It has to be said that perhaps because of biological instinct, Chen Yan is now increasingly aware of the beauty of the young woman.
That is a style that is far beyond the reach of a young girl.
If a girl is like an unripe fruit.
Then, a young woman is like a sweet pastry, flowing with honey, soft, sticky and sweet when you bite it in your mouth.
Especially this beautiful young woman in front of me, who has always secretly liked me in her heart.
Chen Yan was even more distracted.
However, when Chen Yan thought about Yang Rou's complicated past, her complicated relationships with the people around her, her importance to his company, and her vengeful personality, he felt a little uneasy.
After all, although young women are beautiful, it would be terrible if a fire broke out in the harem.
And just when Chen Yan was hesitating, Yang Rou seemed to sense Chen Yan's hesitation.
She raised her head slightly and looked at Chen Yan with dazed eyes.
Then she said with a half-smile, "Don't think too much."
"I just don't feel well. And there's nowhere to lean on. So I'll borrow your shoulder for a while."
"After all, although I graduated from high school, I have also studied ideology and morality."
Chen Yan: ? ?
For some reason, Chen Yan always felt that Yang Rou's words had a hidden meaning.
Like... scolding myself in a roundabout way?
After all, Chen Yan's behavior of playing multiple games at the same time and always wanting more, and having his fill, does not seem like a person with good ideological and moral qualities.
And sure enough, Yang Rou changed the subject and said, "Chat with me?"
Chen Yan asked reflexively, "What are you talking about?"
Yang Rou, "Let's talk about your two girlfriends?"
Chen Yan: ???
It turns out that he is cursing!
And that's not all. Yang Rou covered her mouth and smiled, then added, "Are there still two now? Or is there a third and a fourth?"
Chen Yan: …
Sure enough, the way cultured people curse is different.
Knowing that Yang Rou had already seen through his private affairs, Chen Yan was too lazy to hide them anymore. He said, "Actually, there are only two. But... there is one, um, two, who is also a little tempted..."
Seeing that Chen Yan agreed so readily, Yang Rou looked at Chen Yan with a little surprise.
Then she said, "I didn't expect Mr. Chen to be such a talented and romantic man."
Chen Yan forced a smile and said what he really thought, "Romance is fine. Talent is fine."
“I’m just lucky.”
Yang Rou did not comment.
Maybe her illness magnified her emotions. She showed more emotions this afternoon than Chen Yan had in the whole year he had seen her.
She leaned on Chen Yan, and then said sincerely, "Have you ever thought about your future with them?"
Chen Yan hesitated.
After a moment, he shook his head and said, "I don't know."
He rubbed his temple and said, "I know I'm greedy. But I just can't seem to let go of any of them."
He coughed and then said, "I'm not the only one in the world who is troubled by falling in love with two women, right?"
Yang Rou looked at Chen Yan with a strange expression. Her confused eyes gradually became focused.
She shook her head and said, "Not much anyway."
After saying that, she smiled, then left Chen Yan's shoulder, leaned on the sofa next to her, and sighed, "Mr. Chen, I've never talked to you about my love life before."
"But after chatting with him, I found out that he is really a bit... well. A scumbag."
After hearing Yang Rou's comments, Chen Yan couldn't help but smile.
He nodded and admitted, "I used to think there was nothing wrong with me. I was still looking for excuses."
"Now that I think about it, I'm really not that well."
Seeing Chen Yan’s serious answer.
Yang Rou paused, then wrapped herself in the blanket and said earnestly, "Mr. Chen."
"This world is huge. If you walk a few steps or go somewhere, you might bump into someone you know."
"But it's small. Maybe the person you want to see will never be seen again after seeing this side of it."
“So, cherish the people in front of you.”
"Don't do anything that you will regret, and don't do anything that will make the other person regret."
After listening to this, Chen Yan nodded silently.
He wanted to change the subject and avoid talking about this heavy topic.
As a result, Yang Rou paused, looked at Chen Yan, and said, "Besides, girls are not men's vassals, nor are they playthings."
“Both parties are independent individuals.”
"If you love someone, you should clearly say 'let's be together'."
