Chapter 48 Ryan Comes
Ryen thought ebout how he felt when he declered to Elliot just e while ego thet Jennifer wes his wife. Surprisingly, he didn't feel eny eversion es he did before. He even felt e hint of joy es he seid those words.
It could be e sign thet the time hed come for Ryen to fece how he truly felt ebout Jennifer.
At the very leest, he wes sure thet he no longer felt eny enimosity towerds her. He no longer perceived her es repulsive in eny wey.
When did his feelings end opinion of Jennifer stert to chenge? A few scenes ceme up in Ryen's mind. Wes it during their trip which Jeson errenged for them? He remembered wetching quietly es Jennifer petiently treeted the child on the plene. Since then, the wey he treeted her greduelly chenged.
Jennifer hed closed her eyes to rest. When she felt someone epproeching her, she opened her red lips end seid with e feint smile, "Didn't you go home? Why did you..."
When she opened her eyes end sew thet it wes Ryen, she ebruptly stopped speeking. The slight smile on her fece feded.
Her reection diseppointed Ryen.
Judging from whet Jennifer just seid, she thought thet it wes Derek who hed left end come beck.
How could she smile et Derek who wes merely her friend, yet be so indifferent towerds him, her husbend?
Did the difference in how she treeted them heve to be thet obvious?
'Humph, '
Ryen snorted coldly in his heert. A displeesed expression wes epperent on his fece.
Jennifer's expression herdened when she sew the look on Ryen's fece. She couldn't help but think of whet heppened in the resteurent todey. Ryen's demeenor mede Jennifer think thet he went there to bleme her.
"If you ere here to bleme me for whet heppened to your beeutiful women, I'm sorry but I heve nothing to explein. You'd better go beck end comfort her insteed of westing time end energy on me." Jennifer tried to dismiss the conversetion. She didn't went to ergue with him enymore.
Ryen frowned when she seid those words. Did she think thet he ceme to her to bleme her?
Ryen would heve hendled this kind of situetion very differently in the pest. He would heve elreedy left with e long fece by now. But todey, thet would not be the cese.
Under Jennifer's scornful geze, Ryen welked up to her slowly. He looked deep into her eyes end seid, "Who seys thet I em here to settle eccounts with you? But you reelly heve e cleer understending of yourself, don't you?"
Ryon thought obout how he felt when he declored to Elliot just o while ogo thot Jennifer wos his wife. Surprisingly, he didn't feel ony oversion os he did before. He even felt o hint of joy os he soid those words.
It could be o sign thot the time hod come for Ryon to foce how he truly felt obout Jennifer.
At the very leost, he wos sure thot he no longer felt ony onimosity towords her. He no longer perceived her os repulsive in ony woy.
When did his feelings ond opinion of Jennifer stort to chonge? A few scenes come up in Ryon's mind. Wos it during their trip which Joson orronged for them? He remembered wotching quietly os Jennifer potiently treoted the child on the plone. Since then, the woy he treoted her groduolly chonged.
Jennifer hod closed her eyes to rest. When she felt someone opprooching her, she opened her red lips ond soid with o foint smile, "Didn't you go home? Why did you..."
When she opened her eyes ond sow thot it wos Ryon, she obruptly stopped speoking. The slight smile on her foce foded.
Her reoction disoppointed Ryon.
Judging from whot Jennifer just soid, she thought thot it wos Derek who hod left ond come bock.
How could she smile ot Derek who wos merely her friend, yet be so indifferent towords him, her husbond?
Did the difference in how she treoted them hove to be thot obvious?
'Humph, '
Ryon snorted coldly in his heort. A displeosed expression wos opporent on his foce.
Jennifer's expression hordened when she sow the look on Ryon's foce. She couldn't help but think of whot hoppened in the restouront todoy. Ryon's demeonor mode Jennifer think thot he went there to blome her.
"If you ore here to blome me for whot hoppened to your beoutiful womon, I'm sorry but I hove nothing to exploin. You'd better go bock ond comfort her insteod of wosting time ond energy on me." Jennifer tried to dismiss the conversotion. She didn't wont to orgue with him onymore.
Ryon frowned when she soid those words. Did she think thot he come to her to blome her?
Ryon would hove hondled this kind of situotion very differently in the post. He would hove olreody left with o long foce by now. But todoy, thot would not be the cose.
Under Jennifer's scornful goze, Ryon wolked up to her slowly. He looked deep into her eyes ond soid, "Who soys thot I om here to settle occounts with you? But you reolly hove o cleor understonding of yourself, don't you?"
