"She and the eldest son of the Xiang family fell in love on their own and just got engaged. She's the youngest administrative backbone at the military hospital and even has a good chance of being transferred to the Ministry of Health. Her future is limitless..."
When he said this, Rong Zhaonan's voice became hoarse... and his breathing became labored and difficult.
"She was just on vacation, and she only helped organize that event because she was taking care of my younger brother..."
Ning Yuan remained silent and stopped struggling.
Through this series of descriptions, Ye Qiu's image gradually becomes more three-dimensional.
Sunny, capable, empathetic, sensible, and steady... This young woman managed to subdue the unruly young men of Wuhan University.
She had met Xiang San—Xiang Ziying. The other party was just an engineer, but his unruly and wild nature was clearly that of a vicious wolf.
Rong Zhaonan took a deep breath and continued in a hoarse voice, "But during that trip, I got separated from everyone for some reason. Sister Ye Qiu came to find me, and then we encountered some unexpected events, which delayed us for one night..."
Ning Yuan waited for him to continue, but all she heard was his rapid, rough breathing behind her, and no other sound.
She listened to his long silence, then suddenly turned her back to him and asked softly, "What happened that night? Have you never told anyone what happened that night? Ye Qiuren has been gone for so many years."
Rong Zhaonan hugged her waist tightly, buried his face in her soft, seaweed-like long hair, and took a few deep breaths.
He finally spoke in a hoarse voice, his voice trembling with emotion: "Ning Yuan, I... swore to Sister Ye Qiu that I would never tell anyone what happened that night. I'm sorry... Ning Yuan, that was the only thing I could do for Sister Ye Qiu."
The cold voice was filled with restlessness and repression...
"Dongdong looks so much like Sister Ye Qiu. For a moment, I thought Ye Qiu wasn't dead, that everything was still in time, that if it weren't for me, she wouldn't have died..."
His Adam's apple bobbed up and down, his voice filled with self-loathing and bitterness... but he didn't continue speaking.
Ning Yuan remained silent.
This is probably the limit of what he can say.
Given his decisive and uncompromising nature, even the Ye family probably doesn't know what exactly happened to Ye Qiu back then.
All that is known is that Ye Qiu broke off his engagement with the eldest son of the Xiang family not long after he returned, and then the eldest son of the Xiang family went far away to the south.
Then came the chain reaction... Ye Qiu sacrificed himself while rescuing people from the earthquake, and the Ye family lost their most promising child, whom they had carefully nurtured.
Next, the Xiang family lost their most beloved child, and from then on, the Xiang and Rong families became irreconcilable enemies. Rong Zhaonan was forced to leave the army and was sent to the countryside...
Amidst the great tide of the times, the Rong family remained true to their original aspirations, while the Xiang family gradually became distorted and corrupted.
Ning Yuan couldn't quite describe her feelings; she felt as if everything was a twist of fate, as if destiny itself was at work.
At this moment, Ning Yuan could clearly feel that even the arm he was holding was trembling slightly.
For some reason, she recalled again the moment he saw Ye Dong, his eyes reddening.
The tall man behind her probably also had tears in his eyes, as if he needed to hold her to find peace.
I've experienced regret countless times in my past lives.
She could now clearly feel this emotion in Rong Zhaonan; she had a chance to be reborn and turn back time to make up for her regrets.
But all the ordinary people in this world can only move forward along the river of time, filled with regrets and remorseful memories...
There's no going back.
At this moment, however, she seemed to have lost the initial anxiety and frustration she felt when she saw him lose his composure because of Ye Qiu.
Ning Yuan didn't speak again, only lowered her eyes and gave a self-deprecating snort.
I'm useless too. He just said a few words and I softened, even felt sorry for him.
But it felt like my heart was being pulled by someone behind me.
Ning Yuan let him hold her as the clock ticked past the wall.
Only when she felt the voices behind her had calmed down a little did she whisper, "Rong Zhaonan, let me go."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt the person behind her tighten their grip on her arm.
“Ning Yuan… don’t even think about it…” His voice was hoarse and heavy.
"I just wanted to get some water. How long are you going to keep me like this?" she asked coldly.
Rong Zhaonan paused for a moment before releasing his grip on her.
But Ning Yuan didn't need to look; she could feel his cold eyes fixed on her.
If she tried to move, he was afraid he would immediately reach out and grab her back and hold her down.
Young Master Rong is such a shameless straight man.
Ning Yuan poured herself a cup of tea, sat down at the desk, and said calmly, "Rong Zhaonan, we are husband and wife, but I don't believe that just because you owe someone a favor, you can let them make fun of me."
Rong Zhaonan nodded silently: "I know..."
Ning Yuan put down her cup, raised her bright eyes, looked at him coldly and said without any politeness—
"You don't understand, let me tell you this first: whether it's Ye Yuan or Ye Dong, if they treat me rudely again, I won't show them any mercy. Don't blame me for making things difficult for you!"
She wasn't a good-tempered person, but she tolerated him a little because he had returned to the capital and was so affected by the familiar sights and sounds that he seemed to have short-circuited.
Rong Zhaonan looked at Ning Yuan's cold face, but inexplicably felt relieved.
Does this mean she...is willing to forgive him?
He was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll have Ye Yuan and Ye Dong apologize to you."
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