âMom, I wonder if Shen Yuechuan is your child!â
Su Yunjin was shocked by Xiao Yunyunâs words as she was about to close the door.
She blanked out briefly and then gazed lovingly at Xiao Yunyun with a helpless look. âIâll have none of that. Be quick and get in the car.â
Outside the carâ
Shen Yuechuan raised his wrist and looked at his watch. He said to Xiao Yunyun in a threatening way, âYou will have to take a taxi back if you donât get in my car. But itâs rush hour now, and itâs hard to get a taxi here.â
Xiao Yunyun knew she had no choice. She calmly looked into Shen Yuechuanâs eyes and said, âWell, you canât scare me!â With that, she strode toward the car fearlessly.
Shen Yuechuan gazed at Xiao Yunyunâs back while thinkingâ
âIâll get her...â
âItâs just a matter of time.â
With that, Shen Yuechuan followed Xiao Yunyun with a smile. As he sat in the driverâs seat and fastened the seat belt, Su Yunjin noticed the gauze around his hand. She asked with anxiety, âYuechuan, did you get hurt?â
Xiao Yunyun knew very well how Shen Yuechuan got hurt. She cast a glance of guilt at Shen Yuechuan.
She could tell that her mother cared about Shen Yuechuan. She would be blamed if her mother knew that Shen Yuechuan was stabbed by Zhong Lue because of her.
The resourceful Shen Yuechuan immediately saw through Xiao Yunyun. In order to frighten her, he pretended that he was going to tell the truth.
Then he calmly said, âI hurt myself by accident just now. Itâs just a little cut. It doesnât matter.â
Su Yunjin fixed her eyes on Shen Yuechuanâs hand. âYou should pay more attention to it. Youâll be in trouble if it swells.â
Su Yunjinâs worried look seemed familiar to Xiao Yunyun. She thought for a moment and recalled that Su Yunjin looked worried every time she went to visit her when she was hospitalized as a sick child, although Su Yunjin didnât always have time to visit her back then.
âBut Shen Yuechuan simply has a minor cut in his hand. It wonât kill him. Why is my mother so worried about him, like she did when I could have died at any time because of a sickly condition as a child?â
Su Yunjin didnât realize that she was going too far. She suddenly said, âBy the way, Yunyun is a doctor. Yunyun, take care of Yuechuanâs wound. Remember to take him to your hospital if he doesnât recover well.â
âMom, you worry too much!â Xiao Yunyun said with a smile, âIâve already checked his wound. Itâs just a minor cut, and Iâve bandaged his hand. He will recover soon as long as he doesnât touch water in the following few days. Look, he is as strong as a bull. Itâs no big deal, is it?â
Su Yunjin was still worried. âYou are a doctor. How dare you speak like that? A wound is a wound, and you should be careful with it no matter if itâs a minor one or not! Does he need to change the dressing?â
âYes.â Xiao Yunyun nodded with a proud look. âI bought it for him!â
âThatâs not enough,â Su Yunjin said and then ordered, âHelp Yuechuan change his dressing until he gets better.â
â...â Xiao Yunyun widened her eyes while wonderingââI doubt Iâm her child!â
Shen Yuechuan, their temporary driver, couldnât feel happier at that moment.
He didnât care whether or not Su Yunjin had noticed he had feelings for Xiao Yunyun. He thought that he had left a good impression on Su Yunjin since she was defending him. He even thought that Su Yunjin was already considering him as her son-in-law.
He thought that he had made a good start in pleasing his prospective mother-in-law, although he hadnât won Xiao Yunyunâs heart yet!
âIf I may say so, a bright future is waiting for me, isnât it so?â
Shen Yuechuan stopped his car in front of the hotel after driving for less than half an hour. He got out of the car and opened the door for Su Yunjin. âAuntie, weâre here.â
âThank you.â Su Yunjin lovingly looked at Shen Yuechuanâs familiar face as she patted his hand. âBe careful when you drive.â
Shen Yuechuan nodded with a smile like a docile child. âI will.â
Xiao Yunyun knew well that Shen Yuechuan had never been well-behaved. She didnât get off his car until she saw Su Yunjin walk into the hotel, and then she said to Shen Yuechuan with a teasing smile, âYouâre good at playing the good boy part.â
Shen Yuechuan seemed unmoved. He grabbed Xiao Yunyunâs hand and whispered to her, âRemember to help me change my dressing tomorrow morning. Otherwise, I may let slip in front of your mom why I got stabbed.â
âStop it.â Xiao Yunyun knew that Shen Yuechuan would do what he said. âI get it!â she said while gnashing her teeth.
With that, Xiao Yunyun walked straight toward the hotel without even looking at Shen Yuechuan once.
Shen Yuechuan smiled as he watched Xiao Yunyunâs back. He stood there for a long time after Xiao Yunyun was out of his sight. Finally, he got in the car and drove back to his apartment.
Su Yunjin felt guilty and helpless as she watched from the room upstairs how Shen Yuechuanâs car left.
Xiao Yunyun returned to the room only to see Su Yunjin standing still by the window with her bag lying on the bed, and most of the packet had emerged from the bag.
