[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-dragon-son-in-law":3,"chapter-the-dragon-son-in-law-the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-928":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Dragon Son-in-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2220814,4014,"Chapter 928: This Damned Empathy","the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-928",928,"\u003Cp>To Nanako’s words, Ye Chen only smiled slightly and did not offer much explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting with Koichi Tanaka for a while, Nanako apologized to him: \"Tanaka-san, Ye Chen-jun is returning to Jin Ling tonight. I need to accompany him to buy some things, so I must take my leave now. I will come to see you again this evening!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Koichi Tanaka hurriedly said: \"Young Lady, please go and attend to your business with Mr. Ye. Do not worry about me, and there is no need to make a special trip to visit me; it is too much trouble for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ito Nanako smiled and said: \"It is no trouble. We have known each other for so many years, why must you be so polite?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Koichi Tanaka nodded gratefully, then looked at Ye Chen and said earnestly: \"Mr. Ye, since you are returning to your country tonight, I will not be able to see you off. I wish you a safe journey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen smiled slightly: \"Thank you, Tanaka. We will see each other again if there is an opportunity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, Mr. Ye, see you again if there is an opportunity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Koichi Tanaka’s hospital room, Ito Nanako accompanied Ye Chen to Ginza, Tokyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been in Japan for several days, this was the first time Ye Chen had come out to go shopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had already bought an Hermes bag for his wife, Xiao Churan, when he went to Yanjing last time, Ye Chen skipped the luxury luggage and bag category this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen browsed the jewelry section and took a liking to a heart-shaped diamond ring from Tiffany.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main diamond of this ring weighed three carats and had very high clarity. It was not particularly large, but it was exquisite, and the heart-shaped cut was also very beautiful, making him like it at first glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling that from their marriage until now, he had never given Xiao Churan a wedding ring in the true sense, Ye Chen decided to buy this diamond ring to give to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He consulted the sales clerk and learned that the price of this ring was about 800,000 RMB, which was not expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Ye Chen prepared to buy this ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ito Nanako, standing to the side, asked with an unconcealable look of envy: \"Ye Chen-jun, are you buying this ring for your wife?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Ye Chen nodded and said: \"She has been with me for so many years, and I have never given her a ring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ito Nanako sighed and said: \"Ye Chen-jun is truly so good to his wife...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen smiled slightly and was about to say something modest when the Tiffany salesperson said very politely: \"Sir, may I ask what size ring your wife wears on her ring finger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question stumped Ye Chen immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What size? I really don't know...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The salesperson explained: \"If you don't know the size, it will be quite troublesome if you buy it too big or too small. I suggest you call your wife to confirm the size, and we can adjust it to the most suitable state for you directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen hesitated slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had intended to give Xiao Churan a surprise; if he called her now, wouldn't the surprise be ruined?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking, Ito Nanako said softly from the side: \"Um... Ye Chen-jun, look at my hand, how much does it differ from your wife's?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Ito Nanako opened her hands and spread her ten fingers in front of Ye Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen looked carefully and said pleasantly: \"Nanako, it seems your hands are about the same as my wife's! Would you mind trying it on for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ito Nanako nodded without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The salesperson then handed the ring to Ye Chen and said: \"Sir, then please let this young lady help you try it on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen did not think much of it; he picked up the ring with one hand and gently held Ito Nanako’s right wrist with the other, carefully placing the ring on her ring finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ito Nanako felt as if she were in a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she knew very well that she was only trying on the ring for Ye Chen’s wife, the thought that Ye Chen was placing a diamond ring on her own ring finger made her heart swell with excitement beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said to herself in her mind: \"If this is a dream, how I wish I could sleep here forever and never wake up...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the ring passed over the knuckle of her ring finger and settled on her hand, Nanako’s eyes were already filled with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hurriedly lowered her head, not wanting Ye Chen to see her current state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She liked Ye Chen very much, but she did not want to bring too heavy a psychological burden upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she vaguely knew in her heart that the reason Ye Chen came to Japan and visited her in Kyoto was by no means because he liked her that much, but rather because he sympathized with her and felt pity for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could understand Ye Chen’s feelings; it was a form of empathy born between fellow martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is empathy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is the emotion of understanding the other party from their perspective, being able to empathize with them, and putting oneself in their shoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is like a race car driver seeing another driver get into an accident, suffering serious injury or even death on the track; his empathy for the injured party is bound to be stronger than that of an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similarly, a soldier, if they see their comrade-in-arms or another soldier get injured or disabled in battle, will surely develop this kind of empathy in their heart as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen’s feelings for her must be the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her ignore advice, get beaten into serious injury during the competition, and even be taken away from the arena by an ambulance, he must have felt more sympathy for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with the fact that he had a way to heal her, that was why he took the time to see her in Kyoto, save her, and heal her injuries during this trip to Japan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Ito Nanako knew very well in her heart that although Ye Chen was very kind to her, most of it was likely sympathy born from empathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a girl obsessed with the other person, what she actually wants least is the other person's sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, apart from love, she does not want any other emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ye Chen could not see Nanako's expression; his attention was entirely focused on her fingers. Seeing that the ring was slightly too large for Ito Nanako, he gently took it off again and said to the salesperson, \"Excuse me, could you please make it a little smaller?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Certainly, sir.\" The salesperson took the ring and began to readjust the band.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a strong sense of loss welled up in Ito Nanako's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had long known that the ring would only stay on her finger for a brief moment before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, when the ring was truly taken off by Ye Chen, her heart ached as if it were being cut by a knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she dared not let Ye Chen see even a hint of it, so while Ye Chen was watching the salesperson adjust the ring, she hurriedly said, \"Ye Chen-kun, I'm going to the restroom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, she ran off before Ye Chen could respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason she had to run away was that her eyes were brimming with tears, to the point where they could no longer be contained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not want Ye Chen to see her crying at a time like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she did not want to affect Ye Chen's focused mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never thought of affecting Ye Chen's life or his marriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the kindness Ye Chen had shown her was already far too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she turned and left, she whispered in her heart:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tonight, Ye Chen-kun will leave Japan, return to the embrace of his family, and return to his wife's side...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the future, I don't know when or in what year he will return...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The next few hours are the last few hours I will spend by Ye Chen-kun's side...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must control my emotions well and not add any psychological burden to him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1417,"2026-06-17T17:00:13.987Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2b0171dddd19bf5fa0565aa85c013b02619d6f455ee3c3eb3e7bbc2aa4d9f390","the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-929","the-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-927",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]