Deer in the forest

Lin Shen could feel Li Jibai's joy and joy through the screen, as if he had stretched out a net in the dark, waiting for himself to hit it.

So I gave him an unexpected reaction, I simply didn't want him to be proud and successful.

I was happy for a while, and choked that person enough, but the money was still lying in the card, I didn't know what to do, it was very worrying.

"Then leave it and spend it!" After Lu Qingchen heard the huge amount of money, a strand of bangs on his forehead trembled three times, and then the outstanding young painter who had seen the world started to make another move, "Although money can't It means something, but if you don’t give money, it definitely means nothing.”

"A Ming, you can't turn back just because of the money, unless—" Lu Qingchen smiled mysteriously, revealing a dimple, "unless the amount is enough."

Facts have proved that Lu Qingchen really can only be friends who eat, drink and have fun together, and has no serious ideas at all.

Lin Shen didn't want to think about it at all. There was a bad debt between him and Li Jibai that he couldn't figure out, and it couldn't be settled with money.

Li Jibai didn't come back for a long time.Lin Shen didn't know the situation on his side, and didn't care much. The days of country T are long gone, so long that Lin Shen seems to have never lived there.So when Fang Yuan called, Lin Shen was in a daze for a moment, and couldn't remember who it was.

Fang Yuan was still the same as before, talking and acting like a meticulous robot, to the effect that Li Jibai was currently dealing with several urgent matters in Nancheng and couldn't get away, so he asked him to arrange for Lin Shen to return to China.Lin Shen couldn't refuse the reason for returning to China: Grandma needs a heart stent operation, which is not troublesome, but it involves the heart after all, and the old man is getting older. I hope Lin Shen can go back to accompany her.

"Why do you have to have surgery all of a sudden? Wasn't it always stable before?" Lin Shen turned pale. It was clear that my grandmother was still fine when I made the video call a few days ago, and the weekly health reports were sent to his mobile phone on time.Lin Shen even planned to take grandma over when it got warmer.

"I'm not very clear about the specifics. I heard from Mr. Li before that the old man's heart does need surgery, but because his physical fitness is not up to standard, he has to be raised first. After he has the conditions, he has to have surgery as soon as possible." Fang Yuan said, immediately He asked again, "Can I book a flight ticket for tomorrow morning?"

Lin Shen only hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

It's not like he didn't suspect that this was Li Jibai's strategy again, using his grandmother to trick him into returning to China.But after thinking about it, it was impossible. There were many ways to get him back to China, and there was no need to go through so much trouble.

Lin Shen was out of his mind throughout the day. He tried to contact Li Jibai, but the phone couldn't get through, and he called the nursing home. The nurse said that grandma was sleeping and it was inconvenient to answer the phone.He then asked for leave from the school, talked to Lu Qingchen, packed his luggage hastily, and sat in the living room in a daze.

At night, Lin Shen finally got in touch with grandma.During the video call, grandma seemed to be in good spirits, and she was not too worried about the upcoming operation, and her mentality was even better than that of her grandson. "Don't worry, it's just a minor operation, and a stent is enough." The old man in the video is half lying on the bed, with a kind face, and comforts Lin Shen, "Now that medicine is very advanced, you don't need to come here, and it will delay you." Go to class. But since it’s nothing to say, I must tell you, otherwise you will be unhappy if you find out.”

"He...he didn't tell me, it was his secretary. I didn't get in touch with him." Lin Shen sat on the sofa, the suitcase was thrown in the living room and the lid was not closed. There are also a few documents.

"Don't worry, you'll be back tomorrow, get a good night's sleep today." Grandma saw the mess on the other side from the video, and knew that he was nervous. "You child, you have made a mess around you since you were nervous."

"Grandma, have you seen him recently?" Lin Shen asked.Li Jibai has been missing for three days, not only can't be contacted, even the information has been stopped.When I asked Fang Yuan, he said that he was handling affairs in Nancheng.Lin Shen knew that he was busy, but no matter how busy he was, this situation never happened, which made him panic for no reason.

"He came here a week ago and said he has some things to deal with, and he won't be able to see me until some time." Grandma observed Lin Shen's expression, and asked tentatively, "Ah Ming, are you and him..."

Li Jibai and them were neither relatives nor relatives, if they were just friends and subordinates, it was absolutely impossible to achieve this level.During these days when Lin Shen was abroad, Li Jibai came to the nursing home every week. He used the best for everything and was very patient with the elderly.Some things, grandma's heart is like a mirror.

