Love is like sugar and marriage is like water

Chapter 9 The mystery of life experience revealed
At first, Li Heng and Zhao Ji didn't talk much.

Later, they looked at the shining river water, both of them were silent, and the scene seemed a bit cold for a while.

"Please tell me!" Li Heng suddenly said with his usual smile, "What do you think of Li Shi? You must think she is a bit weird, right?"

"Yes!" Zhao Ji replied without hesitation.

Zhao Ji did not expect that he would talk about Li Shi.

"To make a correct judgment about her, you have to have a good understanding of her life experience." Li Heng said, "She is kind-hearted, but very courageous. It is difficult to live in harmony with her."

After pausing for a while and looking at the lawn of the park, Li Heng said again.

"However, if you knew her life experience, you wouldn't blame her..."

"What is her background?"

Li Heng glanced at Zhao Ji.

"Have you really never thought that she is not my sister?...No!"

Li Heng continued, not noticing Zhao Ji's panic.

"She is indeed my sister. She is my father's daughter. She and I are half-mother. Please listen to me in detail. I think you are worthy of trust. Let me tell you everything."

……

"My father used to be the chairman of a state-owned enterprise; and my mother was a senior employee of a bank. Both of them were very busy and couldn't take care of me at all."

"Oh!"

"My father and mother often quarreled. In my mind, my home was cold, with very little warmth like home."

"why?"

"Just because of this, I actually lacked a kind of love... Later, they sent me to the provincial capital to study in high school and college, and I lived in my uncle's house. I quickly forgot about that gloomy, joyless home."

"Oh, what does your uncle do?"

"My uncle is the major shareholder of a private group. However, he is not busy. He is only responsible for collecting dividends every year and does not participate in the management of the group, so he has a lot of time to care about me and take care of me."

"What about your aunt?"

"My aunt passed away a long time ago, leaving no son or daughter. My uncle never remarried and lived alone. Therefore, my uncle has always treated me as his biological son."

"Oh, it's so nice of you to have an uncle like you!"

"Yes! My uncle and I live in a three-story independent luxury villa, and we also have a nanny, driver, gardener, etc."

"Extremely well-off, huh?"

"Yeah! But, my father had a lot of social activities every day and didn't go home to eat or sleep every day. The relationship with my mother became weaker and weaker. My father met a hotel waitress and gave birth to a daughter with her... "

"Ah..." Zhao Ji had already guessed that this daughter might be Li Shi.

"You don't have to be surprised, that's the truth!"

……

"My mother heard that my father was having an affair and reported it to the Commission for Discipline Inspection. After investigation, it was found that my father was not only keeping a mistress outside, but was also guilty of misappropriation of public funds."

"Alas!" Zhao Ji sighed, "What happened next?"

"My father was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and my mother committed suicide by drinking poison... A good family was shattered like this."

Zhao Ji was horrified.

"I visit my father in prison every year. I love him even though he killed my mother. I never see a smile on his face. I find that my father becomes more depressed and taciturn every year. , became more thoughtful, almost to the point of timidity.”

"what's wrong?"

"Because he was worried about the illegitimate daughter, the child he had with the waitress. My father didn't tell me the reason at first, but he told me after I asked repeatedly."

"Oh……"

"Once, my father told me that I had a younger sister who had been living in the country. He asked me to pick her up and live with me, and asked me to take good care of her."

"With all due respect, is your sister the current Li Shi?" "Well, yes, you have already guessed it!"

"It's so obvious, how could I not guess it? What happened next?"

"Later, I followed the address my father told me and came to the countryside and met Li Shi. She was thin, with dark eyes, and was only in her teens. I didn't pick her up that time."

"why?"

"Because I'm worried that my uncle doesn't like her very much!"

"Oh……"

"Later, my father's sentence was commuted and he was released from prison. He lived in the city and took Li Shi over to live with him."

"What about Li Shi's mother?"

"She fell ill and died!"

"Oh, poor Li Shi."

……

"At that time, when I went to visit my father that year, I didn't pay special attention to Li Shi. She was as afraid of strangers as a small animal, moved quickly and remained silent. Whenever I walked into the room that my father liked, that The room was large and dark, and my mother died in it. Even if the room was lit with candles during the day, she would immediately hide on the balcony or behind the bookcase."

"Oh, Li Shi may be like this because of his lack of father's love."

"Yes! I haven't gone back to visit my father for a while. I always receive text messages from my father. He rarely calls or mentions Li Shi. Sometimes he mentions it in passing with just one sentence."

"..."

"One day, I never expected that late that night I suddenly received a call from Li Shi saying that my father was critically ill. If I still wanted to see him, I must go back as soon as possible."

"what……"

"I was absolutely petrified. There were no trains late at night, so I had to drive home."

"How many hours will it take?"

"Yes, my father was still alive when I got home, but he was already dying."

"Oh, then we can see you one last time."

"Well! My father was so happy to see me back!"

"How can you be unhappy?"

"My father stretched out his thin hands to hug me, and looked into my eyes for a long time with a look that was both scrutinizing and pleading."

"At the last moment of his life, he told you the mission. Those are called his last words, right?"

"Yes, after getting my promise that I would fulfill his last request, he asked Li Shi to come over. Li Shi came over timidly, barely able to stand, and trembling all over."

"..."

"My father pointed at Li Shi with difficulty and said to me, now I entrust my daughter, your sister, to you, and you must take good care of her."

"What about Li Shi?"

"When Li Shi heard this, she burst into tears and buried her face on the bed... About half an hour later, my father passed away."

……

Zhao Ji remembered that he had seen a photo of a woman in Li Shi's mobile phone album that day and asked Li Shi who this woman was.
But Li Shi didn't answer and quickly closed the photo album.

Only now did Zhao Ji remember that this was the photo of Li Shi's biological mother.I saw that she was tall, with a well-proportioned and beautiful figure, an elegant, serious and intelligent appearance, and a pair of big black eyes.

Li Heng also heard that Li Shi's biological mother was a woman known for her strong self-esteem and being unapproachable, so Li Shi inherited her temper.

Li Heng's father was passionately in love with Li Shi's biological mother and even wanted to marry her, but no matter how many times he begged, Li Heng's mother refused.

　Poor Li Shi!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)