Qinyu, the luxuriant subtropical vegetation covers all kinds of buildings, like a string of jasper inlaid in the Luzhou inland sea, across the bay and Luzhou commercial port in the distance, since it was divided into the free concession, this little-known island quickly built multinational embassies and consulates and villas, for a time Luoyang paper is expensive, every inch of land is gold, but all the dignitaries and celebrities of Luzhou are proud of having a courtyard on the island.

In the European-style restaurant in Wanghai, Shen Junyi read the newspaper of the day leisurely in the booth by the window, and the eye-catching position on the newspaper was printed with Liu Jin and senior naval officers in the western suburbs of Shuanglongling Racecourse, Lin Wanjing was very eye-catching among the young male officers, and the standard British siderider posture was dignified and elegant, following Liu Jin's side. The picture on the photo is extremely harmonious, and Shen Junyi can't help but sigh again: fortunately, it was Liu Jin who was by her side and not someone else.

Shen Junyi's scholar praised the door of the restaurant and peeked into his brain, and saw that the master was still sitting in the restaurant, and he mustered up the courage to approach him for a long time:

"Young master, a telegram has been sent from home again."

"Oh."

This word is for the scholar to continue.

"The telegram says that my wife is sick and asks you to go back quickly."

"Oh."

Shen Junyi turned over the newspaper in her hand with a flat expression, no one knows the personality of the eldest wife of the Shen family better than him, who is a son: when the eldest lady married into the Shen family at the age of 16, she looked sick, I heard that Master Shen just took pity on her weak willow and helped the wind, and she would not marry her after quitting other families, so the old lady Shen sighed for several months. However, as the saying goes, the sea water is immeasurable, and Mrs. Shen, who seems to be delicate and beautiful, gave birth to Shen Junyi, the grandson of the Shen family, at the age of 18, and made a name for herself in one fell swoop.

To say that this Mrs. Shen has no skills, but her illness is first-class, and she specializes in getting sick at some critical times, such as:

Aunts and wives, who have won the new reward of the master;

The old man went out to ask for an account and hooked up with the goblins in the restaurant;

The jewelry and clothes that I miss don't buy anymore;

And now, my son is not coming home for some reason......

"Young master, look, we've been living here for more than a month, do you have time to go back and have a look?"

"Oh?" This time, Shen Junyi changed her tone, and folded the newspaper after a moment of silence, "Have you lived for so long?" ”

"Hmm!" The scholar nodded solemnly.

"It seems like it's been too long since I've been out this time......"

"Shall we go back then?"

Seeing the scholar's face full of anticipation, Shen Junyi pretended to think deeply for a while, and then said brightly: "Don't go back." ”

The scholar only felt that his jaw was about to fall, so he hurriedly raised his hand to catch it. Seeing his reflection, Shen Junyi showed a triumphant smile, and turned her head to look out the window while reading "no hurry, no hurry" leisurely.

In the garden, Lin Wanying sat alone by the flower bed, sometimes raising a pen to measure the height, sometimes looking at the easel frowning and contemplating, and sometimes as if a flash of inspiration, she raised her pen and painted violently for a while, and on the flaxen-colored straw hat, the beads swayed slightly with her movements. Her original long hair was cut to a shoulder-length length, and it was curled inward, making her pretty goose egg face even more cute. He didn't know when she cut her hair short, but he knew that when he saw her again after the rebellion in Longmen Village had subsided, her hair was already like this.

The next time I saw her, I was in the church in Qinyu, the paint of the newly installed door had not yet dried, and the hall was still filled with the smell of wood. He walked in there just by chance when he was walking, but he saw Tang Wanying lying on the prayer table sleeping quietly, the sunlight shining through the high porthole, which happened to shine on her, hazy for her with a thin layer of soft light. He leaned down to look at her, but saw that the corners of her mouth were smiling, but there were tears in the corners of her eyes. It was the tears that touched his heart, and he sat down beside her, waiting for her to wake up. After that, he asked her many times about that day, but she just replied to him with a slight smile: "It's all in the past, what do you do with those things?" Every time she replied, her smile was somewhat bitter.

For the first time, Shen Junyi believed in fate - he began to believe that meeting Lin Wanying was destined by God.

After the Longmenzhai incident subsided, Lin Wanying's thinking in this matter completely fell into a dead loop, and she was out of breath due to the vague reputation of "women's heroes", and rested at home for a week, but she did not fall asleep peacefully overnight, and her mental and physical strength were on the verge of collapse.

The ferry slowly settled on the shore, and Lin Wanying stepped off the dock alone, wandering aimlessly on the bluestone lane of Qinyu. Liao Kai took her to every corner of the island, and the stone paths they had walked through together were now alone. The fiery red phoenix flower on the top of her head has bloomed the first flower color of this summer, and the petals blown off by the wind are scattered on the ground, and she remembered the red sky on the day of her sister's wedding, and the phoenix flower fell, but her sister was reborn like a phoenix, and she seemed to be destined to hide under her sister's brilliance, unable to surpass, and unable to get rid of. Thinking of this, Lin Wanying sighed, walked forward with her head down, and when she raised her head again, she saw a newly renovated church hidden in the Burmese gardenia, with a slogan hanging on the brightly painted fence, and the golden words solemnly read: God is a good shepherd.

