Chapter 1704 - 1345: Nuannuan, Don’t Be Afraid

Chapter 1704: Chapter 1345: Nuannuan, Don’t Be Afraid

Song Yansheng arrived in the second half of the night; by then Ye Mingmei had already cried herself out and fallen asleep in Nuannuan’s arms.

Seeing Song Yansheng at the door, she hurriedly made a shushing gesture, signaling him not to make a sound.

Song Yansheng pointed at a guest bedroom next door, which was the room Ye Mingmei had been staying in these past two days.

Tonight, because she was worried about Gu Zheng, Ye Mingmei had gone to Nuannuan’s room instead.

Nuannuan gently laid Ye Mingmei down, quietly turned off the light, slipped her shoes on, and went out.

She quickly reached the room next door; just as she stepped in, her whole body fell into a pair of broad, warm arms.

Nuannuan was startled and reached out to push him. "Let me go first!"

There was no way Song Yansheng would let her go. Not having seen her for the past few days had felt like years to him, and the nights were especially unbearable.

Now that he’d seen Nuannuan, how could he possibly hold himself back?

He scooped her up in his arms and walked straight toward the bed. Nuannuan struggled, but it was useless; Song Yansheng still pinned her down against the mattress.

His kisses immediately fell on her slender, fair neck.

Nuannuan frowned and said, "Mingmei is still over there all anxious and heartbroken. How can you... how can you be like this..."

Mingmei was worried about Gu Zheng, and Nuannuan was worried along with her. She didn’t really know what exactly Gu Zheng did, but she always felt it was quite dangerous.

Song Yansheng said, "Don’t worry, A Zheng is fine. There was just some unexpected situation and he had to come back to the country. He’ll come to pick Mingmei up in a few days..."

Nuannuan blinked. "Mr. Gu came back to the country? Why... mmm..."

Before Nuannuan could finish her sentence, Song Yansheng crushed his mouth down on hers, and his strong body pressed down as well...

...

After a bout of lovemaking that could be called thoroughly satisfying, Nuannuan’s mind went blank for a while. She had to catch her breath for quite some time before her awareness slowly returned.

Only then did she remember to ask about Gu Zheng.

Song Yansheng said that Gu Zheng had been called back by a Gu Family member. Apparently, Old Master Gu’s health had taken a bad turn and he was in the hospital.

With an elder at home suddenly critically ill, it was entirely possible that Gu Zheng had left in a rush without having time to tell Ye Mingmei.

But listening to the way Song Yansheng said it, there seemed to be another layer of meaning.

Song Yansheng said, "The Gu Family in S City is a famous military-merit household. The family puts a lot of weight on status and family background. With Mingmei like this, she’s basically destined to never set foot into the Gu Family’s gates. A Zheng doesn’t dare acknowledge his feelings. On one hand, it’s the pressure in his own mind; on the other hand, it’s the pressure from the Gu Family... I’m afraid this trip back won’t be that simple for him!"

Nuannuan blinked and said, "But... but doesn’t Mr. Gu not even live in S City anymore? And I heard Mr. Gu has a very capable younger brother. Even so, can’t Mr. Gu live the life he wants?"

Song Yansheng sighed. "The Gu Family is complicated, at least not as simple as you think. If it were, A Zheng wouldn’t have gone back to S City to get engaged in the first place..."

"But, but wasn’t that just a stopgap measure for Mr. Gu? There’s no way he’d really marry that woman, right? He has Mingmei in his heart..."

"So what? Mingmei was raised by him. He’s her guardian. For a family like the Gu Family, things like this matter a lot... and as for the hurdle in A Zheng’s own heart, I’m afraid he can’t get over it either!"

Nuannuan knit her brows, feeling very worried.

It was obvious that Mingmei had Gu Zheng in her heart. If Gu Zheng wasn’t by her side in the future, she probably wouldn’t be able to get through even a single normal day.

All her innocence, her simplicity, every bit of her happiness was tied to Gu Zheng.

She might be childish and immature, a little clueless when it came to feelings, but everything she gave was the truest, most sincere!

Song Yansheng also knew Nuannuan was worried. He pulled her a bit tighter into his arms and said, "Don’t worry about it yet. The time just hasn’t come. Besides, I think this trip back to the Gu Family for A Zheng might actually be a turning point for him and Mingmei..."

"A turning point?" Nuannuan didn’t understand.

Song Yansheng continued, "Of course, whether it’s a turning point or a crisis, all of it depends on A Zheng’s own choices... None of us, no one, can help him!"

...

A week later, Gu Zheng really did come to pick Ye Mingmei up.

During this stretch of time, Ye Mingmei had been listless, nothing tasted good and nothing felt sweet, but the instant she saw Gu Zheng, she came back to life like her HP bar had just been refilled.

She immediately threw herself into his arms, clinging to him like an octopus, smearing snot and tears all over the white shirt Gu Zheng was wearing, completely ruining it.

But when they sat down to eat that same day, she instantly went back to being carefree, constantly placing food into Gu Zheng’s bowl, saying he’d lost weight during this time and definitely hadn’t been eating properly.

Gu Zheng just indulged her like that, letting her do as she pleased. Seeing her smile, his mood improved a lot as well.