Lin Yinan's question was abrupt, and Zhong Yue's eyelids jumped. Lin Yinan hadn't asked this question since he came back from the UK, and Zhong Yue thought he had already asked Lin Xi. Today he suddenly asked this question, and Zhong Yue was not prepared at all.

He closed his eyes, opened them, rubbed his eyelids, and sat up with his legs raised.

"Why don't you ask your sister?"

"I asked, as soon as I got back from England. But she won't tell me anything, and she won't let me ask you. ”

Zhong Yue let out a heavy sigh, Lin Xi's self-esteem was too strong, and he was unwilling to expose his wounds to anyone.

"Then you're still asking me?"

"I have to ask, I can't help it, if I don't ask, I'll have to suffocate to death. I looked at Yuhao, looked at him so cute, but so lonely, watched you work so hard with a child alone, I don't understand, why is this? ”

Zhong Yue swallowed his saliva with difficulty, took a hard puff of his cigarette, rubbed his eyebrows and said, "We, there are some problems between us. ”

"What's the problem? What is more important than your relationship? More important than children? ”

"It's just that there is something wrong with the relationship, our relationship is broken, and there is no way to get it back."

"No way. It's absolutely impossible. I've watched the two of you together since I was a child, and I still don't know your feelings? My sister has liked you since she was in junior high school, and she never had a crush on anyone else until you got married. Aren't you the same? You've always been so good to her, you've always spoiled her, and even my parents said you spoiled her too much. When you were in college, so many girls chased you, you didn't even blink your eyes, you only had Lin Xi in your eyes. Your relationship is so deep, how can it break down? Lin Yinan said excitedly.

"Yinan, there are some things that you don't understand."

"I don't understand, so you have to make me understand! I'm suffocating. You don't tell me the truth, my sister is even more desperate, she doesn't even let me ask, and you have to let me work in Pengfei, saying that only you can watch me, what do you treat me for? Treat me like an emotionless robot? I'm not deaf or blind, I feel uncomfortable when I see Yuhao thinking about my mother so much, and seeing you like an ascetic every day now. ”

Zhong Yue's heart felt like a heavy lump of lead, and he looked at the emotional Lin Yinan, feeling both relieved and guilty.

He remembered the call Lin Xi received half a year ago.

Lin Xi said bluntly on the phone: "Zhong Yue, there is something I want to think about and still have to trouble you, it is about Yinan." ”

When he heard this, he immediately said: "I have always treated Yinan as my younger brother, you can tell me anything." ”

"Yinan graduated early in the UK and has never wanted to come back. At first, we thought he wanted to stay in England to develop, but recently I went to find out that he was in a relationship with an English girl, who has a deep family background and is a British aristocrat. The two of them are not good, the girl has to marry him, but Yinan is now an idle prodigal, the girl's family cannot accept him, and the parents do not agree at all. The girl is now going to marry him, and he has to marry her, no matter how I persuade him, I can't listen to him, I can only find you when I think about it, this child has always listened to you, can you help me persuade him, let him find a job first, and talk about marriage later. ”

At that time he thought for a moment and said, "I'll go talk to him." I think it's best to let him go back to China, just go to Pengfei to work, this kid has no longevity to do, and I can still restrain him in Pengfei. ”

"Of course that's better, I'm much more relieved to have you looking at him. It's just, it's too much trouble for you. ”

"Lin Xi, there is no trouble between you and me, Yinan is also my younger brother, I will find a way to let him come back, you can rest assured."

"Zhong Yue, thank you! I really have no choice, and my parents can't do anything about him, so I can only ask you. ”

"Lin Xi, I'm glad you asked me for help. I know, it's very difficult for you. I still say the same thing, I will always stay where I am, and the door of this home will always be open to you as long as you want. ”

"Don't talk about Zhong Yue, it's impossible, it's over between us, it's over from the day I decided to leave the Zhong family. Stop deceiving yourself, we'll never go back to the way we were, we've all hurt each other too much to get back together. I'm sorry Zhong Yue, I've always been so willful, I can't ignore the facts in front of me, I can't do it. Let's just be like this, shall we? That way we don't feel too burdened by each other, we don't feel too tired. ”

"Well, as long as you think it's best, I respect your opinion. Don't be too yourself, just have a good time, okay? ”

"Thank you, I will. In addition, Yinan still doesn't know about our divorce, so it's best not to tell him before he returns to China, I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it. ”

"Of course, I won't tell him. You should tell him about this matter in person after he returns to China. ”

"Well, okay. That, goodbye. ”

"Goodbye."

Zhong Yue did not call Lin Yinan, who was far away in the UK, but put down what he was doing and made a special trip to the UK.

He said to Lin Yinan straight to the point: "The eldest husband should start a business first, and then start a family." As you are now, do you want the girl to support you? Or let your parents feed you both? ”

Lin Yinan was not convinced at the time, and said with a stubborn face: "I don't have to support anyone, I can find a job, Linda can also go to work, and we can support ourselves." ”

"Hey, you're quite ambitious. Tell me, what kind of job are you looking for? What is the monthly salary? Is it enough to get married? Where are you going to live when you get married? I guess you can't afford to rent this house. ”

Lin Yinan's face turned red, and he uttered a word: "vulgar." ”

Zhong Yue nodded and said, "Yes, I am vulgar, your sister is vulgar, your parents are vulgar, we are all vulgar." You are not good, you are a noble person who puts love first. May I ask you, a noble person, where do you get the money to fall in love every day? Where do you get the money to treat your loved ones to European dinners, buy high-end designer clothes, and attend various evening parties every day? Don't tell me it was given to you by a girl, I can't afford to lose him. ”

