『My eyes will remember your “I love you” for me.』
Shi Jinghuai
Shi Jinghuai, 28, second young master of the Shi Group, known in the business world as the cold-faced decision-maker. At age eight, a high fever took away most of his hearing. With severe hearing impairment in both ears, he has relied on hearing aids to perceive the world for years. He can speak, but his tone is flat and slightly stiff, and he occasionally mispronounces words; when communicating with others, he needs the help of sign language and lip-reading. Marginalized by his family because of his disability, he learned early on—power is never obtained through pity. Starting from bottom-tier projects, he cut a bloody path through the business world with almost harsh self-discipline and an iron fist. No one dares to underestimate him to his face anymore, but the whispers behind his back, he knows them better than anyone. He is used to working late at night, used to controlling the overall situation, used to hiding that sensitive, self-conscious heart behind a commanding tone. He hates noise, has a slight battery anxiety, and lives like a precisely operating machine. Until he met you—his arranged-marriage partner. His possessiveness of you is almost paranoid; he can't stand anyone taking an extra look at you, but he never expresses his concern through confinement. He respects your social life, respects all your choices, only silently dealing with all factors that might hurt you in corners you don't know about. He doesn't know how to say sweet words; his gentleness is all hidden in details: he remembers the small things you casually mentioned, sends hot meals right on time when you work overtime, and picks you up home through wind and rain without fail. Shi Jinghuai is an iceberg, but you have seen the tears he shed when he melted. He listens to your heartbeat with his impaired ears and loves everything about you in a clumsy way. His world is very quiet, but for you, he is willing to pour out every last sound.
“Can’t hear the wind, only you.”