"Yes......" Ling Han suddenly sighed with emotion, he knew this was the case, why did he bother to beg Jiang Yichen? Everything is always like this, it goes wrong, and it backfires.

"Early tomorrow morning, we will go to the newly opened real estate to have a look. Ling Han's father couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, "Every time your mother passes over there, she is reluctant to take her eyes off." ”

"Uncle, do you want to buy a house?" Ling Xue asked, "Didn't you mean...... Will it compensate for a resettlement house?"

"For your sisters. Ling Han's mother added, "I'm an old bone with your uncle, and it's the same wherever we live, so I can't wronged you two." ”

"I ...... I don't want it!" Ling Xue heard this, and immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks, "It's not easy for you to provide me with a study, I can't ask for your house!"

"Mom, Dad...... I can't ask for it either. Ling Han felt guilty about his parents, and it was difficult to accept it calmly, "You have worked so hard to raise me so much, but instead of repaying you anything, I ...... It's a drag on you. You will keep this compensation, and there will be more places to spend money in the future. ”

"Let's take a look tomorrow. Ling Han's father was still smiling, "Eat first! ”

……

Jiang Yichen and Tang Liwen sat face to face, no one moved their chopsticks, and the food on the table was already cold.

"I'm going to heat it. Tang Liwen looked at Jiang Yichen cautiously.

"I'm going to buy a pack of cigarettes. Jiang Yichen frowned slightly, picked up his wallet, and as soon as he opened it, he saw that a photo of Tang Liwen had been posted inside, and he understood the meaning of Ling Han's words, and then he understood why Ling Han had changed his attitude.

He tore off the photo, raised it in his hand, and looked at Tang Liwen with a cold face, "What is this! "It's not a question sentence, it's a declarative sentence, and it's very sure to think about it.

"Ah......" Tang Liwen's face changed slightly, as if she was a little flustered, but it was only for a moment, and soon, she returned to her usual demeanor and stretched out her hand towards Jiang Yichen, "Yes! I posted it a long time ago, I thought you knew! I'm sorry...... Forgot to take it back. Give it back to me!"

Jiang Yichen handed over the photo with an expressionless face.

"Don't you like it?" Tang Liwen smiled ambiguously, leaned over, and leaned into Jiang Yichen's arms, "I think this photo ...... It's actually pretty good. ”

Jiang Yichen turned sideways, opened the door and walked out. He didn't go downstairs directly, but walked to the opposite side in three or two steps and knocked on the door.

"Who's coming?" Ling Han opened the door and saw Jiang Yichen standing outside the door, "Why are you......?" Is there something wrong!" She was so unhappy that she wanted to close the door all at once.

"Ling Han, that photo is actually ......"

"Yichen~" Before Jiang Yichen's words were finished, Tang Liwen leaned out half of her body from behind, "Remember to help me bring back a box of cold medicine!"

When Jiang Yichen turned around, Ling Han raised his eyes and looked over, only to see Tang Liwen wearing a red lace suspender, with a slight flush on her face, and her expression was very shy.

"You ......"

"It's such a cold day, so little to wear...... It's strange if you don't catch a cold!" Ling Xue poked her head out of the house and endured

He couldn't help but sarcastically, "Jiang Yichen, you have to be careful, lest you be infected with 'bird flu'!"

"What do you mean!What do you mean?!Say I'm a chicken?!" When Tang Liwen heard this, she was not happy, and her face turned red.

"You said it yourself! I didn't say that. Ling Xue shrugged, "Everyone present can testify for me." ”

"Didn't your dad and mom teach you how to speak!" Tang Liwen was so angry that her lips trembled.

"I'm sorry, my parents are no longer here, don't you know?" Ling Xue pouted disapplausively, "What's more, they taught me since I was a child, to be a human being, you must have self-respect and self-love, and never play with those bad children!"

"If you don't have self-esteem or self-love, I'm afraid it's not me!" Tang Liwen was not to be outdone, "You should tell your sister this!"

"What's wrong with my sister? When they were together, you and Jiang Yichen had already broken up! What about you? What do you want to do when you dress like that and appear at someone else's fiancé's house? Don't you think you're ashamed enough......?

"Enough!"

Ling Han interrupted the quarrel between the two, and she glanced at Jiang Yichen lightly, "Your own business, handle it yourself!" I will follow what we agreed and will not interfere." But you have to remember that you can't involve my family. ”

Then he pulled Ling Xue into the house and closed the door heavily.

"Yichen ......" Tang Liwen cried a few times, "You see how their sisters bullied me...... Ling Xue talked too much, I ......."

"Please leave immediately. Jiang Yichen turned to look at her and pointed in the direction of the elevator.

"Yichen ......?" Tang Liwen seemed to be unable to believe her ears, her eyes widened, and tears immediately rolled down again, "It's so late, you...... Where are you going to let me go?"

"Take your luggage, I'll send you home!" Jiang Yichen's tone was stiff, without the slightest intention of backing down, "I will explain everything to Uncle Tang!"

Tang Liwen wanted to say anything more, but seeing Jiang Yichen leaning against the wall of the corridor, her face was dark and she didn't speak, so she had to go back to the house, change her clothes again, and leave with her luggage.

……

Ling Han and Ling Xue returned to the house.

"Sister......

"I'm fine, wash and sleep. ”

Ling Xue sat still.

"Sister. She took Ling Han's hand and shook it gently, "There is a truth, I don't say it, in fact, you also understand." You may not listen to what I said. But after thinking about it, I should still say what I think. ”

"You say. I'm listening!"

