Chapter 377: Chapter Three-Hundred and Seventy-Seven: Yearning
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Before they parted, Chang Yuan asked Yun Nan a little worriedly, “What do you plan to do about Yun Liu?”
Yun Nan’s smile faded slightly. “Let the public opinion build for now; that’s what Yun Liu’s best at. We can discern her intentions from the direction she leads the public opinion and then act.”
Chen Nian frowned. “Should we use the Gu family to give her some pressure? We’ve got so many things to do; it’s quite tiring if we still have to take time out to play mind games with this type of brainless idiot!”
Yun Nan smiled. “No, it’s fine. Let’s see what tricks she’s up to first. I heard that she was previously close to Lin Yu and Shi Gao. Using her to draw out more on those two isn’t a bad idea.”
Chen Nian was still worried. “Be careful. There’s no need to handle this matter on your own. Old Master Shi doesn’t like the Gu family’s behavior nowadays and is looking for a chance to get angry with them; don’t waste this opportunity.”
Yun Nan smiled and nodded.
Yun Nan went to check up on Xiang Yang first, only to see that Shi Ke was sitting by Xiang Yang’s bedside, holding her hand to his lips and giving it a lingering kiss. Noticing Yun Nan’s arrival, Shi Ke looked up at her and nodded lightly.
“I’m sorry, Shi Ke. I kept Xiang Yang’s kidnapping from you because I was afraid it would affect your injury. I was going to wait for Xiang Yang to recover before telling you everything,” Yun Nan said softly.
“I understand. Thank you!” Shi Ke replied calmly.
Yun Nan looked at the bruises on Xiang Yang’s face that hadn’t faded yet. Xiang Yangs injuries were quite serious, but they were all external, so she was quickly out of danger. However, she’d slept quietly this whole time and showed no signs of waking up.
Xiang Yang’s situation was somewhat similar to Fang Xi’s. Fang Xi said she was trapped in a pitch-dark dream back then. She’d kept walking, and when she got exhausted, she’d wanted to give up and rest on the spot. It was Ye Kun’s incessant calling for her that made her decide to continue walking; she was afraid that silly man would die of exhaustion if she didn’t get out of the dream.
Xiang Yang and Fang Xi both had pasts that they were unwilling to face, and they both had people they cared about. The only thing that could help them get over their past was love.
When Yun Nan returned to ‘Shi Nian’s’ ward, Shi Nian was indeed already there, growing impatient as he waited for her. He pulled Yun Nan into his arms, hugged her tightly, and complained softly into her ear, “What took you so long? Don’t you miss me at all?”
Yun Nan reached out and hugged him back around the waist. She rubbed her face against his chest as she teased, “I’m dead tired. I don’t have the spare energy to miss you! What are you going to do about it?”
Shi Nian roughly held her chin and kissed her forcefully. They’d been separated for more than three long months. For too long, they’d had to split up, rack their brains, and tread carefully, their nerves extremely tense. As Yun Nan said, they really didn’t have the energy to miss each other because they didn’t dare to.
While Yun Nan was on her toes protecting the Shi family and the corporation, Shi Nian had also been in a strained situation; he felt like he was walking on a minefield every day. Undercurrents were surging at every moment in the seemingly calm troops. Even with his brother’s superiors and subordinates’ careful arrangements, he was ultimately a fake. Once things failed, all the consequences would be borne by his brother alone because they couldn’t involve any more people in this.
Shi Nian had no way out. He had to succeed, as failure wasn’t an option.
Therefore, seeing Yun Nan again, he felt like a man reborn. As for what Yun Nan had experienced, just listening to Chang Yuan’s narrative was heart-pounding enough for Shi Nian.
The kiss was deep and lingering, their endless longing flowing through their lips and tongues. When the kiss ended, Yun Nan leaned into Shi Nian’s arms and told him about Xiang Yang first, her tone filled with worry.
Shi Nian patted her back gently. “It’ll be fine since Big Brother’s back. Don’t worry.”
Yun Nan then told Shi Nian about the Gu, Ye, Xi, and Shi families’ situation during the time he was away, though she knew that Chang Yuan must’ve already reported it to him.
Yun Nan remarked, “I think that even though Madam Xi is unable to speak, she Imows very well what’s going on. The way she looked at me was very different from how she looked at Lin Yu. I wouldn’t be surprised if Madam Xi hates me, but I feel that she was asking me for help. Instead, she was glaring at Lin Yu fiercely. I don’t think that was my imagination.”
Shi Nian was silent as he ran his fingers through Yun Nan’s hair, thinking, ‘The phrase that was our parents’ and elders’ primary concern was “pick a virtuous
wife. “‘
Lin Yu was the virtuous wife the Xi family had handpicked for Xi Cheng; because of that, Xi Cheng had always been the ‘benchmark’ that the buddies’ mothers used to repudiate the other three boys, but it was evident to the guys that Xi Cheng was miserable and unhappy.
However, when it comes to relationships, only the ones involved have the right to an opinion. No matter how close the boys’ friendships were, even if they’d been friends who were as thick as thieves since childhood, they had nothing to say about Xi Cheng’s choice.
Shi Nian never expected Lin Yu to be someone like that..
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