Chapter Seventy-Eight: Misfortune

A black car stopped at the door of the Xu Mansion, the servant opened the door, Xu Manlin got out of the car with a spring breeze on her face, a fashionable English top hat, a beautiful curly short hair, very feminine, wearing a white crochet flower narrow skirt, with white translucent gloves, and a pair of white high heels under her feet, noble, elegant, charming, charming.

Zhou Ruikang walked behind her, wearing a customized suit and a men's top hat, which set him off even more tall and handsome, his brows were lightly locked, and his face was full of exhaustion and helplessness. Xu Manlin took his hand and walked into the hall, and three or four servants behind him followed in with more than a dozen or twenty large bags and small bags.

Xu Manlin pulled Zhou Ruikang to the door of the bedroom, he stepped back and said, "If you are tired, go back to the room to rest, and I will go to the guest room." ”

"Come in, you old antique." She smiled and pulled him into her bedroom, closed the door, wrapped her arms around him all of a sudden, and impatiently grabbed his neck and kissed him, Ruikang coped with it, feeling very uncomfortable, pulled down her arm, her face was full of fat, and always made him feel very strange, this strangeness is a kind of psychology, she is not the type he likes, he can't stand her enthusiasm and the smell of those French perfumes.

"Man Lin, I'm tired after a whole day of shopping, go back to my room and rest first." He said wearily.

"I'm tired too, so let's rest together." She smiled and pulled him to sit on the edge of the bed, kicked off his high heels, took off his suit, pressed him to the bed, lay on his chest, listened to his powerful heartbeat, and said with a smile: "In three days, we will be husband and wife, and you will belong to me completely." She looked at his side face happily.

He sighed, closed his eyes and said "hmm", he was indeed tired, he accompanied Xu Manlin for a whole day in Shili Yangchang today, he was completely like a walking corpse, walking, buying, laughing, eating, he couldn't feel Xu Manlin's joy and happiness at all, he felt that it was even more painful than the eighteen layers of hell.

She used her slender fingers to gently outline his handsome side face, clear and open forehead, straight nose bridge, plump and moderate lips, firm chin, her gaze followed her fingers all the way down slowly, untied his tie, opened his shirt, his Adam's apple was very sexy, looking at her heart popping and jumping, broad shoulders, firm chest, flat lower abdomen, the more it went down, the more it made her lust churn, she couldn't help but untie his belt, down her lower abdomen, Gently reach into his most intimate place.

Ruikang pressed her hand and sat up suddenly.

"What's wrong?" She asked blankly, startled by his strong reaction: "We're going to get married." What are you so nervous about? ”

He stood up, walked to the bar, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it all: "I'm tired. ”

He retied his clothes and hurriedly wanted to open the door and go out, Xu Manlin took the first step, stopped at the door, and said with a serious expression: "Zhou Ruikang, what do you mean?" You once left me in bed, and it was our wedding in three days, do you still want to leave me at the wedding? ”

"No, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't believe in my word, since I have decided to marry you, I will marry you, but Man Lin, please respect me, I'm really tired, running around with you all day, I have no interest or physical strength at all now." He frowned, his patience had reached its peak, and he was really afraid that if he continued to speak, he would have to shout and vent the sulkness in his chest.

He couldn't ruin this marriage, because he and Xu Ruhai reached an agreement, an agreement that even Xu Enhai didn't know, as long as he married Xu Manlin, Xu Ruhai promised to immediately arrange for Mei Ruoli to leave China and go to the United Kingdom, which was the only way to get Ruoli out of Xu Enhai's clutches and her life protected.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry, you see your anxious brows are twisted." She was afraid that he would be angry, afraid that he would really abandon her, afraid that he would really leave her regardless of it, he could always be indifferent to her and even cruel. Women always know their place in each other's hearts in love, but unfortunately most women will deceive themselves.

Xu Manlin didn't know Zhou Ruikang's attitude towards her, but she just couldn't let him disappear from her life, in three days, in three more days, he would completely belong to himself, they would be husbands and wives protected by law and morality, as soon as she thought of these two terms, Xu Manlin didn't care about the grievances in front of her, she loved him, she had never loved a man like that, she could bear it, as long as he was by her side, she could bear it, as long as he was her husband......

