Outside the car window, rain pattered down.
Shengxun held his swollen and painful head and looked up at the apartment building through the hazy car window. The balcony of the living room on the 9th floor was facing here. If the lights were on, he could see it, but there was nothing there. dark.
It was already past midnight, and other families had already turned off their lights and went to sleep. Susu still had her child with her, so it was normal not to leave a light on for him, not to mention that it had not been a day or two without leaving a light on. What on earth was he still looking forward to...
"Mr. Sheng," the car door was opened, and the driver, Xiao Liu, held an umbrella against the door, "Let me help you get up!"
"No, I'm not so drunk that I don't know the way home. It's only a few steps away. You should go back and rest early. You will come to pick me up tomorrow morning." Shengxun got out of the car and pushed Xiao Liu away, and took two steps. Finally, ignoring Xiao Liu and the rain on his head, he quickly walked into the apartment building.
After gently opening the door and changing into cotton-soled slippers at the entrance, Shengxun walked inside. As soon as he took off his tie, he was surprised to hear a very soft humming sound coming from the master bedroom. He paused in his steps and felt inexplicably excited.
Walking to the door of the master bedroom, he gently opened the door. In his sight, under the soft light of the wall lamp, a woman with picturesque features lay on her side and caressed a baby who was sleeping restlessly.
The tenderness between her brows and eyes is just like in the memory, and it is hard not to be moved. Even though she has become more and more indifferent to him over the past year, even now her soft and warm smile no longer belongs to him. At this moment, Sheng Xun is completely addicted. .
"Susu—" this nickname, called countless times, couldn't help but flow out of the corners of her mouth.
However, what responded to him was his wife's frown and her cold gaze.
Sheng Xun came to his senses instantly, smiled reluctantly at his wife with an apology, and gently closed the bedroom door.
He hopes so much, so much he hopes...
With a lump in his throat, Shengxun took a deep breath and turned to the bathroom.
After he took a bath for half an hour and passed by the master bedroom to go to the study to sleep, he couldn't help himself and gently opened the door of the master bedroom. Ever since he learned that his wife was pregnant, as long as he drank alcohol, he would consciously go to the study to sleep no matter how clean he was.
The soft light of the wall lamp fills the entire room. The visibility is not as high as that of incandescent lamps, but it is better than being dazzling.
On the bedside, two faces, one big and one small, were almost touching each other. The adult stretched his eyebrows and breathed lightly, while the baby breathed with his mouth slightly open. The little fleshy face that did not look fat was so cute.
Shengxun reached out his hand to touch his baby, but it suddenly stopped in the air, and finally quietly took his hand back.
He looked at the sleeping faces of his wife and daughter, and felt uncomfortable in his heart.
There was a time when he didn't even dare to get close to his wife and daughter, whom he regarded as his most precious treasure.
In just the past year, things have changed.
Two years ago, he and she were cuddling on this bedside.
She said: "Axun, Li Xuan left today too, did you know?"
"I know." Li Xuan is her college classmate and the wife of her college roommate Li Wanhui who got her certificate right after graduation.
"Seeing that Li Xuan always has a calm expression on her face, even when dating Wan Hui, she doesn't smile. I always thought that she didn't like Wan Hui very much. When she graduated, she even advised her not to drag him with her if she didn't like him. Unexpectedly The next day they went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their certificates. The last time I saw them, Wan Hui said that they both had the same surname, Li, and they would be inseparable forever. Why..." The rest of the words were choked in her throat, and her face Already in tears.
He hugged her tightly and comforted her silently.
After she calmed down, she said softly: "Today I accompanied Li Xuan to the hospital to pick up Wan Hui's body. Li Xuan told me that there was no one left in her family. Her parents and grandparents were killed by her, and other relatives had already died. She no longer recognized her, and now even her only one has been killed. She begged me to mix their ashes together and bury her after she died. She also gave me the bankbook, but I didn’t ask for it. I advised her to be more open-minded. She promised well, but before the cremation, she said she wanted to have a few final words with Wan Hui alone. When we went back, she lay motionless next to Wan Hui... In the end, she was not rescued."
