Free Web NovelChapter 1013: Chapter 739: Fine, Wait Until I Sober Up Tomorrow!
Shang Ruyi couldn’t help but look up and glare at him, saying, "When I usually say that, you get angry with me; today when I say this, you don’t believe me. What exactly do you want from me?" ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
The familiar stubborn look and tone immediately set Yu Wenye’s mind at ease.
It’s not a dream.
So he smiled and said, "But you never speak to me like this normally, what’s happening today?"
Shang Ruyi glared at him again and couldn’t help but smile before saying softly, "Because today, I heard a phrase."
"What phrase?"
"Together for a lifetime, just the two of us..."
"Together for a lifetime, just the two of us?"
Yu Wenye furrowed his brow slightly, barely able to discern it should be a poem, but lacking context or history, couldn’t figure out its meaning in the rush, so he asked, "Where did you hear it? Who said it? What does it mean?" freewebnovel.cσ๓
Shang Ruyi thought for a moment, although it was said by Yu Mingyue, from the previous two poems she recited that were suspected by Shen Wuzheng not to be her own, this phrase was likely the same, so it wasn’t appropriate to say it was hers. But luckily, she explained its meaning, so she said softly, "It means, a man and a woman, staying together for life, with no one else, irreplaceable to each other."
Yu Wenye’s eyes flickered slightly.
But the next moment, as if something occurred to him, his gaze immediately turned cold, looking at Shang Ruyi unhappily, and said, "Together for life, with no one else..."
"..."
"Where will the ones you hold come from?"
Shang Ruyi was stunned, wondering how he got to this point, but upon seeing his completely different emotions from usual, she immediately realized—oh, Yu Wenye’s mother, Madam Guan, Guan Yunmu, was Yu Wenquan’s second wife.
If someone’s life truly is meant to be spent with only one person, no one else, wouldn’t Guan Yunmu spend her life alone, with no chance for Yu Wenye to be born?
No wonder he was a bit upset.
Shang Ruyi immediately said, "That’s not what I meant."
Besides, not only Madam Guan was like this, but her own mother as well was someone’s second wife, so there’s no way she could mean it offensively about this matter.
Yu Wenye was still somewhat angry, but seeing her like that knew she didn’t mean it, so he let out a deep breath, forced himself to calm down before asking, "Then what does it mean?"
Shang Ruyi then said softly, "Together for a lifetime, just the two of us, means that a man and a woman can stay together lovingly for a lifetime, with the man not taking concubines, no other person can intrude between them, only the two of them."
Then carefully added, "It’s not like with mother."
Yu Wenye’s gaze finally softened a bit.
After thinking for a while, he couldn’t help but slightly lift the corners of his mouth, looking down at Shang Ruyi, and said, "So, in your heart, you mind me marrying Chu Ruoyan."
"..."
Shang Ruyi looked at him, somewhat helpless.
Regarding her "mindfulness" on this matter, the two have long since clarified, but perhaps it’s due to her past "misbehavior," always showing indifference toward his and Chu Ruoyan’s relationship, having said those words to him, making it so even now, Yu Wenye’s heart is so insecure, constantly needing reassurance.
How could she possibly not mind?
She thought for a while, then pressed her face to his chest, listening to his increasingly joyous heartbeat, and said softly, "What I mind is not her, but that, no matter what, there would certainly be one more between us, or many more people."
"..."
"Don’t say I’m being sentimental. When I married you, I knew this day would come. But knowing is one thing, feeling the pain is another."
Saying this, she looked up at Yu Wenye, "Besides, whether I mind or not, you still married her."
Yu Wenye’s eyes flickered, perhaps hearing her true "voice" for the first time, couldn’t have imagined it would be such a voice, and for a moment, he seemed unable to process it. Shang Ruyi could only hear his heartbeat becoming heavier, seemingly his emotions growing heavier too.
The two fell silent, facing each other for a long time.
Not sure how much time passed, Yu Wenye sighed lightly, hardening his grip on her waist, pulling her soft, fragrant body tightly to himself, as if afraid she would escape at this moment, and said heavily, "Before I met you, I didn’t think about love between a man and a woman. So, whom I marry or take as a concubine wasn’t important, only what I wanted to achieve mattered."
