The next morning, the two families took a boat trip to the lake and went fishing.

The natural scenery of Qiandao Lake is beautiful and magnificent, but Li Shuo is not in the mood to appreciate it, his eyes are staring at the fish drift in a daze.

It's been a few days since the incident, and there has been no real progress on the lawyer's side, he is really afraid that he will be trapped here, and he is not willing to ask his father for help.

A hand pressed on his shoulder, he was startled, and looked up to see that it was his father: "Dad, did you catch a fish?" ”

"I just caught a big fish weighing four pounds, and you don't want to come here, what do you think?"

Li Shuo smiled: "The big fish waiting for me." ”

Mr. Li sat on the stool next to him: "Xiao Shuo, you are not in the right state these days, you are always in a state of not giving up, holding a phone all day long, is there something wrong with the firm?" ”

"Oh, there's a case that has gone wrong, it's not a big deal, I'll just call them and ask them to deal with it."

"I don't think it's a 'little' situation, right? You're not nervous about something. Your mother has long found out that you are not quite right, and wants to take you out to have fun and relax, but it turns out that you are still not very good, so let me talk to you. Mr. Li said helplessly: "Actually, I didn't want to come, you are too similar to me, you are never willing to bring any troubles back to the family, I also believe in my son's ability, but I can't resist your mother." ”

Li Shuo felt his heart warm, he felt that he was the luckiest person, with such a perfect family, his parents had good personalities, respected and loved each other, this was the marriage he longed for, so even as a homosexual, he felt that he should find someone like his mother who was gentle, kind, and indisputable, such as Li Chengxiu.

He looked at his father with a smile: "Dad, thank you, don't worry, I can solve this matter, isn't this the way the work, if there is a problem, solve the problem, it's really not a big deal." ”

"That's good." Mr. Li patted his son on the back, "Actually, I'm really not worried about you, even if you fall down somewhere, you will definitely be able to get up, what if you can't get up, what if our family leaves you is not enough for you to be decent for a lifetime?" ”

Li Shuo smiled: "Dad, if you told me this when I was a child, I would definitely grow into a gentleman." ”

"You won't." Mr. Li said proudly, "The proudest thing in my life is not to start from scratch, but to marry a good wife and give birth to a good son." ”

"Dad, thank you." Li Shuo sighed silently in his heart. Whether it was out of filial piety or self-esteem, he didn't want his parents to worry about him.

I remember that when he just graduated from university, he was so enthusiastic that he gave up his master's degree in LSE and wanted to go to Africa to teach for a year, but his parents were very opposed, mainly because they were worried about his safety. He has always been high-spirited, too idealistic when he was young, as a standard rich child, the deep love of the Eastern family culture and the self-reliance of the Western family culture made him very contradictory, he couldn't bear to disobey the excessive protection of his parents, and felt that the shade of his parents made him embarrassed among his peers, he wanted to do something "really meaningful", so he thought of charity that did not need to spend his parents' money.

He persuaded his parents to follow the volunteer team to Ethiopia.

He regretted it the first day he got there. He had never experienced such a harsh and poor environment in his life, and he had never experienced such a desperate backwardness, especially the suffering of the local children, which made his heart extremely depressed. After eating the first meal, he vomited and diarrhea, and had a fever for three days. He felt like an idiot, giving up his good life and top school to come to this hellish place, which is the consequence of not listening to his parents.

But every time he talked to his parents on the phone, he didn't dare to say a word of bitterness, at first he felt ashamed, and then he couldn't bear to let his parents worry about him.

He ended up staying in that place for 15 months. From initial regret and negativity, to resignation, adaptation, and dedication to doing something for the local children, these psychological changes have accompanied him to grow up rapidly, and there are far more than he has learned and realized in the past two decades. Thanks to those 15 months of experience, he was cured of his hypocrisy and rebellion, made him understand a lot of truths thoroughly, and made him extremely tenacious and brave.

Therefore, he never asked his parents for help and never let them worry about it, not only because of filial piety and self-esteem, but also because he felt that everything was meaningful for him to experience by himself.

Mr. Li chatted with him for a while, and then went to fish for his own fish, Li Shuo looked at the calm lake, and thought a lot in his heart, if he really couldn't return to China, he would try to take Li Chengxiu to his side, he didn't believe that Shao Qun could trap him for a lifetime.

As soon as Mr. Li left, Zhao Jinxin came over and whispered, "Baby, what big fish are you waiting for?" ”

Li Shuo chuckled: "I'm not waiting for you anyway." ”

"It's not interesting at all." Zhao Jinxin pursed his lips, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "I have a friend who specializes in developing sex-toy products, and he invented a mermaid suit, do you want to see me wear it?" ”

Li Shuo glanced at him: "What can you get from being provocative in language?" ”

Zhao Jin Xinmei smiled: "Get the pleasure of teasing you." ”

Li Shuo shook his head helplessly: "Don't talk, it will scare my fish." ”

"Forget it, your mind is not on the fish at all. Why are you so stubborn, and you don't let me help, and you don't let your own father help, it's not a matter of dignity, it's stupid. ”

Li Shuo said calmly: "I am 34 years old, and it is not only stupid for a man of his age to embarrass his father who has heart problems when he encounters trouble. ”

"What about me? Is it that hard to accept my help? ”

Li Shuo looked at the lake silently, just like he said, he didn't want to owe Zhao Jinxin a favor, and now Zhao Jinxin is pestering him in every way, if he really wants to accept help, it's not more difficult to refuse.

