Volume 3: The Richest Man in the World Chapter 18 Reconciliation
Wu Chengjian returned to Ritianju from Manqian Penglai. On the way, he thought about what Zhou Yijin had said to him. He also felt that his relationship with Ye Youyu could not go on any longer. Some knots in his heart still needed to be untied. Sometimes it was difficult to tell right from wrong when it came to the affairs of a couple, but in order to break the deadlock, someone had to give in.
Ye Youyu was just like she always did, quietly preparing a bath and dinner for him, but Wu Chengjian suddenly said, "Wait, let's talk for a few words."
Ye Youyu was stunned for a while before sitting down.
Wu Chengjian called Wu Qi and Dong Xue out, and then said, "In the past few months, I..." He opened his mouth for a long time, not knowing how to start. He was not the type to be submissive to a woman. He was used to being arrogant at home and rarely gave in to others. So he wanted to give in at this time, but he couldn't say soft words.
He didn't speak, and Ye Youyu didn't know what to say for a moment.
Neither of them spoke. Wu Chengjian knew that if he kept silent any longer, he would fall into that disgusting silence again . He suddenly reached out, pulled Ye Youyu over, hugged her in his arms, kissed her on the forehead, and whispered, "I'm sorry for these days..."
The two hadn't had such intimate physical contact for a long time, so when Ye Youyu was hugged, she was stiff at first, but after being kissed by Wu Chengjian and hearing those words, her body softened and she finally cried out, " You...you don't blame me anymore?"
Wu Chengjian said: "I have never blamed you."
After meeting Lao Gu, Ye Youyu had been planning to make concessions again, but she didn't believe what Wu Chengjian said.
Wu Chengjian said: "You did it for the Wu family and for me in the matter of Hua Chahao. I don't blame you."
"If you don't blame me, then..." Ye Youyu finally asked what she had been holding back, "Then why didn't you talk to me for so long?"
At this point, she simply threw it all out: "Actually, you still blame me. I did it for the Wu family and for you, and that's all reasonable. But no matter how reasonable it is, I also... made her feel bad. You couldn't bear to see her feel bad, so you blamed me in your heart. But I was pregnant at the time, and you were afraid that quarreling with me would hurt the fetus, so you kept it in your heart... But even if you don't say it, don't I know it?"
At this point, she started sobbing again.
Wu Chengjian had never seen her like this before. Back then, on the boat in Baietan, she was forced by her biological father and mother, and misunderstood by him, but she never showed any weakness. In the prison in Guangzhou Prefecture, she was divorced by him, but she still forced him to confess his feelings to her. Why did she cry like this without saying a word? Could it be that women become weaker after giving birth?
"Why are you crying?" Wu Chengjian had been doing well in Shenxianzhou, but that was when he was facing a group of prostitutes. The person in front of him was his own wife, so his mentality and position were different. He felt a little helpless, "I didn't do anything to you..."
"You can't bear to see her suffer, and I, I..." Ye Youyu said "I" several times, and finally blurted out: "I can't bear to see you being nice to other women. Especially her!"
After saying this, Ye Youyu suddenly felt a little regretful - she was thinking of Wu Chengjian's goodness and had originally intended to put herself in a difficult position so that Wu Chengjian would get what he wanted today. Unexpectedly, the conversation got to this point and the most hidden things in her heart were revealed.
Wu Chengjian was a little stunned when he heard this.
Having been in the Immortal Continent for many years, he knew very well what kind of jealousy and possessiveness a woman would have, but...is Ye Youyu such a person?
"Old Gu came to see me..." Ye Youyu said suddenly.
Old Gu is an old servant of the Wu family. He has a special status in the Wu family. Although he is a servant, he does not take every master of the Wu family seriously. Especially in the past few years, he hardly enters the Wu residence without official business. But on the day of Wu Chengjun's funeral, he still found an excuse to visit Ye Youyu. Wu Chengjian knew about this.
However, Ye Youyu's words were so incoherent that Wu Chengjian couldn't help but feel puzzled.
Ye Youyu said, "I used to think that you treated me well only after we got married. I also always thought that our marriage was possible because I negotiated the terms with you with my own intelligence. I thought our marriage started as a business, and our feelings only developed later. After returning to my parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year, although I was grateful for your kindness to my mother, I couldn't help but fall in love with you again... But after Yi Jin hinted at me, I learned more."
Wu Chengjian frowned: "What is he talking about again?"
