[Pretender] Branch Road

Back then, the love story between Minglou and Wang Manchun was vigorous, and it was a topic of conversation among the upper-class circles.Who knew that the two lovers would fight each other in the end. In less than a year after Wang Manchun's death, Ming Lou married Di An into the family.Not many people knew about it at the time. One was that Ming Lou protected Di An very well, and the other was that not many people knew about the change of name after Di An returned.Not long after that, the children were born.It wasn't until Mingyuan was full moon and Minglou sent out a wedding invitation that he realized that the Ming family already had an heir.

Originally, Ming Lou was not willing to host Ming Yuan's Hundred Days Banquet, because the situation now is much more complicated than before, and it would be easy for someone to intentionally attack him or even Ming Yuan during the Hundred Days Banquet.However, this is the only way for Diane to get close to Kawashima Yuko.Diane is also unwilling to put her children in danger.

"It's just a legitimate reason. For a suspicious person like Hiroshi Kawashima, no matter what reason or excuse I use to approach his wife, I will be suspected. So only at this time." Diane hugged her tightly Ming Yuan, who had just finished drinking milk and fell asleep, said, "How to get close to Kawashima Yuko is my business. What you and little cousin have to do is to ensure the safety of our mother and child."

"If elder sister finds out, she'll kill me for fear." Minglou sighed deeply and didn't object anymore, because he also knew that there was only one way.

"If you really want to kill him, you will still live till now." Diane laughed.

Rosa didn't know Chinese at first, but after she came to Ming's house, she could understand some sentences under the influence of her ears and eyes.This is all thanks to Mingcheng. Diane and Rosa communicate in French on weekdays. Besides, Dian doesn’t have much time to teach Rosa to take care of the children. After Minglou and Mingcheng get off work, Mingcheng will bring out the Teach Diane's spirit to teach Rosa the language.Mingcheng brand small ring ruler is back in the rivers and lakes!However, the poor little ruler was broken the next day... It is said that Rosa was too excited to break it with her bare hands when she was being questioned by Mingcheng... Afterwards, Mingcheng replaced the wooden ruler with a steel ruler...

Two days before the [-]-day banquet, Di An had just invited a videographer to come to his home to take pictures of the full moon for Ming Yuan, so that he could send them to his elder sister in his hometown.When Rosa heard the doorbell, she ran out to open the door, and when she came in again, she brought in a large package, tightly wrapped in kraft paper, with three layers inside and three layers outside, and there was no address yet.Now Diane felt worried when she saw this unknown package, so she hurriedly asked Rosa to keep it away.But Rosa said that the person who delivered the package said that if there was a return, he would wrap it in a newspaper and leave it at the gate at seven o'clock the next morning, and he would take it away.

Return?Diane was a little strange, she put the sleeping Ming Yuan on the crib, and together with Rosa, she opened the package layer by layer with scissors.It wasn't until the third floor was removed that Diane smelled a familiar scent, and there was an imprint on the kraft paper of the fourth floor. On the front, two words were clearly printed with red ink pad—"Mingjing" "

This is a package from my eldest sister!This fragrance is Mingjiaxiang!The first perfume Dai An received was Mingjiaxiang from Minglou.Thinking of this, Diane hurriedly chased him out, and the man had already gone a long way.

Ever since Diane was pregnant, Ming Spiegel had been planning to prepare a full moon gift for the child.Because I don't know whether the baby will be a boy or a girl, I prepared both red and green clothes.There are also longevity locks and gold bracelets.The elder sister prepared a lot of presents for Ming Yuan, and there were even supplies for drawing lots.At the bottom of the package was a letter. Diane picked up the letter and wrote three words on the envelope, "Mom accepts"

It was sent well.

Diane's lips trembled, and she carefully cut the top of the envelope with scissors and took out the letter.I really don't know when I learned to write Chinese characters. Although I am not very proficient, some characters are very large and some are very small.Every time Diane talks on the phone with her eldest sister, Haohao refuses to answer the phone.Diane can only learn about Hao Hao's situation from the mouth of the eldest sister. The eldest sister said that she is unwilling to answer the phone because she is afraid that she will cry when she hears her mother's voice.

