The cool breath sprayed all over Bai Xi's neck. She trembled in surprise at his bewitching voice. She turned her head to face him, her nose was just touching his...
Heart, beating wildly and unsatisfactorily.
His dark eyes were like cold stars in the sky, dazzling and captivating. To describe him as "monster" is no exaggeration.
"Don't think that hugging me will forgive you for imprisoning me." Ye Qingcheng pretended to be indifferent and said that no matter what, he should not restrict her freedom.
Long Lifei placed his fingers on her head and rubbed it a few times, "Which prisoner is as comfortable as you?"
Ye Qingcheng smiled softly: "Haha, then I also want to thank you!"
"You're welcome!"
Long Lifei let go of his hand and sat upright.
Ye Qingcheng: "..."
I really want to scratch your stinky paralyzed face!
Seeing the arrogant look on her face, Long Lifei knew that she was probably fine, and his brows were inadvertently filled with warmth. He rubbed her hair with his big hands like a small animal, "Tomorrow we will go to Mingzhengju for dinner.
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"Why?" Okay, why do you want to go to Mingzhengju suddenly?
"Mingxi and the others are going back to the United States." Mingxi called and said she wanted to have a meal with Qingcheng before leaving.
Ye Qingcheng frowned imperceptibly: "Leaving again?"
In the past two years, it seems that they have not been in China much, they have always been in the United States. They lived in the United States like idle clouds and wild cranes, and Long Lifei was left alone.
"You-" She pursed her lips and carefully worded her words: "Are you okay?"
Long Lifei glanced at her with his lowered eyes, his thin lips curled slightly: "I'm fine."
He is not a child anymore, not to mention that Mingxi and the others stay in China, and he does not return to Mingzhengju every day. There is actually no difference between the United States and Mingzhengju. No matter where the family is, their hearts must be together.
"It doesn't matter, I will protect you from now on..."
Ye Qingcheng joked, her bright eyes were as bright as stars, reflecting the light of the setting sun, bright and moving, and her smile infected the surrounding air and dust, making her seem to be noisy with joy.
Long Lifei chuckled lightly and said nothing.
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Mingzhengju.
After dinner, the father and son went to the study to talk. Ye Qingcheng accompanied Gu Mingxi in the room to pack some clothes and take them there.
Gu Mingxi sat by the bed and folded the clothes neatly, while Ye Qingcheng was responsible for taking them to the suitcase and putting them away.
"It's almost Christmas, why are we going to the United States again?" Ye Qingcheng couldn't understand.
Gu Mingxi stopped, looked at her and chuckled: "A-Pei and I have spent our whole lives in this country. It's not easy for A-Li to grow up and support this country and this family. A-Pei and I want to spend more time with each other."
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Ye Qingcheng looked at her, his eyes even more confused. It was just the two of them in Mingzhengju, and no one bothered them.
"Living in Mingzheng is good, but there are too many people and taboos are avoided everywhere. How can you feel relaxed and comfortable in the United States." Gu Mingxi spoke softly, which was an explanation to her.
She and A Pei were on vacation in the United States before. The house A Pei bought next to it was given to Ban Xia and the others. Now that Xiao Dou Ya has grown up and has joined the company to help, Lu will give it to Xiao Dou Ya in the future, and Ban Xia
Xia and Li Yueqi spend most of their time in the United States now. They are together. Although many trivial things have to be done by themselves, because they have their loved ones by their side, no matter how trivial they are, they are already warm and long-lasting romantic tenderness.
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He handed the last piece of clothing to Ye Qingcheng and put it away. He stood up and went to the drawer of the front desk to take out a box and asked Ye Qingcheng to sit down.
"You and A Li have been married for two years. There has been no marriage news, no wedding, and not even a decent family dinner. You have been wronged." Gu Mingxi looked at Ye Qingcheng, apologetically in her eyes.
Ye Qingcheng shook his head: "I was originally afraid of those complicated things, but now it's good."
Gu Mingxi stared at her with compassionate eyes: "Apei bought this bracelet when I was shopping with me. The first time I saw it, I thought of you. I think it suits you very well."
Opening the box, there is a silver bracelet, made of 45 silver beads, with a small silver feather hanging in the middle, glowing with silver light, lifelike and extremely beautiful.
When Ye Qingcheng pursed her lips and wanted to speak, Gu Mingxi was the first to speak up. While putting the bracelet on her left hand, she said: "Ali is a child who is hot on the outside and hot on the inside. He likes to help the people around him in everything, but in the end he can't help him.
