On the day I was kicked out of my parents’ home, I had a flash marriage with the richest man.

An Jun struggled and tried to stand up and kneel down again, but his legs were in so much pain that he couldn't muster any strength.

Chu Manke kicked the washboard away. "Alright! You're so skinny now. Doesn't it hurt when you kneel on it?"

An Jun smiled, his eyes moistened, "It hurts. It hurts so much that I am dying."

Chu Manke snorted, turned around to go back to the house, but An Jun grabbed her wrist.

An Jun half-sitting on the ground, looking up at Chu Manke, his starry eyes full of tenderness and affection.

"Manke, you forgive me, right?"

"No!" Chu Man tried to shake his hand off, but couldn't.

An Jun was still very happy.

Because he could see that although Chu Manke had not completely forgiven him, she had made concessions, which was a good start.

Sometimes, it is not necessary to ask for the word "forgiveness". As long as the hearts of two people can be brought together again, forgiveness or not is secondary.

The hurt he once inflicted on Chu Manke was deep in her bones and could not be erased by just a word of forgiveness.

As long as Chu Man is willing to give him a gap, it will be enough.

"Man Ke, my legs hurt so much, I can't get up, can you give me a hand?"

Chu Man didn't want to help An Jun, so she glanced downstairs. It was already late at night and everyone had gone to bed. It was quiet and there was no one around.

Chu Manke had no choice but to bend down and help An Jun up.

An Jun really couldn't walk anymore. His legs were so weak that he couldn't even stand steadily.

The guest room where An Jun stayed was on the first floor, and Chu Manke's room was on the third floor, which required walking up two spiral staircases.

An Jun really couldn't walk any further, and Chu Manke couldn't support him.

At An Jun's suggestion, Chu Manke had to help An Jun to her room first, apply medicine on his knee, and then return to his room after he recovered a little.

Chu Manke helped An Jun back to her room.

The moment the door closed, everyone poked their heads out from the corner, covering their mouths with their hands and laughing.

Become!

No matter how cold the stone is, it will warm up one day if you give it a chance.

That night, An Jun did not come out of Chu Manke's room.

It’s not that Chu Manke wanted to keep An Jun, but that Chu Manke’s door lock was broken.

As for how bad it is...

You have to ask Ji Yunxi about this.

Ji Yunxi didn't have such a cunning idea, it was Ivy who came up with the idea.

Ivy said, "For people to get along with each other, it takes the right time, right place and right people! Many opportunities are not given by God, so we can only create them! With more opportunities to interact, the relationship will naturally deepen."

"Feelings never come out of nothing! It is only when there is a chance of contact and mutual touch that feelings slowly develop."

Ji Yunxi felt that what Ivy said made sense, and quietly broke the lock on Chu Manke's door.

Chu Manke was naturally embarrassed to ask for help in the middle of the night.

Otherwise, if people knew that An Jun was in her room, they would definitely think too much.

An Jun was clearly kneeling outside the door, so how did he go to her room?

It’s too troublesome to explain, so it’s better to let An Jun stay overnight. It’s not like we have slept in the same room before.

After knowing each other for so many years, she was sure that An Jun would not dare to do anything to her.

An Jun naturally would not do anything to Chu Manke.

He loves Chu Manke and respects Chu Manke.

At night he slept on the sofa and Chu Manke slept on the bed.

An Jun couldn't fall asleep no matter what, but he didn't dare to move, for fear of making any noise and disturbing Chu Manke.

He lay on his side on the sofa with his long legs curled up, looking at Chu Manke who was sleeping quietly on the bed. He slowly raised his hand and gently traced Chu Manke's figure.

Just when An Jun was about to fall asleep, Chu Manke suddenly shouted, "Don't come over! Let me go!"

An Jun suddenly turned over and sat up.

"Man Ke, what's wrong with you? I won't touch you, I swear!"

Chu Manke did not wake up, but continued to scream and wave her hands.

