Chapter 68: A Renewed Flame of Hope

Tonight, he has both become good actors, and the good ones make people feel that everything is so natural and beautiful.

The corner of her eyes swept all he was warm and affectionate for Xu Manlin, pouring wine for her, smiling at her, occasionally the two exchanged a few words, Xu Manlin smiled like a fascination, he had transferred the tenderness he once had for her to others, and he had become his memory, no, maybe it would have been gone long ago.

And what he saw out of the corner of his eyes was her careful and meticulous food for her brother Ryan, his eyes were full of tacit understanding, Ryan, Xunmei, Shu Zhi, has become her whole world, he seems to be a stranger, no, a transparent person, in her eyes he doesn't seem to exist at all.

"Ruojun, you go and prepare desserts, it's not too early, after eating desserts, we will go to the garden to set off the fireworks, drive away the evil spirits, and welcome the New Year!" Mrs. Zhou said with a smile.

"Yes." As soon as Ruojun heard Mrs. Zhou's words, her heart trembled, she beat her spirit, and stood up suddenly, she was already in a fever, and she felt that Venus was rising in front of her, her head was top-heavy, her legs were weak, and she supported the edge of the table with one hand.

"Sister Ruojun, what's wrong with you?" Xun Mei beside her asked with wide eyes. As soon as she asked, Ryan realized that Ruojun's face was wrong, and asked a little sneeringly: "Ruojun, what's wrong with you?" ”

"I'm fine, but I didn't stand still." She replied with a smile.

"If it's okay, go get desserts." Mrs. Zhou glanced at her absently.

"Yes, tonight is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and Miss Xu is coming to the door for the first time, so there can be no rudeness." Master Zhou admired Dunhill's exquisite pipes with satisfaction, no longer paid attention to Mei Ruojun, and turned his head to ask Xu Manlin: "Miss Xu, does Ling Zun have a lot of experience with tobacco?" ”

"Exactly, this time he is going to Yunnan to see where the tobacco is, and he wants to invest in a tobacco field." Xu Manlin said with a smile. The attention of the second elder of the Zhou family was on her.

Mei Ruojun walked out of the hall and walked towards the kitchen, snow beads floated in the sky, winter, another winter, ice and snow, cold winter, cold snow droplets fell on her cheeks, but it made her feel more conscious.

But after being busy in the kitchen for a while, she began to feel dizzy again, she knew that she was really sick, and ordered Zhao's mother a few words, saying: "Zhao's mother, I'll go to the room to lie down for a while, if no one asks, don't mention it to anyone, I'll come ......when I'm better."

Zhao's mother was busy preparing the fruit bowl, but she didn't listen to the truth, but she was busy responding.

Mei Ruojun staggered towards the chrysanthemum garden, her temples swelled as if they were about to explode, paths, begonia trees, rockeries, arches, and doors...... Everything swirled in front of her eyes, and finally, the moment she pushed open the door, she couldn't support it anymore, and she fell to the ground in the dark, everything was dark, and she only felt cold in the darkness.

She didn't know how long she had been lying on the cold floor in the cold wind, she lost consciousness, and when her consciousness regained little by little, her head was heavy and painful, and her eyelids seemed to have a thousand pounds of ingots pressed on them.

The only thing that seemed to function normally in her whole body was her ears, and in her ears was a familiar and friendly voice roaring wildly: "...... What is it? What is it? Why is there so much repetition on her desk? …… Tell me! ”

"Look at her, look at her! She's skinny, she's sick and dying! ……”

"She's all cooking tonight, right? How long has she been preparing? One day? Two days? …… You're punishing her, torturing her, abusing her......"

"Big brother, she's your wife! Don't you love her? Just because I knew you loved him, I quit, I gave up, I left her to you, and I always believed that you would take care of her and protect her...... But...... Look at her, she's sick like this, you don't know, how do you love her? ……”

Ruikang, Ruikang, don't be like this, don't be like this, she shouted frantically in her heart, he couldn't contradict everyone like this, but she was so dizzy, her consciousness came and went, and she doubted the truth of the words in her ears.

"Ruikang!" Master Zhou's voice was obviously panting, he was very angry, but he couldn't argue, he and Mrs. Zhou were indeed punishing Mei Ruojun, they hated her, hated her, and didn't care about her life or death.

"Ruikang, this is her acting, she is pretending, she ...... She...... I just want to ruin the good things for you and Miss Xu. Suddenly, someone rushed up and shook her, grabbed her arm and shook her, and she was being shaken like a rag doll.

Mrs. Zhou kept shouting: "Mei Ruojun, get up for me quickly, don't play dead here, get up for me quickly!" ”

"Mother, let her go, don't shake her." Ryan shouted from the sidelines.

"Mother!" Ruikang rushed up and pulled Mrs. Zhou away, he was mad, his eyes were bloodshot, and he yelled: "She has a high fever, how can she act?" How to pretend? If she were to fly away with me, there wouldn't be any Miss Xu at all, so she wouldn't need to spoil anything at all, you know? Do you understand?! ”

"She gave up on me a long time ago, she was bent on following her eldest brother, she had already accepted her fate!"

