Chasing Tides

A few days later, the middle-aged couple visited again. At the same time, the lawyer Sui Yi hired for her mother-in-law also arrived.

The man surnamed Sun listened to the lawyer's clear refutation of his so-called "first inheritance", so angry that the veins on his forehead were throbbing. He gritted his teeth and swallowed his anger for the sake of the house. He squatted beside the bed and tearfully recalled the hard times he had lived with his mother-in-law.

The mother-in-law was in good condition today, she listened calmly for more than ten minutes, and calmly asked Ning Lan to send him out after listening.

Seeing that his mother-in-law was unmoved, the man finally lost his patience and turned on the mode of messing around. Looking at the gentle and gentle person, in order to gain points for himself, he poured dirty water on Ning Lan, tearing his face and cursing angrily: "You are just thinking about it." Don’t think I don’t know about that house!”

In the end, Sui Yi forcibly kicked him out again.

The man belatedly recognized him as the son of the Sui family at the door, immediately put away his arrogance, handed him his business card with a big smile on his face, and said that he could talk about business cooperation in the future.

Sui Yi didn't answer, and said, "I'm not in charge of the company's affairs."

The man persevered with a straight face: "You can transfer it to your father, just say..."

Sui Yi sneered: "My dad is very busy, I'm afraid he doesn't have time to read your business card."

The couple surnamed Sun left with a dark face.

Her mother-in-law's behavior today was so calm that she was abnormal. Ning Lan was worried, so she didn't go back to Quanxi to look after the store, and stayed by her mother-in-law until she fell asleep.

At night, Ning Lan was sitting by the window in a daze. Sui Yi cut a mango and handed it to him. He held it in his hand and looked at it for a while, then suddenly asked, "Do you also think I'm doing it for the house?"

Sui Yi's heart beat heavily.These days, Ning Lan never took the initiative to bring up the past, and then created an illusion that the past was just a fleeting moment, a dream.Now the biggest issue between them was brought up without warning, and it was laid out naked in front of him. Sui Yi was caught off guard, and his heart almost jumped into his throat.

"No, how could I..."

Sui Yi was eager to defend, but he didn't miss the sneer flashing from the corner of Ning Lan's mouth.

He said, "In your eyes, am I not this kind of person?"

Sui Yi finally tasted the taste of being unable to argue.

In the past, it was Ning Lan who didn't believe what he said, but now the situation is reversed, and he knows how bad it feels to be untrusted.

This is a deep-rooted accumulation that has accumulated over time, and it cannot be easily resolved by saying "I'm sorry" or "I love you" countless times.

Sui Yi was very depressed for a while, as if Ning Lan's helpless feeling of pretending not to know him had returned.

This time he did not ask anyone for help, and this problem can only be solved slowly in the future.Even if it has no solution, you can only blame yourself.

September is coming to an end in a blink of an eye, the weather turns cold and rainy, the old injury on Ning Lan's feet becomes inflamed when he catches the cold, and he often suffers from such pain that he can't sleep well at night.

Sui Yi, who was in the same room with him, noticed his discomfort, and prescribed him some painkillers with less side effects. The patch continued to be applied, and the symptoms were slightly relieved.

Arthritis is the most unaffected by the wind. Sui Yi even bought thick cotton socks for Ning Lan. He didn't know whether it was because he thought he was ugly or for some other reason, but he always refused to wear them.

On this day, Ning Lan was exhausted from watching the store deliveries during the day, and watched TV with her mother-in-law after dinner, and dozed off on the sofa while watching.Sui Yi took the newly bought cartoon five-finger socks, knelt down and put them on Ning Lan's bare feet, and finally warmed his ankles with his palms, making Ning Lan sigh comfortably in his sleep.

After doing this, Sui Yi planned to carry him into the back room to rest, but her mother-in-law waved at him, motioning for him to come over.

"Did you argue with Ningning?"

