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"If you love him so much, why don't you die with him?"

Dark clouds covered the moonlight. Huo Yelin was like a beast hiding in a dark cave. His face was hideous, and his voice was low and sharp.

Why not die with him?

Zhao Yilin stared at him blankly, unable to breathe for a long time. After the fire, she had also thought about it, but the last time she had thought about it, the pain had faded, and she had forgotten a lot of negative thoughts.

Huo Yelin pointed at her chest and said word by word, "If you can't forget him, then don't provoke me again."

He pried her hand away, walked back into the room, and slammed the door.

Zhao Yilin stood alone in the dark and empty yard. The wind from the night seemed to be able to knock her down.

At this time, Dou Dou's voice came from afar: "Boss Huo, Eli, look what I've brought over for you! The claws of the pickled chicken are extremely fragrant! "

"Eh, Elaine? "You're still the lucky one. I'll give you guys a taste first." Dou walked up to her and took her hand to put the paper bag on it, but the moment she let go, Zhao Yilin's hand drooped down and the paper bag fell to the ground.

"… …." "What's wrong?" Noticing her blank look, Dou Dou asked softly, "You quarreled with Director Huo?"

Tears rolled down Zhao Yilin's face as soon as she turned her head.

Dou hastily picked up the paper bag on the ground and said, "Don't cry, I'm so scared when I see a woman that I can't walk. You two have something to talk about, I'm leaving first."

Dou Zi ran away like a wisp of smoke.

Zhao Yilin took a deep breath and walked back to her room step by step. She turned off the lights, made her way to the bed and lay down facing the wall.

"Ye Lin." She touched the cold wall with her hand. Behind the thin wall, Huo Yelin was there, "Do you really wish for me and Qi Xiaoyan to die together?"

She buried her face in the quilt and sobbed silently.

At this moment, Huo Yelin was sitting on the bed with his back against the wall. One of his arms was resting on his knees while the other hand was still fiddling with the cigarette that he had extinguished. The quieter the room next door was, the more restless his heart became.

After a long while, he got off the bed, opened the door, and walked out of Zhao Yilin's room.

The room was dark.

He stood in front of the door, one hand in his pocket, the other raised to knock, but his hand stopped at the door, as if he had remembered something, and his brow furrowed, his eyes filled with struggle.

Zhao Yilin was crying when she suddenly felt something. She quickly jumped off the bed and ran to the door to open it barefooted.

There was only moonlight in front of the door, and the yard was empty.

Zhao Yilin squatted with her hands against the door, feeling even worse. She didn't know how to face him from tomorrow onwards.

Zhao Yilin didn't sleep all night, and didn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning. However, she didn't sleep for long before she was awakened by the sound of chickens and dogs barking in the village.

She held the makeup mirror and looked at her panda eyes. In order to prevent the village chief from misunderstanding, she painted herself with extremely thick eye makeup. She looked a little fierce and arrogant.

Just as she finished her makeup, He Shuhui knocked on the door. "Is Lin up yet?" Breakfast is ready. "

She hurriedly got up to open the door, but at the same time, the door to Huo Yelin's room was also opened. The two of them couldn't help but look at each other, before hastily looking away.

He Shuhui did not notice anything unusual about the two of them, and without the formality of seeing each other yesterday, she told him in Mandarin that she had seen someone fall into the well last night.

Zhao Yilin was still dazed from the night's sleep. "Aunt, I don't understand."

He Shuhui tried to explain more, but Zhao Yilin was even more confused. Just as she was about to say that she understood, Huo Yelin, who was walking on He Shuhui's other side, glanced at her and said, "A villager fell and drowned in a well last night."

He Shuhui nodded.

Zhao Yilin didn't expect such a serious matter to happen. She was scared out of her wits and said, "How could I fall into the well so late at night? Did you call the police? "

She was talking to Huo Yelin, but when she saw him ignore her and look in front of her, she remembered that the two of them had quarreled last night.

He Shuhui quickly explained the situation, but Zhao Yilin was unable to understand what she was saying. She carefully glanced at Huo Yelin.

Huo Yelin did not wait for her to open her mouth to ask as he explained, "The village chief called the county's police station to report the case before dawn. However, the only mountain road leading to the village is blocked by boulders.

Zhao Yilin thought about it and said, "It's a good thing that we went into the mountains earlier today, otherwise we would have been blocked out by now."

Huo Yelin stood on the stone steps and looked down. The mountain forest, the houses, the paths leading down to the mountain were all covered in clouds and fog.

When He Shuhui led them to the main hall, Dou and the village chief's two children were already sitting at the table eating.

Seeing them enter, he waved his hand and said: "Good morning, Boss Huo. Good morning, Eli."

Huo Yelin had his hands in his pockets as he asked, "Why did you come here to eat?"

Dou hastily swallowed the porridge in her mouth and said, "Principal, the Village Head went to find someone to help open the way for us early in the morning. The Village Head is single, and no one is home to cook. I had no choice but to come over."

Zhao Yelin was standing at the side of the table. She had wanted to wait for Huo Yelin to take a seat first, so she decided to find a seat a bit further away from him.

