Chapter 44 Extra Chapter: Wen Que: His Sun
Wen Que died on his thirtieth birthday.
That day, he practically lived in the lab, as usual.
A fanatical and eccentric researcher, no one understands his "dream".
After all, with the current level of technology, time travel is simply a pipe dream.
From his university days, Wen Que was a "genius freshman," a future financial tycoon in the eyes of his teachers, and a gentle class monitor who was the easiest to get along with in the eyes of his classmates. He once had a glamorous life that everyone thought was perfect.
at first.
That is indeed the case.
Until he saw the girl he loved nestled beside a seemingly ordinary boy.
These years.
Wen Que did try to pursue Shen Yi again, but she only treated him as an ordinary friend, which suppressed his desires, and in the end, he dared not move forward.
yes.
Shen Yi may have truly forgiven him. After the operation to rescue Xu Qingzhe together, she no longer rejected his approach and often acquiesced to his participation in group activities, seemingly accepting him back.
Wen Que didn't know how much of her affection remained, and he was too cowardly to go forward again. He was afraid that the friendship he had formed with because of their kindness and tolerance would be broken, and he would lose even the last reason to stay by her side and see her smile.
Wen Que gave up.
He thought that whether it was Song Yang or Xu Qingzhe, as long as she liked them, they were both excellent enough and sincere enough to Shen Yi, he would choose to silently bless them and protect them for the rest of his life to make up for the debt he had owed them in the past.
But...
She fell for someone who didn't seem that outstanding.
The boy was from the same school as Shen Yi. He was 1.75 meters tall, thin, and his appearance was only barely handsome; in fact, he was quite ordinary. He was unremarkable in every way and was the type of person who would not be noticed at first glance if thrown into a crowd.
Everyone was extremely shocked that Shen Yi was with such a boy.
Including the boy himself.
He had a crush on Shen Yi since his freshman year of college, but Shen Yi was the school beauty, with good grades and a good personality. She had countless suitors and a group of friends who seemed just as outstanding as her and were from a completely different world than ordinary people.
He never dared to hope that he could be with someone like Shen Yi. He was already very content to have met Shen Yi through a charity event, added her on WeChat, and occasionally do some good deeds together.
But Shen Yi took the initiative to confess her feelings to him.
The reason is that he has a heart of gold, something she loves and wants to cherish.
At first, no one understood the meaning of this sentence.
It wasn't until Shen Yu, still unconvinced, sent dozens of people to test the boy that they discovered he was indeed as kind as Shen Yi had described, but not a saint, and while loving, he also showed favoritism towards her.
An ordinary appearance, yet it is the soul that attracts profound understanding.
From then on, she had found a lover with whom she truly wanted to spend her life, and there was no turning back.
Wen Que almost disappeared from her life.
He changed majors and directions, and from his undergraduate studies to his doctoral studies and then to his teaching position at the university, he almost always lived in the laboratory.
Wen Que didn't even have the courage to attend Shen Yi's wedding.
During the video call, the woman in her wedding dress smiled happily as she held her partner's hand and walked down the aisle, welcoming her future amidst the blessings of countless guests.
The groom was both shy and nervous, but when he saw Shen Yi making a funny face at him, he forgot how solemn the atmosphere was and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Shen Yu's voice sounded somewhat surprised on the other end of the phone, growing softer and softer: "Why does he look a little familiar? Holy crap... doesn't his eye look a bit like Wen Que's when he smiles?"
Jiang Yue snapped at him, "Are you out of your mind? Anyone with eyes that crinkled like that and lips pursed looks the same! Yi Yi is just a very gentle girl; she's just more likely to be attracted to gentle guys!"
On stage.
The groom kisses the bride.
Having not rested properly for several days, Wen Que suddenly felt a strange angina, which made him pale and unable to support himself. He slowly knelt down on the ground.
In my final moments of consciousness.
He thought with a mixture of amusement and self-mockery that he never imagined he would die in such a twisted way because of jealousy.
