You Are the Best in My Eyes

"Sis, are you touched?" Yan Ziyun suddenly popped up and said. If she didn't interrupt, she was really worried that they would just keep looking at each other and talking non-stop.

"I'm really touched! Thank you! Where's the cake? Didn't you say I'm supposed to cut it?" Yiren pinched Ziyun's face and said. In her eyes, Ziyun was like a little girl who never grew up.

"Originally, Daddy and I prepared a very beautiful cake for you. But after seeing the cake ordered by Long Zeming, we were too embarrassed to take ours out. So now, this is the cake you're going to cut!" Yan Ziyun said and stepped aside. A well-made cake was pushed in front of Yiren.

"Thank you, Daddy, Little Mom, Ziyun, and you—, Yiren said and turned to look at Long Zeming. "I feel very happy! Thank you!" Then she bent down and blew out the small candle.

"Everyone can have the cake now!" Yiren said and made the first cut on the cake.

"Sis, this is the gift I prepared for you. This one is from Daddy and Little Mom, and this one is from Haoning," Yan Ziyun somehow took out three gifts and said to Yiren.

"Thank you, Daddy and Little Mom! Can I open them now?" Yiren asked with a smile.

"No! At least mine can't be opened now. You can go back to your bedroom and enjoy it slowly," Yan Ziyun said quickly because the gift she gave was a bit special. She turned to ask Long Zeming. "Handsome guy, you didn't just prepare a cake, did you?"

"Ziyun!" Yiren quickly stopped her.

Long Zeming didn't seem to mind. He took out a Yushang Zhiai jewelry box from his pocket.

"I hope Uncle and Aunt don't mind me proposing to your beloved daughter Yiren in front of you," Long Zeming said.

Long Yuhao looked at Yiren and then said,

"I respect my daughter's decision."

"Yiren, marry me!" Long Zeming opened the box, and in front of Yiren was a specially customized diamond ring from Yushang. He knew that she was likely to reject him, but this would be the only time and the last time. When she returned to China, he knew that he was about to lose even the slightest hope.

Yiren was completely stunned, her mind going blank.

She didn't know how to tell Long Zeming that she couldn't marry him because she wanted to be with Ji Minze.

"Sorry!" Yiren could only say this in the end. She couldn't accept his proposal. "I can't marry you! I've already promised Ji Minze to be with him tonight! I'm sorry."

"Sis, are you out of your mind?" Yan Ziyun asked in disbelief. When did that missing brother-in-law come up again? And Long Zeming was in no way inferior to Ji Minze in any aspect. Moreover, he had always been faithful to her sister. Even an iceberg could be melted by him. Why couldn't her sister understand?

"Ziyun, don't interrupt them!" Yan Yulan pulled Yan Ziyun and Long Yuhao upstairs, leaving the two of them alone.

"I'm sorry, Ming. Don't be so good to me. The better you are to me, the more guilty I feel," Yiren said guiltily. The affection Long Zeming had shown for her was something she couldn't bear.

"Don't say sorry!" Long Zeming gently stroked the hair hanging over Yiren's forehead. He knew that he had missed the best time to get to know Yiren. His appearance came after Ji Minze, which had already doomed him to be a loser in this emotional battle. Originally, he thought that after they separated, he would have a chance. But now he understood that whether in Japan or in China, Yiren didn't belong to him.

"You deserve better," This was what Yiren truly thought.

"You are the best in my eyes. There won't be anyone better than you," Long Zeming gently stroked Yiren's face and said, his heart bleeding.

"Ming! Don't be like this. It makes me feel even worse! Please, don't be like this!" Seeing Long Zeming's sad and desperate eyes, Yiren pleaded.

"Don't be sad! I said I would protect you." Long Zeming wiped Yiren's tears and gently kissed her forehead. "Don't be sad. As long as you're happy, I'll keep smiling!" Long Zeming forced a smile.

"Ming!" Yiren called out sadly to the man who had been by her side for many years. He was no longer the same boy as before.

"Take good care of yourself and don't get hurt again. If you need me, call me. No matter where you are, I'll come to see you," Long Zeming said and let go of Yiren. "I'm leaving. Please apologize to your family for me. I couldn't say goodbye to them in person."

Yiren saw Long Zeming off and watched him get into Yang Yi's car. His gaze as he looked at her filled Yiren with guilt. She said sorry countless times in her heart.

After Long Zeming left, Yiren didn't have the mood to eat the cake. She asked the servant to clean up and then turned and went upstairs to her room.

When she heard her phone ring, she answered it.

"Sorry, I don't know if you've gone to bed. I haven't received your call, and I'm worried," Ji Minze's voice came through.

"Sorry!" Yiren said apologetically. She had forgotten his instruction to call him when she got home.

"It doesn't matter. As long as you're home safely. Get some rest early," Ji Minze said in an understanding tone.

"Minze!" Yiren called out.

"What's wrong?" Ji Minze sensed that something was wrong with Yiren's tone.

"Minze, are we really going to be together?" Yiren asked. Their being together had hurt so many people!

"Why do you ask? Or do you not want to be with me?" Ji Minze paused for a moment and asked on the other end of the phone.

"No! I just feel sad that we've hurt so many people by being together," Yiren explained. He had hurt Tang Lei, and she had hurt Long Zeming. They had both hurt the people who loved them the most.

"Yiren, don't think too much. Get some rest early. I'll pick you up after work tomorrow," Ji Minze comforted her on the other end of the phone.

"Okay! You get some rest early too. Good night!"

"Good night!"