Driving straight, they soon came to the edge of a metasequoia forest.

Metasequoia stands tall and red with a tranquil lake on one side and a green mountain on the other.

Wen Yihua accompanied Wang Xueyan on her familiar path, she walked in front and he followed behind.

From afar, it looks like a couple taking a walk.

Wen Yihua caught up with her and walked side by side with her.

She said softly, "I'll tell you a story!"

Then she said to herself, "There was a man who came into a strange kingdom. There is no one in this kingdom but a shadow. No one speaks, no one laughs. One by one, the shadows kept following him, and he wanted to run out, but he threw off a group of shadows, but there was always a shadow following him. Day or night. ”

She paused and looked out at the lake in front of her.

Wen Yihua asked curiously, "And then?"

She suddenly laughed: "Then, there was no then." ”

Wen Yihua was silent for a moment and said with pity: "Don't you think you are this person? You have been living in the shadow of the past and have never come out." ”

Her eyes were covered with a layer of moisture, and when she looked back at Metasequoia, she was still tall, but she had changed.

Suddenly, she called softly: "Mingze!"

Wen Yihua stood in front of her and looked into her eyes: "I am Wen Yihua." ”

She woke up and turned her head away, took out the sunglasses in her bag, put them on for herself, and continued walking.

The surface of the lake was sparkling with sunlight, refracting a dazzling light, reflecting on her face, making her face appear crystal clear and clear.

She asked, "Why are you here?"

"Xue Yan!" Wen Yihua grabbed her arm and took off her sunglasses: "Please wake up! Don't close your heart anymore, okay? There is not only one Li Mingze in the world." You're right, I never know how to love someone, but you don't call it love, it's attachment! You can't get out of your past feelings, and you don't let others into your heart. Gradually, you don't say anything, and you become more and more melancholy. You're sick like that, you know?"

Wang Xueyan tilted his head to look at him, not believing that he would say such a thing: "Don't say it, I have my own business, thank you for sending me back today!"

Wen Yihua stopped her: "I believe that Li Mingze will also hope that someone will take care of you for him." ”

She snapped and looked back at him, "If I could, I would have liked to have never run into him." ”

After speaking, he slowly walked back along the familiar path.

Wen Yihua looked at her thin back, forcibly wanted to hug her heart, and walked over step by step.

...

Wang Xueyan took her mother to Hangzhou.

As soon as she settled down, she arranged for an expert to have a physical examination for her.

Sending him away, Wang Xueyan hesitated for a long time, and finally called Li Xuanwen.

Li Xuanwen was also about to start arranging everything immediately, but Wang Xueyan stopped: "It's all arranged." ”

In front of the CT room, he asked Wang Xueyan in a depressed voice: "Your mother is sick, you should tell me immediately! You don't even have a car, how did you come here?"

Wang Xueyan knew that she was ashamed, and dodged and said: "I was really in a hurry yesterday, and I didn't have an idea for a while, so I didn't call you." Today, my mother is in good shape, and we will come to Hangzhou. ”

Li Xuanwen said unhappily: "You didn't inform me of such a big thing." ”

Wang Xueyan said: "Haven't you been quite busy lately? And at that time, I was really, really anxious. ”

Li Xuanwen looked at her in disbelief: "Is it just because I'm busy?"

There was a pleading in her tone: "Xuanwen, don't you always be like this? I'm sorry I didn't call you yesterday, I really didn't remember. ”

At this point, she felt heavy sadness in her heart.

The more she wanted to solve him, the more she wanted not to let him misunderstand, and the more she wanted to bypass something, the more she couldn't do it.

The world seemed to be silent in an instant, and Li Xuanwen was also annoyed that he was too sensitive.

He sighed: "I've been really busy lately, completing one of the biggest investments in the company's history. I very, very much hope to have you by my side to share this happiness with me. I care about you, Xue Yan. ”

After doing all the checks, when he returned home, Song Yizhen took the meal.

