don't force me

Du Xuan casually carried her schoolbag on her shoulders, as if I would just listen: "Tell me."

"You know that my father is a member of the municipal party committee. There will be more 'events' at the end of the year. Generally speaking, he will try his best to avoid it, but there are also those who chase him to the door and really can't escape." Li Tianyou said.

Du Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately felt a fever on her face, and at the same time had a bad premonition.

"At the end of the year, I saw your car twice," Li Tianyou said, "so I asked. What my dad meant was that a project your dad was in charge of was applying for the second round of acceptance."

"I haven't heard my dad mention knowing your dad." Du Xuan tried her best to say calmly, but she was a little confused. According to Du Jiancheng's previous record of using himself to build friendship with Lin Yi, there is no reason to miss Li Tianyou's excellent springboard.

Li Tianyou shrugged: "It's not surprising, many people don't know me."

Du Xuan let out a soft "oh", and he understood, and he didn't bother to ask about other people's affairs. He was relieved to know that Du Jiancheng was indeed "busy with work".Although this "busy" may be somewhat shameful, at least it is still loyal to the family.Du Xuan thought, when I go back, I can tell my mother not to worry so much, and the family can calm down.

You can always have a solid year, right?

Li Tianyou looked at Du Xuan's relaxed expression, and chuckled: "Then, the woman who accompanied me every time shouldn't be your mother, right? She's too young."

Du Xuan's eyes widened suddenly, feeling that he was slapped in the face in public. Li Tianyou's slightly pitying and mocking eyes made him feel humiliated, and the burning pain made him speechless for a while.

"They... are like a couple." Li Tianyou said, "very close."

Du Xuan's face was as pale as a ghost, and he was trembling a little.

"Du Xuan," Li Tianyou lowered his voice suddenly, "you can tell me if you have anything to do, I will definitely help if I can."

Du Xuan blinked, the humiliation turned into anger, but he didn't know who to direct the anger to.He vaguely felt that Li Tianyou's words had a different meaning, but he couldn't think about it calmly, so he could only endure this kind of anger and shame for a lifetime.

"Du Xuan, are you going?" Lin Ting'an who didn't know when he came over asked, his tone was so calm that he couldn't hear anything strange.Du Xuan turned around in a daze, and saw Lin Ting'an with a schoolbag on one shoulder and one hand in the pocket of his down jacket.Still with that lazy look, he just looked at himself with heavy eyes and frowned slightly.

Du Xuan: "I..."

"Let's go home, I'm starving to death." Lin Ting'an grabbed Du Xuan, Du Xuan staggered a bit, and stood beside Lin Ting'an unconsciously, and the two of them faced Li Tianyou together.

Li Tianyou narrowed his eyes: "Du Xuan?"

Lin Tingan's hand was still on Du Xuan's arm, Du Xuan could still feel the warmth of Lin Tingan's palm through the thick down jacket.This little heat and the phrase "go home" pressed Du Xuan's soul floating around into his body again.He took a breath, and felt that his chaotic thoughts gradually gathered together again, and the brain that had been burned to ashes by the anger slowly regained consciousness.

"I see, thank you." Du Xuan said simply.

Li Tianyou only looked at Du Xuan, and said seriously, "I'm telling you, I want you to be prepared. If something happens, I can..."

Lin Tingan cut off the conversation, and said unceremoniously: "Why does he have to prepare? Could it be that his father has something to do, and he still wants to be exiled in Ninggu Tower?"

Du Xuan straightened her back, feeling that she had finally stepped on the ground and settled down.

Li Tianyou glanced at Lin Tingan: "You don't understand."

Lin Ting reassuredly said, Young Master, I am really "close to Zhu Zhechi", and I have learned well from "Du Junzi". up.

Du Xuan moved her arm lightly, signaling Lin Tingan not to worry.

Lin Tingan held back his breath and squinted at Li Tianyou, trying to show his dissatisfaction and ownership of Du Xuan with his eyes.

Yes, now I'm 100% sure again, he, really, really, hates Li Tianyou, ah!

Li Tianyou ignored Lin Tingan, he looked at Du Xuan sincerely and anxiously, and said, "Du Xuan, if I can help you, just tell me."

Du Xuan frowned fiercely, and forced a smile: "Okay, thank you."

After Li Tianyou took a deep look at Du Xuan, he left helplessly.Lin Tingan looked at Li Tianyou's back and asked nervously, "Is it serious?"

Du Xuan shook her head: "It's not serious, it's only when my mother says it."

Lin Tingan looked at Du Xuan's pale face with distress, and lightly touched the back of Du Xuan's hand.Du Xuan's hands were cold, and Lin Tingan couldn't bear to separate them after sticking them on.Du Xuan forced a smile: "Let's go."

Lin Tingan sighed silently and walked slowly back with Du Xuan. After a while, he mustered up the courage to ask softly, "Will you tell Auntie?"

Du Xuan was a little dazed, he said, "I...I don't know either."

He stopped, seeing that the road he walked twice a day couldn't move.Whether to say it or not is no longer a question of honesty or not, but a question of whether to maintain the family.He is very clear that at this moment, for Zhou Man, her husband's loyalty is more important than career or wealth.

Du Xuan said, "Do you think I should say it?"

"No, I don't know." Lin Tingan said nervously, "It's not appropriate to talk about this kind of thing. What do you think, auntie... what will happen?"

