Ye Xingchen was startled, looked at Shu Rao, then looked at his phone, hesitated, hurried back to his room, hid under the quilt and answered the call.
"Hello? What's the matter?" She deliberately lowered her voice.
"Can't I call you if I have nothing to do?" His tone was slightly cold.
Ye Xingchen frowned in annoyance, "I didn't mean that..."
He snorted coldly, as if displeased.
Ye Xingchen bit his lip, lowered his posture, and said, "You...what's wrong? Is there something wrong with Sisi?"
On the other end of the phone, he was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice, "It's okay. I just want to tell you that you don't have to rush back tomorrow morning. My brother is coming to Yunchuan. He will get off the plane at two o'clock. I will pick him up in the evening and take him with me.
Let’s go back to the army together, Sisi.”
His brother? Lou Yi? The instructor who once scolded her in public? The one who later went to serve in the J Military Region?
A series of questions popped up in Ye Xingchen's mind, but she could only think of these. As for Lou Xi's family, she only knew this Lou Yi, and only so many, and she heard this from gossip. For her family,
Lou Xi never mentioned a word. She thought that he must not have told his family about their marriage, but this time Lou Yi suddenly came to Yunchuan from Beijing. It was a surprise incident, and he had to go to the army. It was estimated that they were getting married.
Things are about to be exposed.
If they had known this, they shouldn't have held the wedding ceremony in the army. Oh, no, the army must have passed the test. He couldn't hide the marriage report no matter what, and the marriage report couldn't be approved. They didn't even
Unable to get certificate.
Ye Xingchen was thinking idly when the sound of an argument suddenly came from outside the door. She could hear it clearly even with her door closed, which showed how fierce the argument was.
"Raoruo, please open the door, let's talk!" It was Xiang Fan who came home after him.
"Xiang Fan, please go back first. I want to calm down. Can you let me think alone?"
"Raoruo, what am I thinking about? Don't think blindly. If anything happens, can we sit down and talk about it? Raoruo, please open the door first and then we'll talk!"
"Xiang Fan, go back. You talk to your mother first, and then we'll talk!" Shu Rao refused to give in to the matter of her grandparents attending the wedding.
"Raoruo, open the door. If you don't open the door, I will keep knocking here until you open the door!" Xiang Fan also closed the door.
The two were arguing. Ye Xingchen was frightened when he heard this. He quickly ended his call and said to Lou Xi, "I have something to do here. Hang up first. I will call you later!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone, threw the phone on the bed, opened the door and rushed out of the room.
On the other end, Lou Xi frowned slightly, and he vaguely heard something just now, Xiang Fan? Dean Xiang's son? Lou Yi came to Yunchuan to attend the Xiang family's wedding, right?
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"Raoruo, let Xiang Fan come in and talk. If you have anything to say, sit down and talk slowly. It's so late and he keeps knocking, which will alarm the neighbors." Ye Xingchen persuaded Shu Rao, although she also felt that Xiang Fan's family
Too powerful, but things always have to be resolved. The person who is so stuck and sad is Shu Rao. It would be better to resolve it as soon as possible.
Shu Rao wiped her tears, but shook her head, "I will never compromise this time! My grandparents raised me so much, why can't they attend the most important wedding in my life? Yes, they are uneducated, they are country people, country people
What's wrong? Should country people be disliked? Don't country people have the right to bless their granddaughters?"
"Xiang Fan thinks that my family background is not good, and I also think that she is powerful. The person I want to marry is Xiang Fan, not their Xiang family! The director of the Procuratorate is amazing? The director of the Internal Revenue Service is amazing? What do you have to do with me?
Relationship? I don’t care about a penny from them to the Xiang family! When I bought the house, Xiang Fan said that he wanted to register both of our names. I didn’t agree and only asked him to write his name. Isn’t my attitude obvious enough?
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"Wedding dresses, rings, bouquets, bridesmaids... everything was arranged by them. I don't like any of them. This is my wedding! It's a once-in-a-lifetime wedding! Why don't I have any say?"