"No." Sui Yi explained with some embarrassment, "A problem left over from history."

The mother-in-law glared at him with a tigerish face: "That's your problem."

Sui Yi nodded and admitted: "Yes."

"My Ningning is such a good child, what did your kid do to make him sad like that?"

Sui Yi recalled the past, his eyes were full of pain, and he didn't know where to start.

The mother-in-law didn't force him, sighed, and said: "Speaking of it, it's fate. Three years ago, he bought food in my store. At that time, he thought he was kind and a good boy. I gave him a few dollars less. Money, he found it when he looked back, and he insisted on helping me move the goods, and I didn’t feel tired after moving it all afternoon. It was almost the Chinese New Year at that time, and it was freezing cold. One morning when I opened the door, I saw a person squatting at the door, and I took a closer look , Ning Ning's little face turned pale and her lips were purple from the cold."

Hearing this, Sui Yi's heart was pounding. He knew that Ning Lan would not be able to use his ID card after leaving, and he might have a hard time. Hearing these details from his mother-in-law, and seeing the specific scene before his eyes, he really felt distressed. Almost out of breath.

"Later, I took him in. At first, people around me said I was stupid, and it wasn't enough to be tricked once. Then I picked up a child of this age and came back, saying that other people's children were not familiar with it. I thought, just bet this time Come on, bet my old lady is not blind yet, she can still read people." The mother-in-law said as she turned her head and glanced at Ning Lan who was sleeping soundly on the sofa, "Look, God still treats me kindly, and sends me a gift when I am about to die. I have no regrets for bringing such a good boy to me, even if I can’t open my eyes tomorrow.”

Sui Yi panicked when he heard the word "death": "Don't talk nonsense, mother-in-law, you will live a long life."

The mother-in-law smiled and waved her hands: "Can I count my own body? You guys, don't bother coaxing me."

Sui Yi didn't know how to comfort her, seeing her mother-in-law see clearly, it seemed that saying anything was superfluous.

"Even if Ning Ning doesn't talk about it, I still know that he has suffered before. People who have suffered have vicissitudes engraved in their eyes. I knew it when I first saw him."

The mother-in-law said she was tired, coughed twice, Sui Yi took a thermos cup and fed her water, she moistened her throat, looked up at Sui Yi and said, "Don't worry about the past, I guess Ningning is also trying to forget For those unhappy things, try to look forward. Promise mother-in-law that you will treat him better in the future and don't make him sad anymore. He is a kind child and is easy to be content. "

Sui Yi's throat choked, took a deep breath, and nodded solemnly: "Okay."

Time flies, summer goes and autumn comes.

On the day when Sui Yi went to attend the TV series press conference, Ning Lan was walking downstairs with her mother-in-law, and a half-yellow maple leaf fell on his head.

The mother-in-law squinted her eyes to help him pat off the leaves, touched his cold hand, and said, "Let's go, let's go back and watch Xiao Sui act on TV."

Sui Yi taught her mother-in-law to watch online TV before, and Ning Lan helped her find the live broadcast of the press conference. Her mother-in-law watched it happily and praised from time to time, "This child is so handsome", "He is so tall", "There is no one in the audience as good-looking as him." " and so on, Ning Lan pressed the computer with the ledger on the side, couldn't help but look up, and whimpered to express jealousy.

After watching the press conference, the mother-in-law began to watch "Overturning the Country", which was also recommended to her by Sui Yi, and she also got Ning Lan's cut version on the TV so that she could click on it to watch at any time.The mother-in-law was happy, but Ning Lan was so ashamed that she said, "These old sesame seeds are rotten, why are you taking them out?"

He didn't know that during the three years of separation, Sui Yi survived by holding on to these "old sesame seeds and rotten grains".

The press conference was held locally in the capital. The mother-in-law guessed that Sui Yi would be back soon, and asked Ning Lan to buy him some fried chicken as a reward. Ning Lan shook her head and said she would not buy it for him. We talked for a while, until Sui Yi called.

