Chapter 69 Chapter 69 After half a year, the old...
Half a year later, the old house remains the same.
Jin Man drove the car onto the winding mountain road with great momentum.
Lu Yanlin seemed to know that he was coming, and the door was wide open. All the checkpoints along the way gave green lights and allowed him to pass through smoothly.
Duoduo put down the toy in his hand and looked at the lush forest curiously. Even in the cold winter, the roadside was full of flowers. Suddenly, he stood up and pointed his little hand in front of him: "Manman, roses!"
Starting from the main road up the mountain, roses are blooming on both sides. They are the same variety that were once planted in the village. The bowl-sized flowers hang on the green branches, covered with the cold December wind, and each petal is filled with the unfrozen sunset glow.
Spring and summer elves usually only grow in midsummer.
Winter Rose defies common sense, its beauty fleeting like a blooming flower, its fragrance extravagant. Yet, all this meticulous design requires no reason; it simply serves to add a momentary pleasure to those who enter.
Lu Zhi swung his short legs, looking thoughtful.
Jin Man looked at the bright red flowers along the way. What was there to not understand? Those roses were not planted by Yue Wei, but to be honest, he also cared about these things when he was young. If he received them at that time, he would be happy all day long.
Yue Wei also sent flowers. When Jin Man admired them, it was more like admiring a beautiful and pleasant-smelling ornamental plant, without the kind of touching feeling that touched his heart.
Living in the countryside probably doesn't require so much romance. Being down-to-earth and having enough food and clothing are better than anything else.
Jin Man thought that he had achieved not being happy with things or sad with himself, but sweet words and romantic surprises are not only liked by Omegas. An Alpha will also be moved by these things, feel that he is cared about, and feel emotional.
His feelings towards Lu Yanlin were complicated, with all kinds of emotions entangled. It was hard to say whether it was hatred or love. He just knew that he would still be nervous about him and could not completely treat him as a stranger.
Can time help him completely forget the past?
Jin Man didn't know, nor did he like to explore those what-ifs. His life would never stay in one period of time, but would always be carried forward by various trivial matters and responsibilities.
As long as we look forward, what can't be overcome?
Lu Yanlin didn't know whether he was unconfident or too confident. He didn't give Jin Man such an opportunity. He came too fast and had too many tricks. He was like an invisible giant net that trapped him from all directions.
He held the two children's hands and rang the door of Lu Mansion.
Aunt Yu opened the door and saw him startled for a moment. She wiped her eyes and began to speak incoherently: "Xiao Man! Oh, it's Xiao Man!"
As resolute as Jin Man was when he left here, his situation became as complicated when he came back.
He picked up Lu Zhi and stuffed him into Aunt Yu's arms, saying with a cold expression, "Aunt Yu, I'll take Xiao Zhi back."
He put the child down and turned away like a ruthless shadow.
Aunt Yu chased out of the door, her slippers falling off. She just rushed forward and kept shouting: "Manman, Xiaoman, you...you don't leave yet, sit down, I'll pour you a cup of tea."
"dad!"
Lu Zhi's voice had a hint of tears in it.
Jin Man felt as if a thousand-pound stone had fallen from his feet, and his heart was roiling in frying oil. He had been an orphan since childhood, so how could he let his child end up like this?
Aunt Yu noticed that hesitation. When she saw the little boy following Jin Man, she was surprised and suspicious. She reached out and pinched the child's chubby little hand. It was ice-cold, so she quickly covered it with her hand.
"It's so cold, how can you go out without gloves? How pitiful, Manman, you finally got back. If nothing else, at least eat before you leave. It's so cold, there are no hotels around the mansion, and you're bringing a child with you, don't get too tired."
Jin Man said stubbornly: "I won't be hurt by the cold. I'm used to it."
Aunt Yu hit his shoulder lightly and complained: "What nonsense are you talking about? Can people be made of iron?"
Jin Man choked, and Aunt Yu picked the child up, her expression unwilling to give in. Lu Zhi was equally reluctant, eagerly moving over to tug at his father's clothes, his expression like someone who wanted to hold his father's hand but didn't dare.
"dad."
Jin Man had poor self-control and could not help but went into Lu Mansion with Aunt Yu.
The Lu family was still the same as before, with not much change. Aunt Yu held a child in each hand, and the old lady's eyes and eyebrows were full of competence and kindness. She asked everyone what they had done in the past few days, what they wanted to eat, and what they wanted to play.
Duoduo opened his eyes wide and looked at the beautiful garden and small Western-style building in amazement.
Jin Man did not enter the main building. When he got here, he began to regret it, but he did not want others to see it.
Aunt Yu was very good at observing people's words and expressions, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to serve the Lu family for so many years. She smiled and took the child's hand, letting Jin Man walk around by himself and be at ease. She found a pair of gloves for Duoduo and made some food.
Jin Man strolled from the garden to his own cottage, and the leaves of the sycamore trees outside the house had all fallen.
He walked around the tree and somehow came to the door of his original room. The door was not locked. He studied it for a while and then pushed it lightly.
