The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them - Chapter 232
Chapter 232: Are you my Wanwan?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Mr. He, are you like this in class too?” said Lin Wan, accepting the roses.
“There is a line in the Peony Pavilion: she didn’t know when her love started, but it was deep. I don’t know when I started to like you, Wanwan. Maybe it started that day at the bus stop. I am not sure about many things, but I am absolutely certain about the fact that I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”
“We will have a love story like Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, but we will not become butterflies. We will not have to face such difficulties to live happily with each other,” He Yuqian said. His voice faltered.
Lin Wan’s face was red. “You are such a gentleman.”
Lin Wan loved reading. The books gave her love and warmth. The books enriched her heart. She felt that this was why she was worthy of such an outstanding person.
She didn’t know when she had started liking He Yuqian. She thought it was the day when they had supper together. He Yuqian had told her that he had been bullied at his school, too. He chose to work hard and got admission into Sucheng University with a top score.
He Yuqian did not stop at that. He spent his time studying further into his postgraduate and Ph.D. Eventually, he got a teaching position at the same university and stayed there.
His life story was very inspiring. He was like a stubborn little grass that grew in spite of the harsh environment.
When he realized that Lin Wan had experienced the same nightmare that he had, he felt even closer to her. Lin Wan took his tenacity as an example and sought strength in that for herself.
He Yuqian and Lin Wan weren’t very talkative people. When she read, he marked his students’ homework. When she finished with her work and chose to rest, he went home.
Whenever she woke up, he would be there with fresh breakfast. Whenever she was asleep, he would leave the thermos and packed food outside her door and never disturb her rest. “Mr. He, I want to eat omelet rice tonight.”
“Alright,” he said happily.
In the apartment, Li Yanchen dressed up with utmost care. There were several pavilions for pedestrians at the Little Chong Qing entrance area.
Lin Wan brought a book with her to read. He Yuqian sat beside her. Lin Wan and He Yuqian arrived a little early because the pavilion was right at the entrance to their area.
She opened the book and started reading. He Yuqian was preparing for lessons on his computer.
Li Yanchen’s apartment was not that far from Sucheng Earth Movers. It was a difference of mere five kilometers. However, as he walked to the location, he realized that everything was different.
He was sure that he had never been here before. He saw Lin Wan. Unlike before, her hair was now straight.
“Wanwan,” he called as he walked to her.
Lin Wan, who was engrossed in her book, finally raised her head when she heard him.
“Li Yanchen, is that really you?” Her book fell to the ground.
He Yuqian looked at the two people. His heart sank. He was sure that these two people knew each other. He finally began to wonder if what Lin Wan said was true.
‘Is this really the person with whom she had entered into a contractual marriage?’ He Yuqian thought. However, when he was investigating Li Yanchen, he also checked Lin Wan’s marriage history and confirmed that the woman had never married before.
Li Yanchen coldly looked at the man beside Lin Wan. “Wanwan, who is this?”
Lin Wan held He Yuqian’s hand. “This is Mr. He. He teaches Chinese at Sucheng
University. He is my boyfriend.”
He Yuqian stretched out his hand. “Hello, Mr. Li. Wanwan has mentioned you before.”
“Your boyfriend?” asked Li Yanchen in surprise. “Wanwan, we were just livestreaming at Lan Village before this! Don’t you remember? My brother passed away, so we rushed back to Yun City overnight.”
“Your brother passed away?” asked Lin Wan. She was a bit shocked. “Did the children find out the truth? Are they alright? Have you seen Auntie Bao recently? How is she? Is she still at my old house?” Lin Wan felt a lump in her throat. These were the people she cared about the most from the other world.
“Wanwan, we came home together after my brother’s condition worsened. How did you forget everything?” Li Yanchen reached out to Lin Wan, but He Yuqian stepped forward.
“So, you really are Li Yanchen?” asked He Yuqian. “Why is it that I can’t find any information about you anywhere? I didn’t believe her at first, but you do look exactly like she described.” He Yuqian began to believe Lin Wan.
The three of them sat on the stone bench in the pavilion. After talking for about an hour, Li Yanchen finally realized that this Lin Wan wasn’t his wife.
“Hubby!” said Lin Wan, trying to shake Li Yanchen awake in the hospital. He had been unconscious for three days now. “Please wake up. Don’t scare me like that. Tell me what’s wrong.” Tears streamed down her face.
The doctor conducted a full-body examination on Li Yanchen. They found nothing wrong with him. However, Li Yanchen seemed to be trapped in a nightmare from which he couldn’t wake up. He kept calling out for Lin Wan.
She clasped Li Yanchen’s hands between hers. “Hubby, you’ve been sleeping for a long time. Please wake up.”
Li Yanchen’s eyes fluttered, but he still did not open them.
As Li Yanchen left the pavilion and walked away, he glanced back to see Lin Wan and He Yuqian walking hand in hand. Lin Wan looked very happy.
He walked forward. Soon, he felt his steps becoming lighter and lighter. His body seemed to be melting away.
When he opened his eyes again, he was surrounded by white walls. He saw Lin Wan. Her face was covered in tears.
When she saw him finally open his eyes, she placed her head on his chest. “Li
Yanchen, you scared me to death!”
Li Yanchen reached out and stroked her head. “Are you my Wanwan?”
She raised her head. Her tears fell. “Do you know how long you have been unconscious? Three days! The doctor couldn’t find anything wrong with you, but you wouldn’t open your eyes! I thought you had gone into a coma.”
He chuckled tiredly. “You are still here with me. How could I dare to descend into a coma? Wanwan, I love you.”
He hugged Lin Wan tightly and kissed her for a long time as if he had just found a precious treasure that he had lost momentarily.
The hospital was done with the nutrient-fluid transfusion. Li Yanchen finally recovered fully that night.
The hospital did a final examination to confirm that there was nothing wrong with his physical health. They went ahead with the discharge procedures.
The children were brought home again. Li Yanchen did his brother’s funeral according to his sister-in -law’s wishes. Her wish was simple enough. His brother’s ashes were buried in a box near her grave.
After taking care of his brother’s funeral, Li Yanchen took a three-day leave and took Lin Wan to Pyongyang. That city was remarkably similar to Sucheng, as they were both water villages in the south.
Lin Wan thought that Li Yanchen had suffered a huge blow because of Li Yanshi’s death. It was a good idea for them to take a trip together so that he could relax a bit.
They took the high-speed rail and headed south. In less than three hours, they arrived in Pyongyang.
Pyongyang’s train station had green tiles and white walls. It looked ancient. Lin Wan suddenly felt like she had returned to Sucheng.
“Wanwan, this is a Water Town in the south of the Yangtze River. It’s also known as the Venice of the East. Our hotel is by the lake.” Li Yanchen put his arm around her shoulders.
“There is such a city here.” Lin Wan sighed.
They took a taxi and checked into their hotel.
Outside the hotel was a boundless lake, mixed with the color of the sky. It looked like the sea.
The balcony of the hotel was directly connected to the lakeside. Reeds swayed in the wind.
Li Yanchen had booked the entire hotel so that they wouldn’t be disturbed. Furthermore, he had found out that this was the most private balcony, with only one entrance. No matter what they did on the balcony, no one would be able to see them..