Lin Shen coughed unnaturally, not daring to meet grandma's eyes.

The old man also understood.

"Emotions can't be faked, I can see that. Ah Ming, although I'm old and I don't understand some things, it doesn't mean I can't accept it. No matter who you are with in the future, as long as you really like it. Grandma doesn't have any wishes anymore, she just hopes that someone will be with you for the rest of her life, so that I can close my eyes even if I leave."

"That child is really sincere to you, although I don't know what happened to you before." Grandma sighed, "Ah Ming, don't think about the right or wrong of the matter itself, just follow your heart and intuition. "

The plane landed in the capital of country T, and when we got off the plane, heat rushed over our face.

The hot and humid climate made his skin uncomfortable after the cold winter. Lin Shen took off his coat and put it on his arm, and walked out with the crowd.

More than half a year has passed, and he never thought that he could come back here. Even if he could come back, he would not come back through such a grand route as the airport.

After picking up the luggage, I heard someone shouting "Ah Shen" from a distance.

Li Zhu in the crowd was tall and handsome, wearing an expensive and luxurious suit, which was too eye-catching.

Lin Shen was slightly taken aback, and stopped in place a little at a loss.

To say that the only Li family he feels ashamed of and dare not face is Li Zhu.The last time he saw Li Zhu was before he fled for the first time, in a video call with Li Jibai, Li Zhu only showed half of his face, and said to his brother, "The result of the comparison is out."It was precisely because of this sentence that Lin Shen knew that the Li family must have found a clue, which accelerated his pace of leaving immediately.

After being arrested and returned, including the period when Li Jibai was locked in the room, and finally escaped again, he never saw Li Zhu again, nor heard any news about him.

At that time, Li Zhu had been looking at Nancheng, and he didn't know whether it was Li Jibai who refused to let him come back, or whether he was really busy and didn't want to come back.

The two used to be friends who talked about everything, but Lin Shen wasn't sure what Li Zhu's attitude was towards him now, after going through all this mess.Li Jibai is a person who does not recognize his six relatives for the purpose of achieving his goal, but Li Zhu is not. He loves his grandfather and uncle. Although he is not on good terms with the two sons of the uncle's family, it is a matter of his own family.He can tolerate his brother fighting against the wall, but it doesn't mean he can accept outsiders to attack his brother.

Lin Shen dragged the suitcase in his hand, and stopped a few meters away from Li Chu, hesitating.

Standing outside the gate, Li Zhu raised his voice and shouted again: "Ah Shen, come here!"

Fang Yuan walked over behind Li Zhu with a few people, and saw Lin Shen from a distance. He walked quickly and waved at Lin Shen.

"I was very angry with you for a while." Li Zhu spread his long legs apart, occupying most of the back seat of the car, almost pushing Lin Shen against the door. "I feel like I've been cheated. I treat you like a brother, but you think about killing my brother every day."

Lin Shen didn't dare to look up at him.

"Forget it, those two from the uncle's family...are not brothers." He glanced at Lin Shen's weak appearance, and muttered again.

"Later, I know what happened afterwards. My brother was sorry for you. He regretted it very much, but what's the use of that? You're all gone." Li Xu spread his hands, showing a helpless wry smile.

Lin Shen said, "I'm sorry."

Li Zhu stopped smiling, and looked at him seriously: "You didn't apologize to me, this matter is over. We won't mention it in the future, let's move on."

Feeling relieved, Lin Shen's eyes were hot, he turned to look at Li Zhu, and said "yes" solemnly.

The car drove directly to the nursing home. As soon as he entered the door, Lin Shen realized that something was wrong. There were more security guards than usual, and there were people watching in the dark.His mind was on grandma, and he just glanced at her and passed away.

The surgery was scheduled for two days later, and grandma looked good. Lin Shen talked with her for a long time, and had afternoon tea together before reluctantly leaving.

Xianyue Villa is still the same, and it hasn't changed since I haven't been back for more than half a year. If I have to say that there is something different in my mood, it's probably because things are right and people are wrong!Lin Shen's original room has been cleaned, and he no longer needs to sleep in the dark room of Li Jibai's room. The realization made him hang in his arms. Aunt Su held his hand and looked at him for a long time, repeating whether he wanted to cry or not. There are a lot of words "it's good to be back".

He went back to his room to take a shower, and had dinner with Li Zhu.

After chatting about the changes and experiences during this period, the topic inevitably turned to Li Jibai.

"Did something happen?" Lin Shen glanced at the security guard who was still working outside the window, and asked meaningfully.

