Chapter Forty-Four: Deep Feelings

  Liu Er Ye's eyes were filled with gratitude, yet also tinged with heartache and guilt.

  What a good kid!

  It's clear that the Liu family owes her, and she would be justified in not coming at all. Yet, she comes to help them without a single complaint, and there isn't even a hint of reluctance on her face!

  Actually, she didn't have to at all!

  It's not her fault, it's all Lu's fault, it's all caused by Lu!

  Liu Er Ye got angrier the more he thought about it. If Lu Shi hadn't intervened, Zhao Yan would have long been Xuan Ge's wife, and they would be living in harmony with their children playing at their knees. This kind of life is something that even ten princesses couldn't buy with all their dowry!

  All are Lu's, all are Lu's. She has exhausted herself with troubles, troubling this way and that, and has almost ruined such a good daughter-in-law, and is about to ruin her son's life as well!

  Lu's side was also worried and regretful.

  She gazed at Liu Wenyuan, who was panting and had an abnormal flush on his face, and said sorrowfully: "Xuan'er, Mother really knows she was wrong. Don't be angry with Mother anymore. You're not fond of Shao Yan, are you? Now that she's here, why won't you see her? As long as you can get better, even if it means marrying her, Mother won't oppose it anymore."

  Liu Wenxuan looked at Lu with a heart full of sorrow and disappointment, "Mother, what do you take me for? What do you take her for? How can I still have the face to see her? Let alone marry her?"

  After what happened, how can he still have the face to meet her?

  He had promised her that he would take care of her, and he truly believed that he could provide for her, even if he couldn't marry her, he would never mistreat her.

  But what was the result? The result was that he couldn't resist at all and ended up losing himself in the process.

  The events of that night were still vivid in his mind. Although he was drunk and his body was out of control, his thoughts were exceptionally clear.

  Awakened to the realization that he was being manipulated, awakened to the fact that he had fallen prey to a poisonous scheme. Awakened when Zisu approached him, he desperately suppressed his evil thoughts, yet still treated her as if she were Zhao Yan...

  How sad is he? He knows everything clearly, yet can't control himself.

  At that time, he would have liked to slap himself to death, let alone the shock of seeing his mother appear at the door.

  Her mother's face was full of incredulity.

  That was clearly true, yet somehow had a different meaning.

  He suddenly realized.

  And then sadly thought, if it wasn't for some mistake in the middle link, wouldn't the person lying beside him be Yu Yan?

  That moment of grief and indignation cannot be described in words, as if all the blood in his body was rushing to his head, that kind of huge betrayal and blow, instantly defeated him.

  His most respected mother, his most beloved cousin, the woman he loved most deeply...

  In my mind, only these three figures keep flashing back and forth.

  And her soft voice was like a spring breeze.

  "If Wen Xuan's brother can persuade his aunt, then Zhao Yan will not disappoint him either."

  But he disappointed her.

  Still being thoroughly calculated by her own most beloved mother!

  He really can't make himself strong anymore...

  Lu was overcome with grief and wept bitterly, she really regretted it!

  "Xuan'er, mother didn't actually want this, it was all that Wan Niang's doing, mother just wanted to let Ruo Yan and you stay in the same room, so people would misunderstand, mother didn't..."

  "Mother, don't say any more." Liu Wenxuan said sorrowfully with a smile, "Since things have come to this, saying more won't make a difference."

  It's as if I'm about to see through the worldly dust and return with a flourish!

  Lu was shocked and pale, tightly grasping Liu Wenxuan's hand, repeating: "Aren't you afraid that Zhao Yan will be disappointed in you? No, no, it won't happen! Zhao Yan came to see you on her own initiative, proving she still has feelings for you! She wants to marry you, she asked her mother to let her marry you!"

  Liu Wenyuan's eyes lit up.

  Lu saw the situation and was delighted, saying: "Why don't you go ask Zhao Yan yourself? If she really wants to marry you and doesn't mind those things, how can you bear to disappoint her?"

  "Really?" Liu Wenxuan couldn't believe that after what happened, Lin Zhaoyan could still marry him without any resentment.

  After several years of brotherly and sisterly interaction, he was very clear about Lin Zhaoyan's temperament. On the surface, she looked gentle and soft, as if she could be bullied by others, but in fact, she was the most stubborn and tenacious.

  She usually endures and yields to you because you have not touched her bottom line of principles, and she does not bother to argue with you.

  Once you touch her taboo, you will be completely out of play and there will be no chance at all.

  How could Lin Zhaoyan still be willing to marry into their Liu family after her mother made such a huge mistake?

  Even if it were her aunt, she would not agree.

  He likes her, but he hopes she's happy and doesn't want her to suffer a bit.

  Liu nodded vigorously, "Of course it's true, it's really true!"

  Nowadays, she has no other choice but to kneel down and beg Yuexin as long as Xuan'er is fine.

  As for Lin Zhao, wasn't she originally thinking of marrying Xuan Ge anyway? With such a good opportunity in front of her, what reason does she have to not seize it tightly?

  Lu thought complacently and loudly ordered Lin Zhaoyan into the house.

  She didn't know that this niece who could still be summoned at will was actually not what she had imagined.

  A person must always pay for his mistakes.

  Lin Zhaoyan entered the house and walked a few steps to the bedside, where he saw Liu Wenxuan's pale and weak figure.

  A fifteen-year-old boy was originally a thin and weak body, but after falling ill, he became even more fragile and vulnerable.

  His long hair was unbound, with all the dark strands scattered over his shoulders. He wore only a thin white undergarment, and his originally clean and handsome face had become gaunt and worn out, clearly having suffered a great blow.

  Lin Zhaoyan's heart ached slightly at his sorrowful and guilt-ridden eyes.

  I still remember the last time I saw him, everything was full of hope. In the snowflakes, he confessed with sincerity and earnestness, his gentle smile and scorching promise.

  At that time she was really happy, thinking that everything in the future would slowly get better, and she would also have her own warm and stable home.

  Who would have thought, things have changed and people are gone.

  "Don't cry..." He struggled to sit up, wanting to get closer, but was at a loss for what to do.

  Lin Zhaoyan raised her hand and touched her cheek, only to find a large patch of tears.

  "Okay, I won't cry." Lin Zhaoyan nodded, her eyes locking onto his, sincere and genuine: "You'll be fine too, everything will pass."

  Yes, everything will pass. Even if you are calculated by your biological mother, what can be done? Even if you can't be with the one you love, what can be done? People can only become stronger after experiencing one hurdle after another and then they can go further.

  Don't be discouraged by a setback and give up, that's not what a real man should do.

  Although Liu Wenyuan was only fifteen years old, she hoped he could understand.

  Liu Wenxuan just smiled at her and didn't answer.

  He knew what she was thinking, it's just that she didn't understand, the feeling of truly loving someone.

  It's no longer necessary to prove anything else, everything about her, a glance, an action, he can completely understand her mind.