For a person who has realized that crying is the most useless thing, crying has become the best catharsis.
Lu Beicen didn't know when the bad emotions he was feeling depressed began to accumulate.
Was it from the moment that enchanting woman walked out of Li Jitao's office?
Or is it the moment when you force yourself to change jobs, go from familiarity to unfamiliarity, stand in the whirlpool of public opinion, and start everything from scratch?
Or maybe he was tricked by Chen Fang inexplicably, but he could only swallow that moment silently?
Or maybe you went out with Wen Mengran for interviews and encountered such a painful case, but you could only pretend to be professional and let those people bury it deep in the end of their memories?
Or is it because of the sadness that Lan and Qin Tian can't fall in love, with pity and sadness in their hearts?
Or is it Wenqing, the piles of bouquets, the person who didn't show up at all, and today's party with an obvious purpose?
Lu Beicen was in a complicated mood, but after crying, he mechanically took a shower and dressed, and his mind began to sort out his recent emotions. During this period, he had indeed experienced a lot...
Lu Beicen opened the bedroom door with wet hair. The first thing that caught his eye was Jiang Zhongze leaning against the door with a worried look on his face. A Hao stood opposite him, leaning on the other side with the same worried look on their faces. If it weren't for their faces,
With expressions, they look like two door gods.
Lu Beicen was stunned. It seemed that Jiang Zhongze was also one of those complicated emotions in her. But she didn't want to bear it, so she burst out in an instant. Although it was like a punch on cotton at the time, it was strange.
What's surprising is that this man, who is obviously not easy to bully, actually accepted it like that. Since when did he actually get to coexist peacefully with him, and strangely let himself break his defense like this?
After crying bitterly, Lu Beicen felt much clearer despite his red and swollen eyes.
Ah Hao was obviously surprised when he saw Lu Beicen like this. In front of Jiang Zhongze, he didn't dare to ask casually. He just pretended not to see it, but his tone was concerned: "Sister, are you okay? Let's check on you."
I haven't come out for so long, I'm afraid you might slip in the bathroom and it won't be easy to go in and take a look."
Lu Beicen shook his head: "It's okay, it's just that my feet are inconvenient and the speed is a bit slow. You have been struggling all night. Please help me get some medicine and go back to rest quickly."
Jiang Zhongze saw that Ah Hao didn't ask, so naturally he didn't want to speak. He just reached out to help Lu Beicen to the sofa, but Lu Beicen pulled Ah Hao very naturally: "It's not convenient for me to move, Ah Hao, you go
Bring me the ice cubes and medicine, and pour me a glass of water."
Jiang Zhongze was slightly surprised, why did this girl become awkward again after taking a bath?
Ah Hao glanced at Jiang Zhongze and naturally felt the change in his sister's attitude towards Jiang Zhongze, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions and hurriedly went to get medicine, ice cubes and water.
Jiang Zhongze stood at the door, watching the siblings fumble, but finally they didn't make any serious mistakes. They sprayed medicine and tied an ice pack on their ankles. Lu Beicen also told Ah Hao: "Don't tell my parents that I have sprained ankles.
Just tell me tomorrow that I'm on a temporary business trip to save my parents from making a fuss."
"Sister, can you do it alone? How about I stay with you tonight." Ah Hao was very worried.
"No, please leave quickly. It's not like I can't move. Besides, I dried my hair and went to bed. It's more comfortable to be alone at home." Lu Beicen really wanted to be alone for a while. Think about this carefully.
What happens over time.
After hearing what Lu Beicen said, Ahao couldn't hold on any longer, so he went home with Jiang Zhongze.
The two of us were in the elevator. You looked at me and I looked at you. They were silent for a long time. When they came out of the elevator, Ah Hao still couldn't help but asked: "Brother Ze, when I went to get the ice cubes, did you say
What made my sister unhappy?"
Jiang Zhongze shook his head dully.
Ah Hao was stunned for a long time before continuing: "Brother Ze, my sister was crying just now, right?"
"Girls are afraid of pain, and it's normal to be a little emotional." Jiang Zhongze said casually.
Ah Hao shook his head: "It's not normal, it's too abnormal. I thought about it for a long time, but I haven't seen her cry in so many years."
Jiang Zhongze paused for a moment and stretched out his hand to Ah Hao: "Give me the key. I'll go back and take a look."
Ah Hao was very hesitant: "How about we go back together? My sister is quite stubborn sometimes."
Jiang Zhongze shook his head: "She won't tell you if you go. She will automatically become a protector in front of you."
