Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 873: 872 doesn’t necessarily wish you happiness.

“Ranran, don’t be so close to Shen Yuting in the future,”

Mo Xiuchen told Wen Ran as they lay in bed, with him gently holding her in his arms. His long fingers lightly hooked the strands of hair that had fallen onto her shoulder.

Wen Ran was a little startled, her bright, clear eyes filled with surprise as she looked at him, “Mo Xiuchen, why would you say that?”

Tonight, when she and Gu Kai came down from the upstairs, she didn’t notice anything wrong with the atmosphere.

Could it be that Mo Xiuchen already knew about Shen Yuting once having feelings for him?

After a few seconds of silence, Mo Xiuchen spoke again, his tone carrying a hint of indifference, “Although she is your cousin, she may not truly wish for your happiness.”

“Mo Xiuchen, did Sister Ting say something to you?” Wen Ran felt some confusion, and recalling what Shen Yuting had said to her at Yi Pin Xuan Pavilion, she lowered her gaze and lightly pursed her lips.

“Ranran, Shen Yuting told me that when I was in D Country, they all hoped you and Ah Mu would be together. She also said that for these past few months, it’s always been Ah Mu by your side, and she never saw you refuse.”

“How could she say that?”

The body that was leaning against Mo Xiuchen in his arms suddenly sat up straight, and a trace of paleness appeared on Wen Ran’s beautiful face. In her eyes was written shock and sadness.

Even if Mo Xiuchen didn’t come back, she wouldn’t be with Ah Mu.

The person she loved in her heart was always only Mo Xiuchen. To Ah Mu, she just felt guilt.

Moreover, who were ‘they’? Her two brothers had never said such things to her, her dad never mentioned it, and among her friends, no one had said they hoped she would be with Qin Mu.

If anyone did actively encourage this, it must have been Aunt Qin.

Seeing Wen Ran’s agitated and shocked expression, Mo Xiuchen felt a slight tightness in his heart. He remembered how he had been influenced by Shen Yuting that night and even asked Ranran if she would…

He reached out to pull Wen Ran back into his embrace and said with self-reproach, “Ranran, I’m sorry, I only asked you that question that night because I heard Shen Yuting telling me those things.”

Wen Ran’s body suddenly stiffened.

She looked up at Mo Xiuchen, noticing the self-reproach in his eyes, and gently shook her head, “I don’t blame you. You had lost your memory, so it’s normal for you to misunderstand me. I’m just upset that Sister Ting would say things like that.”

“Ranran, human nature is selfish. Don’t be sad because of one Shen Yuting. Although she is your cousin, you didn’t grow up together, nor do you truly know each other since childhood. She may not have as deep a kinship with you as you might think. To be blunt, she might not even compare to Bai Xiaoxiao, who has always been close to you,”

Mo Xiuchen’s low and magnetic voice was tinged with a thread of compassion. He felt a deep sense of remorse as he remembered Ranran’s choky words from that night. She had said that even if he never returned, she would still not forget him.

She would stay true to her love for him for the rest of her life, rather than marrying someone else.

How could he have been swayed by Shen Yuting’s words in a moment of insecurity, uttering words that would make the Ranran who loved him so deeply feel sad?

At this thought, the hand Mo Xiuchen had on her shoulder involuntarily tightened, “Ranran, did Shen Yuting have some thoughts about me in the past?”

That night, when he saw Shen Yuting’s boyfriend Jiang Liu, Mo Xiuchen had been a bit surprised. That man not only bore a resemblance to him, but even his way of speaking and expressions felt familiar.

Wen Ran nodded lightly, Mo Xiuchen had always been sharp-minded and attentive to detail. He hadn’t met Shen Yuting many times, yet he harbored suspicions; she had no need to hide anything from him.

Just as he said, human nature is selfish. After she learned what Shen Yuting had said to Mo Xiuchen, she also didn’t want Mo Xiuchen to be too close to Shen Yuting, “Mo Xiuchen, Sister Ting has known you since childhood and, moreover, has liked you for many years.”

“Hmph, no wonder she would say those provoking words.”

Mo Xiuchen snorted coldly, his tone turning cool instantly.

If it hadn’t been out of consideration for Gu Kai and Ranran that evening, he would have exposed Shen Yuting’s intentions right then. As he suspected, Shen Yuting really harbored impure thoughts.

Wen Ran sighed softly, puzzled, “Before the new year, Sister Ting confessed to you on my birthday night, and later she apologized to me. She said she lost control because she was drunk. I forgave her, thinking she had truly moved on. A few months ago, when I was about to break up with you upon learning about my condition, Sister Ting even came to persuade me.”

If it wasn’t for that conversation between the two of them back then, Wen Ran wouldn’t have considered Shen Yuting truly like family.

Since then, her relationship with Shen Yuting had always been good. She thought Shen Yuting had really let go of Mo Xiuchen, but now, why would she utter such words, if not to deliberately make Mo Xiuchen misunderstand her?

After listening to Wen Ran finish, Mo Xiuchen soothed her gently, “Ranran, maybe, Shen Yuting never fell for Jiang Liu, as you just mentioned, she used to like me very much, for many years. Now facing a man who somewhat resembles me, it’s normal for her to not let go.”

“Could it be that Sister Ting has always been…”

“Ranran, whatever her feelings are towards me is her business, and it has nothing to do with me. You don’t need to mind it either. Just keep your distance from her from now on,” Mo Xiuchen covered Wen Ran’s mouth, stopping her from saying anything further.

“Even if Shen Yuting’s feelings for me were genuine at the beginning. But after that, I lost my memory, what she thought then is unknown.”

Mo Xiuchen said indifferently.

However, he indeed voiced the changes in Shen Yuting’s heart. Initially, when Wen Ran was about to leave Mo Xiuchen, Shen Yuting sincerely advised her not to give up.

Because at that time, she knew Mo Xiuchen would never like her; in his heart, there was only Wen Ran. But later, when Mo Xiuchen lost his memory and Wen Ran swore never to disturb him again, never to be together with him, things changed.

On the other hand, Qin Mu liked Wen Ran, and Mother Qin’s attitude was clear. The deep feelings Shen Yuting had buried in her heart for Mo Xiuchen began to stir.

If Mo Xiuchen and Wen Ran’s fates were exhausted, why couldn’t she compete with Cheng Jia? She even felt that, compared to Cheng Jia, everyone would surely support her being with Mo Xiuchen.

Only, she hadn’t expected it all to come to naught in the end.

Mo Xiuchen lost his memory, yet he was the same as before in that his eyes and heart were filled with Wen Ran, with no room for any other woman.

“Ranran, I won’t believe anything Shen Yuting says anymore, and you shouldn’t be influenced by her either. Let’s be together nicely and live our own lives, not caring about other people’s gossip, alright?”

Mo Xiuchen knew that although Wen Ran had agreed to come back, her heart was still uncertain.

If someone kept reminding her in her ear, over and over, of her past vows, even if she didn’t leave him, she’d still be sad. He didn’t want her to struggle or be unhappy.

Wen Ran understood his meaning. She tugged at the corners of her lips, revealing a tender smile, and said softly,