Seventy-Fourth Embrace (Part 2)

  Autumn evenings seem especially quiet.

  Near the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon outside the window is particularly bright.

  When Zhao Yang's big hand was placed on Chen Mei's back, her skin tightened instantly!

  Fortunately, the hand was very calm and she relaxed as well.

  But she knew it wasn't right, and yet she couldn't bear to leave the warm atmosphere that surrounded her, thinking that she would stay for a little while longer.

  A moment, a moment.

  Perhaps it was the fatigue of the past three days, or perhaps it was the temptation of that warm breath, she didn't know how much time had passed, and maybe it was just a fleeting thought, but she sank into the warm ocean of sleep.

  The laptop screen faded from bright to dark, and the moonlight shone through the window onto Chen Mei's body, dreamy and beautiful.

  Zhao Yang's eyes seemed to be looking at Chen Mei, yet they seemed to see nothing at all.

  He gently held her, feeling as if the two of them had merged into one under the moonlight, unable to sense each other's presence. Only when he felt the slight rise and fall of her chest through his palm did he feel their existence, and in that instant, his heart was filled with an overwhelming sense of abundance, as if he possessed the entire world!

  Zhao Yang didn't know when he lay back on his own bed.

  He could clearly remember what he was thinking and everything that had just happened, including wanting to maintain this embrace until the end of time, but also thinking that Morning Plum would be uncomfortable with her body tilted, so he moved the head of the knife to the crook of his right arm, leaned over and carefully picked her up from the crook of her legs, and placed her side by side with Sleeping Morning on the bed.

  He also squatted under the bed, looking at the sleeping mother and daughter, with an unparalleled sense of peace and joy in his heart.

  It seems that the fragrance can still be smelled between the nostrils, and the parts of the abdomen and palms that came into contact with each other still retain the memory of just now. In my mind, it's like a set player replaying the scene from just now over and over again.

  Zhao Yang closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them again, it was already broad daylight!

  Zhao Yang washed Chen Xuan's face while she still had her eyes closed. When Zhao Yang gently scratched the back of her neck twice, she let out a giggle and playfully rubbed her small face with water on his body.

  Same as ever.

  But his head couldn't help but turn around, his eyes searching for Chen Mei's figure.

  Chen Xi saw Zhao Yang not dodging today, and his clothes became her wiping cloth. He turned his head to take a look, then blinked his shiny eyes and asked: "Uncle, what are you looking at?"

  Zhao Yang didn't look at Chen Xue's pure eyes, but instead pointed to his own chest and said: "Little naughty, you see, you got Uncle's clothes all wet!"

  The dawn jumped up and laughed hehe.

  As soon as the back door of the hall opened, Zhao Yang picked up Chen Xi and said with a smile: "Let's go eat!"

  He turned around and looked at Chen Mei with some expectation, hoping to see something different in her eyes as well.

  But Chen Mei simply smoothed her hair, as if she hadn't seen Zhao Yang's gaze, and stretched out her hand to Chen Xue: "Come on, get down and walk around by yourself. The more you exercise, the more you can eat, and the faster you'll grow up. Don't always let Uncle carry you!"

  The little one gets up early in the morning and is most sticky. Chen Xi, of course, doesn't want to get down. She turns her head to hug Zhao Yang's neck and gives Chen Mei a back.

  Zhao Yang smiled and said: "It's okay, let's go! She had a lovely exercise during the day!"

  Chen Mei responded with a murmur, still not looking at him.

  Zhao Yang had no choice but to walk ahead. But he always wanted to turn his head and take a look, or slow down half a step and walk shoulder to shoulder with Chen Mei, yet his neck seemed to be very stiff and couldn't move, and his body was moving forward according to inertia before his brain made a decision.

  So annoying to death!

  After a while, Chen Xi whispered in Zhao Yang's ear: "Mom is peeking at you!"

  Zhao Yang's eyes lit up instantly, and his mood was exceptionally good!

  He kissed her cheek at dawn and smiled: "Little treasure, let me hold your hand with Mom, okay?"

