C40

The next day, Lin Qingrou, Ye Qingming, and Liu Yuxi left the hotel early in the morning. She and Liu Yuxi sat in the back while Ye Qingming drove alone in front.

Liu Yuxi seemed to have recovered a lot from last night's sleep. She teased Ye Qingming in a relaxed tone, "Young Master Ye, when will you marry our pure and beautiful Lin Manshou?"

As Ye Qingming drove, he could not help but laugh, "That will depend on when your pure and beautiful good friend is willing to marry me."

Liu Yuxi's interest was piqued as he said to Ye Qingming, "If you dare treat her badly, I'll get a dozen doctors to come to your hospital to find you."

Ye Qingming was scared of her and said helplessly, "Okay, okay, okay. Your way of threatening others is really special."

Listening to their conversation, Lin Qingrou couldn't help but recall the sad look on his face when he was chatting with Ye Qingming yesterday. Her heart suddenly clenched as the balance in her heart couldn't help but lean towards Ye Qingming. She said to Liu Yuxi, "If you really bring a doctor to find him, won't I be drinking to the northwest wind in the future?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Look at this. Marrying is different, you don't even allow me to speak." Liu Yuxi said meaningfully.

Lin Qingrou looked at Ye Qingming in the rearview mirror. When she saw him looking at her, she quickly turned her head to the side to avoid his gaze.

After Ye Qingming and Lin Qingrou returned home, both of them collapsed on the sofa, exhausted.

Lin Qingrou mumbled, "Yesterday's incident was too sudden, did I lose face for you?"

Ye Qingming could not help but hold onto Lin Qingrou's hand. "It's not like you did anything wrong. What is there to lose?" If I were you, I probably wouldn't have endured it so long.

Lin Qingrou said in surprise, "I can't believe you can fight!"

"Of course." Ye Qingming didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Lin Qingrou rolled over, unconsciously getting closer to Ye Qingming. She herself, however, did not feel anything at all.

"I …" I want to ask you a question. " She looked at Ye Qingming and said seriously.

Ye Qingming answered with a "En" and looked at the side of her face seriously.

"What would you do if someone lied to you?"

Ye Qingming seemed to have an answer. He replied without hesitation, "If it's a white lie, then I'll probably decide based on the situation. But if it was a malicious lie, then it definitely wouldn't be forgiven. However, all lies are lies, and regardless of good or evil, it can be unpleasant or infuriating. "

Lin Qingrou thought back to what he had said, thinking that she was probably the type of person he couldn't forgive the most. To Ye Qingming, he had not only used him, but he had also used a malicious lie to deceive him. She suddenly felt lost because she could not imagine what Ye Qingming would look like when he knew the truth and how he would feel.

Would he use such malicious language to curse her, or would he die with a heart as dead as death, or would he use the same method as Lin Qingrou to take revenge on her?

Lin Qingrou slowly removed her hand from his. Ye Qingming did not know what happened. He stared at Lin Qingrou blankly, thinking that she was embarrassed or was thinking of something sad.

Ye Qingming was about to hug her, but Lin Qingrou dodged quickly as if struck by lightning. She awkwardly tidied up her hair and said to him, "I'm a bit thirsty, let's go get some water."

After saying that, she quickly ran towards the kitchen.

Lin Qingrou stood dejectedly by the dining table, an empty cup in her hand as she peeked uneasily in the direction of the living room. There was no water in the house, so he had to boil some water before he could drink it. She sighed, still unable to get past the hurdle in her heart.

"Buzz buzz" Her phone vibrated twice on the dining table.

Lin Qingrou cast a glance. It was Cheng Yun.

"Do you have time for dinner tonight?"

"Yes, you can decide the time and place."

Lin Qingrou heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that if she went out with Cheng Yun, she wouldn't have to face Ye Qingming anymore.

Ye Qingming was about to fall asleep. He tilted his head and sat on the sofa. In his haziness, he saw Lin Qingrou holding a fruit knife, smiling strangely as she walked towards him. He suddenly shivered, then suddenly became clear-headed. Ye Qingming also looked at the living room. There was no one around, only the clock was ticking.

