Chapter 231: The Secrets of a Married Couple 2

Shi Youxuan did not believe him, and Jian Yining would not let her call someone to cook Sobering Soup; the two of them tugged at each other in the dining room, and it was quite unseemly to be bickering endlessly over such a matter.

Jian Yining suggested, "Let's go for a walk; we can talk while we walk, and it will also help sober you up."

Since she stubbornly insisted that he was drunk, then he was drunk; as long as she was happy, anything would do.

"Okay."

Shi Youxuan readily agreed, and the two walked out the front door, strolling casually outside.

"Yingzi, what exactly happened with you two? And what happened back then? I drifted on the ocean for over half a month; the sharks in the waters near the plane crash site even recognized me, yet I couldn't find a trace of you. How did you survive? And why is Shi Ran surnamed Shi instead of Zhu? She is Sheng Hanyu's child, right?"

He had too many things he didn't know that he wanted to know, and too many questions he needed to ask.

This rapid-fire string of questions made Shi Youxuan giggle: "I've changed my mind; I won't tell you, just to keep you in suspense."

He was too amusing; he was so anxious he almost jumped up.

So it turned out that the maturity and steadiness he had displayed in front of her just now were all an act!

Jian Yining was still the same Jian Yining as before; time seemed to have left no mark on him, and he was still that sunny, big boy!

"Oh—"

He almost died on the spot.

It was maddening; how could she be so infuriating?

Shi Youxuan laughed heartily; she had never laughed this freely in all these years—it was just a joy to see an old friend.

She felt a bit regretful now; Jian Yixin was Jian Yixin, and Jian Yining was Jian Yining—she shouldn't have lumped the two siblings together.

"Ouch!"

Her stomach hurt from laughing.

These were clearly very unpleasant past events, but when she was with Jian Yining, she actually felt they were no big deal.

"Don't be anxious, I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything."

Shi Youxuan told Jian Yining that the reason he hadn't found her in the ocean back then was because she hadn't been on that plane at all!

It was the lady in the seat next to her who saw her poor complexion and told her that flying was bad for the fetus and might lead to a miscarriage, so she had gotten off.

Little did she know that the lady's kind words had saved her life and the child's!

And after she got off the plane, before she even reached the exit, she encountered a fierce battle; she had seen something she shouldn't have and was kidnapped by those people.

The person who was kidnapped with her at the time was Zhu Yiwen... no, those people were mainly after Zhu Yiwen, and taking her along was just an accident.

She still ended up in L Country.

And once she arrived in L Country, she was locked up.

She was locked up with Zhu Yiwen, mainly responsible for taking care of Zhu Yiwen's daily life.

But she was a pregnant woman herself; it was hard to say who was taking care of whom.

During that period, both she and Zhu Yiwen thought they wouldn't survive, so they made a pact: if they could get out alive, he would ensure her safety, and she would help him make a comeback!

Later, they got out alive, and the internal strife in the Zhu Family reached a fever pitch; with Shi Youxuan's help, Zhu Yiwen made a lot of quick money in a very short time, solved the problem of his funds being frozen, and stood out in the internal struggle to become the Head of the Family of the Zhu Family.

As for the child, Shi Youxuan explained, "Shi Ran is my daughter; I risked my life to give birth to her, so naturally, she must take my surname."

She did not explicitly tell Jian Yining whose daughter Shi Ran was!

But she indirectly mentioned Xiaozhu's date of birth.

She was indeed Sheng Hanyu's daughter!

It seemed like she had said everything, yet it also seemed like she had said nothing at all.

Jian Yining pressed, "Then all these years, why didn't you and Zhu Yiwen have a child of your own?"

Shi Youxuan glared at him: "Ours is a marriage of convenience, and we don't even live together, so how could we?"

The answer he most wanted to know had already emerged.

Jian Yining stopped talking nonsense and grabbed Shi Youxuan's hand: "Yingzi, end this marriage in name only; marry me, and I promise I will give you and the child happiness."

"Shi Ran will always be surnamed Shi; in the future, if you want to have more children, we can, and if you don't, I will never force you. I only want you; I only want you by my side."

Shi Youxuan pulled her hand back instantly and widened her eyes in shock: "You're still not married?"

After saying this, she realized the question sounded wrong, so she rephrased: "Don't talk nonsense; I am already married. My affairs with Mr. Zhu are top secret and must never be known by others. I told you because you are my best friend; don't cause trouble for Mr. Zhu."

She just didn't want to cause trouble for Zhu Yiwen, and Jian Yining knew that, so naturally, he wasn't jealous.

He realized he seemed to have been too impatient, but he couldn't be blamed.

He had waited for ten years, from when she was small until she grew up; he had participated in all her best years, yet he was never the protagonist!

Jian Yining wanted to be the protagonist in Shi Youxuan's life.

To be her husband, to stay by her side, to shield her and the child from the wind and rain—he had thought this way five years ago, and five years later, this thought had not changed.

He raised three fingers on his right hand and swore: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone, and I won't cause trouble for Mr. Zhu. Yingzi, don't you want a normal life..."

He suddenly thought of a possibility, and his mood immediately plummeted: "Unless, you are still thinking about Sheng Hanyu."

"Don't talk nonsense; if you speak like that again, we will cut ties immediately." Shi Youxuan's face darkened.

Jian Yining immediately apologized and admitted his mistake.

He wished more than anything that Yingzi had already driven Sheng Hanyu out of her heart; if she didn't mention him, then she shouldn't, and it would be best if she never mentioned him at all.

But Jian Yining could never have imagined that at this moment, Sheng Hanyu was standing by the window staring at the two of them; although he couldn't hear what they were saying, he could guess most of it just by looking at their expressions.

His face was so gloomy it could drip ink.

Why were there so many wolves and tigers around?

He hadn't even figured out how to make Zhu Yiwen exit the scene perfectly, and Jian Yining had popped up again.

Sheng Hanyu knew that Jian Yining, like himself, had never given up on Shi Youxuan, but Jian Yining could interact with Shi Youxuan openly and honestly, while he could not.

He was very anxious; Shi Youxuan was very good to him now, but treating him like a "sister" wouldn't do!

She must think of a way to drive Jian Yining away; as long as he returns to the United States, things will be easy to handle.

……

Jian Yining suddenly confessed his feelings to Shi Youxuan outside, and she was not entirely unmoved!

If someone is good to her for ten years without changing their original intention, one would have to be cold-hearted not to be moved at all.

Shi Youxuan's heart was not that hard, but she still could not say yes to him.

"A Ning, please don't force me. You don't know that back then, just surviving was everything, and I didn't think that much... You should still find a good girl to marry; I am not worthy of you."

The words that were so hard to say out loud failed to convey her meaning, and she did not say the most important thing.

Shi Youxuan was in a difficult position; she could not say it!

But Jian Yining's devotion also deserved an explanation.

Upon hearing the three words "not worthy of," Jian Yining immediately became anxious: "No, Yingzi, you are hiding something from me. I know you very well; you wouldn't use such a pretentious excuse to reject me. There must be an unspeakable hardship, right?"

"Mm."

Shi Youxuan looked at him with gratitude.

She indeed had an unspeakable hardship, and it was about Zhu Yiwen.

"I'll go ask him."

Jian Yining turned around to go back.

"Wait, I haven't finished what I was saying," Shi Youxuan said.

So he stopped and turned back: "Speak, I'm listening."