I’ve come down with a severe cold and asked my boyfriend to bring me some medicine. But he was busy helping the nanny fix a water pipe and casually said to me, “Take a taxi to the hospital. Both the swallow and her daughter have caught a cold, and the household can’t be without a man.”
Seeing how enthusiastic he was, I jokingly matched him with the nanny. But later, the man broke down, crying and begging for my forgiveness…
Chapter 1: The Forgotten Anniversary
It was our first anniversary, and I had booked a table at a Western restaurant early on. But after waiting for more than half an hour, all I got was a call from Shen Ke.
“The date is off. Sui Sui got hurt, and I need to take the child to the hospital first.”
It felt like I had swallowed a fly.
“Do you want to count how many times you’ve stood me up?”
Shen Ke’s voice was helpless, “Le Ning, I didn’t want it to be this way, it’s an accident this time…”
All the grievances I had been holding back welled up, and I cut him off.
“Last time on my birthday, it happened to be when Zhou Sui Sui had an asthma attack. The time before that on 520, Bai Wenyan just happened to sprain her foot… Every time I go to the bathroom, I bump into a dog’s mouth. How can things be so coincidental?”
Shen Ke paused, “Sui Sui isn’t well, don’t be petty with a child. As for that time on 520, Yanzi was just trying to help us decorate the room…”
“Shen Ke!” I took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to curse, “Regardless of whether they meant it or not… There are so many ways to help others, do you have to involve your own life in it?”
He naturally understood my implication.
As we were in a silent standoff—
Suddenly, a woman’s voice with a hint of crying came from the other end of the phone.
“Miss Lin, please be merciful! Sui Sui’s condition is very serious, if we don’t get to the hospital soon, there might be a fatality…”
What a clever tongue that turns things upside down, using morality as a weapon.
“Did I stop you from going to the hospital, Bai Wenyan?”
“If there’s going to be a fatality, just call 120. An ambulance is much faster than a private car!”
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and then—
“Uncle Shen, don’t leave me, Sui Sui doesn’t want to take an ambulance, Sui Sui is scared…”
The little girl’s timid plea rang out on time, her voice soft and tender.
Shen Ke was in a dilemma.
After a while, he said to me helplessly, “I’m sorry, Le Ning, wait for me a moment, I’ll come find you as soon as I’ve taken care of them.”
It felt like there was a lump of wet cotton in my chest, making it hard to breathe.
I hung up the phone.
Afraid that if I paused for a second longer, I would lose my composure and curse.
… Bai Wenyan is Shen Ke’s live-in nanny.
Not only is she not very good at her job, but she also has a 5-year-old daughter with her.
I once advised Shen Ke to fire her.
But he always had a soft heart.
“Le Ning, they are a mother and daughter without a man in the house, life is not easy for them. Since we’ve met, we should help if we can.”
I disagreed.
“Bai Wenyan is really not cut out to be a nanny. If you feel sorry for her, you could anonymously donate some money to her.”
But Shen Ke shook his head.
“Yanzi has a strong sense of pride and won’t accept charity without reason. We provide her with a job to make her feel secure.”
He looked at me lightly, his voice a bit deeper.
“What’s more, she ended up in this situation partly because of us. We have a responsibility and obligation to help her… Otherwise, are we even human?”
His answer stuck in my throat.
So, if I don’t keep Bai Wenyan, I’m not human?
I beg to differ.
Everything started on a rainy night half a year ago.
That night, I was working overtime at the company until after 9 p.m.
Shen Ke, worried, drove to pick me up.
But at the intersection, because he gave way to a pedestrian who ignored the traffic rules and crossed the road on a red light, the other party was hit by a car that suddenly appeared from the left and died on the spot.
Shen Ke, who witnessed the whole accident, was deeply disturbed.
“Le Ning, do you know? If I had just honked at that time, just once, maybe he wouldn’t have died.”
I was heartbroken: “It’s not your fault, in such a situation, braking is an instinctive reaction, anyone would do the same.”
Shen Ke shook his head in silence.
I couldn’t bear to see him torment himself like this…
So, when I found out that the widow wouldn’t accept Shen Ke’s financial support but was willing to come and work as a nanny, I agreed.
And so, when Shen Ke, to make Bai Wenyan and her daughter more comfortable, took the initiative to move out of the master bedroom, I gritted my teeth and endured.
… But what I got in return for my concessions was their increasing demands.
I sat there dryly, recalling the little things from the past six months.
It seems that whenever there was a conflict between me and Bai Wenyan, Shen Ke always instinctively favored the other party more.
Is it really just sympathy?
My heart sank straight down.
To make the story more dramatic, consider adding more emotional depth to the characters, heightening the tension in critical moments, and perhaps introducing a twist that challenges the relationship between Le Ning and Shen Ke. This could involve a revelation about the true nature of the relationship between Shen Ke and Bai Wenyan or an unexpected event that forces Le Ning to reevaluate her feelings and decisions.
