Forbidden

In the summer of [-], there was a lot of rain. The torrential rains began in mid-June, and the water level warning lines of the Yangtze River stations were exceeded again and again. Finally, one night, the flood rushed to the coastal villages with unstoppable speed.

At that time Ruan Mu was eight years old.

The house at home is far away from the embankment, and the force of the flood is much smaller, but the impact is still unbearable.The house was crumbling, and the family of six was washed away. The young Ruan Mu struggled in the water and hugged a tree that had grown up.When the rescue came, the whole village turned into an ocean, and a PLA soldier rescued her with a small boat.

The soldier who rescued her was the grandson of Grandpa Pei's comrade-in-arms.

After the flood, according to the number of casualties, Ruan Mu's family members were all killed. She spent the whole summer in the relief station, and then met Grandpa Pei who went to visit his comrades in arms.

As soon as Mr. Pei saw her, he felt that this little girl was destined to be with him, and he liked it very much. He remembered that his beloved little granddaughter was also this old, and he felt sorry for her losing her family, so he took her back and adopted her by his side. Everyone said it was the child of a distant relative.

Settle her household registration, provide her with food, clothing, and education, and happen to be playmates with Pei Chutong, who is the same age.

Go to school together, play together, eat and sleep together, closer than real sisters.

When she grew up, Ruan Mu was successfully admitted to the military academy, and then went to serve as a soldier. She vowed to repay Grandpa Pei and protect Pei Chutong for the rest of her life.

At 23, she was discharged from the army.At that time, Pei Chutong was very successful in the show business circle. When she attended an event, she was accidentally thrown to the ground by a fan and twisted her foot. Grandpa Pei was so angry that she wanted to change her bodyguard.It was at that time that Ruan Mu offered to be Pei Chutong's bodyguard.

There is no repayment for kindness, she is willing to accompany her, but she never thought that she would have other thoughts about Pei Chutong...

The guilt made her flustered, and she tried her best to hide all her emotions and be a log, but what she didn't expect was that Pei Chutong had the same thoughts for her.

Ruan Mu always felt that he was not worthy to get involved with his benefactor's granddaughter.

Especially since they are all women...

So she tried her best to hide, and Pei Chutong chased her desperately. The two of them fought like a guerrilla war until they separated completely five years ago.

Ruan Mu left very resolutely, cut off contact with everyone, and only sent letters to Grandpa Pei every month to send money and things.

until today.

After finishing everything, Ruan Mu remained silent, holding his breath and waiting for the "judgment".

"Are you finally willing to admit it..." Pei Chutong burst into tears, hitting her shoulder with a fist, "Bastard!"

"Why are you so obedient? Just leave as soon as you say, there is no news at all, I'm looking for you everywhere..."

Not long after Ruan Mu left, Pei Chutong calmed down, thinking that maybe the other party really had something to hide, and she shouldn't be so impulsive.At first she couldn't bear to look for Ruan Mu, so she asked her family members, but no one knew where Ruan Mu was, and even the delivery address was a transfer collection point, so Ruan Mu disappeared like this.

For the past five years, every day feels like a year, and it is extremely tormented.

Losing Ruan Mu and losing her loving grandfather, all the emotions brought about by the pain exploded today. To her, as long as Ruan Mu comes back, nothing is important.

"Where did you go..." Pei Chutong looked at her with teary eyes.

Ruan Mu's eyes were also red, and he said in a low voice: "I opened a homestay on the southern seaside. You used to say... you like the sea very much, and when you get old, you will go to the seaside to open a small inn, enjoy the sea breeze, drink some wine, and watch Sunrise and sunset..."

Pei Chutong trembled all over, buried his face in her neck and rubbed against her neck, choked up and said, "Don't leave, don't leave again..."

"Well, don't go." Ruan Mu patted her on the back lightly, "You eat the noodles first."

"……it is good."

Pei Chutong wiped away tears silently, sat down obediently, picked up chopsticks, and ate noodles bite by bite.It's still a familiar taste, a taste she likes.

Losing an important person and gaining another important person is also God's consolation to her.

……

The next morning, Jiang Yu arrived in the capital.

The morning flight took off from Jiangcheng at 06:30 and landed at [-]:[-]. After leaving the airport, Jiang Yu rushed to Pei Chutong's grandfather's house without stopping, but encountered a traffic jam in the urban area, so he had no choice but to go directly to the funeral parlor.

Over the years in China, she has received a lot of care from the Pei family, and her privacy has been well protected. The day before yesterday, she heard that Grandpa Pei had passed away, and she was very upset. She immediately turned off her work for the past two days and rushed to attend the funeral. .

When he arrived at the funeral home, Jiang Yu took out a small white flower and put it on, and went in all in black.

"Ke Ke..." Seeing her, Pei Chutong hugged her, with a sad expression and red eyes.

Jiang Yu was in a heavy heart, hugging someone to comfort him, then his eyes fell on Ruan Mu's face, and he was taken aback.

But now is not the time to talk, the ceremony is about to begin.Grandpa Pei was highly respected during his lifetime and admired after his death. Most of the people who came to express their condolences were people with power and status. The whole hall was quiet and solemn.

