Now that she was facing Meng Ting’s cold expression, the fear he felt at that time gradually came back.
“Ting, look, you are living a good life. It also doesn’t cost you anything to help grandma.”
She has never been to the Meng family’s old residence, but she has never stayed in such a good hotel in her life. In her opinion, this Yan’s residence is undoubtedly a wealthy home. It is said that when one person attains enlightenment, even the chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. No matter what, she was still Meng Ting’s grandmother.
Meng Ting let go of her arm and took a slight step back. His eyes looked at Wu Fengjiao even more carefully than before, and finally, he came to the conclusion, “You are getting old.”
It’s been three years since he last seen her, no, it’s actually been quite a few years since he last seen her; including his last life. Wu Fengjiao was somewhat different from the short-tempered, always swearing woman in his memory. In the past, she could barely be considered as an attractive woman past her prime, but now she is really getting old.
Wu Fengjiao’s expression stiffened when she heard this. The deliberately feigned flattery on her face faded away, and she snorted softly, “I won’t talk to you. I’ll talk to my grandson-in-law, Yan Sui.”
“Anyway, if you don’t provide me for my old age1養老 (yǎng lǎo): to support the elderly; (of an older person) to enjoy retirement; to provide for the elderly (family members); provide for the aged; to enjoy a life in retirement; pension. today, I’ll just stay here.”
Meng Ting shook his head slightly when he heard this, “You raised me for seven years, but you also sold me in the end. I don’t owe you.”
“Provide for the elderly?” Meng Ting’s expression became even colder as he spoke. He took a step back, not because he was afraid of Wu Fengjiao, but because he was afraid that he would not be able to control himself and do something to make Yan Sui worry about him. “If I don’t give it, Yan Sui won’t give it either.”
“I know what the Meng family asked you to do. Reveal that I almost killed someone? Or reveal that I have been molested?”
The Meng family had Wu Fengjiao do this in his previous life. It’s just that at that time he was a top student in the university who was about to rise to great heights, but now he is Yan Sui’s wife.
“It’s worth it for me to lose my reputation in exchange for you and him going to jail.”
It can’t really be said that he’ll lose his reputation; it’s just that he’ll be labeled as an attempted murderer who was molested by an old man when he was young for the rest of his life. Those people would not care whether this was true or not, or what the inside story was. They would look at him with fear and curiosity, subconsciously stay away, and point their fingers at him.
“I hurt someone in self-defense. Grandma, you and he were deliberately plotted for my life.”
Meng Ting, who was seventeen at the time, didn’t understand this then. He understood later, but only after he was almost driven to a desperate situation.
At that time, he still wanted to become better, he still wanted to break free from the cage of the Meng family. He couldn’t be as resolute as he is now, but now he’s just a waste for the Meng family. If Yan Sui didn’t want him anymore, he would still be a waste. The Meng family has nothing left to ruin him with.
He doesn’t want to let go of Yan Sui, but he doesn’t want to go back to the trajectory of his previous life.
But there is no doubt that he was sad when he said this. Only these few days, he already likes Yan Sui so much that he can’t bear to part with him.
“I didn’t…” Wu Fengjiao wanted to defend herself, but she couldn’t defend herself against Meng Ting’s gaze. “You are the madam of the Yan family. How do you want people to see you, see Yan Sui?”
“Don’t be impulsive…”
Thinking of Yan Sui, the look on Meng Ting’s face turned even more ugly, “You don’t have to worry, I won’t marry him.”
The arrival of Wu Fengjiao made Meng Ting understand reality more clearly. In the past, he would want to use Yan Sui to escape, but he already likes him and wants to treat him well, so he can’t bear to think like this anymore and use him like this.
“You, you…” Wu Fengjiao was really frightened. She watched Meng Ting grow up, how could she not know that he would not lie? He said this, thought this way, and decided this way. Moreover, usually, when he makes a decision, it is difficult for him to change his mind again.
“What did you say?”
Yan Sui’s voice appeared behind him, and next to him was Meng Qi, who was also shocked. But after Meng Ting turned around, he could only see Yan Sui. The look in his eyes no longer had the joy that they had when they were intimate upstairs. There was a hint of sadness, and finally, it all subsided.
Yan Sui approached step by step. Meng Ting also looked at him like this, but he didn’t smile like he did in the past, nor did he take the initiative to step forward. He didn’t even reach out to Yan Sui. He pursed his lips, lowered his eyes slightly, and then raised his gaze to meet Yan Sui’s.
“Yan Sui, I’m sorry, we can’t get married.”
Meng Ting felt sad as never before, but the sadness only flickered in his eyes and then disappeared. If they couldn’t get married, they wouldn’t be husband and wife, and he wouldn’t be qualified to reveal his emotions to Yan Sui.
