Chapter 44: The Great Buddha Statue
Mei Ruojun looked at the food on the table, the chopsticks kept in the air, she had no appetite, her mind was full of thoughts about what she was going to say to Ruikang later, so that he could see his "hateful true face" so that he could die, what her mother-in-law said was right, she couldn't let him be depressed anymore, she had to leave herself completely, give up that ridiculous alliance of hell, and let everything return to what it should be.
She was still a little excited to see him in her heart, put down her chopsticks, walked to the dresser, she wanted to clean herself up neatly, when she looked up, she was startled by herself in the mirror, pale, emaciated, sad, white lips, she was still wearing filial piety, she shouldn't have made up, but she looked too haggard, she didn't want to see him like this, gently picked up the rouge paper, put it on her lips and smacked it, and slightly drew her eyebrows with charcoal, wanting to make herself look more energetic.
Sure enough, a little bit of color is enough to make her look beautiful, but no matter how beautiful the makeup is, it can't sweep away the sadness on her face.
"Tuk Tuk" There was a knock on the door, Cuiliu pushed the door in, her expression was a little guilty and panicked, Ruojun knew that everything that happened in the Mei family was what she told Mrs. Zhou, she was Mrs. Zhou's confidant, and Mrs. Zhou sent to monitor her. Ruojun just shook her head when she looked at her, smiled slightly, sighed, and didn't say anything, although Ruojun knew that she was just acting on orders, and she also had her own troubles, but she couldn't say anything to her anymore.
Cuiliu stepped forward with her head down and said, "Grandma, my wife is waiting for you at the back door to go to the temple together." ”
Ruojun frowned and nodded, walked out silently, walked through the back garden, and saw Mrs. Zhou and Yanxi waiting for her at the back door, it seemed that even Yanxi knew.
Following Mrs. Zhou, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had nothing to say all the way, and after a while, they arrived at the broken temple, the size of the broken temple is about ten steps, needless to say, there is dust and cobwebs everywhere, Mrs. Zhou chose this place only because there is a huge Buddha statue inside, and people can be hidden behind the Buddha statue, which is convenient for her to monitor.
Mrs. Zhou turned to her and said, "Yanxi and I are right behind the Buddha statue, are you ready to say something?" ”
Ruojun nodded, Mrs. Zhou was just about to turn around, but she was still not at ease, and turned back with helplessness and sadness on her face: "You remember, you are doing this for the good of Ruikang, you know?" If you really love him, reject him and give up on him. ”
Okay, okay, Ruojun thought to herself, refuse to give up, give up refusal, she has been a little irritated by her mother-in-law's chatter, and can only nod her head like pounding garlic.
Waiting for Mrs. Zhou and Yanxi to hide behind the big Buddha statue, Ruojun paced back and forth in the broken temple alone, she looked up at the huge Buddha statue, except for the missing finger on her right hand, it was quite complete, the gold paint on the statue had already peeled off, revealing the mud tire inside, but the Buddha *, or let Ruojun respect from the bottom of his heart, couldn't help but fold his hands, sincerely bowed to the Buddha a few times, and acquiesced to a few things, the first is to hope that the Buddha can bless her to find Ruoli as soon as possible, and the second is to hope that Ruikang can regain her strength, Happiness and happiness, the third is to hope that Ryan can get rid of low self-esteem and live a good life.
"Ruojun!" With the sound of footsteps outside the temple, a long-awaited call shook her heart, she turned around and saw him, dressed in a dark gray tunic, revealing the white shirt inside, with a slender and straight figure, he seemed to have carefully dressed himself, his beard was shaved, and his hair was neatly combed. She stared at him, her voice trembling with excitement, and called softly, "Ruikang!" ”
He was still hating her a second ago, and he thought about it all the way, and when he saw her, he would scold her fiercely, ask her why she was so ruthless, and then cut her off and let her hell!
A second ago, she kept making up her mind, she must be ruthless, she must refuse, she must give up, she must let him leave, she will break off with him, and she will only be an uncle and sister-in-law again!
But when their eyes met, I don't know why, all the hatred, all the struggles, all the pain, all turned into nothingness and ceased to exist, the two stared at each other, each other's hearts were beating violently, through each other's eyes, they saw the same thing, missing!
The corners of both of them showed a smile, everything was speechless, he rushed up and hugged her tightly in his arms, kept kissing her, she also hugged him unwillingly, wanted to cry and laugh, she held his face, but he couldn't see his appearance clearly, because tears had long blindfolded her eyes, his heart was broken, and he pressed her to his chest. muttered, "I hate you to death!" I hate you to death! How can you be so indifferent? So ruthless? ”
Mei Ruojun hugged him tightly in pain and struggle, but Mrs. Zhou's face suddenly flashed in her mind, ah! Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou, they are not here alone, her heart sank, she gritted her teeth and pushed him away, quickly wiped her tears, turned around and said, "I...... I was originally a cold and heartless person. ”
"What's wrong with you?" He was baffled by her sudden turn from hot to cold.
