Chapter 51 "I won't run anymore. I'll be able to go up if I do more physical work later."
The morning breeze blew across the water in the swimming pool, creating ripples on the blue surface.
The wind carried the fresh scent of He Siyu. Smelling his scent, her pounding heart gradually calmed down. She put down her hand, stared at the water and recalled that bad episode.
"That was when I was eighteen. During the summer vacation, I signed up for a swimming class with my high school classmates. We planned to go to the beach and go diving after we learned how to swim. They said the coach was very strict but also a good teacher."
"The instructor was a woman. On the first day of class, everyone had to go in the water. I didn't learn well and choked on the water. The second time I went, I was a little reluctant. The instructor comforted me for a long time. When I was about to go in, she was called away by another instructor. I stood by the pool, too scared to go in."
"But then a girl who went with me pushed me from behind and I fell into the water."
"When I first got in the water, I was still thinking about the method taught by the coach, but my leg suddenly cramped up."
"I struggled and called for help. People around me wanted to save me, but the girl suddenly said, 'Didn't the coach say that swimming is all about struggling and you'll learn it.'"
"Those people listened to her and watched me struggling in the water. I said I had a leg cramp and that I might have choked on water and my speech was unclear. They didn't pay much attention. When I was about to sink, the coach came back."
"She rescued me and angrily berated the students. The girl then said it was because I hadn't explained clearly that I had a leg cramp, and they would have come to rescue me."
"I was so angry that I laughed, struggled to my feet, and slapped the girl."
"That girl was very angry and said something she didn't want to say. She said I was a dependent and my parents had died, so I had no right to be noble. If I hit her, I should expect to be punished by her parents."
"Her family is considered to have some status in Beijing. When her uncle and aunt found out, they were so angry that they directly bankrupted her family's company."
"After that, I never learned to swim again. It's not a necessity in life anyway, so it doesn't matter whether I learn it or not."
"It's my uncle and aunt who are blaming themselves and getting angry. They say they don't want to have a child no matter what. I begged for Xiaoye and I got him by piercing their condoms."
After Ni Yang finished speaking, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she turned her head to look at He Siyu.
The heartache in the man's eyes was about to overflow. He took her hand, stood up, and picked her up by the waist.
Ni Yang looked at He Siyu's actions in confusion, and she hugged his neck tightly.
"You're not running away anymore?"
He Siyu shook her and said, "Don't run anymore. You can go up if you work harder later."
Ni Yang: “…”
What a messed up theory.
He carried her back to the villa, went up to the master bedroom on the second floor, put her in the bathroom, got her some clean clothes, and asked her to take a shower first while he went to the second bedroom to take a shower.
After taking a shower, the two went downstairs to have breakfast.
Before leaving, He Si asked Ni Yang for a kiss and went to work contentedly.
Ni Yang was also busy. He opened all the express deliveries on the first floor. They were props and scene setting materials for the new sleep-aid video.
She wrote a new script, which is a story about a yandere vampire sister who puts makeup on her younger sister's classmate. She wants to set up the scene today, and if she works quickly, she can record the new video in the evening.
She took her things to the studio on the second floor, loosened the soil of the flowers and plants she grew on the terrace, watered them, and began to set the scene.
Marshmallow was lying on the chaise longue, lazily basking in the sun.
She was busy in the studio all morning, and after lunch, she went back in to continue working.
It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon, when the scene was set, that she returned to the master bedroom to change clothes and put on makeup.
For more than an hour, she was wearing a slim black and red dark gothic dress with black rose embellishments from the neck to the collar. The neckline was slightly low, but it would not reveal any part of her.
The sleeves are black lace, and the cuffs are surrounded by black feathers and roses. The waist is decorated with bead curtains and roses.
She put on a very fish-like makeup, and the black eyeliner made the already slightly lined ends of her eyes even more charming.
Her black hair was curled into a lazy arc. She was about to put on the black tasseled Gothic-style hat she bought when there was a knock on the door.
She stopped what she was doing and shouted towards the door: "Come in."
Uncle Zheng walked in from outside, holding a black tray with the props Ni Yang wanted on it, a black high-heeled glass filled with red freshly squeezed tomato juice, and a red envelope.
"Ma'am, what you want."
Uncle Zheng's eyes lit up when he saw Ni Yang sitting next to the dressing table. When she was putting on her hat, he secretly took a photo with his mobile phone and sent it to He Siyu.
Uncle Zheng: [Photo]
Uncle Zheng: [Sir, you need to get off work early, otherwise you won’t be able to see your wife dressed like this.]
Ni Yang adjusted her hat in front of the mirror. "Uncle Zheng, could you please send it to the studio? Thank you."
Uncle Zheng: "You're welcome, ma'am. By the way, there's an unfriendly person at the villa door."
Ni Yang fiddled with the short black tassel on the brim of her hat.
He asked casually, "Who is it?"
Uncle Zheng: "Qi Huaiyu."
Ni Yang was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes, opened the lipstick cap, and twisted out the cream inside.
"Don't worry about him. Just stand if you like."
"He used a drone to drop a letter at the door of the villa."
Ni Yang put on another layer of lipstick, but before she covered her lips and twisted off the lipstick, she turned her head and glanced at Uncle Zheng. The black tassels in front of her eyes swayed from side to side, making a slightly crisp sound.
She asked doubtfully, "A letter?"
Uncle Zheng picked up the light red envelope from the tray and handed it to Ni Yang.
Ni Yang frowned her carefully painted eyebrows and reached out to take it. On the envelope was written: Dear Yang Yang
She tore open the envelope and took out a piece of letter and a photo.
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