Xiao Hui just said this and stopped talking. She lowered her eyes and stared at her toes, not knowing what she was thinking.
Xiao Hui knew about her ex-husband Li Hongming's marriage to Ding's family. She also knew that as long as Li Hongming was willing to help, the treatment fee of not to mention one million, even if it was doubled several times, would not be a problem.
But she couldn't open her mouth. She had accidentally met Li Hongming's current wife, Ding Linglong, who was a delicate and sensitive woman. This woman might not care about financial gains and losses, but she couldn't tolerate any impurities in her feelings.
Xiao Baoer is not Li Mengnan, and the blood flowing in his body is not Li Hongming's. Li Hongming has no obligation to treat him. If he helps, it will inevitably arouse Ding Linglong's suspicion and displeasure.
It was Xiao Hui's fault that Li Mengnan went missing back then, so she didn't want to ruin Li Hongming's current peaceful life.
What Li Mengnan is best at is observing words and emotions. Xiao Hui is not the kind of person who can keep his emotions and emotions secret. Even if he cannot guess the cause of the whole thing, based on the observation of the two families, Li Mengnan can guess it.
They are inseparable from each other.
"Then my dad never took the initiative to find you?"
Although they have not had much contact with each other, Li Mengnan does not think that Li Hongming is that kind of unkind and unjust person. A husband and wife are kind to each other for a hundred days. Even if the marriage to his mother Xiao Hui is long in the past, he should not ignore it completely.
Xiao Hui shook her head, fearing that Li Mengnan would misunderstand, and hurriedly explained: "After your father remarried, the two of us rarely saw each other. Later, after I married Minnie's father and moved here to live, the two of us never met again.
The contact...it has been more than ten years in a flash, so he has no idea about my current situation."
She paused when she said this, and suddenly she seemed to remember something, and warned: "Xiao Nan, please don't tell your father about Bao'er. I know him very well. If he knows about this,
He will definitely help Bao'er pay for the surgery... It's hard for him to explain to you, Aunt Ding, such a large sum of money."
Li Mengnan nodded. In fact, he didn't think that one million was a lot of money for the Ding family. But Xiao Hui was right. Her identity was too sensitive. Her ex-wife, whom she had not contacted for more than ten years, suddenly appeared.
No matter how generous a woman is, it is impossible for her not to have any grudges in her heart.
The most important thing is that Li Hongming's status in the Ding family is also very embarrassing. Even if Ding Linglong doesn't mind, it is inevitable that there will be relatives of the Ding family such as the seventh aunt and the eighth aunt who will make a fuss about this matter and make a fuss about it.
There is nothing surprising about this. Although in a general sense, marrying into a wealthy family is not a glorious thing, but marrying into a rich and wealthy family is another matter. Li Hongming's current leisurely life is even a sight for his son.
I feel a little envious and jealous, and you can imagine how many pairs of red eyes are staring at the Ding family behind the scenes.
"But Bao'er's surgery fee always needs to be prepared." Li Mengnan reminded.
Although he also knew that saying such words at this time was as cruel as adding salt to Xiao Hui's wounds, but after all, reality cannot be avoided without facing it.
"This... let's talk about it then."
Xiao Hui was in an extremely low mood and obviously didn't want to talk about this matter anymore. Li Mengnan also changed the topic wisely and told a few jokes to regain the original relaxed atmosphere.
…
The next day, Li Mengnan got up very early.
He thought he would go out and meet a beautiful girl in pajamas, like in a novel or animation, but the reality disappointed him. Minnie was even more neatly dressed than yesterday, giving him no chance to take advantage of her.
Fortunately, Xiao Baoer wasn't so defensive about him. He just wore a pair of floral short-sleeved pajamas and came out with his uncombed messy long hair. His fresh and pure girlish breath finally soothed Li Mengnan's injured heart.
Xiao Baoer was really sleepy. When he saw Li Mengnan, he was obviously stunned for a moment. Then he remembered that there was an extra person at home, and said with a sweet smile: "Brother, good morning."
"Good morning."
Li Mengnan also smiled back and turned his eyes to Minnie aside, but she snorted and diverted his attention.
"You three, wash your faces and brush your teeth quickly and come and have dinner. After dinner, Xiaonan and Nier will go to school, and Baoer will go to the hospital." Xiao Hui poked her head out of the kitchen. It seemed that she had been busy there very early.
Li Mengnan was about to answer when the cell phone in his pocket suddenly rang. It was Wu Ansu's call.
"Uh... Officer Wu, are you still awake at this early hour?" Li Mengnan now subconsciously thinks of that hot and stunning body when he sees the three words Wu Ansu, and he feels a little guilty when he speaks.
"Do you have time now? I have something to ask you...well, about the case."
