17. No turning back
The Audi stopped, the doors opened, and the occupants got out of the car one after another. Shao Shihui saw his sweetheart with black hair and white dress, who was still beautiful and picturesque.
But how could he see her here? Qin Jiayang, he knows, the middle-aged couple standing next to them are their parents?
An idea that made Shao Shihui feel particularly ridiculous came to his mind, could it be that Qin Fanyin was ...... His sister-in-law?
Qin Fanyin turned his head and saw Shao Shihui standing next to the car, and waved at him, "Hey, such a coincidence." โ
Although the whole person was hesitant and shocked, Shao Shihui still stepped forward very politely and greeted Qin Fanyin's family.
"Dad, Mom, this is Brother Shi Hui who saved my sister." Qin Jiayang introduced, "He is the younger brother of his brother-in-law. โ
Brother-in-law...... These two words dealt a critical blow to Shao Shihui, and even the smile on the corner of his lips stiffened in an instant.
Shao Shihui was in an extremely complicated mood and accompanied them into the villa.
Shao Moqin sat on the sofa, holding a tablet in his hand and looking at something, Shao Yingying tilted her little head, leaned on her father, and played games with her father's mobile phone. Old man Shao and his son Shao Yiqing were playing chess, and Du Ruoqi sat next to her husband to watch the game, licking tea and pouring water for them. The atmosphere in the house is warm and harmonious.
The doorbell rang, and several people put down what they were doing at the same time, and the servant went to open the door. Shao Shihui brought Qin Fanyin's family in. Shao Shihui, who was supposed to liven up the atmosphere, couldn't accept this sudden coincidence, and the whole person was silent a lot.
Qin Fanyin was wearing the white embroidered antique dress that Shao Moqin wore when she took her for styling last time. While picking out clothes in the closet, she saw this one and thought to herself, this is the first gift he bought her, right? She changed into this skirt and, according to the stylist's idea, pulled part of her hair into a bun and inserted a simple mahogany hairpin.
When Qin Fanyin entered the door, the Shao family's eyes lit up. Black hair is like a waterfall, skin is better than snow, and the figure is slender and tall. The beautiful and moving appearance, like the classical beauty of the ancient court painter, traveled from thousands of years ago, with a fresh and refined beauty that does not belong to this era.
The last time Shao Yiqing saw Qin Fanyin, she was still too girly in a nightclub, this time she turned into a classical princess, changing the world, he looked at Qin Fanyin, and couldn't take his eyes off for a long time. Old Man Shao also looked at Qin Fanyin, with a satisfied look on his face.
Although she is not a famous lady, her appearance and temperament are not inferior to those eldest ladies of the family, or even better.
Shao Yingying saw Qin Fanyin on the sofa, and shouted out, "Sister fairy!" โ
Shao Yiqing and his wife took the initiative to greet the Qin couple and greet them, Qin Shan and Wang Mei were a little nervous, and they could be regarded as dealing with it appropriately. Qin Jiayang called people very politely. Although their Qin family came out of the countryside, after all, Qin Shan has been an engineering contractor for so many years, and he has lived a good life with his family, has seen the world, and will not be ashamed to come out.
After Qin Fanyin greeted the elders, he walked to the sofa with the gifts. She put the two bags of things on the coffee table, bent down, looked at Shao Yingying, stretched out her hand to her, and smiled: "Yingying, hello." โ
Shao Yingying blinked her eyes wide, "You are the fairy sister on TV?" โ
Old Man Shao walked over with a cane, and his laughter was clear, "One Yingying, one Yinyin, you two have fate." He smiled at Shao Yingying: "Yingying, is the fairy sister happy to be your mother?" โ
The little girl immediately understood that this was her stepmother. The stepmother is very bad and bad, she wants to snatch her father and abuse the children! She's a vicious witch in the skin of a fairy sister!
Shao Yingying's eyes suddenly became wrong. The child couldn't hide her thoughts, she stared at Qin Fanyin with hatred.
Qin Fanyin took out a beautiful small box from her bag, handed it to Shao Yingying, and smiled affectionately: "Yingying, this is a gift I prepared for you." โ
Shao Yingying didn't answer, still looking at her with that vigilant and hateful gaze.
"Yingying?" Old Man Shao was not very happy.