  "Good!" Chen Xi nodded.

  Zhao Yang put down Chen Xi and took her left hand, while she stretched out her right hand towards Chen Mei.

  Chen Mei had no choice but to take her right hand.

  Three people walked on a small path, with bare rice fields on both sides.

  "......Hmm, I plan to take advantage of the good weather these days and install solar water heaters in our old house and orchard, so it's more convenient for us to take baths in winter!"

  The weather now is quite cool in the evening, it's not very convenient to take a bath without a water heater.

  Mei murmured in response.

  After saying this sentence, Zhao Yang had nothing more to say.

  What were they talking about at this time in the past? It seemed like nothing was discussed, and sometimes some irrelevant words were casually spoken. Simple and natural, they arrived at the old mansion.

  It's almost time to arrive at the old house, but I always feel like something is missing along the way.

  Looking at Chenxi, who was holding Zhao Yangchenmei's hand and walking into the house, Sun Zhenxiang wiped her hands on her apron and picked him up to give him two kisses. For the past two days, Zhao Yangchenmei wasn't home, so Chenxi had been following her around; now that he hadn't seen her for a whole night, he felt like something was missing.

  The breakfast was still sumptuous, in addition to porridge and small dishes, today's staple food is pan-fried dumplings, each one is fried until golden brown, crispy and fragrant when eaten.

  While eating, Sun Zhenxiang was busy serving Chen Xiu and didn't notice anything, but Zhao Bingxing found that Zhao Yang and Chen Mei were a bit different: Zhao Yang kept glancing at Chen Mei, while Chen Mei just focused on eating.

  After breakfast, Chen Mei went to the county, and Zhao Yang was outside collecting the east house to prepare for a bathroom. Zhao Bingxing said to Sun Zhenxiang: "Did you find that today Xiaoyang and Xixi's mother were a bit strange?"

  Sun Zhenxiang was helping Chenxu pull up his red-striped pants when he heard Zhao Bingxing's words and said with relief, "Yangyang finally understands!"

  After a while, Chen Xi ran to Zhao Yang's side and said: "Grandpa said you're a bit strange with Mom, Grandma said you've opened your eyes!"

  Zhao Yang's face rarely turned red.

  Before dinner, Chen Mei called and said that business was busy and wouldn't be back tonight.

  Chen Mei didn't come back, so Sun Zhenxiang left Chen Xiu at the old mansion, and Zhao Yang returned to the orchard alone.

  Usually didn't feel it, but now alone, Zhao Yang felt that the house was particularly empty and quiet.

  Today's moonlight is even brighter, Zhao Yang can see everything in the house without turning on the lights. In fact, he didn't want to turn on the lights either, this kind of moonlight, this kind of night, is most suitable for letting people sort out their memories of past days.

  Although this memory was only separated by a single night, it made Zhao Yang feel as if he had drunk strong wine, his heart racing with excitement.

  After walking around the house for a few laps, Zhao Yang lay down on the bed. At this time, he not only felt that the house was empty, but his arms also felt extremely empty!

  Zhao Yang opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling, suddenly realizing that if he didn't go to the county to take a look, he wouldn't be able to fall asleep!

  And with that thought, his desire to see her grew even more fervent! He sat up in bed, put on his clothes and shoes, and headed out the door!

  Zhaoyang's family had only bicycles as a means of transportation, but since they hadn't been used for a long time and were out of air, he set off on foot towards the county town! With his current physical condition, it was just over 30 miles to the county town, which would take him just over an hour.

  As he climbed up the winding mountain road with excitement, Zhao Yang's heart slowly calmed down.

  He's not some ignorant kid who doesn't know anything; he understands, and this situation shows that he has a change of heart!

  So does he love Chen Mei? Can he afford to support both of them in the future?

  When Zhao Yang found out that the answers to both questions were affirmative, his heart settled down.

  An hour later, Zhao Yang stood on the opposite side of the road from "Chen Chen's Wardrobe", and the second floor lights were still on.

  Chen Mei is unpacking boxes in the house and picking out clothes that need to be put on display tomorrow.