"I'm sorry, I should have rushed back earlier..."
"No, you don't need to say sorry, no one wants this to happen," she interrupted him, "Actually, it's okay, they are really inseparable now."
Seeing the sadness on her face, he changed the subject: "Susu, why don't you accept dad's kindness..."
"No, I will wait for you to come and marry me when you are successful and famous, riding on a white horse and riding on colorful auspicious clouds." She interrupted him again and made a little joke in a playful way, but her expression was full of seriousness.
"Okay, I will work hard and try to marry you next year." He kissed her forehead and laughed softly.
"The wedding is just a show. Don't worry. Take your time. But we can get the marriage certificate early. Mark your ownership first, so that no blind little hooves will covet our Mr. Sheng in the future." Her eyes were filled with tears. She was still red, but her eyebrows had lost the previous gloomy color. The corners of her lips were slightly raised, her long eyelashes were slightly fanned, and her eyes were like water, soft and beautiful.
He didn't expect that she, who had always been gentle and generous, would also curse. He was stunned for a moment and laughed dumbly. Her heart was full of sweetness. When it came to marking the ownership, he must be the most anxious one. He had been fighting for it since he first met her.
She was a little embarrassed by his smile and buried her head in his chest.
After a long time, she said:
"Now I can especially understand Li Xuan's feelings for Wan Hui. If one day you are no longer here, I will be like her."
This sentence was one of the most touching words he had ever heard.
"Me too," he promised.
They found an auspicious day to get the marriage certificate. Afterwards, the father-in-law found out and scolded him severely. He judged others by himself and asked him if his daughter was seduced by a boy who didn't know the future. What will be done. He didn't even think about answering, "Beat him into a pig's head first," and when he came to his senses, he met his father-in-law's meaningful gaze.
Fortunately, in the end, for Susu's sake, his father-in-law let him go and didn't really beat him to a pig's head. He just patted him heavily on the shoulder twice and asked him to take good care of Susu. It was at that time that he suddenly wanted to have a child with Susu. It would be better if it was a daughter, especially one as smart and gentle as Susu.
At the beginning of the second year, one day, Susu told him in his ear that he was pregnant with a baby. At that moment, he felt the surprise of an ordinary person who had won a million-dollar prize.
But it didn't take long for Su Su to change. At first she was uncertain, but later she started a cold war with him without giving him any transition period.
From the moment they met and got married, there was always an unexplainable similarity of minds between them, so from acquaintance to falling in love, she understood him as a person, his ideals, and his emotions. Among them, she agreed to his pursuit without hesitation. So does he.
But now, he had no idea what she was thinking, or what happened to cause her to change so much. He no longer thought it was just a physiological reaction during pregnancy. He could feel her purpose of being so cold to him. —She doesn’t want to grow old with him, it’s a damn close connection.
Why, why exactly? He asked this question more than once.
I do not love you anymore.
Only after we were really together with you did we realize that we are not suitable for each other.
From now on, we won't interfere with each other. You can go out and find mistresses, but I'm fine as long as you don't cause trouble and don't take people home.
The vows of eachother, so touching before, were like pieces of paper in front of these sharp knives, being reduced to dregs in seconds.
Sheng Xun seemed to be tireless and stood beside the bed for a long time. It wasn't until his wife suddenly turned over that he slowly walked out of the master bedroom. Because he was carrying his back, he didn't see the person who had just turned over quietly opened his eyes and looked at her. His back as he walked further and further away.
A door closed, cutting off the view inside and the view outside.
In the morning, Sheng Xun was woken up by the ringtone of his cell phone. He drowsily picked up the phone and looked at it. It was the driver Xiao Liu.
On the phone, Xiao Liu said hello and asked him if he was going to the company. He looked at the time and found that it was almost an hour before he usually went to work. No wonder Xiao Liu would call to ask such a question.
