Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from last time, my second uncle has become more and more honest with me. He used to pretend to be kind, but now he has become "humorous" and told me openly that he is an ungrateful person.

It's a pity that it's useless for me to realize this, as Old Fu has passed away. As for me, I used to think that I was not like him, but now I realize that he really inherited all the worst things from me. Even the way I was deceived is exactly the same as him, right?

I smiled and looked at the moon in the sky: "Why hasn't Second Uncle ever raised a little wolf? I am one, right?"

"You? You have a conscience." He patted his legs gently, as if he was considering something but couldn't bring himself to say it. After a long while, he put a sign in my hand. It was made for me when I was his daughter in the second house. He said he would give me half of the second house and his brother's share. I was grateful at the time, but now I think he wanted to alienate me from my brother, right? He taught his son too well.

I smiled and rubbed the sign with my thumb: "Uncle, what does this mean?"

"What I mean is - come back and stop fighting. Although it seems late, I should still have some conscience. I don't want to see you and your brother, or even Chengcheng, ending up in such a mess. If you come back, you can decide how much property you want. Whether you want to start a family or do anything else, it's up to you." The second uncle said with a sigh.

I was a little surprised, but not at what he said, but at his acting skills.

"That's it?" I held up the sign.

The second uncle lowered his head, and the next words were even harder to say: "Also... In fact, whether the eldest son's family is still here or not has nothing to do with you. You can still come back to me, and I will still treat you the same as before, but Chengcheng will not come back, and Shishi, the betrayer will disappear from my generation, okay?"

I laughed out loud, but couldn't help it, tears fell again, I gradually understood my second uncle and Chengcheng, I remembered what Zhizhi said, they didn't hate me, nor did they hate Old Fu, we hated their identities and loved them as people, they loved and hated us at the same time, we were enemies since birth, but according to the rules of this world, they are always the ones who regress, maybe because of themselves or our love, they had to endure an inferior attitude in the past few years, but a person's life is too long, really too long.

Cheng Cheng couldn't stand it himself. Second Uncle did it for his child, and it seemed all natural. Later, Cheng Cheng got over it by making me inferior to him in other aspects, and Second Uncle wanted me to integrate into his life. It was like this even in the previous life. Why did he love me so much in the previous life... He didn't let me go. He saw that I was humble and pitiful from the very beginning, and not worth destroying at all. There was no end to the "despicable" side, but there was no way out for the "noble" side.

But now, the wind has changed, and he has reasonably given me two options, but I can't do either.

I have no way of forgetting. It's not that I have lost nothing. I can do without a sense of superiority, more "material possessions", a high position, and hatred that I have not seen in the previous generation... But my life is not worthless. I don't want to retreat. I just want to live a good life. I have people I want to love and protect. I am not obligated to spend my whole life revolving around the person who "owes" me.

Yes, Chengcheng betrayed me, the eldest house no longer belongs to me, I can't break free, but so what? Jumping from one pit into another deeper pit? I'm not that stupid, I've lost on both sides, Chengcheng's situation is relatively light.

My second uncle was more careful this time. He took off the stiff jade ring on his thumb and wiped my tears for me. "He did this for the first time. There will be a second and third time in the future. You don't have to cry in a hurry. There is a long time to go."

I stared at him. His words sounded like a mockery and a threat, not a comfort at all. After a few years, I felt like I couldn't recognize him anymore. He himself had completely forgotten his once clean and gentle side. So I raised my hand to cover the back of his hand, leaned my cheek against his palm, and smiled sadly: "Second Uncle, it's long past the time for us to make peace."

"I once asked you if you would let me, Cheng Cheng, and Jiang Yinan go if I hid in a deserted place. But you said no, and then I realized that you were not coming for me alone. You wanted to annex the eldest branch of the family. You didn't really want the property or anything else. You just wanted to save your life."

"You don't care whether Lao Fu and I are sincere or not. You only know that the ridicule and abuse from the outside world are true. Therefore, you have to destroy Lao Fu and me, and turn this Fu family into a den of tigers and wolves. Then no one will hold on to you. The last bit of conscience you have left reminds you that Lao Fu saved your life, so as long as I am willing to 'go along with you', you will give me back everything I deserve."

"But have you forgotten? Lao Fu is my father, Jiang Yinan is my husband, and they both died in this fight?"

