Chapter 190: Chapter 190 I Want to See You_1 Chapter 190: Chapter 190 I Want to See You_1 He hastily rose from bed and walked downstairs with an expectant face, only to find after searching that the person he wished to see was nowhere to be found.

He even asked the servants if they had seen her, yet they said that she was seen last night, but her car was gone early in the morning upon waking.

A flicker of desolation crossed Mu Yingchen’s eyes. She had left early in the morning…

Then what was last night about? Pity?

He couldn’t help but scoff at himself with a wry smile, “Su Wanxia, how cruel you are!”

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Time passed day by day, and unknowingly, the last day of the year had arrived—Chinese New Year’s Eve!

That day, Su Wanxia helped Mother Su wrap dumplings. Although they didn’t look very pretty, they were generally acceptable.

According to Mother Su, as long as they were wrapped tightly and didn’t show the filling, they were good enough—

Father Su was also cooking today, bustling about the kitchen here and there.

Su Wanxia couldn’t help but curl her lips in satisfaction. It had been 6 years since she last celebrated the New Year at home, and this feeling was truly blissful.

She dared not ask for too much anymore, as sometimes the more you want something, the less likely you are to get it.

Being able to stay by her parents’ side at all times, living in the same city as him, was enough for her now.

Father Su suddenly came out of the kitchen with a platter of golden fried fish pieces, grinning.

“Xiaxia, try these and see if they’re as tasty as before…”

Su Wanxia smiled and arched an eyebrow, “Certainly as delicious as before.”

With that, she leaned in eagerly.

“Here, careful, it’s hot–” Father Su handed her the chopsticks he brought along.

She took them, picked up a piece, and slowly brought it to her lips.

After taking a bite, she nodded repeatedly, “Mhm, Dad, it really is as delicious as before…”

“Really?” Father Su was somewhat incredulous.

“Really, try it if you don’t believe me.”

“Haha, that’s great, no regression is good enough,” Father Su said, pleased before standing up and heading back to the kitchen.

Just as she was about to take a second bite, she suddenly felt nauseous. She instinctively frowned and covered her mouth.

Lately, she had been feeling queasy every time she ate, and she couldn’t recall eating anything that would upset her stomach…

She had suffered from stomach problems for a while when she was in England, not unlike the current situation. As long as she ate a nutritious and regular diet, it wasn’t a big deal, so she didn’t pay much attention to it, just avoided certain foods as much as possible.

“Xiaxia, what’s wrong?” Mother Su looked at her with suspicion.

She smoothed her chest and only when the nausea had completely subsided did she smile back at Mother Su, “Nothing much, probably just a bit greedy, my stomach is acting up a bit…”

“Stomach problems? I remember you didn’t have those before,” Mother Su retorted.

“It was when I was in England, sometimes work was too hectic, and I ate irregularly. Haha, I’m fine now–” Su Wanxia reassured her mother.

“Should you take some medicine?” Mother Su was still worried.

“No need, Mom, I’m really fine—”

“Alright then, if you still feel unwell, go see a doctor. Your health is the most important.”

“Mhm, got it, Mom.”

The family enjoyed a harmonious dinner together for the New Year’s Eve, then they all gathered in the living room to watch television.

By the time 11 o’clock came, Su Wanxia was struggling to stay awake, her eyes barely staying open.

Mother Su chuckled and shook her head, “Xiaxia, if you’re sleepy, go upstairs and rest…”

Su Wanxia yawned and blinked her tired eyes, “It’s okay, I’ll stay with you for a little longer, I’ll go upstairs to sleep after midnight–”

Having said that, she perked up again, continuing to keep her parents company–

She wasn’t usually this susceptible to sleepiness—sometimes she went to bed at one or two in the morning without feeling this tired. Who knew why these past few days, she always felt so sleepy—

No sooner had she thought this than she couldn’t help but yawn again. Could it be that gaining a year also aged her body a year, making it less resilient?

Finally making it past midnight, Su Wanxia no longer forced herself to stay up and, urged by her parents, went upstairs to rest.

Because she was really too sleepy, her eyelids waged war against each other—

No sooner had she reached the bedroom than her phone suddenly rang, startling her. In an instant, most of her drowsiness vanished.

She picked up the phone and immediately didn’t know what to do.

Mu Yingchen’s call, should she answer it or not?

And if she did, what should she say?

She held the phone, hesitating for a moment before finally deciding to press the answer button as if resolved.

No matter, let it just be to say “Happy New Year”—

“Have you gone to bed?” She hadn’t yet spoken when Mu Yingchen’s voice reached her first from the other end.

It was magnetic and touching, like the strings of a piano.

She curled the corners of her lips, hummed in response, and then quickly shook her head, “Err, not yet, I was just about to.”

“Happy New Year…”

“Hmm, Happy New Year…” Su Wanxia reciprocated, if only symbolically, because apart from this response, she had nothing else to offer.

Mu Yingchen fell silent on the other end of the phone, and Su Wanxia’s heart also thumped nervously. The atmosphere was tormenting—being on the phone yet not knowing what to say.

Just as she was about to ask, “Have you rested yet?” Mu Yingchen’s deep voice came, “But I don’t feel a shred of happiness…”

His voice was soft, ethereal.

Yet it struck her heart, word by word, mercilessly.

Her heart involuntarily clenched. He couldn’t feel a shred of happiness?

Neither could she, could she? If it weren’t for her parents being there, she might have wanted to force a smile, but couldn’t manage it.

“Wanwan…” Mu Yingchen’s voice was somewhat suppressed.

He had endured so long not to seek her out, not to call her, and he was nearly going crazy.

Having thought so much, agonized so long, he still had only one idea: he couldn’t let go!

“I want to see you…”

As Su Wanxia kept silent, Mu Yingchen let out these words heavily again.

“We—” Su Wanxia began with a catch in her voice but could not continue.

She wanted to say, we can’t be together, she also wanted to ask, can we still see each other?

With things having reached this irreparable state today, what could another meeting solve?

“I don’t care—” Mu Yingchen suddenly didn’t want to hear her speak further, interjecting somewhat childishly.

“I’ll come to find you tomorrow—”

Su Wanxia didn’t know if she should refuse out loud, but she didn’t want to—in fact, she wanted to see him, very much—

“Okay—”

Her agreement made both their moods instantly lighter.

“Okay, get some rest early—”

“Hmm, you too—”

After hanging up the phone, Su Wanxia suddenly opened a small drawer beside her bedside table and took out a small box from it.

Inside the box was the ring. In the rush that day, she had casually placed it in her pocket. The next morning, she left in such a hurry that she forgot to return it to him, and only when she got home did she discover that the ring had been in her pocket all along.