The door creaked open, and bright light streamed out from the open door.
Jin Man and Lu Yanlin met each other's eyes and were both stunned.
Jin Man's eyes fell on his left foot in a cast, and he blurted out, "Is this what you mean by 'it's okay'?"
He wanted to cover his mouth after he finished speaking. How shameless! What if he fell somewhere else? In a meeting? Can't he stand up and fall flat on his back while listening to the PowerPoint in a meeting and then put his left foot in a cast?
It's not surprising that a wicked and wicked capitalist like Lu Yanlin would suffer some retribution.
But I found tens of thousands of reasons, but none of them could convince myself.
Jin Man asked casually: "Are you okay?"
Lu Yanlin glanced at him gently, then calmly changed to a more attractive pose, with her long eyelashes drooping, looking quite melancholy and fragile: "I feel much better after the operation."
Jin Man's attitude became more serious: "Surgery?"
Lu Yanlin nodded, smiled slightly, and said nonchalantly: "I flew abroad to do it, and just came back today."
Jin Man said: "Is it serious?"
Lu Yanlin stood up and took a few steps. His body showed no signs of abnormality except for a slight tremor. "According to the doctor's instructions, I'll just need to rest for half a month."
Jin Man couldn't help but complain: "What kind of doctor is this? Is he reliable? It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, don't you know?"
Lu Yanlin hummed: "Manman, thank you for your concern."
Jin Man really wanted to escape this time. He frowned and looked like he was saying, "No, I just mentioned it casually. But since you're home, I'll make it clear. If you want to leave your child with me in the future, fine. Let's set a time. You can have the driver drop off Xiaozhi and I can pick him up at the appointed time. Don't disappear and try to force me to come. I won't fall for it. As for you, know your own business and don't keep harassing me."
Lu Yanlin's gentle expression darkened: "Harassment?"
Jin Man's eyes were filled with hostility: "What else?"
Lu Yanlin was silent for a while, his expression changed from cold to lost: "I can't do it."
Jin Man raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean by 'not enough'?"
Lu Yanlin turned his head away, his expression restrained and embarrassed. He said helplessly, "After you left... I can only sleep here. If I can't see you and can't smell your pheromones for too long, I might go crazy."
Jin Man's heart skipped a beat, and he said coldly with a stern face: "Bullshit."
Lu Yanlin's expression remained unchanged: "I can provide a diagnosis and treatment certificate from a psychologist."
Jin Man was speechless. After holding it in for a long time, he had to admit that Lu Yanlin was much more experienced in being a hooligan than him.
In the evening, Aunt Yu prepared a table of very ordinary home-cooked meals. Jin Man had experienced the conversation in the cabin and was now numb. Anyway, there would always be a way out. As long as he firmly drew a line between himself and the man named Lu, nothing would happen even if the two of them slept in the same bed again.
Jin Man held the mentality of "broken jar, broken jar" and took things one step at a time. Lu Yanlin was calm and composed and allowed people to push him to the table to eat with him, but he ignored it calmly.
The happiest people in the family were Lu Zhi and Aunt Yu. Duoduo was always happy and ate so much that there were several grains of rice on his cheeks.
Lu Yanlin reached out and picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into Jinman’s bowl.
The child's eyes flashed over, and his four eyeballs were as bright as light bulbs.
Jin Man couldn't just pick up the food and throw it away, so he smiled and picked up a piece of food with chopsticks for each of the two children.
Lu Yanlin: "Full..."
He suddenly stopped talking, his face was calm, and his eyes were indifferent as if he was in meditation.
Jin Man retracted his foot, feeling relieved. After finishing his meal, he stood up holding Duoduo, whose mouth was still being wiped by Aunt Yu: "It's getting late, let's go back."
Lu Yanlin nodded and lowered his brows, and let someone push him to the front of them. He was polite and graceful: "Okay, I'll take you there."
Although Aunt Yu was reluctant to leave, she looked at the two of them, sighed, and went about her business silently.
Lu Yanlin accompanied Jin Man to the door and watched him get into the car. It was already completely dark at this time. The air was filled with the quiet fragrance of roses. The beautiful flowers were hidden in the rich night, so beautiful that people could not take their eyes off them.
Jin Man closed the car door, said casually "let's go", and drove home.
Perhaps because he came from a warm place, his fingers and cheeks felt cold. He looked straight ahead, ignoring the slight melancholy and unhappiness in his heart, and drove through the road where clusters of winter roses were in full bloom.
The cell phone rang. Jin Man stopped by the roadside and picked it up to take a look as if he had a premonition.
Lu: [Aunt Yu told me that you said roses don’t represent love, roses represent home]
Lu: [Manman, I didn’t know the roses you gave me back then, and I missed out on so much. I really regret it.]
Lu: [Later I wondered, why can't roses bloom all year round? Only in spring and summer, would you be happy if you could see them all the time? I tried my best to get close to you and please you, not just because I wanted to be with you. I wanted to give you the happiness I once destroyed a thousand times over.]
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