Two days later, the two will go back to Beijing together to meet Shao Zhenrong's parents.

Du's mother packed Du Xiaosu's luggage, prepared gifts, and told her daughter: "Be sensible, Xiao Shao loves you, so you must respect and respect his parents more, make them feel at ease, and let them like you." ”

Du Xiaosu felt a little nervous: "Mom, what if they don't like me?" ”

"No, Xiao Shao's tutor is very good, which shows that his parents are very cultivated people, as long as you really love Xiao Shao, how can they not like you?"

Du Xiaosu was a little apprehensive, because this was the first time she had to face the family of her loved one, until she arrived at the airport, and while waiting for the plane, she grabbed Shao Zhenrong and asked, "What do uncles and aunts like?" Also, what don't they like? Can you give me a list of precautions? ”

Shao Zhenrong smiled and scratched her nose: "They like me the most, so ah, they will definitely like you too." ”

After going to work after the long vacation, Zou Siqi knew that she had been to Beijing, so she asked, "How is it?" How did it feel to meet your in-laws for the first time? ”

Du Xiaosu was stunned for a moment before saying, "I was a little nervous at first, but then I ......."

Zou Siqi laughed: "Are you still nervous?" Don't you often brag that your skin is thicker than a copper wall? ”

Du Xiaosu looked a little dazed, and Zou Siqi only felt funny: "The first time I saw my in-laws was like this, when I went to Fujian with my first boyfriend, on the train, my heart fluttered all night." By the way, how is their family? But just look at Xiao Shao, you know that his parents must be good, they are reasonable and reasonable people, they must be very good to you, right? ”

Du Xiaosu said "um" and said, "It's good for me." ”

In fact, when he was waiting for the plane at the airport, he kept talking and stopped, she saw that he was a little wrong, and finally he finally spoke: "Xiaosu, I have something to tell you." He took her hand, "Just, don't be angry. ”

She bit her lip: "You have a wife in Beijing?" ”

He was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing: "Where do you want to go?" ”

She glanced at him very aggrievedly: "Then why are you doing this kind of expression?" ”

He said, "My dad is ......" After hesitating for a moment, he said a name.

Du Xiaosu was stunned for a while, and asked with the last glimmer of hope: "Same name and surname?" ”

He said, "No." ”

She said: "I don't believe it, your surname is Shao, how can you be his son?" Besides, you work in a hospital and only drive a Buick Regal. She looked a little amused, "Anyway, you lied to me, didn't you?" ”

He said: "Xiaosu, it's not what you think, my surname is Shao, my mother's surname, my parents are very open-minded, and our family is the same as other people's families." ”

"How can it be the same?" Her cheeks were red and her eyes were red, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" I never thought you would lie to me. ”

"Xiaosu," he whispered, "I'm not trying to lie to you, don't say that." ”

The two of them froze there, and the announcement began to board the plane, and he said: "Xiaosu, I'm sorry, I didn't tell you at first, but I was afraid that you would have a prejudice against me, in that case, we wouldn't even have a chance to date." Later, I didn't tell you, because I think you don't value those, if you get angry, scold me, okay? ”

Du Xiaosu paused: "What am I scolding you for, but how can you lie to me like this?" ”

He said: "Xiaosu, you said that you love me, no matter who I am, you love me, right?" You didn't tell me that your dad was the president, because you thought your dad's position had nothing to do with our dealings. Because I love you, not your parents, and in the same way, you love me, not my parents, what do you care? ”

She didn't know, her mind was a mess, it was all mush, she didn't know anything.

He took her by the hand and walked towards the gate, and she was so anxious that she almost cried: "Can we not go?" ”

"Nope." He held her hand tightly, "Xiaosu, think about it, they are just my parents, you have never asked about my family environment, just as you have never shown off your own family environment. You don't value that, either. You just love me, and the two of us have nothing to do with the others. ”

The radio was urging them to board, and everyone passed by them with their luggage, and some people looked at them curiously, just as an awkward couple.