Second Uncle stopped smiling, and his facial muscles trembled uncontrollably. He swallowed his smile after a long time, gritted his teeth, and spoke word by word: "The eldest brother committed suicide, I didn't force him, and Jiang Yinan's matter was not my fault!"

"It has nothing to do with you? Do you dare to say such a thing?" I asked calmly, and then even smiled with a dead heart, lowering my head: "Second Uncle, I don't hate you. You have taken care of me for so many years. Even if you will never treat me as your own daughter as you said, I still have no right to blame you, but don't say bad things about Cheng Cheng to me, and don't think about eradicating the eldest house. You have your limits, and I have mine. Thank you for wanting to spare my life, but as Fu Shuyan said, I can't even say how long I can live, so those are not important."

The second uncle relaxed and released more embarrassment and disbelief. Perhaps he wanted to pretend to be sarcastic, but people with low self-esteem will always be more sad when they lose something. He put the jade ring back on and said, "Shishi, I am advising you. My journey has almost come to an end today. Chengcheng is still young. He hasn't married yet and has no children. When these things that are more important than his life appear, your hard days will really begin."

"Chengcheng at least showed me a clear path. He might let me go. It was my own choice, and I accept it." I turned my face slightly, as if to show more concern for the poor man. I raised the corner of my mouth and looked at my second uncle: "Apart from the guilt towards Lao Fu, have you really thought about helping me?"

The second uncle was stunned for a moment before responding, "Of course... I raised you."

I moved forward, stayed in his arms for a brief moment, then stood up and left: "That's enough."

There was no residual warmth in his arms, and he had also frozen to death before coming to me, a freezing cold person. For a moment, I couldn't tell who was more pitiful.

It wasn't until I walked into the house and felt the warm mist wet my cheeks that I came to my senses. I drank a sip of hot tea, calmed myself down, and called Liang Sen back: "Hey brother, I just saw your message. I just fell asleep. There's nothing wrong at home, just... a small problem, cleaning up the mess."

Liang Sen responded after a while, his mood did not fluctuate, he was depressed from the beginning: "Oh, is that so, then you should rest early."

"You should go to bed early too, good night."

"Wait, are you going back to Linjiang?"

I was just about to hang up when I heard this question again from the other end. I immediately understood Liang Sen. When faced with a question that is difficult to answer, you have to pause. In the invisible distance, you may even take the opportunity to wipe away a tear or swallow a sob.

I bit my lip and said, "Let's see how things go. I don't know. I think I have almost solved Cheng Cheng's problem, and Jin Hai is pretty stable..."

Liang Sen smiled, and it was hard to tell whether it was a smile or helplessness about his lie being exposed, but it soon disappeared: "It's up to you, but if you stay in the old house, I can't visit you often."

I covered my cheeks and couldn't speak, so I leaned against the wall and slowly slid down.

Liang Sen didn't know if he heard it or not. He paused again and then stopped laughing: "Call me if you have anything."

He hung up right after he finished speaking. I sat on the ground for a while, gradually becoming numb. Lanlan rushed in and broke the silence. She pulled my wrist and pulled me out, "Sister, the son-in-law is here! He's at the door! Why did he bring so many people? Is he looking for you or confiscating your house? No, no, I'm scared, you go!"

"Brother? You are the housekeeper and I am the housekeeper? What are you afraid of? Gao Xinci has always been so arrogant. He has too many family members and he just has nothing to do. He has to find a job for himself, just to be an atmosphere group--" I tried to persuade Lanlan to stop talking. He tilted his head and thought for a while, then let out a long "Oh".

"I thought so. The Gao family always recruits people. It turns out they do it to keep up appearances." Lan Lan shrugged and put on an embarrassed smile: "It's not that I'm cowardly. I'm thinking about our collective safety. Sister, if you stand there, you're better than God. No matter how many people there are in the son-in-law's family, they will immediately bow down to you."

"Don't come here again." I gave Lanlan a wry smile and then saw a servant coming over from a distance. When passing by, Lanlan gave me a fierce look.

Lan Lan frowned and leaned closer to whisper, "Sister, why don't we just ask Uncle for help and replace all these spies tonight!"

I shook my head without thinking: "Forget it, no matter how many Chengcheng sends, at least they are our family. The Gao family has a lot of trouble. If Gao Xinci makes a mistake, we will let a wolf into the house."

