Han Lie didn't answer.

For a long time, Yan Xi's hand was always in the air, while Han Lie maintained the posture of putting one hand in his pants pocket, and the other hand fell to his side.

Tong Qiangqiang saw that his gaze lingered on the invitation for several seconds, and then slowly raised his eyelids to look at her. She thought he would be surprised at least, but he didn't. The coldness and sharpness he had been smoothed out from a few minutes earlier, and he looked unusually ...... Calm?

No, no, it doesn't seem to be calm.

Tong Qiangqiang really couldn't describe his expression, so he gave up. Seeing that he didn't show any signs of accepting the invitation, she pulled the invitation back from Yan Xi's hand and looked at it twice.

A simple square card, with a white background, a fresh olive tree in the upper left corner, Y&L printed in Roman font on the front, with dots of green embellishment in the same color as the olive tree, and a few basic information about the wedding on the back, and a blank column for the invitees.

The overall design is simple and elegant, fresh and beautiful.

"When did it happen? I haven't seen it yet. Tong Qiangqiang asked Yan Xi with a smile.

Yan Xihu was suspicious: "Why haven't you seen it? Didn't I send you the designer's final draft?"

Tong Qiangqiang searched in her mind for a long time, and vaguely remembered that Yan Xi did send her a picture on WeChat one night, and she was in the hotel room rushing to make the evaluation report.

Tong Qiangqiang stuck out his tongue embarrassedly.

Seeing this, Yan Xi knew in her heart, shook her head helplessly, raised her palm and rubbed it on her forehead: "You, you, you must have forgotten to be busy with work again." ”

"Sister Qiangqiang......" Shi Xiao had been here for two minutes, and the first thing he saw was Tong Qiangqiang and a strange man standing in front of Han Lie with their fingers intertwined, talking affectionately, as if no one was around.

She didn't know exactly what was going on, but the atmosphere was clearly amiss. She cautiously glanced at Han Lie's unpredictable expression, and couldn't help but call Tong Qiangqiang out loud.

Tong Qiangqiang and Yan Xi looked back again.

"How many days are you going to stay in Australia?" Tong Qiangqiang handed the invitation to Shi Xiao casually, "I will get married next Wednesday, if you are still here, you can come to watch the ceremony." ”

Shi Xiao took it in a daze.

Tong Qiangqiang pointed at Yan Xi and introduced to Shi Xiao: "This is my fiancé. ”

"This ......" Shi Xiao was surprised, "Sister, what the hell is going on?How come you have a fiancé? You and Mr. Han are not-"

"I'm sorry. Tong Qiangqiang categorically intercepted her words and smiled politely: "I need to tell you again." I'm not the Tong Qiang you call me. Please call me Eica, or Liang Yin. ”

"Liang Yin?" Shi Xiao was a little confused by the second monk.

Tong Qiangqiang had already bowed his head slightly to Shi Xiao, ignoring Han Lie throughout the whole process, holding Yan Xi's arm and about to leave.

There was a sudden pain in the shoulder, but it was a strong palm that came up.

Tong Qiangqiang was forced to stop and glared at Han Lie angrily: "Let go of me!"

"Come back. Han Lie said expressionlessly, his hand faintly pulling her back.

Tong Qiangqiang held Yan Xi's arm tightly, Yan Xi also tried to protect Tong Qiangqiang, the hand holding Tong Qiangqiang's waist did not move, and Han Lie still insisted coldly.

Tong Qiangqiang, who was standing between the two, only felt that his shoulders were getting more and more painful, and his waist was getting tighter and tighter.

After a while, Yan Xi took the lead in letting go of his hand, and at the same time narrowed his eyes, and his face turned cold rarely: "I let go, not because I agreed with Xiaoyin to go with you, but because I didn't want to hurt her." Please Mr. Han is also a little gracious!"

Han Lie's expression changed slightly. The hand behind his back was quietly clenched into a fist, and the muscles were full of muscles.

In less than two seconds, the pressure from his shoulders was suddenly eliminated, and Tong Qiangqiang was originally using his own strength to compete with Han Lie, so that his body took two steps back by inertia, and Yan Xi supported her in time.

Seeing her frowning and rubbing her shoulders, Yan Xi's eyes flashed away, and he didn't even give a polite salutation, and said unceremoniously: "I'm sorry, I withdraw my invitation to you." We weren't happy to see you at our wedding. ”

Tong Qiangqiang tugged at Yan Xi's sleeve, and his voice was muffled: "Don't talk to him anymore." Let's go. ”

Yan Xi responded softly: "Okay." ”

Tong Qiangqiang turned his head to Shi Xiao and said, "Please return my luggage to me." Thank you. ”

Only then did Shi Xiao come back to her senses from the silent sword light and sword shadow, but she couldn't make the decision at all about Tong Qiangqiang's request.

