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Footsteps came from the elevator, but not to a familiar rhythm.

Immediately after, the electronic door lock of the apartment next door was opened, and the door opened and closed.

It's not Rong Xiu.

Xia Nianxi licked her lips and continued to wait.

This stop, just an hour.

Her calves were a little sore, and she took out her phone to check the time—it was already past the end of work.

It won't take half an hour to drive here from Rong's, and it will be there soon.

Dialed Rong Xiu's number and pressed the phone to his ear-

"Sorry, your call is temporarily unreachable......"

His phone won't have no signal, how can it not get through? Her heart tightened suddenly, and she turned out the number of the special assistant again and dialed it.

The response was the same.

The news APP in the mobile phone suddenly pushed out a message: [A series of car accidents just occurred on the elevated highway in the inner ring of the city, eight or nine vehicles collided, and the scene was very tragic].

Below is a picture of several cars huddled together, surrounded by ambulances and police cars, and people lying on stretchers covered in blood and being carried out.

Xia Nianxi frowned, and was about to turn off her mobile phone, but the familiar silhouette of a car inside made her heart sink.

The license plates were all mosaic, but the car stood out against the backdrop of the other cars-

Black, Rolls-Royce.

This inner ring viaduct is the only way for Rong Xiu to come back from work......

Xia Nianxi didn't dare to think deeply, her chest was suddenly cold, and she opened the door and ran downstairs with trembling legs.

The elevator came so slowly, and it descended so slowly, she really felt what it meant to live like a year in the elevator.

And on the first floor, it feels like almost a century has passed.

dragged her two legs and ran out mechanically, ignoring the security guard at the door who politely asked her what was wrong and if she needed help, and ran all the way out of the lobby on the first floor-

But unexpectedly, it crashed into one of the chests.

Warm, firm, familiar ......

When I looked up, I saw the angular handsome face.

As soon as Rong Xiu got out of the car, he was hit by someone, and when he looked down and saw that it was his little girl, his eyebrows softened, and he hugged her, "What's wrong?" Running out in such a hurry? ”

Xia Nianxi: "......"

She blinked, her heart was still tugging, because she was too worried and too nervous, so she ...... Hallucinations?

Moreover, this illusion is so real.

"There's been a car accident, I'm going to find him......" She was already choking up.

Car accident?

Rong Xiu remembered that before he arrived at the gate of the community just now, the car radio did broadcast the information of the car accident, but he had already gotten off the elevated highway at that time.

"Well, black, Rolls-Royce...... It's dangerous, a lot of blood ......" Xia Nianxi said incoherently.

Rong Xiu lowered his head, looking at her eyes that were already red between speaking, and his voice was much lower, "That car is not mine." I'm back......"

This sound, with a deeper heat, is also more real.

Xia Nianxi raised her head, her eyelashes were still wet, and her eyes didn't dare to blink, for fear that she had seen it wrong.

Rong Xiu leaned over and gently rubbed the corners of her eyes, "Okay, I'll take you up." ”

arm, through her waist.

The strong strength finally made it clear to her that he was okay and that the car in the news was really not his......

"Okay." Xia Nianxi choked up, tears about to fall out of her eyes, but when she thought of what she was going to do next, she couldn't cry......

Raise your hand and rub your eyes desperately to keep the tears from falling.

Her eyes, which were already red, were rubbed even redder by her.

Rong Xiu was really afraid that she would ruin her eyes, so he hugged her when he entered the elevator, grabbed her two arms, and firmly held them in his arms, "Seeing the news, scared?" ”

"Hmm......" Xia Nianxi nodded, grasping his clothes firmly like a rabbit.

Afraid that as soon as he let go, he would disappear.

Buried his head in his chest and took a deep breath.

Familiar breath, familiar heat......

Finally, she was at ease.

Xia Nianxi gradually came back to her senses, and leaned forward again, making herself more close to him, and then, she didn't move.

Her little hands were clenched tightly, almost the weight of the whole person was hanging on his body, the elevator slowly went up, and Rong Xiu almost didn't stand firm.

Stretched out his hand, simply picked her up, held her hips, and didn't let her exert any strength.

Even if he had been working all day and it took a lot of effort to hold her, he didn't feel tired.

I was even more reluctant to let her go......

Xia Nianxi felt more real at this time, his eyes looked at him, and his gaze was entangled deeper, thicker and more restrained.

The next second, she leaned over and kissed him fiercely on the lips......

Eager to verify, eager to explore, eager to have......

Hard, unexpectedly, kissed her hard......

Rong Xiu raised his eyebrows, his baby, he was so enthusiastic today......

Xia Nianxi kissed deeper and deeper, but the more she kissed, the more she couldn't be satisfied.