Her mind had already been confused by him, what was she going to say? What are you doing here? Ah, by the way, it is to refuse, to give up, Mrs. Zhou and Yanxi are behind the Buddha statue, waiting for themselves to break with Ruikang. Before I saw him, all the preparations were so simple, but now that he was in front of her, she became so unspeakable.
She knew that she was not good at disguise, so she had to turn her back to him, try to calm her voice down, and said, "You...... Why do you want to get out of the marriage? ”
"Huh?" Her cold tone confused him, and then he was a little angry and said, "What do you say? You think I'm itchy and cheap, don't you? ”
"You...... You...... Such...... Not keeping her promise hurt Jiaqi and hurt the friendship between the two Zhou Cheng families...... "She didn't know what she was talking about.
He was even more confused, and asked, "You asked me to come here to blame me for renouncing the marriage?" You want me to marry someone else so much? ”
She took a deep breath and nodded against her will, feeling ridiculous to herself.
"You're ridiculous, if you love me, why would you want me to marry someone else? If you don't love me, how can you care who I marry? ”
"I ......" she was speechless by him, she was very average in her eloquence, and she was not good at lying.
He walked up to her, lifted her chin, looked at her seriously, shook his head and said, "Ruojun, I just want to know, do you love me?" Tell me! ”
She didn't expect him to ask her this question so straightforwardly, and involuntarily turned her head to look at the Buddha statue, and then at Ruikang, and he gave her the most difficult question to answer.
"I ...... I ......" She regressed again and again, looking at him in panic, looking at the Buddha statue for a while, looking at him for a while, looking at him for a while, looking at the Buddha statue for a while, Ruikang frowned and looked up at the Buddha statue, he didn't know why she kept looking at this dilapidated Buddha statue, and her eyes were full of fear, as if she told the truth, this Buddha statue would eat her.
He stepped forward and grabbed her, frowned, and said, "Is this question so difficult to answer?" ”
"I ...... I don't know......" she said helplessly.
"Don't know?" He was very dissatisfied with her answer, "What do you mean I don't know?" He wouldn't let her go.
Suddenly, Mrs. Zhou's face, Ryan's face, and Mr. Zhou's face all surfaced, especially the words Mrs. Zhou said this morning, my heart was sour, tears kept pouring out, I swallowed my saliva, and said: "I am a curse, I am ruthless and shameless, I am disgusting, I am inattentive, I sway from side to side, these are my true colors." ”
Zhou Ruikang can't understand her expression, is she evil? Shaking her arm, he said, "Ruojun, what's wrong with you?" How could you suddenly curse yourself like this, I admit it, I did think of you that way, but when I saw you, I saw you, and I knew none of this was true. ”
"Nope! It's true, it's all true, I ...... I...... I've cheated on you, I'm an emotional liar, I'm not emotional, I'm already in love with Ryan, I'm ...... I don't love you anymore...... I am such a ruthless, shameless, disgusting woman. Leave me, leave me. I am a wicked, I am a scourge! The more she spoke, the more excited she became, the louder she spoke, but the tears were like a flood bursting the embankment, she couldn't see his face clearly, and she didn't want to see it clearly, she was afraid that if she saw it clearly, she would be reluctant anymore, okay, she finally finished everything according to Mrs. Zhou's instructions, the task was completed, let it all end, she broke free of his hand, rushed out like crazy, and ran aimlessly in the wilderness.
How could he let her go, and chased her out like crazy, the grass in the wilderness grew as tall as a man, and he chased her and shouted: "Ruojun! Ruojun! ”
She ran desperately forward, she didn't know where to run? But I don't want to go back to Zhou's house, or run away like this, yes, why can't I just walk away? Running to the edge of the sky, to another world, she thought to herself, wiping away tears as she ran away.
It's just that her embroidered shoes and long skirt are not suitable for running in the field at all, and after a while, she tripped over the weeds and fell out a few heels, he caught up with her, hugged her, and asked with concern: "Where did you fall, let me see." ”
She struggled to break free from his embrace, her spirit was almost broken, pushing him hard, he grabbed her hand hard, knelt in the grass, fixed her head with one hand, kissed her, the more she struggled, the harder he kissed her, just wouldn't let go of her, and finally she slowly quieted down in his arms, his breath still had an anesthetic-like effect, making her relax and throw herself into his kiss, she involuntarily climbed him, kissed him back, and sent her body into his arms.
His whole body was hot, the blood was rushing to his head, and the flames in his lower abdomen were violently stirring, which was completely different from the scene with Xu Manlin last night, if it wasn't for a trace of reason in control, he might have possessed her in this wilderness, he did have this thought, maybe in this way, everything would be simpler, but he felt that this was too wronged her, he didn't want to wronged her.
He stopped kissing her, held her face and asked stubbornly: "Love me or not, say, I must listen to you say it yourself." ”
"Do you have to push me to the point where I have no way out? Yes, I love you, I love you, I love you. Will you be depressed by love, and I won't run away from love? She cried and shouted.