She finally slowly calmed down, his palms dry and warm, and his gaze unwavering. She gradually felt at ease, because he was actually more nervous and concerned than her, he was only worried that she would not accept it, and only said again and again: "Xiaosu, I'm sorry." ”

She is not afraid, because she loves him.

After a two-hour flight, she was still in a daze on the plane, and she always felt that she must not have woken up, so she had a funny dream, or Shao Zhenrong was joking with her. But he looked very serious, and there was a faint worry in his eyes, and he kept holding her hand tightly, as if he was afraid that she would run away.

She really kind of wanted to run away, if not on the plane.

As a result, when she saw Shao Zhenrong's parents, she was really relieved. Because the two elders are very kind and approachable, it can be seen that they really like her and accept her, because Shao Zhenrong loves her. They are his parents, like all parents in the world, who only want their children to be happy.

"I've met with the parents, and it's settled." Zou Siqi dragged out his voice and asked, "Do you have any plans to get married when you want to get married?" ”

She lowered her eyes: "His brother ......" She was a little stunned and couldn't help but stop.

Zou Siqi was surprised: "He still has a brother?" ”

"Well, he's the third in the family."

Zou Siqi said "yo" and said, "Then their family is quite complicated, will you be able to cope with a large family in the future?" ”

In fact, Shao Zhenrong told her: "The eldest brother and sister-in-law are all in other places, busy with work, and rarely come back, and the second brother does not come back often." ”

He also took out an album of photos from his childhood to show her, but his photos were not as many as hers, only a few books, and there were few photos with his parents. He said: "They are very busy with work, and I was brought up by my nanny Zhao's mother since I was a child. ”

There is a group photo of two children, about the same age, both of them eating ice cream and smiling like two sunflowers. The tall little boy was supposed to be him, and the other little girl was a little shorter than him, wearing a floral dress, short hair like a boy, eyes exactly like his, and dimples at the corners of her lips when she smiled.

She knew he didn't have a sister, so she asked, "Is this you and your cousin?" ”

He scratched his hair: "No, this is my second brother." Then he gestured a little awkwardly to the one in the floral dress, "This is me." ”

She couldn't help but laugh, and he said stupidly: "There are three boys in our family, and my second brother has always wanted a little sister, so he forced me to dress up as a girl." He's older than me, and I've been sticking to him since I was a kid and listening to him. ”

The relationship between the brothers is very good, but there are no photos when they grow up, he said: "The eldest brother and the second brother don't like to take pictures when they grow up, so there are very few photos with me." ”

"When I was a child, I was not in good health, I took injections and medicines all day long, and the children in the yard didn't like to play with me, calling me sick. My second brother was very majestic at that time, and he was the child king of the compound, so he stood on the pile of bricks and said, 'If any of you don't play with Zhenrong, I won't play with him.' He recalled those childhood times with a smile, "My second brother is only two years older than me, but he protects me everywhere. When I was filling in the college entrance examination, I wanted to study medicine and apply to a school in a foreign country, but my father was resolutely opposed and lost my temper, and my mother's persuasion was useless. I was angry with my family and had trouble for many days, and finally my second brother came back, talked to my father, and let me go to Fudan. The three of us were brought up by Zhao's mother, and Zhao's mother said that in our family, it was not my parents who hurt me the most, but my second brother. Big brother and sister-in-law can't come back this time, and you can see my second brother tomorrow. ”

The next day, he took her with him to visit Zhao's mother. Zhao's mother lives in a courtyard house deep in the alley. The yard is not big, but it is very quiet, and there are two jujube trees planted in the patio, which must be full of green shade in summer. Du Xiaosu rarely sees such a house, the pasting is very clean, and the old furniture also looks warm in lacquer, as if it has the mark of time. Zhao's mother and two children are now abroad, and only the old couple live alone, so Zhao's mother was so happy when she saw her and Shao Zhenrong that she couldn't close her mouth, holding her hand and refusing to let go. Du Xiaosu felt warm in her heart, because Zhao's mother regarded Shao Zhenrong as her own son, so she liked her so much.

