Madness of the Heart

Mingshu finds that life now is very different from before.

When he was separated from Xiao Yuan for a long time, as long as Xiao Yuan came to Dongye City to look for him, he was unwilling to leave home. He was so attached to Xiao Yuan that he would follow wherever Xiao Yuan went.Even if Xiao Yuan just went from the balcony to the kitchen, or from the study to the bedroom, he would follow.

Xiao Yuan also let him follow, teasing him occasionally, asking: "Ming team, does your subordinate know that you look like a koala at home?"

He pressed Xiao Yuan on the sofa, rode on Xiao Yuan's waist, bent down and kissed Xiao Yuan, "No one else knows, only you know."

In fact, he is so tall and such a powerful person in the crime team, he is really not suitable to be a koala.But he spent too little time with Xiao Yu'an, and he loved Xiao Yu'an too much, every short meeting, he wished to zoom in and zoom out.

It is best to enlarge it into a lifetime.

He is so clingy because he cherishes every minute and every second he spends with Xiao Yuan.

Now that Xiao Yu'an was transferred to Dongye City, the long separation was over, he was like a person who had been poor for half his life and suddenly became rich, and finally he didn't have to live a tight life.

He would still follow Xiao Yuan from the study to the bedroom, but he didn't bother to follow Xiao Yuan from the living room to the balcony.

Xiao Yu'an collected the clothes that were drying on the balcony, and asked with a smile, "Ming team, aren't you a koala?"

Mingshu lay on the sofa and pretended to be stupid, "What koala? Who is the koala? Which zoo's koala escaped?"

Xiao Yuan temporarily threw the clothes on the shelf by the sliding window, walked to the sofa, and patted Mingshu's butt through his pajama pants.

It was obviously not in pain, but Mingshu exaggeratedly yelled, "It hurts, it hurts! Don't treat meritorious wounded like this!"

In fact, there is no injury, it's just that a certain place has been overused.

Xiao Yuan had already applied soothing ointment to the place under the pajama pants, and the burning sensation had long since disappeared. He propped up his upper body, lay on Xiao Yuan's lap, and took a lazily nap.

The serious crime team took a collective vacation, but the deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau did not.Xiao Yu'an had to go to the police station every day, and Ming Shu woke up naturally after sleeping alone, and finally felt that he could live his life in a leisurely manner.

The reunion in the past was like fighting a battle to the death.

News came from Luo City, saying that Village Chief Hou had taken care of his son Hou Pai's funeral, and his mood gradually stabilized.

Police officers from the Los Angeles City Bureau and the town's police station visited Village Chief Hou from time to time, and took the trouble to explain what the insurance Hou Pai bought was for.

"The small paddle is for me to spend my old age in peace, and to treat serious illnesses..." The village elder Hou burst into tears, holding a lighter in his hand that he could never give away, and Hou Pai's bank card and insurance documents in front of him.

There is close to 10 yuan in the bank card, all of which Hou Pai earned while studying and working these years.If he hadn't suddenly suffered from brain cancer, after he officially graduated and gained a foothold in the main city of Los Angeles, maybe he would take his old-fashioned father who only knew how to farm to his side.

"Xiao Pao is not an unfilial son, I know, I know best!" Village Chief Hou hugged his son's portrait, raised his head after a long time, and said to the police: "Don't worry, I will live well for Xiao Pao .If I die, and others say that he is an unfilial son, there will be no one to speak for him..."

Mingshu felt his eye sockets swell.

In Dongye City, Fang Yuanhang brought Chen Quanhan's letter to see Chen Mi's family again.

Chen Mi refused to accept the letter from beginning to end, nor did he accept Chen Quanhan's confession.

She shut Fang Yuanhang out of the door and said, "Please don't bother me anymore. Chen Quanhan died as soon as he died. I don't care, and I don't want to know why he died. I have nothing to do with him. Blood relationship is actually a thing of the past. Easiest to cut off, from the moment he abused and beat me, he was no longer my father. For me, only the family love that supports each other is eternal. You go, I don't want his stuff, ok Bad ones, don’t want them all.”

These two incidents about father and son and father and daughter made Mingshu think of his own family.

When he was still in Los Angeles, he had thought about going home to see his parents, but at that time Luo Xiangfu's case was still unsolved, so he couldn't get away at all.