Zhao Jinxin sighed in disappointment, looked at the lake for a while, and suddenly held half of his cheek with his hand, turned his head to look at Li Shuo, and said coquettishly: "But Uncle Li is so handsome like this, I like you more." ”

Li Shuo couldn't cry or laugh.

"We're going to have a drink tonight." Zhao Jinxin said expectantly.

"I'm not free tonight, and when my lawyer wakes up, we still have a long meeting to go."

"And what about tomorrow?"

"We'll talk about it tomorrow."

"Your answer is too perfunctory, we will only stay here for four or five days in total, you promised me, you are the talker, right?"

Li Shuo couldn't help it: "Then let's do it tomorrow night." ”

Zhao Jinxin smiled with satisfaction.

They cook the fish they catch on the boat, and they don't put anything but salt, and the grilled fish, fish soup, and sashimi are very tender no matter how you eat them, and they have the purest flavor of the ingredients.

The two families ate very happily, talking and laughing, so comfortable.

When they returned to shore in the afternoon, they were all a little tired and went to rest.

Li Shuo rushed into the room and called China to find a relationship, in the past few days, he has almost searched for all the friends he can get, and preliminarily judged Shao Qun's purpose, Shao Qun probably doesn't plan to really get him in, that would require a lot of cost, Shao Qun wants to achieve the effect, that is, he can't return to China, this goal has been temporarily achieved, but he is not a vegetarian, he will definitely make Shao Qun regret it.

Before dinner, Zhao Jinxin came to Li Shuo to take medicine, Li Shuo didn't want to be alone with him, so he moved the medicine box to the living room, and rubbed medicine and hot compresses for him in front of the elders and housekeepers.

Zhao Rongtian watched from the side for a while, and said with satisfaction: "I see that you brothers can talk very well, you can do a good job when you return to the country, do the northern trade, and continue the friendship of our generation, the Chinese value inheritance the most." ”

Li Shuo smiled: "You are right, I will assist Jin Xin with my heart." ”

Zhao Jinxin said very honestly: "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely do a good job with my eldest brother." ”

Zhao Jinxin deliberately emphasized a certain word seriously, so angry that Li Shuo wanted to kick him, how could this kid be so cheeky in front of his elders, he was simply underwhelmed.

Zhao Rongtian left satisfied. Zhao Jinxin squeezed his eyebrows at Li Shuo: "Look, my father, you really know me." ”

Li Shuo narrowed his eyes and pinched Zhao Jinxin's fingers with strength.

"Ahh Zhao Jinxin screamed in pain.

"I'm sorry, I'll tap again." Li Shuo turned his back to the elders, with a look of "you deserve it".

Zhao Jinxin whispered aggrievedly: "Uncle Li doesn't feel sorry for me at all. ”

Li Shuo gave him a blank look.

Zhao Jinxin suddenly showed a wicked smile.

Before Li Shuo could react, his legs were caught by Zhao Jinxin's legs defenselessly, he glared at Zhao Jinxin, and looked back at the elders who were chatting on the sofa with a weak heart.

The two of them sat face to face at a log table at this time, and the bottom of the table was hollowed out, as long as someone looked this way, they could see the "Gou And" under the table.

Li Shuo wanted to withdraw his legs, but he didn't dare to make a big move, but of course it was to no avail, he shouted in a low voice: "Let go!" ”

Zhao Jinxin said with a smile: "You clamp my hand, I clamp your leg, is it not fair." ”

"Fart." Li Shuo was so anxious that he writhed, he was quite nervous, in case he was seen by the two parents, how could he explain? He's such an adult, where is his face going.

Zhao Jinxin whispered: "Don't move, be careful to fall off the chair, don't move, I have a lot of leg strength." ”

Li Shuo threatened: "If you don't let go, I won't go drinking with you." ”

Zhao Jinxin blinked his eyes, obviously he was the first to flirt, and he looked like he had been bullied, and let go of his legs.

Li Shuo really wanted to applaud his temper and cultivation, but instead of being teased by a boy who was almost ten years younger than himself, Li Shuo would have flipped the table one after another.

At the end of the day, Li Shuo's brain and body were tired, so he went to bed early.

In the middle of the night, he vaguely heard the sound of Didi, but he slept in a daze, just thinking that he was dreaming, and when he turned over, he fell asleep again.

