Chapter 70 Chapter 70 Blessing
To Li Jinglang, alcohol is not a good thing. It just allows people to escape from the absurd reality for a short time.
He didn't understand what those alcoholics were obsessed with. He didn't taste anything good in the bitter liquid, and only tried to numb his nerves by drinking when he woke up in the middle of the night.
Li Jinglang hated dreaming. He rarely had any good dreams. The images he dreamt of at midnight were always horrific. Tonight was no exception.
Sleeping and waking up, waking up and sleeping again, this torture is even more unbearable than when the disease occurs.
The moonlight was very bright that night. It poured in through the cracks and fell on the porcelain tiles beside his bed, casting a faint glow.
Li Jinglang hadn't looked at the moon carefully for a long time. When Tang Ningyue was a young girl in love, she always had a special feeling for the moon. She forced Li Jinglang to look at it with her. The two little boys didn't quite understand the meaning of moonlight. Not long after, Tang Ningyue began to doze off, but Li Jinglang fell in love with appreciating the moon.
He seemed to have never looked at the moon carefully. The astronomy book said that the moon had been dead for a long time, but at that time, it was the most vivid time for him. It seemed that he could hear every heartbeat.
But now, to him, the moon is just an empty shell, a lifeless walking corpse, and so is he.
Li Jinglang tossed and turned on the sofa outside, unable to sleep. Ouyang Che also had his eyes open, staring blankly at one spot.
It was really embarrassing for the two of them to hide like rats in this small attic.
People cannot break the rules, just like he hasn't seen Tang Ningyue for several months, and it seems that nothing has happened, and he seems to be able to live a normal life. But tonight, he was so close to her, smelled her scent, touched her skin, and even the slap she gave him on the palm of his hand, he couldn't forget it.
When I closed my eyes, her shadow was all around me. It was uncomfortable to lie flat or on my side. No matter what I did, I felt uncomfortable. When I opened my eyes, my eyeballs felt dry. I couldn't hold back the tears in my eye sockets, and they fell out, wetting a large area of the pillow.
He slightly opened his moist eyes and looked at the motionless clock face. It was still at ten o'clock, as if it had stopped at ten o'clock forever.
The alarm clock with peeling paint on the bedside table was covered with a glass box. It was too old and no longer worked. There was even no place to repair it, but Li Jinglang traveled thousands of miles with it.
This alarm clock was given to him by Tang Ningyue before he went to high school. At that time, Tang Ningyue had made up her mind to live in the school dormitory. She was worried that no one would wake Li Jinglang up in the morning, so she bought this alarm clock and even recorded a few words in it to wake him up.
But Li Jinglang didn't understand at that time. He stubbornly thought that Tang Ningyue didn't want to live at home because she was tired of him and didn't want to take care of him. Adolescents don't need any reason to get angry. He knocked off one ear of the alarm clock and made a fuss about not allowing Tang Ningyue to go to the school dormitory.
Later, his wish came true. Tang Ningyue stayed with him at home for a while. At that time, Li Jinglang thought that she would stay with him for the rest of his life. She was so good to him, loved him so much, and would always love him. Li Jinglang never thought that after she left, he would go to the storage room and find the alarm clock again in the dusty box.
At that time, he just wanted to hear her voice, but the alarm clock could no longer be repaired, and he would never know what she recorded for him.
Maybe pampering and loving are really different.
Li Jinglang sighed softly, turned his head, and let his tears hide in the cracks of the pillow.
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"Jinglang."
"Li Jinglang..."
In the second half of the night, Li Jinglang had a very long dream. In the dream, Tang Ningyue would wake him up every morning. No matter how much he stayed in bed, she would coax him with a smile, rub his hair, pinch his cheeks, and even promised to make him a cake on his birthday.
She really dotes on him, and it's obvious that she loves him very much.
When he woke up from his dream, he seemed to hear Tang Ningyue calling him again, but when he opened his eyes, it was still empty. In the house with four white walls, there was only a table and a bed. There was no wardrobe installed, and all the clothes were stacked in the suitcase. It was in line with the minimalist style popular on the Internet, but Li Jinglang was not familiar with this term.
It was as if the mute button was pressed in the room, amplifying the sounds outside the room. There was a rustling noise, and Li Jinglang could no longer sleep. He sat up with his arms supporting the edge of the bed.
"Okay, okay, why are you crying again..."
“I didn’t cry…”
The floors of this old community are not high and the sound insulation is poor. Li Jinglang just opened the window when he heard the conversation downstairs. He turned back and looked down at the two people hugging each other downstairs.
This was not the first time Li Jinglang met Tao Yun. The last time he saw Ouyang Che and Tao Yun standing together, Ouyang Che was still full of energy and vigor. This time he looked haggard as if he had suffered a serious illness.
On the other hand, Tao Yun probably does regular cosmetic treatments and looks even more radiant than before.
The two chatted downstairs for nearly half an hour, without saying anything meaningful. It was just Ouyang Che crying and acting coquettishly, and Tao Yun coaxing him with kisses and hugs.