Holding his face with both hands, rubbing his palms, feeling the rough texture of his stubble rubbing against his skin, his lips slid all the way down, and he gnawed gently on his Adam's apple......

Obviously, he felt Rong Xiu's trembling.

She continued to go down, using her teeth, to unbutton his shirt, and eagerly pressed it against his chest—

Without the barrier of clothes, his temperature, and finally exchanged with her.

"......" Rong Xiu watched helplessly as she gnawed on her chest like a little milk beast.

When the elevator arrived, he carried her out, but he was reluctant to pull her away, just reminded softly, "It's been a whole day of work, and I haven't taken ......a shower yet."

Xia Nianxi...... Where can I listen to it?

She gnawed haphazardly but passionately, and her little hands were still holding his face, soothing the lingering uneasiness in her heart......

Rong Xiu was helpless, so he could only hold her with one hand and open the door with one hand, "Do you want to wash it together......

"Hmmm......"

The fragrance of roses floating in the room finally reminded Xia Nianxi of what she was going to do today, she responded indiscriminately, she had no experience, and she forgot the original steps of the proposal.

With one free hand, he reached for the large ring in the pocket of his skirt, and without saying a word, he pulled his left hand and put it on his ring finger—

Size, just right.

The small silver-white circle looks particularly elegant and beautiful in the middle of his slender knuckles.

When she put it in, it made her feel the urge to cry......

Rong Xiu was also stunned, looking at the plain silver ring, his fingers curled slightly.

The ring was cold, and her fingers were still pinching his ring finger.

The two of them stood in the hallway, with candles flickering around them, and the fragrance of flowers in the air was intoxicating, and he looked straight at her, his gentle gaze not turning for a moment.

Xia Nianxi then remembered that he had made a mistake in the order, and he should have asked him if he was willing before giving him the ring.

She was a little embarrassed, but she blushed again, her heart beating like thunder, and she got off him with her hands and feet, and stood still.

The two of them were only half a step apart, and even the shadows on the ground were intertwined, and they couldn't tell each other apart.

She pinched her sweaty palms and said softly, "Rong Xiu......"

"Huh?"

"You ......"

"You're back." In the living room, a deep and majestic voice sounded.

Anyone else here?!

Xia Nianxi was startled, and subconsciously stood over to Rong Xiu and leaned on his chest.

The light in the living room was turned on.

There were two people sitting on the couch.

The man looked like he was about fifty years old, wearing a smoky gray tunic and rimless glasses, with gray hair, a serious face, a tall figure, and deep facial features that were somewhat similar to Rong Xiu.

The woman next to him looked slightly younger, with black hair in an elegant French bun, a mid-length white striped suit and a black one-step skirt, a black waist to tie up a slender waist, a velvet beret on her head, and a half black silk glove from Chanel on her hands.

Delicate face, well-maintained skin that can be broken...... She is a dignified beauty who walked out of the cover of Chanel magazine.

This is Rong Xiu's parents? Xia Nianxi's heart tightened, she didn't know what was going to happen next, but she intuitively felt that the two people were not particularly friendly to her, with resistance, rejection, and disgust......

Rong Xiu stretched out his hand and quietly pulled her behind him, and then raised his eyes, the tenderness in his eyes no longer existed, replaced by indifference, and even his voice was alienated: "Father, Miss Lin." ”

Rong Xun turned his head, his gaze slowly passed through the living room, fell on Rong Xiu and Xia Nianxi behind him, and then stood up casually, "Your aunt and I just got off the plane and have something to do with you." Get the irrelevant person behind you out of here. ”

His face was calm, and there was an irresistible strength between his words, and after years of precipitation, his aura was even more compelling.

"You go to your room, go to bed obediently, listen to music, and I'll come in with you in a moment." Rong Xiu turned around and said softly in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Don't listen to anything, don't look at anything, don't think about anything." ”

"Hmm." Xia Nianxi obediently returned to the bedroom and closed the door.

She obediently began to look for the phone headphones, wanting to listen to music, but the headphones were not in the bedroom. It's not okay to go out to get it for a while, and it's not okay if you don't go out to get it, so you can only stand like this.

Outside the door, a faint voice came—

With a snap, a thick blue file was taken out by Rong Xun and fell on the coffee table in the living room.

The photos inside are scattered out, they were taken by someone in a small fishing village, and the pictures are Rong Xiu and Xia Nianxi.

There are two people walking on the beach with their fingers crossed, there is also the scene of her sitting in the courtyard of the small white house covered with a blanket, and he quietly feeding her porridge, and two people standing in the yard kissing Chinese New Year's Eve night......

The shot is very detailed and clear.

