My heart kept weighing, and Li Zishan had been sitting opposite me waiting for my answer, and I saw a kind of despair in her reckless waiting, and the madness that was about to move before despair. I believe that this is a woman who can do anything, and today's negotiation is her final bottom line.

Finally, she spoke to me again: "Jiang Qiao, go and persuade Xiao Ai to choose to stay out of the matter, I promise that from now on, you can be safe with Xiao Ai, and now you have enough ability to protect your life, you don't need to buy anything from Jinding." Isn't it your dream to live a well-off life in peace? ”

I looked at Li Zishan, my heart felt like I was strangled with a steel rope, I have no right to make decisions for Xiao Ai, but I am even more afraid that she will force Li Zishan to a dead end, and then be retaliated by Li Zishan. In this world, only dark arrows are the most difficult to prevent, and Li Zishan is the kind of person who can put cold arrows in his back. To this day, I still suspect that the arson case had something to do with her, because she was the most motivated of all of them.

Today, I see a different her, her hatred for Xiao Ai and Ruan Su is not just as simple as money, but a continuation of perversion, because in Xiao Mingquan's heart, the most important thing is always Xiao Ai and Ruan Su, never her. She is just a tool of Xiao Mingquan, and she has long been lost in this long-term repression.

After much deliberation, I decided to hold her off first, and I finally said to her, "I need a moment to think about it, and I can't promise you what the outcome will be...... In my heart, Xiao Ai has always been a very measured woman, and every decision she makes must be well thought out. I can only tell her what I think, and as for what she chooses, I have no right to interfere! ”

Li Zishan nodded, and after a while, she replied, "Okay...... Hopefully, none of us will do anything that we regret. ”

Speaking of this, Li Zishan took out a paternity test from her bag, gently placed it in front of me, and then said to me: "This is a copy of the paternity test of Wei Wei (Li Zishan's son) and Xiao Mingquan, which was done four years ago...... You show it to Xiao Ai, I hope she can think of this younger brother, don't fight with me, let others benefit......"

This time, she paused for a long time before continuing: "For me, hopefully there is still a way back......!" ”

After saying this, Li Zishan left the "Wutong Hotel" under my gaze, and in the corner by the window, only me was left in a blink of an eye, as well as the lobster and a few bottles of beer on the table that had barely moved.

World...... It's quiet again!

……

I don't remember how long it took before I called Xiao Ai and asked her when she would get off work so I could pick her up. However, she said that it would be late because there was a meal to deal with.

In this regard, I have been mentally prepared, if she is determined to make a difference in "Jinding Real Estate", she must establish her own circle, since it is a circle, the dinner is also essential. For example, tomorrow night, I will have a relatively large dinner that I have to deal with.

……

After leaving the "Wutong Hotel", I wandered on this tulip road, I didn't want to go anywhere, but I especially hoped that there was such a person who could solve my doubts...... I'm kind of confused about the line between good guys and bad guys. Or rather, the boundaries between right and wrong.

Before I knew it, I had come to the intersection where the old alley used to be, and I sat casually on a raised curb, and then I remembered the relatively closed days when I lived in the old alley......

Gradually, I was filled with nostalgia because my current life seemed to be too different from what I once imagined, and I myself had not changed much. Come to think of it, this is also a very painful thing in life.

Once, I just wanted to make a little money, decorate the old house well, and then marry the girl I loved, and live in this old alley forever. Five or six years ago, I didn't think about the demolition, and I couldn't have predicted that such a woman named Xiao Ai would appear in my life and change everything about me.

A moment later, Edamame walked over from the direction of the school with a school bag on his back. Don't think about it, you also know what kind of cram school he was forced to go to by his father, because it was almost 8 o'clock at this time, and it was impossible for the school to be delayed until now.

Edamame came to my side, he threw his schoolbag on the ground a little irritably, and said, "Second bridge, I've ****** fed up, I don't want to live so tired every day, I'm still a child...... I don't know what the hell are those cram schools they signed up for me, there are two female classmates in one class, and they are all fat! ”

I looked at the schoolbag he threw on the ground, smiled and replied, "Edamame, believe it or not, when your father comes, how did you throw the schoolbag just now, you have to pick it up obediently." ”

After saying that, I exclaimed again: "Your dad is here." ”

Edamame picked up the schoolbag from the ground like a mouse, and then held it in his arms, looking left and right for a while. After reacting that I was teasing him, he didn't get angry, just sighed and said: "Second bridge, I feel like I'm really a failure, living in the shadow of my parents like a parasite every day, becoming more and more incompetent." This year, I couldn't even keep my New Year's money, and my mother kept it in the bank, saying that she would return it to me when I grew up...... I want to believe that I am a fool, or she is stupid, the money will only become less and less valuable, what is the use of depositing in the bank, she must have secretly used my New Year's money to buy a house. ”

"Edamame, you're ridiculous, do you know how much it costs to buy a house in Nanjing? What's your New Year's money? ”

Edamame replied very persistently: "Don't ask so much, anyway, my money will be used by them to buy a house." ”

I didn't want to discuss these things with him that were too realistic, so I changed the subject and asked him, "Edamame, what kind of people do you think are good people and what kind of people are bad people?" ”

Edamame replied without thinking: "You used to be a good person, but now, you are a bad person!" ”

"What do you say?"

"You used to buy me toys, but now not only do you not buy me toys, but you always like to sue my dad...... Second bridge, you are really, my dad didn't give you any benefits, why do you like to be his dog leg so much now? He almost didn't beat me to death last time, and said that I was tired of teaching. He's also quite confused, in fact, it's not that I'm tired of teaching and not changing at all, it's just that the bad things I did were all shown by him, and if he didn't show up, then it would be another way of saying it...... So, I thank you, Futatsuhashi! I'm going to be a good guy in the future. ”

I looked at him speechlessly, it turned out that in his immature worldview, the standard of good or bad was so simple and crude, but after thinking about it carefully, I felt very useful.

