The flowers in the factory of rebirth are too fierce

The sky was getting light, and the first ray of morning sunlight unyieldingly squeezed through the gap in the curtains and fell on the dark brown carpet, forming a bright crack.

Around this crack, coats, trousers, and some small underwear were scattered randomly.

On the soft Simmons bed, under the snow-white quilt, a thin arm stretched out.

Last night's revelry lasted so long that the owner of this arm is still sleeping soundly.

About five or six minutes later, a man climbed out of the bed and went into the bathroom. Soon, the sound of running water could be heard.

The woman on the bed heard the sound coming from the bathroom, her eyelids trembled, and she seemed to wake up. She wanted to get up, but the great fatigue and slight tearing pain made her turn over and fall into a deep sleep again.

Ten minutes later, the man came out with a bath towel around him and his upper body naked. He returned to the bed and hugged the woman.

"Stop making trouble, let me sleep a little longer." The woman murmured in a daze.

The man did not take the next step, but picked up a snow-white towel from the bedside table. There was a dazzling red plum blossom in the center of the towel.

The man stared at the bloodstain for a long time, then raised the corners of his mouth and curled up into an arc.

The man leaned over again and hugged the woman tightly. Their heads were close together. The man said softly, "Sister, Dr. Xing is here."

"Ah?" Ma Jing screamed and then sat up in a daze, "Where is it?"

She was so frightened that her voice was trembling.

Li Changan lay on the bed, shaking with laughter.

"Have you forgotten? We are not in the hotel where you are staying..."

"Li, Li Changan, you scared me to death, you bastard!" After five seconds of daze, Ma Jing finally reacted. She hurriedly covered her body with the quilt while pinching Li Changan's thigh with her hands.

"Stop, it hurts!" Li Changan never expected that Ma Jing, a thin and weak little girl, could have such strong hands. He gasped in pain.

Fortunately, Ma Jing did not embarrass Li Changan too much. After pinching him, she jumped out of bed and began to pick up the clothes scattered on the carpet. She put them on randomly, complaining to Li Changan as she put them on, "It's all your fault. You didn't let me go back to the hotel last night. If Dr. Xing and Stephanie knew about this, who knows how they would laugh at me."

Li Changan leaned leisurely against the head of the bed, playing with the white towel in his hand, "Last night was the Millennium Night, everyone went out to celebrate, who would care whether you returned to the hotel or not? You, you just think too much."

Ma Jing raised her head and was about to refute Li Changan, but when she saw the towel with plum blossoms printed on it in his hand, her face turned red, "Why are you still holding this? Give it to me!"

She threw herself onto the bed to grab the towel, but Li Changan took advantage of the situation and hugged her again.

"Let me go, um, um!" Ma Jing, whose lips were blocked, soon became unable to speak and could only utter vague syllables from her nose.

"Sister, how about we do it again? This is the first morning of the new century, it's a memorable occasion."

"No, it hurts! Also, don't call me by my nickname." A-mei'er is Ma Jing's nickname. Once, she was on the phone with her family and Li Changan heard it. Since then, Li Changan has always called her A-mei'er when they are alone.

"I'll be careful, sister!"

Soon, Ma Jing collapsed into a puddle of water, and the grunting sound changed into several syllables.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Changan carried the limp Ma Jing into the bathroom, and the sound of running water rang out again...

After the incident, the two lay on the bed and hugged each other. Ma Jing was still worried about how to explain to Dr. Xing after returning to the hotel.

“I’ve been killed by you. If Stephanie and Dr. Xing ask me where I went last night, how should I explain it?”

"Ma Jing, Ma Jing, you have a smart head, but how come you don't know how to observe? Let me tell you, Stephanie and her classmates in the United States went out to celebrate the Millennium Eve last night. As for Dr. Xing, I'm afraid she and Teacher Gao are doing the same thing as us, and she hasn't even gotten up yet!"

"Really?" Ma Jing believed it a little. Everyone in Gegang Investment Company knew that Xing Ziyao and Lao Gao had obtained a marriage license. Now no matter what they did, they had to hold a license and were protected by law.

"Can I still lie to you? By the way, sister, I have something to talk to you about." Li Changan's expression suddenly became serious.

He let go of Ma Jing, sat cross-legged on the bed, and stared into Ma Jing's eyes. Ma Jing was frightened by this atmosphere and stammered, "You, what do you want to say?"

At this moment, Ma Jing had countless bad premonitions in her heart, such as Li Changan was just playing around and he didn't want to marry her; or, Li Changan already had a girlfriend and she was just a one-night stand for him to relieve his loneliness.

Ma Jing's two little hands were tangled together, and the joints had turned white because of excessive force.

"Ma Jing, I'm sorry that I kept it a secret from you, but I have my own difficulties. My name is Li Changan, and my father's name is Li Zhenshan..."

As Li Changan spoke, Ma Jing's heart gradually calmed down.

It turns out he wanted to tell me something else.

However, when Ma Jing heard the three words "Li Zhenshan", she felt that they sounded very familiar. She did not say anything, but still listened patiently to Li Changan finish his words.

"My father was once the chairman of Gegang. Mr. Lin is my uncle. He is my grandmother's godson. Do you understand our relationship?"

Ma Jing opened her mouth wide. When Li Changan said this, her IQ finally returned to normal, and her brain began to work, "I remember, isn't Li Zhenshan the director of the large-scale working committee? Are you Director Li's son?"

Li Changan nodded.

Ma Jing's heart fell into the abyss again. She had always thought that Li Changan was an orphan who depended on his grandmother for life, but she never expected that he was actually the son of a minister, and his family was very different from her own.

Will there be a future for both of us?

When she thought of this, Ma Jing's eyes were already filled with tears. She sobbed, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"My uncle doesn't let me tell you, and my parents also hope that I can hide my identity. In the entire Gegang Investment Company, only Dr. Xing, Brother Zhao Peng, Sister Lily, and Sister Xiaojuan know about this..." Li Changan noticed the change in Ma Jing's expression. He leaned over with heartache and hugged Ma Jing in his arms.

"I know what you are worried about, but I can swear to you that I will never marry anyone but you in this life."

Ma Jing broke free from his embrace and stared at him with tearful eyes, "Are you telling the truth? But will your parents agree that we should be together? You are the son of a minister, and I am just a farmer's child. Our family is so ordinary. We are not a good match... If they knew, they would definitely object."

"Don't worry, this is all part of my plan. My grandma likes you, and that's enough."

"But I'm not pretty and I'm short. You should find a young and beautiful girl with a similar family background to yours..." Ma Jing developed a serious lack of self-confidence.

"The people of Shenzhou always add other things to love, such as family background, appearance, and figure! That's why they live such a tiring life. Ma Jing, let me tell you, love is love. You like me, and I like you, and that's enough. You just mentioned a lot of your shortcomings, but you didn't mention your strengths. You are so smart, so kind, and so hardworking. You can do everything. I like girls like you."

Li Changan shook the plum blossom towel in his hand, "We have already made a fait accompli, you can't be irresponsible to me!"