Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 492 - 357. I love you, it’s none of others’ business (2nd update 2)
The castle, bustling for half the night, finally fell into midnight silence.
Tang Yanqing leaned against the car door, looking up at Jieyou’s room, smoking one cigarette after another.
His demeanor was relaxed, smoking unhurriedly, but he knew how much his heart was in turmoil.
His distress was not for himself, but for Shi Nian, for Jieyou: as a mother, he could imagine the struggle Shi Nian would have because of Jieyou’s presence; he was also more worried about Jieyou’s future.
They say children are the crystallization of love, every child’s arrival is a new birth and blessing; but... in reality, it is not always so.
For example, Huangfu Huazhang’s birth was a life unaccepted, and his own birth had brought many years of unhappiness to his brother. And Jieyou’s future, if the adults are slightly negligent in control, might face such a fate.
He understood that this crucial element might possibly be himself.
If he gets angry and refuses to accept, then the one who would be most troubled would be Shi Nian, and Jieyou would be the most hurt.
So, after weighing things, he only felt that his little bit of self-esteem being hurt was really nothing.
Moreover... Shi Nian facing this situation, or even Jieyou coming into the world, were all mistakes he had made.
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Finally, the light in Jieyou’s window went out.
Ten minutes later, Shi Nian’s figure appeared at the door.
He restrained his smile, threw the cigarette on the ground, extinguished it, and then stood straight, opening his arms to her.
There was no need to look up or closely; he also knew Huangfu Huazhang was gazing at the window. Even though the light wasn’t on, and he couldn’t see through the night, he just knew Huangfu Huazhang was there.
Shi Nian hesitated for a moment, then, like a fledgling bird returning to the forest, she silently ran over and fell into his arms.
Actually, she also could imagine—Huangfu Huazhang must be standing by the window. But this was her own matter, and she had the right to choose what to do.
With a smile, he held her tightly and lowered his eyes to find hers: "Is Jieyou asleep?"
"Yes." Her eyes were filled with tears, but her face was full of smiles, "She was very reluctant to let me go, didn’t want me to leave, and kept resisting sleepiness, refusing to sleep. But a child is a child, after playing and getting tired, she still fell asleep."
"So what do you plan to do for the next half of the night?"
He still left the choice to her: "If you want to go up and keep Jieyou company, that’s fine, if you want to go home, we’ll leave."
Shi Nian hesitated for a moment: "Let’s go back. Although I can’t bear to leave Jieyou, the future is long, one night doesn’t matter. I’ll come to pick her up early tomorrow morning."
He nodded, escorted her to the car, opened the door for her, waited for her to sit, and fastened her seatbelt.
Then he walked around to the driver’s side, didn’t hurry to get in the car, turned and stared seriously at Huangfu Huazhang’s window.
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The car moved silently through the night, quietly heading along the winding mountain road.
Shi Nian was a bit sleepy, leaning back and slightly closing her eyes, tilting her head towards him.
"...Actually, if you had given up tonight, I wouldn’t blame you. Or maybe you need some time to think about it, if you decide now, I can accept it."
He could only smile helplessly, letting go of one hand to hold hers.
"You women, why are you always so nagging, huh? Is it that you don’t trust yourself, or you don’t trust me?"
Shi Nian tried to smile, but tears were already faintly in the corners of her eyes.
Actually, it wasn’t that she was too sleepy to open her eyes, it was that she still felt a bit undeserving in such solitude.
"Do you know, in front of you, I always feel a bit ashamed. Mr. Tang, you have such a family background, but I have nothing. And I am a divorced woman, and now there is a daughter... How does a woman like me still have the right to be with you?"
He gently raised his eyebrows: "I want to scold you. What kind of nonsense logic is this, huh? Who says a woman who’s been married and had a child no longer has the right to be happy?"
Shi Nian wanted to laugh, but tears still fell: "But many people think so. If we posted our story online anonymously, the backlash would be overwhelming."
