He misses everything in Beiping, his relatives, friends, lovers, where is Xu Ziyan? Are Cheng Jiawei and Cheng Jiaqi attending classes at school? Have Shu Zhi and Xun Mei grown taller? He also misses the grass and trees on the campus of Peking University, the classmates and professors, the quiet Weiming Lake, the campus with carved buildings and paintings, the library, and the quiet woods.

"Ruikang, try on your suit." Xu Manlin's voice interrupted his thoughts, and she walked over with a smile and pulled him up from the sofa with a high-end suit.

Ruikang put on the suit, and the two looked at their combination in the mirror, they were beautiful partners, and she looked at the reflection in the mirror with satisfaction, resting her head on his shoulder.

Ruikang sighed secretly and looked down at her bride, Xu Manlin, what was wrong with her, just like Ruoli and Jiaqi back then, they all loved him deeply, he had hurt so many people, should he continue to let the hurt continue to spread to Xu Manlin?

The chapter between himself and Ruojun has ended, all the love and hate have turned into a cocoon in his heart, although the motives of this marriage are so impure, but after all, this is his own decision, even if there is no love, he should keep his promise to fulfill the duties of a husband. His reason was very fresh, but his heart was very painful, he gently took her into his arms, and whispered: "Man Lin, I apologize to you for my indifference, I will be good to you from now on, let the past pass." ”

She raised her head excitedly, looked at him, bit her lower lip with tears in her eyes, nodded vigorously, and wrapped her arms around his waist tightly: "I will also get rid of my bad temper and bad habits, I want to be your good wife." ”

The two stared at each other, and couldn't help but smile at the corners of their mouths, hugging each other tightly, at this moment they were both determined to start a new life.

//

After lunch, Master Zhou lit the cigarette gun as usual, Mei Ruojun respectfully took the teacup from the tray in Cuiliu's hand and put it on the table next to Master Zhou and Mrs. Zhou, and whispered softly: "Dad drinks tea, mother drinks tea." And he stepped aside.

Mrs. Zhou picked up the teacup expressionlessly, blew two breaths into the cup lightly, and took a sip: "You don't need you here, you go serve Ryan and let him take a nap." ”

"Yes." Mei Ruojun walked out of the hall and slowly returned to the "Chrysanthemum Garden", Ryan was posting at the desk, looking at his attentive expression, she did not disturb him, but sat on the embroidery frame on the side to embroider, she had to complete this one-meter-long dragon and phoenix in five days.

This is an embroidery village that she has set for because she needs money.

Without Ruikang, the Zhou family has a lot less fun, although everything is calm, and there is no need to worry about the inappropriate love between Mei Ruojun and Ruikang, but the two elders always have a sense of fly in the ointment. It's just that everyone is tired, and no one wants to mention those heart-rending and thrilling pasts.

Mrs. Zhou achieved her goal, but the rejection and hatred of Ruojun in her heart were still the same, she hardly talked to her, and she didn't give her monthly money, although Ruojun had the status of the eldest and youngest grandmother of the Zhou family, in fact, there were not as many people who were embarrassed financially.

Ryan didn't notice this at all, because he never had any concept of money, he was self-closed all the year round, and as long as he asked for something, Mrs. Zhou would send it in person, so he never knew what it was like to be short of money, and naturally he would not think that Mei Ruojun would worry about money.

But Ruojun is different, she knows that Mrs. Zhou hates her and hates her, and it is undoubtedly humiliating to ask Mrs. Zhou for something, she also wants Shu Zhi to study, and she also thinks that in the future, Xunmei can also have the opportunity to go to school to get an education. So she has to work and earn money, but fortunately, Cuiliu is willing to help her and quietly help her take out the embroidery and sell it in the embroidery shop outside.

Her embroidery is fine, the colors are elegant, lifelike, and very popular, so she can barely earn enough to maintain Shu Zhi's tuition and buy some necessities for herself.

Cuiliu knocked on the door with tea, walked to Ruojun's side and said, "Grandma, you can rest and embroider again, you see that you embroidered so late last night, and your eyes are red." Come, take a sip of tea. ”

Ruojun pricked a few more stitches, stopped the needle and thread in his hand, looked up and smiled slightly and whispered, "It's okay, I think I can catch up." ”

Cuiliu's heart was sour, and when she looked at Ryan who was concentrating on writing in front of the desk, she sighed secretly, shook her head, and said softly: "Mrs. Chen said that your embroidered handkerchief sells very well, so let you embroider more." ”

Ruojun picked up the two embroidered handkerchiefs on the side and said, "You can bring these to Mrs. Chen." By the way, get the last batch of money back. You tell her that I'm a little busy these days, and I'll send her another ten next week. ”

"Good. But don't wear yourself out, grandmother. ”

"Well, I know. Don't worry about me. He looked up at her and smiled at her, and continued to pick up the needle and thread.

