Chapter 129: This Is the Wedding Dress I Designed for Us.
Huai Xing felt that the nickname “Ruan Tang” (Soft Candy) she had given Chu Wantang was very suitable.
Her girlfriend was soft everywhere, and sweet everywhere.
Facing the wall and reflecting was just a matter of tasting everything. What to do, she couldn’t get tired of it at all.
When Chu Wantang had recovered, she held the person and went to the bathroom to wash her carefully.
After she was done, the night outside was getting thicker.
The small night light was turned off, and the room was plunged into darkness.
Huai Xing was nestled in Chu Wantang’s arms. She wasn’t sleepy at this stage. A few minutes later, she went to kiss Chu Wantang’s chin and said very gently, “Jiejie.”
“Hmm? What’s wrong?” Chu Wantang touched the tip of her nose, her tone equally soft.
“Do you still feel that you owe me a lot, that you’re guilty towards me?”
“…I don’t.”
“Really?” Huai Xing said, hearing her unconfident reply, her long lashes fluttering slightly. “But I feel that you do. You accommodate me in every way and give in to me. For example, in tonight’s situation, you were in the right in every way, but you still felt that it was your own problem, and you still wanted to digest these emotions on your own…”
Chu Wantang pressed her lips together lightly, not knowing how to reply.
Because she couldn’t deny that in the past, she had deliberately ignored her own feelings and had let herself struggle in revenge, hurting Huai Xing very thoroughly. Now, after six years, she was officially with Huai Xing, and she wanted to cherish the person in front of her.
“I just… can’t bear to,” she said, finding an excuse. “I can’t bear to be fierce to you.”
“Solving a problem doesn’t necessarily mean being fierce to me. It’s good for us to talk things out. You see, isn’t it like this now?”
“It is.”
Huai Xing smiled. “So you do feel guilty towards me and owe me.”
She held Chu Wantang tightly. “I don’t want you to have such thoughts. The past has been turned over. We are now embracing a beautiful life. I really like the feeling of being able to see you every day before I go to bed and when I open my eyes. Do you like it too?”
“I like you. As long as it’s you, I like everything.”
“Then can you do what I just said in the future?”
“I’ll try my best,” Chu Wantang said, pressing her lips against the person in her arms again. In the darkness, her features were invisible, but you could also feel how gentle they were.
Huai Xing hummed. “It seems I’ll have to find something to make you angry and see if you’ll lose your temper with me.”
Chu Wantang couldn’t help but laugh. “Do you have to be like this?”
“No,” Huai Xing answered immediately. “I also can’t bear to make you angry. I just want to see you show your two dimples every day. Hey, why don’t I have dimples? I don’t have dimples either.”
As she spoke, she even raised her hand, touched Chu Wantang’s chin, and then poked the invisible dimples with the tip of her index finger.
Chu Wantang grabbed her wrist and said, “Kiss it and see if it will come to your lips.”
Huai Xing did as she was told very obediently. The next second, her lips were held by Chu Wantang.
She parted her lips without hesitation and welcomed the person in to kiss her with her tongue.
The deep and shallow kisses echoed softly in the master bedroom.
…
Before Chu Wantang went on her business trip, there were still two weekends left.
Considering that she had to set off from Jingcheng with the “Lan Ling” team, they prepared to go back to Yuncheng on the first weekend, and back to Jingcheng on the second.
On Friday night, they boarded the flight back to Yuncheng.
It was mid-August, and the nights in Yuncheng were also dry and hot. When they passed through the open-air parking lot, the steaming heat climbed up their legs.
When they got into Wen Ruyu’s car and felt the air conditioning inside, it was much cooler.
Wen Ruyu was sitting in the passenger seat and turned her head. “I said I would pick you up at the arrival gate, but you wouldn’t let me.”
“Of course I wouldn’t, Auntie Wen. I know that your legs were a little uncomfortable a few days ago. Sister Shiwei told me everything.”
“I’m not going to tell her anything in the future,” Wen Ruyu said, pretending to be angry.
Huai Xing took Chu Wantang’s hand and made a new introduction with a grin. “Auntie Wen, this is my girlfriend, Chu Wantang.”
Chu Wantang nodded very politely. “Auntie Wen, long time no see.”
“Miss Chu,” Wen Ruyu nodded. “It has been a long time.”
The last time was six years ago, in front of Huai Zhao’s grave.
The assistant in the driver’s seat drove the car away. On the way, Wen Ruyu chatted with the two juniors in the back seat.
