Forbidden

The bitter taste of the coffee still lingers in her mouth, with a bit of sourness. Cheng Suran actually doesn't like coffee very much. She prefers sweet things to bitter things.

Especially at this moment, my heart is full of bitterness, and I want to eat sweet things even more.

She didn't speak, she lowered her head, took out a small piece of cake with a silver spoon, and put it into her mouth.The sweetness of the cream melts instantly on the taste buds, rich and creamy, covering all the sourness and bitterness.

so good.

She ate the cake by the spoonful.

Jiang Yu watched her eat slowly, as if she didn't intend to answer, his heart was hanging, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he waited silently.

The cake was almost eaten, Cheng Suran put down the silver spoon, wiped his mouth, and finally raised his head to meet Jiang Yu's eyes.

"can."

Jiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile in his eyes, "Of course..."

"I'll return the model to you after I fix it." Cheng Suran looked calm.

She doesn't want to be stuck in the past anymore, but she is also reluctant to sever contact with Jiang Yu. Now that she has bid farewell to that old time and the women they used to be in the old time, she has to get to know each other again with a new identity and let Jiang Yu go. let yourself go.

From now on, she will be Cheng Suran, not a canary, and Jiang Yu will be Jiang Yu, not a benefactor.

As soon as Jiang Yu heard that the model could be repaired, Jiang Yu's eyes lit up, but he was a little worried, "Will it be difficult to repair? I don't remember how many times I tried it, but every time I made a mess, I was afraid that the more I repaired it, the worse it would be. Don’t fix it, save it…”

"You are stupid." Cheng Suran couldn't help laughing.

Jiang Yu also laughed, with tenderness in his deep eyes, "Of course, can I add WeChat now?"

Cheng Suran's smile froze.

"It doesn't matter if you don't add it." Jiang Yu was afraid that she would be unhappy.

Cheng Suran didn't speak, feeling his mouth was a bit dry, he picked up the cup to drink coffee, but remembered the bitter taste, and put it down again.

Jiang Yu frowned, waved to the waiter, and waited for someone to approach and said, "Is there any juice?"

"Yes." The waiter showed her the tablet.

Jiang Yu ordered a glass of watermelon juice and an extra mousse cake. When the waiter left, Cheng Suran said doubtfully, "You haven't finished your own."

"I ordered for you." Jiang Yu glanced at the empty plate in front of her, and the barely touched coffee.

Cheng Suran lowered his gaze and remained silent.

After a while, the juice and cake were served. Cheng Suran drank a few sips of watermelon juice, it was sweet, and the coldness went straight from her throat to the bottom of her heart.

Desserts really make people happy.

The smile at the end of Jiang Yu's eyes deepened, he took a sip of his coffee, and slowly ate the cake.

"What about you?" Cheng Suran suddenly raised his eyes and asked.

"what?"

"How have these years been?"

With a delicate expression, Jiang Yu pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "Retired. The front stage has turned behind the scenes, and now he is a manager and designer."

"The designer of ETERNO?"

"Ah."

Cheng Suran would not say that he had searched for information on the Internet, but only said softly, "I seem to have bought clothes of this brand, and I like the design and fabric."

"Which one?" Jiang Yu became interested, "Maybe it's my work."

Cheng Suran picked up the phone, flipped through the photo album, and pulled out a selfie in a black cardigan, "This one."

"The spring and summer series of the year before last, my second work."

"Really yours?"

"I'm not lying." Jiang Yu shook his head.

A very ordinary black cardigan, with an unremarkable appearance, Cheng Suran took a look at it in the physical store, and didn't intend to buy it until she reached out to touch it.

The fabric is very soft, like cotton, but it has a cool feeling of icy silk. She thought that wearing this kind of material on her body would be limp, without outline, and would magnify her shortcoming of round shoulders. The shape of the dress was straight, with unknown design on the shoulders, it looked a little like a suit jacket, no matter how she lifted her arms, she always kept that shape.

Perfectly cover up the flaws on her shoulders.

She just bought it.

Perhaps it was because he was too deeply influenced by Jiang Yu in the past...

"Oh." Cheng Suran replied sullenly, and lowered his head to drink watermelon juice.

Jiang Yu smiled, "Our preferences are very similar."

"Basic colors are versatile and can be matched by the general public."

"Ah."

Hard-mouthed.

Jiang Yu ate a small piece of cake and said softly, "Of course, if you like, I can make it for you."

"I'll tell you again if necessary." Cheng Suran said tactfully.

"it is good."

The two chatted for a while about their work development over the past few years.

At about three o'clock, Cheng Suran said he still had something to do, and left first after paying the bill.Jiang Yu sat alone on the chair, finished his own coffee, and Cheng Suran's untouched cup of coffee.

She picked up the bank card and looked at it.

827930...

August 27th, 09:30 p.m.

Jiang Yu said it silently in his heart, sighed, and remembered Su Ran's confession of five years ago.

At that time, Ranran was very brave. Knowing that she could not stay by her side if she said it, she still chose to confess.She has never misjudged anyone, but herself... She feels more and more that she is not worthy of this sincerity and sincerity.

But does he still have her in his heart?Maybe she didn't have a chance...

After sitting quietly for a while, Jiang Yu stuffed her bank card into her bag, stood up, and made an appointment for dinner with Pei Chutong tonight, and was going to go there early. She made a phone call while walking towards the stairs.

It was very late to pick up that end.

"Hitomi..."

A burst of sobbing came to his ears, and Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment. Before he could speak, he heard Pei Chutong choked up and said, "Ke Ke, I don't want to eat anymore. I'm in the capital now..."

"Don't cry, what's going on?"

