“I’ve met a lot of people since I was little, with my father. You share the same goals as those people. I don’t expect you to tell me what you’re thinking. But I do want to know what you want to get out of me.”
"Where...are you going?"
"You seem to know."
"Actually, there aren't many places to choose from, are there?" Wang Shouren said vaguely. He vaguely remembered mentioning to her where they could go.
"I understand." Lou Xiao'e smiled, her eyes curving into crescent moons, very beautiful, and she smiled very happily, a smile that seemed inexplicable.
"I'll help you in the future." After saying this, she turned and left without waiting for Wang Shouren to say anything more.
After she left, some time later, Wang Shouren suddenly realized what had happened and slapped his thigh: "Wow, good heavens, after hunting geese all day long, I've finally been pecked in the eye by one."
Lou Xiao'e walked briskly, turning left and right, and emerged from a narrow path near Shichahai. She came to a small road where there were almost no people, only one car parked there.
Lou Xiao'e opened the car door and got in.
"You're back?"
"Yes, you're back. Let's go," Lou Xiao'e said cheerfully.
"You really trust his judgment that much? Do you think we can come back after we leave?" Lou's father couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, I believe him." Lou Xiao'e leaned back in her seat, looking at the road ahead with confidence.
"I don't know where your inexplicable confidence comes from..."
"Alright, alright, stop arguing, let's go." Lou's mother tried to mediate.
Lou Xiao'e didn't answer again, but looked at the scene flowing backwards outside the car window. There was a secret she had never told anyone.
That night, she couldn't sleep and decided to go for a walk in the yard.
She heard a painful groan coming from Wang Shouren's room. When she went in, she found that Wang Shouren had already died. At that moment, she was terrified and didn't dare to make a sound. She ran straight back to her own room.
Wang Shouren reappeared in everyone's sight the next day.
At that time, fear mixed with curiosity made her observe this person constantly.
She was certain that this person was not Wang Shouren.
Moreover, this person actually got together with Qin Huairu.
The timid Wang Shouren of the past would never have done such a thing. Her intense curiosity compelled her to seek him out for drinks during the New Year.
When he uttered the words "Study for the rise of China," she knew that perhaps it wasn't a ghost.
She also knew that this secret might remain hidden in her heart for the rest of her life.
Touching her belly and looking at the ever-flowing scenery outside the window, she couldn't help but smile.
A love that transcends time and space—how romantic!
That night, when Wang Shouren returned home, he found another letter on the table.
He was somewhat exasperated; why did this girl always cause such trouble?
Opening the letter, I found that this time, it contained very few words, unlike the last one.
Shouren:
Seeing this letter is like seeing you in person. I apologize for deceiving you by taking advantage of your rare moments of sentimentality. I truly need your judgment to know if I still have a chance to return to this land.
By the time you read this letter, I will have already passed away.
A thousand words are in my heart, yet I cannot put them on paper.
Oh, and I have some good news to tell you: I'm pregnant, and the baby will probably be yours.
On the back of the envelope, there was a token and several addresses.
One of the addresses...
Upon reading this, Wang Shouren was dumbfounded.
Is she...pregnant?
He...he just left?
What an amazing woman!
He couldn't understand it.
He hurriedly threw the letter into his storage space, just about to go out and look for the girl.
Then I heard shouting and yelling coming from the courtyard.
Xu Damao, his eyes bloodshot, rushed into Wang Shouren's room and grabbed Wang Shouren by the collar: "Tell me, did you hide the moth?"
Wang Shouren frowned and said coldly, "You can't even control your own wife, and you're blaming me? Besides, how would I know where your wife went?"
After saying that, he grabbed Xu Damao and dragged him away.
It was thrown outside the door, and the neighbors in the yard seemed to be attracted by the commotion.
"What happened?" An old man frowned as he looked at Xu Damao, who had been beaten, thinking to himself, "This unlucky kid, it wasn't enough that he got beaten by Sha Zhu, he had to come and provoke Shouren."
But as an old man, I still have to ask.
Lou Xiao'e has run away!
"What?"
"What the hell?!"
"Run? They ran away?"
Xu Damao's words caused an uproar throughout the courtyard. Among those most hurt, besides Xu Damao, was the deaf old woman. Her brainwashing plan was already underway, but then, unexpectedly, she died.
This greatly worried the old man.
"Quick! Quick! How did you get away? Did you leave any clues?"
“What clues could there be? There’s only this letter, telling me she’s gone.” Xu Damao waved the letter in his hand dejectedly. He had been too anxious just now, but now that he had calmed down, he realized that it had nothing to do with Wang Shouren.
The two were extremely distant from each other.
Or rather, Wang Shouren maintained very good relationships with the young women in the courtyard, and no one could find fault with that.
He didn't feel sorry for Lou Xiao'e because she ran away. When he saw the letter, he rushed into the house to look for her, but he couldn't find the big and small yellow croakers no matter how hard he looked.
“Where’s the letter? Take a close look and see if there are any details,” the third uncle said from the side.
"See? What could it be?" Xu Damao's mind was completely elsewhere at this moment; he was preoccupied with what to do and didn't pay any attention to the contents of the letter.
That bitch!
This was probably Xu Damao's only thought at that moment.
The old man took it, chuckled, and said to the neighbors who were watching the commotion, "You know what, it's quite meticulous, leaving so much blank space in front."
"Hurry up and read it, Uncle San, we're waiting to see the show..."
"that is……"
"No, Xu Damao is still here. Let's save him some face."
"What face do I have left now that my wife has run away?"
"Quiet down, everyone be quiet." The old man waved his hand, and everyone still gave the old man face.
The old man read aloud with great emotion: "Xu Damao, I'm leaving. Alright, turn the page."
The old man licked his fingers, rubbed them together several times, and finally turned to the second page. He adjusted his glasses and continued, "Your inability to have children is your problem. Below is my medical report..."
The old man hadn't finished speaking yet.
Xu Damao snatched it away, shouting, "What nonsense are you spouting?! What nonsense are you spouting?!"
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