Chapter 23: First Confrontation Your sister needs her husband's love, but...
Meng Yuzhi did not wait for Chi Liuai to stand in front of him obediently.
I don’t know how much time passed, but Chen Hui still didn’t arrive.
Only then did he remember that his communication with Chi Liuai could be conveyed without going through Chen Hui.
At this time, Meng Yuzhi unlocked his phone and saw that Chi Liuai had sent him a message half an hour ago.
[Please, please come down and pick me up. It would be embarrassing to walk up there alone.]
Chi Liuai, who was very concerned about her reputation, also attracted everyone's attention after her revenge, and she was also stubborn about her attitude of leaving.
She would also feel uneasy if her back was shown to people who were pointing fingers at her.
But even with four or five tall and mighty bodyguards following her, they were unable to give Chi Liuai the sense of security she wanted.
There was a commotion in another area of the exhibition hall, as if someone had placed a threatening object there. The hired bodyguards quickly dealt with all the uneasy factors around Chi Liuai.
Chi Liuai didn't wait for Chen Hui to come and pick him up, let alone Meng Yuzhi.
She was escorted to the elevator and told her bodyguards not to follow her. She feared admitting her mistake would lead to ridicule; the fewer people who knew about it, the better. Chi Liuai rested her toes on the soft carpet, trying to figure out how to make herself sound more pathetic. But after much reflection, she realized she wasn't particularly pathetic.
Others say she was unfortunately switched as a baby.
It doesn’t matter. Before she had any memory, she was picked up and taken home by a “mother” whom she had never met.
With her memory restored, she fell from the clouds, but was caught steadily in her brother's arms.
Later on, she was easily lifted to the top by Brother Yuzhi.
However, after she realized that she was not worthy of sympathy, she felt even more uncomfortable. It seemed that the mistakes pointed out by the Chi family were so unbearable that she had no reason to shirk responsibility - these were not her problems.
Just like Chi Cheng said, she was born that bad.
The elevator suddenly fell and Chi Liuai panicked.
The elevator was stuck for a moment when it reached the middle floor. Chi Liuai looked up and saw someone was about to come in. She moved to the side, but the elevator started moving.
There was nothing outside except the marble floor reflecting a cold light.
Chi Liuai looked around, and suddenly, a bony hand blocked the elevator door as it was about to close and held it shut. A tall man in a baseball cap was blocking the elevator entrance.
The strands of hair on Chi Liuai's forehead fluttered slightly.
elder brother!
"Why are you here?" Chi Liuai was shocked by Lin Zhun's appearance, and the sour and bitter feeling that surged up from nowhere in her body hit her chest. She took several deep breaths and said something uncertain, "Are you here to take me away? Can you leave now?"
Lin Zhun's calloused hand pressed down the little hand that had left his chest. It was trying to press the button to the basement, but was shocked by the coldness brought by Chi Liuai. He clenched his hand, held it in his palm, rubbed it, and comforted it.
"Don't be afraid, it's an elevator accident. I'll follow the master to repair it."
"Find a job in Hangzhou and take care of your sister." Lin Zhun didn't want to say this, but after a moment's deliberation, he added, "Watch you get married."
Chi Liuai felt a pang of pain in his nose, knowing that there was no hope for the two of them to leave.
Thinking of how Lin Zhun had given up his comfortable life in Haicheng and came to Hangzhou specifically to witness her marriage, Chi Liuai lowered her head. She didn't know how to explain to her brother this marriage in name only, the shaky agreement, and how her brother was too naive in many things. In this den of wolves, even though Chi Liuai thought she was smart, she couldn't escape the trap set by those with ulterior motives, not to mention Lin Zhun, who had lived an ordinary life for more than 20 years.
She acted like an adult
"Brother, you don't understand. This is our family's marriage!" Chi Liuai used some high-sounding words to decorate his life, looking very happy, "So..."
"Hmm? So?" Lin Zhun smiled and imitated Chi Liuai's tone perfectly.
Lin Zhun spent a long, long time trying to convince himself and suppress the filthy, foul feeling in his heart. Now, seeing the stylishly dressed Chi Liuai, he felt relieved. But he also noticed tears in the corners of her eyes, her eyelids were red and swollen, her hands were cold, her voice was slightly hoarse, and she was wearing a pair of shoes so uncomfortable that she had to rest on her toes. Liuai had become paler, thinner, and rosier, but this radiant Liuai seemed to want to avoid her usual flamboyance. It seemed as if every word she spoke stirred in her stomach. She was different from before, not at all different. She no longer pressed her cold hands against his face, her breath against his chin, and the two of them no longer exchanged body heat...
Lin Zhun's eyes remained calm as he looked at his sister with a smile.
Her tone softened again.
Liu'ai is shy and always shows off to others. No matter what little thing she has, she likes to hold it high above her head for everyone to see. She was just like she is now.
With a red face and lowered head, she looked everywhere except Lin Zhun.
Lin Zhun gradually felt his sister's hands warm up. That was good, as long as her marriage was happy.
He heard his sister, who always talked about a happy marriage, whisper:
“So, I don’t have a wedding.”
As thin as a gossamer.
It pierced Lin Zhun's chest and internal organs.
