After returning to Wangjiang Manor, Chi Zhengzheng and Wen Yu started to prepare the ingredients.
Wen Yu washed the vegetables, Wen Yu cut the vegetables, and Wen Yu loaded the plates.
Chi Zhengzheng… accompanied Wen Yu to wash, chop and plate the food.
"Do you really not need my help?" She blinked and asked from the side.
Wen Yu turned around, bit off the potato chips she was holding in her hand, and then said: "Eat fewer snacks, it's time to eat the New Year's Eve dinner."
"Oh, oh, okay." Chi Zhengzheng was also obedient and put the potato chips that she hadn't eaten back on the coffee table.
Just after taking out the phone, inside the kitchen, Wen Yu shouted: "Chi Zhengzheng."
"Hey! What's the matter, do you need my help?" Her eyes lit up.
Wen Yu handed her the plate in her hand: "Then take it out, put it on the table."
Actually, when he called her, he just wanted her to come in and keep him company.
– He always wanted her within his sight.
"Okay!" She walked out briskly carrying plates one by one.
There were only a few of each ingredient, after all, there were only two people and a dog, so there wasn't much to eat.
On the dining table, there was a four-compartment pot, two compartments of red soup, hot and slightly spicy, one compartment of clear soup, and one compartment of plain water. The plain water was obviously prepared for Liuzhu.
The family should be in order for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Chi Zhengzheng sat down at the table, her eyes shining brightly, and shouted towards the kitchen; "Wen Yu! Is it ready yet?"
"Here it is." As Wen Yu said this, he came out carrying the dumplings.
Chi Zhengzheng took a look at it and suddenly, her expression became a bit sensitive.
The dumplings she had made were uglier than the ones Wen Yu had made, and now that they were steamed, the contrast was even more obvious. The skin was obviously the same and the filling was the same, how could the finished product look like two different things?
As usual, Wen Yu sat on Chi Zhengzheng's, Liuzhu was resting on the ground between them.
"Can I have some wine?" She blinked, it seemed as if her eyes could hold countless stars.
"One glass." Wen Yu chuckled.
"Okay!" Chi Zhengzheng hurriedly took out the red wine from the wine cabinet from under the table and handed it to Wen Yu with a smile on her face.
Wen Yu opened it and poured two glasses of wine.
He was about to pick up the glasses.
Chi Zhengzheng interrupted him: "Wait, let's take a picture first!"
She took out her cell phone, and "click click click" she took a few pictures, and then leaned her head over to take a few pictures with Wen Yu, she then posted them to her friends' circle, and only then did she put the phone down. (t/n: it's a feature in WeChat where you can share things just like social media with friends.)
Wen Yu was puzzled at first, then looked at her with a doting expression, he took out his phone and gave her a heart.
After thinking about it, he took a photo of the two of them together again.
"Wen Yu, Happy New Year!" Chi Zhengzheng lifted her glass of wine.
Wen Yu also lifted his glass, and the smile at the corner of his mouth never fell: "Happy New Year, Chi Zhengzheng."
"I wish A Yu a Happy New Year, may all your hopes be fulfilled and I hope you have abundance year after year!" (t/n: 万事如意 may all your hopes be fulfilled or simply all the best,年年有余 have abundance year after year (it has Yu's name))
Wen Yu smiled and following her example, he also said: "I wish Zhengzheng a Happy New Year, for you to have happiness every day, safety and joy."
If you thought about it, this was Wen Yu's first New Year's Eve. He couldn't remember what it was like on New Year's Eve in the Wen family, but it made no difference to him anyway.
Even if he was given a New Year's red packet, he would also be criticized for a while.
(t/n: 红包 red packet or lucky money, it's usually given to children by adults and family in the New Year)
The elders of the Wen family treated him as if he didn't exist, Wen Jingsen also treated him as if he didn't exist, Xu Wei and Wen Yiran, one set him up when she had the chance, and one was proud of what he had in front of him.
Therefore, Wen Yu never felt that the New Year was any different.
But this year he felt it. This year, Wen Yu was happy and happier than he had ever been, and he also experienced the difference between this day and the other days of the year.
After they clinked their glasses, they began to eat.
Wen Yu did what he said he would do, he basically ate the dumplings wrapped by Chi Zhengzheng, the smile at the corner of his mouth was obvious, and his deep eyes, which were always dark all year round, were simply filled with joy.
The Spring Festival Gala had begun, the television was broadcasting it, and it was buzzing with excitement.
Liuzhu was on the floor eating boiled vegetables in plain water, he was very happy. Chi Zhengzheng always wanted to reach out with her chopsticks toward the spicy one but was also always cut off by Wen Yu.
