Lin Yi Chen stared blankly at Jiang Wan Yu’s concerned expression, disbelief written all over his face.
After a while, he spoke in a hoarse voice, “Xiaoyu?”
Was he dreaming? Or had he been extremely unlucky and died?
Otherwise, how could he see Xiaoyu being so gentle and caring towards him?
Seeing Lin Yi Chen’s stunned expression, Jiang Wan Yu immediately understood.
In that moment, she couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness.
The next moment, she said to Lin Yi Chen, “Yi Chen, I’m sorry. Xu Ce explained everything to me. I didn’t know how much you silently sacrificed and endured. I’ve been blaming you for being heartless and not loving me. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have known anything and just blamed you.”
At that time, all she had thought about was her love, how much she loved him, yet he had treated her as if she were worthless.
But what about him?
The way he had treated her back then must have been out of deep pain and helplessness.
He couldn’t get her understanding, only her misunderstanding.
Hearing Jiang Wan Yu’s words, Lin Yi Chen’s heart skipped a beat, and then he was filled with joy.
So, by Xiaoyu’s reaction… did it mean she was willing to forgive him?
“Xiaoyu, you… you mean you forgive me?” Lin Yi Chen tightly held her hand.
Jiang Wan Yu smiled wryly and said, “Actually, I should be the one asking for your forgiveness.”
“No, it’s my fault. It’s my inadequacy that I couldn’t protect you both. If I had been stronger at the time, I wouldn’t have had to fear Lin Haowei and the Xu family.” Lin Yi Chen blamed himself, his face showing a slow build-up of regret and resentment.
“It’s not your fault. I just didn’t expect that Lin Haowei could be that kind of person,” Jiang Wan Yu shook her head.
After hearing this, Lin Yi Chen realized that Jiang Wan Yu had already learned about Lin Haowei’s true nature.
He immediately pulled Jiang Wan Yu into his arms, feeling extremely relieved and said, “I didn’t know any of this either. I always thought Lin Haowei just despised me as his son. It wasn’t until Lin Zi Xuan came to see me before he died that I realized he was actually a mentally disturbed pervert.”
He had been unable to be with the woman he loved, so he didn’t want his son to find happiness either.
Others might call him a tyrant, but they didn’t know that Lin Haowei was the true devil.
Every time he thought about how Lin Zi Xuan had looked like he was in despair when he came to see him that day, he thanked his lucky stars that he had fallen in love with Jiang Wan Yu long ago, something no one knew about.
Otherwise, he would have been the next Lin Zi Xuan, and Xiaoyu would have suffered the same tragic fate as the girl Lin Zi Xuan liked.
Jiang Wan Yu in Lin Yi Chen’s arms could clearly feel the slight trembling in his body.
She had never known that even someone as strong as Lin Yi Chen could feel fear and apprehension like this.
But she knew it wasn’t fear of Lin Haowei, it was fear that Lin Haowei might hurt her.
She gently patted Lin Yi Chen’s back and said softly, “It’s okay, it’s all in the past now. Am I not fine now?”
Lin Yi Chen nodded and then hugged her tightly, breathing in the pleasant fragrance on her.
At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door.
Jiang Wan Yu hurriedly pushed Lin Yi Chen away.
However, Lin Yi Chen slowly let her go, looking reluctant as if he wanted to hug her forever. Jiang Wan Yu couldn’t help but smile wryly.
“You should let go. It wouldn’t be good if Xu Ce comes in and sees,” Jiang Wan Yu said helplessly.
Hearing this, Lin Yi Chen smiled and said, “What are you afraid of? If he doesn’t want to go mining in Africa, he’ll keep a close watch on himself.”
But in his heart, he thought: Xu Ce did well this time. I’ll increase his bonus when I go back.
If it weren’t for this kid’s excellent support, who knows if Xiaoyu would have forgiven him by now?