Married for a long time

The winter in Nandu is much colder than that in City S, especially these days. After the first snowfall, the whole city is swept by cold air, leaving very few pedestrians on the road.

As the end of the year approaches, Weifang Advertising Planning Company has been working overtime recently.

Su Li took a sip of coffee, stared at the computer screen, and moved her neck a little.

The creative department is the last to work overtime every day in the entire company. The two teams have followed up on five projects in total, and their group has exactly three. One of the original design plans has been called back this afternoon, so they can only accept their fate and work overtime. Revise.

"Hey, it's snowing again."

I don't know who suddenly yelled.

Su Li subconsciously raised her eyes to look at the floor-to-ceiling windows. Sure enough, soft snowflakes slowly floated up in the gloomy sky.

She pursed her lips, looked back indifferently, and continued busy with what she was doing.

Around ten o'clock, the department manager called off work. Everyone stood up and stretched, and the originally quiet office suddenly became noisy.

Su Li saved the plan, backed it up, turned off the computer, and packed up her things.

As soon as I took my coat, a colleague came over and asked, "Su Qi, we are going to have barbecue later, do you want to come with us?"

"No, you go ahead." She replied with a slight smile.

"Oh, come on, let's go together. It's already this time. You've been tired for a long day. Aren't you hungry? The team leader is treating you today, why don't you give him a good meal?"

Several other colleagues followed suit.

Su Li didn't know how to refuse.

As for her personality, she is not very social, but she has a soft temper and a soft heart. She is easy to talk to and does not know how to reject others.

The environment in which she grew up since she was a child has left her with a hint of cowardice in her bones.

Just like that, she was pulled by them and left the company together.

A few people were chatting and laughing, but it was quite lively. Only Su Li, who was too quiet, seemed a little out of place among this group of people.

When they got downstairs, the snow outside had stopped, and the road was wet. After leaving the gate, a biting cold wind hit, and Su Li couldn't help but shiver.

"Hey, that guy over there is so handsome."

"Oh, it's still Maybach, he's a rich man."

"Ruan Fu, come on quickly."

Ruan Fu is a well-known beauty. She is beautiful, has a good personality, and can talk to everyone.

She smiled and waved her hand, "Stop making trouble, that handsome guy seems to be waiting for someone."

Su Li is actually very beautiful, but not as bright and charming as Ruan Fu. She belongs to the kind of Xiaojiabiyu who is as pure as a flawless jasmine flower.

The two of them have been together for four or five months, and they know Su Li's unsociable temperament, so they won't deliberately mess with her at this time.

Lest she would be embarrassed and so shy that she wouldn't even eat with them.

When they were chatting about the handsome guy, Su Li recognized the man leaning against the door of the Maybach on the side of the road at a glance.

Her heart thumped, and she wanted to pull them away quickly, but her lips moved again and again, and she finally didn't know what to say to interrupt their chat.

"Su Qi."

Qiao Peiyu wandered around the beautiful figure in the crowd, his dark but gentle eyes were locked on her for a moment, and his clear voice cut through the bleak cold wind, and passed through everyone's ears clearly and sweetly.

Everyone's voices stopped abruptly at this moment, and they looked at Su Li blankly and breathlessly.

When Su Li heard him calling her full name, her scalp felt numb and her heart tightened.

"Su Li, do you know that handsome guy?" Ruan Fu asked tentatively.

Su Li looked embarrassed and unnatural, and said softly, "I...my brother. I'm sorry, I can't go to barbecue with you. I'm leaving first, bye."

After saying that, she waved her hand and trotted over with a blushing face.

The dim street lights stretched Qiao Peiyu's figure very long.

He was wearing a brown coat with a black bottoming sweater underneath, very casually.

It's just that the slightly white but very handsome and gentle face looks a little more sickly in this winter night.

"You...why are you here?" She was in a state of confusion, and her voice could not help but tremble.

"Pick you up from get off work."

"I don't need you to answer, you..."

"It's so cold." He interrupted her gently and reached out to hold her wrist.

The moment the icy-cold fingertips touched the surface of her skin, Su Li trembled all over, "Why...why are your hands so cold? How long have you been standing here?"

A few scattered stars fell in Qiao Peiyu's eyebrows, containing layers of smiles. His tone was gentle, but his words were said carelessly, "Not long, only an hour."

Su Li frowned, and her delicate little face immediately turned bitter and resentful, "You won't wait in the car..."

