Chapter 252: It's not that you're bothering me, it's that I'm more than happy to accept it.

Chapter 252: It's not that you're bothering me, it's that I'm more than happy to do this.

Others might not take unnecessary risks to save a dog.

But she will.

Those were her family members.

"Madam, please calm down. The stairwell is filled with thick smoke right now. If you inhale toxic fumes into your lungs, combined with the high temperature, your life will be in danger. Please understand our work, okay?"

Wen Jin felt as if her heart was being gripped by an invisible hand, the pain almost making it hard to breathe.

Chirp was home alone; how terrified it must have been when the explosion happened.

Is it also helplessly waiting in the smoke-filled room now, its little world consisting only of its mother?

It knows nothing.

All I can think about is why it was abandoned.

Wen Jin didn't know what was right either.

If she doesn't rush in to see Qiuqiu, guilt and heartache will haunt her for the rest of her life.

But if they rush in, they will become a burden to the firefighters.

Wen Jin was almost suffocating.

She stood inside the cordon, watching the small building billowing with thick smoke, the huge jets of water crashing against it, and the fire trucks coming one after another.

Her back view made her appear thin and helpless.

Amidst the smoky smell, tears streamed down her face, and her vision blurred.

The phone rang at that moment.

Fu Yanjing called back.

Wen Jin also answered.

He spoke hurriedly.

"Now, Chirp is with me, and the kitten is here too. Don't cry."

"Turn around."

"Sorry I'm late."

At that moment, a profound sense of peace enveloped me.

Wen Jin also turned around in a panic.

He stood outside the police line, his chest heaving, his meticulously styled hair slightly disheveled.

A strand of short hair fell across her forehead.

At his feet was the kitten's carrier.

And Qiuqiu was held in his arms.

"Come here, it's dangerous over there."

He wanted to come and meet her.

Wen Jin was the first to run out of the cordon, and she hung up the phone.

As she ran, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

The moment Fu Yanjing pulled her into his arms, all her tense emotions collapsed, and all the discussions about rescue became blurred into illusory background noise.

Only the warmth in his arms was real.

Only the little chick standing between them, resting on Wen Jinye's shoulder and licking her tears, was real.

Fu Yanjing's eyes were filled with a complex mix of self-reproach. Seeing Wen Jin's emotional outburst after losing and regaining her, his gaze darkened, and his Adam's apple bobbed in suppressed emotion.

"Sorry, I took a work call on my way back."

Therefore, Wen Jin suffered psychological torment for so long for nothing.

Wen Jinye, who had been trying to suppress her tears, finally let them flow. She couldn't help but tremble, her voice choked with sobs, "I thought I was going to lose Qiuqiu. I almost thought I was going to lose it."

Fu Yanjing felt a bitter taste in his mouth, and a wave of guilt washed over him.

She couldn't imagine that in Wen Jin's fragile world, Qiu Qiu was someone she considered family.

How heartbroken she must have been, traveling from the company to here without receiving any news from Qiuqiu.

In her past world, Wen Jin also lost far too much.

They also endured too much.

Holding the sobbing Wen Jinye in his arms, Fu Yanjing suppressed the tears welling up in his eyes.

He sincerely kissed the soft top of Wen Jinye's hair.

A solemn promise.

"You won't lose anything anymore, Wen Jinye. I will protect everything you have now."

*

The small building is no longer habitable.

As soon as the fire was extinguished, Sister Yun refunded the rent to all the tenants inside.

The rest is up to the government to handle.

Wen Jin also brought her cats and dogs, making it difficult for her to check into ordinary hotels.

Sitting in her smoke-filled home, Wen Jin had been looking at guesthouses for a long time and even considered temporarily staying with An Yu. Finally, she found a guesthouse with a reasonable price and a good location.

Before Wen Jin could even put it away, her phone was suddenly snatched away.

Fu Yanjing returned to the exit lane in front of her.

"Eh..."

"Hey, what's wrong?" he mimicked her, annoyed. "Wen Jinye, do you really have to take such a roundabout way? Can't you see me, a living, breathing adult? Huh?"

"No." Wen Jin bit her lip and voiced her inner conflict.

“You’re allergic to cat fur. It would be very inconvenient for us to live under the same roof. I don’t want to abandon the kitten, and I don’t want you to suffer like this because of me.”

This answer finally softened Fu Yanjing's otherwise ambiguous and gloomy expression.

He straightened the sleeves of his coat, covering the red spots on his wrists, and said slowly, "That's because the house isn't big enough."

“We can move to a bigger house, with enough space so that the kitten has to run for ten minutes just to see me. That way, we'll both be safe and won't have to make do.”

“But…” she lowered her eyes slightly, “Fu Yanjing, I don’t want to rely on you to solve everything. I don’t want my existence to be a burden to you, nor do I want to keep bothering you.”

"Aren't we supposed to be people who can easily cause trouble?"

Fu Yanjing hit the nail on the head.

"Wen Jinye, you still don't trust this relationship enough. You're still insecure, aren't you?"

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat stagnant.

Wen Jin did not look up into Fu Yanjing's eyes.

Two people in a close relationship should indeed rely on each other when needed.

This is Wen Jinye's own awkwardness.

She didn't know how to explain it to Fu Yanjing, but when her life was in turmoil, no one's support was as reassuring as solving the problem herself.

Relying on others always leaves you with a feeling of insecurity.

This is why, after returning to Jiangbei, she found it difficult to stay in one place for long due to various reasons.

An Yu has been constantly on the move, leaving her large house empty.

But that's why Wen Jin has never moved in.

A silent void.

Wen Jin also thought that Fu Yanjing was angry.

With her head down, all she could see in her limited field of vision was Fu Yanjing's motionless lower body.

His hands, hanging at his sides, tightened slightly.

Wen Jin also wanted to hold that hand.

But that hand landed on her cheek first.

"Wen Jinye, you won't cause me any trouble. On the contrary, I'd be more than happy to have you."

"Now, it's not that I'm trying to help you out of your homelessness, but that I'm asking you to move in with me."

Fu Yanjing gently pulled Wen Jin into his arms, his deep voice ringing out from above.

"I want to watch the sunrise and sunset with you, and I want a home with the warmth of everyday life. Three meals a day, four seasons, we can watch your favorite variety shows together, have a late-night snack with you to recharge when you're working overtime writing plans or interview outlines, go to see your favorite movies, and walk the dog together."

Wen Jin looked up abruptly, her heartstrings plucked.

What he said was completely out of place with his wealthy and powerful family background and luxurious lifestyle.

Warmth, and everyday life.

Why would you expect this?

Fu Yanjing's lips curled slightly, his eyebrows arched.

There was a hint of youthful arrogance and pride in him.

"Isn't this the life you wanted?"