As for myself, the one I worry about the most until now is him!"
Ye Qingcheng knew what she meant. She was also a part of what happened to Long Lifei back then...a supporting role without a name.
"I know very well how stubborn Ali is. No matter how much you pretend to be alike, or even deceive yourself, I know that you have not really been together in the past two years."
As soon as these words came out, Ye Qingcheng was shocked, "Mom——"
My voice was stuck in my throat, and I felt that it was ironic to say these two words.
Gu Mingxi gently stroked her hair with his fingers and sighed: "Silly boy, even if you are married, wouldn't I be able to tell if there is love in A Li's eyes when he looks at you?"
There is no love in the way A-li looks at Qingcheng, but sometimes the way Qingcheng looks at A-li betrays her feelings...
"I'm sorry-" Ye Qingcheng bit her lip and slowly lowered her head, like a child who had done something wrong and sincerely apologized to his parents.
Gu Mingxi smiled quietly, like a blooming water lily, "Ali's life has been too miserable. His character has certain flaws, and his paranoia is almost pathological. Half of the responsibility lies with me and his father.
, but I believe that as long as he can let go of his paranoia, he will be able to achieve happiness."
"Let go...of paranoia?" Ye Qingcheng didn't quite understand the meaning of these four words.
"Buddha said: There are eight sufferings in life: birth, old age, illness, death, separation from love, long-lasting resentment, not being able to ask for what you want, and not being able to let go. Just let go of a thought, and everything will be at ease."
Long Lifei's pain always lies in his inability to let go of the past and the child. Because he is paranoid and unable to let go, he lives in such an uncomfortable state.
It's not like she never thought that if A Li retrieved the child and let the past be forgotten, she could convince Long Pei to accept the relationship between A Li and the child. At most, they would stay in the United States and not see each other often.
Yiruo has been dead for so many years, and her death is like a light going out. If she is still fussing over grudges with her descendants that have nothing to do with her children, what is the difference between her and Yiruo?
It's just that A Li never found the child, but he registered his marriage with Qingcheng. Even though she knew that he was doing it to allow Yan'er to conceive and give birth in peace, she comforted herself in her heart. Qingcheng was so good, maybe A Li would forget the past after getting along for a long time.
Forget about that kid....
Ye Qingcheng doesn't read Buddhist scriptures very much, and it takes some brainpower to fully understand these Zen ideals, but she did recite the last sentence silently in her heart several times.
Let go of one thought and feel at ease.
"You are a person who easily brings happiness to people around you. I hope you can share some of your happiness with Ali and make him happy too."
Gu Mingxi's words were very cryptic. In fact, with her and Long Pei's sharp eyes, how could they not see that the relationship between Ye Qingcheng and Long Lifei was that the goddess had a heart and that the King Xiang had no dreams.
I didn’t make it clear because I didn’t want Qingcheng to be embarrassed or embarrassed. Moreover, children’s feelings still need to be explored and explored by themselves. There are no shortcuts on the road to feelings. They all stumble and support each other all the way to Mu Xue.
Whitehead.
"I hope." Ye Qingcheng nodded, not very confident.
Seeing her lack of confidence, Gu Mingxi wanted to say something, but she swallowed it when her lips reached it.
Let the children handle their own affairs.
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The next day, Gu Mingxi repeatedly emphasized that there was no need to send her off to the airport. Long Lifei still took Ye Qingcheng's hand to send Gu Mingxi and Long Pei to the airport, watched them board the plane, and then went to the parking lot with Ye Qingcheng from the dedicated elevator.
Long Lifei held her hand without letting go, and his eyes inadvertently glanced at the unique bracelet on her wrist. He and Long Pei talked very late last night, and she was already asleep when they returned to the room.
, he didn’t pay attention, went directly to take a shower, turned off the light and lay down next to her*.
"Where did it come from?"
"Eh?" Ye Qingcheng followed his gaze to his wrist and said casually: "This is a gift from the person who has a crush on me."
Long Lifei raised his brows slightly, slowly loosened his hold on her hand, and finally put it into his trousers pocket. His jaw was tense, and his eyes were cold and emotionless.
Ye Qingcheng just wanted to make a joke, but she didn't expect that he would take it seriously. There was no one else who had a crush on her except Xi Feng. Did he think that the bracelet was given by Xi Feng?
Biting her lip, thinking about how to explain to him——
The two silver doors opened slowly, and he walked out quickly following the pace of the guard. Ye Qingcheng was stunned for a moment, and then quickly followed.
