Chapter 92: Choose Between Wen Niannan and Me

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“You are a legal couple under protection by law. You are couples who exchanged wedding rings and promised your love to each other!”

Gu Yansheng seemed as if he just heard the greatest joke, as he sneered coldly, “Ask him who he saw at the door yesterday! The affair was brought to my house to disgust me! Who said he’s pure and innocent? Those are all fucking lies!”

“I’ve had enough and I’ve been tricked enough, this time I can’t listen to you anymore. If you insist on not letting divorce, then I will leave, so that I can stop seeing this dirty man! You can make Yuanfeng the president of the Gu family and Wen Niannan as your son!”

“How dare you!”

“Then just wait and watch, do you want Wen Niannan or me to be your son? I will come back when you have made your choice!”

Gu Yansheng pushed Zhou Yuanfeng away with force and just as he walked towards the door, a starting sound of a car was heard from outside. It was silent after that.

Wen Niannan never opened his mouth or looked up. He stared down at the crack in the ring.

Lu Yun was shocked by Gu Yansheng”s sudden words, she looked at the door with a pale face.

“Mom, Tang Shuo came to see me today. He came to say goodbye to me.”

Wen Niannan looked up at Lu Yun: “Was it because of you?”

Lu Yun’s face sank as she sat down, then she replied, “Yes, I did it.”

“I see…” Wen Niannan’s eyes flashed and didn’t speak.

Lu Yun sighed and continued softly, “Nian Nian, can you go with Yuan Feng for tomorrow”s banquet? I have something to do and need to return to Nation F. It’s a project over there that I must sign as quickly as possible.”

Wen Niannan raised his head, looking at Lu Yun, and said bitterly: “I’ll listen to you…I’ll do everything as you say… you can arrange everything…”

The next day, Zhou Yuanfeng, dressed in a silver-gray suit, was standing in the living room waiting. Aunt Lan was afraid that he would be bored, so she turned on the TV.

The TV was playing a drama that was quite popular recently, Aunt Lan was also very into it. Zhou Yuanfeng wasn’t interested in these, but when he gave a casual glance, he noticed the male lead in the play, who was wearing a pair of gold glasses.

Zhou Yuanfeng looked at the pair of glasses. Remembering the angry man holding the broken glasses, the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.

The sound of footsteps came from the stairs. Zhou Yuanfeng turned his head and looked up. Uncle Xu and Wen Niannan walked down together. The sight of Wen Niannan made Zhou Yuanfeng slightly surprised.

Instead of wearing the same old blue suit from the past, Wen Niannan wore a white suit, which had a completely different vibe from usual.

The long hair on the bottom of his neck was hanging down, and the soft black hair was slightly curled up. The original white face was lined with more snow-white. It made him look a little more noble and elegant, but also added a sense of alienation.

Wen Niannan stood in front of the mirror, fixing his tie. Looking at the haggard-looking himself in the mirror, he was a little dazed.

He didn’t want to go to the party…he was afraid…

The mocking eyes of those people at Gu Yansheng’s last banquet made it something unforgettable. He couldn’t forget the feeling of fainting from stomach bleeding…

Uncle Xu came over with a few sets of clothes in his hand. He said with a smile, “Sir, which one do you want to wear? These blue ones are the new models of your favorite brand bought by your husband in Nation F.”

Wen Niannan turned his head to look at the suits on the bed. Raising his hand, he stroked it, but then his eyes flickered as he retracted his hand.

“I want to wear the white one.”

“White? I don’t remember you having a white suit… oh wait, is it…the one before you got married?”

“Yes, bring it for me, Uncle Xu.”

“Okay.”

Wen Niannan buttoned the last button. He stood in front of the mirror in a daze, gently smoothing the wrinkles of his collar.

A faint smile appeared on the face of the man looking in the mirror, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, but the smile had subsided without reaching the bottom of his eyes.

Uncle Xu stared at Wen Niannan, who was in the white suit. For a moment, his eyes gleamed a little, “Sir, you look so good in that. You look like when I met you for the first time years ago.”

A touch of sadness flashed in Wen Niannan’s eyes. The bitterness in his heart spreading, he looked at himself in the mirror while trying to restrain the feelings in his eyes.

“Let’s go, Uncle Xu.”

Wen Niannan went downstairs, and saw Zhou Yuanfeng, who had been waiting for a long time in the living room.

“Sorry Yuanfeng for keeping you waiting.”

Zhou Yuanfeng turned around. After looking at him for a moment, his eyes were full of joy, “Niannan, you look perfect in white.”

“Thank you, let’s go now.”

“Alright, Uncle Xu, we’re going.”

Uncle Xu nodded and said softly, “Okay, be careful on the road.”

The Jiang family was one of the largest families in the city, so obviously, Mrs. Jiang’s birthday banquet would naturally attract many extraordinary people. After the two entered, someone noticed Zhou Yuanfeng, then approached to say hello.

“It’s been a long time, Mr. Zhou.”

“Mr. Zhou, how have you been doing lately?”

Zhou Yuanfeng, out of politeness, didn’t refuse their toast. He took a glass of wine and gave them a few replies. He noticed Wen Niannan, who was hiding behind him.

“We can keep chatting next time we meet. I have to greet Mr. Jiang and the others now, sorry about that.”

