SWG Chapter 77

Chapter 77

Spring rain knows its season, when spring arrives, it occurs.

Following the wind it stealthily enters the night, silently moistening all things.

Some changes are the reactions the body must make when pain suddenly strikes, sacrificing a little happiness and health, at least to preserve the continuation and development of life.

But some changes are like the spring rain that silently moistens things, wrapped in love and warmth, penetrating deep into the lungs without realizing it. When one finally reacts, they suddenly understand, realizing that such a big change has occurred. Only then do they calm down to recall where the change came from.

When Ruan Shengyi pointed out the change, Xiao Wenyu was silent for a moment, then sighed softly, “Yes, I do seem to have changed a lot.”

Why is that?

She held the woman’s face, lowered her eyes slightly, met her much gentler gaze, and suddenly smiled.

“Probably because I have things I never dared to imagine in the past.”

When Xiao Wenyu was collecting protection money in the streets, she never thought that one day she would fall in love with a woman who seemed to have walked out of a Jiangnan painting, let alone give up everything for her, wash her hands of the past, and live a stable life that she once disliked the most, and even have a child that she used to dislike.

That’s how life is. When you think about it carefully, it’s a collection of many moments of infatuation, gradually changing everything, bringing countless courage to the person she used to be, and even now, encouraging her to speak her most genuine thoughts.

Xiao Wenyu said, “Ultimately, you brought me a lot of courage, so I dared to negotiate with the Lin family, and I dared to stand in front of her with Anqi, and I dared to… open my heart for you to see.”

“But ultimately, some things haven’t changed. I’m still timid and stuck in the rules, but this time, what I’m afraid of is no longer just myself, but also you, and many people… and…”

Xiao Wenyu sighed, softly lowered her head, and her unbound brown hair fell along her shoulders, brushing against Ruan Shengyi’s nose, tickling her and making her couldn’t help but look at the strand of hair.

“It’s not that I’ve changed, but that you’ve made my world bigger. You are the surprise outside the rules that you gave to me, so please be well, okay? Don’t scare me anymore.”

She looked straight into Ruan Shengyi’s eyes, but that person… turned her head away and muttered, “I didn’t mean to scare you.”

“Ruan Shengyi…”

Ruan Shengyi turned back, dissatisfied, “She rushed towards my fist herself, she made the first move! I’m not a rookie anymore, how could I make the first move!”

“…How about I pursue you?” Xiao Wenyu cupped her face in her hands, “If you’re still angry, then let me pursue you, let me coax you, okay?”

After the wind subsided, the snow became denser, fluttering and swirling, as if to turn the world into an illusion of frost and white, leaving only the area where the two of them were lying down and kneeling with some depressions in the snow line.

But the white snow quickly covered a layer on the back of the person bending over, rolling down along the hair and gently touching the tip of Ruan Shengyi’s nose.

Her nose twitched, and only a thin mist remained in her eyes.

After a moment of silence, Ruan Shengyi lowered her eyes and murmured, “Don’t be so good to me, I won’t apologize.”

“I don’t want you to apologize.” Xiao Wenyu leaned in to look at her, “I want you to think twice in the future. If there really is no other way, then do whatever you want.”

“…Let’s go home.”

“Promise me first.”

Ruan Shengyi smiled, “Xiao Wenyu, is this how you apologize? Is this how you pursue someone?”

“Then…” Xiao Wenyu frowned for a moment as if troubled, and then leaned down.

In an instant, everything was silent, and the falling snowflakes seemed to slow down, falling from the sky, little by little, into Ruan Shengyi’s suddenly widened eyes.

This was outdoors, although the two of them had turned around several times, this was considered a corner, and no one would come here, at most there would be a surveillance camera, but just like that, outdoors, lying in the snow—

But the other person was dissatisfied with her daze and hesitation, and used a bit of force on the softness of her lips, gently biting, a slight sting as a warning.

Ruan Shengyi paused and closed her eyes.

After a moment, she helped Xiao Wenyu sit up straight, her eyes sparkling with autumn water, and looked at her, panting slightly.

Only then did Xiao Wenyu belatedly feel a little embarrassed, biting her lip, squeezing her voice from between her teeth, and said, “I’m not stupid…”

She seemed to have regained the confidence to complain, and released her red lips, saying sadly, “You did it for me, I’m not stupid, how could I really blame you. You did so much because you love me, how could I not feel that, how could I not notice how much you paid for me during that time, I…”

“…I love you so much.”

Ruan Shengyi stared at her, watching her sigh as if resigned, and repeated, “I love you so much.”

Ruan Shengyi thought that this word would be difficult to say, maybe it would take a long time for them to be able to say this word to each other frankly, but, here and now, right here, this sentence… doesn’t seem so difficult to say.

Probably because, they survived an ordeal.

Ruan Shengyi supported her, looked at her, and resigned herself as well, saying, “I promise you.”

“I promise you, I won’t use this method to vent my anger again in the future, I promise you that I will think twice in the future, I… I promise you.”

Her eyes softened, “Let’s go home, okay?”

