rose ashes

In the wide-open car door, Ye Gu raised his eyelashes slightly and looked at Luo Yang who was breathing slightly.

Turning around and seeing the reporters about to catch up, Luo Yang quickly got into the car.
The car sped away, and the reporters looked in the direction of departure in annoyance.

When at work, Luo Yang would dress more formally most of the time, so high heels were still necessary. But obviously in this situation, high heels were painful for her.
Women's high heels always come at the cost of blood sacrifice. Luo Yang paid some attention to it, lowered her eyes slightly, glanced at the slightly red area where the heel was rubbed, and pulled her foot back a little.

The rustling sound of the bag echoed in the car for a moment, and then it quickly returned to silence.

A pair of sneakers appeared at Luo Yang's feet.
Ye Gu quickly raised his body and said vaguely: "Put it on."

Liu Min, who was sitting in the front, laughed inwardly. Mr. Ye, who used to be eloquent in any occasion, would sometimes be so frugal with words.

Luo Yang looked at the sneakers at his feet and asked without thinking: "Why do you carry sneakers in the car?"
As soon as she said this, she regretted it and wanted to pry open her own brain to see what she was thinking about. She spoke without thinking.

She turned her head to the side, frowning and rolling her lips in disappointment.

Ye Gu stiffened his neck and looked out the window. "It just so happens that today, if you don't want your foot to get worse, change it."

Looking at the familiar route, Luo Yang had a vague destination in mind, but she didn't ask more questions. Since Ye Gu could predict that she would be surrounded by reporters today, he was definitely not the kind of person who would fight unprepared.

Looking at the villa in front of him, Luo Yang understood.

The two walked side by side. "You stay at Xiye's house for now, and leave when I come to pick you up. There are definitely more reporters outside than the ones you just saw. If you need anything else, you can call me directly and I will ask someone to help you solve it. Don't go out, I will solve everything."
Ye Gu spoke to Luo Yang sentence by sentence with great patience. He hadn't been seen talking so much in the car just now.

Luo Yang smiled and interrupted him, "I see. Anyway, I can't go out, right? I won't go out and won't cause you any trouble."

Ye Gu was choked and wanted to explain, "It's not a trouble, I'm just afraid that you——"
The door behind him opened, and a woman came out and hugged Luo Yang, "Long time no see, Ah He."

Ye Gu's words were left unfinished.
He lowered his hands and looked at Luo Yang's back, his eyes becoming increasingly darker.

"Don't worry, it will be fine. These are just some weak rumors that won't hold water."
Feng Yan put his hand on Ye Gu's shoulder and patted him gently.

Ye Gu didn't say anything for a long time, then he said, "Do you think Xi is also a problem?"
Feng Yan shrugged as a matter of course, "Never."
Ye Gu smiled, looking at the direction where Luo Yang walked away, and raised the corners of his lips: "Me too."

/ / /
As a talented Go player who has emerged in recent years, Xi is now attracting the most attention.
I have just finished a competition abroad, and only recently returned to China and the chess academy to participate in unified study and training.

Although she is very famous in Nancheng, Xi doesn't like being noticed, so everything is the same as everyone else.

Luo Yang looked at her still cold appearance, poked her arm, and whispered in the direction of Feng Yan.
"Why are you still so distant from Feng Yan?"

Xi didn't comment, just looked at her lightly, "Aren't you the same?"
Luo Yang's heart was touched, and she curled her lips and stopped talking.

It is difficult for a doctor to heal herself. She can obviously provide help to others, but when it comes to herself, she feels like she has hit a weight and has difficulty taking every step.

The stern man in her eyes seemed neither far nor near, yet he seemed so far away to her, as if there was an invisible barrier between them that was difficult to break through.

Xi also looked at Luo Yang's expression steadily and said firmly: "He is very worried about you."

Luo Yang was surprised and turned to look at her.
"When did you have so many emotions?"
Xi was born with emotional indifference, and there is no cure for her. She can only rely on the little things in life and the subtle influence of people around her to make changes.

