Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from last time, I told Jiang Yinan to be more careful and not to behave strangely in front of anyone other than me, but you can’t show off your affection like this...

It was so embarrassing. Even though the elders wanted us to sleep together, it seemed like I had to complete a task and report it afterwards. I was very depressed, but unfortunately the words had already been said and I didn't have the ability to erase the memory, so I had to leave it like this. I put on my pajamas and got out of bed. After a quick wash, I went to the coffee table to eat. There were just two of us, and there were quite a few dishes brought back. I counted dozens of plates, filling up the small coffee table. Just as I was about to pick up my chopsticks, Jiang Yinan sat next to me again, held my face and kissed me.

"What?" I was still confused and didn't react.

"Good afternoon kiss." He said calmly, then let go of me and went to eat, leaving me still confused. It was not until he drank two mouthfuls of soup and found that I was still looking at him that he sighed and explained to me: "Shishi, I don't want us to quarrel all the time, now and in the future. Since we have to live together, I want us to maintain a close relationship at all times. Kissing is a good way to express love. I hope that in this way we can still firmly express our love for each other when we are upset, so that we can have the confidence to continue living together."

"Oh..." I pursed my lips. I have no problem with kissing, but it's really incongruous for Jiang Yinan to say romantic words to me with a stern face. But since he said that, I think he has made a choice between me and Nanxing. Sadness will be washed away by time one day, and I don't mind waiting for a few years. I put down my chopsticks, held him and kissed him again: "Make up for this morning."

"What should we do this afternoon?" he asked while eating.

I thought about it. Once Liang Sen left, the company would be without someone in charge. Feng Shizhi's ability was not in looking after the company. He was only mediocre. It would be a lot of effort for him to do something he was not good at. Jiang Yinan could take charge for two days, but there was no suitable assistant, and I didn't want him to be too tired. In addition, as for the old house, even if Qin Ke was from the second house, she was still somewhat useful to me. After she left, the old house would completely fall into Qi Cheng's hands. This was not a good sign.

"Is your leg better?" I reached out and rolled up Jiang Yinan's trouser leg to see. He didn't stop me. Seeing that the swelling had mostly gone down and the bruises were less, I felt more at ease and gave him some more fish and black fungus. "It will help to reduce the bruises. I have to talk to my second uncle about William this afternoon. I don't know if it will take too long. If it's early, I want to go back to the old house. First, our wedding is not long away, and I want to go back to see how they are preparing. In addition, I want to pick a few people to fill in Liang Sen's vacancy and the person in charge of Yangyang. Although I have told Uncle Shao, he is much busier than me. Besides, I want to pay more attention to Yangyang's affairs. In addition, Aunt Lin passed away, and I must find a place to bury her in Jinhai, and move Brother Xie there as well. According to the rules, I can't be buried with him after I die, but at least I have to be closer."

"What are you going to call me in the future?" Jiang Yinan suddenly asked.

I was completely confused this morning. I couldn't understand what he said, and he didn't show any micro-expressions. He just had a stiff face, and I couldn't tell whether he was angry or not, nor did I feel any sweetness. He kept doing things that I couldn't understand. Fortunately, he explained it in time.

"You said that I should be Lin Modu from now on, but I don't like this identity. People outside say that I don't care, but I want to hear other names from you. I don't want you to call me 'Modu' in private, right?"

"Then it's called... Nan Nan?" I was stunned for a moment, and seeing that his expression was still the same, I thought he was not satisfied. I put down my chopsticks and felt a headache. "What do you want to hear my name? I know you are very upset, but I want to think about your life more. What if I become mentally ill one day and confuse the two names Lin Mo and Jiang Yinan, and if outsiders hear it, you will be finished. I can't tell others that Nan Nan is your nickname, and it just happened to be the same as Jiang Yinan."

"I don't insist that you call me Jiang Yinan. We can have other names. Who am I to you?" He asked, staring at me.

At this moment, I finally noticed something was wrong. His eyes seemed to show hope. I thought about it for a while before I tentatively asked, "Husband?"

"Okay, that's it." Jiang Yinan lowered his head and went to eat without any extra expression, but his hurried agreement showed that he liked it.

I smiled bitterly. Although it was what I should do, I always felt that this title was too disgusting. It was Gao Xinci who insisted on correcting me at the beginning. He forced me to only call him husband. I gradually got used to it, and it has been ten years now.

