Chapter 331 - A Rhythm That Impedes For 100 Years (1/2)
Chapter 331: A Rhythm That Impedes For 100 Years
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
However, Qi Youxuan did not seem to mind, instead, he was very happy throughout the journey, as long as he could stay with Ruan Danchen, he was content.
Ruan Danchen looked at Qi Youxuan’s joyful attitude, she didn’t feel upset, she always felt like she owed the boy too much, her hand was held firmly by him.
She paused and looked at Qi Chenglin, and saw that his expression was warm and gentle, and he slowly looked at her.
He whispered softly, “didn’t you want to help him design his new room? When the time comes just do a good job, and make him happy.”
Ruan Danchen felt warm in her heart, she didn’t know how this man could always see through her, always knew what her heart wanted, and even though there were rarely any sweet words, she always felt very affectionate.
Ruan Danchen blushed, and could not help but to come closer to him, lightly clinging onto his arm. Her hand had also turned, interlocking her fingers with his.
Qi Chenglin looked down at her, eyebrows raised, and could not help but smile.
After they paid, they returned to the store and let the staff package the goods to be loaded into the car. Qi Chenglin loaded it all into the car’s boot.
When they returned home, Ruan Danchen changed into her house clothes and went to the kitchen to prepare lunch, Qi Chenglin had rolled his sleeves up to his elbows, and sat crossed-legged on the floor, and started to assemble the wardrobe.
The assembly of the wardrobe was simple, just a few metal struts and boards, a heavy curtain, and a few smaller parts.
Ruan Danchen had finished making lunch and walked out to see father and son sitting on the floor, Qi Chenglin was setting the final few corners, while Qi Youxuan held the small parts, studying them intently, imitating his father.
Qi Chenglin reached out his hand to Qi Youxuan, without saying anything, and the little boy placed the necessary parts in his palm.
This scene was really heartwarming, and Ruan Danchen could not tear her eyes away. Thinking about family life, this would be it.
Qi Youxuan, with nothing to do, could no longer sit still and stood up, turned and saw Ruan Danchen looking at them.
“Aunty Ruan, what’s wrong?” Qi Youxuan ran over to her, seeing Ruan Danchen looking as though she might cry.
“It’s nothing. Lunch is ready. Go wash your hands, and come eat.” Ruan Danchen said, smiling smally, gently rubbing Qi Youxuan’s chubby face.
Qi Youxuan immediately ran over to the bathroom, and Ruan Danchen walked over to Qi Chenglin’s side, “finish it after you eat.”
“It’s just about done.” Qi Chenglin screwed on the last screw, and slapped the sides, it looked fairly sturdy.
He then pulled the wardrobe up, and placed it next to the TV cabinet.
Qi Chenglin looked at Ruan Danchen, knowing what was wrong, and firmly took her by the arms and pulled her into his embrace, “feels good, right? If you move in with us, it would be like this.”
“Okay.” Ruan Danchen said softly, the scene just now moving her so much she was about to cry.
She realized, ever since Qi Chenglin and Qi Youxuan had walked into her life, she could not bear to live alone again.
Every time Qi Chenglin took Qi Youxuan and left, leaving her alone at home, it was unbearably lonely. She had spent so many years living like this, and she had never felt lonely, but now it was so pervasive.
Qi Chenglin thought he misheard her, and paused, “what did you say?”
“I said okay. When the house is ready, I’ll move in with you.” Ruan Danchen said as she looked up, her soft whisper full of determination.
Qi Chenglin’s arms wrapped around her tightly, lowered his head and kissed her.
Ruan Danchen, in a daze, could only think of one thing, in a moment Qi Youxuan will see them.
Qi Youxuan had taken the opportunity to relieve himself in the bathroom, and had just stepped out, and turned to see Qi Chenglin kissing Ruan Danchen, his little hands immediately covered his eyes, and walked towards them even as he could not see, and banged his head on the dining table. It was a good thing that the table was curved, or it might have cut the skin.
In the stupor, Ruan Danchen could still hear a ‘bang’ and the little boy’s cry of “aiya!”.
Ruan Danchen snapped out of it, and urgently struggled her way out of Qi Chenglin’s embrace, making him release his grasp. She turned to see Qi Chenglin covering his head, on the floor.
“Youxuan, what’s wrong?” Ruan Danchen rushed over and helped him up, pulling his hand away. She saw a red lump on the little boy’s fair forehead, and her heart ached upon seeing it.
Qi Chenglin also walked over, his mood sour, this brat always kept saying how he wanted to help, but it would always turn out that he’d do just the opposite, is this the rhythm that would impede for a 100 years?
