Chapter 244: The wooden beauty of Young Master Sheng
Chapter 244: Conclusion
Although he had speculated about it, hearing her confirm it with her own words still surprised Sheng Mingsi. At the same time, an uneasy feeling began to settle within him.
"Are you leaving here?" he suddenly asked. Once she left, could she come back?
Not to a small place or a distant foreign country, but to another planet, to a civilization so far away that even current technology couldn't detect it. Once she left, only the unknown would remain.
Jiang Chenchen held the ring in her hand and brought it in front of him. "My mother said I should return to where I belong, so I want to go back for a while. But I will come back."
It was another place she considered home, and she definitely wanted to visit.
Sheng Mingsi could understand that feeling, but...
His eyes grew deeper, and he held her hand along with the ring, "It's off work. Let's go home."
They returned to the house he lived in the small town.
"Chenchen, go take a shower. I'll prepare some food, and we can talk later."
He went out to buy groceries, purchasing a variety of rich ingredients. However, when he reached the door of his home, he suddenly stopped, put away the umbrella, set down the shopping bags, and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.
He had quit smoking for a year, but his emotions were complicated at the moment.
He took out a cigarette, leaned against the wall, watched the rain fall in the dark night, and let his thoughts wander with the drifting smoke.
The night was too cold.
His hands were having trouble holding the cigarette.
He discarded the cigarette in his hand.
At this moment, he made a decision as well.
As he turned to open the door, the door was pushed open. Jiang Chenchen stood in the doorway, looking at him. "Ah Si, you're back."
She had taken a shower and changed her clothes. It was cold inside the southern house, but she wasn't wearing much.
"Come in quickly; it's cold outside."
She reached out, held his hand, pulled him inside, and then brought in the shopping bags and umbrella from the door. He, however, hugged her waist from behind.
"I'll do it."
Sheng Mingsi brought in the things, closed the door, and kept the cold rain and air outside.
"The down jacket on the hanger, put it on first. I'll finish cooking soon."
He changed his shoes and went into the kitchen to get busy.
Jiang Chenchen looked at his figure, followed his words to put on his down jacket, which was warm and still carried his scent.
She gently wrapped the jacket around her and went into the kitchen to watch him.
His hands, originally cold, became even redder after washing and chopping vegetables. He was preparing a meal.
Jiang Chenchen walked over, used a handkerchief to wrap his hands, and then placed them inside her clothes. In his bewildered gaze, she tightly wrapped the jacket around herself, then looked up at him. "Ah Si, is it warm?"
Sheng Mingsi snapped out of his daze. In the warm clothes, he felt his hands returning to life, not only warming his hands but also warming the cold night in his heart.
He stared at her, his eyes deepening, and lips slightly curved. "Chenchen, I can't cook like this."
"Then, taste it here."
Jiang Chenchen said as she made his hand loop around her waist. Standing on tiptoes, she approached him and kissed his lips.
"I missed you so much."
In that fiery breath, she confessed these words.
It completely disrupted Sheng Mingsi's complex emotions.
But at this moment, he just wanted to respond to her forcefully, holding her tightly in his arms.
Outside, the rain was bustling.
Inside, the atmosphere was heated. From the kitchen to the small living room, then to the bedroom, when Sheng Mingsi pressed her down, he suddenly became a bit more sober. In the dark room, he lifted his head, looked down at her, and said, "Chenchen, let's go together to your place."
Jiang Chenchen's black hair was disheveled, the heavy coat was long gone, and the pressure in front and the previous kiss made her head a little lacking in oxygen. Hearing this, she looked at him. "Ah Si, what are you saying?"
"I said, I'll go with you to that distant planet."
Sheng Mingsi wiped away the messy hair on her forehead, dropped a kiss on her forehead, and exhaled, his black eyes becoming even deeper in the dark night.
"Let me accompany you, moving forward together with you."
Jiang Chenchen looked at him, somewhat moved. Her eyes were slightly red. "But Ah Si, will your body be able to adapt there? I don't want you to take risks with me."
She was just a mixed-blood human, unable to predict whether they could really reach that planet.
The ring was a hidden flying device, but what if an uncontrollable danger occurred?
She didn't want Sheng Mingsi to take risks with her.