"Also, at the wedding banquet, there was only one table reserved for the woman's guests, and it was the table at the end! She also told me not to invite random friends. I said most of them were colleagues, but they were not happy and said that it was okay to invite colleagues.
, but it cannot be said that she is a flight attendant. In their eyes, flight attendants are just waiters and inferior to others! I don’t understand. What happened to the flight attendant? Is it embarrassing? Is there no flight attendant on the plane they took? What is all this? "
"I've been putting up with it these days, but this time I can't take it anymore! At worst, I won't get married!"
"Rao Rao!" Ye Xingchen quickly grabbed Shu Rao and stopped her from talking any more. Although she also felt aggrieved for Shu Rao, as a good sister, she couldn't let Shu Rao act out of his will.
"Raoruo, don't be so angry. You and Xiang Fan have survived such a difficult situation in the past seven years. Now the wedding date has been set and everything is ready. You can't mess around. Besides, there are still several more days.
What the hell, let Xiang Fan go back and discuss it carefully with his family, maybe his parents will agree!"
Shu Rao choked and shook his head, "Discuss? When did they allow others to discuss? Xingchen, you know me. No matter how difficult it is for me in the past few years, I have never asked anyone for help, but for this matter I just didn't ask for help.
My family knelt down, but they remained unmoved, they only wanted the appearance!"
Ye Xingchen felt cold. Yes, she knew Shu Rao. She was a very self-respecting person and she would not bow to anyone easily. She was not born like this, it was just because even her biological parents abandoned her, which made her feel,
She must live a better life. Only in this way can those who don't want to love see that she is actually worthy of love!
"Rao Rao..." Ye Xingchen couldn't help crying. He didn't know what else to say. Xiang Fan was still calling the door vigorously and urgently.
"Raoruo, can you open the door? Let's talk!"
"Raoruo, please open the door!"
In fact, Xiang Fan cares about Shu Rao very much, but he also has to take care of his parents, which is a dilemma.
Ye Xingchen held back his tears and said softly, "Raoruo, please calm down first and I'll go out and talk to Xiang Fan, okay?"
Shu Rao pulled her, shook his head, and said with a choked voice, "Xingchen, Xiang Fan and I have been dating for seven years. Although we have been together less and apart more often, I know him better than anyone else and he will not go against his parents' wishes.
, he will only make me compromise, and I am already disappointed with him now."
"Raoruo, don't be like this. Don't you know how Xiang Fan treats you? He wants to marry you wholeheartedly. Otherwise, would you wait for him for seven years?"
"Yes, I know he is good to me, but I didn't know until today that love is a matter for two people, but marriage is a matter for two families. It's not that I can't be wronged, but I started to compromise from the wedding. Marriage is a lifelong matter.
Yes, do I have to compromise all the time in the future? Compromise for the rest of my life?"
Shu Rao started to cry again as she spoke, and Ye Xingchen didn't know what else to do besides handing her a tissue. Even if she was her best friend, she didn't know what kind of power she should use to comfort her at this moment.
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Indeed, in this wedding, Rao Rao did everything she could and could not do. She had been pushed to the bottom line and had no way out.
The night is as cold as water, and so is the human heart.
Outside the door, Xiang Fan continued to knock on the door, but his voice became quieter and quieter. Ye Xingchen thought that his voice was hoarse from shouting, but Shu Rao suddenly gave a wry smile and got up to go back to the room.
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Of course, Ye Xingchen was worried about letting Shu Rao sleep alone. He immediately went back to the room to get the quilt and prepared to squeeze in with Shu Rao. When he returned to the room, he saw the mobile phone on the bed and suddenly thought that he had not called Lou Xi back yet, so he hurriedly
Call back.
The other end only rang three times before he picked it up and said in a low voice, "Say."
"I..." As soon as she opened her mouth, her voice was hoarse. She quickly moved the phone away and cleared her throat. When she spoke again, she still couldn't hide the hoarseness from crying, "I'm sorry..."
"What happened?!" he asked sharply.
But for some reason, Ye Xingchen suddenly felt like he was cared for, and his heart suddenly felt warm.
