Chapter 566 I''m Engaged


    After ending the call with Adalson, ir walked back to Wacian. Her cousin suggested at once,


    "Wesley''s meeting his family here. Let''s go say hi before leaving."


    ir was stunned for a moment. This was unexpected. ''Say hi to his family?''


    Wacian then exined to her, "Wesley''s grandfather and our grandfather are old buddies. And


    Wesley''s father helped me out a lot when I studied in A Country. This is a rare chance. Let''s wait a


    while longer, okay?" Wesley''s grandfather—Keith Li, and ir''s maternal grandfather—Gilbert Ji, had


    been friends for decades. Wesley''s father—Baldwin Li, and Adalson had beenrades-in-arms for


    ten-odd years too. So, the Li family and the Ji family were close. That was why Adalson paid so much


    attention to Wesley. But most importantly, Wesley was one of the army''s finest. So, Adalson always


    thought highly of the young man and threw a lot of opportunities his way.


    ir nodded, "Okay."


    The three of them then walked through the passage together. Wacian formally introduced the two to


    each other. "Wesley, this is my cousin—ir Jing. She''s studying in London, and just came back for


    the Spring Festival. ir, this is Wesley Li, the finest soldier in your uncle Adalson''s eyes. To be frank,


    I''m jealous. I think my father likes Wesley more than me!"


    ir was initially embarrassed with Wesley around. Now sheughed because of Wacian''s joke. She


    tilted her head to look towards Wesley, who was also looking at her. "Hi," he said.


    ir nodded and said calmly, "I know him pretty well. He''s a local legend. He saved me when my


    parents'' house caught fire."


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    With the mention of her parents, the two men naturally fixed their eyes on the pathetic girl, but her face


    betrayed no emotions. Wacian looked at his cousin withpassion in his eyes. "Oh, I see. I thought


    you didn''t know each other..." He quickly changed the topic and asked, "So, Wesley, your family here


    yet?"


    Wesley nced over the exit and replied, "They were at the baggage im just now when I called.


    They should being out... Oh, look, there they are."


    The Li family easily spotted Wesley since he was dressed in green camo fatigues, standing out from


    the crowd.


    Wesley frowned. "My grandpa is here too," he said to Wacian.


    Wacian was shocked to see the oldest man among the four members of the Li family who were


    heading their way. "Eighty years young! Man, he looks healthy. And so active," he marveled.


    ir saw Niles lightly holding an old man''s arm. The old man was holding a crutch in his other hand but


    he wasn''t really using it. He was actually walking steadily on his own.


    Next to them was a middle-aged couple. The man was dressed in a simple, dark-colored coat. He had


    ck, neatlybed hair. Thedy wore a knee-length, dark-blue down jacket. Her long, ck hair


    was neatly coiled at the back of her head. Her skin was well-maintained. If you looked at her and


    Wesley you could see the family resemnce. She was walking gracefully with a polite smile on her


    face, just like a nobledy in the upper-ss circles.


    However, the moment she spotted Wesley, her eyes lit up with excitement. The next second, her


    elegant image copsed... Thedy broke free from the man''s arm and lunged at Wesley, eximing


    excitedly, "Wesley, Son! Oh, I missed you so much!"


    Helpless, Wesley stretched out his right arm to catch the middle-ageddy. "Mom. I know. Calm down."


    Cecelia Shi cupped Wesley''s face, her eyes full of love. "I haven''t seen you in a year. Did you miss


    Mom? Oh, you''re too skinny again. I heard that you needed to train every day now. But aren''t you a


    leader? Why do you need that much exercise?" "Mom, I—" Wesley tried to say something, but his mom


    cut him off. "You''re too hard on yourself. Why didn''t youe back home to see me when you had a


    holiday..."


    Bombarded with a barrage of questions, Wesley felt a headacheing on. He looked over his mom''s


    shoulder and looked at the three men approaching. Baldwin Li was as helpless as his son. He knew his


    wife well and he could do nothing about it.


    Niles winked at ir, and she returned a smile. Wacian greeted Keith Li and Baldwin Li with great


    respect.


    He saved Wesley from the embarrassment by joking, "Aunt Cecelia, I''m hurt. I''ve been standing here


    the whole time and you can''t so much as nod in my direction."


    Cecelia Shi finally let go of Wesley and spread her arms towards theining boy. "Hi Wacian! I


    told you already, you''re like a son to me. Come here, let me hug you."


    They hugged warmly and then pulled away. It was then that Cecelia Shi noticed ir.


    ir was wondering if she should give the bouquet of flowers in her hands to the middle-ageddy


    when she suddenly met her eyes. Thus, naturally, ir lifted the bouquet and said politely, "Hi,


    Grandpa, Uncle, Aunt, wee to Y City. This is from my cousin." She handed it to Wesley''s mom.


    Cecelia Shi took the bouquet from ir''s hands with a huge smile on her face. She looked at Wacian


    and asked, "This girl''s cute. Is she your cousin?"


    Wacian smiled. "Yes, her name''s ir Jing. She came back from Ennd today. I came to pick her up


    and then we bumped into Wesley."


    Cecelia Shi held ir''s hand, looking her up and down. "ir, you''re pretty. Do you have a boyfriend?"


    Niles found a chance to cut in, "Mom, my brother is..."


    ir had a gut feeling that Niles might blurt out something that she didn''t want anyone else to know, so


    she beat him to the punch. "Yeah, I do. Aunt, I''m engaged. My fiance went back to his hometown for


    the festival. So he didn''te to pick me up today."


    Niles'' jaw dropped, eyes popped out in shock. He studied her face, but she didn''t seem like she was


    joking. He shifted his gaze to Wesley, who wore an expressionless face.


    ''ir''s engaged? Am I dreaming? Did my brother say yes?''


    "Oh, is that so..." Cecelia Shi sighed. Neither of her two sons had a girlfriend. She was nning to


    introduce one of them to ir, so that this beautiful girl would be her daughter-inw. But it was too


    late. She was engaged.


    Cecelia Shi felt really gloomy. Her sons had no chance to pursue such a nice and beautiful girl.


    Keith Li, the oldest man here, looked intently at ir. He tried to ce the girl''s face in his mind.


    Suddenly, he blurted out something that shocked everyone there. "Aren''t you the girl who pped that


    crazy woman in the car ident. That was you, right?"


    ir''s lips twitched. ''He''s got a good memory for an old guy! What should I do now? Should I admit it


    or not?'' she thought anxiously.


    With the old man''s reminder, Cecelia Shi observed ir''s face more carefully. "You look a lot like her!


    ir, do you know Wesley? You stepped in and set that woman straight! You know what? I was grateful


    for that girl, and now I find out she''s you!" Cecelia Shi then stuffed the bouquet of flowers to her


    husband''s hands and held ir''s arms enthusiastically.


    Ignoring all the other men, she led ir to walk forward.


    ir didn''t know what to do. She turned around to look at Wesley, signaling to him for help.


    He made eye contact with her. But pretending not to notice her signal, he moved his eyes to his


    grandfather and began to exin what happened that day.


    Snapping back to reality, Niles wanted to catch up to the two women walking ahead of him, but Wesley


    grabbed him by his cor and dragged him back.


    "Hey, let go. I have something to ask ir."