Ruikang had to hold on to the table to stand firmly, gasped twice, gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "I rescued you and your sister from the street, and you repay me like this, good, good!" He already understood that as long as he left, this Meng Shuzhi would keep seducing Ruojun and forcing her to submit and be with him.

But what can I do? In three days, he will leave, how can he protect his wife and children, he only feels a splitting headache, his whole body is weak, even if he has more money, strength, love, he can't fight with the environment, fight with the sky. He clutched his forehead in pain.

Meng Shuzhi spat bloody saliva on the ground, wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, stood up, walked to Ruikang and said solemnly: "You take her away, marry her, give her happiness, I bless you." ”

Ruikang glanced at him coldly, his arms propped up on the table, he hung his head in pain helplessly, slowly shaking his head back and forth, his headache began to attack again, he gritted his teeth, but finally couldn't support it anymore, and sat back in his chair.

"What's wrong with you?" Shu Zhi looked at his pale face and beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, and asked with confusion and concern.

Ruikang waved his hand, took out a small bottle from his clothes pocket, unscrewed the cap with a trembling twist, poured out a painkiller pill, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Shu Zhi didn't expect Ruikang to have such a pain, so he hurriedly handed him the glass on the table, Ruikang raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at him, and took a sip of water.

"How did you get sick like this?" Shu Zhi asked worriedly.

Ruikang laughed helplessly: "This is a gift from the war. I'm dead, can't you pursue Ruojun more justifiably? ”

"I don't want you dead." Shu Zhi frowned, his feelings for Ruikang were too complicated, but he admired him and admired him in his heart. Ruikang looked at his face, remembered the past, sighed, and was full of emotion in his heart, he still remembered his round, dirty and arrogant little face, how much he liked him.

Both of them gradually calmed down. When the headache eased slightly, Ruikang pointed to the chair opposite and motioned for Shu Zhi to sit down.

"I can't take them away." Ruikang said weakly: "In three days, I must leave China. Otherwise, not only will I go to jail, but I will also be affected by many people. Including Ruojun, and even you. ”

"What? You're going to go again? So when will you come back? ”

Ruikang shook his head: "You are a college student, you are talented, I don't think I need to say anything, you can know the reason for it if you think about it a little." ”

"Shu Zhi, I love Ruojun, love is very bitter and bitter, you were a child in the past, maybe you don't understand, but now that you have grown up, and you yourself are in bitter love, you should understand that I am as miserable as you. It's just that you are bitter, if the person you love is not you, and I am bitter, I love but can't stay together. Ruikang paused and asked calmly, "Tell me, do you really love Ruojun?" Not on the spur of the moment, or is it just a dependency? ”

Meng Shuzhi also sat down in the chair, pinched his temples, and said in a low voice: "I have loved her for so many years, how can it be impulsive?" As for dependence, I think it's contained in my love for her. I want her to be my wife and live the simplest and most ordinary married life. ”

Ruikang laughed twice miserably and sighed: "The simplest and most ordinary husband and wife life...... Well said, well said. Simplicity is the greatest happiness, and I just can't give it to her. ”

"Brother Ruikang, let me tell you clearly, I just want her to be happy, I must see her happy, I can be liberated, I know that she loves you deeply, if you can give her happiness, I will sincerely bless you. I just want her to be happy, whether it's you, Brother Ryan, or Brother Ding, I'm happy that any of you can give her happiness, it's just that Brother Ryan is dead, Brother Ding is gone, and you ...... If you can't make her happy, why not let me try? Shu Zhi said what was in his heart.

Zhou Ruikang looked at his young and serious face steadily, he was speechless by what he said, yes, love may be selfish, but is this kind of love too narrow? If you don't have what it takes to make your lover happy, why not let someone else try? Isn't it a higher level of love to make the person you love happy?

Ruikang looked back on his love for Ruojun all the way, always wanting to possess her, hold her tightly, fight with his eldest brother, grab with Ding Xiaohui, and fight with Meng Shuzhi, but he has never been able to give Ruojun a complete and happy home.

