"Why aren't you speaking? The top male god of A University! The outstanding talent sought after by top companies! I thought you were a person of measure! I thought—"
"The day my family moved to the apartment above theirs, it is said her mother had just given birth to her. It was said this girl could cry, and in the hospital, her cries could be heard three floors above and below. At home, it was just as earth-shattering."
Ren Yixuan leaned against the wall, hands in the pockets of his coat. "Su Ma felt both guilty and desperate, saying she couldn't even look up when going out because this girl only cried at night."
Yin Meng stood in front of him, listening as he recounted Xiao Meng's childhood...
"Once, Xiao Meng cried so fiercely that my mom took me to their house. At that time, I was not even two years old, and it's said that the moment that girl saw me, she stopped crying. Su Ma was stunned. After that, it worked every time, which brought Su Ma great joy, and from then on, she often left her at our house. That's how our families became connected."
At this point, Ren Yixuan chuckled lightly.
"Why are you telling me all this?" Yin Meng was puzzled.
Ren Yixuan did not answer but continued, "Xiao Meng was very chubby as a child. So chubby that she didn't even have a jaw, but her mouth was sweet, and she was cute, so people especially liked her. Whenever someone gave her snacks, she would boastfully run to me to show them off."
"Five days a week, she slept in my bed. I was unhappy about it, and then my mom said she was my wife. I didn't understand at the time, not realizing she was just teasing, and thought our relationship was like my dad's and my mom's."
Ren Yixuan took a breath, smiling as he exhaled, then slightly shrugged, "My mom and dad sleep together every day, but why did my wife sleep with me only five days? Back then, I suddenly felt like something of mine was being occupied by someone else for two days, so later she basically always slept in my bed until she went to elementary school."
"She was very chubby, and I often felt worried, frequently asking my mom if my wife would still be a ball when she grew up. My mom said she wouldn't be, but I was thinking at the time, even if she is a ball, there's nothing I can do about it, because she's my wife..."
"In third grade, a boy kissed her on the cheek, and I saw it. I was stunned at the moment! I rushed forward and shouted, 'The chubby wife is mine,' and then I beat him up."
"Because of this, whenever my mom has the chance, she teases me about it. But it was also from that incident that I clearly realized Su Xiaomeng... wasn't necessarily mine."
"That girl, though chubby, had a great sense of rhythm. Even before she could talk, she liked to wave her arms and legs to music. After starting elementary school, Su Ma sent her to dance. Despite being chubby, she danced with a remarkable quality. Later on, probably because of dancing, Xiao Meng slimmed down, got taller, and in my eyes, became surprisingly beautiful."
"When she was a ball, I never looked down on her. Now that she's gotten prettier, there's no way I would let her be taken by someone else. In seventh grade, she said she wanted to marry a teacher, so I started researching how to become a teacher. In eighth grade, she said she wanted to marry a doctor, so I began thinking about how to get into medicine. In ninth grade, she said she wanted to marry a PLA soldier... haha, there're still military books at home."
"During her high school entrance exams, I was more nervous than her. To keep her under my watchful eyes, I put in extra time to tutor her, and miraculously, I dragged this underachiever into a prestigious city school."