Li Qing returned to the back house in despair.

Opening the bedroom door, Li Qing walked in gently. The bedside lamp was on, and the dim light poured on Lin Qiuqiu's beautiful and fair cheeks, warm as jade. She had already taken a bath, lying on her back on the bed wrapped in a nightgown, one jade hand on her bulging lower abdomen, her eyes slightly closed, and she fell asleep.

Under the slender jade neck was a small section of white collarbone, and the neckline of the nightgown revealed a creamy and smooth skin, which caused Li Qing to lose his mind and look at it in a daze for a while.

Taking a light breath, Li Qing took half a step back for fear of waking up the sleeping beauty, and then turned around to leave.

"Ahh You're back?"

Soft words suddenly came from behind, Li Qing's body froze, and he turned around suddenly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Woke you up, continue to sleep, I'm next door, you can call me if you have something." ”

Lin Qiuqiu blinked her beautiful eyes: "You want to separate?"

"Huh?" Li Qing was startled, and immediately waved his hand again and again, "No, didn't Man Xuan say it today, you are at a critical time now, it is best to sleep alone." What if I don't be honest when I sleep and hurt you? ”

Pursing his lips, Lin Qiuqiu said softly: "Don't go, will you accompany me tonight?" I haven't seen you for a long time. ”

After hesitating for a moment, Li Qing still nodded: "Okay, I miss you too, and I don't want to leave." Wait for me to take a shower and come back in a moment. ”

Li Qing went to the bathroom to take a cold shower, wrapped himself in a bathrobe and came back, and sat on the edge of the bed. Lin Qiuqiu wrapped around him from behind, buried his whole face on his back, and breathed deeply.

The room was quiet, and Li Qing felt as if he had taken root at that moment, and he was closely connected with Lin Qiuqiu. The two of them are like one body, and the bonds of life are so deep that nothing seems to separate the two.

"It's late, let's go to bed early. Li Qing actually had a lot to say, but considering Lin Qiuqiu's physical condition, he still didn't speak.

The two of them hugged each other and lay on the bed, Li Qing reached out and turned off the bedside lamp, and snuggled up with Lin Qiuqiu and fell asleep slowly.

In his sleep, Li Qing felt that someone was touching his body, and his movements were very light and gentle, as if he was afraid of waking him up.

"What are you doing?" Li Qing grabbed the restless soft little hand, gently put it on his chest, opened his eyes and smiled, "I don't sleep in the middle of the night, tease your man, believe it or not, I ate you in one bite." ”

Under the hazy night, Lin Qiuqiu's eyes were bright, like bright stars in the night sky, warm, charming and distant.

"Li Qing, I don't want to lose you anymore. ”

"I know. Li Qing leaned in and kissed lightly on the soft lips...

Li Qing's mood was so peaceful and so peaceful. At this moment, he didn't realize that the even more gloomy night was slowly enveloping and swallowing him.

Darkness will come again...

It was five days later, when Li Qing sent Lin Qiuqiu to Gangbei City Hospital to give birth, and then drove back, a strange visitor came to the Li Family Mansion.

Li Xiaoman was playing in the yard at the time, she squatted on the ground, turned the box over, and then used a grass stalk to pluck the dark cricket.

"Jump, jump. Xiao Man shouted, "Hurry up and jump." ”

Uncle Zhang smiled from ear to ear: "You girl, how can you like insects." When the young lady of the other side saw this kind of thing, she had to scream in fright. ”

"Don't compare me to those nerf-eaters. Li Xiaoman rolled his eyes widely, then lowered his head and continued to play with the cricket, "I raised it for a week, I gave it food and drink, and it was so disobedient... If you don't jump, I'll trample you to death!"

The cricket seemed to feel something, let out a noise, and immediately jumped high and went towards a Li family's bodyguard standing on the side of the road.

"Get out of the way!" Li Xiaoman shouted at the bodyguard, who was startled and hurriedly staggered back a few steps.

"Ahh

The bodyguard raised his feet in a panic, and in an instant his whole face was as pale as white paper, just too flustered, the cricket had already stepped into a puddle of mud under his feet.

"Miss, Miss is angry..."The bodyguard was so frightened that he bowed again and again, "I was wrong, I was wrong..."

"You trampled it to death, I raised it for a week, and you trampled it to death..."

The bodyguard bowed and almost knelt down for Li Xiaoman, who would have thought that he would work diligently in the Li family, and he would encounter such a catastrophe. Although he is just a small cricket, the character he provokes is the sister of the head of the Li family!

"Forget it. Li Xiaoman saw the stunned look of the bodyguard, suddenly pursed his lips and waved his little hand, "It's it jumping around looking for death, and I can't complain about you." ”

"Thank you, Miss, thank you, Miss!" the bodyguard nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

Uncle Zhang smiled and nodded repeatedly: "This is like the young lady of the Li family." ”

"Well, I'd better keep a little turtle, at least climb slower, I can still catch it. Li Xiaoman clenched his small fists, "Yes, it's good to be able to catch it..."

