The banquet didn't end until ten o'clock. The guests had seen enough excitement, got the news they wanted, and finally left satisfied.
Jin Ming's hair was fixed with styling water and fell down slightly, and the loose black hair casually rested on his forehead, adding a touch of laziness.
There was an empty space around Jin Ming, Pei Lu walked over to stand with him, and looked at Jin Ming with a slight sideways look, Jin Ming was far from the sky-defying height later on, the adult Pei Lu faced the young Jin Ming, You only need to look sideways to see each other.
"Go back?"
"Hmm..." Jin Ming combed the broken hair on his forehead to the back of his head with his fingers, and responded gently from his nose.
Mrs. Jin also explained things to Zhang Bo. The old marshal was impatient with these entertainments and went to the study early. Jin Ming passed by her, Mrs. Jin still smiled and looked at him with a slightly tired face, and asked gently: "Every time I didn't eat anything at the banquet, I will ask Uncle Zhang to bring you some hangover soup and pastries later." ?”
Mrs. Jin brushed up the broken hair from her temples, and looked at her stepson eagerly with gentle eyebrows. There was a mother's tenderness in her eyes, as if Jin Ming's child was really her child born in October.
Pei Lu was speechless in secret, if he hadn't seen it's run on Jin Mingming secretly before, he would almost have thought that Mrs. Jin really wanted to have a good relationship with Jin Ming.
"Hypocrisy." Pei Lu made a face at her, and muttered a few words of complaint.
"Okay, I'm sorry." Jin Ming heard him muttering with laughter, the corners of his mouth curled up, and his eyes fell on Pei Lu who was a step behind, but others couldn't see it. Looking at it from the servant's point of view, it was this To the stepmother and son, the mother is kind and filial to the son, and they get along really well.
"You are also tired today, go to rest early." Mrs. Jin's face remained unchanged, she still looked amiable.
Jin Ming nodded to her, turned and went upstairs.
Pei Lu followed closely behind him upstairs, walked up a few steps, and walked side by side with Jin Ming, quietly glancing at his expression from the corner of his eyes.
Jin Ming intends to tease him a few times, but there will be servants passing by in the corridor at any time, if he is seen talking to the air, some strange messages will be spread the next day.
Jin Ming twisted his fingers that were about to move, calmly went back to the room, closed the door, and then pinched Pei Lu's face quickly and seemingly unintentionally.
"What's wrong?" Pei Lu stared at him innocently, his whole body exuded a pure and soft aura of coming to bully me.
This is not any kind of person that Jin Ming has come into contact with before.
"There is cream on your face, I'll wipe it off for you." Jin Ming stretched out his hand and pinched him again, calmly making up nonsense.
"Oh..." Pei Lu blinked slowly and accepted the statement.
"I'm going to take a shower." Jin Ming loosened his bow tie, and the black tie was casually placed on the sofa. He brushed out the fixed, stiff hair, and the short hair fell down to cover the sharp eyebrows and eyes, allowing him to The temperament is much milder.
Pei Lu blushed inexplicably. He turned his eyes away and didn't dare to stare at Jin Ming any more. He nestled on the sofa and took the brain, "Then I'll play a game for a while."
Jin Ming scanned the game interface on the smart brain, and finally went to take a shower without saying anything.
After washing, Pei Lu was still immersed in the game world.
His eyes were wide open, and he was staring at the game interface with all his attention. His white fingers pressed quickly, and his whole body was shaking.
Jin Ming stepped forward and pulled out his brain, "Didn't you hear the doorbell?"
The intellectual brain was snatched away, and the running chick was immediately overwhelmed by the monsters chasing after him. Pei Lu's mouth suddenly deflated when he saw the flashing words "GAME OVER".
"I almost passed the level!" Pei Luchao was aggrieved and did not dare to lose his temper. He could only look at Jin Ming accusingly, hoping that his conscience would ache.
"Supper is here." Jin Ming took his brain and turned to open the door. Uncle Zhang had been waiting at the door for quite a while.
Jin Ming stepped aside to open the door, and Zhang Bo pushed the dining car over. There was nothing to eat at the dinner party. Thinking that Jin Ming was still growing, Zhang Bo intentionally prepared some more food.
Easy to digest shredded chicken porridge with a plate of side dishes, plus a plate of dim sum and a bowl of hangover soup. Uncle Zhang arranged the food, bowed and said, "Young Master, use it slowly. Just ask someone to clean it up after you finish eating."
Jin Ming accepted the kindness, "Understood, thank you."
