Chapter 115 I crawled out of the ruins just to make you fulfill your promise

Two months later.

Western suburbs villa.

The early autumn sunshine shines through the dome of the glass greenhouse and falls on the flowers.

Feng Mingzhou's plaster has been removed, but he still has to use a wheelchair for the time being.

"Click", the crisp sound of pruning.

Gu Manman put the cut roses into the vase.

"Brought it for Su Yu?"

"Yeah," Gu Manman responded and continued to pick the next flower, "She has recently become obsessed with flower arrangement."

The greenhouse is filled with the fresh scent of flowers and plants.

Feng Mingzhou maneuvered his wheelchair closer and stopped next to the flower stand.

He looked at her slender back, her slender fingers moving among the branches. The sunlight poured down from the glass dome, and golden dots danced in her hair.

It was such a beautiful picture, but he felt like something was tickling his heart, and the more it tickled, the more it itched.

"When are we...going to get married?"

Gu Manman paused while cutting flowers.

marry?

Feng Mingzhou waited for a few seconds, but got no answer, and his anxiety became even worse.

In his current state, confined to a wheelchair and unable to move, he is simply a sitting duck.

Which of those men who are eyeing him covetously isn't waiting to take advantage of the situation?

He must have an identity, an identity that makes everyone stay away from him - Gu Manman's husband.

She turned around, holding a half-opened champagne rose in her hand, with a faint smile on her face: "I don't really want to get married now, and what's the rush? We are still young and have a long life ahead of us."

"Maybe after a few years, the novelty will wear off and we'll get tired of looking at each other?"

Feng Mingzhou tightened his grip on the wheelchair armrests.

"I won't get tired of it."

"From then until now, my feelings for you have only grown."

Gu Manman stopped talking and lowered her head to concentrate on arranging the branches.

Feng Mingzhou maneuvered the wheelchair forward and stopped beside her.

"Manman, have you forgotten the promise we made in the ruins?" he asked softly.

Gu Manman's hand movements paused for a moment.

"I haven't forgotten." She finally said, "I'm just afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid I can't give you the kind of love you want." She turned to face him, her eyes frank and complicated, "I said, I may never be able to love you like before."

Feng Mingzhou reached out and held her hand.

"Manman, I don't ask you to love me." He looked up and looked into her eyes. "I can wait. As long as you can stay with me, that's enough."

Gu Manman pulled her hand away, put the cut branches into the vase, and said softly, "This is unfair to you."

"Fair?" Feng Mingzhou smiled bitterly. "Where is there absolute fairness in the world? I hurt you before, and now you don't love me. Isn't this fair in a sense?"

Gu Manman raised her eyes and met his gaze. The seriousness in his eyes made her heart skip a beat.

She quickly looked away, put the rose in her hand into the vase, lowered her head to arrange the petals, her voice light and floating.

"Then we'll talk about it later?"

Feng Mingzhou said disappointedly: "You are delaying."

Gu Manman put the last cut flower into the vase, placed the flower scissors on the tray beside her, and wiped her hands gently.

"Feng Mingzhou, have you ever thought that maybe the current situation between us is good enough?"

The sunlight shone through the glass onto her profile, outlining a soft outline.

"Not good enough." He looked up and looked into her eyes, his eyes firm, "It will never be enough for me."

For a moment, the only sound in the greenhouse was the sound of light breathing.

"Gu Manman, are you... still waiting for my legs to fully heal before rejecting me?"

Gu Manman's heart was shocked and her eyes flashed slightly.

"Feng Mingzhou, that's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?" Feng Mingzhou pressed on, "Are you thinking that once I recover, you can leave with peace of mind?"

"I just..."

Feng Mingzhou's eyes softened.

He whispered: "In the past two months, you have watched over me and taken care of me every day..."

Gu Manman turned her face away.

"That's different."

"What's the difference?" Feng Mingzhou asked.

"You are injured because of me, and it is my responsibility to take care of you."

Feng Mingzhou tightened his grip on her hand.

"Really? So the promise you made in the ruins, when you thought I was going to die, was only made out of a sense of responsibility?"

"No matter what your reason for agreeing to me is, I'm determined anyway."

"Manman, I crawled out of the ruins just to make you fulfill your promise."

"I don't care whether you did it out of responsibility, pity, or just comfort in an emergency."

Gu Manman looked down at him: "Feng Mingzhou, you are always so strong."

"I can't help being strong towards you."

His eyes looked straight into hers.

