Chapter 86 Chapter 86 He wants a divorce.
The Huaishao old house looks even more ancient and profound under the crazy washing of rain.
Yan Jiu and Chen Yuchu got on the shuttle bus. The heavy rain was hitting the glass windows. Through the rain and fog, they could only make out the buildings and colors.
Chen Yuchu got out of the car first and stretched out his hand to shield Yan Jiu from the strong wind and splashing raindrops. His well-ironed suit jacket was soaked with water.
Yan Jiu said, "Thank you."
The two of them walked in silence all the way to the living room, and the atmosphere inside was not much better.
Chen Yuchu took off his suit jacket, which was slightly wet on the back, and handed it to the servant.
Hearing the noise, Qu Lingling and Chen Baichuan looked over, their faces looking ugly and filled with disgust, as if she was garbage that should be thrown away and was emitting a horrible stench.
Although they had disliked her before, they had never looked at her like this.
Did something happen?
While Yan Jiuna was wondering, Chen Yuchu was already standing in front of her. The familiar scent of his white shirt made her feel much more at ease.
After sitting on the sofa for a while, dinner began.
Her eyes quietly fell on Chen Xiuyun. Compared with the unfriendly expressions of Qu Lingling and Chen Baichuan beside him, he seemed much gentler.
Although his face showed some traces of time due to years of being away from home, it also had a more casual demeanor. He was a mixture of gentleness and toughness. The two completely different temperaments in one person created a contradictory harmony.
One can imagine how handsome and handsome he was when he was young.
As if he noticed Yan Jiu's gaze, he turned his head and looked over with a gentle smile.
Yan Jiu's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and he slowly lowered his eyes.
At the dinner table, everyone seemed preoccupied, which only served to highlight Chen Xiuyun's calm demeanor.
However, perhaps out of consideration, everyone deliberately chose light-hearted topics.
Yong Meiru mentioned that Qu Lingling had been looking for a suitable marriage partner for Chen Baichuan these days. "Now that you, as a father, have returned, why not accompany Lingling to look for someone?"
Chen Xiujun nodded, "Got it."
When Qu Lingling heard this, there was no joy on her face.
Yan Jiu felt strange. When Chen Xiujun was not back, Qu Lingling occasionally mentioned him with smiles and attachment in her eyes. Why was she so cold now that he came back?
Chen Baichuan, who is usually very resistant to blind dates, did not raise any objection this time.
Yong Meiru took a sip of ginger honey water. "You finally made it back, so stay home for a while. Lingling and Baichuan miss you very much, as do your father and I."
"I'm getting older, so it's easy for me to recall the past." Yong Meiru stretched out her hand and gestured, "When I first saw you, you were so small, like a pink dumpling, and everyone wanted to hug you."
"But you only grabbed the edge of my clothes."
"Even though he's so small, he's quite strong."
Chen Xiuyun understood Yong Meiru's intention and pondered for a moment. Perhaps recalling the warmth they had shared in the past, he nodded gently. "You brought me up. I came back this time to ask if you'd be interested in seeing the sights outside with me. With my sister-in-law managing the household, you should relax and unwind when you have some free time."
Yong Meiru: "It's hard for you to still miss me, but I have no interest in these mountains and rivers."
Chen Xiuyun: "I guessed you didn't want to leave, so I brought you a gift in every city I visited. There's one for everyone in the family. I've sorted them in the storeroom and will have the servants deliver them to your room later. There's also a birthday gift for my sister-in-law, and wedding gifts for Yuchu and Xiaojiu."
When Yan Jiu heard him mentioned, he said softly, "Thank you."
Yong Meiru and Chen Xiuyun were the only ones chatting. Chen Hongfu listened to them silently. After about half an hour, he stood up and said, "Xiuyun, come with me to the study."
Meng Zhuxing and Chen Jinghe looked at each other and said nothing.
After they left, the tense atmosphere that had been in the room since Yan Jiu entered didn't improve much. Seeing this, Yong Meiru said, "Don't accompany an old lady like me anymore. Go back to your room and rest."
The rain outside has stopped.
Leaves floated in the puddles on the ground, and the servants were cleaning up.
Yan Jiu and Chen Yuchu were also going to stay in the old house tonight. After walking along the corridor for a while, they said goodbye to each other and each of them walked towards Chen Yuchu's small building alone.
There was still raindrops hanging on the eaves, and they fell down with the slightest breeze.
The wind after the rain blew on her body, and Yan Jiu's skirt fluttered, and she couldn't help shivering.
Chen Yuchu changed his position, walked to her side and blocked it for her.
Yan Jiu raised her eyelashes. In the dim light, a tall man stood beside her, completely blocking the wind and rain outside.
A warmth flowed through her chest. Thinking of the strangeness just now, she couldn't help asking: "Is your uncle back this time because of something?"
Chen Yuchu had long been aware of her sharpness, not to mention the obvious atmosphere in the room just now.
He lowered his eyes, held her hand, and then said slowly: "He wants a divorce."
"Divorce?" Yan Jiu couldn't help but raise his voice. As soon as he said that, he looked around vigilantly. Seeing that there was no one around, he felt relieved, with an expression of surprise on his face.
Why is it so sudden?
Everyone knew that Chen Xiujun and Qu Lingling had a troubled relationship, but they had maintained it for so many years without issue. Now that the balance had been disrupted, it was no wonder everyone looked so solemn.
She suddenly remembered what Sheng Jingyao had said, and her eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
Does mom know he's back?
Qu Lingling looked at her with undisguised disgust.