Uncle Zhang waved his hands flattered, and a smile appeared on his wrinkled old face, "It should be, this is my duty."
Zhang Bo didn't bother him to eat anymore, and left soon.
Jin Ming looked at Pei Lu who had not spoken and was still sulking, "Snack."
"Oh." Pei Lu replied slowly, but didn't move, expressing his anger with actions.
Feeling helpless in Jin Ming's heart, he bent down to get close to him, poked his face in a rare childish way, and said, "You're angry."
Well, I'm mad! Pei Lu thought so in his heart, but said dishonestly: "No."
Jin Ming looked at him for a while, then suddenly walked around the table and sat down on him, shook the brain in his hand, then clicked on the game interface, and then started playing the level that Pei Lu had not passed.
It was his first time playing such a game, and he was a little unskilled at the beginning. The chicken ran crookedly, and was almost overtaken by monsters several times.
Jin Ming lowered his brows and eyes, and the light from the screen shone on his face, which rarely showed some childishness matching his age. The awkwardness in Pei Lu's heart immediately disappeared, and he secretly glanced at the clumsy Jin Ming from the corner of his eyes.
Small vegetable chicken.
The sound effect of the end of the game sounded, Jin Ming frowned, and did it again unhurriedly.
"Forget it, I forgive you." Pei Lu pursed his lips and said, Jin Ming wanted to apologize to him for clearing the game, but that would be difficult.
Jin Ming didn't raise his head, and concentrated on manipulating the chicken, while Pei Lu leaned against him and stared at it, who knew he didn't stop after looking at it for a long time.
The yellow chicken moved, jumped and dived, nimbly avoiding the monsters behind it and the obstacles in front of it. Cheerful sound effects sounded, and one chicken badge after another was lit up.
Pei Lu was dumbfounded.
The little chicken arrived home amidst a burst of cheers. Rewards and badges kept flashing on the game screen. Jin Ming looked at his friend's ranking list. He ranked first. He curled his lips and put his brain in Pei Lu's hands. "Don't be angry anymore."
Pei Lu blinked, looking at the chicken with the crown on the screen, blushing. Suddenly being coaxed by Jin Ming, who was still a kid, he felt a little embarrassed. He hugged Zhinao in his arms and said firmly, "I'm not angry."
Jin Ming smiled silently, and pointed to the food on the table, "Go take a shower after eating, how long has it been since you took a shower?"
Pei Lu was stunned, he really didn't think about it, from following Jin Ming to settling down on the sofa, he didn't realize the problem of taking a bath.
Jin Ming frowned slightly, and said in disgust: "You are not allowed to go to bed without taking a bath."
Pei Lu gave a soft "Oh", feeling that not only did he lose face in front of Jin Ming, but he also lost his face.
He walked to the bathroom with heavy steps to take a shower. Jin Ming followed him with hangover soup, poured the whole bowl of hangover soup into the toilet, and said to Pei Lu, who was still slowly unbuttoning his shirt before going out: "Wash it clean, I will take it later." an examination."
Pei Lu: "..."
Jin Ming found a set of his own pajamas and put them outside the bathroom, and then looked at the figures shaking in the bathroom, his heart was full of confusion.
Jin Ming's clothes are still too big for Pei Lu. Jin Ming has a big frame, wide shoulders, narrow waist and long legs. Pei Lu is wearing his pajamas, with loose shoulders, the waist of his trousers seems to be stuck on his hips, and the legs of his trousers are even longer.
Pei Lu looked angrily at the rolled up sleeves and trousers, revealing his white and thin wrists and calves. Pei Lu looked at the little kid in the mirror who seemed to have stolen an adult's clothes, and mumbled coaxingly. go outside.
Jin Ming is only a few centimeters taller than him now, so why is he so much worse in clothes!
Jin Ming had already returned to his room. Pei Lu looked at the empty bowl and the untouched porridge and snacks, touched his stomach, ran to the bedroom door, poked his head out and said, "Are you still eating? My name is Zhang Bo came up to clean up?"
"Ring the bell and open the door."
Pei Lu rang the bell, heard Jin Ming unlock the door, and walked into the bedroom with his slippers on.
Jin Ming was lying on the outside of the bed, and half of the space was specially reserved for him inside. Pei Lu crawled over him and lay down obediently inside, "Good night?"
"Good night." Jin Ming focused on the book in his hand, Pei Lu didn't disturb him, and closed his eyes with his back to him.
Jin Ming's eyes fell on the book, but his thoughts were wandering. There was a chattering sound in the living room. It should be that the servant came to tidy up. He closed the book, turned off the light, and lay down beside Pei Lu contentedly.