Ning Lan was still smiling when she picked up the phone, but within a few seconds, her expression changed.

After hanging up, he sat there in a daze for a long while, and his mother-in-law called him several times before returning to his senses.

Ning Lan's throat seemed to be blocked by a stone, and with a pale face, she stuttered for a long time before she could speak clearly: "I... my mother... my mother... died."

That afternoon, after Sui Yi settled down with her mother-in-law, she took Ning Lan on the plane back to her hometown.

Ning Lan hadn't left the capital for four years, and he was a bit unfamiliar with the airport. When the plane taxied and started, he shivered suddenly. Sui Yi held his hand on the armrest and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, we will immediately almost there."

After the press conference, Sui Yi was told by his assistant Mi Jie that someone had called just now, saying that an underground casino in City G was on fire, and a person named Zhao Jinshan was trapped inside and died of carbon monoxide poisoning before she could escape.

After getting off the plane, the two rushed to the scene of the accident. It was an ordinary private house on the outskirts of the city. In order to deceive people, the underground casino entered from the private house, and it was completely invisible from the outside.

The police at the scene told them that the casino had just opened not long ago. According to reports, it was opened by two people, one named Zhao Jinshan and the other named Xie Tianhao.Due to the illegal operation, the lack of basic fire-fighting facilities, and the lack of fire-fighting exits, dozens of people were blocked and unable to get out after the fire broke out, causing heavy casualties.

Ning Lan was in a calm state until she went to the hospital morgue and saw the corpse.He only asked the doctor one question: "Is it really impossible to save?"

The doctor shook his head: "When it was delivered, the concentration of carbon monoxide in the body had already exceeded the lethal dose, so I'm sorry."

The doctor also said that when she called all the local numbers on her cell phone, she either couldn't get through, or was hung up without saying a word, and finally had to dial other numbers to see if anyone came to identify the body.

Ning Lan got Zhao Jinshan's cell phone, which was still charged. His finger was on the call log for a long time, but he didn't click on it in the end.

In the morning of the next day, Sui Yi accompanied Ning Lan home to pack up the relics.

Zhao Jinshan still lives in that tube building, which is even more dilapidated than when Sui Yi came three years ago. There are several cracks on the walls. It just rained a few days ago, and the walls are soaked in unevenness, like a building that may collapse at any time. dilapidated house.

Looking at the almost unchanged furnishings in the house, Ning Lan thought sarcastically and resentfully, every year they said they would demolish and buy a new house, taking so much money, what kind of casino did they go to?Your brain can only be tricked by others.

There are not many relics of Zhao Jinshan. The strange thing is that no gold or silver jewelry was worn on her body, and no gold or silver jewelry was found in her room.

After tidying up her clothes, Ning Lan pushed open the door of her room, and was surprised to find that the room was clean, there was no dust on the table, and the bedding on the bed was newly changed.He was very afraid of the cold, and often had to change into a thick quilt around the Mid-Autumn Festival. At that time, Zhao Jinshan often thought he was delicate and difficult to raise, so she told him to get out quickly, so as not to drag herself down.

Ning Lan stood at the door for a while, walked in slowly, opened the desk drawer, and the first thing she saw was a small wooden box with a few words written crookedly on it, originally it was "Lan Lan's Wife Ben" , the last three words were roughly crossed out and changed to "Lanlan's dowry".

Opening the box, there was a pile of gold jewelry in a mess, and there was a passbook at the bottom. Although the amount on it was not large, it was enough to buy a decent apartment in the small city of G City.

Ning Lan finally turned on Zhao Jinshan's cell phone. In the call log, except for the ones dialed by the doctor yesterday, the calls dialed by Zhao Jinshan herself were all signed "Baby Son". She dialed a total of 7 times, but none of them answered.