He almost fell to the ground when he got up, and walked out of the study while holding on to the wall. He happened to see his wife walking towards the master bedroom carrying a water glass.
Seeing that he was haggard, she said expressionlessly: "If you are sick, go to the hospital and come back after you are cured. Jiaojiao has a weak body and is easily infected with the virus."
It had been a long time since she had spoken such a long story. Unfortunately, she was not concerned about him. She was just worried that he would bring the cold virus to her daughter. He couldn't help but feel disappointed, but there were so many blows that he almost got used to it.
People's hearts are not made of iron. He can't really care about his wife's coldness when describing him as a stranger. In addition, the company has just started to get on track and there are many social activities. The time when he comes home is getting later and later, but no matter how late he is, he is never outside. Stay overnight. Until one day when he was drunk and dreamed that he and Susu had reconciled, when he woke up and found that the person lying next to him was not Susu, everything was different.
Susu will never reconcile with him again.
Facing Su Su's penetrating gaze, he felt so guilty that he wanted to escape, but aside from his feelings, he still had responsibilities. He sent the woman named Liang Xiaohui far away and learned to put all his thoughts on his daughter. Later, Liang Xiaohui came to him with a girl. At that time, he was no longer the Shengxun he was before. The company he founded had grown so big that it could be listed at any time, and at the same time, his way of handling things became more slick. He raised the mother and daughter in the suburbs, under the supervision of bodyguards and nannies, and they lived in peace for the next few years.
He and Susu's little baby turned eight years old before he knew it.
In the villa they have lived in for five years, the whole family had a small and warm birthday for their little baby.
That night, the moon was shining brightly, and when he thought he would spend the day like every other year, Su Su invited him to the outdoor balcony.
"I thought you would never take the initiative to talk to me again." Sheng Xun looked at her and said with great emotion.
In order to take care of Jiaojiao in the past few years, Susu has also lost a lot of weight. Her originally round chin has become pointed. Unknowingly, she thought she had undergone plastic surgery.
"I'm very happy to see that you can build up such a big family fortune from nothing," Su Su curled her lips. She looked particularly energetic and beautiful today, "I'm sorry for my willfulness in the past few years."
Sheng Xun was stunned when he heard this, and stared at the face of the person in front of him who still couldn't get tired of seeing it for several years. He was no longer the Sheng Xun he was eight years ago. When he heard her obviously conciliatory words, his first reaction was not happiness. Instead, explore her expression.
There was peace between her brows, and she seemed to have returned to the way he had first seen her, gentle and quiet, with no edges or sharp edges, but only the tolerance of the sea.
He had already heard of her before they met for the first time. He heard others say that her family was very wealthy, and Mr. Yang who donated money to renovate the school library was her father. In his perception, the eldest daughter of a rich family is like a girl who pursues him, a bit arrogant and with an innate sense of superiority. She must put on beautiful and exquisite makeup every day before going out, and then drive a luxury car to make her look beautiful. Car beauty.
But Susu was different. She was wearing a simple and elegant long skirt, holding a book and sitting quietly on a stone chair under the tree. Her expression was focused and gentle. The morning sunlight poured down from the cracks in the leaves, imprinting on her The skin on her body and face that was illuminated by the sun was particularly dazzlingly white.
At that time, he didn't know that she was the rich and beautiful woman that others said. He just started to deliberately narrow his morning jogging route to this area. One day, when he ran over, she happened to get up and accidentally knocked down her book. Then he saw her name and class information.
Class 1, Grade 1 Chinese Language, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Yang Xiansu College of Liberal Arts
It turns out that she is Miss Yang who is rumored to have a rich father...
"I'm sorry for knocking down your book. These days, as long as the weather is clear, I can always see you reading here. You don't usually leave so early, so I didn't notice that I bumped into you. You didn't bother to collect the book even after you got up. , it seems that you really like Chinese language and literature." He handed the book back to her.