Looking back on this life, it's like a mirage.
Wen Que always knew very well that he wasn't a truly good person.
The help he has given to others over the years, the time and energy he has devoted, is simply what he believes he should do.
It used to be because of my public persona.
He was the so-called chosen one, a perfect being in everyone's eyes. His parents, teachers, and classmates all had high hopes for him, so he should be a good person in the conventional sense.
Later, it was because Shen Yi liked it.
Even though he tried hard to pretend and change, she still saw through his hypocrisy and fell in love with a truly kind and sincere soul.
If only he could do it all over again, he wanted to be the kind of person she truly loved.
When Wen Que closed his eyes, he didn't see that the unfinished machine was emitting a golden light.
His research was unsuccessful.
Time travel is impossible; only a portion of consciousness can traverse time and space through it.
Shen Yi once favored him the most.
Even the heavens seemed to favor him this time.
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Seventeen-year-old Wen Que had a nightmare.
In his dream, the truth that they had all kept hidden was revealed in an extremely embarrassing way, and the girl he loved and wanted to protect became the biggest victim of the incident.
She went through a lot, a lot of pain and struggle, but ultimately she grew into a strong and courageous person.
But she no longer loved him, nor did she need him anymore.
He couldn't bear to look at her tearful face.
She questioned repeatedly, why does love appear as deception? Is this kind of love true love?
final.
She chose to let go.
I woke up from my dream.
An indescribable stabbing pain shot through his heart. This absurd dream was something Wen Que, an extreme rationalist, never imagined would become a reality someday.
As for why he had such a dream, Wen Que attributed it to what he thought about during the day and dreamed about at night.
Perhaps it was because his parents' argument at the dinner table yesterday brought up this old story again, prompting him to start thinking about it again after a long time.
The year he and Shen Yi got engaged, he briefly misunderstood and thought they were the same kind of people.
At that time, she seemed to be in her rebellious teenage years, with a prickly, willful, and capricious nature, but she would only conceal her sharpness in front of him.
In addition, there were some overly coincidental misunderstandings. For example, every time Wen's mother wanted to hint at something about Shen's mother's daughter, she would just happen to appear and interrupt, making both him and his mother think that she also knew something about that matter.
He soon realized he was wrong.
She is actually kind and lovely, the most wonderful girl in the world, without a trace of scheming or cunning.
She offered up all her love, her honest and naked sincerity, with both hands.
It's perfectly normal to have a good impression of a girl like that, and then fall in love with her.
Wen Que began to feel distressed.
They were worried about whether the truth would be revealed and whether their future would be ruined so they could not be together.
So he made what he believed to be the best decision, planning out Shen Yi's future in the manner of an extremely rationalist.
He didn't care about the lives of those who were unrelated to him.
But that night, he had another recurring nightmare.
In his dream, the tearful face repeatedly questioned him: "From beginning to end, no one gave me a choice, and no one asked me if I had to get these so-called good things, even if I had to steal, rob, or plunder other people's lives and abandon my conscience and bottom line?"
She cried her heart out, looking incredibly fragile, and her eyes were filled with utter disappointment as she looked at him.
I woke up from the nightmare again.
In his dazed state, he still remembered a voice repeatedly telling him at the end of the dream: "[Wen Que, you can't lie to her.]"
If you love her, don't lie to her.
Respect her ideas and don't presume to do things she dislikes; she doesn't like that.
Also, you need to let her know that you like her.
She feels insecure, scared, and helpless. As her fiancé, you've done a terrible job.
My head is splitting with pain.
Wen Que sat on the edge of the bed, raised his hand and smacked his head hard, only then did he feel a little better.
He could no longer fall asleep.
Having nightmares is not uncommon, but even after waking up for so long, the fear from the dream has not dissipated but has instead intensified.
When Wen Que was awake, he was even more unable to face the scene in his dream. He had never imagined that one day Shen Yi would stop loving him.