Lan Lan pouted and muttered softly, "There are already a lot of big tigers in the yard, and I'm afraid it will turn into wolves..."

"Okay, go help settle the door. Be careful that people say you're putting on airs as soon as you take office." I stretched out my voice and pushed Lan Lan away. I thought to myself that there was no need for Ji Bing to lie to me, so I breathed a sigh of relief. Whether to ask for help or not, I'll decide after tonight.

I went back to my room and changed out of my sweater. I didn't think about going out to greet him in a big way. I didn't know why everyone was so exaggerated. It wasn't the first time that Gao Xinci was a son-in-law. He must have lived in the old house several times...

Well, it's hard to say. I picked out a more conservative pair of pajamas to change into and give myself some psychological comfort. Anyway, the truth is that even if I wore a Godzilla battle suit, I couldn't stop Gao Xinci from pouncing on me. I muttered to myself while going to the bathroom to clean up, lest he really turn a visit into a house raid tonight.

Chengcheng came soon after. He always had to pretend to be nice, but he didn't say anything when he came. He sat on the sofa and occasionally glanced at me. I asked him why he didn't go to pick up Lulu, and he just smiled and shook his head. Li Xi was more honest. He reported in and went out. When he came back, he brought me a few boxes of baby burp condoms and winked at Chengcheng.

Me? Should I go? No thanks.

I hid the thing in my pocket and went out somewhat awkwardly. I pushed Li Xi in to pour tea. The dark corridor seemed a bit scary. I felt the wall to turn on the light. The glare was so severe that I covered my eyes for a moment, but through gaps between my fingers I saw someone jumping out of Yangyang's room.

I hurried forward and called the person over. The person was calm and turned around and bowed. I glanced at him and asked, "Were you also sent here by Chengcheng?"

The girl nodded: "Yes, Miss is not familiar with them yet. Someone will send the list over tomorrow. We will gather in the yard so that Miss can see the faces."

"What are you doing in the young master's room? He has gone to bed early. Isn't it time for you to rest now?"

"Oh, I was just about to go back to my room when I heard the young master yell. I was worried so I went in to check and found out he was just talking in his sleep. He's fine now." The little girl said, looking up at me as if she didn't believe me. She smiled and bent over again, "Miss, I've lived in the old house since I was a child. I have a younger brother who loves talking in his sleep. I'm used to taking care of him, so I couldn't help but want to take a look at the young master. That's all. Our whole family's lives depend on this, so we dare not have any second thoughts."

"That's not what I meant. You should go back and rest early." I replied casually, and then saw that the person left peacefully as usual. I was afraid that I was overthinking it. I turned around and took a look in Yangyang's room. She was indeed still asleep. I touched her up and down and felt relieved to leave. Unexpectedly, someone hugged me tightly from behind, and his lips were forcefully touching my temples.

"What are you looking at? Why don't you come out to pick me up?"

“Gao Xinci——” I lowered my voice and pushed the guy behind me. He made me feel itchy all over: “Don’t make a fuss here. You’ve woken Yangyang up…”

I tried very hard to discern his playful smile in the darkness. He soon came over and bit me hard, then put his hand on my cheek and asked me to look down: "Ah, isn't he awake now?"

Yangyang couldn't help laughing out loud, and covered her mouth like she was trying to cover her ears and steal a bell. I also didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so I put my palm on Gao Xinci's shoulder and leaned over to kiss Yangyang's forehead: "Little rascal, why are you still laughing? Go to sleep now."

"That's right. Don't look at or listen to anything inappropriate. Didn't your sister teach you that?" Gao Xinci put one arm around my waist and almost picked me up, while with the other hand he tapped Yangyang's little face as if lecturing her, but Yangyang slapped him away angrily and sat up from the bed.

"Brother-in-law, this is my room! Don't bully me like this. Where do you want me to go if I don't listen or see?"

"Hey, little brat - what you said seems to make sense." Gao Xinci leaned closer and said, "Sister, shall we go back to our room?"

"Stop talking..." I pulled Gao Xinci's wrist and almost dragged him out. I pushed him out of the door before I had time to say "Go to sleep" to Yangyang. By the way, I saw him slip and fall into the quilt. I even laughed out loud.