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As soon as she walked out of Xu Manlin's bedroom, she knocked down Mei Ruoli who came out of the bedroom head-on. Ruoli was stunned for a moment, looked him up and down, her face was full of lip prints, her open shirt, and the waistband of her pants without a belt, a sneering smile appeared on her face, her fingers wrapped around the chain around her neck, she glanced at him with slanted eyes, she didn't even say hello, and slowly walked downstairs with her waist twisted.

Back to the guest room Zhou Ruikang took a bath, let himself relax, he threw himself into the bed, groggy sleep, in a trance, he dreamed of the Zhou family compound, Huihong's front yard, elegant backyard, and beautiful back garden, vermilion columns, green and shiny banana leaves, small pebbled winding paths, beautiful arches, strange flowers and plants, the dozen red plums in the Yongmei Garden blooming in the ice and snow, the one that made him love and hate, attachment and rejection, concern and escape, has been flickering in his heart "home".

He dreamed of his father and mother, they were much older, they were looking forward to his return, he dreamed that his brother Ryan was teaching Shu Zhi to draw hand in hand, and finally he dreamed of her, the red plum engraved on his heart, she was wearing the wedding dress when she got married, her face was covered with light makeup, her eyebrows were drawn, rouge made her lips delicate, her hair bun was inserted with a bright red silk flower, black and bright hair, she was weaving a wreath for Xunmei, her smile was full of peace and love, this was the most beautiful picture he had ever seen, He couldn't help but call her, but she couldn't hear it, so he called out to her hard: "Ruojun...... Ruojun ...... I'm here, I'm here......"

She seemed to hear his call, and looked up, her clear and bright eyes searched for him in confusion, she couldn't see him, she couldn't see him, he shouted in a hurry, but his throat seemed to be stuck, and he couldn't make a sound anyway.

After a while, the eldest brother Ryan came with Shu Zhi, she turned her head and smiled at him gently, and the four of them held hands and walked farther and farther......

"Ahh He finally cried out, sat down on the bed, breathing heavily, and buried his face in his hands in pain, and he fled for months, forcing himself not to think about what he had seen when he returned to the little attic that day, but now his mind was reminded of the night that had made him desperate:

He was busy all day, riding a bicycle from the small attic to the school, and then cycling back to the publishing house from the school, dealing with a lot of work, but his heart was full of passion and joy, they finally shared the same bed, she did not refuse his further request, he has always been a very restrained person, but for Mei Ruojun, he doesn't care about any status, she is the only one in his heart, no matter who she is, what her identity is, he loves her, as long as she agrees, he will completely dedicate himself to her, In his heart, she is his only wife, a lover, and no one can replace her.

His love for her was fiery, even crazy, and had long surpassed all the constraints of the mortal world, but he loved her and respected her, and he knew that she cared, so he made her think about it, let her decide, he didn't want her to feel guilty, remorseful, he wanted their union to be romantic, pure, passionate, and perfect.

That morning, he saw * in her eyes, he knew that she wanted him too, he was full of anticipation and excitement, as long as she nodded, they could have each other, which made him a little impatient to hurry home, but that day was very work, he worked late, only finished the day's work, rode back to the small attic, and met Mrs. Chen downstairs, Mrs. Chen did not greet him warmly as usual, but frowned, avoiding his gaze.

"Mrs. Chen, is Ruojun cooking?" He asked.

“…… Ahem, Mr. Zhou, you better go upstairs and have a look......" Mrs. Chen shook her head and said, "Your wife was taken away by a very noble lady this afternoon." ”

"What?" His head thudmed, and he hurried upstairs, and the building was empty, and the neat and warm little attic was empty, and the embroidered bandage lay on the cold floor, and half of the embroidered lotus seemed to herald a marriage that ended without a problem.

His mind was blank, standing at the door in a daze, looking at the empty little attic, Mrs. Chen followed, seeing that his eyes were straight, he couldn't bear to say: "That lady is dressed very luxuriously, she came to Ruojun at noon, and the two talked in the house for a while." Then she went with the lady. ”

"Who is this lady, very noble and magnificent." Mrs. Chan asked.