"The daughter of a criminal, the illegitimate daughter of the Xia family, is also worth your desperate accompaniment? Don't even care about business? Yong Hoon asked, "And you know that someone took these photos......

"I didn't stop it?" Rong Xiu was very calm, "Since my father wants to know, Xingshi will find someone to shoot us, so naturally I want you to have a good time." ”

"You did it on purpose?"

Rong Xiu calmly: "Yes." ”

His women don't need to hide and tuck, since someone wants to see it, let them see it generously.

Rong Xun's temples jumped, and he was already faintly angry, "Your brother fell into the sea, and now his life and death are uncertain, but you are messing around with women in that village?!" ”

"My brother?" Rong Xiu raised his eyes, his voice was still so cold, "Where did my brother come from?" Do you mean tolerance, or tolerance? If I'm not mistaken, they were all my cousins. ”

"Your own brother!" Yongxun's voice increased a bit.

"My brother? That's even less so. Rong Xiu's expression became more indifferent and indifferent, "My mother died three months after giving birth to me, and I am an only son who was raised by my grandfather. The whole world knows about this, so how can you say that you have a younger brother? ”

"You-" Yong Hoon was speechless.

The lady next to him stood up, took his hand and said softly, "Ah Xun, don't be angry, he also needs a little time to accept our tolerance......"

"It's been thirty years, and you haven't accepted it yet?!" Rong Xun was even angrier, "I made enough trouble when I was a teenager, and I haven't made enough trouble until now?!" ”

Rong Xiu looked at them indifferently-

Trouble? It turned out that his attitude, in the eyes of his father, was just "unreasonable".

Thirty years, he should accept it?

Accepting that his mother died shortly after he was born, and accepting that he was less than a year old, this Miss Lin Fangfei entered the door, and also brought a younger brother who was only a month younger than himself, Rong Li.

Although Rong Li's age announced to the public is not like this, in fact, he is really only one month younger than himself...... It's ironic.

What's even more ironic is that although Rong Li's name is in the name of the second room of the Rong family, the Rong family knows that he and Rong Xiu are half-blood relatives.

Xia Nianxi gasped and covered her mouth in surprise, not letting herself make any sound.

I see......

The heart suddenly contracted, as if pinched by an invisible big palm, and kept cruelly squeezing the blood out, becoming so painful.

She finally understood what Rong Xiu's lonely eyes meant before......

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Outside the door, the war between father and son continues-

"I've used all of Rong's connections to find Rong Li, I heard that your brother Luohai has something to do with that girl just now?" Rong Xun gradually suppressed his anger under Lin Fangfei's comfort, "She is the daughter of the Xia family?" What is Xia Nianxi called? ”

"Yes."

"The marriage contract that the old man promised before is no longer counted." Rong Xun waved his hand, "This matter is over." ”

"Maybe you should go talk to grandpa."

"Don't lift your grandfather to press me!" Rong Xun scolded, "She has been crazy in the small fishing village for so long, who knows if she will inherit her mother's mental illness in the future?!" If your grandfather had known about this, he wouldn't have agreed to you being together! What's more, this woman is also entangled with your brother! ”

Rong Xiu raised his eyes, and there was no wave in his eyes: "Father, don't think that everyone will be entangled with others just like you just because your own relationship between men and women is chaotic. ”

When the words landed, Lin Fangfei's face turned obviously pale, a little shaky, and her face was full of sadness, "Ah Xiu...... How can you ...... Talking like that? ”

Rong Xun immediately supported her and reprimanded Rong Xiu: "What nonsense are you talking about?!" ”

"Both of you know in your hearts whether I'm talking nonsense or not, and if nothing else, please get out of here. I'll change the door lock tomorrow. Walk slowly, don't send. ”

Rong Xiu was neither humble nor arrogant, and he was not in the mood and had no obligation to look at the two people in front of him, who were already a hundred years old, showing affection in front of him.

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in the bedroom.

"Who knows if she will inherit her mother's mental illness in the future......"

Rong Xun's words came through the door panel, and instantly dug a hole in Xia Nianxi's heart, and then planted a ticking time bomb.

When it will explode, I don't know.

But once activated, it will blow her up to the ground......

Her chest was cold, and she didn't even know how to put her hands and feet, her knees were weak, and she slowly walked to the edge of the bed and sat down.

Heredity......

Mentally ill......

She didn't know, she didn't know anything, Rong Xiu didn't tell her anything......

In the small fishing village for half a month, I was in a daze, sometimes sober, sometimes confused, and when I got better, I thought I was scared.

So that's it......

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Outside the door.

Rong Xun and Lin Fangfei both left.

The candles in the room had also been burned, and the light was a little harsh.