Now finally there is time.

But going back suddenly is actually very embarrassing.

In the past few years, he followed Xiao Yu'an back to Xiao's house much more than he went back to Ming's house.The elders of the Ming family love him, and his peers have long regarded him as one of their own.Sometimes he couldn't figure it out—they all had similar backgrounds, families of the same class, how could there be such a big gap in thinking between his parents and Xiao Yuan's parents, his own grandparents and Xiao Yuan's grandparents?

After he confirmed his relationship with Xiao Yu'an, Xiao Yu'an talked with Xiao's father alone. He didn't know the content of that conversation, but after that, the Xiao family completely accepted him.

And it took him and his parents many years to compromise and let each other go.

Chen Mi said——Blood relationship is actually the easiest to cut off, and only the family love that supports each other is eternal.

Mingshu only agrees with the second half of the sentence.

The family relationship that supports each other is the most precious, and it is hard to come by, but the blood relationship is not so easy to cut off.

Otherwise, he wouldn't think of his father because of Village Chief Hou and Chen Quanhan, and then he would have the idea of ​​going home to visit him.

"I'll accompany you back." Xiao Yuan took out a power strip from the locker.

Mingshu wanted to eat hot pot today, but felt that the hot pot restaurant was too crowded, so he ordered hot pot takeaway, but when he placed the induction cooker, he found that the wire was not long enough.

The table was full of dishes, and the two of them ate like a multi-person gathering.

"Are you free?" Mingshu took the power strip and finally switched on the induction cooker. As soon as the "boiling" setting was turned on, the soup immediately made a murmur.

Xiao Yu'an said: "It's relatively free these days, two days on the weekend is enough."

Mingshu still hesitated, "Will it be abrupt if I go back now?"

"Your mother's birthday is next month." Xiao Yu'an prepared the dipping sauce for Mingshu, "We're going to wish her a birthday in advance."

Mingshu said, "I almost forgot."

"You haven't forgotten, you just can't say it." Xiao Yu'an said while boiling the dishes: "You didn't get any love when you were a child, but in your heart, your parents have always had a place. In contrast, they have never forgotten you This son."

Mingshu lowered his head, his eyelashes trembled slightly.

"You don't have to always compare my parents with yours. Every family is different." Xiao Yu'an put the beef that had been scalded for ten seconds in Mingshu's bowl, "Since it's on your mind to visit them, then Just go, don't think too much. We are all adults, so we don't need to be obsessed with things when we were young. There is no deep hatred between you and your parents, which is completely different from that of Chen Mi and Chen Quanhan. "

Mingshu picked up the beef, "I know, I just... how to put it, I feel very awkward."

Xiao Yu'an put down his chopsticks, "Look up and look at me."

Mingshu raised his head immediately.

Xiao Yu'an's eyes are gentle, but this kind of gentleness is not weak and soft, but inclusive of everything, strong enough to make people feel at ease.

"Brother..." Mingshu called out unconsciously.

"You want to care about your parents, but you are ashamed to express this concern. In fact, you can try to relax. They are your relatives, not outsiders." Xiao Yuan said: "I will accompany you, there are things you can't handle I'll help you there. Don't worry."

The soup is boiling, the sound of the bubbles breaking is very small, but the combination is very powerful.

In the end, only half of a table was eaten, obviously because Mingshu had something on his mind.

After washing the dishes, Ming Shu put his arms around Xiao Yu'an's waist, "Brother, do you think I'm a little sensitive?"

Xiao Yu'an had a lot of meaning, "That depends on which aspect you're talking about."

Mingshu understood, and pinched Xiao Yuan's waist hard, "Emotionally! Are you thinking about 'homework'?"

In the car a few days ago, Lu Yanzhou said that he was sensitive. He pondered for a while and thought that maybe he was very sensitive, otherwise he would not be entangled in the time for a hot pot meal when he went home to visit his parents.

"You are very soft inside." Xiao Yuan said.

Mingshu gave a "tsk", "It doesn't sound like a good thing."

Xiao Yuan pulled him back into his arms, "I need a hard shell to protect you."

"Are you that hard shell?" Mingshu became serious, "Okay, boss, I understand what you mean. Don't you just want to emphasize——are you hard?"

