"However, Simei is my daughter, don't you want to take her away!" Meng Shuzhi sat down on the edge of the bed in pain, ten fingers inserted into his hair, and cried bitterly.

Mei Ruojun saw such pain, her heart was like a knife, whether he was angry or not, she pounced, knelt beside him and tried to pull his hand, but as soon as her hand touched him, he shook it off.

"Don't touch me!" He roared in rage, like an erupting volcano.

"Shu Zhi, can you listen to me." Ruojun had no choice but to whisper: "I won't go, I won't go." This is my home, with my beloved husband and a pair of children, why should I go to the UK? ”

"Don't coax me, I know your story from beginning to end. I know in your heart that there is no one like him. Honestly, you can live for him and die for him, will you do the same for me? Will you? He yelled at her with red eyes, like a wolf trying to tear her apart.

"You jumped into the lotus pond for him, you suffered humiliation for him, you fainted for her, you cried for him in the storm, you hanged herself, you even fell off the cliff to save his child...... Will you do this for me? Will you? You said! He grabbed her wrist like a pincer.

She couldn't answer the hypothetical things, but she thought she would, so she nodded sharply with tears streaming down her face:

"I will, because I love you, and I will."

"I don't believe it! Don't lie to me, okay? Didn't I already say yes? Go, go to him. I am so tired! He let out a long sigh.

Ruojun looked at his face for a long time, and her heart sank again and again, she must show her loyalty, and the best way to do it right now is to ...... Her gaze slowly moved to the passport, the corners of her mouth hooked up a bitter smile, she picked up the passport on the ground, touched it, this passport was made for her by Xu Ziyan at a huge risk, this passport may be the only hope in her life to reunite with Ruikang. But this passport full of hope is destroying his marriage, destroying his home, and destroying the peace he has so hard found......

Hope, what a beautiful term, but how much hope in the world is achievable? Mei Ruojun wiped her tears, stepped on the mess all over the ground, walked to the window step by step, picked up the matchbox from the windowsill, and picked up a broken plate from the ground that broke the edge.

She took out the match from the matchbox with an expressionless face, lit it, and put the British passport that Xu Ziyan and Zhu Yafen had carefully made for her on the fire.

Burn it, burn all hopes, burn all desires, burn everything in the past to ashes, from now on, Mei Ruojun is just Meng Shuzhi's wife, she thought to herself.

When he saw this, he was startled, rushed up, and slapped the match from her hand. snatched the passport from her hand and said in a panic, "What are you doing?" ”

She raised her eyelashes, and Mu Ran looked at him suspiciously: "Burn it, and it's over." ”

"But that's your only hope of reuniting with him!" He shook his head bitterly and ambivalently.

"I don't need that hope anymore. I've got you. You are my hope, and this home is my hope. ”

"Ruojun, do you really want this home? You know, he has a big, beautiful estate in England......"

She reached out to cover his mouth and shook her head: "No matter how big and beautiful it is, what's the point if you and the children aren't there?" ”

He took her hand and pulled her into his arms.

"Kiss me, want me, I'm yours, I'm yours. Shu Zhi, don't drive me away, please. She grabbed his neck and begged him for mercy, she was afraid that he would really not want her, she was afraid that he would really leave her, if she was still a little hesitant about Ding Xiaohui at the beginning, then now for Meng Shuzhi, she wants to live with him wholeheartedly, she wants to grow old with him, she cherishes this hard-won happiness.

His tears merged with hers, and he lowered his head to kiss her, and the two kissed affectionately......

//

After this night of passion, the two hugged each other and no one could sleep. Early the next morning, Shu Zhi had breakfast and went to work as usual, Ruojun cleaned up the mess of last night at home, her mind kept thinking, churning, she found that she really couldn't go back, she hoped that Ruikang could recover as soon as possible, but she couldn't leave Shu Zhi and this home, in her heart, Shu Zhi and this home have exceeded the love and longing for Ruikang.

After all, there is not only love in the world, besides, she has already fallen in love with Shu Zhi, whether it is emotionally or intellectually, it is impossible for her to give up Meng Shuzhi. Ruojun sat on the chair in a daze, looking at the wedding photos of himself and Shu Zhi on the wall in a daze.

