The Man in the Haze (2)
The days of waiting for the results are really unsettling and scratching the heart. Wang Xiaoling did not go home, but went straight to a nearby Internet cafΓ© for a night, and waited until the next day to go directly to the Lin building to listen to the results. As for the woman in the family, if he really flew on the branches, as long as she was not excessive, he would not bother with her about the past. After all, she gave herself, the richest man in City A, to be her father.
That night, even though the Internet cafΓ© was noisy, the smell of smoke and sweat was unbearable. But Wang Xiaoling put the two chairs together and slept soundly. God willing, tomorrow, everything will change.
Mrs. Lin held the appraisal report and smiled. I saw her clapping her hands and shouting a few times.
"Great, God bless, our Lin family finally has a queen." As he spoke, he folded his hands together and bowed to heaven. Lin Xiong on the side, his face was not good-looking, and he didn't seem to be infected by his mother's joy.
"Son, you quickly call that child over, let's talk about it. I have to find someone to come over and make a good living, so that he can recognize his ancestors and enter the family tree. The old lady smiled, but did not notice Lin Xiong's sad face.
Lin Xiong hesitated for a moment, and spoke a little reluctantly, "Mom, should we discuss it with Chunlin and Peng Peng." After all, this is not a small matter either. β
"Hmph", the old lady's face immediately sank when she heard his words, and her face was full of disgust and dissatisfaction. "What is there to discuss with her! Why, she can't give birth to an heir to our Lin family, and she won't let others have an heir! Amusing! β
"Okay, I'll contact that kid." Although Lin Xiong was reluctant, he still respected it and finally compromised.
When Wang Xiaoling received Lin Xiong's call, the whole person was fluttering, as if he was in a dream. He took his schoolbag and ran towards Lin's building like crazy. He knew that he was destined to be an extraordinary person.
Mrs. Lin's attitude when she saw him this time was completely different from before, holding him in her arms and screaming in her heart. even touched left and right, and said that he was very well raised.
"Xiaoling, call your mother out one day, and let's have a meal together. After all, after so many years, it's not easy for your mother to raise you! The old lady touched his face, and there was a kind look on her face.
When Wang Xiaoling heard her words, she knew that the opportunity had come. I saw him hugging Mrs. Lin and crying loudly, I don't know, I thought he had been wronged!
"Grandma, you don't know! My mother always knew that I was a child of the Lin family, but she just hid me and didn't let me come to my father. Not only that, but she also brought some messy men home all day long, and those people beat me and scolded me. You see! β
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and showed the scars of the beatings he had been beaten on the street two days ago.
When Mrs. Lin saw it, her whole body exploded, and she said sharply, "This woman really doesn't know what to do!" Even if it's for money, you can't do this to your child. Good grandson, don't worry, I will take you home to live in a few days, and in the future, grandma will love you! β
Wang Xiaoling nodded in the old lady's arms, but Lin Xiong on the side kept frowning, looking at this young man, he only felt that there was not much joy in his heart. He has been in the shopping mall for many years, and he knows what kind of mind a person has, and after a few glances, he knows everything. And this boy named Wang Xiaoling has too much anger in his eyes, and he is too eager for quick success.
Although he and his mother didn't love each other back then, they were still mutually beneficial and harmonious. Although that woman does not have a high background and has a special profession, he still understands what kind of person she is. She didn't even let herself know that she was pregnant with a child, she just asked for some breakup money and left, without dwelling too much. Although that woman loves money a little and has many shortcomings, she will never abuse her children.
Therefore, even if the identification report shows that the boy is his own flesh and blood. But in Lin Xiong's heart, only Lin Pengpeng is the heir he recognizes.
Wang Xiaoling looked up from the old lady's arms and looked at him, full of admiration for his father. Lin Xiong covered his mouth with his hand and coughed, and laughed at him a few times.
The small house by the sea still stands on the shore in the sound of the sea breeze and waves, but Wang Xiaoling, who came back here, is no longer in the same state of mind as before.
I took out the key and opened the door, the house was filled with the smell of tobacco, and God knows how many cigarettes the woman had smoked. He followed the smell to the balcony, where the woman was sitting on a chaise longue, lazily looking at the sea.
"What, no one is here today?" He said sarcastically.
"You're a step late, and you're already gone." She didn't seem to care about Wang Xiaoling's night of not returning, she didn't look back, and she didn't even give him a look. thought that Wang Xiaoling would leave as usual, and he couldn't stand it anymore. As a result, he was still standing at the balcony door.
"You, is there anything else?" There was a slight impatience in her words.
