C515 Closed Mouth
C515 Closed Mouth
The leaves of this kind of wutong tree were usually able to survive the cold winter until spring, when they began to totter and fall.
At this moment, there were a few yellowed leaves that were blown down by the wind. They swayed in the wind and finally landed on the garden railing, resting in peace.
It was unknown how much time had passed, it seemed very long, like it was only a few seconds. Yang Chen only felt that his mind went blank for a moment, and after a long while, he turned his head to look at Lin Ruoxi with a calm expression, then he forced a smile and said, "You know."
"You wish I didn't know?"
"Actually, there's no need for me to be surprised. It must be Christine's big mouth that told you!" Yang Chen smiled bitterly.
"She told me something, but I want to hear it from you. Of course, you don't have to answer," Lin Ruoxi said.
"Regardless of whether you know it or not, this is a period of existing history. It's like something that everyone did when they were young. They would be embarrassed to talk about it when they grew up, but what exists still exists. If you try your best to forget it, there will always be people who remember it." Yang Chen smiled, "Of course, the matter between me and Seventeen can't be considered as a child doing foolish things. I've never thought about going over and forget about her, no matter what, I'm glad that you know about Seventeen from Christine. This at least means that you will go and chat with her privately for me."
Lin Ruoxi remained expressionless. She looked at Yang Chen in silence for a while before asking, "You still love her, right?"
Yang Chen shook his head and looked straight ahead: "Love? I don't know. We've known each other since we were children. In the twenty-one to twenty-two years before I returned to China, she had always been the most special existence by my side. She's not my friend, because she has a deeper bond than friends, and we can fight for each other. "She is not my lover, because we have never been in a relationship, nor have we even given each other any token. She is also not my lover, and she would never listen to me obediently, or else she would never have left me. She is such a special woman …"
Lin Ruoxi listened quietly, looking at Yang Chen's smiling and pained expression. She didn't know why, but she felt a pain in her heart, like countless needles were stabbing into her tender flesh. However, she couldn't tell if it was because of him or herself.
"If you ask me if I still love her, I don't know how to tell you. I've never said 'I love you' to seventeen, and I haven't said more to her than I've said to you all day long. I always felt that she was like the other half of my life. When I was with her, even if I knew that my world was dark, it would still make my heart tremble …
That's how I feel about her. Is that the answer to your question? " After Yang Chen finished, he asked back with a smile.
Lin Ruoxi didn't answer, but continued to ask, "Christine told me that I look very similar to Seventeen, is that right?"
"Yes, your temperament and eyes are very similar to seventeen. However, seventeen is not as beautiful as you … Christine had only met her once, and coincidentally met her once in the United States. She didn't know much, so if she was talking nonsense, you can ignore her. " Yang Chen said.
Lin Ruoxi grabbed the railing in front of her with her fair hands. She couldn't help but tremble. She calmed the waves in her heart and asked, "Am I a substitute for Seventeen in your eyes?"
After asking that question, Lin Ruoxi seemed to have used up all of her energy, but she still stood up straight and looked straight into Yang Chen's eyes.
Yang Chen's mind quivered. He suddenly recalled the strange words Lin Ruoxi had said when he went backstage at Liu Yanxi's concert that day …
"In your eyes, I am just a substitute …"
That's it! That's right! She was the one who knew of the existence of seventeen, and that she was similar to seventeen! That's why you said that all of a sudden!
Yang Chen suddenly felt that it was very funny, he laughed twice, and almost shed tears. He sighed and said, "No wonder you inexplicably told me last time that you were just a 'substitute'. Ruoxi, you really know how to let your imagination run wild. You are you, 17 is 17. To me, 17 is an unforgettable memory. Now, you are my wife.
"If I really see you as a substitute for seventeen, why would I have so much desire for you to accept me? To put it harshly, if you are only a substitute, why would I care so much about your feelings?"