An Jun realized something and hurriedly got off the sofa, ran to the bed, and gently held Chu Manke's hand.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here! Manke, don't be afraid!"

Chu Manke was having a nightmare, with beads of sweat on her forehead.

An Jun hugged her lovingly, his voice low and hoarse, "Don't be afraid, Man, I'm here, I will always be by your side."

An Jun's voice was filled with endless pain and deeply suppressed hatred.

It turns out that the pain Zheng Hao brought to Chu Manke was so deep that she has been having nightmares for the past few years.

If Zheng Hao had not been executed, An Jun would have wanted to cut Zheng Hao into pieces and grind his bones to ashes.

Chu Manke gradually fell asleep in An Jun's arms and did not have any nightmares that night.

In the past few years, Chu Manke has hardly slept well.

I always have nightmares in my dreams.

This was the first time in several years that she slept so soundly.

When she woke up in the morning, she found herself lying in An Jun's arms. She was so scared that she sat up suddenly and kicked An Jun off the bed.

An Jun was awakened, rubbed his sore butt, and got up from the ground. His handsome starry eyes were drowsy after being awakened.

"Manke, you're awake..."

"You, you, why are you sleeping in my bed? What did you do to me?" Chu Manke looked at herself in horror. Fortunately, her clothes were still on, so she grabbed the quilt to cover herself.

"I..." An Jun didn't know how to explain.

He didn't want to mention Chu Manke's nightmare. That was a knot that Chu Manke couldn't untie, and it was also a knot that he couldn't untie.

"I just...it's a bit cold at night. I swear, I didn't touch you!" An Jun raised his hand as if swearing.

Chu Man didn't want to hear his explanation. Whether it was because of the cold or for some other reason, An Jun climbed into her bed.

"Get out! Get out!" Chu Manke threw back the quilt and got out of bed, pulling the door hard, but it still wouldn't open.

Chu Manke knocked on the door angrily, "Is anyone there? Open the door for me!"

Chu Manke shouted for a long time, and finally Ji Yunxi's voice came from outside the door.

"Man Ke, are you locked in the room? Okay, I'll find someone to open the door right away."

After a while, Ji Yunxi came back. She brought tools with her friends and prepared to pry open the door lock.

"Manke, I'm opening the door now, please move away! Be careful not to get hurt." Ji Yunxi said loudly, also reminding Chu Manke that if there was any inconvenience, she should deal with it quickly.

If someone found out that An Jun was in Chu Manke's room, Chu Manke would definitely be embarrassed and would get angry out of shame, causing the relationship between her and An Jun, which had eased a little, to drop to freezing point again.

When Chu Manke heard Ji Yunxi's reminder, she quickly asked An Jun to hide in the bathroom and not come out for the time being.

Wait until there is no one around, then leave quietly.

The door finally opened.

Ji Yunxi hurriedly took a step back, without looking inside the house, and went downstairs with the workers to pay the bill with a smile.

Ji Yunxi pretended she knew nothing and after paying the bill, she went to the kitchen to help En Ning prepare breakfast for the confinement period.

Chu Manke felt a little uncomfortable. She walked out of the room at a loss, looking back every few steps, afraid that someone would see An Jun when he came out.

Ji Yunxi came out of the kitchen carrying En Ning's confinement meal. When passing by Chu Manke, she asked curiously.

"Didn't An Jun kneel outside your door last night? Where was he afterwards? I saw the washboard, but not him. Did you forgive him and let him go back to his room to rest?"

"Ah, this, that...ah, yes! I forgive him!" Chu Manke smiled dryly.

She couldn't say that she hadn't forgiven him yet, and when she saw An Jun's legs losing feeling, she helped An Jun to her room to rest, and ended up locking them in the room, right?

"Oh, so that's it!" Ji Yunxi did not point it out. She glanced at the washboard standing at the stairs, smiled meaningfully, and went upstairs.