Heatherās tears instantly fell, dripping onto his body.
"Donāt cry, promise me. Otherwise, Iāll get a pair of handcuffs and cuff us together, and I wonāt let you go anywhere. Donāt blame me for not giving you freedom then."
With a smile through her tears, Heather said, "Do you think I canāt unlock them? Iām a pro at unlocking handcuffs."
"And do you think Iām incompetent in this area? Iāll definitely make one that only my key can unlock. Believe it or not, weāll see."
"No..." Her lips pouted unconsciously, "I want to be with you, not a prisoner, donāt cuff us together..."
"Then be good, do you hear me? Remember what I just said. If you canāt, Iāll make unbreakable handcuffs anytime, so you canāt take a step away from me."
Heather raised her hand, helplessly saying, "I get it, Sir Ah Nian. I promise you, please donāt cuff."
Hearing this, Li Sinian finally smiled, "Alright, no cuffing."
The indulgence in his words was sweet enough to brew honey.
"I thought I was good at acting, but I didnāt expect someone to be even better," Heather muttered, still brooding over him pretending to be Nian Shen and staying by her side.
Whatās infuriating is that she really told him everything about her and Ah Nian, and he played the observer the whole time, commenting on everything. His acting was so good he could even talk bad about himself!
How can someone lie so calmly without changing their expression?
She still kept a little disbelief because she really couldnāt fathom that Ah Nian could have such a different side.
As Nian Shen, his voice, personality, way of speaking, everything was completely another person! And now, this feeling of Nian Shen seemed ingrained in him, impossible to shake off.
Thinking about it this way, it seemed more like Ah Nian and Nian Shenās personalities had merged into a new Ah Nian.
"Do you know what this is called?" Li Sinian smiled and said, "Itās called being influenced by what youāre close to. Iāve been with you for so many years, your acting skills have somewhat rubbed off on me. Donāt you think so?"
You see, Ah Nian rarely smiles, but now he often smiles and says things the old Ah Nian never would.
He doesnāt like to talk, and many things he wouldnāt express, but Nian Shen is different.
Heather wrapped her arms around his waist, resting her chin against his chest, and asked, "Are you my Ah Nian or Mr. Nian now?"
"Whichever you like, thatās who I am," he affectionately brushed her hair, lowered his head to touch her forehead, "My Wei Wei, in the days after you left, Iāve reflected deeply."
Heatherās eyes shifted slightly. She raised her other hand to cover his mouth, "Stop, if you keep talking Iāll have to reflect too... You werenāt wrong, what are you reflecting on?"
Turning his face aside, he said, "Of course I was wrong. Listen to me finish. I know itās because I havenāt given you enough security, which makes it hard for you to trust me. You say you donāt care about being Helenaās surrogate, but I want to tell you, I care. Helena is Helena, Wei Wei is Wei Wei, they are two different people. I once loved your sister, but we were not meant to be. I also admit that when I first saw you, you reminded me of your sister, so I couldnāt ignore you."