Lin Ruoxi stared at Yang Chen for a while. Suddenly, a trace of a strange smile appeared on her lips, "At the coffee shop, I asked you to marry me, but you refused. In the end, when I wanted to jump off the building, you stopped me. At that time, you should have realized that I'm very similar to her, which is why I changed so quickly, right? "
Yang Chen didn't understand how Lin Ruoxi suddenly thought of what happened so early, but the situation at that time was indeed still fresh in his mind. It was the glance Lin Ruoxi threw back before she jumped off the building, which reminded him of the resolution she had when she left at the age of 17. It couldn't be denied that if it wasn't for that glance, Yang Chen definitely wouldn't have happily agreed to the sudden request for marriage.
"Yes, like I said, your eyes, your temperament, are very similar to seventeen." Yang Chen nodded, "But, that doesn't mean that I'm using you as a substitute for her! We've been through so many things together, but we've already understood each other's feelings many times, haven't we? "
Lin Ruoxi lowered her head and smiled, "In that case, I should be thanking 17. If it wasn't for the fact that she is very similar to me, I might have already jumped off the building and died. Even if I didn't die, I would have been killed by that man's alliance with Xu Zhihong, or be robbed of everything and become someone else's plaything … I really should thank Seventeen, shouldn't I? "
At the end of her words, tears suddenly welled up in Lin Ruoxi's eyes. The tears flowed down her face, uncontrollably dripping down into the grass.
Even though Lin Ruoxi tried her best to cover it up, her trembling got worse and worse.
Yang Chen was a bit confused. He didn't understand why Lin Ruoxi suddenly started crying. He thought his answer would let Lin Ruoxi and Anxin get rid of the knot in her heart and improve their relationship even further. But from the looks of it, the result was the opposite!
"Lin Ruoxi, what's wrong with you? Didn't we say everything was fine!? Why are you crying!? I've already said it many times, you are not her substitute! You are unique to me! You are my wife! You... Why are you crying!? Say it! "
Yang Chen felt that the matter was not under his control. The anger in his heart started to rise. His tone became more serious as he called out Lin Ruoxi's name.
Lin Ruoxi remained silent, keeping her head down. Her tears fell like pearls from a broken string.
If it wasn't for the fact that most of the people in the venue were afraid of Yang Chen, and with Soren at the back preventing people from getting close, Yang Chen would probably be very depressed.
Who would be willing to let others see that, as a man, he would make his wife cry just by talking!?
In the end, Lin Ruoxi tried her best to hold back her tears as she slowly raised her head. Although her eyes were red, at least they were not as tear-stained as before.
The faint foundation of her cheeks melted from her tears. This woman, who had always displayed an incomparable independence and strength, now looked like a withered tulip, appearing exceptionally delicate and pitiful.
Yang Chen was relieved. He tried his best to be amiable as he asked, "Ruoxi, what's wrong with you? I don't know what to say to you like this."
Lin Ruoxi's rosy eyes stared at Yang Chen's face as she said with a sad and beautiful smile, "Christine said that seventeen is the only woman who has conceived your child, is that right?"
If not for the fact that this woman and her unborn flesh fell into the sea right in front of his eyes, he wouldn't have lost all hope back then. After waking up from his desire to kill, he went back to China alone and planned to spend the rest of his life there.
Seeing Yang Chen's dumbfounded expression, Lin Ruoxi laughed even harder and said, "Then let me ask you one last question."
"Go ahead." Yang Chen subconsciously sensed something, and his heart began to feel uneasy.
Lin Ruoxi spoke word by word, asking, "If, 17 and the child could return to your side now and give you a chance, would you still choose to let me be your wife?"
"Shut up!"
Yang Chen suddenly shouted. His expression turned ferocious as he stared at Lin Ruoxi with bloodshot eyes.
"Seventeen... Seventeen and Children... Already... It's no longer here. " Yang Chen's voice trembled as he said with difficulty, "Such a question, such a question... "There's no need to think about it …"
Seeing Yang Chen's twisted face, which was close to falling into a frenzy, Lin Ruoxi didn't seem to be afraid at all. Instead, she relaxed a bit and said in a low voice, "I knew it would be like this, although you said that I'm not a substitute for 17 in your eyes, but in fact, from the moment you were willing to marry me, that's what you subconsciously thought.
In your heart, you have never truly separated me from Seventeen. If it wasn't for Seventeen, I wouldn't even have had the chance to be your wife. "