"It's nothing, just to tell you, my current identity is the son of the boss of the Lin Group." Wang Xiaoling watched the calmness on the woman's face gradually disintegrate, and couldn't help but feel a little proud in her heart.
He continued, "It is said that if one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven. What's more, you're still my biological mother, if you behave better, I'll let you get a piece of the pie! β
The woman listened to his words, as if she had heard something funny, and laughed maniacally. "You went to him anyway! However, even if I want something, I have to ask the old lady and Lin Xiong for it, and it is not your turn to give me charity. β
As she spoke, she grabbed her hair, lit a cigarette she kept in her hand, and took a hard puff.
Wang Xiaoling looked at her like she didn't know what to do, snorted coldly and left. And after he left, the woman extinguished the cigarette, picked up the phone, and dialed the call that had not been made in nearly eighteen years.
"Hello?" On the other end of the phone, a mellow male voice rang.
"It's me", although she knew that Lin Xiong couldn't see her at the moment, she still subconsciously raised her hand and pinned the broken hair scattered on her cheeks behind her ears.
She cleared her throat and continued, "I'm here to ask Mr. Lin for the placement fee, after all, I gave birth to a grandson for your Lin family, and there is no merit and hard work." Now that your father and son recognize each other, why do you have to compensate the middleman a little, don't you say? β
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, "What do you want?" β
"I've always heard that the scenery over there in New Zealand is good, the air is good, and there are snow-capped mountains. I want to immigrate there! Mr. Lin helped me buy a house there and get an identity, so it was enough. With that, she lit another cigarette.
The tone of her voice just now was very calm, not at all like the two people who had been grinding their ears and temples, but like unrelated people discussing a business. However, her fingers holding the cigarette trembled slightly, revealing her apprehension.
"I promise you." Lin Xiong did not hesitate. But where in the world is there such a simple thing, he paused for a moment and said the next additional conditions. "After everything is done, I want you to never come back, don't appear in front of me and my family, and don't contact Wang Xiaoling. Wang Xiaoling is about to take the college entrance examination, and when he finishes the college entrance examination, your affairs will be almost the same. When the time comes, I will arrange for him to accompany you to New Zealand to settle down. But, after that, everyone is irrelevant! β
The woman's smoking action paused, and she smiled wryly, "I know." β
Under the instigation and counsel of Mrs. Lin, Wang Xiaoling, who originally had good grades, decided to take the entrance examination to the Southwest Medical College in this city, after all, it was close to home and could still be taken care of by the family. When the time comes, he will graduate and work in a big hospital for a few more years, and when the time is right, his family will use the money to open a private hospital for him. As for the name, although both grandparents and grandchildren want to change it immediately. However, when it comes to the college entrance examination, there are too many projects involved, so I decided to wait until after graduating from university.
Now Wang Xiaoling has his own room in the Lin family's old house, and there is a special driver to pick him up and drop him off at school, and the classmates in the school who originally looked down on him also dare not mess around when they see those luxury cars. This period is probably the happiest day he has had since he was born. It's good to be a man with your head up and your chest up, and you don't have to worry about being looked down upon and bullied.
As for the woman, after he packed up his things and walked out of that small house that day, he was arranged from school to cram school, and he was very busy, where would he think about the woman who made him dislike in every way. So when Wang Xiaoling walked out of the examination room after taking the last course, he was still a little surprised to see the woman.
She was dressed very differently from her usual exposure and sexiness, but she simply wore a bright red dress, black flat shoes, and her hair was lazily scattered behind her head, lacking the kind of wind and dust she once had. The woman saw Wang Xiaoling come out and waved her hand at him.
Wang Xiaoling walked straight to the place where the driver parked when he didn't see it at first, but it turned out to be empty, and the luxury car that was originally parked here has long since disappeared.
He turned his head to look at the woman, and when he saw that she was just looking at him with a smirk, he walked up to her angrily.
"What are you here to do? What the hell are you doing? β
The woman just smiled indifferently and wanted to reach into her bag to get a cigarette, but the thought of being at the school gate now, she took her hand out again. "Your father asked you to come and accompany me to New Zealand! Why, didn't he tell you? β
"Of course he did!" Wang Xiaoling shouted at her as if she had been stepped on in a sore spot. Because Lin Xiong didn't tell him about it at all, but he didn't want this woman to see that Lin Xiong was not very kind to him, so he could only answer stubbornly.
"That's fine! On tonight's plane, your passport and visa are here with me, and the driver just gave me your luggage, come with me. After speaking, she took out her sunglasses, handed Wang Xiaoling's luggage to him, and walked in front.