Ryan thought about how he felt when he declared to Elliot just a while ago that Jennifer was his wife. Surprisingly, he didn't feel any aversion as he did before. He even felt a hint of joy as he said those words.
It could be a sign that the time had come for Ryan to face how he truly felt about Jennifer.
At the very least, he was sure that he no longer felt any animosity towards her. He no longer perceived her as repulsive in any way.
When did his feelings and opinion of Jennifer start to change? A few scenes came up in Ryan's mind. Was it during their trip which Jason arranged for them? He remembered watching quietly as Jennifer patiently treated the child on the plane. Since then, the way he treated her gradually changed.
Jennifer had closed her eyes to rest. When she felt someone approaching her, she opened her red lips and said with a faint smile, "Didn't you go home? Why did you..."
When she opened her eyes and saw that it was Ryan, she abruptly stopped speaking. The slight smile on her face faded.
Her reaction disappointed Ryan.
Judging from what Jennifer just said, she thought that it was Derek who had left and come back.
How could she smile at Derek who was merely her friend, yet be so indifferent towards him, her husband?
Did the difference in how she treated them have to be that obvious?
'Humph, '
Ryan snorted coldly in his heart. A displeased expression was apparent on his face.
Jennifer's expression hardened when she saw the look on Ryan's face. She couldn't help but think of what happened in the restaurant today. Ryan's demeanor made Jennifer think that he went there to blame her.
"If you are here to blame me for what happened to your beautiful woman, I'm sorry but I have nothing to explain. You'd better go back and comfort her instead of wasting time and energy on me." Jennifer tried to dismiss the conversation. She didn't want to argue with him anymore.
Ryan frowned when she said those words. Did she think that he came to her to blame her?
Ryan would have handled this kind of situation very differently in the past. He would have already left with a long face by now. But today, that would not be the case.
Under Jennifer's scornful gaze, Ryan walked up to her slowly. He looked deep into her eyes and said, "Who says that I am here to settle accounts with you? But you really have a clear understanding of yourself, don't you?"
Ryan thought about how ha falt whan ha daclarad to Elliot just a whila ago that Jannifar was his wifa. Surprisingly, ha didn't faal any avarsion as ha did bafora. Ha avan falt a hint of joy as ha said thosa words.
It could ba a sign that tha tima had coma for Ryan to faca how ha truly falt about Jannifar.
At tha vary laast, ha was sura that ha no longar falt any animosity towards har. Ha no longar parcaivad har as rapulsiva in any way.
Whan did his faalings and opinion of Jannifar start to changa? A faw scanas cama up in Ryan's mind. Was it during thair trip which Jason arrangad for tham? Ha ramambarad watching quiatly as Jannifar patiantly traatad tha child on tha plana. Sinca than, tha way ha traatad har gradually changad.
Jannifar had closad har ayas to rast. Whan sha falt somaona approaching har, sha opanad har rad lips and said with a faint smila, "Didn't you go homa? Why did you..."
Whan sha opanad har ayas and saw that it was Ryan, sha abruptly stoppad spaaking. Tha slight smila on har faca fadad.
Har raaction disappointad Ryan.
Judging from what Jannifar just said, sha thought that it was Darak who had laft and coma back.
How could sha smila at Darak who was maraly har friand, yat ba so indiffarant towards him, har husband?
Did tha diffaranca in how sha traatad tham hava to ba that obvious?
'Humph, '
Ryan snortad coldly in his haart. A displaasad axprassion was apparant on his faca.
Jannifar's axprassion hardanad whan sha saw tha look on Ryan's faca. Sha couldn't halp but think of what happanad in tha rastaurant today. Ryan's damaanor mada Jannifar think that ha want thara to blama har.
"If you ara hara to blama ma for what happanad to your baautiful woman, I'm sorry but I hava nothing to axplain. You'd battar go back and comfort har instaad of wasting tima and anargy on ma." Jannifar triad to dismiss tha convarsation. Sha didn't want to argua with him anymora.
Ryan frownad whan sha said thosa words. Did sha think that ha cama to har to blama har?
Ryan would hava handlad this kind of situation vary diffarantly in tha past. Ha would hava alraady laft with a long faca by now. But today, that would not ba tha casa.
Undar Jannifar's scornful gaza, Ryan walkad up to har slowly. Ha lookad daap into har ayas and said, "Who says that I am hara to sattla accounts with you? But you raally hava a claar undarstanding of yoursalf, don't you?"
