Towards the end of the semester, the library was full of students who were immersed in their studies, especially those who were about to graduate, and they were concentrating on preparing their graduation thesis.

On a seat by the window, Meng Shuzhi was looking at a book with a focused face, writing a summary on the manuscript paper, the sunlight outside the window hit him, enveloping him in a dazzling white light, his hair was black, his eyebrows were like ink, his eyes were radiant, the bridge of his nose was straight, his lips were plump, and his complexion was healthy, but his eyebrows were tightly frowning, and an irritable air was entrenched in the center of his eyebrows.

A beautiful and fair-skinned female student beside him was writing homework, but she stopped her pen from time to time and secretly cast her admiring eyes at him, Xu Mengru, two years younger than Shu Zhi, attracted countless suitors as soon as she entered the school, but in a basketball game, she was firmly attracted by the handsome and arrogant Meng Shuzhi.

Meng Shuzhi's maverick, arrogant and unsociable, makes him very popular with girls, he has long been the object of girls' private talk, but because he is arrogant and lonely, no one dares to take the initiative to approach him, and some brave love letters to confess also gave up because they couldn't get a response.

As long as Meng Shuzhi played, Xu Mengru would run to watch, and his eyes followed his figure back and forth on the field, and Shu Zhi also noticed her existence as many times. At a sorority dance, the organizer did a lottery match, like providence, they caught the same number, so they knew each other, became familiar, they danced on the dance floor, provoking the envy of everyone.

Since then, the two have been crowned as lovers, and Shu Zhi has no intention of defending, Ruojun repeatedly refused, and urged him to find a girlfriend all day long, which made him disheartened, and Xu Mengru became Meng Shuzhi's girlfriend in everyone's mouth.

From time to time, the two were instigated to go on dates and match, and Shu Zhi also pushed the boat along the river, sometimes inviting Xu Mengru to eat together, go to the library together, and hang out together.

Xu Mengru had always been curious about the sadness and depression between Meng Shuzhi's eyebrows, but she didn't think much about it, because this melancholy made him more like a mystery that attracted her to solve it.

She looked at her watch, tore off a piece of paper, and wrote, "It's twelve, are you hungry?" Would you like to go to dinner together? ", handed it over.

Shu Zhi stopped the pen and paper in his hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and turned his head to look at her, she was beautiful and fresh, with curved eyebrows and bright eyes, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, very flattering, he smiled at her and nodded.

The two of them packed up their books, walked out of the library, and walked towards the cafeteria.

"Shu Zhi." She called him shyly, and a red cloud flew over her face.

"Huh?"

"This Saturday, my dad invited you to dinner at home."

"Huh?" He was taken aback, stunned, and looked at her with his eyes open.

"What's wrong?" She tilted her head slightly and looked at him suspiciously.

"Oh...... Nothing, I was a little surprised. He looked away at the school building in the distance.

"Since I have already met your sister, it is also appropriate for you to go and meet my father. But the last time I went to your sister's shop, I was in a hurry, so I'll be more prepared next time and go again. ”

"Hmm."

"It's not easy for your sister, it's great to be widowed for so many years, with children, and bring you up for you to go to college. I really admire her. Xu Mengru said with her fingers around her braids.

Although her words are sincere, but these words are more like torture for Shu Zhi, he thinks of all kinds of past events with Ruojun for so many years, bit by bit, his feelings for her are deep and complicated, of course, he himself knows that this is not incomprehensible to the world, and he himself does not know why he is so hopelessly in love with Mei Ruojun, only one thing he knows very well is that he loves her deeply, it is a man's love for a woman, but it is deeper than this love, and it also contains strong kindness and family affection.

But he couldn't convince her and win her, so he was in pain, even more painful than Zhou Ruikang in the past, because Zhou Ruikang's love was at least responsive, Ruojun also loved him, but his bitter love was always singing a one-man show by himself, he knew that Xu Mengru was a better choice, a more right choice, but he would rather continue to sing a one-man show alone.

Sighing lightly, Shu Zhi said: "I recently rushed to the paper, and you also have to take the exam, let's wait a while." ”

"Hmm...... That's right, my dad was a little anxious, so I went back and told him. ”

The two continued to walk forward in silence, but someone behind them shouted: "Meng Shuzhi." ”

Shu Zhi stopped and looked back to see that he was a teaching assistant at the school.

