Chapter 2 The Cinnabar Mole in the Heart
Today's focus news broadcast the scene of Old Man Zhai's cremation and burial. Because after all, it was not a normal long life, and it was also in the extraordinary period of the Zhai family, and the funeral of the old man Zhai was held in a very low-key manner. But in any case, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, except for the CCTV of the Great Celestial Empire who was able to enter the memorial hall under the "acquiescence" of the above and get an exclusive report, other media could not enter the memorial hall at the first time, and could only wait for the funeral to end to take a photo or two and then grab the first page.
In fact, how is Old Man Zhai, Hu Yuening doesn't care about herself, what she cares about is Zhai Zhuo!
Zhang Ailing wrote the novel "Red Rose and White Rose", saying that every man has two such women, at least two. married a red rose, and over time, the red one changed to a smear of mosquito blood on the wall, and the white one was still "the bright moonlight in front of the bed"; married a white rose, the white one is a grain of rice sticky on the clothes, but the red one is a cinnabar mole on the heart.
In fact, women will probably meet such two men, one is the first love, and the other is married! It's not that the one who is married is not true love, but the first love will probably become the cinnabar mole on this woman's heart.
Zhai Zhuo is the cinnabar mole on her Hu Yuening's heart!
Although it is all in the past, Hu Yuening can responsibly say that the man she loves now is her husband Yuanqing, but she still can't deny that Zhai Zhuo is the prince charming of her youth, the object of her first love and a lingering and uncontrollable relationship!
It is undeniable that the old man Zhai died a disgraceful death, so the inside of the hall was filmed on TV, and there was no elegiac couplet nominated by the giver on the wreaths around it, and the visitors did not see the high-ranking people.
Listening to the memorial music broadcast in the memorial hall on the TV screen, Hu Yuening felt like a world away, she noticed Zhai Zhuo standing next to the portrait of the old man Zhai, his face was expressionless, and even his eyes did not seem to have made any waves because of the death of his old man.
And Zhai's mother, who was domineering in the past, and even had a lingering nightmare for Hu Yuening for a while, seems to have aged a lot all of a sudden. She was holding a bun with pieces of silver threads, her eyes were a little dull, looking at the front steadily, but without focus, like a soulless puppet, Hu Yuening had no doubt that if she didn't have the help of others, she would definitely fall to the ground because of her weak feet.
Yuan Qing did not appear on the TV, but Hu Yuening knew that they should also be at the scene at this time, but they were "skillfully" edited or cleared. The pictures shown on television for the common people are naturally the ones that the FΓΌhrer wants the people to see.
This is a political show, and Hu Yuening understands a little bit now.
The arrogant lady in the past was like an old woman in the market after the collapse of the pillars of the house, Hu Yuening couldn't help but sigh. She was feeling bad right now. It's not that she's hypocritical, she won't say to Zhai's mother, "Thank you for not being perfect at the beginning, otherwise I might have to 'sit together' even now." Of course, she didn't have the opportunity to say it to Zhai's mother in person, but she no longer bothered that she couldn't go on with Zhai Zhuo firmly in the first place.
The famous female artist's acceptance speech at the Hong Kong Film Awards won applause from the audience when she received the Lifetime Achievement Award, saying: "Things are often wonderful, either too early or too late. β
It is a pity for most people that good things always do not come at the right time. Hu Yuening held Yuan Qing's ear and told the housekeeping aunt to supervise the wolfberry ginseng tea she drank every day, and took a small sip. The bitter taste suddenly hit her taste buds, when is the right time?
In fact, no matter what a person's identity is, whether it is noble or in the market, people are greedy, always hoping to have what they want, and always hoping that time can be directed by themselves. Unfortunately, sooner or later, it's not a choice at all.
Most of us have probably heard someone they love say, "We met too late!" Or I said to someone I didn't love: "I knew you too early, if we could meet later, maybe I would appreciate you more than now!" β
It's a pity that there is no time machine, people can't sit on a time machine to go to a few years later, in fact, after the time settles down, and then look at every moment of life, maybe there will be another realization, just like Hu Yuening who is sitting in front of the TV now.
If the matter of Old Man Zhai is put aside in college, when she and Zhai Zhuo are in love, she may be a little happy, the scenery of the Zhai family is not there, how can Zhai's mother still pose in front of her? If she stays in the period when her old man has an accident and she goes to Beijing for "activities", she estimates that her heart will be even more cold, because if something happens to the Zhai family, the last "bottom limit" in her heart will be gone! If she had left for the ocean alone to go to England, she thought that she would find Zhai Zhuo without regard to Qiqi and ask him if he could leave with her at this time......
Now, she only sits in front of the TV with ginseng tea in her hand and quietly watches a piece of news that touches her.
