Chapter 17: The Scourge (4)

When she woke up the next morning, Lin Yansheng called her brother first, and only then did she feel relieved to learn that they had all arrived safely.

After a simple breakfast, Mu Yukai and Yu Qinling went out, Mu Yi also went to work early, and only Lin Yansheng and Aunt He were left in the huge house.

Aunt He finished cleaning and was about to go back, she stood at the door of the study and asked softly, "Girl, do you have anything to buy or eat?" Auntie made it for you, and I will go back to take my grandson here." Lin Yansheng was immersed in his thoughts, and suddenly heard someone talking, and was startled.

She hurriedly turned her head and said with a smile: "There's nothing to do, Auntie, go back quickly, I'm fine." ”

"Okay, if you have anything, just call me. Aunt He said, took off her apron, turned around and walked outside.

Originally, the task of taking care of Lin Yansheng was handed over to her, but she has never done all day work, and seeing that Lin Yansheng's face was ruddy, it didn't look like she was seriously ill, she remembered the little grandson who was waiting to be fed at home and her daughter-in-law who was too tired to nagging her to take care of the children alone, so she was in a hurry to go back, and she couldn't take care of anything.

The house was quiet again, Lin Yansheng sat in front of the computer for a while, conceived a few diagrams, and felt a little tired.

She stood up, spun around in place, remembered the doctor's instructions, turned off the computer, and walked outside.

Today's weather was gloomy, as if it was going to rain, and the wind outside was a bit strong, sweeping away the previous summer heat.

Lin Yansheng likes this kind of weather, and she plans to go out for a walk, blow the wind, and make the chaotic brain sober and sober.

The community is also quiet, there are few people, probably because the boundary is too large and the working day.

She walked for a short distance with her hands behind her back, and suddenly remembered the small studio that Mu Yi said, so she turned around and walked to the other side.

The two places were not far apart, and she quickly arrived, and the door of the small courtyard was wide open, and there were people working inside, and they had brought in a lot of things from the outside, all furniture or something.

It seems that the decoration is about to be completed, and Lin Yansheng also likes that style, she is secretly surprised that Mu Yi actually knows his preferences, she thinks he doesn't know anything.

Looking at it, she couldn't help but sigh again, Mu Yi was really good to herself, such a small courtyard should be worth a lot of money, and he gave it to himself without hesitation.

Sometimes his kindness makes her feel embarrassed and moved, she doesn't know whether it's good or bad to accept it, and she doesn't know whether she should accept it.

Then a gust of wind blew her hair away, and she shuddered from her contemplation, and shook her head with a smile, as if she felt amused by the thought of the question.

She turned and walked on, and after walking for a while, feeling a little tired, she turned back and paced towards the house.

I don't know what my parents and younger brother are doing at this time, will they be very happy? She thought silently, and before she knew it, she arrived at the door of the house, the door was open, and it should be Mu Yukai who was back.

Sure enough, Mu Yukai was sitting in the living room reading the newspaper, and when he saw Lin Yansheng coming back, he smiled at her and asked, "Are you going for a walk?"

"Yes, you're back so soon?" Lin Yansheng said with a smile,

"It's a bit windy outside today. ”

"Yes, go for a walk, your aunt has to tell me to come back quickly, otherwise the wind will blow and cough. Mu Yukai put away the newspaper and asked,

"Where's Xiaohe?

"Aunt He said that she would go back to take care of her grandson, so I asked her to go back. ”

"Nonsense, didn't I give her a raise? Besides, you need someone to watch now, in case there is no one in the house and you faint again, what can you do? Mu Yukai said, he frowned, took out his mobile phone from his pocket and prepared to make a call.

"Uncle, it's really fine, I'm feeling better now. Lin Yansheng hurriedly said,

"Don't blame Aunt He, I asked her to go back. Mu Yukai sighed, put away his mobile phone, and said, "I have to talk to her at noon, I can't do this, otherwise the salary will not be increased in vain." Lin Yansheng smiled slightly and walked upstairs.

She unconsciously clenched her fists, feeling as if she had brought new trouble to the family, they were too good to her, and thought very well about everything, but she had nothing to reciprocate, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Once in the room, she closed the door and sat down in her chair. The sky outside was getting more and more gloomy, and suddenly, there was a thunderclap, and the sound of raindrops crackling on the window glass sounded, and the rain was so heavy that it seemed as if someone was holding a basin and falling down.

Lin Yan looked at the rain outside, the trees smashed by the raindrops couldn't raise their heads, and bursts of thunder rumbled over, quite imposing.

Some people are afraid of thunder, but she is not afraid, but finds this natural sound very attractive and brings people a special feeling.

