Chapter 26

Shi Ye's handicraftsmanship was very good. His slender fingers fiddled with the parts, and soon the prototype of a crib was built.

"Before the child is six months old, you can use this height. It is convenient for adults to put the child down without hurting the back. After six months, lower the bed board to prevent the child from falling out after learning to stand with support."

Jiang Zhinian was handing him tools and felt that Shi Ye was really a good father while listening.

He had thought about so much, things he had never thought about before, and each one was so detailed.

She touched her belly and suddenly felt that she was really lucky. If there was someone else in the room that night, what would she do? She didn't even dare to think about this possibility.

"What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Zhinian came back to his senses and shook his head: "By the way, how is that little girl today?"

"Unilateral salpingectomy."

"Ah..." Jiang Zhinian was a little sad, "Then, what about the girl's parents..."

"They all listened to you and didn't beat or scold her."

In fact, it was Shi Ye who showed the parents a set of data on unmarried girls who committed suicide by jumping off buildings after having miscarriages, which completely dispelled their anger.

When he left, the family of three was crying in the ward, hugging each other.

"That's good." Jiang Zhinian breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Then, that boy... do you know who he is?"

"I heard it was a classmate from the next class."

The parents are too busy at work, so they leave the child to be taken care of by her grandmother. The grandmother still uses the ideas of the older generation to control the child, which makes Niu Niu a little rebellious.

Later, all the girls around her got boyfriends, and out of curiosity, she also started dating one. However, not long after they started dating, the boy wanted to take her to a hotel.

She didn't want to at first, but the boy said that she didn't love him enough, and used cold violence and pua on her. Because she had developed a dependent mentality, the girl couldn't stand it and agreed out of weakness.

Jiang Zhinian reached out and hugged himself.

She actually understood Niu Niu's mentality a little bit. There were many boys chasing her since she was a child. Since junior high school, there were boys running to the door of their class to see her.

There are also boys who would secretly put various small gifts in her drawer, or give her an umbrella on rainy days, and spray mosquito repellent on her seat when there are many mosquitoes in the summer.

In many lonely moments, she also thought about being with a boy who has always taken good care of her.

But then I thought, I don’t like him. If I get together just because I’m moved by it, it won’t be fair to the boy’s feelings.

She shouldn't do this and let herself down.

So she kept waiting and waiting, and finally one day, she met the boy who really made her heart beat.

It's just a pity that she was notorious at that time and was no longer worthy of confessing her feelings to him.

"Shi Ye, you know, when I was sitting in the hospital's small garden that day, I felt really helpless. Then you came... I really felt like a huge stone in my heart had been lifted away."

I was almost suffocating just a second ago, and even felt that life was really tiring.

But the next second, Shi Ye snatched the medicine from her hand, and also took away her messy thoughts.

He let her know that no matter how bad things were, she would not have to bear it alone, and in front of him, she actually had the right to choose.

Shi Ye saw Jiang Zhinian's fragile eyes, put down the things in his hands, and gently hugged her.

"I'm also glad that I walked in front of you that day."

Jiang Zhinian's hands grabbed Shi Ye's shoulders as if she was grabbing a beautiful dream, and she didn't even dare to use force.

"Shi Ye, I..."

Didi——

The kitchen alarm rang.

Shi Ye gently pushed the person away: "The beef is stewed, it's time to eat."

Jiang Zhinian nodded blankly with hazy eyes.

Just now...what did she want to say...

It seems like... a confession?

Jiang Zhinian was surprised by his own idea.

No, you can't.

Calm down.

Shi Ye said that he had no interest in love, and if she rashly took any action to change their relationship, it might destroy the family they had worked so hard to maintain.

Jiang Zhinian took a deep breath and calmed himself down. Just as he was about to pretend nothing had happened, Shi Ye suddenly stopped walking towards the kitchen.

"Are you free this weekend?"

"I'm free, what's wrong?"

Jiang Zhinian used to be a homebody, and would try to stay home on weekends to read books or do some handicrafts.

"Come with me to meet some friends."

Meeting friends?

She thought of the policeman who helped her out that day, and it seemed that she should thank him in person.

"Okay, but I might not be very good at talking."

"It's okay. If you don't want to talk, just ignore them."

…

Early in the morning on the weekend, Jiang Zhinian got up in a daze and prepared to go to the bathroom to wash up.

Just as I opened the door, I happened to meet Shi Ye passing through the living room wearing a white sports T-shirt.

He was wearing a sky blue headband and his body was covered in sweat, as if he had just finished exercising, with his hormones running high.

Jiang Zhinian leaned against the door and didn't go over: "Are you going for a run?"

"Yes." Shi Ye entered the bathroom, bent down and washed his face at the sink. Crystal clear water droplets dripped from his chin, and he shook his head.

"If you're not in a hurry, I'll take a shower first."

"Okay, you wash up, I'll make breakfast first. Oat milk, please?"

"Anything is fine."

Combine the cooked oats and milk and place in the microwave.

Jiang Zhinian returned to the living room and began to daydream. In fact, she knew that Shi Ye had the habit of jogging in the morning when she was in college.

For a period of time, she even secretly followed him for a while. Anyway, there were many people on the playground, and Shi Ye couldn't discover her little thoughts.

Unfortunately, after she had only been running for a few days, strange boys kept running into her. In the end, there were so many people that it affected Shi Ye's morning run, so she had to give up running.

If she had persisted at that time, maybe she could have met Shi Ye earlier.

Sometimes when she passed by the playground on her way to morning class, she saw a girl waiting by the playground, bringing him breakfast after Shi Ye finished running.

At that time, she wondered if there would be a day when she could have breakfast with Shi Ye after he finished running.

"I'm done, you can use the bathroom."

Jiang Zhinian's thoughts were interrupted: "Oh, okay, by the way, breakfast is in the microwave, you can help yourself."

There was still mist in the bathroom after taking a shower, and Jiang Zhinian seemed to smell the faint scent of cedar again.

She didn't dare to think about it anymore, and quickly washed up and left the bathroom.

Shi Ye was sitting at the dining table with two glasses of oat milk on the table.

"Are you waiting for me?"

Shi Ye put down the iPad, said "hmm", and looked up to see her blushing face.

Jiang Zhinian sat opposite him, feeling somewhat flattered. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the iPad's screen, which was still lit and written entirely in English.

It’s so densely packed, a little scary.