His heart was like thousands of flowers, and he pressed her head to his chest and whispered in her ear, "Actually, I know, I just want you to say." ”
"Ruikang, tell me, do you believe me?" She asked.
"Hmm......" he frowned and looked at her: "Don't believe it, you and the eldest brother ......"
She sighed, shook her head and said, "You see, how superficial our love is..... we don't even have the least trust. She looked at the long barren grasses, and was somewhat grateful for the untouched but thriving weeds, at least they had temporarily created a relatively safe barrier for them, separating them from the outside world.
"You're saying that you and your eldest brother don't have a round house? Then you are in the house......" He stared at her wide-eyed.
She poked his head with a finger, her face flushing.
"Really? Are you sure? He asked urgently.
She nodded and sighed: "I've also been confused, I like the time I spend with Ryan, I pity him and appreciate him, but that's not love, it's different." ”
He laughed and took her in his arms, and she mocked, "I'm not like some people who come back with flowers all over their faces." ”
"Haha." He happily pinched her nose, "Jealous!" ”
"Who's jealous?" She pouted slightly, ignoring him, wondering if he had messed with the woman.
He pulled her to his side, lay down on the grass with him, and whispered in her ear, "No." I, Zhou Ruikang, are not so unbearable. ”
"Ruikang, promise me, believe me! Although I, Mei Ruojun, do not have a prominent background, and I am not a great person, I am definitely not a person who sees things differently. Since I have sworn an alliance with you, I will live up to you. She pulled him up, sat down, looked at him earnestly, and spoke in a very firm tone.
He looked at her with emotion, feeling very ashamed of his previous superficiality and doubts, he held her small delicate face, thinking about the moment he first saw her, maybe he had fallen in love with her from that moment, he put away his smile, looked at her seriously, and said affectionately and firmly: "I love you, Ruojun." ”
She smiled with a flush on her face, and fell into his arms, he hugged her tightly, kissed her forehead, surrounded by only wild grass gently swaying in the wind, and there was only a blue sky overhead, embellished with a few white clouds, drifting slowly, she squinted and watched the clouds move slowly, in his arms, completely comfortable and a little drowsy.
He looked at her with a smile, this plum blossom engraved on his heart, he hoped that time would stop, so that they could love and embrace each other forever, and never have trouble again.
She squinted, looked at him, and suddenly said, "Take me away, go now." ”
He was stunned for a moment, a little surprised by her bravery, but he was very happy in his heart, and said, "I originally planned to take you away." It's just that I want to confess our affairs to my father and eldest brother, accept their punishment, and ask for their forgiveness, so that we can go with peace of mind. ”
"I don't want to go back to Zhou's house, and I don't want you to be beaten again." She sat down.
"But I was disturbed that we were going away. I'd rather they beat me up. I'm sure my eldest brother will understand us, he once drew a plum blossom picture and gave it to me, I think he has already given you to me. He said with a frown. I know I'm sorry big brother, but I'm going to fight for it anyway. Only if you divorce can I marry you openly. ”
"I don't care about fame, I just want to be with you." She said, her tone was somewhat pleading, and she was terrified of facing Ryan, terrified.
"But I care, I want you to be my wife, not my lover...... I ......" he insisted, his words were not finished, he still had a thought in his heart, that is, he should not bear the notoriety of dominating his sister-in-law for the rest of his life, and he couldn't say anything about this nomtoriety, so he selfishly wanted his eldest brother Ryan to quit and fulfill himself.
She sighed softly, shook her head, stopped talking, leaned on his shoulder, looked up at the sky, and a large faint dark cloud slowly drifted in from afar, obscuring the sun above their heads, and also enveloping her heart.
He stood up, pulled her up, plucked the weeds stuck to her hair, and whispered, "Go, let's go explain to them." ”
He took her hand and turned to leave, she grabbed him, looked at him quietly and deeply, there was a helpless smile on the corner of his mouth, he gently held her face and asked, "What's wrong?" Are you afraid? Don't be afraid, they are my family, at most they will beat me, and I will beg my eldest brother to agree to the divorce. ”
She raised her eyelashes, her eyes were shining, caressing his young and handsome face, still smiling slightly, her hand gently climbed his neck, stood on tiptoe, and took the initiative to kiss his lips, he was a little puzzled, but didn't think much about it, he lowered his head to kiss her back, she hugged him very tightly and tightly, as if she had exhausted all her strength. He responded to her excitedly.
He didn't fully understand what was going on in her heart, Mrs. Zhou's sentence: "If you really have some sincerity for Ruikang, you should protect his reputation......" Give her a huge shock, yes, she can't ruin him, she can't, she wants him to be a man who stands up to the sky!
After a long time, she let go of him, smiled faintly, and said slowly, "How is tomorrow?" Tomorrow, I will face them with you. ”
"Why tomorrow?" He asked, frowning.
"I need a little time. Promise me tomorrow! She pleaded, and although he didn't understand, he nodded, thinking, "Okay, I can prepare my luggage and coiling tonight." If he is expelled from his home tomorrow, he will take Ruojun away from home.