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Chapter 634: The Object of a Heartfelt Confession. Part 2

Chapter 634: Chapter 634: The Object of a Heartfelt Confession. Part 2

Upon hearing his simple inquiry, Chen Jing felt an urge to cry.

Perhaps because aside from close relatives like her daughter, son-in-law, and grandson, it’s been a long time since anyone has asked her a similar question.

Even if it was just a simple sentence, or even a casual remark.

She took a deep breath to quell the emotions stirring within her before responding.

"Hmm, I’m thinking about some things."

As soon as she said the words, she regretted it a little bit. Why did she admit so candidly that she was thinking about things?

She could have deflected it, saying she was about to sleep or that it wasn’t bedtime yet, or that she was watching television, wouldn’t that be better?

Why did she have to tell the truth?

"Thinking about the past?"

Luo Yifan seemed to have an ability to read minds. His words felt like a large stone making a "thud" as it was thrown into the lake of her heart.

"Hmm..." Chen Jing obediently responded.

Her thoughts were swirling inside her.

She wasn’t sure if it was because of Luo Yifan or those things from the past.

"Is it because of Mingxuan?" Luo Yifan, it appeared, was quite patient with Chen Jing.

If it were someone else, they would probably feel rejected after receiving such dismissive responses.

But Luo Yifan seemed to understand her complicated thoughts at that moment.

Even though they were separated by a large distance, even though neither of them could see each other’s expressions.

Through their simple language, he could guess Chen Jing’s thoughts accurately. It wasn’t clear if it was because Chen Jing was straightforward, or because Luo Yifan understood her.

Chen Jing finally recovered from her shock and asked in amazement, "How do you know?"

"I guessed!" Luo Yifan answered very assuredly.

Even though Chen Jing was not smart, she was not naive enough to believe that Luo Yifan did not know about her past.

After all, anyone in L City with some influence would instantly know about her past relationship with Zhu Zhizhou.

And what Mingxuan meant to her, naturally, was less than one-thousandth of Zhu Zhizhou’s influence on her.

"Ying’er just advised me that there’s no need to dwell on the past. Just treat it like watching a play, but I just can’t help turning my head to look back."

Not sure whether it was because she had figured things out or because Luo Yifan’s voice was too enticing, Chen Jing spontaneously began speaking about those unbearable old things from the past.

Even though it was just a summary, it was about things over two decades. She talked for two hours.

Starting from the time she won the award as a teenager, to Zhu Zhizhou, to her two daughters, to her chaotic twenty years, and the sacrifices her older daughter made for her and Xiaoyu.

Then, there was the period where she went abroad and a little bit after she returned to the country.

This journey took up more than half of her life, but she felt that the period from when she got to know Zhu Zhizhou until she left for M country was spent in a daze.

Throughout, Luo Yifan listened attentively, occasionally uttering a few words of comfort.

It wasn’t until she mentioned the period when she went abroad with Zhu Qianying that Luo Yifan sighed, "Compared to Xiaoyu, Ying’er really had quite a hard time."

"That’s true, that’s why I told Yan Bo to pamper Ying’er like a daughter as well as a wife. I, as a mother, feel truly ashamed."

Chen Jing didn’t realize that her emotions were gradually returning to the present from the past sorrow and self-loathing.

"Ah Jing, rest assured, I will treat them like I treat my two naughty boys."

Luo Yifan’s words were a bit strange since, so far, Chen Jing had made no promises to him.

The bet, of course, had not been placed yet.

But Luo Yifan had already acted as if he was her boyfriend, or even something more intimate.

Chen Jing understood his overly intrusive words, but she had no intention of correcting him.

Perhaps she was already attracted by the possibility that Luo Yifan had shown her.

He had given her a clear answer that if they were together, not only would she gain a boyfriend, but Ying’er and Xiaoyu would also get another father.

Admittedly the bait was appealing to Chen Jing.

Because, since she acknowledged Zhu Zhizhou, her guilt towards her two daughters had always been with her.

But the promise Luo Yifan made could possibly compensate her and her daughters for many regrets.

"Alright, it’s already late, go to sleep earlier. I’m staying at the XX Hotel, let your driver come over tomorrow, and I’ll accompany you to the wholesale market."

Throughout the entire conversation, Luo Yifan didn’t mention the bet.

Chen Jing, as though spellbound, obediently agreed, "Hmm, I’ll leave at six and call you when I reach the hotel."

...

Yan Bo took the two boys for a morning run as usual and coincidentally bumped into Chen Jing neatly dressed and ready to go out.

"Good morning, Grandma!" The two little boys greeted her in unison, then came over and hugged her waist, begging for a kiss and a hug.

Chen Jing bent down and kissed each child on the cheek, "Alright, behave and go for your run. In the afternoon, Grandma will make you delicious snacks!"

The two boys happily waved goodbye to Chen Jing, took Star, and followed Yan Bo deeper into the garden.

When Zhu Qianying woke up, the two children had already gone to school. In the living room, Mr. and Mrs. Yan Bo were one was drinking tea, the other was reading the newspaper.

Seeing Zhu Qianying come down, Mrs. Yan Bo got up to order the servants to prepare breakfast for Zhu Qianying.

Zhu Qianying didn’t go to bed until around three or four in the morning, but it wasn’t because of Yan Bo this time. She was working until then.

If it weren’t for Yan Bo’s threat to cut off her power if she didn’t turn off her computer, she would probably have continued working until dawn.

"Dad, Mom, you didn’t schedule to play golf today?"

These days, Mr. and Mrs. Yan Bo have been fond of playing golf. If Zhu Qianying got up late, she usually wouldn’t see them.

"No, your father says he’s leaving in a few days, so he’s resting at home these two days."

Zhu Qianying sat down next to Mrs. Yan Bo, "Have Uncle Ji and Aunt Le Tong settled their itinerary?"

Mrs. Yan Bo nodded, "Yes, the preparations there are almost complete, it’s time to set off. If it’s later, Xiaoyu’s baby will be born, right?"

Since taking over the charity foundation, Ji Rui and Le Tong have done a lot of work domestically. This is their first time going abroad.

The first stop on their trip was an extremely underdeveloped third world country that Mrs. Yan Bo and Yan Bo had visited before.

Both the transportation and healthcare there were very backward. According to Le Tong’s plan, they wanted to build several well-equipped hospitals there first.

[Today there are four updates. I’m going out for the day tomorrow, will update at noon]