Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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Cheng Ye could feel the woman’s gentle and delicate hands gently stroking his feet and pressing them gently.
She was not wearing gloves.
As soft as in his memory, he could feel the tenderness buried deep in his heart towards the woman in front of him.
Cheng Ye stretched out his hand, and lightly touched her drooping face, which was already wet.
“Manman, don’t cry, I’m back.”
“So, so?”
“Can we start over?”
Jiang Manyi didn’t answer, she just got up and went to the bathroom, washed her hands, looked at the already mottled makeup in the mirror, she was a mess.
How to start again, the distance between them had already become farther than heaven and earth.
A quarter of an hour later, Jiang Manyi came out of the bathroom, the corners of her eyes were slightly red, but there were no tears left, and her makeup had been reapplied.
“Mr. Cheng didn’t come here today for massage therapy, right? You can speak up if you have something to say.”
Cheng Ye sat on the edge of the bed, with his wet calves hanging down, and said, “I don’t want to make you cry, never have.”
“I’m just a little sentimental to see an old friend.” Jiang Manyi forced a smile: “Mr. Cheng, don’t think too much.”
“I heard from Xiaoyu…”
“She’s not your child.”
“I know.” Cheng Ye smiled helplessly and said: “I knew it the first time I saw her. She does not look like me, and even less like you…”
Jiang Manyi was extremely surprised, and never thought that Cheng Ye would say that.
After Jiang Yu came back from Haicheng, she had seen how happy she was!
“You know…”
“But she called me Dad.”
Cheng Ye seemed to have a lump of lead stuck in his throat: “Her name is Jiang Yu, she used our daughter’s name, she called me Dad, she cried at the time, and said she missed me, what could I say? Should I say you made a mistake, I’m not your dad? I can’t say it, as long as she is willing, I will treat her as my child, and I will recognize her.”
These words completely collapsed Jiang Manyi’s psychological defence.
She could no longer suppress and control her emotions.
Cheng Ye opened his arms and said with a smile, “Manman, let’s have a friendly hug with your old friend.”
Jiang Manyi walked over to him, then without hugging him, she just grabbed his loose collar and kissed him.
His lips were still soft, the same as when he was a teenager, with tears seeping in, they had a somewhat salty and bitter taste.
Cheng Ye quickly took the lead, turned over and suppressed her on the chair…
Jiang Manyi felt the man’s menacing approach, so she blocked him with all her strength: “This is not possible.”
Cheng Ye tried his best to hold back, but his brown pupils showed the burning desire in his heart while he pleaded: “Manman, I have never had a woman other than you. I haven’t had a woman for many years…”
“Xiao Yu is not going home at night, so you come home.”
The corners of his mouth curled up: “Okay.”
In the evening, Jiang Manyi returned home, took a delightful hot shower, and then put on delicate makeup for herself.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she didn’t know if it was an illusion. After taking a bath, her skin seemed to have regained its elasticity, and it was finally much more beautiful.
Jiang Manyi didn’t say much about her appearance when she was young. At that time, even Bu Tanyan said that if she dressed up well, she herself would be inferior to her.
It was the only place that could bring her the courage to be with that sparkling teenager without being cowardly.
But the boundless beauty couldn’t stand the test of time after all.
Jiang Manyi talked lightly, and after calming down, she felt that today was really…too impulsive.
The flame of an adult was often ignited at the slightest point. He was a man she loved so deeply…
But, they could only have a moment of love, however there could be no future for them.
After all, they were not at the age when they could go forward and be fearless. Adults needed to consider many things on the practical level.
There was too much distance between them.
Jiang Manyi shook her head, throwing these thoughts out of her mind, no matter what, tonight…he belonged to her, and for a few hours, it was already a special gift from fate to her.
Jiang Manyi sent Cheng Ye the location, then went to the market not far from home to buy vegetables, and came home to cook a sumptuous and romantic candlelight dinner.
Soon, the door was knocked, Jiang Manyi opened the door, and Cheng Ye, who was disguised, stood in front of her.
He had gone back and changed into a formal suit, a well-tailored white shirt, and a neatly tied tie, with an elegant demeanour, he stood there holding a bouquet of gorgeously blooming roses in his hand.
It was just that when he smiled at her, he looked a little naughty, and he looked like a gentle scum when he put on a suit.
Twenty years ago, Cheng Ye, that angry punk boy, that bastard who would fight against the world with his own power and music, now appeared in the public eye with the most popular and commercial attitude, receiving applause from all the people.
But Jiang Manyi could see the sparks in his eyes, her punk boy was still there.
In the past, she avoided everything related to him, not because she lied to herself that he had changed.
It was because she never witnessed and accompanied Cheng Ye’s changes. What she missed was his life.
That’s why Jiang Manyi’s heart was always in turmoil.
Jiang Manyi took off his suit jacket, hung it on the coat hook in the entrance, and then unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt: “The air conditioner is not very good at home, it’s a bit hot, I’ll ice your favourite soda for you.”
Cheng Ye didn’t speak, and looked around at this small apartment of less than 80 square meters. The room was not big, but it was very warmly decorated, and there were fresh flower arrangements on the cabinet.
But… the room was still very small and terrible.
She had lived in this kind of old, dilapidated house for so many years, which showed that her life…was not good.
Cheng Ye had been thinking about her saying “I found someone with better conditions than you” for many years, and couldn’t let it go, so he never took the initiative to learn about her current situation.
He was afraid to hear that she was really well and happy.
It seemed that he was the only one left who was still trapped in the quagmire of emotions, and it was difficult to break free.
He didn’t want to admit it.
