But she had always remembered.
"What a coincidence."
Ming Yi laughed awkwardly. To him, he had merely saved a drowning little girl while passing by. He never expected her to be his fiancée. Who could have foreseen this?
"To think such a thing happened. It is indeed fate," Ning Xuesheng mused.
"I'll deal with you later!"
Shi Qing pointed at Shi Yuan, seething with anger. He had only found out about this today, meaning this brat had kept it from him all along. This was too much!
"So, Mr. Fiancé, do you think our engagement should continue? Or do you really not fancy me?" Shi Yiling turned her head, staring at Ming Yi, awaiting his answer.
At this moment, Ming Yi felt he could no longer give a simple reply.
He looked at Shi Yiling, comparing her face to the memory of the girl he had rescued. The difference was quite significant. "I remember, at the time you were... the chubby, cute type. How is it that after not seeing you for years, you..."
He gestured with his hand. Shi Yiling had lost at least half her weight. It was no wonder he hadn't recognized her.
"How tall was I back then, and how tall am I now?" Shi Yiling rolled her eyes. "How many years has it been? And you, from a prominent medical family, still ask such a question?"
"That's true..."
Ming Yi chuckled awkwardly. Women do change drastically as they grow up. He now truly understood what "drastic change" meant.
It was unbelievable.
The magnitude of the transformation was beyond Ming Yi's immediate reaction.
At this point, he looked at the woman before him with utmost seriousness.
He was indeed reconsidering the matter now.
Whether he fancied her or not was still debatable.
However, he did not dislike Shi Yiling. At least, the way Shi Yiling presented herself now, her words and actions, and her attire, were all impeccable.
Of course, the most crucial factor was Shi Yiling's attitude.
Her attitude was very clear.
She acknowledged him as her fiancé. Even though he, her fiancé, had been absent for so many years, she was still willing to accept him.
So...
"Shall we... get married?"
He blurted it out.
This time, it was Shi Yiling's turn to be surprised. "Are you serious?"
Ming Yi's mind raced as he tried to calm himself down. Then, after careful consideration, he said, "Yes, let's get married."
This answer left Shi Yiling momentarily speechless.
She hadn't expected Ming Yi to be so direct.
She had assumed they would get engaged first and then marry after some time together.
The two families not far away immediately wore smiles. Ning Xuesheng promptly made a phone call, "Prepare yourselves. Da Bao is getting engaged tomorrow."
Shi Qing, in a similar fashion, contacted his family to begin arranging the wedding.
Uncle Seven put on a wistful expression. "Ah, what a pity. If Xiao Bao had refused, I would still have had a chance."
"Old Seven, you're not unable to find someone. You just stay at home all day. Even if you could find someone, no one would look for you," Ning Xuesheng said, glaring at his seventh brother after hanging up the phone.
"I've been busy around the house, running errands, and haven't had time to go out! Big Brother, you're too hurtful."