“It doesn’t matter if you didn’t hear it, I’ll tell you again.”
Yan Sui continued to walk closer and continued to listen to him recount the bloody wounds that had been maliciously torn open again.
“I almost killed someone when I was fourteen. I was almost forced… by someone when I was fourteen.”
Yan Sui didn’t stop. He directly stepped forward and pulled Meng Ting into his arms, hugging him with the greatest strength that Meng Ting could bear. “I said it doesn’t matter. Whatever happened in the past doesn’t matter. It wasn’t your fault, it was theirs.”
Meng Ting originally thought he was strong enough, resolute enough. But nestled in Yan Sui’s arms, those seemingly strong barriers melted away in an instant. All the sorrows came crashing down, and he could no longer maintain that light tone.
“It matters, it matters to Yan Sui. I like you, how could I let them look at you like that too?” The gaze that made him feel uncomfortable, Yan Sui would definitely feel bothered by it too, “I’m sorry, I’m not good, how could I…”
Yan Sui loosened his grip on Meng Ting slightly, lifted his chin with two fingers, and then kissed him gently, “You are good. When I say you are good, you are good. How come you don’t believe me anymore?”
Meng Ting shook his head subconsciously. He believed in Yan Sui. He wanted to believe in Yan Sui.
Yan Sui continued to press Meng Ting’s head into his arms, and then looked at Wu Fengjiao with cold eyes, “It must have been Li Yifei who picked you up. Tell her that I will help him pay back the suffering he suffered.”
After Yan Sui finished speaking, he leaned over and picked up Meng Ting. Not far from them, Meng Qi was still in shock. Yan Sui’s eyes swept over him, and then he passed by, carrying Meng Ting away.
Meng Ting buried his head on the side of Yan Sui’s neck. He didn’t speak, didn’t raise his head, and didn’t look at anyone. They passed by many people along the way, but Yan Sui ignored their glances. Some people tried to probe with a few words, but they got no response, and no one dared to chase after Yan Sui relentlessly.
“The wedding will proceed as planned. In addition, let someone keep an eye on that woman. She came to the Yan family; it won’t be that easy to leave.”
The Meng family themselves had sent the person to their door, so they couldn’t blame Yan Sui for settling their account early.
After giving instructions to Uncle Xiao and Zhen Han, Yan Sui returned to their bridal chamber with Meng Ting in his arms. Before putting the person down, he suddenly turned around. Uncle Xiao also stopped his movement to close the door, “Tell Nanny Wang to send some food up.”
“Yes,” Uncle Xiao nodded before closing the door.
Yan Sui put the person on the bed, only to find that Meng Ting’s hands were clasped tightly, showing no sign of letting go of him. Instead, he buried his head on the side of his neck, saying nothing, not raising his head, and also not letting go.
Yan Sui could only hug Meng Ting further inward, and then he also sat down.
Nanny Wang came up and put the food on the sofa table, then left the room. The two of them still maintained the same posture.
“Aren’t your legs numb?” Yan Sui asked softly.
“Numb,” Meng Ting responded but still didn’t let go of the person, as if Yan Sui would run away if he let him go. But the one who just claimed that they couldn’t get married was Meng Ting himself.
Yan Sui was a little angry when he thought of this, but when he lifted his hand and landed on Meng Ting’s back, it automatically turned into a gentle caress, “Let go first, I won’t leave.”
A few more moments passed, and only then did Meng Ting hesitatingly let go of the person. His eyes were slightly red and his face was unnaturally pale. The feeling of insecurity was extremely strong.
He still couldn’t believe that Yan Sui would still be willing to have him after knowing all this.
“Have you forgotten? We got our marriage certificate seven days ago. Just three hours ago, we paid our respects to the ancestors of the Yan family. Whether you like it or not, we are already husband and wife.”
“I haven’t forgotten,” Meng Ting said in a muffled voice. His gaze finally no longer forced itself to pretend, gradually becoming desolate. He repeated, “I haven’t forgotten.”
The moisture in his eyes gradually intensified. He knelt up again, then embraced Yan Sui with his hands, his cheek pressed against Yan Sui’s, and spoke the truth, “I was really sad when I said that just now.”
When he died, he didn’t seem as sad as he was when he said those words.
“I want to marry you, I don’t want to get divorced, I never want to.”
When Meng Ting didn’t realize it, tears fell from the corners of his eyes and landed on Yan Sui’s chin.
Yan Sui embraced the person. He felt that he should say something to comfort Meng Ting, but when he opened his mouth, he felt that his words were too weak.
