Lin Moxiao stared at her, speechless for a long time. How fortunate he was to be able to stay with her sober now. He wished time would slow down, even slower. Unafraid of the biting cold, he stood carefully beside her, deliberately keeping a little distance. He watched her gaze at the sky in silence, her face a half-smile, a gloomy expression that revealed her deep inner turmoil.
Lin Moxiao said softly, "We're just waiting anyway. The people inside probably won't get up anytime soon, and they might commit the crime in the middle of the night. Instead of waiting like this, why don't we talk?"
Jiang Shuya suddenly remembered something, picked up her phone and sent a text message to Sun Qi, telling him to change the time. Huang Tao would definitely make a move in the early hours of the morning, just like last time, choosing to break into the house when everyone was sound asleep in the middle of the night.
A moment later, Sun Qi replied, saying that she would keep a close watch on the reeds and monitor the activities inside the illegally constructed house. Jiang Shuya also told her to keep watch on Huang Tao's side and to report immediately if anything was discovered.
After finishing, she glanced into the room, but Huang Tao suddenly rolled over, startling her so much that she stumbled back a few steps and bumped into Lin Moxiao's arms. Clutching her head, which was still a little dazed from the impact, she had nowhere to retreat and involuntarily stepped onto the plot of land. Lin Moxiao reached out and grabbed nothing. Seeing her emerge from the plot and stand next to him, about a meter away, he wanted to laugh, but for some reason, he laughed: "How did you end up in this place in the first place?"
The question was rather strange, even somewhat redundant. Jiang Shuya calmly replied, "Huang Minghao is my husband, and the man inside is his cousin, Huang Tao."
Lin Moxiao: "You must have loved your husband very much back then!"
Jiang Shuya nodded: "Of course, he brought me here. I really like this place. It will soon be a paradise for the rich, and the housing prices will be the highest in Nanjing. It will be hard to find a house here."
Lin Moxiao: "Do you still like it now?"
"I've always liked it, and I will in the future," Jiang Shuya replied.
Lin Moxiao: "Are you still the same way you were to your husband back then?"
Jiang Shuya remained silent for a long time, not really wanting to answer the question. After a moment of thought, she asked him again, "Why don't you like my cousin? What's wrong with her?"
Lin Moxiao smiled, raised his thick, dark eyebrows, and looked at her earnestly: "She's perfect in every way, but I already have someone in my heart."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shuya's expression changed slightly: "Even though she's already married, she's still unwilling to give up."
Lin Moxiao sighed softly and sneered, "So what? As long as she doesn't have her husband in her heart, I still have a chance. What's wrong with getting married? Can't we still get a divorce?"
Jiang Shuya shook her head: "If I were you, I would never think that way. You have a bright future and a successful career, so it wouldn't be difficult for you to become a gentle, virtuous, and family-oriented woman. I believe that's what your mother would most like to see."
Lin Moxiao looked coldly at the bright moon in the sky: "I am just following my heart, and my mother will definitely support my only wish."
"Follow your heart"—what an ironic statement! Didn't Jiang Shuya follow her heart back then? The result was utter defeat.
The bright moon in the sky hung there like a jade plate. Recalling her memories of her past life, she remembered that at her classmate reunion, she came to the rooftop alone and ran into him. He said a lot to her, but she was absent-minded and didn't take it to heart. She just pointed to the bright moon in the sky and said coldly, "That white jade plate, I can't hold onto it, and I don't want it."
While those words sounded cold and heartless then, in retrospect, they were actually cowardly and timid. But in this life, she doesn't think that way anymore. Life is a mission, and only by facing everything with a fearless heart and single-minded focus can one forge ahead, even if it means getting hurt.
As the night deepened, a sudden gust of cold wind blew Jiang Shuya's hat off, revealing her slender, white neck and forehead. Two strands of hair hung casually on either side, blowing against her face in the wind. Her face was covered by a mask, and her long eyelashes were covered with glistening frost.
Seeing this, Lin Moxiao frowned slightly, feeling a pang of heartache, and took off the wool scarf around her neck.
A warm scarf suddenly appeared around her neck, still warm to the touch. It was the scarf Lin Moxiao had just taken off. His voice was warm and soft: "The night is deep, the dew is heavy, the frost is biting, and the temperature is getting lower and lower. You can wear it! I'm not cold; I'm full of energy."
Jiang Shuya felt a warm breath on his stiff neck, and he couldn't resist the warm and soft comfort of the fabric. He watched as Lin Moxiao pulled his collar up, and he hesitated to speak, seeing Lin Moxiao's nonchalant attitude.
Lin Moxiao looked around, found some dry grass, spread it out on a patch of cement ground under the window, and sat down. He waved and said, "Xiaoya, come and sit down." He patted the grass next to him.
Jiang Shuya walked over and sat down next to him, hugging her legs tightly with both hands. She glanced at Lin Moxiao, smiled slightly, and teased, "I wish you were my brother-in-law."
Lin Moxiao's eyebrows twitched, and she said with disdain, "Don't you know that forced relationships are never sweet?"
“Actually, you and we are not the same kind of people. You are the stars in the sky, and we are the nameless grass on earth, rather mercenary.” Jiang Shuya looked at the stars in the sky and talked to herself.
Lin Moxiao frowned: "I'm really sorry, but I don't agree with what you mean. All I know is that we studied, ate, and took the college entrance exam together under the same roof."
Jiang Shuya looked helpless: "That was your teenage years, haven't you moved on yet? It's been a long time! We're all adults now, let's not be so stubborn, it's better for everyone."
Upon hearing this, Lin Moxiao frowned and rubbed his forehead with one hand, as if he had a headache. He felt that Jiang Shuya had guessed what he was thinking and sensed his inner thoughts. Although the matter seemed not to have been brought up, she had made it very clear.
The two stared at each other in silence for a moment. Then, large snowflakes began to fall from the sky, drifting down in a bustling, orderly fashion. In the stillness of the night, they let the snowflakes fall on them.
Lin Moxiao saw that she looked like she was about to freeze: "Is your home far from here? Why don't you go back, and I'll stay here and keep watch?"
Jiang Shuya shook her head, saying nothing. She was a little sleepy, her eyes half-closed, and she was curling up, holding her head, trying to find a comfortable position. Lin Moxiao had her arms crossed, her eyes closed, leaning against the wall. Seeing this, Jiang Shuya also leaned against the wall in the same way, her expression dazed, and soon she fell asleep.
Lin Moxiao dozed off for a while. He couldn't sleep at all in this situation. He was constantly alert to any movement in the room. He looked at Jiang Shuya, who was sleeping close to him. Her eyes were closed, her long eyelashes were covered with frost, and her body was also covered with a light layer of frost. He raised his eyes and looked around. This was a rural area on the outskirts of Jinling. Was it really as she said that it would be another paradise in the future? Was the life she wanted really that simple?
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