People are actually selfish, take Li Zishan as an example, those who have received her favor, who will think she is bad? Or, what did she do?

Based on this, there will definitely be many people who don't want her to lose ground on the battleship "Jinding Real Estate", for them, Xiao Ai is the villain. Therefore, compared to good and bad, profit may be the most eternal thing.

I put my arm around Edamame's shoulder and said to him, "Can I be a good person in your heart?" ”

Edamame said with special certainty: "Yes, then when will you buy me a toy, I recently fell in love with a four-wheel drive car with gas." When I go back, I'll give you the link to buy it on WeChat. ”

This time, I didn't go out of my way to correct Edamame's values, I just nodded and took care of it. Then, I thought in my heart, did I give up Xiao Ai, for Zhao Mu, I am not so hateful?

Perhaps, the adult world is not so simple at all. Besides, I wouldn't have given up at all. And human nature is sometimes illusory, sometimes real and terrifying......

I know very well that I am now in this river of humanity, struggling to find an exit.

……

At about ten o'clock, I finally waited for Xiao Ai's call, and she asked me to pick her up from the hotel where I was eating. And this is already a tacit understanding between us, every time she asks me to pick her up, just to let me know what kind of dinner she is participating in, and she doesn't want us to have an unhappy life because of these dinners that can't be pushed off.

This time, the place where she ate was very close to Tulip Road, so I didn't drive and walked over directly. She was the same as the previous times, everyone else dispersed, and she was the only one standing outside the hotel door waiting for me. When they saw me, they happily walked over to me.

She grabbed my arm and said, "It's a good feeling that you're going to pick me up no matter how late it is!" ”

I smiled and walked towards Tulip Road with her, but because Li Zishan had found me, I seemed a little uneasy.

This abnormal state quickly attracted Xiao Ai's attention, she stopped, then grabbed me, and said, "I always feel that something is wrong with you, is there something hiding from me?" ”

"I'm not going to hide it from you, I just don't know how to tell you...... It's hard to talk about! ”

Xiao Ai was not in a hurry to learn, she pulled me forward and walked a few steps, then sat down on a bench, and then said to me: "You don't have to think too much about my feelings, you can say whatever you want." So far, there is nothing that cannot be beared. ”

"You know what I'm going to say?"

"Probably yes, not sure."

I believed that she was aware of it, so I stopped hiding it, I took out the paternity test left by Li Zishan from my pocket, and then handed it to her and said, "This is what Li Zishan asked me to show you...... Actually, Xiao Weiwei is your younger brother, Li Zishan found me today, and she talked to me a lot. ”

Xiao Ai looked surprised, she took the paternity test from my hand in disbelief, and then looked at it carefully, her expression gradually changed. And this also proves that what I said is different from what she expected.

Xiao Ai put away the appraisal and then asked me, "What did she tell you?" ”

I replied truthfully: "She asked me to persuade you to give up all the fights related to Jinding Real Estate. If you continue to fight like this, you will only benefit others, and she hopes that you will not let her do crazy things. ”

Xiao Ai smiled disdainfully: "She really has the means, both soft and hard!" ”

"I care a lot about what you think."

"If she hadn't come to the end of her rope, why would she have come to you?"

I replied worriedly, "I thought about this too, but it was when she got to this point that she became more crazy and extreme...... I think she's a ruthless woman, so it's better for you to be careful. ”

Xiao Ai looked at me and asked, "So you want to persuade me to do what she wants?" ”

"Is that okay?"

Xiao Ai shook his head very firmly, and then replied: "No, she is not qualified to let me quit, not to mention that there is no turning back when I open the bow." ”

I persuaded again: "Of course, I hope that a woman like Li Zishan will be repaid in the end, but I care more about your safety...... We've been through enough, and there's really nothing more important to us right now than settling down! ”

Xiao Ai looked at me, and after a long time, he replied: "What if the fire in the piano store was caused by her Li Zishan?" …… Are you willing to watch her get away with it for the sake of stability? That's our work! What's more, Yuan Zhen's death was also an indirect consequence of the fire in the piano shop...... And, with our children! …… There are so many beautiful things in this world, he or she didn't have a chance to look at them, and he or she died under the ugliness of human nature......"

Xiao Ai sobbed, and the more angry she became, she said to me: "Jiang Qiao, can you see this series of evil consequences caused by this conspiracy? If we can't get justice for Yuan Zhen and our children, how can we be embarrassed to live that so-called stable life? ”

Because I was shocked, I subconsciously gave way to the back, and only asked her after a moment: "Can you be sure that she did the fire case in the piano shop?" ”

"If she could be absolutely sure, she wouldn't have had a chance to find you today...... So, I'm going to push her to the brink and wait for her to jump off the wall. I'm ready to bear all the bad things that come with this! …… However, don't worry, I will definitely pay attention to my own life safety, because I can't be sorry for you, I want to be by your side and manage my life well with you. ”

I didn't say anything, just hugged her a little tighter.

Xiao Ai whispered in my ear again: "Jiang Qiao, do you believe that I am a measured woman? ”

"Believe."

"Well, if it was in the past, I don't know if it was an accidental fire or arson. I will definitely listen to your advice, not participate in the grievances between my father and Li Zishan, and live an ordinary and simple life with you...... But now, I really can't do it, because some people can't be forgiven! ”