The two didn't say much along the way, and they didn't know and thought they were two strangers carpooling. Wang Xiaoling didn't understand why Lin Xiong let him travel alone with this woman until he got on the plane to Auckland. However, it's all coming, so I can only improvise. Big deal,.
In fact, Wang Xiaoling himself didn't know what kind of feelings he had for this woman. If it is the relationship between mother and son, to be honest, he doesn't want this woman to be his mother and be a stain that he can't wash away in his life. If you hate her and want her to disappear, it's not to that point. Perhaps, this is the legendary love-hate relationship.
The two took a plane and took a train to the side of the house arranged by Lin Xiong. This small house is not big, but it is at the foot of the Cook Snow Mountain, and as soon as you open the window, you can see the beautiful scenery of the snow-capped mountains, but it is also a paradise.
Wang Xiaoling rubbed her hands, her mouth was white, and she looked at the woman on the side who was still radiant even in the ice and snow, and was a little puzzled. Since she came out of China, she seems to have changed as a different person, her expression has gradually become vivid, and even her smile has gradually increased. However, only for Wang Xiaoling, he is still so lukewarm.
The two of them strolled to the small shop nearby to buy ingredients for dinner, a town that looked like a fairy tale of ice and snow, but it was sparsely populated, and it took a long distance to see a family.
Dinner was made by a woman, and it was rare for her to cook in a serious manner. Wash the fresh carrots, broccoli and zucchini, cut them into small pieces, place them on an olive oil-coated baking sheet, sprinkle them with freshly ground rose salt and black pepper and put them in the oven. After doing this here, boiling water on the other side, put the pasta you just bought in the pot and time it for seven minutes. Then fry the shrimp and diced ham, pour it into the mashed fresh tomato paste, sprinkle with a thick layer of cheese, and wait until it comes out of the pan, then a pinch of chopped parsley. It's busy, but it's happy.
This is the first time Wang Xiaoling has seen her so happy in the past 18 years, and it is also the first time to see her cook a meal so seriously, but she never knew that she would cook so many things. He helped set the cutlery and waited for the woman to serve the cooked pasta on a plate, pour a thick sauce, and serve it with a small plate of sizzling roasted vegetables, which were brightly colored and nutritious.
He couldn't help but pick up a little pasta wrapped in sauce and put it into his mouth, the thick tomato juice had already absorbed the flavor of the ham and shrimp, making the otherwise bland pasta taste even better.
"It's delicious." He couldn't help but say. When the woman heard this, she just smiled at him, nodded, and went on to eat the food on her plate gracefully. There was an aura of embarrassment in the air, but Wang Xiaoling had long been used to it, he didn't say anything, and he also bought his head and ate hard.
"I heard, you want to enter the Lin family genealogy?" After eating for a while, the woman suddenly asked.
"Yes, grandma said, I am the only grandson of the Lin family, and I should be in the family tree. And after I graduated from college, I changed my last name. Thinking of this, his eyebrows fluttered with some excitement.
Wang Xiaoling thought that the woman would be happy for him, but her face changed, and she snorted lightly, "People, you are self-aware, not bent on climbing high branches." Do you know why I didn't go to Lin Xiong for so many years? That's because I am self-aware, there are so many women around him, and there is never a shortage of young and beautiful. He plays and plays, but he respects his wife very much.
When I first found out that I was pregnant, I knew that I wouldn't get any benefit from it. And if I really annoy him, it's me who is unlucky. However, I am now complete, and by your east wind I have settled myself. It's you! β
She picked up her glass, took a sip of red wine, and continued, "I really didn't expect you to be so capable and go to the door yourself." Don't look at the old woman of the Lin family who is so good to you now, so good, I can't wait to give you all my heart. However, whether you are allowed to enter the family tree or not, it is not only their mother and son who have the final say, but also those respected old people in the Lin family's hometown. β
Speaking of this, the woman tilted her head to look at him and chuckled, "You wouldn't really be naΓ―ve to think that those old old-fashioned people would let a child born like me into their Lin family's genealogy!" If you want to change your name, you can change it at any time, even if you end up with the surname Lin on the surface, you will never be a member of the Lin family. The child of their Lin family will always be only Lin Pengpeng! β
Wang Xiaoling lowered his head, and his hand holding the fork trembled. He simply got up, walked to the edge of the kitchen sink, turned on the faucet, washed his face, and calmed himself down. Then he retorted, "Isn't your life now because of me!" You already knew that your identity would keep me from looking up? You already knew that because of you and I was bullied at school? Is it? Are you using me to get revenge on that man? β
With tears in his eyes, he asked the 'mother' who gave him life with some despair. The woman didn't care, she also stood up, walked to Wang Xiaoling's side with a wine glass, stretched out her hand, and gently stroked his face.