Han Lie, who had been silent for a long time, opened his mouth at this time: "Give it to her." ”

The voice was deep and cold, but there was a vague tense of something.

After saying that, he turned around and left, without stopping.

Tong Qiangqiang watched him leave, his eyes were flat.

***

Shi Xiao quickly returned Tong Qiangqiang's luggage to her, and then hurriedly ran to find Han Lie.

Han Lie was in the restaurant, sitting alone by the window and eating breakfast, at first glance there was nothing unusual, as if nothing had happened.

Shi Xiao stared at Han Lie's back.

It wasn't the first time she'd seen him alone.

She said a long time ago that compared with Mr. Mai's approachability, this Mr. Han really gives people a strong sense of nobility and alienation. She had long been accustomed to staying away.

Recalling that Tong Qiangqiang and her fiancé were side by side, Shi Xiao suddenly felt that Han Lie was particularly lonely and lonely. And to tell the truth, although she can understand, but when it came out in the lobby just now, Han Lie did lose his demeanor a little. Mr. Han actually lost his demeanor......

"What's the matter?" Han Lie said suddenly, obviously not turning around, but it was as if he had eyes on his back.

Shi Xiao put away his thoughts and asked hesitantly: "Mr. Han, will we leave for Perth in a while?"

"Go. Why don't you go?" Han Lie's voice was cold.

Shi Xiao was excited, and hurriedly said, "Okay." ”

***

After asking for the luggage from Shi Xiao's hand and confirming that nothing was missing, Tong Qiangqiang and Yan Xi left Xiyue Court, left Pilong Island, and got on the bus back to the Hunter Valley.

Yesterday, all day long, his body was tortured by menstrual cramps, and his spirit was destroyed by Han Lie, but now he finally got rid of it all, Tong Qiangqiang closed his eyes, tried to shake away all the chaos in his mind, and quickly fell asleep. Although he fell asleep quickly, he slept very lightly and dreamed all the time.

In the dream, Han Lie was chasing her. She was so frightened that she ran all the way down the stairs, not daring to turn back, knowing that as long as she stopped, she would be stopped by him, and she would never be able to escape. But there seemed to be no end to the stairs, but Han Lie's distance was getting closer and closer.

She struggled forward, struggled forward, struggled forward, and finally saw a door, opened it in a hurry, and ran out, but the whole person stood on the edge of the rooftop in an instant. Half of her foot had already stepped into the air, and there was a bottomless cliff below, and behind her, Han Lie slowly walked towards her with an indifferent expression.

Her heart was particularly painful and terrified, and she subconsciously took a step back.

The body lost its center of gravity in an instant.

"Ahh

Suddenly waking up, Tong Qiangqiang felt as if the world was shaking and spinning, making her eyes lose focus.

"Xiaoyin, Xiaoyin, Xiaoyin, look at me, look at me. Can you see it?"

A pair of warm palms held her cheeks, accompanied by a familiar mellow voice, calling in her ear.

Tong Qiangqiang tried hard to open her eyes wide, constating her gaze, and gradually, she saw Yan Xi's scorched face clearly.

Tong Qiangqiang hugged Yan Xi's neck in a panic, like a drowning man grabbing a piece of driftwood to survive.

Yan Xihui hugged her: "Have a nightmare?"

"Uh-huh......" Tong Qiangqiang's voice was dry and trembling slightly. She had not yet fully woken up from her dream, her mind was in a trance, her eyes were full of tears.

"It doesn't matter. It's okay. I'm here. Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid......" Yan Xi soothed gently, and the small kiss fell on the corners of her eyebrows and eyes. His fingers slid from her face to her chin, from chin to her neck, and little by little to her cold palms.

Tong Qiangqiang immediately wrapped his hand tightly and interlocked his fingers.

"Do you want to share it with me, huh?" Yan Xi put his arm around her shoulders and said in a tone like coaxing a child.

"I dreamed of ......" Tong Qiangqiang's throat froze, he closed his eyes, sobbed a few times, and tears rolled down, "I dreamed that Han Lie was chasing me. I fell off the rooftop. ”

As she spoke, she cowered uneasily in Yan Xi's arms.

Yan Xi wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and chuckled: "Didn't you behave well when you were in the hotel?"