"You sit, Zhenrong, you sit with Xiaosu, eat snacks, I'll go down to the kitchen to cook." Your second brother said that he would come later, and today Mother Zhao will cook your favorite dish. Xiaosu, I stewed a pot of good chicken soup for you, you are too thin, you have to make up for it. ”

There was plenty of heating in the house, Xiaosu took off her coat and only wore a sweater, and she felt a little hot, so she walked to the wall to look at the photos hanging on the wall. They are all old-fashioned frames, some are even black and white photos, there is a photo of Zhao's mother with three children and two other old people, she felt familiar, looked at it for a long time, and was not quite sure, so she turned around and called "Zhenrong".

He came over to look at the photo with her, and she asked a little curiously, "Is this ......?"

Shao Zhenrong let out an "oh" and explained: "This is my grandfather and grandmother, Mother Zhao has taken us since we were children, and we often lived with my grandfather when we were children. ”

So she was very happy again: "Hey, is there any gossip to tell?" Let's dig into the secret history of celebrities! ”

He laughed out loud and put his arm around her shoulder: "As long as you think nonsense, when you look back and see my brother, you are not allowed to talk nonsense." ”

Shao Zhenrong's second brother is as tall and straight as him, and he looks very young, but his temperament is calm and restrained, but he does not lose his edge. In fact, the two brothers are a little similar, especially the eyes, the double eyelids with deep traces, and the gaze is as deep as the water surface under the starlight.

He shook hands with her and said in a low voice: "Miss Du, right?" I am Lei Yuzheng, Zhenrong's second brother. ”

His hands were cold, like a cold line of ice, freezing down his fingertips to the human heart, freezing the heart faintly cold. She called out in a low voice, "Second brother." ”

Shao Zhenrong thought she was shy, and he just laughed when he put his arm around her shoulder.

And his eyebrows were still clear, and even his smile was faint. Du Xiaosu's heart was beating very fast, and he was a little inaccurate, as if he had stepped on the air when he went downstairs, and he only felt stunned. Her heart was like a pot of porridge, so she could only recognize it when she was face to face, and she didn't remember it last time she was outside the airport, and she still had those photos of Xu You in her mobile phone. It turned out that he was Shao Zhenrong's elder brother, no wonder Shao Zhenrong would ask when he saw it that day. These are all trivial matters, but the most important thing, she thinks desperately, but she always feels empty in her heart and can't grasp anything.

The two men took off their suit jackets and sat around the table, suddenly looking like big boys, obediently waiting for the meal to begin. Lei Yuzheng really loves this younger brother, tells him some trivial things, asks him about his work, and does not snub Du Xiaosu, occasionally turning back casually and telling her Shao Zhenrong's jokes when he was a child. Du Xiaosu originally liked this atmosphere very much, as if he was going home, but he was always a little restless tonight. Zhao's mother has very good skills, the dishes she makes are delicious, she soaked a good plum wine, and Lei Yuzheng and Shao Zhenrong both poured wine. Zhao's mother rubbed her hair and smiled: "Xiaosu, eat more food, and when you go back to Beijing in the future, you will ask Zhenrong to bring you to dinner." ”

Lei Yuzheng raised his head and asked, "Miss Du doesn't want to have a drink?" ”

Shao Zhenrong said: "She doesn't drink. ”

Lei Yuzheng smiled: "Really? ”

Zhao's mother sandwiched a fish dumpling for Du Xiaosu, and then blamed Lei Yuzheng and Shao Zhenrong: "Drink less, eat more vegetables, and drive when you turn around." ”

Lei Yuzheng said: "It's okay, the driver came to pick me up, and by the way, I sent Zhenrong and Miss Du to it." ”

The meal was eaten late, and it was already dark when I walked out of the house. Standing in the small patio, she could see a blue inky sky, and she couldn't help but look up. The four corners of the sky were faintly red, perhaps because of the light pollution, but the stars could be seen, a little bit, so small that they were almost invisible. Du Xiaosu didn't drink, but he also felt that his cheeks were hot. Just now in the house, Mother Zhao stuffed her with a gold ring, which was very delicate and beautiful, and she couldn't refuse, Mother Zhao said: "Zhenrong is the same as my own child, so I must give it to you." When Yutao brought your sister-in-law for the first time, I gave her one. In the future, Yu Zheng will bring his girlfriend, and I will also have one for her. The three of you all have it, and it is a little bit of Zhao's mother's heart. ”

