Fall in love with your enemy - Chapter 535 Hiding (Part )
Fall in love with your enemy
Chapter 535 Hiding (Part )Chapter 535 Hiding (Part )
Continuing from the last time, Lao Hou waited for his backers to arrive, and finally called me with an excuse. Feeling guilty, he took two people as a shield before showing up. A fifty-year-old man, he smiled at me playfully, but he choked while drinking, and coughed twice with his hand covering his mouth before looking up at me.
"Shishi, I heard you were sick... ahem, are you feeling better? Anyway, Linjiang is fine, otherwise I'll go see you in a few days. Lu Zeyun doesn't know the situation and is busy, I'm afraid he can't take care of you."
I paused and lowered my head to eat, and my voice was lower when I reminded him, "Don't you need to show up for routine matters? The other families have their leaders watching over them, so be careful that people will find out about your relationship with your uncle. It's just a small matter for me, so don't worry about me."
Old Hou shook his head, stretched out his hand to stop him and said in a long tone: "Hey - you are always so 'righteous', as your uncle, I can't treat you unfairly! If I had known that you would sacrifice yourself for others, how could I be at ease? No one will watch you if you run away for two days."
I was too lazy to continue talking, so I simply moved my phone away. Brother Qingyun also knew what I meant and continued to eat calmly. Just this one trace was enough to make Lao Hou shut up, and it was as if his faith collapsed in an instant.
Fortunately, his uncle was still there, so he couldn't talk about personal revenge in front of the public. He quickly calmed down and forced a smile: "Oh, is that so? Then you should be careful."
"It's about taking care of your health." Brother Qingyun suddenly laughed out loud, scooped a spoonful of porridge and handed it to my mouth, but he didn't even look at me: "Take care of your health from time to time, don't be scared, I will take good care of you."
"Hehe, okay, all is well..." The corners of Lao Hou's mouth twitched in embarrassment. I didn't know what deep hatred he had towards the second house or whether he felt the same as Lao Fu. At this moment, he looked at Brother Qingyun with particularly resentment for no apparent reason.
I put down my bowl and chopsticks when I had almost finished eating. I followed this line to imagine how long it would take for the news to reach Zening's ears, and then I smiled and said, "Uncle Hou, I'm depressed and there's something I can't solve. I don't think it's good for my recovery. How about you give me a hand?"
Old Hou was startled, then nodded: "Go ahead! Ancestor..."
"It's a rare occasion for my uncle to come to Linjiang. As one of the aristocratic families, we can't refuse to entertain him. What's more, he is a relative besides business. So, could you let my Cheng Cheng be the host and persuade my uncle to get together tomorrow?" I said, rolling my eyes.
Old Hou's expression suddenly became subtle. He looked around and lowered his voice deliberately: "Auntie, collusion between officials and businessmen?"
I lowered my posture and said aggrievedly: "Chengcheng is still young and ignorant, and I'm not at home. If he gets excited and does something wrong, how can I take care of him when I'm thousands of miles away? Uncle won't be lenient then, right? Why don't you let him meet with uncle before the inspection starts? If there's anything he doesn't understand, I'll teach him. If there's anything he needs to cooperate with, we can prepare the information on the same day, which will be convenient for both of us. Besides, collusion between officials and businessmen is so ugly. Uncle is an official in Yingjing, and has little to do with us. The gathering is just a channel for elders to teach the younger generation, and you're there too, aren't you?"
Lao Hou put on a look of "contempt", but after a while he gritted his teeth and admitted it. I knew that as long as it did not affect his and Lao Fu's "great cause", he would have no objection to my request. After hanging up the phone, I ate peacefully. Nothing happened that night, until the time passed for the shortest flight from Yingjing to Malaysia.
While I was playing with Cocoa Bean in the courtyard, the long-silent Haisong Mansion finally welcomed some fresh fun. Uncle Shao came back from outside with Zhao Si in his arms and sat next to me: "The people from the third room are here, waiting outside the door."
Brother Qingyun, who was feeding Rongrong, paused with his fingertips, then returned to normal, muttering a few words "Mimi" intentionally or unintentionally, and Rongrong kept rubbing his calves.
I smiled, rubbed the fluffy head, and said, "Get out."
Uncle Shao was also calm. He stretched and leaned over: "Do you need a reason?"
"No need." I replied.
Uncle Shao then waved to his apprentice leisurely. The young man bowed and went out, but soon came back. It seemed that the people sent by Zening were not ordinary managers, or they were here to test my feelings from the beginning. They were driven away in disgrace and were all silent. I thought there would be at least two people who would complain about their grievances, but they were very quiet, so quiet that I thought they had never been here.
Brother Qingyun no longer concealed himself and turned around to look at me carefully. I smiled at him, but it was always difficult to speak. It was only after An An kicked me in time that I gave him a reason and he hurried over to support me.
But I have to say that An An was a bit too cruel. Helping his uncle is a serious matter, but he can't make me almost vomit my dinner...
"How can it be so uncomfortable? I don't remember suffering this much when I was pregnant with my first child." Brother Qingyun supported me as I retched in the trash can while gently patting my back. Seeing that I was feeling better, he quickly handed me a piece of paper and said, "Is this probably a boy? It's so noisy, even his two sisters combined wouldn't be this miserable."
I covered my mouth and nose for a while before I could catch my breath. I patted my chest and calmed myself down. "I checked. It's a boy. He's a little noisy, but it's not his fault. I just finished detoxifying. I didn't prepare for pregnancy or take supplements. I got pregnant unexpectedly. I had expected this to happen. And An An is older than other children..."