"You're right, I already knew! Since I was a child, I know all the things about you being beaten. But haven't you looked down on me since I was a child? I always say that I embarrass you and makes you unable to hold your head up.
However, have you ever thought about what I will do to raise you if I don't do this? Since you look down on me, why should I care about you? Everyone's feelings are mutual, if you are not good to me, why should I be good to you. Don't say anything to me about maternal love, if I hadn't been sick and I had taken you out, I wouldn't have been able to have children, do you think I would take you with such a drag oil bottle for so many years? β
These words were like a sharp knife inserted into Wang Xiaoling's heart. He only felt a splitting headache, and his skull hurt from what the woman said, and he couldn't help but cover his head and mutter, "Don't say it again, don't say it again!" β
But the woman showed no signs of stopping, but intensified, "Anyway, you are useless with me now, you can go back tomorrow." In the future, whether your surname is Wang or Lin, it has nothing to do with me. Speaking of this, the woman laughed softly, "However, it is still a matter whether you can end up with the surname Lin!" β
Wang Xiaoling held the edge of the pool with both hands, trembling all over, and the last sentence broke the last string of his reason. His eyes fell on the sharp knife in the pool to be washed, reached out to pick it up, and stabbed the woman in the stomach with lightning speed. With a knife, the woman slowly slipped down holding her stomach and fell to the floor. But Wang Xiaoling still didn't seem to think it was enough, and then the second, third, fourth, and fifth knives......
Wait until he is out of breath and his face is bloodied and he puts down the sharp knife in his hand. The woman was already lying in a pool of blood, dead and dead. And her belly, the place where Wang Xiaoling was once conceived, has been stabbed by him with a knife.
Wang Xiaoling only felt that the blood all over his body seemed to be frozen, that kind of cold, deep into the bone marrow. He stepped forward tremblingly, reached out to probe the woman's snort, and then withdrew his hand in fright.
"You forced me, you forced me......" He hugged his body tightly and muttered to himself. But the man who was lying down could no longer look at him with contempt and sneer at him.
Thinking of the woman's words just now, Wang Xiaoling gradually calmed down. looked at the woman lying quietly on the ground, and took a sip, "You are not worthy of being my mother!" Everyone else is filial piety to mothers and children, and you feel uncomfortable when you see me happy all day long, and you kill people with a soft knife. I told you not to say it, you still say it! Deserve! He slowly stood up against the floor, a smile that bordered on madness.
"Don't you like it here? Then you will stay here forever! So saying, he went to the utility room, took a shovel out, went out into the yard, and began to dig down under a tree.
Due to the cold weather, the soil is very hard. Wang Xiaoling had to boil a large pot of boiling water and pour it slowly to soften the soil. In this way, it took nearly three hours to dig a deep pit that could hold the corpse.
Wang Xiaoling was so tired that he was about to collapse, but he didn't dare to stop, walked quickly to the woman's side, wrapped her in a plastic tablecloth, and dragged blood everywhere. When he dragged the body into the pit and slowly filled it with the soil, he heard a few rooster crows in the distance, and it was almost dawn.
He dragged his sore arm and quickened the pace of filling. When the soil was filled, I moved a few large flower pots next to it to the top and pressed the soil. He was scared and tired, so he wanted to sit on the ground and sleep. However, the blood stains on the floor of the house reminded him of what was going on here. As a last resort, he could only go to the bathroom non-stop, took cleaners and brushes, knelt on the floor, and brushed desperately. Finally, a basin of water was poured on it and vacuumed away, leaving the floor clean as if it had never been soaked in blood.
After doing everything, it was already dawn. He sat down breathlessly on the chair next to the dining table, wanting to sleep but not daring to sleep. Because, as soon as he closed his eyes, it was the woman's mocking laughter. He looked at a table of uneaten meals, picked up a fork, and took the pasta and vegetables into his mouth one bite at a time. Who would have thought that this was the first time he had eaten a meal carefully cooked by a woman, and it would be the last.
In the end, he couldn't eat anymore, but he still forced himself to eat all the food, and there was nothing left.
"Hiccup", Wang Xiaoling stroked his chest and burped a lot. The pasta was eaten too quickly, and it was blocked in the chest, and I couldn't get down, and I choked uncomfortably. He was too tired to get up to fetch water to drink, so he picked up the table and drank most of the remaining half of the red wine, which was poured into his stomach.
He, who had never drunk wine, knew the stamina of red wine, and after a while, he was loaded on the dining table and fell asleep. And this time when I closed my eyes, the woman never appeared again......