(five hundred and ninety-eight)
Ye Wenyu woke up to a knocking sound, still in her pajamas and nervously opening the door. There she saw Cai Wenchuan standing outside, carrying a steaming breakfast.
Knowing it was Cai Wenchuan, Ye Wenyu finally felt relieved. After calming down, she immediately realized that she was wearing pajamas and looking disheveled, so she could only blush and invite him into the house.
With another person in the room, she seemed less pained and afraid.
Ye Wenyu glanced at Cai Wenchuan, a deep sense of gratitude welling up within her.
Cai Wenchuan walked into the room with his head down, seemingly deep in thought. Ye Wenyu hurriedly washed her face, brushed her teeth, and changed her clothes. When she appeared before him, fresh and clean, Cai Wenchuan urged her to eat breakfast, looking preoccupied. She couldn't eat, and Cai Wenchuan gently advised her, "Food is essential for life. Let's talk about it after we eat." He seemed to have something to say to her.
Hearing this, Ye Wenyu's eyes reddened. She forced herself to eat two breakfast buns, but then she couldn't eat anymore.
While she ate breakfast, Cai Wenchuan seemed lost in thought. It was as if he had a plan taking shape in his mind.
After she finished breakfast, Cai Wenchuan personally brewed her a steaming cup of black tea with honey on top and handed it to Ye Wenyu. Watching the rising steam, Ye Wenyu felt a warmth in her heart and gratefully said, "Thank you."
Brother Wen has always cared about her! But now, because she has discovered a shocking secret and is dominated by fear, she can't tell him anything. Therefore, Ye Wenyu can only remain silent.
Cai Wenchuan suddenly spoke, as if he had made a great decision. He looked out the window, sat down next to Ye Wenyu, and slowly asked her, "You really have broken up with Lin Tingfeng, haven't you?"
Ye Wenyu was stunned. She then remembered that last night, when she was walking on the street with her suitcase and had nowhere to go, Cai Wenchuan was like a hero who descended from the sky. He disregarded the danger and helped her find a place to stay.
Therefore, she nodded, but was also a little curious, wondering why Cai Wenchuan asked again today when he already knew last night.
At this moment, Cai Wenchuan suddenly turned around, as if he had thought it through carefully. He looked at Ye Wenyu and said firmly, "Then, will you be my girlfriend?"
What? Like a bolt from the blue, Ye Wenyu suddenly looked up at Cai Wenchuan in shock. Her heart was pounding wildly, and she felt like a nest of rabbits were living in her chest. She was almost stunned. She never expected Cai Wenchuan to make such a request at this time.
It was already very dangerous for me to be around him, and I was thinking about getting away from him as soon as possible, but unexpectedly, he made a further request.
If Lin Tingfeng is indeed a serial killer, then if she becomes Cai Wenchuan's girlfriend, Cai Wenchuan's life will be in serious danger.
You can't be so selfish. She's already killed her mother, and she doesn't want to hurt anyone else.
Back then, she couldn't understand Cai Wenchuan's inner thoughts at all. But after experiencing both her past and present lives, she now naturally understands Cai Wenchuan's motives. He wanted to use her love to take revenge on Lin Tingfeng and escape Lin Tingyue's trap.
But at the time, she was unaware of the situation. She felt as if she were in a maze, and her heart was filled with deep emotion. So, she asked, her lips trembling, "Why?"
Why? Cai Wenchuan glanced out the window again, thought for a moment, as if desperately searching for a reason to make her his girlfriend. After a long while, he slowly said, "Xiaoyu, I've been very good to you since we were little. We grew up together. We're not just ordinary friends; we've known each other for a long time. Our relationship is closer than family. Now that your mother has passed away, you have no family left. If we're not in a romantic relationship, and you accept my care, and we're together every day, people will gossip."
Ye Wenyu was stunned. What he said seemed to make a lot of sense, and she was simply unable to refute it, but—
She murmured to him, "So, do you love me?"
Love? She knew she didn't love Cai Wenchuan, and if Cai Wenchuan didn't love her either, it would be ridiculous for the two of them to force themselves to be together.
When two people who don't love each other get together, it's either for personal gain or for scheming. But these two people seem to have nothing to do with each other, so this situation seems very strange.
Cai Wenchuan did not answer. After a long while, he suppressed the anger and pain in his eyes and slowly said, "I have always liked you, ever since we were little. I think Lin Tingfeng is not a good person. Being with me will help you get away from Lin Tingfeng more quickly."
He did not answer her question.
Ye Wenyu thought about it and felt that Cai Wenchuan made a good point. Perhaps Lin Tingfeng would give up after knowing that she was with Cai Wenchuan, but—
She suddenly realized that Lin Tingfeng was very likely the one who killed her mother! As if electrocuted, her face turned ashen, her lips felt like they were filled with scalding oil, and she trembled as she abruptly raised her voice to Cai Wenchuan, "But Lin Tingfeng is dangerous! If I stay with you, he might come after you, and I'm afraid I'll be a burden to you!"
Her heart clenched with fear. She had already harmed her mother; she couldn't bear to harm others.
Cai Wenchuan sneered, stretched out a hand, and tightly grasped Ye Wenyu's hand, saying to her disdainfully, "In broad daylight, what can he do to me? Does this world not uphold the law and justice? Xiaoyu, don't worry, with me here, he can't do anything to you."
Ye Wenyu shook her head vigorously, resolutely disagreeing with the suggestion.
But Cai Wenchuan seemed like a different person; his handsome face even looked somewhat ferocious. He decisively said to her, "Let's do it this way. Remember, from now on you'll be my girlfriend."
Ye Wenyu opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.
Why did she feel like everyone around her was a bit crazy, and she was the only normal one? Cai Wenchuan was unilaterally forcing her to be his girlfriend, without even asking her opinion? She was unwilling, partly because she didn't love him, and partly because she didn't want to be a burden to him or bring him danger.
Three days later, Lin Tingfeng found Ye Wenyu. At the time, Cai Wenchuan was with Ye Wenyu. Therefore, when Lin Tingfeng suddenly appeared before them like a raging beast with a dark face, Ye Wenyu instinctively took a step back, while Cai Wenchuan stepped forward and tightly grasped Ye Wenyu's hand.
At that time, Mr. Lin had already fallen into a coma. Cai Wenchuan had also gone to see Mr. Lin one last time. Everyone was waiting for the old man to take his last breath, and then Attorney Zhang would announce his will.
Lin Tingfeng stared at Ye Wenyu, smoke rising from his head, his eyes practically spitting fire.
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