Tong Qiangqiang slowly adjusted his breathing that was confused by the nightmare, and exhaled: "It's too sudden. It was so sudden......"

"So you deserve more praise. Yan Xi rubbed her forehead.

Tong Qiangqiang rubbed comfortably and curled his lips lightly.

yes, she did a great job. It's been three years, and she thought that she and Han Lie would never meet again, but they would meet so suddenly. And even she didn't expect that she would be able to face it so calmly.

Leaning on Yan Xi's arms, Tong Qiangqiang's mood slowly calmed down, and after a while, she sat up straight and rummaged through her bag, "I almost forgot, I have to send an email to ask for marriage leave." Don't give me a job for the next month......"

Yan Xi squinted happily and teased: "My bride is finally willing to put marriage first." ”

Tong Qiang touched his nose, typed the draft into the mobile phone document, and remembered: "You say, should I really change jobs?"

"Aunt Liang is nagging you again?" Yan Xi guessed.

Tong Qiangqiang nodded slightly: "So what about your opinion?"

Yan Xi smiled: "Why are you asking my opinion?"

"Mom didn't complain that I spent too little time with them. And she said that this would affect the two of us-" In the middle of the conversation, Tong Qiangqiang suddenly stopped. Yan Xi didn't wait for the next step, and was suspicious, "What affects the two of us?"

"It's nothing, I said it's wrong. Tong Qiangqiang felt that the roots of his ears were a little hot, and turned back to the point, "My parents are just such a daughter as me, and I have not fulfilled my filial piety at all in the past ten years I have lost." Now it's hard to recognize it, I haven't been with them for two years, and I'm running around because of work, do you think I'm particularly unfilial?"

There was one more point she didn't mention. Although she was recognized by Liang Dawson and Zhuang Yirou, her memories before the age of eleven could not be retrieved. She went to the hospital for a brain examination, and the doctor suspected that the after-effects of memory loss were caused by the failure to reduce the fever in time when she had chickenpox.

When she first came to Australia, Zhuang Yirou often flipped through her past photos and told her about her troubles, or turned out some old things at home, saying that it was her favorite toy in the past. All of them, Tong Qiangqiang has no impression, and Zhuang Yirou is inevitably lonely. Including Yan Xi's occasional mention of the two when they were young, the same is true.

Later, everyone was relieved, they still talked about theirs, she happily listened to it as a story, asked more about the details, and from time to time teased herself that she was a bear child when she was a child, which was also considered happy.

But Tong Qiangqiang's heart felt even more guilty about them because of this.

"Are your thoughts flying again?" Yan Xi noticed her distraction.

Tong Qiangqiang grinned and opened a mouthful of white teeth, and covered it up without silver, and said a little: "You haven't answered my question yet." Do you think I should change jobs?"

Yan Xi smiled lightly and asked rhetorically, "Don't you like it very much?"

"I like it, but-"

"That's enough. Yan Xi intercepted her words and said, "In the final analysis, Uncle Liang and Aunt Liang are not worried that you are not free to accompany them, but that you are worried that you are working too hard." As long as you take care of your own balance and balance work and rest, can they still feel at ease?"

Tong Qiangqiang thought for two seconds and asked, "You are thinking about my parents." What about you? Just tell me what you think. ”

"I said so, as long as you like. Yan Xi helped her pull her hair behind her ears to avoid blocking her typing vision, and her eyes were full of pampering, "You can fly as much as you want, don't feel burdened." I'll always be behind you. ”

Tong Qiangqiang's heart was soft and sweet, put away his mobile phone, and plunged into Yan Xi's arms: "Thank you." ”

Yan Xi hugged her tightly, tilted her head slightly, and pressed her cheek to her hair: "It's me who should thank you." Thank you for being alive. Thank you for coming back. ”

Tong Qiangqiang closed his eyes, and his heart was extremely peaceful.

This night, Tong Qiangqiang slept very peacefully, and it was not until she arrived in the Hunter Valley that Yan Xi had to wake her up. The two walked for a short distance and waited for the person who came to pick them up - Yan Jia.

This prospective sister-in-law is just like the first impression she left back then, a little cold, especially when dealing with strangers, it is easy to give people the illusion of a bad personality, but in fact, it is not. It's just related to Yan Jia's living environment before coming to Australia, which leads to a withdrawn personality, and he doesn't like or deal with people.

Yan Xi once told her that after getting acquainted, Yan Jia was very easy to get along with. However, Yan Jia and the other people around him did get along well, but they only treated Tong Qiangqiang...... It's okay, but Tong Qiangqiang can faintly sense that Yan Jia is a little dissatisfied with her.

