Chapter 59

Chapter 59

In the end, Shu Yao still didn't call out "Dad".

Luo Jianhui, however, didn't take it seriously. He rubbed his dry hands and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few years. You've grown up so much."

several years.

Shu Yao thought, that was a full six years.

That New Year, the county town was filled with the sound of firecrackers, but only one family was holding a funeral.

On the day his grandfather passed away, 20-year-old Shu Yao saw Luo Jianhui, who was working outside and hurried home.

He brought back his wife, whom he had married a few years ago, and a boy who looked about six or seven years old.

Ironically, it was only six years since my parents divorced.

Shu Yao had previously thought that her father, who had always disagreed with the divorce, finally agreed because the incident of scratching Zhou Beichuan had finally made him afraid.

It was not until that day that she realized that this was not the reason, but that the woman he had outside gave birth to a son, the son he had been longing for, which made him feel that he had a successor and no longer needed this family.

Six years is enough time for a child to grow from a toddler to a young girl, and it is also enough time for her to grow from a girl who does not know how to communicate with her parents to an adult.

She asked expressionlessly, "How did you know I live here?"

"I asked your uncle."

Shu Yao was not surprised. Not many relatives knew her address. Apart from her mother, only her uncle had sent her things before.

In their eyes, blood relationship is more important than anything else. No matter what Luo Jianhui's character is, he is her father after all. As long as he asks and pretends to care, there is no reason for the relatives to hide it from him.

"Is there something wrong?" she asked again.

"It's okay. Dad happened to be on a business trip to Fuchuan. I heard you moved here, so I thought I'd come see you. Even though I haven't seen you for so long, you're still my daughter, right?" Luo Jianhui smiled and looked up at the plaque on the courtyard. "Your little courtyard looks nice. It's worth a lot of money, right?"

"This isn't mine." Shu Yao said, not wanting to let him in. "Anything else?"

"Nothing." Luo Jianhui was not annoyed. "I just heard that you were married. After all, I am your father. I can't just ignore my daughter's marriage. So I thought, while I am on a business trip, if my son-in-law is free, we can have a meal together. Dad has been working outside for so many years, he must have some ability to judge people, so I can help you make some choices."

Luo Jianhui's attitude was so good that it surprised Shu Yao. He looked like a kind father.

Can six years change a person so much?

Shu Yao is not so naive.

Rather than him really caring about her, Shu Yao felt that he was more likely to try to establish a relationship with her because he heard that she had married well.

Fortunately, he moved his studio some time ago and had not told any relatives yet. Shu Yao was secretly glad.

"He's busy. If you have the time, why not take care of your son?"

Shu Yao reached out to close the door, but Luo Jianhui pressed it firmly. "Yaoyao, I know I made mistakes before. I've reflected on it a lot over the years. Now I'm doing well as a contractor for some projects. I really want to make it up to you."

His voice was so loud that the proprietress of the cheongsam shop not far away cast a puzzled look at him.

After all, Shu Yao's strength was not as great as Luo Jianhui's, and he was about to push the wooden boards away.

Suddenly, a strong hand appeared in my sight, pressed on the door panel, and with a "bang", the door was pressed down.

Shu Yao's right hand trembled slightly, and he quickly inserted the door bolt.

Turning around, her face turned slightly pale and she said "thank you" to Yan Ziheng.

Yan Ziheng frowned slightly and asked gently, "What is this?"

"I don't know him." Shu Yao put his hands in his pockets and said, "He must have drunk too much."

*

Fortunately, Luo Jianhui didn't have much patience.

After finishing work, when Shu Yao sent Yan Ziheng out, there was no one outside.

Shu Yao was not a talkative person, and Yan Ziheng was even less so.

Walking along the path to the parking lot, the two of them were silent, seeming a little awkward.

Shu Yao was just trying to find a topic to ask when the design drawings would be completed, but Yan Ziheng actually took the initiative to ask if she needed a ride.

Shu Yao said he had a driver, so he didn't say anything else.

After waving goodbye to him, Shu Yao got into the car and thought about Luo Jianhui again.

On the way back, her mood was somewhat affected. She leaned back in her chair with her eyes closed, not saying a word.

When the car entered the city, the driver asked her where she was going. Shu Yao glanced at the time and guessed that Chen Ye was still at work, so she went home first.

Her index finger pressed the fingerprint lock, and with a "beep", the door opened. She lowered her head to change her shoes: "Little Biscuit?"

I don’t know where Little Biscuit had gone and didn’t rush out to greet me as usual.

Shu Yao peeked out and saw a laptop placed strangely on the living room floor. The screen was pitch black, displaying some codes she couldn't understand.

Shen Ye has returned home?

But why put the computer on the floor?

Shu Yao called out to him, but received no response. Suddenly, Little Bingchuan ran out from the storage room not far away.

It was dressed very formally today, wearing a small suit and an exquisite bow tie at the collar of a white shirt.

With a small box in his mouth, Little Biscuit ran to Shu Yao, put the box on the ground, and pushed it towards her with his chin arched.

Shu Yao was surprised and found it a little funny.

"What?"

She could probably guess that this was a surprise from Chen Ye, but when she opened the box and found an exquisite pink diamond ring inside, Shu Yao was still stunned.

