Chapter 64
Chapter 64
With the curtains drawn, it was pitch dark in the bedroom.
Shu Yao acted like a thief, taking out a set of clothes she usually wore and the pajamas he had left behind from the closet, then crouched down and walked out of the bedroom.
The first time I stayed in a B&B with him, I felt like I was secretly getting a room without my parents' knowledge.
Shu Yao snuggled into the quilt first, and when Chen Ye came out of the shower, it was already early morning.
Shu Yao was a little hesitant at first, but she soon realized that Chen Ye didn't seem to have any intentions in that direction. He simply held her in his arms and gently patted her back: "Go to sleep."
Shu Yao:?
“The soundproofing here is very poor.”
Shu Yao suddenly understood.
However, having just experienced Luo Jianhui's disturbance, Shu Yao really didn't have too many thoughts about that. She leaned on his chest and hugged him quietly for a long time.
There was probably no one living next door, so it was unusually quiet. Outside, however, I didn't know when it started raining, and the raindrops were hitting the window.
Shu Yao listened to the sound of rain, her thoughts drifting far away. Suddenly, she whispered, "Didn't you ask me before if I was scared when I saw you at the entrance of the alley? I didn't tell you the reason at the time."
Chen Ye tilted his head and looked at her, his eyes gentle, as if saying: If you don't want to say it, you don't have to.
If Luo Jianhui had not appeared, these memories would have rotted in her mind and would never be known to anyone else. But because he appeared, Shu Yao had to let Chen Ye know the truth in advance, so that he would not be soft-hearted when facing Luo Jianhui in the future.
"Luo Jianhui was a domestic abuser at the time. A man of about 1.6 meters tall, he was timid outside, but when he got home, he grabbed his wife's head and banged it against the door. The pleasure of bullying the weak seemed to restore his dignity as a man."
I thought these things were difficult to talk about, but once I started talking, I found that they were not that difficult.
Under the dim light of the bedside lamp, Shu Yao rested her left hand on his chest, fiddling with the buttons of his pajamas. "When I was little, what I feared most was rainy days. Luo Jianhui was working on a construction site at the time, and if it rained, it would be hard to get work started, so he'd stay home and drink. Once drunk, he'd like to hit my mom. Then, when he sobered up, he'd act like he hadn't remembered a thing and easily move on from the incident."
Shu Yao will always remember that day.
It was a sultry, rainy day, and the air was filled with a damp smell. The drunk Luo Jianhui grabbed Shu Meiru's hair and pulled her out the door. The heavy rain pounded on the two of them, but he didn't care at all.
Shu Yao was too young at that time and didn't understand anything. She rushed over crying and tried to pull him away, but her strength was limited and she was eventually pushed to the ground by him.
The sky was dark. Some neighbors were watching from under their eaves and tried to persuade Luo Jianhui, but no one dared to come out and stop him. After all, in their eyes, this was just a family matter and outsiders should not interfere.
"That cruel look in his eyes at that time has always been engraved in my mind. So when I saw you fighting with Zhou Beichuan..." Shu Yao hesitated for a moment and said, "It reminded me of the scene at that time..."
Shen Ye patted her back and asked, "What happened next?"
"Later, the puppy I picked up rushed out from the corner, barking at Luo Jianhui and even biting him, so Luo Jianhui finally let go." Shu Yao choked up. "I thought he must have held a grudge, so I temporarily sent the puppy to a classmate's house. Then one day, while I was in class, the puppy ran away from my classmate's house and came back to my house to look for me. He saw it and beat it to death with a stick."
Chen Ye suddenly realized why she had such deep feelings for the seemingly unremarkable little dog.
Shen Ye turned over and pressed her under him. He buried his head in her neck and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry."
Thinking he was apologizing for bringing up bad memories for her, Shu Yao patted his head. "It was just an instinctive reaction, but I actually understood later that you and he are completely different. It's just that at the time, I didn't think we were familiar with each other, so it didn't seem necessary to explain it specifically."