Zhou Yuanfeng took Wen Niannan to the side of the couch and sat down. He asked with worry, “Niannan, how are you doing?”

“I’m not… not used to so many people.”

He didn’t know when he had become a little scared of crowded places, he always felt that they were staring at him and laughing at him.

“It’s all right. I’m here with you.”

Zhou Yuanfeng got up, took a drink, and handed it to him, then sat down again.

President Jiang, Mrs. Jiang, and his wife walked downstairs. Many people greeted them and gave their blessings.

Wen Niannan looked at the two people who were surrounded by the people from not far away. Mr. Jiang smiled softly with his wife in his arms, making him remember about his parents.

Everyone in M City knew how Mr. Jiang favored his wife. Mrs. Jiang often went to the hospital because she had a weak body, so Mr. Jiang directly moved the company’s office to work at home, so that he could always be there for his wife.”

Wen Niannan squeezed the cup in his hand. He took a sip, and a look of sadness flashed in his eyes.

President Jiang raised his wine glass and nodded slightly. Then he caught sight of two people on the sofa in the back. After a few casual polite words, he pushed away from the crowd and approached them.

“Yuanfeng.”

When Zhou Yuanfeng saw President Jiang coming over, he stood up, and nodded in respect, “Hello, Mr. Jiang, Mrs. Jiang.”

Mr. Jiang smiled, he said: “Oh, this is Xiao Gu’s husband, right?”

Wen Niannan stood up, got closer, and said quietly: “Hello, Mr. Jiang, my name is Wen Niannan.”

Mr. Jiang nodded lightly, turned his head, and said softly to the person in his arms, “Ning Ning, this is the Wen family child, haven’t you talked to me about him?”

Mrs. Jiang took a step closer and looked at Wen Niannan for a while. Seeing that Wen Niannan’s face was a little red from the embarrassment, she suddenly smiled, “His face is so thin, she looks really like Ye Xian, both of them are shy.”

Wen Niannan was a little surprised when he heard about his mother. He asked with curiosity, “You…know my mother?”

“Few of the wealthy families in the city didn’t know your mother. She was the best of us from a young age. At that time, everyone was surprised when she suddenly said that she was going to marry your father. With her talent and looks, she could really get a marriage with someone much wealthier. But she chose your father, perhaps because she has liked him since she was a child.”

Wen Niannan squeezed the cup tightly. His eyes flickered slightly, and asked, “Was my mother in good health before? She became so weak after giving birth to me,  did she get so weak because of me? Is it because of me that she would later…”

Mrs. Jiang interrupted him, she slowly said, “My child, she wasn’t weak because of you, but because she was done dirty while in a competition.”

“At that time, your mother, who had been pregnant with you for more than four months, insisted on going to the piano competition because it was her last one. Then she wanted to quit in the future and stay with you.”

“She won first place in that competition, but when she went to the stage to receive the prize, she was deliberately pushed, which made her fall off the steps, and get injured. That was what made her body weak after giving birth to you.”

“In fact, she has been tricked by others several times over the years, she had been on guard not to let others succeed.”

Wen Niannan couldn’t believe that her mother, who had always been gentle in his memories, had experienced that.

“Did mom have a bad time? I thought it was the happiest time for her when she participated in the competition.”

“She loved the piano very much, even cherished it as her own life, but when she became more and more famous, she realized that strength didn’t mean everything.”

“When your mother was recovering in the hospital, I went to see her. She told me that she was tired of those fights, and that she wanted to be at home with you and watch you grow up. She wanted to teach you the piano, she wanted you to live a safe and happy life, in one there was no suffering. Not a lifelike her’s, where you had to have your guard up against being framed by others.”

Wen Niannan understood why her mother would often sit at the piano sighing, it turned out that her mother had so many bad memories.

“But I didn’t live up to what my mom wanted.”

Mrs. Jiang sighed softly, “I heard about what Gu Yansheng did, but I also feel like I am an outsider, not someone who should intervene. But how can you just bear it if he did so much? How heartbroken your mother would be if she saw you like this…“

“I…I’ve always done a bad job, but I want to use my only value to protect the people I want to protect, I don’t want my loved ones to have trouble because of me…”

“What happened? Lu Yun is threatening you?”

Seeing Wen Niannan’s eyes looking away, Mr. Jiang patted his wife on the shoulder, shook his head, then he turned to say: “It’s okay, don’t worry, I will help you protect him, no one will dare to hurt him, okay?”

Mrs. Jiang frowned while looking at Wen Niannan helplessly. Her eyes were full of worry and pain.

More and more guests arrived in the lobby, all here to congratulate Mrs. Jiang. Mr. Jiang saw a few familiar people come in, then said something to Mrs. Jiang, before he got up and left.

Before leaving, Mrs. Jiang suddenly said, “Yuanfeng, this kid doesn’t seem to like this kind of occasion very much, you can take him to the second floor, there are fewer people there, it is quieter. And you can see the people in the hall downstairs. “

“Thank you, Mrs. Jiang.”

Wen Niannan looked at the back of Mr. Jiang and his wife who had just left and was lost in his thoughts for a while.

He knew Mrs. Jiang was worried about him, but he was now stuck in a dead-end. He must not involve any more people who loved him…