After listening to the sound of rain for a while, I was getting up and about to go to the study to get a book to read, when the mobile phone in my pocket suddenly rang.

She took out her mobile phone and looked at it, it was a message from Mu Yi, saying that it was raining, asking her not to go out, and he would rush back to eat with her when it was time to eat at noon.

Lin Yansheng replied to him, wanting to throw the phone on the bed, but it rang again. This time it wasn't Mu Yi who sent the message, it was Tao Qirui who sent her and asked her if she had set off.

Lin Yansheng was puzzled, she thought about it for a while, and suddenly remembered that she had told Tao Qirui that she was going to accompany her parents on a trip.

Tao Qirui had made an appointment with herself before, but after so long, she forgot about it. Lin Yansheng touched his chin and replied, "I was sick, so I didn't go, what's wrong?" The other side took a while to recover, and at that time Lin Yansheng was already sitting down in front of the window to read.

In the quiet room, as soon as the mobile phone rang, she was startled again.

"Then have time to come out for a cup of tea and chat?" Lin Yansheng looked at the message hesitantly, she didn't really want to go, but remembered that when she asked Tao Qirui, Tao Qirui didn't refuse to come out directly, no matter how you don't agree, it's rude not to agree to this invitation.

She put down her book and asked where and when she would meet. This time the information came quickly, Tao Qirui said that we would meet in the café next to the restaurant last time, and we would see you tomorrow at two o'clock in the afternoon.

"Tomorrow at two o'clock in the afternoon, see you or leave. Lin Yansheng repeated this message, smiled, threw down his phone, and continued to read the book.

After a night of rain, the whole world seems to have become much clearer. The dust on the road has been washed away and it looks very clean, and the leaves of the trees on both sides are still hanging from the crystal water droplets, glistening in the sun.

The rain only stopped in the morning, and the ground was still wet, Lin Yansheng walked slowly with his bag, breathing in the fresh air.

Today, except for her and Mu Yukai, everyone else in the family has gone out to work. Mu Yukai may have reproached Aunt He, after making lunch, she didn't leave the house, she wiped this end of the house, swept the other, and seemed a little idle.

When she saw that Lin Yansheng was going out in the afternoon, a pair of eyes suddenly lit up, and she followed Lin Yansheng's heels out of the door, but she didn't go the same way.

Although Uncle Mu and Aunt Yu were very good to her, Lin Yansheng felt that the kindest person in this family was probably Aunt He.

I don't know why, but instead of sitting and chatting with Uncle Mu and Aunt Yu, she prefers to have a conversation with Aunt He, maybe in front of Aunt He, she doesn't have to sit tensely, and she doesn't have to go through it in her head a few times when she speaks, for fear of saying something inappropriate and making the two elders angry.

Chatting with Aunt He, she felt very relaxed, and her favorite state was relaxed. Lin Yansheng didn't take a taxi, and the destination was not very far from here.

She went out an hour early, just to get around. There are not many pedestrians on the road, probably because they go to work.

Today is a working day, I don't know why Tao Qirui asked herself out today, in Lin Yansheng's understanding, she seems to be a workaholic, spending almost all her time at work, even when she has weekends off, she is also doing work, not to mention usual.

Maybe she had something important to say to herself, so she was willing to take time off on weekdays. Lin Yansheng walked slowly, she felt very leisurely, and before she knew it, she walked to the street.

Turning into this pedestrian street, there are gradually more people around, but most of them are small couples, walking hand in arm.

Seeing them, Lin Yansheng remembered his parents, and when he went out, his father always held his mother's hand like this, for fear of getting separated in the crowd.

Lin Yansheng couldn't help but smile, remembering the video with his parents last night, they were swimming in a beach, and his mother was a little unaccustomed to wearing swimsuits, desperately pulling the swimsuits, trying to cover her bare skin.

But in the end, she was dragged into the water by her father, and after getting into the water, her mother's restraint disappeared, and she happily took a hand of water and sprinkled it on her father's face, like a delicate little girl.

Thinking of this, Lin Yansheng also laughed along with his mother's smile in his mind. She breathed a sigh of relief and quickened her pace, feeling in a good mood.

When she came to the coffee shop, Tao Qirui was already waiting in her seat. She seemed a little nervous, the fingers of both hands kept twisting and twisting together, and the cup of coffee in front of her seemed to have been ordered for a long time, and the mouth of the cup was no longer steaming, but she didn't move a mouthful.

Lin Yansheng sat down across from her and greeted her. Tao Qirui's nervousness was in stark contrast to Lin Yansheng's lively spirit, Tao Qirui was obviously aware of this contrast, and immediately put away the expression on her face and tried to make a happy smile.

"Why did you ask me out all of a sudden? I thought you were at work today. Lin Yansheng said, putting his handbag aside and ordering a drink with the menu.