“I hit the dining table.” Qi Youxuan was in so much pain his eyes, so large you could see the whites and blacks, was misty with a layer of tears. His fluttering eyelashes were also laced with tears, that pitiful expression made Ruan Danchen’s heartache so much she thought she would die.
“Why didn’t you look where you were going?” Qi Chenglin asked unhappily, the good mood that was going on had been ruined by his own son.
The young lad Qi Youxuan was also upset, and fiercely looked up and glared at Qi Chenglin. “It’s all your fault, kissing indiscreetly, usually on the TV when people kiss, grandma would cover my eyes! Seeing you two kiss, how could I not cover my eyes!”
Qi Chenglin was speechless.
Ruan Danchen’s face turned crimson, they really had been seen by the child, and he only hit his head because he was trying to avoid it. She felt so bad inside.
Ruan Danchen was very embarrassed but didn’t know what to say. Her heart ached as she saw the growing red lump on his forehead. She touched it gently to test it, “does it hurt?”
The little boy was exceptionally upset, he had knocked his head hard, and his dad didn’t know how to comfort him, so he could only whine to Ruan Danchen, “it hurts.”
“Keep acting.” Qi Chenglin said, his face dark.
“Qi Chenglin, he’s already in so much pain, can your attitude be a little bit better?” Before Qi Youxuan could reply, Ruan Danchen had made her displeasure known.
Qi Chenglin pursed his lips sternly, he suddenly felt very depressed. Things were great just now, Ruan Danchen was reacting well to him, not to mention clingy, and now, almost in an instant, she was upset with him because of the boy.
He honestly felt that in Ruan Danchen’s heart, he was far below Qi Youxuan.
“I’m sorry, it’s our fault.” Ruan Danchen said, her heart still aching for the boy as she carried him, gently rubbing his back to comfort him.
Who knew, Qi Youxuan suddenly wailed with a “Wah”, burying his face in Ruan Danchen’s shoulder, a pair of chubby arms wrapping around her neck tightly. He was beside himself, crying.
“What’s wrong? Does it hurt that much?” Ruan Danchen was panicked by his crying, and comforted him endlessly, “it’s okay, I’ll make an ice pack for your forehead, it won’t hurt anymore, don’t cry.”
Who knew, Qi Youxuan’s head, which was still pressed against her shoulder, was shaking. “No… it’s not because it hurts… ooh…”
“Then what’s the matter?” Ruan Danchen asked worriedly, “if it doesn’t hurt why are you crying? Or does some other part of your body hurt?”
“Ooh…” the little boy’s arms hugged her tighter, his crying broke Ruan Danchen’s heart, “so this is what it’s like to have a mommy, to have mommy’s comfort when you’re hurt, ooh… Aunty Ruan you’re so kind, will you be my mommy?”
Ruan Danchen was stunned, she never thought that Qi Youxuan would be crying because of this. Hearing his words, her eyes stung with tears too.
“Ooh… when I’m with daddy at home, and I make him mad, only Nanny Zheng will secretly comfort me, I don’t have a mommy to defend me, since I was small until now, I’ve never had a mommy to fight with daddy because of me. The feeling of having a mommy to love me and take care of me is so good, ooh… Aunty Ruan, don’t leave daddy. Aunty Ruan, I like you a lot, I want you to be my mommy, I want a mommy that loves me, ooh… I want a mommy to tell me stories, tuck me in, I want a mommy to cook for me, send me to kindergarten, I want a mommy to kiss me and hug me, ooh… I want a mommy, ooh…”
Ruan Danchen’s heart was already breaking from the boy’s crying, and she broke down and cried too. This little boy never had a mother. When other children were with their mothers and fathers, he could only look on, never knowing what it would be like to have a mother of his own.
Qi Chenglin loved his son, but he was a man, and he could not easily show his emotions. Qi Youxuan needed a mother who would love and spoil him, whose heart would ache when he had accidents, and would hug and comfort him when he was at his weakest and on his knees.
A mother’s love would eternally be different from a father’s.
He could have a grandmother and a great-grandmother who loved him, but it would never substitute a mother’s love.
The little boy was so young and was always optimistic, and while he was always asking for a mother, he never made known his sadness about not having a mother. How could a six-year-old boy endure this much?
When he was alone at night, how much pain he was in, she didn’t dare imagine.
This little child, since he was aware of things, how did he endure it all this while?
Ruan Danchen carried the little boy with more energy, burying her own face into his shoulder, crying uncontrollably, really wanting to apologize to him that he had to suffer for so many years.