As the new year is approaching, Nian Jiarui is very distressed. He must have met Ning Qing just to deal with his parents.
Until now, he and Ning Qing had only had less than five meals together, but their parents had actually put their engagement on the plan.
Seeing that the matter was about to be settled during the Chinese New Year, Nian Jiarui was anxious.
Although he is indeed very excited about the benefits brought by marriage, what should Xiaotong do?
He only has Xiaotong in his heart, and he doesn't like Ning Qing at all, but he is not willing to watch Shenghua fall into the hands of his aunt's family!
Why is reality so helpless!
He struggled and hesitated in his heart for a long time, just dragging it on day by day. Seeing that he couldn't delay it and had to make a decision, Nian Jiarui still couldn't make a decision.
On this day, Nian Weiguo and Shen Yanhua once again mentioned that they should get married after the Chinese New Year.
After giving various excuses and postponing, and finally dealing with it vaguely, the upset Nian Jiarui hid in his room and called Shen Tong with a complicated expression.
He is really confused now and really doesn't know what to do. He just wants to listen to Shen Tong's voice.
The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.
"Xiaotong, did you miss me?" Nian Jiarui softened his voice and raised the corners of his mouth with a smile.
They haven't contacted each other for a long time, and he really misses her.
"I...wuwuwu..."
At that time, the streets were busy with traffic and pedestrians were rushing around. Shen Tong, who was lost in the crowd, couldn't help but cry when he heard the low, warm and doting voice on the other end of the phone.
Just a week ago, her grandma died. She committed suicide by jumping off a building in the middle of the night. She only left her one last word, 'Xiaotong, grandma can't drag you down.'
Afterwards, Shen Tong found out that her grandma had called her home. Her unscrupulous parents not only told her the truth (the surgery cost a lot of money, and the follow-up medicines cost a lot more), but they also made harsh words. She died outside, and she must not go back to drag them down.
Feeling sad and desperate, and feeling sorry for Shen Tong, Grandma Shen chose to commit suicide.
Shen Tong took care of Grandma Shen's funeral alone in Haishi, and sent away the only relative who loved her. It seemed that she was the only one left in the world.
It was at this most vulnerable moment that Shen Tong was looking at the phone. The sadness he had suppressed for a long time could no longer be controlled and all came out.
"Xiaotong, what's wrong with you? Stop crying, what's wrong with you??" Nian Jiarui, who only heard the cry, became anxious on the spot and panicked.
He knew that Shen Tong had always been strong, but if he was crying like this now, something big must have happened.
"I...my grandma...is dead..." Shen Tong's intermittent voice was extremely sad.
"Don't cry, I'll be right away!" Nian Jiarui, whose heart was being tugged hard, couldn't stay any longer. He took the car keys, opened the door and rushed out.
"Hey, son, what are you..." In the corridor, holding the chicken soup stewed by the nanny, Shen Yanhua was about to give it to Nian Weiguo and Nian Jiarui. When she saw Nian Jiarui striding like a star, she immediately shouted.
"Mom, I have something to go out for a few days." Without stopping, Nian Jiarui passed by Shen Yanhua sideways, so fast that it could be described as galloping.
"Where are you going?" Seeing the person running away, Shen Yanhua quickly shouted at the top of her voice, "Don't you want to go to dinner with Qingqing the day after tomorrow..."
"I have something to do, but I have no time!" In just two words, Nian Jiarui had already gone down the stairs and disappeared from Shen Yanhua's sight.
"So urgent! What could be more important than eating with Qingqing? Really!" Shen Yanhua muttered a few words and angrily returned to her room with the soup.
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After driving all night and more than 7 hours, Nian Jiarui returned to Haishi at dawn.
As soon as he entered the urban area, Nian Jiarui made a phone call and inquired about Shen Tong's location. When he found the person in the old and small group rental house, Nian Jiarui was really angry and distressed!
Grandma died without even telling him such a big thing!
He obviously gave her the key to the house, but he would rather leave the house empty than live in it!
Is he so untrustworthy and undependable?
After packing his luggage forcefully, Nian Jiarui dragged Shen Tong back to his house in Haishi.
"You would rather live in that place than live here with me, Xiaotong, do you really hate me that much?" Nian Jiarui forcefully forced the key into Shen Tong's hand again, and Nian Jiarui was a little angry.
"I..." Shen Tong opened her mouth and wanted to explain, but found that she didn't know how to explain. She was also very conflicted now. She wanted to accept him, but she was afraid of being hurt, so she could only try to distance herself from him. relation.
After being silent for a few seconds, Shen Tong finally said quietly, "This is not good, others will gossip."
"There is no one else, who is that other person? Li Zhenxing?" Nian Jiarui was so angry that he punched the wall, but he also knew that Shen Tong was a conservative person, so he could only suppress his anger and said kindly, " I'm very busy recently and don't live here, so you can rest assured that you can be alone. If it doesn't work, I'll rent it to you! Take the key."
After hesitating for a while, Shen Tong reluctantly put the key into his bag, "Then I'll leave first."
"Where are you going?"
"It's already past 7 o'clock, I have to go to work..."
"Whatever class you work in, I'll support you!" Nian Jiarui was even more furious when he heard that Shen Tong was working part-time again. If he didn't have enough money, couldn't he ask him for it? Couldn't he even afford a woman? ?
Hearing the words 'I will support you', Shen Tong felt his heart tightening. Shen Tong's hand holding the strap of her shoulder bag tightened. There was a war between heaven and man in his heart for three seconds. Finally, he mustered up the courage to raise his head suddenly, his eyes dark and dark. Looking at him with great seriousness, she asked in a deep tone like an oath, "Can you support me for the rest of my life?"
"I..." He wanted to say yes, but under Shen Tong's dark gaze, Nian Jiarui's casual word "yes" got stuck in his throat.
She is so serious about her commitment to him!
Once he agrees, it is a promise and he will live up to you for the rest of his life.
Can it be done?
The pressure of reality immediately surged into his heart, and Nian Jiarui fell silent thinking of his family's troubles.
'Look, in reality no prince would marry a poor girl.'
The only response he got was silence. Shen Tong smiled self-deprecatingly and wanted to ask him loudly, 'Why are you pestering me if you can't give me a marriage!'
But seeing Nian Jiarui's stubble and obviously tired face, and thinking that he had rushed back from Qingshi overnight, Shen Tong couldn't bear to question him.
After being speechless for a while, Shen Tong broke the silence with a normal expression and said, "You should get some sleep first."
"Xiaotong, don't go, I still have this little money."
"You rest first. I won't go to work. I'm just going out to buy some groceries." Shen Tong smiled lightly and spoke calmly.
"Okay." Nian Jiarui, who didn't know what to say and just felt that he had hurt her heart, could only say this word silently.