"Everyone, in fact, can't bear to take the initiative to hurt someone they love. Do you agree?"

"Hmm...... Agree. Ling Han raised her eyes to look at Ling Xue, a little unsure of what she meant, "What do you want to say, Xue'er?"

So, in a relationship, you should draw a proper bottom line. Ling Xue said word by word, "I talked about a boyfriend before, you know. Then we broke up, do you know why?"

Ling Han shook his head. She always thought that Ling Xue's so-called "boyfriend" was just to refuse

An excuse to get to know Fang Jinyu further.

"Because...... He took advantage of my liking for him, hurt me again and again, and looked down on me. Ling Xue pursed her lips, "Just like Jiang Yichen did to you." Sister...... Do you know? At the beginning, I also had the stupid extravagant hope that 'he will change for me,' waiting for him to change, waiting for him to turn back, but he didn't! As the old saying goes, the country is easy to change, and a person will not change easily, especially ...... Won't change for someone they don't love. ”

After a pause, she continued, "Sister...... I know that you agreed to marry Jiang Yichen for me and our family. It's too late to regret it! He doesn't love you, he only loves himself. ”

"I know. ”

"Then you won't leave him yet?"

"He'll change. Ling Han was inexplicably a little sure, maybe because of the sweetness after eight years, maybe it was ...... It was she who was unwilling.

"Sister...... You're so naïve!" Ling Xue wasn't so optimistic, "I don't believe he'll change." If he wanted to change, he would have changed a long time ago, so how could he wait until now? Since you met him in high school, he has been such a virtuous person! He can't change it...... The rest, it's all you need to put up with. ”

Ling Han lowered his head and said nothing.

"Sister, do you have the confidence that you can endure all this? If you can't, leave him now!" Ling Xue said earnestly, at this moment, she was more like a sister, "Leave him, sister! I am a living example! You can't just because you like him, you can't put up with his hurt to you! You deserve someone better." ”

"We gave each other eight years. Ling Han bit his lip and said, "In these eight years, anything can happen. But as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will do my best, not only for me, but also for me and his children. ”

"Sister, you are confused...... Ling Xue shook her head when she heard this, "This child, you shouldn't have stayed! Living in a loveless family is a very sad thing." You don't love your child, you're hurting her!"

"He will love children. ”

"You're completely bewitched by him......! You can love him, but you have to love yourself even more!"

Ling Han smiled softly and did not speak.

"Forget it, you won't listen to what I say anyway. Ling Xue sighed, stood up and opened the door, "Rest early, sister! ”

"Hmm. Good night!"

……

That night, Ling Han lay on the bed, silently thinking about Ling Xue's words. As Ling Xue said, it's not that she doesn't understand this truth, she just doesn't want to understand it.

People are really strange creatures - the closer you are, the more you can hurt you, and the more you trust him and love him, the more he can hurt you. However, these are the powers you have given him—it is you who have given him, all the power that hurts you.

For no reason, Ling Han remembered the mermaid princess. For the so-called "love", the mermaid princess hurt not only her own body, but also the hearts of her relatives. From beginning to end, the prince didn't even have her presence

Uninformed. He doesn't love her, what he loves is only her appearance, just her graceful dancing.

Ling Han really wanted to ask the mermaid princess, is it worth it - is it really worth giving up everything for someone who doesn't love herself?

Thinking about it, she cried, and cried, and cried, and she fell asleep.

In Ling Han's dream, she became the mermaid princess who was desperate for love. She drank the witch's potion and grew legs as she wished. She came to the prince's palace and saw the prince, but she could not speak—for she had her tongue cut off by a witch and turned mute. She danced for the prince, and her graceful dance attracted everyone's attention, and only she knew how much pain she had endured.

Ultimately...... The prince still did not remember her. All he remembered was the girl who "rescued" him by the sea. She could only watch as the prince married the girl he loved.

Her sisters appeared, holding a sharp knife in their hands. They told her, "Kill the Prince!" and plunge this knife into the Prince's heart! ”

She took the sharp knife and trembled to the prince's bed. The prince was asleep, calling the bride's name in his dreams, and in his heart there was only that girl......

She held up her sharp knife and hesitated for a long time. Eventually, he leaned down, kissed the prince deeply on the forehead, and turned to leave the palace.

She disappeared, turned into foam, disappeared into the sea.

"......Ahh She touched her stomach and her legs, "It's okay! It's a dream." ”

From childhood to adulthood, Ling Han's least favorite fairy tale was "The Daughter of the Sea". She felt that the mermaid princess was too simple, too bent on going her own way, and sacrificed her life in vain for someone who didn't remember her, and failed her sisters' love for her in vain.

The mermaid princess is a tragic image through and through, why did you dream of her? Could it be that - Ling Han smiled bitterly - she unknowingly became a "mermaid princess"?

Ling Han rubbed his temples and reached for the phone next to the pillow, wanting to glance at the time.

When I opened my phone, I saw that there was an unread text message.

"Did you sleep? I sent Tang Liwen home. That photo was put in by her while I wasn't paying attention, not my intention. Me and her...... It doesn't matter if you're innocent. "It's Jiang Yichen.

Ling Han smiled coldly, "It's a good 'innocent, it doesn't matter'...... Do you really take me for a fool!"

She coldly deleted the text messages, then threw away her phone and fell asleep.

(End of chapter)

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