"Meng Shuzhi, someone is looking for you, come with me."

Shu Zhi followed the teaching assistant to a small conference room in the teaching building, where two tall men in tunics stood at the door.

One of the men blocked their way with his hand, and the assistant teacher hurriedly went up and said, "This is Meng Shuzhi." ”

"Oh, do you have a student ID?" The man asked.

Meng Shuzhi took out his student ID card from his pocket and handed it over, the man opened it and looked at it, then looked at Shu Zhi's face, and nodded: "Go in." ”

Meng Shuzhi was confused by his posture, pushed the door in, and saw two men sitting at the table, he recognized Zhou Ruikang at a glance, but he was surprised by his outfit, he looked much more mature and stable than before, and the vicissitudes of life and sadness between his eyebrows made him more attractive to men. Yet his eyes were still so amorous and shining.

The man beside him, Meng Shuzhi didn't know, he hadn't seen Xu Ziyan.

When Zhou Ruikang saw him come in, he couldn't help but stand up excitedly, Xu Ziyan also stood up, patted Ruikang's shoulder, walked up to Meng Shuzhi, nodded and smiled at him slightly, and went out.

In the conference room, these two men with a wonderful fate of life met again, looking at the young man in front of him who was about the same height as himself, handsome and handsome, Ruikang couldn't connect with the little boy he met on the street more than ten years ago with his sister huddled on the street and begging, he has grown into a towering tree, his whole body is full of vitality, and he is born with pride.

"Shu Zhi." Ruikang happily walked up and looked at Shu Zhi carefully. "You've grown so big."

Meng Shuzhi's mood at this time was so complicated, he should be jealous, hateful, and even resentful, but he was more grateful, if it weren't for Zhou Ruikang's mercy and sympathy, it would be difficult to say whether he would have survived until now, let alone go to college.

Besides, he used to worship him like that, no, he still worships him today, Ruikang is his idol, but Ruikang is also his competitor, rival in love, because of Ruojun, he can't forgive Ruikang for all the suffering he brought to Ruojun, and he can't bear to take Ruojun away from his hands.

His heart was full of contradictions, full of love and hate, full of ice and fire, pursed his lips, frowned, and kept moving his Adam's apple up and down, before he shouted: "Brother Zhou." ”

Ruikang pulled him to sit opposite him, leaned slightly against the back of the chair, put his fingers on his lips, and looked at him quietly, with a lot of thoughts in his eyes.

Shu Zhi suddenly felt inferior in front of Ruikang, Zhou Ruikang is so good, he has always had a sun-like charm on his body, which makes people like and make people want to get close to him, this charm seems to have an effect on both men and women, he knows that he is not as good as Ruikang.

"How long have you loved her?" Zhou Ruikang asked straight to the point.

Shu Zhi took a breath, and didn't want to hide it: "I don't know, maybe it was when I saw her on the first day I entered Zhou's house, but I didn't know what kind of feelings it was at that time." ”

"Did you know that your union would be ridiculed and opposed by everyone?"

"I know, but I don't care about those who oppose it."

"She won't accept you."

Shu Zhi raised his head to look at him, smiled bitterly, and shook his head: "If you don't come back, she will accept it." ”

"But I'm back." Ruikang said with a sad heart.

"Yes, you're back, I lost." Shu Zhi scratched his hair painfully, and stood up from the chair in distraught, after all, he was young and vigorous, he couldn't help the fire in his heart, raised his voice and said: "Yes, you are back, I lost, the person she loves is still you, but can you give her happiness?" What about your wife? His eyes and face turned red with excitement.

"I'm divorced." Ruikang said.