Xiao Yuan slapped him on the back, "I smell like hot pot, go take a bath."

Ming Shu's parents, Ming Haofeng and Wen Yue, currently live in the capital. When Ming Shu called to ask if he had time on the weekend, Wen Yue repeatedly said: "Yes, you come back alone or..."

Mingshu's tone was formal, firmer than when he reported to Director Li, "I will come back with Xiao Yu'an."

Wen Yue paused for two seconds, her tone changed slightly, "Okay, come back, I'll prepare the room in advance."

On Saturday morning, Ming Shu and Xiao Yuan took a direct flight to the capital, and it was already four o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived at Mingzhai.

This time is just right, there is no need to sit at the dinner table together, and it is not far from the meal time, giving each other a chance to buffer.

Ming Haofeng is very busy and spends very little time at home——Ming Shu knew this since he was a child.But as soon as he stepped into the house, he saw Ming Haofeng dressed very formally.

Some things are tacit, and Mingshu knows that Ming Haofeng turned off other affairs and waited for him at home.

It's hard for the family to meet each other, but they don't have much to talk about, and they are very restrained from each other.Ming Haofeng and Wen Yue lost Mingshu's childhood and youth, and Mingshu was like a passerby to them in the first few years of independence.

Make up is irreparable, and neither party needs to make up.

From a certain point of view, Ming Shu is very similar to Ming Haofeng and Wen Yue—they are all people who focus more on the front, and let the past things fall behind.

Mingshu sent the prepared birthday present, which was a jade carving.Wen Yue's happiness was very restrained, but when she said "thank you", her voice finally trembled uncontrollably.

Ming Haofeng also got a gift, which was a box of tea that was not easy to buy.

These two gifts were delivered by Mingshu himself, Xiao Yuan stood aside and watched silently.

The dinner was as restrained as the afternoon tea, and the family said kind words.But this kind of politeness actually contained a gradually obvious temptation—Mingshu found out—his parents were trying to communicate with him, and wanted to find out if he and Xiao Yuan had a good year.

With their identities and habits, they can only do this.It is too difficult for ordinary families to inquire about their health and well-being, which is commonplace for them.

Under the table, Xiao Yu'an lightly shook Mingshu's hand.

Ming Shu took a long breath, stood up, served Wen Yue a bowl of soup, and said with a smile, "Mom, this soup is delicious, you can try it."

At this moment, Mingshu saw the tears in Wen Yue's eyes.

"Okay, thank you." Wen Yue took the bowl, her eyes fixed on Ming Shu's face for a long time.

"Dad, let's have a drink." Ming Shu poured wine for Ming Haofeng, "Just have a drink, it won't delay you."

Ming Haofeng's face was cold and hard, but his expression had actually loosened a long time ago.He picked up the wine glass, clinked glasses with Mingshu, and drank it down.

When Ming Shu sat down, Ming Haofeng was still standing, filled the wine glass again, turned to Xiao Yu'an, and said in the heavy voice that chief executives are used to: "Let's have a drink."

Xiao Yuan stood up dignifiedly and calmly.

When the wine glass touched lightly, the crisp sound replaced thousands of words.

After dinner, Ming Shu and Xiao Yu'an didn't stay in Ming's house, but went to the hotel they booked early in the morning.

Xiao Yuan suggested staying in a hotel.

In the Ming family's family affairs, Xiao Yu'an was the calmest and most discerning person.Wen Yue prepared the room early in the morning, and Ming Shu wanted to live at home a little bit, but Xiao Yu'an told him - it wasn't suitable.

Wen Yue wanted to play a good mother, and Ming Haofeng also wanted to bring harmony back to the family, but it took a long time.Having afternoon tea and dinner together as a family is something each other can resist.But if you want to stay overnight, some emotions that you have tried to hide may leak out.

It's hard to know how to approach but keep a distance, at least Mingshu is not sure.

But fortunately, Xiao Yu'an helped him deal with all this.

"Compared to you, I'm like an ignorant child." The hotel room was lit with aromatherapy, and there was a faint fragrance in the air. Ming Shu sat by the bed and said while wiping his hair.

"The child is worrying about work outside." Xiao Yuan leaned against the head of the bed, "Someone hurts at home."

