"P—Pardon, Ma''am, I might''ve misheard—"

    "You didn''t, I said, I give you two my blessing."

    …

    Okay, I might have accidentally hit my head somewhere because I heard clearly that Madam Evelynn Yang had given us her blessing.

    …

    Okay, I definitely hit my head somewhere.

    "M—Ma''am, I think I''ve hit my head somewhere. I really thought that you said you gave us your blessing—"

    "That''s what I said. I give you two my blessing," Madam Yang replied. "But that doesn''t mean I have accepted you fully. I just acknowledged that Yang Menghuo treasures you a lot, so I have to respect his choice at least.."

    …

    Meng Bao and I stared at each other, still unsure of what response I should show for this good news. Madam Yang finally gave us her blessing, but she still didn''t recognize me as her daughter-in-law. She instead recognized and respected Meng Bao''s choice.

    "You''re with him, right? Give the phone to him," Madam Yang said.

    "W—Wait, about that one, how did you know that he''s with me?" I asked bluntly. I remembered that Meng Bao didn''t make any sound before.

    Madam Evelynn Yang chuckled, "When he returns to Beijing, you will be the one he meets first. It''s just his priority, I guess. So it''s obvious that he must''ve stayed with you right now."

    I stared at Meng Bao, who was just as speechless as I am, then I gave the phone to him.

    "Hello, mom," Meng Bao greeted his mom.

    "My son, I want to say sorry for what I did two days ago. I thought you must''ve been blinded for whatever reason by Shi Ying. So by giving you a chance to sleep with many beautiful women, you might''ve realized your mistake."

    "But I didn''t expect you to fight off the aphrodisiac and even stormed off the building. I''ve asked a few of the security guards around your apartment in New York, and they said they didn''t see you coming with anyone… even after that high dose of aphrodisiacs."

    "So I''ve realized that your love for Shi Ying must''ve been so great because you can hold on for so long just because of one woman," Madam Evelynn Yang said. She chuckled a bit, "I guess you''re more similar to your dad, Mengmeng."

    "I still have something to do. You two should prepare for your wedding and get that marriage certificate. I don''t want to hear any problem. If you need money, just tell me, though I doubt you will need my money at all."

    "I don''t need your money, Mom. But I hope you can come to our wedding day later," Meng Bao said.

    "Of course, how can I not come to my son''s wedding day?" Madam Yang chuckled. "Just tell your girlfriend that we will have our own private meeting, between her and me later. I want to talk with her. Don''t worry, I won''t insult her," Madam Yang said before hanging up the call.

    Meng Bao and I stared at each other again, and his glimmering blue eyes had a bit of tear and a big smile on his face, "Ying Jie, we got her blessing!"

    "…"

    "Ying Jie?" Meng Bao held my hands, "Ying Jie, are you there?"

    "I… I don''t understand…." I stared at Meng Bao. "What did you do when you were in New York? Tell me now."

    Meng Bao stiffened for a moment. He took a deep breath and started telling the story, "Well, apparently, my mom spiked my drink with a high dose of aphrodisiac and then locked me in a room with three women, including Li Daiyu."

    "They tried to seduce me so that I will get one of them pregnant and leave you. But I hold it and then run before something happened. That''s why… un…." Meng Bao blushed. He looked guilty, as if he did something so shameful before. "That''s why I called you before… I want to hear your voice while I''m… um…. relieving myself."

    …

    "YOU WHAT?!" I gasped out of shock. I still remembered that he was groaning while calling me, "YOU JACKED OFF WHEN I WAS EATING MY LUNCH!"

    "Wuuuu… I''m so sorry, Jie, I was really pent up. I can''t do anything about it!"

    I wanted to smack Meng Bao for being so perverted and shameless, but then I realized he was trying his best to hold back. Things would''ve gone terrible if he really did impregnate one of the women there…

    I had to admit that Meng Bao''s dedication was top-notch. I didn''t even think that a man could control himself that much, especially when he is still a young man like Meng Bao.

    I chuckled out of amusement and patted his head, "Well, Baobao, since we finally got her blessing, I guess that means we have to prepare for our marriage, right?"

    "Wait—we haven''t met your dad. We need to meet him first for his blessing," I said. I almost forgot about Mr. Yang.

    "Ah, we can just come tomorrow morning, Jie. It''s not hard to find my Dad. He is always working in the office," Meng Bao said.

    I nodded, "Well since the problem has been solved, I guess it''s time for me to leave. I''m so tired today after that interview. And I still have to go to work tomorrow morning."

    "Work? You mean, back in my dad''s company, right? I can take you—"

    "No, in the new company. I''m the new secretary there," I replied.

    "But… I can just tell my dad to take you back…." Meng Bao pouted. "How am I supposed to stay with you when you''re working…."

    "Pffftt, I know that you will stay in my office while I''m working. That''s why I will work in another place instead. In the meantime, after we got our blessing from your dad, you should check some wedding organizers with me. We need to get a good one, with a reasonable price as well."

    "Eh? Reasonable price? Hm…" Meng Bao was thinking for a second and then nodding, "That makes sense, Jie. I mean, we still have a lot to buy. Maybe we can hire a reasonable one. How about one billion dollars for a wedding organizer? Is it a reasonable price, or should I increase the budget a bit more?"

    …

    "Meng Bao, we''re hiring a wedding organizer for ourselves, not for the whole country," I rolled my eyes. "Just leave it to me. I will find it."

    "I—I won''t trust you about this one, Jie…." Meng Bao said.

    "Huh? Why?"

    "Remember back then, you often tricked me into giving you a lot of money to buy tanghulu? I mean, I don''t mind at all… But I''m afraid the wedding organizer that you will pick didn''t match my expectation…."

    "…"

    Okay, I guess I had to take the blame a bit for this one. I was actually thinking about that. Just hire a cheap wedding organizer, have our wedding using discount if there is any, and then the rest of the money, we could save it.

    "Fine, just don''t get too overboard with it. Remember, I don''t like something too flashy. We''re getting married, not becoming the president of the world or something."

    I turned my back and then walked away from the balcony. The moment I was about to leave the house, I could feel a strong hand suddenly grabbed my wrist.

    I turned my head and saw Meng Bao looking at me full of hope, "I''m sorry, Jie. I just don''t expect everything to be real, so I have to check whether you''re real or this is just one of my dream," Meng Bao said.

    "Huh? How do we know that? But I''m literally real—"

    Chu~

    Meng Bao suddenly kissed my cheek, but the edge of his lips was touching the edge of mine, so I could sense a bit of our kiss touching.

    I blushed immediately. I didn''t expect Meng Bao to be this bold of a man. But when I saw his face, I had to take back my words.

    Because Meng Bao''s face was even redder than mine as if he was about to faint anytime soon.

    "What are you doing anyway? Your face is even redder than mine!"

    "Wu… I… I just thought it''d be a good idea to give you a kiss on the lips. But I guess I un… I missed it a bit and kissed the edge of your lips instead…."

    "Can I get a second kiss, Wife-Jie?"

    …

    "Go to hell, Baobao!" I rushed out in shame. Meng Bao was just as awkward as me. I looked back and saw him staring at me in a daze from afar, but when our eyes met, he gulped and lowered his gaze again.

    Now I started to wonder what would happen if we got married. Will he turn into a wild beast, or will he stayed this passive and cute?

    I mean, it didn''t matter because I still found him cute nonetheless, as long as he didn''t turn into his Yandere Bao again.

    I sat in the car, and the Old driver went out of the villa. I watched Meng Bao, who still standing at the door, "Ah, I can''t believe we are actually going to marry."