Who knew that He Shuhui thought she was being polite. She came up and pushed her down, saying, "You're welcome. Eat quickly."

After that, he pulled Huo Yelin over and placed him next to Zhao Yilin, "Hurry up and eat. If you don't, it'll get cold."

Dou knew about what happened last night. When their shoulders touched, she gave He Shuhui a thumbs up. "Aunt, you're awesome. I mean, you cooked really awesome!"

Zhao Yilan lowered her head and scooped a spoonful of porridge into her mouth. It was so sweet and soft that it was appetizing. She mustered her courage and asked softly, "If something like that happened, the matter of going to school this morning would probably be canceled."

After she finished speaking, she nervously bit her lips and looked at him with her eyes.

Huo Yelin held the bowl in one hand and put some pickled vegetables into his mouth while standing up straight. Just by the way he ate, no one would have thought he was eating rice porridge in the countryside.

"That should be the case. If you're in a hurry, you can leave once the road is open."

Zhao Yilin almost cried. She scooped up the porridge in her bowl. She had no appetite.

Dou saw that the atmosphere was not good: "How to let Eli go?" I saw that you also specially prepared a couple's jacket. Weren't you going to dress and take pictures with her during the ceremony? "

Huo Yelin stared at him coldly, "Shut up. How could I have that kind of coat!"

"Oh …" Was I wrong? But I saw it clearly... "

Zhao Yelin was sipping the porridge in her spoon. She stole a glance at Huo Yelin as a smile slowly emerged on her face.

Huo Yelin could feel her gaze on him and remained silent with a cold expression.

After breakfast, Zhao Yilin stood up to help He Shuhui clean up the dishes. His eldest daughter ran over and said, "Sister, take a rest. Let me do it."

Zhao Yilin saw that her hands were reluctant to bring out the pot of pickles, so she quickly took it and said, "Go out and play with your little brother."

"This is my job. Elder sister, don't fight with me for it."

He Shuhui scooped up the leftover porridge in the pot and laughed after listening to Duoduo's explanation: "Irin, sit still. She is the one who does the cooking. She has to work harder when she's older."

Zhao Yilin lamented. Many kids in the city, who were as big as Duoduo, were held in their hands by their families. All they had to do was play around with them. However, he was only six years old, and was already treating others like an adult.

"Fine." Zhao Yilin returned to her seat and handed the bowl and chopsticks to Duo Duo.

"Thank you, Big Sister," he said with a smile.

She walked to Huo Yelin's side and raised her face to look at him.

Huo Yelin placed his bowl on top of Zhao Yilin's, then placed his chopsticks on top of the bowl and said softly, "Take it."

He lowered his head even more and said, "Yes, thank you brother-in-law."

Huo Yelin's hand that was holding the bowl stopped mid-air and he was left speechless for a while.

Zhao Yilin turned away, pretending to look at his phone.

Dou Dou secretly gave a thumbs up to Duo Duo and thought to himself, This mother and daughter pair is too awesome.

After breakfast, Zhao Yilin walked into the yard and took a walk. There was a green concrete floor leading to the entrance of the yard. On the left side of the wall, there was a miniature brick shed.

Zhao Yilin was curious about the contents of the brick shed. She walked over and saw that there was only a water tap for the well. It must have been specially made to cover the well for fear of getting dirty.

Zhao Yilin suddenly recalled the incident where someone drowned in the well, feeling uneasy.

She walked along the wall and out of the courtyard. She took out her cell phone to check that there were three boxes of signals and hurriedly made a call to Zhang Yanzhen.

After a long time, Zhang Yanzhen answered the phone and asked, "Yelin, what's the matter?"

Zhao Yilin was surprised. "Is it convenient to answer the phone?" she asked in a low voice.

The other end of the line also paused for a moment before smiling, "Of course it's convenient. I was busy just a moment ago, so I was a little stunned when I spoke. Don't be angry."

"Oh, it's good that you're fine. I wanted to call yesterday, but the mountain signals were never good. "

Zhang Youzhen said, "How is the environment in the mountains?" Can you get used to it? "

"Not bad, but I woke up too early. I'm tired."

Zhang Yezhen smiled and said, "You might get used to it if you stay here for a few more days. You'll feel better if you go to bed early and get up early."

"Yes." Zhao Yilin looked around and said, "There are mountains and greenery everywhere. If I look up, I'll see blue skies and white clouds. I might not want to go back for a few more days."

Zhang Youzhen said, "That won't do. Everyone has their own work and life. You promised to come back on Wednesday. You're not allowed to change your mind."

Zhao Yilin smiled, "Alright, I'll be back on time. Don't worry."

"Right, something bad happened in the village last night. Someone fell into the well and drowned."

Zhang You was surprised. "How could this happen? Did the police go?"

"No," said Zhao Yilin, "I've already notified the police, but the road up the mountain has been blocked off."

The other side of the phone went silent for a moment, then said, "Ye Lin, don't worry about what happens in the village. After you get through, come back quickly. There will be bad people everywhere."

"It's not as serious as you say," said Zhao Yilin. "I think it was just an accident." As she said this, she recalled Huo Yelin's words, "However, I might be able to leave early. After all, my main goal is to see the child. After seeing him, I might as well leave early."