Chapter 382 - You Have to Take the Responsibility

Chapter 382 You Have to Take the ResponsibilityThe two people managed to find the car with a lot of effort.

“Let me drive back.” Shen Yan said.

Xia Yu threw the key to Shen Yan. She opened the door and wanted to get inside when she heard someone shouting on the side.

“Xia Yu!”

She turned around and actually saw Zhou Yan walking over to them. Shen Yan also saw him and said hello to him. “Doctor Zhou, what a coincidence!”

Zhou Yan nodded to Shen Yan and then looked at Xia Yu. Xia Yu knew that she couldn’t avoid him now. She had to raise her head. “Zhou Yan.” Then she just stood there with no expression on her face.

Xia Yu was truly afraid that he would say Zeng Ziqiang’s death was related to Shen Mo. After all, Shen Yan was Shen Mo’s younger brother. It wouldn’t be great if he heard it.

Zhou Yan frowned. He didn’t say much seeing that her hair and clothes were drenched. He just stared at Xia Yu again.

“You have a scarf at my place.”

Xia Yu was almost choked to death by his words. Could he say this even more clearly? And he just said it as if there was no one else beside them. Shen Yan’s inquiring eyes immediately fell on her. She had to put a bold face on it and said, “I inadvertently left it there last time.”

Someone happened to shout “Mr. Zhou” from a short distance away. It was probably his acquaintance. So, Zhou Yan didn’t say anything else, and he just moved the umbrella in his hand above Xia Yu.

“Take it.”

Xia Yu did not take the umbrella.

“Take it!”

Shen Yan next to Xia Yu took it on behalf of Xia Yu.

Zhou Yan was satisfied. He then turned around and left. Xia Yu also turned back and walked to the side of the car. Shen Yan immediately followed her, holding the umbrella.

“Wait!”

After that, Shen Yan used a variety of ways to press about the reason why her scarf was at Zhou Yan’s place on the way back. Was it in his office or his home? Did Zhou Yan and you have frequent contact in private?

Finally, Xia Yu couldn’t stand it anymore. She turned back and poked Shen Yan with her eyes. “What do you want to ask on earth? If you want to ask about the scarf, I can tell you that it is in neither his home nor his office, but on the sofa of a coffee shop. If you have any other question, I’m afraid I have no comments. Sorry!”

This girl! What was wrong with asking some questions as her boyfriend? But seeing that Xia Yu seemed to be unhappy, Shen Yan did not dare to ask more.

Xia Yu looked back and happened to see the profile side of Zeng Mina’s face. She was standing alone in the snow, wearing a black dress and looking very pale. She numbly looked on as the friends and relatives in front of her walked over to pay homage holding white chrysanthemums one by one. Yet, she looked like an outsider in this photo of a gloomy atmosphere. Her face showed no grieving feelings, but people just couldn’t help having their hearts ached for her.

“I feel pitiful when I look at her.”

“Who are you talking about?”

“Zeng Mina! She won’t have parents in the future. It is heard that she has inherited more than a billion yuan of family property. But Zeng Ziqiang is dead now, and only God knows how many beasts are having their eyes on her wealth out there.”

This was true. Xia Yu laughed with a “huh”. People in this world were always greedy.

“Zeng Mina and Zeng Ziqiang should be very close, right?”

Shen Yan nodded. “Of course! Zeng Ziqiang has only one daughter, and she has been spoiled since childhood. Even Zhou Jiamin has to pay attention to Zeng Mina’s thoughts at home. And you also know about the heritage. Zeng Mina has inherited more assets than Zhou Jiamin.”

Hearing that Zeng Mina and Zeng Ziqiang were so close, Xia Yu was inevitably envious.

“Is it true that most parents in this world will think for their children first?”

“Of course! They give birth to their children and then raise them. If people don’t care about a piece of meat which falls from their bodies, will they still be considered as humans?” Shen Yan looked back at Xia Yu. “What about your parents?”

“What?”

“I mean that your parents must be the same to you, right?”

