Chapter 176 Bitter Fruit is Also Fruit
Wen Ni didn't ask, nor did she want to know what Wen Yuanshan and Sun Yuling said on the phone; it certainly wasn't anything nice!
She simply put her phone away and looked up at Lu Jinye, who was still blocking her way.
She had expected him to ask what had happened, or why they were hurling such vicious insults at her. But to her surprise, he didn't utter a single word.
He just looked at her for a while with a complicated expression, vaguely showing heartache, then turned around and leaned against the wall, rummaging in his pocket for a long time but not finding a single cigarette.
Yes, they were confiscated when I joined the army.
"Wen Ni".
"Um?"
"I don't think I've ever heard you mention your mother before. What kind of person is she?" Lu Jinye changed the subject in a hoarse voice. "You've been away from home for three years. Have your mother's relatives also ignored you all along?"
"No."
Wen Ni lowered her eyes, removed the tactical mask from her face, and her skin was still covered with fine, glistening beads of sweat.
"My mother was actually an orphan."
“My mother was taken in by my grandmother when she was very young and was raised by her until she was in her thirties. To repay her kindness, my mother never married and stayed by my grandmother’s side.”
As she spoke of these things, Wen Ni's gaze became slightly distant, lost in her deeply buried memories...
"Later, when Grandma was seriously ill and dying, her only wish was to see her eldest son, who had accomplished nothing, get married. So she arranged for my mother to marry Wen Yuanshan. My mother did not refuse, otherwise, with her intelligence and looks, she would not have married such a cowardly, lazy, and selfish man as my father!"
"Auntie is very loyal and sentimental." Lu Jinye never expected that Wen Ni's mother had such a story behind her!
"That's right, not only is she loyal and devoted, she's also a very smart and decisive woman!"
When Wen Ni talked about her mother, her face was filled with a warmth and gentleness that Lu Jinye had never seen before!
“When my mother was alive, my brother and I had a good life, and she took very good care of us. However, she was already over thirty when she was pregnant with Xiaocheng, and her body couldn't handle it, leading to health problems. In addition, my father neglected the family, which caused her to become depressed and ill, and she eventually passed away…”
At this point, Wen Ni's expression gradually darkened and became melancholy, and she felt even more sorry for her mother!
"Is there not a single clue about Auntie's background?" Lu Jinye asked thoughtfully.
“At that time, there was internal and external conflict, and my mother had been a homeless person since she was very young. She didn’t have anything that belonged to her family of origin. Moreover, as far back as she could remember, she was fighting with stray cats and dogs for food until she met my grandmother…”
Wen Ni's voice was a little hoarse, "If I could do it all over again, I wish she wasn't so kind and sensible, sacrificing her whole life to repay a debt of gratitude!"
Even today.
Wen Ni could still vividly recall the scene before her mother's death, as well as the words her mother had spoken to her—everything was crystal clear!
In the old house that Wen Ni had demolished, my mother lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) in the main room, covered with a tattered quilt that had been patched up several times but which she couldn't bear to throw away!
His face was pale and bloodless due to swelling caused by illness.
But Mom still tried her best to force a smile, trying not to look so bad! She used all her strength, but still couldn't hold Wenni's hand tightly!
The mother could only stroke her again and again, just like when Wen Ni was first born, when her mother held her in her arms with such love and tenderness...
She told me, "Oh, no matter what, you must take control of your own destiny. Don't be as foolish as your mother, marrying the wrong person and wasting your whole life!"
Wen Ni remained expressionless, repeating her mother's words verbatim. A single tear uncontrollably slid down her cheek.
A cool finger landed on her icy cheek, gently wiping away the hot tears!
Her eyelashes fluttered slightly as she looked up at Lu Jinye.
She looked at his arm that was gently around her, and then let him pull her into his warm embrace!
His movements were so careful, as if he were handling a fragile piece of crystal!
"It's my fault for reminding you of sad things." Lu Jinye gently stroked her hair, his voice as gentle as spring water.
The faint scent of soap emanating from him filled her nostrils, and she suddenly felt a strong urge to let herself go, to let herself sink deeper and deeper into his world!
She always felt a sense of security in him that she had never felt before!
She raised her hands slightly from her sides, hesitantly hovering them on either side of his waist. Her fingertips barely touched the hem of his clothes, but she trembled as if she had been electrocuted!
Hesitated repeatedly.
[Wen Ni, Wen Ni, are you really going to cross this line?]
[Your world is already shattered; do you really want to drag him down with you and make him taste the bitter fruit of this world?]
His family background, his social standing, his future.
They are all completely different from [you], aren't they?
My heart is throbbing with pain.
The fingers clenched tighter and tighter in the palm.
"Lu Jinye, I..."
She was about to push him away.
Suddenly, I felt the ground shake!
Then came another violent up-and-down jolt!
In just a few seconds, she couldn't even stand up straight.
"earthquake!"
The instant I realized it.
Without thinking, Wen Ni suddenly grabbed Lu Jinye's wrist tightly.
"Let's get out of here quickly!"
As she spoke, she reached out and gripped the uneven surface of the wall to steady herself.
The distance of just a few meters is actually very difficult to walk.
My fingers were rubbed raw and bleeding from the wall!
But Wen Ni seemed to feel no pain; her determined eyes were fixed on the direction of the gate!
Her wrist, which was tightly gripped in his hand, suddenly snapped back.
Wen Ni's heart skipped a beat. Before she could turn around, she saw Lu Jinye staggering in front of her and raising his arm to bump into a fallen wall panel!
"Lu Jinye?"
"I'm fine! Let's go!"
Half of his body was covered in gray-white plaster.
He kicked aside the bricks blocking his way, then forcefully pushed open the warped door, protecting her as she went out first.
"Let's move away from the memorial hall and the stone tablet, and go to an open area!"
After rushing out, Wen Ni glanced back at Lu Jinye, quickly confirmed that he was alright, and then turned and headed straight for the chaotic production crew.
The people who were filming also covered their heads and bowed under Liu Shuzheng's direction, waiting for the earthquake waves to pass.
"Ah! My God!" Rocks of varying sizes fell from the surrounding mountains, raining down on Xiwen. She covered her head in panic, too afraid to move!
I'm doomed, I'm definitely doomed.
Before Xiwen could finish her trembling thoughts, she felt her body being pulled forward suddenly, and she crashed straight into a hard chest!
He was pressing his hand against the massive pectoral muscles.
She slowly raised her head and met Liu Shuzheng's stern and resolute face, which was also filled with anger.
"Are you stupid! You didn't even dodge when the rock fell on you!"
"Go ahead and curse, curse all you want, it's your own fault for being so handsome..."
Xiwen's heart was pounding wildly.
She lowered her head again, tightly hugging Liu Shuzheng's waist, which showed off his eight-pack abs, refusing to let go no matter what...
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