The hexagonal pink diamond is crystal clear, warm and delicate, just like a peach blossom blooming in spring. An exquisite "R" is printed inside the box.

Xu Jiajue was photographed cheating in this studio. Shu Yao was secretly surprised. So he had already customized this ring in May?

Shu Yao squatted down and patted the dog's head: "Where's your dad?"

Biscuit shook his head, turned around, and slapped his paw on the enter key of the keyboard.

The code on the screen disappeared, and the computer background turned into a photo of the two of them in high school.

It was the photo of four people that Zhao Tiantian took, except that Zhao Tiantian cut out Xu Zhaoli and Chen Ye on the left and right sides, and Chen Ye cut out the two on the left.

On the photo, pink bullet comments slowly rose:

【Your name is Shu Yao? 】

[Basketball game, do you want him to win? ]

【Hello, Chen Ye, Xu Zhaoli's friend. 】

Shu Yao squatted on the ground with his hands around his knees, looking at the words on the screen, but was completely confused.

What's this?

Combined with the group photo that follows, it seems like a simulation of a conversation scene.

Shu Yao read on patiently.

【It’s getting dark, shall I take you back?】

[A friend gave me two exhibition tickets. Are you interested?]

【Good luck on your college entrance exam. 】

…

Seeing this, Shu Yao's pupils trembled slightly, and his heart felt like it was being grabbed by a big hand.

She seemed to understand what these seemingly inexplicable comments meant.

These were the words he wanted to say to her when he was in high school, but he didn't say them out loud.

On the rainy day when they first met, she was wearing a school badge on her chest. He must have seen it, so he wanted to ask her, "Are you Shu Yao?"

On the day of the basketball game between Class 8 and Class 5, he showed a rare desire to win, but in fact he was worried about whether she wanted Zhou Beichuan to win.

On the day when Zhao Tiantian first asked him to assist, the show ended late at night. He originally wanted to send her home, but unfortunately Xu Zhaoli asked first, and she politely refused, so he probably couldn't ask again.

As for tickets to the exhibition, when are those?

She actually didn't know anything about it.

Shu Yao's heart beat faster, his right hand clenched tightly, watching the new barrage slowly rise.

【I also applied to Fuchuan University. 】

[Shu Yao, your "boyfriend" is trash.]

[Will you break up? If you do, I'll be in line first?]

He even put quotation marks around the word "boyfriend", as if even his memories had to indicate that Zhou Beichuan was not her real boyfriend.

Shu Yao couldn't help laughing, but soon, the smile faded.

Sorry to scare you.

I'm going abroad.

【One one...】

More than seven years ago, his last words to her, "Call the police if you want," were cold and resolute, but it turned out that what he was really worried about was that it would scare her.

Shu Yao felt a sour taste in her nose and her vision gradually became blurred. She blinked, suppressing her tears, and wanted to see what was after the ellipsis.

But the strange thing is that there were no new comments after this one.

It's like saying something half-said, not finished.

Shu Yao thought the computer was stuck. Just as he was about to reach out and press the keyboard, he heard a familiar voice behind him:

"I like you."

Shu Yao turned around suddenly and saw Chen Ye walking towards him in a crisp black suit, looking formal and solemn.

The matching cookies followed him closely, like best men.

A tear that had been accumulating in her eyes slipped down from the corner. Shu Yao choked up a little, her voice slightly tearful, but she smiled. "How long have you been training it? It can already use the computer."

Shen Ye raised his hand and carefully wiped the tears from her face, his tone as frivolous as ever: “In a few days, our little biscuit is smart and will be able to take the college entrance examination tomorrow.”

Shu Yao was completely amused by his words, and her eyes were shining with tears.

"What did you just say?" Shu Yao asked knowingly.

Shen Ye took the box from her, took out the ring, took her hand and knelt on one knee.

"Yi Yi, I like you." Chen Ye raised his head, his tone rare and serious, "I'm showing you this not because I want you to feel pressured by my past love for you, but because I want you to know that I really have liked you for a long, long time."

"Why are you suddenly..."

Chen Ye's eyes were filled with smiles, and he looked a little helpless: "You were the first one to ask for marriage, you took the initiative for the first kiss, and you even gave me the ring first. After thinking about it, this is probably the only way for me to get ahead."

Shu Yao burst into laughter, looked down at the diamond ring in his hand, and asked a question that ruined the atmosphere: "Is it expensive?"

She already had a ring on her ring finger, so Shen Ye put this on her middle finger.

"It's not expensive." He gently pinched her fingertips, "I bought it at the two-dollar store on the way back."

This nonsense attitude is exactly the same as when he said he picked up a cake.

Shu Yao didn't believe him at all.

She looked at the two people holding hands and found that the bad emotions brought about by Luo Jianhui's sudden visit had completely disappeared.

Shu Yao pulled him up and snuggled into his arms.

"What's wrong?"

Shu Yao closed her eyes and smelled the faint scent of lemon mint on him. It seemed that he had eaten candy again while preparing it just now.

"Shen Ye."

"Um?"

Shu Yao tightened his grip around his waist.

"I like you too, very much, very much."