0073 Night Rose Night.73 "You have to listen to your grandparents when you go back, okay?"
Chen Shanye half-knelt on the ground and fastened the strap of Chen Siyang's red schoolbag.
The backpack was a gift from Ruan Mei to Chen Siyang. It was a Lightning McQueen backpack. There were also some snacks in the backpack, such as Kinder Surprise Eggs and small biscuits.
The child likes cars. During those days at Chimelong Hotel, Ruan Mei found him the animation "Cars". At night, the two of them, one big and one small, sat on the bed in the room and watched the iPad, shouting with excitement.
Chen Siyang nodded his head: "I know, Dad, isn't Auntie Ruan coming?"
"Auntie is busy today, so let me say goodbye to you."
"Then when will you bring Auntie Xiao Ruan home to see me?"
Chen Shanye thought about it and thought, if nothing unexpected happens, he might have to go back to court in late August or early September. "It should be soon. When the leaves turn yellow, Dad will be back."
"Okay, you must bring Auntie Ruan back. I promised her that I would play my Speeding One with her!"
Speeding One is one of Chen Siyang’s toy cars.
Chen Shanye felt inexplicably jealous and hummed.
People were coming and going at the entrance of the high-speed rail station, and Chen Shanye also said goodbye to his parents.
Shen Qing pulled his son aside and gave him a few more instructions: "Take care of yourself and don't be too frugal. When you're in a relationship, you have to spend money when it's time..."
"knew."
Shen Qing raised his hand, smoothed the wrinkles on his son's shoulders, and said softly, "Xiao Ruan is a really nice girl. However, maybe her upbringing is different from ours. You can tell she grew up in a big city..."
"Mom, don't say that." Chen Shanye stopped her from continuing.
He knew what Shen Qing was worried about. Their family and Wu Xuanli's family had similar financial conditions before, but that kind of thing still happened.
Now, the two old people naturally want to live a stable life. Since their family conditions are so different, they can't help but feel a little worried.
"Ah, of course I'm not saying that Xiao Ruan would have that kind of idea! I'm just worried that you always feel that you are not as good as others and have all kinds of thoughts in your mind, so I want to tell you..."
Shen Qing slapped Chen Shanye's arm twice, using some strength, and said with a smile: "Our son is also great, you know!"
Chen Shanye was stunned for a moment after being hit, and it took him a while to react.
Shen Qing looked at her son and smiled, just like when he was a teenager, dry, warm, and sincere.
With a sincere heart.
Chen Shanye watched the few people enter the station. Chen Siyang looked back every few steps. After checking the ticket and entering the station, the child ran to the glass door next to him and said goodbye to his father through the dark green glass.
"Dad! Heart!"
Chen Siyang raised his two little hands high, pinched his bean sprout-like little finger and index finger together, and made a heart gesture, which was taught to him by Aunt Xiao Ruan.
Chen Shanye bent down, the sunlight warmed his back, he squinted his eyes and smiled, and returned a gesture.
Only when the figures of the two old people and one child faded from his sight did Chen Shanye turn and walk towards the parking lot.
He put away all the warmth in his body, and there was a beast lurking in his black eyes, waiting for an opportunity to strike. He lay in the shadows, licking his silver claws, and a cold light flashed by.
He was going to a date that was several years overdue.
*
Wu Xuanli pushed up her sunglasses and stretched her neck to look at the entrance of the coffee shop for the umpteenth time.
She sat in the corner, not even taking a sip of the slightly cold coffee on the table. The music in the cafe was relaxing and lazy, and the air conditioning was not strong, but her heart was beating irregularly and cold sweat kept coming out of her forehead and the back of her neck.
The corset that was tightly wrapped around her body was like a cicada shell that could not be removed, and it was about to crush her internal organs.
The vest that had been forced to be smaller by a row of buttons made her feel suffocated. After thinking about it, she decided to go to the bathroom to adjust it before Chen Shanye came. As soon as she stood up, she saw the man pushing open the glass door and walking in.
Chen Shanye...did you look like this before?
Wu Xuanli was stunned. She searched her memory for Chen Shanye's appearance a few years ago. She always thought he was a dark and strong man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he was honest and simple. His appearance was not ugly, but it could not be compared with Qin Tiansheng's handsome and delicate appearance.