Ruikang was silent, walked to the window and lit a cigarette, looking out the window at the familiar campus, those sunny days seemed to never come back. If you really can't come back, it's time to think about how to arrange the future life of Ruojun's mother and son, do you want Ruojun to wait for him for the rest of his life and stay alive and widowed?

He can continue to live a self-controlled life, because he has no worries about food and clothing, and without Ruojun, he can live by memories, but Ruojun is still young and beautiful, and there is no strong man around to protect her, and there will be a lot of trouble. If you want to find a flower messenger for Ruojun, who can be more suitable than Meng Shuzhi?

He is young and promising, healthy and strong, affectionate and focused, and has a deep relationship with Ruojun and Nian'an, with him guarding Ruojun's mother and son, he can finally rest assured when he is far away from home, isn't it?

However, although he knew in his mind that this was a thousand good arrangements, but in his heart he was unwilling, he didn't want to be a saint, a great man, maybe Shu Zhi was nobler and greater than himself, but to give his wife and children to another man, what a disgraceful and undignified thing? He couldn't.

For a long time, Ruikang didn't speak, just kept smoking, spitting cigarettes, and his eyebrows were locked.

"Do you have a job?" He asked.

"Yes, in a publishing house, very close to the little attic."

"Huh?" Ruikang's heart suddenly moved: "Which one?" ”

"Wenxing Press."

Ruikang raised his head, looked at him in surprise, was stunned for a moment, and a helpless, meaningful smile rose at the corner of his mouth, repeating: "Wenxing Publishing House." ”

Yes, Wenxing Publishing House, the place where she once worked, this Xu Manlin gave her as a wedding gift, but she didn't expect that many years later, Meng Shuzhi would work here.

Ruikang nodded: "Very good, you do a good job." ”

Ruikang suddenly felt some dark and incredible arrangements, it seemed that God wanted Meng Shuzhi to replace him, he didn't tell Shu Zhi that he was the boss of "Wenxing Publishing House", and Xu Ziyan was also talking to him about public-private partnership in the past two days.

First, Ruikang's mind is not on this, secondly, he also knows that this is the government's policy, and thirdly, he has a lot of business overseas, and this small publishing house is really nothing to him, but this publishing house has some emotional significance to him, this is his first job after getting rid of his parents' sponsorship, and this is the wedding gift given to him by Xu Manlin.

So later, Ruikang quietly greeted Xu Ziyan and asked the publishing house to arrange a better position and a more generous salary for Meng Shuzhi. (Of course, that's an afterthought.) ）

This world is so strange, Xu Ruhai used almost the same way in order to support him and win him over, he was not grateful, and despised what the Xu family did, but now he is also using the same means to help Shu Zhi, just so that he can have a better future and income.

That night, Zhou Ruikang returned to the guest house and knocked on the small door, Mei Ruojun threw herself into his arms like a little pink butterfly, hugged him tightly and did not let go.

"God, I thought you left early, I'm so sad."

Ruikang hooked her chin, her crying, red and swollen eyes tugging at his heart, and he held her tightly in his arms.

"How can I leave with peace of mind?"

"Ruikang, where have you been? Do you know that our time is getting less and less, you see it's getting dark again, it's getting dark so fast, I'm so scared, after twelve o'clock, there are only two days left. Ruikang, I'm dying, I'm going to die. I can't live without you. ”

Ruikang kept kissing her hair, her eyes, gently sucking away the tears on her cheeks, kissing her lips, and the lines in his heart were not the same.

"Ruojun, I'm dying of distress, I don't want to leave you."

"Hold me, hold me......" She trembled all over: "Ruikang, promise me, don't leave me for the next two days, not a minute or a second." I'm going to watch you, watch you, every minute, every second. ”

Ruikang hugged her so tightly that the two of them almost melted together. After about ten minutes, Ruikang finally sighed and said:

"Ruojun, do you like Shu Zhi?"

She raised her eyelashes, her eyes wide open, and she looked at him suspiciously, wondering why he suddenly asked the question again.

"I think I like it, but that's not the same as loving you."

"I know." He smiled softly and bitterly, and pulled the hair from her sideburns behind her ears: "If you like him, it's good." ”

"I don't understand."

