Episode 66 Roadblock Rain
After that day, Xu Yiwei never came to work again. She said she wanted to go out with her boyfriend for a few days, relax, waste some time, and then think about what to do in the future.
Lin Ying believes that it's not natural for a woman to be completely financially dependent on a man. Furthermore, putting aside worldly standards, Xu Yiwei is a smart person who should have more possibilities, but she has no right to represent every woman, let alone judge their situations and responses from different perspectives.
That was Xu Yiwei's choice. She had no right or time to interfere.
In the following days, Lin Ying went to get off work and back home as usual. Until the day before Wang Duo returned, Lin Ying went to Tengchun headquarters to sign the handover documents and set the last day. Thinking that she would see Wang Duo tomorrow, she couldn't help but feel uneasy, fearing that something unexpected would happen. Before he came back, she dealt with what she could as soon as possible, so that if there were any changes, she would not regret it.
Unexpectedly, after the end, Wang Duo happened to send her a message -
"I'll land in Hongqiao tomorrow afternoon. Can we go pick up the kids together?"
He asked naturally, but it made her feel uneasy - he clearly said that he would give her the decision-making power, but it seemed that she was still the one who was about to be judged.
Wang Duo is still the same Wang Duo, and she still can't figure him out.
Rumble.
This year's typhoon arrived late in Shanghai, so the rain hadn't stopped yet. The heavy rain lingered in her eardrums, disturbing her thoughts.
She forgot to bring her umbrella again.
Fortunately, I was driving, so it wasn't too embarrassing.
But the traffic conditions during the evening rush hour were terrible, and God always played tricks on her at inappropriate times.
In the pouring rain, her engine unexpectedly stopped while she was waiting at a traffic light, leaving her car stranded at an intersection. She braved the rain to lift the hood to check, but the weather was terrible, and she had no knowledge of mechanical operations, so she was completely blind. Not only did she get soaked, but her stopping also blocked the following lanes completely...
The car owners behind were getting impatient. Some honked their horns, while others simply rushed over to question him.
"What the hell?! Is this possible?"
This was completely an area that Lin Ying had never set foot in. In this situation, she could only try to explain and apologize, and then ask for help.
But the other party was not necessarily an expert, he was just a driver who was luckier than her - his engine did not fail while waiting at a traffic light during the evening rush hour in the pouring rain, making it impossible to start the vehicle.
The contemptuous voices of other drivers came through impatient horns and double flashes. They even changed lanes unreasonably, with cars speeding past behind them. At the same time, they also heard a lot of boos criticizing the female driver.
Lin Ying's vision had long since blurred, but she ignored the rude complaints of the other drivers and went straight to the point. She sat back in the driver's seat and searched the scene for possible causes of the engine failure and how to tow the car...
But after trying several starting methods, the car still did not respond.
Her upper body was completely wet, but her skin was still covered in sweat - she was nervous, and the rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, almost wearing out her last inch of patience.
Until someone knocked on the window next to her ear, she subconsciously rolled down the window and looked up to explain to the other person:
"My engine is broken and I'm trying to find a solution. Please take a detour..."
But this time, the person's patience in guiding him was completely different from before.
"I've contacted the traffic police to help you. Please get off the car first."
Only then did Lin Ying see the face of the person who came clearly - Jiang Shu was holding a tight black umbrella, with his other hand on the car door, ready to pick her up at any time when she got out of the car.
Two traffic police officers arrived upon hearing the noise. Although Lin Ying was surprised, she cooperated and got out of the car. She negotiated with them and explained the situation. Jiang Shu handed her an umbrella. The sound of the rain was so loud that it shook his eardrums. He had no choice but to lower his head and whisper in her ear.
"Go to my car and take shelter from the rain for a while. Leave this to me."
After saying that, he handed the umbrella to her hand and pointed to the car not far behind hers, which was flashing its low beams. He was holding another spare portable umbrella in his hand...
When Lin Ying sat in his passenger seat again, she folded her umbrella and placed it at her feet. The rain soaked her trouser legs, just like the first time she sat in Jiang Shu's passenger seat many years ago, the feeling of dampness against her calves was almost exactly the same.
For the next twenty minutes, she watched from afar as Jiang Shu went in and out of the driver's seat, communicating with the traffic police. Later, two professional tow truck drivers arrived, and with their cooperation, they finally towed Lin Ying's stalled car off the main road, freeing up space for subsequent traffic...
When Jiang Shu returned to the car, his sleeves and hair were almost soaked, but fortunately his clothes themselves were not soaked, and his condition was much better than Lin Ying's.
Arriving at the 4S shop, the mechanic checked the car inside and out and finally found the exact problem -
The spark plugs of the internal combustion engine had aged due to being used for too long, so the ignition was unstable. It was raining so heavily today, and Lin Ying opened the cover to let it air out for a while for no apparent reason, which naturally caused the car to stall completely.