There were several photo frames on the shelf in the porch, which were photos of her and her daughter.
Cheng Ye walked over and touched a photo with his fingertips. It was a group photo of mother and daughter when she was about three years old.
In the photo, the woman was holding the little girl standing in front of the carousel, and the little girl was smiling brightly.
Manman at this time, and the appearance of his first love…
“Is it because of Xiaoyu that you left me?”
In fact, Xie Yuan had already found him that night in Haicheng and explained everything clearly.
“It has nothing to do with Xiao Yu.”
At that time, the choice to leave was not all because of the extra life around him.
Jiang Manyi never had confidence in this relationship.
It was not that he was bad, it was because he was so good, such that her inferiority complex had been with her from the beginning to the end.
At that time, Cheng Ye had already signed a contract with the company and was already well-known. His future… could really be expected.
But for her, her original family had limited her life, and she was not able to sing well after so many years of singing in bars.
Perhaps, Jiang Yu being by her side was just an opportunity for her to make up her mind to end that relationship.
He had a better future, she couldn’t drag him down.
“It had nothing to do with Xiaoyu.” Jiang Manyi choked his throat and said with difficulty: “It’s me who wanted to leave you.”
This sentence made Cheng Ye unacceptable, and his face darkened: “Wanted to leave me?”
“Yes, I wanted to leave…”
He sat at the table, silent for a long time, then the corners of his mouth curled up absurdly: “Forget it, it’s been so many years, there’s no need to ask these questions.”
“Yes, there’s no need.”
Jiang Manyi swallowed with difficulty had a sore throat: “Cheng Ye, we are already at this age, there is nothing we can’t let go of.”
He looked at her, his eyes locked on her: “Are you letting go of me?”
“So what if I can’t let go, your current identity… Do you still want to fall in love with me?”
“What kind of love.” Cheng Ye pulled her to his side and kissed her lips forcefully: “I want to marry you.”
Jiang Manyi’s pupils trembled, while her eyes opened wide, looking at him in disbelief.
His lips were slightly cool, but the tip of his tongue was very hot. He bit her fiercely, and it hurt a little. She struggled to speak up and wanted to refute, but all the words she hadn’t said were melted by him into this gentle yet not gentle… kiss.
Jiang Manyi tried to break away from him, but he held her even tighter. Her slender waist was held in his hands, and his hot and humid breath patted her ears: “For so many years, Manman…I want you to make it up to me.”
Jiang Manyi completely melted, her slender eyelashes trembling slightly.
She took it out from Cheng Ye’s left pocket… and bit it open.
“How many times the wind and rain change, how many ups and downs do not change love, how many regrets you are in the sea of people…”
The man hummed the tune of “Lover” and floated out of the bathroom.
Jiang Manyi was lying on the table, resting her cheeks, looking at the cold food on the table, falling into the sage time when her mind was empty.
Undoubtedly, both she and he need such a delightful “hot bath” to wash away the dust and suffering of half a lifetime.
She could still clearly remember his taste, which hadn’t changed much from when they were young.
But just now, she really felt that she was eighteen years old.
She did make up for him well, and gave into all his reasonable and unreasonable but interesting demands for men.
The bathroom door opened a small crack, and he called out, “Manman.”
“What do you need?” Jiang Manyi stood up.
“You.”
“…”
“Come in.”
“Shut up.”
Jiang Manyi ignored him, she knew the man’s character, he was just a bastard and a rascal, even if he was a star now, he was still a bastard.
The more she accommodated him, the worse he got.
Cheng Ye came out of the bathroom, shirtless, using a white towel to wipe his wet hair, he walked up to Jiang Manyi, leaned over and gave her a fragrant kiss.
“Our family’s Manman is still as warm as ever, thank you.”
When he was young, he would say thank you to her every time it ended.
Rather than being polite, it was more of a compliment to her.
“Who else did you say thank you to?”
“No one.” Cheng Ye smiled and said, “Someone offered me a seat on the bus, and I didn’t say thank you.”
“You must be poor.”
Cheng Ye hugged her on his lap. Then, his head was pushed into the hollow of her neck, as he rubbed against her like a dog.
She pushed his head away: “How old are you?”
“Let’s think about it…it seems like I just turned nineteen this year?”
Jiang Manyi smiled: “Then you don’t act like you are nineteen.”
“It seems that Manman is not satisfied.” Cheng Ye became restless again, Jiang Manyi pushed him away with a smile, and said repeatedly: “No, I’m talking nonsense, my brother is very nice.”
Cheng Ye heard her call him “Brother”, with a hint of sadness in his heart, then he said softly in her ear: “If you are satisfied, marry brother?”
“Don’t make such jokes with me.” Jiang Manyi’s smile faded.
Cheng Ye looked at her: “I have played a lot of jokes with you, but just for this matter, I am as sincere as I was twenty years ago.”
Seeing the lights on in the room, Jiang Yu kicked off her shoes casually and entered the room, “Mom, you’re at home, didn’t you say you have to work overtime?”
Jiang Manyi bounced off Cheng Ye’s body like a spring, standing by the wall with stiff hands and feet: “Xiao Yu! You… why are you back?”
Cheng Ye sat on the sofa with only a white towel on his body.
Even in countless concerts with tens of thousands of people, there had never been a moment when he was so at a loss as he waved to her with a forced smile: “Baby, Dad is home.”
The corners of Jiang Yu’s mouth twitched, and she moved away. Behind him was Xie Yuan, who was carrying two bags of vegetables and cooked food, “I ran into Uncle Xie outside the school, and asked him to come home with me.”
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