Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from the last chapter, my great-uncle had to step forward. He was not seeking wealth, and he had no children, but he had to give up his glory when he was old. He was truly "impartial."

Squeeze me dry for Cheng Cheng, and then use your whole life to compensate me...

Those words still linger in my mind for a long time.

"Miss Xishi, if you marry outside the family, you will completely lose your inheritance rights according to family rules, so you can be safe. But if you still have great ambitions, please get married according to the family's instructions. This is not a threat, this is the bottom line."

I knew that this was said by Zhizhi or Brother Qingyun. They all stood still immediately, not daring to say a word. Chengcheng was forcing me. He knew that I would not agree. In the worst case scenario, if I had to make a choice, it would not be Brother Qingyun. As long as it was someone from the eldest house, he could still suppress both of us. He was not afraid of me getting married. What he was afraid of was that I would marry someone he could not control. Whether it was for power or something else, he would do everything he could to block my way.

I still refused to accept it, and looked up at my great-uncle: "According to what you said, my father arranged a marriage for me just to cancel my inheritance rights? Then why did he give me more property?"

The great-uncle was helpless and sighed deeply: "Miss Shi, if he were still alive, he would be able to protect you, but now... it's different."

Isn't it? Times have changed, things have changed, I shouldn't be so naive, so I lowered my head again, bent my body even lower, and listened to his "advice" to me. I should be more humble when I leave. There is no way to divide the family, so I will ask someone to revise the family tree. Since Chengcheng has such great ambitions, I will let him do it. I won't argue with him...

I stepped over the threshold of Hongtang, which was as high as a human calf, and suddenly thought of my previous life. He cut the thing in half despite my objection because it tripped me, but now the only one who helps me is Zhizhi. He has grown up and he will not come back.

But Chengcheng still wouldn't let me go that night. He asked Shen Qilin to tell me that I should wait for him in the living room for dinner. I accepted it and just stayed with Yangyang in a daze. While Yangyang was writing, I thought about the scene over and over again. It took a long time for him to come back, exhausted and sweating.

I still had to live with Yangyang, so I still smiled and took a tissue to wipe his sweat, but Chengcheng refused to listen and hugged me in his arms, as if we hadn't seen each other for years, rubbing his wet cheek against me: "Sister, I knew you would come to save me."

I almost had the illusion that I had misunderstood him. I was stunned for a while before I remembered to put my hand on his waist and gently stroked it: "What should I do if I don't save you? I have no way out..."

"Can't you say something nice?" Cheng Cheng let go of the blame and looked at me resentfully.

I couldn't laugh, my heart was too complicated, I didn't know where to look, so I pointed to the small table beside me and said, "Eat first, you've been hungry all day."

"Boring..." Cheng Cheng went to his seat angrily, but this moment he was quite "tolerant" and pulled me to sit on the sofa next to him, leaving a "main seat" for me.

I was speechless, so I had to greet Yangyang first. He had already dozed off. Looking at the clock, it was time to go to bed. I helped him put away the paper and pen: "You should go to bed soon. Sister will take care of these things."

"Has he eaten? He doesn't need anything to eat?" Cheng Cheng asked suspiciously.

I smiled bitterly: "You've eaten, but you haven't. Why are you back so late and sweaty?"

Before Chengcheng could reply, Yangyang jumped into his brother's arms and snatched the lotus root that his brother had already picked up on the chopsticks. Chengcheng was really kind for once, and he immediately fed him a piece of meat. After Yangyang ran away, he leaned close to my ear and said proudly, "I went to practice boxing. I was so suffocated after sitting all day. Shen Qilin was about to laugh me to death. He took photos of the people who bullied me today and put them on the sandbags. Today is the day I scored the most points! It feels great."

"Where's Lulu? Why didn't you come back together?"

"Well, I sent her back. Are you going to bring her along to watch me laugh? Didn't you tell Gao Xinci about what happened today?" Cheng Cheng shrugged and ate. Now he stopped looking at me. Knowing that I was not interested, he said something to warn me: "Anyway, everything will be fine after she marries me in the future."

Then I figured out why Chengcheng suddenly gave in. He was just trying to coax her, and he shouldn't have proposed to her so directly. So that's why.

What he kept in mind and always mentioned was the omission.

Ji Bing, who was wiping his machete outside, also understood what was said and made some noises. Cheng Cheng couldn't help but look back and laugh. She leaned close to my ear and said, "Sister, I heard that Uncle Ji held back? He really listened to you. One of them lost a little finger. Are he and Madam Zheng really childhood sweethearts?"

I choked up and finally recovered: "There's nothing to fake about this."

"Yeah - he's also a good helper." Cheng Cheng went to eat again after hearing a joke. He had a particularly good appetite today. I don't know if it was because I "protected" him, but he suddenly insisted on holding my hand, as if he was frightened, and looked at me straight: "Sister, are you angry?"

"Why should I be angry with you..." As soon as I finished speaking, I wanted to pull my hand back and didn't want to face it, but Chengcheng tightened his grip and it hurt me. I had no choice but to look at him, only to see him staring at me with an unspeakable look, then he lowered his head for a long time, and sighed pitifully and helplessly.

"Just hold on like this, I'm afraid you'll leave me and run away." He said in a very low voice while casually picking at his food, but the room was too quiet, so I still heard it. I stroked his hair as if to comfort him, and he rubbed the back of my hand with his thumb: "Sister, you know, if people are forced into a desperate situation, they have no choice but to take risky measures."

"Is this about you or me?"