The replacement process wasn't complicated, but Lin Ying's car was an eight-year-old model, and the shop didn't have a matching model in stock at the moment. To be cautious and safe, they had to bring in a replacement...
It seems that Lin Ying can't drive the car today.
Helplessly and unsurprisingly, she could only take Jiang Shu's car back.
At this moment, darkness has completely covered the sky, and the rain has flooded the entire city, making it noisy and bustling without any mercy.
Fortunately, their homes are on the way.
When she got into the car again, Lin Ying shivered. The rain she had been in at that time might have made her feel a little cold. She couldn't help but sneeze. Jiang Shu immediately turned the air conditioner to the lowest setting and pulled a blanket from the back seat for her.
"I just forgot to remind you that there's a blanket in the back seat."
Lin Ying ignored this and just reached out to take it, wrapping the blanket tightly around her body before asking:
"Why are you around here today?"
But Jiang Shu took a while to answer:
"I happened to be nearby, discussing a small project."
Hearing this reason, Lin Ying's thoughts were instantly brought back to six years ago...
It was also on a rainy day like this that Jiang Shu accidentally spotted her, feeling lost. She was in such a state that day, having failed at work and being ignored by her husband. Even she herself was questioning her current life and the meaning of her existence...
That day, there was no connection between them. But today, the connection between them has long been blurred.
It was a joke, played on her twice.
The first time, she cried with overwhelming emotion, but this time, she laughed for no reason.
Jiang Shu asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"Laughing at your poor acting skills."
She retorted seriously, "The public opinion about you hasn't died down yet. Who would be so reckless as to discuss a project with you at this critical juncture? You said back then that you'd never lie to me, but it seems you can't keep your word now."
Unexpectedly, the other party would see through it so quickly and point it out. Jiang Shuyu was speechless for a moment and had to admit:
"Pierre told me you were planning to resign and go to Europe with him. I wanted to visit you at the gallery, but your colleagues told me you were at Tengchun headquarters. I didn't think much of it and just followed you. But then it started raining heavily and the road was blocked... and then I realized it was your car."
Lin Ying smiled bitterly. "The car is too old. My ex-husband and I rarely drove it when we bought it, and I haven't maintained it very carefully over the years... Now that I'm going abroad, it's the perfect time to get rid of it."
She gently rubbed the wet ends of her hair with the edge of the blanket, and leisurely teased him about his words.
"Aying."
Jiang Shu pursed his lips and panted, then asked word by word:
"You're going to be gone for so long, are you really confident in leaving Ruxing to Wang Duo?"
The heavy rain poured down outside, creating a huge difference in air pressure between inside and outside. Lin Ying began to tremble, and sneezed one after another, shattering her thoughts. She had never liked this kind of space where the oxygen was sucked out. It was as if she was squeezed into a ball and tied up with hemp ropes, and even the room for thought was severely invaded...
In such a space, she has never had the upper hand.
In the past, when faced with a problem that couldn't be solved immediately, she just wanted to escape as quickly as possible, but now she just wanted to solve it from a different angle.
So when the car was stuck at only three intersections away from her home, Lin Ying took the initiative to suggest -
"It's raining so hard, and there's so much traffic ahead. I'm freezing right now. How about going to your house to dry my hair?"
***
The rain will not let up.
Lin Ying was filled with these thoughts as he walked into the elevator of his apartment building.
She had always hated the rain, because it always caused her to get annoyed—it rained the first day she was sent to Jiang's house, it rained the day Lin Jidong threw away all his painting supplies, it rained the day she went to the concert, it rained the day life pushed her to the point of breaking down, it rained the day she kissed Jiang Shu for the first time...
Every time it rained, she hoped it would stop, but this time, she actually had some hope in her heart - she hoped the rain would last longer.
This way she would have no reason to leave in a hurry, and he would have no reason not to keep her.
"You mean, Ruxing isn't home recently?"
After closing the door, Jiang Shu took out a pair of disposable slippers for her and asked.
"She's at summer camp and won't be back until tomorrow."
The ends of her hair were damp and looked fuzzy and messy. Just as she was about to reach out to tidy it up, Jiang Shu reminded her—
"There's a hairdryer in the bathroom, please help yourself."
Then he walked to the living room and no longer interacted with her.
Such a narrow and humid atmosphere is obviously very suitable for intimacy - last time he was jealous and couldn't help crossing the line. Lin Ying slapped him and he fainted from a fever. Presumably, he wouldn't dare to be presumptuous again this time.
After blowing her hair, she unplugged the electric plug. Her ears felt quiet and her hair felt smooth. The clothes wet by the rain were so sticky that she really wanted to take them off and throw them into the washing machine.