Seven words, awaken the fragment she buried in the depths of her memory - when she came here with Liao Kai before, the church had just erected the beams, and Liao Kai also joked after reading this sentence at that time: "But I'm not a sheep." ”

Now that I think about it, maybe he really knows himself to say such a sentence.

Seeing that the church door was ajar, Lin Wanying walked through the fence gate and the flower path to the church, it was almost noon, the church was already full of sunshine, the icon was in front of her, she walked to the altar step by step, kneeling in front of the prayer table, she actually felt that her knees were heavy, the pastor saw her coming, put down the work in his hand and came to enlighten her, but after talking for a long time, he couldn't open her heart knot, so he had to give her a blessing and leave her alone in front of the altar to think. She didn't know when she fell asleep, but when she opened her eyes, she saw Shen Junyi sitting next to her, and when she woke up, he laughed:

"Miss Wanying, it's a good luck."

Her gaze lingered on him for a moment, and the memory gradually became clear: this man, whom her mother had told her many times, almost became her brother-in-law.

Thinking of her sister Lin Wanjing, her heart tightened again, and she got up and was about to leave.

Shen Junyi was overwhelmed by her reaction, and in a daze, Lin Wanying had hurried out of the door of the church, leaving him alone to taste the tears in the corners of her eyes.

When they met again, it was six hours later on the shore, he hurried to the ferry, but inadvertently saw her standing on the shore under the seawall, it was the high tide, the sea water was above her knees, and in the sunset, the back image in the sea breeze was a painting. The scholar walked a long way with the box before he found that Shen Junyi hadn't followed, so he hurriedly turned around and went back to find him:

"Young Master! Let's go, we won't be able to catch the boat! ”

"Wait." Shen Junyi's gaze was still locked on Lin Wanying's back, and she answered absent-mindedly.

"But young master, the ship is about to leave!"

"You're too embarrassed to rush me! Who can't come out of the toilet when they leave?! Shen Junyi was obviously very dissatisfied with the scholar disturbing him to enjoy the "scenery", so he turned the folding fan in his hand twice and knocked it on the scholar's head.

"Yes, young master, I was wrong. I shouldn't be greedy for that mouthful of herbal tea. But...... But if you don't hurry, the ship is really going to go! ”

The ferry, in the distance, seemed to agree with the bookboy's words, and let out a long whistle, which was the last ordinary ferry of the day.

"Then I won't go." Shen Junyi slipped the leather shoes and took off his coat and put it aside.

"Young Master! What are you going to do! ”

Shen Junyi didn't respond to the scholar's question, took a few steps down the seawall, and went to Lin Wanying's side with water. When he arrived at Lin Wanying's side, he knew how fast the tide was rising, and within a few minutes, the sea water had reached his waist:

"Miss Wanying, the tide is rising so fast, no matter how good the scenery is, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time."

Lin Wanying ignored him, he followed her gaze, and there was a beige straw hat floating on the sea not far away.

"Eh, the sea is rising so fast, you can't catch it."

After a moment of silence, Lin Wanying burst out laughing - how could he be so simple as to think that she was standing in this sea water because she had to choose a hat? But before she could speak, Shen Junyi said to herself:

"If you lose your hat, you can sell it again, but if you miss this ship, you won't be able to go home."

Hearing "go home", Lin Wanying's mood became even more disturbed: "Leave me alone." ”

"No, leave you here and ignore your words, your sister will blame me."

“…… Sister......" Lin Wanying sneered, "If it's because of my sister, you better don't waste your time here." ”

Originally, he wanted to shorten the distance, but Lin Wanying refused so coldly, Shen Junyi was obviously a little caught off guard, but in a trance, he saw Lin Wanying take a few steps deeper into the sea.

In desperation, he stepped forward and hugged her tightly in his arms, and dragged her to the shore without saying a word.

"What are you doing!" Lin Wanying didn't expect him to do this, struggling to get out of his embrace, "You let go!" If you let go again, I'll shout indecent! ”

Shen Junyi ignored her, insisted on dragging her back to the shore and threw her on the seawall:

"The body is skinny, and you are the parents, you are going to end your life so easily, it is unfilial!"

"It's not your turn to teach me! No one in this world cares about me, no one understands my feelings! ”

"How do you know no? In order to save you, your brother-in-law is willing to let the woman he loves the most put in danger alone! In order to save you, your sister didn't even want her life, and passed the book out to live and die with Longmen Village! Shen Junyi took a few deep breaths, "And me, in order to save you just now, I jumped into the sea without even thinking about it, regardless of the fact that I can't swim!" You say no one cares about you! ”

When Lin Wanying heard this, tears froze in her eyes, and she said after a long time:

"You...... Can't swim? ”

"That's right." Shen Junyi pouted, "What are you doing?" Is it a shame to not be able to swim? ”

"Then why did you save me? Are you stupid? ”

"Approximately. I guess I just got water in my head. Shen Junyi sighed, "Look, in fact, everyone cares about you, stop your useless self-pity!" ”

When Lin Wanying heard this, she lowered her eyes and snorted: "But you don't know what I've been through......

"If you're willing to tell me, I'm willing to listen to you."

is such a smile, a word, that lights up a glimmer of light for Lin Wanying's dark world.