"If you cry well, your mother will cry too. If your mother cries, your father will feel bad too." Diane imagined how much she would miss her when she wrote this letter well, "I am so envious of the little baby, mom, you must not because If you have a baby, don’t worry about it. You will work hard to be a good child and a good sister. You won’t miss your mother too much, so your mother shouldn’t think about it too much. My aunt said that my mother is doing great things, which is great, so I Can’t affect mom. When everything is over, mom, can you come back and pick me up? I love you.” On the back of the letter, a family portrait was drawn.There is Diane, there is Minglou, she and the little baby.

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When Minglou and Mingcheng came back, only Rosa and Mingyuan who were crying were left in the living room.The meal was ready, but Diane was nowhere to be seen.Ming Lou took the crying Ming Yuan from Rosa and looked around, "Where's Diane?"

"In the house (room), she took care of herself in the house (room) after receiving Yifengxin (a letter)." Rosa replied slowly in non-standard Chinese.

"I'll go and have a look." Minglou returned the child to Rosa.

"It's the room, not the price, and the letter is not Yifengxin." Mingcheng frowned and shook his head at Rosa.

"Oh," Rosa tilted her head and thought for a while, then stuffed Ming Yuan into Ming Cheng's arms, and ran to get a pen and paper to write.This is the agreement Mingcheng made for her, and every typo will be punished twenty times.

Minglou found Diane in Haohao's room. She was sitting on the ground with Haohao's teddy bear in her arms.She must have cried hard, not to mention her messy hair, and even her eyes were red.Ming Lou had no choice but to sit on the ground with Di An and hug her into his arms.If he is not a mother, he may not be able to feel the pain of separation between mother and child. Even if he is separated from Mingyuan now, his heart may not have too much turmoil, but he is more afraid of separation from Diane.

Diane, who had been crying all afternoon and finally stopped her tears, broke the embankment again after returning to her familiar embrace.She never forgot Hao Hao, and she didn't want to take Hao Hao back for a moment.But not now, and neither can she.

Only at this time, and only in Minglou's arms, can Di An be free from reason and think too much.

"When will I pick her up, when will I hug her." Diane buried her face in Minglou's chest and wailed, although she knew exactly when this would end.Another year, no, less than a year.

"Soon." Minglou comforted Di An in a low voice, "Soon, right away."

That night, Ming Lou sat with Di An all night, neither of them slept until dawn.Sometimes the best comfort is companionship.Ming Lou and Di An stood in front of the window watching the sun rising on the horizon.

"Look, the sun is rising."

"Today is the Hundred Days Banquet, I can't fail." Di'an clenched his fists, "For the good, for Mingyuan."

Because Minglou considered that the hundred-day banquet would inevitably be dangerous if it was held in an outside hotel, in order to minimize the danger, he finally decided to hold the hundred-day banquet in the Ming Mansion.Besides, he didn't invite too many people with great fanfare, they were all colleagues and friends at work.As the leader, Hiroshi Kawashima, of course, also brought his wife to attend.The safety issue was left to Mingcheng and Xiao Wu, and guests who were not familiar with him were not allowed to enter.Minglou had booked a chef a week ago, so early in the morning, the cook and the helper came to the Ming Mansion to take care of it, and the waiters they brought had also been checked by Mingcheng.

As one of the protagonists, Di An just needs to sit in the hall with Ming Yuan in his arms.Diane's hair was simply pulled up. She was wearing a loose white dress with a crystal belt casually placed around her waist, which covered her newly-delivered belly without losing elegance.When Diane saw the guests, no matter whether he knew them or not, he smiled and nodded to express his thanks, which was very generous.Diane may not be as beautiful or tough as Wang Manchun, but she can give people a particularly comfortable and peaceful feeling.

Kawashima Hiroshi looked at Di'an, who had an orchid temperament, and then glanced at his little wife who was timid although she was dressed beautifully, and couldn't help feeling angry again.When Kawashima Yuko saw her husband narrowing his eyes again, he became more frightened, and even trembled a little.She knew that this was a sign of his anger, and every time he got angry, he would be violent to her.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Diane to see Yuzhi Kawashima pulling Yuko Kawashima towards the dimly lit garden.