Although it was just a dream, it served as a wake-up call for Wen Que.
What will happen if that day really comes? Will she really hate him so much that she leaves him?
Just as she said in the dream, he thought he was giving her the best things without ever asking her if she wanted them.
The usually headstrong boy raised his head and looked at the moon outside the house with a hint of confusion.
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Wen Que knew that he was an oddball who lacked security in relationships.
Just as he knew that his parents' business marriage was not entirely without sincerity from beginning to end, it still ended up being completely different from what it used to be.
Love progresses from ambiguity to mutual affection. After the initial infatuation fades, one party may feel bored, realizing that what is unattainable is always the best.
He was afraid that revealing his feelings too early would scare Shen Yi away or make her lose interest in him.
Wen Que rarely encountered people he wanted to keep in his life, but Shen Yi was the first.
He had never learned how to love, yet after the nightmare he realized—
At least it's not right now. If everything continues, it really might develop as in the dream.
But……
He didn't want her to cry.
Wen Que began to reflect on himself.
He didn't seem to have done anything to make Shen Yi feel that he liked her.
He even concealed and deceived her.
He didn't know which choice was the right one.
If the truth of all this is never revealed, then Shen Yi, who knows nothing, will be the happiest person in his life, and he will be right to do so.
But if something unexpected happens, it will be like in the dream, and she will become the most hurt person in this incident, which is not right.
Perhaps the impact of this incident on Wen Que was greater than he had imagined, so much so that Shen Yi quickly noticed his abnormality. One day after school, she waited at the school gate and said she would take Wen Que home. Then she quietly asked him if anything bad had happened recently and inquired if there was anything she could do to help.
Looking at the innocent face beside him, Wen Que felt a strange emotion welling up in his heart.
if you can.
Of course, he hoped she would always be so carefree.
Perhaps it was because her eyes were so pure, at this moment they even seemed like a "demon-revealing mirror," causing Wen Que to be drawn into those eyes and ask the truth that had troubled him for so long: "If one day, someone you trust deceives you about something very serious, but it's for your own good, can you forgive them?"
Shen Yi looked puzzled: "For my own good? Then why lie to me? Wouldn't it have been better to just tell me directly?"
Wen Que was silent for a while, then said with some difficulty, "He's doing this for your own good, but the price might be that innocent people suffer because of it."
Shen Yi's eyes widened as if she had heard a horror story, then she said angrily, "Of course not! How can you do that?"
Unbeknownst to him, Wen Que raised his hand and gently stroked Shen Yi's hair, asking tenderly, "But what if he told you that the one who gets hurt will become you, and you have to choose one or the other?"
Shen Yi fell into deep thought.
She lowered her head and gently bit her lip, as if she had hesitated for a long time before making up her mind: "The truth should be what it is. Hurt may hurt for a while, but deception will hurt for a lifetime. It's like external injuries and internal injuries. The former hurts but can heal, while the latter is hard to say."
As soon as Shen Yi finished speaking, she felt Wen Que's hand on the back of her head pause. He looked at her with a complex expression, as if he were easily hurt: "...So, that's really what you think."
Shen Yi had absolutely no idea what any of this was all about.
But Wen Que had already withdrawn his hand and closed his eyes, murmuring, "Thank you, Yi Yi, I know what to do."
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Wen Que began to revel in the happy times he spent with Shen Yi, like a thief stealing something that didn't belong to him.
From going to and from school together every day, to frequent visits during breaks, to the occasional small dessert, to always gently stroking her head, to holding her hand tightly without any hesitation even under gossipy gazes, to repeating "I like you" a thousand times over and over again.
He wanted to spend more time with her.
At least……
Before telling her the truth, before she might resent him and distance herself from him, let her feel some more of his affection.
Shen Yi went from being flattered at the beginning to now being able to smile at Wen Que in the crowd and reply, "I like you the most too!"
At times like these, Wen Que would feel annoyed by his own foolishness.