"It's so tiring. Tao Qirui said, a little absent-minded,

"So I took a leave of absence to take a break, but I had nothing to do. You know, I'm so busy that I feel dazed when I suddenly take a break, so I thought I'd ask you out for a chat. As if remembering something, she asked,

"Why didn't you travel?

"It's not a big illness, it's just that I'm not feeling well, and I'm getting better now. Lin Yansheng smiled and handed the menu back to the waiter.

"That's good. Tao Qirui said, smiled slightly, and took a sip of the coffee in front of her.

"How are you doing?" Lin Yansheng asked.

"Why do you feel like you don't look good?"

"Didn't sleep well. Tao Qirui hurriedly said and smiled,

"Maybe I'm too busy at work. ”

"No matter how busy you are at work, you have to take good care of yourself. Lin Yansheng said with emotion,

"If you are not in good health, it is useless to make more money. ”

"You're right. Tao Qirui was still a little absent-minded, her eyes wandered, looking here, looking there, but she didn't want to look at Lin Yansheng's eyes.

Of course, Lin Yansheng saw it, but it was not easy to ask, thinking that if she asked herself out, she would always tell the purpose, and if she forced herself to ask, it would make the other party feel uncomfortable.

This awkward and careless chat lasted for about ten minutes, and Tao Qirui finally drank the last drop of coffee, she stood up, clutched the bag strap in her hand, and said, "I'll go to the bathroom." ”

"Good. Lin Yansheng looked at her and felt a little puzzled, but still didn't say anything. Tao Qirui's figure quickly disappeared around the corner of the cash register, and Lin Yansheng waited for a long time, she appeared again and ordered a new cup of coffee, which was exactly the same as Lin Yansheng's cup.

Lin Yansheng looked at her and sat down, looking at her curiously.

"You're done drinking?" Tao Qirui's ass just touched the chair, and she said suddenly,

"Then I'll order a new drink for you. ”

"No, I don't. Lin Yansheng hurriedly said, but as soon as her words fell, Tao Qirui had already stood up and walked towards the counter.

She waited for the coffee to be made, and then brought it over with her own hands and put it in front of Lin Yansheng's table.

"Drink. Tao Qirui smiled, her expression a little stiff.

"What's wrong with you?" Lin Yansheng looked at her, feeling more and more that something was wrong.

"Not much!" Tao Qirui said violently, and after realizing her gaffe, she laughed apologetically,

"Sorry, I've been a bit nervous lately. ”

"What's wrong?" Lin Yansheng asked again. Tao Qirui stopped talking, she lowered her head, stared at the light brown bag in her arms, and was stunned.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Lin Yansheng sighed and asked, "Did you quarrel with your boyfriend?" Tao Qirui still didn't speak, but she didn't deny it.

Lin Yansheng suddenly looked at her like this, obviously there was an emotional problem. But if she doesn't say it, what can she do to help her?

Thinking of this, Lin Yansheng said: "If you have anything on your mind, you can tell me, and I will help you if I can." ”

"Really?" Tao Qirui looked up at her, her expression a little strange.

"Really. Lin Yansheng said,

"Since you have come to me, it means that you treat me as a friend, and I will help you, and I will also fulfill my obligation as a friend. Seeing that Tao Qirui didn't speak, she continued,

"If you don't want to talk about it, it's okay, I'll sit with you for a while. Tao Qirui looked at her blankly, sighed deeply, and said, "Thank you, you are really good." ”

"Didn't you also act as my emotional trash can?" Lin Yansheng said with a smile, she remembered that she didn't know how she got back when she was drunk last time, but Tao Qirui must have made a lot of effort.

"Yes. Tao Qirui said, still dumbfounded. After a moment of silence, her mobile phone suddenly rang, and Tao Qirui was startled, as if she had been pulled out of her sleep.

She glanced at Lin Yansheng, picked up the phone, and hung up after a few simple words. She put away her phone, and the sad expression on her face suddenly disappeared, as if she had found her way in the fog in an instant.

Lin Yansheng looked at her, sipping the sweet coffee in the cup.

"Peng is coming. Tao Qirui said in a low voice, and quickly glanced at Lin Yansheng.

"What, did I come to pick you up?" Lin Yansheng asked. Tao Qirui nodded and said, "We had a quarrel a few days ago, so we didn't get in touch, and he happened to be around here today, so I called him over." ”

"That's fine, quarrels are quarrels, but communication is also very important, so don't have a cold war. Lin Yansheng remembered his mother's words, so he said to Tao Qirui.

"You're right, communication is important. Tao Qirui said, as soon as her words fell, Peng Zhan walked in through the door, he seemed to know where they were sitting, and without looking for them, he walked straight to them.

