My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 538 - 017: Can’t see the unrestrained laughter anymore_4

Chapter 538: 017: Can’t see the unrestrained laughter anymore_4
"Meow~"
The little creature meowed, as if it understood Nan Jiayan’s words. It moved again, preparing to leap down. After finding a good foothold, the little creature spread its four legs wide, made a strenuous leap, and jumped directly from the cabinet to the big bed not far away.
Lu Shishu was startled, but seeing that it landed steadily on the bed without falling, he felt relieved.
Nan Jiayan, on the other hand, wasn’t too worried. After it jumped onto the bed, Nan Jiayan walked over, bent down, and picked it up, gently tapped its little head, and said in a reproachful tone, "Naughty, who told you to run and jump recklessly? I’ll dock your dried fish snack."
"Meow~"
The little creature heard these words and snuggled against him playfully, its pair of pitiful big blue eyes looking at her, as if they were damp with emotion.
Lu Shishu couldn’t help but feel a bit sympathetic.
"Sorry! It’s too naughty, actually ran into your room, your bedspread..." Nan Jiayan smiled apologetically at Lu Shishu, then turned to glance at the elegant blue bedspread behind him, probing slightly.
"It’s fine." Lu Shishu withdrew the warmth and worry from his face, responded coldly with two words, and after another glance at the little creature in his arms, turned away and left his own bedroom.
Naturally, Nan Jiayan followed him. When passing by the living room, Lu Shishu stopped, and after taking two more steps forward, he stopped near the entrance and asked, "Did you eat dinner? I’m just making dinner, if you don’t mind as an apology, let me treat you to dinner."
"No need, thank you for the kind offer, Director Nan, I appreciate it, but I don’t have the habit of eating dinner." Lu Shishu didn’t want to give herself or him any chance, so she coldly refused. She had already closed the door to her heart seven years ago, and even if she wanted to open it now, she couldn’t persuade herself.
Some things, once harmed, she would choose to protect herself, and though she appeared cold now, to say she doesn’t hate him at all would definitely be false; even she wouldn’t believe it if she said it aloud.
But what good is this hate?
All she could do was restrain herself, keep her distance from him, maintain appropriate distance, and as for forgiveness, the pain of that year still subtly aches whenever she thinks about it. She can’t get over it, nor is she magnanimous enough to just laugh it off.
"You don’t eat dinner?" Nan Jiayan heard, furrowed his brow with displeasure, and his expression became somewhat solemn, "It’s not good for your stomach to skip dinner, you should eat a little, I’ve made a salad, would you like to try it?"
"No need."
Nan Jiayan looked at her firm attitude and couldn’t help but laugh, intentionally raised his eyebrows, "Are you...afraid of me?"
Lu Shishu, on hearing this, cast a baffled glance and coldly smiled, "Director Nan, after all these years, you even learned how to provoke people, quite surprising."
"Is that so? Thanks for the compliment."
Lu Shishu withdrew her gaze, ruthlessly urging, "Leave."
"Really not planning to try it?"
"Not planning to." Lu Shishu took a deep breath, clearly a bit annoyed, "Nan Jiayan, I don’t want any more entanglement with you, so please leave my home immediately."
Listening to her cold order, Nan Jiayan lowered his head, smiled slightly, and stroked the little creature in his arms, whispered softly, "This ’Nan Jiayan’ sounds much more pleasant than those previous ’Director Nan’s."
"Leave." Lu Shishu averted her gaze, no longer looking at him, repeated.
"Shi Shu, can you...give me another chance?" Nan Jiayan glanced at her profile, sincerely asked.
His seemingly ’pleading’ words drifted into her ear, causing Lu Shishu to be somewhat surprised and a bit dazed, yet she felt it particularly insincere.
"Another chance?" Lu Shishu sneered, "Your words sound quite casual, as if not giving you a chance would make me a sinner across the ages."
"I don’t mean that..." Nan Jiayan pressed his lips, trying to explain, "Back then, leaving without saying goodbye was my fault, I’m sorry, but...I had my reasons. I know I made you endure a lot, you can hate me, scold me, even hit me, I’d have no complaints, just...I beg you, please don’t treat me like I’m invisible."
"Reasons?" Lu Shishu sneered again, with anger and pain evident in her eyes, "Even if breaking up, was it really that hard to make a phone call or send a message? Or did you think I would endlessly cling to you?"
Back when he was unreachable, she was extremely worried and scared. However, after that summer went by and returning to school, she asked the administration and found out he had withdrawn from Nan Heng Academy of Fine Arts. As for the reason, the school was unwilling to disclose, and since then, he cut off all contacts; not a single friend next to him could reach him. Later, she even took leave and went to his home address to find him, but it was long since abandoned. She didn’t know why he suddenly did this, clearly the night before he disappeared, they had been video chatting, having a great time.
He made her fall in love with him, then left so ruthlessly, which was a painful blow to her. She went through a period of despair, gradually changing her personality and her views on love. But more than two months after this incident, another thing happened that made her exceptionally cold and tasted the pain of separation.
It was Father Lu’s sudden passing, dying from work-induced myocardial infarction, with unsuccessful resuscitation. In an instant, losing both her love and kin made her mental state almost collapse. During that time, she would cry all day but had to pretend to be strong, accompanying Ji Yaling who was even more fragile than her, while the only support for the Lu Family was her brother Lu Shiyi.
That year was all painful for her, and her temperament gradually transformed with the hardships she endured, shedding her previous cheerfulness and innocence, learning to mask herself with an incredibly cold exterior that deterred anyone from approaching. On her pretty, world-weary face, the pure, bright, and wanton sweet smile of happiness could no longer be seen.