There was a strong sourness at the tip of her nose, tears welled up in her eyes, she had a final decision, she stood up violently, and looked around for the passport, she was going to burn it, tear it, throw it, destroy it...... Burn, tear, throw, and destroy the restless hope and desire in your heart, and say goodbye to the past completely! Her heart was full of determination.

But no matter how Ruojun looked, she couldn't find the passport, the passport was gone, there was no on the table, there was no on the floor, there was no bed, there was nowhere to go, she rummaged in the room like crazy, lying on the ground, looking for the bottom of the bed, the crack of the table, the bottom of the cabinet, the crack of the door, there was nowhere to go, her heart was pinched, and she was afraid that it was mixed in the clutter when she was cleaning just now and was thrown out, so she quickly ran to the trash can, rummaged through, and there was no.

Beads of sweat oozed from her anxious head, over and over again, inside and out, and even searched for Nian'an's room, and almost turned the flower pots in the yard upside down.

She was stunned, thinking hard about the place where this passport might be left behind, and finally she guessed that maybe Shu Zhi had already taken it and destroyed it, yes, yes, it must be, after all, he was worried that she would leave him, maybe he took it and destroyed it, in short, this thing that destroyed the happiness of their family was gone.

Her heart settled down, thinking, finally a turmoil has passed, her small home, her simple and ordinary days will continue, everything has returned to calm, she picked up Simei, she loved this little daughter very much, carried her on her back, took a small purse and vegetable basket, and began to think about what dishes to buy today: Shu Zhi's favorite fried fish, Nian'an's favorite braised pork, and the family also needs to buy new toothbrushes and towels.

She opened her purse and checked to see if she had enough meat stamps and food stamps, thinking that she would make a good dinner for her husband and children tonight. Counting the income and expenditure of this month, she left the passport behind her, and she became an ordinary woman, an ordinary wife, and an ordinary mother again......

//

It was overcast, and it was drizzling, and the rain was ticking against the glass windows, and the leaves rustled against the windows. A rapid cough resounded through a large house on the outskirts of England.

There was only one bedside lamp in the room, and the dim light hit the large bed, which made it even more obvious that the person on the bed was so lonely. Zhou Ruikang sat up, wore glasses, habitually lit a cigarette, and opened the letter sent by his son Nian'er again under the lamp, his head was very heavy, so he needed to use the cigarette to refresh himself.

"Dear Daddy,

I want to tell you a news, on a stormy, thunderous afternoon, my mother remembered you and everything in the past in the grove, she cried very sadly, very sad, she told me that she loves you very much, and she will hide your past deep in her heart. Daddy, don't be sad, don't worry, I believe that in your mother's heart, there is no one who can replace you.

Daddy, Dad is very good to me and my mother, he loves my mother very much, and they have a little sister. I know that my mother is very embarrassed and sad......

Mother cares about you and misses you, she often wanders alone in the grove now, looking at the trees, looking at the grass, looking at the leaves in a daze, I know she is thinking about you. It's just that I also know that she can't do without her father and little sister.

The story of the two of you makes me feel that life is impermanent, how unsatisfactory it is, is fate merciful or ruthless? Is love sweet or bitter?

Daddy, although you have never been by my side to grow up with me, you have insisted on writing to me for so many years, encouraging me, and guiding me, which is enough to make me feel your deep fatherly love. I love you as much as I love my dad. Both of you are very good men, and I must learn from you.

Daddy, please take care of your health, my mother asked me to convey that she hopes you can take care more and smoke less.

Nian An

……”

Seeing the last sentence, he reached out and put the cigarette out in the ashtray, and there was another violent cough, his chest was very uncomfortable, he knew that he still had a fever, and he didn't know why, those pills didn't seem to be useful at all, and his body temperature kept going back and forth, sometimes good and sometimes bad.

The doctor also told him not to smoke anymore and to keep a good mood, but he didn't know how to keep a good mood. Is there anything pleasant about his life? His wife and children have become someone else's, the separation of husband and wife, and the separation of flesh and blood, is already the saddest thing in the world, what else is worth being happy?

