Part 35
Listening to the story, Yi’s eyes glistened. She found it difficult to believe that he had to endure so much humiliation and suffering.
Mrs. Li patted Yi’s arm as she soothingly said, "He’s telling the truth, Yi. Fung had always only loved you and had been living his life only to recount the moments he shared with you."
"Yi, I…" began Fung.
"You don’t need to say more," shaking her head and allowing her tears to flow, Yi threw herself against him and said, "I understand now."
Wrapping his arms around her tightly, he peacefully remarked, "So you’ve forgiven me." It had been six years since he felt so free. Mrs. Li walked out the room to allow the couple to embrace in solitude.
In the afternoon, the two calmly walked back to the garden that Fung planted for Yi and sat underneath the tree. Having Fung’s arms wrapped around her, Yi leaned her back against Fung as they both enjoyed the sunset.
"Yi, this was what I imagined her life to be when I first created this garden, except I never anticipated all the drama that happened to us."
Still saddened by the loss of their child, Yi nodded quietly.
"What are you thinking?" Seeing her so quiet made Fung curious.
"Nothing."
"Don’t lie to me. Even if you didn’t tell me, I can already guess that you still blame me for the death of our child." He shifted himself so that he could face her directly and observed her.
"I know that it was not your intention to kill our child."
"But I could not lose you and could not think of a better plan at that moment then to hurt you physically."
"I know. I know better than to blame you."
Grinning slightly, Fung pulled Yi closer to embrace her more snugly, "We can thank the Lord for giving us another opportunity to be together."
"Hmm." Yi closed her eyes in agreement and felt Fung plant a kiss on her head. She looked up and saw the obvious love he held for her. Having no desire to resist temptation, Yi herself became the seductress as she brought her face closer to his and softly planted a kiss on his lips.
Knowing that the two were alone in the garden, Fung gently laid Yi down. Looking at her face carefully, he caressed her face ever so slightly.
Staring at him and observing his features, Yi frowned, "You’ve aged a lot" then she smiled momentarily as she added, "But you’re still as charming as you were six years ago."
Fung smiled in return, "I’ve only aged because I’ve been so worried about you in the past five and a half years." Gazing into her eyes, he lowered himself and asked, "Do you regret leaving the island?"
She held onto his hand which touched her face and answered, "What happened had already happened, but I do not regret loving you."
He smiled even wider and kissed her. Arms wrapped around each other and caught up in the moment, the two demonstrated their passionate and undying love for each other while the evening breeze swayed and whistled melodically.