Xi also shook her head. She was just stating the facts that she saw with her own eyes.
"It's so obvious that I can't help but see it."

Luo Yang paused slightly and looked in Ye Gu's direction, but he clearly looked the same as usual.

Xi also pointed and said, "The clothes he is wearing are clearly the same ones he wore at the end of the wedding yesterday."
The reason why it hasn't been changed until now is simply because we had already started dealing with it when we anticipated the accident.

Luo Yang stared blankly at the suit hanging on his arm, and the rose brooch was faintly visible on the collar.

She still remembered that this was the coming-of-age gift she gave to Ye Gu that year.

"This is the gift you gave him." Xi also said.

Luo Yang's eyes flickered, he nodded, and said in a low voice: "Yes."
The brooch was not expensive, nor was it a precious item. At that time, she had already decided not to rely on Luo Jiancheng, so most of her financial resources came from her extra income from tutoring.

That brooch took up all of her first salary, but it was still not worth a drop in the bucket of anything Ye Gu had.

From a distance, the silver on the rose branch on the brooch has become less shiny and even looks a little decadent.

Luo Yang's throat was slightly choked and he lowered his head.
"If I were him, I certainly wouldn't forgive him for leaving without saying goodbye."

Xi also looked at Luo Yang's lonely and depressed appearance, without saying anything, just holding her hand with a calm mood.
"He never blamed you."

Luo Yang just shook his head. Xi wouldn't understand. Everyone would hate leaving without saying goodbye. If it weren't for the maintenance of the relationship, no one would be immune to it. And their already shaky friendship had long been insufficient to support her behavior, so how could there be any possibility of forgiveness.

/ / /
Luo Yang stayed at Xiye's house temporarily. In fact, the online incidents could be settled peacefully by asking the parties involved to come forward to clarify. But Ye Gu's request was to eliminate the trouble forever.

There is no such thing as a third time. If a sufficiently strong deterrent warning is not given at the beginning, there will be a second and a third time after the first time.

He is a person who fears repetition, so he finishes it all at once.

Looking at the surveillance video in the corridor outside the manor toilet on the computer, the sound was clear and there were several women's voices mixed together.
Ye Gu watched in the surveillance video as Luo Ke and two unfamiliar women entered the bathroom together, and then Xi Ye appeared on the screen.

It is not surprising to meet colleagues, but the voice behind is the main course.

Birds of a feather flock together, and Rocco’s two friends were completely unrestrained in their comments about the protagonist on the wedding day.
"She is no match for you, Coco, and according to the original logic, you should have married him."
Another voice immediately echoed, although it was not so clear, it could still be vaguely heard.
"But I think she might be like her short-lived mother. She might have some health problems and not have a good life."
The woman's words became more and more excessive. Suddenly, there was a muffled sound in the office. Liu Min was startled and looked up to see the documents in Ye Gu's hand scattered all over the floor.

His eyes were as black as crow feathers, without a trace of light. They were like a whirlpool, as if they could swallow a person whole if they stared at him for just one second.
Liu Min hurriedly looked away, quickened his hands to reorganize the documents and placed them on the coffee table some distance away from Ye Gu.

I don’t know how long I couldn’t hold my temper anymore, Ye Gu pressed the pause button, frowned, closed his eyes and lowered his head, then reached out and gently rubbed his eyebrows.

When faced with major issues, he has always been the backbone and has always been able to control and stabilize the situation well.
But what happened today? Every sentence was shouted into his ears at an infinitely amplified volume, as if it was played on a loop, each time louder than the previous one.

It was like thunder in his ears, pounding on his temples, making it impossible for him to calm down.

He kept his eyes closed like this for several minutes before he calmed his breathing and slowly raised his eyes.

The pause button is released and the sound continues.

"Ah!" Ye Gu frowned slightly when hearing several screams one after another.
A familiar, slightly neutral, low female voice appeared in the video, like ice and snow in winter, without any warmth at all.

