The Best Of You (English Ver.) - Chapter 29
On New Year’s Eve, in the brightly lit Sun Residence living room and the festive new year event, Sun Tiantian sat on the sofa, chatting with Shen Nianshen. Lin Jing was also sitting on the single sofa opposite her and was looking at his cell phone from time to time. Mr. and Mrs. Sun whispered to each other and no one was focused on watching TV.
Mr. Sun patted his wife and pointed at Sun Tiantian with his chin, “You try asking her.”
Mrs. Sun nodded, “Okay, I’ll ask her.”
As soon as she spoke, she moved to the other end of the sofa, sat on the arm of the sofa and poked her head near Sun Tiantian, “Tiantian, who are you texting with? It’s been all night, and you looked so happy.”
“That’s right. Tiantian, do you have a boyfriend behind your father and mother?” Mr. Sun was approaching and cooperating with his wife.
Sun Tiantian and Shen Nianshen were happily exchanging messages. As soon as she looked up, her mother and father were already sitting right in front of her, both of them looking at her with a smile.
Sun Tiantian blinked and looked at them.
When Mrs. Sun saw that her daughter did not answer, she quickly said, “If you are dating, you let us know. You are in college now, so you may date. Mom and Dad will not say a word.”
Sun Tiantian didn’t know how to tell her parents, but because they were able to guess it, she didn’t hide it anymore. She nodded slightly shyly.
Mrs. Sun was delighted, “Are you really dating? Is he Xiao Xie?”
“No! Where are you thinking!”
“Eh? You’re not dating Xie Xun?” Mr. Sun looked a little confused. He thought his daughter was dating the son of the Xie Family.
Sun Tiantian, “Of course not, but he is also a student at our school. He is incredibly handsome.” When she said this, Sun Tiantian was a little proud. The corners of her lips curved up subconsciously.
“Really? Do you have his photo? Show it to me.” Mrs. Sun was very excited to see the appearance of her future son-in-law, urging Sun Tiantian to show her his photo.
Sun Tiantian looked for the photo on her cellphone and it was a side profile of Shen Nianshen’s face that she had secretly shot in the library two days ago.
In the photo, Shen Nianshen was wearing a black jacket and was looking down. He was holding a pen and writing something seriously on the paper. It was a strong and sharp side face profile.
Mrs. Sun took the cellphone and looked at it, her eyes sparkling, “Oh, how handsome indeed. Dad, come have a look.”
When she said that, she handed the cell phone to her husband. Mr. Sun looked at it and nodded in satisfaction, said seriously, “Hmm, a little like me when I was young.”
When Mrs. Sun heard this, she burst out laughing, “You are so shameless, were you this handsome when you were young.”
Mr. Sun said proudly, “If I’m not handsome, would you really want to marry me?”
“Never mind, don’t be so narcissistic.” Said Mrs. Sun disgusted.
Sun Tiantian was very proud and said, “His achievements are very good. Last year he was the candidate with the highest score in science at the college entrance examination in this town.”
“Really?” Mrs. Sun’s eyes widened, “How could it be, our Tiantian has a science champion as a boyfriend? As far as I can remember, your science score is the worst.” As she spoke, she laughed again happily.
Sun Tiantian raised the corners of her lips, “That’s why I have to find a boyfriend who is great in science.”
“Show me.” Lin Jing, who hadn’t spoken before, suddenly joined in.
Mrs. Sun happily handed the cell phone to her son right away, “Really handsome.”
Lin Jing took a quick look and asked Sun Tiantian, “How long have you been dating?”
Sun Tiantian said, “It hasn’t been too long.”
“Is he older than you?” Lin Jing raised his eyes and looked at Sun Tiantian.
Sun Tiantian nodded, “A year above me.”
Lin Jing, “Where is he from?”
Sun Tiantian, “From here, just like us.”
Lin Jing, “What major is he in the college? What do his parents do?”
Sun Tiantian, who heard this, said cautiously, “Brother, don’t investigate him.”
Lin Jing froze, “What am I investigating?”
Her brother always had a strong desire to control everything, Sun Tiantian was a little afraid of him. She walked to her brother and retrieved back her cell phone.
Lin Jing glanced at her and said, “You are dating and I cannot ask about the situation?”
“I don’t forbid you from asking.” Sun Tiantian pursed her lips and her voice was low. She was clearly displeased, “How come people meet and directly ask what their parents do, this is not important.”
Everyone in her family was a smart person. As soon as Sun Tiantian said that, everyone could already tell. It’s likely that her boyfriend’s family condition was not very good.
Lin Jing narrowed his eyes and looked at Sun Tiantian.
The atmosphere that had been happy suddenly became a little stiff. Mrs. Sun suddenly shouted and immediately broke the ice. She strode over to Sun Tiantian, took her hand and said happily, “When are you going to take him home? Let your Father, Mother, and Brother help you judge him.”
Sun Tiantian said, “There is no need to judge anymore. He really is, really, really good.”
Sun Tiantian said a few more things about Shen Nianshen’s prowess. Mrs. Sun smiled and raised her hand to poke Sun Tiantian’s forehead, “This child.”
Mr. Sun who sat beside her laughed and sighed, “Our Tiantian has grown up, she can date already.” Then he glanced at his son lazily and said, “Unlike her brother, he is almost 30 years old now, but never been dating, even once.”
Mrs. Sun also said, “Oh yeah, right. When are you going to bring the daughter-in-law for us?”
Lin Jing frowned, “Why are you talking about me now?”
The flames of war suddenly went towards Lin Jing and Sun Tiantian’s mood was instantly better.