"Grandma, and this ......" Cuiliu took out a piece of paper from her pocket and muttered, "It's my wife who asked me to hand it over to you." ”

"Huh? What is it? Ruojun glanced at her suspiciously.

"It's a telegram I just received...... ...... from Shanghai"

Ruojun's hand shook, a needle pierced her finger, and a bright red bead of blood came out from between her fingers, she quickly held her fingers, and the telegram from Shanghai ...... Did you send it from Jiaqi? Or is he?

She swallowed her throat, took the telegram, opened it, and there was only one sentence on it: "May 20 and Manlin got married." Kang"

In an instant, his heart was thrown into the sea of love like a boulder, stirring up thousands of waves, but his mind was blank.

May 20th, today, at this moment in Shanghai, thousands of miles away, he is holding a grand wedding with another woman. Although she knew that this day would come sooner or later, but when this day really came, she couldn't bless them like a saint, she staggered to her feet, the ninja was full of tears, gritted her teeth and said to Ryan in front of the desk, "Ryan, I'll go out for a while." ”

Zhou Ruian didn't look up, but just "hmm", he was still immersed in the passion of pondering Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Order".

Ruojun turned his head and glanced at Cuiliu sadly: "I need to go out for a walk." Don't tell anyone. ”

The pain in her eyes made Cuiliu very sour, and she had been watching the ups and downs of her relationship with Ruikang like an audience, Cuiliu pursed her lips and nodded, she knew that she needed a place to vent. You need a place where you can cry out loud.

Mei Ruojun clutched the telegram, walked out of the chrysanthemum garden quickly, walked through the back garden, opened the back door, and rushed into the wilderness, she ran to the broken temple in one breath, and knelt in front of the big Buddha statue covered with dust and spider webs, trembling and opening her palms, and read the telegram again, although there were only ten words, but each word was like an iron nail into her heart.

"Ahh How am I going to live? O God and Buddha of great compassion, please be compassionate, I can no longer conceal it, I cannot disguise it, please take away my suffering, or take my life away! She kept crying and pleading at the Buddha statue.

The more she cried, the more sad she became, the cry echoed in the ruined temple, she didn't know that the night he fished her out of the lotus pond, he had also reverently knelt in front of the big dilapidated Buddha statue, and swore that he would give her up as long as she could come back from the dead......

She didn't know how long she had been crying, crying until she was weak, kneeling in front of the big Buddha statue, not caring how thick the dust on the ground was, like a withered lily of the valley, a few strands of hair stuck to her cheeks full of tears, and her eyes were full of despair. What's he doing? Oh...... He was already Xu Manlin's husband, and he had said that if she left him again this time, he would marry ten women to anger her..... God, just one was enough to destroy all her hopes.

She knew that she was not qualified to think like this, she was a married woman, what qualifications did she have to deprive him of the right to marry another love.....

But no matter how much truth there is, it can't dilute the pain in her heart, she slumped on the ground, and her mind is full of pictures of his wedding to Xu Manlin......

//

May is a bright and sunny month, they chose the most beautiful and poetic season of the year to hold a wedding, Xu Manlin wore a white light gauze mopping wedding dress, a light mist-like veil, making her beautiful as a dream, like a pure white rose in full bloom, she boldly wore an off-the-shoulder neckline style, which was more sexy in beauty.

She held her father Xu Ruhai's arm with one hand, her face was sprinkled with sunshine, her curved eyes contained infinite affection and longing for happiness, she only had his figure in her eyes, he stood not far away, smiling and looking at her, handsome and upright like a prince in a fairy tale, Xu Ruhai's face was also full of emotion, although he was not satisfied with this son-in-law, but seeing the sweet smile on his daughter's face, he suddenly relieved all his prejudices against Zhou Ruikang. What could be more important than making my daughter happy?

In the solemn and holy wedding march, Xu Ruhai handed over his daughter's hand to Zhou Ruikang, and he walked towards the pastor with a smile......

The vows, the exchange of rings, the signing of certificates, the kissing of the bride, everything was so smooth and beautiful.

In the lounge of the Peace Hotel, Zhou Ruikang sat on the sofa, straightened his long legs, leaned on the back of the chair, supported the armrests, put one hand to his lips, lowered his eyelids, looked coldly at the marriage certificate on the table, and the other hand involuntarily touched something in his pocket. This marriage certificate made him feel confused and absurd, helpless and frustrated, he turned his eyes away, and he didn't want to look at it a second time in his life.