"I don't care, I said back then, if you marry someone else, I will marry her, I want to make her happy, I can make her happy, and you will only bring her suffering, make her miserable, make her lonely...... If you don't come back, she'll marry me, and I'll give her a complete home, a clean, simple home, you understand? I, Ruojun and Nian'an, we have always depended on each other, during the Anti-Japanese War, during the Civil War, we were all tightly snuggled together, we were a family, and where were you at that time? Well? ”

Shu Zhi waved his arms fiercely in the air, he really had too much unwillingness in his heart: "I know she loves you, as long as you come back, she will leave me, just like when she left Brother Ding, you are the curse of her life, she loves you, but what can you give her?" You gave her one suffering after another, one sadness after another. ”

Ruikang also stood up, raised his voice and said, "Since you know that she doesn't love you, why do you want to force her to accept you?" The family you are talking about, one is my wife, the other is my son, and they and I are one family. You're going to take my family! ”

"Hehe, your family? What have you done for your family? Where were you when your wife was being bullied? Where were you when your son was kidnapped? Where were you when your genuine wife forced Ruojun to write an IOU, write a clarification of Nian'an's life experience, and humiliate her in every way? Where were you when your concubine ran to the store with her son in her arms and scolded her, causing her neighbors to look at her like a monster? ”

"Concubine? You mean Hu Xiaofen? Ruikang asked.

"Yes! I wasn't there that day, she was bullied by your concubine. Later, Mrs. Chen called the police to settle the matter, but the business of the store has plummeted since then. Meng Shuzhi stretched out his finger and pointed at Ruikang and asked: "Your love has brought her all pain, I have seen it in my eyes since I was a child, and secretly swore that when I grow up, I will save her from suffering." I want to give her happiness. I'm going to replace you! ”

His last five words were particularly loud, and he couldn't help but make Ruikang's heart tremble, Meng Shuzhi wanted to replace himself, replace himself, he looked at him again, God, how good he looked, he had to admit that Meng Shuzhi's appearance was more tempting than Ding Xiaohui, the wildness on his body was a special charm, and there was another thing that Ruikang couldn't compare, that is, youth, Meng Shuzhi's vigor and health, suddenly made Ruikang feel that his youth was gone.

"How are you going to replace me? You know the person she loves is me. Ruikang sat back in his chair a little weakly.

"I will always be there for her, protect her, and take care of her."

"Hehe, aren't you getting married?"

"What if you don't get married?"

Ruikang shook his head: "You think everything is too simple, just like me back then." ”

"No, I'm not like you, you run away, you married someone else, more than once, you have children with someone else, hurt her again and again, I won't."

"Oh? Won't you? If Ruojun doesn't marry you for the rest of your life, you won't marry for the rest of your life? ”

"Yes!" He raised two thick eyebrows: "Unless she finds the one who can give her happiness." Just like Brother Ding, he is tolerant, gentle and patient, and loves her. I can leave with peace of mind. Otherwise, I will always guard her, take care of her, and protect her...... Include...... Including that...... I can ...... as long as she needs I'm not going to let her stay alive. ”

As soon as Ruikang heard this, there was a "boom" in his head, as if he had been hit by an electric current, and he jumped up like a lion who had been robbed of territory by others, almost directly from the chair, grabbed his collar, opened his round eyes and yelled angrily: "You damn it!" If you dare to touch a finger of her, I'm not kind to you! I told you back then, if you dare to rob a woman with me, I will beat you! Believe it or not! ”

Saying that, Ruikang had already raised his big fist high, he thought that if he left, Meng Shuzhi would replace him, and when he thought that Ruojun would share the same bed with Shu Zhi, he would go crazy, so he wanted to beat Shu Zhi to death with one punch.

"I believe it! But I'm not afraid! Meng Shuzhi raised his chin and glared at Ruikang stubbornly: "I'm telling the truth!" Unless you take her away, marry her, and give her happiness, I will stay away from you from now on! Never disturb your life again! But if you leave her alone here again, I'll do it, and I'll marry her as soon as she nods. As for Nian'an, you don't have to worry, although he calls me uncle, but we are like father and son......"

Before the words fell, Ruikang had already punched Shu Zhi's jaw, Shu Zhi fell out and fell in the corner, was beaten out of his teeth, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Ruikang trembled with anger, Meng Shuzhi actually openly competed with himself for his wife and children, he pointed to Shu Zhi on the ground, and roared loudly: "You ungrateful thing, do you know what you make me think of?" You remind me of the fable of "The Farmer and the Snake", you are the viper who is evil by nature! Yes, you're a viper! ”