The next day Pei Lu woke up in Jin Ming's arms. Jin Ming's current stature was not enough to encircle him, so he could only use his limbs to imprison him. Holding his leg, burying his face in his neck, he exhaled warm breath and hit Pei Lu's neck lightly.
Pei Lu struggled lightly, Jin Ming frowned dissatisfiedly, and pulled him closer, hugging him even tighter.
Pei Lu couldn't move anymore, so he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.
After waiting for a while, Jin Ming finally woke up. He rarely slept so well, and it was when there were other people sleeping beside him.
He sighed comfortably, opened his eyes comfortably, and was stunned when he felt the entangled body.
He carefully let go of the hands on his waist, and put his legs back where they should be, and then to see who was safe, Pei Lu moved him out of his arms with a slight movement, turning into two people A peaceful sleeping position.
Pei Lu, who was pretending to be asleep, hummed twice, turned his back to him, buried his face in the quilt and grinned.
And Jin Ming's rare drowsiness all ran away, he looked at the back of Pei Lu's dark head in surprise, wondering why he was so unprepared for this young man of unknown origin.
Pei Lu on the bed was still pretending to be asleep, Jin Ming walked to the window, the heavy curtains were pulled open, his eyes shone in, scattered the strange air in the room, Jin Ming took a deep breath, and attributed the reason to the young man Weird institutional go.
I slept late yesterday, and today's breakfast was postponed. After Jin Ming washed up, he went downstairs to eat. After eating, he asked Uncle Zhang to bring some snacks upstairs as usual.
Pei Lu pretended to be sleeping too much, and finally fell asleep again.
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After a peaceful day, Grandpa Ming's attending doctor sent a message in the evening, making an appointment with Jin Ming for a visit.
Jin Ming quickly read back the message, and after setting a time with the doctor, he dialed the old marshal's terminal.
On the screen, the old marshal looked majestic, and even his voice was serious, "What's the matter?"
Jin Ming was as serious as him, "I'm going to see grandpa tomorrow, so I'll let you know in advance."
The old marshal's stern expression eased a bit, "There are still a few enhancers at home, which are helpful for your grandfather's condition. Let your mother take them out for you when you go tomorrow."
Jin Ming lowered his eyes and said yes.
The old marshal hung up the video in a hurry, Jin Ming lowered his head and stroked the shortened number on the terminal, before curling the corners of his mouth mockingly after a long time.
When he went to visit Grandpa Ming the next day, Jin Ming didn't mention the words of the old marshal. Mrs. Jin seemed to be addicted to role-playing, and treated Jin Ming more than her two biological children, so she specially arranged for a driver to take Jin Ming there. Before leaving the house, he gave earnest instructions for a long time.
There was no sign of impatience on Jin Ming's face, he calmly waited for her to finish speaking, then nodded, and then told the driver to drive.
Pei Lu was walking beside him, amazed at Mrs. Jin's acting skills, and accused Mrs. Jin of being hypocritical and scheming.
Jin Ming sat beside him and listened with a smile on his lips. When Pei Lu said he was tired and stopped, he patted the back of Pei Lu's hand reassuringly.
Grandpa Ming was in the military hospital. After many guards and inspections, Jin Mingcai stood in front of the ward under the leadership of the doctor.
Pei Lu was always by his side, and the people around him turned a blind eye to him, and the only trace of doubt in Jin Ming's heart finally dissipated.
The doctor who led the way led them to the door and left. Jin Ming stood quietly at the door for a long time before knocking on the door with his fingers.
Pei Lu looked at the doorbell on the doorknob with radiance.
The door opened from the inside, and a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a white coat looked at Jin Ming vigilantly, and confirmed, "Master Jin Ming?"
Jin Ming nodded, "Yes."
The white coat nodded, moved away from the door, and tapped the time on the terminal, "One hour, Mr. Ming can't get too excited."
Jin Ming brushed past him.
Inside, Grandpa Ming was lying on the hospital bed. The old man's face was a little pale, with an infusion tube attached to his wrist, and he was in good spirits. When he saw Jin Ming, I sat up excitedly.
Jin Ming walked to the hospital bed in a few steps, gently pressed the old man's agitated body, and said in a deep voice, "Grandpa."
Grandpa Ming's eyes were red, he held his hand with a withered hand, trembling slightly: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back."
Jin Ming patted him on the back, adjusted the backrest for the old man, and then sat down on the stool beside the hospital bed.
There was a tinge of blood on Grandpa Ming's face, he looked at Jin Ming carefully, with a look of reminiscence on his face, "Your mother must be very happy to see you like this."
