Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict-Chapter 989 - 988 cannot agree

Chapter 989: 988 cannot agree

Chapter 989: 988 cannot agree

Mo Xiuchen returned home just a few minutes after Wen Ran had arrived.

On her way back, she had stopped at a shopping mall for some things and was delayed for about fifteen minutes. Hence, when Mo Xiuchen came home, she was sitting on the sofa in the living room, lost in thought.

“Ranran, what are you thinking about?”

Mo Xiuchen’s tall figure sat down next to her, and with a long stretch of his arm, he drew her into his embrace.

Wen Ran looked up to meet his concerned gaze, subconsciously sniffing, and asked with a slight smile, “Is your surprise not ready yet?”

Mo Xiuchen’s deep eyes twinkled with mirth as he leaned down and kissed the corner of her mouth, saying with a smile, “Almost.”

—Tomorrow!

“What was it you said on the phone just now that you had to deal with?” Mo Xiuchen changed the subject, asking with concern.

Earlier he had asked Little Liu, who told him that Ranran had met a man named Li En. Mo Xiuchen thought it was just Li En who, unaware of what’s good for him, had refused Ranran’s kindness, and that was why she was feeling down.

At that moment, Nanny Zhang came out of the kitchen with the dishes. Wen Ran smiled softly and said, “Let’s have dinner first, and after dinner, I’ll tell you all about it.”

“Okay.” Mo Xiuchen affectionately patted her head, stood up, and took her hand to lead her to the dining room.

**

In a city on the other end of the Pacific Ocean.

Jiang Liu stood quietly at the bottom of an apartment building.

The cold wind slashed his rugged face as if a knife were cutting flesh, yet he was dressed thinly, in just a wool sweater with a leather jacket over it.

With hands in his pockets, his silhouette under the plane tree was tall and upright, radiating a heartachingly solitary air.

Today marked the ninth day since he and Mo Xiuchen had made their agreement. A few nights ago, right here, he had talked with Shen Yuting.

Mo Xiuchen had given him ten days; he had given Shen Yuting seven.

In fact, it wasn’t just Shen Yuting who was given seven days; he himself took these seven days to ponder whether he would truly give her up if she refused his proposal.

As he saw that familiar figure approaching in his vision, Jiang Liu’s heart seemed to skip a beat, his thin lips pressed into a firm line, Mo Yu’s eyes staring intently at the slim red silhouette moving toward him.

Shen Yuting had also spotted Jiang Liu from afar as she waited there.

She walked up to him and stopped.

In the biting wind, their eyes met, neither speaking immediately.

After a while, it was Jiang Liu who broke the silence. Maybe because he had waited too long, his voice carried a trace of hardness, “Yuting, have you made up your mind?”

Shen Yuting looked at him, her lips pressed together in silence.

Seven days ago, he had chased her to this city, not only presenting her with two choices and deadlines but also showing her the video of Mo Xiuchen’s press conference.

Seeing such a proud and cold man like Mo Xiuchen willing to tell such a long story for Wen Ran, she could almost hear the sound of her own heart breaking.

It turned out that some people, some loves, truly cannot be torn apart or stolen.

After doing so much and exhausting all her means, she ended up being the butt of a joke, facing loneliness with everyone turning their backs on her.

Alone in this unfamiliar nation, this unfamiliar city, Shen Yuting spent her time outside of work pondering whether she was right or wrong.

Jiang Liu only asked one question and then quietly waited for her answer.

He knew in his heart that Shen Yuting loved not him, but Mo Xiuchen; yet he was willing to disregard whom her heart belonged to and walk through life with her.

His gaze shifted from her face and lowered, landing on her flat abdomen.

When Shen Yuting saw him looking at her stomach, her complexion slightly changed, and she spoke faintly, “Jiang Liu, I cannot accept your marriage proposal.”

Jiang Liu’s handsome face turned pale.

His tall frame stiffened, and he asked abruptly, “Do you still want to continue?”

If she still wanted to continue…

Shen Yuting of course understood what he meant by his words. A trace of pain flashed through her eyes as she said self-mockingly, “Continue, how can we continue? Ah Liu, do you think that Mo Xiuchen’s not holding a grudge against me is really out of kindness?”

Jiang Liu furrowed his brows, “Yuting!”

“Let me finish.” Shen Yuting’s lips curled up in a bitter, desolate smile, “Actually, I would rather Mo Xiuchen retaliate against me instead of completely ignoring me as if I were invisible.”

Shen Yuting pursed her lips, her eyes reddening from the wind, “These past few days, I’ve watched the video you gave me over and over. Just like you said, the affection between Mo Xiuchen and Ranran… no one can interfere with it. Their love and trust for each other exceeds that for themselves.”

Jiang Liu’s gaze was fixed on her intently.

Shen Yuting paused for a moment, “Jiang Liu, I’ve given up on Mo Xiuchen; I won’t be humiliated any further.”

“Then you…”

Jiang Liu was puzzled. Since she wasn’t going to continue trying to break up Mo Xiuchen and Wen Ran, why then refuse his proposal?

“I can’t accept your proposal now, because I don’t love you.”

Shen Yuting spoke very calmly, as if she had truly worked things out. She did not want to persist in her obsessive love, nor could she force herself to love the man before her. It was impossible for them to be together.

Seeing him, she would always be reminded of Mo Xiuchen.

“Yuting, there’s our child in your belly.”

Jiang Liu still wanted to persuade her, but Shen Yuting had made up her mind, “Jiang Liu, this child is also yours; I will not unilaterally strip him/her of the right to come into the world. If you’re willing, come back in eight months to take him/her away.”

Her implication was clear: during the interim, he should not disturb her life again.

Jiang Liu’s face changed, and he called out instinctively, “Yuting, I will stay and take care of you.”

“No, I don’t want to see you. Jiang Liu, if you really want me to move on, then stop appearing before me. I’m afraid that seeing you will make me lose control again, and I’ll do something crazy.”

A flicker of pain passed through Jiang Liu’s eyes, and his thin lips pressed together tightly before he nodded and said, “Yuting, if not seeing or hearing about people and things from the past can let you start a new life, then I promise you, I’ll disappear from your sight.”

Perhaps there lived both an angel and a devil in everyone’s heart.

It was the same for Shen Yuting. The angel in her heart loved Mo Xiuchen, while the devil used her love to do things she knew were wrong yet felt were justified.

Shen Yuting nodded, “Mm, I don’t hate as much anymore. Don’t worry, I’m going to try hard to start a new life.”

Jiang Liu looked at her, suddenly stepped forward, wrapped his arms around her without holding her for too long, and then let her go, saying gently, “Yuting, take care of yourself. You can call me about anything, anytime.”

Shen Yuting pressed her lips together, not answering.

Jiang Liu gave her one deep look, said ‘goodbye,’ turned around, and got into the taxi that had been waiting for him by the road, driving off into the distance.

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