The ceremony lasted about an hour.

In the subsequent cremation and burial process, non-family members did not participate, but Jiang Yu did not leave, sitting in the lounge and waiting.

Wait until Grandpa Pei's ashes are buried in Babaoshan.

Jiang Yu followed Pei's car back to the compound, sat down and chatted with the elders, after lunch, he was finally able to move freely, Pei Chutong led her to a nearby park for a walk.

The sun was still shining in the early autumn, and the two of them leaned against the tree at the head of the arched bridge, and the sun fell on their shoulders through the mottled shadows of the trees.

"Ugh……"

"It's such a pity, I missed so many years for nothing." After hearing Pei Chutong's ins and outs, Jiang Yu sighed again and again, and suddenly thought of himself again.

Exactly the same, missed five years.

Pei Chutong showed a wry smile: "Fortunately, I didn't make a mistake to the end, and the days to come will be long."

"Yes, it can also make up for regrets..." Jiang Yu muttered to himself, looking a little lonely.

"What's the matter, Keke?" Pei Chutong held her hand.

Jiang Yu lowered his eyes, smiled, and said, "We are indeed sisters and sisters." She briefly told about herself and Cheng Suran.

"I am quite envious of you and Xiao Ruan. Even if there is a huge misunderstanding, it can be resolved once the matter is resolved. There is no real barrier between you, and you trust each other unconditionally. This is probably the tacit understanding of childhood sweethearts... Now that you have come to the end of all your hardships, Ranran and I still don't know when it will be the end..."

Pei Chutong couldn't help but feel sad when he heard it.

Her own love experience is pitiful, and she can't give Jiang Yu advice, but as an actor, she has played various types of characters in depth, and she has some insights.

"Coco, first you need to make sure of one thing."

"what?"

"Does she still have you in her heart? Make sure of this first. If not, you don't have to work hard anymore. People who are really heartbroken will not have any possibility of turning back. If so, then you will treat her sincerely from now on. When you love someone, you will unconsciously want to be nice to her, so follow your instinct."

"..."

Jiang Yu was enlightened.

She just wasn't sure if Ranran still had her in her heart. This uncertainty made her uneasy and brought her the most annoying feeling of losing control, but now, in her heart, Ranran was more important than these emotions.

"I'm not sure yet..."

"Try a bitter trick." Pei Chutong blinked, "I was not sure about Mu Mu's thoughts before, so I used a bitter trick and tried everything."

Jiang Yu looked at her in surprise and hesitated, "Is it possible? Will it backfire?"

"Pay attention to the method, don't be too fake or exaggerated, and be serious when expressing feelings."

"..."

The two chatted for a while, walked around the pond, and sat in the gazebo to rest.

Grandpa just passed away, Pei Chutong was in a bad mood, no matter how funny things were, Jiang Yu didn't want to drag her to talk too much about himself at this time, so the topic quickly changed.When the sun set, the two returned to the compound arm in arm.

Jiang Yu stayed at Pei's house for one night, and flew back to Jiangcheng the next afternoon.

Before leaving, Pei Chutong and Ruan Mu sent her to the airport, the two best friends talked for a while, Jiang Yu smiled and turned his attention to Ruan Mu.

"You must be well in the future. Xiao Ruan, Tongtong, please take care of me."

"Well, don't worry." Ruan Mu nodded seriously.

About to enter the hall, Jiang Yu waved to them, "See you in Jiangcheng later."

"Goodbye, little Coco."

"..."

Watching Jiang Yu get off the car and disappear into the gate, Pei Chutong looked away, hugged Ruan Mu's face with both hands, and kissed him deeply.

"go home."

……

In the evening, the plane landed.

Jiang Yu pushed the small box across the corridor bridge, strode with long legs, and went straight to the exit.

After passing the luggage carousel, she glanced at it, but inadvertently caught a glimpse of a familiar figure, and stopped abruptly.

Ran Ran?

The woman stood at the outermost edge of the conveyor belt, facing her sideways. She was wearing a black half-sleeved cardigan that looked familiar, and a short vest was worn inside, revealing half of her graceful waistline.

It looks like they are waiting for their luggage.

Jiang Yu's heart beat violently, and he approached slowly step by step, calling softly: "Of course..."

Cheng Suran turned his head in a daze.

Eyes meet.

"What a coincidence," Jiang Yu's burning eyes melted into a smile, "I just came back from the outside too."

Cheng Suran nodded lightly: "Well, on a business trip."

"I'll wait with you." Jiang Yu looked at the still turntable.

"no need."

"There's nothing to do anyway."

Seeing her persistence, Cheng Suran didn't say anything, and acquiesced, but his relaxed body tensed up slightly, and his heartbeat became faster and faster...

"Is this dress easy to wear?" Jiang Yu's eyes stopped on her dress, and he moved closer quietly.

Their shoulders were almost touching.

If Cheng Suran felt something, he glanced at her, didn't move, and answered after a while: "It's very comfortable, the air conditioner for walking."

puff--

So cute.

Jiang Yu couldn't help but laugh.