"Yes, I like it very much. I grew up in the West, but I have always been interested in our literature, so I chose to return to China to study. Today I finally finished reading this book, so I was ready to leave early. I should say Sorry, I didn't notice you." She said with a slight smile.
Hearing the last sentence, Shengxun didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He ran away from her for so many days without paying attention to him. But if he hadn't noticed him, how could they have bumped into each other? With his It is impossible for a human being to deliberately create such opportunities.
"It means this is fate. Hello, I am Sheng Xun, a junior in the business school. Sheng Xun of Shengfang, Xun of the medal." He introduced in detail.
"Hello, I am Yang Xiansu, a first-year student in the Chinese Department. My friends call me Susan."
"Can I call you Susu?" He suddenly blurted out and asked, only to realize that it was abrupt.
Perhaps because she had lived in an open foreign country, Yang Xiansu did not struggle with a name and readily agreed.
After many years, Sheng Xun still clearly remembered her charming smile.
Now, she in memory and her in front of her unexpectedly overlapped.
Although he was past the impulsive age of a young boy, Shengxun couldn't help but get excited. He held Susu's hand, stared at her and said, "Susu, I still owe you a grand wedding."
"If we still celebrate Jiaojiao's birthday together next year, you can do it again!" Su Su calmly withdrew her hand and smiled in return.
"Our family will always be together! I'll tell Jiaojiao the good news." Sheng Xun was overjoyed, maybe because the thing he had been hoping for all these years suddenly arrived, and he was so surprised that he lost his composure, otherwise he would have discovered that Su Suyan The water in the eyes.
"I'm sorry," Su Su said silently, looking at Sheng Xun's back, "I can't accompany you anymore."
Hearing that Sheng Xun was discussing wedding matters with the eight-year-old Lolita, Yang Wenting, who had come to the villa two days earlier, couldn't laugh. His eyes fell on the floor lamp next to the sofa in a daze. When his daughter suddenly called him two days ago and said that she might not be able to hold on, he was not surprised. It was a miracle that she could hold on to this day. Without Little Sun, her daughter would have lived longer, but since her daughter herself couldn’t. If he is willing to give up the little life in his belly, what can he do? What's more, it's not like he hasn't looked forward to the birth of his little granddaughter, since he, who is separated by a layer of relationship, has already looked forward to it, let alone his daughter.
My daughter said that her baby is the continuation of her life. She was very sorry that she could not give her a healthy body and that she could not be involved in her future life. She hoped that her grandfather could live longer and at least be able to take care of her baby until it grows up. Adult. It is said that children born in this life are here to collect debts owed in the previous life. It is indeed true. He has one foot in the coffin and has to be left alone. The little baby is not without a father...
Yang Wenting turned his head and looked at Shengxun, who had a smile on his face. How happy he is now, how painful he will be in the future!
His daughter's vision is as accurate as his. Shengxun is a very emotional person. If his daughter is a healthy person, there is no doubt that she and Shengxun will grow old in harmony, but who knows that his wife has a familial genetic disease. Nine years ago, my daughter was really happy when she found out she was pregnant, but the subsequent re-examination was not good. If she insisted on giving birth to this child, not to mention that the genetic disease would be passed on to the child, only that she would have to bear the burden of heart disease. The consequences of chronic heart failure caused by heavy load. The daughter also hesitated, but finally decided to give the child a chance to come into this world. No matter whether the child would grow up smoothly or not, she always had to fulfill her obligations and responsibilities as a mother. She could not let this choice be reincarnated in her life. The little baby in the belly was given up before it saw the world.
Unlike Shengxun, who lived abroad with his ancestors, he didn't value life and death that much. Although he was still very sad when he met her, when his wife passed away, he was sad but not depressed. But Shengxun, a traditional man, is different. He has been to some small counties and even remote mountainous areas before, and even witnessed a couple. The husband died unexpectedly, and the wife who was in good health suddenly died too. He also heard about several couples who were in the same situation. The wife died of illness not long after. The husband also began to linger on the bedside, and the couple died one after another.