"How could it be. When will I, Lin Yinan, spend a girl's money? ”

"Oh, great, it's not the girl's money. Whose money is that? What do you earn? When did you grow up so capable, and you didn't tell me, so that I was also happy. ”

Lin Yinan jumped up, "Brother Zhong, you laugh at me." ”

Zhong Yue also stiffened his face and said, "That's right, I'm just laughing at you." You are a 24-year-old young man, you don't earn a penny, you spend all day with your parents' money, chasing girls, pretending to be a son-in-law, and being an uncle, are you so ashamed? I still want to marry someone else and support myself. How do you feed? Or continue to eat big meals and wear famous brands? Do you think you want to get a good job and earn a good salary after graduating from college without any qualifications? As long as you earn those two money, it's almost the same to eat sandwiches every day, so that the girls of the family live in low-rent houses and eat bread with you? Who do you think you are? Wang Baochuan lived in the cold kiln for ten years, and finally became a first-class lady, what can you give to others? Can parents be willing? Think about it, you worked hard to raise a fairy-like daughter, and lived in the basement with a poor boy to eat bread, what are you doing? I just laughed at you and you jumped, you can't stand it? When the time comes, you'll hear more than just one sentence. Reality is not a novel, it is not a fairy tale, and no matter how beautiful love is, it will be exhausted in the cruel reality.

Yinan, maybe you think what I said now is too vulgar and realistic, but you have to think about it, you are a man, you have to prove yourself before you are qualified to boast, and you have the ability to take care of others. Loving someone is not just a matter of talking about it, it is a giving, a responsibility. A man must first be a man before he can stand in the world. Since you love her, you have to think about her, work hard for her, and struggle. ”

Lin Yinan has admired Zhong Yue the most since he was a child, listened to Zhong Yue's words, was silent for a long time, didn't say a word, followed Zhong Yue back to China, and entered Pengfei Company.

Thinking of this, Zhong Yue patted Lin Yinan on the shoulder and said, "Yinan, no matter what happens between me and your sister, it will not affect the relationship between you and me, you will always be my younger brother and Yuhao's uncle." As for me and your sister, it's a matter between the two of us, so don't meddle. We are all adults, your sister has her own reasons for doing this, and you know her character, so you don't have to ask again. ”

Lin Yinan's eyes were red, and he said sadly: "Brother Zhong, I know that my sister is a little willful, no, very willful, but that's what you're used to." You've been accommodating her for so many years, for the sake of Yuhao, you can't accommodate her again? ”

"Yinan, don't say that, it's not your sister's fault, it's me who is sorry for her." Zhong Yue shook his head to stop him.

"I know my sister too well, even if you have something to be sorry for her, she won't be really angry with you. She is just thundering, but the rain is small, in fact, she must have forgiven you in her heart. Brother, I'll go and tell her, you can talk about it again, just talk about it. I can feel that she didn't let go of you at all in her heart, you also have her in your heart, for Yuhao's sake, you will each give in a step, okay? ”

Lin Yinan said earnestly.

Zhong Yue had a splitting headache, he waved his hand and did not speak.

Lin Yinan hesitated for a moment, and said with difficulty: "Brother Zhong, there is something I want to ask you, don't care about it." ”

Zhong Yue smiled, "If you have anything to say, just ask." ”

"You, do you have any other women? If that's the case, I'm not going to say anything more. ”

"No, not what you think. Yinan, things are not as simple as you think. ”

"Then I don't understand, why did my sister run away from home? Why did you leave such a lovely son? Doesn't she want Yuhao? How could she be so ruthless? ”

"Yinan, don't talk about your sister like that. Don't you know who she is? She has a reason to do this, don't force her anymore, don't blame her about her children, do you remember? ”

"I won't, I know she must miss the child, and I won't make her sad again."

"That's the end of it. In short, I'm sorry for Lin Xi. However, it has come to this point, and it is useless to say anything. Your sister is right, we have hurt each other too much, we can't go back to the way we were, it's over. Yinan, don't mention this again, okay? If the scar is already scabbed, don't tear it again. ”

Seeing Lin Yinan away, Zhong Yue sat down on the sofa, looked at the photo of his grandfather on the bookshelf, and muttered, "Why? Why scarred everyone? This incident hurt Lin Xi and Zhang Xiaoqi. But have you ever thought about it? In fact, the one who suffered the most in this matter was your great-grandson, Yuhao. Have you ever thought that after many years, when Yuhao grows up and knows about this, he will forgive me? Will you be forgiven for this grandfather? ”

Zhong Yue's mind flashed Zhang Xiaoqi's thin and stubborn figure like a movie, Lin Xi's painful and desperate face, and Yu Hao's eyes full of expectation.

I didn't want to hurt it, but in the end I was all hurt by him.

In fact, he was the one who was hurt. For six years, he lived every day in a world of lies and watched the people he loved the most get hurt because of him, and not a day went by that he didn't live in painful self-blame.

Looking at his son's lonely figure, and seeing his son's envious eyes when he saw other children and parents together, his heart hurt like a knife.

This kind of life is not a kind of torture for him.

However, there is nothing he can do, he can not change anything, he can only watch all people live in the shadow of his mistakes.

He closed his eyes tiredly, and his heart felt as if it had been soaked in coptis chinensis, and he was miserable.