After a while, he suddenly pressed Meng Ting’s shoulder, forcing the two of them to separate.
Meng Ting’s eyes suddenly widened, but before he could feel sad, Yan Sui suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of their bed, “Meng Ting, I’m still missing a proposal ceremony for you. I originally wanted to make it up during our honeymoon, but I can’t wait until that time.”
“Now, let me ask you; I want to marry you, are you willing?”
As Yan Sui said this, he turned sideways and took out a small box from the bedside table where Meng Ting kept their marriage certificate. Inside was a pair of men’s rings.
Yan Sui didn’t wait for Meng Ting to answer. He took out the ring, took his hand, and put the ring on Meng Ting. The whole process took less than ten seconds.
He reached out to pick up another one but was held down by Meng Ting. He looked at the box with a serious look on his face, took Yan Sui’s hand to take a good look at it, and then carefully put it on him.
“Why are you in such a hurry? You didn’t even wait for me to say yes.”
Yan Sui looked helpless. Wasn’t this because he was afraid that he would suddenly told him that he didn’t want to marry him again?
“I do.”
Meng Ting said with certainty. He looked down at the shining rings on their hands and pressed Yan Sui’s hand to his chest, “It said it is willing.”
List of Idiom in Chapter 036.2
一人得道，雞犬升天 (yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān): lit. when a man attains the Tao, even his pets ascend to heaven; when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); fig. to ride on sb else’s success; once a person gains power and influence (as an official), everyone associated with them also benefits; once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it. An idiom derives from an account of Liu An ascending to heaven in Lunheng: 淮南王學道，招會天下有道之人，傾一國之尊，下道術之士，是以道術之士並會淮南，奇方異術，莫不爭出。王遂得道，舉家升天，畜產皆仙，犬吠於天上，雞鳴於雲中。; The king of Huainan studied Taoism, recruited Taoist people from all over the world, and gained the respect of the country. He also valued Taoist magicians, so the Taoist magicians gathered in Huainan, and developed strange prescriptions and magic, competing for favors. The king then attained enlightenment, his family ascended to heaven, his livestock all became immortals. The dogs barked in the sky, and the roosters crowed in the clouds. T/N: Some source claims that this phrase is an idiom, another said this is a proverb. I don’t know which one is correct, but there is an idiom within this idiom/proverb; 雞犬升天 (jī quǎn shēng tiān): lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); fig. to ride on sb else’s success; when a man gets to the top, all his friends and relations get there with him; fowls and dogs turn immortals―relatives and followers of a high-ranking official get benefits easily; once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it; when a person becomes a high official, people related to him will also become powerful.罵罵咧咧 (mà mà liē liē): foul-mouthed; showering curses and abuse; continuously swearing; to swear while talking; intersperse one’s talk with curses; be grumbling and swearing.
風韻猶存 (fēng yùn yóu cún): (usually said of a middle-aged woman) to continue to possess a graceful appearance or demeanor; (of an aging woman) still attractive; (of a lady past her prime of life) still retain one’s graceful bearing; still look attractive.
一飛沖天 (yī fēi chōng tiān): soar up into the sky with one start—amaze the world with the first achievements; to become suddenly very successful or very well known; make a splash; a bird spreads its wings and flies straight into the sky; it is a metaphor for a bird that usually does not have any special performance but makes an astonishing achievement all at once.
身敗名裂 (shēn bài míng liè): to lose one’s status and have one’s reputation destroyed; to lose one’s standing; to have one’s reputation swept away; a complete defeat and fall from grace; be utterly discredited; bring disgrace and ruin upon oneself; end up in shame and ruin; lose all standing and reputation; have one’s name lying in the dust.
指指點點 (zhǐ zhǐ diǎn diǎn): to gesticulate; to gesture; to point; to point out; to indicate; to nitpick; to overly criticise; to dictate to; to point the finger of blame; give directions/pointers/advice; gossip about sb’s faults; refers to talking about others behind their backs or finding fault with others or saying bad things.
若隱若現 (ruò yǐn ruò xiàn): faintly discernible (idiom); faint; fuzzy; indistinct; discernible at one moment and gone the next—appear indistinctly.
鋪天蓋地 (pū tiān gài dì): lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom); to flood in; earth-shattering; to be omnipresent; everywhere; of universal importance; blanket the earth and eclipse the sky—come in large quantities; describes something that is coming fiercely, with great momentum, and everywhere.
不依不饒 (bù yī bù ráo): to not stop pestering (in order to achieve one’s goal); unforgiving; unwilling to pardon; not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); to treat severely without listening to excuses; wouldn’t let sb off; be hard on sb; describes someone who will pester you endlessly if your request is not met.
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