Chapter 198: The Replacement

Li Shujun simply ate some, then put down the dishes and chopsticks, she looked at Du Zeming and Liu Anfei in front of her, they seemed to have their own thoughts, and they all bowed their heads and were silent.

She didn't want to get to the bottom of it, and the adult world naturally has her own thoughts and positions.

Li Shujun snatched the soup bowl in front of Du Lin, which contained the thick soup that Liu Anfei deliberately made today. Liu Anfei once asked Aunt Zhang about Du Lin's favorite dishes, so she knew how to make this soup and what condiments needed to be added to it.

She had tried to do it a few times before, and Du Lin also liked to drink it, but this time she was not able to do it well.

"Linlin, don't drink anymore. Drinking such salty soup in small children is not good for physical development. Li Shujun stroked Du Lin's little head and said in a calm tone.

Seeing this, Liu Anfei immediately apologized embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Mom, this time I was really careless, I went to buy some fresh milk today, so that Linlin can drink it before going to bed at night." ”

Li Shujun snorted, and turned her gaze from Du Lin beside her to Liu Anfei, "If you have something on your mind, you can't cook well, so how can you take care of the family?" ”

Liu Anfei hurriedly apologized, this time she was indeed distracted, and she was not so focused when she was busy in the kitchen.

"She's already worked hard, and it's inevitable that she will miss it once." Du Zeming suddenly opened his mouth to explain for Liu Anfei

Li Shujun didn't say anything more, and took Du Lin's little hand and went to the room upstairs. Du Zeming also got up to leave and entered the study next door alone.

Liu Anfei was a little frustrated, he was obviously kind-hearted, hoping to give Du Lin a happy birthday, but after being busy for a long time, he ended up with a thankless end. She stood up with little interest and began to clean up the table.

In the Du family, these trivial housework will naturally be taken care of by Aunt Zhang, a domestic helper, during the day, but at night, after Aunt Zhang gets off work, she needs to take on this job.

Liu Anfei is not unwilling to do these things, but sometimes she can more or less experience some of the loneliness and dullness that Lin Qingrou felt in this family at the beginning.

She has always refused to admit that she is Lin Qingrou's replacement in her heart, but she always feels similar at this time. She thinks she is better and more capable than Lin Qingrou, and she is naturally more suitable for the role of the hostess of a wealthy family.

She was not from a good background, and she has put in more effort and hardship than her peers since she was a child, and she has completed the large-span transformation from a girl from an ordinary family to a well-known lawyer step by step.

The bitterness and sweat behind this, only Liu Anfei herself can understand, she has never been a particularly high-profile girl in school, in the eyes of the people around her, this is a nerd who only knows how to read.

And Liu Anfei not only has to carefully plan his life trajectory, but also has to get a lot of scholarships through exams to support his plans and dreams.

Fortunately, fate is always generous to a persistent and persistent person. Liu Anfei was successfully admitted to a prestigious university and got the opportunity to study abroad with excellent results.

Even in a foreign country, Liu Anfei did not dare to slack off.

After capping off her illustrious academic career, she returned to China to accept an invitation from Cigna, a well-known law firm, to become a respected and impartial lawyer.

In the past two years, Liu Anfei's career has been thriving, and she has become a dazzling star lawyer in the legal circle. She was originally a capable woman, and her current reputation and status were closely related to her own hard work. Coupled with the fact that he can now use the resources and background of the Du family, Liu Anfei is even more comfortable and comfortable.

It is precisely because of such a process of struggle that Liu Anfei naturally values every opportunity around him. She craves recognition and wants to show her excellence.

Compared with those children of wealthy families who were born with a golden spoon in their mouths, Liu Anfei feels that people like himself are more worthy of a rich life and wealth and power. Because she knows how to cherish all this, she will not be like those gentlemen, who will only blindly enjoy and squander all day long.

There will be many people talking about Liu Anfei and Du Zeming in private. Most of them will inevitably think that Liu Anfei is on the thigh of the Du family, and since then he can climb to the sky in one step and struggle for decades.

But Liu Anfei never chose to be with Du Zeming because of the Du family, what she values is just a relationship of knowing each other.

Du Zeming is not a man who is good at revealing his inner world, but when Liu Anfei is with Du Zeming, he will feel comfortable and satisfied like never before.