"Eat this." Wen Yu gave her vegetables, all of which were in clear soup.
Chi Zhengzheng's face puffed up: "Wen Yu!!"
He paused slightly, sighed, and gave her the slightly spicy pot to dip in.
Chi Zhengzheng was still not satisfied and mumbled: "To eat hot pot is to eat spicily. Really, you shouldn't use a four-compartment pot, with a spicy compartment is enough! Hot pot without spice has no soul!!"
"Be obedient, if it's too spicy it will hurt your stomach." Wen Yu had a doting expression and continued to give her all kinds of dishes.
Chi Zhengzheng humped and sneakily threw ingredients into the spicy pot.
She took out the cooked food from the clear soup and then give Wen Yu: "You also eat, don't just focus on me ah."
"Hmm." The corners of Wen Yu's mouth curved even higher.
The television program was coming to a comical sketch, Chi Zhengzheng looked up and ate mindlessly, and didn't notice that – all she was eating was the light taste food that Wen Yu just put into the bowl for her.
Wen Yu couldn't help but laugh, and the smile in his eyes became even stronger.
After a while, he said: "Chi Zhengzheng, I'm very happy."
He had never been this happy before.
Chi Zhengzheng was taken aback for a moment, then she looked at him, and then said with a serious expression: "Every year from now on will be this happy!"
"Will you always be there?"
"Of course!"
Chi Zhengzheng didn't hesitate.
Wen Yu was happy. He had always been calm, but now he was like a child getting his favorite toy, his face was full of joy, and he couldn't hide it.
Seeing that he was happy, Chi Zhengzheng was also happy.
"Yuyu, will you still treat me so well in the future?"
"I will, I will treat you even better." Wen Yu looked at her.
Chi Zhengzheng's cheeks were slightly red, but she showed a silly and happy smile, only feeling joyful and extremely sweet in her heart.
So was Wen Yu.
Before he met Chi Zhengzheng, he had never been happy, but after he met Chi Zhengzheng, it was as if there was only happiness left.
The existence of this person was the best gift God had given him, everything he had gone through in the previous 20 years, wasn't worth mentioning.
This was his first time celebrating the New Year seriously, and it was also the first time he had celebrated the New Year so happily.
For the rest of his life, there will be many, many more New Years.
– The future that belonged to him and Chi Zhengzheng.
"Hurry up and eat this, you like to eat this."
"You love to eat this."
"You're too focused on me, I'm almost full!"
"Then, I'll eat it later."
"Okay, you can eat more tonight, I have to wait for the New Year, I haven't stayed up for a long time."
"Hmm, you can go to bed early if you want to."
"No, it's New Year's Eve. By the way, have you ever waited for the New Year, Wen Yu?"
"No."
"Hehehe, then this is your first time, it's worth remembering ah!"
After the meal, the two of them sat on the sofa to watch the New Year.
Originally, Chi Zhengzheng thought she would be very excited, but in reality, she felt a little weak and fell asleep in Wen Yu's arms amidst the noisy TV.
Wen Yu looked down at Chi Zhengzheng, who was asleep with her eyes closed, and smiled again, his heart full.
He lowered his head and dropped a kiss.
He also didn't wake her up, when it was almost twelve o'clock, he gently nudged her.
Chi Zhengzheng woke up suddenly, her eyes misty: "What time is it?"
She actually felt extremely tired, not as if she had just woken up, but as if she hadn't slept for a long time, and even for a while, she didn't remember what day of the year it was.
It took her a moment to remember that it was New Year's Eve and she and Wen Yu were waiting for the New Year.
Wen Yu: "Eleven fifty."
"Ah, it's almost twelve o'clock! Thank God, you woke me!" Chi Zhengzheng hurriedly stood up.
Her brain still ached a bit, and she patted her cheeks.
"Are you still sleepy? Why don't you go to bed and sleep." Wen Yu paid attention to her.
Chi Zhengzheng shook her head: "No, it's New Year's Eve!"
Outside, the sound of fireworks could be heard.
With the sound of fireworks outside, Chi Zhengzheng cheered up and reached out to take Wen Yu's hand: "Let's go, let's go watch the fireworks!"
Wen Yu stood up obediently, but didn't follow her out, but went to get her jacket: "Wait, it's cold outside."
She was wrapped into a ball by him again, and only then did he go out with her.
Probably because she had just woken up and had no energy, Chi Zhengzheng was especially honestly wrapped into a ball by him, and then went up to the terrace on the second floor with him holding hands.
Outside, the sky was full of fireworks.
"Wow!! I can't believe they're setting off fireworks!!" Her eyes were very bright as she looked up at the sky.