"Her," Du Xuan looked up at the already dark sky, "I don't know, but if it's true..." Du Xuan smiled wryly and shook her head, "I guess I'm going to become a single parent."

Lin Tingan looked at Du Xuan sadly, wanted to comfort him but didn't know what to say.

Du Xuan sighed: "But it's hard to say. She will probably stay until I finish the college entrance examination, so as not to affect me. But you know, I'm actually annoyed by this. If it really comes to this point, I will persuade them... to leave... …divided."

Lin Tingan said comfortingly: "But don't think too much about it, Li Tianyou didn't see anything, what Uncle Du brought... should be something like an assistant secretary."

"He's the kind of person who should have seen a lot of secretary assistants since he was a child. If it's true, he can tell, and he wouldn't come here to tell me. Besides, he said 'intimacy', huh, I I'm very grateful that he said it very tactfully."

"I still remember your license plate number," Lin Tingan murmured in a low voice, "I can remember it once I see it. How can I fail you in the test with this photographic memory? You can see that there are ulterior motives."

Du Xuan glanced at Lin Tingan who was shivering with cold but insisted on standing with him in a daze in the wind, raised his foot and said, "Forget it, let's go."

"Have you figured it out?" Lin Tingan hurriedly followed Du Xuan.

"No." Du Xuan shook his head, "Let's take one step at a time."

Zhou Man had already prepared the meal, and when he saw Du Xuan entering the door, he said, "Wash your hands and eat."

Du Xuan glanced at the room: "Father didn't come back?"

Zhou Man shook his head: "work overtime."

"Mom..." Du Xuan opened his mouth.

"Huh?" Zhou Man brought out a bowl of soup from the kitchen and put it in front of Du Xuan.

"My dad..."

"He's busy." Zhou Man interrupted Du Xuan before he could finish speaking.

Zhou Man's avoidance blocked all Du Xuan's words. At that moment, Du Xuan saw deep pain in Zhou Man's eyes.

"Mom," Du Xuan closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and asked, "Last time you quarreled with my dad and suspected him, now?"

Zhou Man wanted to shake his head almost reflexively, but Du Xuan immediately said, "Can you tell the truth? It's not that I don't understand these things. I can see it even if I pretend to be calm."

Zhou Man trembled, lowered his eyes to look at the dishes on the table, and said in a low voice, "What do you know, kid, eat quickly and then go to do your homework."

Du Xuan sighed silently, picked up the chopsticks and took two mouthfuls of rice casually.

The final exam came as scheduled, and Lin Tingan kept saying "don't be nervous" on the way to school.Du Xuan wondered, "Why should I be nervous?"

"Isn't it... is there something wrong at home?" Lin Tingan whispered, "I'm afraid it will affect your mood."

Du Xuan smiled: "I'm really in a bad mood, but knowledge is something that you can learn once you know it, and whether you're in a good mood doesn't affect it."

Lin Tingan: "Auntie let you take the top three exams, are you sure?"

"Yes." Du Xuan said simply.

Lin Ting'an quietly touched Du Xuan's hand: "I'll wait for you after the exam in the afternoon."

Du Xuan: "Come on."

I don't know if the encouragement from the sage has added effect. Lin Tingan felt that his overall exam went well. After finishing the last subject, he excitedly said to Du Xuan: "I don't know how much I can advance, but I should be able to do it." Stay in the experimental class."

Du Xuan smiled and said, "Really? That's great!"

Lin Tingan said proudly: "If the history and land administration did not hold me back, I could have done better in the exam."

The two were stopped by Sun Rui at the school gate, and Sun Rui said, "Are there any arrangements for the winter vacation?"

Lin Ting'an spread out his hands: "I have competitions with Du Xuan."

Sun Rui sighed regretfully: "I want to ask you to go to the hot spring."

Lin Tingan's eyes lit up, and he looked at Du Xuan expectantly.

Du Xuan asked, "Want to go?"

"Do you have the time."

"I will only stay in the hot spring for a day or two. There is still some time for this."

Sun Rui slapped his hands: "Then let's go as soon as we have a holiday and stay for three or two days. Lin Tingan, please call Zheng Ziyan and his girlfriend. It will be cheaper if there are so many people."

Lin Tingan hurriedly took out his mobile phone and was about to send Zheng Ziyan a WeChat message, but Du Xuan stopped him: "Go home and ask, what if the family disagrees?"

"As long as they go out with you, they absolutely agree." Lin Tingan said confidently.

Sun Rui made a toothache expression.

Du Xuan: "If you can go or not, let's decide before the holiday, or you have to wait for the results. If you don't pass the exam, you may have to go to the training department."

Lin Tingan's interests were all aroused by the word "hot spring", and he was in a state of excitement, talking non-stop.

Du Xuan's depressed mood for so many days was also relieved by Lin Ting'an: "Okay, we will go together when the time comes, we can have a good time."

Lin Tingan: "Then try hard to convince Auntie to let you go."

Du Xuan nodded: "I'll work hard."

When Du Xuan pushed open the door of the house, all the beautiful ideas about the hot spring suddenly became illusory——

There is no one in the living room, but the door of the parents' bedroom is closed tightly, and Zhou Man's suppressed crying comes from inside.

Du Xuan casually dropped her schoolbag, knocked on the door and opened it.

Zhou Man raised her eyes to look at Du Xuan, she was too lazy to cover up any more.