"Hello. Peng Zhan said with a smile to Lin Yansheng.

"Hello. Lin Yansheng was a little uncomfortable stared at by his eyes, and half-hung his head in response. Tao Qirui gave way to the side, and Peng Yan sat down opposite Lin Yansheng.

Lin Yansheng lowered his head and stirred the coffee in the cup, but did not speak. Tao Qirui looked at Lin Yansheng, then at Peng Zhan, suddenly picked up the coffee in front of her and drank it all, stood up and said, "I'll go to the bathroom." ”

"Go again?" Lin Yansheng looked at her in surprise, seeing Tao Qirui nodded, but it was hard to say anything. After Tao Qirui left, only she and Peng Zhan were left on this booth, she felt more and more uncomfortable, Peng Zhan's eyes kept wandering over her, and she almost never left.

Instinctively, she was a little tired of such a gaze, as if there were countless ants crawling on her.

She waited for a long time, Tao Qirui didn't come back from the bathroom, it seemed to disappear like this, and finally, she couldn't bear it anymore and said, "You tell Qirui that I'll go back first, there's something going on at home." With that, she hurried to her feet, but her mind was suddenly dizzy, and she stumbled back in her chair.

"Are you alright?" Peng asked hurriedly, standing up and walking over to her, reaching out to help her up.

Lin Yansheng saw his face leaning over, and hurriedly said, "No, no." But her eyes became more and more foggy, and it seemed that a thick fog covered her whole body, and this thick fog drained the strength of her whole body like a thread, and she collapsed into the back chair, like a wounded helpless little animal.

"Don't touch me......," she said, reaching out to push his hand away, but it was weak, and she couldn't muster any strength.

The sound was like the sound of a mosquito, and even she couldn't hear it clearly. Later, she didn't even have any strength, so she had to let Peng Jian help her up, half-hugging and half-hugging and walking outside.

"No......" There was still a trace of sanity and sobriety in her mind, she wanted to take out her mobile phone to call Mu Yi, but with all her strength, she couldn't let the heavy arm rise.

She leaned weakly on Peng Zhan, her footsteps moving with his, and she saw that this was not the way home, but turned to the other side, a road she had never been to before, and she had never seen the imposing building in front of her.

Peng Zhan led her into the lobby, took something out of his pocket, and placed it on the tall counter in front of her, and inside the counter stood a girl, dressed in uniform, looking at them with a suspicious look.

"No...... Mr...... Requires two people...... ...... testimonial" In a daze, Lin Yansheng heard the girl's intermittent words.

She tried to hear what the man was saying, but she couldn't hear it clearly. Later, Peng Zhan told her something, and he suddenly rummaged through his bag and found something and put it on the counter, and the girl looked at them suspiciously again, hesitating to handle it for them.

"Hurry up. Peng Zhan was a little impatient, he was worried that Lin Yansheng would wake up soon,

"My girlfriend is so drunk that maybe she'll throw up here now, and if she does, I'm not responsible for cleaning it up and I won't pay for it. The girl looked at Lin Yansheng's dizzy appearance, as if she was really going to vomit, hurriedly went through the formalities, handed back the room card receipt and ID card to Peng Zhan, and said: "The first elevator on the right hand, swipe the card and press the fifth floor after entering, thank you for coming." Peng Yan helped Lin Yansheng towards the elevator.

He smelled the faint scent of her hair, and his heart beat even harder. It was the first time he had done such a thing, and although he felt a little obscene and shameless, this kind of moral criticism could not resist the exciting temptation in his mind.

Behind this complex emotion, he remembered what his friends had said to him, and when he heard that he had this idea, those friends who drank and meat immediately expressed their support and offered help.

He helped Lin Yansheng into the elevator, pressed the floor, and helped her in a different position. At this angle, he could clearly see her face, when he saw her in the past, he always glanced at her in a hurry, and did not dare to look closely, but now when he looked closely, she was even better than before, with delicate skin, slender eyebrows, and her own style.

"She doesn't have any feelings for Mu Yi. He remembered what Tao Qirui had said to himself,

"Since you like her so much, then you should go after her, maybe you can be together. "yes, maybe we'll be together.

Peng Zhan thought to himself, and became more and more happy. He didn't notice the despair and disgust in Lin Yansheng's slightly open eyes, she seemed to sense what was about to happen, and her heart became more and more flustered and helpless.

In this situation, the faces of Mu Yi, her parents and her younger brother appeared in front of her eyes, and she asked them for help in her heart, hoping that they could come to save her, but fantasy was always fantasy, when Peng Peng helped her out of the elevator, took her into the room and closed the door, the door of hope in her heart seemed to be slammed shut.