CHAPTER 517: CHAPTER 519: DO YOU REMEMBER THE CHILD FROM BEFORE?

"You’re so sharp-tongued, matters of the heart involve both parties, don’t meddle."

As soon as Xia Xiao finished speaking, Spirit pouted, "I’m not meddling, I’m just anxious for them. Plus, big brother and second brother are both approaching thirty, aren’t you worried, Mom?"

Xia Xiao felt helpless, "It’s just that your mom is too open-minded." Therefore, Feiyang and Feiyue are no longer young, and not only are they not married, they don’t even have partners.

Having had many admirers since they were young, she couldn’t understand why now, when their careers were successful, there were no girls in sight.

"Then Mom has to stay open-minded forever, I’ll consider getting married when I’m forty," Spirit said with an air of grand plans.

Xia Xiao held her forehead, not knowing if her laissez-faire parenting approach was right or not. Why did it seem like none of her children wanted to get married, let alone be in a relationship?

On the other side, Ge Liang picked up Weilin, and during the car ride, she remained silent, resting against the seat due to exhaustion.

When they arrived at the apartment, Ge Liang’s car stopped, and he leaned over the steering wheel, gazing tenderly at Weilin, who had already fallen asleep.

Then Ge Liang took a box out of his pocket, opened it, and revealed a shiny, silver, heart-shaped ring, which he slipped onto Weilin’s delicate finger.

As soon as the ring was on, Weilin woke up, looking at the diamond ring on her finger, slightly astonished.

"Weilin, let’s get married," said Ge Liang.

Weilin stared at the ring for a long time, not taking it off, but also not responding to Ge Liang’s words.

Ge Liang’s heart lifted, and he even got a bit nervous, his palms unconsciously sweating.

After a while, Weilin finally said, "I thought you wanted to break up today?"

It wasn’t strange for Weilin to have such thoughts. After graduating, Ge Liang had been busy with entrepreneurship, and Weilin was making a name for herself in the hosting world. They had started dating in their second year of university, but after all these years, Ge Liang had never brought up marriage. Weilin had mentioned it once, but Ge Liang said he wanted to wait until he had achieved success in his career.

But the waiting had lasted until today, and as they were both busy, the passion of their love life had faded to calmness. So Weilin thought Ge Liang wanted to break up, only to fall asleep in the car and wake up with a ring on her finger.

"Why would you think that? Marrying you has been my dream since my youth, and I’ve always strived for it," Ge Liang said as he pulled Weilin into his arms. All those years of dating without proposing, the main reason was because he felt he wasn’t good enough, not worthy of Weilin, and couldn’t provide her with a comfortable life.

In Ge Liang’s first year of university, The Fangs acknowledged their son, who was is college classmate, an orphan, but on his own merit, had worked hard and earned a place at the university.

The Fangs’ biological son returning was a good thing for Ge Liang, their foster son, too, but things were inevitably a little different. Moreover, Ge Liang didn’t covet The Fangs’ possessions; he wanted to build his own success through his efforts, to repay The Fangs for their kindness and to be worthy of Weilin.

Ge Liang was also aware of his origins early on; deep down, he felt somewhat inferior, especially after The Fangs took back their son. He felt like he didn’t deserve Weilin, yet he didn’t want to give her up or lose her.

Now that his gaming company was on the right track and achieving respectable results, Ge Liang didn’t propose in a grand or fiery display. Reserved by nature, he wasn’t that type of person, so he simply wanted to quietly secure Weilin as his own.

"Do you want to think it over again? I feel like we..." Weilin was somewhat bewildered. Although she had always wanted to marry, after her pride and modesty as a woman led her to bring up the matter once, she never mentioned it again.

"Do you not like me anymore?" Ge Liang gazed at Weilin nervously.

"How could I not like you." If she truly didn’t like him, she would have broken up with Ge Liang long ago.

After becoming a presenter, Weilin had no shortage of admirers. Heck, they came from all walks of life, and if she had wanted, she could have married someone with better prospects.

But everyone only saw her glamour, her excellent performances on stage, a presenter shining bright. Most of them were after her status and the charm she exuded on stage, not the person she was without the spotlight.

In front of others, Weilin had to maintain her composure, but in front of Ge Liang, she didn’t have this worry. He could even tolerate her temper, indulge her.

How could Weilin not like someone like Ge Liang? She questioned whether she would ever meet another person who’d be so understanding if she left him. Maybe she would, but why should she leave for an uncertainty?

She liked Ge Liang, and she was in Ge Liang’s heart; that was enough.

Ge Liang was overjoyed and hugged Weilin tightly. Nestled in Ge Liang’s embrace, Weilin revealed a calm smile. This embrace felt warm and reassuring.

Elsewhere, after a bout with Ge Lai, Ge Lai pulled out a cigarette and offered it to Gao Jiaxing. Gao Jiaxing took it but didn’t smoke, instead sniffing it and shaking his head at Ge Lai before tucking it behind his ear.

Ge Lai chuckled at Gao Jiaxing’s actions before slowly starting to share his own story, the profound tale of his escape that he still reminisces about from time to time because it was truly harrowing.

He had had several narrow escapes, each more perilous than the last, until he finally made it to the other side. Life wasn’t easy for Ge Lai there; he was even treated like a beggar.

However, luck was on his side. As the saying goes, ’What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.’ It must have been about someone like Ge Lai.

A movie crew happened to be filming nearby, and Ge Lai became an extra. He played this role for many years until he landed a supporting role as a good guy in "Hero," which marked his official debut.

After that, although he was still playing supporting roles and bit parts, it proved that Ge Lai’s life was getting better.

Ge Lai then met his wife, a lady from a decent family, and they got married.

With his wife’s support, Ge Lai moved behind the scenes and is now a well-known director.

"I made my way up with the help of a woman. You could say that without my wife, maybe I still would have succeeded, but it probably would have taken many more years, and besides, I love her. You don’t know; back then, she was the sunshine in my heart, a good woman. So I am fortunate," Ge Lai said with a smile of genuine happiness on his face. He indeed has a happy family now.

"Do you have children? Between you two?" Gao Jiaxing asked.

"Four." Ge Lai indicated with his fingers, telling Gao Jiaxing, "About the same as you."

It wasn’t about the same—the number was the same. Gao Jiaxing looked at Ge Lai, "Do you still remember that kid back then?"

Ge Lai paused, then asked quietly, "How is that child doing?"