When Li Shuhang pulled his sister Li Shuduo and rushed into the Li family yard, both of them had red faces from running, were out of breath, and their chests were heaving violently.
Li Guifang had just put down the things in her hands when she turned around to see her grandchildren in such a state of panic.
Especially the little granddaughter Li Shuduo's face, with tears shining on it.
My heart suddenly tightened, and I hurriedly asked, "Ouch! What happened? Why are you running? Did you get chased by a wolf or something?"
Li Shuduo opened her mouth, but before she could fully recover from the shock, tears were about to fall again.
Li Shuhang squeezed his sister's hand and spoke first. He tried to make his breathing sound steady and avoid his grandmother's inquiring gaze.
He lowered his head and mumbled, "Nothing...nothing, grandma. It's just...there was a big stray dog at the entrance of the alley. It was so fierce! It was chasing us with its teeth bared, and it scared Duo'er."
When he said this, he tried to sound as calm as possible, and even tried to put on a face that nothing had happened, but his slightly pale face and evasive eyes still revealed the panic in his heart.
He pursed his lips tightly and refused to mention that Lin Yaqin had just blocked them in the alley and that Lin Yaqin had come back again.
He didn't want to mention that person, and he didn't want that name to dirty his grandmother's ears. Mentioning that name in this family would only add to the disgust.
Li Guifang looked at Li Shuhang suspiciously, then looked down at Li Shuduo who was still sobbing, and felt that something was wrong.
The stray dog at the alley? I haven't heard it's been acting crazy lately. Today, she even fed it a piece of date paste cake, and it smiled at her!
But seeing the child so frightened, she couldn't bear to ask any more questions. She just reached out and took Li Shuduo into her arms, gently patting her back to comfort her.
"Okay, okay, don't be afraid, Duo'er. We're home now, and the dogs won't dare come in. Grandma brought some croissants back, come eat them with your brother."
After comforting the two children, Li Guifang tied on an apron and went into the kitchen.
Tomorrow is the weekend. As usual, the whole family will come back for dinner, so this meal needs to be sumptuous.
What they didn't know was that while smoke was rising from the Li family's courtyard and they were preparing a warm weekend dinner, no one expected that the exact opposite scene was taking place outside the city hall building.
The dim light from the street lamp barely illuminated the edge, shrouding most of Lin Yaqin's body in cold shadow.
The night wind in late autumn has long lost its last bit of gentleness, leaving only the biting coldness that blows like a knife.
The wind blew the thin clothes she had changed into tightly against her skin, outlining her deliberate curves, but it also made her so cold that she couldn't help shivering slightly, and her teeth chattered uncontrollably.
She wasn't dressed that coolly, but she knew what she looked like most attractive.
Before coming here, she went back to the small hotel to change her clothes. She was extremely glad that she went to the store to buy a few sets of clothes as soon as she came back!
After she changed her clothes, she looked at herself again and again in the blurry mirror of the hotel, making sure that this outfit could show her miserable state without completely losing her former charm. Only then did she go out with satisfaction!
She now seemed to have roots under her feet, stubbornly nailed to the spot, staring at the door of the building that looked even more solemn and heavy in the night without blinking.
Her mind was actually in a mess, like a ball of wet twine, and she couldn't make any sense of it at all.
According to her original plan, she had no intention of coming to see Li Mingyuan so early.
She had planned it well.
First, find a way to coax the two children and make them recognize me as their mother.
Once I have a child as a card, I can dress myself up nicely and make a lot of plans.
Think carefully about what to say, how to cry, and how to play the victim, so as to firmly control Li Mingyuan, the old man who loves you terribly!
But no matter how much she calculated, she never expected what would happen today!
When those two little bastards saw her, they acted like they saw a ghost. They howled and ran away, ruining all her plans!
Now she was completely confused, just like a person who was desperate after losing everything in the casino. She could only grit her teeth and bet her last capital in advance!
Just come and block Li Mingyuan! But what should she say to him? At this moment, she didn't know where her mind was blown by this evil wind!
Finally, the heavy door of the government building was pushed open again, and Li Mingyuan's figure appeared in the light.
The heavy door of the government building finally opened again, and Li Mingyuan's figure emerged from inside, blending into the halo of light cast by the lobby.
He looked really tired. He reached out to take off his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose with two fingers.
Just this set of movements, coupled with the look of his suit and tie, and the dim light, made his shadow very long on the ground.
He actually fooled me!
Lin Yaqin, who had been staring at the door until her eyes were almost sore, was stunned by his handsomeness!
She had already forgotten how she had gritted her teeth and scolded him for having a "greasy face" and "making me angry just by looking at him" when she left!
When she realized what she was thinking, Lin Yaqin shook her head violently, as if to get rid of all the inappropriate thoughts in her mind.
Then, she suddenly rushed out from the shadows and almost pounced in front of Li Mingyuan, blocking his way.
"Mingyuan! Mingyuan! You finally came out! I've been waiting for you so hard!" Her voice was very artificial, with an exaggerated crying tone.
As he spoke, he reached out to grab Li Mingyuan's arm, "I've been waiting for you until my feet are numb. Why did you just come out?"
Li Mingyuan was so frightened by her sudden appearance that his soul almost flew away. He jumped back a big step as if it was a conditioned reflex. His movements were so agile that no one dared to say that he was not eighteen years old!
The light was dim, and he was startled at first, thinking he had seen a ghost. He looked closely and saw it was a person. He just breathed a sigh of relief, but then he found out it was Lin Yaqin. The breath he breathed in was immediately blocked in his throat, and the level of horror doubled!
Li Mingyuan's mind, which had just recovered, instantly tensed up again when he saw the face under the street light clearly, which turned out to be Lin Yaqin!
He looked like he had seen a ghost in broad daylight, or as if he was afraid of getting contaminated by some dirt that he couldn't get rid of. He suddenly took several steps back, forcibly keeping a long distance between them, as if Lin Yaqin was a plague.
The remaining fatigue on his face was washed away in an instant.
All that was left was complete astonishment and uncontrollable disgust. His brows were tightly knitted into a knot, and his voice was filled with vigilance and rejection.
"Lin Yaqin! Why are you here?! What are you doing here?! I'm telling you, stay away from me!"
"Mingyuan, don't be like this! Listen to me, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong!" Lin Yaqin was relentless and moved forward again, tears coming and falling down.
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