Unfortunately, this is not her home and there is no change of clothes here.
"My clothes are wet and I want to take them off and wash them. Do you have any new clothes at home?"
But Jiang Shu hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "If you don't mind, you can wear mine first?"
“It’s not impossible.”
He got up and went to the bedroom to open the closet, and took out a few T-shirts that he thought were suitable, but the style of pants would not be suitable anyway, so he simply picked out a pair of hiking pants.
Just when I was about to send it to Lin Ying, I heard the sound of a shower coming from the bathroom... She actually took a shower here?
Jiang Shu's memory shuttled back and forth for no reason. At that moment, he thought of the countless times they had been intimate in the past, and the first time they had violated a taboo. At that time, he was so determined and determined to win. He knew that she was not confident enough and was too concerned about her reputation, but he still tried to seduce her into saying those words. But when she really said it, his heart was like breaking ice, rushing down, blocking her escape route.
He teased her desperately, and his seductive words turned into his breath to lure her into submission - he knew Lin Ying would definitely submit.
He had never doubted whether he could attract her - not even for that kind of thing, not even for that moment.
She was eager to satisfy her curiosity, and he had tried his best to prove his strength that time, so he was extremely patient and kissed almost all over her body, leading her to climax, wave after wave, she lost herself in it, and he was also particularly excited.
Even at the end, he did not forget to remind Lin Ying——
"I took you everywhere he didn't take you."
In reality, he and Lin Ying had only had a few affairs, and each one was a memorable one. However, only a few of those passionate moments remained in his memory. When he did think about them, they were still vague.
He never seemed to care whether he would be remembered by those women, but he always longed to be remembered by Lin Ying. She was special.
She was the one he liked, the only one he wanted to possess exclusively.
If he could be with her, why would he want anyone else?
It would be nice if I could be with her forever.
Unfortunately, he had too little patience at that time, while she had too much patience.
The sounds from the bathroom stopped abruptly, and the horn of his memories sank into his mind.
He stood up and was about to ask her what she needed, but she got there a second before him and stretched out a white, slightly damp arm from the crack of the door.
"clothing."
Her arms were covered in mist, like porcelain-white jade that had been polished and washed with water, making him want to hold them and play with them.
But he just stuffed the clothes into her hands without even looking at her for a second.
Ten minutes later, the bathroom door opened again. Lin Ying was not wearing any makeup, her black hair was slightly damp, and she looked like a lotus leaf that had not yet unfolded, tender and delicate.
Although she was already thirty years old, Jiang Shu felt that she was still a little girl - it seemed that she had not changed since she was sixteen.
But she was clearly changing every year, while he remained the same.
"My clothes are already drying and will be ready in an hour."
"I have a lot of clothes, it's okay if you wear them."
Before he could regret blurting out his words, Lin Ying couldn't help laughing—
"You're so self-righteous, you talk as if I really like your clothes."
She subconsciously paused for two seconds, and they both laughed at the same time.
"You're right, I'm quite self-righteous. I've always been annoying to you, right?"
He took the initiative to laugh at himself, not saving face for himself, and Lin Ying didn't save face for him either, "Yes, I really hate this about you."
"Then what can I do to make you less annoying?"
As he said this, Jiang Shu just filled a cup of warm water for her and handed it to her.
Lin Ying took a sip and found the temperature to be just right.
"Less talk, more action."
After she finished speaking, she was afraid of misunderstanding, so she quickly explained: "I mean, don't always be so high and mighty. Some things are judged by deeds rather than by the heart..."
Lin Ying chuckled, leaned sideways, and leaned on the island platform. He did not give Jiang Shu too much defensive distance when he walked to his side.
"Just like the public opinion these past two weeks, if you honestly admit your mistakes and pay compensation, it won't be difficult to restore your reputation given your image."
Hearing this, Jiang Shu couldn't help but laugh: "If everyone forgives what I did just because I'm handsome, then would I have been scolded so badly in the past two weeks?"
“…You are quite self-aware.”
Lin Ying rolled her eyes at him. "Although it's easy to be disliked, but you really have the confidence to do anything well."
But Jiang Shu disagreed, shook his head, and said calmly -
"Who says I can do everything? At least... I've never been able to pass the test of being your brother."
He laughed at himself, and relaxed completely. He leaned against the island with her, watching the rain gradually subside...
He hoped that the other party would hear his hidden meaning, but also hoped that the other party would not point it out.
But Lin Ying was not as he wished——
"Being your sister is the hardest thing for me."
She lowered her eyes and looked at the warm water in the glass in front of her. Holding it, she felt only the coldness of the glass.
"Actually, there was a time when I really wished I wasn't your sister."
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