Chapter 203 Her forehead rested against his chest.

Shi Nian stared intently at the man in front of her.

"That happened many years ago." Her eyes were slightly moist.

Huo Yanmo smiled and nodded: "Yes, it was many, many years ago."

From many, many years ago until today.

His affection for her never ceased, not even for a single day.

Even knowing that she had already married someone else.

On her wedding day, he also looked in the distance towards her, watching her standing next to another man in her wedding dress.

I watched them set off fireworks for the entire city.

He was jealous.

That's why he wanted to prepare a drone fireworks display that day; he wanted to overshadow everything Lu Yanzhi had given her, and he wanted her to have him in her heart.

"Come with me." He looked at her slightly moist eyes and led her to the other paintings.

"This is from when you bought spices at the port." Huo Yanmo pointed to a painting, a corresponding photograph, and the spices she bought at that time.

"This is in..."

“This was in Country Z. You and Lu Yanzhi were trapped there. That was the first time I took action and helped you get out of there.”

Shi Nian paused slightly, looking at the small boat.

"this……"

She still remembered what happened that year. They fled quickly, their future uncertain, fearing the ship would sink halfway and that the enemy would appear ahead.

That year, she and Lu Yanzhi clung to each other tightly in the cramped cabin, with only each other left.

Now she has learned that he, Huo Yanmo, was also involved in this escape.

"Yes, I've taken care of some of the issues you left behind in Country Z, and I've also had my people accompany your ship to protect you as you leave."

He stood on the deck, watching the ship carrying her and Lu Yanzhi gradually sail away.

"Blue Rain was also discovered in Country Z during that same time," Huo Yanmo said softly.

Shi Nian's mind flashed back to the scene of their first date, when the sky was filled with blue rain.

She remembered him saying that he had watched the blue rain all night on the deck that year.

Huo Yanmo held her hand and led her past one painting after another, with photos or items left over from that time possibly accompanying the paintings.

He whispered to her what had happened all those years ago.

Some were in other countries many years ago, and others returned to China.

In particular, there is a painting of her wearing a wedding dress.

That was how she looked when she married Lu Yanzhi.

We kept going and going until we reached the latest one.

The two of them stood there, quietly watching it.

Those loving eyes.

Only now did Shi Nian realize how many times he had been quietly watching her from behind.

Watching her and another man fall in love and enjoy a long and happy relationship.

Although he only told her about the circumstances surrounding the painting, he didn't say much else.

But she sensed it.

Moreover, it was incredibly impressive.

She had never imagined that, after so many days and nights, someone would care about her so much.

A tear fell onto the back of his hand that was holding hers.

He had been holding her hand ever since he came in.

At that moment, he felt her tears and reached out to wipe them away for her.

"Don't cry," he comforted softly. "Niannian, I brought you to see these things not to make you cry."

"Niannian, don't be sad, I don't want to see you cry."

Shi Nian didn't know how to answer; a jumble of emotions was stuck in her throat, preventing her from speaking.

The two remained silent, and the entire room was quiet.

About half a minute passed.

Huo Yanmo gently wiped away her tears once again.

He hesitated for a moment, then reached out and gently pulled her toward him, letting her forehead rest against his chest.

She didn't resist, which relieved him.

He gently patted her back and comforted her, saying, "It's my fault."

"I brought you all this to show you because I wanted to tell you that I like you, and it's not just talk. And you..."

You can completely trust me.

Shi Nian raised her head and looked at the man in front of her.

His eyes were already red-rimmed, but this made him look even more affectionate.

Over the years, all she knew was that the eldest son of the Huo family was a very mysterious person. After returning from the sea, he took charge of the Huo family business and, together with his younger brother and sister, managed it very well. In all the years since he returned to China, he has never had a woman by his side.

Someone once told her that he had been betrayed at sea and almost lost his life.

She thought so too, believing that perhaps there was a white moonlight residing in his heart.

But she didn't expect that.

It turns out that she was the one who lived in his heart.

Shi Nian didn't know how to bear this feeling.

Since her father's death, she has become unaccustomed to unconditional love and kindness from others. It seems that she has to work very hard to fight for everything in order to survive.

The affair between Lu Yanzhi and Han Wei dealt her a devastating blow in her emotional life.

She lost her child at the hospital that day, which almost cost her her life. If Lin Zhihuan hadn't arranged for someone to donate blood for her beforehand, she might have really died.

From then on, she never dared to hope again.

I dare not want more.

But now he... Huo Yanmo...

"Yan Mo," she called his name.

"Hmm?" he responded softly.

She lowered her eyes slightly, almost saying something: "I..."

"Don't answer me now." Huo Yanmo seemed to know what she wanted to say. He looked at her long eyelashes and said, "I hope you think about it carefully."

"It wasn't a decision made on a whim, nor was it made out of emotion. It was a decision I made after my emotions had calmed down, one that I won't regret."

She looked up and gazed at him under the lamplight.

He was always so considerate, tolerant, and understanding of her.

My heart was pounding.

At this moment, it seemed a little chaotic.

I got flustered because of the person in front of me.

"Um."

She smiled.

His smile was a bit ugly, and there were tear stains on his face.

He smiled, though his eyes were still slightly red.

“Fool,” he said. “Didn’t you just want to play with the cat? Shall we go find it now? I think it likes you a lot; it’s not usually this clingy.”

"Okay." Shi Nian nodded, then tidied herself up, and the two of them came out together.

Watching Huo Yanmo turn off the light and close the door, Shi Nian lowered her eyes slightly.

"Meow~"

The chubby plush toy had somehow jumped up and was now circling around Shi Nian's legs, rubbing its head against her feet, its tail held high.

"Mimi." Shi Nian squatted down and reached out to stroke its big head.

Huo Yanmo also squatted down beside her, and somehow got some snacks for her to feed the fat doll.

As Shi Nian fed the cat, she remembered what Huo Yanmo had said before: this cat was almost going to be called a fat piglet. She couldn't help but laugh at the thought.

After staying for a while, Shi Nian changed back into her previous clothes, and then Huo Yanmo was about to take her home.

But as soon as they arrived at the Huo residence, their path was blocked.