"Fool." He brought her hand to his lips: "They doubt because they themselves dare not believe in love. Those who voice anger the loudest may actually not have truly met a man in real life who loves and tolerates them. A woman nourished by love has a soft and expansive heart, they would show generosity towards others’ feelings rather than just criticize and doubt."
"Moreover, your being married and having a child is not as they imagine. You married Xiang Yuan, not out of infidelity, but a coincidental mistake; as for Jieyou, she was born under coercion, everything was passive."
He turned to seriously look at her: "And Jieyou is such an adorable child. Even if she had just met you, she would still run downstairs to confront me for your sake. She loves you, and you love her, so it doesn’t matter how she came into this world, the feelings between you two as mother and daughter are just as precious. No one has the right to point fingers as a bystander."
Tang Yanqing’s words finally made Shi Nian relax, she nodded with a smile: "Although I don’t know how Jieyou came to be, truly, I don’t regret having her."
She turned to look at him, tears quietly falling: "I can’t help but feel regret that she’s not your and my daughter."
He, however, smiled, gently shaking his head: "Maybe not. As long as she’s willing to accept me, then she’s my daughter. I don’t care about a mere cell, I care about the child’s heart and future life. Compared to a cell, a heart, and a lifetime, it’s indeed insignificant."
He also turned his head, his gaze twinkling in the night: "I’ll love her even more than you, I swear."
"Go on." Shi Nian felt her heart quietly skip a beat, but it fell back into place, no longer hanging high.
"But... I’m still a little scared." She bit her lip, gathering courage to look up at him: "I’m afraid I... have really been with Huangfu Huazhang once. Then I’d feel sorry for you."
He, however, chuckled mischievously: "Silly girl... Wouldn’t I know if you were inexperienced when you were with me? You forget the past, but I remember it all crystal clear."
"You!" A wave of shyness surged through Shi Nian, she felt both ashamed and angry, pounding the seat, then turning to glare at him.
He laughed, pulled over, and seriously kissed the back of her hand.
"...Don’t always think of yourself in such a disgraceful way, being married or having a child are things others care about. But the one who wants you is me, not just any of those people. And when we met, it was at our best times."
Shi Nian finally relaxed, throwing herself into his arms, crying her heart out aloud.
She had really been so worried, fearing he would despise her; really scared, afraid he would turn out to be just another one of those selfish and cowardly men in this world who would abandon her just because of her past marriage and child.
Fortunately, he didn’t, thankfully he is someone she met early on, and after having experienced setbacks, they could reunite after so long.
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Tang Yanqing’s police car drove away with Shi Nian. Even though the lights were out in all rooms of the castle, it was evident that not only Huangfu Huazhang was awake. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
Xia Zuo and Senmu were also at the window looking at all of this.
Once the police car was out of sight, Senmu sighed and said: "Sir wanted to use Missy Little to bring Missy back... looks like he failed."
However, Xia Zuo chuckled quietly: "Do you think Sir used Missy Little as a tool? Are you crazy? Can’t you see how much Sir loves Missy Little?"
Senmu was taken aback.
Xia Zuo was right, Sir completely turned into another person in front of Missy Little.
Though Sir changed himself before Shi Nian as well, that was only partially; but in front of Missy Little, he was entirely not the same person, but a complete doting father. Playing house, changing his voice, obediently being used as a living giant toy by Missy Little...
When the police car finally disappeared, Senmu took a deep breath: "Sir tried to win back Miss Shi using his little missy... but it seems he failed."
It was Xia Zuo who quietly smiled: "You think sir uses little miss as a tool? Are you mad?"
Silver moonlight streamed through the window, falling on Xia Zuo’s face which closely resembled Huangfu Huazhang’s in temperament.
"If you were a father, and you might be facing imprisonment, how would you deal with your only daughter?"
Senmu was taken aback.
Xia Zuo closed his eyes: "It’s all up to what sir decides, only if he wants to win."
So the little missy’s appearance is to see if Miss Shi would react with any disdain or rejection, and if Mr. Tang would show any sign of dislike or disdain for her, then perhaps what is weighing on Sir’s heart would appear in his contemplations.
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