A Long-Awaited Marriage - Chapter 29

In his family, everyone was harmonious and loving; his parents respected and loved him very much.

He found it hard to imagine the terrible situation between Jiang Ye and his father.

“Heh~” Jiang also sneered, “I hope I don’t scare you tomorrow.”

Jiang Ye suddenly let out a long sigh and gently patted Zhou Yichen’s shoulder. “Zhou Yichen, sometimes I’m quite envious of you.”

Zhou Yichen laughed, “Jiang Ye, do you need to envy me? Look at you, you’re more handsome than me and more capable than me. I should be the one envying you.”

Jiang shook her head. “That’s not how it works. I envy the atmosphere in your family.”

“Although my dad has some money, his character is really hard to describe. My mom is an honest and dutiful woman who has revolved around my dad her whole life and has no opinions of her own. When my dad hits her, all she does is cry. After she’s done crying, she still goes back to revolving around him.”

“Whenever I have a conflict with my dad, without asking why, she will only make me apologize.”

“She’s been subservient her whole life, it’s both pathetic and hateful! Do you know how I feel about my mother? I feel sorry for her misfortune and angry at her lack of self-respect.”

“Every time you come home, your family is always so happy and harmonious. But at my home, I don’t want to stay even a minute longer…”

As he spoke, Jiang’s eyes suddenly welled up with tears. Only in front of his best friend would he open up and reveal his vulnerability.

This is terrible! Why is he about to cry? This is not like the cold-faced King of Hell.

Zhou Yichen was terrified and quickly comforted him, “Don’t be like this. Let the grudges of your parents’ generation be. You’ve tried your best. If your mother doesn’t want to come with you, you can’t force her to come.”

“Jiang Ye, actually, I’m also very envious of you…” Zhou Yichen said softly as he stood side by side with Jiang Ye.

“What do I have to offer that you should envy?” Jiang said to herself, completely oblivious to Zhou Yichen’s sudden dejection.

I envy you for having received Lu Anran’s love.

I envy that you can stand openly by her side, I envy that you can hold her in your arms, I envy that you were once Lu Anran’s most beloved person!

What you can get so easily is what I long for but can never have. So, I envy you too… Zhou Yichen murmured to himself.

The two stood side by side for a long time. Zhou Yichen patted Jiang Ye on the shoulder and said, “Don’t think too much about it. I’ll drive tomorrow. I’ll pick you up in the morning.”

Jiang shook her head. “No need, I’ll drive myself. We’ll each drive our own way. You wanted to go back and see your parents, so I won’t go with you.”

“What, is there another plan?”

Jiang nodded. “Yes, it’s something personal.”

Zhou Yichen didn’t ask any more questions. Everyone has secrets, after all! If Jiang didn’t tell him, he wouldn’t ask either. That was his principle.

“Yaoyao, what are your plans for the weekend?” As it was time to leave work, Zhu Lili organized and packaged all the files and data that needed to be archived. She then tidied her desk.

“Nothing special planned for this week. I’m just accompanying my best friend to her shop.” Ding Shuyao smiled, revealing a row of white teeth.

“Your best friend owns a shop? What kind of shop?” Julie asked, grabbing Ding Shuyao’s arm with great interest.

“She owns a flower shop. It’s been open for two years. It’s on Jinbo Road, and it’s called Ranran Flower Shop.”

Julie was a little envious. How wonderful it would be for a girl to have her own shop! It must feel amazing to be your own boss!

Ding Shuyao added, “If you need to buy flowers in the future, just ask my best friend! If you want to come, send me a message in advance and I’ll send you my location; it’s not far from our company.”

Zhou Yichen, who was going downstairs, stopped in his tracks when he heard Ding Shuyao and Zhu Lili talking.

Ranran Flower Shop? Is that Lu Anran?

Then he shook his head, dismissing his own idea. Sigh, it must be a coincidence.

“Mr. Zhou, you’re leaving get off work so early today!” The sharp-eyed Zhu Lili spotted Zhou Yichen first and quickly greeted him.

Zhou Yichen smiled and nodded, then glanced at Ding Shuyao, who was sitting upright, and his smile deepened: This girl seemed to be afraid of him.

He’s not that scary, is he? At least he’s more approachable than “Cold-Faced King of Hell” Jiang, right?

Feeling inexplicably good, he strode toward the gate, when suddenly a thought flashed through his mind.

He then turned around and walked to the front desk, asking Ding Shuyao, “Where do you live?”

Ding Shuyao paused for a few seconds, making sure Zhou Yichen was talking to her, before softly saying, “Xinghan City.”