After a long time, he spoke: "It's my mother." He said woodenly, pacing and rummaging in the attic as if he had lost his soul, and she did not leave any note, he sat on the bed and held his head in pain. She abandoned him again, she left him again, she didn't want him again, he couldn't help but sob, his heart was so painful and painful, he couldn't understand why she couldn't hold on, why she couldn't wait for him to come back, why she couldn't have some faith in their future...... Does she really love herself? He began to be suspicious, and he began to get confused......

Mrs. Chen saw that he was sad like this, and she felt very sympathized with this affectionate and beautiful boy in her heart, and sighed and said, "Go and get her back." ”

He shook his head and sobbed, "It's not the first time she doesn't want me, but I love her so much, why doesn't she want me?" Why? He looked up at Mrs. Chan with red eyes.

"How so? When she left, she told me that she was going to come back and make dinner. ”

"Really? Is it? That's what she said? A spark of hope ignited in his heart again, and he wiped his tears and stood up.

"Yes, after she and the lady left, a girl came upstairs again and didn't know what to find. Later, when he left, he stuffed me with a little money, so I didn't tell you. It's just that I'm not that kind of person. So, go find her, maybe she's in need of your help right now. ”

He glanced at Mrs. Chen gratefully, grabbed his scarf and coat, rushed downstairs, rode on the car and galloped towards the Zhou family's compound, but everything was too late, the gate of the chrysanthemum garden was closed, Mrs. Zhou and a few family members had been guarding in front of the chrysanthemum garden for a long time, the wind and snow were getting bigger and bigger, Mrs. Zhou's words were more cold than the cold wind and snow, he roared at his mother, he was facing the dim sky, the goose feather snow, the cold wind wailing, he couldn't stand it, he couldn't stand it, His heart was cold, his volcano was frozen by the wind and snow, his lava was frozen into icicles, he was desperate, completely desperate, he ran out of the house like crazy. I went back to school and went through the procedures for suspension, took a few changes of clothes at random, and got on the train to Shanghai south without saying a word......

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It doesn't matter the state of mind of a desperate person, so does he, whoever he marries is the same for him, he becomes rarely smiling, rarely talking, he writes some articles at random, but his words are less energetic, more of a deep thought and doubt about life, but his articles and serial novels have been sought after and praised, so that he gradually has some edge in the literary world.

As Mei Ruojun said, she has become his nightmare, lingering but painful, he hates her, he hates Mrs. Zhou, and hates the tricks of fate.

The wedding with Xu Manlin is getting closer and closer, which makes him more and more frustrated, he knows that this marriage will not end well, but what he can do now is to marry Xu Manlin, send Mei Ruoli out of the country as soon as possible, and leave Xu Enhai's sphere of influence

He hadn't had a chance to talk to Ruoli yet, Xu Enhuan's eyes and ears were watching them all the time, and he didn't dare to act rashly.

But that night, Xu Manlin was very interested in pulling Ruikang to dance in the "Lido Cabaret", but unexpectedly ran into Song Yuanyang and a few of his friends, a group of men and women all surrounded Xu Manlin, the bride-to-be, to ask long and short questions, they were originally peers of the same class, some of them had a common topic, but Zhou Ruikang seemed out of place, he had neither a prominent family background nor a rich father, neither a foreign country, nor the names of those French perfumes and Italian designers, he felt very boring, After a casual socialization, he walked away, and happened to see Mei Ruoli on the stage just finishing a song, and she walked off the stage. Taking advantage of the dim light, he flashed backstage, grabbed her arm, and said eagerly, "I need to talk to you." ”

"Me too, go to my dressing room."

The two came to the dressing room, and Wakari locked the door with her backhand.

"What are you going to tell me?" Mei Ruoli began to change her clothes as she spoke, preparing for the next round of stage.

"Ruoli, your identity has been revealed, Xu Ruhai has shown me your file, I also heard the conversation between you and Xu Enhai, you must leave China as soon as possible, otherwise your life will be in danger at any time."

She took off her dance clothes, wore only her underwear, showed her beautiful figure, looked at him, and said, "He didn't kill me, he said he liked me." ”

"Yes, he likes you now, but what about the future? You know that he is a fickle man, there will always be a day when you get tired of you, or the day when you offend him, have you ever thought about the consequences? He was desperate to convince her.