Chapter Twenty-Three: Entanglement

The Tie Dan's house was not very badly damaged by the fire, the sofa that burned to the skeleton has been replaced with a new one, the blackened walls and ceiling have also been whitewashed, but you can still smell the smoke when you walk in.

The traces of the disaster could not be completely erased, Xie Yuhan returned home, opened the door, the choking smell came to his nose, and his heart couldn't help but feel pain, as if he was silent in a long nightmare, unable to wake up.

Xie Yuhan couldn't imagine how frightened and helpless Xiao Ran should be in her heart facing the fire alone? As soon as she thought of the suffering that Xiao Ran had experienced, she couldn't help but feel resentful, resentful of Tie Dan's father, resentment of Xiao Zheng, and resentment of Tie Dan and herself-

At this moment, she was mopping the floor over and over again, trying to completely erase the traces of the disaster, venting the sadness and resentment in her heart.

After crawling through the ghost gate, Xie Yuhan understood the meaning of life to her, she would not look for a short term again, but she would not easily forgive Yang Wentie and his father.

Xie Yuhan even had some doubts about whether it was a wrong decision to marry Yang Wentie in the first place, thinking to herself, perhaps, it would be much better for her to give birth and raise children alone, at least, the two children would not be treated unfairly, but she didn't think about how difficult it was for a woman to raise two children alone-

In an instant, Xie Yuhan wiped out most of Yang Wentie's goodness, and he was even more disgusted with his father and mother, and he didn't want to see it again.

After dragging the ground three times, Xie Yuhan stopped, rummaged through the cabinets, took out a box of biscuits, and took out a bunch of old things from it to look through.

A photo was held in the palm of her hand and looked at it for a long time, and in the photo, Gu Yuanshan stood side by side with her, smiling brightly and looking happy.

This photo was taken when their relationship was at its hottest, stroking Gu Yuanshan's cheek, Xie Yuhan's heart trembled slightly.

She had to admit that no matter what hurtful things Gu Yuanshan did to her, she still loved him deeply in her heart. Especially Gu Yuanshan desperately rescued her from the river and carried her to the hospital, although she was unconscious, she could really feel the spiritual collision caused by the intimate contact between the two bodies that had been separated for many years.

At that moment, Xie Yuhan knew that the love of her heart was Gu Yuanshan, and Yang Wentie was just her life partner who retreated to the second; she was grateful and dependent on Yang Wentie, and there was not much love at all; from Gu Yuanshan's nervous expression, she also knew that she still had a lot of weight in his heart.

Xie Yuhan's heart throbbed for a short time, and a terrible thought was born - to tell Gu Yuanshan the mystery of Xiao Zheng and Xiao Ran's life experience, so that their father and son would recognize each other.

As soon as this thought came out, Xie Yuhan pulled his cheek in shock, and scolded angrily: "Xie Yuhan, are you crazy? You can hide Gu Yuanshan in your heart, and you can not love Yang Wentie, but Yang Wentie is your legitimate husband, the father of Xiao Zheng and Xiao Ran—he has taken care of your children for so many years, but your mind is on Gu Yuanshan, who has harmed you to hell, you are too ungrateful!"

The bedroom door creaked open, Xie Yuhan stuffed the biscuit box under the pillow in a panic, raised his eyes and looked at the door in confusion, Tie Dan was looking at her softly: "Yuhan, are you okay? The liquid hasn't hung up, why did you run away?" I'm worried about you!"

Xie Yuhan had a black face, ignored the iron eggs, took off his shoes and went to bed, pulled the quilt and covered his body, and the biscuit box was inadvertently thrown to the ground, making a sharp impact sound, and all kinds of pieces of paper were scattered on the ground.

Tie Dan took two steps forward, bent down, Xie Yuhan's face was like earth, and he exclaimed: "Don't move, I'll pick it up myself!"

Xie Yuhan sat up suddenly, got out of bed and pulled his shoes, squatted down, and picked up the pieces of paper on the ground in a panic, looking extremely nervous.

Tie Dan paused in astonishment, straightened his waist, glanced at the photos on the ground awkwardly, and a trace of sadness flashed across his face: "You have a good rest, I'll go get you some food!"

Suddenly retreating to the house, Tie Dan closed the door casually, and his heart cracked in half with the sound of the door lock.

Tie Dan's heart is extremely lonely, and since he got married, Xie Yuhan has always regarded the cookie box as a baby, and no one is allowed to touch it.

Tie Dan respects Xie Yuhan's **, always abides by it, and does not touch it - he never thought that her love was hidden in the box, which had nothing to do with him.

In the kitchen, Tie Dan is absent-minded, either the eggs fall to the ground, or the stir-fry turns sugar into salt and wine into white vinegar.

Xie Yuhan's words lingered in his ears, and he muttered to himself: "Yuhan has never loved me, twenty years from the beginning to the end, waiting hard, can't withstand Gu Yuanshan's irresponsibility, chaos and abandonment!"

Tie Dan tasted the fried vegetables, it was hard to swallow, he smiled sadly, poured all the dishes into the trash, made a new bowl of steamed eggs, brought it to Xie Yuhan, and deliberately knocked on the door before entering.