Wang Xueyan was choosing and washing vegetables in the kitchen, and she laughed and said quietly, the whole person was completely different from the Li family.

Li Xuanwen sat in the living room and listened silently, like a husband waiting for his wife to cook.

His phone rang: it was Cheng Anqi.

Looking at the names on the screen, he sincerely felt a kind of disgust.

He hadn't asked her why she was looking for Shen Xinhui, she even dared to take the initiative to contact her?

He pressed the phone, but the other party didn't give up.

He answered the phone in an extremely cold tone: "What's the matter?"

"Xuanwen! I went to Lin'an yesterday and didn't come back. If I'm not mistaken, Wang Xueyan is from Lin'an, right? Did she go to Lin'an yesterday?" Cheng Anqi asked anxiously.

Li Xuanwen frowned: "How do you know that he went to Lin'an?"

Cheng Anqi said indignantly: "I used to set the location of his mobile phone. Did Wang Xueyan go yesterday?"

Li Xuanwen looked up in the direction of the kitchen and said coldly, "No! ”

Cheng Anqi was obviously relaxed: "That's okay, goodbye!"

"Mind yourself and don't worry about it anymore. Men don't like to be smart! You are not welcome in my house. If you don't feel happy, you can go back to the United States. I'll give you the money for the ticket!" Li Xuanwen finished speaking, and hung up the phone without waiting for her to speak.

Song Yizhen is really good to this future son-in-law.

Even though my body had just recovered, I also made a large table of dishes.

She was not particularly attentive, and expressed her heart to Li Xuanwen without being humble or arrogant.

She wasn't stupid, and she sensed something was wrong between the two of them during the dinner.

Li Xuanwen looked preoccupied, Wang Xueyan looked embarrassed, and everything seemed different from before.

Just after eating, someone knocked on the door, and Li Hong and his wife came to see Song Yizhen.

It was the first time they had met since the engagement reception.

Song was embarrassed by Zhenlu, and she said: "My in-laws are here! ”

Wang Xueyan took the things they brought and sat silently beside Song Yizhen.

Li Hong has always been gentle and elegant, and said, "Sister-in-law, how are you?"

And Shen Xinhui smiled meaningfully when she entered the door, and sat silently on the sofa.

Song Yi smiled embarrassedly: "I just caught a cold, and I also alarmed my in-laws, Xue Yan, you are too ignorant." ”

Shen Xinhui also laughed: "The children are not married yet, and they can't talk about their in-laws." Xuanwen, let's take a look, my son's face must always be given. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at her.

Especially Song Yizhen, I thought she was still angry about the engagement.

And she didn't care, but generously picked up a cup of tea.

Li Hong naturally felt that he had lost face, and he said unhappily: "Wife!"

Shen Xinhui snorted lightly: "It's almost the New Year, what are your plans?"

Wang Xueyan was very depressed since they came in, and when she heard Shen Xinhui say this, she looked at her, as if she had made up her mind: "Auntie, my mother and I will return to Lin'an for the New Year this year, and I won't come to your house for the New Year." ”

Li Xuanwen looked at her in surprise, she had always been more obedient to her father and rarely raised objections.

Although they discussed this issue in private, they were angry at the time.

Naturally, he didn't want his parents to see that there was something strange between them.

He tried to adjust the atmosphere: "Then when the time comes, I will come to pay New Year's greetings." Auntie, you have to prepare a big red envelope for me!"

Anyone who hears this has too much deliberateness.

At this time, Li Xuanwen said again: "Auntie, in fact, I originally wanted to have a wedding with Xue Yan a few years ago!"

"Xuanwen!" As soon as he said it, Shen Xinhui stopped him with a scream.

He glanced at her and continued: "But Xue Yan and I are very busy at work, you know, I have always wanted to give Xue Yan a grand wedding. It is true that the time before the year was too short to prepare. So, we plan to start preparing for the wedding after the year. ”

Wang Xueyan stared at him with wide eyes, and the recent Li Xuanwen became more and more incomprehensible to her.