He smokes not because he likes tobacco, but because he needs nicotine to relieve his pain, and burying himself in the smoke allows him to release the pain in his heart.

Carefully put away Nian An's letter, took off his glasses, he leaned weakly on the back of the bed, closed his eyes and recuperated, Nian An began to think about fate and love, yes, he has grown up, and he is obviously precocious, and his thoughts are also very deep, yes, such a vague life experience, such a complex family relationship, the child will always be affected, he must guide him correctly as soon as possible, he wanted to get up and reply to the letter, but he had a splitting headache, his whole body ached, he was drowsy, he couldn't stand up at all, so he had to give up.

After a while, a maid knocked on the door and came in and said, "Sir, Mr. Song is here." ”

"Invite him in." Ruikang barely stood up, put on his glasses, and there was another heart-wrenching cough.

Song Yuanyang walked in, closed the door, and saw Ruikang, who was weak and weak on the bed, but his face was red from the fire, his heart was pinched, he walked quickly to the bed, frowned and said, "Zhou Ruikang, what's the matter with you?" As he spoke, he probed his forehead with his hand, burning his hand.

"You have a fever of at least 40 degrees, no, I'll send you to the hospital immediately."

"No, don't!" He reached out and took his hand and said, "I don't want to go to the hospital, I don't want to ......" His head was dizzy, everything in front of him was spinning.

Song Yuanyang was in a hurry, regardless of his refusal, picked up the phone next to the bed and called an ambulance.

"You stubborn fellow, you, you, you're going to kill our friends!" He hurriedly shouted at his bedside, "You want to die, right? But none of us who are sluts want you dead! In order not to let you die, we went crazy from England, to Hong Kong, from Hong Kong to Beijing, from Beijing to Shenyang, trying our best, how much energy we spent, and how many dangers we risked! ”

He was so dizzy that he couldn't concentrate, just groggy and repeated: "I'm not going, the hospital, not going to ......"

"Zhou Ruikang, let me tell you, your life and death do not belong only to you, if you die, everything we have done for you will be in vain, especially Xu Ziyan, you want to kill him!"

"What? Ziyan? "He doesn't understand what he's talking about?

"We all know what you want to do, you want to see Mei Ruojun, don't you?" Song Yuanyang pointed to Ruikang on the bed and said, "Let me tell you, Mei Ruojun is coming to the UK, if you die, you won't be able to see her!" ”

Mei Ruojun? Coming to the UK? Zhou Ruikang tried hard to lift his heavy head like a lead ball, trying hard to understand what Song Yuanyang said, how could Ruojun come to the UK? This is simply a bizarre story even more bizarre than the Arabian Nights......

"You don't have to look at me like that, I never lied to you! Believe it or not, anyway, if you want to know the truth and know what happened, you can go to the hospital for treatment. ”

"No, tell me, what the hell is going on, Ruojun her...... Ruojun ......," Ruikang asked, grabbing his hand.

"You want to know, I won't tell you, I'll tell you when you're well." Song Yuanyang squinted and shook his head.

Ruikang frowned and collapsed limply in bed. Song Yuanyang ignored him, went out and instructed the maid to pack up the clothes for Ruikang's hospitalization.

After a while, the ambulance came, this is not the first time that Song Yuanyang forced Zhou Ruikang to go to the hospital for treatment, Ruikang's condition has been repeated, and he did not cooperate with the treatment, and even secretly discharged home by himself, so his condition has been deteriorating.

It seems that Mei Ruojun's name has a kind of magic, after Zhou Ruikang was admitted to the hospital this time, he began to cooperate with the doctor's treatment, his mind kept echoing Song Yuanyang's words, although the high fever did not go away, but he remembered that Song Yuanyang said that Mei Ruojun was coming to the UK, although he felt that this was simply a more dreamy thing than a fairy tale, but he still had a kind of expectation in his heart, even if it was a fairy tale, even if it was a dream, even if it was a ridiculous assumption, a faint fire of hope ignited in his heart.

He wants to get better quickly, he wants to ask Song Yuanyang what is going on, and he wants to listen to Song Yuanyang explain things clearly with a clear mind.