the time you love

Chapter 14 I Am Your Medicine (2)
Zhou Nuoyan squeezed my hand quietly, I woke up suddenly, smiled as brightly as possible, and then called out sweetly: "Auntie—"

"Hey, you are Tourmaline. You look as good as your voice. You and Hu Po are really sisters." Her eyes were kind but unconsciously alienated, especially when she looked at Zhou Nuoyan, "Nuoyan, you were not Did you say you would come to Melbourne to see your mother after the annual meeting? Why did you cancel it later?"

"I was busy with work, so I couldn't make the trip."

"Oh, that's right—" Ms. Guo Jiahui put on the original expression, "But work is work, so don't neglect your girlfriend." After saying that, she smiled at me.

I was picking up the cup and hurriedly said: "Actually, we are not..."

"I see." Zhou Nuoyan cut off my words, and pushed the ice cream cake on the table in front of me.I turned my head to stare at him, and he sipped his tea without paying attention.

After chatting for a while, Ms. Guo Jiahui seemed to finally be unable to restrain herself, and said, "Tourmy, I want to talk to Nuoyan alone, is it convenient?"

I froze for a moment, my face burning slightly.It turned out that by being careless for a while, I became an ignorant person, which delayed the mother and son's heart-to-heart talk.Get up hurriedly, "Okay, I'll go shopping nearby, I just saw a pair of shoes."

Zhou Nuoyan pressed me down, "No need, we'll be leaving soon, what's your business, let's make a long story short."

"Promise..." Seeing that he was indifferent, his mother turned to look at me with beautiful and helpless eyes.

I was speechless, one hand was still tightly held by Zhou Nuoyan, I knew he must have his reasons for doing so, I hesitated again and again, but I didn't break his hand.

"If you came this time to help Shou Xin get back his inheritance, please don't hold your breath." Zhou Nuoyan finally showed impatience on his face.

"Of course not," Ms. Guo Jiahui hastily denied, "Why would I do that? I know...that's what your father meant, I have no right to interfere, it's just..."

She looked at me again, and I understood what she meant, so I simply turned my face away and pretended not to pay attention.She sighed and said: "Promise, other mothers won't talk about it, but Shouxin is your younger brother after all. If you don't help him, who else can you expect to help him? I know it's difficult for you about the inheritance." Yes, but how do you want me to tell him... Tell the truth, that child is simple-minded and straight-tempered, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it. "

I was so curious about the so-called truth in her mouth, it was almost itchy, but because of the faces of these two people, I couldn't say anything, and suddenly remembered what I said unintentionally in the hospital last time, and I couldn't help but shudder. I really guessed it right?Zhou Shouxin's youthful face, not even remotely similar to Zhou Nuoyan, appeared in his mind.

Zhou Nuoyan sneered, and said: "You worry too much. Shouxin is an adult. I think he has the most basic ability to judge right and wrong. He can hide it for a while, but he can't hide it for a lifetime. He can't make him hate me and Dad forever, right? "

Guo Jiahui's face gradually lost its color and became a little pale.

"Before, he said that he would go to court with me. I don't care. Anyway, the will is clearly written-you can't get a penny if you keep your word." After a pause, his voice softened slightly, "Mom, It's an old story, please tell Shouxin clearly, if it really goes to court because of this, wouldn't it hurt him even more?"

Guo Jiahui's body shook, "No! You can't go to court! Promise, can't you help mom anymore?"

I couldn't help but look back at him.

"Didn't I do enough all these years?" Zhou Nuoyan lowered his eyelashes and said in a low voice, "My father will blame me even if he is in the sky."

In an instant, Guo Jiahui was stunned and speechless as if struck by lightning.

I've never seen Zhou Nuoyan like this before, and I couldn't help but hand over the other hand for him to hold.

"Sorry..." she murmured.I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but I think she seems to have aged a lot, and her previous demeanor was overshadowed by a kind of bleakness.

"Excuse me." I felt his breath stagnate, and then I was pulled up by him and walked out of the teahouse quickly.

"Nuoyan, promise, walk slowly, I can't keep up—" I ignored the strange gazes from the crowd around me, and rushed to grab his arm.This man dragged me out of the door and left me behind, and ignored me even if I screamed and broke my throat.

"What are you doing? You are angry with your mother, don't take it on me." I caught a glimpse of his livid face, and hurriedly changed my words, "It's getting late, take me home."

On the bustling avenue, the lights are on.

Zhou Nuoyan drove the car to the top of the mountain to blow the cold wind, I took out the scarf from my bag and put it on, and silently accompanied him.After sitting for a long time, I leaned sideways on the car seat, looking at the sky full of stars outside the window, and suddenly wanted to drink beer.On New Year's Eve that night, Zhou Nuoyan and I sat on the high wall of the balcony, drinking beer while watching the fireworks, so pleasant!
"What are you thinking about?"

