Mr. Sheng's Newly Married Mute Wife

The Wang family bought their house five years ago and decorated it like a nouveau riche. Wang Kaiye is indeed a nouveau riche.

There was no one else in the house except a nanny and a cleaner. Shang Zixuan led Yan Liang into her bedroom. She had long since separated from Wang Kaiye and had a bedroom on the east side of the second floor. It was not very big but was elegantly decorated.

Yan Liang saw a photo frame on the bedside table. In it was a young woman holding a baby who had not yet been weaned in her arms, smiling gently and gracefully.

At first glance, it was a photo of Shang Zixuan when she was young. Yan Liang wondered if the baby was Wang Qingwan. Shang Zixuan pulled her hand and sat on the edge of the bed, then showed her the photo frame: "This is what you looked like when you were a child."

Yan Liang opened his mouth in shock, his eyes fixed on the baby.

The photo is a bit old, but it is very clear. Shang Zixuan is wearing an ordinary floral shirt, and her baby's pink face is leaning on her chest, with her mouth open and smiling happily.

It turned out that this was what I was like when I was a kid. Yan Liang felt like something was blocking his throat and his heart was stuffy.

"Other children always cry when they are just born, but you smile when you see people, and everyone who sees you likes you very much." Shang Zixuan gently stroked the photo frame with her fingers, her lips curled up, and tears in her eyes, "At that time, mom was the happiest woman in the world. I was satisfied to be able to look at you and hold you every day."

She raised her hand and wiped the corner of her eyes: "But after only two months of this life, you were lost. I know who stole you, but your father hid that bitch in another province, so I couldn't find her at all!"

Shang Zixuan's voice became sharp, and years of hatred burned in her eyes: "I almost lost my mind. I called the police, posted notices everywhere, and stood on the street to stop passers-by to ask, but there was no news of you."

Yan Liang's eyes became hot and tears welled up in her eyes. She stretched out her arms and gently hugged Shang Zixuan: "Mom, it's all over. Don't think about it. I'm back now!"

Shang Zixuan raised her red eyes, looked at Yan Liang intently and tenderly, and stroked Yan Liang's face with her cold hands: "My daughter has grown so big and is so beautiful. It would be great if mom could watch you grow up. I want to record your appearance every day with my own eyes."

"My child, not being able to grow up with you is my biggest regret in this life. I don't know how to make up for it..."

Shang Zixuan's shoulders twitched and his body shook like an autumn leaf in the wind.

Yan Liang couldn't bear to see her too sad about the past, so he let her cry for a while and then pulled her out to change the subject.

"If only Mom had found you earlier, I could have lived with you more time before you got married, and I could have bought you a dowry myself." Shang Zixuan was still chattering as she walked down the stairs.

Yan Liang's eyes flickered, and he didn't dare to respond to her. He just said that there would be plenty of time in the future.

Shang Zixuan asked her mother-in-law whether she treated her well and asked her to meet up for tea some other day. The in-laws had not met formally yet.

As a last resort, Yan Liang had to tell her that her mother-in-law was not in good health and needed to rest, and they might not be able to meet in the short term.

"What's wrong with her? Does she need your care?" Shang Zixuan asked nervously. She didn't want her precious daughter to suffer.

"No need. I can't even see her now." Perhaps because of the marriage, Sheng Boyan was unwilling to let her bear the burden that did not belong to her. Yan Liang sighed silently.

"Bo Yan treats you very well, mom can see it." Shang Zixuan smiled with relief, and wrinkles at the corners of her eyes spread out.

Yan Liang smiled faintly and didn't say much.

"We have drunken crabs at home, which have been pickled a long time ago. The crabs are the fattest in this season!" Shang Zixuan instructed the nanny about the dinner menu. Just as she was about to say something else, she was interrupted by the ringing of the phone.

Yan Liang saw her walk a few steps away to answer the phone, and guessed that it might be Wang Qingwan calling. Shang Zixuan's voice was deliberately low, and Yan Liang pricked up her ears like a vigilant little animal. In fact, she was not very curious, but she couldn't help but pay attention.

