Chapter 182 Zhao Wenxian x Shen Yanheng 3
Zhao Wenxian's eyes were filled with sadness. She slowly lowered her head and said "ok" in a hoarse voice. Shen Yanheng accompanied her to finish the meal and then hurried back to the unit to work overtime.
Then she realized that he had rushed back just to have a meal with her.
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"How long have you been married and you're still not pregnant?"
"Have you been to the hospital for a checkup? Or do you say you don't—"
"Mom, stop talking."
Zhao Wenxian went home for the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday and was packing winter clothes in her bedroom to take home. Zhao's mother kept muttering to herself, and she couldn't stand it anymore, so she retorted angrily.
"You've become more independent after getting married, right? You dare to insult others?!"
Zhao Wenxian pretended not to hear and just took the clothes from the closet.
"Your amulet is old, but the paper inside is still for safety. I'll change it to one for having a child later."
"Mom—"
Zhao Wenxian's heart skipped a beat when she heard that. When she turned around, she saw that the amulet that she had just placed on the table had been opened and the paper inside had been taken out.
"Mom, give it back to me!"
"Zhao Wenxian! What's this? You haven't given up yet, have you?" Zhao's mother rushed over and slapped her in the face, "You're already married! Wasn't it enough that I didn't beat you enough back then?!"
Zhao Wenxian cried and tried to grab the paper from her hand, "No, Mom, give it back to me first..."
"I was wondering why your stomach hasn't moved at all. Do you have no intention of living a good life with me?"
Zhao Wenxian resigned herself to being thrown to the ground by her. Out of the corner of her eye she saw her walking towards her with the bamboo stick in her hand.
She closed her eyes and pressed her face against the cold tiles, tears falling one by one, while she tightly grasped the snatched paper in her hand.
"Today I will be good--"
"Mrs. Zhao!"
Hearing Shen Yanheng's voice, Zhao Wenxian's heart sank to the bottom and her whole body turned cold.
Shen Yanheng rushed over and held her in his arms, not even calling her mother-in-law, but calling her by her name, "He Yuzhen!"
"She is not only the daughter of your Zhao family, but also the wife of me, Shen Yanheng!"
"How can you put my reputation as Shen Yanheng aside if you do this?"
Zhao Wenxian huddled in his arms, shedding tears silently and suppressing her sobs.
"Yanheng, we didn't discipline our daughter well."
"Don't call me like that!" Shen Yanheng interrupted her sharply, picked up the person and left.
Zhao Wenxian nestled in his arms. The sounds of the quarrel between Zhao's father and mother became farther and farther away. She looked up at Shen Yanheng's stern face.
Ever since they met him, he had always been a gentle person. He had never cursed like he did just now, and they had never seen him use his status to bully others.
"sorry."
"sorry."
When they got in the car, both of them apologized at the same time. Zhao Wenxian held the paper ball in her hand as if she was holding a hot potato, not knowing how to explain it.
"Does it still hurt?" Shen Yanheng asked in a harsh voice. He carefully tucked the hair on her face behind her ears and looked at her swollen cheek, which seemed to be grasped by someone.
Zhao Wenxian shook her head, and her tears flowed even more.
Shen Yanheng stroked the corner of her eyes with his fingers and wiped them gently with a tissue.
Zhao Wenxian looked at his focused face, suddenly plucked up the courage, and handed him the paper ball in her hand.
The crumpled ball of paper lay in the palm of her hand, with a few shallow scars on it.
Shen Yanheng rubbed her palm twice before picking up the paper ball and unfolding it bit by bit.
He thought he would see a love letter or a portrait of someone she liked.
But neither is true.
Just a handwritten answer to a political question.
He couldn't help but recognize that it was his own handwriting, but he was doubtful because he couldn't believe that Zhao Wenxian had kept this paper for ten years. He checked it again and again, and his conclusion was the same every time.
It was given away from his hands ten years ago, and after a long time, it returned to his hands today. The crumpled piece of paper showed traces of time.
He looked up in surprise and met Zhao Wenxian's evasive gaze.