I looked back at him and saw that his complexion had improved a lot, and said with a smile, "I want to drink."

He was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows, got out of the car and went to the rear compartment to bring back a stack of beer.I was so happy that I opened a can first, drank a few sips, and then said: "I didn't expect you to have alcohol in your car. It's really surprising."

He ignored my words, opened the beer can, and drank harder than me.Afraid of falling behind, I grabbed three or four cans and held them in my arms. He stretched out his hand to grab me, and I acted like a rascal. As soon as he stretched out his hand, I would bite him.Originally I just wanted to scare him, but he would risk it all for the beer. My front teeth hit his wrist heavily, leaving two rows of neat tooth marks, and there were also drops of bright red blood.

He shouted angrily: "He Bixi, are you a puppy?"

I laughed, triumphantly opened the door and went out, sat cross-legged on a rock and continued to be a drunkard.The bright colorful light bulbs hover from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and the night view is so beautiful.He came out and put his coat on me.

"Are you in a better mood?" I winked at him and shook the beer can in my hand.

"Actually, my mother didn't say she wanted to see you." He thought for a while and said.

"I know, it's okay." I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand and smiled, "Anyway, I don't know your mother well, so it's not a bad feeling to be a shield. You don't have to feel guilty, and I don't suffer. Thank you for sending me Give me this expensive dress."

He took a few sips and said, "I never knew how to get along with her alone."

"Your mother is also like this. I saw her talking to you carefully just now."

"I used to be envious of trustworthiness, thinking that they are mother and son when they get along like that." As if thinking of something, a self-deprecating smile emerged from the corner of his mouth, "I was never the son she expected."

After hours of wind, he drove me downstairs.When I reached the second floor, I couldn't help but look in that direction. He was still there, leaning on the car seat with a tired expression, one hand resting outside the window, and a lighted cigarette was held between his slender fingers.My heart suddenly hurt a little. I held the mobile phone in my palm, and I struggled fiercely in my heart. I stopped for a long time and finally dialed his number.

"Why don't you leave?"

He was startled, and looked up from the car window, "It's nothing, just sit for a while and leave."

I bit my lip, "Do you want to come up and sit down?"

"No." He refused without thinking.

"Oh. Then, let's go, be careful on the road." I was about to hang up when I heard him call me, "What?"

He was silent for a few seconds, and said, "Tourma, let me meet Shen Su, make an appointment."

"Why?" I don't understand.

After waiting for a long time, I thought he would not answer, but I heard him say: "Just to meet, nothing else, if you want."

"But, for what reason?" I didn't want to reject him, but I also didn't want to hurt Shen Su, "Why do you suddenly want to see him?"

He smiled and said, "Don't make me think so complicatedly, just forget it if it's really embarrassing."

"Let's go to the gymnasium to play tennis together this weekend, how about it?" He almost blurted out, and then realized that this suggestion is really ridiculous, how could Zhou Nuoyan be interested in spending time with us.

"it is good."

"What did you say?" I thought I was hallucinating.

"I said yes." He didn't seem to care about my doubts at all, he just said, "I'll see you that weekend, and you will let me know when you arrive."

Putting the phone back in the bag, I didn't turn around and go upstairs until his car drove away.

Shen Su seemed to have just woken up, looking for something to eat in the kitchen in her pajamas.Hearing the sound of my door closing, he yelled at me: "Xixi, have you eaten tonight? I'm ordering noodles, do you want it?"

"No, I've already eaten." I was about to go to the bathroom to take a shower, but halfway I heard the sound of bowls and chopsticks. I was a little worried, so I turned back to look at him, "Do you need help? You crack an egg and go down."

"Well, I know." He turned his head and looked at me with surprise, "When did you buy the clothes? They are beautiful."

He is never stingy with compliments, I'm used to it.Walked over to lie on his back, feeling a little depressed.

"What's wrong?" He freed his hand to touch my head, "Who made my Xixi unhappy?"

"Shen Su, your mother must love you very much."

Shen Su froze, "Why did you say this suddenly?"

I shook my head, unable to explain why.He scratched my nose pamperingly, "Don't think about it."

I went to the bathroom to take a hot bath, and before I went to sleep, I received a text message from Zhou Nuoyan, who said: I met him to see what kind of person can have you.

I couldn't sleep all night until the sky outside gradually turned white.

It is no exaggeration to say that the day Shen Su and Zhou Nuoyan met was the most stressful experience I have ever had growing up.

On the way there, I confessed to Shen Su, but Shen Su thought I was joking.So I give up explaining, which is a laborious and thankless business.

