Chapter 40: Coaxing
The taxi found a suitable spot to pull over, and Ling Xiao's car bypassed the taxi and stopped in front.
Zhu Shan sat still, waiting for Ling Xiao to get out of the car and walk towards him before pushing the car door.
She was wearing a wide white T-shirt that covered her mid-thighs, and because she was crying so much, her shoulders were twitching uncontrollably at the moment, looking extremely aggrieved.
Ling Xiao didn't coax anyone, so he called her name: "Shanshan." ”
Zhu Shan brushed her face, wiped the tears on her cheeks with her little arm, and sobbed: "No, no money, no money to pay." ”
This position is quite funny, but Zhu Shan's attitude is particularly "uncle".
Ling Xiao glanced at her twice, and went to pay first without saying a word.
Zhu Shan sniffed twice more to ease her emotions.
After a while, she heard Ling Xiao's footsteps approaching.
Zhu Shan pursed her lips and walked forward, driven by an inexplicable emotion.
"Sanshan!" Ling Xiao shouted after him.
shouted several times, and Zhu Shan didn't look back.
Ling Xiao stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Shan's arm and dragged her back, dragging her to him, his face and tone were gloomy: "Zhu Shanshan! ”
Zhu Shan originally felt that she had adjusted her emotions, but when she was called in such a warning tone, that inexplicable emotion came up again.
She turned her face away, and the tears fell again.
Ling Xiao looked at her, her Adam's apple slid slowly, and then her tone was light: "Don't cry." ”
“...... Hum! Zhu Shan's crying tone at the moment was particularly strange, and she turned her face unwilling to look at his deliberate appearance.
There is a childish feeling that a child who wants candy and does not succeed.
Ling Xiao's eyelashes trembled.
He didn't coax anyone.
After thinking for a while, he raised his left hand and grabbed her chin, and turned her stubborn little face to face him.
The tears on her face were broken out by the sun, and she looked pitiful.
Ling Xiao bent down slightly, grabbed the sleeve of his shirt with his right hand, and gently pressed it against her cheek, wiping her tears.
His movements were very light, and he only felt that if he focused more, the fair skin soaked in tears would be broken.
Then, he clearly captured Zhu Shan's micro-expressions.
Her small mouth slowly pursed into a line, and then the corners of her mouth pulled down, as if the grievances were coming up again, trying her best to endure it.
Her big eyes fluttered twice, tears slid down again, and Ling Xiao wiped her off with her sleeve again.
The corners of his mouth slowly amplitude, and his tone became intriguing: "I used to teach you like this, don't you all obediently admit your mistakes and admit your cowardice?" ”
“......?”
"Why are you so angry today?"
“!!!” Zhu Shan glared at him and crashed into the smile in his eyes.
Smile?
Zhu Shan felt that she had seen it wrong for a moment.
Didn't he come to apologize?
She took a closer look, but in fact, it was not only under her eyes, his smile was stained on her eyebrows.
Is this still the attitude that people should have, the words they should say?
Could it be that if you didn't resist before, you won't be able to resist in the future?
Isn't that a different time?
Can she still be angry with this?
Zhu Shan bit her lip, raised her hand and waved away Ling Xiao's hand, turned around and left.
I didn't take two steps before I was dragged back again.
Zhu Shan wrinkled her little face and began to struggle, and within two strokes, Ling Xiao's thick palm pressed her arm.
He held her to his chest, but his tone was not tinged with anger because of her unreasonable trouble, but with a hint of playfulness: "Because I didn't praise you, are you angry?" Or is it because I taught you that you are wronged? ”
Is there a difference?
Can't she be angry and aggrieved?
Still angry!
Zhu Shan didn't say anything, she "hummed" and turned her face to the side, but such a grumpy gesture was interrupted by a sudden hic, and she gasped again.
The funny appearance made Ling Xiao laugh.
Zhu Shan had never done this to him before, and he had never seen Zhu Shan do this to others.
He felt that the sun was just right at the moment, the cars speeding on the side of the road were just right, and even the small swallows flying by in the distance were just right.
He was suddenly in a very good mood.
