Chapter 109 - 108: Longing Hidden in the Heart (2)
Ever since Cheng Ziyang was detained, Mrs. Cheng hadn’t seen Ziyang, not because she couldn’t, but because Ziyang didn’t want her to see him, to spare her from heartbreak.
Dong Xin Yan’s tone was slightly somber, a bit hesitant, "Auntie..."
"I know, you’ve been keeping me from seeing Ziyang because you’re afraid I’d be sad. But Xinxin, I haven’t seen Ziyang for so long, I really miss him, and his birthday is coming up, yet he has to spend it in the detention center. Just thinking about it pains me..."
As Mrs. Cheng spoke, her voice unconsciously choked up again.
Listening to Mrs. Cheng, Dong Xin Yan’s heart twisted a little more with each word. How could she not feel the anguish? Originally, Ziyang’s birthday was during their honeymoon, the first since their marriage. She had already planned how to celebrate, how to surprise him, but now, none of it could happen.
Dong Xin Yan tightened her grip on her phone slightly, took a deep breath, suppressed the acidity rising in her heart, and replied in as calm a voice as she could muster, "Okay, Auntie. On Ziyang’s birthday, we’ll go spend it with him together."
Even if she couldn’t throw Ziyang a birthday full of surprises, at least on that day, she couldn’t let him spend it alone in the detention center.
She had to be with him for each of his birthdays. She had to be with him.
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Secretary Lin arrived a bit early today, with the company still mostly empty, hardly anyone around. She walked into the main office briskly, humming a tune with breakfast in tow.