Year-end weekends are always exceptionally quiet, especially when the sun is warm and the breeze is warm.

All afternoon, Lin Wanjing and Li Lingrui and his wife chatted over tea under the corridor, which was comfortable and leisurely.

The servants have been busy tidying up the guest rooms since the morning, Lin Wanjing is not very interested in who is coming to stay temporarily, and she doesn't plan to ask, she only knows that Ah Biao and Ah Ling are hard to see all day, and even if they do, they are pointing in the guest room.

Towards the end of afternoon tea, the porter sent a plain white carton in, saying that it was estimated that it would be sent for a while, so he put it by the door, only wrote Lin Wanjing's name, and didn't see who sent it. Ah Ling just came out of the house and saw the box in Lin Wanjing's hand, and her whole body was excited:

"Why is this thing here again?"

"Again?" Li Lingrui frowned, "What is it?" ”

"It's nothing, it's not just anyone's prank, I'll deal with it." Lin Wanjing said this, got up with the box to leave, but before she could leave, Li Lingrui stretched out her hand to stop her:

"Show me."

"No, it's really nothing." Lin Wanjing saw him reach out to take it, and turned around and handed the box to Ah Ling, "Take it and dispose of it, hurry up." ”

"Ah Ling, give it to me." Li Lingrui was even tougher, and seeing that she hesitated, his firepower doubled again, "If you really think about your young lady, show me what's in the box!" ”

"Ah Ling! Don't give it to him! ”

Ah Ling held the box and was undecided, and when Lin Wanjing was arguing with Li Lingrui, she dodged behind Li Lingrui and put the box in his hand:

"Miss, I'm doing this for your good!"

"You ......" Lin Wanjing was angry, "traitor! ”

Seeing that Lin Wanjing was angry, Ah Ling hurriedly returned to her side to admit her mistake, but no matter what she said, Lin Wanjing responded with a simple "hum".

The box opened, Gu Yiguang glanced at the contents of the box, covered his mouth and exclaimed. Inside the box was a dead chick, with its yellow pointed beak slightly open, its eyes half-closed, and its neck bent in pain before it had yet grown, as if it had undergone great torture before it died, and it was chilling to look at.

"This thing...... Isn't it the first time you've received it? Li Lingrui covered the box again, looked at Lin Wanjing and asked.

"Hmmm! It was first delivered to the stall, and then it was sent to the foreign company, every day, and it was placed at the door before the business. And it seems to follow the young lady, where the young lady goes, the things are delivered. But this is the first time it has been delivered to my home. Ah Ling said these words in one breath, and then retracted behind Li Lingrui in Lin Wanjing's murderous gaze. Lin Wanjing didn't seem to care, so she pretended to be relaxed and said:

"I don't know if that person is so happy to play pranks on me, I really admire this person's patience."

"It's not as simple as a prank, is it?" Li Lingrui said solemnly: "Aren't you going to tell the young marshal?" ”

Lin Wanjing was silent for a moment, and finally shook her head.

"Why didn't you tell him? Since it was he who forced you to give you a mess, you should be responsible for your life safety! ”

"It has nothing to do with that. I just don't want to trouble him, that's all. I'm going to bury this poor little life, whatever you want. ”

Looking at the back of Lin Wanjing leaving, Gu Yiguang turned his head to look at Li Lingrui: "So, is this the person you are worried about in your heart?" ”

"How?"

"I was blown away, I didn't expect her to give me that answer." Gu Yiguang was referring to Lin Wanjing's sentence "I don't want to trouble him", "Wanjing is indeed generous and considerate." ”

Li Lingrui smiled and stretched out his hand to caress her head: "Compared to her, you are not bad." ”

The relationship between Li Lingrui and Gu Yiguang is very calm, during Lin Wanjing's recuperation, Li Lingrui knew that he couldn't let go of her, so he went north to the Gu family alone, and confessed to Gu Yiguang that he had Lin Wanjing in his heart, and this feeling may not be erased in his life, so he wanted to revoke the marriage contract, and the gift money he had given should compensate the Gu family for its losses.

