Fall in love with your enemy

The next time, I can’t explain how I came out of the room and walked to the stairs in a state of confusion. Seeing the lively scene in the living room, I suddenly thought, why is this obviously my home? My dearest relatives, I saw them talking and laughing together, but I was holding on to the railing like a humble ant spying on other people's happiness?

I was speechless, sweating all over my body, and couldn't walk anymore, so I stood there quietly and stared. No one in the living room noticed my presence, because usually no one would To take the stairs, you always use the elevator, but today I just had a whim. There is probably a huge floor-to-ceiling window on the stairs. The lighting is very good during the day, so the lights are not used much, but at night, it is dark. The paint seems to fit my current state of mind.

I sat down quietly and huddled into a ball.

After being quiet for a long time, I gradually stabilized my mind and remembered what had just happened. I cried for a long time when I remembered it. Finally, when my eyes were swollen, Liang Sen took me back to bed. I couldn't fall asleep, but I still lay there, always. I feel that there is no difference between being dead, but I feel that I can still be called a living dead because my life is still there.

Later, he probably hadn't been lying down for long and hadn't looked at the watch, but he saw that it was only a little dark. Half asleep and half awake, he heard someone knocking on the door. Liang Sen was sitting outside the screen. Hearing it, he came over to look at it first. He looked at me, and when he saw that I wasn't asleep, he opened the door and asked someone to come in. It was Qin Ke and Hehe who came back. They sent back the news they had inquired about in the morning and asked me to have dinner.

Qin Ke stayed with the Lu family for a day and sent the right people to check the Lu family's accounts. This matter was not a secret, so there was no need to hide it from the family. Even Cheng Cheng didn't care about this so-called mother's family, so he chose It's much more convenient when it comes to people's affairs. Fortunately, the Lu family's stupidity is obvious to all. Even if there are any bad things, they are all on the surface, which makes it much easier to deal with. It only takes time to preserve the evidence.

If you ask me, the fact that Chengcheng was born in their family is the result of eight lifetimes of smoke rising from their ancestral graves.

As for what Hehe wants to investigate, it will be even easier. My uncle said that he and his aunt are living in two places this year, and he doesn't show how much he values ​​his aunt in front of us on weekdays, but no one can tell from his actions. Is he still following his aunt's wishes? In the past, he couldn't go to the old house once or twice a year, but now he goes back when he has time. He can only take the second uncle's place as housekeeper. Now that the aunt's position is secure, he has started to restore the aunt and the third uncle's house. Grandma’s relationship is mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, so the third grandma is not at home because she was taken away by her brother-in-law to travel together.

Hehe couldn't help but want to laugh as he spoke. He also didn't expect that he could see such a wonderful performance just by checking things. The third grandma really deserves to be from a concubine, and the expressions on her face are rich and high. After happily going out to play, when I came home and saw that my second mistress had done something good in her name, everyone was dumbfounded, with 800 expressions in one second.

I could only smile bitterly. After knowing what happened to Zheng Lin, it seemed that I suddenly no longer cared about these things. Anyway, no one is more important than my poor brothers and sisters. Let the love of the old house be whatever it is.

Afterwards, I asked them to go to the west courtyard first on the pretext of changing clothes. A few people left chatting and laughing. I don’t know if Liang Sen left with them, but that didn’t matter anymore. I returned to the bed, pulled the curtains and felt bored again. After a while, I went downstairs and reached the current scene.

Brother Qingyun’s friends hadn’t left yet, and it was getting late, so Lao Fu simply asked them to stay and have dinner together, and go to the guest room in the south building to rest at night. At any rate, Brother Qingyun and his brother had not seen each other since they went abroad for almost a year. , this time it was time to reminisce about old times, so Brother Qingyun hugged Lao Fu’s arm and played coquettishly.

"Uncle, I knew you were the best to me!"

Then the second uncle who walked over came from behind and said resentfully: "Oh, you have no conscience."

Brother Qingyun suddenly turned around, and when he saw his second uncle, he immediately took a breath of air. He quickly approached him with a playful smile and hugged his second uncle: "How could that be possible? Uncle, you must be the best to me. Apart from the separation between us, We are related by blood, you are like my biological father, you raised me since I was a child~"

The second uncle knocked his head in a funny and helpless manner.

As for the two youngest elders, my uncle and Pei Zhen squeezed into the crowd to grab game consoles from Brother Qingyun and his friends, making everyone blush and have thick necks.

"Hey, uncle, don't make trouble! Let Uncle Pei take care of you! You can play again later." Brother Qingyun's friends cheered.