"I'm not just apologizing for what happened back then."
"Then why?"
Chen Ye raised his head, his eyes deep, like a loyal puppy, staring at her intently: "I'm sorry, if I had known this would happen, I should have ignored everything and snatched you away."
Shu Yao was amused: "Then in the eyes of others, you were a shameless male mistress."
"Yeah." Chen Ye gently bit her earlobe, his voice like a hook buried in it——
"Sister, your husband won't mind if you come with me to get a room?"
The title of "sister" once again satisfied Shu Yao's bad taste.
"That shouldn't be the case." She agreed with a smile, "My husband might be checking into a hotel with another woman."
The two of them cuddled together for a while accompanied by the sound of rain. What was different from the past was that there was no desire in this intimacy, but more of a calming comfort.
When she was held in his arms again, Shu Yao felt inexplicably relieved, as if some disgusting things that had been accumulated in her heart for many years were finally dug out and completely discarded by her on the same rainy day.
The quiet atmosphere makes people drowsy.
However, Shu Yao suddenly remembered something. She opened her eyes, her amber pupils turned, and the corners of her lips raised slightly: "Chen Ye, my mother has finally come here, how about our two families have a meal together?"
Shen Ye paused for two seconds, then suddenly looked at her: “When did you know?”
"..." Shu Yao's prepared words suddenly became useless. "How did you know I knew that?"
Shen Yeyouyou said: “If you don’t know, you won’t laugh when I say this.”
He knew her too well.
"Okay." Shu Yao confessed, "When I went home for National Day, even though it was our first meeting, I heard my mother call her Manqing very affectionately, so I asked her."
Chen Ye held her waist and kissed her chin gently. His posture was a bit tough, but his tone was begging for mercy: "I didn't hide it from you on purpose. I was afraid that you would think I was meddling."
"I know." Shu Yao gently stroked his back.
When she first learned about this, she didn't feel angry at all, let alone now, but she was really curious about who gave him the courage to make him think that he could convince Shu Meiru, whose mind had been almost confined to the small town for decades.
"Weren't you afraid that my mom would beat you? You were at my uncle's house, and there were several other people in his family."
"I'm really scared." Shen Ye chuckled, "Your uncle was holding a broom at the time and accused me of kidnapping a little girl."
"Did he really hit me?"
"No, your mother stopped me."
"Even so, the scene is terrifying just thinking about it." Shu Yao couldn't help but sigh, "How dare you go there?"
"Because of what you said."
"Me?" Shu Yao was puzzled. "What did I say?"
Chen Ye turned off the small lamp beside the bed, hugged her and snuggled into the quilt, his voice becoming deeper and deeper.
"You said your mother loves you the most in the world."
"I think I was able to convince her, not because I believed in myself, but because I believed in a mother who truly loves her daughter."
*
Shu Yao has eaten several meals at Shen Ye's house.
But it was Shu Meiru's first time.
As soon as the three of them entered the door, they saw Shen Yang, who had just returned to China, half lying on the sofa holding a small biscuit high. He glanced at him indifferently, but did not see Shu Meiru following behind Shen Ye. His eyes fell on the hands held by the two, and then moved away without any expression.
After losing weight, Chen Yang and Chen Ye really look alike, and have perfectly inherited the advantages of their parents. Shu Yao secretly thought, no wonder people say that fat people are potential stocks.
Little Biscuit turned his head and saw them. He jumped off Shen Yang and ran towards them with his tail shaking rapidly like a propeller.
Chen Yang's face was filled with resentment: "You little ungrateful bastard, don't you see who has been taking care of you these past few days?"
Shu Yao squatted down, picked up Little Biscuit, and rubbed his forehead against its little head.
It was estimated that before coming, Chen Ye had already explained to Qian Manqing that Shu Yao already knew everything, so Qian Manqing did not pretend that it was the first time she met Shu Meiru.