"My grandfather is gone..."

……

Outside the ICU ward, Pei Chutong squatted on the ground, holding his knees with his hands, tears streaming from his dull eyes.

The doctor had just declared the old man in the ward brain dead a few minutes ago.

At the beginning of the month, my grandfather had a relapse and was admitted to the hospital. The situation was good and bad, but she couldn't get away from the crew, so she couldn't come back to visit for so many days.The new movie was finished today, and she had just returned to Jiangcheng. She planned to pack up her things, have a good night's rest, and fly over tomorrow morning.

She called home this morning, and grandma happily said that grandpa can breathe on his own and can sit up and chat with people.

Unexpectedly, at noon, his condition deteriorated rapidly, and the doctor directly issued a critical illness notice.

At that time, she had just walked out of Jiangcheng Airport.

Grandpa was lying in the ICU with tubes all over his body, holding on to his breath, he waited for her to rush to the hospital bed, took one last look at her, and then left with peace of mind.

She broke down and cried bitterly in the ward.

At that moment, her mind was full of self-blame. If she could come back sooner, maybe when grandpa saw her, he would be in a better mood and be cured of his illness?

Parents and relatives were all discussing the funeral, grandma was lying in the general ward because she passed out from crying, and Pei Chutong was sitting by the wall like a puppet without a soul.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps coming from the end of the corridor.

"Hey, Xiao Ruan is here."

"Little Ruan..."

Relatives and friends noticed the person coming, and their voices came and went.

"Uncle Pei, where's grandpa?" The deep and hoarse female voice revealed some fatigue.

Pei Chutong's ears moved slightly, and he raised his head abruptly.

The slender figure of a woman came into view, her long hair was tied low behind her head, she was wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, her face was thin and her outline was cold and hard, she still had that serious look.

Ah.

Ruan Mu.

She finally saw her again.

"I've been waiting for you, but I didn't. I just left, so go and have a look." Father Pei sighed deeply, pointing to the ward.

Ruan Mu rushed in and came to the bed, and saw the old man lying there quietly, with a peaceful expression, his thin arms were exposed, and his skin was still bloody, as if he was asleep.

"Grandpa..." she choked out.

Tears could not stop flowing down, Ruan Mu stood up straight, slowly raised his right hand, and saluted the old man's body as a military salute.

Then he knelt down with a "boom".

To her, Grandpa Pei's kindness is as heavy as a mountain. Today, she came late and failed to see the old man for the last time, leaving behind a lifetime of regrets...

It would have been fine if I hadn't insisted on leaving.

After kneeling for a long time, Ruan Mu stood up tremblingly, wiping away tears.At this moment, the Pei family had already contacted the funeral home, and the nurse also came in. She gave the old man a reluctant look, then turned and went out.

Pei Chutong squatted in the corner and looked at her.

Four eyes facing each other.

[From today onwards, you are free... We will each be safe in the future. ]

[I accept any decision you make. ]

Memories surged out, the past floated up and down in front of my eyes, and each other seemed to be the same as before, and in a flash, I went back to my childhood.

Ruan Mu's lips moved: "Tongtong..."

She squatted down.

Pei Chutong just looked at her without saying a word, with tears in her swollen eyes.

Ruan Mu tried to reach out and touch it.

Pei Chutong's body shrank, and Ruan Mu's outstretched hand hung half in the air, froze, neither moving forward nor retreating.

After a while, she silently withdrew her hand.

……

Grandpa Pei's body was transported to the funeral home. After discussion, the Pei family set the farewell ceremony for the morning of the day after tomorrow.

Ruan Mu stayed at Pei's house for the past two days.

The difference is that the room she and Pei Chutong lived in before has become Pei Chutong's room alone, and now she can only live in the guest room temporarily.She was on the first floor and Pei Chutong was on the second floor.

On the first night, no one was looking for anyone.

The two didn't have any communication.

During the day, Pei Chutong locked himself in the room, did not go out, did not see anyone, and did not get any water or rice, which made Pei's father and mother anxious.One side has to arrange the funeral and comfort grandma, and the other side has to worry about the daughter, so busy going around.

From night to dawn, from dawn to night.

Pei Chutong lay on the bed all day.

My mind was completely blank, as if my soul was lost somewhere, I don't know if it was because of my grandfather's death, or because I saw Ruan Mu.She looked up and stared at the ceiling, only to feel that even breathing did not exist.

- knock knock

"Tongtong, can you open the door?" Ruan Mu's voice came from outside.

"I am wood."

Pei Chutong took a sharp breath, shrank and stretched his body, stood up with his arms up, and staggered to open the door.

Ruan Mu stood outside holding a tray, on which was a bowl of fragrant noodles.

"Hitomi..."

There was joy in her eyes.

Pei Chutong's eyelashes trembled slightly, he turned sideways to let her in, and slammed the door again with a "bang".

The sound shook Ruan Mu's arms.

She walked to the table, bent down and put down the tray, "You haven't eaten all day, I cooked your favorite braised noodle, eat as much as you want, don't let uncles and aunts worry..."

Before he could finish speaking, Pei Chutong rushed over to hug her, and suddenly burst into tears.

"Bastard... Where the hell have you been... You just came back now... Grandpa wants to see you for the last time... Stinky bastard... I, I want to see you too..."

Ruan Mu froze.

The raised arm slowly came down to encircle her waist, and the other hand gently stroked the back of her head, as if comforting her when she was a child.

"I……"

"I'm sorry," Ruan Mu's eyes were flushed, "There is something I want to confess to you."

Pei Chutong hugged her tightly.

"Actually, I was picked up by my grandfather."