The Best Of You (English Ver.) - Chapter 47
Shen Nianshen stood on the side of the road for a long time before slowly walking over to Sun Tiantian.
Every step he took, his feet seemed to be carrying a heavy burden.
He walked all the way to Sun Tiantian and looking down at her. He wanted to say something, but his throat felt like it was burning with magma, and he couldn’t make a sound because of the pain.
Sun Tiantian lowered her head when suddenly a familiar pair of shoes appeared in front of her. She was stunned, and slowly raising her head.
She looked at Shen Nianshen with her reddened eyes.
Shen Nianshen also looked back at her, the two of them looked at each other in silence without anyone breaking the silence.
Shen Nianshen looked at Sun Tiantian’s red eyes, seeing the tears that were being held in her eyelids. Shen Nianshen’s eyes became sore as well.
He stared at her for a long time before finally crouching down and caressing Sun Tiantian’s head with his right hand. His voice was so hoarse, “Are you stupid? Didn’t I tell you to go back to campus?”
Sun Tiantian looked at Shen Nianshen, hearing the young man’s voice, sadness filled her heart. The tears she had been holding back for so long were out uncontrollably. She cried loudly and asked, “Why did you just come?”
She wept bitterly, her face was full of tears. Her shoulders shook uncontrollably.
From the first time Shen Nianshen knew Sun Tiantian, this girl smiled almost every day and lived happily every day. He really liked her bright smile, and her narrowed eyes when she smiled. He never thought that there would be a day when he would hurt her this much.
Every drop of tear that fell down Sun Tiantian’s cheeks was like a knife piercing his heart. Suddenly he was confused and didn’t know what to do.
He helped Sun Tiantian wipe away the tears frantically, “Tiantian, don’t cry. Please, don’t cry…”
He couldn’t bear to see Sun Tiantian cry. The thing he feared the most was that Tiantian was not happy when she was with him.
But the more Shen Nianshen told her not to cry, the sadder Sun Tiantian’s cries became. Like a child who has been wronged, the more you got persuaded the more you will feel mistreated.
She threw herself into Shen Nianshen’s arms and hugged the young man tightly, “Why did you only come this late? What were you doing?”
Shen Nianshen didn’t tell her anything, she didn’t know what her love was doing, didn’t know what her love was thinking.
Shen Nianshen hugged her with bloodshot eyes and sobbed, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. Grandma suddenly fainted, she was in the emergency room. I was so panicked that I didn’t have time to tell you. I thought you were going back…”
He really didn’t expect Sun Tiantian to wait for him here. He really thought that Sun Tiantian would go back to campus.
Sun Tiantian heard Shen Nianshen’s words, her tears stopped immediately and she looked up to ask worriedly, “Grandma… what’s the matter with grandma?”
Shen Nianshen shook his head, “It’s fine for a while, don’t worry.”
He raised his hand to help Sun Tiantian wipe away her tears, looking at her while blaming himself, “I’m sorry…”
Sun Tiantian was busy shaking her head, “Why didn’t you tell me that grandma fainted? If I knew then I could go to the hospital to see you. I don’t want to celebrate Valentine’s Day, I just want to be with you.”
As she spoke, she couldn’t hold back her tears and immediately raised a hand to wipe them off.
“I’m sorry.” Shen Nianshen lowered his head to kiss Sun Tiantian’s eyes.
Sun Tiantian’s eyes were wet when Shen Nianshen kissed them, her eyelashes trembled slightly.
Shen Nianshen kissed Sun Tiantian’s eyes gently for a while, then slowly let go.
Shen Nianshen looked at Sun Tiantian deeply, “Let’s go back, okay?”
Sun Tiantian nodded.
Shen Nianshen pulled her to her feet.
Sun Tiantian had crouched on the ground for too long, her calves felt numb when she tried to stand. She almost fell back to the ground.
Shen Nianshen was shocked, immediately supported her body, “What’s wrong?”
Sun Tiantian’s eyes were still red, she bent down and rubbed her knees, looking sadly at Shen Nianshen, “My legs are numb…”
Shen Nianshen subconsciously squatted down, “Your knees?”
As he spoke, he rubbed Sun Tiantian’s knee.
Sun Tiantian whispered, “My calves…”
Shen Nianshen was stunned and then helped Sun Tiantian massage her calves. After a while, he asked again, “Are you feeling better?”
Sun Tiantian nodded, “Yes.”
She looked at Shen Nianshen who was squatting on the ground and helping her massage her calves, the sadness in her heart evaporated instantly.
She handed the gift in her hand to Shen Nianshen, “Ah Nian, it’s for you.”
Shen Nianshen was stunned, reaching out to accept it, “What is this?”
Sun Tiantian bought a very beautiful gift bag. Shen Nianshen opened the bag and found inside was a box of shoes.
Sun Tiantian pointed at her shoes, and said happily, “This is couple shoes. We have a pair each.”
Shen Nianshen stared at her, could not speak for a while.
Sun Tiantian lowered her head and asked, “Do you want to try it?”
Shen Nianshen couldn’t help but laugh when he heard this, “Try it here?”
Sun Tiantian, “…”
“I’ll try it at the dorm.” As he spoke, he said again, “I have something for you too.”
Shen Nianshen took Sun Tiantian to the side of the road.
It was Sun Tiantian’s first time to see Shen Nianshen’s motorcycle, her eyes widened, “Ah Nian, is this yours?”
Shen Nianshen said, “No, it was lent by my neighbor.”
