"Didn't today go quite smoothly? Why do you still look a little unhappy? Is something on your mind?"
His voice was gentle yet firm, and when he looked at Shu Ying, his gaze was filled with tenderness.
It seems that whenever the two of them are together, it's hard to see Xie Zhiyan's face clearly. His gaze is usually fixed on Shu Ying, either tenderly or with affection. In short, he doesn't hide any of his emotions when facing Shu Ying.
He can be completely himself without any psychological pressure.
Shu Ying shook her head slightly, rested her head gently on Xie Zhiyan's shoulder, and spoke in a weak voice.
"No, it's just that Du Chenzhou mentioned my parents just now, and I just felt a little uncomfortable. Although he has no memory of them, from the perspective of opposing sides, I feel that his mentioning my parents is disrespectful to them."
She looked at the road ahead and closed her eyes again, her heart filled with bitterness.
I never imagined that after so long, the first time I would hear about my parents from someone else would be from my mortal enemy.
This feeling only made Shu Ying angrier.
Du Chenzhou may not have intended to bring it up, or he may have genuinely cared about his parents' health at the time, but no matter which angle she looked at it from, she couldn't understand it.
Noticing the change in her mood, Xie Zhiyan gently stroked her fingers. A tingling sensation filled Shu Ying's heart. She slowly opened her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling, making her look like a porcelain doll.
The outside light was already quite dark, and the faint light that enveloped the car added a layer of hazy ambiguity. Xie Zhiyan gently tidied Shu Ying's stray hairs behind her ear with one hand, and her clear face came into view.
“We can’t control what others say or do. The only thing we can control is our own heart. Since you feel there’s no need to associate with him, don’t let his words affect your emotions. I know you’re like this because you miss your parents, but if they were still alive, they certainly wouldn’t want to see you so sad.”
Shu Ying's eyes betrayed her loneliness.
She didn't know how to deal with these emotions on her own. Ever since that dream she had this afternoon, many records about her parents had appeared in her online space, as if God was guiding her step by step to make some choices.
She walked very carefully, afraid that one wrong step would lead to utter ruin.
“I understand what you mean, but I just can’t let it go. It’s even more painful than seeing my mother in my dream. My parents are both very good people. They shouldn’t have ended up like this. If they knew how it would turn out, I wonder if they would regret their decision. Zhiyan, right now I feel like there’s a huge rock in my heart, it’s making it hard for me to breathe. I don’t know how to explain it to you. Maybe I’ll feel better if I process it on my own.”
She met Xie Zhiyan's kind gaze and frankly expressed the distress she was feeling.
Shu Ying didn't want to keep it bottled up inside, so she decided to just say what was on her mind to avoid any misunderstandings between them.
Xie Zhiyan nodded, his eyes filled with understanding and love for Shu Ying.
He gently massaged her shoulders. "Of course I understand how you feel right now. If you don't want to talk to me, just lean on my shoulder and sleep for a while. We'll be home soon. If you still feel upset and want to talk to someone, I'll always be your best listener. No matter what happens, I'll always stand firmly by your side. So Yingying, you have to believe that even if the sky falls, you won't be alone."
They had many misunderstandings in the past, which forced them to separate for many years. He fought bloody battles on the front lines, while Shuying struggled to raise their two children alone.
From then on, both of them kept their mouths shut, and no matter how big the misunderstanding was, there was nothing that couldn't be explained away.
He didn't want to miss Shu Ying again because of his own selfish thoughts. He desperately wanted to make up for the four years of lost contact.
Shu Ying nodded wearily, nestled in Xie Zhiyan's arms, and remained silent for a long time.
The road outside wasn't easy to travel, especially at night when the car was a bit bumpy. She felt a churning in her stomach, closed her eyes, and it took her a while to recover.
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