Ning Lan closed her eyes, crouched down slowly holding the box and mobile phone.

The number was changed a few years ago. If you don’t call 119 to call the police, what’s the use of calling this number?

What a no brainer.

Although no one came to express their condolences, Ning Lan still set up a mourning hall for her mother, and she was buried in a magnificent manner two days later.

He couldn't guess what Zhao Jinshan wanted to say to him at the last moment before he died, but he didn't regret not contacting her in the past few years, and the self at that time was no different from dead.

Most things in this world don't have a chance to be repeated. Zhao Jinshan doesn't know that he is scarred and sick, and he doesn't know that Zhao Jinshan doesn't have no love for him.

In the final analysis, it is the root of the mistake to be stubborn.

Back in the waiting room of the capital, Ning Lan took advantage of Sui Yi to go to the bathroom and bought fried chicken for him at the Golden Arch next to him. After Sui Yi came back, she said cautiously: "I can't eat meat during this time."

Ning Lan blinked, and after a while, she understood what he meant, and said, "There is no such thing as keeping filial piety in my hometown, so you can eat."

Sui Yi was so flattered that she didn't forget to take pictures before eating. After the filming, she logged onto Weibo and came across the incredible news - Ning Lan, a former member of AOW, appeared in G City, suspected to be her mother's funeral.

The content of the text said that a citizen of G City recently witnessed Ning Lan at a funeral home. It is understood that her mother died in the sensational "Fire Case of an Underground Casino in G City" a few days ago. Ning Lan's return home this time should be for her mother's funeral.

There is also an unclear photo below. In the photo, Ning Lan is kneeling in front of the photo of the mourning hall, with a blank expression.

The wind in the comments was mixed. Most of the netizens didn't pay attention to Ning Lan, but were curious about the man in black clothes and black pants next to Ning Lan.Soon someone guessed from his height and shape that it was his former teammate Sui Yi, and even a bolder passer-by, Aite Sui Yi, asked, "Is that you?"

Sui Yi didn't panic when he saw this situation, he sent a text message to Mi Jie: [The things prepared before can be sent]

When the plane arrived in the capital, Sui Yi turned on the phone to look again. Regarding the misdeeds of Ning Lan's mother revealed by some insiders, and the fact that Ning Lan gave up going to college to support her family and called home most of the money she earned after work, etc. There was a lot of buzz on the Internet.

After Fang Yu, a solo member of AOW, gave a thumbs-up to express his acquiescence, Lu Xiaochuan and Gu Chenkai, who was studying abroad, also gave a thumbs-up, confirming the authenticity of this news.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Fan, the former manager of AOW, forwarded it, saying that Ning Lan is a kind child. She is very happy that someone finally speaks up for him. The uploaded so-called stepping on teammates to take the top position, the company issued a statement to clarify it back then, but no one believed it.Now that times have changed, I hope everyone can look at this matter rationally and return Ning Lan to a clean slate.

"Ning Lan's whitewashing" became the first big news in the entertainment industry in October.However, he has been out of the circle for more than three years. Occasionally, young people who pass by will ask "Who is Ning Lan?" His influence is not as good as other random lace news in popular traffic. Netizens only sighed for half an afternoon. After one more night, this news was easily suppressed by "a certain married actor having sex with someone", and no one mentioned it anymore.

Sui Yi started planning this matter very early and chose to reveal it at this time. Although she feels sorry for Ning Lan's mother who passed away, if she wants everyone to know that Ning Lan did not do those things, especially when she didn't know the truth back then. The only way to attack his fans is to seize this opportunity.

To get Ning Lan out of his psychological shadow, the first thing to do is to give him a safe and friendly social environment.

Therefore, in order to expand the influence of this matter, let everyone know his attitude, and pave the way for future publicity, Sui Yi not only liked it, but also reposted it at the prime time of the night to ask if the person at the funeral was In his Weibo, he replied concisely: It's me.