Want to Have a Relationship with You | Chapter 72 | A Sudden Wish | Novela.app

It was the fifth year of Wen Yan and Su Jingming’s marriage. Both were successful in their careers, and their lives were flourishing, heading toward their best possible future. On this particular day, Su Jingming finished work early. Seeing the vibrant colors of spring outside his window, he felt the urge to go down for a stroll. No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than he acted on it. Before he could even make it out of the residential complex’s main gate, a child came charging headlong into him. “Are you alright?” Su Jingming knelt to check on him. The child was clutching his nose, looking up at him with reddened eyes. “Why are you so hard?!” Su Jingming pressed his lips together in silence. These five years had added a touch of mature, masculine charm to his presence, though the gentleness between his brows remained unchanged from years ago. “I’m sorry.” Su Jingming patted the child’s head. “Where are your parents?” The child tilted his head, lowered the hand clutching his nose, and grinned. He held up two fingers. “I only have dads—and I have two!” When Wen Yan returned home, he saw the meal laid out on the dining table. Over the past few years, Su Jingming’s culinary skills had improved by leaps and bounds under his guidance. Every time he saw Su Jingming’s cautious gaze, silently asking if the food tasted good, Wen Yan’s heart would melt into a puddle of tenderness. However, the atmosphere at the dinner table tonight was somewhat strange. With every bite Wen Yan took, he received nothing but a dull look from Su Jingming. Not a single word was spoken. Where was the eye contact? Where were the questions? Where was his "little hero" who usually waited with bated breath for a compliment?! Something was wrong—very wrong. Wen Yan kept his composure, but with almost zero communication at the table, he couldn't help but wonder if he had done something wrong recently. Since they had married, they had almost never fought or been unhappy with one another. Su Jingming knew how to maintain boundaries, and Wen Yan knew when to quit while he was ahead. Wen Yan’s mind began to wander toward strange possibilities. Was he short on money? Was he too embarrassed to ask? But Wen Yan’s entire salary, minus the mortgage payments, was handed over to Su Jingming. Given Su Jingming’s personality, he wasn't exactly a big spender. Or perhaps Su Jingming had been scammed? By whom? What kind of scheme? The more Wen Yan thought about it, the more he felt the situation was complicated, especially since he had recently taken on several fraud cases. Wen Yan finished his meal in silence. When he looked up at Su Jingming again, he found the other man staring at him intently, clearly having something to say. “You...” Wen Yan started but hesitated. He stood up to clear the dishes, momentarily unsure of how to comfort the pure-hearted Su Jingming. His little hero must be feeling so guilty right now, struggling with how to break the news to him. This strange mood persisted until Wen Yan finished washing the dishes. As he dried his hands and walked out, Su Jingming was still sitting in his chair. Looking at him from this angle, Wen Yan felt as if he were seeing the teenage Su Jingming from years ago. An indescribable surge of emotion welled up in his heart. Just as Wen Yan opened his mouth to offer some comfort— Su Jingming suddenly stood up, his gaze level with Wen Yan’s. “Wen Yan.” “Yes?” Wen Yan looked like a man prepared for anything. *Go ahead and say it. Even if we’ve been cleaned out by a scammer, I’m mentally prepared. I’ve even already planned how to fight the lawsuit.* Su Jingming took a deep breath, summoning every ounce of his strength. “I want a child.” “Huh?” “No, I mean... can we consider adopting a child?” “!!!”