“Yeah, my mom just called me in the morning and reminded me to go home for the Spring Festival.” Xia Yu smiled brightly. “But sometimes they are too verbose and always ask about almost everything.” It sounded like a complaint, but Shen Yan could feel the satisfaction in Xia Yu’s words.

“Then what did you say? Do you want to go back? If you want to, I will send you back.” Shen Yan’s look was full of expectation.

“I haven’t been home for a few years.” Xia Yu twitched her mouth uncontrollably. She didn’t say anything to her parents, and they would be shocked if she suddenly brought Shen Yan back.

“That’s exactly why you have to go back.” Shen Yan persuaded her on the side. Grandma said before that he should pay Xia Yu’s parents a visit, and the annual leave was just coming. It was indeed an opportunity.

Shen Yan’s words also made sense. Xia Yu kept silent for a while and then said, “Let’s talk about it later.”

The two people went back, and Shen Yan still had a lot of work to do. So, he went directly to the study. Xia Yu fell asleep early and even had a dream. She saw her dad in her dream.

Both she and her dad had a sweet smile. She woke up smiling. She just put on a coat and got out of the bed before looking at the time. It was only 7 o’clock. Night was so long. Xia Yu walked to the window, and it was still snowing outside.

Children were gathering outside and playing with firecrackers. These were the most common kind of firecrackers which could be held in the hand. They lit the fuse. Some sparks came out of the stick with a sound of “puff” and flew into the air with a sound of “boom”. These children followed to clap their hands and scream out. Xia Yu also smiled unconsciously.

These children quickly finished the firecrackers in their hands and were scrambling to run away with laughter. Only a few fireworks rods with no gunpowder were left on the ground. Xia Yu took out the phone and dialed a number which she could not be more familiar with.

“Xiao Yu?” It was dad’s voice.

“Dad, I may come back for Spring Festival.” Xia Yu paused for a while and then said, “It is possible for me to bring a friend back.”

Her father paused for a while first and then quickly responded, “OK. When will you be here? I and your mom will go to pick you up. ”

“I haven’t decided yet. I’m not on leave now. I’ll decide in the next few days. I will call you at that time.” Father’s words gave Xia Yu a feeling that he had really changed.

If it was in the past, he would definitely ask what kind of friend she would bring back, whether it was a male or a female, how old he or she was, and what he or she did.

But today, he didn’t ask anything. He just answered “OK”.

After putting the phone away, Xia Yu stood in front of the window for a while. Shen Yan pushed the door open and got in. He embraced her from behind. “What are you thinking about?”

“I just called my dad and told him that I would go home for Spring Festival.” Xia Yu looked out of the window, and the street lights made the snow shine beautifully. She hadn’t gone back for five years, and it’s time to go back.

“Did you just say that you would go home?” Shen Yan was a little disappointed in his mind.

“I also said that I would bring a friend back. My dad said that I should call him when we arrived there and he would pick us up.” Xia Yu felt that someone’s tone was sour and did not tease him.

Hearing the words of “us”, Shen Yan twitched his mouth in a good-looking arc. “What does our dad like? I have to prepare.”

Our dad? Xia Yu was stupefied by his words. How come her father became “our dad”? What did he have to do with her dad? That was her dad, okay?

“Mr. Shen Yan, I must remind you to pay attention to your word choice.” Xia Yu was truly afraid that he would call his father in this way when they met. She had not told her parents yet. How embarrassing it would be if her dad pulled a long face as before during the Spring Festival.

“I know. We haven’t got our marriage certificate yet. How about tomorrow?” Shen Yan’s beautiful foxy eyes were squinted slightly. They would put their marriage on the agenda after seeing Xia Yu’s parents anyway. They would get their marriage certificate sooner or later, and it was better to get it done now.

Xia Yu turned around and faced Shen Yan. Was he kidding her? They had only known each other for a few months, and how could they just get the marriage certificate so soon?

“Wifey, why are you looking at me like this?” Shen Yan was very dissatisfied with Xia Yu’s eyes. “We are already like this. What? Don’t you want to be responsible?”