Before she could say anything more, the elevator rushed to the top floor in such a short time, so short that Chi Liuai's tears had not yet fallen on the back of Lin Zhun's hand before it arrived.
She suddenly felt a little glad that Brother Yuzhi and Chen Hui did not come to pick her up.
The elevator stopped steadily.
Chi Liuai slowly pulled his hand back, and the two of them still maintained the posture of their backs pressed against their chests, which was ambiguous but also a certain distance. Everything was so reasonable because Lin Zhun tried to stop Chi Liuai from pressing the elevator button randomly.
It makes sense.
The elevator door slowly opened.
Chi Liuai's whole body was stiff.
Meng Yuzhi stood at the elevator door. There were special maintenance masters around him. It seemed that everyone was busy solving this minor accident. Fortunately, Mr. Meng looked like a very handsome and kind man. He did not have the arrogance of a superior. He politely urged a dozen maintenance masters to come, saying that his wife was really timid and asked them to come as soon as possible.
Although he had a blank expression and spoke in a somewhat tough tone throughout the whole process, the repair fee he gave was really too much.
The maintenance master said it was a minor problem and not even worth calling the firefighters. They looked at Meng Yuzhi, who had been as cold as ice just now, and saw that he was now smiling. The expensive suit jacket was draped over his arm, with the cuffs fitting tightly to his skin. He stood very patiently in front of the elevator entrance, only one meter away, looking at his wife in the elevator.
Chi Liuai could hear her brother's warm breath, which was sticking to her neck. They had not been that close just now. A blankness appeared on her face for a moment, and she met Meng Yuzhi's smiling eyes. At the same time, she saw the arm, palm, and leather gloves covered with the black suit jacket slightly tighten.
Chi Liuai's gums felt sour, and she seemed to taste that unique leather smell again.
"Mr. Meng, the whole process took less than ten minutes. We did it as quickly as possible." The maintenance engineer apologized. "Madam, are you scared?"
They saw Chi Liuai standing stiffly in the elevator, with a man in a hat behind him who didn't come out.
Very puzzled.
Meng Yuzhi waved to her.
"The kid is timid."
Chi Liuai seemed to have a premonition that her waist was about to be blocked forcefully. Chi Liuai, who had always been timid and liked to hide behind Lin Jun with a haughty attitude, suddenly got the courage from somewhere. When Lin Jun sensed the subtle atmosphere, she was the first to run to Meng Yuzhi's side.
The girl wrapped her arms around him very obediently. Meng Yuzhi leaned slightly to the side and wiped the tears from the corners of the girl's eyes with his palm. At this moment, he smelled Chi Liu'ai's fragrant hair, with a slightly unfamiliar scent.
He shouldn't be unfamiliar, Meng Yuzhi thought, and lowered his head to pay attention to Chi Liuai.
Looking at the tears in the corners of her eyes. Chi Liuai's tears were so many that they appeared in——
On her cheek, his palm, his clothes.
Oh, and that man’s chest.
"Brother Yuzhi, are you really here to pick me up?" Chi Liuai's face regained some color, but he didn't dare to look Meng Yuzhi in the eye. "We haven't seen each other for a long time."
"Really?" Meng Yuzhi looked Chi Liuai up and down, his tone softening again, "Do you miss me, or do you blame me?"
Chi Liuai was led to the door of the VIP room. Her back was tense. At that moment, she wanted to look back again, to see her brother who had depended on her for eighteen years and was forced to be separated for two years and four months, and had not seen her for two months. The brother who suddenly appeared when she was most distracted, she subconsciously turned around and looked towards the computer ladder.
The pair of hands wearing leather gloves stretched forward from Chi Liuai's ears and fastened the door lock. A black shadow shrouded the room. Meng Yuzhi's tall figure pressed against Chi Liuai, causing her to stagger back a few steps. She bumped into Meng Yuzhi's chest and arms.
Meng Yuzhi's strong heartbeat was beating in her ears. Chi Liuai was about to open her mouth when the pulse in her neck reminded her that it was her heartbeat after she almost exposed her brother's existence. It was her heart that was being gripped tightly. She resisted hard, but she could not jump out of the cage built by her ribs.
"Come in."
A calm, emotionless voice echoed overhead, and Chi Liuai felt that Meng Yuzhi had no doubts. Feeling a little relieved, he called out, "Brother Yuzhi."
"Well, there's something. Come in and we'll talk slowly."
Chi Liuai's sight was tyrannically blocked by Meng Yuzhi.
She went in.
She went in.
Lin Zhun's hand was hovering. This hand had been used during his sister's stage fright performance at a young age. There was a person hiding in the backstage, silently wiping tears with the back of his hand. Lin Zhun came back from the stall, washed off the oil stains on his body, changed into the cleanest clothes, and in the sight of everyone, it only took him a minute to find the disappeared Liu'ai.
He didn't blame the young child for being timid. He gently patted his sister with his hand, comforting her with his warm body temperature. He told Liu'ai, "You have to believe that there are many people in this world who love you."
Don't be afraid of being laughed at, don't worry about failure, the love and care you want will all be there.
You will have everything. If you don’t have anything, your brother will give it to you.
Lin Zhun's arm muscles began to feel sore due to the long period of hovering, which reminded Lin Zhun that your sister needs the love of her husband, but she doesn't have it.
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