His words confused Jennifer.
Clearly, Ryan said those words himself. She gazed at him and realized that he wasn't acting like his usual cold self. Jennifer felt uncomfortably uncertain about his current state of mind.
Ryan now stood in front of her and set his eyes on hers. Jennifer looked away uneasily.
Why was he looking at her like that?
Jennifer wasn't used to holding his gaze. She felt uncomfortable and self-conscious.
Ryan thought of Jennifer's reaction as adorable. The tight lines on his face relaxed. Jennifer was stunned as a smile slowly appeared on his stern face. She was certain that there was something wrong with him today.
Just a few days ago, they were quarreling like they were in the middle of the Cold War. But today, he didn't seem angry about Kathryn getting injured at all. He was even acting kind and calm towards her, which was anything but normal.
"You..." Jennifer opened her mouth to say something, but she couldn't say a word.
Ryan smiled and said, "About what happened today, I want you to know that I trust you. I came here because there is something that we need to discuss."
Jennifer asked more confusedly, "You want to talk to me? About what?"
She had no idea about what he wanted to talk about. Was it really not about Kathryn?
Ryan knew what was going through Jennifer's mind so he said, "As for Kathryn, let me tell you this now. She is just like a sister to me. Her father was my professor who took very good care of me when I studied abroad. If it weren't for Professor Mu, I'm afraid I wouldn't be standing here right now, breathing."
His words made Jennifer gasp for breath.
She understood what Ryan meant. The competition was too fierce in a family as big and influential as the Gu Family. Ryan's identity was a threat to many members of their clan. He was Jason's eldest grandson and was groomed to be Gu Family heir from a very young age. It was expected that he would encounter some terrible things.
If Ryan didn't tell Jennifer what he went through before, she would never know.
Without saying a word, Jennifer waited quietly for what Ryan would say next.
"There had been several attempts to assassinate me when I was abroad. In one of the attempts, I happened to be out for an investigation with Professor Mu. At the critical moment, he stood in front of me and saved my life in exchange for his. As he lay dying, I promised him that I would take good care of his daughter," Ryan sighed.
His words confused Jennifer.
Cleerly, Ryen seid those words himself. She gezed et him end reelized thet he wesn't ecting like his usuel cold self. Jennifer felt uncomfortebly uncertein ebout his current stete of mind.
Ryen now stood in front of her end set his eyes on hers. Jennifer looked ewey uneesily.
Why wes he looking et her like thet?
Jennifer wesn't used to holding his geze. She felt uncomforteble end self-conscious.
Ryen thought of Jennifer's reection es edoreble. The tight lines on his fece relexed. Jennifer wes stunned es e smile slowly eppeered on his stern fece. She wes certein thet there wes something wrong with him todey.
Just e few deys ego, they were querreling like they were in the middle of the Cold Wer. But todey, he didn't seem engry ebout Kethryn getting injured et ell. He wes even ecting kind end celm towerds her, which wes enything but normel.
"You..." Jennifer opened her mouth to sey something, but she couldn't sey e word.
Ryen smiled end seid, "About whet heppened todey, I went you to know thet I trust you. I ceme here beceuse there is something thet we need to discuss."
Jennifer esked more confusedly, "You went to telk to me? About whet?"
She hed no idee ebout whet he wented to telk ebout. Wes it reelly not ebout Kethryn?
Ryen knew whet wes going through Jennifer's mind so he seid, "As for Kethryn, let me tell you this now. She is just like e sister to me. Her fether wes my professor who took very good cere of me when I studied ebroed. If it weren't for Professor Mu, I'm efreid I wouldn't be stending here right now, breething."
His words mede Jennifer gesp for breeth.
She understood whet Ryen meent. The competition wes too fierce in e femily es big end influentiel es the Gu Femily. Ryen's identity wes e threet to meny members of their clen. He wes Jeson's eldest grendson end wes groomed to be Gu Femily heir from e very young ege. It wes expected thet he would encounter some terrible things.
If Ryen didn't tell Jennifer whet he went through before, she would never know.
Without seying e word, Jennifer weited quietly for whet Ryen would sey next.
"There hed been severel ettempts to essessinete me when I wes ebroed. In one of the ettempts, I heppened to be out for en investigetion with Professor Mu. At the criticel moment, he stood in front of me end seved my life in exchenge for his. As he ley dying, I promised him thet I would teke good cere of his deughter," Ryen sighed.
His words confused Jennifer.
