Lin Wanyi quickly waved her hand:
“No need, Auntie. You’ve already given us too much. I really can’t accept any more.”
Su Jing held her hand: “Don’t worry. This gift is something you absolutely can accept.”
She called over Liu Renzhi:
“Find a job for Wanyi at the company. Make sure the hours are suitable, ideally something that allows her to take care of her child.”
Liu Renzhi nodded immediately: “Got it.”
Su Jing looked at Lin Wanyi again, as if gazing at her own daughter:
“Child, you’re still young. You have plenty of opportunities and a long road ahead.
“Don’t give up on yourself.”
Lin Wanyi nearly burst into tears again, but she held them back.
Good things, happy things.
Don’t cry.
She thanked Su Jing, thanked Liu Jiannan, and said goodbye to Liu Renzhi.
Finally, she got into the car with Liu Siyue.
The moment they left, Liu Renzhi instructed Zhou Chenyu:
“Find her the most suitable position.”
Zhou Chenyu frowned: “President Liu, I don’t know her educational background.”
Liu Renzhi immediately sent Lin Wanyi a message. A minute later, he told Zhou Chenyu:
“She has a bachelor’s degree from a top-tier university, majoring in liberal arts.”
Zhou Chenyu’s frown deepened, because she was stunned to discover that Liu Renzhi actually had Lin Wanyi’s WeChat contact.
Who was she? Who exactly was she?
Why did the Liu family value her so much?
Even Liu Renzhi, who was usually indifferent to women, cared about her so much?
Liu Siyue took the Lin family to see the new house.
Four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a huge balcony, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
They were beyond satisfied.
When Liu Siyue handed the keys to Lin Jiajun, his hands trembled so badly he almost dropped them.
Everyone was immersed in happiness, but Lin Wanyi could still sense the hidden melancholy in Liu Siyue.
She didn’t bring it up.
She knew that the things Liu Siyue had gone through couldn’t be forgotten overnight. She needed time.
As they parted, Lin Wanyi hugged Liu Siyue without saying a word.
But Liu Siyue suddenly burst into tears.
She buried her head in Lin Wanyi’s chest, sobbing quietly.
Lin Jiajun and Li Suhua led Wang Keke away silently, leaving only Lin Wanyi and Liu Siyue in the room.
After crying for who knows how long, Liu Siyue finally lifted her head:
“Sister, I can’t forget. What should I do? I really can’t forget them.
“I pretend to be happy every day. I act like nothing happened, like I’m still that carefree college student.
“I’m afraid my parents will worry, so I bury all of this deep in my heart and don’t tell them.
“But when night comes, I dare not close my eyes, because the moment I do, all I see are those two beasts.
“Those dark, endless days, that boundless torment, are still right in front of me.
“Their claws are still reaching out for me. I can’t escape. I can’t run. I dare not cry out or weep.
“Sister, I can’t sleep. I take melatonin, but I still can’t sleep. What should I do?
“Sister, what am I supposed to do?”
Lin Wanyi understood her pain. The things she had endured were not something anyone could easily forget.
She cried with Liu Siyue. They wept together and let it all out.
Finally, she told Liu Siyue:
“Leave it to time, little sister. Time will heal everything.
“If you’re unhappy, if you’re in pain, if you need someone to talk to, you can come to me anytime.
“The things you dare not tell Mom and Dad, the things you dare not tell your big brother, you can tell me.
“I understand you. I know those monsters. You can tell me anything.”
Liu Siyue cried out loud this time.
It had been so long since she’d returned, and this was the first time she cried so freely.
But after the tears, she finally felt better. The weight pressing down on her heart had lightened.
With teary eyes, she looked at Lin Wanyi:
“Sister, I have a boyfriend, but I haven’t told him about this.
“He asked me a few days ago why I hadn’t contacted him for over a month. I made up an excuse.
“I’m so afraid he’ll find out. I’m scared he’ll despise me.
“Sister, do you think I should tell him?”
Lin Wanyi didn’t know. She truly didn’t know.
People’s hearts could not be guessed. Everyone thought differently.
She dared not give Liu Siyue any hasty advice.
She could only say honestly:
“I can’t give you advice, Siyue. He’s your boyfriend. You know his character. Think it over and decide for yourself.”
Liu Siyue left with red-rimmed eyes. Lin Wanyi warned Lin Jiajun:
“Don’t talk about Siyue’s matter to anyone. Don’t tell a soul, understand?”
Lin Jiajun puffed out his chest:
“Sister, I’m not some bigmouth. Trust me, I won’t blab.”
On the way home, Lin Wanyi asked Li Suhua:
“Mom, was what you said at the Liu’s place true?
“Did Dad’s illness really cost hundreds of thousands last year? Did it really use up all of Jiajun’s wedding money?”
Li Suhua nodded:
“Yes. Why would I make that up?”
“But why didn’t you tell me at all? You only called to say Dad was sick. You never said you needed that much money.”
Li Suhua looked out the window:
“You were married so far away. What good would telling you have done? It would only have made you worry.
“Your father insisted over and over that we mustn’t tell you.
“Wanyi, your father truly loved you.”
Lin Wanyi could hardly breathe.
She hadn’t known how hard things were at home back then.
Lin Jiajun’s wedding money had all been used up, and she had still borrowed from him to come home.
She was such a terrible person. She was such a heartless daughter.
Before going home, she first went to her father’s grave and wept bitterly.
She leaned against the headstone:
“Dad, Daddy, it’s me. I’m back. I’m never leaving again.
“I’ll listen to you. I’ll stay home forever from now on. I won’t leave.
“I’ll take care of Mom. I missed you, but I won’t miss her old age.
“Dad! Daddy!”
A gentle breeze blew. The headstone was silent, but the wind seemed to carry everything.
Lin Jiajun pulled her back home.
As soon as they reached the doorstep, they saw their Eldest Aunt Zhao Yulan standing with a rice bowl, craning her neck to look around.
Seeing Lin Wanyi, she came right over:
“Wanyi, are you really divorced? And you brought the child back?
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you. You’re thirty this year, right? Divorce is one thing. You can clean up and remarry.
“But dragging a burden along? That won’t work. No one will want you.
“Who’s going to raise someone else’s kid for no reason?
“What will you do then? Live off your mother again?
“Wanyi, you’re so unfilial.
“Your father’s gone, and now you’re back to leech off your mother.”
Li Suhua immediately interrupted her:
“Eldest Sister-in-law, say less. Wanyi just got back.”
“Why should I say less?”
Zhao Yulan didn’t stop. Instead, she said even more:
“Suhua, I’ve always said you spoil this daughter too much.
“You only think of her. Have you ever thought of Jiajun?”
Lin Jiajun, who had just come out after putting away the luggage, immediately said:
“Eldest Aunt, what’s there to think about regarding me? I’m fine now. No need to worry about me. Absolutely no need.”
