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Ye Wenyu was initially quite calm because of the breakup and the kindness he had shown her when she was a child; she didn't blame Cai Wenchuan. However, as things progressed and a tangled mess of troubles began to entangle her, she gradually developed some resentment towards Cai Wenchuan.
All these storms were caused by his inaction!
She was angry, but she suppressed it. No matter what, her elders liked her and gave her gifts, so she couldn't make a scene in public. No matter what, even if she had opinions, as a junior, she couldn't be careless in front of her elders.
Moreover, the Cai family had been kind to their family.
Her upbringing wouldn't allow her to do anything rude or outrageous.
Therefore, Ye Wenyu forced a smile and said politely to Aunt Cai, "Auntie, this gift is too precious. Besides, I am a student now and cannot wear such an expensive bracelet. The students at school will gossip. So, I cannot accept it. Thank you, thank you!"
She smiled and bowed, but did not accept the generous gift.
Cai Wenchuan looked up at her, his face clearly showing disappointment. His eyes, which had been shining like obsidian, were now like a sunset, a scene reminiscent of the setting sun.
His expression also dimmed, like a light bulb under the summer sun.
Aunt Cai was determined to win, and because she had too much faith in her son's charm, coupled with Zhang Susu's consistently willing attitude, her confidence became somewhat inflated.
She placed the brocade box directly into Ye Wenyu's hands and said to her affectionately, "Auntie likes you so much, you can't refuse! This is a gift from Auntie, it's a token of my affection. Auntie has always wanted to give you something to wear, but I didn't say you should wear it now. Keep it for now, and wear it when you get married in the future."
Wear it at the wedding?!
Like a thunderbolt from the blue, Ye Wenyu was completely bewildered. Was her future mother-in-law giving her the three gold pieces meant for her son's wedding ahead of time?
The bright light from the crystal chandelier overhead felt like steel needles piercing Ye Wenyu's heart.
The table laden with delicious food turned into unpalatable sand and stones.
The air in the private room seemed to freeze. Ye Wenyu felt herself sweating, her clothes clinging tightly to her back, soaked with sweat.
Holding the brocade box, she felt as if she were holding a piece of red-hot iron, and her hands began to tremble.
My palms started sweating profusely, and I heard a buzzing sound in my ears.
She felt both angry and amused. She was angry because Cai Wenchuan hadn't informed her beforehand, and she wanted to laugh because she never expected that her relationship with Cai Wenchuan would take such a dramatic turn.
Seeing her daughter standing there like a puppet, Zhang Susu felt a burning anxiety in her heart. She wished she could take the gold bracelet for her daughter. She pushed her daughter hard and urged, "Keep it! Show it to Aunt Shufen, hurry up!" Her tone was almost commanding.
Ye Wenyu is already an adult. The hardships she endured after being admitted to university have long since made her independent thinker, and she still did not wear it.
Taking advantage of a moment when no one was looking, Zhang Susu pinched her daughter's arm hard. Ye Wenyu winced in pain and glanced at her mother. Zhang Susu then desperately tried to signal to her with her eyes.
Ye Wenyu knew the meaning behind that look. If she dared to refuse Aunt Cai's gift to her face, her mother would definitely eat her alive once they left the hotel!
Therefore, she thought that rather than refusing him face-to-face and making everyone part on bad terms, she should accept it for now and then find a time to meet Cai Wenchuan and return the gold bracelet to him.
Therefore, Ye Wenyu accepted the bracelet, smiled at Aunt Cai, and said, "Thank you." Then she took the brocade box and returned to her seat.
She felt like it was raining inside her heart, and she was feeling very uncomfortable.
Zhang Susu was still egging them on: "Wenchuan, help Xiaoyu put it on and see if it fits. Xiaoyu is thin and her wrists are very small."
Aunt Cai thoughtfully said, "I bought the kind with adjustable buttons, which can be enlarged or reduced."
Zhang Susu smiled and urged, "Wenchuan, put it on her."
Ye Wenyu felt as if her head had doubled in size, and her head was throbbing with excruciating pain, as if a tiny person was drilling into her brain. She suddenly developed a severe headache.
Ye Wenyu wished she could dig a hole and disappear into it. She felt like a monkey in a circus, being humiliated in public!
Her back was completely soaked with sweat, and she felt as if she had just been pulled out of the water. She was extremely uncomfortable. When would this banquet end? She felt like a fish that had been thrown ashore, about to suffocate.
Why does eating a meal take so long? A minute feels like an eternity.
Aunt Cai smiled and said, "I also really want to see Xiaoyu wear it."
Ye Wenyu knew, of course, that if you received a gift, it would be best to wear it during the interview and continue to wear it afterward to make the recipient happy, but she couldn't do that. Because she didn't want to!
However, Cai Wenchuan was like a different person compared to before; he had become extremely unreasonable.
He nodded, smiled, opened the red brocade box, took out two gold bracelets, and then suddenly grabbed one of Ye Wenyu's hands.
Ye Wenyu instinctively resisted; she didn't want to be physically intimate with him. She pulled her hand away slightly, and Cai Wenchuan glanced at her, but he still held her hand.
It was as if he had made up his mind.
Ye Wenyu was puzzled. Seeing the three old men's aggressive gazes, she could only stop moving.
However, she soon discovered to her surprise that the feeling of her heart fluttering was gone, and the electric-like sensation when their skin touched had also disappeared.
They held hands, but looked like an old couple who had been married for many years, their hearts completely undisturbed.
Could it be that she finally no longer loves him? Ye Wenyu glanced at Cai Wenchuan, and a sense of relief suddenly washed over her.
She was free, like someone who had been imprisoned for many years and was suddenly released. She would never suffer because of him again!
However, to the three elders, her gaze was one of happiness and shyness.
Cai Wenchuan successfully put the bracelet on Ye Wenyu's wrist, and then took out her other hand and put a gold bracelet on her other wrist as well.
However, her joy lasted less than two minutes before she heard the bracelet's clasp click shut on her wrist. Ye Wenyu felt like a prisoner being handcuffed.
She has never felt so humiliated as she does today.
A few minutes later, she smiled again, because she realized that before, when Cai Wenchuan held her hand, she would feel a tingling sensation as if she were being electrocuted, and feel intoxicated as if she were drunk. However, now, when he held her hand for a long time, she felt nothing, as if she were a piece of wood.
It seems she really doesn't love him anymore.
Love slowly fades away amidst hurt.
Ye Wenyu was silently delighted.
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