Linda and Bun were chatting happily. They were talking about things in their past, amusing anecdotes, and what kind of clothes Linda's baby should wear after it was born. Linda felt at ease at this moment. Today was her wedding day. She didn't want to think about other matters. She just wanted to enjoy herself at this particular moment.
After a while, Anna came in.
The wedding ceremony started at 6:18 PM, which was an auspicious moment according to the Chinese almanac. Since Linda was pregnant, she would easily get hungry. She usually had her dinner at around half past five. Now, it was almost a quarter to six. Linda was really starving.
When Linda saw the box in Anna's hand, she felt even hungrier. She could almost feel her mouth watering.
"My Lady, you must be hungry. I've brought you something to eat. You're pregnant now, so you should eat on time, " said Anna.
Linda and Bun might not get the chance to eat dinner after the beginning of the ceremony. They needed to go through the whole ceremony process. They wouldn't have time to eat anything before 8 or 9 PM, so Anna brought them something to eat first.
"You're the best!" said Linda.
"Your wedding is important, as well as your baby." Anna covered her mouth as she tried to stifle her giggles. She opened the box and put it in front of Linda.
Linda hurried to eat her dinner. The ceremony would start in less than thirty minutes. Her lipstick was smudged because she ate so fast. She needed to fix her makeup after she finished eating. A?beautiful?bride?should have?put on?a perfectly delicate makeup.
Linda was wearing a traditional wedding dress, a cheongsam, with a matching phoenix coronet. Her lipstick color was bright red which brought out the beauty of the cheongsam. She looked much more beautiful with her glossy, flaming red lips.
"Oh right, My Lady. There is a package sent to you from Australia. It has been sent to the Nalan clan. I happened to be there for some errands today, so I brought it for you." Anna took out a small black box from her pocket. The box was fully wrapped in plastic.
"Australia?" Linda couldn't recall anyone she knew in Australia.
"What's in the box? Could you open it for me?" said Linda.
Anna nodded. She found a pair of scissors nearby and cut open the plastic bag. After opening the box, she found a dragon ring and a letter inside it.
Linda was familiar with the ring. She was wearing it before Amy took it from her in the abandoned warehouse. She never got to see the ring again since then.
The signature in the letter was of Bob Qi's.
Linda started reading the letter.
She could feel his sincereness, while she was reading it. "Miss Xia, I hope everything is all right with you. We found this ring when we collected Amy's belongings. I have seen it on your finger before. I think it belongs to you. Now, I am returning it to you. I just want to say sorry again to you on behalf of Amy. We wish you and Charles a long and happy life together."
Linda felt a little upset after she finished reading the letter. Death was inevitable for all of us. But Amy, their daughter, died at a young age. It was sad that someone lost their child in their old ages because nothing was worse than burying the young. Although Amy had done some horrible things to Linda, she still felt a little sad for her death.
But death could not be reversed. Linda stopped herself from thinking about it any longer and put the ring on her finger. Then, she continued eating her dinner.
Linda was really hungry at that time. They had been preparing for the wedding since noon. She hadn't gotten any chance to get something to eat until now. A pregnant woman should eat more to get enough nutrition for her baby since she was eating for two. Linda was eating so fast that it worried Anna. What if she choked on her food?
Pregnant woman should be more careful in everything.
Anna wanted to stop Linda from eating too fast, so she said, "My Lady, you should not eat this quick. No one would take the food away from you."
"I need to hurry up because I have to fix my makeup after I finish. We don't have enough time. The ceremony starts at 6:18 PM, right?"
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