so affectionate

It was sunny after the snow, and the golden sun shined on the snow through the mist. A gap was opened in the thick curtains, and the morning sun slanted in, casting a bright projection on the quilt at the end of the bed.

Jiang Nan sat on the bed hugging the quilt, her face was pale and her hair was messy, and several bluish-purple fingerprints on her fair neck were swollen and horrifying.He didn't know what gave him the courage to provoke Jiang Huajie last night. Except for the first time, he hadn't suffered such a crime for a long time.

The light and shadow on the quilt slowly crawled and retreated as the sun shifted, retreated from the end of the bed to the floor, and then retracted from the floor to the window. There was the sound of wheels rolling over the snow outside. It was already noon, and he sat Laid in bed all morning.

Aunt Xu called him downstairs to eat, Jiang Nan reluctantly moved, got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up, after a while, he dug out a turtleneck sweater from the closet and put it on.He stepped on slippers and went downstairs, twisting his neck as he walked. It seemed that there was still a sense of shackles around his neck. The turtleneck sweater was tightly wrapped, and it hurt and swollen.

Aunt Xu brought a pot of soup to the table, lifted the corner of her apron to wipe her hands, looked up to see him, and said with a smile: "Finally, I am willing to put on a sweater. I am so energetic, I don't want you to wear a thin and transparent sweater all day long." What's the windbreaker? It's so cold that people shiver, and the neck is shrunk, what's so good about it."

Jiang Nan nodded with a smile. He slapped his cheeks hard upstairs just now, making his face look flushed and healthy, "Auntie said so."

"Yo, what's the matter with your throat? Why is your voice so ugly?"

Jiang Nan cleared his throat. His vocal tract was probably hurt a little last night, so now every time he speaks and vibrates, it feels as uncomfortable as cutting his throat with a knife. He shook his head, "I blew a little bit when I came back last night. Wind, no problem."

"Hey, you, I didn't know how to come back early due to the heavy snow yesterday, and the wind made me feel uncomfortable. Do you want me to call and ask Xiao Wang to take you to the hospital?"

"No need, I'll go by myself later and don't bother him. I smelled what my aunt did at noon when I was upstairs. It smells so good."

"What's the matter? It's not the same as usual. I added a mutton soup. It's cold and keeps you out of the cold. It must be because you don't come to eat in the morning. It's so delicious when you're hungry. Young people don't know how to cherish it." Body." Aunt Xu gave him a helpless look, then turned her head and went to the kitchen to feed him.

Coming out of the kitchen, Aunt Xu asked him again: "What time did you come back last night?"

"It's past nine o'clock, what's the matter?"

"Mr. Jiang was at home yesterday, you know that."

Jiang Nan's action of grilling rice paused, and the scar on his neck seemed to suddenly tingle. He waited until the pain passed, and then said: "I know, I saw it when I came back."

"It's strange to say that he came back early yesterday, just sat in the living room with a newspaper, and didn't go to the study. I originally planned to wait for you to come back to make you supper, but he asked me to rest, so I had to go back first. I don’t know how long he’ll be sitting until now.” Aunt Xu seemed to be talking to herself, but the words became less and less audible, and she didn’t want Jiang Nan to respond. He hurried back to the kitchen again.

The sore throat was so bad that he swallowed a mouthful of rice and suffered as if it had been ground by gravel paper. Jiang Nan took a few mouthfuls and found it difficult to swallow.He didn't care how long Jiang Huajie sat there, he just wanted to know what happened to Bai Qi.There was no news for nearly three years, so why didn't I know when I came back?Who is the girl with him?Could it be for this reason that he didn't go home?

Although not very clear, Jiang Nan vaguely knew that the relationship between the girl's family and Jiang's family was not friendly. Whether it was competition in business or political exchanges, the two families had always been evenly matched and regarded each other as rivals.If Bai Qi really wanted to marry that girl, it might not be easy for both parents to pass.But according to last night's news, the girl's family seems to have agreed to the relationship between the two, which is really unusual.

