said, "We will always be like this." He kissed Santichai's back lightly and rested his head on Santichai's shoulder. "Do you not like it?"

"I like it. I've always wanted to be with you," Santichai said, biting his lower lip. "I've always wanted to walk with you." He turned to face Asnee. "Asnee, I hate the fact that I have to walk behind you when you walk side by side with someone else."

Asnee said, "Although I walked ahead of you, my heart is always by your side," Asnee said, kissing Santichai on the forehead. "It hasn't changed since the day we met. I don't know if you believe me, but from the first time I saw you, I fully understood the meaning of love. Although at that time my love for you could only be expressed by glancing, but I know that you are the special person I have been looking for. At that time, I didn't think too much about the future. My only thought is to give me a chance to love you once, and truly love you once with my heart. Have the opportunity to be by your side through the good times and bad times, never make you cry." His tears suddenly fell. He wanted to tell Santichai everything in his heart because he was afraid that if he didn't tell Santichai everything now, he might never have a chance to do it again. He didn't know what would happen during surgery, whether he would live or die. Sorry...I don't know how to express my feelings. I had no idea that the life I was trying to build for us actually turned into something that led to mutual distrust."

Santichai wiped Asnee's tears and smiled, "I'm sorry too. I'm not smart enough to understand your sacrifice."

Asnee looked at Santichai and said, "Santichai, please let me love you again? Please give me a chance to love you with my heart? Please let me be the one who will take care of you no matter what the future is? From now on, I will stand by your side, I will not let you be sad again." He kissed Santichai on the lips. "Let me be the one you are thinking of and the last person for you?"

These were the words he longed to hear. Hearing Asnee speak his mind, Santichai was full of joy. He nodded, "Mmm." He kissed Asnee's lips. "Promise with a kiss."

Decha walks into the room and sees Santichai and Asnee hugging each other. He cleared his throat twice. He approached Santichai and Asnee and said, "Isn't it shameful for you two to hug each other so sweetly in front of heaven's eyes?"

Santichai got off the bed and stood beside the bed. He looked at Decha. "Frank, when did you come?"

Decha chuckled, "I was here just when Ai Nee confessed his love to you. I even recorded it. If Ai Nee does something stupid again in the future, this recording will be your testimony."

Asnee smiled, "Evil friend."

"I don't want to be a judge and a jury for you two anymore," Decha laughed and joked. He looked at Santichai and Asnee. "Ai Nee, auntie is waiting outside. You told me you don't want her here, but she's your mother after all."

Santichai took Asnee's hand and said, "I don't know what happened between you and your mom, but Frank was right, she's your mom and she should be with you." He smiled. "You keep saying that the four most important people in your life are your parents, Frank and me." He knew he must be the reason why Asnee took this approach to Mrs. Siriporn. "I forgive her."

Asnee looked up at Santichai, "Chai...if you knew what she did, you would not forgive her so easily."

Santichai said, "Asnee, my love for you made me forgive her."

Asnee said, "She hired..."

Santichai interrupted abruptly, "Asnee, if anything you're going to tell me, even if it's true, and that truth will keep you, your mother, and me from being unable to face each other in the future, then I'd rather not know. Right now, at this moment, all I want is peace between us. If the truth is going to destroy that peace, I'd rather not know."

Asnee squeezed Santichai's hand, "Chai..."

Santichai looked at Asnee and said, "I'll come back in the room after your parents come to see you."

Santichai and Decha walked out of the room and into the hallway. Once they got to the hallway, the Siriporns were already waiting outside.

Decha smiled and said, "Uncle and auntie, Asnee is ready to see you."

Mr. Siriporn smiled and said, "Thank you so much...Asnee is lucky to have a good friend like you." Mr. and Mrs. Siriporn entered the room.

Decha looked at Santichai, "Ai Chai, Ai Nee must have had extraordinary merits in her previous life, that's why, he got someone like you in this life."

Santichai smiled and said, "I'm in love with the devil's son, so I can't hate the devil."