"Because if I let my guard down, you'll run away."

"That's got to wait until your leg injury heals."

A light flashed in Feng Mingzhou's eyes, and he immediately grasped the key to her words.

"So you agreed? It's just a matter of time?"

Gu Manman stopped talking to him about this issue, picked up the vase on the table, and asked, "Then I'm going to Su Yu's house for dinner now, do you want to go?"

/

"Welcome to my humble abode!"

Gu Manman pushed the wheelchair forward and handed the vase in Feng Mingzhou's hand to Su Yu: "I brought you roses that were grown in my own yard."

Su Yu took the flowers: "Oh my God, it's perfect!"

"Su Yu, you've seen him. This is her husband Jason." Gu Manman introduced him to Feng Mingzhou with a smile.

Then he turned to Feng Mingzhou and said, "This is my boyfriend, Feng Mingzhou."

These words came out of her mouth lightly, but they set off a storm in Feng Mingzhou's heart.

Boy friend.

This was the first time she had clearly defined their relationship in front of outsiders.

Feng Mingzhou's hand paused, his heart beating wildly, but his face remained expressionless. He stretched out his hand and shook hands with Jason, with a decent smile on his lips.

He finally got a status.

Although not a husband, it is a big step forward.

Compared to having nothing before, this is a tremendous improvement.

"Please come in, please come in, don't stand at the door."

/

In the living room, Feng Mingzhou sat in a wheelchair, watching the live football game with Jason.

Although the two men met for the first time, they unexpectedly found common topics.

"Do you think Arsenal has a chance of winning the championship with this year's lineup?" Jason handed Feng Mingzhou a beer and started chatting casually.

“The overall strength is good, but the midfield is still a little weak.”

…

In the kitchen, Su Yu was washing vegetables, glancing towards the living room from time to time.

"I didn't realize that Mr. Feng knows a lot about basketball." Su Yu said, "Have you really decided to reconcile?"

Gu Manman didn't stop moving her hands and put the washed shrimp into the bowl: "He is my boyfriend now, so we are reconciled."

Su Yu: "Manman, I'm curious... have you fallen in love with him again?"

Gu Manman stopped what she was doing and said, "I'm not sure if I'm in love again."

"I just feel that he loves me very much and treats me very well."

"He would risk his life for me, and even give me all his wealth." Gu Manman continued, "I can't forget the hurt in the past, but I am willing to try to accept him as he is now."

Su Yu put down the work in her hands, walked to Gu Manman and put her arm around her shoulders.

"Manman, no matter what choice you make, I support you. Only you know whether you love me or not. What's important is, are you happy now?"

Gu Manman raised the corner of her mouth and nodded: "I'm happier than I thought."

"To be honest, I didn't think you would get back together." Su Yu put the chopped carrots on the plate, "After all, Feng Mingzhou hurt you too badly."

"I didn't expect that fate would bring us together again. That day in the ruins, I really thought we were going to die. When death really comes, the love and hate we had before don't seem to be that important anymore."

Su Yu: "Fate and love are so wonderful."

"It's not love." Gu Manman retorted subconsciously.

Su Yu: "Every relationship has risks. Jason and I were also worried about a lot at the beginning, such as cross-border love, cultural differences, and different family values... But in the end, I found that as long as two people truly love each other, all difficulties can be overcome."

"It's different." Gu Manman shook her head, "You and Jason don't have the betrayal and hurt in the past."

"Feng Mingzhou has already used his life to atone for his sins. Don't you want to give yourself a chance?" Su Yu held Gu Manman's hand. "Manman, I hope you can get real happiness, not just make do or compromise."

There were cheers from the men in the living room.

Gu Manman turned her head and looked towards the living room. Feng Mingzhou was sitting in a wheelchair with a smile on his face, chatting happily with Jason.

"Maybe." Gu Manman murmured to herself.

Love has become an outdated concept for her.

It's like a person who dares not touch hot water again after being scalded. After experiencing betrayal and tearing, her heart has automatically turned off the switch of love.

Now she is like a sophisticated machine. She can analyze the pros and cons and make rational judgments, but she just can't devote herself wholeheartedly to a relationship again.

She remembered the almost pious light in Feng Mingzhou's eyes just now, and the determination that made him willing to die for her.

It’s not that I’m not moved…

She could soften her heart because of his devotion, be moved by his sincerity, and even choose to be with him, but she could no longer give him the kind of passionate love that could make people lose their minds, the kind of madness that would make them willing to die for the other person.