As he spoke, he took out the chocolate and rag doll he had bought this afternoon from the back of the motorbike, “This is for you.”
Sun Tiantian looked at the pink rag doll in Shen Nianshen’s hands and smiled. She quickly took it, “It’s so cute.”
Shen Nianshen looked at her narrowed eyes caused by her smile, finally, his mood was not as heavy as before. He asked, “Do you like it?”
Sun Tiantian nodded excitedly, “I really like it.”
She hugged the doll, “I can hug it while sleeping.”
Shen Nianshen smiled faintly, “It’s good that you like it.”
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Sun Tiantian was very happy to receive a gift from Shen Nianshen.
She’s not an unreasonable person. Shen Nianshen did not come earlier tonight to take care of his grandmother in the hospital. The young man even prepared a present for her. So Sun Tiantian didn’t feel sad anymore. The loneliness and sadness of the past few hours were quickly forgotten.
Shen Nianshen handed the motorcycle helmet to Sun Tiantian, “Wear this properly.”
Sun Tiantian replied ‘oh’ and accepted the helmet. She looked at Shen Nianshen with admiration, “Ah Nian, you are so great. You can ride a motorcycle.”
Shen Nianshen smiled for a while but did not say anything.
Sun Tiantian put the helmet on her head. She had never ridden a motorcycle before and didn’t really know how to wear a helmet. For a while, she couldn’t wear it properly.
Shen Nianshen couldn’t help but laugh at her, “Why are you so stupid?”
As he said, he raised his hand to help Sun Tiantian tighten the strap of her helmet.
Sun Tiantian stood there obediently, letting Shen Nianshen help her put on the helmet.
Shen Nianshen put it on quickly, he got on the motorbike first and Sun Tiantian followed him.
“Are you afraid?” Shen Nianshen asked.
Sin Tiantian shook her head, tightly hugging Shen Nianshen’s waist, “I’m not afraid.”
Shen Nianshen said quietly, “I will drive slowly.”
Sun Tiantian nodded, hugged Shen Nianshen, and pressed her cheek against the young man’s back.
The night wind was very strong, Sun Tiantian was a little cold. She subconsciously hugged Shen Nianshen tighter.
Shen Nianshen felt Sun Tiantian’s embrace tightened, “Are you feeling cold?”
He lowered his head and touched Sun Tiantian’s icy hand.
He frowned. Remembering that Sun Tiantian had been alone in the cold wind for several hours, he couldn’t help but blame himself again.
He glanced to the side of the road and saw a hotel ahead. He rode his motorbike there, then stopped.
Sun Tiantian was dumbfounded, “What’s wrong?”
Shen Nianshen said, “It’s too far to go back to campus, tonight we’ll just stay here.”
After speaking, he got off the motorbike and helped Sun Tiantian to get off.
“You should take a hot shower, don’t catch a cold.” Shen Nianshen spoke while guiding Sun Tiantian into the hotel.
As soon as they entered the hotel, they immediately felt the warmth from the heating. The difference temperature compared to the freezing cold outside, almost like in two different worlds.
They both booked a standard room and carried out the check-in procedure quickly.
When they arrived at the room, Shen Nianshen immediately turned on the heating and went to the bathroom to help Sun Tiantian prepared the bathwater.
Hot water dripped from the shower, the bathroom was immediately engulfed in hot steam, very warm.
Shen Nianshen came out of the bathroom, “Hurry up and take a shower, the water is already hot enough.”
Sun Tiantian just said yes, she took off her jacket and went into the bathroom.
She was feeling cold, her hands and feet were freezing.
Sun Tiantian went to take a shower, Shen Nianshen boiled a pot of hot water and poured it into a disposable cup to cool it down a bit.
After that, he sat on the sofa, closed his eyes, and rested for a while.
He tilted his head back, his neck resting against the back of the sofa, his fingers pressing against the bridge of his nose and his brow furrowed. He looked really exhausted.
The doctor’s words kept echoing in his ears: Grandma’s condition was not so good, it was recommended to have surgery.
The operating costs of hundreds of thousands were like a big rock that fell on his shoulder.
Sun Tiantian took a hot shower in the bathroom, her body felt warm again. She showered for almost 20 minutes, then turned off the water, put on her bathrobe, and came out from the bathroom.
As soon as she came out, she saw Shen Nianshen leaning on the sofa. The young man covered his eyes with his right hand, looking very tired.
Sun Tiantian walked over slowly, took off Shen Nianshen’s shoes and climbed onto the sofa, and gently pressed Shen Nianshen’s temples. She helped massage him gently.
Shen Nianshen just realized that Sun Tiantian had finished her shower. He opened his eyes and held her hand, “Have you done showering?”
Sun Tiantian nodded and looked at Shen Nianshen.
Shen Nianshen checked on Sun Tiantian’s hand, he found that the girl’s hand was warm now.
He sat up straight, passing the warm water cup to Sun Tiantian, “Drink some warm water, don’t catch a cold.”
Sun Tiantian accepted the cup and noticing the dark circles under Shen Nianshen’s eyes. Her heart was aching. She reached out to touch Shen Nianshen’s face. She wanted to say something, but don’t know what to say.
Shen Nianshen smiled, stroking Sun Tiantian’s head, “I’ll go take a shower. Finished your drink, and then get in the blanket to warm up.”
Sun Tiantian nodded, “Okay.”
Shen Nianshen stared at Sun Tiantian for a while, then lowered his head to kiss the girl’s lips. Then he turned and went into the bathroom.
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