Pei Zhen immediately stood up in a show of force, which made his uncle tremble with anger and feel aggrieved.

"You bunch of heartless little things! You have forgotten who took you out to play and who made you skip classes and get into trouble when you were young. It's better now. I just lost a few games and turned against each other one by one, right?" After that, the uncle said A akimbo.

"Hey, you're still telling me that it's you who instilled this weird concept in us! We were always at the bottom of the class in the exam, but you stayed up in the middle of the night, studied hard with your desk lamp, and came first in the exam every time! Then it was Uncle Pei who helped us make up the lessons! You are so much older than us and you have never been taught well." One of the brothers, who looked very straight, complained angrily.

This sentence immediately blocked my uncle's mouth. After all, he had indeed done this. I remember that when I first came home, he hugged me and mentioned it to me. He was laughing so hard behind his back. He really didn't talk about martial ethics. .

I sat for a while, until my mind completely calmed down, then I stood up slowly while holding on to the wall, but I still didn't have much strength. I stumbled and almost fell down the stairs after just two steps. Fortunately, two hands suddenly grabbed me one after the other. It was only then that I realized that there was always someone beside me. Ying Qi was at the stairs at some point. The hand in front of him was him, and Liang Sen followed quietly at the back.

The two people looked at each other and asked in unison: "Are you okay?"

I glanced back at Liang Sen to signal him not to reveal his secret, then looked directly at Ying Qi, suppressed a smile, shook his head and replied, "Uncle Ying, I'm fine, I just didn't wake up and my head is a little dizzy."

"Are you feeling uncomfortable? Then let me tell the second master..."

"Hey no!"

After hearing this, Ying Qi's expression changed and he turned around to leave. I quickly held him back.

I don’t want to worry my second uncle, not to mention someone suddenly sent me news about Zheng Lin’s pretense, obviously just to cause trouble in the family. I know clearly that this is their plan to sow discord, so how can I act rashly and get the wrong result? As a matter of fact, although Zheng Lin's feigned illness cannot be concealed, I can feel sad about it, but I must not show any other strange emotions.

Ying Qi turned around and understood what I meant. He sighed deeply and helped me down the stairs first.

"I'm not in good health to begin with, and with my heavy studies and family affairs, it's no wonder I don't have headaches. I would say, just don't rush to college after the college entrance examination. Wait until then and see if you can pass the exam. Whatever happened, just tell the school to take a break from school for a year and take good care of your health first. Otherwise, if you are like this now, you are sick every three days at home, and how can we rest assured when you go out to school and live alone."

"Uncle Ying, don't worry. Xin Ci and I have discussed it. We won't go that far. We will stay in Linda. Besides, Liang Sen has been following me all the time. This is all I can do if I continue to recuperate. , just make a mistake occasionally, it will not affect normal life." I went downstairs and stood up, bowing slightly.

Ying Qi sighed helplessly and patted my head: "Come on, keep showing off. No one can persuade you. Let's eat first. Liang Sen, you have to keep an eye on her."

Liang Sen behind me nodded while holding my back.

I thought that this night would just go by, leaving me some time to think carefully about how to deal with it, or that I had no chance of revenge at all. It would be good to at least give it a while to be sad, but in the end my dreams were still there. It failed. I should have known that my temperament is not suitable for living in such a family. I can't bear it by being ready and playing my role anytime and anywhere.

I couldn't bear to give him the most ordinary love and care when Chengcheng came to pull me over without knowing it and was very happy. I couldn't pretend to do it in my tone and expression.

I couldn't bear to hear that the old man agreed to be attached to the Lu family for the sake of Chengcheng's reputation, but he still had to maintain the demeanor and qualities of a young lady from a wealthy family, and discuss the pros and cons of this matter with his family.

I couldn't bear Lu Yinyin's disgraceful appearance when she saw Benefit. When she rushed to pick up food for the old man diligently, she realized that the old man had already begun to adapt to her existence. Even after telling the truth, he no longer considered my feelings. Facing Lu Yinyin, Zhu Chengcheng showed a look of helplessness and doting.

What about my dead brothers and sisters? The fact that he hated so much at the beginning has now been forgotten?

I can't express my hatred, but I can't even ignore the truth of what I see in front of me! Even though I know that Lao Fu must have his own difficulties, I don't care if he is nice to Lu Yinyin anytime, but it must not be today when I just know the truth.

An overwhelming feeling rose from my stomach. I couldn't hold back my nausea. I retched twice and quickly threw down the dishes, chopsticks, knives and forks in my hands and ran to the bathroom. When I came back, everyone's eyes were on me. They were all placed directly on me, and at the same time they were a little dull.