After watching the New Year’s Eve program, the family went to the soccer field to light the fireworks and eat dinner snacks. When they were returning home, it was two o’clock in the morning.
“Good night, Mother, Father, Brother. I’ll go up and sleep first.” Sun Tiantian was a little sleepy. Upon returning home, she greeted good night to her brother and parents and returned to her room.
After washing up, it was half-past two in the morning when she laid down.
Holding her cell phone and sending a message to Shen Nianshen: 【Ah Nian, are you sleeping?】
Almost a second later, Shen Nianshen’s message replied: 【Not yet.】
Sun Tiantian smiled, her finger touched the screen: 【Your reply was swift.】
Earlier Sun Tiantian said that she would go with her family to light fireworks and would send him a message later that night. Therefore, Shen Nianshen was waiting for her while holding his cellphone from 12 am to half past 2 am.
Shen Nianshen: 【Were you happy playing fireworks?】
Sun Tiantian: 【I’m so happy. By the way, are your parents home today?】
When Sun Tiantian went to Shen Nianshen’s house, she only saw his grandmother. She asked Shen Nianshen where his parents were and Shen Nianshen said they worked far away. But it’s New Year’s Eve, so Sun Tiantian asked casually.
On the other end of the phone, Shen Nianshen was leaning on the bed and going to reply to Sun Tiantian’s message. When he saw the girl asking about his parents, his eyes suddenly shrank and his heart seemed to have been pricked all of a sudden.
Sun Tiantian sent a message and did not get a reply from Shen Nianshen. She waited for a while before finally making a video call to Shen Nianshen.
The video call was heard several times before connecting.
Sun Tiantian sat up from the bed and took a pillow behind her.
Sun Tiantian was wearing a short sleeve nightgown. Shen Nianshen who saw that his girlfriend was wearing thin clothes, frowned, “Why are you dressed so thin?”
Sun Tiantian smiled and said, “It’s not cold, there’s a heater.”
Shen Nianshen was stunned for a moment and suddenly came to his senses. His lips clenched slightly and didn’t say anything.
“Why haven’t you slept yet? It’s so late.”
Shen Nianshen said, “I can’t sleep, waiting for you.”
Sun Tiantian smiled happily and whispered, “Where’s Grandma? Is she sleeping?
“She’s been sleeping since earlier.”
“Oh, right. Are your parents coming home?” asked Sun Tiantian.
Shen Nianshen’s throat suddenly felt sore and his voice sounded dry, “No.”
“Ah …” Through the video, Sun Tiantian could see that Shen Nianshen looked a little unhappy. It seemed that he missed his parents very much, so she whispered to cheer him up, “Shen Nianshen, don’t be sad. The New Year’s holidays are not long, maybe they will come back when the holidays end.”
Shen Nianshen’s eyes suddenly dried up, he turned his head to look out of the window.
The video call suddenly became silent, Shen Nianshen looked away and did not look at Sun Tiantian. Sun Tiantian couldn’t see his face, but she could see that Shen Nianshen was staring out of the window. Somehow, Sun Tiantian felt that Shen Nianshen was crying.
Sun Tiantian felt sad too, she was comforting him in a very soft voice, “Shen Nianshen, don’t be sad. I will accompany you tomorrow, okay?”
Shen Nianshen was silent for a few moments before turning his head back. His eyes reddened slightly and he looked at Sun Tiantian, “No need. There are rarely days off. You should enjoy your days with your family.”
Sun Tiantian, who saw Shen Nianshen’s red eyes, started to blame herself, “It’s my bad, I shouldn’t …”
“This has nothing to do with you.” Shen Nianshen’s voice was hoarse, his throat was burning. He felt uncomfortable and said to Sun Tiantian, “It’s late now, you sleep early. Don’t stay up late.”
It was rare to see Shen Nianshen so frustrated and sad. If it wasn’t late at night yet, she would really like to go there directly to accompany him.
When Shen Nianshen saw that Sun Tiantian was no longer talking, he was blaming himself. He shouldn’t be brought up these negative emotions to his girl.
Shen Nianshen tried hard to smile and said softly, “Alright, I am fine, really. Good girl, go to bed now. Otherwise, tomorrow your eyes will become the panda eyes.”
Sun Tiantian bit his lip, “I’ll go and see you tomorrow.”
“No need.”
Even though Shen Nianshen didn’t let her come, Sun Tiantian still left the next morning.
When she arrived at Shen Nianshen’s house, it was already half-past seven in the morning.
Standing at the door, she could hear grandmother’s voice inside, “Coming.”
Sun Tiantian waited for a moment and then the door opened from the inside.
Grandmother who saw Sun Tiantian, was shocked, “It’s you Tiantian, why are you here?”
Sun Tiantian laughed, “Grandma, happy new year. How have you been recently?”
“Good, very good. Come on, hurry in.” It was just yesterday she asked about Sun Tiantian, and today she could see her already. She invited Sun Tiantian into the house happily, “It’s very cold outside, come into the house.”
Sun Tiantian smiled, “It’s not cold, Grandma. Don’t worry.” She glanced around the room and asked, “Where’s Ah Nian?”
Grandmother answered with a smile, “He is making breakfast in the kitchen.” After that, she was about to call him. But Sun Tiantian quickly restrained her and said, “No, don’t. I’ll just go there myself.”
When Sun Tiantian walked into the kitchen, Shen Nianshen’s back was facing her, he was standing at the kitchen table, cooking.
Sun Tiantian smiled sweetly and walked quietly, she then hugging Shen Nianshen tightly from behind, “Surprise!”
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