"Long Lifei——"
He stopped and looked back at her, as if waiting for her.
Ye Qingcheng walked up to him and said: "Long Lifei, I——"
"A Qing——" Before she could finish speaking, his deep voice interrupted her lightly. Ye Qingcheng's bright eyes flickered and looked at him with confusion as to what he wanted to say.
Long Lifei called her, pursed his thin lips tightly for a long time, and finally said coldly: "Go and see Xi Feng."
Ye Qingcheng's body suddenly froze, her eyelashes as thin as cicada wings trembled, and she asked uncertainly: "You want me to go see Xi Feng?"
"Uncle Qin called me." Long Lifei admitted. He himself was unwilling to let A Qing go, but he couldn't refuse Uncle Qin's request.
Xi Feng hurt her, and he was very angry. He suspended him from his duties and did not allow him to step into the presidential palace. The original intention was to give him some time to calm down and deal with emotional matters.
But unexpectedly, in the past two weeks, Qin Xifeng had been drinking to drown his sorrows day and night. He was so depressed that he was like a puddle of mud. Qin Nansi couldn't stand it anymore, so he called Long Lifei.
What can Long Lifei do?
No matter how angry he is, Qin Xifeng is still his younger brother...
"Oh." Ye Qingcheng smiled and put his hands in his pockets. When he turned around and walked towards the car behind him, his eyes dimmed obviously...
"Aqing——" A deep voice stopped her.
Ye Qingcheng stopped and looked back at him.
There was no one in the parking lot. Although the lights were bright, they were cold and eerie. The surrounding guards occupied every important position and protected Long Lifei from every direction.
"Come back soon." Long Lifei was silent for a long time and only said four words, but the eyes he stared at her were vague, uncertain and extremely complicated.
Ye Qingcheng didn't speak, just nodded, turned around and got into the car gracefully, and told the driver to drive.
The car left one step ahead of Long Lifei's car, and it could be said to have sped past Long Lifei's front.
The face behind the glass window looks a little lonely...
Long Lifei frowned, feeling a little regretful for the first time. Shouldn't he have promised Uncle Qin to let A Qing persuade Xi Feng?
only--
To untie the bell, you need to tie the bell.
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In the cafe, Ye Qingcheng opened the door, and the purple wind chime made a crisp sound, which was pleasant to the ear.
In the cafe, customers in twos and threes were drinking coffee and chatting quietly. No one made a loud noise to break the tranquility of the room.
Qin Nansi saw her standing at the bar and smiled kindly: "Qingcheng, you're here."
Ye Qingcheng nodded and said with a smile: "Uncle Qin, how is business?"
"It's been like this for so many years." Qin Nansi never cared about the quality of business. Opening this cafe was just a way to support his life. As for the financial aspect, Bai Ziyan, who had been in the presidential palace before, left him the property. Lian Xi
Feng didn't have to worry about anything in his life, let alone him.
"What do you want to drink, uncle please!"
"Then I'm welcome." Ye Qingcheng thought for a moment and said, "Hot cocoa."
Qin Nansi asked her to sit and wait for three minutes. He stuffed a cup of hot cocoa into her hand and pointed upstairs: "Xiao Feng is up there."
"Thank you, uncle." Ye Qingcheng went upstairs familiarly, holding hot cocoa.
The door to Qin Xifeng's room was ajar. Before he even entered, he could smell a strong smell of alcohol mixed with the smell of tobacco while standing at the door.
Opening the door gently, the room was in a mess. The most eye-catching thing was that the floor was full of wine bottles, staggered here and there, and cigarette butts and ashes were everywhere.
Qin Xifeng sat dejectedly on the ground and leaned against his chest, still holding a wine bottle in his hand, and continued to drink. When he saw her, he pretended not to see her and regarded her as nothing.
Ye Qingcheng found a place to get down and walked into the room. He looked at the empty wine bottles on the floor and smiled: "Uncle Qin is opening a cafe down there, but you are opening a bar up there."
Qin Xifeng's hand holding the wine bottle was stiff for a few seconds, his eyes paused on her face for a second, but he still didn't speak.
She threw the magazines and newspapers on the stool to the ground, sat down by herself, held the cup in both hands and took a sip of hot cocoa, "Uncle Qin's craftsmanship is getting better and better, and only he can make such delicious hot cocoa."
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Qin Xifeng took a big sip of wine. He drank too fast and it flowed out from the corner of his mouth, soaking through his collar. He didn't know how much wine was stained on his wrinkled clothes, making them decadent and sloppy.
