But she had already decided not to go back, so she should naturally learn to adapt. She couldn't stay unaccustomed to it for the rest of her life.
Lin Yitang reached out her hands and touched the boy's face. Seeing this boy, who was so indifferent to outsiders, lower his head obediently, she said softly and tenderly, "Xingxing, I liked you the first time I saw you. I thought, who is so lucky to have such a handsome and tall son? Actually, I was a little scared because I was not sure I could bear the responsibility of being a mother. At the same time, I also subconsciously felt that my marriage with your father would not last long."
Feeling the tightness of the skin under her hands, Lin Yitang smiled. "But now I'm sure I'd love to be Wen Hangxing's mother. I'm very happy to have met you and to have such a close connection with you."
Wen Hangxing's thick eyelashes trembled. He raised his head and looked at Lin Yitang with red eyes. The tears in the eyes of the boy who had always been young and arrogant were like pearls that had fallen from the string. He was in this scene that he had thought about day and night, but he still felt uneasy. So he asked, "Really?"
Lin Yitang looked at Wen Hangxing, who had grown up now, as if he was looking through him at the little Wen Hangxing who had been wronged and was crying in his bed. The boy's face no longer had the worry-filled look that he had when they first met. Instead, every corner of his face showed a comfortable and bright shadow.
I did a great job.
Lin Yitang looked at the changes in Wen Hangxing with satisfaction, greedily looking at every inch of his face, his eyes gradually became moist, with an expression of satisfaction and appreciation.
Wen Hangxing was shocked to see her like this, and then he somehow remembered the grievances he had suffered over the years. Tears burst out like a flood that had been blocked by the river bank for many years and finally broke through the hole, regardless of anything.
The scene of the mother and son looking at each other was seen by others. The housekeeper hid in the shelf, wiping his tears with a handkerchief, and said to Aunt Wang beside him: "The young master has waited for so many years and finally met the lady. Oh, I am too old to see this."
Aunt Wang rolled her eyes and cried, "You're so uncouth at your age, and you're still peeping. Madam is truly our lucky star. I was thinking of living here in my old age, but since Madam came, I can't sit still anymore. I always want to do something to make her happy. Seeing Madam happy makes me very happy too."
Jiang Sui and Yan Junqi watched the scene in silence. Neither of them quarreled like before, but left with red eyes.
In the garden, Yan Junqi and Jiang Sui walked quietly, neither of them spoke. The sunlight shone through the mottled shadows of the trees onto their thin shoulders, giving them an inexplicable feeling of heaviness.
Yan Junqi was the first to come back to his senses and patted Jiang Sui on the shoulder. "That's enough. You have a bad temper anyway. Don't keep it to yourself or you'll get sick."
Jiang Sui was distracted and didn't seem to notice Yan Junqi's actions.
Yan Junqi didn't care. He folded his hands behind his head, squinted his eyes and looked at the endless green mountains in the distance. Then he said thoughtfully, "Ah Sui, you have to admit that there are people in this world who are lucky. Maybe it's not luck, maybe they just lack a little opportunity in life to leap into a completely different situation, but some people spend their entire lives and just can't find such an opportunity."
Yan Junqi said something with a hint of meaning, and it was unclear whether he was talking about Jiang Sui or him, or both.
Jiang Sui stopped and when he raised his head, the scattered sunlight fell into his eyes, illuminating some floating light in his eyes. He stared at the sky in a daze, and just in time saw a pair of sparrows flying by, one big and one small, very close to each other.
"I was just wondering, if my mother were still alive, would she be like Aunt Lin today, looking at me with appreciation and satisfaction."
Yan Junqi remained silent. He couldn't stand his extremely decadent look, so he pretended to be relaxed and said, "Actually, you're fine too. After all, you've finally escaped from the cage. I'm different. I seem to be doing well, but in reality, I have no control over many things. My mother has always supported that man. Every time I was beaten, she looked distressed, but she never once stopped that man."
Yan Junqi laughed at the end, his voice barely audible, "Do you think she loves me?"
Without waiting for Jiang Sui to answer, Yan Junqi continued, "She loved me, but she loved her husband more, and loved her wealth and glory more, so she didn't dare disobey him. She could only let me be beaten half to death, and then curled up on the ground like a dog. Even when she left, she didn't even look back at me."
Jiang Sui didn't know how to comfort him. Yan Junqi's situation was different from all of theirs. He had both parents, but in their hearts, power, status, and wealth were much more important than their son Yan Junqi. "Junqi..."
Yan Junqi raised his hand to interrupt him, "Sometimes I wonder if I should have never been born. If I hadn't been born, I wouldn't be overwhelmed by one task after another, nor would I be awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night."
"These days in Tinglanting are the happiest days of my life. No one forces me to do anything I don't want to do, and no one whips me when they disagree with me. I feel like I am finally living like a human being."
Jiang Sui patted his shoulder and said, "This is all thanks to Aunt Lin."
Yan Junqi suddenly realized, yes.
He could no longer clearly remember what Tinglanting was like before, but he vaguely remembered that it was a gorgeous but cold manor. Everyone here was cautious when facing the owner. Wen Hangxing was arrogant and resolute. Wen Zeli worked overtime all day and rarely came back here. The yard was full of large areas of precious flowers and plants, and it seemed so quiet and lonely when shrouded in moonlight late at night.
Whether it is this manor or the people in it.
Now it has a lot more life atmosphere. The garden, where every inch of land is valuable, not only grows precious plants, but also common condiments, such as green onions, garlic sprouts, etc.
Yan Junqi glanced at the time and said to Jiang Sui, "Let's go back. It's getting late."
The two of them calmed down and returned to the house. Lin Yitang saw them and shouted happily, "Come on, it's your day off today, so relax. I specially asked the kitchen to make Xiao Sui's favorite chestnut chicken and Jun Qi's favorite stir-fried beef."
Yan Junqi and Jiang Sui looked at each other, their eyes filled with inexplicable emotions. Jiang Sui asked, "Aunt Lin, how do you know what dishes we like?"
Lin Yitang was telling Aunt Wang that she wanted a dessert to appease her cravings. After hearing this, he said in a puzzled yet matter-of-fact tone, "What's so strange about this? We've been eating together for so many days, isn't it obvious which dish you like?"
Yan Junqi suddenly clenched the chopsticks in her hand, and Jiang Sui lowered his eyelids, neither of them making any comment on what she said.
How can it be so simple?
If I didn't care, if I didn't observe them specifically, how could I tell their preferences from so many dishes over so many days?
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