The day after the birthday party, Zhou Ruikang quietly left the UK, only Nian An and Song Yuanyang knew where he went, Jia Qi and Liang Zhihong stayed in the UK for two weeks and returned to Hong Kong, Song Yuanyang continued his busy career of making money, Nian An went to another city to attend a noble boarding school.

After Zhou Ruikang left, Meng Shuzhi and Ruojun's life seemed to have gradually calmed down, Shu Zhi's work was stable, and Ruojun concentrated on housework and taking care of children at home. Everyone seems to have taken their place and is on their own tracks.

However, just when everyone thought that everything was at peace, the following year, when the plum blossoms were falling, a letter from China fell like a boulder into a calm lake, striking a huge wave.

That afternoon, Yao's mother suddenly visited and handed a letter to Ruojun.

Ruojun smiled and wanted to keep Yao's mother for dinner, but Yao's mother politely left, Ruojun thought it was written by Mrs. Chen, because it was true that after she moved, she had not had time to tell Mrs. Chen her new address.

Ruojun took the letter back to the room, and when he saw the sender's name, the blood in his whole body suddenly froze, Xu Mengru!

Xu Mengru! A long-ago name, how could Xu Mengru write to herself? With a lot of doubts, Ruojun opened the letter and quickly skimmed it:

"Ms. Mei Ruojun,

I don't know if you still remember me, the innocent girl who was abandoned by Meng Shuzhi the day before her wedding because of your existence, Xu Mengru.

I think you must be living a happy life with Meng Shuzhi on the other side of the ocean now. It's really envious and jealous. Because of your presence, I was abandoned by Shu Zhi and pushed out of his bed.

Hehe, yes, you read that right, I've been to your house, slept in your bed, had your man, and I was with him just the second month after you left Shenyang.

I don't have to deceive you, I am also a highly educated person, I am not with him for a moment of physical pleasure, because I love him, deeply, sincerely love him, if you love him 100 points, then I will love him 200 points, 300 points, only more than you, not less than you.

He fled Beijing with you, ruined our marriage contract, and I committed suicide by cutting his vein, can you do it? In order to be able to get close to him, I voluntarily left my parents and transferred from Beijing to work in Shenyang.

You left him for your old lover, leaving him in pain and giving up on himself, you don't deserve to be with him at all, and he is so happy with me, we talk together, drink together, eat together, sleep together, he is so enthusiastic, toned and strong. You don't know what he needs, but I know what he wants.

We were together for more than half a year, and finally he said he was going to England to find you, and left me again. I knew he wouldn't come back, I wanted to die again, because without him, my life would have no meaning at all, but I was saved again, and the doctor told me I was pregnant.

Yes, you guessed it right, it is Shu Zhi's child, there is no need to doubt the authenticity of this child, because I have attached a photo of him and a photo of his birth certificate, a boy as beautiful as Shu Zhi, who is already two years old this year. Because I couldn't stand my husband's punches and kicks to me, I divorced my husband, and I was alone with my children, and I was ridiculed and ridiculed, but I didn't care, I was so happy in my heart, and I would take care of the eldest children.

As for how I know your address, it's not that difficult, I've lived in your house for more than half a year, and he didn't read the letters you wrote to him, but I read them all, hehe, don't you think it's ironic? Doesn't it feel like a cone?

Until today, I have written to tell you the truth of the matter, not to break up your marriage, because I know that Shu Zhi loves you very much, it is impossible for him to come back to me, and it is impossible for him to recognize this child, I just want to see how much you love him? Will you, can you forgive him for loving him?

Mei Ruojun, you ruined my marriage once, so let me ruin your courtesy exchange once. Perhaps this is also a test of your marriage. What I said is true or false, you can ask Shu Zhi, or you can ask your son Nian'an. We didn't shy away from your precious son and daughter when we made out.

It is enough for me to have a child in this life, and I have nothing else to ask for. I hope that the love and marriage of the two of you can be solid and stable!

Xu Mengru

……”

Mei Ruojun finished reading her letter and looked at the two photos again, there is no need to deceive herself anymore, the little boy in the photo is the same as Simei, he inherited Shu Zhi's beautiful and deep eyes, the blood type on the birth certificate is AB type, and the date on the birth certificate also calculates the time when Xu Mengru was pregnant.

