After learning the reason she went up the mountain and jumped off the big rock, he almost didn’t think, just said he was willing to marry her, willing to raise their mother and child, and promised to help her divorce when she wanted.
"You like , right?"
Yan Rou didn’t know what Kang Yihong was thinking. She looked steadily at the boy standing at the dormitory door, eyes glistening with tears, and said, "Even if I have soone else’s baby in my belly, even if I want to give birth to him..."
Lowering her eyes to look at her still-flat belly, Yan Rou placed her gaze on Kang Yihong again: "You don’t mind, do you?"
Hearing this, Kang Yihong didn’t expect this shy, introverted girl to confront him directly. Being watched intently by her, he stayed silent for a while then nodded: "Yes, I like you."
Pausing briefly, he continued: "Whether you want to keep the baby or not, I’ll abide by your decision."
Yan Rou: "When did you start liking ?"
"On the day you first arrived in our village... However, knowing you had soone, I didn’t want to add to your troubles." This was Kang Yihong’s heartfelt truth, his expression forthright as he let Yan Rou’s gaze assess him.
"So that’s how it is."
Biting her lip, Yan Rou’s eyes brimd with tears. She hesitated slightly before saying, "The previous is gone!"
Kang Yihong was baffled: "You..."
What does this an?
Clearly living well, how could she say she’s already gone?
"When you saved on the mountain, the old had already died... do you understand what I’m saying?"
Except for the tears in her eyes, Yan Rou’s face showed no other expression. Seeing Kang Yihong shake his head, she said, "I an I’m not the sa person you once liked. Everything from the past, when I opened my eyes from the coma... I abandoned completely. If it’s the old you still love, then I can only say sorry."
Both spoke softly, and the dormitory door was ajar, sparing them from worrying about anyone overhearing.
Furthermore, it was freezing cold, the sky almost completely dark, and the other educated youths were cozily tucked in their beds. None of them had the habit of eavesdropping.
"If you don’t marry , you..."
Kang Yihong glanced at Yan Rou’s belly, and seeing this, Yan Rou gently shook her head and said, "I really appreciate your offer to help by marrying, but this great favor will be repaid once I am capable... As for feelings, I think... I can’t reciprocate."
Upon hearing this, a bittersweet feeling surged in Kang Yihong’s heart: "I know, didn’t I say that if, down the road, you want a divorce, I won’t hold you back."
In truth, Kang Yihong didn’t fully comprehend Yan Rou’s intentions. He mistakenly thought she still liked her partner, so amidst feeling dejected, he felt a pang of jealousy.
"Then should we go."
He got out of bed and put on his cotton shoes. Yan Rou casually pulled the light string, and followed Kang Yihong out of the dormitory.
She locked the door and asked softly: "You said your aunt’s family had all returned?"
Kang Yihong responded with a "Hmm."
After a mont of silence, Yan Rou spoke hesitantly, "... What does your aunt’s family include?"
"My aunt, uncle, and my two male cousins and one female cousin."
Kang Yihong responded casually, not hiding anything.
Yan Rou: "What are your cousins’ nas?"
Kang Yihong: "My eldest cousin is nad Min Rui, second cousin is nad Ming Han, and my younger cousin is nad Ming Wei." Hearing this, Yan Rou’s steps paused, and when her feet continued forward, her face was wet.
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