Mingshu laughed, "Why do I feel like I'm being squeezed?"

"Isn't it loved?"

"I was reminded to worry about work when I went home to visit my relatives."

Xiao Yuan kicked Mingshu's waist, "Come here."

"what?"

"sleep."

Before returning to Dongye City, Ming Shu met Wen Yue again, this time in a teahouse with an elegant environment, Ming Haofeng was not there, and Xiao Yu'an was not by Ming Shu's side either.

Compared with the previous day, Wen Yue relaxed a lot, and asked Mingshu how he was doing now and whether his work was hard.Mingshu answered one by one.There was finally some normal mother-son atmosphere between the two.

Later, Wen Yue wanted to ask Xiao Yuan.Mingshu saw it, and said seriously: "We are fine, now he has been transferred to be my boss, and we live together."

Wen Yue's eyes jumped, and for a moment, she smiled and shook her head, "You know, your father and I are not in free love."

No one in the Ming family has ever mentioned this matter, but Mingshu knew from a very young age that his father did not love his mother, and his mother did not love his father either.

When he was older, he understood that his parents were united because of interests and power. They were not so much husband and wife, but colleagues and partners.

And he is not a product of love, but a living contract.

Wen Yue and Ming Haofeng can't love each other, how can they love him like normal parents?

When Wen Yue mentioned this matter today, Ming Shu was not surprised, but suddenly got an answer——

His own parents are different from Xiao Yuan's parents. This has nothing to do with class or background. The fundamental reason is that Xiao's father and Xiao's mother love each other, and Wen Yue and Ming Haofeng are chess pieces of their respective families.

"I don't want to marry him, and he doesn't want to marry me." Wen Yue looked down at the clear tea, "But we have to be together, and I have to give birth to you. In the blink of an eye, decades have passed, and the family is shared by your father and me." I have never cared about you, because when you were young, I was very afraid to see you. When I saw you, I... I would think of what I lost because of this marriage. "

Mingshu listened calmly, without much fluctuation in mood.

At this moment, he didn't hate Wen Yue, and even felt a little sorry for Wen Yue.

"Where there is gain, there must be loss. Both Ming Haofeng and I gave up our love at the time and got our current status. I have never regretted it. Until now, the Wen family and the Ming family are also achieving each other. But..." Wen Yue took a long breath, with a helpless smile on her face, "I sometimes think, if I don't obey my parents' arrangement, what kind of life will I have?"

Mingshu looked at Wen Yue like a patient listener.

"When you insisted on going to Public Security University in spite of my and your father's objections, that was the time when I thought the most." Wen Yue continued: "Aside from the relationship between mother and child, we actually have the same background."

Mingshu nodded, "Yes."

"But you like a man...you like Xiao Yu'an, and you dare to chase after him, and you even gave up the road we paved for you for him, and you want to sever ties with us." Wen Yue stopped, "When I was, why? Not as crazy as you? Not as brave as you?"

Mingshu didn't know how to answer.

Being young and frivolous is not all impulsive, even if everything is still unknown, he also understands, or firmly believes that Xiao Yuan is worthy of him.

This is the foundation that supports him to go crazy, to be brave, to rebel against his family, and to fight for an uncertain future.

"I don't regret my decision, I don't regret marrying your father and giving birth to you." Wen Yue said softly: "But these years I occasionally feel that I am very envious of my son. He did what he thought was right , he has become an elite in his professional field, as for feelings, he seems to have finally caught up with the person he yearns for, and they live happily ever after."

Mingshu's chest suddenly filled with indescribable emotion.

He never knew that his mother was a very delicate woman.

Wen Yue let out a long sigh, "Alright, the other way I gave up, my excellent son helped me walk it, and it went very beautifully. The only regret I have seems to have been filled."

"Mom..." Ming Shu called out in a deep voice.

Wen Yue smiled, "If you want to come back in the future, the Ming family's door is always open to you and Xiao Yu'an."

When the two-day trip was over and the flight landed at Dongye Airport, Mingshu's week-long vacation also ended.

Yi Fei sent a WeChat message—there is a folk music performance in the Jiangnan Theater, and it is still in the preview stage. It said that we have worked hard a while ago, and organized the brothers to go and see it to cultivate their sentiments. You are the captain, and you will lead the team when the time comes.