What kind of jokes was he making? Young Master Yan, who was esteemed, wanted a little woman to be responsible. Xia Yu repeatedly rolled her eyes to him. She ignored him and went straight to bed. “I’m sleepy. I’ll sleep.”

“Don’t hurry to sleep. What do you mean on earth? Are you really touched by Li Wen? Or is it Zhou Yan?” Shen Yan never let go of that scarf which Zhou Yan talked about.

Xia Yu said that the scarf was left in a coffee shop. Did they have a date in the coffee shop?

“Yeah, both of them are so great. It is really difficult to choose, or you can pick one for me.” Xia Yu sat up from the bed. They were sitting face to face.

“Xia Yu, you really get my heart hurt.” Shen Yan felt wronged. He reached out to grab Xia Yu’s little hand and dragged her to his chest. “Touch here! My heart is broken.”

Xia Yu pushed him and smiled. “Look at you! OK. I’m done with jokes. I just thought about it, and I will go back first. You can come there and find me after spending the New Year at home.”

Zeng Ziqiang just passed away. Judging from First Madame’s behaviors, she probably would ask Shen Mo to comfort Zeng Mina and also take this opportunity to reconcile both of them. If Shen Mo was not there, and Shen Yan left with her, Old Madame would be very sad in her mind.

Shen Yan reached out and held Xia Yu in his arms. These two people lay down side by side. “Alright! Zeng Ziqiang just passed away, and Zeng Mina’s mood is very unstable. Even if my older brother has no feelings for her, he is still Mina’s fiancé now after all. He must attend the occasions where he is required.”

Shen Mo would be busy with things of Zeng Family. And the affairs of Shen Family had to be taken care of by Shen Yan. “How about this? I will set off early on the morning of Jan. 1st and arrive at your home in the afternoon.”

“Well, okay.” Xia Yu did not object to Shen Yan’s arrangements at all. She pulled the quilt. “Sleep!”

“Don’t hurry to sleep! You haven’t told me anything about the scarf.” Shen Yan really took this matter to his heart.

Zhou Yan looked up into the deep night sky.

He felt a little cold on his face. It turned out that it was indeed snowing.

Snow became heavier quickly. Large pieces of snowflakes fell with happy songs into the world. He walked forward slowly, and the snowflakes fell on his head one after another.

A celebrity poster with a kind smile was posted on the window of a shopping mall. Zhou Yan turned to look at it. The smile seemed to ripple into his heart.

Yeah, he had to smile. But after so many years, he had long forgotten what or who could make him smile.

He smiled at the window, but he immediately froze. Even if he didn’t look into the mirror, he knew that his smile had no warmth.

At this time, another smiling face was reflected in the window. It was not the beauty on the poster, but…

Zhou Yan smiled a little helplessly. It was Wanru. He had been too busy these days, and everyone had his own life. Why bothered to disturb others?

But at this time, Wanru was walking on the sidewalk in the city center.

In the morning, Xiaoyang, a nurse in the clinic, quarreled with her boyfriend. Xiaoyang, who was so angry, pulled Wanru to do some shopping and have lunch together outside. She cried and whined for a few hours. In the end, her boyfriend called her and comforted her for a while when they were eating. Xiaoyang then went out with her boyfriend who came to pick her up and repent. Wanru was left alone there.

That was fine. It was unnecessary to fuss about it. Friends were meant to whine at each other. It was enough to see her best friend become happy. Why should she mind her friend standing her up?

Wanru just thought about things positively. Xiaoyang was very sorry before leaving and asked Wanru to find someone to fall in love with hurriedly. At that time, Xiaoyang would stay with her without moving even one step away from her and listen to her whines.

However, Wanru really felt tired in her heart when seeing Xiaoyang and her boyfriend make or break up like this. But when she thought of Zhang Hanyu, she was better off being alone.

But now, as she was walking on the sidewalk and watching many couples come and go, she suddenly had a feeling of envy. How great it would be if someone was accompanying her to walk in the music on this snowy night!