Chapter 70 The Road Ahead is Long and Difficult
Wenduo curled up in the corner of the bed, her arms tightly wrapped around the beige bear she always hugged.
She could vaguely see light, but...she still couldn't see clearly around her.
Not being able to see everything around her clearly made her feel insecure.
She was afraid that the elusive man would suddenly appear beside her bed and say some horrible words to her.
"Yueyue?"
She called out tentatively, her voice sounding particularly fragile in the empty bedroom:
"are you still there?"
No response.
Jiang Zuiyue said he was going to get a glass of water because it had been too long.
Wen Duo bit her lower lip, a terrible guess spreading in her heart.
Did Ji Huaishen drive Jiang Zuiyue away?
Thinking of this, Wen Duo trembled with anger.
If this is true, then he is really the same as what the barrage said.
He always silently eliminated anything he thought would interfere with their marriage.
But, have you asked her opinion?
She hated it when he did that.
But she didn't dare say it.
She understood that if she needed help from others, she had to act like one.
As someone who married into a marriage for money, she should be cautious.
Although I know from the barrage that Ji Huaishen seems to like me very much, how long can this liking last?
Now she couldn't go out on her own initiative, she couldn't see anything.
The sound of the doorknob turning made Wenduo stiffen.
"Yueyue?"
She tried to keep her voice from trembling:
"Are you back?"
A faint fragrance wafted through the air.
It's not the smell of Jiang Zuiyue, nor the smell of Ji Huaishen.
The scent was warm and familiar, like... a sun-kissed quilt mixed with a hint of lavender.
“Duoduo…”
The moment that voice sounded, Wen Duo's breathing stopped.
She looked up in disbelief, even though there was only darkness before her eyes.
"Mom...Mom?"
"It's me, baby."
The footsteps approached quickly, Wenduo felt the mattress sink, and then was embraced by a familiar embrace.
That embrace always smells like sunshine and is her only safe haven every time she is afraid.
Another, heavier, footstep came from the door.
“Duoduo…”
"Dad is here too?" Wen Duo looked in the direction of the voice, with a hint of surprise in her voice.
"Of course I came."
My father's voice was a little hoarse than I remembered, but still warm and powerful:
"My daughter, do you miss your daddy?"
"Um!"
Wenduo was sandwiched between her parents and was hugged tightly by them.
Wen Duo felt a great sense of security.
After hugging for a while, Wen Duo suddenly remembered something and asked the two:
"How come...does Ji Huaishen know you're coming?"
Wen Duo's voice was a little panicked.
She didn't meet her parents very often, but she could still see them two or three times a year. On those occasions, Wen Duo used customs to allow them to meet.
If you want to meet at other times, you must get Ji Huaishen's permission.
"It was Mr. Ji who arranged for us to come here."
Her mother patted her back gently:
"He just called suddenly and said that he missed us and sent a special plane to pick us up."
Wen Duo was stunned.
Ji Huaishen?
The man who even had to apply for permission to go out would take the initiative to invite her parents over?
Wenduo pursed her lips.
........
Outside the door, Ji Huaishen leaned against the wall, listening to the sounds coming from the bedroom.
Jiang Zuiyue came out of the kitchen carrying a tray and looked at him with raised eyebrows:
"How about it?"
Ji Huaishen responded calmly:
“She’s very happy.”
Jiang Zuiyue nodded: "That is, to increase her power, to make her feel that she is no longer afraid of you, so that she will feel safe."
Ji Huaishen nodded, turned and left.
According to Jiang Zuiyue, if he showed up now, the sense of security that his young wife had just built up would immediately vanish into thin air.
He had to wait for the right opportunity.
...........
"Duoduo, try the mangoes that mom picked herself."
Her mother pressed a piece of sweet mango to her lips.
The sweet aroma of mango blooms on the tip of your tongue.
Since I became blind, all flavors have become more distinct.
She could taste a hint of lemon juice on the mango, her mother's way of doing it.
This will neutralize the greasy feeling of overripe mangoes.
Watching Wen Duo eat the mango bite by bite, Wen's father looked at Wen's mother aggrievedly:
"Wife, I love mangoes too, why don't you feed me?"
Mother Wen snorted directly: "If you want to eat, go get it yourself."
Father Wen sighed: "Oh, I'm really not as important as my precious daughter."
Mother Wen: "Of course."
Wen Duo listened beside her and giggled.
This was the first time she had felt at ease in the past two weeks.
The smell of her parents surrounded her, giving her a great sense of security.
At this time, the door was opened and Jiang Zuiyue's clear voice came:
"Duoduo, the flowers in the back garden are blooming beautifully today. Do you want to go out for a walk?"
Wen Duo hesitated when she heard this:
"I can't see anything, what am I doing in the back garden?"
"Oh, I can smell the flowers. It's so boring to stay in the house all day!"
Jiang Zuiyue pulled Wen Duo up and turned to look at Wen's father and mother:
"Mom and Dad, are you coming too?"
Jiang Zuiyue said with a smile:
"The Ji family's garden is so beautiful, it would be a shame not to see it."
Because Jiang Zuiyue and Wen Duo played together since childhood, Wen's father and mother naturally adopted Jiang Zuiyue as their goddaughter.
Father and Mother Wen thought for a moment, looked at Jiang Zuiyue blinking frantically, and finally agreed:
"good."
With the support of Jiang Zuiyue and Wen's mother, Wen Duo slowly walked to the back garden.
The wind from the garden blew in with the fragrance of flowers. Wen Duo took a deep breath and her tense nerves relaxed a little.
They walked around the garden for a while, and Mother Wen pointed to a pavilion:
"It's a bit hot today. There's a pavilion over there. We—"
Mother Wen's words stopped abruptly.
Wen Duo immediately noticed something was wrong.
She heard the sound of leather shoes coming closer and closer, and a cold fragrance mixed with the fragrance of flowers, and her blood froze instantly.
It’s Ji Huaishen.
Wen Duo was trembling all over, digging her nails deep into her palms.
She knew that Ji Huaishen would not be as scary as in her dream, but...
She is still scared!
"Uncle and aunt." Ji Huaishen's voice was a little gentle. "Are you satisfied with the garden?"
"Ah... well, very beautiful." Father Wen was retorted by Mother Wen twice and immediately responded.
The air was silent again.
【Hahahahaha, everyone is frozen! 】
[Hilarious! The father-in-law and mother-in-law are more afraid of their son-in-law than their daughter.
[Mr. Ji: Am I that scary?]
Jiang Zuiyue: “…”
She had previously made it easier for Wen's father and mother to face Ji Huaishen, so why is it so embarrassing now?
She has to step forward.
"Mr. Ji, are you planning to go to the company?" Jiang Zuiyue pointed at the documents in his hand and asked.
"Yeah, there's a meeting."
Ji Huaishen noticed that Wen Duo lowered her head and her hands were still shaking, so she said:
"You guys take your time shopping, I'm leaving first."
When the footsteps gradually faded, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Zuiyue looked at them and felt that Ji Huaishen had a long and difficult road ahead of him.
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