"If you don't love each other anymore, you should also clearly say 'let's break up'."
"Only if you start clearly, you won't be together and end unclearly..."
After hearing Yang Rou's words, Chen Yan was speechless for a moment.
Especially when she said this, even though Yang Rou was ill, she regained her cold and mature look. Even though she was wrapped in a blanket, she exuded an unquestionable majesty.
In addition to being in the wrong, Chen Yan found it difficult to look the woman in the eye.
He was silent for a while and decided not to talk about this troublesome topic.
He understands the truth.
But... he can't do it.
It’s like everyone knows: as long as you study hard, you can get into 985 or 211. But how many people can really study hard?
So he changed the topic at the right time, "Let's not talk about this. Sister Rou. Let's talk about you..."
Yang Rou also realized that her topic might be a bit too heavy.
So she nodded.
Chen Yan asked, "I called you yesterday. Were you at Nuan Nuan's place?"
Yang Rou was silent for a while and nodded.
Chen Yan asked again, "You are sick, isn't it because of her?"
Yang Rou wrapped herself in a blanket and lowered her head, looking a little weak.
She was silent again for a while, and then she said, "Not really."
"I got angry myself and took a cold shower."
"I didn't expect to catch a cold."
Even though Yang Rou only revealed a little bit of the topic, Chen Yan still keenly guessed the whole story .
Maybe Yang Rou also noticed this.
So she stopped hiding it.
Instead, he said, "I don't know what happened to Nuannuan."
"She used to be sunny, cheerful and lively. She was very sensible from childhood to adulthood."
"But, starting some time ago, she seemed like a different person."
"I initially thought she was just in a bad mood during that time."
“So I didn’t take it too seriously.”
"I thought that after a while, when her mood gets better, she should change back to normal."
"In the end, who knows, I later found out that it wasn't the case at all."
“She seems to have really changed.”
"It has become very strange and very cold."
“I don’t know if I did something wrong.”
"Or maybe something happened to her..."
"So, I found her last night and wanted to have a frank talk with her."
At this point, Yang Rou rubbed her temples and sighed, her face showing fatigue, "Then, we had a big fight."
"After that... that's it..."
After hearing what Yang Rou said, Chen Yan didn't know what to say for a moment.
Because he has a "God's perspective", he seems to understand the conflict between the two more clearly.
Yang Rou thought that Yang Nuannuan was her real daughter.
But Chen Yan knew that it was just a disguise by Yang Nuannuan.
The current Yang Nuannuan is the real Yang Nuannuan.
Moreover, Yang Rou seemed to be unaware that Zhao Qingtian had been in contact with Yang Nuannuan in the past few years and had distorted what happened back then, causing Yang Nuannuan to not actually know the truth of the year.
She always thought Zhao Qingtian was a victim. Yang Rou was a cold and ruthless woman.
So, while she didn't dare to offend Yang Rou, she was also learning from Yang Rou when she was "young".
And...the most despairing thing about this matter is that Yang Rou and Yang Nuannuan, mother and daughter, are the kind of people who don't like to reveal their inner thoughts.
This led to more and more misunderstandings between mother and daughter.
Thinking of this, Chen Yan couldn't help but hint, "Sister Rou, have you ever considered telling Nuan Nuan about what happened back then?"
Yang Rou was still immersed in the state just now.
Hearing Chen Yan's words, she looked up at Chen Yan strangely, then shook her head and said, "For now, I haven't considered it yet."
"Nuan Nuan is still too young."
"I don't want her to be exposed to the dark side of society so early."
She hesitated for a moment and said, "At least... we have to wait until she does her internship next year. After she has had some exposure to society."
After hearing this, Chen Yan couldn't help but frown.
He wanted to say something to Yang Rou: If you don’t occupy the “public opinion position”, the “public opinion position” will be occupied by the enemy.
You have always wanted to protect Yang Nuannuan, but what you didn't know was that the enemy had distorted the facts and hurt her even more deeply without your knowledge.
Just when Chen Yan opened his mouth to persuade Yang Rou again.
Yang Rou added, "After all... the person who was abandoned by her parents and raised her for so many years is only her adoptive mother. This kind of thing should be difficult for a child to accept."