What she has been saying is that she doesn't want to get married yet.

But he urged and even forced her to get married, completely lacking the tolerance, understanding, and waiting heart that he had before.

Song Yizhen heard him say this, and was a little more down-to-earth.

She can understand Shen Xinhui's attitude, after all, her daughter is ridiculously wrong, and no matter how angry people are, they should be.

Fortunately, Xuanwen is really good to his daughter.

But, although I think so, I always have a feeling of emptiness in my heart.

She couldn't say what was wrong.

Shen Xinhui glared at her son, she already hated Wang Xueyan to the core, and even hated her mother.

Sometimes, she thinks that if it weren't for Song Yizhen's appearance, Wang Yuyang would marry Hua Churong.

If they get married, then nothing will happen.

She got up and said to her husband and son, "It's not early, let's go back, don't disturb others to rest." ”

Li Hong was helpless Song Yizhen said: "You have a good rest, you must take care of your body." ”

Song Yizhen felt guilty: "The last engagement matter, I really can't stand you, Xue Yan disappointed you." ”

Li Xuanwen hurriedly said: "Auntie, my parents have long forgotten. ”

"Can you forget?" said Shen Xinhui as she looked at them coldly.

"Mom!" Li Xuanwen finally couldn't help it: "You have always been so reasonable, when did it become like this?" ”

Song Yizhen hurriedly shook his head: "Xuanwen, you are serious." In fact, it is better for everyone to talk about it, so that it is more honest. ”

Wang Xueyan was protected by her, and several times she wanted to step forward, but her mother secretly pinched her hand to block it, as if her mother had to bear all the consequences.

Shen Xinhui pulled Li Xuanwen: "Let's go!

"You guys go back first, I'll accompany Auntie a little longer!" Li Xuanwen said.

"You're tired from the day, go back and rest! Uncle, auntie, thank you for coming to see Mom. Wang Xueyan spoke.

Li Xuanwen paused for a moment and looked at her: "Okay! Xue Yan, will you send me?"

Xue Yan looked at him puzzled, but his eyes were firm, and Song Yizhen also motioned for her to go.

The two were separated by a considerable distance in the narrow elevator.

Li Xuanwen glanced at the gap in his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Yesterday I heard a painting to send you back to Lin'an, right?"

Wang Xueyan looked at him in surprise, and was stunned: "Hmm!"

He continued, "Did he send you back today?"

Wang Xueyan didn't want to deny it, but still admitted: "Yes." ”

Li Xuanwen turned his head to look at him, his eyes were so angry that they seemed to erupt: "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I'm afraid you'll misunderstand!

"Aren't you afraid that I'll know? Since you don't have anything, why are you afraid that I will misunderstand?"

She stepped back step by step, and was forced back into the corner of the elevator by him.

The elevator door opened, and a cold wind blew in, but she was trapped by him and couldn't get out.

She didn't panic in her heart, but confessed: "I feel that you care a lot, so I chose not to tell you." That's all!Xuanwen, you have to trust me!"

Li Xuanwen's fist slammed into the elevator, and Wang Xueyan was so shocked by his posture that he closed his eyes and turned his head.

"Wouldn't you be angry if I did?" he asked.

Wang Xueyan took a breath: "No, I will forgive you." ”

Li Xuanwen snorted coldly at the corner of his mouth: "This is not understanding, but you have never loved me." Anyway, you haven't loved me in the past ten years. ”

Wang Xueyan closed her eyes sadly and did not argue.

Li Xuanwen's hand slipped off the elevator wall, swayed out of the elevator, and said slowly, "I won't let you go." ”

Wang Xueyan watched him leave, his eyes were blurred and pressed the floor, and his head was weakly resting on the wall of the bridge, as if he had exhausted all his strength.