Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 999

Hayden gave her an unwavering sense of security and endless emotional support. If depression ever tried to knock on her door, he wouldn’t even let it in.

He carefully laid out the couplet paper and prepared the ink for her. He even set up a camera on the side, ready to document the moment.

“What should I write?” Keira asked, staring at the blank red banners in front of her.

“Whatever you want. Anything is fine,” Hayden replied easily, the picture of a doting husband, fully embracing her freedom to decide.

Keira glanced around the courtyard, at the people sitting alone, lost in thought. A wave of emotion washed over her, and inspiration struck.

She picked up the brush and wrote the couplet:

“Though the courtyard holds no feast, it warms the heart.

As long as the heart seeks the sun, warmth is everywhere.”

The horizontal inscription: “You and I Welcome Spring.”

When Keira finished, she looked up at Hayden. He was smiling.

Keira frowned instantly. “You’re not allowed to laugh at me.”

I didn’t know my wife had a poet’s soul,” he said as he gently took the brush

the Johnston family, they asked if she wanted to continue learning, but back then, she was just a guest in their house. She knew her place and had turned down many things, claiming she had

knowledge leaves its mark. The books she had read, the skills she had learned–all those traces remained. Even now, when she picked up a brush

up the camera and handed it to her. She realized he had recorded the entire process of

didn’t want you to feel like you missed

understood her.

the ink dried, they stepped outside to put up the couplets.

or maybe they just wanted to be part of something, but the courtyard guests, who had been sitting in solitude moments ago, suddenly

Keira quickly turned into a lively group effort. A young girl even mentioned that she knew how to cut traditional

tools for her, and she got to work. Her hands were skilled, and the patterns she cut were intricate and beautiful. The most surprising piece was

BON

was absolutely delighted, falling in love with it

in, the mood shifted completely. The loneliness and melancholy from before were

suddenly struck her.

don’t we make

them hesitated, exchanging uncertain

them a little push. “My wife loves dumplings. Just think of it

everyone

filling, others rolled the wrappers, and some

struggles of spending

finished, evening had arrived.