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Shu Nian and Ye Yan passed by Xiang Muyang.
Walking out of the hospital, Shu Nian looked at the blue sky outside, and the heaviness in his heart finally eased a lot.
Now, she is finally free...
"What on earth did you take just now that made Madam Xiang so scared?" Shu Nian asked the question in his heart.
"The Xiang family's accounts have not been very clean in recent years. Madam Xiang is guilty and of course she is afraid. Although I gave them these things today, if they continue like this, something bad will happen sooner or later."
Shu Nian knew nothing about Xiang's affairs. She had never been involved, so she didn't know the ins and outs of it. She just glanced at Ye Yan and said, "You are also a businessman. You must not get into trouble in the future."
Ye Yan looked at her and smiled.
after…
He likes these two words very much.
Shu Nian was embarrassed by his smile, and when he was about to say something, suddenly—
"Niannian..." A woman's voice came at this moment.
Shu Nian's face turned pale.
Ye Yan clearly felt that her originally delicate palm had tightened a lot. He looked suspiciously in the direction of the voice, and saw a middle-aged woman standing not far away and looking at her. The other party seemed to be well-off, with a gentle expression, elegant clothes, and her hair was neatly combed in a bun. The other party just looked at her, and her eyes were red. It seemed that she wanted to come forward, but was afraid to do so.
"Ye Yan, let's go." Shu Nian grabbed Ye Yan's hand and subconsciously wanted to escape.
"She looks like she wants to talk to you."
"I have nothing to talk about with her."
At this moment, the middle-aged woman came over.
"Niannian, it's really you!" Ming Wanjun looked at her with both heartache and surprise, "I thought I was seeing things before."
Shu Nian forced himself not to cry.
"What's wrong with the wound on your face?" Ming Wanjun raised her hand. Shu Nian separated her hand, turned his face away, and said lightly: "It's okay."
"Young man, can we talk alone?" Ming Wanjun looked at Ye Yan pleadingly. Ye Yan glanced at Shu Nian and nodded without hesitation, "I'll drive the car over and wait for you at the door."
After saying that, he shook Shu Nian's hand reassuringly, nodded politely to him, and left.
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After Ye Yan left, only Shu Nian and Ming Wanjun were left. Shu Nian was never willing to take a good look at her. Once, she wanted to see her so much that she even dreamed about her. However, when this person really appeared in front of her, she didn't even have the courage to take a good look at her.
"That young man just now, is he your boyfriend?" Ming Wanjun was very nervous and tried to find a topic carefully. "He looks nice. Where is he from? What does he do? Is he good to you?"
Shu Nian pinched his palms tightly with his fingers, and after a while, he spoke in a calm voice: "Mrs. Ning, these are all my private matters. I'm sorry, I can't tell you."
Mrs. Ning...
Hearing these three words, Ming Wanjun felt as if she was struck by lightning. Her face turned pale, and she looked at Shu Nian in disbelief, "Niannian, you called me... what?"
"What else should I call you?" Shu Nian looked at her with a smile, and even tears came out of his eyes. "You are Ning Meng's 'mother' now, so it's right to call you Mrs. Ning, right?"
"I'm your mother! Nian Nian, no matter what, I am your biological mother! You can't do this to me!" Ming Wanjun was heartbroken and her voice was trembling.
The repeated calls of "Mom" also made Shu Nian's heart full of holes. She clenched her teeth tightly, said nothing, and just walked forward. Ming Wanjun followed, "Niannian, listen to me... I apologize to you, Niannian."
"No, I don't need it!" She raised her chin stubbornly, but her tears kept flowing out uncontrollably.
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the other side.
Ye Yan sat in the passenger seat, looking at Shu Nian in shock.
That’s how she is…
Always so rational, and so clear about love and hate... even if the person in front of you is your closest relative.
Ye Yan suddenly became afraid. If one day, she knew that he had hurt her, and that everything she had now was caused by him, with her personality, she probably wouldn't want to see him again in this life! Just like she had just treated Mu Yang, and now treated her mother...
Thinking of this, Ye Yan gripped the steering wheel tightly, feeling a dull pain in his chest.
But seeing Shu Nian already in tears, he finally couldn't help but get out of the car. He walked towards her, opened his arms, and hugged her. Shu Nian leaned into his arms, buried her face in his chest, and her tears only flowed in his arms. Except for Ye Yan, she didn't want anyone to see herself so vulnerable.
"I'm sorry, ma'am, Shu Nian is not very stable. I have to take her away first."
Ming Wanjun was filled with reluctance, and she didn't even have time to ask about the wound on Shu Nian's face. But seeing Ye Yan protecting her like this, she felt somewhat relieved.
"If there is anything important in the future, you can contact me directly." Ye Yan handed his business card to Ming Wanjun, "Goodbye."
Ming Wanjun was very grateful. She took the business card and said thank you several times.
Ye Yan picked up Shu Nian and walked to the car. Shu Nian said nothing, but shed tears silently. Today was probably the day she shed the most tears in her life.
But, fortunately...
Fortunately, she is not alone... She still has Ye Yan...
Ye Yan carried her to the passenger seat, took out the seat belt and buckled it for her before returning to the driver's seat.
After getting in the car, I found that Shu Nian's eyes unconsciously fell on the figure outside the car. However, it was only for a second, then he pulled away and stopped looking.
Ye Yan asked: "Shall we go?"
"… Um."
"Then I'll drive."
"Yeah." Shu Nian nodded again.
Ye Yan then started the car. Shu Nian leaned against the car window, his eyes fixed on the rearview mirror, staring at the thin and shrinking figure in the mirror. He deliberately slowed down the speed, but no matter how slow he went, he could no longer see it.
Shu Nian closed his eyes, but his eyelashes were still trembling violently.
Ye Yan reached out and held her hand tightly.
He finally understood why she was so sad today.
"Where do you want to go?" Ye Yan asked her.
Shu Nian wiped away her tears and looked at him sideways, "Why did you give her your business card?"
"Because..." Ye Yan paused, turned his head and looked at her, "She is your mother, your family."
Shu Nian opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but nothing came out. Finally, she sighed and whispered, "Ye Yan, let's go find a place to have a few drinks, okay?"
Shu Nian originally thought that Ye Yan would take him to a bar or something like that, but in the end, Ye Yan just went to the store to buy a dozen beers and parked the car directly by the river.