Chapter 622: Chapter 495: Do You Believe That Sincerity Brings Results?

When Ning Youguang came out of the bathroom, Shi Wangyue had just hung up the phone.

"Who was that?"

"Xie Shengxing."

"Don’t keep teasing him."

Shi Wangyue pulled her onto the sofa beside him and buried his head in her shoulder, complaining, "Who told him to start yelling the moment he picked up."

Ning Youguang stroked the kid’s head, "He yelled at you? Well, teasing him a bit is fine."

Shi Wangyue laughed softly, "He’s just a silly goose."

"Was it about Yiyi?" Thinking of Xie Shengxing, Ning Youguang also smiled.

"Yes." Shi Wangyue continued to bury his head in Ning Youguang’s shoulder, whimpering, "He immediately said I didn’t take good care of his brother. Do you think I took good care of his brother or not?"

"Of course, you took excellent care of him." Ning Youguang said firmly, "Yiyi getting into trouble this time has nothing to do with you."

Between Xie Shengxing and her boyfriend.

She naturally sided with her boyfriend, clearly biased—"Kids are out and about; you can’t possibly take care of everything. Unexpected situations happen, but it wasn’t a big deal."

"Exactly." Shi Wangyue felt protected by his wife and yet continued to complain, "Xie Shengxing is just unreasonable."

Ning Youguang knew he was intentionally being coy and went along with him, "Yes, he’s unreasonable. I’ll make sure Uncle Xie teaches him a lesson someday."

...

The next morning, Ning Youguang woke up as the sunlight just streamed into the room.

She had just moved and Shi Wangyue hugged her tighter, "You were tired last night, sleep a little longer."

Ning Youguang whispered, "I can’t sleep. I want to take a shower."

Shi Wangyue held her slender back and pressed her against his chest, "Sleep for another ten minutes, then we’ll shower together."

Ning Youguang obediently stayed still in his arms.

With her eyes closed, her hearing became more sensitive, catching the sound of birds flapping their wings outside and chattering away...

When focused, time flies by quickly.

Holding the quiet person in his arms, Shi Wangyue thought she had fallen asleep. He quietly opened his eyes to check on her and met her clear gaze.

"Why didn’t you move even though you’re awake?"

His voice was raspy yet overflowed with tenderness in the early morning.

"I was listening to the birds."

As if afraid of disturbing the diligent little creatures outside the window,

Ning Youguang spoke even softer.

After listening intently for a while, Shi Wangyue softly added, "Do you remember the two old wutong trees next to each other along the road outside Grandpa’s courtyard?"

"Yes, I remember." Ning Youguang said, "Why bring this up now?"

Memories painted vividly in her mind.

A nostalgic expression appeared in Shi Wangyue’s eyes, "Those two big trees are so lush with leaves that there are always many birds on them. One afternoon after school, you curiously stood under the trees, staring at them for quite a while. I asked what you were looking at, and you said you were wondering whether there were bird nests in these trees."

"I remember." With Shi Wangyue’s reminder, Ning Youguang’s recollection became clearer. "And then the next afternoon after school, I was lucky to find a small bird nest under the tree, it was adorable."

"Exactly." Shi Wangyue said, "You were so happy to see the bird nest, and later we even put it back up in the tree together."

"Happy and amazed."

Growing up, one tends to recall more beautiful moments from childhood.

In such times, you feel a kind of joy and warmth extending from the heart, as if you’ve truly returned to that beautiful moment from the past.

Ning Youguang softly leaned her head on Shi Wangyue’s chest.

"Why amazed?" Shi Wangyue vividly remembered, when they found the nest, Ning Youguang was only full of happiness.

"The amazement was kept inside." Ning Youguang laughed, "I didn’t let you see it."

"Why?" Shi Wangyue didn’t understand.

Back then, they were in junior high school, close enough to share everything.

"How should I explain?" Ning Youguang thought for a moment and asked him a question, "Do you believe in sincere intentions manifesting reality?"

This question...

Shi Wangyue pondered for a while and said, "I’m only half-convinced."

Ning Youguang said, "See, even now you’re half-convinced. If I had told you back then, you definitely wouldn’t have understood."

Shi Wangyue was surprised, "Does the bird’s nest carry some deeper meaning?"

"It’s not that the nest has meaning." Ning Youguang said, "It’s meaningful that I thought about a bird’s nest one day and encountered one the next day."

"..." Shi Wangyue.

"See, you still can’t figure out the connection, right?" Ning Youguang shifted and lay on Shi Wangyue’s body, "Am I pressing on you too hard?"

Shi Wangyue lifted her whole body up, pressing her completely against him, "Not at all, press more."

Ning Youguang rested on Shi Wangyue’s chest, continuing, "Then let me tell you, at that time I realized for a while, whatever I thought of would appear, how would you react?"

"Amazed." Shi Wangyue blurted out.

"Right?" Ning Youguang turned her head, face pressed closely to Shi Wangyue’s chest, through his thin skin and muscle, the heartbeat sounded very clear, very clear. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Steady and powerful, extraordinarily different from the cheerful birdsong outside, as if coming from a distant void.

She instantly became absorbed in the sound.

Noticing her quiet down, Shi Wangyue gently brushed away the loose strands of hair clinging to her face, "Why aren’t you continuing to talk?"

Ning Youguang said, "Your heartbeat sounds beautiful."

Shi Wangyue’s heart paused for a moment, then resumed at a faster pace.

Ning Youguang heard it clearly.

She wrapped her arms around his shoulders, hugging him tighter, "Daoism values achieving a state of Unity of Heaven and Man. Do you know why they pursue this state?"

Shi Wangyue replied, "Depending on the perspective, philosophy, medicine, and sociology can explain it, but I think generally speaking, most people pursue Unity of Heaven and Man to understand everything more deeply, the principles, laws, essence, and to awaken conscience, aiming for their hearts to merge with nature and the universe."

"You can understand it that way." Ning Youguang said, "However, my master once told me that cultivators reach the state of Unity of Heaven and Man, and gradually become aware of divine will, then they also know some earthly and future matters. Therefore, our nation’s culture also speaks of Unity of Heaven and Man."