It was a dream, and he was actually scared awake. he thought, and then laughed at himself, but the cold sweat had already soaked through the back of his shirt.

Even though Lin Qingrou was in the kitchen, she still anxiously ran out to take a look when she heard his voice. Seeing Ye Qingming sitting there nervously, she couldn't help but ask, "Did you have a nightmare?"

Ye Qingming regained his senses, and the moment he saw Lin Qingrou, his eyes lit up. As if he had just survived a disaster, he walked up to her and pulled her into his arms, muttering to himself, "Thank goodness I was lucky. Fortunately, it's just a dream. "

Lin Qingrou was curious, "What kind of dreams did you have? "Why are you so scared?"

Ye Qingming smiled inwardly and casually said, "I fell asleep just now and I dreamt that you wanted to kill me." I wonder what's going on. "

"I …?" Lin Qingrou held her breath, unable to speak. However, her heart tightened as she nervously thought, 'Did he discover something amiss?'

Her heart was beating fiercely, and she was afraid that Ye Qingming would hear the sound of her heartbeat. Her hands suddenly turned ice-cold.

"How could this be? This kind of dream is too scary." Lin Qingrou teased him stiffly.

Ye Qingming found it funny as well. He said, "That's right, you're so timid. Why are you chasing me with a knife? It's probably because I've watched too much of the news yesterday, so it's hard to avoid dreams. "

Lin Qingrou released his embrace and consoled him, "There's nothing to worry about now. Let's go sleep a little more."

Ye Qingming followed her back to the kitchen. The chair next to the door frame asked, "If I really made a mistake, would you really think of killing me?"

Lin Qingrou's hands trembled slightly, then she covered up her calm reply with other movements, "Don't talk nonsense, how could that happen?"

Ye Qingming raised his eyebrows and said mockingly, "That's true. I hope there won't be a day like this."

Lin Qingrou smiled awkwardly with her back to him, but her hands never stopped moving. She seemed to be afraid that if she stopped, she would reveal a flaw, so she couldn't bring herself to face a single mistake. Because she knew that once this kind of mistake happened, the consequences would be unimaginable, and it would also cause a devastating blow to her.

The moment after Ye Qingming left, Lin Qingrou realized that her hopes for love could not be tolerated in this world. As a result, it was even more impossible for her to be moved by him and feel sympathy for him.

He had already chosen this cruel question long ago. In front of hatred, he had never been in love with Ye Qingming.

Lin Qingrou swore to herself that from now on, she would not be tempted, and she would not be distracted. A girl's love for a girl would eventually lead to her own defeat. Other than herself, she could not trust anyone else.

However, believing in yourself was also something that required taking risks.

Lin Qingrou didn't know why Cheng Yun would make an appointment at this place. Not only was the next bar hard to find, it was also the next bar. She took her phone and walked in a zigzag to find this place.

The first thing Cheng Yun said when he saw Lin Qingrou was, "Where's your boyfriend?"

Lin Qingrou put down her bag and took off her scarf, then said casually, "I came to eat, so of course he came home."

Cheng Yun was wearing a hoodie that covered almost half of his face. He listlessly lowered his head and asked her, "Are you really going to get married? I always feel like it's a fake. "

"Sooner or later I'll get married, you won't. I always thought you wanted me to get married so I wouldn't have to fight with you at home. "

"Why do you think that? It's because we're a family, so it's inevitable that we argue sometimes. But you're suddenly going to be married, to someone we don't know at all. "Speaking of which, I'm still worried that you might not want to leave."

Lin Manshou also felt a bit sad for a moment, because only she knew the ultimate purpose of this abnormal marriage. Maybe she would never be able to get her own happiness out of marriage. However, compared to his hatred, whether or not these were true was not that important.

She smiled and changed the subject. "How is it? Have you been working well recently?"

Cheng Yun helplessly shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's not going well. The customer has always let the client meet with us, so we often fail to understand the customer's real purpose. Therefore, we always change our ways. Otherwise, I wouldn't have stayed in B City for so long."

