Chapter 1047: Go Ahead and Cry

After the group of people disappeared from sight, Ye Wanting felt most of her strength drain away.

In a daze, she reached out, wanting to lean on a tree for support, but the tree was several steps away, and when she stepped forward, she stumbled and fell.

Once she calmed down, all she could hear was the sound of her own breathing.

It took a long time before she had the strength to stand firm again.

As she looked up, she suddenly saw Yaen Chi.

He stood beside the car, with his back resting against it and arms crossed, watching her intently.

When their eyes met, the firm line of his mouth twitched slightly, and he raised his eyebrows at her.

“I thought you’d be scared.

So brave?”

Ye Wanting’s furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

Did he see everything?

“Sorry, just as you were pushed, I coincidentally arrived.

I’d even undone my seatbelt, but then I saw you fight back, and stood there dazed, missed my chance to be a hero saving the damsel.”

He meant to make a joke, but Ye Wanting didn’t laugh.

Her face remained tense and rigid.

How could he forget, this girl never took jokes well.

Whatever was said, she took it seriously.

“I’m teasing you, I was right here.

If there was real danger, I’d protect you.”

With those words, Ye Wanting couldn’t hold it in anymore.

She bit down on her lip fiercely, and the tears she’d been holding back surged forward, her eyes brimming with tears, though stubbornly refusing to fall.

She took a big step forward, but there was a trash can right at the edge of her vision, which she didn’t notice, and she stumbled right over the step.

Yaen Chi hurried to support her, but she steadied herself.

She looked up, surprised at how close Yaen Chi’s hand was, and as if receiving courage, she suddenly threw herself into his arms.

Yaen Chi was stunned, hesitating for two seconds before gently holding her, “What’s going on?”

She buried her face into his chest, her eyes shut tightly, tears soaking his shirt.

Yaen Chi was instantly flustered, “Don’t cry, I didn’t bully you.

I really wasn’t ignoring you, I was right here.”

Ye Wanting cried softly, with tears and choking sobs, her fingers clutching his shoulder tightly, her whole body shaking as she cried.

Yaen Chi sighed quietly, holding her without moving.

“Why is it…”

“Hmm?” Yaen Chi didn’t hear clearly, lowering his head closer to her, “What?”

“I’ve lived so cautiously, afraid that others would think I’m bad, so I worked so hard to be kind… but why do all the bad things keep finding me?”

Yaen Chi had no answer.

The blame of one’s family origin makes one feel powerless.

Just stepping into society, then encountering so much malice.

How old is she, anyway?

To have experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature.

Anyone would break, and the fact that it took her this long to cry shows just how long she’s been holding it in.

“You’re not wrong, we can’t choose our birth, but we live our own path, I…”

Yaen Chi wanted to find words to comfort her, but having been born with privilege, he couldn’t truly understand her struggles, and any comforting words felt hollow.

He decided to forgo platitudes and said directly: “I’m not good at comforting, and I might not say pleasant things, but I’m here if you need me.

Crying is better than keeping it in.

Let it out.”

Ye Wanting really couldn’t hold it anymore, she cried her heart out.

Even as she sobbed so sadly, she refused to cry loudly, just hearing her tugged at the heartstrings.

Yaen Chi never coaxed a girl before, he did what he envisioned, gently patting her back, soothing her.

His face wasn’t touching hers, with his chin resting on top of her head.

He swallowed numerous times.