I took two mouthfuls of rice in the bowl as if nothing had happened. I still felt uncomfortable and raised my head. My second uncle paused and asked, "Shishi, are you feeling unwell? Why do you cough like this?"

"Is today's food too greasy? Why did she change the recipe when she was sick?" The uncle murmured while picking up the food in front of him twice. He wished that even a little bit of oil mixed in would be thrown out to feed the dog. He looked back at a few The uncle chef's eyes looked like he was carrying a knife, forcing people to back away.

"I'm fine, brother-in-law. Why don't you put some light food in front of me? I can't let the whole family follow me to the temple when I'm sick alone. It's like I don't have any oil or water. Anyway, I don't have much to eat." Appetite." Reason defeated sensibility, and I could still calmly find an excuse to muddle through.

But I don’t think Lu Yinyin is calm at home. I’m afraid it’s because Old Fu’s attitude is much better than when she first entered the house, and Chengcheng’s status in the family is also getting better and better. She suddenly “corrected” her posture again and moved The stool was sitting next to the old man at the top. He really put on the airs of a lady and started to "please ask about my welfare" to me.

"What can you do if you have no appetite? You are not in good health to begin with. Our family is still healthy, but you need to take good care of your body and you should be more tolerant." The first half of the sentence seems to be appropriate. I have nothing to say, but In the second half of the sentence, she began to stick to Lao Fu intentionally or unintentionally, and smiled very foxy and flatteringly, as if she was joking so that everyone could understand her meaning: "I think when I was in the worst health, I was Huai Chengcheng. At that time, I felt like vomiting after eating anything, and I just couldn't bear the smell or sight, so I can understand Shishi's feeling. If you ask me, it would be better to switch to something lighter starting tomorrow, or simply let Shishi be in the room. Eat inside to avoid catching a cold. Hey, when I was pregnant with Chengcheng, I liked to eat some sweet and sour food, like hawthorn, which is appetizing. Why don't you ask someone to buy more tomorrow?"

Lu Yinyin seemed to say these words to me as well as to everyone present. Suddenly everyone's face turned ugly, not to mention Old Fu's second uncle and younger uncle who had taken care of his wife's pregnancy, but they had not yet given birth. Even people like Brother Qingyun and Hehe, who knew nothing about it, could hear some meaning, but Lu Yinyin still felt it was not enough.

"I heard that eating at Xiaoyuan and Gao's house is quite good. Is it really a little different from the one at home? Why don't you call someone immediately and ask for the menu? If you like it, just click on these two places. do it."

This time the matter was completely brought to light. For the past six months, in order to be closer to Gao Xin, I had not moved out of our homes separately. I had spent most of the time living in the small courtyard. This lonely man and widowed woman Yes, if something happens, it is "reasonable". If you deliberately mention the things during pregnancy, how can it not be a secret sarcasm? I am afraid that I have something in my belly, but it would be okay if I were a little older. I would be beaten at most. I kept thinking about it, but it’s different now.

Brother Qingyun had the same irritable temper as his elder brother. He understood what Lu Yinyin meant and immediately threw his chopsticks before me, with a scary and gloomy expression on his face.

Liang Sen also rolled his eyes several times and blurted out: "Mrs. Lu has a good memory, but it's almost twenty years ago. There was no chance before. Now that you have entered the family, why don't you take advantage of it before you reach a certain age?" Have another baby? So that I can keep you company for the young master."

Qin Ke and Hehe also put down their chopsticks to express their stance, but they were more prudent than Liang Sen. He looked at my face before he started to attack, and saw that I had no intention of attacking, so they calmed down a little, so Hehe just clenched his fists to hold back. Blushing, Qin Ke followed Liang Sen's words and added: "Yes, Liang Sen and I have just been married and have been separated for a long time. We really don't have any destiny to have children. How can we compare with the good fortune of my wife? Hey, I forgot to ask In other words, did Madam make any preparations before she became pregnant with the young master? Please teach us, newlyweds, some experience on how to take care of your body."

These two sentences made Lu Yinyin not human inside and out. My uncle wanted to say something for me, but after hearing it, he lowered his head and sneered like his second uncle. Didn't Liang Sen and Ke Ke's two sentences show what Lu Yinyin relied on to get to the top? , and now, twenty years later, I still can’t get Lao Fu’s sincerity, and even my body is so disgusting that I don’t want to touch him, and there is no chance of having another child.

Chengcheng was in a dilemma, and finally glanced at Lu Yinyin to help or not, mouthed "Stop making trouble", and secretly shook his head.