After asking them to sit down, the two of them walked towards the kitchen arm in arm, chatting enthusiastically.
Shu Yao pulled Chen Ye to sit on the sofa on the side, and the two of them squeezed into one position. The little biscuit in his arms jumped off the sofa, jumping around on the carpet, rubbing against the slippers on Shu Yao's feet.
Shen Ye also kicked Shen Yang's shoes: "How long do you plan to stay this time?"
Shen Yang lowered his head to play games and said lazily, "Why? You don't want me to come back so much?"
Shu Yao couldn't help but translate: "What he meant was that he hoped you could stay longer. He missed you a lot after not seeing you for a long time."
Chen Yang, Chen Ye: "..."
Shen Yang couldn't help but laugh. The game-ending notification sound rang from his phone. He turned the phone half a circle and put it back in his pocket: "Only a fool would like to go there. There's nothing to eat or drink. Look how much weight I've lost in the past six months."
Shen Ye said seriously: "Do you know that nutritionist? How much does Mom pay for him per month?"
"It's useless, it's not for human consumption. I want to eat fried chicken and hot pot!" Shen Yang's attitude was very persistent, like a child.
Shen Ye lowered his head and fiddled with his phone, without even raising his head, he refused: "Impossible."
The positions of the two people seemed to be reversed, the elder brother did not act like an elder brother, and the younger brother did not act like a younger brother.
Shu Yao suppressed a laugh and glanced at his phone screen, watching him send a message to the nutritionist:
[Given his current physical condition, can he occasionally eat fried chicken and hot pot? ]
Shu Yao: “…”
*
It's rare to have so many people at home, so we had a very enjoyable meal together.
Because they were afraid of being exposed, the two of them never stayed overnight even when they returned to the old house for dinner.
Now that their relationship was confirmed, Chen Ye acted without restraint. After dinner, the two watched a movie in the private cinema in the basement, and then Chen Ye pulled Shu Yao into the room.
This was the first time she entered Shen Ye’s bedroom in the old house.
She originally thought his house was quite luxurious, but compared to this, she found it was nothing. The bathroom alone was about the same size as the two-bedroom, one-living room apartment she had shared before.
Chen Ye was taking a bath, and Shu Yao was lying on the edge of the bed, teasing Biscuit with a red toy ball.
Sometimes he threw the balls at the door, sometimes he threw them at the bedside. Little Biscuit was full of energy and had a lot of fun.
“Snap—”
The toy ball gently hit the wardrobe door and fell to the ground. Little Biscuit immediately rushed over and pushed the toy ball against the wardrobe door.
The cabinet door had a tiny gap due to its movement.
Little Biscuit seemed to have discovered a new fun place. He gave up his toy ball and stuck his head into the crack.
"Hey." Shu Yao jumped up from the bed without even having time to put on his slippers. He ran over and took out Little Bingbing, who had half of his body in the closet.
Shu Yao gently patted its little butt and scolded it in a low voice: "Naughty."
Little Biscuit nestled in her arms, motionless, his eyes slightly drooping, looking pitiful.
Shu Yao raised her hand to push the closet door closed, but the moment she raised her eyes, she seemed to see something familiar. She was stunned for a moment and pushed the closet door open again.
A photo of the two of them from high school caught my eye.
It was the one he used as his computer background when he confessed his love to me.
She thought, no wonder Little Biscuit was so excited when he saw the photo on the TV cabinet when he first went to stay temporarily in the house she and Zhao Tiantian shared. What's more, no wonder when she and Zhao Tiantian went to help walk the dog for the first time and saw Little Biscuit for the first time at the gate of the community, the dog not only did not reject her, but seemed to have a sense of familiarity with her.
It turns out that it was not only in the computer, he also printed it out.
Then why did he hide the photo in the closet now? Afraid she would see it?
