Chapter 86.1: A Cold Wedding Ring (1/2)

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It was already late at night, and the whole house was silent to a point that was scary. In the living room, a man sat on the sofa. The moonlight shone on his face, but the expression under his lenses was deep and unreadable.

Tang Lunxuan looked at the family photo hanging on the wall with a frown. He felt very uncomfortable, remembering the first day of school where Tang Shuo was bullied, and he had to scare away the students who bullied him.

“Brother… will you protect me forever?”

“Yes, not only will I protect you, but I’ll also protect our father, mother, and our home…”

Tang Lunxuan took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes gently.

Do I really have to cut off Tang Shuo’s relationship with my own hands? How will Tang Shuo feel?

Will I dare to risk Qiyue?

If Tang Shuo dares to approach Wen Niannan again, I can’t promise that he will return safe and sound…

No… Tang Shuo mustn’t meet Mr. Wen again. Lu Yun’s warning is more than obvious. She could tell that I wouldn’t want to sacrifice my brother for Qiyue and immediately brought the topic to Tang Shuo to threaten me.

After reopening his eyes and putting on his glasses, a complicated emotion flashed in his eyes. He picked up his phone and dialed a number.

The call was quickly picked up, and Tang Shuo’s sleepy voice came from the other end.

“Hello? Brother, why did you call so late?”

“Let me ask you, did you fight with Gu Yansheng?”

“You… brother, how did you know? Did Gu Yansheng that bastard come to snitch on me?”

“Tang Shuo, how can you be so reckless.”

“At that time I only hit him because of the way he and Shen Luoan were bullying Niannan, and I also got hurt. Gu Yansheng punches hard when fighting.” Tang Shuo’s said with some grievance.

“You got hurt too? Is it severe?”

“It’s okay. I don’t mind taking a few punches for Niannan. Also, I hit Gu Yansheng a few times too, it wasn’t bad of a trade.”

Listening to his brother’s carefree tone, Tang Lunxuan sighed lightly, “Tang Shuo, let’s go home tomorrow. Mom and Dad have been thinking about you everyday and want you to stay there for a few days.”

“Okay, I’ll go home tomorrow morning and give them a big surprise.”

Gu Yansheng stood in front of the mirror fixing his tie. His hands paused for a moment after noticing the blue pajamas in the closet.

Then he walked to the stairs with his file bag in hand. When he saw the person downstairs eating soup, he stopped and frowned.

Wen Niannan looked up at Gu Yansheng, who was on the top of the staircase and then immediately looked away. The anger in Gu Yansheng’s eyes couldn’t help but grow as he quickly walked towards the door.

“Huh? Why did Mr. Gu leave? Isn’t he going to eat breakfast?” Aunt Lan walked out from the kitchen with porridge in her hand.

Wen Niannan didn’t speak. Listening to the sound of the car leaving, his eyes flashed slightly, then looked up towards upstairs.

“Aunt Lan, I’m full, I’ll go up now.”

Wen Niannan didn’t return to his room and instead arrived at the piano room and pushed open the door.

The room seemed empty without the piano. He walked to the bookshelf and saw the blue box. Wen Niannan’s hand trembled as he took it down and stared at it for a long time before gently opening it.

Looking at the mother’s music note hanging from the necklace, his eyes started to grow wet as he held the necklace in his hand.

Wen Niannan leaned on the wall and slid onto the floor. Sitting down, he touched the necklace and sobbed, “Mom… I miss you… I really miss you…”

“I’m so tired… I don’t know what I should do. I hate myself for being like this. I don’t know if I still love Gu Yansheng. I’m afraid of him getting close. I can feel that I don’t love him, but every time I see him with Shen Luoan, I can’t help but feel bad.”

Wen Niannan placed the necklace in front of his chest, “The relationship wasn’t even that stiff before. He would even smile at me on banquets before. How come after the marriage, things turned this way… I messed everything up…”

Suddenly, the insults made by those children while he was pressed onto the ground sounded in his mind.

“Wen Niannan is a coward, a useless kid that no one cares about.”

“Your parents don’t love you. You killed your mom, that’s why your dad keeps ignoring you.”

“Wen Niannan is just a wild child who no one cares or loves! “

Wen Niannan covered his ears, trying to get them to stop. He curled up on the ground with his head in his arms. After a long time, the voice gradually disappeared before he could finally calm down.

The hand holding the necklace was trembling. Wen Niannan looked at the music note in his hand with bitter feelings in his head.

“I… I can’t even play the piano that my mom loved the most.”

Then, the sun suddenly shone in from the window. The warm light on his body seemed to disperse all the darkness and coldness around him. Wen Niannan looked up at the light, feeling a bit lost. He reached out his hand towards the warm sunshine.

Feeling the warmth, Wen Niannan smiled, “Is that you? Mom.”

The ring on his hand flickered slightly from the sunlight, blinding his eyes. Wen Niannan looked at the ring and gently stroked it.

What is the point of a wedding ring to be worn by two people who don’t love each other?

There has always been a question in his mind as to why Gu Yansheng was always so disgusted by him wearing the ring. Before, he was foolish enough to think that he still had him in his heart. Now, he understood, Gu Yansheng never bothered.

He and Gu Yansheng could never be like real couples.

As long as Gu Yansheng continued to go to the company every day and come back late as before, they would just continue to ignore each other, just like how it has always been.

Wen Niannan put the necklace back into the box and returned it to its original position. He got up, left the piano room, then gave a long meaningful look at the necklace, before closing the door.

Translated by: UnderTheMoon

Edited by: Summit