"I thought that if I left, you would let her go, I thought that with the protection of my eldest brother, you would be more tolerant of her, but I was wrong...... You're still trying to torture her, so why should I go? ”

"Since you want to punish, then I'm the culprit, come at me."

"Do you want to copy Buddhist scriptures? Okay, I'll copy it for her! Which one do you want to copy? This one? This one? Or is it this? "He's crazy, he's crazy, he took those scriptures, crackled and smashed them on the table, Mrs. Zhou had never seen her son lose his temper so much, he was like an angry lion, she thought it was all over, she thought Ruikang was empathetic and don't fall in love, she thought she could defeat Mei Ruojun, but now Ruikang's fury only proves one point, he didn't let go of her at all, but loved her more than before.

Mrs. Zhou leaned against the cupboard, holding on to the wall with one hand and pressing her heart with the other, she felt that it was incredible, this little Mei Ruojun actually had such a charm, no, it should be a demon law, she must have used a demon method to confuse her two sons......

After a period of venting, Ruikang gradually quieted down, and the room became silent, although Mei Ruojun heard his words, but her head was very heavy, and she couldn't understand the words well, and vaguely knew that he was fighting for herself.

No, no, no, no, she called in her heart, Ruikang, you can't conflict with your father and mother for me...... She tried to stop him, but she was too weak to open her mouth in a drowsy state.

I heard Ruikang say again: "I know you will kick me out of the house again, but this time I won't leave, if you have to let me go, I will take her with me and never come back." Say whatever you want. ”

"I'm sorry big brother, it's come to this, you and I don't have to say anything more, I want to stay and take care of her."

Old Man Zhou's whole body trembled angrily, pointed at him with his finger, and shouted loudly: "What nonsense, you are simply evil!" I thought that after more than half a year, you were finally sober, who would have thought that you would be even crazier than half a year ago. ”

Ruikang didn't care anymore, he sneered: "Dad, don't you just want me to marry a wife and have children, and spread the branches and leaves for the Zhou family?" Didn't I already bring Xu Manlin back? I'll marry her, and if you're not enough, I can marry a few more, how many grandchildren do you want? Two? Three? Five? Ten? I can satisfy you, hehe, as long as I complete the task of passing on the family and spreading the branches, can you no longer care who I love? Isn't it possible to spare Ruojun? Ruikang smiled bitterly twice and sniffed.

"Ruikang, you stay, you're right, I don't have the ability to take care of her, I'm an incompetent husband." Ryan lowered his head and sighed.

"Big brother, I'm sorry, I think we two brothers need to have a good talk, but not now, I'm confused right now."

"How unreasonable, how unreasonable!" Master Zhou was panting on the side: "The family is unfortunate, the family is unfortunate!" ”

After a while, Zhou Fu ran in and said, "Master, madam, the car is ready." ”

Ruikang looked at the second elder of the Zhou family, then looked at Ruian, stepped forward, wrapped Ruojun tightly in the quilt, held him in his arms, walked out of the door, got into the carriage, and galloped towards the hospital on a snowy night.

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Mei Ruojun woke up slowly, her eyes were white, white ceiling, white wall, white sheets, a slender plastic tube was inserted in her hand, a glass bottle was hung upside down on the metal shelf, and the liquid was injected into her body drop by drop, she felt that her other hand was held tightly, the person's hand was big and warm, she turned her head to look, the short black and fluffy hair entered his eyes, and he fell asleep on the edge of the bed.

At this time, the surroundings were so quiet, there were only two of them in the ward, what a rare opportunity, she wanted to touch his hair, but he held her so tightly, she couldn't pull it out at all, she tried twice, he was slightly shocked, raised his head in a daze, opened his worried eyes, and looked at her.

"Ruojun, are you awake?" He smiled excitedly: "I'll call a doctor." ”

"No......" she took his hand, and he sat down again, "I want to be alone with you for a while." She said weakly.

"Okay." He kissed her hand excitedly.

She shook her head, withdrew her hand, and asked worriedly, "Xu ...... Miss Xu...... Are you mad? ”

He was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that the first thing she asked was Xu Manlin, shook his head, sighed and said, "When Cuiliu found you on the ground, Manlin had already left. ”

She nodded lightly and said, "That's fine, that's fine." ”

"Good what?"

"A girl's heart is sensitive, especially if she cares about you. Don't let her get me wrong. ”

He frowned and said, "I don't care, besides, even if she sees something, it's not a misunderstanding, it's a fact." ”

"Ruikang......" she called out to him weakly, "Are we going back again?" You're finally starting a new life, I, I can't destroy ......"

"Well, you've always been so great, always perfecting me and other women." He sarcastically tipped her.

"You ......," she sighed, and fell deep into the pillow, turning her face sideways.

"Ruojun, tell me, will you be happy if I marry someone else? You're not jealous at all, jealous? He stared at her.