"I never expected your wholeheartedness, after all, I was the one who insisted on snatching you from her in the first place. If you treat me with a ten-thousandth of her, I will be enough. But if you do not depart from me, I will not forsake you. ”

At that time, Gu Yiguang replied to him like this, and then burned the paper divorce letter before the candle, and in the sparks drifting away, Li Lingrui suddenly felt that the seemingly weak girl in front of him was so dazzling, like the warm sun that dispelled the cold in winter.

The cast-iron gate opened, and with a heavy creak, the black sedan slowly drove into the courtyard, stopping at the fountain. Lin Wanjing went to the backyard to bury the chicks and came back, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Liu Jin getting out of the car, holding a bunch of primroses in her hand, and the delicate flowers were blooming just right. Seeing her, the corners of his mouth hooked a good-looking arc, she didn't have time to avoid it, and after hesitating for a moment, her heart was crossed, and she finally walked towards him.

"Young marshal, do you have a lot of luggage? If you don't have much, I'll help you get it. Ah Ling spoke first.

"Not much, just a carry-on box." Liu Jin pointed to the car.

"What...... Luggage? Lin Wanjing was surprised.

"Huh? Miss, so you don't know! I thought you knew the young marshal was moving in today! Ah Ling's expression was even more surprised than Lin Wanjing's.

"Who allowed it?"

"This ...... You ask the lord and the lady to go. Ah Ling didn't dare to say much, picked up her luggage and trotted all the way into the house.

Lin Wanjing had no choice but to look at her back and jump angrily: "Ah Ling! You girl is getting more and more presumptuous! ”

Before she could have a seizure, her waist was hugged by Liu Jin, and then she lowered her head and sealed her lips with a deep kiss, Lin Wanjing struggled, but he hugged her tighter:

"There's someone watching upstairs, if you don't want your parents to know about the divorce, it's best not to resist."

Hearing this, Lin Wanjing had no choice but to commit it, she could feel her unrestrained heartbeat, and her breathing seemed to be out of her control, slowly heavy. Li Lingrui looked at the two from a distance under the corridor, and his brows couldn't help frowning into a deep "Sichuan" word:

"This guy, obviously greeted him, why is he still so bold!"

After a long time, Liu Jin let go of her soft lips, but her hand was still on her waist: "What? Don't want to see me like that? ”

"Yes. So why are you coming? Lin Wanjing asked rhetorically.

"Because I want to be a good father."

Lin Wanjing was stunned: "Who told me?!" ”

Liu Jin didn't answer, but raised his head slightly and threw himself at Li Lingrui under the corridor with deep eyes. Lin Wanjing followed his eyes, and saw Li Lingrui trembling all over, without saying a word, she picked up Gu Yiguang and ran into the house as if she were fleeing.

"Traitor ......" Lin Wanjing clenched her fists and was about to chase in, but her wrist was tightly grasped by Liu Jin:

"I'd like to thank him for telling me this, or how long are you going to hide it from me?"

Lin Wanjing paused, turned her head, sneered, and squeezed out three words from between her teeth: "For a lifetime!" ”

"Lin Wanjing!"

"You don't know about it."

Liu Jin's wrist was forced, and he pulled her into his arms again.

"Delusional." He said, "Now that I know, you don't want to run away." ”

"Are you qualified?"

Liu Jin paused, Lin Wanjing smiled coldly, broke free from his palm while he was stunned, and went straight to the house, never looking back at him again.

His hand was fixed at the original height for a long time, and finally hung down at his side and clenched his fist tightly, as if he was about to dig his nails into the flesh - Lin Wanjing's question caught him off guard, and the question was like an invisible hand, clutching his heart with unbearable pain.

The main dish of dinner was a huge wild eastern star spot, Liu Jin said that he had caught it by chance in the open sea a few days ago, boiled in clean water and dipped in condiments to eat, and the taste was extremely delicious. The huge round table was full of family members, plus the friends brought by Lin Wanying, the space was even a little crowded. Halfway through the dinner, the appetite was full, and the pace of the meal slowed down, Lin Wanjing looked at Wanying opposite, and saw that she was holding the wine glass as if she was about to move, and she was a little anxious - she had seen the young man next to her sister, and a month ago, she happened to go to the business house by chance, and happened to see the two extremely intimate.