"What are you guys doing for the client this time? Is it still a design software? "

"No, it's a bit special this time. It's to create a special encrypted file, and then there are the following program settings. "Anyway, it's very troublesome, but luckily, the customer pays a lot, so it doesn't matter at all." Cheng Yun said in a scheming manner.

Lin Qingrou took a sip of water and said, "She only found out about your situation in City B a few days ago when she called her aunt. Why didn't you tell her?"

Cheng Yun impatiently rapped the table with his hand and said, "Don't mention it anymore. When I saw her, I urged her to marry me. I'm so annoyed. One is the first two big, do I still work? We're only two years apart, why do we have such a huge disparity in treatment?! They never urge you. "

Lin Qingrou snickered, but her heart was still a little lonely. "They are your parents, of course they are doing this for you."

Seeing that, Cheng Yun joked, "Since young, you have always been better than me in every way. You even married earlier than me, tell me what your boyfriend did? "The main issue is whether a person is good or not?"

Lin Qingrou was about to speak, but hesitated. At this moment, she still hadn't recovered from her conversation with Ye Qingming. As soon as Cheng Yun asked, she fell into deep thought.

"Probably... "Not bad." she whispered.

At this moment, the next bar was already open for business. The chaotic noises mixed with the low and deep background music shook as they rumbled across the floor like a great army.

Cheng Yun frowned and raised his voice, "What did you say?"

Lin Qingrou raised her head to look at him, then said in a daze, "Nothing, nothing."

Seeing that she was distracted, Cheng Yun changed the topic and said, "I haven't had a proper meal since I came to stay in B City! It's rare to find you for a meal today. I've already ordered the dishes, so I'm waiting for them to come! "

As he was speaking, the waiter had already served two dishes. One was for meat and one was for fragrance. It was ready for lunch.

Cheng Yun picked up his chopsticks and was about to eat when Lin Qingrou stood up and said, "I'm going to the bathroom. Eat first. Don't wait for me. "

With that, she left Cheng Yun and walked to the back.

When Cheng Yun saw this, even if it didn't matter, since he had grown up at home, he had already developed a rule that only family members would eat together, so he could only wait for her to eat together with him.

Lin Qingrou hurried to the bathroom. She used her left hand to support herself on the washstand, squatting down slowly. Her right hand was touching her chest, and her lips were pale. The loud noise from the bar just now had somehow made her heart feel uncomfortable for some reason. However, the bathroom was far away from the bar, so it was much quieter, and the vibrations were much weaker. After squatting there for a while, her heart gradually calmed down. Only then did she feel that the oppressive feeling in her heart had become a lot more relaxed.

Suddenly, just as Lin Qingrou was about to walk out, a piercing pain came from her chest. Uneasily, she touched her chest through her shirt.

It was a long scar that snaked from her chest to her shoulders under her shirt.

All these years, Lin Qingrou seemed to have completely forgotten about its existence. The only memory she had of this scar was from her father: before she was even one year old, she was scalded by her own mother. But after so many years, why did it suddenly hurt so much? It seemed to be reminding him of something.

Lin Manshui sighed weakly. She didn't want to know, nor did she want to see or think about it. After all, her memories of the scar and all the memories of her mother were full of evasion and revulsion.

After Lin Qingrou's body calmed down a little, she returned to the dining room. From afar, he saw that a few dishes had already been prepared in front of Cheng Yun. He was looking at his phone and did not have the slightest intention to eat. She suddenly felt guilty, knowing that it was because of her that he didn't eat properly.

"I've been waiting for a long time." She quickly sat down and apologized.

Who knew that Cheng Yun had a serious expression on his face. He handed the phone over and asked, "Liu Yuxi is your friend, right?"

She nodded, thinking that it was because of the matter of the car crash that Cheng Yun was brooding over. Just as she was about to explain, Cheng Yun dejectedly said, "She got drunk at the bar, the waiter will call you to pick her up."

Hearing this, Lin Qingrou's heart burned with anxiety. She quickly got up and was about to leave when she stopped in midair. She looked at Cheng Yun with a puzzled expression, "Which bar is she at?"

