☆, Chapter 56 I don’t need you to promise anything
After dinner, Wen Yu went to the study for a meeting, and Shu Wanning took some snacks and went upstairs to watch a movie.
She found a sad movie and watched the male and female protagonists on the screen unable to be together because of their families.
The person in the film was so sad that she couldn't help herself. She took a bite of the melon beside her and focused on the exquisite hairstyle of the heroine.
When Wen Yuci pushed open the door, he heard the heroine sobbing. He walked to Shu Wanning and looked into her eyes carefully.
Seeing this, Shu Wanning said, "It's quite touching, but I can't cry."
She tilted her head to look at Wen Yuci, and said calmly, "When I was little, I had a weak ability to empathize. When I was in school, my classmates called me a cold-blooded animal."
Wen Yuci took her hand and held it in his palm, whispering, "It's best to live as yourself."
I knew he would coax her.
Shu Wanning curled her eyes. Unconsciously, she had smiled more in the past few months than in the past few years.
She leaned back in her chair and suddenly wanted to tell him about her childhood.
"The former director of the orphanage said that he saw me at the gate. I was about one year old and I smiled whenever I saw anyone.
Her last name is Shu, and she gave me my name.
She said I was very well-behaved, didn't make any noise, and loved to stick to her and ask for candy.
I was first adopted when I was about four years old. The couple was very gentle and had never had children of their own.
Later she became pregnant and apologized to me for a long time before sending me back to the orphanage.
Later... when I was seven years old, I was adopted by a middle-aged couple. Maybe they didn't get along with me, or maybe they fell in love with other children.
So I only stayed with them for half a year and then went back to the orphanage."
He held her hand tighter. Shu Wanning didn't look at his expression and continued:
“When the old director was around, everyone got along very well, but she passed away when I was seven and a half.
Because I was rejected twice, the new dean didn't like me, otherwise I wouldn't have followed him back to the Shu family."
The heroine in the movie was abandoned by the hero and his family. Seeing her trying to commit suicide on the bridge, Shu Wanning's voice lowered.
“Being abandoned isn’t a big deal.”
"Were you bullied when you were in school?" Wen Yuci asked her in a hoarse voice.
"Very little." Shu Wanning replied with a smile.
"I don't like making friends, and I don't like talking to people. Apart from boys who send me love letters, few girls like to play with me.
And...I'm also pretty fierce."
Her voice was always calm, as if she was telling someone else's story. Wen Yuci held her hand, and his heart felt like it was being grabbed by someone.
He had clearly had a hard time these years, but as soon as she opened her mouth, he could only wonder why they met so late.
"Shu Wanning."
"Um?"
She was watching the end of the movie when Wen Yuci's voice rang out beside her: "I want a chance."
She tilted her head to look at him, met his affectionate eyes and asked, "What chance?"
"Let me stay with you."
He answered without hesitation and looked so serious that Shu Wanning didn't dare to look him in the eye.
She lowered her eyes and fixed her gaze on the hand he was holding.
During this period of time, it felt like there was a little person knocking on the door in her heart, waiting for her to respond, waiting for her to open the door.
Suddenly, a layer of mist appeared in her eyes. She blinked quickly several times and said self-deprecatingly:
"Wen Yuci, I actually hate myself, I hate socializing, and I hate living."
"I admit that I like being with you, but I can't promise you anything..."
"I don't need you to promise anything."
Wen Yuci interrupted her, put his arm around the back of her head and pulled her in front of him, then took her other hand and placed it on his chest.
"Just be yourself, don't be afraid, and don't look back. Just remember that I'm behind you."
Shu Wanning's eyes reddened: "I have a bad temper."
"I'm coaxing you."
"I like to throw things when I'm angry."
"I'll buy you a new one."
"I'm not in good health and will die early."
"No, I'll find the best doctor for you."
"I... well..."
She wanted to continue speaking, but Wen Yuci pressed her head to stop her from talking.
He kissed her twice very gently and tasted her salty tears.
He reached out and wiped the tears from her face, then kissed her on the lips to comfort her.
"Wen Yuci, don't take advantage of others."
She had just shed tears and spoke with a nasal tone. Wen Yuci touched her face and chuckled: "I just wanted to take advantage of the situation."
"Wen Yuci, I quite like my current life."
Wen Yuci remained silent, lowered his head to hide his dejected expression and nodded: "Okay."
Thinking of Cen You's birthday in the message he sent her today, he forked a piece of honeydew melon and fed it to her and asked, "When is your birthday?"
"I don't know. I've never had a birthday."
Her eyes were filled with pure smiles. Wen Yuci choked for a moment and said, "I'll make it up to you."
Shu Wanning chewed the honeydew melon and swallowed it, then said softly, "Then let's do December 20th."
That was the first time she was brought to Li Garden and met Wen Yuci.
Wen Yuci obviously thought of this as well. He frowned slightly and said, "But it's only May now."
"I'm not in a hurry." Shu Wanning replied seriously.
The movie was over. Staring at the end credits, Shu Wanning fed the last piece of honeydew melon to Wen Yuci and said, "Go for a walk with me."
The newly grown lawn was already lush and green. Shu Wanning was wearing a coat, and her left hand was held by Wen Yuci.
The fountain that had frozen over in the winter had been cleaned up. Looking at the newly grown branches in the garden, Shu Wanning stood there and stretched.
"It's finally not cold anymore."
She sighed slightly and felt the sunshine on her body. It was her first time to bask in the sun lazily like this.
A car stopped at the door. Wen Yuci looked over and smiled, "Yuming is here."
Wen Yuming parked his car at the door, trotted up to the two of them, and walked around Shu Wanning.
"Sister-in-law, I heard Yan Hao say you're not feeling well. Are you okay?"
"fine."
He nodded, then remembered something and covered his lips with his hands, revealing a very secretive smile:
"Neither of you went to the company today, and the company group was in chaos."
"Um?"
Shu Wanning asked a question, and Wen Yuming opened the phone and handed it to her.
"You don't know, the company has been secretly discussing you for a long time.
You didn’t go this time, and everyone started to imagine whether you were together, whether you went out together, whether you were married…”
He looked at Wen Yuci with a smile and said, "If you don't go now, everyone will have already chosen a name for your second child!"
Shu Wanning returned the phone to him and said with a faint smile, "It seems that everyone's imagination is still very rich."
Wen Yuci raised his hand and patted the back of his head. He had dyed his hair dark brown, which looked much more pleasing to the eye.
Wen Yuci: "Your sister-in-law and I will go back to change clothes. You wait here for a while, and we will go to the old house to take a family photo."
"Okay!"
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