And now, the sunlight outside the door, which was cut into pieces by the leaves, slid across his broad shoulders, casting a long black shadow on the ground. His facial features against the light were still deep and three-dimensional. Although the clothes on his body were all basic styles, his broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs made him look like a runway model.
The moment their eyes met, Wu Xuanli even swallowed unconsciously, and her heartbeat started to surge again.
She waited for Chen Shanye to speak, but unexpectedly, the man quickly looked away, put his hands on his hips and glanced around other places in the cafe, as if looking for someone.
?
IThis is... not recognizing her?
The smile on her lips froze. Seeing Chen Shanye had already taken out his phone as if to make a call, Wu Xuanli hurried over to greet him, "Shan... Chen Shanye, here."
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Chen Shanye took a few steps closer and frowned slightly at the woman in front of him, as if he wanted to confirm something. He asked, "Wu Xuanli?"
"Yes, it's me..." Wu Xuanli took off her sunglasses, revealing her exquisite makeup.
Chen Shanye recalled Wu Xuanli from a few years ago, even Wu Xuanli in high school. She was indeed completely different from the woman in front of him. Not only was her figure and hairstyle different, but more obviously, there was an indescribable sense of strangeness in her facial features.
Never mind, this has nothing to do with him.
Chen Shanye pulled out the chair opposite Wu Xuanli and sat down first, then got straight to the point: "Let's talk directly."
IWu Xuanli sat down slowly. The suffocating restraints on her waist and abdomen made her movements a little stiff, and she had to hold her breath even after sitting down.
She smiled faintly: "Take a look at what you want to drink, I'll order it for you." Then she raised her hand to call the waiter.
The waiter came over and said, "Hello, what can I do for you?"
Chen Shanye replied: "Just give me a glass of boiled water, please."
Wu Xuanli interrupted: "Don't you drink coffee? The coffee beans here are..."
Before she could finish, Chen Shanye snorted, "Don't drink that stuff. Please, just boiled water."
The waiter nodded: "Okay, please wait."
After the waiter turned and left, Chen Shanye repeated, "Let's talk."
Last night, after Chen Siyang and his parents went to bed, he received a call from Wu Xuanli.
Maybe he always had a premonition that Wu Xuanli would talk to him about something sooner or later, so when Chen Shanye received the call, he paused for only a few seconds and quickly adjusted his mood.
Wu Xuanli asked if she could meet Chen Siyang, but Chen Shanye refused. So Wu Xuanli asked if they could come out and talk face to face, and Chen Shanye agreed.
Wu Xuanli held the coffee cup, her fingertips covering the remaining warmth. She lowered her head and muttered a few words, finally saying, "Shanye, I'm sorry. What happened before... is all my fault."
Chen Shanye tapped the wooden table with his knuckles, but said nothing, motioning for her to continue.
"Well, how are you doing now?"
XWu Xuanli raised her eyes to glance at him, but the coldness in Chen Shanye's eyes made her hair stand on end, so she lowered her head again and just looked at the motionless latte art on the rim of the cup.
"Thanks to you, I'm doing pretty well."
Chen Shanye's words were not sarcastic or ironic. If he thought about it optimistically, if it weren't for the things he had experienced before, he would never have met that delicate girl later.
It’s already past eleven o’clock. I wonder if that lazy guy has gotten up yet?
But when Wu Xuanli heard these words, it was like a needle piercing her eardrum.
"I'm sorry, the way I handled things back then was really immature. I should have had a proper talk with you..."
Chen Shanye interrupted her: "But you didn't. In the final analysis, you were afraid that I would pester you and refuse to divorce, right? Even after your parents contacted you at some point, you preferred to delay rather than deal with the matter because you were afraid that my family would keep pestering yours, right?"
The balloons hidden in the shadows in the corners of her heart were popped, and dirty, sour, and smelly sewage flowed out. It was not pleasant to have one's secrets exposed in broad daylight. Wu Xuanli's ten fingers turned white from being pressed against the wall of the cup.
Chen Shanye tapped his fingers on the table twice, sighed, and continued:
"Wu Xuanli, do you know? I feel like I've never known you, and you haven't known me."
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