Dian hugged Mingyuan and waited for a while, until Hiroshi Kawashima returned to the hall with a refreshed expression.She handed Mingyuan to Rosa, went to find a cold towel and hid it in her sleeve, pretending to look for something and then walked into the garden.

When Diane found Kawashima Yuko, she was arranging her hair and panicked after seeing Diane.

"Don't be afraid." Diane walked over and patted her on the shoulder lightly.Kawashima Yuko is much younger than Diane. As far as she knows, she is only in her early twenties, and she was forced to marry Kawashima Hiroshi just after finishing college.She is very resistant to contact with other people.It took Diane a long time to convince her that he meant no harm.

"Do you speak English?" Diane asked her.

Kawashima Yuko looked at Diane in surprise and nodded cautiously, "I will."

"This is a cold towel, you can apply it first. Your hairstyle is also a bit messy, do you need help?" Diane smiled gently and handed her the towel.

Kawashima Yuko also smiled, but she could see that she was very cautious, "I made you laugh." After she finished speaking, she bowed slightly to express her apology, "I can take care of myself, so I won't bother you." After Kawashima said Yuzi wanted to bypass Diane, but was held back by Diane.

"Your face is a little swollen. If you go in like this, you will inevitably be misunderstood by Chief Kawashima. You can apply it to your face until the swelling subsides, ah, and this." Diane also handed over the two hot eggs hidden in his sleeve Kawashima Yuko said, "Rolling hot eggs on the face can also reduce swelling, and you can still eat rice pads after rolling. After all, I think you still have a while to reduce swelling."

Kawashima Yuko was a little overwhelmed with a cold towel in one hand and a hot egg in the other.Because of her husband's official position and particularity, she has become accustomed to scrutinizing any passionate behavior or actions, but Diane's methods are different from those wives who intentionally try to make friends, it is too natural, as if she should do it herself.

Diane seemed to see Kawashima Yuko's concerns, she smiled. "I know you must be very wary of me, because I have paid attention to you from the first time I saw you."

"Pay attention to... me...?" Kawashima Yuko was even more confused.

"I don't intend to offend, but you are very similar to my deceased mother. There is a sense of despair in your eyes... My mother was forced to marry someone she didn't love, and then began a nightmare life." Diane looked into the depths of the garden, as if nostalgic, "She died when I was very young. My father is a scum, and he would often beat my mother, just like your husband. When I was young, I Too fragile and unable to protect her mother, that's why she passed away in despair after suffering so much. In you, I seem to see the epitome of my mother." Diane glanced at Kawashima Yuko from the corner of her eye, she Unconsciously trembling.

"Every day my mother lived was hell, and it was hell for me too. Have you ever heard an old Chinese saying, 'Men are afraid of entering the wrong profession, women are afraid of marrying the wrong man'?" Diane continued.

"No." Kawashima Yuko shook her head again.

"Mrs. Kawashima, please take care. My mother loved me very much and tried her best to protect me. Before she died, she told me not to follow the same path as her. My mother absolutely does not want to see what happened to her. It’s said to be a treasure, and I’ve made compromises to others and even been...so, please take care.” Diane didn’t continue, she wiped away the tears that didn’t exist in the corners of her eyes, and she didn’t say too much, “I also tried to find The things came out, and I thought there was no way to leave you alone. Now I have to go back, lest your husband get suspicious." After speaking, Diane turned and left the garden.

"I think I've successfully scared Kawashima Yuko." Diane took Ming Yuan from Rosa's hand and walked to Ming Lou who was greeting others and whispered in the ear.

"Good job." Ming Lou smiled and put his arms around Di An's waist and kissed her affectionately on the cheek, then lowered his head and kissed Ming Yuan's forehead who was looking at him curiously with wide eyes.

These were all seen by Kawashima Yuko.She clenched the cold towel in her hand, and she had rearranged her hair.In the past, she could continue to smile, but today, she can't.She seemed unable to smile anymore, and the pain that had receded on her cheeks seemed to surge again.

"Men are afraid of entering the wrong profession, women are afraid of marrying the wrong man..." Kawashima Yuko lowered her head and repeated this sentence repeatedly.When she raised her head again, her eyes were red.

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