She was supposed to like it, but she only felt that the ring was hot between her fingers, as if it was hot. The night air is crisp, and it seems to be a faint pain in the lungs when inhaled. Because of the cold, the tip of her nose was already frozen red, Shao Zhenrong resisted the urge to scratch her nose, just took her hand and asked her unexpectedly: "Why are your hands so cold?" ”

She shook her head randomly, Lei Yuzheng had already walked out, and the three of them said goodbye to Zhao's mother together.

Both the driver and the car had already arrived, quietly parked outside the door. It's not the silver-gray Jaguar that Du Xiaosu saw outside the airport, but a black Maserati, this car is quite similar to the owner's temperament, restrained but sharp. And she only felt that a heart sank, sinking straight to the abyss.

Lei Yuzheng said: "Let's go, I'll send you." Then he asked, "Are you going back to Jingshan?" ”

Shao Zhenrong nodded.

He was very polite and let Shao Zhenrong and Du Xiaosu sit in the back seat, and he sat in the co-pilot's seat. The driver drove the car smoothly and the air conditioning in the car was warm. Du Xiaosu lowered her head and counted her fingers, she had never been so quiet, so Shao Zhenrong asked her, "Are you tired?" She shook her head, and a few stalks of fluffy hair fell into the socket of her neck, and he swept them up for her. His fingers were warm, but she didn't know why, she just felt a faint chill in her heart.

The car was about to arrive, and Lei Yuzheng turned his face: "Your plane tomorrow?" It's a pity that the time is too rushed, Zhenrong, you don't take Miss Du around to play? ”

Shao Zhenrong smiled and said: "She has been in Beijing for a year, and besides, what's so fun about the cold weather." Seeing that he didn't mean to get out of the car, he stopped for a while, and finally couldn't help it, "Brother, how long have you not been home?" ”

Lei Yuzheng seemed to smile a little, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he only said: "Don't worry about me, you can take care of yourself." After thinking about it, he handed Shao Zhenrong a black box and said, "This is for you." ”

Shao Zhenrong only smiled and said, "Thank you, second brother." took it, but handed it to Du Xiaosu, "Open it and take a look, do you like it?" ”

Du Xiaosu obediently opened it, and it turned out to be a pair of NHCOttica watches, low-key and classic, with a unique and generous shape, and no bright diamonds. In an instant, her face turned white all of a sudden, Shao Zhenrong was quite happy, and said to her: "Second brother likes watches, he actually has a piece of handmade Tourbillon, Xiaosu, he is the most extravagant." ”

Du Xiaosu closed the lid of the box and tried to smile, just afraid that Shao Zhenrong would see something.

It wasn't until she got back to the hotel that she started to shiver and only felt cold. In fact, the room was well heated, and she didn't take off her coat, she just sat on the bed like that, not knowing what she was thinking, but her mind went blank until the phone rang suddenly.

It was the phone in the room, and the rapid ringing startled her, and her heart was pounding, and it was getting louder and louder, as if it was not the phone that was ringing, but her own heartbeat. She looked at the milky phone, like looking at something she didn't recognize, it rang for a long time, and finally suddenly fell silent. She clutched the placket of her clothes tightly, like clutching the last straw, and unconsciously broke out in a cold sweat.

But before she could breathe a sigh of relief, the phone rang again, unyielding. She seemed to be sleepwalking, knowing that she could no longer hide, so she slowly stood up and picked up the earpiece.

His voice was low: "I think we need to talk. ”

She was silent.

"I'll be waiting for you in the car." He hung up the phone with a "click", and she still seemed to be sleepwalking, and she didn't know how to put the receiver back for a while. The hollow busy sound kept echoing in her ears, and she stood there in a trance, as if she had lost consciousness.