"Sooner or later, you're going to marry someone else." She looked at the window and whispered, her heart aching.

"You didn't answer my question." He sat on the edge of the bed, turned her face over, and looked at himself.

"I'll be happy for you. And mom and dad will be happy too. ”

Her answer made him very dissatisfied, so he got up from the bed with a pout, walked quickly to the window, took a breath, turned back and said, "Very good, since it can make you happy, and can make the whole world happy, why don't I marry?" ”

"Miss Xu is very beautiful, her family background is very good, and she is a good match for you."

"Of course!" He suddenly roared, "No one is better than you." At least they will be angry and jealous for me, they will seduce me, they will please me, they will confuse me, they are like women, and you, like gods, like ice, like wood, just not like women. He raised his fist, knocked the wall, walked quickly back to the bed, bent down, brought his face close to her, and stared into her eyes: "Don't worry, I will definitely marry them, I will kiss them, touch them, love them, and do everything that has been done to you and not to you." ”

The tip of his nose touched hers, I don't know when, his hand actually reached into her quilt, she was wearing a hospital gown at this time, his hand easily penetrated into her clothes, she was not disgusted, although he had been abiding by the last line of defense, but she didn't want to give herself to him, but she still couldn't cross the bottom line of morality, his hand gently roamed the skin around her waist, and slowly stroked her lower abdomen.

His eyes became misty, his throat groaned, his lips kissed down, and he whispered in her ear: "Ruojun, I love you, I want you, don't push me to others." ”

Her eyelashes fluttered, she touched his cheek, and said a little silly, "You made me very hot, I think I have a fever again." ”

He sneered and laughed, and then said sadly:

"Why don't you push me away and refuse me?"

She blushed, gave him a blank look, and said, "Because I am a god, and I am an ice, and a man of wood." ”

"Hehe," he smiled, "you're such a vengeful little woman." ”

"You...... You...... To Miss Xu...... ......She blushed, but couldn't restrain her curiosity.

"Yes, there's more." He deliberately stimulated her: "She doesn't need me to do anything, she will send it to the door herself." ”

"Ah...... That...... You ......"

"I'm not Megumi Yanashita, you said it yourself, she's beautiful and worthy of me."

"You!" She reached in and pulled his hand away from hers, turned her face away in a huff, closed her eyes and ignored him.

"What's wrong? Angry? He smiled and pressed lightly on her: "Just now I was still saying that I was happy to marry someone else, don't you know what to do when you get married?" ”

She felt that there was a wonderful tacit understanding between herself and Ruikang, as long as he was alone, no matter what the environment was, he could jump out of this complicated world and enter the world of only them, they laughed, they made trouble, they loved each other, as if all of them had disappeared.

He pinched her nose, kissed her cheek, and said, "She tried, but I guess I got the true inheritance of Megumi Yanashita, or maybe I was poisoned by you too deeply." I actually refused. ”

She opened her eyes to look at him, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but show a little woman's smile, and he kissed her on the corner of the mouth again, and said, "Ruojun, we can't go on like this, otherwise you will die, and I will go crazy." ”

He held her face, urgency, worry, distress, and determination shone in his eyes, and he said, "Look at yourself, don't tell me you're doing well, because I carried you to the hospital." ”

"You've been asleep for two days, and when you came the doctor said you had a fever of 40 degrees, which almost turned into pneumonia, and you had anemia, and mental breakdowns. It's because of living in fear for a long time. ”

He held her hand and said earnestly: "Ruojun, I know that you cherish the marriage contract with your eldest brother, and I have tried to fulfill you, but you see, after all, eldest brother is not capable of taking care of you and protecting you. ”

"Dear Ruojun, I already know how my father and mother tortured you, I have made everything clear to them, don't put up with it anymore, because there is no need anymore. With my eldest brother, I and the three of you suffering together, why can't we both be happy? ”

Ruojun's ears echoed those roars she heard in her coma, yes, he had a complete showdown with the second elder of the Zhou family and broke up, and Ryan had already understood that his own abilities were limited, so all his efforts had failed again, and she let out a long sigh.

Ruikang continued to try to convince her: "As for Manlin...... After all, I didn't marry her, I was not suitable for her, I just felt that if the person I wanted to marry was not you, then it would be the same to marry anyone. ”

He looked at her tightly and said, "Come with me, let's go to the south, where no one knows us, start over." ”

She stared at him blankly, and after listening to his long speech, her mind was confused again after she had just woken up.

"Ruojun! We've tried, we've come back from the dead, endured lovesickness, tortured in every way, and married a new love, that's enough! We've exhausted everything, we've suffered everything, so let's put an end to this. I'm not always so clever enough to save you, and I don't necessarily have to be able to do Megumi Yanagishita every time. Please, Ruojun, don't torture me anymore, and don't torture yourself anymore, it's pointless. ”

His brow furrowed, his eyes sincere and eager, the kiss rained down on her face, how could she refuse him? Isn't what he said reasonable?