Shang Zixuan hung up the call quickly, came over and pulled Yan Liang to sit at the dining table, refusing to mention the previous call, which made Yan Liang feel more confident.

I only made a few home-cooked dishes. They were not very sumptuous, but they were casual and friendly, which was exactly the atmosphere that Yanliang liked.

Shang Zixuan opened a crab for Yan Liang, picked up a large piece of crab roe and handed it to Yan Liang: "Try this drunken crab. Sister Sun makes it the most authentic one. It tastes better than any top chef. Your dad likes it. Every autumn, our family pickles a lot of it."

Yanliang didn't care much about food. Considering his tendency to get drunk easily, he wondered in his heart, should it be okay to eat this drunken crab?

However, despite Shang Zixuan's earnest gaze, Yan Liang smiled and took a bite from her hand.

Shang Zixuan immediately looked flattered and hurriedly peeled it again.

"Mom, don't worry about me. I can eat by myself."

Shang Zixuan seemed not to hear it, and continued to move her hands, feeding Yan Liang a few more mouthfuls before stopping.

"My dear daughter, this is your home from now on. I wish you could live here and stay with you all the time. But since you are newly married, I can't do anything too outrageous. Can you promise me that you will come back for dinner often? When you are free, accompany me to some parties so that I can show off my beautiful daughter!"

"Although your father has a bad temper and favors boys over girls, you are his legitimate daughter after all. He still likes you in his heart. The more you spend time with him, the stronger the family relationship will be. As for that so-called brother, ignore him! Who is he? He is an illegitimate child after all!"

Shang Zixuan kept talking, and she couldn't help gritting her teeth when she mentioned Wang Qinghai. Thirty years had not calmed her anger.

Yan Liang listened in silence without interrupting. Shang Zixuan's worries could not be resolved by a few words, and he had no interest in provoking her emotions.

Shang Zixuan poured Yan Liang a glass of red wine. Yan Liang waved his hand to indicate that he couldn't drink, so she started drinking it.

Yan Liang picked up a piece of vegetable with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. Suddenly, he saw Shang Zixuan swaying in front of him. Her red lips, which were opening and closing, suddenly enlarged to twice their size, which looked a bit scary.

She blinked twice hurriedly and looked again intently. The distance was indeed farther, but there seemed to be a layer of fog in front of her eyes. Everything became unreal and her head began to become blurry.

She raised the corners of her lips and thought to herself: It turns out that I can get drunk by eating drunken crabs!

In a trance, she felt someone pulling her. She struggled a few times but couldn't get free. She thought it was Shang Zixuan who was helping her to rest, so she relaxed her strength.

******

Sheng Boyan glanced at his watch nonchalantly and dialed Yan Liang's number. Yan Liang said that she was having lunch with Chen Chen in the amusement park at noon. They must have gone home a long time ago, right?

He wanted to tell Yan Liang that he was going to the old house to accompany his mother tonight and would not go back. He put the phone to his ear, but there was no expected ringing sound. Instead, he was startled by a mechanical female voice: "The number you dialed is turned off. Please call again later."

After repeating it twice, Sheng Boyan suddenly panicked. She looked at the time on her phone again. It was 7:20 pm. She couldn't possibly go to bed so early. Why did she turn off her phone? Did it run out of battery?

He dialed Sister Yun's number without hesitation. Sister Yun answered the phone quickly and said that the young lady had not returned home yet, and only Miss Jiang and Chenchen were at home. He asked Sister Yun to give the call to Jiang Xiaomei.

Jiang Xiaomei said that Yan Liang did not go home with them at noon, but went to Wang's house with Mrs. Wang, and might come back after dinner.

After hanging up the phone, Sheng Boyan felt more and more uneasy. He grabbed his shirt and put it over his arm, rushed out of the office quickly, jumped into the Cullinan, and the car sped away like lightning.