That's not right. It should be said that he should not have come and should not have waited.

But every time, she could easily be led astray by his words.

He could always use his fatal weakness to make her soften, make her compromise, and make himself invulnerable in front of her.

Su Li, who was brought into the pit, didn't want to speak anymore and took back his hand. Thinking that his colleagues were watching behind him and fearing that he would suddenly do something shocking, he asked, "Can you still drive?" ?"

"Ah."

The two got in the car, Su Li grabbed the shoulder strap of the bag, looking a little melancholy.

It was Qiao Peiyu who broke the silence, "Were those people in the group just now your colleagues?"

"Ah."

"Where were you going together just now?"

"Eat barbecue."

"It seems that you get along well with them." Qiao Peiyu smiled, "No wonder you don't want to go back to S City with me."

Su Li's heart tightened, "You clearly know that I don't go back because..."

"I."

Qiao Peiyu added for her and was silent for a moment, "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

"I'm not hungry." Su Li pursed her lips, "Just send me downstairs to the apartment."

Qiao Peiyu didn't say anything. He drove the car downstairs to the apartment where she lived, but he got out of the car with her and walked into the community together.

Su Li was angry and anxious, but couldn't say anything harsh, "You...what are you doing?"

"I'm hungry."

"If you are hungry, go..."

"I want to eat the noodles you cooked." Qiao Peiyu looked at her, "Many shops outside are closed at this time. I can't eat the midnight snacks and barbecue restaurants."

Because of his health, he has extremely strict dietary requirements. Even if he eats out, the restaurant must strictly select it.

Precisely because Su Li understood his physical condition, she couldn't refuse what he said.

Just like that, Qiao Peiyu entered the house openly and openly.The apartment was a one-bedroom apartment, not spacious, but it was enough for her to live alone.

The room was neatly tidied, without too many decorations, but it still felt a bit cozy.

He had been here with Qiao Xiya two days ago, so he changed his shoes familiarly and sat on the sofa.

Su Li poured him a glass of warm water and went to the kitchen.

She is a good cook. She was 'trained' by her aunt when she went to her uncle's house when she was five years old.

In the words of her aunt: 'Our Su family does not support idlers. If we want to have enough food and clothing, we have to work.'

She didn’t remember how tall a five-year-old child could be or how big her hands could be. She only remembered the first time she cooked. Because too much water was put in, it turned into porridge. Her aunt held a willow branch and hit her on the bench.

Normally, children only start to remember things after they are seven or eight years old, but every scene of her childhood left a deep impression on her.

It became a huge scar that she couldn't ignore now.

Speaking of good times, it probably started when she was 13 years old, when she was brought into the Qiao family by the Qiao couple. They nurtured her with love and told her with their actions that this is what it feels like to be loved and cared for.

It turns out that I can have enough to eat without having to wash clothes, cook or do housework, and I don’t have to suffer from the cold in winter.

The Qiao family was extremely kind to her, and she had very deep feelings for the Qiao family and his wife that she couldn't let go of.

When she was five years old, her parents died in a car accident. Her uncle and aunt raised her for the more than 80 yuan in compensation, but not only did not a penny of the more than 80 yuan be spent on her, but it also gave her endless pain and waste.

She is timid and cowardly, and dare not speak out about her needs. She subconsciously likes to cater to others and will not refuse. This was all developed during the eight years she spent at her uncle's and aunt's house.

The hurt was so deep and the shadow was so great that no matter how much love and care the Qiao family used, they could not completely change her cowardly character.

When she first arrived at the Qiao family, she felt like she was in a dream, and she was always afraid that she would be abandoned, so she tried her best to please everyone in the Qiao family.

Being well-behaved, sensible, and obedient are the simplest and necessary things.

The entanglement between her and Qiao Peiyu can't be explained in a sentence or two. The source of the evil is still the summer when she was 19 years old, when he said, "Ah Li has grown up and wants to fall in love. Can my brother have a relationship with you?" ? 'start.

It became completely out of control.

Qiao Peiyu looked gentle and gentle. He always had a warm and clear smile on his face, and he also looked sickly.

But only Su Li knew how powerful and terrifying this man's possessiveness was.

sickly.

Yes, these two words are exactly suitable for him.

Su Qi laid down a bowl of noodles and laid two eggs on top.

She took it out, placed it on the dining table, and called to the living room, "The noodles... are ready, come and eat."

Qiao Peiyu came over, looked at the familiar bowl of noodles on the table, and raised the corners of his lips slightly.

