Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family - Chapter 171
Chapter 171: Chapter 169: I will definitely stand by your side!
In his memory, Sisi was always full of vitality. Even with tears in her eyes, there was an unyielding determination in them.
Not like how she appeared now, so ethereal and helpless, as if she didn’t belong in her surroundings, and as if she would disappear from his side at any moment.
“Sisi, what are you doing up there? Hurry down!”
Di Yelei urgently called to her.
His call awakened Liu Sisi, who turned her head to look at him.
“Sisi, hurry down, how did you climb so high! Come down quickly!” Di Yelei shouted urging her.
There was no warmth in her eyes, and the feeling when she glanced at him was like looking at a stranger.
Di Yelei instinctively shuddered.
Ha!
He’s back so soon! Speaking so harshly, is he here to settle accounts with her?
Between her and Di Yelei, shouldn’t she be the one dependent on him?
Like a cat abandoned by people, when it suddenly sees someone it can rely on, it instinctively wants to hold onto them tightly.
The purpose was not that it loved him, but that it was seeking a shoulder to lean on, something to depend on.
“Damn it!”
Seeing that Liu Sisi didn’t budge and was still sitting on the roof shaking her legs, he was suddenly furious.
He climbed up the ladder in three steps and embraced her waist, taking her down from the roof.
“Why the hell did you climb so high? You little troublemaker, are you trying to scare me to death? Huh!”
“Mind your own business! Didn’t you go to see your little sister? Go, go! Why are you still bothering me?”
Liu Sisi struggled fiercely, flapping her wings, trying to break free from his arms!
Di Yelei was startled, then held her even tighter!
With Liu Sisi’s anger up, how could she let him off so easily?
She fiercely kicked him!
“Sisi, dear, you must be tired, huh? Here, let me wipe your sweat for you.”
Di Yelei showed an honest smile, rolled up the sleeve of his inner shirt, and carefully wiped the fine beads of sweat on her forehead.
“Who needs your hypocritical kindness?”
She glared at him angrily and stomped on his foot heavily.
Even so, she still felt it wasn’t enough! She forcefully twisted her foot on his instep.
Seeing Di Yelei gritting his teeth in pain, she finally calmed her anger.
So tired!
Liu Sisi felt both tired and thirsty.
Having vented her frustration, the suffocation in her heart dissipated, but she didn’t relent in her words.
“Sisi, it’s my fault earlier. I’m useless, making you suffer.”
“Humph! You finally know that, huh!”
Liu Sisi stiffened her neck, pouted, and didn’t speak.
Seeing her momentum soften, Di Yelei quickly appeased her: “Little Sister is pregnant. If something bad happened because of her anger, what should we do? After all, you are her Third Sister-in-law. Everyone knows it’s her fault. If you let her be, wouldn’t everyone think you’re easy to approach?”
“Who wants to give in to her? Why should I give in to her?”
Liu Sisi resentfully rolled her eyes!
“Alright, alright, I won’t force, we won’t force it anymore. Whatever you say, Sisi, I’ll follow.”
He stubbornly hugged her, coaxing her: “Sisi, you’re not usually like this, why do you seem to be full of resentment today?”
Liu Sisi was left speechless by his question.
It was true that she was being too stubborn today! Usually, she definitely wouldn’t argue with him like this.
But today was an exception!
To admit defeat in front of Di Ruoning was harder than killing her!
However, this was something she would never tell Di Yelei; she could only respond with silence.
“What’s wrong? You don’t want to tell your husband? Hm?”
Di Yelei was also quite helpless. He understood Sisi and knew that she was usually easy-going. It was rare to see her so stubborn and unreasonable.
“Don’t ask why, I just don’t want to say!”
Liu Sisi forcefully shook off his hand and turned to enter the inner room and sit down.
Di Yelei hesitated for a moment before hurriedly following: “Alright, alright! If you don’t want to speak, then don’t. Sisi, I’m your husband; no matter what, I’ll always stand by your side! Trust me!”
“Hmph! Really?” Liu Sisi scoffed.
A man’s word was just like water – completely unreliable!
“Actually…”
He suddenly embraced her from behind, lowering his head to rest on her shoulder: “My mom died giving birth to me, and everyone said I caused her death. They were all afraid of me, and no child would play with me. I was very lonely back then. And then Ruoning came to my home. At the time, I was three and a half years old, and she was two, so lively and adorable. She was the only one who didn’t fear that I would bring her misfortune…”
Whether it was Di Yelei’s voice that was too deep or too melancholic, Liu Sisi forgot to struggle and just listened quietly as he spoke of the past.
“Sisi, do you understand that feeling? It’s like everyone has abandoned you, but then suddenly someone appears, someone willing to lend you a hand…”
She understood!
How could she not understand!
In her previous life, she was an orphan who had lost both parents and was raised by her grandfather. During those dark days of her childhood, she’d wished for a prince on a white horse to come save her, just like in fairy tales.
But as time passed, she came to realize that there were no such things as white knights in this world.
She became more and more realistic, never again dreaming of such fantasies.
As Di Yelei spoke, he forcefully turned Liu Sisi around to face him and looked into her eyes.
“To me, Little Sister is not just a younger sister. When Ms. Qiao had her accident after falling off a cliff and gave birth to YingEr… Even though we were husband and wife in name, we never really were. But I’m afraid, I fear that if Little Sister is not careful, she will also…”
“So, for her sake, you chose to wrong me?”
Liu Sisi spoke softly, her words drifting without any emotional fluctuations.
The icy chill in her eyes pierced Di Yelei, making him feel uneasy and panicked. He clumsily tried to come forward and coax her.
“That’s not it, Sisi! What I meant was… I…”
He dejectedly realized that he couldn’t say anything else, and could only stammer: “I really didn’t mean to wrong you, Sisi. But when a family is together, someone has to give in… I’ve always been used to giving in… I know you don’t like it, but…”
“But what? Hehe!”
Liu Sisi suddenly hooked up her usually upturned lips and just laughed.
But that smile made Di Yelei’s scalp tingle and left him at a complete loss!
He instinctively reached out to hold her but was immediately shaken off!
“If, I’m just saying if, you have to choose between her and me, who would you choose?”
Liu Sisi stubbornly raised her head to look at him.