"Sister, I like him, I want to be with him."

At that time, Lin Wanying said this to her, she was a little worried, she was not against free love, but as far as this young man's family background is concerned, I am afraid it will be a little difficult for the family to accept it.

"I'm not against you, but if you want to tell your father, let's wait a little longer and pick a good opportunity. Daddy probably thinks more about us, you know......"

At that time, after she replied to Lin Wanying like this, Lin Wanying didn't mention this matter again, and today it seems that this sister who does things without thinking about the consequences can't bear it.

Seeing Lin Wanjing's gaze frequently drifting to the opposite seat, Liu Jin intuitively felt that she had something in her heart, and approached her and asked in a low voice:

"What's wrong? Is it too light to taste? ”

Lin Wanjing woke up like a dream, hurriedly shook her head in denial, but looked down and saw that the rice bowl was almost full, and the dishes on the plate did not move a few bites. So he watched Liu Jin swap his dishes with her, and called the waiting servants to the kitchen to bring hot soup:

"Eating hot and cold is not good for you."

All of them were seen by the second aunt Tai Yishan, and her smile deepened.

"What are you smirking at without eating?" Seeing that the expression of the second aunt was a little out of shape, Master Lin reminded.

"It's nothing, but I suddenly feel that our Wanjing is really married to a good husband, and after being married for so long, the two of them are still privately married Yan'er, like glue!"

When Lin Wanjing heard this, she chuckled inexplicably, but this laughter was very harsh in Liu Jin's ears at the moment.

"So, the selection of people is very important." The third aunt seemed to be carrying the words of the old man, but in essence, she was hinting to herself Lin Wanying, "In this matter, you have to learn from your sister well, marriage is a lifelong thing." ”

Lin Wanying looked up at her sister opposite, and when she saw that she couldn't help shaking her head at herself, she knew that she must have expected what she wanted to do, but she still gritted her teeth, smiled apologetically at her sister, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said, "Everyone, I have something to say." ”

Hearing her sister speak, Lin Wanjing's heart was half cold. The whole family calmed down and turned their heads to look at Lin Wanying.

"I decided to be with Liao Kai, and I hope everyone can bless me."

The cold light flashed in Liu Jin's eyes, no wonder he always felt that the man brought by Lin Wanying was so familiar: they had met once, at Liu Daolin's "Zhao'an" conference.

In the turbulent times in the early years, many rich people in the suburbs of Luzhou plundered capital on a large scale, and the rich and even even the soldiers bought guns, nominally consolidating their home defense, but in essence intending to fight against the warlords - if they were not princes, they should at least enclose the land as the king.

And the Liao family is one of the best.

Two years ago, Liu Daolin presided over a joint meeting, which was a union in the eye, but in essence it was Zhao'an, at that time, the big boss of the Liao family showed great disgust, not only did not buy it, but also left the table in public to put down the cruel words:

"The Liao family's property is left by the ancestors, even if I want this old life of Liao Yongqin, I will never give it away, if the handsome man wants it, bring someone to ask my belongings first!"

Dare to let go of such cruel words, the Liao family's family background can be seen.

Liu Jin raised his glass and took a sip, no wonder this young man didn't dare to look at him from the moment he saw him.

Mo Zhidong knew that Master Lin was not very good at handling children's family affairs, so he said: "Yishan, you are Yingying's mother, you will count this matter." ”

The second aunt obviously didn't agree, if she had known earlier, she wouldn't have allowed her daughter to speak indiscriminately today. So he whispered to his daughter:

"We'll talk about that later."

"Mom, I'll tell you when I've thought it through."

"I told you to stop, did you hear me?"

"Why do you support what my sister does, and you deny what I do!"

Lin Wanjing was silent, what she was most worried about had happened, and she was just about to open her mouth to save the situation, but Liu Jin took her hand and said before her:

"Since this is my little sister's choice, let's not be in a hurry to deny it, believe her, and then think about it in the long run."