  There was also a pair of men's jeans and a light gray jacket on the bed.

  She counted the clothes to be put on the shelf again, confirmed that there was no mistake, then folded the clothes on the bed into a bag and put them in the closet. After that, she sat down at the edge of the bed, turned off the light, and prepared to go to sleep.

  But for some reason, she lifted a corner of the curtain and looked down, then quickly withdrew her hand as if stung: was it just an illusion?

  She lifted the curtain and looked down again, while Zhao Yang waved at her immediately!

  Zhao Yang was hesitating whether to go home or tell Chen Mei that he had arrived, but unexpectedly she looked over in this direction. Does this count as having a spiritual connection?

  After a while, Chen Mei walked over and asked directly: "What are you doing here?"

  Chen Mei seemed very angry, Zhao Yang was somewhat bewildered and said: "I just came to see you!"

  "What are you doing here so late?" Chen Mei said impatiently.

  Zhao Yang felt a pang of disappointment, but seeing Chen Mei's eyes seemed to be dodging, he suddenly reacted and thought it was wrong! Chen Mei is gentle and elegant, never an unfeeling person! She did it on purpose! As for the reason, maybe she's afraid of something!

  What is she afraid of?

  Zhao Yang looked into Chen Mei's eyes and said: "I came to tell you that I like you!"

  Mei's face was like she had been struck by lightning, and she took a step back. Her voice was somewhat weak as she said, "What nonsense are you talking about! I'm your sister-in-law!"

  Zhao Yang took a deep breath, put his hand on Chen Mei's shoulder and said: "As your sister-in-law, I respect you and love you. As a woman, I want to possess you, take care of you, and give you happiness!"

  Chen Mei's two hands were propped up against Zhao Yang's chest, shaking her head and saying: "Zhao Yang, let me think carefully, don't rush me!"

  Tears flowed out after finishing speaking.

  Seeing her tears, Zhao Yang felt a pang in his heart and quickly withdrew his hand, saying: "Don't cry, I didn't force you! Don't cry!"

  Seeing Zhao Yang's busy and flustered appearance, Chen Mei couldn't help but laugh again. She wiped away her tears and gently patted him on the back of his hand, scolding: "Did you come just to bully your sister?"

  Seeing Chen Mei stop crying, Zhao Yang let out a sigh of relief. Her soft hand patted his arm, not hurting him at all, but making him feel warm and fuzzy inside.

  Yes, this time I was too hasty! Chen Mei has only just gone through the tragic events of her family five months ago, and the wound hasn't healed yet. How can she start a new romance and marriage?!

  "How dare I bully you? Look at me, you've got me all sweaty just by crying!"

  Chen Mei didn't expect Zhao Yang to say something so "shameless", and she gave him a white eye, saying: "You deserved it! What are you doing running around in the county town at midnight? How did you get here?"

  Under the moonlight, Chen Mei's face still had tears on it, but with a pear blossom in the rain, there was also a moving beauty! Zhao Yang's eyes and mind seemed to be absorbed by her, and he replied with less than 10% of his spirit: "I came walking!"

  Mei pointed at Zhao Yang and said, "You..." Then she angrily pinched his arm and finally huffed, "Forget it, you drive me back!"

  Zhao Yang was pinched, but his heart felt sweet and he smiled: "I don't know how to drive... let me drive, that winding mountain road, I'll end up driving into the ditch!"

  "Never mind, I'll take you back!"

  Sitting in the car, Zhao Yang's heart finally calmed down. Now all he needed was time, to let time heal Chen Mei's wounds, and to let time prove his sincerity!

  When sending Zhao Yang to the outside of the village, Chen Mei let Zhao Yang get off the car. She still wanted to return to the county and said she was unwilling to go back to Guoyuan. However, when Zhao Yang was about to leave, she pulled him back again, wanting to say something, but in the end only said: "You can't force me anymore!"

  Zhao Yang nodded heavily. He seemed to have heard something!

  P.S: Yesterday's update. This chapter is so hard to write...

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