After all, he has more conscience than Tang Ningyue. At least he is not as indifferent to others as she is.
Li Jinglang stopped watching. He admitted that he was a little jealous, a little aggrieved, and hated his own incompetence.
Ouyang Che's expression completely changed after he went upstairs this time. There was no trace of the mournful look on his face anymore, only excitement remained.
I don’t know if he was avoiding him, but Li Jinglang went to the kitchen to make breakfast for the first time. Even when Ouyang Che came to talk to him, he didn’t turn around.
Ouyang Che paced to the kitchen door, and Li Jinglang didn't move. He could probably guess what Ouyang Che would say next.
"Tao Yun is here to pick me up..."
For some reason, Ouyang Che seemed a little guilty when he said this.
"....Um."
Li Jinglang did not stop stirring the eggs, but just responded in a muffled voice.
"Jinglang..."
“…”
"Tao Yun said she was divorced."
Ouyang Che took a deep breath, "She broke up with that man."
"......Um."
Li Jinglang didn't know why Ouyang Che explained all this to him, and he wouldn't criticize him from a moral high ground.
"She asked me today... if I wanted to go with her to Tang Ningyue's wedding."
"......" Li Jinglang's hand paused, his eyes a little surprised.
Although Li Jinglang didn't socialize much in the company, he had entered society after all and met Zheng Ruian. He knew a thing or two about the unspoken rules among them.
If Ouyang Che really went to Tang Ningyue's engagement party with Tao Yun, it would probably mean that he acknowledged him. As for what other people think or say, Tao Yun probably wouldn't care. After all, only those with money and power have the right to speak, and this is the only thing that has nothing to do with gender.
"Then...congratulations."
Li Jinglang said this indifferently. He had been beating the eggs in his hand for a long time and even foam had formed, but he still hadn't stopped.
They were friends, and friends shouldn't act like this. Li Jinglang knew very well that he was envious, jealous and hateful, but he really couldn't pretend to be magnanimous.
He has always been a petty person and will always be like this.
"She asked me to tell you..."
"What?"
"Tao Yun said..." Ouyang Che took a deep breath, "Tang Ningyue is different from her."
“.....”
"So...so she advised you to give up..."
Li Jinglang finally stopped what he was doing and threw the bowl onto the counter. Egg liquid splashed out and stained his fingers.
But he couldn't care less about all that. At that moment, Li Jinglang felt his blood flowing backwards, as if he would lose control of himself if he was involved in Tang Ningyue's affairs.
"Why?"
"Why do I have to give in every time?"
The veins on Li Jinglang's arms were tense and his teeth were trembling.
"You two are finally married, so I am guilty of treason?"
"I love her too, more than those bastards around her!"
Half of Li Jinglang's neck was red and his earlobes were hot. He seemed to be losing control of himself recently. There was always a nameless anger hidden in his body, as if it could explode at any time.
"Does she love you?"
"Li Jinglang."
"Does she love you?"
“…”
This is probably what it feels like to have a basin of water poured over your head.
"None of your business is my business."
Li Jinglang seemed to be deflated. He let out a breath, let his arms hang down, and leaned weakly against the wall behind him.
"Don't make it hard on yourself, and don't make it hard on others."
“.....”
He had heard this many times, from different people. Everyone seemed to be able to advise others not to do this or that in a nonchalant manner, as if criticizing others was a good deed.
After a while, Li Jinglang suddenly sneered.
"Ouyang Che."
"Are you stupid?"
"What?"
"Did Tang Ningyue send Tao Yun here as a lobbyist?"
Ouyang Che was stunned for a moment, then immediately rejected the idea: "How is that possible? Tao Yun is sincerely trying to persuade you, she is very nice..."
“.....”
Li Jinglang was silent for a while, then he dodged Ouyang Che and rushed downstairs.
Ouyang Che was still calling him from behind, unable to catch up with Li Jinglang and afraid that he would really go crazy.
When Li Jinglang rushed downstairs, Tao Yun was still standing next to the car. When she noticed someone approaching, she turned around, still smiling. She was indeed talking to someone on the phone.
As if possessed by some mysterious force, Li Jinglang stepped forward and snatched the phone from her hand. Sure enough, it was Tang Ningyue's voice on the other end of the receiver.
There was silence on the other end for two seconds. Perhaps the person realized something was wrong and stopped talking. He remained silent for a while before speaking again.
"Li Jinglang?"
Tang Ningyue's tone seemed a little surprised, but also as if it was expected.
Li Jinglang was very dissatisfied with her attitude.
"Tang Ningyue, have you forgotten that I'm a lunatic?"
“.....”
"Your gentle tactics won't work on me."
“.....”
"I don't think the two slaps you gave me last night would last much longer..." he sneered.
"Li Jinglang!"
"Congratulations on your engagement, Tang Ningyue."
“.....”
"Do you want me to bless you like this?"
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