Chapter 986 — Tang Zhi's Decision
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"Wei Zhao, hear me out first — this is exactly why I asked you to bring your girlfriend along!" Feng Tianlong said. "I know it is unfair to her, but as a father, I only hope that before my daughter's life runs out, she can be as happy as possible, with no regrets! Of course, I am not asking you to break up with your girlfriend. All I ask is that you pretend, put on a show, and fool Xiaoxiao so that she can leave this world without regret! This is a father's dearest wish! I hope you will agree!"
As he spoke, Feng Tianlong rose to his feet and made to bow to Wei Zhao.
Startled, Wei Zhao hurriedly stood and stopped him, smiling wryly. "Uncle Feng, what are you doing? Whatever it is, we can talk it over and decide together. There is no need for this."
"Uncle Feng, I agree!" Before Wei Zhao could answer, Tang Zhi spoke up from beside him. "I will work with Wei Zhao and play my part well, so that Xiaoxiao can walk her final stretch of road without regret..."
Tang Zhi was truly moved. Besides, Feng Tianlong had made himself perfectly clear: he only wanted Wei Zhao to pretend to be Feng Xiaoxiao's boyfriend. In Tang Zhi's eyes, so what if it were real? What was there to fight over with a dying girl?
Even if she were to yield Wei Zhao to Feng Xiaoxiao for a year, Tang Zhi could just about accept it. After all, she and Wei Zhao had a long road ahead of them, while Feng Xiaoxiao had less than a year of life left. Fate was unjust. Tang Zhi pitied her, and so she had agreed to Feng Tianlong's request without the slightest hesitation.
Feng Tianlong had assumed Tang Zhi would be the greatest obstacle in this matter, never imagining that she would be the first to agree. Beyond being moved, he found himself deeply fond of this kind-hearted girl. Such a spirit of self-sacrifice was not something every young woman possessed.
"Tang Zhi, thank you!" Feng Tianlong thanked her solemnly.
"Do not say that. Xiaoxiao is my classmate too. Making her happy is what I want as well," Tang Zhi said with a shake of her head.
"Thank you! Wei Zhao, will you agree to my request?" Feng Tianlong knew Wei Zhao had yet to say anything. Tang Zhi had agreed, but Wei Zhao was the one who would have to carry this out.
"Yunyun has already agreed, so what is there left for me to say?" Wei Zhao smiled wryly. "Does this count as being licensed to chase girls?"
"Haha!" Feng Tianlong could not help but laugh at that. "When you are together day to day, you can be a little bolder in your conduct. I am not afraid my daughter will be taken advantage of, nor do I need you to take responsibility. Better yet, have a child or two — then I will not be so lonely in my old age!"
"Huh?" Wei Zhao's eyes went wide, badly startled by Feng Tianlong's words.
Tang Zhi's expression shifted slightly as well... Have Wei Zhao and Feng Xiaoxiao produce a child? She pitied Feng Xiaoxiao deeply and was willing to let Wei Zhao pretend to be her boyfriend, but the idea of Feng Xiaoxiao bearing Wei Zhao a child struck Tang Zhi as strange in every possible way.
If a child were born, what would become of it afterward? If Feng Xiaoxiao truly died, would Wei Zhao be left with a child, and she with a stepchild?
Tang Zhi felt she could not quite accept this — at least not now. She was so young, and she was supposed to become someone's stepmother? How absurd!
"Uncle Feng, that request is one I am afraid I truly cannot agree to..." After a moment of stunned silence, Wei Zhao smiled wryly and shook his head.
"Wei Zhao, I know you are worried about what will become of the child. But I can promise you both that I will never hold you responsible, nor ask you to raise it!" Feng Tianlong said. "I will raise the child myself. And if you are unwilling, I do not even have to tell the child who its father is!"