Rong Xiu stood in place for a while, his clenched metacarpal bones gradually relaxed, and then walked into the bedroom.

found Xia Nianxi sitting on the edge of the bed, in a daze, with hesitation and confusion in his eyes......

Was she scared?

He walked over quietly, his face was calm, but because of the arrival of Rong Xun and Lin Fangfei, there were too many emotions stirring in his chest, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

In the end, he could only sit next to her, stretched out his hand to hold her to the head of the bed, and whispered, "Sleep with me for a while......"

There was an exhaustion in his voice that could not be concealed, as if he had just gone through an extremely brutal war, and repelled the enemy in a way that exposed his own scars.

Although there was a temporary victory, there was no joy to speak of.

Xia Nianxi didn't speak, just nodded obediently.

Rong Xiu turned off the bedside light, helped her untie the bun at the back of her head, gently ran his long fingers through her smooth black hair, and then kissed her cold forehead, "Just stay with me here, you are not allowed to go anywhere......"

Xia Nianxi arched into his arms and approached him silently in the dark.

Rong Xiu gradually closed his eyes, lay on his right side, put his left hand on her waist, touched the ring on her ring finger, and silently hugged her tighter.

Slowly, his breathing became light and long, and he fell asleep.

Xia Nianxi turned sideways, motionless, but there was no way to fall asleep at all.

One hand was still in her pocket, and the female ring was pinched in her hand, and her palm hurt.

The hand held it very hard and hard, and it was clear that it was still there, but it made her feel as if something was going to pass, and she was afraid that she would not be able to hold it, and she was afraid that she would lose it......

Pinched her knuckles white, her wrists were sore, but she still didn't let go.

Holding it like this, I don't know how long it took, and only after making sure that he was asleep did she get up quietly.

I remember that my mother was taken for a physical examination before, and she found the physical examination report with Lin Yun's name written on the cover in the desk.

Turning the page, I looked at it page by page......

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Following.

Early morning.

Rong Xiu woke up as usual, the tiredness in his eyes had dissipated, and he had regained his clarity.

The little girl was still nestled in his arms, half of her face was covered by a quilt, only her eyebrows were exposed, her eyelashes were curled, and her contours were clear.

He got up gently, kissed her on the forehead, and only then went to the bathroom.

It wasn't until the sound of water came that Xia Nianxi took off the quilt covering his face and opened his eyes, revealing slightly reddened eyes.

Before he came out, she had gone to the other bathroom to freshen up, then got the breakfast from the cook, and sat quietly in the dining room waiting for him.

Rong Xiu walked out after taking a shower and wiping his hair, and found that there was no one on the bed.

Then to the restaurant, the little girl wore pajamas and sat quietly in her own place drinking porridge.

And his breakfast was already served, steaming hot.

"Last night...... Scares you, right? Rong Xiu sat down, gently squeezed her hand that was not holding the spoon, and then solemnly promised, "No one will come here to disturb me in the future." ”

Xia Nianxi looked up at him, and Rong Xiu smiled apologetically at her.

She looked down, her spoon holding still, her eyes fixed on the back of his hand on her wrist.

She hadn't looked closely last night, but this morning she could see clearly in the morning light that the ring was on his ring finger...... It's so pretty......

It was as if she was really entitled to keep him in a trap from now on......

Rong Xiu also noticed that she was distracted, followed her line of sight, and landed on the ring.

He smiled softly, backhanded upward, and squeezed her little hand in his palm, "I didn't have time to ask you last night, why did you suddenly give me this?" ”

Xia Nianxi was sour by his question, like being drenched in steaming lemon juice, raised his head, and looked at him lonely.

The words prepared last night and Lin Yun's physical examination report were intertwined and pulled in front of her, she was silent, and the palm that was burned by the female ring last night hurt faintly again.

After a while, he said, "Yesterday when I went shopping, there were gifts when I bought things, I thought don't waste it, I will bring it back to you." ”

She gestured to her wrist.

"Bracelet for ring?" Rong Xiu didn't quite understand her brain circuit, but he didn't ask too much.

Even if it wasn't the answer he wanted, receiving such a small response from her was enough to make him happy.

After breakfast, he really called someone to return the door lock, and then went to work.

Xia Nianxi stayed at home for a while, checked the visiting time of the city's women's prison from the Internet, and also went out.

The bus was bumpy and drifting away from the city, and when she got off the bus at the last stop, she finally saw the gray building that towered like a tomb in the suburbs.

After the security check, the visitor was registered, and then the staff looked up and asked her, "Who do you want to see?" ”

Xia Nianxi clenched her fingers, and a difficult voice rolled out of her throat: "Lin Yun." ”

"What is your relationship with her?"

"She's my mom."

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