For some reason, Wu Ansu's tone was surprisingly calm this time, and there was no sense of resentment that could break out at any time in the past.
"Officer Wu, I'm starting school today... I'm a student, not a non-staff member of your police force. You can't come to me for everything!"
It's okay to help, but Li Mengnan doesn't want to completely involve himself.
"Oh, by the way, classes at Donghai University start today...forget it, I'll see you again tonight." After Wu Ansu finished speaking, he hung up the phone without giving Li Mengnan a chance to refuse.
"Brother, who is it? Calling you so early? Is your girlfriend checking the post?" Xiao Baoer asked curiously while biting the fried dough stick.
For some reason, after hearing Bao'er's joking, Minnie subconsciously stopped eating.
Li Mengnan didn't notice Minnie's abnormality and asked Xiao Baoer: "Guess?"
"I guess it must be! Besides my girlfriend, who else would call so early?" Xiao Baoer thought he had guessed correctly, and his whole body immediately burst into flames of gossip, "By the way, brother, is your girlfriend pretty?
?Is she as beautiful as my sister?"
"You damn girl, why did you get involved with me?" Minnie felt at a loss and pulled Xiao Baoer's ears to cover up her panic.
"I'm just using an analogy...Sister, why are you still blushing? Ah, I was wrong!" Xiao Baoer apologized again and again.
"Stop guessing. I don't know which mother's womb my girlfriend is in. You also know the person who called me just now. He was the police officer who drove you to the hospital last time. He is a fierce female man..." Li Mengnan
He glanced at Minnie subconsciously, thought for a moment and added, "She's far worse than your sister."
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and eat."
Minnie was drinking bean curd with her head down, her eyes buried behind her long hair, unable to see the expression on her face clearly.
Even though she didn't know exactly what kind of feelings she had for Li Mengnan, when she heard Li Mengnan admit from his own words that he had never had any girlfriends, she did feel relieved and even faintly happy.
Although women are not as obsessive about the chastity of their partner as men are, if given a choice, the vast majority of women would still hope that the man would be equally pure when sacrificing their virginity.
At this point, there is actually no essential difference between women and men.
…
After breakfast, Minnie and Li Mengnan left the house one after another.
Xiao Hui had already informed the neighbors yesterday that her long-lost biological son had returned home. Therefore, Li Mengnan and Minnie traveling together did not cause any criticism. The neighbors they met on the road would greet them warmly and use curious expressions.
He looked at Li Mengnan next to Minnie.
The two walked in tandem without speaking, until they stopped at the bus stop, and Minnie finally spoke after dozens of minutes of silence.
"Li Mengnan, there is something I must tell you clearly..."
"When we get to school later, you go your way and I go mine, pretending not to know each other, right?" Li Mengnan took the words directly, then shrugged indifferently, "It's not difficult to cooperate with you, the problem is -
—Do you think this really makes sense?"
"Whether it makes sense or not, it doesn't matter." Since her mother and Bao'er are not present at the moment, Minnie doesn't need to hide her words. "This represents my attitude... Li Mengnan, it is impossible for the two of us.
Although... some things did happen between us, you should know very well that I don't like you and you don't like me. Different worldviews destined us to never be the same kind of people... Look at you for saving Bao'er.
, since you helped your mother, what happened that day will be regarded as my reward for you, but in the future, please don't pester me anymore, while I don't have any bad feelings towards you, don't let me look down on you."
Li Mengnan stared at Minnie with a look that seemed to pierce through people. After a long time, he suddenly grinned and said, "How do you know I don't like you?"
"ah?"
Minnie thought that Li Mengnan might remain silent or roar in anger, but she never expected that Li Mengnan would say such a sentence.
She suddenly felt so flustered that she lowered her head and did not dare to look at the bright eyes in front of her. She wanted to say something to refute, but her mind was as empty as a blank sheet of paper.
"Do you really believe what I said?"
Li Mengnan suddenly made a move that no one expected. He stretched out a big hand and put it on Minnie's head and rubbed it hard several times.
Just like what is often done to Xiao Baoer at home.
"What are you going to do?" Minnie opened his hand angrily.
Li Mengnan leaned against the awning of the bus stop, lit a cigarette, and said leisurely: "I think you made a mistake. The relationship between you and me is not just as simple as classmates or friends of the opposite sex... As friends of the opposite sex
, I really don’t like you very much, and you should know the reason; but as a sister, I still like you quite a lot, at least you are real enough and not hypocritical.”
"Sister? So that's what you meant?"
Only then did Minnie realize that she indeed had a dual identity in front of Li Mengnan, even though the two were not related by blood.
She suddenly felt a little depressed. Although she did get the result she wanted, there was an inexplicable loss in her heart.