After dinner, the aunts came in to clean up the dishes. He didn't do anything and stopped me from doing anything. He held my hand and leaned on the sofa. He waited until the aunts finished talking quietly and then laughed strangely. Then he left. I was shocked and helpless. I wanted to pretend to be nice to the outside world, but it wasn't so cruel, like an animal in a circus being taken out for exhibition. But if he likes it, then so be it.

"Do you want to stay in the room or go with me to see my second uncle?" I shook his knees, lifted up his trouser legs and rubbed the medicated oil. He didn't answer until I finished all this. He opened his arms. I understood and leaned over: "You seem listless for a long time. Why don't you go? Take a nap. I'll come back to see you after we finish talking."

"I don't want to sleep." Jiang Yinan shook his head and stared at me pitifully for a long time before he said the answer in his heart: "Shishi, where is Nanxing's body? At least let me see him for the last time..."

I pursed my lips and smiled. I couldn't tell whether I was angry or not. He would get sick if he kept holding it in. I didn't have that much ill will towards a dead person. I still leaned on Jiang Yinan and sighed deeply, "I knew you would ask, but he's someone I've been with for so long. I'd be scared if you really ignored him. I'm afraid you'd do the same to me in the future. To be honest, he committed suicide. I didn't intend to kill him, but he couldn't live anymore. I was also afraid that he wouldn't be able to hold on if he was taken to the government. So death without evidence is the best outcome. That's why I gave him the bottle of medicine. He left a letter for you. I'll ask Zhizhi to give it to you later. The body will be cremated tomorrow. If you want to see him, ask Zhizhi to take you there later."

"Okay." Jiang Yinan seemed relieved, and his arm around me became lighter. He pulled me up and let me straddle his legs, and then his hands became dishonest. It seems to be a common problem among men, who become aroused after marriage, no matter how pure they were before marriage. I was helpless but also felt oddly happy, so I just let him do what he wanted, and moved closer to him and kissed him on the lips.

"Come back to Jinhai with me. Things here are basically settled. Chengcheng is safely guarding Linjiang and the eldest house, so there is no need for me to stay. If he still needs me to stabilize the old house, then we can live in the old house. If the situation is not so serious, I want to find a quiet courtyard in Jinhai, and we can live together quietly and leisurely."

"Okay." He still answered, his eyes were a little wet, I helped him wipe them away. In fact, I understood that he was happy but also sad, but life had to go on, and he was forcing himself to be happy.

After all, Nanxing had only been dead for two days. Apart from completing my mission to save my life at home, I didn't want to push him too hard, so I gave him a few more instructions to take care of his leg injury and left to go to the study. My second uncle had been waiting for me, but after talking for a long time, he didn't ask me about William. In the end, he only asked about one person who was slightly related - Wen Xichang.

"That old witch is very cunning. You're in trouble if you mess with him. Although his daughter is very sensible, William is a prosperous businessman after all. He is a foreigner and an official. He helped you deal with this person. There is no guarantee that he will not want to ask for benefits from you in the future, and he must ask for big benefits. You and Chengcheng are in danger now. The government values ​​you and is wary of you. Have you thought about what to do in the future? What if you fail..."

"No matter how high I stand, I am just a businessman. I know my own status clearly, so I will not challenge the government. As long as I make every step right, I will be respected and not suppressed." I bowed and said with a smile, "As for Wen Xichang's desire to extort benefits, I have also thought about it, otherwise I would not let Wen Ke be responsible for the investigation and interrogation. If he really wants to fight me, he must first be willing to give up his daughter."

"Silly girl, rich families are the ones that have no shortage of children. How can Wen Xichang not be cruel if he has come this far?"

My second uncle patted my head, took out a document from the drawer and handed it to me.

"Wen Xichang's wife, Xue Yao, was his childhood sweetheart. They had been together through thick and thin. Unfortunately, his wife only acted as a good wife and helped Wen Xichang. She held him up as if he were her heart, but she never thought about what she would do. If she fell, it would be fine if Wen Xichang was a minor official. He would not deny it so quickly. At most, he would have an affair with someone who made him happy. But what about today? In his eyes, is his wife a wife or a rough person who holds him back?"

"People who are trying to get rich will change a lot. You are an exception, but others may not think the same as you. If he has a wife, she will be a burden. Do you think he still cares about this daughter? At most, Wen Ke is trying to make a name for himself now and knows too many things. If he turns against her rashly, this daughter will hold on to him and it is very likely that both sides will suffer. So he wants to borrow your hand. You can obey him and get something he can't get. You can go against him and use your connections to get rid of his daughter."