Zhou promised to be on time for the appointment, but we were about ten minutes late.

As soon as I entered the gate of the gymnasium, I took a quick glance and found him from the crowd. His eyes met mine, and I subconsciously wanted to drop Shen Su's hand, but Shen Su held it very tightly. To the point where I wonder what he knows.

As he got closer, he suddenly found a woman with a ponytail standing beside Zhou Nuoyan.

Jiang Enai.

That face, which resembles Jiang Enjie's, is so dazzling even indoors.I couldn't tell what it was like, all the previous scruples disappeared at this moment, and I no longer felt guilty or sorry.He's not someone to me anymore, and I think I'm complicating a lot of things.

"Zhou promise."

"Shen Su."

"Jiang Enai."

The opening remarks of these three people made it difficult for me not to laugh, so I stupidly added, "He Bixi." When Zhou Nuoyan looked at Shen Su, his expression became serious for a moment, but fortunately, Shen Su is not a sensitive person.

The gymnasium is not a good place to chat, so we exchanged a few words and went straight to the point.I couldn't wish for it, because sooner or later my brain would be muddled between these few people.After a few rounds, I excused myself to go out to buy water, and slipped into a small icehouse nearby to sit down and kill the time.I know what Zhou Nuoyan is like, and I'm not worried that he will speak out in front of Shen Su.In fact, what should I worry about?I even vaguely hoped that Zhou Nuoyan would say something like "He Bixi is my woman" to Shen Su.

But how is it possible?I felt a little ridiculous, so I asked the boss for a cup of black tea, and then I went to the shelf next to me to find an outdated fashion magazine to read.The black tea was delivered quickly, and I bowed my head and said thanks.

"Just running away like this, don't you feel ashamed?"

Hearing Zhou Nuoyan's voice suddenly, I almost spit out the tea in my mouth, looked around, and didn't see anyone else, so I was relieved and said, "Didn't you just run away? Otherwise, why would you be standing here? "

He sat down opposite me and said coldly, "What's so good about that Shen Su?"

I smiled and asked, "Then what's wrong with him?"

"Are you sure you like him?"

Without thinking, I said, "I'm sure."

He was silent, picked up my cup and drank it.

"Hey—" I yelled at him dissatisfied, why does this person always like to grab things from me!

"Do you know why I wrote in the contract that that person must come back with you?" he asked.

Regarding this point, I didn’t take it seriously at first, thinking it was just one of his excuses to make things difficult. Until Shen Su ran away from home and came to see me, I suddenly realized, “What do you hope to explain with this behavior.”

He nodded and said seriously: "If a man is willing to give up some relatively important people and things for you, I may be able to believe that he is sincere to you."

"Then what's the problem now?" I was inexplicably disappointed, and curled the corners of my lips, "Shen Su didn't disappoint you, right?"

He looked at me for a long time without saying a word.

"Tourmaline, leave him."

It seems like a century has passed, when I heard him say that, my expression stiffened, and I didn't know how to react.After a while, the brain slowly resumed operation, "Why? You?"

"He's not for you," he said with great brevity, before adding, "Although he's fine."

This is not the first person to tell me that Shen Su is not suitable for me. Fang Wenlin has said it no less than [-] times before, but no matter who it is, even if my parents are alive, I don’t think this person in front of me will say it lightly. One sentence works.

Under his calm and almost cold gaze, I suppressed all the nerves that were on the verge of losing control, and said slowly: "So, what kind of man do you think is suitable for me?" I heard my trembling voice.

"I don't know," he said cleanly, still staring at me, "but I know that if the love between two people is not blessed by your parents, your future can only be compromised, but you—— are not a person who is willing to compromise. "

I took a deep breath, "You seem to know what I don't?"

"Tourmaline," he said with burning eyes, "don't make choices that you can't convince yourself just to leave me. You can see everything I know."

I looked at him blankly and sneered, "You seem to see me through, that's right, after I went to college, I never rejected anyone who wanted to date me. Before I met Shen Su, dating different people was my daily routine. Homework, at that time, I really wanted to escape from your palm in my dreams. Do you know that that paper contract makes me feel ashamed until now, whether it is in front of you or Shen Su. I am really not a A person who is willing to compromise, but I don't want to wrong myself, otherwise I would not obediently go home with you seven years ago and accept all the gifts you gave me, I am not such a spineless person."

"Tourmaline—" he frowned.

"Shen Su's family members don't agree with us being together because they can't accept Shen Su leaving home for me, but isn't this thanks to you? If I am willing to stay for him, maybe..."

"Will you?" He interrupted me.

"I don't know." I really wanted to say I would, but the words choked up in my throat, so I gave up.

Zhou Nuoyan drank up the cup of black tea.

(End of this chapter)