Apologies and forgiveness had not been spoken, but for the rest of the way, the two hands hidden under their sleeves were tightly clasped together, supporting each other, and steadily walked through the thin ice brought by the first snow, to the place where the car was parked.

Ruan Shengyi was surprised: “You drove here?”

“Because I wanted to see you, I was afraid that the Lin family’s letter of responsibility would have arrived if I came a step late, and it was difficult to get a taxi, so I simply drove here.” There was still some fearful trembling in her voice.

At this moment, Ruan Shengyi finally tasted the apology and worry in her heart, and quickly opened the car door, “I’ll drive back.”

Xiao Wenyu looked at her amusingly, looking her up and down, and chuckled, “You’re covered in bruises, how can you drive?”

“I was able to drive here, and I can drive back. She’s not as fragile as you think, okay?”

Ruan Shengyi had to go around to the passenger seat. On the way, she staggered two steps because of the ice on the ground. Finally, she barely stood firm while holding the car door, and sighed, “Fortunately, it’s still stable.”

She thought for a while and said, “You’re right, I’ve seen a lot of videos where babies at almost five months are very obvious, and you’re still flat, if you don’t wear tight-fitting clothes, you can’t even tell…”

Ruan Shengyi bit her lip, wondering if the previous period of time had affected the development of her tomato.

Xiao Wenyu thought of something else and frowned, “Is it very obvious to wear tight clothes?”

“Not very obvious, you’re too thin, but there must be some traces, after all, there’s someone in your body.” Ruan Shengyi replied without thinking while pulling the seat belt.

Xiao Wenyu frowned even more.

After one thing was almost settled, she remembered another thing.

She went in with her clothes open. If this dress was very obvious, then Lin Simu should have already seen it. The Lin family would definitely come to see her, and at that time, there might be some trouble.

What she wanted most was to keep this little guy, who wasn’t very willing to move, away from the vortex between adults.

Ruan Shengyi finally reacted to this problem, took her hand back and comforted her, “Don’t worry, it’s okay even if Lin Simu saw it, it can definitely be resolved.”

“If worse comes to worst, there’s my fist.”

Xiao Wenyu was shocked: “You just promised me!”

Ruan Shengyi: “I will think thrice, but I won’t give up. If she and her family really threaten our normal life, then I will definitely fight back.”

As she spoke, she held Xiao Wenyu’s hand tightly to appease her, and continued, “But before that, you don’t need to worry too much, don’t worry. The reason why I dared to do this tonight is because someone can also help me sort it out.”

She lowered her voice, “You may not know, Tan Yichen, who is another shareholder of Le Xin and related industries, her mother is in the system behind the scenes, and her status is not low.”

Xiao Wenyu: …

She mercilessly withdrew her hand, stepped on the brakes, ignited the fire, hung up the gear, and waited for the car to start before quietly saying, “You can take this sentence to the next life to tell.”

She didn’t say it earlier, if she had said it earlier, she wouldn’t have wasted that precious favor.

That was the favor she earned to protect Anqi, and now she had to think of other ways to avoid the Lin family, to avoid that group of lunatics.

However, did she regret it? Probably not.

The person next to her was much more important than those worldly things.

*

When they got home, the first thing she did was to press the fragile person on the sofa, and then take out the relevant equipment.

Xiao Wenyu pulled up her top, watched the other person apply the coupling agent, carefully came over, and searched for it. It wasn’t until she heard a weak but steady heartbeat that she breathed a sigh of relief, and even squinted her eyes slightly in comfort and happiness.

How should she say it?

Silly, a bit funny.

Mainly, after this delay, the originally simple wound was a little red at the moment, and the already swollen face was even more swollen. A pair of bright big eyes still had light, but they weren’t really eyes anymore.

It made people want to laugh but dare not laugh.

Ruan Shengyi supported her chin, dissatisfied, “Xiao Wenyu, what are you holding back your laughter for?”

Xiao Wenyu simply pinched her mouth with two fingers, “Shh, listen carefully.”

The two adults were so quiet at this moment that only some nervous breathing could be heard, listening to the fragile but tenacious heartbeat, they couldn’t help but feel their eyes heat up.

When they were sitting safely at home, they felt some worry and fear even more, especially the weak but powerful heartbeat, one by one, making Ruan Shengyi’s eyes hot.

She suddenly thought, once upon a time, if… if.

Never mind, the past was very painful, it was something that she couldn’t let go of, but those things were not for her to regret again, but to cherish some things, to care about some things.

No longer talk about the past, but talk about the present.

Thinking of this, she wiped away the tears in her eyes and whispered, “I promise, I will definitely be calm.”

Xiao Wenyu softened her eyes and raised her hand to gently rub her earlobe.

It was almost time, and Ruan Shengyi put away the things, and obediently raised the medicine box, “Apply it now, or?”

“Take a shower first, it’s been a busy day.”

Yes, it’s been a busy day.

But the busyness was at least meaningful. After this busy day, there would at least not be such worrying things for a long time to come.

At least, it was exchanged for stability.

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