After saying goodbye to Yi Duanfang, Chen Kexin got into Chen Keren's car and left.
Yi Duanfang stood on the busy street, watching the people passing by. When he looked back, Chen Keren's red Volvo was gone.
He stood there for a long time, a light flashed in his eyes, and finally, he picked up his mobile phone and dialed Tong Siqi's number.
…
After all, he couldn't bear to be so selfish.
After Chen Kexin got into Chen Keren's car, she pretended to be tired and quietly closed her eyes. Chen Keren did not expose her, but took a piece of clothing from the seat behind her and put it on Chen Kexin.
Chen Kexin turned around and looked at Chen Keren. The watery moonlight shone through the car window. She chuckled and stuck out her tongue at Chen Keren, saying playfully, "Keren still loves me the most."
Chen Keren paused for a moment, looked at Chen Kexin, smiled helplessly for a long time and said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, go to sleep, I'll call you when we get there."
Chen Kexin nodded, then closed her eyes peacefully.
Chen Keren started the car in silence.
The car was running gently on the quiet road. Chen Keren deliberately slowed down the speed, fearing that a turn or a brake would wake up Chen Kexin who was standing beside her. Although she knew that Chen Kexin was not really asleep, her long eyelashes were covered with a thin layer of water droplets.
She tried her best to restrain herself, which made her untouchable to Chen Keren, and also someone Chen Keren was unwilling to disturb.
It was already eleven o'clock when they got home. The journey that should have taken twenty minutes took Chen Keren almost an hour today. Chen Kexin finally fell asleep, not even noticing the tears that had already rolled down her cheeks.
"Sister, get up, we're here." Chen Keren called cautiously.
Chen Kexin frowned. She didn't sleep very deeply, so she was easily woken up this time. She opened her eyes wide and looked at the person in front of her. For some reason, she saw Wang Weixi smiling at her. She yawned and asked as usual, "Honey, are we there yet?" But after she said this, she realized that she was sitting in Chen Keren's car.
The two of them froze there at the same time. Chen Kexin said awkwardly, "I was dreaming. Let's get off. I haven't seen your villa yet." Then she unbuckled her seat belt and got out of the car as if escaping.
Chen Keren shook her head helplessly, got out of the car and handed the keys to the housekeeper. Only then did she realize that Chen Kexin was staring intently at the place where she lived with her eyes wide open.
"Is this your home? I've never been there. But it looks nice, hehe~ I really envy Keren, she's so outstanding." Chen Kexin couldn't help but sigh.
Chen Keren walked up to her and stood beside her, saying calmly: "I'm just used to being alone. If you like, I can buy you a villa like this."
Chen Kexin shook her head and said, "What I fear most is being alone."
"But, when I was away, you were always alone, right?" Chen Keren suddenly asked with a hint of meaning.
Chen Kexin was stunned for a moment, and said a little embarrassedly: "At that time... I had photos of my mother, wrote some diaries, and occasionally received your
I feel very satisfied...”
Chen Keren forced a smile and said, "Really? It's cold, let's go in."
Chen Kexin nodded, and went into the house with Chen Keren.
Chen Keren’s room is very big, with a big bed in the middle. The lavender mattress looks very warm.
"Go take a shower quickly." Chen Keren took out pajamas from her bag and handed them to Chen Kexin.
Chen Kexin nodded and went to the bathroom.
Chen Keren looked at the closed bathroom door and listened to the sound of running water inside. Then she sat down wearily on the single sofa not far from the bed, took out a cigarette from her bag, lit it casually, and began to puff away smoke.
The curtains were half open, and the moonlight poured in through the window, blending with the light and projecting onto Chen Keren, making her look lonely and sad.
She recalled every detail of her meeting with Yi Duanfang this afternoon, and what Yi Duanfang tried to explain. She couldn't help but frown. What on earth was there that she didn't know? If Wang Weixi really didn't like Tong Siqi at all as Yi Duanfang said, why would he treat his sister like this? Leaving his wife in the hospital just to have dinner with that woman? This was definitely not Wang Weixi's style.
Chen Keren seemed very calm after calming down, with the cigarette in her hand burning slowly.
Thinking about what happened in the past few days, the strangest thing is that Yi Duanfang actually came with that woman, and it is not difficult to see that he did not do it voluntarily. So, what made him do this
After lighting a cigarette, Chen Keren continued to think.
Finally, she decided to find Tong Siqi in person because all the answers were with her.
... ...
When Chen Kexin came out of the bathroom drying her hair, Chen Keren had already finished smoking four cigarettes without realizing it.
Looking at the cigarette butts in the ashtray, Chen Kexin frowned and said angrily: "Keren, why are you still smoking? And you smoke so much? Ahem... Ahem..."
