He looked towards ng Wanning, "Which path would you like to take?"
"I want to see the pandas."
Chen Cheng nodded and extended his hand to ng Wanning.
ng Wanning was initially stunned, but a second later, she placed her hand in Chen Cheng’s.
Their fingers interlocked, and they walked towards the direction of the pedestrian path.
"Look, there’s a monkey!" ng Wanning exclaid with surprise, "No, wait! It’s a troop of monkeys!"
Chen Cheng followed her gaze and saw a group of macaques on a small hillside by the road, sitting, lying down, or frolicking around in high spirits.
One of the monkeys, slightly larger and with darker fur, seed to be the leader of the troop, sitting on a rock while nibbling on an apple a tourist had thrown to it, all the while observing its surroundings vigilantly.
"I looked it up online last night, don’t get too close."
Chen Cheng reminded, "It’s dangerous."
"I see..." ng Wanning unconsciously moved closer to Chen Cheng once again, her held hand also tightening its grip.
Chen Cheng felt ng Wanning’s subtle movent, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly, his grip on her hand tightening further.
"You seem to like animals too?" he asked.
ng Wanning nodded, admitting, "I didn’t have many friends growing up. I used to have a dog, but it ran away."
Her tone was hard to distinguish as salty or bland, very calm, "Since then, I didn’t keep pets anymore. If you don’t invest your heart, you won’t be heartbroken when you lose them."
"And you? Did you ever have a pet?" she asked Chen Cheng in return.
"I had a turtle during my school days; that little creature was easy to care for."
Chen Cheng spoke, "Then one winter, I forgot to bring it inside, and overnight, it beca an ice block along with its tank."
"I see..."
After a pause, ng Wanning then said, "But you still rember the joy and companionship it brought you, that’s quite nice."
"Why are you comforting now?"
ng Wanning smiled, "I’m afraid you’d be sad."
"You’ve started to joke with too." Chen Cheng gazed at her smiling face, "Not bad, not bad."
"It seems like you’ve never talked about your past with ." ng Wanning broached the subject.
"What would you like to know?"
"Hmm... tell about you and your senior sister?"
Chen Cheng wasn’t expecting this question.
"Do you really want to hear it?"
ng Wanning nodded vigorously.
"I’ve known Xiao Er for many years..."
Chen Cheng recounted every detail of his past with Xiao ier to ng Wanning, without concealing that it was after breaking up with his forr girlfriend that he got together with Xiao ier.
ng Wanning spoke indifferently, "So, you’ve been grasped firmly by your senior sister?"
Chen Cheng was taken aback, then he couldn’t help but laugh.
He didn’t expect ng Wanning to describe his relationship with Xiao ier using the word "grasped firmly."
"How should I put this..."
Chen Cheng pondered for a mont, "It’s more like gratitude. When she gave her savings from over the years, I was very touched."
"You might think the beginning of our relationship wasn’t pure, or you could even say it was sowhat hasty. But Xiao Er’s feelings for are sincere."
"Responsibility?"
ng Wanning caught another key word in Chen Cheng’s words.
Chen Cheng nodded, "Xiao Er isn’t good at expressing her feelings, but often, she took care of in her own ways."
"Do you love her?" ng Wanning looked straight into Chen Cheng’s eyes and asked, word by word.
Her steps halted as she asked again, "I know senior sister is different from your other won. Do you love her?"
This direct and piercing question left Chen Cheng montarily stunned.
The beauties surrounding him never discussed this topic.
They would never bluntly question Chen Cheng’s feelings.
They were all smart, knowing that so things, once clarified, would lose their essence.
Yet ng Wanning had asked.
"Love."
Chen Cheng gave his answer.
Upon hearing this expected response, ng Wanning’s eyes hinted at an intricate mix of emotions.
"To tell you the truth, I never contemplated this question until I t you."
"eting ?"
ng Wanning puzzled, "What about ?"
"After eting you, I realized that the word ’love’ is hard to split in half."
Chen Cheng paused, "Yet I have to split it."
Chen Cheng’s candidness kindled a sourness in ng Wanning’s heart.
So it turned out, he saw her differently from the others.
But this realization had co too late.
What if he hadn’t been with Xiao ier, what if they had t a little earlier? How wonderful would that be?
"I know."
ng Wanning’s voice was so gentle, it could almost be scattered by a breeze.
