Ling Li suddenly raised her head, with some panic in her eyes: "Huh? What the? So fast. ”

Zhu Jinchuan's eyes moved, and he didn't speak, but his slightly drunk eyes just now seemed to be a lot more sober.

Zhang Shouzhen snorted haha, and couldn't go on.

The atmosphere at the banquet suddenly cooled down.

Ding Wenhua came out in time to play a round game: "The little girl is shy, okay, okay, don't say this, don't say this, we shouldn't have heard it." ”

At the end of dinner, Ling Li was going to help her sister-in-law and brother wash the dishes, but was stopped by Zhu Jinchuan.

He rolled up his sleeves unhurriedly and said, "Girls' hands are important, washing dishes hurts the skin too much." Just go with Jianwen and I, and you all rest. ”

Ding Wenhua was very fond of the venue and pointed to Zhang Jianwen and complained: "Did you hear that?" This is the right way to spoil your wife, you can learn more! ”

Zhu Jinchuan went to the kitchen, Ding Wenhua went upstairs to see Xiaobao, and his aunt began to prepare tea.

Only Zhang Shouzhen and Ling Li were left at the table.

He looked at Ling Li and let out a long sigh: "Jinchuan is a good boy, and so are you, but I always feel that there is something between you." Think about it, what are you going to do in the future? ”

Ling Li tugged at the corners of her mouth, and her voice was a little muffled: "Didn't I already plan?" ”

"Really?" Zhang Shouzhen looked at him with some scrutiny, "Xiaoli, you don't have to hide it from me, you know that Jinchuan's age can't afford to wait, and you are twenty-seven years old, so getting married is a natural thing." How long do you want him to wait? ”

Ling Li bit her lip lightly, not knowing how to answer this question.

Zhang Shouzhen sighed: "Xiao Li, if you make up your mind to follow Jinchuan, let go of the previous things completely and settle down to follow him." If you can't put it down...... That person, then talk to Jinchuan well, don't mislead others and yourself. ”

Ling Li was silent for a while.

She raised her head, looked at Zhang Shouzhen seriously, and replied, "I know, uncle, I will take care of this matter." ”

When they went back, because Zhu Jinchuan drank wine, they hired a substitute driver.

Because the substitute driver was still waiting on the side of the road in the car, Zhu Jinchuan sent Ling Li upstairs, but he didn't enter the door, and with a light kiss on her forehead, he smiled goodbye.

Since the last time his kiss was avoided by Ling Li, he had been very measured and no longer acted like this.

Ling Li's heart moved slightly.

She didn't dare ask, and she didn't know if he had ever been annoyed by it. In other words, even if he was annoyed, he always tried his best to hide his negative emotions, just to not make it difficult for her.

Uncle was right, what was between them had to be broken.

Thinking of this, she tugged at his sleeve.

Zhu Jinchuan turned around, with a look of surprise in his eyes: "What's wrong?" ”

Ling Li bit her lip lightly: "I'm sorry, tonight's business, I didn't do a good job, and you lost face in front of my uncle and them." ”

He smiled shallowly, his eyes still drunk: "I thought it was a big deal." I said, you don't have to say I'm sorry, I don't care about any face, as long as you're happy, everything else is a trivial matter. ”

Ling Li nodded slightly, and a warm current flowed through her heart.

After that, she stood on tiptoe and kissed him lightly on the cheek.

The unexpected kiss brought him a slight stagnation of breathing, and after a few seconds, there was a surprise in his eyes.

Zhu Jinchuan's eyes flashed slightly, and his voice was gentle and low: "Xiaoli, I'm very happy." ”

Seeing Zhu Jinchuan enter the elevator, Ling Li turned around and opened the door, leaning his back against the cold security door, his thoughts surging.

But just a kiss, he turned out to be so happy with such a happy expression, did he give too much, or did she give too little?

After a few minutes, she sighed softly, smiled wryly, and reached out to turn on the light.

When I looked down, I saw a few pieces of paper scattered at my feet.

She picked it up, looked at it, and threw it in the hallway.

It was a stack of leaflets, with English training, housekeeping nannies, and scar removal advertisements.

She has lived in this community for more than a year, in fact, the property management is quite dedicated, and the management is usually very strict, but occasionally people will mix in and send small advertisements one by one.

Like this scar removal advertisement, she has seen it more than once, and every time it is thrown directly into the trash. She didn't bother to complain about small advertisements disturbing the people, because she knew that to put an end to such small advertisements, the manpower and material resources invested by property management were not proportional to the benefits.