Although I vaguely resent him now, I don't want to see him embarrassed, because I understand that feeling, so I don't want to fuss with Lu Yinyin, and I just put my head down to eat. Everyone doesn't want to have another quarrel at home. Look at me. There was no reaction at all, so they naturally lowered their heads to eat together.

But I still can't understand Lao Fu's train of thought and why it's all in the past. He just can't let go of this grievance. He wants to get it back for Chengcheng even in front of his family. He cleared his throat. Then he accused Liang Sen and Ke Ke and said, "You two are newly married. You can just talk to your elders about some things. But there are still children here, so why do you open your mouth?"

I was stunned and put down the chopsticks I had just picked up. I looked at the old man in disbelief, but he avoided my eyes.

I understand that he hopes that Chengcheng can gain a foothold in this family, because neither his second uncle nor his younger brother like him very much, and his brother and the others are even more dissatisfied with him. He hopes that through his attitude and Chengcheng's own efforts, he can change the family's behavior. Thought, so most of the time he would protect Chengcheng more. He had told me about this before, and I did agree, but does this mean that my status in the family does not matter?

Just because I was born with the preference of my second uncle and my brother-in-law for me, is this my original sin? I should give in for Chengcheng's foothold. Haven't I given in enough? Forget about other things, but what Lu Yinyin said about me this time was because of my family name as a daughter.

I know Chengcheng is pitiful, he can't decide his own origin, and he is not wrong in himself, but I am the legitimate daughter of Lao Fu's only legitimate wife. Isn't it true that I was born more right? Besides, I returned home just a few years earlier than Chengcheng. Am I not pitiful?

His accusations against Liang Sen and Ke Ke did seem to be innocuous, and the two of them didn't care much. They just looked back at my face before deciding whether to continue talking, but I don't need them to speak for me anymore, anyway. Lao Fu doesn't even care.

I put down everything in my hands and felt a little sad for a moment. I turned around and blurted out: "Dad, actually I went to the hospital today and met another person. My mother has advanced gastric cancer. The doctor said she will be alive in less than half a year. You Go and see her?"

I don’t know whether he was shocked by the pain of life and death or simply by what I said. As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the whole family turned to me in shock, especially the old man.

After a pause, the old man regained his composure and said in a tone that sounded both comforting and sincere: "Shishi, do you want dad to visit her?"

Only then did the anger on my impulse melt away instantly, and I came back to my senses and realized that I might really be a little embarrassed.

No matter how bad Zheng Lin's life was, no matter how much suffering she had suffered before, she and her husband had already divorced, and their relationship was so broken that they both had nothing good to say about each other. Even so, Lao Fu still acquiesced to me taking over the family. The money has always been given to Zheng Linjie to give her the best life, which is already the most benevolent thing. Besides, even my biological daughter will bear her grudge, so why should I make things difficult for others.

After being stunned for a moment, I looked back at everyone's eyes and lowered my head: "No, I just said it casually."

"Fu Xishi..." Chengcheng pulled my hand under the seat. He probably understood what I meant and felt sorry for me. But anyone can pity me but Chengcheng. I can't accept his involvement in this matter. Show me mercy.

So I took my hand out, even though the process seemed a little difficult.

Although I tried my best to suppress the sadness and pain in my heart, I still couldn't do what I wanted. I was both angry and smooth. I stood up and lowered my head and said, "I have no appetite. Gao Xinci is still waiting for me. I'm going home first."

After saying that sentence, I realized that the place I was in was truly my home. I didn’t know where the feeling of xenophobia came from, so I just said that sentence.

The old man, perhaps trying to persuade me to stay or thinking that what I said was inappropriate, softly stopped me and said, "Shishi, stop making trouble and sit down quickly..." There was both guilt and obstruction in his eyes.

For a moment, I felt even more panicked. In fact, I didn’t even expect him to say a word for me from my perspective, because I knew that not only was I his child, but Chengcheng also hated Zheng Cheng. Linjie and Lu Yinyin, so even if there is any difference in status, Lao Fu probably won't care that much. Chengcheng and I have been treated equally in his eyes from the beginning. After that, I failed to live up to expectations and couldn't compare with Chengcheng in terms of grades. Even his body was sick every three days, and I did make his life more tiring than before.

But I couldn't accept that he couldn't even keep silent. I suddenly started to think about a question: Two lives have passed, and I have used two ways to deal with family affairs, but why do I still watch the ending go to the same place? one direction?

So no matter whether I give in or not, the end result is the same.

I can't tell whether it was disappointment or something else. I glanced at Lao Fu, then lowered my head silently: "I'm going back to the courtyard."

After that, he turned around and left without looking back.