Yan Yan - Chapter 70

Chapter 70 – Extra 4

Su Yan had her heart set on having a summer baby, so she figured getting pregnant in September or October would be perfect. But as soon as fall rolled in, her husband headed off on a month-and-a-half business trip to the U.S., leaving her all alone in their home.

She enjoyed solitude for a while, feeling like it was carefree summer day holidays from her childhood, free from teachers and parents. She could do whatever she wanted, stay up late, and no one was there to scold her. It was pure freedom.

But everything changed after one week. Soon enough, she started missing her husband, and she found herself passing the time by diving into reading novels and watching movies.

Then, on a stormy night after finishing a tear-jerker romance film, her longing for her husband hit hard, and she ended up booking a flight to New York.

Without telling anyone, including Bai Xingfan, she got on the plane at 10 a.m. After a 20-hour journey, the flight landed in New York at 6 p.m. local time.

In this new country, she realised she’d have to rely on her English skills. The last time she felt confident in her English was during her junior year when she took the CET-6. Back then, she could write, listen, and speak without a hitch, chatting easily with foreigners at the café near her university. But now, she wasn’t so confident. After graduation, she hadn’t practiced much, aside from watching American and British movies, and her speaking skills had gone down. Luckily, she still had the basic skills.

She took a taxi to Bai Xingfan’s residence without any problem after coming out of the airport.

Almost an hour later, the driver stopped the car in front of the manor.

Su Yan pulled her suitcase out of the car and stood in front of the black wrought iron gate of the manor. Excited, she took out her phone to call her husband. She was hoping to surprise him, but instead, she got a bit of a shock.

Bai Xingfan usually stayed in a fancy Manhattan apartment close to his office, only heading to the manor for quick weekend getaways. So, it turned out Su Yan had gone to the wrong place. Luckily, the manor had a housekeeper who was there to help. Bai Xingfan instructed the housekeeper to let Su Yan in, and he rushed over.

The housekeeper welcomed Su Yan into the manor and provided her some refreshments.

Su Yan settled into the living room. Her eyes wandered around the house with curiosity. The layout here was quite different from what she was used to in China, and everything felt refreshingly new to her.

After sipping half her tea and enjoying a chocolate muffin, she couldn’t contain her curiosity any longer. She got up from the sofa and began to explore the house like she was wandering through a garden. This three-story building had a classic decor style, with vintage furniture and lamps that exuded a sense of history.

Standing on the second-floor balcony, she gazed down at the garden below, where a variety of flowers danced gently in the summer evening breeze.

‘It is clear that the original owners were Mr. and Mrs. Bai. Did this mean Bai Xingfan had lived here while studying in the U.S.?’

With that thought, she pushed open the door of a bedroom. The decoration inside was simple and plain. Various books were neatly placed on the wooden bookshelf. Additionally, there was also an old-fashioned piano in the corner. Su Yan could not play the piano, so she did not understand the style of the piano. But if she had to describe it, the piano gave her the same feeling as a 1982 red wine, expensive and mellow.

‘Obviously, this is not Bai Xingfan’s room.’

She quickly stepped back and moved on to look at the next bedroom.

When she opened another door, the first thing that caught her eye was a big bed. In the corner, diagonally across from the bed, was a comfy sofa, and a guitar was propped up against the wall.

Su Yan had a feeling this was Bai Xingfan’s room, so she slipped inside and shut the door behind her.

She was pulled towards the guitar subconsciously, and when she reached out and gently touched it.

As soon as her fingers brushed the strings, a vision of a young man in a black tee and blue jeans flashed in her mind. He had a guitar slung around his neck and was on stage in a hidden warehouse, pouring his heart into the music alongside his bandmates, embodying the spirit of youth.

She felt pain in her heart as she thought about the young version of her husband. ‘He should have been feeling free and happy at that time…’

With a heavy heart, she sat on the bed holding the guitar in her arms.

Although she couldn’t play the guitar, she wanted to put herself in his shoes and experience his feelings and situations when he was young.

‘It’s loneliness.’

The moment she wrapped the guitar in her arms, she felt a deep sense of loneliness.

‘A house in a foreign country, a remote corner, a lonely sofa, and a guitar that no one recognises.

Such was his childhood and youth.’

Su Yan sighed again, and her fingertips accidentally plucked the strings of the guitar, making a “rustling” sound.

Just then, the door opened and Bai Xingfan appeared in front of her.

“Husband!”

Su Yan’s surprised voice echoed in the room.

After carefully putting the guitar back in its place, she ran towards Bai Xingfan like an arrow and jumped into his arms.

Bai Xingfan held her close, planting kisses on her forehead and cheeks one after another. “What are you doing here?”

“I missed you,” Su Yan muttered as she gazed at him.

Bai Xingfan’s heart skipped a beat hearing his wife’s words. “You came all this way by yourself?”

Su Yan nodded, with a playful smile on her face. “Surprise?”

How could he not be surprised?

Along with the shock, there was a wave of happiness.

Su Yan was a bit timid, and Bai Xingfan never expected she would fly across the ocean just to see him.

“Why didn’t you tell me in advance? I could pick you up at the airport,” she asked gently.

Su Yan: “Then how can I give you a surprise?”

Bai Xingfan: “Aren’t you afraid of getting lost?”

Su Yan: “I’m already so old; how could I possibly get lost?”

With a helpless sigh, Bai Xingfan asked again, “Have you eaten?”

“I’m not hungry. Have you finished your work today?”

Bai Xingfan: “Yeah. Do you want to go out and play?”

Su Yan: “Who wants to go out with you? I’m here to have a baby with you!”

Bai Xingfan: “…”

“Actually, I wanted to come a long time ago, but my period was not over yet. Now that my period is over, it is the fertile period.”

Bai Xingfan looked down at her silently, with his Adam’s apple sliding up and down.

Su Yan frowned slightly and asked, “Why don’t you say… um!”

Before she could finish her words, her lips were blocked by his lips.

He didn’t even carry her to the bed but just pushed her against the wall.

Su Yan was almost going crazy. She didn’t like this simple and rough approach. But she couldn’t resist.

In fact, she was looking forward to the process of him comforting her, which was gentle and delicate, making her feel like she was on a beach under the sun, with warm seawater washing over her wave after wave, making her feel very comfortable.

But this time, he was so anxious that he just perfunctorily got to the point.

“Hate you!” she yelled in frustration.

However, he showed no remorse. “I missed you.”

Su Yan: “…”

‘All right. Since we haven’t seen each other for so long, I’ll bear with you this time.’

*****

That night, Su Yan fell asleep exhausted. She slept very soundly and had a dream.

She dreamed that a pink and tender little girl fell from the sky and fell directly into her arms. She reached out to catch her, and the little girl giggled at her.

She looked at her with great fondness and asked tenderly, “Where are you from?”

The little girl replied, “I fell from the clouds. I have been waiting for you for a long time.”

She asked again, “What are you waiting for me for?”

The little girl said, “Because I want you to be my mother. I accidentally ran away last time, and I won’t run away again this time.”

Her eyes suddenly became hot, and she woke up crying in her dream.

Bai Xingfan was still sleeping beside her. She snuggled into his arms and cried quietly.

A month later, she returned to China with Bai Xingfan, and a few days later, she found out that she was pregnant.

End of chapter 70

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