Cheng Yun pointed at the wall behind him.

"Next door."

At this time, Lin Qingrou suddenly looked at Cheng Yun in surprise and praised, "I have to say, you guys are really fated to be together. Why don't you pick her up? I can't stand her alone. "

Cheng Yun angrily glared, "It's been three days since I last had a peaceful meal, so I don't want to go pick up that friend of yours. I haven't settled the score with her regarding the car crash!"

Lin Qingrou advised seriously, "Brother, just accompany me once. The bar is so messy, but I feel that something is off when I go there alone. Furthermore, we have to bring back a drunkard. This will be even more troublesome. "

After all, she was a girl, and Liu Yuxi, a drunkard who would not be able to fight back at a crucial moment and would even drag down Lin Manchuan, would not be able to hold her back. That was why he reluctantly agreed to the order and even told the waiter to heat up the dishes on the table before he left, before coming back to eat.

Satisfied, Lin Qingrou snickered as she followed behind Cheng Yun. She had always felt that Cheng Yun and Liu Yuxi were fated to meet by some mysterious means. However, Cheng Yun and Liu Yuxi called this miraculous fate — "ill fate."

After Liu Yuxi was drunkenly retrieved by Cheng Yun, two rows of dark "tears" still hung on her face, due to having just cried. Cheng Yun and Liu Yuxi each sat opposite each other in disgust. As he ate, he chattered like an old man, "How can a girl get drunk in a bar? Didn't you see those guys looking at you like that?"

Liu Yuxi waved his chopsticks and said unhappily, "All you know how to do is make sarcastic remarks. If you have nothing to worry about, who would go to a bar? "Could it be that the reason I drank so much wine without wasting any time was because I couldn't fall asleep and wanted to borrow wine to pour out my worries?" The corner of Liu Yuxi's mouth curled up, and he wanted to cry, but there were no tears.

Lin Qingrou knew that she still couldn't let go of Xu Caiqiu, so she asked: "Do you still want to drink? I'll accompany you. "

"Hey hey hey, no way. You guys can drink so much in front of me, don't you know that?" Cheng Yun said.

Liu Yuxi waved his hands and impatiently said, "If we don't drink in front of you right now, then we'll go somewhere else to drink behind your back. Choose one."

Cheng Yun was so angry that he almost fainted. He turned to Liu Yuxi and said, "Then I'll drink with you! Don't bother about her, she's not well, how can she drink so much wine with you? "

Liu Yuxi was probably too dazed to care about the fact that the person in front of him was Cheng Yun, and was even happily handing over the wine cup to him.

This was what people often said: See the truth at the table, hide the soul in the wine cup. Liu Yuxi and Cheng Yun seemed to be relying on the power of wine to wipe out their grudges. They only wished that they could become sworn brothers and kiss on the spot.

Lin Qingrou sat aside, seemingly an outsider. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry as she watched the two of them talking and cheering each other up. It was as if she had just witnessed the world's ninth greatest miracle in her lifetime.

"Next time if you have the chance! From now on, you're my Brother Cheng! " Liu Yuxi said to Cheng Yun as he stood in front of the restaurant's entrance, swaying left and right.

At this time, Cheng Yun was barely maintaining his composure. He leaned against the doorframe with his glasses half-closed and said, "No problem, have you stored all your phones?" In the future, if you want to drink alcohol, just call me. Big bro also has a bitter heart, unlike Man Rou, she's going to get married. Someone's in pain. "

Liu Yuxi laughed and said, "What did you say? I know she's married, it's not true love. It's just a trick. It's more bitter than you say. "

Lin Qingrou had just finished settling the bill and left the restaurant, when she heard Liu Yuxi loudly tell Cheng Yun about her marriage. She immediately went up to Liu Yuxi to stop him from speaking, then followed to look at Cheng Yun. He was relieved to see that he was dozing off by the door frame. It looked like he hadn't heard Liu Yuxi's words.