Hearing Yang Rou's words, Chen Yan was stunned.
He felt a bolt of lightning strike his head.
He was a little confused.
What?
Is Nuan Nuan abandoned?
Yang Rou is the adoptive mother?
Chen Yan opened his mouth several times, not knowing what to say to express his surprise.
Yang Rou looked at him coldly and adjusted herself into a comfortable posture.
Her white and slender legs were stretched out, looking particularly seductive under her nightgown.
She said, "Meng Xue really didn't tell you?"
She also nodded, "It seems that she is a person who keeps her promises."
Chen Yan was stunned.
He reflexively turned on his [inner earphones], wanting to hear Yang Rou's true feelings.
See if she is teasing herself, lying to herself, or joking.
As a result, he heard Yang Rou's inner voice saying,
"Little Chen Yan, you're so cute when you're surprised."
"He doesn't look like a scumbag at all."
"Or is it that all bad guys will lie?"
"interesting……"
Chen Yan: …
Chen Yan looked at Yang Rou.
Yang Rou still looked at him with cold eyes, looking serious.
Chen Yan: …
Chen Yan asked, "Sister Rou, is what you just said true?"
Yang Rou gave him a strange look and said, "What else?"
And her heart also said,
"Little Chen Yan is really suspicious."
"He doesn't even think about what benefit I would get from lying to him."
"Why would I lie to him about something that has nothing to do with him..."
Chen Yan swallowed, feeling that things were really bizarre.
Yang Nuannuan and Yang Rou are not mother and daughter?
This really subverted Chen Yan's three views.
And... Chen Yan thought more.
If Yang Rou was telling the truth, then the matter would be even more serious. Because when Chen Yan was chatting with Yang Nuannuan under her pseudonym, he actually discovered that Yang Nuannuan had always believed that Zhao Qingtian was her biological father.
Moreover, he also believed that Yang Rou was the one who was wrong to Zhao Qingtian back then.
But Yang Rou probably doesn’t know all this.
Chen Yan felt like his mind was a complete mess.
He felt that the matter between Yang Rou and her daughter was really complicated.
He Mengxue is still simple...
Just keep chasing after yourself.
You don't need to use your brain.
Maybe after she said it out loud, Yang Rou no longer had any concerns. She seemed to have opened up a conversation and said with a nostalgic look on her face, "You don't know how well-behaved Nuan Nuan was before."
"When I'm at home, she takes care of me."
"She has been very independent since she was young. She can do housework, cook and go to school by herself. I don't have to worry about anything."
"After she got a cell phone, she would text me or call me every day."
"Later, after WeChat was launched, she would update her Moments every few days to record her life."
Yang Rou lowered her eyelids. "This way, no matter how busy I am, when I want to know more about her, I can open her Moments and see what she shares about her life."
"Know whether she is doing well or not."
"Know what she has done, what awards she has won, and how she gets along with her classmates."
Having said that, she sighed, took out her cell phone, and handed it to Chen Yan.
Chen Yan took it.
On the phone screen is Yang Nuannuan’s circle of friends.
It's completely blank.
At the very bottom, there is only a reminder that [This circle of friends is only visible for half a year].
Yang Rou said, "She hasn't posted on WeChat Moments for more than half a year."
"I don't know what she has been doing in the past six months."
"When I talked to her, she didn't say anything."
"I seem to have lost all understanding of her life."
After hearing Yang Rou's words, Chen Yan also fell silent.
After a while, he said, "Sister Rou. If you believe me."
"Leave this to me. I'll talk to Nuan Nuan."
"See if there is any misunderstanding."
Hearing Chen Yan's words, Yang Rou couldn't help but look at Chen Yan.
For some reason, Chen Yan understood her look in one second. He quickly explained, "I'm really not interested in Nuan Nuan."
"I didn't want to do anything."
"Don't misunderstand me!"
At this point, he even said, half in a panic, half using this opportunity to tell you the truth, "Compared to her, I'm actually more interested in you."
Hearing Chen Yan's straightforward words, Yang Rou couldn't help but be stunned.
Obviously, she didn't expect Chen Yan to say such a thing.