"So, Wan Wan, I don’t want to lie to you, nor will I."
ng Wanning sniffled, "I know."
"Unhappy?"
"No."
ng Wanning lifted her head, looking at the man before her, "I’m just thinking, after we go back, how should I get along with my senior sister."
She voluntarily rubbed Chen Cheng’s hand, "When you are here, there is only . But after we go back, you will..."
"Ah, you will not only have your senior sister after going back."
Chen Cheng smiled, "Jealous?"
"Absolutely not!"
ng Wanning averted Chen Cheng’s gaze, claiming not to be, but her pouting mouth betrayed her current mood.
"I just can’t help but feel jealous..."
Chen Cheng gazed at the sensitive girl, drawing her thin shoulders into his embrace, "Jealous because you love ?"
"You... rogue!"
Chen Cheng hugged her a little tighter, "If you didn’t love , why would you be jealous?"
"I’m not talking to you anymore!"
ng Wanning wriggled out of Chen Cheng’s hold, but before she could take the first step, she was pulled back by him.
"I was wondering why you didn’t call Brother Cheng today, turns out you were really jealous."
"I just don’t want to be the sa as them. At least when it cos to addressing you, I don’t want to."
Chen Cheng looked straight into ng Wanning’s aggrieved eyes, "You’ve always been different from them!"
"I don’t want to talk to you, I want to see the pandas."
"Okay, let’s go see the pandas."
Chen Cheng went along with her, but didn’t let go of her hand, "Holding your hand as we walk, lest you get lost."
ng Wanning, although verbally not acknowledging Chen Cheng, her body honestly let him lead her by the hand.
When the two arrived at the panda enclosure, the lovable giant pandas were lying on the ground lazily, crunching on bamboo.
"Look how much it’s enjoying its al. It’s got good teeth, eats well, and is healthy!" Chen Cheng tried to start a conversation.
"I wish I were a panda," ng Wanning suddenly said.
"Why?"
"At least I would be a national treasure then, and you wouldn’t dare to bully ."
Chen Cheng cleared his throat, "Pandas have their own troubles, think about it, they are kept here every day, isn’t that painful?"
ng Wanning paused for a mont, thought it through, and felt that Chen Cheng made sense.
"That seems to make sense." She nodded, "Being human is better, you can live freely."
"But you just bullied ."
She looked at Chen Cheng.
"When? I didn’t, did I?"
Chen Cheng feigned innocence, racking his brains recalling the previous conversation, completely unaware of where he might have upset ng Wanning.
ng Wanning did not respond directly, but gently tapped Chen Cheng’s chest with her finger, her tone slightly petulant, "When you said you loved your senior sister."
"Silly girl, when I said I love her, it’s because she deserves love, but it doesn’t an I don’t love you."
Chen Cheng had a sudden realization, "My love for her is responsibility, a return for the many years she has waited and given."
"But for you, it’s excitent, it’s passion, it’s desire."
He paused, his tone becoming more serious, "Wan Wan, you need to believe , my feelings for you are completely different from theirs."
ng Wanning listened to Chen Cheng’s explanation, the sour feeling in her heart gradually dissipated, replaced by an inexplicable sweetness.
"But, I still can’t help but feel jealous," ng Wanning said softly, her voice tinged with helplessness.
"I know."
Chen Cheng spoke with a smile, "That ans you care about , that I’m important in your heart."
He embraced ng Wanning’s shoulders again, "Don’t worry, I will give you enough security, so you won’t have these random thoughts."
ng Wanning leaned into Chen Cheng’s embrace, listening to his strong heartbeat, the sourness in her heart fading.
Yes, Chen Cheng was right, she cared for him, and that’s why she felt jealous.
And since she decided to stay last night, such a relationship should be understood sooner.
"So, how do you want to address in the future?" Chen Cheng looked down at her, "Between boyfriend and girlfriend, there should be a pet na, right?"
ng Wanning lifted her head, eting his intense gaze, "Then I will call you boyfriend."
"Boyfriend?" Chen Cheng smiled, "That works, quite novel, and clears up the relationship too."
ng Wanning’s nostrils flared, and she whispered softly, "Hubby."
"What... what?"
Chen Cheng truly didn’t hear clearly, he bent down, bringing his ear closer to ng Wanning’s mouth.
ng Wanning took a deep breath, summoning her courage and called out, "Hubby."
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