"You've been in the septic tank for too long. I'm going to wash off the stench on you. But it's a pity that your hearts are rotten. Do you smell it? It stinks."

Ye Gu curled his lips silently. This speaking style was definitely that of the one from Feng Yan's family. Apart from Xi, no one else could sound emotionless even when speaking provocatively.

Luo Yang was bored and could only watch TV at Xi Ye's house. Because he was afraid that she would think too much, his cell phone was taken away. Now Chun Chun was a person who was forced to be isolated from the Internet.
A woman's sixth sense is always surprisingly sharp. She always feels that something is going to happen and feels uneasy.

Xiye was playing chess upstairs at the moment. Luo Yang looked at the stairs and decided not to go upstairs to disturb her.

Luo Yang, who was pacing anxiously in Xiye's house, finally got the answer in the evening.

On Weibo, Xiye and Ye Gu issued a statement:
Xiye: He is my friend’s husband, and I cannot reveal his identity. Please be careful with what you say and do, otherwise I will choose proper legal procedures to protect my rights.
Ye Gu forwarded a Weibo post from Xiyue Decoration Group and captioned it with two words: Wife @Lea洛泱
The serial bombshells, including the sharp and malicious conversation between the two women in the audio evidence, made people sigh.

The tone of the comment section suddenly changed 180 degrees. Luo Yang looked at it and just smiled.
This is a common operation of most human nature, and it is not surprising. When you have someone to support you, you are surrounded by people who sympathize with you, but when you are isolated and helpless, you become the target of public criticism.

Keyboard warriors never have to work too hard. They just follow the wind and don't need a place to stay. They are like weeds that cannot be burned by wildfires and will grow again in the spring breeze.

The matter was resolved satisfactorily until the doorbell of Xiye's house rang and Luo Yang went to open the door.

Luo Jiancheng stood behind Luo Ke, and the three of them looked at each other.

Luo Yang frowned, "What are you doing here?"

Luo Ke didn't say anything, just said angrily, "It's not that I want to come here." As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of Luo Jiancheng clearing his throat behind him hit his ears, his back suddenly shrank inward, and he stopped talking.

Luo Ke reluctantly lowered his head and gritted his teeth secretly: the sound seemed to be stuck in his throat, "I'm sorry."

With a light laugh, Luo Yang stopped smiling, the corners of his mouth straightened, and his usual gentleness was no longer visible.
"If apologies are useful, what is the point of the police and the law? I don't accept it."

Luo Jiancheng also tried to persuade her: "Ah He, we are all family. I have already taught her a lesson, but she is still your sister. This online incident will have some impact on her in the future. We should just solve our family's problems at home and not let outsiders laugh at us."

Luo Yang laughed angrily, walked out and slightly closed the door behind him.
"Outsiders are laughing at you? Aren't there enough jokes for outsiders? Is this a small matter enough for you to personally deal with it? Mr. Luo really values ​​family."

Luo Jiancheng's voice gradually became deeper, naturally taking on the dignity of an elder.
"Luo Yang, don't go too far. Outsiders will only think that you, as a sister, are too harsh. This will not do you any good. You should know the pros and cons!"

Luo Yang looked at the scene in front of him, it looked like he was coming to demand an explanation, and he even called it an apology.
It was truly the biggest joke she had ever heard this year, and also the most ridiculous.

Seeing her arrogant look, Luo Ke said disdainfully: "Isn't it because you are married now and have the Ye family behind you? Luo Yang, you are just a pawn in the interests of the chain. What are you so proud of here?"

"You've found someone better and you don't like the Luo family anymore, right? Well, we won't tolerate you, this great Buddha!"
Luo Jiancheng slapped Luo Ke on the cheek. She turned her head and looked at Luo Jiancheng in disbelief.

"Dad! You hit me?" Luo Ke's eyes were filled with tears, which surged up, and she couldn't bear it anymore. "Luo Yang is not the only one who is your daughter, I am also your biological daughter!"

When Ye Gu arrived, it was already too late.

(End of this chapter)