Hearing Tan Linyuan's answer, Nan Yu was very puzzled. "Why isn't it suitable?"
"It's too remote here. It's inconvenient for daily life." Tan Linyuan gently put his arm around her shoulder and walked inside with her.
After they went in, Tan Linyuan asked Nan Yu to wait downstairs for a while.
He quickly came down with a document and handed it to Nan Yu. "See which place you like."
When she unfolded the document, it was a city planning map of Jiangcheng.
No one had lived in the room, but a cleaning lady came regularly to do the cleaning, so it was clean.
The room was very warm. The hot air made people feel cozy.
"Where do you want to live in the future? I'll personally arrange our home then."
Nan Yu looked at the planning map several times, but she wasn't choosing a location.
She pointed at the planning map and connected Yenanwan and the villa here with her finger - it was actually a straight line.
Nan Yu was very surprised. "We're actually on the same line! What a coincidence!"
Tan Linyuan didn't miss the fleeting joy in her eyes.
He curled his lips and said slowly, "It's not a coincidence."
It was his intention.
Nan Yu was a bit slow to react. "You did it on purpose?"
"Yeah."
This villa was the first property he bought under his name after he became independent.
It was also the only one he came to most often.
"Why did you choose a place on the same line as your home?"
Tan Linyuan hesitated, wondering whether he should say it or not. "Because this location is the closest to you in a straight line."
Nan Yu was stunned. After she reacted, she felt like laughing and crying at the same time.
"... What a straight - forward way of thinking."
Since he couldn't get close to her and could only watch her from afar, he used this most clumsy way to get a bit closer to her.
He had loved her earlier and deeper than she knew.
Nan Yu's earlobes turned red. She couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "What if... what if we hadn't gotten together?"
"Not getting together was the original plan." Tan Linyuan lowered his head to look into her eyes. "I would have kept guarding here."
He said it so casually.
He had already prepared himself to have no connection with her for his whole life.
Therefore, everything he had gotten now was an extra reward from fate.
Nan Yu took her hand back from the planning map. Her eyes curved into a beautiful arc. "So when I moved in, were you really happy?"
"... Yeah."
It should be said that his dream had come true.
Tan Linyuan hugged Nan Yu. They sat in front of the planning map and started seriously choosing a location.
They were fully engaged in the process and even set a prototype for the subsequent decoration style.
After chatting for a while, Tan Linyuan's phone rang. It was Liang Yi calling.
Tan Linyuan didn't avoid Nan Yu. He answered the call right beside her.
Nan Yu was sitting close and vaguely heard words like "the Shen family", "Shen Suhai", and "sentenced" on the phone.
Her heart skipped a beat.
After Tan Linyuan hung up the phone, Nan Yu quickly asked, "Is the verdict of the Shen family out?"
Tan Linyuan turned to glance at her and calmly replied, "Shen Suhai is suspected of intentional homicide, commercial fraud, and illegal occupation of land. He has been arrested by the police according to law. He'll probably get a life sentence."
"What about Shen Yanche?" Nan Yu asked blankly.
"Intentional homicide, illegal trading, and smuggling of illegal goods. The conviction is still in progress. It'll either be a life sentence or the death penalty."
Tan Linyuan also told Nan Yu that all the property of the Shen family had been confiscated. He would also find a way to take back the part of the industry related to the Nan family and then return it to her as a gift.
It seemed that this was already the best result.
But after Nan Yu heard the final verdict, she still couldn't help but feel a sharp pain in her heart.
Taking revenge was indeed satisfying, but at the same time, there was also a sense of melancholy when everything was finally settled.
Her family, her parents, the life and happiness she should have had, were all gone.
Shen Yanche and Shen Suhai had received their due punishment, but what about her parents?
They would never come back.
Seeing the dimness in her eyes, Tan Linyuan hugged her in his arms and whispered, "Every year from now on, we'll go back to visit Mom and Dad."
Nan Yu leaned in his arms. She felt something gradually slipping away in her heart.
Maybe her farewell to her parents wasn't at the funeral a few years ago, but at this moment.
At this moment when everything was finally coming to an end.
Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. All the causes and effects, love and hatred, were coming to an end at this moment.
...
At night, they stayed here to rest.
When she lay down, Nan Yu found the advantage of this villa: although it was in a remote location, it was quiet enough.
Yenanwan was a concentrated residential area after all. There would always be some small noises at night.
After she got pregnant, her hearing had become very sensitive. She could always hear voices or the sound of cars at night.
But here it was very quiet, which could greatly improve the quality of sleep.
Tan Linyuan still insisted on meditating and chanting scriptures every night, saying that it was to pray for Nan Yu and the baby.
But the time was obviously shorter than before. It was obvious that he wanted to accompany Nan Yu to sleep earlier.
Although her anxiety disorder had improved a lot, there was no guarantee that it wouldn't recur because of the pregnancy. He had to accompany her as much as possible.
The man lifted the quilt and got in. It was the familiar temperature and smell.
The bitter smell with a hint of sandalwood was very pleasant.
She involuntarily leaned over and hugged him with her hands and feet, hanging on him.
He turned his head and laughed. "Haven't fallen asleep yet?"
"I can't fall asleep without hugging you." Nan Yu admitted frankly.
Since her belly had gotten bigger, it had been very difficult for her to sleep on her back. But when sleeping on her side, she needed something to support her legs.
Tan Linyuan was obviously a very good human pillow.
Not only did he have a built - in heating function, but he also made her feel safe. She liked to fall asleep smelling the scent on him.
It was the same today.
Tan Linyuan's palm stroked her belly to feel the life through the layer of skin.
Although he had done this more than once, every touch filled his heart with great emotion.
The lights in the room were turned off.
"Yuyu, are you asleep?" Tan Linyuan asked her in a low voice.
Nan Yu wasn't asleep yet, but she was on the verge of dozing off. "... Not yet. What's up?"
Her voice was soft and nasal.
Tan Linyuan couldn't help but kiss the tip of her nose and whispered, "Shall I take you to meet my father?"
Nan Yu woke up quickly.
Her eyes opened in the darkness. Her mind wasn't fully awake yet. "... Where to meet him?"
"In the mental hospital."
Nan Yu was fully awake.
It was the father who had stabbed him in the heart with a knife and said he didn't want a son like him.
She moved her lips but didn't say anything.
She wasn't against this suggestion, but a bit worried.
Tan Linyuan noticed her hesitation and quickly added, "If you're scared, forget it."
Nan Yu quickly shook her head in the darkness. Then she remembered that he couldn't see, so she immediately replied, "I'm not scared."
She hugged his neck tightly and said cheerfully, "I haven't met your father yet. As a daughter - in - law, I should go and meet him."