Chapter 38: Their Past
By the time the food was about to get cold, Su Hua still hadn’t returned to the Night Garden.
Butler Wang entered the dining room and said, “Young Master Lin, Miss has gone to Lincity to handle work matters. She might return late, so you should eat first.”
Lin Xuan wasn’t very hungry and shook his head. “No problem, I’ll wait for her.”
Lin Xuan walked to the couch in the living room and started playing with his phone. He had stayed up too late last night and took a nap in the afternoon, but then got caught up in the whole love letter mess. He was extremely sleepy.
In just half an hour, he dozed off leaning against the back of the couch.
When Su Hua returned, it was already eight o’clock.
She looked at the figure on the sofa and froze—Ah Xuan was waiting for her…
A warm current flowed into Su Hua’s icy heart.
Is this what it feels like to have a home? To come back and find someone waiting for her.
“Miss…”
The servant had barely begun a respectful address when Su Hua raised a finger to her lips, signaling silence.
Su Hua walked to Lin Xuan’s front, stood there looking at him for quite a while, then squatted down. She rested her head on the man’s lap, her expression full of yearning and dependence.
She remembered that snowy night when she had a fever, and he covered her with his coat.
Because she slept uncomfortably, he let her use his lap as a pillow, and they spent the entire night like that.
During that period, even though she was living rough on a lonely island, lacking food and warmth, it was still the happiest time she could remember.
After returning to the Su Family, she didn’t dare approach him because she herself was in danger of losing power. She narrowly escaped death multiple times and didn’t want to drag him into her troubles.
Only after becoming the head of the Su family did she send people to find him.
When she finally found him, she went joyfully to meet him, only to see him giving flowers to another girl, confessing his love to her. And worse, he had lost his memory and forgotten everything between them.
She was driven mad with jealousy.
He was her man, Su Hua’s man, and she wouldn’t allow him to be with anyone else!
She forcibly brought him back, forcing him to stay with her. This Night Garden was the cage she built for him.
But she wanted to see him lively and hopeful, so she couldn’t bear to keep him locked up forever.
He could go to school, he could return to the Lin family.
But he was really disobedient, always pursuing Qin Ruoyao, breaking her heart…
These days, his compliance made her feel like she was dreaming, as if she saw the him from five years ago—gentle and considerate, very caring towards her.
If it were a dream, she hoped this dream would never end…
“Ah Xuan, is it okay to keep going like this?” Su Hua murmured, her delicate and beautiful fingers brushing against Lin Xuan’s handsome face.
About ten minutes passed, Lin Xuan almost fell off the couch in his sleep, suddenly waking up.
Su Hua acted as if nothing happened and stood up.
“Su Hua, you’re finally back.”
Lin Xuan frowned. Why were Su Hua’s eyes red, as if she’d been crying?
Never mind, crazy things, better not ask.
Lin Xuan leaned close to Su Hua and sniffed.
The smell of alcohol all over her.
Frowning, Lin Xuan disapproved. “Look at yourself, drinking again. Drinking too much is bad for your stomach; you should drink less next time.”
“And don’t work too late in the future. Take care to rest.”
Lin Xuan kept nagging.
In his previous life, he married Qin Ruoyao but still frequently followed Su Hua online.
Five years later, which was six months before his death, when Su Hua was twenty-nine, it was revealed that Su Hua wouldn’t live more than three years, causing a sensation across the web.
Lin Xuan didn’t know why Su Hua was sick, but taking care of her body certainly wasn’t wrong.
Su Hua smiled through her tears. “Alright, I’ll listen to you.”
Butler Wang was moved to tears.
Young Master Lin managed to make Miss agree with just two sentences.
Before, Butler Wang had repeatedly advised Miss not to get too absorbed in work and take care of her health, but she paid no attention. But Young Master Lin’s words seemed to work better.
Butler Wang looked at Lin Xuan like he was a shiny treasure.
If Young Master Lin didn’t run away and just listened obediently, well, he wasn’t so bad after all.
Lin Xuan cooked a bowl of sobering soup for Su Hua and watched her drink it obediently.
The servants also brought out the heated food from the pot.
Butler Wang chuckled. “Miss, Young Master Lin cooked these dishes for you today.”
After saying that, Butler Wang gestured for the servants to leave the dining room and closed the door.
Hmm, they shouldn’t be a third wheel, lest they interfere with the young couple’s performance.
Su Hua paused, staring at the table full of dishes, all made by Ah Xuan…
Lin Xuan coughed lightly. “Su Hua, my cooking isn’t as good as the chef’s here. Don’t mind it.”
He placed some abalone, oysters, shrimp, and other seafood into Su Hua’s bowl.
Seeing that Su Hua didn’t intend to pick up her chopsticks, Lin Xuan frowned. “Su Hua, do you think these dishes are unappetizing? If they don’t suit your taste, I’ll ask the chef to prepare something else for you.”
“Ah Xuan.” Su Hua looked at Lin Xuan seriously. “You don’t need to flatter me.”
“All you need to do is stay by my side and not be ambiguous with other women. That’s enough. You don’t need to do anything else. I want to see the real you behind the facade.”
The facade referred to his compliance with her, while the reality meant he didn’t have to be so cautious around her.
“Su Hua, what I’m doing now is being myself. There’s no facade, no caution.” Lin Xuan smiled gently. “Isn’t it normal for a boyfriend to cook for his girlfriend?”
Su Hua’s pupils contracted slightly.
Are they… boyfriend and girlfriend?
“Su Hua, I want to be a good boyfriend to you. I will care for you and love you. Maybe because of what I’ve done in the past, my words might not seem trustworthy, but I’ll prove it to you with time.” These were Lin Xuan’s sincere words.
Su Hua was one of the few people in the world who truly cared for him, and he wanted to be with her till the end.
And he realized that during these days of interacting with Su Hua, he seemed to start caring about her…