However, the person in front of her moved his gaze away from her face. Lowering his head, he approached her ear, and his voice, low and magnetic, fell into her ears.
"I'm not afraid of danger; I'm only afraid of losing you."
The person in front of her shifted his gaze away from her face, lowered his head, and approached her ear. His voice, low and husky, dropped into her ears.
"I'm not afraid of danger, only afraid of losing you."
"But... ah..."
A slight pain and itch came from the tip of her ear...
Jiang Chenchen experienced a momentary numbness. When she regained her senses and wanted to dissuade him, her lips were sealed again.
Sweat dampened her tense skin.
Inquiring whispers in her ear, she softly agreed.
She was intoxicated in a dream.
...
Jiang Chenchen spent a week here.
Sheng Mingsi sorted out his affairs here and embarked on the return journey with her. Upon landing, they were met by Gu Mingmei.
"Ah Si, are you still unwilling to reconcile with Lady Sheng? That's just how she is, accustomed to being dominant, but it's all for our good. Now her health is not good; she no longer has the energy to manage the conglomerate. Are you going to watch everything from the Sheng family fall into someone else's hands?"
"Chenchen, persuade him too."
Gu Mingmei cast a helpless look at Jiang Chenchen.
Jiang Chenchen nodded at her and looked at Sheng Mingsi. "Ah Si, let's go back to the old house and talk."
"I know. I'll go back later tonight."
Sheng Mingsi understood that to go to that distant planet with Chenchen, he had to handle things here properly before he could feel more at ease leaving.
Will there be a way back?
He didn't know, but he would rather take the risk than not accompany her home.
This matter would not be known to many people.
But there must be support.
In the imperial capital, the Sheng family was the support, and this matter had to be told to his mother.
He openly revealed everything.
In the spacious and luxurious dining room, the atmosphere went from low to even lower.
Sheng Qinghua never thought that her son would be so reckless, so affectionate.
She feared that the person would take advantage of his deep affection.
But he said, "Mother, I willingly chose this."
Why was he so foolish?
Sheng Qinghua's delicate face showed signs of aging, but she was also pleased. A life without love, like hers, was dull, wrapped only in hatred. Otherwise, living seemed meaningless.
"Go, come back and manage the conglomerate well."
This was the agreed condition.
Although he liked practicing medicine, he should understand that he was very suitable for the position above the conglomerate. No one was more capable than him.
...
A few months later, Jiang Chenchen received her diploma and chose not to intern.
With Sheng Mingsi on their family's farm, on a summer night, they activated the ring and boarded the spacecraft, disappearing into the universe.
Heading to her mother's home.
Surrounded by more brilliant celestial bodies, they seemed to have fallen into an unknown dimension.
"Ah Si, are you afraid?"
Sheng Mingsi withdrew his cold gaze from outside, lips faintly curved, holding her hand. "Not afraid. With you by my side, I fear nothing."
"Is this too juvenile?"
"...No."
"It must be!"
After a moment of silence.
"But I'm very happy."
"So am I."
...
...
Three months later!
On the agreed day.
They finally returned.
"If I didn't lie to them that I'm pregnant, I wouldn't have been able to come back. That was close."
Jiang Chenchen stored the spacecraft, put away the ring. Perhaps she wouldn't go back again because her home was here.
Sheng Mingsi tidied her hair, blown into disarray by the wind on this night. Lowering his head, he looked at her. "Let's treat the lie as the truth."
"Ah?"
"And marry me."
Sheng Mingsi knelt on one knee, took out a small box from his pocket, opened it, and a beautiful ring caught her eye.
Under the moonlight and starlight, it looked even more dazzling.
Surprised, Jiang Chenchen approached. "Wow, it's the Milky Way! How did you get it? Isn't it an exhibition piece not for sale?"
"Only it is worthy of you."
Sheng Mingsi, if he wanted it, he could find a way to get it. Perhaps this was the business acumen and capability his mother talked about. Even on their planet, they could survive effortlessly.
"So, Chenchen, do you agree?"
"Yeah!"
Jiang Chenchen's eyes sparkled, nodding vigorously.
She reached out, and Sheng Mingsi stood up, taking her hand. With utmost solemnity, he placed the ring symbolizing eternity on her finger—the Milky Way.
...
End of the main plot
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