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    Chapter 29 A Farewell How to Let Go

    Cheng Yuxin was a little surprised, but still happily took it.He lit the flame with confidence, but he couldn’t ignite the firewood.Not only that, thick smoke poured out of the stove.

    Cheng Yuxin quickly covered her mouth and nose, but she still couldn’t stop coughing.

    Jiang Chen quickly protected him from the place where the smoke was billowing.

    At night, the wind in the yard became stronger than before, and the air became clearer.The two of them came to a spacious place and could breathe normally after a while.

    Cheng Yuxin took a deep breath of fresh air and looked toward the kitchen worriedly: “We just ran away, will something happen?”

    “It’s okay.” Jiang Chen gently patted his back and comforted him, “You go back to the house, I will do the rest.”

    “No, I have to be with you.” Cheng Yuxin blurted out.

    Jiang Chen felt his breathing stagnant, and his comforting movements also stopped in place.He looked into Cheng Yuxin’s eyes and said in a dry voice: “Cheng Yuxin, you know I like you.”

    Cheng Yu lowered his heart.The cold wind swept in, beating Cheng Yuxin’s frail figure like a crumbling rose.

    “Cheng Yuxin, you still can’t let go?”

    Jiang Chen’s questioning was deafening.Cheng Yuxin clenched his hands and his shoulders trembled.

    “Cheng Yuxin, raise your head.”

    Cheng Yuxin raised her head. In the faint moonlight, the outline of Jiang Chen’s facial features was so clear.

    “Cheng Yuxin, tell me, who did you see?”

    Cheng Yuxin’s eyes were shining with starlight.

    The wind is howling and the moonlight is cold.Cheng Yuxin’s voice was so soft and firm: “Jiang Chen.”

    Before Cheng Yuxin finished speaking, she was picked up and ran straight into the house.When he reacted, he had already been put on the bed and even the quilt was covered.

    Cheng Yuxin struggled to lift the quilt and wondered whether to laugh or cry: “What are you doing? Are you not cooking?”

    “I’ve been standing outside for so long. If I don’t keep warm, I’m sure I’ll get sick.” Jiang Chen couldn’t see the expression on his face, but his voice was much gentler than before.

    Cheng Yuxin smiled and shook his head, and jumped out of bed briskly: “I’m not that fragile. Come on, I’m hungry.” He said the word “hungry” with extra emphasis, with a hint of coquettishness that he didn’t even notice.

    A doting smile appeared on Jiang Chen’s face: “Okay then.”

    The two returned to the kitchen, and Cheng Yuxin consciously handed over the responsibility of lighting the fire to Jiang Chen.With the tacit cooperation, we could smell the aroma of rice in a short while.

    In winter in the countryside, nights are particularly boring.What’s more, not only does Jiang Chen’s home have no wireless, but the data traffic is also stuck.Even browsing the web on a mobile phone takes a long time to load, let alone reading novels and watching short videos.

    Since there was nothing to do, Jiang Chen originally wanted to have a good chat with Cheng Yuxin.After all, even though he had zero experience in dating, he still found it incredible to travel thousands of miles to attend his ex-boyfriend’s wedding.

    Jiang Chen found Cheng Yuxin in front of the living room door. The house in the countryside had no heating, and Jiang Chen didn’t light the stove. After all, there was no coal at home.So even though we were inside, it was still cold.Jiang Chen was used to this kind of temperature and was only wearing a coat.

    Cheng Yuxin couldn’t help it. In addition to her coat, she also wore a thick down jacket from Jiang Chen.He was wearing thick clothes and was sitting on a small bench, gazing at the moonlight in the yard across the door.

    Jiang Chen saw that his eyes were bright and his expression was serious, as if he was thinking about something, so he didn’t want to disturb him and stood behind Cheng Yuxin and watched quietly.The moonlight was cold and soft, and Cheng Yu’s heart was even more beautiful than the moonlight.Jiang Chen felt that even this dilapidated house added endless flavor because of this beautiful scenery.

    Jiang Chen thought that as long as he was quiet enough, he wouldn’t disturb Cheng Yuxin, but in the end, he was still noticed.

    Cheng Yuxin discovered it from the reflection in the glass on the door. She stretched out her thin arms from under her thick down jacket and waved gently towards Jiang Chen, as if to invite him to come to her side.

    Jiang Chen walked over, moved another small bench and sat down next to Cheng Yuxin.

    Cheng Yuxin immediately retracted her hands into her down jacket, as if she didn’t want to be exposed to the cold air for one more second.

    Seeing how cold he was, Jiang Chen simply took off his coat and put it on his back, and helped tighten the collar of the down jacket.

    Cheng Yuxin’s little face was shrunk in the thick clothes and fluffy collar, which was both beautiful and cute.Jiang Chen looked at it and smiled unconsciously.

    Cheng Yuxin looked at Jiang Chen, who was only wearing a sweater, and gently shook his head: “Aren’t you cold?”

    “It’s not cold.”

    Cheng Yu didn’t believe it and wanted to take out his hand again.Jiang Chen quickly grasped the hands hidden under the thick clothes and stopped his next movements: “Don’t move around, this is my home, I know it.”

    Cheng Yu couldn’t move his heart and could only believe it.Seeing that Jiang Chen had no intention of leaving, he asked, “What about taking a bath at your house?” He had been worried about this problem since dinner.He had observed that although the bathroom had a water heater, there were no other heating facilities.A water heater alone is obviously not enough in this weather.