Hearing that Tie Dan put down the bowl at the head of the bed, and the footsteps were far away, Xie Yuhan let out a long breath, still uneasy in her heart, she didn't know, did Tie Dan hear what she just said to herself? In any case, she didn't mean to hurt him!

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In the Jindu talent market, the crowds are crowded, and the pillars are mixed in the crowd, looking around, looking for a glimmer of life.

In the morning, his nursing work at the hospital ended, the patient he cared for had died, he had received his salary and paid the rent, and he had to find a job as soon as possible to make ends meet.

Two months ago, in his early twenties, he bid farewell to his master Yang Zhijian and returned to Jindu to ask for a living, in order to find his father Ji Yanxin (Ma Xuan'er) and Xiao Nuan.

In the memory of the pillar, his father's appearance gradually blurred, and most of the time, he was trying to recall, intermittently and piecemeal picking up some fragments of the past. Unwilling to think of his separated, crazy mother, and those unbearable pasts, he blocked his memories, and many people and things have been blurred.

At the entrance of the elevator of the hospital, the pillar was scalded by something carried in someone's hand, he felt that this person was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while, ran from the stairs to the first floor, rushed out of the door of the inpatient department, the cold wind blew in his face, and the memory gradually became clear - that woman was the one who took away Uncle Tie Dan and forced Xiao Nuan and himself away.

After many years, Zhu Zi's heart is still haunted by Xie Yuhan, thinking: At the beginning, if it weren't for her, Uncle Tiedan, Xiao Nuan, me and my mother would form a family and live happily together!

Zhuzi's resentment towards Xie Yuhan did not diminish in the slightest, and the moment he saw her, it became more and more intense, and he was invisibly angry with Tie Dan, so no matter how difficult and depressed he was, he would not go to him.

In a few years, he has practiced the survival skills of the pillar in the mountains, and he has become increasingly unfamiliar with the life in the city, plus he has not much culture, after returning to Jindu, he can only rely on labor to eat.

I finally found a job as a hospital nurse, served feces and urine to patients, and had an income, but I didn't expect that the good times would last long, but I finally rented a room and no longer lived on the streets, eating and sleeping in the open.

There is a stubbornness in the pillar's heart that supports him, making him persevere, determined to gain a firm foothold in Jindu, not only to find his father, but also to find Xiao Nuan.

……

On the roof of the office building of the Provincial High-tech Industrial Park, Ji Yanxin stood by the railing, overlooking the ground, and the scenery in the park was in full view.

Whenever he has nothing to do, Ji Yanxin likes to stand here, overlooking and looking away, quietly missing the pillar and remembering Juan'er.

Juan'er has gone, there is only one relative left in his life, looking for several years, how can he break the iron shoes and nowhere to find him, but he firmly believes that the hard work pays off, and one day, he will find the pillar.

Ji Yanxin often recalls that when Juan'er was dying, he snuggled in his arms, and he watched her breathe, but he couldn't save her. Juan'er became an eternal pain in his heart, his heart went with her, if it weren't for the thought of looking for a pillar, he would have wanted to go with Juan'er at that time.

The past is vivid, replaying it one by one in his mind, Ji Yanxin can't hide his grief, and hates himself very much, if he is in the old forest and doesn't meet Juan'er unexpectedly, Juan'er won't die-

Xia Jinzhong pushed open the door of the rooftop, walked to the roof, walked lightly behind Ji Yanxin, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Big brother, tomorrow is the day of the sister-in-law's sacrifice, when should we go to see her?"

"Are things ready?" Ji Yanxin's voice was hoarse, he raised his right hand, put his five fingers into his hair, and looked into the distance with awe-inspiring eyes.

"It's all set. Tomorrow there will be a symposium in the province, and Governor Li Huaping specially explained that you must attend. Xia Jinzhong reminded in real time, I am afraid that tomorrow, there will be a conflict in the schedule, which will make the boss unhappy and angry, and the matter of the sister-in-law is more important than anything.

"Go now. Ji Yanxin turned around, and his cold gaze fell on Xia Jinzhong's face.

"Then I'll drive the car to the door first?" Xia Jinzhong looked at Ji Yanxin inquiringly, and when he nodded, he quickly retreated.

Ji Yanxin faced the railing and stood silent for a moment, then turned around and took a steady step.

……

The car drove on the winding mountain road and stopped in an empty garden area, Ji Yanxin got out of the car and walked along the mountain road, Xia Jinzhong followed behind with sacrifices.

In order to give Juan'er a stable and comfortable residence, Ji Yanxin specially bought this feng shui treasure mountain and carefully built a cemetery.

When Juan'er was alive, Ji Yanxin couldn't let her live a stable life, and in another world, he must let her live happily and worry-free-

The huge tomb was surrounded by pines and cypresses, Ji Yanxin stood in front of the tombstone, silently stared at the portrait of Juan'er on the tombstone, and whispered: "Juan'er, I'm coming to see you!"

Xia Jinzhong set up the sacrifices on the altar and said respectfully: "Sister-in-law, these are all ordered by the eldest brother to be purchased for you personally, you must be good over there!"

Ji Yanxin's eyes looked at a pair of sad eyes on the tombstone, tears in his eyes, and his thoughts flew to five years ago, everything seemed to happen yesterday, still like a sharp knife, cutting his heart one by one-

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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)