Could this matter be related to my mother?
But she immediately rejected this.
No.
Perhaps sensing Yan Jiu's worry, Chen Yuchu squeezed her fleshless palm and said soothingly, "My family may not agree. Even if they do, it has nothing to do with us."
How can it be unrelated?
Things in a big family are always interconnected. Chen Hongfu might promise Chen Baichuan something to appease him, or Chen Baichuan might do something desperate.
Chen Xiuyun came back at a terrible time.
It was the moment when he and Wen Yunhui were having an unpleasant argument, which made people wonder whether he was preparing to stir up some trouble.
Chen Xiuyun is different from Chen Baichuan. He is intelligent and has been loved by Chen Hongfu since childhood.
The real purpose of his return is still unclear.
In the dim light, Chen Yuchu's black eyelashes drooped in a shadow.
When I entered the small building, I found that Chen Xiuyun's gift had arrived a long time ago.
The downstairs was almost full. Although Chen Xiuyun and Chen Yuchu were blood-related family members, he did not prepare many gifts for Chen Yuchu. Instead, most of them were for Yan Jiu.
Yan Jiu looked at the dazzling array of gifts, feeling a little overwhelmed.
It can be seen that the gifts Chen Xiuyun gave her were not casually bought in a tourist gift shop, but were selected by him personally. There were bookmarks of different buildings, handmade soaps, postcards, refrigerator magnets, wood carvings, cloth bags, clothes and refrigerator magnets. Perhaps because he knew that she opened a pottery shop, he also had porcelain from various countries.
Maybe the price is not expensive, but if they are not close friends, they would not give these little things as gifts.
As a wedding gift for her and Chen Yuchu, Chen Xiuyun gave her a painting of a church by Monet.
"Imitation?" Yan Jiu asked uncertainly.
Although she felt that Chen Xiuyun was unlikely to give her a forgery, an authentic work would be too expensive, as she was only his niece-in-law.
Chen Yuchu looked at the painting and said firmly, "It's an authentic work."
"Ah." Yan Jiu was frightened and whispered, "Your uncle is too generous."
Chen Yuchu's eyes darkened as he thought that Chen Xiujun was not generous to everyone.
But he didn't say this.
After washing up, Yan Jiu came out in her nightgown, with layers of mist rising behind her, making her eyebrows and eyes a little hazy.
She and Chen Yuchu both have the habit of reading before bed, but she doesn't often live in the old house, so she doesn't have the books she likes to read at hand.
Yan Jiu leaned against the bookshelf, looking around lazily.
The books on Chen Yuchu's bookshelf are either famous works she has read or obscure professional books, covering a wide range of topics, including semiconductors, robots, chips, finance and law.
If it appeared on someone else's bookshelf, she would inevitably suspect that it was just pretentiousness, but for Chen Yuchu, she was not so sure.
I took out a book about semiconductors and flipped through it casually, and saw translations and notes everywhere.
The obscure professional terms become simple and interesting after his explanation.
But Yan Jiu wasn't very interested and quickly put it down.
"Huh?" Yan Jiu pulled out a thick photo album, his rosy lips parted slightly, forming a beautiful curve as he asked, "Can I see it?"
After receiving a positive answer, Yan Jiu returned to the room with the photo album.
Watching her gracefully leaving figure, Chen Yuchu's smile deepened. He picked up a book and followed her with a stride of his long legs.
The two of them were half leaning against the head of the bed, each holding something to look at, and there was a natural harmony between them.
Yan Jiu felt that Chen Yuchu probably didn't like taking photos. Although there were many photos in the album, most of them were group photos. The Chen family had the habit of taking family photos during holidays.
Or perhaps it was a photo with friends. Chen Yuchu didn't have many friends, so Wen Yunhui and Shang Yu were in almost every photo. Seeing this, she felt a surge of tenderness in her heart, like a spring flowing through her.
Suddenly turning to a photo, Shang Yu was holding a puppy with a birthday hat on his head. Yan Jiu couldn't help but smile.
The sound of flipping through the photo album was very light, but the fragrance of bath water always floated in the air. Chen Yuchu's Adam's apple rolled, and he looked at her with pursed lips.
Yan Jiu noticed his gaze and asked casually, "Is this Shang Yu celebrating his birthday? Is the dog he's holding Lucky?"
"What?" Chen Yuchu leaned over and rested his head on her shoulder naturally, sniffing her fragrance with the tip of his nose, and said nonchalantly: "Lucky is having a birthday, and he refused to wear a birthday hat, so Shang Yu put it on her head."
His chin rested on her shoulder, and his body was wrapped in the fresh scent of a bath. As he spoke, his slightly heavy breath fanned her cheek. Yan Jiu's heart skipped a beat and his eyelashes were a little flustered.
The man spoke calmly, "Lucky is living well in Shang Yu's house. His whole family loves him very much. He has a special person to prepare his food, and he is cared for once a week. The whole family and the servants take turns playing with him. He lives like an ancestor."
Hearing that the puppy with whom he had a relationship was doing well, Yan Jiu couldn't help but smile. He didn't notice for a moment that they had moved closer, and the charming scent lingered between their skin.
Chen Yuchu curled his lips, and by the time Yan Jiu realized that he was going to kiss her, her body was already filled with his clean and refreshing fragrance.
He lowered his head and kissed her eyes. Her fair eyelids were outlined with a perfect arc. He slowly kissed the end of her eyes, then moved down to the tip of her nose and lips.
Yan Jiu slowly closed his eyes.
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