    Jiang Chen was aware of this problem when he came back last time, so even though he didn’t need it for the time being, he bought a heater in advance. It is now gathering dust in the storage room.

    After Jiang Chen and Cheng Yuxin explained, they were going to go to the storage room to take out the heater.Cheng Yu wanted to go along with him.

    The storage room is not together with the main house. There is a yard in between. To go to the storage room, you have to go out and walk through the yard.Jiang Chen didn’t want Cheng Yuxin to go with him, but Cheng Yuxin’s curiosity came over again, and he looked at Jiang Chen with his bright black eyes, leaving Jiang Chen unable to say any words of rejection.

    So Jiang Chen rummaged through the box and found a scarf, and covered Cheng Yuxin’s head tightly.Cheng Yuxin was wrapped into a rice dumpling by him, and she smiled at herself in the glass for a while before following Jiang Chen out.

    Cheng Yuxin couldn’t stop laughing as soon as he went out, because he felt that it seemed to be colder outside than before.

    Cheng Yuxin’s feeling was correct, it was indeed colder.Jiang Chen had already expected it and said with a smile: “You must regret it.”

    “No.” Cheng Yuxin was wrapped in layers of clothes, and her voice was muffled and could not be heard clearly.

    Jiang Chen heard it clearly, grabbed Zongzi’s arm tightly, and led him to the door of the storage room.The door lock of the storage room was hung on the door and was not closed. It only served as a deterrent.But since no one other than Jiang Chen has ever visited this house, everything has always been peaceful.

    Jiang Chen took off the door lock and asked Cheng Yuxin to step back slightly before opening the door.”Turn around.” Jiang Chen reminded.

    Although Cheng Yuxin was puzzled, she still looked away obediently.

    Jiang Chen opened the door, and suddenly smoke and dust filled the air.After the smoke and dust cleared, Jiang Chen went into the storage room alone and took out the heater he bought earlier.

    Cheng Yu wanted to help, but the clothes were so heavy that it was difficult to even lift his arms.

    “Don’t move, be careful of falling.” Jiang Chen quickly stopped him.

    Cheng Yuxin realized that it was difficult for her to be of much help in this outfit, so she could only give up moving around and follow Jiang Chen to the bathroom honestly.

    Jiang Chen quickly assembled the heater and opened it to try it out.When the heater is started for the first time, it heats up very slowly, but the effect is obvious. After the temperature is raised, the whole room is warm.Of course it has something to do with the fact that the bathroom itself is very small.

    Cheng Yuxin felt the warmth rushing to her face, and happily took off the scarves and coats she wore one after another.Jiang Chen helped him put away his clothes and hung them one by one on the shelf in front of the bathroom door.

    Jiang Chen originally wanted to wash himself first so that the temperature in the bathroom could be stabilized.But seeing how impatient Cheng Yuxin was, she didn’t say anything. She turned on the shower and tested the water temperature. After making sure that the water temperature was stable at a suitable temperature, she left the bathroom and closed the door.

    Jiang Chen had been waiting in front of the door while Cheng Yuxin was taking a bath.Listening to the sound of rushing water in the bathroom, it felt like my heart was soaked by the warm water, warm and comfortable.It’s like a weather-beaten traveler who has returned to a shelter after a long absence and can finally have a good sleep in peace.

    After a while, the sound of the water turned into the buzzing of a hair dryer. Jiang Chen stood up straight, guessing that it wouldn’t take long for Cheng Yuxin to come out.Sure enough, just as I was thinking this, the bathroom door opened.

    Jiang Chen directly pressed the person’s shoulders and sent him back: “The hair is not dry.”

    Jiang Chen was absolutely right. Cheng Yuxin had always been very sloppy when blowing her hair, and this time was no exception. The hair on her forehead was half dry and sticking up.

    Cheng Yuxin had already put on her clothes and really didn’t want to blow-dry her hair again.Seeing his unwillingness, Jiang Chen could only squeeze in the door, picked up the hair dryer, and blew it on Cheng Yuxin’s shoulders.

    Cheng Yuxin had just finished taking a bath, and her face was already red, but when the warm wind blew it, it became even redder and more delicate.

    Jiang Chen turned off the hair dryer: “Take off your coat, you will catch a cold when you go out later.”

    “Then stop bragging.” Cheng Yuxin said aggrievedly.

    “No.” Jiang Chen refused flatly and directly helped Cheng Yuxin take off his coat.The small bathroom was a bit cramped for two big men, so although Cheng Yuxin was reluctant, she couldn’t resist due to space constraints.

    Jiang Chen hung the coat he took off aside and started to help others dry their hair again.Don’t stop until every strand of hair is completely dry.

    Cheng Yu put on his coat with a sad face, touched his red and hot face and said, “I’ll leave tomorrow.”

    Jiang Chen couldn’t tell whether he was angry or sincere, but since he had already promised, he couldn’t refuse no matter what the reason was.

    “Okay.” Jiang Chen felt that his voice should be quite calm.

    But Cheng Yuxin’s panicked expression said it all.

    “I keep my word and will never break my promise.” Jiang Chen held his breath and forced his voice to calm down.But no matter what, he didn’t dare to look at Cheng Yuxin.

    “You, do you still drink?” Cheng Yuxin asked tremblingly.He was afraid that after he left, he would see death notices on social news about drunkards who died alone at home.

    “I can’t do it anymore.” Even though Jiang Chen tried his best, his voice still trembled uncontrollably.

    How could he let go of Cheng Yuxin like this.

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