Chapter 177 I love you, so much
With her beautiful younger sister gone, the pearl that her brother had all to himself has been eating well these past few days.
Well, the naturally sensitive girl felt something was off.
The atmosphere at home was off; the two uncles and brothers were acting strangely, and the mother was even more so.
She asked her mother if something was on her mind, and her mother said no.
But her absent-minded look and her slightly swollen eyes every morning suggested something was wrong.
Feng Manman also noticed this.
She felt that these people were hiding something from her.
Everyone was in the living room playing Lego with the children. Lu Zhenyu was holding her daughter and absentmindedly handing out Lego pieces while bringing snacks.
"Mommy, you're careless! I wanted the blue one."
Lu Zhenyu glanced at the red one in her hand, then changed to blue with a hint of apology.
Just as he was about to hand it over, the villa door opened.
Her nerves were on edge, and she suddenly looked up!
The maid returned carrying the groceries she had just bought.
A moment later, there was a sound at the back door, and she turned around abruptly again to see the maid.
Feng Manman finally couldn't hold back anymore, "Zhenzhen, what's wrong with you? Are you hiding something from me?"
Lu Zhenyu smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just thought Jing Si had returned."
Pearl chuckled, "Mommy, so you miss Daddy."
Lu Zhenyu hugged the standing pearl in her arms. "Yes, don't you want to?"
The little one smiled and said, "Yes, I want to, but it's only Thursday today, and Daddy won't be back until Friday."
Lu Zhenyu asked her how she knew, and she replied, "Because Dad used to do this every week. If he couldn't come back, he would send me a message in advance to ask for leave."
Lu Zhenyu couldn't quite describe her feelings. "So, do you think Dad will be able to come back tomorrow?"
Pearl nodded. "Of course."
"Why?"
"Because I trust my dad, he always keeps his word."
A promise is a promise.
Yes, he said that time on the back mountain of Zhengjia, "I always keep my word."
So you will come back, come back safe and sound, right, Shen Jingsi?
late at night.
Feng Manman woke up thirsty in the middle of the night and went downstairs for a drink. She turned the corner and saw Lu Zhenyu sitting on the sofa.
Startled, she patted her chest and went over, "Zhenzhen, why aren't you asleep yet?"
Lu Zhenyu reached out and pulled her to her side, "If you can't sleep, come sit down for a while."
Even the slow-witted Feng Manman could tell that something was off with her sister, but she assumed, "Have you been thinking about something lately?"
Smiling, Lu Zhenyu gently squeezed her slightly swollen hands from late pregnancy and did not deny it.
Feng Manman's face darkened further. "Could it be that you've remembered..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Xinyi, dressed in pajamas, came out of the kitchen, carrying two cups of honey osmanthus milk.
He handed one cup to Feng Manman and the other to Lu Zhenyu, then sat down next to her.
At only eight years old, the boy already shows signs of maturity, walking with the grace of the wind and sitting upright like a pine tree, always well-behaved and proper.
With his straight back, his figure already looked no shorter than Lu Zhenyu's.
Even after being interrupted, Feng Manman slurped her milk and praised Chen Xinyi for being thoughtful and sensible.
Lu Zhenyu gently patted her son's head, her eyes tender, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Although Shen Xin was young, he was smart and steady. With Feng Manman around, he didn't say anything outright, "You didn't eat much tonight, I'm afraid you'll be hungry."
Tall and handsome, with excellent academic performance and conduct, Feng Manman seemed to immediately understand Shen Jingsi's original intention in selecting these children from orphanages around the world.
She looked over with a doting smile and asked, "Shinichi, what do you want to do in the future?"
"I'll do whatever Dad tells me to do."
"Have you ever thought about what kind of wife you want to marry?"
"I'll marry whoever my mom tells me to marry."
Feng Manman asked, "Why Mom?"
Shen Xinyi: "Because Dad said that Mom has the final say in family matters."
A smile finally appeared in Lu Zhenyu's eyes. She hugged the person and said, "Mom won't interfere. You can decide for yourself who you want to marry in the future."
Before Shen Xin could speak, Feng Manman asked, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "How about marrying our Pearl?"
"..."
The handsome young man froze for a moment.
Lu Zhenyu patted her sister helplessly, "They're just kids, don't lead them astray."
Who would have thought that Shen Xin would say, "If my parents agree, I will marry him."
Feng Manman laughed heartily beside her, which made Lu Zhenyu blush. She then sent Lu Zhenyu back to her bedroom to rest.
Friday was exceptionally sunny in New Zealand.
The tightly closed gate remained unopened, and Lu Zhenyu, who had been sitting in the courtyard all day, was clearly losing patience.
He turned back to the villa to get his phone and opened the text messages.
Just as I was about to send a message, I saw dozens of messages above being marked as read.
As her hand holding the phone trembled, the sound of a car door slamming shut came from outside the yard.
On the other end of the text message, six words popped up: "I miss you too, my wife."
Lu Zhenyu suddenly turned around and rushed out, faster than the servants, and arrived at the gate, unlocking it in a few quick movements.
He pulled the door open like this.
The person was stunned.
Feng Jinzhou, who was standing outside the door with his arms crossed, watched as the smile on Lu Zhenyu's face gradually faded, and then he let out a soft "Hey."
"What? Are you disappointed to see me?"
She could have been happy, but unfortunately, she had previously guessed that it was Shen Jingsi.
Unable to express her feelings, Lu Zhenyu forced a smile and said, "Why didn't you send a message before you arrived?"
She withdrew her disappointed gaze, turned around and walked back, while Feng Jinzhou stepped through the gate.
"I wanted to surprise you, thinking you'd be excited since we hadn't seen each other for months, but what I saw..."
Feng Jinzhou clicked his tongue, "It seems I'm still a little disappointed."
The feeling of hope followed by instant disappointment overwhelmed Lu Zhenyu, leaving her unable to utter even a perfunctory word.
Just as she was about to sit back down on the steps, she heard a voice behind her, "Zhenzhen."
She paused, stood still for two seconds, and then suddenly turned around with tears welling in her eyes.
Shen Jingsi stood at the door, his face bruised and battered, and smiled at her, "I'm back."
The unresolved tear suddenly fell, and the next second, Lu Zhenyu rushed over and crashed into the arms of the man she had been longing for day and night.
The force with which he ran was so great that it caused Shen Jingsi to stumble backward, whereupon Shen Jinchuan, who had caught up from behind, braced him with one hand on each side.
He gritted his teeth to keep from crying out in pain and held the person in his arms tightly with one hand.
Are you scared?
His hoarse voice sounded like he had just woken up, and he smelled strongly of disinfectant.
Lu Zhenyu didn't speak, but held the person tightly as if she had recovered a lost treasure, not daring to relax for a moment.
Looking into her puffy eyes and sharp little face, Shen Jingsi looked remorseful. "I'm sorry, I made my darling worry."
“Shen Jingsi,” the person in his arms suddenly spoke.
"Um?"
Out of the corner of my eye, I could see his right hand in a cast, his upper body wrapped in gauze, and his forehead.
Lu Zhenyu's eyes grew increasingly red.
Shen Jingsi lowered his head and looked intently at his wife, gently wiping away the tear stains on her cheeks with his fingertips.
His voice was so gentle, "What's wrong?"
Her lips trembled, and she swallowed several times before finally managing to say, "I love you, I love you so much."
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