If he had known sooner that he would have said those words and let everyone know that he liked her too, and that her face would have been beaming with such a happy smile, he wouldn't have wasted a single second.
His unfounded worries are nowhere near as important as her genuine smile.
The warmth of holding her hand, the sweet scent of his breath, his generous affection and the response he gave—everything was as beautiful as a fairy tale.
Wen's mother naturally reprimanded Wen Que for this matter.
Such an open and flamboyant relationship, even if they are engaged, is not appropriate to be on campus.
not to mention.
Her usually well-behaved and ambitious son, who never wastes his time on useless things, has recently been spending all his time indulging in pleasure, accompanying her to many pointless places, such as night markets. He is simply indulging in frivolous pursuits and has never thought about the future.
Wen Que simply smiled and said, "She is the future I care about."
Mother Wen was stunned. She wanted to say something but couldn't find the words. Father Wen, on the other hand, saw the madness hidden beneath his son's calm expression. Perhaps it was because they were the same kind of people, selfishness and indifference were in their nature. But the difference was that his son seemed to have something more important to him than himself.
This is not a bad thing.
Mr. Wen had no idea what had happened. He just frowned and blamed his wife: "I told you you were too strict with him. Never mind, he's a smart kid. He'll make the right choice."
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Wen Que chose to tell Shen Yi the truth and apologize to her during their first kiss.
No matter when you face it, this is a blow so cruel that you can't face it calmly.
Wen Que originally wanted to at least spend Shen Yi's birthday with him before finding an opportunity to tell him, but everything in the dream happened on Shen Yi's birthday. Although Wen Que knew that this was really far-fetched, he still avoided it as if possessed.
Wen Que was prepared for her to break down and cry. In order to prevent the two families from finding out, he suggested to the Shen family in advance that he take Shen Yi to a nearby city for a trip, leaving only the two of them in the villa.
Shen Yi was stunned at first. She looked at Wen Que's eyes over and over again to make sure there was no trace of lying or joking. As tears fell, she murmured, "...It's not your fault, but can you help me? I have to give my life back to her."
Wen Que grasped her hand: "Okay, I will help you, and I will always be with you."
Because Wen Que had told her all this, an anonymous DNA test result was delivered to Shen's mother before the nightmare was supposed to begin.
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When Shen's mother arrived at the Jiang family home in a daze, Shen Yi was nestled in the house under her name, holding a sweet roasted sweet potato, and called out to Wen Que in the kitchen, "I want to eat ice cream!"
Wen Que rarely refused her: "You've already had two ice creams today, be careful not to catch a cold."
Shen Yi pursed his lips.
Okay, maybe it's because I know what's about to happen that I'm feeling a bit restless, which is why I keep wanting to eat ice cream.
The moment the phone rang, Shen Yi nervously grasped Wen Que's hand and instinctively looked at him for help.
Wen Que admitted that at this moment, he felt a hidden and dark desire being satisfied.
Right now.
He was her only accomplice in the world, and the person she trusted wholeheartedly.
She forgave his past concealment, carefully planned how to uncover the truth, and even talked about their future.
This is the forgiveness and redemption of the guilty.
He embraced Shenyi: "Follow your heart and make your choice. No matter what, I will always be your way out."
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In the end, Shen Yi made up her mind to leave the Shen family.
She silenced Shen Yu's wailing with her eyes, and brushed past Jiang Yue, who had moved in, before leaving.
Shenyi's wrist was pulled.
Jiang Yue's gaze fell on her, and she said, "Chen Yi, there's something I haven't told you yet. You helped me before, and I know you're a very good person. If you want to leave because you're worried about my feelings, I can tell you that I don't mind you staying here at all."
Shen Yi, feeling somewhat guilty, broke free from Jiang Yue's grasp: "This was my own decision, and it has nothing to do with you. But I'm sorry, your fiancé, I truly love him so much that I can't give him back to you."
A thoughtful look flashed across Jiang Yue's face. She nodded and said, "Okay, let's consider it an exchange."