"Big brother, can you help me bury it?" Xiao Man suddenly raised his little head, blinked his big eyes, and looked at the helpless bodyguard pitifully, "It's buried behind the small bushes, I can't bear to bury it with my own hands..."

The bodyguard was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly nodded: "Okay." ”

As soon as the words fell, he half knelt down and picked up the handful of dirt, and ran to the back of the grove.

Just then, the doorbell rang. Xiao Man, who was still depressed just now, suddenly danced with his eyebrows: "Brother is back!"

She ran to the door excitedly, intending to welcome Li Qing home. But a black-clothed bodyguard hurriedly ran out of the gatehouse and said in a low voice, "Miss, it's not the head of the family who came back." ”

"Huh?" The little face that was full of smiles just now instantly became bitter, and Li Xiaoman said dissatisfiedly: "Who is that?"

"Uh... The bodyguard's face changed, "Miss, please stand back, I'm going to open the door." ”

Uncle Zhang also obviously sensed that something was wrong, got up and walked to Xiao Man's approach, and pulled her aside: "What's the matter?"

"It's an outsider, I haven't seen it. The black-clad bodyguard opened the door as he spoke, and everyone looked out, only to see an old man in his fifties outside the door.

The old man was dressed quite plainly, dressed in gray cloth, and had a pair of yellowed rubber shoes under his feet. His face was covered with deep wrinkles, his lips were shriveled, and he wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. One of the lenses was missing, wrapped indiscriminately with tape, and the other one was gray, as if covered with a layer of gray, but it just covered the old man's gloomy gaze. His hair is gray, his forehead is slightly bald, and the overall impression of being languishing and debilitating.

"What about Li Qing?" As soon as the old man opened his mouth, he asked Li Qing directly, his voice was hoarse and dry, making people sound very uncomfortable.

Uncle Zhang's face was full of doubts: "May I ask who you are?"

"Is Li Qing okay?"

Uncle Zhang nodded: "The head of the family is very good, you..."

"Where is he? I want to see him. The old man interrupted Uncle Zhang's words and said bluntly.

Li Xiaoman raised his little face and shouted, "My brother is out and is not here today." ”

"Are you Li Qing's sister?" the old man glanced at Li Xiaoman in some surprise, "It's good to be young." ”

The tone was very light and light, but it revealed a strange mood of abruptness.

Uncle Zhang couldn't figure out what the old man was coming from, so he hurriedly pulled Li Xiaoman behind him, and said with a smile: "Brother, if you have any difficulties, just say it, the head of the family has also done a lot of good deeds over the years, if you ask for help, please go to the foundation." At the moment, the Li family is very busy, and the head of the family has a lot of things, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to find time to come out to see you. ”

"So, he doesn't have anything to do at all?" the old man's voice was filled with a faint regret, and he shook his head slightly, "No, I'm not a beggar who came to beg for money. I have something very important to see Li Qing, isn't he in the Li Family Mansion?"

Uncle Zhang said: "The head of the family has gone out and has not come back yet." ”

The old man nodded: "When will he come back?"

The bodyguard on the side wanted to say that Li Qing would be back soon, but was stopped by Uncle Zhang's gaze. After all, Uncle Zhang is an old man, and immediately chuckled: "This is not certain, we who are the head of the family don't know anything about it." In the past, it was not uncommon not to come back at night. Why don't you leave a note, brother, and wait until the head of the family comes back, how about I inform him as soon as possible?"

"No need. The old man waved his hand, "I'll wait for him here." ”

Uncle Zhang was slightly stunned, and said, "Why don't you come in and wait, brother?"

"No, I don't. The old man waved his hand again, "It's good here." ”

When the words fell, the old man seemed to be very uncertain and asked, "Li Qing... He really hasn't changed at all?"

Uncle Zhang didn't know why: "What do you mean?"

"For example—" the old man pondered for a moment, then pointed to himself, "as old as I am." ”

"Hahahaha. Uncle Zhang grinned, but he had already begun to wonder in his heart, could this person in front of him be a psychopath?

"Brother, the head of our Li family is not yet thirty this year, and it is when he is strong and strong, how can he be as old as you. ”

"Oh. The old man nodded, looking rather disappointed.

The old man squatted down in front of the door of the Li family's mansion, and he didn't seem to care about the sun-scorched door, and sat there in a daze, silent.

The bodyguard on one side spread his hands at Uncle Zhang, wanting to ask for his opinion. Zhang Bo gave a cautious and wary look and asked the bodyguards to make some preparations.

Uncle Zhang was still not at ease, poked his head out of the door, glanced at the snakeskin pocket at his feet, and then asked with a smile: "Brother, where are you fighting?"

"Longxi. The old man replied lightly, "Li Qing knew me well before, if you could call him and say something, my surname is Zhao." ”