Brother Qingyun frowned and touched my belly, looking more and more worried: "Your belly seems to be bigger than others. I checked before. If the mother is too weak, the baby will try hard to absorb it to save itself. No wonder you are thinner. It's really hard work."
"Pregnancy is always like this. It's the worst experience in life when you're pregnant, but when you give birth, he'll be your cute nephew." I pursed my lips, trying to leave a bad impression on my son: "I'm going to give birth in two months."
Brother Qingyun was silent for a long time and then sighed. He pulled away Coco Bean who had been trying to get me to hug him. Coco Bean disliked him the moment she saw him. She looked at me pitifully and when she saw no reaction, she arrogantly swept me away.
"You are about to give birth, won't Gao Xinci come back?" he asked, remembering to think of it.
I lowered my head: "Don't tell him, so that one more person won't worry."
"What about you?"
"It's enough for you to take care of me. You also took care of me when I was pregnant with Lingling."
I stroked my belly until there was no movement, then I looked up at him, putting on my signature smile that showed how guilty I was. Brother Qingyun felt guilty: "You said I was watching over you, but I'm afraid of snakes. I didn't dare to go into Qianhe Hall many times in the later period. Speaking of this, it was Uncle Shao who took care of me the most."
Uncle Shao stood in the sunset. He was not very old but at this moment he looked amiable and experienced. "Hehe, I only have one daughter. She is too wild and keeps wanting to go out. She can't see me many times in a year, let alone give me a grandson. I just hope that if she gives birth, the child can call me grandpa a few times so that I can enjoy the happiness of family life."
The three of them laughed together, oh no, or maybe three and a half, isn't it a wonderful way of three generations living under one roof?
But happy times are always so short. At the same time and in the same place, the next day when the three of us were sitting here basking in the sun, there was another knock on the door. At that time, Brother Qingyun was still holding the dictionary on my lap and laughing at me: "What are you doing? Are you naming the child? I heard you call him An An before. Are you starting to prepare for him so young?"
"Naming is a major event in life, so of course you should do it early! Brother, if you don't want to help, don't make things more complicated—"
I angrily snatched back the brick-thick notebook, and turned around to see Li Qianyin frowning in dissatisfaction, with her hands behind her back blocking my sun: "Miss, the third room is back again."
"Then keep going, why are you asking me?" I laughed casually, without even blinking my eyelids: "I'm sick, what if I knock everyone in the room down? Zening should blame me."
"Who dares? I'll just roll my eyes at them." Li Zi said with disdain, and immediately squatted down with his head down: "But this time it's different, sister, Pei Zhen is here..."
I paused. Coco Bean was anxious when he saw that I was holding the dried meat but not feeding it. He bit me lightly and looked at me eagerly. I coaxed him away. Brother Qingyun probably felt a little depressed. He took a short break and held my hand: "I can see him." He was very calm and relieved: "I have to see him eventually."
I also put my arm around him: "I'll go with you."
So for me, the courtyard door that had been closed for a long time was finally opened, and people could briefly see the outside world from this square sky, but it was only a glimpse, and it was blocked by the twenty or thirty people coming from the third house. Pei Zhen walked in front with a great posture. Since his uncle left, he seemed to have taken his uncle's position. Unlike the heads of other families, the third house had a new heir, a new ninth-level head. He was still at the top, powerful and respected by the head lady. But this was what he deserved. He had no children, no daughters, and no wife, and he treated his uncle's children as his own.
Even so, I can't help but feel sorry.
I waved my hand to signal Li Qianyin to keep everyone else behind. Pei Zhen looked back and saw that the person was still in his sight, so he didn't pay much attention and walked forward. Before that, he had a very reasonable look on his face until I stood up and saw my round belly and pale face.
He paused, and looked me up and down in disbelief: "Shishi, you..."
"Why did Uncle Pei come here suddenly? I told you before that I was recuperating. If something happened, would Uncle Pei be willing to bear the blame with so many people?" I was very tired, and I curled the corners of my lips and then fell down.
Pei Zhen was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. The few steps he took on the stairs wiped out the resentment and momentum that had accumulated for a long time. It seemed that he even pitied me like my uncle. I saw two shadows in the light. He came forward and put his hands on my arm to look at me: "Are you pregnant? Why didn't you say it!"
I lowered my eyebrows: "I just don't want to see your eyes like that, so I won't say it."
Pei Zhen became even angrier, but he was helpless and stamped his feet. He gritted his teeth and swallowed it for a long time: "So, are you going to give birth? How many months?"
"It's time to give birth. Five months."
"How is this possible? How can this be a normal five-month-old belly? This..."
As he spoke, he refuted himself again, and his strong body suddenly became weak.
He knew there was no need for me to lie to him. There had to be a reason for this weird look on my face, and the reason was written on my face.
I gently placed his hand on my belly. At that moment, I heard a tremor in his throat. I lowered my head and said, "This is why I stay here, Uncle Pei. Don't look for me anymore. Even if you search the whole mountain, I will only leave Brother Qingyun alone. I'm sorry, my son can't be frightened. Your people are making a lot of noise in the mountain. I disagree on behalf of my son. If there is any loss, we will settle it together later."
As soon as the words fell, there were cries of pain from many people in the yard. Ji Bing and his men pulled out all the guys hiding in the mountains, tied them up, threw them into the yard, and kicked them to the ground. Their noses and faces were bruised and swollen, and Pei Zhen was disgusted but not too surprised. He just looked at the defeat and sighed deeply.
I continued, holding his arm affectionately and begging: "I don't want anyone to disturb me anymore, and I don't want you to go out and get endless gossip from others. Uncle Pei, please stay with me, keep this secret for me, and protect Brother Qingyun. Otherwise, I will be so angry that I will die. Do you think Zening can have a good life?"