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"Tingfeng, what are you thinking about? Are you alright?" Ye Wenyu held Lin Tingfeng's hand and noticed that his hand was trembling and his palm was as cold as ice. She couldn't help but worry. She looked up at him anxiously.
My mind is filled with doubts.
Lin Tingfeng had just pulled his thoughts, which had been drifting away like a kite, back from the terrible past. When he saw the girl in front of him who cared about him, he immediately and quickly pulled her into his arms and held her tightly.
She was his lifeline; he hadn't met her when he was young, but thankfully he did when he was older.
He thought to himself, this little girl, she will never know how much he loves her! The first time he saw her, she was crying in his garden. At that time, he had successfully avenged himself, stood at the pinnacle of life, and possessed everything the Lin family had to offer. But she had nothing. When she was young, her parents divorced because her father had an affair. Her mother sold the house and remarried when she was eighteen, leaving her without a home or family overnight. She became an orphan and had to face a difficult life alone and fight against this indifferent world.
At that moment, he stood before her like a god, listening to her tearful, trusting confession. His heart was moved. He thought to himself, how much she resembled his childhood self! So he couldn't help but feel heartache and wanted to protect her, just as he would protect his own childhood self who had suffered so much.
He was loving her, and at the same time, he was redeeming himself.
Now, the two are finally together. By his side, she is like a happy little bird, going to school happily every day and doing her homework diligently when she comes back. She lives a school life like any other girl her age. Seeing her like this makes him very happy, as if his childhood self has been redeemed.
Although he cannot give her a formal title or status now, she will be the apple of his eye, and he will do everything he can to keep her by his side for the rest of her life, to be cared for and protected by him.
With the soft, fragrant body in his arms, Lin Tingfeng pondered for a moment, then gently kissed her hair and said, "I'm fine, Xiaoyu, thank you."
"Why are you thanking me? I should be thanking you."
Ye Wenyu, filled with curiosity, asked in a muffled voice.
The room was bathed in warm, crab-shell-yellow light, and a large vase of lilies sat quietly on the coffee table, releasing their fragrance. The mahogany floors gleamed, and the crystal chandelier overhead was as intricate as a sky full of stars.
So beautiful, so comfortable, so cozy.
Ye Wenyu was content, sighing happily in Lin Tingfeng's arms. She only wished that such moments could last forever.
Therefore, the person who should be most grateful is Ye Wenyu, not Lin Tingfeng. Really, what is there for President Lin to thank her for? He has always been the one making sacrifices for her, while she has done nothing for him.
Lin Tingfeng smiled but didn't answer. In his heart, he said, "Thank you for letting me out of this cold world and taste warmth and sunshine. Thank you for turning me from a weary and world-weary demon into an ordinary person who can laugh and love."
The next day, as dawn broke, Ye Wenyu got up. She was so nervous that she couldn't sleep anymore because she was going to visit Lin Tingfeng's father and mother at the Lin family mansion that day.
The ugly daughter-in-law is finally going to meet her in-laws.
The morning light streamed through the window, bathing the room in a rosy hue. The sky was still barely bright, yet she paced anxiously around the room, mentally rehearsing what she would say to Lin Tingfeng's father and mother, what the proper dining etiquette was, and so on.
Lin Tingfeng's bedroom was very quiet. She walked barefoot out of her room, across the living room, and arrived at Lin Tingfeng's door. The door wasn't closed; she gently pushed it open, and Ye Wenyu peeked out from the crack, looking just like an adorable kitten. Lin Tingfeng was indeed still fast asleep, seemingly not nervous at all about such a formal meeting.
Ye Wenyu shook her head, then gently closed the door and returned to her room.
Worried that she would waste too much time choosing clothes, just like last time she met Lin Tingxuan and Lin Tingyue, she took a shower and washed her hair before Lin Tingfeng woke up, and then dried her hair with a hairdryer.
"Xiaoyu—"
She heard Lin Tingfeng calling her name from his room and felt a pang of unease. The whooshing sound of the hairdryer must have woken him up. Feeling a little ashamed, she went to his room. Sure enough, Lin Tingfeng was already awake, sitting half-upright on the edge of the bed, smiling at her. It was already broad daylight, but Lin Tingfeng glanced at his watch and said softly to her, "It's only 6:30."
Ye Wenyu's face flushed slightly.
Lin Tingfeng stared at her. She was wearing a white cotton nightgown, and her long black hair, which had just been washed and dried, was draped over her shoulders like the finest black brocade in the world.
She stood before him, a faint blush on her cheeks, her exquisitely beautiful face glowing like the most beautiful scenery in the world.
He said slowly, "I have arranged to have lunch with my mother at noon." Seeing how nervous she was, he couldn't help but feel happy, and his eyes were filled with an irrepressible smile.
Ye Wenyu's face turned even redder, and she wanted to reach out and cover her face, but she managed to control herself. Oh dear, was she that nervous?
Lin Tingfeng said to her gently, "Come here."
Ye Wenyu nodded obediently and walked up to him. Lin Tingfeng pulled her into his arms and asked her in a silken voice, "Are you nervous?"
He reached out and stroked her fair and tender cheeks, which were as white as a peeled egg. She had just taken a bath and washed her hair, and her body was as white and fragrant as a summer gardenia.
Ye Wenyu nodded, then asked in return, "How could I not be nervous? How could I not go?" She wanted to retreat into her shell like a turtle.
Lin Tingfeng immediately said, "No." Ye Wenyu sighed, looking very troubled.
Seeing her nervousness and worry, Lin Tingfeng couldn't help but smile and said to her as if explaining, "My mother is a very kind and easy-going person—" Yes, if his mother didn't have an attack, she would be the gentlest mother in the world.
Ye Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, but her face was still tense. Lin Tingfeng reached out and, as if comforting a frightened child, gently stroked her back again and again, hoping she could relax.
She was supposed to have lunch at noon, but she got up before dawn to wash her hair and take a shower. She had never been so nervous before.
Lin Tingfeng wanted to put her at ease, so after thinking for a moment, he said to her, "Don't be afraid or nervous, my mom will really like you."
Ye Wenyu was stunned. How could this be? She wasn't her daughter-in-law. She was the mistress who ruined her son's reputation and caused him to have an affair. Any mother would only have one opinion of a woman like her: a vixen without any morals or character.
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