"To put it bluntly, and to see human nature at its worst, paternal love and maternal love are different after all. Most mothers in this world are kind and gentle, because they have to carry a child for ten months before they can cut a piece of flesh from their bodies. The child is a part of her. As for fathers, the good ones are silent and bear the burden of the family. What about the bad ones? It's too easy for a man to have a child, especially for a rich and powerful man. He may not care if one or two die, especially when Wen Ke may endanger his own daughter."

I flipped through the files my second uncle gave me, and it was just as I thought. Wen Xichang's children outside were growing up, and the secret could no longer be kept. Xue Yao was terminally ill, and she didn't have much time left, but she was still living in the illusion of a loving couple and a filial daughter. Little did she know that Wen Xichang already had a loving family outside, and she didn't even know how she got sick. She never thought that Wen Xichang had long been tired of such a warm family of three, and not only her, but also her daughter was abandoned.

"In a rich family, the love between father and son is sometimes not as good as that between half-siblings. Wen Ke still doesn't know that her best deputy is her own brother, an illegitimate child. Wen Xichang wants his son to replace his sister as soon as possible, but unfortunately this brother and his sister are together day and night, like a teacher and a friend, and they have already developed feelings for each other, so he can't do it. Wen Xichang doesn't even plan to keep this son. Once Wen Ke steps down from his position, his son, as his deputy, will be blamed and will be finished. This son is the son of his longest-time mistress, but he doesn't care at all. So how can you use a child to threaten such a person? If you really get rid of Wen Ke, he will thank you."

"This bastard..." I closed the file and said through gritted teeth, glancing at my second uncle's expression. Sure enough, he was very kind and satisfied.

"It's useless to deal with such a person even if you get rid of more people around him. He himself is his only weakness, and he deserves to die." The second uncle took a sip of tea and chuckled, "Okay, this is what the second uncle wants to tell you. Don't pin your hopes on a person who has climbed to a high position with great difficulty. You don't understand what he has experienced to get there. People will change. You don't have to worry about the follow-up of this matter. I will deal with Wen Xichang. The wedding is coming soon. You can discuss the marriage with Mo Du, or go out and have some fun. You have spent a lot of effort on this matter. Look how thin you have become."

"Yes. Second Uncle, am I really that stupid? I almost got into trouble again..." I pretended to be aggrieved, and Second Uncle smiled and coaxed me, and even touched a lollipop for me.

"You are too young. Being able to plan to bring down William is something that many people cannot do even if they climb the ladder. You are great. It's just that your uncle and I were too busy. We didn't pay attention to your emotions and didn't teach you anything. You took it all on your own. We should reflect on this. If something like this happens again in the future, you must explain it to us clearly?" The second uncle said with a smile.

Feng Shizhi happened to come over to deliver the account book. He probably heard what I said before, but fortunately he reacted quickly and looked calm. He put down the things and stood behind me. I took the things he brought and pushed them to my second uncle with a smile: "Second uncle, let's not talk about anything else. Is my business doing well? I haven't made any big mistakes."

"Your character won't cause any big trouble. Although you won't make as fast progress as Chengcheng, it's a good thing that you're always safe and sound. On the contrary, if he improves and declines, you'll have to save him." The second uncle flipped two pages casually, looking relieved, and pushed the account book back: "You've grown up, and you should have your own life and ideas. There are some things we need to help you with, and some things you can decide on your own. Don't show the account book to others casually. Believe in yourself, you've done a good job."

“But I always worry…”

"What are you afraid of? If anything goes wrong, your brother will cover you." The second uncle lowered his voice and pointed outside the door.

Well, it seems that my second uncle really likes to see my brother cleaning up the mess in frustration, and he respects and laughs at him.

"My brother is your biological son..."

"Children are born to play. You allow him to cause trouble for me, but I am not allowed to laugh at him? You are his little retribution."

After that, we had some tea and snacks in the study. My second uncle had other work to do so he let us go. However, even though the big troubles were solved, there were still some small troubles. For example, Feng Shizhi behind me seemed to have suddenly remembered to settle accounts with me...

"You told me that Wen Xichang was corrupt and had an immoral private life, and that you planned to report him as soon as Lin Mo's case was finished. You also gave me a bunch of scattered information and asked me to sort it out early and be ready to fight him at any time. I sorted it out all night yesterday, and you told Second Uncle today that you didn't know anything about it? Now Second Uncle is in charge of this matter, so what does it mean that I didn't sleep a wink yesterday?"

"Well...well, you're in good spirits..."

I started to run, but Feng Shizhi grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and pulled me back.