Mere resentment, not hostility.

Tong Qiangqiang is still puzzled, and in the end he can only secretly guess that in Yan Jia's eyes, she is not worthy of Yan Xi......

The car drove into the Liang family's manor, and from a distance, I saw two figures waiting under the porch topped by Roman columns.

Pushing the car door to the cold air, Tong Qiangqiang rubbed his hands and trotted to Zhuang Yirou: "Didn't you say don't wait for me." It's so cold outside. Then he complained a little to Liang Dawson, "Dad, why don't you persuade Mom?"

Before Liang Dawson could speak, Zhuang Yirou choked Tong Qiangqiang: "Let you pay attention to the combination of work and rest, you don't listen." If you're like this, no matter how much the doctor tries to treat you, you won't be better. I'm embarrassed to call Yan Xi to cry about my stomachache, I'm panicking for you, and Yan Xi rushed to pick you up overnight, I'm afraid that you won't be able to take care of yourself alone. ”

"Mom......" Tong Qiangqiang was really panicked by the lesson, how could the whole family know that she was delayed for an extra day because of menstrual cramps? She couldn't help but glance at Yan Xi.

Yan Xi was a little innocent, but Liang Dawson explained: "I originally thought you came back last night, so everyone was waiting for you together." When Yan Xi called you, we were all around. ”

Tong Qiangqiang: "......"

Yan Xi reminded everyone: "Come in, don't freeze." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, let's go, let's go in, go in first, talk slowly! The food is hot, just wait for you to come back!"

Zhuang Yirou wrapped Tong Qiangqiang's cool hand, and the mother and daughter were the first to go inside, followed by Yan Jia.

Yan Xi deliberately took a step slower, side by side with Liang Dawson, and said in a low voice, "Han Lie is here." ”

Liang Dawson's pace immediately froze, his eyes were stunned for a moment, and he subconsciously glanced at Tong Qiangqiang's back and asked, "Have you met?"

Yan Xi nodded: "I accidentally ran into it at the hotel." When I arrived, he was about to take Xiaoyin with him. Xiaoyin was frightened by him. ”

Liang Dawson pondered for a few seconds: "Go in first, don't let them wait." More on that later. ”

Yan Xi bowed slightly, and his expression was slightly solemn.

***

On the night of the second day after Han Lie flew from Sydney to Perth, Mai Xiuze came in the dust, threw Tong Qiangqiang's various documents in front of Han Lie, and asked in the first sentence: "Where is the little nephew?"

Han Lie's gaze lifted from the computer screen, frowned at Mai Xiuze, and asked instead of answering, "What are you doing here?"

Mai Xiuze snorted coldly with hatred, "Shi Xiao has already told me!"

Han Lie ignored Mai Xiuze and lowered his gaze to stare at the table on the computer screen again.

"Let me ask you, why did the little nephew change her identity and not the little nephew and daughter-in-law? What is the fiancé who is about to get married?

"I don't know. Han Lie's expression was cold.

"I don't know what? Why don't you know? I asked you how your little nephew and daughter-in-law came to Australia, and you don't know? I don't know why you didn't check it?" Mai Xiuze was full of lessons in anger, "I also heard that you haven't fought with other people's fiancés, and the little nephew and daughter-in-law left with others without saying a word? Aren't you in the world with your little nephew and daughter-in-law? What are you doing? Why can't you even tie yourself up?"

Han Lie coldly spat out a word: "Get out." ”

Mai Xiuze sneered, and slapped the invitation in front of Han Lie: "When are you still pretending!"

Han Lie stared at the invitation, looked away at Mai Xiuze, his eyes were shining: "What am I pretending?"

"Pretend to be calm, pretend to be calm, pretend not to care!" Mai Xiuze almost wanted to spray all his saliva on Han Lie's face.

Han Lie's face was expressionless for a second: "I'm not pretending." There's nothing to pretend. ”

"Tong Qiangqiang is getting married?!She's going to marry another man!" Mai Xiuze felt that the emperor was not in a hurry to die, and the eunuch was probably talking about him, right?

Han Lie was standing up from the table, walked over to the hanger to get his coat, turned around when he heard the words, and said nonchalantly, "I know." If she wants to get married, what does it matter to me?"

After saying that, he put on his coat and walked out of the room without hurrying: "You are too noisy." If you want to sleep in this room, I'll leave it to you, and I'll open another room. ”

"......" Mai Xiuze suddenly stuck a mouthful of old blood in his chest.