"I spoke to him today." He sighed.

Ruojun's heart trembled, and he asked in a hurry, "What did you talk about?" Me? ”

"Ruojun, he loves you very much."

Ruojun lowered her eyelashes and was silent, she didn't know what to say.

"I didn't expect him to look so good, I was compared. Hehe, after all, he is young and healthy, and I am already in a lot of holes. He said helplessly: "After I leave, if I ...... If...... If you want to marry him, just marry him. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ruojun pushed him away, a little angry.

He pulled her back into his arms, pressed her head to his chest, and said softly, "Listen to me." I've thought about it, and when I'm gone, you need someone by your side to take care of you and protect you. So that I can rest assured. ”

"No, I'll take care of myself, I'll wait for you to come back." She hugged his broad back.

"What if I can't come back?"

"I'll wait, wait."

His nose soured: "This is what I can't rest assured of." I can't let you wait for me so hopelessly, I want you to have a happy life. I think Shu Zhi can do it. He is beautiful, talented and learned, and has a very resolute personality, and he will definitely do something in the future, and he loves you and Nian'an, and he will protect you and take care of you instead of me. ”

Ruojun buried his face deep in his chest and shook his head and said, "He can't replace you." Yes, I once had a two-year date with him, Nian An liked him very much, and I thought about trying it with him, but at that time I thought that you didn't want me anymore, and I didn't love me anymore, and I thought that our vows had been shattered.

When I knew that you had Hu Xiaofen and Dingguo, my world collapsed, and it was Shu Zhi who took me out of that broken world. So I appreciate him and like him, how can I not like him? He's been by my side since I was a kid.

But when you come back, there is no one else in my world, it turns out that you still love me, and our vows have not changed.

Before you come back, maybe I will consider marrying him, but now ......" Ruojun raised his head, looked at his melancholy face, stood on tiptoe and kissed his lips, and said, "I can't marry him again." Ruikang, if God wants us to separate our bodies, we can only separate, but no matter who it is, no matter what providence, it cannot stop us from loving each other. ”

The firmness in her eyes made him happy and sad, he lowered his head and kissed her gently, for a long time, he reluctantly stopped kissing her, sighed: "Silly Ruojun, poor Ruojun......"

That night, they had each other fiercely again, and the room was full of strong love, but after the clouds and rain lingered, Ruikang couldn't sleep, and his conversation with Meng Shuzhi gave him a new understanding of love in his heart.

Although Ruojun's firm confession moved him very much, but it was more of a worry and pain for him, two days later, he left, Ruojun's mother and son will become orphans and widows again, even if there are Jiawei, Ziyan, and other friends will take care of it, but after all, everyone has their own family, work, and life, only Ruojun marries Shu Zhi......

Afraid of waking Ruojun up, he didn't turn on the light, turned over and got up gently, walked to the window by the moonlight, lit a cigarette, and found that his hands were trembling, Ruojun didn't fall asleep, he also turned over and got up, walked behind him, and wrapped his waist.

"You're going to smoke less."

"Well, okay. Listen to you. He extinguished the cigarette in the ashtray.

"Don't think about it, I won't marry Shu Zhi."

He was a little surprised that she could actually see through his thoughts, smiled slightly, pulled her to his chest, held her face and said, "How do you know what I'm thinking?" ”

"I know you're worried that after you leave, Nian An and I will be alone." She looked at him with bright eyes, smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will run the shop well, in the past two years, my rose pickles have become famous, I want to make more pickles and sauces with different flavors, you can rest assured, with you in my heart, I am not afraid of anything." I opened a small shop, brought Nian'an up, and let him go to college. ”

"As for Shu Zhi, you take him back to the Zhou family, I raised him, he is now an adult, and he should have his own life. I'm going to drift away from him. He will find his own love and life. ”

"Ahem......" he just sighed, "the more you say that, the more I think I'm your scourge." ”

"Ruikang, promise me, write to me often!"

"Write it every day, and you write it to me every day, okay?" He held her hand tightly.

"Good! Send me photos. Let me see the rose garden and the merlin. She looked at him with a smile.

He nodded sadly......