Ah Hao's heart moved slightly. Although he was still worried, this seemed to be the best opportunity. With Brother Ze's reaction, Ah Hao still felt that the dawn of the matter was looming. So he handed the key to Jiang Zhongze with a look of embarrassment.
Above: "Brother Ze, just take a look. If she doesn't want to say anything, don't ask. I'm afraid she'll be sad..."
Without saying a word, Jiang Zhongze took the key and walked back. He couldn't explain his current mood. He only remembered that he received the thick stack of investigation and execution reports not long after returning from the northwest.
Back then, in order for Lu Beicen, who was 18 years old and still in his senior year of high school, to sign away Lu Xusheng's property inheritance rights, not only his aunt, but also the entrusted law firm used some very disgraceful means in cooperation.
The report was vague. At that time, Jiang Zhongze only felt that the method was a bit evil. When he was on a business trip these days, he happened to read a newspaper, which told a long story about a school bullying case. Those children who were so old were terrified all day long and could not survive.
The details of not wanting to die made Jiang Zhongze's scalp numb and his heartbeat quicken. What Lu Beicen experienced at that time was probably not much better than this.
Jiang Zhongze was even more confused as to why the elders of the family left the matter of Lu Xusheng and A Hao in the hands of his eldest aunt. What happened that year forced Lu Xusheng to take A Hao and return to the country as if they were fleeing?
?
What is hidden beneath this surface tranquility?
Should it be revealed? Or should it remain peaceful as it is now? After all, the past has passed and the damage has been done. If it is revealed again, who knows what kind of bloody reality it will be?
Jiang Zhongze didn't want to ask any more questions about his elders, but as for Lu Beicen, as long as he thought about it, he would have all kinds of complex emotions intertwined in his heart, including anger, sympathy, and vaguely.
Feeling distressed.
Yes, it was heartache. When he saw her red and swollen eyes just now, he felt this emotion again.
He didn't know why, and he didn't know when he started, but he couldn't help but want to stay with that girl. Maybe it was like what Ah Hao said, his sister had a kind of magic power that made people unable to help themselves.
The magic of wanting to get closer.
But how could Jiang Zhongze dare to express his thoughts like this? He didn't dare, so he could only quietly open the door with the key...
The light was on in the kitchen, and the light leaked into the dining room. Jiang Zhongze took off his shoes and stepped on the cold marble floor. Standing at the corner of the entrance and the dining room, he saw Lu Beicen, his hair still wet, leaning against the kitchen.
in front of the kitchen counter in a daze.
Jiang Zhongze didn't give Lu Beicen any time to react and said bluntly: "Why are you crying?"
Lu Beicen saw the man standing in the semi-darkness, his forehead seemed to be wet with sweat. He didn't know what to say and just stared at him blankly.
"Aren't you going to tell me? I think Ah Hao will definitely be able to stay up until tomorrow morning at most. He was about to call your mother just now..."
"My feet hurt." Lu Beicen answered quickly.
"Impossible, such an injury should be the most painful at the moment of injury. You didn't even cry at that time." Jiang Zhongze looked in disbelief and looked straight at Lu Beicen, waiting for her to continue explaining.
Lu Beicen stood upright while supporting the kitchen table, took the empty cup at hand and prepared to pour water.
Jiang Zhongze took the water glass from her hand and walked to the electric kettle: "Ah Hao said that he has never seen you cry before. Something must have happened..."
Lu Beicen really felt a little tired and wanted to send the person in front of him away as soon as possible: "Let's go to the study and talk. It's a little hot here."
Jiang Zhongze poured two glasses of water, took the lead in the study and turned on the light. He saw Lu Beicen limping in and helped her sit on the wicker chair. He wisely distanced himself and sat behind the desk.
So that she can talk comfortably.
"I just remembered a sister I knew before. The last time I sprained my foot, it was because I borrowed her bicycle to learn to ride a bicycle. When I was moving downstairs, I sprained my foot and even dropped her bicycle. She not only
He didn’t go to our house to complain and even helped me cover up.”
Lu Beicen licked his lips, took a sip of water, and said with a bit of ridicule: "At that time, I might be beaten by my adoptive father for no reason, let alone such a thing. So I am very grateful to her.
, I call her Sister Dorian."
"I also don't want to put a burden on my adoptive mother. My adoptive parents were both laid off at that time,"
Lu Beicen realized that the person in front of him might not understand what it meant to be laid off, so he explained: "It means being unemployed. My adoptive mother was a chef. She had good cooking skills, so she opened a small restaurant to support our family.
You also want me to study."
"My adoptive father never beats me alone. He will definitely beat my adoptive mother again. I am very scared. Sister Dorian lives alone in the tube building of my adoptive parents' factory.