In the next two days, Mai Xiuze suddenly quieted down, no longer angry at Han Lie, as if he was busy with something. After Han Lie finished the Perth business, he flew to Melbourne again. Mai Xiuze also flew with him. Han Lie didn't care what he wanted to do.

On the evening of the fourth day, the trip to Australia was finally over, and the next morning, the plane could go directly back to China from Melbourne.

Han Lie didn't have anything to do, he sat on the sofa and accidentally froze for a while, and couldn't help but wrinkle his eyebrows when he reacted - this feeling was particularly bad. He got up and went into the bathroom to take a shower, rarely intending to go to bed early.

There was a knock on the door, and Mai Xiuze walked in with a bottle of wine, went to the bar to get two glasses, and then walked back to the sofa, "Two drinks." ”

Han Lie did not refuse. He just happened to want to have some wine today.

The two rarely drank together alone like this, probably because they had their own hearts, so the atmosphere was very dull, and they were silent with each other in the first half, and only in the second half did they intermittently talk about the situation of the Hyatt Court on Piron Island.

Mai Xiuze was proud: "I have read the report, and the two-story love house I designed was almost full during the trial camp. ”

Han Lie glanced at Mai Xiuze, and didn't want Mai Xiuze to be too proud, so he didn't comment.

Mai Xiuze's two arms were spread out on the back of the sofa, and he said arbitrarily: "Although you are a few years older than me, I have more experience in the relationship between men and women than you. ”

Han Lie looked disdainful.

"Do you dare to say that you talk about more women than me?" Mai Xiuze kicked Han Lie lightly, "That cinnabar mole in your heart alone can boil you to death, right? Tired or not, how long has that woman been dead." ”

Leng Buding was mentioned by him as an old man, Han Lie's expression was a little unsightly, he got up, and expelled: "It's not too early." I've got a plane tomorrow, so let's go back to sleep. ”

Mai Xiuze sat still in the sofa and didn't get up: "You catch the plane, you sleep on your sleep, I don't catch the plane, I continue to drink my wine." ”

Han Lie was slightly stunned: "You won't return to China tomorrow?"

"If you don't go back, why are you going back?" Mai Xiuze crossed Erlang's legs leisurely, "The day after tomorrow, my little nephew and daughter-in-law get married, of course I will go to the Hunter Valley tomorrow." Don't waste a good invitation. And I haven't bought the wine yet, but my little nephew and her fiancé are the same Mr. Y from Y&L Winery, and with the relationship of my little nephew, I can probably get a few more bottles of good wine this time. ”

Han Lie's eyes moved slightly, he was silent, and said with a cold face: "You have to drink it back to your own room." ”

Mai Xiuze hooked his lips and said to himself: "Liang Yin, 25 years old, the only daughter of Liang Dawson and Zhuang Yirou, was abducted by traffickers when she was eleven years old, and after being found after being missing for eleven years, she has been living in New Zealand, and joined P.D Travel Group a year ago and began to work as a hotel sleep tester. Yan Xi, 29 years old, winemaker, runs Y&L Winery alone, his parents are dead, and he has a sister who is 5 years younger than him. ”

After a pause, Mai Xiuze spread his hands: "I'm sorry, the information of your rival is limited, and I can only find out these for the time being." I'll add to you later. ”

Han Lie didn't have any special expression: "What are you telling me about this?"

"When I say mine, you don't have to listen. Mai Xiuze's tone was a bit scoundrel, he got up from the sofa, paced in front of Han Lie, and asked, "How old are you this year?"

Han Lie frowned slightly, not understanding what he was trying to do inexplicably.

"36?37?" Mai Xiuze touched his chin and guessed, looked Han Lie up and down, and then said, "I don't know how Zeng Xi died back then, so I can't understand the injuries caused by her death. All I can say is that I admire you for being able to miss a woman for so many years. A long time ago, I thought you would probably spend your life guarding a dead woman. But I was glad that the little niece and sister-in-law appeared. ”

Mai Xiuze deliberately paused before continuing: "Whether you admit it or not, anyway, in my opinion, you are obviously moved by her. Han Lie, you're not young anymore. When a man reaches this age, he no longer has the same impulse for love as a hairy boy, so how difficult is it to meet a woman he likes?

"Remember three years ago I said you'd regret it? I don't know if you already have the answer. Mai Xiuze sneered: "Now I want to say it again, if you don't fight for it this time, you will definitely regret it!"

"Old bachelor, you just wait to die alone!"