"It's Jiang Yu..."

"Yes, it's her."

"Hurry up."

There was a whisper from the side, and Jiang Yu sensitively sensed that a camera was aimed at him, and turned his gaze. Sure enough, several young girls were holding up their mobile phones to take pictures of her.

She smiled and nodded at them.

"Oh, you are so nice."

"Be reserved."

Cheng Suran also noticed that she was naturally disgusted with this kind of candid photography, worried that she would accidentally get caught in the mirror, and felt a little uncomfortable, so she took a step back.

Jiang Yu noticed her movement, turned sideways calmly, and blocked her.

"..."

The turntable started to move.

The first-class luggage came out first, and Jiang Yu stared at the boxes in front, ready to start first, but saw Cheng Suran standing there steadily, with no intention of taking it.

Her luggage is at the back.

After waiting for a few minutes, a pink and tender box turned around.

Cheng Suran's eyes moved slightly, he stepped forward, and was about to reach out, but Jiang Yu was one step faster than her, picked up the box, turned around and left.

"Eh--"

Cheng Suran quickly caught up with her, "What are you doing?"

"I'll get it for you." Jiang Yu gripped the lever tightly.

Cheng Suran was startled, and stretched out his hand, "No need, it's very light, I can push it myself."

Jiang Yu held on tightly but did not let go.

Two hands touched together.

Cheng Suran didn't care much, but still wanted to take the box back, and moved his hand down, for a while, it seemed like he was fighting for it.

"Hiss...it hurts..." Jiang Yu suddenly let out a soft cry and frowned.

Cheng Suran immediately let go, "Ah? I'm sorry, then—" She wanted to say that you should push it instead of grabbing, but she suddenly realized that her hand fell to the side of the lever and didn't touch Jiang Yu at all.

She looked up suddenly.

Jiang Yu had already pushed the box and walked ahead.

"..."

Cheng Suran was angry and funny, and quickly took a few steps to catch up, "Why are you so childish?"

Jiang Yu turned a deaf ear.

The two walked out of the airport one after another. Jiang Yu saw Xiao Zhou waiting by the door. Before he could speak, Cheng Suran grabbed the box again, "It's time to give it to me now, I'm going back."

"How do you go?" Jiang Yu reluctantly let go.

"Take a taxi."

"Where's your assistant? Why didn't you come to pick you up?"

"She's busy."

"Where's your girlfriend?"

"busy."

Cheng Suran pushed the box and was about to leave.

"I'll see you off." Jiang Yu grabbed her wrist.

The temperature of the palm was close to the skin, and the heat continued to spread. Cheng Suran's heart trembled, his breathing trembled, and she was pulled back to his side.

"No..." She wanted to say no, but just as she uttered a word, Jiang Yu moved his palm down and took her hand.

Her legs followed uncontrollably.

"Xiao Zhou," Jiang Yu lowered his voice as he walked, "I have something to do here temporarily, sorry, can you take a taxi back by yourself?"

The little assistant was startled by her tone, felt terrified, and nodded repeatedly, "No problem, Mr. Jiang, I'll give you the key."

Jiang Yu took the key, pursed his lips and snickered.

On the outskirts of the parking lot, a long black car parked there quietly. Cheng Suran was absent-minded, and only then noticed that the little assistant beside Jiang Yu was gone.

"Where's Xiao Zhou?"

"She has something to go first, and she's going to take a taxi." Jiang Yu lied without changing his expression, unlocked the lock, and put the two people's suitcases into the trunk.

Cheng Suran looked at her suspiciously.

The two got into the car separately and sat on the left and right in the front row.

"Give me the address." Jiang Yu started the car and turned on the car navigation.

Cheng Suran pursed his lips and said, "Go to the company."

Jiang Yu turned his face away in astonishment, "Aren't you going home?"

Cheng Suran wanted to find a reason to prevaricate, but words flooded her, she opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything - she was going home.

But this way Jiang Yu knew where she lived.

She felt like she was being tricked.

There was silence in the car.

"Of course..." Jiang Yu looked at her, as if he had read her mind, and couldn't help but sigh.

"You're guarding me."

The voice lowered, a little sad.

Cheng Suran's heart stabbed, and he frowned slightly, but seeing her face full of sadness and despair, he immediately felt guilty, and his heart softened, "Okay...go home."

"Binhai Bay, Phase II." She announced the name of the community.

Jiang Yu's eyes brightened slightly.

This neighborhood is very close to her home, only across the corner of a street and across the road.

"Observe, we promise to deliver."

……

About four and ten minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of the Marina Bay Community.

Jiang Yu remotely opened the trunk, watched Cheng Suran get out of the car, and couldn't help looking up at the tall buildings in the community.

Which household will you live in?

"Mr. Jiang, I'll go in first, thank you." Cheng Suran pushed the box to the window, thanked him with a smile, and turned to leave.

"and many more--"

Jiang Yu called to stop her.

Cheng Suran stopped.

Jiang Yu raised his eyebrows, and a coquettish smile appeared on the corner of his lips, full of charm. "For the sake of being a driver, do you want me to go up and take a ride?"