The fireworks were being set off inside the Wangjiang Manor, the sky was full of them, standing on the second-floor terrace, just in front of their eyes, it was beautiful.
Wen Yu didn't look at the fireworks, he kept looking at her.
"Was it done by the property? It's really nice." The fireworks started at 11:50, and the sky was filled with them, and they never stopped.
Looking at them, she realized something was wrong.
"Huh? How come it looks like it's surrounding our house?"
Then, her gaze suddenly turned to Wen Yu, her eyes widened, and the sound of fireworks was so loud that she was shouting –
"Wen Yu, you set off the fireworks!"
"Hmm." Wen Yu answered softly and nodded.
She had mentioned it once and he had written it down.
Chi Zhengzheng felt sweet and was touched, and kept looking at Wen Yu.
At this moment, Wen Yu's eyes were well filled with doting, and those deep eyes were illuminated by the fireworks, making her want to indulge in them.
It will be a whole year since she came to this world. Too many things had happened during this year, but there was no doubt that because of Wen Yu's existence, her memories were sweet.
It was her greatest fortune that God let her come to this world.
Once twelve o'clock arrived.
The fireworks in the sky changed their appearance, and after they exploded, there was captivating writing –
[Zhengzheng, I love you, Yu]
Chi Zhengzheng was taken aback when she saw such writing.
– Firework confessions weren't romantic at all!
– This could be in idol dramas a decade ago!
– The only person who could come up with such a corny confession was a man like Wen Yu who had never been in love!
– But her eyes were red, her heart was beating out of control, and there was only joy.
A man as introverted and unromantic as he was, used such a way to write his love for her in the sky for everyone to see. He brought out his true heart for her to see.
She blushed and looked at Wen Yu again, and Wen Yu, under her gaze, slowly bent down and knelt on one knee.
Chi Zhengzheng was taken aback.
He raised his head to look at her, her eyes were filled with the fireworks in the sky, and the brilliant colors seemed to burst right in front of her eyes, making his heart tremble.
"Chi Zhengzheng, having you by my side has been the happiest time for me. I don't know how to describe it. You are more important than everything I have. You let me know what love is, what joy is, what contentment is, what possession is." Wen Yu's voice was trembling.
Chi Zhengzheng clutched her chest, her brain was blank, and her heart was almost stopped beating.
– She seemed to know what he was going to do!
"Because of you, I feel a lot of emotions that I haven't felt before. I didn't know before that there was anything worth remembering in this world, and I didn't know where I belonged. But with you, I have a sense of belonging. You said that we would spend every New Year's together."
The trembling in his voice became more obvious as he took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled: "So, Chi Zhengzheng, will you marry me?"
He took a ring out of his pocket and held it in his hand.
Snow was falling in the sky, but in the cold winter, his palms were drenched in sweat.
A white mist appeared in front of Chi Zhengzheng's eyes, and snowflakes fell on Wen Yu's body and also on hers, he knelt firmly in front of her and looked at her nervously.
For some reason, she suddenly burst into tears.
Since coming to this world in the past year, she had witnessed the man in front of her being cold and indifferent to the person who was now nervous, scared, laughing, and happy.
The original trajectory of this world had changed, and she had immense faith in this man's love for her.
– The CP-free male lead wasn't without a heart.
If such love couldn't reassure her, Chi Zhengzheng thought, then there would be nothing that can reassure her anymore.
Was she willing to marry him?
Chi Zhengzheng long had the answer in her heart and never doubted it.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Wen Yu said nervously: "Zhengzheng, if you don't want to get married yet, it's okay, I'll wait for you. Next year's New Year's Eve, I'll also propose to you."
Every year, until she was willing to do so.
The snowflakes became warm as she was filled with tears.
Her voice choked up: "Wen Yu, will you treat me well for the rest of your life?"
"Yes!" He said firmly.
"What if I'm aggrieved?"
"My fault, I will make you happy."
"What if others bully me?"
"No one can bully you, and neither can I."
"So if I get old and ugly, will you change your mind?"
"Impossible."
His voice trembled: "Zhengzheng, I will never change my heart, my heart is you."
If there was no Chi Zhengzheng, Wen Yu knew that there would never be anyone else in his heart, or even – he would have no heart.
It was Chi Zhengzheng who built a heart for him and warmed this heart for him. This heart was all Chi Zhengzheng, how could he possibly change his heart?
Chi Zhengzheng couldn't stop crying.
Wen Yu panicked: "Zhengzheng, don't cry, don't cry."
"Wen Yu…" Chi Zhengzheng cried out his name, and then said: "I also love you, in this world, I only have you…"
"Zhengzheng." Wen Yu paused.
