Chapter 378: Chapter 361: Wait for Me, Be My Most Beautiful Bride
Go accompany her?
Wen Nuan raised her eyes to look at Leng Yan, not blinking.
Not to mention that she didn’t want Leng Yan to go over, even considering the bigger picture, there was no way he could go. The distance from here to T City is several hundred miles.
Leng Yan frowned slightly, wrapped his arm around her waist, and pinched her nose. Seeing her smile, he spoke into the phone: "I’m not home, Ji Wei. I have some matters to attend to in the suburbs. They’re working on the roads here; it’s hard to get through. If I take a detour, it’ll take two hours to get to you."
"What should I do then, Yan, I’m scared..."
Ji Wei cried, curling up into a ball: "I can’t sleep if you don’t come."
Shameless!
Wen Nuan sneered coldly in her heart, gripping Leng Yan’s hand tightly. Her eyes widened, and she mouthed silently: You can’t go!
"Call Sister Ping. Don’t you really like her? Let her chat with you and watch some TV." Leng Yan shrugged at Wen Nuan, pinching his own furrowed brow in frustration. He spoke kindly into the receiver: "I’ll visit you tomorrow."
"But..."
Leng Yan sighed, "Ji Wei, I just finished a meeting and wanted to rest for a bit. I’ll definitely come by tomorrow, okay?"
"Well... alright then."
Ji Wei pouted, nearly shedding tears, reluctantly hanging up the phone. She turned her head to look at the colored ultrasound paper on the table, staring at it for a long time. Suddenly, she crumpled it up aggressively, attempting to throw it towards the trash bin.
"Sister Ji!" Xiao Liu exclaimed, startled, and stopped her, "That’s the baby’s ultrasound!"
Ji Wei let her hand drop, stunned for a moment. She gently unfolded the paper, smoothed it out, and blankly held it.
Gazing down at her slightly protruding belly, a hint of coldness shone in her beautiful eyes.
**
After hanging up the phone, Leng Yan let out a long sigh of relief. Suddenly, he felt a light pain in his waist. Wen Nuan was gazing at him askew, a half-smile on her lips: "Learned to lie? Have you done this to me too?"
Leng Yan let out a snicker, squeezing her nose gently: "Nuannuan, I would never deceive you."
He had always disliked lying, but with Ji Wei, he had no choice. Yet with Wen Nuan, he vowed to be open and honest, never making excuses to put her off.
"If you lie to me... hmph, I will never forgive you. I won’t ever talk to you, no matter how much you beg." Wen Nuan playfully acted tough, recalling Ji Wei’s words, still a bit frightened. Nestling into his arms, her eyes welled up with worry: "Yan, do you think Ji Wei’s words are related to the incident in my room that night?"
If she hadn’t had him by her side that night, she didn’t know how scared she would’ve been. Now that the fear had finally subsided, this news came to light, and it made her heart tremble again.
An uneasy feeling stirred within her heart.
"Perhaps." Leng Yan nodded, holding her tighter. His voice was soft and soothing: "Nuannuan, don’t be afraid. It won’t happen again."
Thinking for a moment, he was still a bit uneasy: "Nuannuan, I’ll arrange a few people to secretly protect you and Tong Xi."
"No need." Wen Nuan chuckled, shaking her head: "Just thinking about someone watching over us secretly feels strange. Tong Xi and I will just try not to go out late at night."
**
It was not yet six o’clock when there was a stir beside Wen Nuan. She slowly opened her sleepy eyes, reluctantly holding his hand: "Leaving so early?"
"I have to go to work." Leng Yan affectionately rubbed the crinkles in her brow, kissing her forehead: "Go back to sleep, it’s still early."
"I’ll see you off." Wen Nuan lowered her eyes, picking up the clothes he had thrown around in his passion last night, putting them on as she got out of bed. Saddened, she dared not look at him and just said: "They serve breakfast here; I’ve heard the porridge is very good. I’ll go down and get you a bowl. You must eat something before you leave."
"Nuannuan, that’s not necessary." Leng Yan reached for her hand, only to be glared at: "No. Your stomach isn’t good, and I won’t let you drive on an empty stomach. If the porridge seems too much, I’ll get some biscuits and buy a small cup of soy milk for you."
"You little woman, you’re getting more and more nagging." Leng Yan quickly kissed her cheek, then let her go out.
After washing up, he went out to find Wen Nuan already waiting downstairs. Her red-rimmed eyes made cold heart ache. Taking the biscuits and soy milk from her hands and placing them in the car, he felt a tightness at his waist, and his heart trembled slightly.
"Yan, I can’t bear to see you go." Wen Nuan’s face rubbed gently against his back, her fingers clinging tightly around his waist. She truly couldn’t bear it. Finally having some time together, now they had to part again after just a few hours.
Leng Yan sighed gently, slowly turning around to hold her, his heart aching subtly: "You’re all red-eyed."
"It’s all because of you." She sniffed, wrapping her arms around his waist, feeling a thousand reluctances in her heart.
An indescribable emotion clogged her throat, making it hard to breathe. Taking a deep breath, she finally felt slightly better. After tidying his tie, she looked up, her tender eyes meeting his gentle gaze. Her lips moved to speak, but words wouldn’t come, a mist clouding her vision.
"No crying allowed." Leng Yan said domineeringly, gently wiping her tears with his thumb, his throat dry, voice husky: "Wait for me obediently, be my most beautiful bride."
Wen Nuan wiped away her tears and gave him a strong smile: "I’m getting closer and closer to T City, Yan, I’ll wait for you to come and get me."
"Alright." Leng Yan hugged her tighter, lowering his head to kiss her lips, his response muffled yet firm: "Just a few more days, Nuannuan, I will marry you into the Leng Family and make you my wife for life."
"Stop looking, you can’t see him anymore, it’s the age-old pain of parting." Tong Xi leaned against the door frame, squinting in the morning light at Wen Nuan, who refused to turn back long after Leng Yan had gone, teasing with a playful smile:
"Don’t cry anymore, Leng Yan still wants to meet his most beautiful bride. Don’t go back with a bride who looks like a peach with swollen eyes."
"Just wait until you find someone you like, and I’ll get back at you." Wen Nuan glared at Tong Xi, but a smile lingered at her lips.
Xixi and Yan are right, she must be at her best, be the most beautiful bride, be his only wife.
But for some reason, it felt different this time. Before, she would feel sad, but this time, beyond sadness, an unexplainable feeling weighed down on her chest, leaving her anxious, feeling that something was wrong, though she couldn’t pinpoint it.
**
Leng Yan called his assistant, saying he’d be a little late. He parked the car under Ji Wei’s building and sent Wen Nuan a message: Honey, I’ve arrived.
Wen Nuan quickly replied with a smiley face and a thumbs-up emoji.
He understood the meaning of "thumbs up," chuckling for a moment before stepping out of the car. After adjusting his expression at the door, he opened it, and Ji Wei immediately rushed into his arms, sobbing quietly.