I finally couldn't help but ask, but I regretted it the next second. I held back and endured Cheng Cheng's questioning that was slowly approaching. His knuckles gently brushed across my face, as if he was just reborn in that rare warm ward. The only difference, when I closed my eyes and felt it, was that he was wearing a cold ring. I squinted and saw that there was no pattern on it. It couldn't be simpler.

In fact, I really want to say that I have missed all the mistakes I should have made for him, what else does he want from me? If I can pay it off in one go, I can live a peaceful life in the future.

I still didn't say it.

"Sister, what did you just say? I didn't hear it clearly." He sneered.

"Nothing." I quickly avoided his concern, suppressed my sobs and returned to my previous calm state. If he still wanted me to be like me in the past, I would do the same and put more of his favorite food on the plate: "Eat it, you're tired after a day, and I have something to tell you."

Cheng Cheng pulled the corner of his mouth, lowered his head and said nothing.

"I've thought about today's events after returning home." I poured out the cold water from the teapot, diverting my attention to brewing tea while speaking: "In the same way, they dare to target you but dare not call me because our power is too dispersed. Tomorrow, I will give you the remaining 20% ​​of Lao Fu's inheritance under my name, and I will only keep half, and take care of Yangyang, so no one will say anything. You came earlier than me, and you should reward and punish those who spoke tonight. Be tolerant and promote a few people, and people will remember your kindness."

This was clearly expected. Cheng Cheng turned his head and seemed a little surprised, but his tone remained calm: "But that was left for you by Dad."

"What belongs to my sister is yours. There's no point in me keeping it..." I let out a long sigh and forced a smile. "As long as you can feel relieved, don't worry if you encounter such a thing again in the future. Just slap him in the face. At worst, you can throw a tantrum like me and tear up the family tree."

"You really scared me. It seems that I am more important to you than your ancestors. I feel relieved now." Cheng Cheng finally smiled sincerely. She didn't care about being hungry. She came closer and hugged me tightly, with her cheek against my ear: "It's okay. From now on, I will support you. No one will bully you."

"Your sister is not a child. If she can't beat me, won't she run away?" I smiled and pushed him away.

Cheng Cheng bit her lip and couldn't help laughing at me: "What are you running with? Your 800-meter run score of 8 points? I can't even walk for eight minutes."

"You said you wouldn't let others bully me! Seeing you like this, don't bully me first." I said, without stopping, handing him a cup of tea to tell him not to choke, and then said, "Or, I will really do as they say and get married. In that case, no matter how much I have, I will be an outsider to the Fu family, and you are my only relative."

Cheng Cheng was stunned for a moment and turned to look at me, with the tea at his lips. He shook his head after a long time: "No, I don't want you to go where I can't see you."

"Oh my god, how far are Xie Yushu and Luo Lin Shengyan from each other? They are only a few steps away from the river, so we can see each other every day."

"But you're not the first person I see every morning."

"You wouldn't be the first one I see every morning, would you?"

"In short, just don't."

Chengcheng is being a bit naughty and won't give in no matter what I say. Although I didn't plan to go to Gao's house again, for this kind of thing, I just want a reason, at least to leave myself a "way out".

Cheng Cheng thought for a while before responding: "Sister, this has nothing to do with the family property. If you want to get married and have someone to rely on, Feng Shizhi and Brother Qingyun are fine. At least let me know that you are still at home, and I will accept it! You can ask for tens of billions more as a dowry, but Gao Xinci is not allowed."

"Why are you dragging me back home again? If I really wanted to, I would have snatched your position as the head of the household first." I was anxious and said the wrong thing. It was a joke before, but now it seems awkward. Chengcheng didn't look at me and was frozen. I gently nudged him: "Are you angry? Chengcheng, I was thinking, after all, we are still a family. If I really marry them, your troubles at home will still be there. What's the point?"

"Your marriage is not just for my use." Cheng Cheng smiled bitterly and patted my shoulder: "By the way, sister, you lost something and I found it for you."

Chengcheng said this as he took out a small box from his pocket and gave it to me. I was puzzled and was about to open it, but he stopped me.

"Wait until you get back and read it. It's not that important to you now. It's just a souvenir."

I nodded blankly and put it aside. I always felt something was wrong, but I couldn't really put my finger on it. So I just thought about it.

Cheng Cheng finally drank two mouthfuls of soup, and his appetite was gone. Who would have thought that the most tiring day would be so unlucky? He used to obey everything, but today he didn't say a word he liked to hear. He turned around and said, "Sister, I'm afraid you'll regret it."

"Regret?" I was quite puzzled.

Cheng Cheng was particularly sincere: "You and Gao Xinci have already divorced once. You should know that he should know that it is not suitable. Why do you force it again? I really don't want to see you tell me bitterly that you are pregnant in the morning, and let me identify your body in the evening... I am scared enough. I have lost you once, and I don't want to lose you again."

"No, it's not like that..." I held my breath and shook my head with great difficulty, then grabbed his arm again, but Cheng Cheng stopped me in time.

What he whispered scared me even more: "Isn't Gao Xinci a sharp blade stabbing into my heart?"

I was stunned again. What does this mean? Why? Why is he not looking at me again? Why is he hiding from me?

How simple, how real, how ambiguous.

Well, I seem to understand, but I dare not understand. He knows that I understand, but he has to pretend not to understand, because we are accomplices. I am not innocent, and this entire cage-like home is not innocent. If we still want to be worthy of the people outside, we should each bear the responsibility silently.

Tears flowed uncontrollably, I pressed my face and wiped them fiercely with my palms: "Then you, what kind of relationship do you want us to have? If I don't get married, do I have to live in Xieyushuhe every day? You and Lulu won't find me annoying? I'd better move to Shanglinyuan..."