Shu Nian smiled lightly and said, "Mrs. Ning, don't be ridiculous. This is my home. If I'm not here, where else could I be? I can't give up my home."
"I'm not that heartless."
Ming Wanjun: "..."
Shu Nian's words hurt her heart.
"I... I want to go up and see your dad."
"Better say goodbye." Shu Nian refused: "Isn't your Ning Meng getting married? The Ning family should be very busy now."
Mentioning Ning Meng, Ming Wanjun felt even more guilty.
"Nian Nian, you believe mom, if I had known you and Mu Yang..."
"If you had known that Xiang Muyang and I were married, what could you have done?" Shu Nian looked at Ming Wanjun, the smile on his face had gradually faded away, and a layer of bitterness and desolation filled his eyes. "You want to stand in the position of Ning Meng's mother and teach Ning Meng a lesson. I'm afraid this is untenable, right? Then... stand in the position of my mother and teach Xiang Muyang a lesson? It's a pity that such a position is You gave up long ago."
"Shun Nian, can you talk to your mother properly without any harsh words?" Ming Wanjun said in an almost begging tone, speaking in a low voice.
Shu Nian didn't know why. He obviously wanted to embarrass her, but when she spoke to him in such a humble tone, she felt even sadder.
She didn't speak, just bit her lip stubbornly and looked at Ming Wanjun.
"In the past, it was my mother who was too selfish - but every year, I was afraid of living in such embarrassment every day. For so many years, every day when I opened my eyes, it was an endless burden, and these burdens have long separated me and your father. The love in my life is completely worn out. I am just a woman, and I need a solid shoulder to protect me and rely on. Everyone instinctively yearns for a better life, and there will be mirages that they strive to reach. There is nothing wrong with pursuing it. My only fault is that I didn’t discuss it with you. Maybe you could forgive me if I had asked for your opinion.”
Shu Nian was a little dazed when he heard Ming Wanjun's words.
Yes, everyone has something they want to pursue, and in the process of such pursuit, they may hurt the people around them. However, if there is no discussion, such scars may become deeper and deeper.
"Every year."
At this moment, Ye Yan's voice sounded.
Shu Nian turned around. Ye Yan stood not far away and looked at her. There were large and small bags and many things beside him.
"I'll be right over." Shu Nian replied.
Then he turned to Jun Mingwan and said, "Let's go."
After a pause, his tone softened, "Even if I can forgive you, my dad can't. You have always been an emotional betrayal to him. He is in poor health now and cannot withstand any emotional ups and downs. So... here , don’t come here again!”
Ming Wanjun wanted to say something else, but Shu Nian had already turned around and left.
Looking at the back, Ming Wanjun covered her chest, and the dizziness hit her again. The driver immediately stepped forward and supported her, "Madam, you are not in good health, so you should go back first."
Ming Wanjun stood in the autumn wind for a while. It wasn't until Shu Nian's figure disappeared into the elevator building that she reluctantly looked away.
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Shu Nian was in a daze. For a moment, he thought of the relationship between Ming Wanjun and himself. For a while, he was wondering whether he should talk to Ye Yan about school matters.
Ye Yan looked at her several times and asked, "What are you talking about? I've been distracted."
"...No." Shu Nian came back to his senses and looked deeply at Ye Yan. Subconsciously, he wanted to hold Ye Yan's hand. His fingers touched something, and then he realized that he was carrying a lot of things.
Ye Yan spread the things in his hands into one hand, and Shu Nian noticed that he was carrying a lot of things. There was also a heavy thing on his shoulders.
"What are these?" Shu Nian was so distracted just now that he never noticed. "Why are you carrying so many things?"
He asked back: "For a formal visit to my future father-in-law, do you think I should come empty-handed?"
Future father-in-law…
Because of these four words, Shu Nian's heart skipped a beat.
"You went out so long in the afternoon just to buy these things?"
"Yeah. I'm not very good at picking. Some were picked by Fu Yunxi, and some were picked by Sister Nuoyan."
Shu Nian's chest felt warm.
Ye Yan is not a careful person, or even a considerate person, but he has thought of these things and put them into action. When Xiang Muyang came before, she was the one who prepared all the gifts.
"What are you thinking about?" Ye Yan seemed to see through her thoughts, his eyes narrowed, "Which man are you thinking about?"
Shu Nian smiled and said, "Can you carry so many things? Give me some and I'll carry them."
She said, going to help carry something, but Ye Yan dodged, "I can handle this little thing."
"Master Ye, stop being so brave, the veins on your hands are popping out." Shu Nian tapped his fingers playfully.
Ye Yan pretended to be angry with a sullen face, and tightly wrapped her hand in his free hand, "Shun Nian, you will make me lose face!"
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When he arrived at the door, Shu Nian was still very nervous and took the lead to break away Ye Yan's hand.
"It's too late to regret it now when we get to the door, right?" Ye Yan glanced at her hand that she had withdrawn.
"It's not regret." Shu Nian suddenly said: "I will never regret it."
Ye Yan was startled by what he said, and there was a feeling of warmth rising in his heart. Shu Nian has never been an outgoing person, so Xiang Muyang found her boring in the past. Ye Yan had never thought of letting her express any feelings to him, so now her plain words were as sweet to him as a word of love.
After all, she said 'forever'...
The most emotional thing is these two words.
Shu Nian felt a little embarrassed by him and explained: "You still have to be careful in front of my dad and Aunt Gui. You should behave well first. What if my dad doesn't like you?"
Ye Yan echoed, "Yeah, what if your dad doesn't like me? How do you choose?"
He was asking the question seriously.
Shu Nian looked at him eagerly, a bit coquettishly, "Don't embarrass me. This kind of question is the same as 'Who do you save first if your girlfriend or your mother falls into the water?', an eternal problem."
The depression hidden in Ye Yan's heart was all shaken away by her coquettishness at this moment. He smiled and replied without hesitation: "Of course I will save you first."
Shu Nian raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
"When I was little, I liked to pester my mother. My father had already annoyed me. Now that I have grown up, he will not give me any chance to express myself in front of my mother."
Shu Nian smiled. What kind of father and son are these
"I met your dad once, he was very cool."