Jiang Zhi was pruning the flower branches on the window sill. The scissors in her hand were suspended in the air. She was stunned. After a moment, she nodded casually and asked lightly, "Are you talking about Shen Luyan?"
Lin Jiaran observed the expression on her face and responded with a dull "hmm".
Jiang Zhi put down the scissors in his hand, "Maybe."
Maybe he came to find her.
Maybe not.
But it's not that important.
After that day, Shen Luyan appeared in front of her more and more often.
Jiang Zhi walks in the alley every night, from the door of her house to the entrance of the alley. The short and not long walk is just enough for her to exercise every day. Appropriate activities will also be beneficial to her future childbirth.
Lin Jiaran would accompany her every time, fearing that she would bump into her, and even more afraid that she would fall.
On Friday, Lin Jiaran was going to attend a department dinner. He had agreed with her in advance that he would come back later.
Jiang Zhi walked to the alley by himself. He passed by a cake shop and accidentally saw Shen Luyan's car. This seemed to be his private trip. He didn't see the accompanying bodyguards or the driver. He got out of the car. He came down from the street and looked at her from a distance across an intersection.
Shen Luyan forced himself to ignore the bulging curve of her belly and tried his best to forget the existence of this child. He slowly walked up to her.
Spring is coming, the weather is warm, and the sun is shining brightly above our heads.
The man wore a simple black turtleneck sweater and a pair of loose trousers of the same color, which removed his usual cold and serious attitude in the company and made him appear softer and more comfortable.
His eyes swept across her belly coldly, and he had to work very hard to ignore this annoying presence.
Shen Luyan walked up to her, his tall body easily blocking the afterglow in front of her, and the clear breath instantly surrounded her body. He asked: "Are you planning to go back after giving birth to the child in Nancheng?"
Jiang Zhi didn't expect that Shen Luyan would ask this again. To be honest, she didn't want to answer. To this day, even dealing with him and pretending to be peaceful with him are very difficult for her.
She couldn't do it and pretended that nothing had happened in the past two years.
It’s impossible not to feel resentful.
After all, I'm still not that open-minded.
When I see this person in front of me, I still feel hatred, a kind of hatred that is cold all over my body.
"nothing dealing with you."
She replied a few words coldly, frowning as if she was very impatient.
Shen Luyan's eyes were deeply stung by her disgusting gaze, which made him want to reject it thousands of miles away. It was as if his whole body was suddenly thrown into cold water, and the remaining fire was extinguished.
"I'm just asking casually to help my subordinates care about the work of our partners."
"Ruan Wenqing has always been in charge of Hailing's projects. She is very capable and will not let you down, so even if you have any questions, don't ask me."
Shen Luyan actually didn't hear clearly what she was saying, and couldn't help but stare at her lips.
It was red and moist, and I didn’t know if she had ever let Lin Jiaran kiss her.
Even if this child is not his own, Shen Luyan does not believe that this child is Lin Jiaran's.
The biological father is unknown, what should he do if he is left alive?
Such vicious thoughts kept popping into Shen Luyan's mind again and again.
Everyone is selfish, and there are always a few people who are selfless and have no desires in this world.
Shen Luyan couldn't do the elimination method. He knew very little about her private life and was not familiar with her friends. He didn't care about her before, so he didn't pay serious attention to it.
So it’s not clear who the child’s father is yet.
Every time Shen Luyan saw her tenderly caressing his belly, his heart became extremely irritable, just like the calm lake surface suddenly stirred up into turbulent waves.
The waves hit the tip of my heart and hit me hard.
Shen Luyan checked Lin Jiaran's family background and found that it was neither too good nor bad.
My father is a professor and my mother is a doctor.
His mother tried several times to help him find a blind date, and the conditions she proposed were that they were well matched and had similar family backgrounds.
He is a little arrogant, probably because he cannot accept that his son would find someone older than him and with more emotional experience.
So when Lin Jiaran raised her chin and cocked her tail and proudly said in front of him that she wanted to marry her, it was probably a lie.
"Do you like Lin Jiaran? Is this the father you want for your child?"
"I like him. He is young and handsome, and his life is good. Why don't you like him?" Jiang Zhi replied without hesitation. He didn't look at Shen Luyan's face after speaking, let alone how ugly his face was.
Shen Luyan pursed his lips, and after a long silence without saying a word, he said stiffly: "His parents can't accept you."
However, Lin Jiaran is still young and has no ability to compete with his parents.
If this continues, Lin Jiaran will only hurt her in the end and will not bring her anything else.
Jiang Zhi's reaction was completely different from what he expected. She raised her lips and smiled, as if she didn't care at all, "It's much better than him not being able to accept me."
"It's enough that he loves me."
Shen Luyan looked at her and said nothing for a long time.
His face was calm, and his fingers quietly clenched into fists. When she mentioned Lin Jiaran's name, her frown gradually relaxed.
Jealousy was about to engulf Shen Luyan, as if he was surrounded by sour sea water. The sour water surrounded him, and he felt suffocated, as if he couldn't breathe.
The child in her belly suddenly kicked Jiang Zhi. She was not used to the way a child greeted her, so she lowered her head and smiled, put her palm on her belly and touched it twice.
The way she looked down at the child was so gentle.
Nine points of gentleness is enough to make people drown in it.
It had been a long time since Shen Luyan had seen her with such relaxed features and smiles in her eyes. She was gentle and soft, exuding an alluring sweetness, which made him unable to help but come closer again and again.
She has a really nice smile.
Not just beautiful.
It's still very comfortable and soft.
It turns out that this was how she was when she became a mother.
It seems that all his love and tenderness have been poured into this child.
Shen Luyan couldn't help but think of the cemetery he had just visited some time ago. It was lonely, and the small tombstones were all empty. The words engraved on the tombstones were also sad and pitiful.
if…
If he and her children were still alive, would she treat their children as tenderly as she does now?
When Shen Luyan thought about this, he started to panic and felt uncomfortable everywhere. He rubbed his tired eyes, and he remembered all the details very clearly.
Naturally, I also remember those three words that I vowed to say without any hesitation.
——Will you regret it?
--I won't.
The past is like a long knife falling on one's body.
His body had already been stabbed through.
When Jiang Zhi came to her senses, she turned around and was about to leave. Shen Luyan subconsciously held her arm.
Jiang Zhi turned back coldly: "What on earth do you want to do? Is it your pleasure to disturb my life again and again?"
Shen Luyan looked at the coldness in her eyes and didn't want to bear it. He looked away and said, "No."
Jiang Zhi even patiently asked him why he came to see her? He lost interest.
Shen Luyan pinched her arm tightly and refused to let go: "Let me finish what I didn't finish last time."
Jiang Zhi couldn't shake his hand away, so he had to swallow his anger and stand there waiting for what he was going to say next.
The man slowly lowered his eyelids, "Jiang Zhi, I can't let go."
For the first time in front of her, he was willing to let go of his cold demeanor and his once arrogant pride, and he bent down his pride that he had never bowed before her.
"What do you mean? Don't tell me that you suddenly discovered that you like me."
"Yes." Shen Luyan admitted readily, his eyes fixed, "I like you."