She was very at ease in Yuncheng, but she would occasionally miss her daughter and also hoped for some company. She also said that she had met a man of about the same age who had been pursuing her crazily before, but she was not interested at all and did not want to get married in this lifetime.
Huai Xing and Chu Wantang listened quietly, occasionally echoing and expressing their opinions.
Their intertwined hands had not been released.
It wasn’t until they drove into the underground garage that they had to let go.
Before she had come back this time, Huai Xing had also specially asked for Chu Wantang’s opinion. “Jiejie, shall we stay at the Wen family’s house when we go back to Yuncheng? I’ve been staying at the Wen family’s house when I’ve gone back these past few years. Otherwise, I’m afraid Auntie Wen will overthink it.”
“Okay,” Chu Wantang said, knowing why she had asked. In the past, she had forbidden Huai Xing from having a relationship with the Wen family, and she had stayed at a hotel every time she had returned to Yuncheng.
“In the future, if it’s not necessary, we can both stay at the Wen family’s house. But… I don’t know if Auntie Wen will agree.”
“Auntie Wen won’t disagree. She’s also very welcoming of you.”
At this moment, the value of Huai Xing’s answer was reflected.
Wen Ruyu had prepared many things for Chu Wantang, new bath towels, towels, slippers…
Chu Wantang was wearing her own exclusive slippers. She looked at Wen Ruyu again and was a little embarrassed. “Auntie Wen, thank you.”
“If you really want to thank me, then come back to Yuncheng with Xiao Huai to play more often in the future,” Wen Ruyu said with a smile. “Do you know how to play mahjong? If you do, you can also join us next year. During the Spring Festival this year, none of the three of them could win against me.”
Chu Wantang agreed without a trace of hesitation. “Okay.”
The two of them couldn’t take a shower together tonight. Huai Xing went to the bathroom first, and Chu Wantang would go later.
After she had finished washing up, she returned to the room where she was resting with Huai Xing.
This guest room had become Huai Xing’s alone, and there were traces of Huai Xing’s life in these years everywhere. And now Huai Xing was hunched over the table lamp, writing a letter.
Chu Wantang did not go over and sat down on the sofa. “Are you writing a letter to Auntie Huai?”
“Yes.”
Huai Xing turned her head to look at her. “The letter that my mother wrote me, I have to reply to it. I’ll read it to her tomorrow.”
Chu Wantang gave her a smile. “Then can I also listen tomorrow?”
“Of course,” Huai Xing said, raising an eyebrow. “Could it be that when I’m reading this letter, you’re going to avoid it? I’ve never seen you avoid it before.”
“I was just asking on purpose. I wanted to talk some nonsense with you.”
“Please say more.” Dating is about talking a lot of nonsense.
Chu Wantang smiled. “Continue to write. I’ll have a video call with Qiaoqiao in a while.”
Huai Xing nodded and looked at the envelope in front of her again.
Slowly, her lips curled up.
…
The next day, the sky was clear and sunny. They slept until they woke up naturally, and it was only ten-thirty.
After getting up and washing up, and having the breakfast that Wen Ruyu had made, they took Wen Ruyu’s car keys and, under the elder’s reminder, prepared to drive to the cemetery.
More than half an hour later, they arrived at the cemetery’s parking lot.
The strong sunlight was shining directly, as if it were going to scorch everything in the world. Under such weather, and since it was not a holiday, the flower vendors who used to be here at the cemetery were all hiding.
Fortunately, Chu Wantang had had the foresight—in fact, she had come here on a hot day before and had found that there were no flowers for sale.
Under this premise, they had bought flowers at a flower shop today before they had come.
Huai Xing held the flowers, and Chu Wantang held a parasol, covering the two of them together.
Looking at the scenery of the cemetery, Huai Xing thought of the content of the letter and was a little dejected, but also admired.
She said, “The feeling of coming here this time is a little different.”
“Is it because of our different identities from the past?”
“It is,” Huai Xing nodded. “The last time we came, the atmosphere was not like this.”
Chu Wantang: “Every time we come in the future, it will be like this.”
Passing through the familiar road, they came to Huai Zhao’s grave.
This area was not without other people, but everyone was holding an umbrella and was a little distance away. This time there were no cries, but the cicadas on the trees were very noisy.
Huai Xing put down the flowers and skillfully cleaned Huai Zhao’s tombstone with Chu Wantang.