Hehe, Mei Ruojun suddenly wanted to laugh, yes, it's ridiculous, isn't it? Everything happens over and over again.

Her ears were full of ridicule, this laughter would come from Xu Mengru for a while, and Hu Xiaofen for a while, and even she wanted to laugh wildly. Back then, Hu Xiaofen's letter destroyed her world, and this time Xu Mengru's letter destroyed her world even more completely, and even the ruins were completely gone. There was nothing in front of her, and it was pitch black.

With a long exhale, she closed her eyes and collapsed to the ground......

//

When she woke up, she was in the ward, Meng Shuzhi knelt in front of the hospital bed, and when he saw her wake up, he threw himself on her chest and cried, hugging her tightly, was he talking? Is he repenting? But she couldn't hear it, she couldn't hear anything.

She lay in the hospital for three days, and Meng Shuzhi repented for three days, but she just couldn't hear or speak, just frowned and waved her hand to stop him from continuing to speak.

Shu Zhi could only hug Simei, and seeing the poor little daughter, Ruojun had some reaction, Simei's beautiful and lovely little face made Ruojun feel painful, and when she saw her, she remembered the happy time between herself and Shu Zhi, and she would be a little soft-hearted and a little shaken.

She followed him home, but she was still expressionless and silent, Shu Zhi tried her best to behave, buying vegetables and cooking, constantly flattering him, and asking Simei to help say good things for herself, Ruojun just looked at her daughter and smiled, but she just didn't speak.

At night he hugged her, kissed her, and tried to solve the problem with sex again, but he was wrong, he used the worst way, because she felt he was dirty, he reminded her of him and Xu Mengru in their own home, the scene of the clouds and rain in their own bed, she wanted to vomit, broke free from him, turned over and got up, ran to Simei's room, and fell asleep with her daughter in her arms.

Ruojun seems to be deaf, that is, she can't hear him, no matter what he says, she can't hear him, he is still beautiful and handsome, but his eyes have seen others, his lips have kissed others, his hands have touched others, his body has given to others, he has deceived her, he has betrayed their marriage.

She began to understand why he kept asking herself if she and Ruikang were cheating, because only if he did the same betrayal of his marriage, could he feel fair, balanced, at ease, and forgive himself.

It's a pity that she didn't, so he blamed himself, he was angry, he was jealous, he was anxious, he pressed her, and kept fantasizing that she had cheated...... His changes, his actions are all explained.

After two weeks, he finally stopped talking, no more repentance, no more apologies, because he knew that everything was too late and that he was so wrong.

She could no longer live under the same roof with him, and she would feel extremely heartache and entanglement when she saw him, and she struggled between forgiving and unforgiving every day, which made her almost collapse, and finally she picked up the phone and asked Nian An for help.

Nian'an knew about the incident at the east window, so he quickly asked the driver to pick up Ruojun and Simei to live in "Meiyuan", and he also rushed back from school and accompanied his mother for a few days.

Without Zhou Ruikang's "Mei Yuan", there is a lot less charm, but it has also become a harbor for Mei Ruojun to heal, which is quiet, beautiful and safe, allowing her to lick her wounds quietly.

She wandered alone by the rose bed, looking at every rose in it, they were pruned, dwarf, yes, every year before winter, they would be cut dwarf, pruned, for better growth the next spring, maybe people are the same, in order to grow better, they have to be pruned by the cruel reality.

Following the bluestone path, she walked slowly all the way to Merlin, the path was decorated with neat holly trees on both sides, as if it were two green low walls, quiet, neat, romantic, and full of life.

At this time, it was close to the end of spring, came to Merlin, the plum blossoms have withered, looking at this whole piece of Merlin, she sighed in her heart, she really did not deserve to get such pure love as Ruikang, she was a complete failure, she kissed each plum tree with tears, kissed the 365 plum trees one by one, and her lips were rubbed off a layer of skin.

Walking out of Merlin, she walked to the bench beside her, sat down, and began to think, quietly, carefully, seriously, deliberately......

Her head began to swirl with questions she had never thought of: Is love a necessity for women? Can she survive without a man? Is there only one end in life: "marriage"?