Chen Keren put out the fifth cigarette in her hand, stood up and said, "You go to sleep, I'll go take a shower."
Chen Kexin was very upset when Chen Keren ignored her teachings, but there was nothing she could do. In addition, she was a little tired after a long day, so after Chen Keren went to the bathroom, Chen Kexin didn't say anything and just lay down on the bed.
The soft bed was very comfortable. Chen Kexin turned over and lay on her back, looking at the exquisite chandelier on the ceiling. Her eyes gradually became blurry. I always feel very tired... Where did the innocent and happy feelings go? Am I too willful, or are there problems with both of us? Weixi, should I believe you
Once a woman has this kind of doubt about a man, it means that her trust in that man is already crumbling bit by bit.
When Chen Keren came out of the bathroom, Chen Kexin had curled up and fallen asleep on the bed.
Chen Keren closed the window, covered Chen Kexin with a quilt, left on the bedside lamp, and then went to bed to rest.
She lay there sideways, but was suddenly hugged by the waist. Chen Kexin leaned her head on Chen Keren's back. Chen Keren asked softly, "What's wrong? Can't you change your habit of hugging others when you sleep?"
Chen Kexin giggled, but tears rolled down her eyes.
"If you want to cry, just cry. Don't hold it back anymore." Finally, Chen Keren couldn't help but say.
Chen Kexin suddenly fell silent. After a long time, she began to sob quietly until the end.
Cry loudly.
She didn't know how long she had been crying, but after she was tired, she continued to remain silent.
"Sister, why were you able to forgive Chen Derong back then?" Chen Keren asked in a rare gentle and cautious tone.
Chen Kexin was silent for a long time, and then she said calmly: "Because I already lost my mother... I can't live without my father again..."
"But...it was he who made you lose your mother."
"So... I can't lose him again because of mom."
Then there was a brief silence.
Chen Keren understood what Chen Kexin meant, but she felt even more distressed for her. However, she didn't know how to express it.
"Hey, Keren, you said that your brother-in-law and I would end our relationship one day, right?" Suddenly, Chen Kexin hugged Chen Keren tightly and asked softly.
Chen Keren stood there for a long time. She turned around gently and looked at Chen Kexin with an apologetic look in her eyes.
Chen Kexin smiled at her playfully and said, "Maybe you are right."
Chen Keren said calmly: "Don't let your imagination run wild. I just didn't like my brother-in-law at that time."
Chen Kexin smiled and said calmly, "Really? But I feel more and more that what you said at the beginning was true. I don't know how to deal with these things. I don't know what Weixi is thinking. I can't guess. That woman must be very important in his heart, otherwise he would indulge that woman and accompany her even though he knew I would be very sad..."
Chen Keren comforted him softly, "Don't overthink it, my brother-in-law must have his own reasons."
Although she was very reluctant in her heart, in order not to make Chen Kexin sad, Chen Keren still chose to comfort her. Moreover, after thinking a lot tonight, she also felt that it was abnormal for Wang Weixi to do this. There must be some special reason. If she opposed him now and did something bad to him, it would not be good for both Chen Kexin and Wang Weixi.
After hearing this, Chen Kexin still said calmly: "Maybe. But..." But if it was in the past, he would never do such a thing. No matter what the reason, he always thinks he is the most important. But now it is different... Thinking of this, he felt a wave of loss in his heart.
"Don't worry, you will be very happy. Brother-in-law is not that kind of person." Chen Keren gently touched her head and comforted her.
Chen Kexin nodded and looked at Chen Keren, thinking that since she got married, she always caused trouble for Keren, as if she always appeared when she needed someone to accompany her the most. This kind of warmth was a long-lost snuggle after more than ten years.
"Keren, did you feel scared when you left home at that time?" Chen Kexin thought about it and asked the question she had wanted to ask for many years.
Chen Keren said without hesitation: "I'm not afraid."
Chen Kexin frowned and said: "But, you must have been very lonely at that time..."
"It's precisely because I'm lonely that I'm not afraid. Before I left, I was already prepared to face everything alone." Chen Keren said calmly.
Chen Kexin stared at her blankly for a long time. After a long time, she hugged Chen Keren, buried her head in her chest, and tears fell.
"What's wrong?" Chen Keren asked gently.
Chen Kexin shook her head and choked up, "It's okay, I just feel that for so many years... I haven't been like a sister, I haven't been by your side, I haven't stood by you when you needed me, and I even always made you worry... Sister Duan Fang is right, I don't deserve to be your sister."
Chen Keren chuckled and said, "No, you've done very well."
"But… "
"No buts. As long as you are doing well, that is the best thing for me."
Chen Kexin stopped talking because she didn't know what else to say, because nothing could express her feelings at the moment.