But she opened her lips, but still didn't say anything. It would be disgraceful for Shu Rao to encounter such a thing. She didn't want Shu Rao's grievances to be known to everyone, and she didn't want more people to know that she had been raped.
The in-laws look down upon him.
"Nothing." She shook her head and said softly.
On the other end of the phone, he suddenly fell silent and hung up after a few seconds.
Ye Xingchen felt confused when he heard the beep beep sound on his cell phone. He put down his arm, but he still couldn't bear to put down the phone.
Walking to the window, it was late at night and the moon was full on the west building. Looking to the northeast, I couldn't see where the new house was, but my thoughts were flying there.
I looked at the time, it was almost eleven o'clock.
He should be asleep soon, right? Or was he already asleep and woken up by her again?
When she thought about how he worked so hard every day in the army and could only go home and sleep well on Friday and Saturday nights, and how she had ruined it today, she suddenly felt reluctant to give up.
She flipped through the phone book and looked at the number she had already memorized. She hesitated, wanting to call but not daring to call. After thinking for a long time, she finally used her cell phone to set the alarm. Louyi's plane arrived at two o'clock, so she set the alarm.
The bell is set for one o'clock in the morning.
Putting the phone into her pocket, she hugged the quilt and went to Shu Rao's room. Shu Rao rubbed it against her and moved a seat for her, showing her welcome. She smiled knowingly, but couldn't help but feel sorry for Shu Rao.
This night is destined to be insomnia.
Xiang Fan knocked on the door for who knows how long. His voice became smaller and smaller, and finally it seemed to be gone. He didn't know if he left or if he continued to guard silently.
Shu Rao tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.
So does she.
The clock in the room "clacked", second after second, minute after minute, making people upset, 11 o'clock, 11:30, 12 o'clock, 12:30, 12:45, 12 o'clock
55, and finally arrived at 12:59.
She took out her phone from under the pillow, turned it off a second before the alarm was about to ring, then quickly edited a text message and sent it. After seeing the success report, she finally let out a long sigh of relief.
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Lou Xi got up at 12:45, quickly finished dressing, washed his face briefly, and then gently went to the children's room. The colorful puzzles on the floor were not put away, and the shape of the house was still maintained.
On the bed, Sisi was still sleeping soundly, with her little mouth open and slightly upward. It seemed that sleeping in this home would make her feel particularly at ease.
He gently picked up the little girl. He didn't want to wake her up, so he didn't change into her nightgown. Instead, he wrapped her completely in the quilt, then wrapped her in his coat, holding her small backpack on his elbow.
Walk out of the room quietly and go downstairs.
When he got downstairs, he opened the car door and put the little girl in the back seat. He let her lie down and fixed her with a seat belt. Unusually, the little girl didn't notice at all. She still slept soundly, thinking that she was still in that warm home.
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"Mama..." suddenly came out of the little mouth in a dreamy tone, with a joyful tone.
Lou Xi couldn't help but raise his lips, lowered his head and kissed her little face.
Suddenly, his cell phone rang with a text message!
I frowned subconsciously, and quickly pressed the text message ring the moment it rang, clicked on it, and was suddenly startled.
The text message read: It's one o'clock, it's time to get up and go to the airport. Be careful not to wake her up when hugging Sisi, and pack an extra coat. It's cold at night, so be careful about catching a cold. Also, it's dark, so drive carefully.
He looked sideways out of the window. The night was getting dark, with only bright lights shining in the distance.
After a while, the Land Rover started and drove slowly towards the airport at a steady speed.
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At two o'clock in the morning, a plane flying directly from Beijing to Yunchuan landed on time. A slender figure slowly walked out of the passenger exit. That handsome face was eye-catching enough, not to mention the straight military uniform, especially the shoulders.
The two bars and four stars are particularly eye-catching. At such a young age, he is already a senior colonel!
Lu Yi dragged the trolley suitcase with one hand and walked out of the gate. He stopped and looked around. He didn't find anyone picking him up, but he was not in a hurry. He walked out of the airport hall in a leisurely manner, and his every move was calm.
The automatic sensor doors slid open to both sides as he approached. A military-branded Land Rover was parked opposite, and he walked directly over.