Qin Fanyin withdrew her outstretched hand, as if she didn't feel embarrassed at all, opened the packaging box by herself, and said with a smile: "It's very beautiful, come, I'll bring it to Yingying." โ
She took out the exquisitely carved jade plaque and put it on Shao Yingying's head with a smile. Shao Yingying suddenly turned her head away and snatched the jade plate, Qin Fanyin was stunned for a moment, only to see her standing on the sofa and throwing the jade card to the ground.
There was a crisp cracking sound, and the jade plate was smashed and torn apart.
"I don't want your stuff!" Shao Yingying glared at Qin Fanyin angrily and said, "I have a mother!" My dad got my mom back in no time! I don't want a stepmother! You can't marry my dad! โ
Qin Fanyin froze in place.
Old Man Shao scolded with a straight face: "Shao Yingying! โ
The angry old man Shao was imposing, and Shao Yingying was so frightened that she hurriedly got into her father's arms.
In the Shao family, no one else cares much about Shao Yingying, only Shao Moqin takes her. And he is busy with official duties on weekdays, and he does not care enough for his children. The subordinates obeyed her, and out of guilt, he spoiled as much as he could, and was satisfied if he could. Gradually, Shao Yingying was accustomed to a willful and arrogant little temper.
Shao Shihui picked up the cracked jade plaque from the ground, spread it in his palm, and sighed. He took a handkerchief and wrapped the jade plaque in his pocket.
Shao Moqin gently patted Shao Yingying's shoulder and signaled her not to be afraid.
Old Man Shao said: "Shao Moqin, look at what you are used to your daughter!" No big, no small, no sense of proportion, no politeness! โ
Shao Yingying has always been very afraid of her strict grandfather, and sometimes when her grandfather is at home, she hides upstairs in her room and does not come out. Now that she was reprimanded by her grandfather, she was buried in her father's arms and trembled.
Shao Moqin saw that Shao Yingying was afraid of this, and couldn't bear to make it worse. He gently rubbed her head, soothing her silently. Shao Yingying hugged her father tightly and didn't let go.
In the eyes of others, Shao Moqin is like supporting his daughter.
Qin Fanyin looked at the father and daughter who were snuggling intimately, and her eyes were gloomy.
In the Shao family, except for Old Man Shao, no one will reprimand Shao Moqin. And Qin Fanyin's parents were very blocked in their hearts, and they could only laugh on their lips, "Children are not sensible...... How can you be more ...... with your child?"
At the family banquet in the evening, the Shao family specially invited the chef of the five-star hotel to cook at home, and the exquisite dishes with all colors and aromas were served to the table. In order to resolve the embarrassing atmosphere just now, Old Man Shao chatted with Qin Fanyin enthusiastically and praised her performance.
Shao Moqin is always the one who is silent, and Shao Shihui, who should be talkative, is also a lot silent. Qin Jiayang was dissatisfied with his sister being bullied by the little kid, and he was unhappy. The Shao family members looked at Qin Fanyin more and more satisfied, whether they were standing, sitting or eating, they were all pleasing to the eye. Everyone ate a meal with their own thoughts.
After the meal, Old Man Shao pulled Qin Fanyin to his side to chat.
Du Ruoqi chuckled at Shao Yiqing and said, "Dad really likes this granddaughter-in-law." โ
Shao Yiqing looked at the girl who was accompanying the old man, gestured, smiled, and couldn't help but sigh: "Mo Qin is lucky to be able to marry such a wife." โ
"Not really." Du Ruoqi laughed.
Shao Moqin is in a special situation, he is disabled, has a daughter of unknown origin, and he is an indifferent ice cube, resisting any woman approaching. Even though he has outstanding appearance and strong financial resources, none of those famous ladies want to post it for themselves. As for those women who can be bought by money, their own conditions are not qualified to be favored by the Shao family.
Until Qin Fanyin appeared, it completely met their needs, and even her family background became an advantage. In Du Ruoqi's opinion, she has a shabby background and can't help Shao Moqin, so she is the ideal candidate. In Mr. Shao's opinion, this kind of girl from an ordinary family is no more tolerant and patient than the arrogant daughter of a wealthy family, and it is more conducive to their marriage to go on well.