However, perhaps because she had faced many confessions over the years, she covered her mouth and smiled slightly, rejecting, "Mr. Chen, you should take care of your girlfriends first."
"Don't let Mr. Chen worry about an old woman like me."
At this point, she added, "Mr. Chen, it's better not to say such things casually in the future."
"After all, I can even consider this as harassment."
At this moment, her heart...
"Little Chen Yan is really sweet. No wonder he can please so many girls."
"But you have good taste. My sister likes it~"
Chen Yan looked at Yang Rou.
This woman...
Yang Nuannuan is definitely influenced by you! Isn't she?
In this way, the two of them exchanged sharp words for a while. Yang Rou was obviously very interested in Chen Yan, but she kept rejecting him.
Later, Chen Yan saw that Yang Rou was a little tired.
Then he reminded her to take the medicine on time and then left Yang Rou's home.
Send Chen Yan to the door.
Yang Rou watched Chen Yan return to her home and closed the door silently.
I don’t know if it’s just an illusion.
Without Chen Yan's home, she always felt a little lonely.
When Chen Yan was around, she didn't know why, but she always felt warm and full of laughter.
As soon as Chen Yan left, the house became cold and desolate.
Coupled with the gloomy sky outside the window, she felt particularly cold.
"Maybe he has a fever again."
While muttering, Yang Rou returned to the sofa and wrapped herself in a blanket.
With the blanket, she finally felt the warmth return to her body.
Curl up on the couch.
This strong woman who has struggled for more than 20 years rarely shows her weak side.
She looked at the ceiling, her mind full of scenes of Chen Yan and her usual interactions.
She didn't know when she started to have feelings for this boy who was much younger than her.
Maybe because he trusted himself without reservation?
Maybe because he argued his case and proved his ability?
Maybe it was because of his courage to sacrifice everything for his friends and his woman and to go against the world?
Maybe because of his confusion and his youth?
Anyway, by the time Yang Rou realized something, Chen Yan's figure had already taken root in her heart.
But, unfortunately.
This is a prodigal son. A prodigal son who does not belong to any woman.
After so many years, Yang Rou has long understood that such a man would never stay for any woman.
Maybe all women will just be passers-by in his life.
So, even though she liked Chen Yan in her heart, she always deliberately kept her distance from him.
Even today, because of illness, there was a slight overstep.
But she still took it back well.
However, when Chen Yan bravely said, "I like you more", I have to say... at that moment, Yang Rou's heart really skipped a beat.
Even though she didn't show any expression, at that moment, she still had the urge to rekindle the relationship.
Or rather, it burned for the first time in all these years...
Over the past thirty years, the ignorance of her youth and the injuries she suffered after graduation have made Yang Rou wrap herself deeply in the siege.
She doesn't want to fall in love or get married, she just wants to struggle and prove herself.
But who knew that she once dreamed of love and had her own true love.
The little deer that used to jump around easily when seeing handsome guys or outstanding boys has gradually become old and tired over time.
But when Yang Rou heard Chen Yan's "confession", she seemed to hear the old deer in her heart yawning, and then asked her, "Are you sure? Is this it? This is only the last time I'll do it."
Yang Rou was a little dazed.
After a moment, she sighed slightly.
She suddenly envied herself many years ago. She was braver than she is now, had fewer regrets, understood less, and believed more than she does now...
Now, she really doesn't know whether she should pursue love again.
Especially, facing such a little boy who is so sweet-mouthed and entangled with many people around him...
…
At this time, Chen Yan, who had returned home, still didn't know how much stimulation his "confession" had caused to Yang Rou.
After returning home, he tidied up and thought about how to help Yang Nuannuan and Yang Rou resolve the misunderstanding.
Avoid any further conflict between this mother and daughter.
Especially after knowing that Yang Nuannuan and Zhao Qingtian had nothing to do with each other, Chen Yan wanted to help the two of them explain, to avoid Yang Nuannuan being caught in the middle and feeling uncomfortable when he brought Zhao Qingtian down.
However, when he picked up the phone and was about to tentatively chat with Yang Nuannuan's "alias".
The first thing he saw was a bunch of messages sent by He Mengxue.