Ling Xiao licked his lips and bowed his head slightly: "Today's matter, everyone praises you because the result is good." ”
"......" Zhu Shan sniffed, looked at the trash can on the side of the road, and asked in a weird tone, "Do you also admit that the result is good?" ”
Ling Xiao: "For Fang Xinnuo, for the unsolved murder case, for my law firm, for legal justice, and even for the public......"
He paused and frowned slightly, because the little girl in front of him didn't want to look at him.
He moved his fingers, without too much hesitation, and directly stroked the side of her face and broke it slightly.
Zhu Shan's mouth was still pursed, her nose was red, and even her eyelids were swollen, and Ling Xiao was suddenly not in a good mood.
He sighed lightly and continued, "Indeed, it was all good results. But what about the process? The process is that you are always in a dangerous situation. If there is anything like this again, I hope you don't do it. ”
He didn't want to see this kind of good result with a fluke probability.
Especially after Officer Song gave an overview of Zhu Shan's handling of Yang Maoxue just now.
He clearly knew how lucky Zhu Shan was in this incident, and he also clearly knew how many dangers she faced in the process.
In the summer of Yuhe, there is not often wind, and the air is not even moving.
But Zhu Shan felt as if even time had stopped flowing.
Ling Xiao's lips were still moving, and his eyes were staring at her seriously.
But she had long since turned a deaf ear to his words, to be precise, the moment he raised his hand to her cheek, her thoughts 'snapped' and the thread broke.
Ling Xiao's fingers are long and his palms are big. Zhu Shan's ears and cheeks were in his hands.
She felt that the roots of her ears were so hot, and her cheeks were so hot.
Suddenly, Zhu Shan felt that the pinna of her ear was pressed hard.
She blinked, confused: "Huh? ”
Ling Xiao's eyelids raised: "In case I get hurt, can you still stand here and lose my temper?" ”
???
Zhu Shan blinked, and after sorting out his words, she frowned and gritted her teeth: "So, you still think I'm wrong!" ”
Ling Xiao sighed.
He said so much, but she was still useless.
Looking at her red nose and eyes, Ling Xiao closed her eyes and said, "Okay, you not only rescued Fang Xinnuo, but also cleared a suspect accused of intentional homicide, let my law firm's lawyer win the lawsuit, let the police find the real culprit, let the criminals who should be punished go to prison, and let the innocent victims get justice." ”
Zhu Shan pursed her lips, what she said was quite good.
Ling Xiao didn't know what to say, so he said simply and rudely: "Yang Maoxue has been arrested now, and Fang Xinnuo can only divorce through litigation." ”
“?”
He raised his eyebrows: "I'll help her fight the divorce lawsuit." ”
Zhu Shan didn't understand: "What? ”
The smile at the corner of Ling Xiao's mouth expanded, and the hand covering the side of Zhu Shan's face unconsciously rubbed it: "I'm a lawyer specializing in criminal cases, don't you understand?" ”
“......”
"Huh?" Ling Xiao tilted his head, leaned a little closer, and asked tentatively, "Are you still angry?" ”
“……”
"So next time, it can't be like this, do you hear me?"
Zhu Shan realized that Ling Xiao seemed to... Coaxing her.
That's something that hasn't been done before.
And her unreasonable emotions today came inexplicably, and suddenly she left inexplicably.
She bit her lip, then pushed Ling Xiao away and walked forward, whispering, "I know." ”
Zhu Shan obediently got into Ling Xiao's car.
After Ling Xiao got into the car, she tilted her head and looked out the window: "I'm going to see Fang Xinnuo." ”
Ling Xiao let out an "um" and drove to the hospital.
Zhu Shan looked at the green belt that was constantly receding, and suddenly remembered that Ling Xiao seemed to say that he was very busy today.
She was not an unreasonable person, so she spoke again: "Isn't Lawyer Ling very busy?" Going to the hospital too? ”
“......”
After receiving no response for a long time, Zhu Shan couldn't hold back and turned her head to look at Ling Xiao.
It's a red light.
Ling Xiao put one hand on the steering wheel, his slender fingertips tapped lightly, and the other hand was on his lips, but he didn't hide the smile at the corner of his mouth.