It was summer vacation, so she asked me to go to her house every day to apply for medicine, and then I would do my homework and sleep in her room, trying to avoid my adoptive father."
Lu Beicen's knuckles turned white, he clutched the water glass tightly, his eyes were slightly red.
Lu Beicen sniffed slightly, and after a long time he continued: "Sister Duolian is a very good person, very gentle, she is not the prettiest in appearance, but she has many suitors, but she doesn't seem to be very...
I like it. I wasn't very sensible at that time, but I could occasionally feel some sadness between her eyebrows."
"Later, in my third year of junior high school, in late autumn, I was too busy going to school and hadn't gone to Sister Duolian's place for a long time. Suddenly one day, I heard from my adoptive mother that Sister Duolian had jumped from the rooftop of their unit.
He fell down and was bruised and bloody..."
"Maybe her death was very strange. There was no suicide note, but there were a lot of empty wine bottles on the rooftop. The police intervened in the investigation. I heard that she had a three-month-old fetus on her body, and then they took it from her room.
, I found a lot of photos, including photos with a middle-aged married man. That man used to be a singer in a drama troupe. I met him and had dinner in my adoptive mother's restaurant."
"I wasn't sensible at that time, I just felt sad. Sister Duolian was definitely committed suicide. I cried for a long time on the day she was cremated. Probably since that day, I really haven't cried much. Today I suddenly remembered
, I feel pain in my heart, I miss her very much, and I don’t feel sorry for her.”
Lu Beicen finished talking about this experience in a sad tone. He did not control his emotions. His eye circles were a little red, but he found that Jiang Zhongze just looked at him with a dark and unclear look, and explained: "You grew up abroad.
, you may not understand why you would jump off a building if you were pregnant before marriage, we used to be relatively conservative here."
"Especially a girl like Sister Dorian, she is really a beautiful person. Maybe she just can't accept her imperfections..."
Jiang Zhongze just said nothing, stood up and left the study, and came in with a hair dryer by a familiar door.
Lu Beicen watched in astonishment as Jiang Zhongze plugged in the hair dryer and wanted to dry his hair. He quickly avoided it and said, "I can do it myself. I'll do it myself."
The injured foot unexpectedly hit the chair, and he gritted his teeth in pain...
Jiang Zhongze said softly: "Don't move around, dry yourself early and go to bed early."
The sound of the hair dryer sounded. Lu Beicen had no way to hide and could only let Jiang Zhongze move.
The wind blew his hair up high, but Jiang Zhongze's fingers fell on the scar on Lu Beicen's head and rubbed it gently. At that moment, he was already unable to control his emotions. In fact, he couldn't
I am concerned about how Sister Duolian died, but I just think about the panic in her eyes when she talked about being beaten by her adoptive father...
Lu Beicen didn't dare to move, but she was beating a drum in her heart. This scene was too weird. She couldn't figure out which song Jiang Zhongze was singing. But she began to comfort herself. Anyway, she seemed to have never seen clearly what this person wanted to do.
, but I couldn’t help but smile bitterly. It was really hard. I had to be wary of him while telling him so many past things. Isn’t this a bit split?
After a long time, her thick black hair was blown dry. Jiang Zhongze turned off the hair dryer and smoothed her hair with his fingers.
Lu Beicen hid quickly and looked at Jiang Zhongze with some surprise: "Although I am very grateful to you today, I can still do things like combing my hair by myself. You should go back and comfort Ah Hao. I don't want to be carried away by my mother.
Go home, I have a lot of work to do next week."
Jiang Zhongze suddenly reached out to Lu Beicen's forehead: "Do you feel anything? You seem to have a low fever."
Lu Beicen laughed in surprise: "No, I'm very fine. I just cried a little and my head is a little dizzy. Plus, the hair dryer made me a little hot. Is that normal?"
"What I said is true. Do you have a thermometer at home?"
"It's really nothing. I haven't had a cold in years. It's okay. I'm in good health. Just drink more boiled water and get some sleep."
Jiang Zhongze pondered for a moment and then said: "Then you go and lie down on the bed first. I'll go home and take a shower and bring a thermometer over. Based on your symptoms and the fact that your hair has wet your back just now, I guess you will have a high fever at night.
Don’t lock the door, or I’ll tell Ah Hao.”
Lu Beicen pursed his lips: "Mr. Jiang, can you still use some special tricks?"
"Well, I can also call your dad directly." Jiang Zhongze went straight out without looking back.
Since the system has been continuously pumping air, it will be better to send out the two-in-one in the future.