"Old Gu told me everything," Ye Youyu said, "In fact, on the day I was placed under house arrest, Changzi ran to ask for help. Although you did not agree to rescue him, you left a loophole - in fact, I should have thought of it earlier. If you hadn't hinted it earlier, how could someone like Yi Jin be persuaded so easily by me? And even earlier, you asked Old Gu to ask Uncle Zhong to take care of me - I was curious in the first place. Although Uncle Zhong usually took care of my mother and me, the care he gave to me during the period before the wedding was obviously beyond the ordinary. So when Old Gu poked the window paper, I understood everything."
"After that, I knew that the third brother engraved in my heart... really existed and was not just a figment of my imagination. Moreover, he has never changed and has become my husband now..."
"I was actually quite proud. I always thought that even though God treated me badly, I could still go against the will of God. Even if I was under house arrest, I could still make a name for myself in such a desperate situation. But later I found out that it was not true. I used to think I was great, but Lao Gu's words made me realize that without you, I would be nothing and it would be difficult for me to achieve anything."
"I realized that God was actually very good to me. When I was very young, there was a person who could call out the true meaning of my name, set an example for me, took care of me, and guided me, so that I could survive in that family and make my way through a thorny road."
"When I finally ran out of options, you opened a door for me. Behind the door was a light and happiness that I could never have imagined in my dreams... Third brother, you don't know how happy I was during those days at the Wu family!"
"so……"
"Third brother, please don't treat me coldly like this anymore, okay? I can't live without you. Even if you don't say it out loud, as long as your heart is blocked towards me, I will feel blocked too. I... I can't live without you, not even for a moment!"
She spoke softly, half crying, half complaining, as if the emotions accumulated over twenty years were released in one breath like a flood, which made Wu Chengjian feel warm and stunned. This was a woman who opened her heart and let the other person see everything in her innermost secrets. Between lovers, the lover is passive and the beloved is active. If you open your heart to this extent, you will have to humble yourself in the future.
Wu Chengjian had experienced a lot of sweet talk in the Immortal Continent, but this was the first time he had seen someone so recklessly revealing one's most vulnerable and shameful parts. What's more, the one who said this was Ye Youyu, who had forced her father and imprisoned her brother. He could never have imagined that someone as strong-willed as she was would have such a weak side.
If it were Tan Sanniang, even though she was a prostitute, she would never stoop to such a low level.
The two hugged each other and didn't speak for a long time, but the air around them was warm, no longer awkward as before, but sticky as if the two of them were mixed into a ball of paste.
Wu Chengjian was in a good mood and carried Ye Youyu to the big bed.
Ye Youyu knew what he was going to do. Although she had already given birth to a child, she still felt a little embarrassed: "In broad daylight..."
But it was interrupted by the heavier breathing of two people...
After a long while, the two of them calmed down. Wu Chengjian touched the already very faint scar on Ye Youyu's chest and said, "I'll go to the charity cemetery tomorrow."
Ye Youyu was originally feeling lazy, tired and happy. After hearing this, he felt a little blocked in the chest.
Wu Chengjian said: "No matter what, you treated her like that when you were in Huachahao. Not only did it embarrass her, but it also hurt her feelings. I...I have to go and apologize to her."
Ye Youyu's thoughts suddenly changed, and she suddenly became happy. She said softly, "Yes, we have to apologize to her. Do you want me to ?"
Wu Chengjian said, "No, I'll go. I don't know what Sanniang is thinking right now. If I go alone, even if it gets awkward for a while, I can still work it out. If you go with me, it will be even more awkward if you get too embarrassed to continue the conversation."
Ye Youyu rubbed his chest and nodded: "Okay, then I'll prepare something for you later, and you should apologize to her properly tomorrow."
After Wu Chengjian and Ye Youyu talked it out, he felt relieved. This period was a turbulent time for him. His father and brother passed away, and he was pressured by the officials and had his sister-in-law suspected. But the couple reconciled, and with the stone gone, he felt refreshed.
The next day, Ye Youyu got up early and prepared a generous gift. Just a set of jade jewelry was worth ten thousand gold coins. Wu Chengjian said, "It's too expensive. She won't accept it."
Ye Youyu thought about it, and then went to get another gift of just the right value and meaning, and packed it into a box. He then said, "After Sanniang got off the boat, I told people not to touch her room at all, but I arranged for someone to clean it every day to prevent dust from accumulating. If she is willing, let her go back to Huachahao. Or we can drive Huachahao to the vicinity of the charity cemetery, I know the charity cemetery is near the water."
Wu Chengjian said: "Okay."
He took Wu Qi with him and went to the charity cemetery.
After he left, Dongxue whispered to Ye Youyu, "Third Young Lady, is Haoguan going to the charity cemetery? Why don't you stop him?"
Ye Youyu glanced at her and said, "What do you know!" Suddenly, she remembered the affectionate feelings she had with Wu Chengjian last night, and a look of happiness appeared on her face.