I have been up and down in the sea of love since I was eighteen years old, the gentle and inferior Ruian, the sunny and enthusiastic Ruikang, the empathetic Ding Xiaohui, and the infatuated and arrogant Meng Shuzhi, they are all such excellent men, they should be happy and lucky to meet themselves, but why is she still alone in the end?

Ryan died, Ruikang left, Ding Xiaohui disappeared, Meng Shuzhi betrayed, each of them kept saying that they loved themselves deeply, but in the end, none of them could accompany them to the end.

Maybe the problem lies with herself, she reflects, introspection......

//

A month later, a divorce agreement was sent to Meng Shuzhi. After being divorced twice, Mei Ruojun took the initiative to end her marriage for the first time.

Meng Shuzhi struggled for a long time, and finally signed in pain and regret, he personally ruined the marriage he had waited from the age of nine to the age of twenty-four, perhaps because he was too young, too impulsive, too reckless, and too inferior...... His paranoia eventually ruined everything.

Half a year after the divorce, Mei Ruojun asked Meng Shuzhi to have afternoon tea together.

He was much haggard, but she was much more refreshed, she cut off her long hair, permed it short, put on light makeup, and wore his favorite red dress.

She poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him.

He looked at her with some embarrassment, no matter how he looked at her, she didn't look like a person who was nearly forty years old, her beautiful and delicate face, coupled with her gentle and mature temperament, made him even more fascinated. He regretted dying, really regretting dying.

The two sat facing each other, each stirring the black tea in their cups with a teaspoon.

She gracefully picked up the exquisite cup and took a sip, he stupidly watched her ruddy and small lips touch the rim of the cup and make an intimate exchange with the tea, he was actually jealous of the teacup and the tea.

"You look haggard." She put the cup down.

He just frowned and stared at her, and after a long time, he suddenly said, "I love you." ”

"I know." She raised her eyes to look at the man who was ten years younger than herself, her former adopted son, her younger brother, and later her husband.

"Come back to me, and I will confess to you with my life." His eyes burned with love, and he said eagerly.

A helpless smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she shook her head: "I don't need a husband who will repent for life. ”

She said softly: "Shu Zhi, you are Simei's father, Simei is the crystallization of our love, I hope you can come to see her more when you are free." ”

"Of course. Ruojun, you can scold me, blame me, punish me, but don't want me. He pleaded, and really, he was really charming, with dark jewel-like eyes, full of temptation.

"I am not in a position to scold you, blame you, or punish you for making the same mistakes I once made. I'm not eligible. She propped her chin and looked out the window, and said slowly, "You never trusted me, you have always lived in the shadow of Ruikang." And I used to distrust Ruikang like that, so we deserve to lose our beloved. ”

"So, you still love him?" His voice sank.

Ruojun shook his head: "I don't deserve to love him." After a pause, she added, "I said that I fell in love with you from the time you gave me that red cardigan, and I know you love me, but you care so much about my past with Ruikang." In retrospect, we really shouldn't have gotten married. ”

"It's me who is bad, I deserve it." He leaned his elbows on the table and buried his face in the palms of his hands in pain.

"Shu Zhi, what are you going to do with Xu Mengru's mother and son? In any case, that child is the bloodline of your Meng family. ”

"I don't want it, I just want to be with your child. Ruojun, don't mention her, don't mention her. Otherwise, I'll want to kill myself. Shu Zhi said excitedly.

Ruojun shook her head and stopped talking, because she didn't have so much energy to manage, and suddenly she sighed helplessly, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Zhou Ruikang used Hu Xiaofen to kill me once, you used Xu Mengru to kill me for the second time, the two men I have loved so much in my life...... Maybe that's my life. ”

"No, it's not your life, Ruojun, listen to me, as long as you are willing, I am willing to take care of you again, I will not marry again in this life, never. I'll wait for you to change your mind. He gripped her hand tightly.

Mei Ruojun smiled and shook her head: "I hope you are happy." That red cardigan, I will treasure it forever. She gently withdrew her hand and stroked his cheek: "Shu Zhi, you have grown up, and Sister Ruojun's task has been completed." The road ahead needs to be walked by yourself. My sister is going to go her own way. Sister, thank you for your companionship and love over the years. Bye. ”

Ruojun sighed lightly, picked up his handbag, and left in a swaying posture.