Chapter 162 - Chapter 162: Chapter 161: Understanding Each Other’s Hearts and Minds (2/2)
Su Wenyue’s negative emotions peaked, and despite knowing that her behavior was wrong, she couldn’t control herself. Reminiscing about her previous life, imagining her children disliked by Han Yu and mistreated by stepmothers, she felt immeasurably heartbroken. In this life, she had worked so hard for the sake of having a family, to love and cherish her children. But the thought that Han Yu disliked her children clung to her mind, a shadow of her past life’s obsessions buried deep, and chose this moment to erupt.
Han Yu was just worried about his daughter-in-law, which is why he urged her to heed his advice and stay at her mother’s home for a while. He did not expect things to escalate like this. As he listened to his daughter-in-law’s accusations—that he didn’t like their children, and saw her uncontrollable weeping, he felt unjustly blamed and full of heartache and worry that she would cry herself sick.
“Wife, stop crying. I do like our children, they’re our treasures. How could I not like them? I’m just too worried about you. Everyone says pregnancy is risky, and I don’t want you to be endangered by the children, so that’s why I reacted like that. You misunderstood,” Han Yu said, patting Su Wenyue’s back to comfort her as he spoke.
“Really? You’re not disliking the children, just worried for me?” Su Wenyue asked, wiping away tears with a pitiful look that tugged at Han Yu’s heart, breaking it into pieces. She was so endearing, so maddeningly adorable even when being unreasonable, that he couldn’t bear it and melted inside.
“Of course. How could I not like my own children? But you are the most important thing in my heart. Even the children can’t compare to how vital you are to me,” Han Yu continued emphatically, not caring how cheesy he sounded, because it was truly his heartfelt thought.
“Liar, you smooth talker. You just say nice things to coax me. How would I know if you are telling the truth?” Su Wenyue’s mood changed rapidly, typical of pregnant whims. However, some of what Han Yu said alleviated the worries originally buried in her heart. As she laughed, she also felt a bit embarrassed, burying her head in Han Yu’s chest, hiding and refusing to come out.
Han Yu finally laughed. With the child in the womb, his wife had become like a child herself. Gently consoling his still sobbing wife, he hid the worry and anxiety in his eyes, not bringing up the topic of sending her to her mother’s home again for fear of hitting another of her sensitive nerves. After all, he planned to find more time to come home; no matter how important the outside matters were, they could not compare to his wife.
Mrs. Su heard from the servants that Su Wenyue and Han Yu had a severe quarrel and, worried, she hurried over. But standing at the doorway, she saw the couple talking and laughing, the son-in-law softly and affectionately consoling her daughter without a hint of reluctance, treating her like a treasured possession. Smiling and shaking her head, she also felt a tinge of envy, realizing then that her daughter truly married the right person. For a woman, the most important thing in life is not wealth or status but having someone by your side who understands and is willing to indulge and cherish you.
Su Wenyue hadn’t noticed anyone’s presence, but Han Yu had sensed his mother-in-law approaching. He didn’t mind showing this side of himself in front of her. Seeing his mother-in-law pause at the door and then quietly leave, Han Yu knew she must be unprecedentedly pleased with him.
Originally, the An Family planned to send their daughter back the next day, for they were worried about her. But with Han Yu there, it was no longer necessary, and she didn’t want to interfere between the young couple and become unwelcome.
“Young Master, what are you looking at?”