Lin Wanjing looked at the people around her in surprise, she didn't expect him to help anyway, she was surprised and a little moved.

However, the emotion faded after a few seconds.

"I also have news for you." Liu Jin hugged Lin Wanjing beside her as she spoke, "Our baby will meet you soon." ”

Li Lingrui's temples jumped violently, this time he really became a traitor, irrefutable.

"Really?!" Hearing that he was about to become a grandfather, Master Lin's eyes lit up instantly.

"Really." Li Lingrui's heart is crossed, anyway, he is already a traitor, so let's carry this crime to the end, "I knew it when Wanjing came to me at the end of June, and I asked the old Chinese medicine doctor to diagnose the pulse at that time. The old Chinese medicine doctor also said that it should be a boy to look at the pulse. ”

When Master Lin heard this, he pinched his fingers and counted, "July, August, September...... If that's the case, it should be 7 months, right? ”

"According to my estimates, the due date should be in mid-March."

The sudden good news, the whole family talked about the arrival of a new life, and no one estimated that Lin Wanying was not at the limit, Lin Wanjing looked up at her sister, but saw that she raised her glass to herself, and before she could respond, she raised her head and drank it all, and then pulled Liao Kai to get up and leave the table.

After dinner, the whole family was immersed in the joy of being at a loss for the fourth generation, Lin Wanjing had no intention of chatting, only said that she was tired, so she was accompanied by Liu Jin, returned to the living room on the second floor, sat on the sofa, and looked at the night outside the window in a daze.

The night breeze was cold, Liu Jin got up to close the glass door of the terrace, and when he raised his eyes, he saw the bluestone road outside the black railing of the yard. That scene was so beautiful, it was clearly not long ago, but now that I think about it, it seems like a different world.

He turned around and faced Lin Wanjing looking at him thoughtfully, she didn't expect him to turn around suddenly, looking at each other, but she immediately opened her eyes. He hesitated for a moment, and finally went like her, squatting down in front of her, reaching out to hold her hand, she subconsciously wanted to withdraw, but she couldn't resist his strength, struggled for a moment, and finally compromised.

"Wanjing, can you see how I am?"

When Lin Wanjing heard this, her long and curled eyelashes were slightly fanned, and tears seemed to flash in her clear eyes, so he reached out to cover her cheeks and guided her to look at him, and then, he met her indifferent expression, so that there was no temperature, as if he wanted to seal his soul into a bottomless ice cave.

"Young Marshal, thank you for helping Yingying out of the siege tonight, and so that I don't have to find excuses to hide and dodge."

"Why didn't you tell me? If I had known, how could I have let you suffer such a grievance......"

He remembered Li Lingrui's sudden visit that day, and he was caught off guard and told him that Lin Wanjing was already pregnant with his child, and what she needed now was rest, and how could he arrange so many unreasonable jobs for her at this time, which made her troubled in vain. He was so shocked at the time, thinking of all the things in the courtyard of Liu's mansion, he really wanted to cut himself with a thousand knives to relieve his anger.

"I don't know," he said, "if I knew......

"yes, you don't know." Li Lingrui snorted coldly, "From beginning to end, what do you know about her?" ”

……

After a short period of distraction, I heard Lin Wanjing say again:

"Don't worry too much, young marshal, I won't use this child as a blackmail and entangle with you. When the child is born, I will pass him on to Yiguang, and his surname will be Li in the future, and he will have nothing to do with you and me. ”

"What?! Wanjing, you want to give our children to others?! ”

God knows how painful Lin Wanjing's heart hurt when she said this, and her cherry lips turned white, but she still said coldly:

"Are you going to call me a femme fatale again?" She looked at him, but the sneer on the corner of her mouth was a little bleak, "Yes, I'm so ruthless, it's better to send people under the fence than to be poked in the backbone and say that there is a child who has a mother and no father." ”

"No, I promise you, I'll treat him well......"

Hearing him say this, Lin Wanjing sneered:

"Young marshal, you have just been tricked once, and you still don't learn to pay more attention? Aren't you afraid that this child is not yours either? ”

Liu Jin knew that Lin Wanjing was provoking him, deliberately exposing his scars, and picking the words he didn't want to face.

