Xu Zixi didn't know how long she had been sleeping. She only felt extremely heavy, as if her limbs were filled with lead.
When she opened her eyes, the pure white ceiling of the hospital came into view. She stared blankly for a while before her consciousness gradually returned. Then she remembered what she had experienced and why she was lying here.
She had been bitten by a sea snake in the ocean and almost died at the bottom of the sea. Fortunately, Yan Yincheng had rushed to her rescue, giving her a chance of survival and taking her out of the water.
Before she passed out, he had held her tightly and rushed her to the hospital.
She could open her eyes and breathe, which meant she was out of danger, right?
But why was it so quiet around her?
She blinked and turned her head to the side. There she saw Yan Yincheng sleeping beside her bed.
Even in his sleep, he still held her hand tightly. The warmth from his palm continuously spread to her, clearly telling her that she was still alive.
And the man in front of her was the lover who had pulled her back from the gates of hell.
Suddenly, she couldn't wait any longer. She wanted to become a real family with him in the eyes of the law immediately.
She moved the hand that he was holding, and he was instantly awakened by the movement. Instead of letting go, he tightened his grip.
"Zixi? You're awake. How do you feel?" He turned his face towards her and asked anxiously.
Xu Zixi blinked, a slight smile curving her lips. Pretending to be frightened, she struggled to pull her hand out of his:
"Who are you? Where am I? Why are you holding my hand?"
Yan Yincheng looked as if he had been struck by lightning. He stood there stunned, muttering, "You don't remember me? Then, do you remember who you are?"
Seeing his extremely nervous look, Xu Zixi said, "Me? My name is..."
She elongated her tone. "My name is Xu Zixi. Xu is the Xu with 'yan' and 'wu', Zi is the Zi in 'midnight', and Xi is the Xi in 'stream'. Uncle, what's your name?"
Confirming that she was still the same person, Yan Yincheng let out a sigh of relief. Holding her hand tightly, he said, "My name is Yan Yincheng. Yan is the Yan with 'ri' and 'an', Yin is the Yin in 'earnest', and Cheng is... the Cheng in 'clear stream'. I'm your fiancé. We already have two lovely children who are almost four years old. One takes your surname and is called Xu Yixuan, and the other takes my surname and is called Yan Jingxu."
"Really? But since we have two four - year - old children, why are you only my fiancé?" The curve of Xu Zixi's lips became wider and wider. "Are you lying to me!"
"I'm not lying to you." Yan Yincheng leaned forward. He wanted to hold her in his arms but was afraid of scaring her, so he had to explain to her earnestly:
"The reason I'm still just your fiancé is because... I haven't had the chance to propose to you. Actually, I've already planned it. When the weather is nice and on a special day, I'll propose to you."
His tone sounded rather pitiful. It was hard to tell whether he was blaming her or blaming fate for not giving him the chance to propose formally and forcing him to reveal his plan earlier than expected.
It seemed that he had to make a new plan. His woman liked surprises, and he wanted to give her a better proposal experience.
Xu Zixi's eyes curved into crescent moons as she said, "Then do it today."
Yan Yincheng was taken aback. "What?"
"The proposal." Xu Zixi held his hand and shook it gently. "You're so handsome. I can't let you go to other girls. You must be mine. Look, how well - matched we are. I'm a gurgling stream, and you're the clear and clean water. I have you in me, and you have me in you. Aren't we a perfect match?"
Seeing that he still looked dazed, Xu Zixi said, "I think this is a great time to propose."
"So, Mr. Yan Yincheng, would you like to marry me, spend the rest of your life with me, have a few more children with me, and be a loving couple?"
Yan Yincheng suddenly came to his senses. Ecstasy instantly swept through his heart. His usually cold and aloof face was now filled with emotion. He stepped forward and hugged her tightly, the force so strong that it seemed he could break her waist.
"I do. God knows how much I want to be your husband in the true sense. Zixi, I love you. I never thought I would love a girl like this. In this world, there's only you, only you, Xu Zixi."
He was so excited that he was babbling incoherently. He didn't care where they were or what they had just been through. All he knew was that he had truly been accepted by her.
The woman in his arms also wrapped her arms around his neck and snuggled deeper into his embrace. But the next moment, he heard sobbing sounds coming from his arms. He immediately panicked.
"What's wrong?"
"I'm so happy, Brother Cheng." Big tears rolled down from her eyes and into his collar. "I'm so glad I'm still alive. I'm so glad that I saw you at the last moment. You gave me the courage to live. If you hadn't come, maybe I would really have died in the sea."
"You're my miracle, the light of hope in my life. Brother Cheng, I love you."
"You naughty girl. You actually tricked me. I thought you really lost your memory." He gritted his teeth and said at first, but the next second his tone softened. He gently stroked her hair and said,
"You're also my miracle."
"After you're discharged from the hospital, we'll find a suitable time to discuss it with Mom and Dad and then hold the wedding. What do you think?" he asked.
Xu Zixi said, "Okay. I'll listen to you."
Snuggled in his arms, Xu Zixi remembered the miraculous scene she had seen in the sea, and her heart softened.
"Brother Cheng, how did you know where I was in the sea at that time? The device on me had been tampered with, and I couldn't receive any signals. Even the others in the team couldn't contact me."
Yan Yincheng rubbed his cheek against hers and said, "Do you believe me if I say I relied on my intuition?"
Xu Zixi smiled and said, "I do."
"Actually, it's because that little green bean on you has a positioning function. I know you like it very much and take it everywhere. I found you because of it."
"Do you know that there was a large group of male 'Golden Amber' fish following you? They were all secreting golden glandular fluid. They looked extremely beautiful."
"I know." Yan Yincheng said. "As soon as I entered the water, I felt their presence not long after. They seemed to come for me and understood what was on my mind. They surrounded me and swam in your direction. Thanks to their guidance, I didn't waste the golden time to save you."
Come for him?
At that moment, several fragments suddenly flashed through her mind.
There was the confusing "jin... yu" that Mr. Tang had said at his dying moment when she and Yan Yincheng met him in Texas. There were also the scenes of her poring over materials and files day and night, and the materials about the "Golden Amber" that she had accidentally knocked over.
She remembered!
She remembered that the molecular sequence formula of the "Golden Amber"'s secretion in the materials was highly similar to the missing gene fragment of Yan Yincheng left by Mr. Tang!
What Mr. Tang had said was - the "Golden Amber"!
"Brother Cheng." Xu Zixi's voice was filled with uncontrollable excitement and tremors. Yan Yincheng's expression also became solemn.
"What's wrong, Zixi?"
"Your eyes can be cured. I've found a way to treat your eyes!"
"The 'Golden Amber'!" She excitedly grabbed his shoulders, her eyes shining with a burning light.
"It came for you!"