Zhu Shan's brows furrowed slowly, and she asked in wonder, "Why do you keep laughing?" ”
Ling Xiao turned his head and shrugged his shoulders: "Are you smiling?" ”
"......" obviously smiled. Zhu Shan didn't bother to argue with him, so she pulled the topic back, "Aren't you busy?" ”
"Oh, but aren't I going to see my client now?" Ling Xiao added, "Fang Xinnuo is now my client. ”
Zhu Shan: "......"
"Sanshan." Ling Xiao shouted in a leisurely tone.
Zhu Shan didn't answer, and continued to stare out the car window.
"I'm really busy at work, but if you have something, just call me directly."
“......”
"Don't wait any longer!"
No matter how ambiguous these words sounded, Zhu Shan's ears were red.
She looked back: "How can I be stupid and wait? ”
"Sanshan."
"Huh?"
Ling Xiao glanced at Zhu Shan and stepped on the accelerator. The corners of his mouth were hooked, and he looked full of ruffianism: "Recently, he has been very angry. ”
"......" Zhu Shan was weak-hearted, and lowered her head and picked her fingers.
Ling Xiao looked at the rearview mirror seriously, hit the steering wheel and turned around: "Did you do this before?" ”
“......”
"Think about it yourself, where does the confidence come from?"
“......”
"Zhu Shanshan." Ling Xiao told her to aggravate.
Zhu Shan subconsciously looked sideways at him.
Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, paused word by word, and said extremely strongly: "I want to hear the answer." ”
“...... Think about it. Zhu Shan lowered her head and continued to pick her fingers.
Along the way, Zhu Shan was seriously thinking about Ling Xiao's question.
He was right, she really wouldn't have been like this before.
Since she was a child, Ling Xiao has been strong, and she is unilateral to Zhu Shan, she is also used to it, every time she faces his oppression, she immediately admits her mistakes and cowardices, at most she breaks her mouth a few words behind her back, where do you dare to lose her temper with him?
Besides, her temper is indeed a little strange today.
She thought about it for a while, if Ling Xiao's words came out of someone else's mouth, she could accept them.
It is nothing more than accusing her of taking things too simple and reckless.
And so it is.
Those words are true.
But after those accusations came out of Ling Xiao's mouth, they changed their taste, as if they were piercing her heart with a thorn.
Suddenly, a lot of emotions welled up in her heart.
Among all the emotions, it is not difficult to find that grievances are the most powerful, it rolls in the heart finely, eager to find a cathartic point.
That's why there was a series of "tantrums" later.
She now thinks back to everything just now, and even feels that she is constantly testing how much Ling Xiao likes her, how much she indulges her, and where her bottom line is.
And all of this is because she knows that Ling Xiao has a crush on herself, likes herself, cares about herself, and worries about herself.
Moreover, the man who was once arrogant and domineering and unilaterally crushed her really succumbed to her and really coaxed her.
At that time, she actually had a hot sense of accomplishment and conquest in her heart.
So, she seems to be a bit of a bully now? Pampered and proud?
Relying on his liking? Favored by him?
So, what is the answer that Ling Xiao wants?
Is it her who silently enjoys his love with her face on her face?
Or is it satisfying her desire to control and conquer men?
Zhu Shan glanced at Ling Xiao cautiously, if this answer is said, I am afraid that she will be beaten.
Maybe it will be on the news of the rule of law, why does a well-known lawyer know the law and break the law and slash his wife?
Zhu Shan hugged her arms and shivered.
Ling Xiao noticed her movements and joked, "Think about it, the answer is best what I like." ”
"......" Zhu Shan's whole little face wrinkled.
Ling Xiao, this is pointing at me?
No, no, no!
Zhu Shan felt that she couldn't go on like this anymore.
She originally wanted to show that she almost made Ling Xiao take back that infatuation, but she was so good that Ling Xiao was obviously deeply trapped in her own mud.
She glanced at Ling Xiao with her spare eyes, there was still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth that had not been restrained, it seemed that his friendship for herself was the kind that eight horses couldn't pull back!
She can no longer pretend to be confused, and she can no longer bear his love silently.
Thinking of this, Zhu Shan unconsciously scolded Ling Yue in her heart, saying that she would come back for the Dragon Boat Festival, but she would not come back!
It seems that she is going to find out herself!