HBWnovel Chapter 144 Shi Yu and Ning Yuechen meet again after one year
Chapter 144 Shi Yu and Ning Yuechen meet again after one year
As the vehicle slowly drove in, Ning Yuechen became more nervous.
It was not until the car passed the surrounding golf course and finally stopped in front of the courtyard of the main building that Bai Yi, who had been observing her mood changes, spoke up: "Go down, Shi Yu should be inside at this time."
Ning Yuechen nodded, bent down and got out of the car as the driver opened the door.
She looked at the Renaissance stone building in front of her. From this angle, she could clearly see the luxurious castle-style layout of the living room on the first floor. Through the floor-to-ceiling French retro windows facing her, she could vaguely see the back garden with blooming flowers.
As she was hesitating, she heard Bai Yi approaching and asking, "What's wrong?"
Ning Yuechen lowered her eyes and said nothing, then walked forward silently. Bai Yi looked at her back for a few seconds as she left, then stepped onto a step with his long legs and quickened his pace to catch up.
Shi Yu was sitting on the chaise longue in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the scenery of the back garden with lifeless eyes. At this moment, she heard a noise behind her. She thought it was the servant coming to clean the room, so she didn't pay much attention.
After a few seconds, she noticed someone approaching. Before she turned around to look, a cautious, trembling voice sounded in her ears: "Aunt Shi."
This familiar voice made her body freeze instantly. She turned her head slowly and saw the little face with tearful eyes that she missed day and night. She thought she was hallucinating. Her mental state had been a little bad since she came here.
It was not until the girl squatted down and clasped her hands tightly that she finally realized that this was not a dream, but she still asked uncertainly: "Yu Chen, is that you? I am not dreaming, am I?"
Ning Yuechen opened his arms and hugged her, saying, "Aunt Shi, this is not a dream, I'm here to see you."
Unexpectedly, Shi Yu pushed her away the next moment and asked anxiously, "Didn't you leave the Bai family? Why are you here? Did Bai Yi do something to you again?"
Ning Yuechen felt even more bitter when he saw Aunt Shi's face, which was obviously duller than before, and couldn't help but shed tears.
The first time she saw Aunt Shi, she knew that she was not having a good time here, otherwise she wouldn't have lost so much weight and looked so weak and decadent.
But even so, when Aunt Shi saw me, her heart and eyes were full of concern. She was afraid that I was not doing well, and she was even more worried about my situation. But if it weren't for me, she wouldn't have fallen into this situation.
Thinking of this, Ning Yuechen's tears became even more uncontrollable.
Seeing her like this, Shi Yu thought she had been wronged, and hugged her in panic and distress, saying with guilt: "I'm sorry, child, I didn't protect you well, it's all Aunt Shi's fault."
Ning Yuechen shook his head in her arms and said in a muffled voice: "Aunt Shi, I'm fine now. I'm sorry for you. If you hadn't saved me, you wouldn't be left with nothing and be trapped here."
"It has nothing to do with you."
Shi Yu caressed her hair lovingly, with some light in her eyes: "Yu Chen, everything that happened today has nothing to do with you. Remember what Aunt Shi said, never impose other people's mistakes on yourself, you just need to be brave and fearless to pursue your own life."
Ning Yuechen could no longer hold back the grievance in his heart, and choked up as he expressed his longing for you over the past year: "Aunt Shi, I miss you so much."
"Aunt Shi misses you too."
After the two chatted tenderly for a while, Shi Yu asked again about her worries: "Yu Chen, why did you suddenly appear here?"
Before the person in his arms could answer, he heard a cold voice behind him: "I brought her here."
Shi Yu looked over suddenly and saw Bai Yi who appeared out of nowhere. She immediately looked alert and asked, "Why did you bring her here?"
"She wanted to see you, so I brought her here." Bai Yi replied.
Shi Yu was keenly aware of the change in her attitude towards him, and the alarm bells in her heart rang even more. Ever since this child returned to China, he had been like an enemy to her, and the two of them usually parted ways after only three sentences.
Bai Yi's usual attitude was to speak coldly to others, but she didn't expect that during this meeting, not only was her attitude calm, but she also spoke much more politely.
Thinking of this, Shi Yu looked at her warily: "What is your purpose this time? Don't forget what you promised me?"
Bai Yi glanced at Ning Yuechen, who was tightly protected in her arms, and answered evasively: "My purpose this time is very simple, which is to let you two meet."
She said this sincerely, but to Shi Yu it seemed sarcastic.
Ning Yuechen saw Aunt Shi's doubts and quickly spoke up to dispel her doubts: "Aunt Shi, President Bai really just brought me to see you this time. Since leaving the Bai family, she has never made things difficult for me. I am living a good life now."
She took a deep breath and explained in a simple way: "When I was working part-time outside, I ran into Ms. Bai by chance, and asked her to bring me to see you. She happened to be coming over as well, so she brought me here."
Shi Yu naturally didn't believe that Bai Yi would be so kind, but seeing the sincerity and frankness in the child's eyes, and noticing that her face was rosy and her overall condition was also very good, she felt a little relieved and said, "That's good."
Then he quickly asked, "Why are you doing part-time work? Didn't I leave you some living expenses? Is it not enough?"
As she spoke, she looked at Bai Yi again, her eyes full of doubt.
Ning Yuechen held her hand again and said, "Aunt Shi, Mr. Bai has given me all the living expenses. I just want to train myself so I do a part-time job. And I am living a really good life now, you really don't have to worry."
"You are so young, you should enjoy your life now. As for work, you can talk about it after you graduate from college."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Bai Jingyuan saw this scene when he came over. He was surprised for a moment, then walked closer calmly, smiled and greeted: "Yu Chen is here."
Faced with his kind attitude, Ning Yuechen was very resistant in his heart, but he still called out politely: "Uncle Bai."
This was the first time she met Bai Jingyuan after a year, and it was also the first time in her life that she was unwilling to restrain the hatred deep in her heart.
The first time she saw Aunt Shi today, the hatred that she had tried to suppress for many years had completely exploded. If it weren't for this man, both Aunt Shi and my mother would be living happily now. Instead of ending up in this life-and-death separation situation.
She had always remembered what her mother had told her, not to bear grudges or hatred, and not to cause trouble for Aunt Shi. She had always tried to be a positive and optimistic little sun.
But now she deeply realized that kindness might be the most fragile quality in the world, and it could even become a weapon for others to constantly hurt her.
At this moment, there was no way she could not hate the man in front of her.
Bai Jingyuan naturally saw the child's hostility towards him. He glanced at his daughter who was paying full attention to him and said, "You two haven't seen each other for a long time. You can have a good chat this time. Yiyi and I won't disturb you for now."
After he said this, Bai Yi naturally understood what he meant. He continued to focus his eyes on Ning Yuechen, and then said, "You guys chat, call me if you have anything."
Shi Yu looked at her strangely. She didn't know if it was because they hadn't seen each other for a year, but she felt that the sharpness in Bai Yi had disappeared a lot, and there was even a warm and peaceful feeling.
But it was this change that made her even more uneasy.