Chapter 20 Chapter 20 What about you towards me? Do you have any plans? ...
Yong Meiru watched the two juniors get along harmoniously, her heart filled with joy. She deliberately teased Yan Jiu, "Are you so happy you can't speak?"
Yan Jiu came back to her senses. Facing Yong Meiru's teasing, she looked away uncomfortably, not daring to meet her gaze. However, she unexpectedly met a pair of deep pupils. Although he was still calm as usual, she saw a hint of a smile in those dark eyes.
When I wanted to investigate further, I found that Chen Yuchu had lowered his eyes, raised his slender fingertips to take a sip of tea, and regained his usual majestic aura.
Although she didn't answer Yong Meiru, Yan Jiu already had the answer in her heart. She didn't hate Chen Yuchu that much, and her marriage with him wasn't all bad.
She also has expectations, the expectation of living in peace with Chen Yuchu.
Maybe the beginning of their relationship was full of interests, but she also hoped that there was at least a little sincerity between them.
more or less.
Glancing at Yan Jiu's reddened ears, Yong Meiru stopped teasing her. After a moment's silence, she slowly said, "This Saturday, Yu Chu's mother is having a birthday party at the old house."
"I wanted you to help me manage it, but now that you're injured, your recovery is the most important thing."
Yan Jiu nodded slightly, agreeing. During Chen Yuchu's absence, Meng Zhuxing maintained a manageable social life, attending banquets hosted by close friends, attending various luxury dinners, shopping and having afternoon tea with familiar women, and playing mahjong in her spare time.
Low-key but always with a sense of presence.
Just never brought her along.
It is not difficult to guess that Meng Zhuxing may not hate her, but she must hate her becoming her daughter-in-law.
Yan Jiu had no complaints about this. She wasn't a sociable person to begin with, so not having to be in public was a good thing for her. She could even use Meng Zhuxing to block Yan Hongsheng's mouth.
Yong Meiru looked at Yan Jiu, who was listening to her obediently with his beautiful eyes wide open. Suddenly, she changed her mind and quickly made a decision. "I won't stay here with you anymore. I've gotten used to it over the years. I feel a little empty inside when I don't go to the Buddhist temple every day. I'll see if there's anything I can help you with."
Meng Zhuxing had hosted numerous banquets, both large and small, and had already prepared and sent out invitations. She also knew all the other procedures by heart, so she didn't need Yong Meiru's help at all. Furthermore, for the head of a household, the most taboo thing was asking for help from others.
She just saw that the two juniors were getting along well and wanted to give them some private space. After all, most of the time, when she was around, they would always be cautious about something.
I thought grandma would stay for a long time, but now I suddenly heard the news that she was going back. Yan Jiu was a little surprised and reluctant to let her go. He subconsciously tried to persuade her to stay, "Grandma, please stay a few more days."
Chen Yuchu said in a calm tone, "Yanjiu, be good."
The three short words were filled with a touch of magnetic tenderness, but the man who spoke was still sitting there seriously, even the Windsor knot in his throat was straight.
This person even dressed so formally when attending a meeting at home, yet he would say such words, which she always used to say to ensure peace.
Ping An happened to call out and sat down on the ground smoothly, looking like he was asking for a touch.
Is she a small animal or a child in his eyes?
Although he has a calm personality, he always teases her unintentionally.
He felt the same way when he saw that "thing" in the drawer.
Thinking that these words were said in front of his grandmother, Yan Jiu puffed out his lips and couldn't help but glare at Chen Yuchu.
It was rare for Chen Yuchu to see such a rich color on Yan Jiu's face. Even he couldn't help but chuckle. It was like an electric current passing through her heart, shaking out layers of ripples from the center. Yan Jiu's cheeks suddenly became hot and she felt a little uncomfortable.
Yong Meiru couldn't suppress the smile on her face at all. She patted the back of Yan Jiu's hand and said, "It seems that some people think I'm disturbing them and can't wait to get rid of me."
Yan Jiu was so embarrassed that her toes curled up, but she still had to keep smiling in front of her elders. She blinked her curled eyelashes and signaled Chen Yuchu to come and explain.
When those clear pupils looked at him for help, they were like iced, crystal-clear lychees in summer, so sweet and pleasant that it seemed as if the sweetness could penetrate into one's heart with just a bite.
Chen Yuchu's Adam's apple rolled unnaturally.
Seeing that Chen Yuchu had no reaction and seemed distracted, which was rare, Yan Jiu frowned her beautiful eyebrows.
Seeing this, Yong Meiru wanted to laugh even more. She felt that she had become much younger after living here for a few days. The way she covered her mouth to hold back her laughter made her seem like she was back in her youth.
Even though she was leaving, Yong Meiru was still reluctant, especially to leave Ping An behind. She even considered taking Ping An back home to care for him for a while, but after discussing it with Yan Jiu, she decided that Ping An's past life as a wanderer wasn't suitable for a new home, so she gave up the idea.
Yong Meiru left in the afternoon, and Yan Jiu was very reluctant to let her go.
She knew that grandma was the elder in the family after all, and it was impossible for her to stay at their house for a long time. She didn't know when she would come again.
Although there is no blood relationship between them, Yan Jiu always feels a sense of familiarity when he sees her, as if they have known each other for a long time.
So after the car drove away, Yan Jiu finally couldn't hold back her tears, and Ping An seemed to know something and sat obediently beside her.