The sense of security that this man brings to her is simply endless and unbreakable. Liu Anfei needs this kind of security very much, especially after so many years of wandering and self-struggle, this feeling is precious to her.

Li Shujun stayed in Du Lin's room for nearly half an hour, and this always strict woman rarely enjoyed the relaxation and warmth brought by a generational family relationship. It is only in front of Du Lin that she will take off the mask that she has disguised for so many years, and behind the mask is just an aging but extremely stubborn face.

Li Shujun walked downstairs step by step, she looked up at the time, and it was almost time to leave. Liu Anfei finished cleaning up the housework, had already made tea and waited for Li Shujun to come downstairs.

Li Shujun shook her head, and had no desire to sit down and drink tea again, so Liu Anfei respectfully followed behind Li Shujun and sent her to the door of the house.

"You know what? You're the one I've taken a fancy to, and you can help Zeming a lot by his side. I also know that he is not an easy person to get close to sometimes, but the two of you have been together for almost two years, and the feelings between each other are real, and you don't need to worry about anything. Li Shujun said with his back to Liu Anfei.

Liu Anfei understood what Li Shujun meant, but now she was getting more and more unable to understand Du Zeming's thoughts. There was also a situation where Du Zeming fell into a trance from time to time, she never told Li Shujun, she felt that Du Zeming would occasionally be absent-minded, which should be related to that woman.

"But ......," Liu Anfei said again and again.

"You always fight for your client's best interests in court, but why don't you know how to ask for the promise you want from a man?" After Li Shujun said this, she walked forward without looking back.

Liu Anfei walked back to the house with a lot of concern, the door of the study was still closed, and every day after dinner, Du Zeming would be in it to deal with some company affairs left over from the day, or he wanted some private space to think about some problems.

During this time, Liu Anfei often didn't take the initiative to go in and disturb, even if he brought a cup of coffee to Du Zeming, which was stopped after he refused once.

Liu Anfei thought about going upstairs to see Du Lin in the room at this time, since he adapted to the life of boarding school, Du Lin would go to bed early every time he went home.

Maybe it's because boarding school is no more comfortable and secure than at home. After Li Shujun accompanied him for that time, it would make Du Lin logically fall asleep, but when Liu Anfei walked lightly to the door of his room, he faintly heard a voice inside.

This is Du Lin's childish voice, naturally there will be no one else in the room, he seems to be talking in a dream. Liu Anfei pushed the door open slightly with some curiosity, the light in the room was off, but there was a bright light on Du Lin's bed.

Du Lin seemed to be saying something, but his voice was very soft, and Liu Anfei listened very carefully and couldn't hear a complete piece of content.

Du Lin didn't seem to be asleep, but kept talking to himself. Liu Anfei was a little worried, so he knocked on the door gently.

"Linlin? Haven't you slept yet? Liu Anfei said softly.

The light on the bed immediately dimmed, and Liu Anfei thought to himself that this must be Du Lin who brought a certain toy to the bed. She walked gently to Du Lin's bed, but she didn't see any toys or anything like that he was holding in his hand.

However, Du Lin wrapped the quilt tightly around himself, which was a very strange thing.

Because the current season is about to enter the scorching summer, the temperature has risen significantly in Gaoyang City in the past few days.

Therefore, it is not normal to wrap the quilt in a quilt when you go to bed at night. Liu Anfei realized that Du Lin must have something hiding from her.

"Linlin, I know you haven't slept yet, you wrap the quilt so tightly, won't it be hot?" Liu Anfei asked tentatively.

Du Lin was lying on his side on the bed at this time, with his back facing Liu Anfei. After a long time, Du Lin didn't react, and it seemed that he definitely didn't plan to talk to Liu Anfei.

Liu Anfei knows Du Lin's temper very well, just like Du Zeming's stubbornness. Maybe she bumped into a toy secretly on the bed, so she was a little embarrassed and could only pretend to be asleep.

Liu Anfei patted the quilt on Du Lin's body, and said with a smile: "Linlin has to sleep obediently, Auntie won't tell your father." ”

"Also, when Auntie is gone, you won't have to wrap yourself up anymore!"

Liu Anfei walked out of Du Lin's room directly after speaking, she thought that the child would just be naughty occasionally, and she didn't take what happened just now to heart. Just a few steps, Liu Anfei saw Du Zeming walking up from downstairs head-on, and the two subconsciously glanced at each other, Du Zeming didn't speak, just went back to the room directly.