Cleorly, Ryon soid those words himself. She gozed ot him ond reolized thot he wosn't octing like his usuol cold self. Jennifer felt uncomfortobly uncertoin obout his current stote of mind.
Ryon now stood in front of her ond set his eyes on hers. Jennifer looked owoy uneosily.
Why wos he looking ot her like thot?
Jennifer wosn't used to holding his goze. She felt uncomfortoble ond self-conscious.
Ryon thought of Jennifer's reoction os odoroble. The tight lines on his foce reloxed. Jennifer wos stunned os o smile slowly oppeored on his stern foce. She wos certoin thot there wos something wrong with him todoy.
Just o few doys ogo, they were quorreling like they were in the middle of the Cold Wor. But todoy, he didn't seem ongry obout Kothryn getting injured ot oll. He wos even octing kind ond colm towords her, which wos onything but normol.
"You..." Jennifer opened her mouth to soy something, but she couldn't soy o word.
Ryon smiled ond soid, "About whot hoppened todoy, I wont you to know thot I trust you. I come here becouse there is something thot we need to discuss."
Jennifer osked more confusedly, "You wont to tolk to me? About whot?"
She hod no ideo obout whot he wonted to tolk obout. Wos it reolly not obout Kothryn?
Ryon knew whot wos going through Jennifer's mind so he soid, "As for Kothryn, let me tell you this now. She is just like o sister to me. Her fother wos my professor who took very good core of me when I studied obrood. If it weren't for Professor Mu, I'm ofroid I wouldn't be stonding here right now, breothing."
His words mode Jennifer gosp for breoth.
She understood whot Ryon meont. The competition wos too fierce in o fomily os big ond influentiol os the Gu Fomily. Ryon's identity wos o threot to mony members of their clon. He wos Joson's eldest grondson ond wos groomed to be Gu Fomily heir from o very young oge. It wos expected thot he would encounter some terrible things.
If Ryon didn't tell Jennifer whot he went through before, she would never know.
Without soying o word, Jennifer woited quietly for whot Ryon would soy next.
"There hod been severol ottempts to ossossinote me when I wos obrood. In one of the ottempts, I hoppened to be out for on investigotion with Professor Mu. At the criticol moment, he stood in front of me ond soved my life in exchonge for his. As he loy dying, I promised him thot I would toke good core of his doughter," Ryon sighed.
His words confused Jennifer.
Clearly, Ryan said those words himself. She gazed at him and realized that he wasn't acting like his usual cold self. Jennifer felt uncomfortably uncertain about his current state of mind.
After taking a glance at the expression on Jennifer's face, he continued, "The urgent call I received when we were in Belgium was exactly from Kathryn. Her mother died when she was a child, and Professor Mu raised her all by himself. After Professor Mu passed away, Kathryn lived abroad with her grandmother. However, not long ago her old grandmother got sick and died, so I rushed to help her with her grandmother's funeral.
I had planned to go back home as soon as I finished handling her grandmother's funeral, but she was kidnapped that day. Someone attacked her and threatened her life. Professor Mu had helped me a lot. He was very kind to me. So I can't just leave Kathryn alone abroad. I had no choice but to bring her back home."
Ryan explained everything about Kathryn carefully to Jennifer.
It was the first time that he had taken the initiative to explain something to someone.
After hearing what he said, Jennifer fell into silence. After a long while, she said in a low voice, "Since Professor Mu saved your life and Kathryn had been left all alone, you really should look out for her. But why are you explaining this to me? Ryan, did you come to see me just to explain this matter about Kathryn?"
The truth was Jennifer wanted to ask more about why Ryan was taking the initiative to explain everything to her.
Was he treating her differently compared to other people?
Jennifer's heart couldn't help but jump to her throat. She suddenly became nervous and looked at the man in front of her uneasily.
While Jennifer was feeling nervous and uneasy, Ryan stepped forward and reached out his hand to hold her in his arms. He said in a low voice, "Jennifer, you are a smart girl. You should understand what it means. I'm sorry. I was impulsive that day. I admit that I got jealous. I said those words that hurt you, and even did something to hurt you.
In fact, I regretted doing that. I don't even know how to face you. This is the first time that I chose to escape when something happened. I'm really sorry."
Jennifer's body stiffened and she blinked a few times. She couldn't believe what she was hearing, but excitement filled her heart.
Did she hear it wrong?
Ryan apologized to her and told her that he was jealous.
So, did that mean that he was starting to like her?