There were occasional downpours in Yuncheng in the summer. Hearing Wen Ruyu say that there had been one two days ago, there was now a little bit of mud and branches and leaves on the tombstone. The two of them cleaned the tombstone and then sat side by side in front of the grave, looking at Huai Zhao’s photo.
Two minutes later, Huai Xing took out the letter she had written to Huai Zhao from her bag.
She cleared her throat, first gave a smile to her mother’s photo, and then read softly, “Dear Mom, hello.”
“As you said in your letter, when I saw that letter, I was at least 26 years old. Yes, I’m already 28 this year, Mom.”
“My 28th year is the 28th year you’ve loved me, and it’s also the 12th year you’ve left me. I miss you so much, and what I must tell you is that I don’t blame you. Whether it was the moment I learned that the car accident was not an accident, or the moment I saw the envelope, I have never blamed you.”
“You said that Auntie Lu had finally let herself go. How could you not have let yourself go? I understand what you did, but Mom, I feel sad for you and Auntie Chu’s matter. In the past so many years, you’ve never mentioned this matter in front of me. I can’t imagine what kind of pain you were enduring behind your bright smile. If I could, Mom, I really want you to tell me your pain in person, so that when you cry, I can give you a hug. It’s not just you who can protect me. I can also protect you, because your daughter has grown up.”
“Thank you for telling me about my biological parents, whom I’ve never met. From your letter, I can see that my mother was a kind-hearted person. I’ve seen her photo at the Chu family’s house before. It turns out that I look a bit like her. She also has a pair of almond eyes. It’s just a pity that I couldn’t see her in person. You’ve carried out her last words without a single problem. You’ve lived up to her entrustment. Anyway, I think I’ve been taught very well by you. And my father, from the letter, I can see that he treated you very well. When the matter of you and Auntie Chu was exposed, he was always on your side. He was a brother who could give people a sense of security. Then have you reunited in heaven? Are you looking at me on earth, living well and also living a good life?”
At this point, Huai Xing choked.
When she had been writing this letter these past few days, her emotions had been able to be held back. But now, facing her mother’s grave, she couldn’t help but lose control.
Chu Wantang reached out her hand to wipe away a teardrop that had fallen from her.
Huai Xing glanced at her and smiled. “Mom, I’m living very happily now. I have friends, family, and a lover. Yes, the lover is the one who is by my side now. She has also come to see you several times in these years. The last time I brought Jiejie here, our relationship was still very stiff. This time, we’ve come as lovers. Will you be happy for us? You definitely will, because you know me so well. From the first time I saw Chu Wantang, you knew that I liked her.”
“Mom, you said in your letter that you wanted to be my mom again in the next life. I also want to say this to you. In the next life, we will definitely still be mother and daughter. Oh, not just in the next life, but as you said to Auntie Chu, for all eternity, I want to be your daughter. Just don’t dislike me for clinging to you. Mom, your daughter will also always love you.”
She folded the letter, her eyes blurry with tears.
Chu Wantang reached out her hand, preparing to wipe her tears, but she saw her take out a pink letter from her bag.
And she, also facing herself, opened this letter.
Huai Xing simply wiped away her tears. The sunlight under the umbrella was not harsh. She looked at the person who was holding the umbrella for her and said softly, “Chu Wantang, I’ve also had a ring custom-made, and I’ve also had it rushed. I wanted to use it to propose to you.”
“I’ve always been thinking, when is the most suitable time to propose to you? A normal morning with us seems to be okay, a normal dusk with us seems to be okay, and a normal night with us seems to be okay. But after much thought, I feel that now is the most suitable.”
“Twelve years ago, in front of my mother’s grave, it was pouring rain that day, and we became a family.”
“Twelve years later, in front of my mother’s grave, the weather is clear and sunny today. I want to express my feelings to you in front of my mother’s witness, even if you know my feelings.”
At this point, Huai Xing was extremely nervous.
She did not cry, but her breathing was a little difficult, and her gaze towards Chu Wantang was very firm. “Chu Wantang, are you willing to have another identity with me besides family and lover? That is, my wife. As you said, let the four seasons of the future become our bookmarks, clipped in the pages of our love.”
Chu Wantang’s eyes were sparkling, and the expression on her face was as gentle as the spring wind.
She curled the corners of her lips. “I am willing.”
With that, she took out two cards from her bag.
She leaned closer, kissed Huai Xing’s forehead, and then showed the cards to Huai Xing, her tears falling. “This is the wedding dress I designed for us, Huai Xing.”
“Are you willing to give me a chance to see you wear it, as my wife?”