I haven’t eaten the noodles she made in almost half a year.

"You don't eat?"

Su Li shook his head, "I'm not hungry."

The small and medium-sized room soon fell silent, with only the sound of him eating noodles.

Su Li wanted to take a shower, but he hadn't left yet, and she didn't dare to act rashly.

Suddenly, as she began to feel sleepy, she suddenly heard a rapid breathing, which made her wake up suddenly. She quickly walked to Qiao Peiyu and saw him covering his chest.

"You...what's the matter with you?"

"It's okay." Qiao Peiyu shook his head, "I have medicine in my coat pocket..."

"I'll get it."

Su Li acted quickly. Not only did she take the medicine, she also poured him warm water and watched him take it with water.

Qiao Peiyu was born prematurely and had a weak body since he was a child. He did not have any specific serious diseases. However, his immune system was defective. When he was 11 years old and 41 years old, he had a high fever of [-] degrees and passed through hell several times.

After long-term medication, my health is better than when I was a child.

But I still can't get tired or cold.

Otherwise, it is easy to experience dizziness, palpitation, shortness of breath, decreased physical strength, and emptiness of qi and blood.

When Yu Qingyuan was a child, he found a fortune teller to tell him once, and he said that he would have two major catastrophes in the future, one when he was 18 years old, and the other when he was 30 years old.

The calamity of being 18 years old has been passed safely now, only the calamity of being 30 years old is left.

The disaster at the age of 18 was because Qiao Peiyu was too weak when he was a child. The doctor said that he might not live to be 18 years old.

As for the calamity of turning 30, the fortune teller refused to say more.

As a result, Yu Qingyuan now goes to the temple every year to pray for him, hoping that he can spend this life safely and smoothly.

"You...you want to lie down and rest for a while?"

Su Li saw that after he drank the medicine, there were still water drops on his thin, pale lips, and his face didn't look very good. She wanted to touch his hand to check the temperature, but couldn't reach out, so she could only hold it. his arms.

Most of Qiao Peiyu's body was leaning on Su Li, who was only 165cm tall.

Compared with him, who is 187cm tall, she looks too small and very thin, and there is a sense of déjà vu that could crush her to the ground at any time.

Qiao Peiyu leaned on the sofa, looking at her face that was wrinkled with worry, and slowly raised his hand to touch it, "Don't worry, it's okay, I probably don't have enough clothes on."

"It's colder here in Nandu than in City S. You should wear more clothes when you go out so as not to catch a cold..."

She turned away from him, her clear eyes filled with melancholy, "You should go back to City S. Nandu is not suitable for you. This will only make you worse... your parents will be worried and sad."

"If you leave, you won't let them... make me sad?"

"This is different." She bit her lip, her eyes slowly turning red.

She just didn't want to make them more sad or sad, so she chose to leave and wanted to end things with him completely.

Deep down in her heart, she was too afraid of hurting Qiao Yixing and Yu Qingyuan's hearts. At the same time, she felt inferior and did not dare to ask for more.

She felt that she had received too many things from the Qiao family that she had never had before, and she should no longer be greedy and dream of transforming from an adopted daughter into a young lady of the Qiao family.

She was afraid that the Qiao family would give her disappointed and sad looks, and she was even more afraid that they would say, 'If I had known this, I shouldn't have brought you back in the first place', or 'You leave, and from now on we, Qiao,' If we don’t have a daughter like you at home, don’t ever appear in front of us in the future.”

She worries about gains and losses, and cherishes the love given to her by the Qiao family.

But the more you cherish it, the more you fear losing it.

In this love web weaved by Qiao Peiyu, she was consciously scolding herself for being greedy, but at the same time she couldn't help but fall in love.

The human heart is really difficult to control.

"Su Li, you can't solve the problem by running away." Qiao Peiyu took her hand, "I said, I will solve the problem with you, which will make the relationship between the two of us aboveboard, and my parents will recognize it. …”

"No, they won't approve it..."

Su Li withdrew her hand and shook her head, "Go back. I beg you. You and the eldest lady of the Ling family are the most suitable. My parents like her very much. Xiaoya showed me her photos. She looks good." She is very beautiful and talented, and you...well..."

Before she finished speaking, Su Li suddenly lost her center of gravity. He pulled her into his arms, held the back of her head, and blocked all her subsequent words with his lips.

Let’s start, let’s start, Qiao Sulian, let’s start