Yang Wenting sighed and returned to the room heavily.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in, the door is unlocked."
As expected, it was Yang Xiansu who came. At this time, the disguised smile was removed from her face and she walked in calmly.
"Daddy."
Yang Wenting reached out and hugged her daughter: "My baby!"
"The heartache is getting worse and worse, Daddy, I may really not make it through tonight."
"Don't worry, Jiaojiao, I will take care of it for you. As for that boy Sheng Xun, I have nothing to do with him." Yang Wenting patted his daughter's back gently.
"I know him. As long as daddy doesn't tell him about my condition, he will get through it."
"You have set up a trap for this kid for so many years. Why bother? Why not spend a few years together happily..."
Yang Xiansu interrupted Yang Wenting: "It's different, Daddy, he is different from you. I can't gamble the rest of his life. I can't afford it. Li Xuan and Wan Hui have only been together for a long time, but Li Xuan resolutely followed Wan Hui."
"Silly boy, Li Xuan has no worries, but Sheng Xun is different. He has parents, a daughter, and a company he founded. And men are different from women. Men have too many things in their hearts." Yang Wenting sighed. road.
"But I don't pretend much in my heart, but for the three of you, I believe that Daddy is capable enough to protect Jiaojiao and take care of himself, but I cannot and do not allow any possibility that will make Axun collapse. It's me. My selfishness is dragging him down, and I would rather he hate me."
Yang Wenting stroked her daughter's hair, her eyes moist, and said softly: "Don't worry, I will watch."
The next day, Shengxun knocked on his wife's door, but no one answered. Then there were footsteps behind him, followed by his father-in-law's hoarse voice.
"No need to knock."
Shengxun turned around, and when he saw his father-in-law with red eyes and wearing a black suit, his heart sank for no reason.
"Dad, isn't Susu in the room?"
Yang Wenting looked at Sheng Xun deeply and said calmly: "She is parked in the front yard. Let's go. As her husband, you have the right to send her off for the last time."
"Bang!" The cup held by Shengxun in his left hand lost its force and fell to the floor.
"Susu, she..." His lips trembled and he couldn't finish his sentence.
"She took a lot of sleeping pills last night, and when she found out in the morning, she was already helpless." Yang Wenting said calmly.
"No, this is impossible. She promised me last night..." Shengxun's face turned pale. He remembered what she said - if we are still together to celebrate Jiaojiao's birthday next year, you can do it again! It turned out that she was ready to leave him at that time.
But why do you have to use this method
The Susu he knew was an optimistic, positive and strong person. Their little baby was only eight years old. How could she be so cruel?
Shengxun ran downstairs in despair and rushed to the front yard. Sure enough, there was a crystal coffin placed there. When he was about to get close, he became timid. His Susu was lying in the crystal coffin, with his eyes closed and his expression peaceful, as if he was asleep.
"You haven't told me what I did wrong back then."
"You promised me we would always be together."
"Why are you so cruel to abandon me? Jiaojiao has just turned 8 years old. In the past few years, your heart and eyes have been full of Jiaojiao. Why don't you even want her now?"
"If you want to leave, tell me earlier and I'll let you go. You've been here for so many years. Why do you do this? Is there nothing in this world worth remembering?"
"Why did you give me hope last night?"
"Why, why! Susu, tell me—"
Sheng Xun put his head on the coffin lid above Su Su's head and hammered the coffin lid hard with his fist.
Looking down at Susu who would never open her eyes to look at him again, Shengxun gritted his teeth, his mouth was filled with the smell of rust, and his gums were bleeding from the bite.
Yang Xiansu, why do you want me to know you
Douzi has something to say: This extra chapter was written before the article started, so please read it first. Next extra trailer (Female Overlord Xiao Zhuangzhuang) (To be continued)