But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
In the following two years, Song Yichuan’s health deteriorated.
He probably understood his condition, so he always kept a distance from Shi Nuan.
Song Yichuan liked taking photos, especially of Shi Nuan, and it started from that time.
Moreover, there were dates and relevant records behind every photo.
At first, Shi Nuan didn’t know what it meant, but gradually, she understood.
Two days before Song Yichuan left, he proposed to break up with her.
This was the man who once knelt before her parents, begging them to agree to their engagement.
This was the man who, three years later, casually told her to break up and make another choice.
Why was he so resolute?
It was simply because he felt that his days were numbered, and he had to leave.
Shi Nuan always felt that she owed Song Yichuan, carrying a sense of guilt for him, and that was part of the reason.
In their three-year engagement, he never once crossed the line, not even daring to kiss her.
He was afraid that once he kissed her, he wouldn’t be able to let go.
So foolish, Song Yichuan, so foolish.
Now that Shen Zui has returned, she can’t be with Shen Zui, not only because of her ties with Song Yansheng.
Another part of the reason was for Song Yichuan.
After breaking up with Shen Zui, she got engaged to Song Yichuan, and now that Song Yichuan has passed away, she is back with Shen Zui.
What place does that leave for Song Yichuan?
Naturally, her entanglement with Song Yansheng is also unfair to Song Yichuan.
But for her mother, for her grandfather, for that breath in her heart, she can endure it.
And she feels no regret.
As for Shen Zui, she only hopes that after this meeting with Ji Xia, she can see things clearly and not appear in her life again.
When Shi Nuan went downstairs, Yu Yao was still the only one in the living room.
She was a bit curious, as she had clearly seen Song Yansheng return earlier.
But she did not ask much, greeted Yu Yao first, and then obediently sat down beside her.
Yu Yao, being a perceptive person, smiled and asked, "Are you looking for A Yu?"
Shi Nuan blushed and was about to deny it when Yu Yao added, "A Yu is in the kitchen, he said you were probably coming downstairs soon, and he wanted to make some freshly squeezed juice for you personally!"
"..." Shi Nuan was momentarily stunned, unsure of what to say.
Yu Yao continued, "The kitchen should be almost ready for breakfast now, why don’t you go and hurry him along, and see if A Yu is done with his work yet!"
Yu Yao was clearly urging her to find Song Yansheng, and Shi Nuan, not wanting to be difficult, agreed.
After greeting Yu Yao, she turned and walked towards the kitchen.
At the door, she encountered a servant who was about to greet her, but Shi Nuan raised her hand to stop him.
She didn’t actually want to be quiet, but when she saw Song Yansheng’s busy figure, she suddenly didn’t want to disturb him.
It was raining outside, and the weather was not good, but the kitchen lights were very bright, their soft glow enveloping the man’s figure in gentle light.
Perhaps he had been caught in the rain earlier; his shoulders were a bit damp, and there were glistening droplets in his hair.
His back was straight, his frame tall, with broad shoulders and long legs; even from the back, he was quite intriguing.
In Shi Nuan’s mind, she suddenly recalled her earlier gaze from the window at his silhouette, and what Yu Yao had said: every time it rains, he goes to that place...
It’s almost become a kind of illness!
It turns out that even Song Yansheng, who seemed so high and mighty in everyone’s eyes, was a person with a troubled heart!