Chapter 448: Chapter 448

After Shen Bin came back, he didn’t go to the company, so gradually the news about his injury spread, and many people took the opportunity to visit him during lunch.

Ye He Ping had spent many years in the company, and as someone with experience, he had much to say to everyone, showing great interest when talking about it.

In the afternoon, he even followed people to visit the company, while Shen Bin took advantage of the absence of his father-in-law to talk about his father-in-law’s issues. After hearing her father’s decision, Ye Ling just nodded slightly and didn’t say much.

Shen Bin, worried that she’d get worked up, comforted her, "You don’t need to worry too much about your father’s matter. I think it’s good that he’s doing this. At least an old man can have someone to talk to back in the village. After all, he’s spent years in the company, and he feels out of place talking to others now that he’s back locally. Instead of being unhappy at work, he’d better do something he enjoys. You’ve both grown up, and when he returns to his hometown, he won’t feel lonely talking to the villagers, and your mom being far away from him means they won’t have frequent arguments."

"After a few years when we move back and have our own house, we can bring your dad back, and that should set your mind at ease." After saying this, Shen Bin also shared his parents’ decision with Ye Ling, warming her heart.

Looking at the trusting gaze of his young wife, Shen Bin felt uncomfortable inside and pulled her into his arms.

He hesitated for a long time before speaking, "Wife, if I have something I’m hiding from you for your own good, would you blame me when you found out later?"

Ye Ling raised her head and looked at him, "Didn’t we agree earlier not to hide things from each other and to trust one another? Now that you’ve suddenly asked me, you must be hiding something. Since you’ve kept it and feel uneasy, you might as well say it and let me listen. If it’s for my own good, I won’t blame you. Otherwise, if I hear it from someone else, my heart certainly won’t feel good."

That being said, Shen Bin believed that if he told her, his young wife would definitely be upset, but since the topic was brought up, he didn’t want to keep it in his heart anymore, especially since Shen Chun had already voiced her thoughts. The source of thɪs content is NovєlFіre.net

If he didn’t speak up now, and something happened in the future, it would really be hard to explain.

Meeting his wife’s eyes, Shen Bin made up his mind, "I’ve told you about the things in the village, right? About the close-relative marriage with Gao Xique. Actually, a lot of things happened afterward that I didn’t tell you. I felt such matters were in the past, and bringing them up would just upset you. But when we sent Chun’er back this time, something happened, and I think I should clarify to prevent any misunderstandings in the future."

Ye Ling just looked at him calmly and waited for him to continue, while inside, her suspicion was confirmed, and her intuition wasn’t wrong. He was indeed hiding something from her, though she hadn’t heard it yet, her anger was already simmering, but she suppressed it, waiting for his next words.

Then she heard Shen Bin’s voice from above, "I was always trying to escape the marriage, but my family locked me in a room. It was Chun’er who let me out. Just when I was sneaking out, my parents came back and cornered me. They put a knife to their throats, threatening to kill themselves if I left. I couldn’t let them die in front of me, and in that stalemate, Chun’er revealed that I was their adopted child, then said we liked each other. That fooled my adoptive parents, and out of consideration for their biological daughter, they agreed. That night, when I was with Chun’er, she found the chance to secretly let me go.

Saying this, Shen Bin’s voice slowly continued, "On the day of the wedding, the villagers knew it, the bride was brought in, then we switched to a wedding with Shen Chun, which you know about. So Chun’er gained the reputation in the village of being divorced and abandoned. In essence, I never actually registered with Gao Xique, it was all arranged by parents and didn’t count as actual marriage, but the wedding feast happened and ultimately, Shen Chun replaced the bride."

"I am grateful to Chun’er for everything I have today, to have found my birth parents. If she hadn’t risked her reputation to secretly let me go, I wouldn’t be where I am. So now I feel especially guilty towards her, especially as she gets older and carries the stigma of divorce in the village, making it hard for her to find a match. So I’ve always wanted to make amends in some way."

"Despite all these events, I’ve always considered her a sister, merely a sister. But since she’s not a blood sister, I didn’t dare tell you, fearing you’d overthink it." As he said this, Shen Bin’s tone grew grave, "Wife, I know you’ll be upset when I reveal this, but the real reason for telling you is that, after Shen Chun came home, at the train station, she ran off, and I got injured chasing her and getting caught in a gang fight. In the hospital, she confessed her love for me, saying she never saw me as a brother. I never knew she felt that way."

Ye Ling took over the conversation, "If Shen Chun hadn’t confessed her feelings to you, would you have kept all this hidden from me?"

Recalling what Shen Chun had done, her resistance, and opinion of her, Ye Ling finally understood why. She’d long felt she might be overthinking, that she was too sensitive. Now thinking back, a woman’s intuition indeed proves most accurate.

Looking at her husband’s attitude, if Shen Chun hadn’t revealed her feelings, he really wouldn’t have ever told her, leaving her to endure Shen Chun’s prejudice and rejection in silence. Thinking of these, Ye Ling couldn’t help but tremble inside, feeling both indignant and angry.

Back then, Shen Bin had only said he was once married, and his marriage was arranged by his family and was a close-relative thing he didn’t consent to; he never mentioned it was with Gao Xique until the wedding day when Gao Xique showed up, and afterwards he explained. This matter, Ye Ling didn’t think much of then, though she was still a bit angry and blamed him a little. Now realizing he’d hidden something more, how could she feel good inside?