In the evening, everyone rests on their own. In order to make the guests more comfortable, Qin Fanyin and his family were arranged to live in a separate small western-style building. Old Man Shao explained to his son, "I think Yingying is a โกโก, and she can't help but have a lot of dreams at night, so I will arrange for them to get the certificate." The wedding can take time to prepare, and the relationship between husband and wife should be implemented as much as possible. Shao Yiqing nodded sympathetically, the duck in his hand couldn't fly.
At night, Qin Fanyin's parents came to her room.
Today, Shao Yingying's attitude towards Qin Fanyin has always been a thorn in their throats. Qin Shan said: "You haven't grown up yet, can you be the child's stepmother?" โ
Qin Fanyin stuck out her tongue, "Dad, I'm twenty-four, but I'm not a little girl." โ
"It's only twenty-four." Qin Shan reluctantly rubbed Qin Fanyin's head, "Good daughter, if we are wronged, we won't marry." I don't think that kid feels sorry for you. If you marry in the future, you are afraid that you will be guilty. โ
Wang Mei wants her daughter to marry a rich and noble family, not to mention worry-free food and clothing in the next life, and let the whole family enjoy Qingfu. But seeing Shao Yingying's arrogance and Shao Moqin's indifference, she also hesitated.
"It would be nice if I married the second child of the Shao family." Wang Mei sighed. The second son of the Shao family I saw today is good-looking and affinity, unlike his brother who is cold, and the most important thing is that he has no daughter and is healthy.
"Mom, don't talk nonsense." Qin Fanyin hurriedly stopped, "I'm not interested in Shao Shihui, and I'm not happy to marry him." โ
Qin Fanyin comforted his parents and sent them back to the room.
Qin Fanyin couldn't sleep, picked up the cello specially prepared for her by the Shao family, and went to the courtyard to play the piano.
Walking over to the pool, making sure there was no one nearby and not disturbing others' rest, she sat down on a bench and adjusted the strings.
She looked at the sparkling water and slowly pulled out a song called "Jacqueline-sTear".
The sound of the piano is tactful, sad, long, from light to thick, and in this silent dark night, it pulls out a slowly flowing river with great restraint.
Shao Shihui stood behind her for a long time, looking at her figure playing the piano in the moonlight, and no longer moved a step, for fear of interfering with him.
He had always thought she was special, but he didn't know how to describe it. At this moment, he suddenly understood that she was like the song she played, soft, and tenacious, moving but not ostentatious, sometimes thick and sometimes light, quiet and beautiful, people couldn't help but stop, nostalgic and nostalgic.
At the end of Qin Fanyin's song, Shao Shihui clapped his palms.
She turned her head to look at him, and he raised his lips and smiled, "I didn't expect a casual walk and unexpected surprises." โ
She smiled back, "I didn't expect to play the piano casually, and there would be unexpected listeners." โ
Shao Shihui walked up to Qin Fanyin and sat down, "What I didn't expect was that you would be my sister-in-law." โ
"Life is full of accidents."
Shao Shihui smiled and said slowly: "The road in front of you is difficult. Are you sure you want to go down? โ
Qin Fanyin looked at the strings, as if thinking about something, but did not answer.
The villa building behind the pool, the large window of the room on the second floor, half of the curtains are opened, and a tall man stands by the window. He was holding a cigarette in one hand, his eyes narrowed slightly, staring at a man and a woman below, his eyes becoming more and more gloomy.
"The piece just now is rich, sad, and has a strong tragic overtone." Shao Shihui looked at Qin Fanyin and said, "You're not happy." โ
Qin Fanyin exhaled lightly, "When I play it, I naturally want to blend in with it." โ
Shao Shihui was silent for a while, then stretched out his hand and gently landed on her black hair, as gentle as a little girl. He asked seriously, "Is this your own choice?" โ
Qin Fanyin was about to answer, when the mobile phone in his pocket rang.
It was Shao Moqin calling...... She was about to pick it up, but stopped again. I didn't look at her all night, and now when I make a call, she will answer the fart and sing a one-man show alone?
The ringtone stopped suddenly, Qin Fanyin was even more dissatisfied, she even hung up a phone call so quickly, she was so impatient with her?
When she was still slandering herself, the WeChat prompt sounded.
She clicked on WeChat and saw a message from him. In just a few words, her heart raced.