Chapter 168 - Chapter 168: Chapter 167: Openness and Transparency (2/2)
“Husband, I truly love our child, and I care a lot about our family, but, but I’m scared, sniffle…” As Su Wenyue explained, she lost control and burst into tears.
Seeing his daughter-in-law finally open up relieved Han Yu. He had been afraid she would stubbornly keep everything to herself, refusing to talk. Crying was fine; it was a good opportunity to vent her emotions and prevent them from festering inside.
Su Wenyue cried in Han Yu’s arms for a long while, stopping only out of fear of harming the baby in her belly. Her eyelids were somewhat swollen from crying, but she felt much more at ease internally, and she calmed down, waiting for Han Yu to question her.
“Daughter-in-law, are you acquainted with Sikong Yu?” Han Yu asked, knowing she had readied herself for the conversation.
When Su Wenyue heard Han Yu mention Sikong Yu’s name, her eyelids twitched. True to his former status as Prime Minister, just a glance on the street had been enough for him to find out the man’s name, and he likely had also investigated the man’s background. If not for the events of her previous life, which could not be traced, she probably would not have been able to keep it hidden.
Seeing her reaction, Han Yu concluded she recognized Sikong Yu even without asking who he was. The previous reactions suggested familiarity, or why else display such fear and agitation, even with elements of loathing? Luckily there were no other emotions involved.
“How did you get to know him, and did Sikong Yu do anything to frighten you afterward?”
Han Yu’s questions always hit the mark directly, his gaze locked intensely on Su Wenyue, trying to decipher something from her reactions.
But Su Wenyue remained silent, prompting Han Yu to ask with patience, “Why aren’t you speaking? Is it something you can’t tell?”
Su Wenyue shook her head, “It’s not that I can’t tell. It’s just that I don’t know how to explain it. I’m afraid you won’t believe me if I do. It’s the kind of thing that hardly anyone would believe.”
Upon hearing Su Wenyue say this, a deep look flashed in Han Yu’s eyes. If no one would believe it, it suggested that the matter defied common sense.
“You don’t need anyone else to believe it. It’s enough if I believe you. Have you forgotten what I said just a while ago?” coaxed Han Yu smoothly, not wanting her to back down now that she was willing to speak.
“Actually, I’ve told you before about a very realistic dream I had. It felt like I had lived another lifetime in that dream, and it was in that lifetime that I got to know Sikong Ling. But it wasn’t the present, it was a few years later, so I was so surprised to see Sikong Ling.”
Hearing Su Wenyue’s explanation, Han Yu had a sense of vindication, more convinced than before when he thought she might be making up a lie. He started to believe her because he really could not find any connection between Su Wenyue and Sikong Ling. However, her expression suggested more than just surprise.
“What’s the nature of your acquaintance with him, and after meeting him, did anything happen that frightened you?”
Han Yu always asked straight to the heart of the matter, his gaze fixed intensively on Su Wenyue, eager to infer something from her response.