Chapter 1230: Chapter 1230: Misunderstanding
An Zhiyuan saw off the couple.
He opened the lunchbox for Bai Xiao.
"Comrade Bai Xiao, how did your husband do? Is it okay?"
He opened one by one, letting Bai Xiao choose.
The four mouths in their family were quite picky.
Just thinking about the three babies in Bai Xiao’s belly, An Zhiyuan felt endless affection.
Not just because of the children, but also a longing for a complete family.
From now on, Bai Xiao and the children would be the most important people in his life.
They would never be separated again, becoming a close-knit family.
He and Bai Xiao would be tightly connected because of these three children.
Bai Xiao laughed.
"An Er Ge, you’re really great! A good husband, a good father, and the person I love the most. Seven months from now, we’ll have three more family members. I’m actually looking forward to it, and I know you are too. I’m very happy now."
Having the person she loves most by her side truly is a blissful thing.
"The same goes for me. You are my entire world, Mrs. An, let’s eat."
An Zhiyuan lifted her chin to give her a brief but strong kiss.
Time seemed to peacefully pass.
An Zhixiang opened the car door, seeing Ke Lan quietly sitting inside, joyfully realizing this time she didn’t sit in the backseat but the passenger seat up front.
He couldn’t help but feel elated.
It seemed like Ke Lan was finally not angry anymore.
It had been a whole week; she’d been angry, but he didn’t know why.
Sometimes she looked at him with eyes full of resentment and disgust.
It sent chills down his spine.
He loved her, could forgive all her little tempers, but at least she had to let him know what he should do.
Now it seemed the alarm had lifted.
Happily getting in the car, he took a glance at Ke Lan and leaned over.
But just thinking about what Ding Min said, that the two of them had had an intimate relationship, made her feel nauseous.
She couldn’t imagine that scene; it would drive her insane.
The person she loved most doing the things they’d done together with another woman, saying sweet words to another woman, was unbearable for her.
An Zhixiang saw her face tighten with tension and pain, muscles starting to clench.
It made him uncomfortable.
He buckled her seatbelt for her.
Turned around and started the car.
"Darling, what do you want to eat? Sister-in-law doesn’t handle meals, your man will treat you. Rest assured, I have enough money to feed even ten of you." His tone light to diffuse the tension between them.
He couldn’t ignore Ke Lan’s slight exhale of relief once he moved away.
She didn’t want his approach.
Could it be Ke Lan had someone else?
Indeed.
Recently, Ke Lan spent a bit too much time at the library, almost from sunrise and reluctant to return even at sunset. Every time she came home, he was almost asleep.
She was avoiding him.
Very obvious.
Yet he just didn’t know why.
Both were silent, the oppressive atmosphere inside the car suffocating.
"Darling, is there anything you’d like to talk to me about?"
An Zhixiang didn’t look at Ke Lan; he feared seeing loathing in her eyes, being hated by the person he loved was unbearable for anyone.
He was just an ordinary man.
Not a saint.
Couldn’t stay calm and composed.
Ke Lan watched the bustling street outside, pedestrians clouding the streets; it was Sunday, many people were out with their families enjoying their weekends.
Turning her head, gaze steady, "Axiang, we should have a proper talk somewhere, or neither of us will feel good, these past days you haven’t been well, and neither have I."
Things had to be laid out eventually.
Better a short pain than prolonged agony.
An Zhixiang felt a pang in his heart.
Is this the moment of truth?
His wife hadn’t been married a week; they hadn’t even gone on a honeymoon.
Could this really be the end?
The car reached the entrance of a park; the two got out and bought tickets.
They silently walked along the park’s path.
Due to the cold weather, the park was pretty empty, just a few couples in love here and there.
Watching those affectionate couples.
Every one of them was intimate, except for them who seemed bizarre.
Clearly a man and a woman, yet there was a vast distance between them.
Even a stranger could see these two must have been fighting.
"Lanzi, you must tell me why you’re angry, or I can’t fix it if I don’t know."
His tone was kind, serious, very much like An Zhixiang’s character.
"Axiang, the day before our wedding, Ding Min came to see me."
An Zhixiang, lost in his chaotic thoughts, was instantly snapped awake by these words.
"Ding Min?"
He hadn’t expected this to be related to Ding Min; he had dealt with Ding Min long ago.
Hadn’t he already explained this to Ke Lan?
"Lanzi, I’ve told you, there was never anything between us, not in the past, and certainly not in the future. In the past, it was just my one-sided infatuation, back then I was young, I didn’t understand what love was.
I thought it was love!
But then I met you, and I understood what it was like to truly love someone.
There was absolutely nothing between her and me."
They stood face to face, able to see each other’s expressions.
Ke Lan felt a weight lift from her heart.
This man couldn’t lie; whenever he did, he unconsciously twisted the corner of his clothes with his fingers.
This little action that An Zhixiang himself wasn’t aware of.
Now he wasn’t doing it, at least he wasn’t prepared to deceive her.
"Ding Min told me that you were together three days before our wedding! She even described the mole on your body and had evidence saying it was the day your stepmother wanted me to accompany her shopping; I didn’t want to believe it.
You told me the plan for that day.
But there was so much evidence, I became confused and started having wild thoughts.
I even got upset thinking about you being with her, it made me sad, even disgusted.
I just wanted to know the truth, did this happen?"
An Zhixiang laughed, out of anger.
"She lied; that day, she and her so-called good aunt planned to drug me while you were away, but my brother warned me ahead of time, so how could I have fallen into their trap? I gave the spiked drink to my dad.
And as you know, Ding Min was kicked out by my dad, and my cunning stepmother behaved herself and didn’t cause any more trouble."
Ke Lan’s eyes blinked.
Unexpectedly, he saw her eyes glistening with tears.
However, before he could come forward, she laughed through her tears.
Threw herself into his arms.
"Am I not foolish, for actually believing what she said?"
Pressed against his strong chest, she didn’t care if anyone would judge them for being indecent.
He was heartbroken.
"Ding Min surely said many misleading things, and I can very responsibly guarantee that I had nothing to do with Ding Min." An Zhixiang gently wiped away her tears.
It turned out they had both misunderstood each other.
The ones they loved the most were still each other.