Chapter 1448 - 1258: I Respect Nuannuan
Song Yansheng and Shi Nuan left the Song Family Mansion and returned to Song Mansion that afternoon.
It happened to be Saturday, and even after they got back to Song Mansion, the two of them mostly just rested and recuperated.
That was just as well. Things were still a mess outside—if the two of them showed up at a time like this, wouldn’t they just be asking for trouble?
On the way back, Shi Nuan’s mood was pretty low.
She thought, it really did have something to do with that phone call from Ji Xiangling.
For example, the sorrow over the final passing of Shen Zui, that once warm, gentle boy.
For example, the vexation that a woman like Ji Xiangling, who had some sort of connection with Song Yansheng, could so easily stir up her emotions.
For example, the anger that there were so many devoted, deeply attached women around Song Yansheng.
Strictly speaking, none of these three things should be Song Yansheng’s fault, but with nowhere to vent, Shi Nuan’s emotions really could only be borne by him.
They got back to Song Mansion.
Shi Nuan felt tired and said she was going upstairs to rest. Song Yansheng followed her up, but at the bedroom door, Shi Nuan blocked his way.
"Second Uncle has had a lot going on these two days and has been very busy. You should really go to the study today and deal with your work properly. You don’t need to worry about me!"
Then she said, "Next week I’m going to the Yao Family to meet Yao Shuyan. There are some things I still need to sort through again. I don’t want to be disturbed!"
The implication was that if Song Yansheng went in, he would disturb her.
Song Yansheng raised an eyebrow. He had no idea why Shi Nuan was suddenly acting like this.
But everything has a cause. If she didn’t want to say it, he would go find out himself.
Song Yansheng said, "Then rest well. If you need anything, come to the study and find me."
Shi Nuan nodded. "I know."
Song Yansheng responded, and Shi Nuan had already turned and gone into the room. He still wanted to say something.
But then came a "click"—Shi Nuan had already locked the door.
Outside the door, Song Yansheng lifted his brows. Well then, clearly Shi Nuan’s temper was aimed at him.
Had he offended Shi Nuan?
He thought carefully. These past two days, apart from a bit of... overindulgence in lust, there didn’t seem to be anything else.
And even if he had indulged, he’d been cautious and attentive, taking care of the little girl’s feelings.
Like last night, when she was really exhausted and didn’t want to do it again—no matter how itchy his heart was, he’d gone along with her.
Song Yansheng went back to the study. After sitting for a while, he still couldn’t figure out a specific reason.
Forget it, work first. He’d been busy these past two days; his inbox really had piled up like a mountain.
This weekend, he was determined to clear it out properly.
After Shi Nuan returned to the room, she glanced around, then finally walked to the desk and sat down.
It was just then that her phone rang. It was Lv Nan Nan calling.
Shi Nuan frowned. At this moment, she really didn’t want to say anything to Lv Nan Nan.
But they had been roommates for four years. In the end she couldn’t quite harden her heart and answered the call.
Lv Nan Nan’s voice quickly came from the other end. "Hey, Nuannuan, it’s me!"
Shi Nuan gave a brief "Mm" and said, "I know."
Lv Nan Nan paused for a moment and said, "I’m sorry, Nuannuan. I felt that no matter what, I had to apologize to you in person, so I made this call."
Shi Nuan’s brows lowered slightly. "You don’t have to. You don’t need to apologize to me."
"Of course I do owe you an apology," Lv Nan Nan said. "I’m really sorry, Nuannuan. I truly didn’t know you and Song Yansheng were already married. I honestly thought it was such a pity that you and Shen Zui broke up. I wanted you two to get back together, so I agreed to help Shen Zui..."
Shi Nuan really didn’t want to bring it up again at this point. She said, "It’s all in the past. I didn’t take it to heart."
"How could you not? If you didn’t care, you wouldn’t have told Meisui and Xiao Ning that you were with Song Yansheng but not told me..."
Shi Nuan’s brows drew together, but she said nothing.
Lv Nan Nan said, "I’m guessing you must have suspected me, so you had Secretary Xia come ask me. You blame me, resent me—there’s nothing I can say to refute that. But Nuannuan, have you really forgotten Shen Zui? You once loved him so deeply—how could you just forget? I can’t understand..."
Yes, once she had loved him so deeply—how could she just forget?
Back then, Shi Nuan couldn’t understand it either. But later, she came to understand.
No matter how deep a love is, it cannot withstand the polishing of time; it cannot endure the indifference of the years.
She said, "Nannan, we were classmates for four years in college, living together, studying together. I’ve always felt that bond is rare; I probably won’t have a second time in this life. I treasure it very much. But my own life, and the person I want to love—that’s my own business. I don’t want other people, anyone, to intervene. I don’t want this kind of thing to happen a second time. Let’s leave it at that."