"I didn't expect that. It seems that marrying a soldier means that the awareness is higher than that of ordinary people! Since he treats you so well, why did you cry like that last night? Don't tell me it has nothing to do with Kang Tuan!" Shen Yimo stubbornly brought the topic back.
Yu Xiao pursed her lips and looked at the rolling mountains in the distance, thinking for a while, then turned her head to look at Shen Yimo and asked, "If your sister Shen Xinrou doesn't like your wife, and even does something to hurt your wife behind her back, after a while, you know the truth, what will you do?"
"That depends on what kind of harm my sister has done to my wife! How serious is it!"
"For example... the kind that will be sentenced?" She didn't know the person who hit her that day. Since Kang Shaoxi had ordered this, it meant that she had committed murder intentionally. In the eyes of the law, the other party would definitely be held criminally responsible for this kind of thing, right
Shen Yimo frowned. Judging from her question, what happened last night must be very serious. No wonder she cried so sadly. He narrowed his eyes and thought for a while before answering: "This matter is indeed a bit troublesome. On one side is my wife, and on the other side is my own sister. If it is an ordinary little thing, I will definitely let my sister apologize to my wife, but if it rises to criminal responsibility, to be honest, I may have concerns, because in our family, my sister has always been the one who is spoiled since she was a child. In order to seek justice for my wife and send my sister to prison, I think I will definitely hesitate. But I will let my sister apologize to my wife with the most sincere attitude!"
Yu Xiao smiled bitterly after hearing Shen Yimo's answer, then looked into the distance without saying anything.
Yes, even if Kang Shaonan asked Kang Shaoxi to sincerely apologize to her, she wouldn't be as sad as she is now, right? Even if she didn't care about Kang Shaoxi's sorry, at least it was a little respect for the child in her belly, right
Seeing that she was silent, Shen Yimo knew that she was in a bad mood, so he changed the subject: "When I was in school with Yaoyao, we would come to Uncle Ming's tea garden every summer vacation. She and I climbed all the mountains in this place! You like it here too, right?"
Yu Xiao nodded: "Yes! I have been growing up in the city, and I have never been to such a beautiful place, it is like a paradise! Even the air is filled with an alluring tea fragrance, which makes people feel refreshed! I really like this place! But... does this large tea garden belong to Uncle Ming?"
"Yes! All the tea trees here belong to Uncle Ming! He has devoted his whole life to growing tea. When he was young, he was almost obsessed with it. In a year, the number of times he went home could be counted on one hand. It was for this reason that Aunt Ming and Uncle Ming divorced..."
"Divorce? Why? Just because Uncle Ming doesn't come home?" Yu Xiao was a little surprised. She had always thought that Uncle Ming's wife had passed away, but she didn't expect that they were just divorced.
"Yes! Uncle Ming never came home all year round. Aunt Ming took care of all the big and small things at home by herself. Even when Uncle Ming's parents fell ill and died, it was Aunt Ming who took care of them all. At that time, no one knew who had set the tea garden on fire, destroying more than half of the tea trees. Uncle Ming put all his thoughts on the tea garden, because this tea garden was the life's work of Uncle Ming's father. Grandpa Ming told Uncle Ming that Uncle Ming could not take care of him, but he must never give up the tea garden. Giving up the tea garden would be his greatest act of unfilial piety!"
"Where is Aunt Ming now?"
“Dead!”
"Ah? How did she die?"
"Uncle Ming and Aunt Ming were arguing about divorce for a while, and that was the most serious period. The two had already agreed to divorce, but Uncle Ming didn't have time to go back to get the divorce certificate, so Aunt Ming went back to her parents' home first. When she left, she wanted to take Mingyao with her, but Uncle Ming wouldn't let her. In fact, he wanted to keep Mingyao to make Aunt Ming change her mind. Yaoyao was just over four years old at that time. Aunt Ming was very sad at the time. I heard that she died of illness a few years after she went back. As for the details, I don't know..."
"Oh, what a pity!" Yu Xiao sighed.
"After Aunt Ming passed away, it was a long time before Uncle Ming got the news. He didn't even know where Aunt Ming was buried. Later, the tea garden gradually improved, and Uncle Ming's tea was sold farther and farther, but his guilt and longing for Aunt Ming became stronger and stronger. Over the years, many people wanted to find a partner for him, but he refused. He said that in the future, the tea garden would be his partner. Later, he placed all his hopes on his daughter Mingyao, but who knew..." Shen Yimo stopped here.
"Uncle Ming is so pitiful..." Listening to Shen Yimo telling the story of Uncle Ming, a layer of mist rose in Yu Xiao's eyes. Looking at the old figure who kept shuttling among the layers of tea trees, Yu Xiao felt indescribable pain in his heart.
"Yes! No one could understand the pain in his heart... until he met you some time ago..." Shen Yimo said here, turned his head and looked at Yu Xiao beside him and smiled.
"Shen Yimo, you are a good person..." Yu Xiao suddenly looked at him and sighed.
"You just noticed it?" Shen Yimo asked her with a smile, and the atmosphere instantly became relaxed again.