Chen Yuchu looked at the person crying pitifully in the wheelchair, handed him a handkerchief, and said slowly in his mellow and magnetic voice, "Why do you look like you are made of water?"
This means that she cries easily.
Yan Jiu didn't quite understand. She hadn't cried very often in the Yan family since she was little. When she was little, she would still cry when Yan Hongsheng scolded her, but she soon learned that Yan Hongsheng would never comfort her. Not only that, the harder she cried, the more severe his punishment would be.
But she was still young at that time and could not bear it very much. Until one day, Yan Jiu was locked in a small room by Yan Hongsheng. She was afraid of the dark and cried and begged Yan Hongsheng and Yu Xue to let her out. Yu Xue secretly came when she needed her most, brought her food and water, and held her in her arms to comfort her.
Thinking of that warm embrace, Yan Jiu rubbed it with his white fingers, as if he missed it a little.
But when Yan Jiu asked Yu Xue to let her out secretly, Yu Xue refused.
Because she didn't dare.
From then on, Yan Jiu rarely cried.
But Yan Jiu couldn't possibly tell Chen Yuchu about these things. The afternoon sun cast a golden shadow on her long eyelashes, and the tears on her eyelashes shone with colorful light. She snorted softly: "Haven't you heard that women are made of water? It's a pity that you are as hard as a rock."
Chen Yuchu's stern face froze for a moment. He hadn't expected her to react to these words. He glanced at her meaningfully, his voice thick with meaning, "How do you know that dripping water won't wear away a stone?"
The plump Windsor knot was meticulously tied, and Chen Yuchu looked calm, with a calm demeanor that came from a period of calm. Only he knew that Yan Jiu's words were like the flutter of a butterfly's wings, causing a hurricane in his heart.
The sun was warm, but Yan Jiu felt a little cold. He folded his arms and said, "Things that take too long may be meaningless."
After saying that, Yan Jiu lowered his eyelashes and placed his slender fingers on the control handle of the wheelchair.
There was a feeling of stagnation for a few seconds.
But soon, Yan Jiu chuckled and changed direction.
She thought maybe this was just the way things were. Things between her and Chen Yuchu didn't start right, so it was normal that the ending wasn't good.
What's more, she didn't expect any outcome when she got the marriage certificate.
Nowadays, having unfounded expectations is problematic.
The slender finger bones covered the wheelchair's push handle, and the crisp woody aroma hit Yan Jiu's face. His eyelashes trembled, and the woody aroma came closer. The deep voice seemed to be close to his ear, and his breath hit the white ear tip, like waves lapping against the shore.
"Yanjiu, let's give it a try."
"Try what?" Yan Jiu pursed her lips, feeling that Chen Yuchu was looking at her.
Chen Yuchu didn't let her wait this time. He looked at the girl in the wheelchair and said slowly and calmly, "Try to understand each other."
Yan Jiu raised her head and could only see that Chen Yuchu's jawline looked much softer under the blurring of light, and her eyelashes trembled subconsciously, just like her confused emotions at the moment.
She and Chen Yuchu had had ambiguous scenes and a brief cold war before, but they had never had a good talk about their views on each other and this marriage.
Yan Jiu pursed his lips and said, "Okay, let's list the things we like and dislike about each other and hand them over to each other."
"This is a good opportunity to sign the marriage agreement I mentioned earlier."
The man pushed her up the stairs to the hall. His tall figure blocked the sunlight behind him. He spoke slowly, "My wife seems very anxious to sign the marriage agreement."
There is no need to rush for Yanjiu.
Anyway, the Chen family’s legal team will prepare everything. She just thought of what Chen Yuchu had said before and wanted to get this matter settled at the same time.
Since they had agreed to understand each other, Yan Jiu had to explain. She swallowed and said word by word, "I have no plans for the Chen family."
Although she spoke with conviction, Yan Jiu soon realized she wasn't right. She had no designs on the Chen family, but the Yan family did. The Yan family was trying every possible way to get close to the Chen family, hoping to gain advantages through the Chen family's companies. She could never shake the fact that she was Yan Hongsheng's daughter.
Moreover, as long as her marriage to Chen Yuchu lasted, Yan Hongsheng would continue to benefit from the Chen family. The reason she always felt awkward in the Chen family wasn't because of their extravagant lifestyle or their unattainable family background, but because she felt like a leech living on the Chen family's blood.
Yan Jiu clenched her fair fingertips, pinching until a layer of blood appeared on the surface of her skin. Chen Yuchu had worked on so many projects and had seen everything. Perhaps he would find her words childish and ridiculous.
She knew that Chen Yuchu didn't care about these things. The benefits that Yan Hongsheng wanted and could get were so insignificant to Chen Yuchu that they were not worth asking about.
But Yan Jiu still felt that she and Chen Yuchu were unbalanced on the two ends of the scale.
At this moment, she hated her own sensitivity. How much better it would be if she could just pretend nothing happened and face Chen Yuchu purely.
Maybe one day, she and Chen Yuchu will regret their decision at this moment. If two complicated people understand each other, they will know how much darkness there is in each other's hearts, and to what extent will they hate and abandon each other?
Chen Yuchu stared at her red fingers intently, sighed softly, leaned down, and covered them with his broad palm, making Yan Jiu's hands look even more delicate and slender. His deep voice sounded in her ears.
"What about you and me? Do you have any plans for me?"
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