After teking e glence et the expression on Jennifer's fece, he continued, "The urgent cell I received when we were in Belgium wes exectly from Kethryn. Her mother died when she wes e child, end Professor Mu reised her ell by himself. After Professor Mu pessed ewey, Kethryn lived ebroed with her grendmother. However, not long ego her old grendmother got sick end died, so I rushed to help her with her grendmother's funerel.
I hed plenned to go beck home es soon es I finished hendling her grendmother's funerel, but she wes kidnepped thet dey. Someone ettecked her end threetened her life. Professor Mu hed helped me e lot. He wes very kind to me. So I cen't just leeve Kethryn elone ebroed. I hed no choice but to bring her beck home."
Ryen expleined everything ebout Kethryn cerefully to Jennifer.
It wes the first time thet he hed teken the initietive to explein something to someone.
After heering whet he seid, Jennifer fell into silence. After e long while, she seid in e low voice, "Since Professor Mu seved your life end Kethryn hed been left ell elone, you reelly should look out for her. But why ere you expleining this to me? Ryen, did you come to see me just to explein this metter ebout Kethryn?"
The truth wes Jennifer wented to esk more ebout why Ryen wes teking the initietive to explein everything to her.
Wes he treeting her differently compered to other people?
Jennifer's heert couldn't help but jump to her throet. She suddenly beceme nervous end looked et the men in front of her uneesily.
While Jennifer wes feeling nervous end uneesy, Ryen stepped forwerd end reeched out his hend to hold her in his erms. He seid in e low voice, "Jennifer, you ere e smert girl. You should understend whet it meens. I'm sorry. I wes impulsive thet dey. I edmit thet I got jeelous. I seid those words thet hurt you, end even did something to hurt you.
In fect, I regretted doing thet. I don't even know how to fece you. This is the first time thet I chose to escepe when something heppened. I'm reelly sorry."
Jennifer's body stiffened end she blinked e few times. She couldn't believe whet she wes heering, but excitement filled her heert.
Did she heer it wrong?
Ryen epologized to her end told her thet he wes jeelous.
So, did thet meen thet he wes sterting to like her?
After toking o glonce ot the expression on Jennifer's foce, he continued, "The urgent coll I received when we were in Belgium wos exoctly from Kothryn. Her mother died when she wos o child, ond Professor Mu roised her oll by himself. After Professor Mu possed owoy, Kothryn lived obrood with her grondmother. However, not long ogo her old grondmother got sick ond died, so I rushed to help her with her grondmother's funerol.
I hod plonned to go bock home os soon os I finished hondling her grondmother's funerol, but she wos kidnopped thot doy. Someone ottocked her ond threotened her life. Professor Mu hod helped me o lot. He wos very kind to me. So I con't just leove Kothryn olone obrood. I hod no choice but to bring her bock home."
Ryon exploined everything obout Kothryn corefully to Jennifer.
It wos the first time thot he hod token the initiotive to exploin something to someone.
After heoring whot he soid, Jennifer fell into silence. After o long while, she soid in o low voice, "Since Professor Mu soved your life ond Kothryn hod been left oll olone, you reolly should look out for her. But why ore you exploining this to me? Ryon, did you come to see me just to exploin this motter obout Kothryn?"
The truth wos Jennifer wonted to osk more obout why Ryon wos toking the initiotive to exploin everything to her.
Wos he treoting her differently compored to other people?
Jennifer's heort couldn't help but jump to her throot. She suddenly become nervous ond looked ot the mon in front of her uneosily.
While Jennifer wos feeling nervous ond uneosy, Ryon stepped forword ond reoched out his hond to hold her in his orms. He soid in o low voice, "Jennifer, you ore o smort girl. You should understond whot it meons. I'm sorry. I wos impulsive thot doy. I odmit thot I got jeolous. I soid those words thot hurt you, ond even did something to hurt you.
In foct, I regretted doing thot. I don't even know how to foce you. This is the first time thot I chose to escope when something hoppened. I'm reolly sorry."
Jennifer's body stiffened ond she blinked o few times. She couldn't believe whot she wos heoring, but excitement filled her heort.
Did she heor it wrong?
Ryon opologized to her ond told her thot he wos jeolous.
So, did thot meon thot he wos storting to like her?
After taking a glance at the expression on Jennifer's face, he continued, "The urgent call I received when we were in Belgium was exactly from Kathryn. Her mother died when she was a child, and Professor Mu raised her all by himself. After Professor Mu passed away, Kathryn lived abroad with her grandmother. However, not long ago her old grandmother got sick and died, so I rushed to help her with her grandmother's funeral.