"I know, this child is mine, it's ours!"

Thinking about this, Lin Wanjing looked at his face and said for a long time:

"You never believed me, why are you so sure about this?"

"Wanjing, I ......"

She seemed to know what he was going to say, interrupted him, and added:

"Young marshal, if you want a child, just find a woman, there is no need to make such a low compromise."

After saying this, Liu Jin didn't respond for a long time, so that Lin Wanjing couldn't help but start to reflect on whether her words were too heavy. She didn't dare to look at his look, and naturally she couldn't see his heartbroken gaze staring at her.

To him, Lin Wanjing in front of her was like a little beast that had been cornered by a hunter, with her back to the cliff, and she was bruised all over her body to build a defense with her non-lethal sharp horns, trying to keep the person who injured her out of the defense.

Where was she like this in the past?

Who was so cruel and resolute, step by step to force her to be like this?

After being silent for a long time, only to hear Liu Jin let out a long sigh, Lin Wanjing caught a glimpse of him standing up slowly, she thought he was leaving, reached out and pulled the corner of his clothes to say sorry to him - she shouldn't have transferred her pain to him, even if all these pains were given by him.

Without thinking about it, he went to her side, reached out and put his hand around her shoulder, let her lean in front of him, and stroked the top of her hair without saying a word.

The long-lost sense of security came flooding the sea, pushing down the mental defense she had built up inch by inch.

Seeing that she was not disgusted, he thought that it was time for her to accept him again, so he took advantage of the situation and hugged her. But he was still too anxious, and just hugged her into his arms, but she reflexively pushed him hard, trying to break free from his arms:

"Let go of me, bastard......"

He couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, he had known each other for so long, and it was about the heaviest word he had ever heard come out of her mouth.

How deeply he must have hurt her to make her so angry that she forgot all about etiquette and upbringing!

He subconsciously hugged her tighter, let her push, and hit his chest with her palm that had no strength, and she vented her tiredness, leaning on his chest and crying silently, tears soaked through his clothes, and stuck to his skin from warm to cold. He tentatively shook her hand, and he didn't let go of it, he gently rubbed her trembling hand of clenching fists, until the clenched five fingers finally slowly let go, he rubbed the deep dent in her palm that was pinched by the nails, and put it in front of his lips and kissed it softly.

"yes... I'm a bastard, a bastard who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong..."He said this, as if he was talking to Lin Wanjing, and as if he was talking to himself, his voice was low and hoarse because of choking, "God shouldn't have let a bastard like me meet you and torture you like this......"

I don't know how long it took, Lin Wanjing's low crying finally calmed down, and he saw that there were deep tear stains on her cheeks, so he went to the bathroom to moisten the handkerchief and wipe it for her. She didn't refuse, bit her lip lightly, and whispered:

"Actually, I also know that you were also bewitched and a victim of the previous incident, but there are some things I just don't understand, and I can't figure it out no matter how I think about it......"

Liu Jin didn't want her to think about the previous events again, afraid that she would sink deeper and deeper into that past, so she comforted her softly: "If you don't understand, don't think about it first, if you're tired, I'll accompany you to rest." ”

Lin Wanjing nodded, and he helped her to stand up, her movements a little difficult. He sent her to the door of the boudoir, she entered the door, but turned around and blocked Liu Jin outside the door:

"Just send it here." She lowered her head and didn't look at him.

Seeing her like this, Liu Jin could only swallow back the words on her lips, lowered her head and kissed her lightly on the top of her hair, "Good night." I'm right here, if you need me. ”

The carved wooden door closed in front of his eyes, he was disappointed, but this disappointment was for himself, those words were still not said after all, if Lu Canghan knew that he should laugh at him again - Yun Shuai, who was not afraid of bullets and bullets, actually had something to fear.

But it doesn't matter, he is not afraid to admit this weakness, he is more afraid of being rejected by her than being ridiculed, afraid of seeing her leave.

In any case, it was the closest they had ever been to each other since their separation, separated by only one door, but he didn't have the courage to knock, and she didn't have the determination to open it.