Shen Yi looked at her, puzzled: "Is there anything I can give you?"
Jiang Yue took out the paternity test results from her bag: "Consider it an exchange."
Shen Yi pretended not to understand: "I don't understand what you're saying."
Jiang Yue exaggeratedly slipped, then grabbed a few strands of Shen Yi's hair and winked at her: "I remember exactly what happened that day."
Apart from Shen Yi, who suddenly "accidentally fell" and pulled out a few strands of her hair that day, there should be no one in the world who could have obtained hair follicle samples from both her and Shen's mother during that period.
Although Jiang Yue didn't understand why Shen Yi would choose to hide it after taking the initiative to do such a thing, given their current relationship, it wasn't convenient for her to press Shen Yi for information if she didn't want to talk about it.
Jiang Yue said sincerely, "Let's exchange contact information. We can ask each other questions and help each other out if we have any problems."
Shen Yi agreed, "Okay."
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Shenyi's birthday was a very peaceful day.
She sat in the Jiang family's courtyard, eating cake and making a wish. She smiled and took a picture holding up a pirated but cute little bear, a gift that Jiang Jiabao had won for her from a claw machine.
immediately.
Shen Yi looked at Wen Que with concern: "Isn't this competition very important? I saw on the teacher's WeChat Moments that Xu Qingzhe went. Are you sure it's okay if you don't go?"
Wen Que lightly touched the tip of her nose with his long, slender index finger, dabbing it with cream: "Your birthday is more important."
Even if they wanted to keep it a secret, the truth eventually came out and the news spread throughout the school.
At times like this, he naturally had to stay firmly by Shen Yi's side to shut up those busybodies.
As for losing to Xu Qingzhe without a fight? He didn't care anymore.
Those who have neither a wife nor friends are truly pitiful.
Shen Yi blinked at Wen Que, then smiled her brightest smile: "Wen Que, thank you for being by my side. I feel so happy, really."
Hearing this, he was slightly taken aback.
He then grasped Shen Yi's hand: "Knowing all this, you still chose me, and I am very happy."
Song Yang, who was engrossed in showing off his cake across from him, looked up and let out an exaggerated "Ugh—!!!"
Disgusting! So cheesy!!! It's ruining his appetite!
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Shen Yi only became good friends with Jiang Yue when she was about to graduate from university.
Although Jiang Yue had feelings for her and she didn't dislike Jiang Yue, their awkward social status led to Jiang Yue quickly transferring to Class A after they went their separate ways. When they met on the street, they would just nod and say hello. They didn't really have any interaction in high school, and after university, they lived in different cities and only saw each other once or twice a year.
The year they graduated, Shen Yu and Jiang Yue learned the truth about what happened back then and chose to endure it together. It wasn't until they both took over the Shen family's business and seized the power that originally belonged to Shen's father that they jointly gifted Shen Yi a villa as a token of their gratitude.
All right.
Although Shen Yi didn't know how her secret hint had been exposed, just like the paternity test years ago, Jiang Yue discovered that she was the one who did it.
at this time.
Shen Yi has also become a well-known blogger, filming daily vlogs. Her life is easy, consisting of eating, drinking, and having fun every day, and occasionally taking Wen Que on trips to show off their affection.
Shen Yi knew she had no great ambitions, and this simple, happy life was her ultimate goal in life.
Only occasionally, when Song Yang and Wen Que argued, he would pull her aside and say a few bad things about Wen Que, swearing, "Wen Que is such a fake! There's no such perfect person in the world! He's definitely acting! Acting!"
Wen Que didn't deny it, but just smiled and asked him in return, "Perhaps, but what if I could act for a lifetime?"
Even after facing that incident with Shen Yi, he still had more nightmares.
The recurring dreams are like a series of past and present lives.
The endless nightmare ended the day Shen Yi took the initiative to kiss him and tell him that she would only ever love him.
It was as if a voice was telling Wen Que.
This time, he made the right choice and kept his sun.
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