The next morning, he got up and washed up, took out his mobile phone to see if there was any new email, but found that the phone was out of battery, he charged the phone and went downstairs to eat.

After eating, Zhao Jinxin pestered him to walk the dog together.

Li Shuo has always liked dogs, but he is a person with an excessive sense of responsibility, and his frequent business trips will make him unable to take good care of his pets, and he can't balance it.

He Bee are extremely energetic sled dogs, with considerable strength, and the two of them are dragging a dog in one hand, and most of the time they are being dragged around, walking around the resort, Li Shuo feels more tired than running five kilometers by himself.

On the other hand, Zhao Jinxin jumped up and down with the two dogs, and he didn't see fatigue, and Li Shuo suddenly envied his youth.

Zhao Jinxin led Ann to run out for a hundred meters, turned around and waved to Li Shuo, "Hurry up." "That energetic look seems to gather all the vitality of this beautiful morning.

Li Shuo suddenly thought that walking the dog with the person he liked was one of his fantasies about a stable life, and Zhao Jinxin was the first person to embody this fantasy.

He immediately stopped his mind from following the fantasies.

Zhao Jinxin was still shouting: "Let's go, baby, it's too slow." ”

At this time, the old man housekeeper happened to ride a bicycle out of the corner, he held the ground with one foot, looked at Zhao Jinxin in a daze, and then looked at Li Shuo.

Li Shuo secretly scolded Zhao Jinxin for being open-mouthed.

Zhao Jinxin smiled: "My name is bee." ”

The housekeeper looked like he had just reacted: "I'll go to the supermarket to buy something." Then he rode away on his little bike.

As soon as he left, Zhao Jinxin laughed.

Li Shuo ran over: "What are you calling?" ”

"I said my name was bee." Zhao Jinxin blinked, "You think I called you, are you ashamed?" ”

Li Shuo bent down and picked up the white bear-like bee and threw it at Zhao Jinxin: "Bite him!" ”

Zhao Jinxin subconsciously caught the bee.

Thinking that they were playing a game, they also jumped high and pounced on Zhao Jinxin, and if they couldn't pounce, they grabbed Zhao Jinxin, no matter how they had to compete for favor, they almost pulled off his sweatpants.

Li Shuo laughed heartily on the side.

Zhao Jinxin also laughed, he put the bee on the ground, reached out and pinched Li Shuo's face: "I haven't seen you smile like this for a few days." ”

Li Shuo was stunned, and didn't know how to react for a while.

Since the accident, he has never really laughed, but at that moment, he really forgot the troubles that have been haunting him these days, and laughed heartily.

For him now, this is like a hint of sweetness in bitterness, with a unique taste.

Li Shuo rubbed his hair and said "hey", "It looks like I have to thank you." ”

Zhao Jinxin's eyes were full of tenderness: "I want to thank you for letting me see your smile." ”

Li Shuo's breathing stagnated, and his heart seemed to have been punched, which was not painful and numb, making his whole body freeze.

So much so that when Zhao Jinxin's face got closer and closer, he couldn't react in time, but was bound by those deep and beautiful eyes.

The soft, warm lip flap gently pressed against Li Shuo's lips, and such a shallow kiss seemed to generate a huge electric current in an instant.

Li Shuo's eyes widened and he pushed Zhao Jinxin away.

Zhao Jinxin took a few steps back, almost falling, he stood firm, there was no anger, no disappointment, no usual cynicism, just looked at Li Shuo deeply, touched his lips with a little residual warmth with his fingertips, and then put his fingers into his mouth, his eyes were savage and aggressive, but they were also flirtatious to the extreme.

Li Shuo blinked slightly, although his heart was overturned, his expression was not leaking, and he took the rope of the bee: "Go back." ”

"Li Shuo." Zhao Jinxin shouted behind his back, "Give up Li Chengxiu." ”

Li Shuo didn't pause, didn't look back, and walked straight away.

Back at the villa, Li Shuo shut himself back into his room and let out a long breath.

It's better to take Zhao Jinxin as a test, and see if you can be the master of love in this matter, or a slave.

He calmed down for a while, remembered his mobile phone, the mobile phone was fully charged, and when he picked it up, there was a text message from Li Chengxiu. His heart suddenly skipped a few pounds, and he didn't know if he was afraid to see the rejection, or if he was ...... Guilty.

He opened a text message:

"Brother Li, I'm sorry, I can't go to the United States with you. I'm thirty years old, and I don't have the courage to start over in a strange country. Thank you for taking care of you for so long, I can't repay it but thank you. You have been so good to me, I remember everything, I have caused you a lot of trouble, I hope you can forgive me. I'm going to leave Shenzhen, and after I'm gone, Shao Qun won't embarrass you or me, so it's good for everyone. I've failed your kindness, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. Please don't worry about me, I have a relative who is doing business in a foreign country, and I will go to him. Brother Li, I'm sorry, I can't say goodbye to you in person, I hope you are well, I hope you can forgive me. ”