The news is not a big report, it will end soon, Hu Yuening also changed the stage, it is a youth idol drama with a lot of plot nowadays, the male protagonist said warmly with a tearful and low whimpering heroine: "We love each other at this moment, it seems too late, but it is the right time!" It's because you're late that I know how to cherish it. All the blazing passions are because it seems too late. However, if you had come one step earlier, I might not have loved you so much! β
Hu Yuening laughed, and at this moment she couldn't help but think of the scene when she and Yuan Qing first met in the suite on the top floor of Genting. It suddenly dawned on us that everything in the world actually came at the right time, but we didn't have the right mood to meet it.
At half past eight in the evening, Hu Yuening had just washed up and was about to pour a glass of water, went to bed, and Yuan Qing came back.
"Why haven't you gotten laid? Isn't it cold to be barefoot? He saw Hu Yuening coming out of the barefoot kitchen, frowning, his tone was not heavy, but Hu Yuening heard a strong sense of concern and exhaustion.
"I've just taken a shower, and I'm about to pour out the water bed." Hu Yuening explained, but noticed that his black hair and military uniform were stained with a lot of ashes and spots. With a tired look on his face, he felt a little distressed, walked over, and said lightly: "Tired, right?" β
"It's fine. Go to bed, don't freeze. β
Hu Yuening pouted, "How can this meeting be so delicate, besides, this house is not automatically thermostatic, how can it really freeze?" As she spoke, she patted it for him, but the ashes were like sticking to his clothes, and the more he patted, the dirtier it became, okay, don't toss, she gave up. You go take a shower first, and I'll help you get your clothes. She was just about to turn around, but Yuan Qing grabbed her hand.
"Xiao Ning'er, can I hug you......"
Before Hu Yuening could say anything, he felt a tightness on his wrist, and the next second the person had fallen into his arms. His chest pressed against her back, his breath spurting into her ear, her body temperature blending in and her heart racing.
She could sense that his relationship was very bad, but she wasn't sure if it was completely related to the Zhai family's affairs, so she didn't know what to say. When a person is sad, in fact, all they need is a hug, and they don't need any comfort, because no one can fully empathize with the other, and the more they talk, the more they get wrong.
Hu Yuening looked down at Yuan Qing's hand around her waist, which had slight burn marks. She touched it, distressed, so she turned around and hugged him tightly.
After a while, as if absorbing the right amount of warmth, Yuan Qing let go of her, in addition to tiredness, there was also a faint silence on his face, "Look at me, your pajamas have been soiled." β
Hu Yuening looked at the ash rubbed out of his body, and joked: "Yes, I have to change it again, punish you for washing it for me with your own hands." β
Yuan Qing smiled dryly, replied "yes" lightly, and turned to enter the bathroom.
Hu Yuening thought about it, first went back to the master bedroom to help him get his underwear and bathrobe, and as soon as he walked to the bathroom, he saw him only naked, carrying a military jacket and shirt in his hand, holding something in his hand, looking intently, even when she approached him, he didn't even notice that she approached him.
After seeing what he was holding in his hand clearly, Hu Yuening's heart was shook.
It was a small white flower, the kind that most visitors at the memorial service wore on their chests. and then linked to the cigarette ash around him, so she didn't think wrong, he should have come from Old Man Zhai's Dian Hall.
Yuan Qing heard movement behind him, and knew that it was Hu Yuening who came in, and he threw the little white flower into the trash can in the bathroom, "You are not in good health, it is better not to touch this kind of obscure thing now." β
After coming out of the bathroom, Hu Yuening was in a trance, she didn't think that Yuan Qing was a superstitious person, what did she call her poor health, it was best not to touch these obscure things? If that's the case, to put it irreverently, she shouldn't have gone to sweep the tomb with the Yuan Mu that day, compared to a small white flower that is not as big as a palm, then the entire cemetery is not more obscure?
Hu Yuening originally thought that after all, Yuan Qing and Zhai Zhuo had a friendship earlier than knowing her, Lei Minghao had also told her before, even if he inserted himself in the middle, he should not be too disgusted with Zhai Zhuo and the Zhai family, this time something happened to the Zhai family, it should be the kind of feeling of rabbit death and fox sadness, but now it seems that at least his heart is not as calm as it seems.
Hu Yuening frowned, and suddenly felt a little nervous panic on his face, and then remembered that he had just gone to the kitchen to pour water and drink after taking a shower, and he hadn't had time to go back to the master bedroom to take toners for facial maintenance.
After she took a toner and then applied lotion, essence, eye cream, and night cream, she began to find clean pajamas to change. As a result, as soon as she took off her top, Yuan Qing came in with a bathrobe rolled up on the lower half of her body.