As the New Year approaches, Nian Jiarui is very distressed. He must have met Ning Qing just to please his parents.
Up to now, he and Ning Qing had only had less than five meals together, but the parents of both families had already put their engagement on the plan.
Seeing that the matter was about to be settled during the Chinese New Year, Nian Jiarui became anxious.
Although he was indeed tempted by the benefits of the marriage, what about Xiaotong?
He only has Xiaotong in his heart, and he doesn't like Ning Qing at all. But he is unwilling to watch Shenghua fall into the hands of his aunt's family!
Why is reality so helpless!
He struggled and hesitated for a long time, and just kept dragging it on day after day. Seeing that he could not delay any longer and had to make a decision, Nian Jiarui still could not make up his mind.
On this day, Nian Weiguo and Shen Yanhua once again mentioned "getting married after the New Year."
After making various excuses and finally dealing with it vaguely, the upset Nian Jiarui retreated to his room and called Chen Tong with a complicated expression.
He is really confused now, and really doesn’t know what to do. He just wants to hear Shen Tong’s voice.
The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.
"Xiaotong, did you miss me?" Nian Jiarui softened his voice and raised the corners of his mouth with a smile.
They haven't been in touch for a long time, and he really misses her.
“I… wuwuwu…”
At that time, the streets were crowded with cars and people were hurrying. Shen Tong, who was distraught in the crowd, could no longer hold back her tears when she heard the low, warm and doting voice on the other end of the phone.
Just a week ago, her grandmother died. She committed suicide by jumping off a building in the middle of the night. She only left her one last message: "Xiaotong, grandma can't drag you down."
Afterwards, Shen Tong found out that her grandmother had called home, and her unscrupulous parents not only told her the truth (the operation cost a lot of money, and the subsequent medicines cost another lot of money), but also told her harshly to die outside and never go back to drag them down.
Sad and desperate, and heartbroken for Shen Tong, Grandma Shen chose to commit suicide.
Shen Tong took care of Grandma Shen's funeral alone in Hai City, bidding farewell to the only relative who loved her. It seemed that she was the only one left in the world.
It was at this most vulnerable moment that Shen Tong could no longer control the sadness that she had suppressed for a long time, and it all came out into the phone.
"Xiaotong, what's wrong with you? Stop crying. What happened to you?" Nian Jiarui, who only heard the crying sound, became anxious and panicked on the spot.
He knew that Shen Tong had always been strong, but now she was crying like this, something big must have happened.
"I...my grandma...is dead..." Shen Tong's voice was intermittent and extremely sad.
"Don't cry, I'll be there right away!" Nian Jiarui, whose heart was gripped with anxiety, could no longer stay. He took the car keys, opened the door and rushed out.
"Hey, hey, hey, son, what's wrong with you..." In the corridor, Shen Yanhua was carrying the chicken soup cooked by the nanny and was about to deliver it to Nian Weiguo and Nian Jiarui. When she saw Nian Jiarui striding forward, she immediately shouted.
"Mom, I have to go out for a few days for something." Without stopping, Nian Jiarui walked sideways past Shen Yanhua, his speed so fast that it could be described as running.
"Where are you going?" Seeing the person running away, Shen Yanhua hurriedly shouted, "Aren't you going to dinner with Qingqing the day after tomorrow..."
"I have something to do and I'm busy!" After just two sentences, Nian Jiarui had already walked down the stairs and disappeared from Shen Yanhua's sight.
"So anxious! What could be more important than having dinner with Qingqing? Really!" Shen Yanhua muttered a few words, and angrily carried the soup back to her room.
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After driving all night for more than 7 hours, Nian Jiarui returned to Haishi at dawn.
As soon as they entered the city, Nian Jiarui made a phone call and asked about Shen Tong's location. When he found her in an old and dilapidated shared apartment, Nian Jiarui was so angry and heartbroken!
You didn’t even tell him such a big thing as grandma’s death!
I clearly gave her the key to the house, but she would rather leave it empty than live in it!
Is he really untrustworthy and unreliable?
After packing his luggage forcefully, Nian Jiarui dragged Shen Tong back to his house in Hai City.
"You would rather live in that kind of place than live here with me, Xiaotong. Do you really hate me that much?" Nian Jiarui forcefully stuffed the key into Shen Tong's hand again, feeling a little exasperated.
"I..." Shen Tong opened her mouth and wanted to explain, but found that she didn't know how to explain. She was very conflicted now. She wanted to accept him, but was afraid of being hurt, so she could only try her best to distance herself from him.
After a few seconds of silence, Shen Tong finally said dimly, "This is not good. Others will gossip."
"Who is that other person? Who is that other person? Li Xinxing?" Nian Jiarui was so angry that he punched the wall, but he also knew that Chen Tong was a conservative person, so he could only suppress his anger and say kindly, "I'm very busy recently and won't be living here. You can be alone and rest assured. If it doesn't work out, I'll rent it to you! Here are the keys."
After hesitating for a while, Shen Tong reluctantly put the key into her bag and said, "Then I'll leave first."
"Where are you going?"
"It's already past 7 o'clock, I have to go to work..."
"Why work? I'll support you!" Nian Jiarui was furious when he heard that Chen Tong was working part-time again. If she didn't have enough money, couldn't she just ask him for it? Could it be that he couldn't even support a woman?
Hearing the words "I'll support you," she felt her heart tighten. She tightened her grip on the shoulder bag strap, and after three seconds of internal struggle, she mustered up the courage to suddenly look up. Her eyes were dark and yet she looked at him seriously, and she asked in a deep, vowing tone, "Can you support me forever?"
"I..." He wanted to say yes, but under Shen Tong's dark gaze, the word "yes" that Nian Jiarui said casually was stuck in his throat.
She was so serious about asking him for a promise!
Once he agrees, it becomes a promise that he will never let you down for the rest of his life.
Can you do it?
The pressure of reality immediately surged into his heart, and Nian Jiarui fell silent as he thought of his own troubles.
"Look, in reality, no prince would marry a poor girl."
The only response she could get was silence. Shen Tong laughed at herself and wanted to ask him loudly, "Since you can't give me marriage, why do you bother me?"
But when she saw Nian Jiarui's stubble and obviously tired face, and thought about how he had rushed back from Qing City overnight, Shen Tong couldn't bear to question him.
After a while of silence, Chen Tong broke the silence with a normal expression, "You should get some sleep first."
"Xiaotong, don't go. I still have this little money."
"You rest first. I won't go to work. I'll just go out to buy some vegetables." Shen Tong smiled faintly and spoke calmly.
"Okay." Not knowing what to say, Nian Jiarui, feeling that he had hurt her heart, could only utter this one word silently.
He is so fucking irritable now!
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