Shu Yao glanced at the photo frame and saw that there seemed to be a smaller photo frame behind it. She moved the front one away and saw a childhood photo.
The person in the photo looked no older than ten years old and was chubby. Her first reaction was that it was Shen Yang, but since it was placed in his room, it should be a picture of him as a child?
It turns out that he was also a chubby little boy once. Shu Yao curled his lips and took out the photo frame. Under the bright light, his childhood appearance became clearer.
It seems... a little familiar?
Before Shu Yao could recall seriously, she heard movement behind her. She quickly pushed the wardrobe door shut, and the next second, Chen Ye walked out.
Seeing her standing barefoot on the wooden floor, Shen Ye picked her up horizontally and asked, "Aren't you cold?"
The word "no" was on the tip of his tongue. Shu Yao paused and said, "It's cold."
Chen Ye raised his brows slightly and put her on the bed. Shu Yao loosened his grip and Little Biscuit jumped to the side, his black eyes motionless as he looked at the two people overlapping each other.
Chen Ye ignored her, brushed away the hair on the side of her face, and chuckled: "Then let me warm it up for you?"
Shu Yao's heart skipped a beat. She stumbled and spoke in a very soft voice, "Your parents are next door..."
"What are you thinking about?" Shen Ye stepped back and held her smooth feet with both hands.
He had just taken a shower, so his body temperature was already higher than usual. The heat spread from the soles of his feet to every part of his body.
Chen Ye stared at the instep of her feet and smiled: “The little girl has fair skin, but her thoughts are quite yellow.”
“…”
Shu Yao was a little embarrassed at first, but after hearing what he said, she was immediately filled with dissatisfaction: "You don't want to?
The temperature of her feet gradually increased, and Shen Ye tucked her legs back into the quilt, leaned over to kiss her, the whole movement smooth and natural.
Shu Yao was pushed against the head of the bed by him, with no way to retreat.
The charming sounds in the air were infinitely amplified in the silent environment. After kissing for a while, Shen Ye stopped, put his forehead against hers and smiled: "What do you think?"
"I don't want to feel it," Shu Yao said. "If I tell you that you want it, you'll take action. If I tell you that you don't want it, you'll take action to prove that I'm wrong."
"You know me well." Chen Ye held her thigh and pulled her down. Shu Yao let out a soft cry, but before she could make a sound, he took her breath away again.
Unlike the previous test, this time he went straight to the point and pried open her teeth from the beginning.
He had just finished brushing his teeth, and there was a faint minty scent in his mouth. Shu Yao's mind was dizzy, and the hand that was against his chest quickly lost its strength and rested softly on his shoulder.
Chen Ye's lips slowly slid down from the corner of her mouth. Shu Yao panted slightly and said, "I just accidentally saw a photo in your cabinet."
Chen Ye didn't pause at all, and asked while kissing: "Which one are you talking about?"
"The one with the little fat boy." Shu Yao closed his eyes and shuddered slightly. "I think... it looks familiar."
Shen Ye suddenly stopped moving, his lips still on her shoulder.
Shu Yao asked curiously, "Were you a child star when you were little? I feel like I've seen you in an old movie, ah—"
She cried out softly, not understanding why he suddenly bit her.
If you haven’t acted in it, then you haven’t acted in it.
Shen Ye lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly. He chuckled softly: "You discovered all this. I almost entered the entertainment industry back then."
"Then why didn't you go in later?"
"Then I met a girl who wanted to fall in love more than making money."
“…” What kind of love brain is this?
"How old were you then?"
"Third grade."
"You're too precocious." Although Shu Yao knew that childhood affection shouldn't be taken seriously, she still felt a little sour inside. She hesitated to speak, "Where is that girl now?"
Shen Ye chuckled and looked like he had let it go: "Get married."
"Oh." Shu Yao was relieved and patted his head. "It's okay. You're married too."
Shen Ye: "..."
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