The passersby within the restaurant all looked over in their direction. Some of them even looked around, afraid that the drunkards would cause trouble if they were to start drinking.

The thought of sending Cheng Yun and Liu Yuxi home made Lin Qingrou feel like it was the first two big shots. Fortunately, Cheng Yun was still conscious, so he could walk into the elevator and go home by himself. Compared to Liu Yuxi, he seemed to have long been unconscious.

Lin Qingrou carried her all the way back to her own house. The moment she closed the door, Liu Yuxi hastily ran to the bathroom and retched.

"Lin Qingrou, I... Did I drink too much? " Liu Yuxi seemed to have woken up a lot after puking. She staggered out of the bathroom and asked.

Lin Qingrou was in the middle of boiling water when she turned around and said, "You almost made a vow to make a blood alliance with my brother."

"What?!" Liu Yuxi felt as if he had gone crazy. He looked at Lin Qingrou in disbelief, and his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

She said desperately, "It's over, it's over. I'm not drunk at all. I'm simply committing suicide."

Lin Qingrou stood in the kitchen and snickered, refusing to answer her question.

After a while, Liu Yuxi's body felt a little better. She first washed off the smoky makeup on her face, as she unhappily said, "To think that I spent hundreds of dollars to buy a mascara. I even took off my makeup when I cried."

Then she changed into a new set of clothes and happily said to Lin, "Let me tell you something!"

Lin Qingrou looked at her curiously, waiting for her to say something that would make her so excited and excited.

In the end, Liu Yuxi said loudly, "I'm preparing to stay with Zhou Yuan!"

With a clatter, the cup of water in Lin Qingrou's hand fell to the ground. Fortunately, it did not break, and only a long crack appeared at the bottom of the cup.

Lin Qingrou stared at Liu Yuxi blankly. She could not help but ask, "Are you alright? How long have you and Zhou Yuan known each other? Neither of you know each other. "

Liu Yuxi didn't seem to care at all, "Why do you need to understand? As long as he's not a bad guy or a married man, that's enough."

"Then what do you like about him?"

"I like the look of him seriously roasting the fish and then giving it to me to eat!" Liu Yuxi said with incomparable seriousness.

Lin Qingrou felt helpless. What was the reason?

Liu Yuxi patted Lin Manchu's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. For me, liking someone doesn't require much reason, either because he has good hands, or because his teeth were white when he smiled at me, or because it was a fine day when I saw him. In short, how could there be such a specific reason for liking someone? "

Lin Qingrou fell into deep thought as she listened to her words. If there really was no need for a reason to like a person, then when did she start to have this strange feeling towards Ye Qingming?

Perhaps it was the tenderness with which he spoke to himself, or the decisiveness with which he dressed himself, or the rare consideration with which he stiffly slept with him on the bus.

However, Lin Qingrou clearly knew that she could not fall in love with Ye Qingming. He was a forbidden zone that she could never touch.

"What are you thinking about?" Liu Yuxi suddenly asked.

Lin Qingrou came back to her senses. She shook her head and explained, "I'm not thinking of anything, it's just …"

Liu Yuxi said with rare seriousness, "You're thinking about Ye Qingming right? Honestly, have you fallen for him? in love? "

Lin Qingrou shook her head and explained emotionally, "Don't say that, how could I … How could she fall in love with him?! Is he worth it?! He was the younger brother of Ye Qingcheng and Ye Qingzhi, as well as the older brother of Quan Wei. The same blood that flows in their bones, will I fall in love with him? "

Liu Yuxi was speechless. Lying on the sofa, she said, "I was just casually saying it. Why are you so agitated? You don't have to be so eager to cover it up, do you …"

Lin Qingrou watched as Liu Yuxi hugged the pillow, slowly closing his eyes and falling asleep. She couldn't help but sigh.

To cover it up, maybe. It was as if she couldn't find any flaws at all. She could only try her best.

At night, while sleeping, Lin Man and Liu Yuxi lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling. The blanket was tightly wrapped around them. In this time, she sealed herself in the darkness, as if she possessed the entire world. This was also the only moment of safety she had in her entire day.