Chapter 171 Falling in love with Shen Zhiyu
Zhou Yunjie returned to Chen Garden with a damp smell. He stepped on the rainwater accumulated on the bluestone slabs, and the soles of his shoes made a slight creaking sound.
She lowered her head, letting the cold raindrops drip down her hair into her collar, feeling as uneasy as if she were being scratched by a cat.
Sister Ying heard the car and came out with an umbrella to meet her. "Why are you all wet?" She reached out to touch Zhou Yunjie's forehead and felt the slightly cool forehead. "Fortunately, you don't have a fever."
This ordinary concern was like a needle piercing Zhou Yunjie's heart. His nose suddenly felt sore, his eyes felt hot, and he almost cried.
After leaving home, she rarely met people who cared about her like this.
And in Chen Garden, it seemed that everyone treated her better than Chen Zhiyu. This realization was like a pile of pebbles, sinking heavily into her heart, making her feel uncomfortable for a while.
What she learned that day was more than her heart could bear. The sudden truth and the hidden emotions in her heart came flooding in like a tide, almost drowning her.
She just wanted to go back to her room and stay quiet for a while, digesting those negative emotions bit by bit.
Otherwise it would be really frustrating.
After entering the door, Rong An Ning saw Zhou Yunjie standing in the entrance hall, all wet, with water dripping from the ends of his hair, and his thin shirt sticking to his body. He looked so miserable that it was heartbreaking.
She took two steps at a time and went over to him. She reached out and touched Zhou Yunjie's cold cheek, her eyes full of heartache. "What's going on? Didn't you drive back?"
Zhou Yunjie didn't mention his encounter with Bai Jiawen. He simply said, "I got wet on the way to get the car keys."
After hearing this, Rong Anning frowned, his tone clearly filled with displeasure, "Zhiyu, what's wrong? Why did they ask you to go get it yourself? Can't they just ask someone to bring it back to you?"
After saying that, he quickly pulled Zhou Yunjie into the bathroom and said, "Hurry up and take a shower, don't get a fever."
"I'll go upstairs and do the laundry. I haven't even taken down the clothes yet."
Zhou Yunjie actually just wanted to find an excuse to go back to her room. She needed some time to calm down and didn't want Rong An Ning to notice that something was wrong with her.
But Rong Anning shook his head and said firmly, "No, the door to the upstairs terrace is open for ventilation. You'll catch a cold if you're exposed to the cold wind like this."
As he said this, he closed the door.
Through the door, Zhou Yunjie heard Rong Anning's concerned voice, "I asked Sister Ying to get your clothes. You can take a bath and then come out for a bowl of hot soup. The free-range chicken Sister Ying bought today is very fresh. She stewed it all afternoon..."
Zhou Yunjie wiped the corners of his eyes, but couldn't stop the tears from flowing.
She didn't know why she was crying. She had clearly agreed with Shen Zhiyu that they would each take what they needed, but the sadness deep in her heart was real.
Sitting in the bathtub, watching the water rushing out, she suddenly realized that as time went by, she seemed to have unknowingly brought herself into the identity of Shen Zhiyu's wife.
She began to care about his attitude towards her, began to expect his approval, and even began to feel sad and lost because of whether he had other women.
All the negative emotions today seem to come from this.
Although I had secretly reminded myself not to fall in love with Shen Zhiyu, I still fell into it involuntarily.
Her body slowly slid down as the hot water got deeper and deeper. She sank to the bottom of the water until she could no longer hold her breath. She surfaced and took deep breaths, as if this would make her feel more comfortable.
If she couldn't see her own heart clearly before, she understood it today.
During those few seconds she was underwater, several thoughts flashed through her mind: should she just pretend to be with him, or should she just tell him her true feelings, or should she have a good talk with him...
But she suddenly realized that Shen Zhiyu was not the man she could entrust her life to.
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