Li Zhu's tone sank, knowing that he couldn't hide it from him: "Grandpa, he passed away a few days ago."

Lin Shen raised his head abruptly. Although he thought of this possibility from Jiang Hai's words and Li Jibai's strange whereabouts recently, he was still shocked when he said it from Li Zhu's mouth.

He opened his mouth, but he didn't know what emotion to express. It was true that Mr. Li wanted to kill him, but that was also Li Zhu's grandfather.In the end, I had no choice but to ask in a normal tone: "Why is there no news at all?"

"My brother blocked the news." Li Zhu curled his lips, "He doesn't care about the past and the future. He only does things for one purpose, which is to keep you safe."

Lin Shen looked over in astonishment, not knowing what he meant by that.

Li Zhu didn't hide from him, and probably made it clear to him.Li Zifeng left a sum of money before his death, but its whereabouts are unknown. Li Jibai suspected that the money was spent in the black market, and the ultimate goal was Lin Shen.In addition, he was worried that other branches of the Li family were imminent because of Li Zifeng's death, so they blocked the news all the time. At the same time, it was much safer to take Lin Shen over and put him under his nose than outside.

"The whereabouts of the money have been found, and it's about the same as what my brother guessed." Li Zhu shook his phone, and it was the message Li Jibai had just sent him on it, "Grandpa's funeral was kept secret, but the news of his death has been released now. "

"It's okay." Li Zhu smiled, the faint worry on his face dissipated, and he resumed his cynical attitude, "He won't let me go back, let me watch you here, and don't worry about others. I won't go back in the future gone."

It wasn't until a week later that Lin Shen knew what Li Chu meant by "I won't go back anymore".

A week is a long time, enough for grandma to recover well after surgery and move back to her private room from the ward; it is also enough for Lin Shen to adapt to life in Xianyue Villa again; enough for him and Li Zhu to eliminate the embarrassment and rift, and start anew. Get back your former freedom.

But after a week, Li Jibai still didn't come back.

The dark flower was cancelled, and other people who tried to make trouble by the old man's death were also suppressed.Li Jibai still seems to be very busy.

A week ago, Li Jibai's messages were recovered, and he probably still sent regular greetings like "Have you eaten?" , until Li Jibai sent a message "I'm all done, I'm going back on the plane this afternoon".

The noon sun was bright and warm, refracted in from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the restaurant, and falling on the dinner plate at hand, the light spots were fragmented and very dazzling.Lin Shen put down the knife and fork, and glanced at Li Zhu who was fighting with an oyster opposite him. The soup splashed his hand, and he was so annoyed that he took out four or five wet wipes to wipe it.Looking at the phone again, the screen had already gone dark. He raised his finger and put it on the screen. He replied without any further hesitation.

"it is good."

Li Jibai came back before dinner. He walked through the hall from the steps in front of the porch, changed his shoes at the entrance, walked to the living room, and then walked to Lin Shen who was drinking coffee on the sofa. Panting: "Ah Shen, I'm back."

She was a little thinner than when she was drunk before, her white shirt was a little wrinkled, a piece of her mouth was torn, her face was tired, but her eyes were shining brightly, staring at the person in front of her.

Realizing that Lin Shen was looking at the corner of his mouth, he was rarely flustered, and immediately explained: "I've been too busy these two days, and I got angry. I accidentally rubbed it yesterday, and I got an inflammation. I didn't do anything else."

Lin Shen unconsciously licked the corner of his mouth and said "Mmm".Li Jibai's eyes were so intense that he had nowhere to hide. He stood there awkwardly, neither leaving nor staying.After holding back for a long time, I choked out a sentence: "Thank you for the matter of grandma."

Maybe it was the corner of his mouth, Li Jibai hissed, and quickly suppressed the smile that came up, "I can't accompany grandma's operation, so I have to let you come back. I'm not here for the next two days, thank you for your hard work." It's as if grandma is his own.

After saying this, Lin Shen couldn't find anything to say, and the atmosphere seemed to be awkward again.Li Jibai realized it later, looked at Lin Shenhong's ears, and said hastily: "I'll take a shower and clean up first, you can continue to drink coffee, and we will have dinner together later."

Now he is like a cautious hunter, trying every means to reduce the pressure and vigilance of the prey, only hoping that his daily behavior will be more natural, so that the prey will fall into his gentle trap without knowing it, and never want to come out again.

For him, the current Lin Shen is the prey he can't ask for, a rare and unrivaled treasure, and it is also his fate that is deeply rooted in his flesh and blood.

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