âMom, you told us that you were tired. Why donât you have a rest?â Xiao Yunyun bent over to pick up Su Yunjinâs bag. âWhy did you bring so many documents with you to our cousinâs wedding? What are they about?â
Su Yunjin turned around only to find that Xiao Yunyun was about to take the documents out of the bag.
She lost her countenance in an instant. She walked to her daughter with hurried steps to grab the bag and the documents. âThese documents are about your fatherâs businesses.â
Xiao Yunyun had never set foot in business circles, nor was she interested in them, so she wasnât curious about the thick packet. She flopped down upon the bed as she replied with an âohâ and then sprawled on it.
Su Yunjin sighed. âNobody would marry a lady as casual as you.â
âI donât have to get married, do I?â Xiao Yunyun pretended that she didnât care about marriage at all. âI will have to work and get some on-the-job training at the same time after I get a medical license. Iâll be too busy to get married!â
The fact was that she had decided not to get married in the following years if the one she was going to marry wasnât Shen Yuechuan...
âYunyun,â called Su Yunjin.
Xiao Yunyun turned her head to look at Su Yunjin. âHuh?â
âWhat do you think of Yuechuan?â Su Yunjin suddenly asked.
Xiao Yunyun blanked out. After a while, she asked with embarrassment, âMom, why would you, say that?â
âNo reason.â Su Yunjin smiled as if nothing had happened. âThese days Iâve found that heâs a nice person. I just want to know what you think of him because you have been with him for a long time.â
âFrankly, Iâm not always with him.â Xiao Yunyun began to explain, for a reason she didnât understand. âOh, no, Iâve known him for a long time. But weâre not always together!â
âReally?â Su Yunjin said with an incredulous look, âBut he was always protecting you when you toasted. So I thought that you were very familiar with each other.â
Xiao Yunyun almost bit her tongue. â...We are relatively familiar with each other among the eight groomsmen and bridesmaids!â
âOK.â Su Yunjin nodded casually. âSo I want to ask, what do you think of Yuechuan?â
Xiao Yunyun had wanted to complain about him as she usually did, but she thought that it would ruin his image in her motherâs mind.
Well, it was clear why she didnât want Shen Yuechuan to leave a bad impression on her mother.
In the end, Xiao Yunyun decided to be frank with her. âShen Yuechuan seems to be careless, very casual, and always easygoing. In fact, he is a capable man. Otherwise, my cousin-in-law wouldnât have trusted him so much. Besides, heâs a principled person who would be horribly angry if someone crosses the line in his mind...â
Su Yunjin replied with an âohâ and then suddenly asked, âHas he ever lost his temper with you?â
âHuh?â
Xiao Yunyun was lost in her thoughts. Shen Yuechuan had never lost his temper with her, although he had often tried to frighten her.
âBut, will Mom mistake us if I tell her the truth?â
After thinking for a while, Xiao Yunyun said with a sad face, âI donât dare to annoy him.â
Su Yunjin burst into laughter. âYou like him, donât you?â
This last question shocked Xiao Yunyun even more than the former: âWhat do you think of Yuechuan?â
She stared at Su Yunjin with her eyes wide open. She couldnât utter a word for a long time, as if an egg were stuck in her throat.
She had been keeping to herself that she adored Shen Yuechuan, which Su Jianan might have perceived. She also pretended that she hadnât fallen in love with Shen Yuechuan, since Su Jianan didnât say anything about it.
However, Su Yunjin saw through her secret unexpectedly.
How did she feel then?
It was like a little girl who was caught red handed with high heels by her mother who returned home unexpectedly, as soon as she had taken out the most beautiful pair of high heels her mother had on the shoe cabinet and put them on.
She felt so embarrassed from head to toe that she wished there were a crack in the floor for her to burrow into.
Su Yunjin smiled as she gazed at Xiao Yunyunâs flushed face. âTake it easy. Youâre old enough to get into a relationship. You can love whoever you want. Just tell me the truth.â
âThe truth?â
âNo!â
Xiao Yunyun subconsciously said, âI donât like him!â
Su Yunjin wasnât surprised by the answer. âWhy?â
âBecause...â Xiao Yunyun racked her brains and finally came up with a perfect answer. âHeâs not my cup of tea.â
Su Yunjin had been through the experience, so she knew whether or not Xiao Yunyun liked Shen Yuechuan.
She could tell the reason why Xiao Yunyun had denied her feelings for him.
Shen Yuechuan was a sophisticated man who was nearly 30 years old of both good appearance and a considerable fortune. A decent, considerate gentleman like him would always fascinate a large group of women even if he did nothing.
In Su Yunjinâs eyes, Xiao Yunyun might think that she wasnât Shen Yuechuanâs type after seeing some of his ex-girlfriends.
She didnât think that Xiao Yunyun disliked him. Instead, she could tell that Xiao Yunyun thought Shen Yuechuan didnât like her.
Su Yunjin thought it wasnât too bad for Xiao Yunyun to mistake Shen Yuechuanâs feelings. Anyway, she didnât want Xiao Yunyun to experience what she had experienced.
Su Yunjin was afraid that Xiao Yunyun, who had grown up carefree, wouldnât be able to bear that kind of unforgettable pain she had once felt.