"Do you also think that...I am disgusting?"
"Did they say that about you?" Shen Yanheng asked while holding back his anger, feeling mixed emotions: anger, heartache, and rage.
"I'm sorry..." Zhao Wenxian suddenly apologized while choking up, "I, I secretly liked you before, I never wanted to disturb you, nor did I want to bring you any trouble, I——"
Zhao Wenxian explained incoherently, and Shen Yanheng pulled her into his arms, "Xianxian..."
"You are right. It is Shen Yanheng's honor. Shen Yanheng is so lucky to be loved by Xianxian for so many years."
"Xianxian is fine."
Zhao Wenxian burst into tears, venting her aggrieved emotions. Shen Yanheng patted her back to comfort her. When she calmed down, he asked softly, "Do they... beat you often?"
"If I'm obedient, my mother won't hit me."
Shen Yanheng slowly realized that such a question was somewhat offensive, so he stopped asking and stared at the palm of her hand.
Zhao Wenxian noticed his gaze, took her hands back and hid them behind her body, then got out of his arms.
Shen Yanheng wiped away the tears from her eyes and said, "Xianxian, you don't have to come back if you don't want to."
"Also, I must confess to you that my love for you is still very superficial. Compared to you, it is just a drop in the bucket. I am very surprised and even feel that I am not worthy of your love."
"I will get to know you better in the future. Please give me more time, okay?"
Zhao Wenxian nodded. She was already very satisfied.
She has a new family and a lover, and he is someone she has liked for more than ten years. He understands her, respects her, and likes her too, although maybe only a little, but she is already very satisfied.
After that, Zhao Wenxian never returned to the Zhao family. Later, she heard that Shen Yanheng had someone break the bamboo stick and hit He Yuzhen on the hand twenty times before breaking it.
They never had a quarrel after they got married, and their life became sweeter day by day. One year after their marriage, they had Shen Ze'an. Although the process was bumpy, fortunately the final result was good.
The two began to clumsily learn to be parents and take care of this new member of the family.
Since Zhao Wenxian became pregnant, she gradually started to have a bad temper, and her mood became more changeable after giving birth. She was calmed down by Shen Yanheng every time.
I didn't pay attention that day. Shen Yanheng made a phone call and got on a plane to go abroad.
With a wife on one side and a hungry child on the other, Shen Yanheng had no choice but to hand An An to Shen Sichen and chase her abroad with Shi Chengyu.
The two of them arrived in time and rescued Zhao Wenxian and Shen Chutang.
Back at the hotel, Shen Yanheng held the person in his arms and comforted him in a low voice.
After a long while, he asked softly, "Why this time?"
"I'm sorry..." Zhao Wenxian apologized with tears in her eyes, "I can't control myself..."
"I just feel that you don't like me. If you were married to someone else, would you also gradually like her, marry her and have children with her..."
The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she felt, and finally she burst into tears.
Shen Yanheng bent down and kissed her, "No, I chose you myself."
"There will be no one else, and there is no possibility like what you said."
"I feel so disgusting now..." Zhao Wenxian said.
"No, Xianxian is just in a bad mood right now, and I'm glad Xianxian can speak it out." Shen Yanheng gently touched her head, "Xianxian is doing well, she can express any emotion she wants, but she can't sneak away anymore, I'm scared to death."
Zhao Wenxian looked up at him, and at that moment a sentence suddenly came to her mind: Only those who are favored are fearless.
She never thought that one day she would have a temper tantrum with Shen Yanheng and run away abroad, and she didn't realize that she had already changed because of the love he gave her.
Because we are loved, we have the temper and confidence, and only then we make more demands without being satisfied.
Zhao Wenxian seemed to understand all this, and all the troubles in her heart disappeared in an instant. The light that she secretly liked more than ten years ago now shone on her.
[Updated the happy ending extra chapter, adjusted to chapter 170 hehe. 】
[After 75 days, "Shi Tang" is officially saying goodbye to everyone. I will update the extra chapters when I have time and opportunity in the future. Thank you for your love! ]
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