Xu Manlin went to the dressing room to change clothes, he finally had some alone time, poured himself a glass of wine, paced to the window, looked at the colorful night scene of Shanghai outside the window, took a sip of wine, he gently took out the handkerchief embroidered with plum blossoms in his pocket, and every stitch and thread on it was her heart, embroidered on his heart.

He clenched his handkerchief hard, and kept calling her name in his heart, he didn't know if the family had received his telegram, in fact, he didn't want to inform the family, it was Xu Ruhai who asked him to send a telegram. In any case, marriage was a big deal, and he had no reason to refuse such a legitimate request.

What would her reaction be when she learned the news? Will you cry? Or will it be as silent as ever? If she's sad, will Big Brother Ryan comfort her? Or will you be angry with her? Or would she bless him generously? Oh yes, she used to be so active in matching herself and Ruoli, and persuaded herself to be with Jiaqi, Mei Ruojun, Mei Ruojun, you fool, he remembered the morning when they separated, her weak body was in her arms, hugging and kissing herself tightly, she was so emotional......

He drank the wine from his glass in one gulp and slipped his handkerchief back into his pocket.

"Ruikang, do you think I'm good-looking?"

He turned his head and saw that Xu Manlin had changed out of the long-tailed wedding dress in the church, and put on a small dress with pure white openwork, with pear-shaped pearl earrings and pearl necklaces.

He couldn't adjust his thoughts for a while, looking at her just stunned, she smiled and touched the necklace on her neck and said, "It was sent by uncle." ”

"Beautiful." He put away his painful memories, closed the door in his heart, and squeezed out a smile.

"Let's go, they are waiting for us, celebrities and rich businessmen from all walks of life in Shanghai are here tonight, our wedding is the attention of the whole city, and it will be in newspapers and magazines tomorrow." She said excitedly, grabbed his arm, and walked out of the lounge and towards the auditorium.

"What's there to report about this? It's just getting married. ”

"I didn't let them report it, but with our family background, how could those reporters let go of such a good opportunity? You know? Originally, the chairman of the committee was also coming, but the war was tight and he was too busy, so he couldn't come. ”

Ruikang sighed deeply, and the two came to the outside of the auditorium, the master of ceremonies was already waiting at the door, and stepped forward and said, "Miss Xu, Director Chen and Deputy Director Xu haven't arrived yet, let's wait a while." ”

Ruikang saw that the auditorium was crowded, it was really lively, and after a while, Xu Ruhai walked out and glanced at the two of them, and pulled Xu Manlin aside, the father and daughter didn't know what to say there, Ruikang was not interested in knowing, he looked at the flower baskets that were almost piled up in the aisle.

The gate was full of magnificent cars one after another, and it seemed that all the people in Shanghai who had cars came, and not many people knew him as a groom.

At this time, two waiters walked in with a basket of flowers, and walked past Ruikang, one of them muttering to the other, "Hey, there's nowhere to put it." ”

"Oops, this one is so small, it must not have been given by some important person, just throw it in the corner." The other one is not bored to say.

The previous waiter then threw the small flower basket to the corner of the wall at random, Zhou Ruikang frowned, but was curious and sympathetic to this inconspicuous little flower basket, walked to the corner, pulled up the banner on the flower basket, and wrote: "Talented and beautiful, perfect match." Cheng Jiawei, Cheng Jiaqi congratulations. ”

"Jiawei, Jiaqi? Oh! Sky! Ruikang's blood was boiling, and he hurriedly searched for them in all corners of the hall, Jiawei, Jiaqi, close friends who had not been seen for a long time, oh my God, they were simply angels, so that the lonely and lonely heart suddenly ignited a passion for life. He must find them.

He couldn't find them in the lobby, so he rushed out of the hotel gate, looked around the busy streets, searched for them, and finally saw them under the telephone pole not far away, and he was so excited that he almost cried.

"Jiawei, Jiaqi!" His voice trembled.

Cheng Jiawei's brother and sister turned their heads and almost jumped up with joy when they saw him, the three of them quickly got together, and they were reunited after a long absence, and the three of them were speechless for a while.

"Hey, you unconscionable guy, you won't invite us to get married!" Jia Wei laughed and punched him in the shoulder.

Ruikang's eyes were red and full of tears, he covered his mouth, and suddenly laughed, regardless of the three seven twenty-one people holding him tightly in his arms, and kissing each of them on the face.

"Hey, I haven't seen you for a few months, how did you become so numb!" Jia Wei laughed: "If you kiss me again, I will kiss your bride later!" ”

Jiaqi said with a smile: "I guess he has become so Western-style after drinking too much wine, and he kisses people first when he sees men and women." ”