Jiang Nan groaned and drank the soup, sat on the chair and thought for a while, then took out his mobile phone and made a call.

"Hey, Xiao Bin, it's me, please do me a favor."

"...Jiang Nan?" Xiao Bin called out uncertainly, and when Jiang Nan answered, he immediately said, "What's wrong with your throat? It was fine last night, why did you turn into a duck after sleeping?"

"Don't be poor, seriously, do me a favor."

"You said, what's the matter?"

"The Shen family has a daughter named Shen Hailu. You know, the one who studied abroad quietly came back a few days ago."

"I know, the pretty one. Why, did you see him? You're too late. He even brought her boyfriend back."

Jiang Nan suppressed his temper and said: "I know she has a boyfriend, can you help me find out the origin of her boyfriend? I wonder how the Shen family would agree to the two of them."

"Why are you asking this?"

Jiang Nan was silent for a moment, and said, "There is one thing that many people don't know. Shen Hailu's boyfriend is my younger brother."

"What did you say?!" Xiao Bin yelled, and it seemed that it took him a long time to realize, "Your brother? But you're not..."

"Yes, I am not the old man's own, nor is he. His mother remarried after giving birth to him."

Xiao Bin was speechless for a long time before he said bluntly: "...I said you

The old man would not have a habit of collecting sons, and they are not his own sons. "

"Probably yes." Jiang Nan answered nonchalantly.

"Why have I never met your younger brother, nor heard you mention it?" Xiao Bin said again.

"He went abroad six years ago and never came back. How about it, can you help me?"

"Help! Why don't I help you, but I have to wait a few days. Are you in no hurry?"

"No rush, take your time." Jiang Nan hung up the phone.He has suffered for so many years, and he doesn't care about waiting for a while.

After staying at home for two days, Jiang Nan's voice recovered somewhat, but the fingerprints on his neck were still obvious, so he had to wear a turtleneck sweater to work.When I arrived at the company, it happened to be lunch break, and a group of ladies in the personnel department were chattering and talking about something with great interest. Seeing him coming in, the scene was quiet for a moment, and the gathered people scattered around.Jiang Nan greeted several of them politely, walked into his office without looking sideways, and then closed the door, and there was a commotion outside immediately.

It wasn't until he went to work in the afternoon that he knew what these people were gossiping about. It turned out that the actress Lin Lin who had an affair with Jiang Huajie a while ago accepted a product advertisement from the company and was coming to audition tomorrow.In fact, the audition is just a formality, who dare not be satisfied with the person the boss kisses.

Jiang Nan sat on the chair and turned around twice. His eyes fell on a photo frame next to the computer. He stared at it for a while, then reached out to take the photo frame, and took out two pieces of paper to wipe off the dust on the glass.This is Bai Yun's birthday in a certain year. The photo of the four of them was taken together, and it is also the only photo taken together.

Bai Yun was nine years older than Jiang Huajie. She was 40 years old when she died, and Jiang Huajie was 31. Their marriage lasted eight years, and then on a certain day, it came to an abrupt end.

The woman in the photo is gentle and beautiful, and her face is somewhat similar to the little boy beside her, but the boy will not look like her when he grows up.Jiang Nan thought of Bai Qi's more mature face now, retreating from the immaturity of a teenager, no matter his body shape or appearance, he has grown into the handsomeness and charm that a man should have.

Jiang Nan couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. It was undeniable that Bai Qi played a part in his healthy growth. He was happy about it, but sometimes he wondered whether he had paid too much for it. As Jiang Huajie said, has he ever regretted it?

he does not know.But if given the chance to do it all over again, he would still make such a choice.He once swore in front of Baiyun's tomb to take good care of his younger brother. This is a promise to the deceased and an obligation as an elder brother.

From the age of 19 to the age of 25, he has been waiting for the end of the promise and the time when the obligation is fulfilled.