Zhu Shuang gently pinched Xiaotian's delicate nose and continued, "Now, I'm a teacher at our high school. I also had a boyfriend in college. He was pretty good-looking and looked a bit like you, but of course, he couldn't compare to your handsomeness, our school heartthrob."
Her words carried a hint of teasing yet sincerity, a faint smile playing on her lips, an unconscious, gentle curve.
"Later, due to family reasons, we broke up after graduating from university. Coincidentally, that year, my dad broke his leg in an accident while chopping firewood on the mountain, so I went home to take care of him. My mom had a difficult childbirth when she gave birth to me, which left her with health problems. I'm their only daughter, and they can only rely on me..."
As she spoke, her eyes dimmed slightly, as if she were lost in memories of the past.
Liu Feng listened quietly. He could sense the difficulty in her words, as if these words had been accumulating in her heart for a long time and had finally found an outlet to express them.
Zhu Shuang spoke softly, and occasionally a cold winter wind swept by, making both of them feel a chill.
"I didn't expect you to have been through so much. If there's anything I can help you with, please let me know," Liu Feng said sincerely.
Zhu Shuang nodded and smiled, seemingly relaxed: "Thank you. Now I teach and can take care of my family at the same time. Things are much better than before."
Liu Feng smiled slightly and said thoughtfully, "I might be able to help with Uncle's leg injury and Aunt's illness. I'll come and visit them after my wedding."
A hint of gratitude flashed in Zhu Shuang's eyes as she softly replied, "Thank you. I've taken them to several hospitals, but the doctors' options are limited. I've actually given up hope."
"It's alright, let's see first," Liu Feng replied, feeling a pang of regret for her in his heart.
A girl taking care of two parents with poor health must have had a very difficult life. Who can understand the resilience and heartache behind her?
"How did you and Wang Juan break up?" Zhu Shuang couldn't help but ask again.
Liu Feng was silent for a moment, seemingly gathering his thoughts, before calmly saying, "She has better choices, higher aspirations, and her parents have arranged her future. That's exactly the life she wants..."
His tone was calm, as if he had already accepted this fact.
From the moment Wang Juan was admitted to Peking University, he sensed a subtle shift in their relationship. Especially after her phone number suddenly became disconnected, Liu Feng knew she had made her choice.
If Liu Feng cannot demonstrate greater strength, it will be difficult for him to salvage his relationship with Wang Juan. However, this attempt to win her back is precisely what Liu Feng resists from the bottom of his heart; he can love someone and their home, but he is unwilling to accept love that extends to the home and its inhabitants.
On the night Liu Feng emerged from seclusion, Sun Yaopo reported some things about Wang Juan to him.
As for why I still want to see her this time? To see her is to put an end to all the sincerity I've shown her over the years.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Shuang asked indignantly, "Aren't you angry with her?"
She continued, "Back in school, although you weren't very talkative, we knew you were a good person and genuinely cared for Wang Juan. So many girls wrote you love letters, but you never even glanced at them. Yet, in the end, you still didn't end up together."
Liu Feng smiled and said, "If she really liked me, we should have been together long ago. You can't force feelings."
After a moment of silence, Zhu Shuang suddenly mustered up her courage and asked, "Are you still single? If you are, what do you think of me?"
Liu Feng raised an eyebrow, a hint of a joke in his eyes: "I think you're quite nice. However, I'm not single. You don't know, I've always liked two girls, and I was even thinking of marrying two wives. But now I can only marry one. If you don't mind, I can take you as my concubine."
Zhu Shuang blushed, knowing that Liu Feng was teasing her, but when she heard Liu Feng say that he was willing to marry her as his concubine, she couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
She immediately laughed, shaking her head in disbelief, and said, "Are you kidding me? You want to marry two wives? Dream on!"
Liu Feng said seriously, "I'm not joking. I used to really want to marry two wives at the same time. But now I can only marry one. You must come to my wedding on the 28th of the first lunar month."
Hearing this, Zhu Shuang couldn't help but feel happy for Liu Feng, but a strange sense of loss also welled up inside her. However, she concealed it well, and said with a smile, "I will definitely come to your wedding. I want to see which lucky girl has captured the heart of our school heartthrob!"
"But before you go to the wedding, hold Little Sweetie for me for a while. I need to go see Wang Juan now," Liu Feng said softly as he stood up.
Wang Juan's home wasn't far from here. Liu Feng still remembered the route he took when he used to cycle her home, and he knew exactly where her house was.
“Okay, go ahead, I’ll wait for you here…” Zhu Shuang replied gently.
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