Meeting You Was Fate

After pondering for a while, Fiona was eventually convinced that Ethon actually made sense. It was true that people only posted
about the highlights or the best moments of their life. Rarely did they post about things that would make them look bad.
She then realized that she was a bit too sentimental. Was there anyone who didn't have any worries at all? Everyone had their
own worries one way or another. Even Ethon, who was born to a wealthy family, had his own problems.
"Ethon, I'm sorry. I was being too sensitive," Fiona blurted out, sobbing. A look of guilt spread across her face.
"What are you talking about? It's perfectly normal for anyone to hide their true feelings. If we expose ourselves all the time, will
our wounds ever get healed? When they turn into scars, they will fade away slowly. Your parents are your parents. We're totally
different. You were brave enough to forge your own path," Ethon said, smiling warmly as a trace of tenderness filled his eyes.
Fiona smiled affectionately at him. The moment their eyes met, a sense of romance arose in the air.
She bit her lower lip and smiled shyly. "Ethon, I'm so glad I have you."
All of a sudden, Ethon knelt down on one knee. He held Fiona's hand and said affectionately, "I didn't really prepare anything, but
I promise that I will give you everything I have. Nana, I've imagined my proposal to you many times. I had so many ideas. I went
back and forth. Should I do it in a fancy restaurant or a quiet beach? But nothing compares to this moment right now with you.
Will you marry me?"
She remained silent for a while.
Generally, there are two things that brought happiness to a person. One is to have a career and a job that one loves and enjoys
doing. The other is to be with the person you love.
Some parents tend to be quite conservative. When their children are still in university, they insist that their children should focus
on their studies first. However, the minute the children graduate, the parents get anxious and start arranging blind dates for them,
marriage for some even. However, that's not how love and marriage should work.
One should marry the person one truly loves. Sadly, not everyone gets to experience true love in their lives.
"I... Yes, I'll marry you!" The excitement in her voice was undeniable.
Ethon grinned from ear to ear and urged gently, "Let's go to the Marriage Bureau right now."

Fiona was dazed for a moment. She didn't expect that Ethon would be in such a rush. "Wait... Wait. I don't have my household
register with me."
"It doesn't matter. I have some friends at the Marriage Bureau. Even if we don't have our household registers, we can register for
marriage already," Ethon said in a low and soft voice, which gave Fiona a sense of security.
"Really?" she asked in disbelief, blinking her eyes.
"Of course." Ethon stood up, still holding Fiona's hand. There was a trace of joy on his handsome face. Without hesitation, he led
her out of the office.
This was probably the craziest thing she had ever done in her entire life. She and Ethon went to the Marriage Bureau in utter
excitement. Since one of Ethon's uncles was a manager there, they went straight to his office as soon as they arrived.
Ethon's uncle squinted his eyes in surprise as he eyed Ethon and Fiona suspiciously. Their fingers were intertwined as they
gazed at him expectantly. He thought to himself, 'They're so young. They've just barely passed the age limit of marriage. They
don't even have their household registers with them. Something's off here.'
He recalled how Monica had sternly told him not to let Ethon register for marriage should he bring a girl to the Marriage Bureau
with the intention of getting married.
"Ethon, what brings you here today?" Ethon's uncle smiled apprehensively, deliberately delaying them. Discreetly, he sent
Monica a message.
"Uncle, I'm going to register for marriage. I hope you can help me." Ethon was very calm as he flashed a diplomatic smile to his
uncle.
Smiling, his uncle replied, "Of course, you can get married as long as you're both of legal age, and you go through the proper
procedures. We shouldn't have a problem then."
"What procedures do we need to go through?" Ethon asked eagerly.
He had a bad feeling that this wasn't going to be as simple as he thought it would be. He nervously tightened his grip on Fiona's
hand.

"It's quite simple actually. Have you gotten your parents' agreement? Do you have your household register with you?" his uncle
asked, gazing at Ethon. He couldn't bring himself to bluntly tell Ethon that he couldn't help him.
If Monica hadn't told him in advance, he might have already helped Ethon.
For a while, Ethon just stared at his uncle. He couldn't shake off the feeling that his uncle really wasn't going to help him. Luckily,
he was quickly able to come up with another strategy. Smiling calmly, he said, "Uncle, do you think we're really going to get
married without our parents' permission?"
"Then do you have the household register with you?" his uncle asked, visibly doubtful.
"I was in such a hurry today that I had forgotten to bring it. Can you do me a favor?" Ethon tried to persuade his uncle again,
hoping that he would help him.
However, his uncle was pretty clever. He glanced at his watch, still smiling coolly. "It's still early. You can go and get the
household register, and then you can come back to me. Ethon, as much as I want to help, I still have to follow the procedures
too."