As if knowing what she was going to say next, Wen Yu stared at her without blinking his eyes.
"I am willing… Wen Yu, I am willing to marry… " The voice stopped abruptly.
Chi Zhengzheng's eyes went black. This time was different from before. It used to be a brief blackness before. This time, she completely sank into the darkness, as soon as her body went limp, she fell to the ground.
Wen Yu was scared out of his wits, he reached out to catch her and roared…
"Zhengzheng!!"
This New Year was a happy one, even after a trip to the Chi house, Wen Yu still felt very happy.
He and Chi Zhengzheng decorated the house together, bought groceries together, made dumplings together, "visited relatives" together, and also waited for the New Year together, he even proposed to her, and she, apparently, was willing to marry him.
This was his first New Year he spend earnestly.
This day was supposed to be an important moment in his life – he formally proposed to the person he loved so much.
He thought that this would be the happiest New Year for him.
However, this day also became the most painful day for Wen Yu. Every time he thought about it, he was scared out of his wits, and his body was cold all over.
Even many years later, he still didn't say a word about this day and kept his mouth shut.
Even many times, Wen Yu couldn't understand what happened that day, nor could he remember how he actually carried Chi Zhengzheng and how he rushed to the hospital with her in his arms.
When he closed his eyes, he could only remember one image – Whiteness.
The heavy white snow, Chi Zhengzheng's pale face.
No matter how he called her, no matter what he said or did, she was unresponsive.
After arriving at the hospital, he was like a puppet, his mind was blank, frozen in place outside the emergency room.
He once thought that he was so rational to the extreme so much so that he could think calmly about any problem at any time, that even if his life was at stake, he could remain calm.
But in reality, when it came to Chi Zhengzheng, he seemed to have lost his brain, there was only blankness.
He didn't know how long he waited, it seemed like a moment, but it also seemed to be a lifetime, it was like his soul had left his body. As soon as he saw the emergency room door open, he pulled the doctor in a panic, his lips trembling, unable to say a word.
He was very anxious, he wanted to see how Chi Zhengzheng was, he wanted to ask the doctor: Has she woken up?
But he just pulled the doctor while his body was stiff, without saying a word.
The doctor said: "The cause of the disease is unknown, the patient is unconscious."
Wen Yu saw Chi Zhengzheng still lying on the hospital bed, with a pale face, as if she had no breath, and as if she was asleep, not responding to his calls.
On her delicate and beautiful face, there was no smile, only paleness, the eyes that enchanted him were tightly closed.
Wen Yu almost collapsed, he struggled to support himself against the wall, and trembled while making one phone call after another.
Soon, Zheng Ye rushed in and took the place of Wen Yu to manage the situation.
It was the first day of the New Year, it was the first day of the start of the New Year.
– It was the day that Wen Yu was looking forward to, the beginning of his life.
However, in reality, he had been living in a state of chaos since that day, he only knew how to hold onto Chi Zhengzheng's hand and follow her to one examination room after another.
The doctors and nurses refused to let him in, but he disagreed, holding on to Chi Zhengzheng's hand and not letting go.
He was afraid that once he let go, he would never be able to find her ever again.
On the first day of the New Year, he met with one expert after another.
– The cause of the disease was unknown and the patient was unconscious.
On the second day of the New Year, after consulting with the experts, it was determined that the patient's coma was caused by a neurological cause in the brain.
Meanwhile, a private plane after another private plane picked up one expert after another from abroad, and the ward was almost full of experts.
On the third day of the New Year, the cause of the disease was determined.
– Chi Zhengzheng became vegetative and her vital functions started to decline because of the neurological damage in her brain. (t/n: vegetative means in coma)
In fact, her brain damage should have been created eleven months and ten days ago during the car accident that made her vegetative. After that, she didn't suffer any further injuries.
The experts said that, in the ordinary course of events, after that car accident, she suffered brain injuries that made her become a vegetable, and her brain problems weren't solved, so it was unlikely that she would wake up.
But in fact, she woke up, very much alive and kicking as if there had never been a problem.
The brain was a very mysterious area, a little damage could cause huge problems that were difficult to solve.t
Nowadays, human research on it wasn't thorough enough at all. Therefore, when Chi Zhengzheng woke up at that time, the doctors only thought it was a medical miracle, and didn't think there was anything else wrong.
Even now the experts didn't know why Chi Zhengzheng was able to wake up a year ago. Why she was in a coma again a year later and didn't know why her body functions were starting to decline.
It was a mystery.
But they were able to determine –
If it continued like this, the patient probably wouldn't last a month.