Lou Xi also saw him at a glance, opened the car door, and whispered, "Brother."
Lou Yi quickly glanced at the back seat of the car and saw Sisi sleeping soundly. He couldn't help but curl up his lips and smile, his eyebrows filled with tenderness.
Lou Xi opened the trunk, Lou Yi put the trolley case in, and then got into the car lightly.
"Why did you bring Sisi here?" Lou Yi obviously didn't know that Lou Xi and Ye Xingchen were married.
"It's nothing, just take it with you if you want." Lou Xi didn't want to say more.
Lou Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, and his movements were very similar to Lou Xi's usual movements. They were both from the reconnaissance company, and they were twin brothers. It would not be easy to hide it from him!
Lou Xi started the engine slowly and unhurriedly, as if it didn't matter. He would naturally know everything when it was time to know. It would be useless to talk more, and it wouldn't change anything anyway.
The car turned around and drove away from the airport, heading in the direction of the special forces brigade.
"How many days will you stay?" Lou Xi asked casually.
"Not sure yet. I'll go to your place first and go to the wedding on the 8th. I'll meet some acquaintances and maybe get together."
wedding?
Lou Xi caught the keyword, "Marry the dean's son?"
"Um."
"You don't have such a close relationship with the Xiang family, right? Why come all the way here?"
Lou Yi was also a little helpless, "The Xiang family didn't hold the wedding in Beijing because they were afraid that the scene would be too big. It would be different if we held it in Yunchuan. Even if it is a normal friendship, we still have to give face and at least help support the scene."
Lou Xi nodded lightly, knowing the truth of this. In Beijing, if you have a big tree and attract attention, it is easy to attract gossip, but in Yunchuan, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so anything will do.
"What's going on with the woman?" he asked, pretending to be casual.
Lou Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, "Since when have you become so nosy? If you are interested, come with me on the 8th. I think the Xiang family will welcome you very much."
"Okay, let's go together." Lou Xi said casually.
Lou Yi was just teasing him, but he didn't expect him to actually agree. He was suddenly stunned, when did he become such a nice person?
Lou Xi remained silent and continued to drive intently, his eyes deep.
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In a blink of an eye, the 8th arrived, the day of the wedding.
Early in the morning, Ye Xingchen pulled Shu Rao up from the bed. There was still no smile on Shu Rao's face. He had apologized to Fan for all his faults in the past few days, but in the end he still couldn't convince his parents. Shu Rao didn't give.
It's normal for him to look good, but for this reason, the wedding must be held as scheduled.
"Okay, Rao Rao, don't be upset. You are the bride today, so smile more. Women who smile will not have bad luck." Ye Xingchen tried his best to comfort his friend.
Shu Rao tried hard to stay calm, restrained the urge to escape from the marriage, held Ye Xingchen's hand tightly and said, "Xingchen, remember, you must find a man who will not let you be wronged in the future!"
Ye Xingchen smiled lightly and said nothing.
When we arrived at the hotel, everything followed the established procedures. Shu Rao was taken by the bridesmaid arranged by the Xiang family to change clothes, and the ceremony was about to begin.
Ye Xingchen stood in the corridor in despair. She understood Shu Rao's mood better than anyone else, but she was powerless.
The pomp at Xiang's family was really grand. Flower baskets for congratulations were piled up on three levels at the entrance of the hotel. They were all signed by such-and-such minister, so-and-so director, so-and-so chairman, etc.
Looking towards the banquet living room, there were eighty tables, each of which was filled with distinguished guests. Only the table at the end looked shabby.
Shu Rao's grandparents sat there awkwardly, and Shu Jing accompanied them. There was no smile on his face, and there was even anger in his eyes, but he tried his best to hold it back.
Ye Xingchen's eyes suddenly became sore and he wanted to cry.
But on this big day, she didn't dare to cry. There was no joy on the bride's part, so she didn't dare to ruin the atmosphere any more and quickly held back her tears.
Don't look away and try your best to hold back your emotions.
Suddenly, a crowd of people gathered in front of the hotel, as if someone important was coming.
She subconsciously raised her head and saw a familiar figure.