Chapter 58 – This bad man definitely wasn’t him
Wen Yulan looked at the man in front of her, whose expression was serious and solemn. Her heart pounded faster because of his words.
This was the first time Wen Yulan received such a positive evaluation from someone else.
It turned out that in the eyes of others, she wasn’t as unbearable as she thought. She was brave, strong, and clever.
It turned out she was also good.
Wen Yulan felt amazed at how good Xu Xiangdong could be.
How could he repeatedly move her and make her heart flutter?
“Well, I believe what you said,” Wen Yulan nodded, her eyes faintly glistening with tears.
Xu Xiangdong looked at her with deep concern. He saw beneath Wen Yulan’s strength and bravery, there was a layer of self-doubt and insecurity. In reality, she was just a lonely and vulnerable woman who also needed love and recognition.
Xu Xiangdong wished he could embrace her right now and comfort her gently, but he knew it wasn’t the right time.
In the next moment, he was surprised by Wen Yulan’s words.
“Actually, I like you too. I’ve liked you since a few years ago.”
In the end, Wen Yulan chose to reveal the liking that had been hidden in her heart for many years. Regardless of whether this liking could blossom into something more, she didn’t want to leave herself with regrets.
“Is it from that time in the small grove?” Xu Xiangdong asked in response.
Wen Yulan was slightly surprised, “You knew it was me?”
Xu Xiangdong scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, “I didn’t know before, but I found out later.”
Later, he heard from that little girl, Ningning.
However, what the little girl said turned out to be correct. A few years ago, he did meet Yulan in the small grove, and Yulan had indeed liked him since then.
“Yes, it was that time in the small grove. At that time, I had a conflict with my second uncle and second aunt, and they kicked me out. I remember the day was very cold, and I was very hungry. Going to the small grove was my last resort, to find something to eat. Unfortunately, it was freezing, and there was nothing to eat in the snowy landscape.”
“Due to exhaustion, I collapsed, and the snow fell on me.”
“At that time, I didn’t even have the strength to get up.”
“I don’t know how long I lay there, it seemed like a very long time, so long that my body became numb, and I couldn’t move at all.”
“So long that I was about to fall asleep…”
“So long that vaguely, I seemed to hear my parents’ voices. They seemed to have come to rescue me…”
Xu Xiangdong listened quietly to Wen Yulan’s narration. Her words were very soft, but each one, combined with the image of Wen Yulan at that time, made Xu Xiangdong feel heartbroken.
Yulan had really endured too much hardship before.
Wen Yulan turned around, looking at Xu Xiangdong with a nostalgic expression. “It was then that you appeared…”
“Do you know? When you suddenly appeared, it was like a lighthouse in the cold winter night, warming me and giving me the brightness to continue living.”
“You gave me steamed buns made of white flour. Do you know that it was the first time I had white flour steamed buns since my parents passed away?”
“You also gave me a thick, difficult-to-make jacket. You actually gave it to someone you didn’t know. Did you even have something warm to wear at that time?”
Whether it was back then or now, cotton was precious.
That jacket looked like it was made of new cotton, very new and warm.
“Yes, I had other cotton clothes to wear at that time. But that jacket was indeed the new year’s clothes my mother made for me. When I said I gave it away, my mother nearly broke my legs.” Xu Xiangdong touched his head and chuckled.
Wen Yulan thought he was a bit silly, but it was an adorable kind of silly.
“Aunt has a good temper. If it were someone else, they might really have broken your legs for giving away such a precious jacket.”
A jacket, how precious it was.
Xu Xiangdong smiled awkwardly, “I didn’t think that much at the time.”
Wen Yulan looked at Xu Xiangdong, and she knew that he really didn’t think that much. In fact, anyone who encountered Xu Xiangdong at that time would likely have been rescued.
After all, he was inherently a very good person.
When it comes to marrying, it’s essential to marry someone who is inherently good, not someone who becomes good because they like you. If one day the liking fades, does the goodness also disappear?
Being inherently good is the most important, and liking is the icing on the cake.
“Oh, by the way, that jacket, I washed it afterward and kept it. Do you want me to bring it back to you?”
“No need, you keep it. Consider it as our token of affection.” Xu Xiangdong lowered his head, blushing as he uttered these words.
A token of affection!
Wen Yulan’s face instantly turned red.
Why is he so straightforward?
“Yulan, are you satisfied with me? Would you like to be in a relationship with me, then get engaged and married later?”
So fast? Wen Yulan’s heart was pounding crazily.
But since they had reached this point, Wen Yulan remembered another matter and asked, “I heard before that you were pursuing Educated Youth Sun from your production brigade. Is that true?”
The three words “Educated Youth Sun” coming out of Wen Yulan’s mouth made Xu Xiangdong regretful.
At this moment, Xu Xiangdong wished he had never known Educated Youth Sun or pursued her.
However, Xu Xiangdong knew that what’s done is done, and he didn’t want to deceive Wen Yulan.
“It was true before, but not anymore.”
“I also don’t know why I thought I liked Educated Youth Sun before and pursued her.”
“But clearly, Educated Youth Sun is not the type I like.”
“And, I’ve also realized that the person Educated Youth Sun likes is not me.”
“Yulan, believe me. I honestly don’t know why I lost my head and pursued Educated Youth Sun before. Now, thinking about it, I find it inexplicable, and I even feel like that person wasn’t me.”
Xu Xiangdong didn’t want Wen Yulan to misunderstand, so he hurriedly explained and shared his true feelings.
However, the more he spoke, the more it sounded absurd, making it hard for people to believe.
Xu Xiangdong became a bit anxious, not knowing how to continue explaining properly.
The next moment, Wen Yulan’s words relieved his anxiety.
“I believe you.”
Wen Yulan looked at Xu Xiangdong and said seriously, “I believe what you’re saying.”
Yes, Wen Yulan truly believed, even though Xu Xiangdong’s words sounded somewhat unbelievable. But Xu Xiangdong, as a person, made her inexplicably trust him. She also felt that Xu Xiangdong had no reason to lie to her.
As for Educated Youth Sun, she was just a bit curious and wanted to know the reasons. Now that she knew, it was enough. She had no intention of dwelling on it.
Hearing Wen Yulan’s words, Xu Xiangdong breathed a sigh of relief. However, he also felt that this Yulan was a bit naive, as if she could easily be deceived by a bad man.
Well, this bad man definitely wasn’t him. From now on, he was determined to protect Yulan as a good man!