Yu Xiao looked back at the top of the mountain, then looked back at Shen Yimo: "Sit here for fifteen minutes. If you catch up with me in fifteen minutes, I will sing a song for you..." After saying that, he stood up and ran towards the top of the mountain without waiting for Shen Yimo's answer.
Shen Yimo sat there without moving, looking back at the figure jumping on the mountain road, smiling and shaking his head. The moment he retracted his gaze, his eyes completely darkened.
The top of the mountain…
He hasn't been there for a while...
Fifteen minutes passed quickly, but to Shen Yimo at this moment, it seemed like fifteen years had passed. Time seemed to have returned to the days of youth and recklessness, and everything that had happened before flashed before his eyes scene after scene.
In my mind, all I can see is Mingyao's shadow...
In my ears, all she said...
Everything seemed to have happened yesterday...
Until Yu Xiao's voice floated into my ears: "Shen Yimo!"
He came to his senses, stood up from the steps, turned around and looked at where Yu Xiao was. She was still some distance away from the top of the mountain. He really didn't want to spoil her fun, so he raised his feet and walked slowly up the mountain.
One step, two steps, the further up the mountain he went, the heavier Shen Yimo's heart became. His steps slowed down unconsciously, and he didn't want to go up any further, but as he watched Yu Xiao's figure getting farther and farther away, his throat slid up and down violently, his brows twisted slightly, and he stood still, not moving any further.
He didn't know how long he stood there, but his shoulders suddenly felt heavy. It was Uncle Ming's hand on his shoulder.
"Take Xiaoxiao for a good walk. If you don't want to go to the top of the mountain... don't make it difficult for yourself... I'll go check the tea trees..." Uncle Ming said behind him, then turned and walked towards the tea garden next to him.
Shen Yimo looked up at the lush greenery on the top of the mountain, and his throat suddenly choked.
I really want to go up and take a look, but I’m afraid I won’t want to go back after seeing it.
Because the person he once loved the most was buried on the top of the mountain...
She said that for a girl as lovely and quiet as her, the most satisfying destination after her death would be to be buried in a tea garden.
No one expected that what was just a joke would actually come true...
A car accident took her young life and ended their love. According to her last wish, Uncle Ming buried his daughter on the top of the mountain. Let her look down on the joys and sorrows of the world from here...
Shen Yimo stood there quietly for a long, long time...
After a while, he still raised his feet and slowly walked up the mountain...
No matter how long the road up the mountain is, there is always an end!
When Shen Yimo stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the cemetery a few steps away, all the sadness and pain, like the rolling river water, instantly drowned him...
"Hey, Shen Yimo, what's wrong with you?" Yu Xiao walked up to him and waved her little hand in front of his eyes. Before he could answer, he hugged her in his arms. Yu Xiao was stunned for a moment.
"Don't move! Let me hold you for a while... Yaoyao..." When Yaoyao called out with infinite doting and longing, Shen Yimo's tears fell quietly.
Yu Xiao wanted to struggle, but when she heard the man's choking voice, she immediately stood still. After an unknown amount of time, she heard Shen Yimo's hoarse voice: "Yaoyao said that this is the place closest to the blue sky... If she leaves in the future... She wants to be buried here... Behind you... is her grave..."
Yu Xiao's body stiffened when he heard Shen Yimo's words, and the photo of the girl he saw in Uncle Ming's villa flashed before his eyes. It turned out that this was her grave. No wonder he walked so slowly when he went up the mountain just now.
"I'm sorry..." She didn't know what to say, but she could understand that Shen Yimo must be in pain at this moment. Her unintentional action touched the most painful point in his heart.
"I want to be alone with her for a while..." Shen Yimo let go of Yu Xiao and walked towards Mingyao's grave.
Yu Xiao turned around slowly, and sure enough, she saw a tombstone not far ahead, which was particularly eye-catching under the shade of trees and flowers. Not wanting to disturb the quietness of Shen Yimo and Mingyao, she turned around slowly and went down the mountain along the way she came...
When Yu Xiao reached the middle of the mountain, she met Uncle Ming, who took her through the layers of tea trees and introduced her to everything about tea. Yu Xiao listened quietly, but her eyes glanced at the top of the mountain intentionally or unintentionally. Will Shen Yimo be in trouble at this time
As if he saw through her thoughts, Uncle Ming patted her shoulder with a smile: "Don't worry, Yi Mo will be fine!"
"Really?" From the moment he hugged her, she didn't see his face, but just by listening to his voice, she could hear the deep pain and sadness in his voice.
"When Yaoyao was first buried here, Yi Mo sat on the top of the mountain for three days and three nights. No matter how I tried to persuade him, he would not listen. Later, every time he came here, he would accompany Yaoyao for a day. Later, I didn't dare to let him come, so he went to my villa. Yi Mo had a very difficult time in the past six months. Alas, this child, sometimes... is just too stubborn..." Uncle Ming's eyes reddened when he said the last sentence. He turned his head to look at the sky in the distance, and a trace of entanglement flashed in his eyes. (To be continued)