"What are you doing here?" His voice was hoarse and he smelled of alcohol.
"Uncle Qin called and said that you were about to die. I just thought that after knowing you for so many years, I would like to see you for the last time." Ye Qingcheng answered in a relaxed tone, without mentioning Long Lifei at all.
Qin Xifeng curled his lips and sneered, turned his head and didn't look at her for a few seconds. After a while, he looked at her again, looking at him with scarlet eyes, and still asked with concern: "Is the injury healed?"
"That punch of yours can only scratch the itch, but it won't kill you."
Seeing that she was really fine, Qin Xifeng didn't say anything. He drank in silence and felt sad. The girl he had loved for many years before him married the brother he protected day and night without his knowledge.
I really don’t know if this is an irony of fate or a deliberate trick on her part...
Ye Qingcheng drank hot cocoa. The sweetness clogged her throat and her stomach was churning. In fact, she didn't like sweet drinks, especially cappuccino. Hot cocoa was already her bottom line.
After one drink, she definitely didn't want to take another sip.
Putting down the cup at his feet, his eyes saw the sunlight coming in from the window, a large beam of fine dust that illuminated the room, rolling crazily and noisily in the air.
In fact, Qin Xifeng's heart was probably like this at the moment.
On the way here, she kept asking in her mind, what can she say to Xi Feng?
Do you want her to say to Qin Xifeng: "I don't like you, and you don't want to like me either. You haven't received my promise, so you can't like me!"
She still had to pretend to be pretentious and say: "Xifeng, you are a very good boy. You are really good. If I don't like you, the person who loses is me, not you. I hope you live a happy life, don't you forget
Just let me go..."
Or say: "Xifeng, the person I like is Long Lifei, your most respected elder brother. I hope to get your blessing. You will bless us, right?"
No matter what kind of situation, comfort seems to her to be just a step away. When it comes to the topic of secret love, no one feels it more deeply than she does...
When it comes to not getting a response from someone she likes, no one has experienced it more thoroughly than her...
Fifteen years old, a simple and beautiful age, the season when love is blooming, she understands for the first time what it means to like someone, but to protect the girl that the person you like likes likes!
Fifteen years old, an ignorant and pure age, with feelings growing deep in her heart, she had no time to get closer to him in the future, but she felt guilty because she lost the girl he loved most, had no face to face him, and fled the capital for many years.
When the distance is far, it is longing; when the distance is close, it is private thoughts.
In this situation where she was destined to struggle no matter how close or distant she was, she ran away from him and exiled herself for seven full years.
Emotions are like people knowing whether drinking water is warm or cold.
Maybe Aunt Gu is right: let go of one thought and feel completely at ease.
No matter how good she is, Long Lifei is good, or Qin Xifeng, in fact, they are all sick. They all suffer from a very serious disease called paranoia.
Long Lifei was too paranoid to let go of Lan Mufei, she was too paranoid to let go of Long Lifei, Qin Xifeng was too paranoid to let go of herself...
It's like there are three deadlocks on a rope that can never be untied.
The only thing that can be done is to use up, use up youth, use up everything, and see who finally lets go of his paranoia and unlocks one of the deadlocks, and maybe the rest of the deadlocks will be solved along with it.
Ye Qingcheng stood up to leave. Since he had nothing to say, it was better not to say anything. No matter whether he looked away or not, what he needed was time, not himself.
Walking towards the door, a hoarse voice came from behind: "You said you and my brother are married, but then you said you are not together. What do you mean?"
Ye Qingcheng paused, turned around, looked at him sitting in the mess from a distance, pursed his soft lips tightly, and said nothing.
Qin Xifeng raised his head and looked at her with his red eyes. The pain in his eyes was so naked, "Are you lying to me?"
"Are these...important?" Ye Qingcheng said softly.
"Important!" Qin Xifeng gritted his teeth and said in an almost sad voice: "If you want me to give up, at least let me die clearly!"
What's the point of asking him to give up in such a vague way?
Ye Qingcheng was silent, not knowing what to say, or whether he could say it. In the dim room, his eyebrows were filled with contradictions and complexity...
My heart is full of twists and turns.
Qin Xifeng saw that she had been silent and stared at her, laughing foolishly. His laughter was hollow and sad, mixed with self-deprecation, and he couldn't stop it.
"I don't know how you got me to marry you. If my guess is correct, I don't like you, but you have always liked me!"
The laughter stopped, her thin lips twitched slightly, and her voice was determined, "Ye Qingcheng, is that true?"
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