novelraw Chapter 574 - 593 An Family Mansion (10)
Chapter 574 - 593 An Family Mansion (10)
The sinister gaze sent a shiver down Lin Mubai’s spine as he thought to himself, "This woman truly grew up with my wife. That occasional ruthless streak they show is exactly the same."
However, he could clearly see the concern in her eyes. This concern immediately made Lin Mubai consider Shen Mengqi as one of his own. Since she was one of his own, he saw no need to hide anything. He honestly expressed his thoughts and plans: "I have never intended to wrong An Nan. If she is willing to have a wedding, I can give her a grand one tomorrow. It’s something I deeply desire as well, but you know her personality, so I need you to persuade her more on this matter."
Shen Mengqi instantly understood that the issue in this relationship stemmed from the woman’s side, and that she had blamed the wrong person. She felt somewhat uneasy and said, "Don’t worry about this matter. I will talk to An Nan."
With Shen Mengqi taking the lead, more questions followed. Ouyang Lei and Shen Mengqi were An Nan’s true family and asked mostly about matters related to An Nan’s happiness. However, Ouyang Lei’s tone was much more serious than Shen Mengqi’s: "Since you chose to be together, as a man, you should be more tolerant. I just don’t want to see a day when An Nan is heartbroken. Just take care of it yourself."
As a fellow man making a promise, Lin Mubai nodded slightly: "Alright, I understand. Rest assured, even if I am sad and upset, I won’t let her be."
"Good, remember what you said."
At this moment, Ouyang Lei truly gave up, relinquishing the love he had held onto for many years and stepping back to become a guardian. As for someone else’s feelings, he could only say sorry.
Someone once asked him, "How many people can one love in a lifetime?"
Everyone answered differently—some said one, some said two, or countless. But his answer was unwavering: one, just one. His heart could only love one person in this life, making no room for others.
Perhaps long ago, when he first saw that little girl at the orphanage, his heart was already captivated, destined to protect her for life. Such a person could harm others by being with anyone else, so he decided it was better to be alone and just watch her be happy.
He still remembers the first time he saw An Nan at the orphanage. She was just a child then and spoke in the simplest terms to her dad and mom: "I want this brother. In the future, I will save my pocket money for him to study and will save my New Year’s money for him, so Dad, Mom, can we take brother home?"
She didn’t say adopt; she said take him home. At that moment, he silently promised himself that no matter what, whether he became part of her family or not, he would protect her well. Later, she became his family as she wished. Unfortunately, back then, his strength was too weak to protect her, allowing her to suffer alone outside for so many years. And when he finally became strong, there was already someone else by her side, and she no longer needed his protection.