Jin Ming clenched his fingers tightly and said with difficulty: "Grandpa..."
Grandpa Ming looked at the palm that was caressing Jin Ming, his eyes showed the kindness of the younger generation, "You have been outside all these years..."
"Grandpa!"
Jin Ming interrupted him abruptly, and his gentle expression gradually turned sharp, "I am here this time, not just to see you."
Grandpa Ming was taken aback, and looked at the junior with tolerance in his old eyes, "Is there anything else Xiao Ming wants to tell Grandpa?"
Jin Ming stared closely at his eyes, lowered his voice and said, "The kidnapping my mother experienced...you know about it?"
"Why are you asking this?!"
Grandpa Ming's gentle expression suddenly sank, sadness and helplessness appeared in his old eyes, "It's been so many years, you are still safe, and your mother is at ease."
Jin Ming took his expression into his eyes and did not miss the slightest change in the old man, "What do you know?"
Grandpa Ming was silent, and after a long time, he sighed, "What do you want to know?"
"all."
The old man smiled and shook his head, looking at him like a rebellious junior, "Jin Ming, you are as smart as your mother, but you are still young, so you shouldn't get involved in adults' affairs."
His old bones can't even keep his own. Even if Jin Ming really knows something, if he gets involved rashly, it will only waste his daughter's motherly heart.
Jin Ming pursed his lips, and confronted the old man with firm eyes. Grandpa Ming helplessly turned his gaze away, and sighed, "If you must know, come see me after you climb to the senior colonel."
Jin Ming stood up, his frown relaxed, "Okay."
The old man looked at his grandson's resolute eyes with a complicated expression. He sighed and patted the back of Jin Ming's hand, "Your temperament...is exactly the same as your mother."
The old man grabbed his hand and talked about his eldest daughter with nostalgia. They were all trivial things in the past, but Jin Ming listened very seriously, and would cooperate with each other from time to time.
The pendulum ticked away, and the minutes pointed to twelve. The doorbell of the ward rang, and the doctor's indifferent voice came from the door, "Master Jin Ming, it's time."
Jin Ming pursed his lips, covered Grandpa Ming with a thin blanket, and said softly: "Grandpa, it's time, I should go."
Grandpa Ming showed a trace of disappointment on his face, looked at the grandson for the last time, and said uneasy: "If there is something to do, I will go to your two uncles..."; the old man hesitated for a while, and said: "Don't trust your father too much. "
Jin Ming didn't look surprised at all, "I know."
His calm attitude surprised the old man a little. The old man stared at him blankly for a while, then laughed hoarsely: "You are smarter than your mother."
Jin Ming raised his eyebrows, "I'll go first."
Jin Ming left under the doctor's stare and walked out of the hospital. Jin Ming took a deep breath and walked towards the car parked at the door.
Pei Lu quietly followed him and sat up.
Jin Ming closed his eyes, unable to tell whether he was resting his mind or thinking about something, Pei Lu was in the ward hearing the clouds and mist, searching the past memories, but did not find anything unusual about Jin Ming.
He looked at Jin Ming in a daze, but he couldn't prevent Jin Ming from opening his eyes suddenly, and his cool black eyes met him, as if carrying a heavy weight, Pei Lu's heart trembled, and he moved away unbearably. eyes.
Jin Ming looked at him deeply, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he licked his teeth with his tongue.
It was already afternoon when I returned to Jin's house.
The old marshal was not at home, Jin Yan's brother and sister were at school, and Mrs. Jin invited the wives to have afternoon tea. Except for Zhang Bo who came out to greet him, there were only busy servants in the villa, and the rare fresh air.
Jin Ming didn't let Zhang Bo follow, and took Pei Lu to the garden path by himself.
Pei Lu followed him, his eyes moved flexibly. The Jin family's villa is very beautiful. Pei Lu didn't find Jin Ming before, so naturally he didn't have the mind to pay attention to other scenery. Later, he found someone and was kept by Jin Ming's captivity. He still didn't have a chance to see it. It was the first time that Pei Lu discovered that the Marshal's Mansion was actually very beautiful.
Both of them didn't speak, Jin Ming chose to walk on a remote path, the more he walked, the more secluded he was, and the servants passing by were almost invisible.
Jin Ming led him to stop under a big tree.
The canopy of the big tree is very large, and the branches are well developed and spread out to form a round canopy. The thick leaves block the glare of the sun, and the restless sunlight is filtered layer by layer, softly spread on the grass.
Under the shade of the trees, it is like an isolated pure land.