Chapter 345: Chapter 333: Leng Yan said, he would love the child whether it’s a boy or a girl, as long as it’s born to Ji Wei.
City E.
"Leng Yan?"
Ji Wei looked at Leng Yan standing at the door, her face paling in fright, and couldn’t help but take a step back.
It was Xiao Liu who opened the door. The person outside said they were there to collect the water bill. Xiao Liu peeked through the peephole and only saw a man with his head lowered, unable to see his appearance clearly.
Scared?
Did she really think she could hide to the ends of the earth?
Leng Yan sneered inwardly, but his handsome face showed a gentle expression: "Ji Wei, I’ve been looking for you for so long, and I’ve finally found you."
It really took a great effort. Even with clues, it wasn’t easy to find her. When buying water, he overheard two young girls enthusiastically discussing, having seen a short-haired woman who resembled Ji Wei. He acted on impulse and inquired, learning she indeed lived nearby.
"I..."
Ji Wei was stunned for a moment, seeing the familiar tenderness on his face, then bit her lip and shook her head fiercely: "I won’t go back. I won’t abort the child."
"Don’t be so afraid of me, okay?" Leng Yan, under Xiao Liu’s dumbfounded gaze, walked step by step towards Ji Wei, his eyes and voice growing softer: "Don’t abort the child, Ji Wei. I just want to take you back. How can you, a pregnant woman, bear wandering around with a child?"
"You’re lying to me!"
Ji Wei didn’t believe him, clutching tightly to the edge of the sofa, her bright eyes filled with panic: "If I go back with you, you’ll make me get an abortion."
Her tears fell: "Yan, I’m telling you, no way! This is my only chance to be a mother..."
Over time, there would occasionally be irritability and unease. But when she lay down at night under the quiet moonlight, fingers unconsciously covering her belly, she would have an inexplicable soft feeling. Whenever she thought of Leng Yan taking this child from her body, chills would run down her spine.
She didn’t want to do it!
This was her child, her only chance to hear someone call her ’Mom’...
And also, her only chance to hold on to Leng Yan.
Leng Yan’s heart trembled slightly, Wen Nuan’s crying face floating before his eyes, forcing himself to harden his resolve. He smiled slightly, looking at Ji Wei with some helplessness: "Believe me, I’ve really thought it through."
"You’ll accept him?" Ji Wei pointed to her belly, eyes widening. She remembered calling Li Qiu in the afternoon. Li Qiu’s voice was joyous and urgent: "Ji Wei, come back. Yan has thought it through. Stop hiding; he said the child can stay. After all, it’s his flesh and blood. How could he easily cast it aside?"
Has he really thought it through? But, she’s still afraid, what if he’s deceiving her?
Though, in her memory, Leng Yan almost never lied to her. But, after all, this had to do with Wen Nuan.
"How could you possibly accept him?" Ji Wei’s bitter smile contained deep sorrow: "A long time ago, you told me you would like any child I gave birth to. But not long ago, you said that only Wen Nuan’s child was the one you wanted."
A trace of bitterness passed in Leng Yan’s eyes.
Yes!
Such contradictory words came from his mouth. If she hadn’t left three years ago, he would surely have done it. But in three years, he wore down his unrealistic determination in helplessness and grief; after she humiliated him, how could he keep the promise he made back then?
"Ji Wei, I’ve really thought it through now." Leng Yan reached out to her, affection flowing on his handsome face: "My mom scolded me awake. I can’t let the Leng Family have no heirs. Wen Nuan’s body has difficulty conceiving a child. Moreover..."
He sighed deeply, affection in his eyes as he looked at her: "Wen Nuan and I have already broken up. Ji Wei, will you come home with me?"
...
There was a landline at home. Wen Nuan wanted to call Leng Yan as soon as she got back home and go find Ji Wei with him. When the taxi pulled into the residential area, Wen Nuan saw the door of the building she lived in open, with three figures walking in her direction. When she clearly saw them, her body trembled violently.
Ji Wei, Leng Yan, with Xiao Liu following behind.
Ji Wei also lived here? In the same unit as her?
Wen Nuan widened her eyes in disbelief, unable to believe she had never noticed, and that Leng Yan found Ji Wei so quickly.
Well, perfect timing to question these matters face to face.
Wen Nuan’s heart pounded with excitement as the car stopped by the roadside, not far from the three of them.
"Why not rent a place with an elevator, isn’t climbing stairs every day tiring?" Leng Yan and Ji Wei were walking up ahead. The first thing Wen Nuan heard upon opening the car door was Leng Yan’s caring words, his voice soft like a gentle stream.
In an instant, Wen Nuan’s body was frozen to the ground, her voice low and gentle, choking Wen Nuan’s throat. Her breathing was blocked, exhaustion from her journey forming at the tip of her nose and her eyes.
Biting back her tears, she leaned against the car door, blankly watching Leng Yan and Ji Wei walk past the side of the road. Only a few meters away, such a close distance, yet she just watched, listening clearly.
Such a laughable yet undeniable fact, she didn’t want to believe, but couldn’t help but believe.
"Not tiring at all. I was in too much of a hurry and couldn’t find a suitable place, so I thought this area was convenient and decided to stay temporarily for a while." Ji Wei spoke coquettishly like a little woman: "Luckily, it’s only the third floor. Walking daily is good for the baby."
The third floor...
Another shocking topic.
She lived on the third floor as well, both of them in the same unit.
Haha~~~
They were neighbors!
A bittersweet smile appeared on Wen Nuan’s lips.
What a small world, but could it get any smaller than this between her and Ji Wei?
"Seeing you’re safe, I’m relieved. Going back to City N will be good for you and the child. Although City E is nice, there’s only Xiao Liu to take care of you there." Leng Yan chuckled lightly, looking at her gently: "My mom is eagerly waiting for you to come back. Once you’re back, take good care of yourself, stay put, and take care of your body."
"Aunt Li asked if my early pregnancy symptoms were severe. Aunt Li, she..." Ji Wei suddenly stopped, her eyes tenderly looking at Leng Yan: "Yan, soon, I should be calling her ’Mom’, right? Aunt Li always said she’d hope I could soon call her ’Mom’. Yan, do you prefer a boy or a girl..."
Leng Yan snorted coldly in his heart, yet his handsome face still wore gentle affection: "I like both."
How wonderful!
Wen Nuan laughed sarcastically. She had indeed come just at the right moment, not missing such a warm scene.
The night was truly beautiful, even the wind was soft. But why did it feel so bone-chilling when it touched her?
"You and Wen Nuan could never have a child. Yan, I know you love children very much. Splitting with her probably also involves this reason. I really hope it’s twins so your happiness doubles. Someday, when you’re not busy, accompany me for a check-up, okay?" Ji Wei continued softly, and Wen Nuan couldn’t listen anymore, covering her ears.
Children...
It’s always about children...
Leng Yan still cared so much, which is why he came for Ji Wei, supposedly having ’thought it through’. He came to City E so urgently; this was his real purpose...
This child really was his. She had overthought and even came to confirm it.
Her heart was filled with self-mockery: That day in front of Li Qiu, he spoke so well.
He said that even if she couldn’t have children, he would still love her as he always had.
He said his life could go without children, but not without her.
He said that if there were no children, he’d stay with her until forever.
Forever...
Wen Nuan tearfully whispered that word, deep pain spreading within her heart.
How far is forever, really?