She has limited energy, instead of making others uncomfortable on this and competing with social reality, it is better to write more defense statements, and let Zhu Jinchuan worry less about her.

She breathed a sigh of relief and looked up. The home is as clean and tidy as ever, but unlike before, the source of this cleanliness and tidiness is not her tidying habits.

With the increase in business volume, Ling Li is very busy these days, basically has no time to take care of the hygiene at home, and occasionally on weekends she just wants to have a good rest, and she is not in the mood or motivated to spend time on housework.

However, now when she goes home every day, the pajamas that are littered in the morning are neatly folded, the coats in the dirty clothes basket should be dry cleaned, the washable ones have been washed and hung on the balcony, and even the wardrobe is properly and thoughtfully packed according to her classification habits.

The rest of the place was clean and spotless, and I couldn't find fault with it.

This is the part-time worker aunt Zhu Jinchuan hired for her after occasionally hearing her complain that she has now become a "chaotic beauty". Auntie comes once a day on weekdays, and there is no trace of holidays, if Ling Li occasionally has something to do at home on weekdays, Auntie will not come, and she doesn't need to be specially notified at all.

Obviously, this is Zhu Jinchuan can know her schedule and arrange her aunt's working hours in advance, in order not to disturb her life as much as possible.

And when she opened the refrigerator, the fresh food and snacks in it were all bought by Zhu Jinchuan and let her take them home, often before she finished eating, he had already bought them again - all according to her taste, and even keenly enough to know that she was tired of eating a certain flavor of potato chips this time, and would change to another flavor next time.

Not to mention that he usually eats, goes shopping, and entertains, all of which are completely accommodating to her preferences and tastes, and he has even quit smoking.

Ling Li somewhat understood, no wonder so many women were eager to be little women.

When a man's heart is full of your shadow and moreover, he has done so much for you when you don't know it, no woman will be indifferent.

Over time, you will get used to this kind of life where you don't have to worry about everything and just chase your dreams.

A man who spoils himself to the bone, a stable and wealthy life, although the work intensity is large, but he also knows that he still has a strong backer behind him, and now his life is a day that countless women can't ask for, what else does she want?

What's more, she was picked up by Zhu Jinchuan in that situation - she had nothing, lost the courage and strength to live, and cried until she collapsed in the heavy rain.

Without him, no one can say whether she would have stood up strong after that cry or plunged into the next deeper whirlpool.

He was trying to pull her out, never asking a word about Nan Zhiyi's past with her, and never making a request that embarrassed her.

Zhu Jinchuan even knows her better than herself. He already knew that every time he took a step forward, she would retreat and subconsciously hide, just like the kiss she avoided before, and the overreaction when she talked about the wedding tonight.

He stood still, as he had promised, and waited for her until she was willing to come closer.

Ling Li actually knew that she hadn't forgotten Nan Zhiyi so quickly, but she believed that one day when she remembered this name, she wouldn't have any more heartache.

He will eventually become her most familiar stranger, with no hate and no love, only indifference and forgetfulness.

However, this day has really come too long, so long that she always feels unworthy of Zhu Jinchuan's gentleness, and she always feels that she is a green tea.

I enjoy his dedication and favor with peace of mind, but in my heart, I think about other people from time to time.

Even if she denied it strenuously, as long as the word Nanzhiyi appeared in her head, she would feel guilty.

Even though her life and work are filled with work and Zhu Jinchuan during the day, when she dreams back at midnight, in the darkness and silence, she always thinks of the nervous person who pinched the three balls of plane fruit, the person who held her neck and scolded her for being stupid, and the person who made her feel distressed and entangled for a long time.

Even after more than a year, his traces are still there, and they can even make her leave a few tears on the pillow.

Especially when he pounced on her to help her block the shadow of the bowl of boiling soup, he couldn't forget it.

Ling Li sniffed, there was a clearly visible sadness between her eyebrows, and then she touched the burn marks through the down jacket.

When the burn healed, she left behind rough skin and pigment deposits, which she once thought was the mark of their fate.

However, now it has become like a shackle, and whenever you see it, you will think of him.

Suddenly, her eyes focused on the scar-removing and beauty leaflet stuffed in the crack of the door just now.

She held the scar in a daze, and a thought occurred to her.

Perhaps, as long as the scar on her hand is removed, as long as her skin can be smoothed as before, her heartbreak will be healed, so as to repay Zhu Jinchuan silently and accept the happiness at her fingertips wholeheartedly and without guilt.

Yes, it must be so.

As long as she removed the brand, she could undo the magic he had placed on her, allowing her to return to her own life, no longer hovering between memories and pain.