Chapter 2052: 2052

Chapter 2052: My heart hurts

Her heart was beating wildly .

Shen Manting was in a pleasant mood . She hummed a tune as she took off her clothes and stepped into the shower .

She turned on the shower and ran the water . As she was testing the temperature, she suddenly realized something strange .

Back in the orphanage, she used to manually heat the bathwater by bringing it to a boil .

Why did she know how to operate appliances as advanced as the water heater?

Shen Manting suddenly felt a little excited and muttered, “Looks like I’m a genius . ”

She happened to run her hands over her breasts in the shower .

The bulge appeared huge!

It was too large to even fit in her palm when she held it . How did it grow this big when she was so thin?

She realized that nearly every part of her body felt awkwardly different as she left the shower .

Shen Manting changed into her clean pajamas and walked out of the bathroom . Her wet hair was wrapped in a towel .

Shen Luo’an was fiddling with something discreetly . He quickly tucked his hands under the sheets when she saw her coming out, as if hiding something from her .

Shen Manting blushed and wondered aloud, “What are you doing, honey?”

“Nothing . ” Shen Luo’an stood up . “Dry your hair so that you don’t catch a cold . ”

“Don’t worry . ” Shen Manting waved her arms about . “There’s heating in the room, so it’s not too cold . ”

“Sit down . ”

“All right . ”

Shen Manting sat on the bed obediently . She couldn’t resist taking a look under the blanket out of curiosity .

Shen Luo’an noticed her little gesture but pretended not to see it .

He removed the towel from her head and dried her hair with it .

Her hair dried by itself fairly quickly as the heater in the room had already been turned on .

After Shen Luo’an went into the bathroom to shower, Shen Manting leaped at the chance to reach under the covers for the object he had hidden .

She found a small, black velvet box . The velvety exterior was smooth and soothing to the touch .

She opened it to find a ring inside .

It was a big, shiny diamond ring in the shape of a heart .

Shen Manting’s eyes lit up with excitement . She couldn’t help removing it from the box and slipping it onto her finger .

She instinctively wore it on the ring finger of her left hand .

She slipped it on easily . It hung loosely from her slender finger .

Yet, she suddenly felt a dull ache in her heart .

Tears welled up in her eyes as she stared wistfully at the ring .

She was overwhelmed by an uncontrollable urge to cry .

The feeling emerged so abruptly and intensely that she struggled to make sense of it .

She placed the ring back in the box and tucked it under the sheets, pretending that she hadn’t touched it at all .

She plopped herself onto the bed . She couldn’t hold back her tears anymore .

She sobbed quietly . Her heart felt so, so empty…

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By the time Shen Luo’an came out of the shower, Shen Manting had already fallen asleep .

She was lying in the middle of the bed .

The bright lights in the room were still on .

She was sleeping soundly . The rhythm of her breathing almost matched her son’s .

He treaded his way carefully to the bed and gently touched the box under the blanket .

It was still there .

He felt slightly disappointed and transferred the ring into the drawer of the bedside table .

Shen Luo’an turned off the light . As he lay down in bed, he felt a mix of joy and satisfaction in his heart .

He reached out to pull her gently into his embrace .

Shen Manting sensed Shen Luo’an’s breath and leaned in closer . She clutched onto his clothes .

“Honey, I feel so sad . ”

Shen Luo’an stiffened . He caressed her cheek with his palm and asked softly, “What’s the matter?”

“I don’t know . ” Shen Manting looked up at him . Tears were streaming down her face . She pointed to her heart and confided, “It hurts here . ”

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