Chapter 443: The Rural Woman in Power Coveted by the Rich and Powerful (7)
Yan Lili looked at the neon lights outside the window that were rapidly receding, but the colorful lights became blurred in his eyes.
He felt that the child in his arms was like a red-hot iron, and the scorching temperature was transmitted through his clothes, burning his heart.
All the fragments came together at this moment, allowing Yan Lili to taste the feeling of "wavering" for the first time beyond his cold and hard rationality.
After a while, Qingwu saw that Zhenbao seemed very relaxed in Yan Lili's arms, and she felt relieved.
Yan Lili also breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he had been very nervous just now.
In his twenty years of life, he had never held a baby so soft and small.
My heart has never been beating so fast.
The rain outside the car window was getting heavier, like an impenetrable curtain, completely isolating the outside world.
And in this warm carriage, with heated air and steam everywhere, Yan Lili could clearly smell the lingering scent of soap nuts in Qingwu's hair. That faint fragrance was intertwined with the smell of milk emanating from the child.
Like an invisible thread, it gently wrapped around his heartstrings that had never been moved by anyone.
The treasure in his arms uttered a soft murmur, and rubbed its little head against his arms. The overly soft touch made his fingertips tremble slightly involuntarily.
But the silhouette of Qingwu lowering her eyes and wiping her tears in the corner of his eye made his heart beat like a drum——
But this was not because of nervousness, but a strange, burning throbbing sensation that he had never experienced before.
Yan Lili knew very well that something was wrong with his current condition.
But perhaps something was wrong with him from the first moment he saw Qingwu.
—A complex mixture of pity, protectiveness, and intense possessiveness.
Yan Lili never thought that something like "love at first sight" would happen to her.
This heir of the Yan family, whose life trajectory was planned, had all his rationality shattered by Qing Wu's tearful eyes like glass when she looked at him.
Those eyes were clear as if washed by rain, pure and transparent, and also had a tenacity of risking everything on one throw, just like the white plum blossoms blooming stubbornly in a rainstorm, causing all the defenses in his heart to collapse in an instant.
Yan Lili calmed himself down and tried to recover from his trance.
He thought of Gu Chenzhou who was still lying unconscious on the hospital bed.
He calmly tested Qingwu's attitude and asked in a seemingly casual tone, "Where is your husband?"
Yan Lili heard his own voice breaking the silence, with a hint of deliberately suppressed hoarseness, as if he was suppressing some emotion.
"How could he let you run around in the pouring rain alone when your daughter is so seriously ill?"
There was an imperceptible temptation and provocation hidden in these words, like a thin needle, gently piercing a hidden corner that he longed to explore.
Yan Lili's gaze was fixed on Qing Wu, observing her reaction.
He saw Qingwu's fingers holding the towel suddenly tighten, her knuckles turned pale, and her long eyelashes trembled violently, like butterfly wings blown by the wind, beautiful and fragile.
Qing Wu did not respond to Yan Lili's question immediately, but just cast her gaze at the rapidly receding neon lights outside the window. Those colorful colors were reflected in her eyes, but failed to illuminate the darkness within them.
After a long time, Qingwu sighed softly. The sound seemed to come from a very far away place, with a hint of unspeakable melancholy and helplessness.
Her lips moved slightly and she uttered four words: "He...can't come."
Yan Lili's heart sank suddenly, and then he was seized by a secret expectation.
He asked calmly, his tone even more alluring than before: "Can't come? How important is it? Could it be more important than the safety of your wife and daughter?"
He deliberately ignored the fact that Gu Chenzhou was lying unconscious on the hospital bed. He just wanted to see what expression the woman in front of him would have when she mentioned her husband.
He saw Qingwu biting her lower lip, leaving a faint red mark on the pale lips, but her eyes suddenly filled with tears.
"He..." Qingwu's voice trailed off, with an almost stubborn defense, "He used to love Zhenbao very much, but... it's just that he can't be with us now."
"No way?" Yan Lili raised an eyebrow, the questioning tone in his voice becoming more and more obvious. "What kind of no way could make him not even call when his daughter had a high fever?"
He knew that he was being too aggressive, and even had despicable intentions, but the surging possessiveness in his heart prevented him from stopping.
He wanted to know about the man who occupied Qingwu's entire mind, her husband, his uncle—
How important is it in her heart?
He wanted to know whether Qingwu had ever felt lonely and helpless during the time that Gu Chenzhou was absent.
Qing Wu raised her head. Her glass-like eyes were now filled with moisture, as if they could turn into tears and roll down at any time.
However, she bit her lips stubbornly, trying hard not to let the tears fall.
She looked straight into Yan Lili's eyes. The original coldness in them had been replaced by some complex emotions, like an undercurrent surging beneath the melting ice.
Her eyes were somewhat empty, as if she was looking at Yan Lili, but also as if she was not.
But looking through him, at something else.
As she watched, Qingwu thought of Gu Chenzhou again.
Qingwu was silent, as if she was lost in some memories, with struggle and confusion in her beautiful eyes.
Yan Lili's heart sank suddenly. He suddenly felt that he shouldn't have mentioned her husband, and he also regretted forcing Qing Wu to answer like this.
...Doesn't this remind her of her husband?
Although Yan Lili knew the reason why Gu Chenzhou disappeared, Qing Wu didn't know.
Due to the obscure and unspeakable thoughts deep in his heart, Yan Lili did not intend to tell Qing Wu the truth.
If Qingwu knew that there was a misunderstanding between her and Gu Chenzhou and that Gu Chenzhou did not disappear on purpose, she would most likely always miss her husband.
Then how did he get to the top?
Yan Lili couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew that his thoughts were really despicable.
He also admitted that he was not a good person.
He even harbored some not-so-righteous ideas and wanted to add fuel to the fire, so let them misunderstand like this.
It was because of a misunderstanding that he had that opportunity.
Moreover, it is an indisputable fact that Gu Chenzhou could not appear when Qingwu needed him.
So when Qingwu was awkwardly thinking about how to respond, Yan Lili suddenly looked away and stopped asking about Qingwu.
Qing Wu breathed a sigh of relief, but it was undeniable that—
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