Mu Sheng frowned, his thick eyebrows twisted tightly together like two small mountains.
He parked the car on the side of the road quickly and efficiently.
"Why did you stop the car?" Su Jinyu looked out the window, full of confusion.
After Mu Sheng stopped, he turned to look at her. His cold face showed a stubbornness. His eyes were firm as he looked straight at Su Jinyu. "Ah Jin...engagement and marriage should not only be based on the pros and cons. You should start from the perspective that the person you want to marry must be someone you really like."
His voice was low but powerful, and every word he spoke was like a heavy hammer, hitting Su Jinyu's heart.
Looking at his serious expression, Su Jinyu let out a long sigh.
"Brother, do you think I can simply marry someone I like?"
Her voice was very soft, as if she was asking Mu Sheng, but also as if she was asking herself.
"Of course!" Mu Sheng answered firmly without any hesitation, his eyes full of expectations for her.
"No."
In contrast to Mu Sheng's determination, Su Jinyu shook her head, her eyes clear, "I know that these years, you have been in the sea of swords and it has not been easy. Now you want to be an ordinary person in peace, is it possible?
It's the same for me. The environment I'm in determines that my father and I share the same honor and disgrace. When my father is around, I can be arrogant and extravagant, but if Qianjiang is not peaceful, my father will not be safe, and I will be in danger too. I just want to protect the people I care about and make sure they are all alive and well.
You were also involved in the military case and knew about the turmoil that occurred during this peaceful time. Now people from the south have also joined in the fun. I'm afraid things will become even more complicated. ”
"I know!"
Mu Sheng knows the cruelty of this world better than anyone else.
He gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, his knuckles turning white from the force, and said resolutely, "You deserve happiness and a perfect family."
There was a deep feeling of care for her in his voice.
Su Jinyu smiled softly, with a hint of bitterness in her smile, and was touched by this concern. "You, like my father, hope that I will be happy. Engagement is indeed the result of weighing the pros and cons, but if it weren't for Zhou Youchen, I wouldn't make this decision. He is different in my heart. He is a comrade-in-arms who walks side by side with me, and also... a moving person..."
Her voice became lower and lower, and the last few words were almost whispered.
"But he doesn't seem to be interested in me."
This was the first time she admitted that she was moved by Zhou Youchen.
There was a hint of loneliness in her eyes, as well as uncertainty about this relationship.
After Mu Sheng sent Su Jinyu home, he returned to No. 66.
He seldom gambled, but this night he played all night long.
He Lai helped him upstairs and couldn't help asking, "Old Man, why did you drink so much today? Don't you always say that drinking will cause trouble and you should be moderate..."
Mu Sheng fell on the bed, wrapped himself in the quilt, and fell asleep.
Why didn't he let go? "Did something happen?"
"Old man..."
"Old"
The old man didn't reply. He Lai checked the window and walked out.
As soon as he left, Mu Sheng opened his eyes.
He drank a lot and thought he would be drunk, but his mind was very clear.
He clearly saw that his little sister was carrying a heavy burden and was walking with difficulty step by step.
And there was nothing he could do.
Not only Mu Sheng but also Shen Jingan got drunk that night.
Shen Jing'an staggered open the door of his room, and collapsed on the sofa as if his spine had been taken away.
His eyes were blurry and bloodshot. The news of Su Jinyu's engagement tonight was like a sharp blade, piercing straight into the softest part of his body.
He watched with his own eyes the woman who originally belonged to him hugging and kissing another man, but he had no right to step forward to stop them.
"Jingan, why are you so drunk?"
Wang Manrou heard the noise and hurried over from the inner room.
When she saw Shen Jingan like this, her eyes were red with pain, and she quickly squatted down to untie his tie, her voice so soft that it seemed like water could drip out, "Lie down first, I'll pour you a glass of water."
However, Shen Jing'an grabbed her wrist with amazing strength, and Wang Manrou cried out in pain.
"Why...why are you getting engaged to someone else?"
Shen Jingan murmured to himself, his voice full of grievance, "I thought... I thought we still had a chance..."
His eyes were empty, as if he had fallen into an endless dark abyss.
Wang Manrou bit her lower lip, holding back her grievances, and gently patted Shen Jingan’s hand, trying to comfort him: “You are drunk, take a nap first, and you will be fine tomorrow.”
Her voice trembled a little, because of the pain in her wrist, but also because of the deep affection this man had for another woman, which made her feel bitter.
"No, I'm not drunk!" Shen Jing'an sat up suddenly, holding his head with both hands, and murmured painfully, "I like her, I have always liked her... since the first time we met... I was wrong, I was really wrong..."
His words were disorganized, but they were like bombshells exploding in Wang Manrou's ears.
Wang Manrou widened her eyes, unable to believe what she heard.
She had always thought that Shen Jing'an was just using Su Jinyu as a tool for political marriage, but she didn't expect that his feelings for Su Jinyu were real.
A complex emotion surged in her heart, "Have you ever liked me?"
Wang Manrou asked softly, with a hint of expectation in her voice.
"you……"
Shen Jingan raised his head, trying to recognize the person in front of him.
His eyes were filled with despair and unwillingness: "It's all because of you... I killed her... It's all because of you!!!"
His voice became louder and louder, and finally he grabbed Wang Manrou's neck with both hands, "Without you, she won't leave me"
Wang Manrou couldn't breathe. She struggled and patted his arms, tears silently falling.
She knew that all her feelings had been misplaced.
Shen Jingan regained some consciousness, loosened his hand, and moved his palm down to her bulging belly, "Child..."
His voice was low and unclear, as if it was squeezed out from the depths of his throat, making it almost impossible to hear what he was saying.
However, in the next moment, he was suddenly ignited by an unknown rage and pushed Wang Manrou to the ground.
Wang Manrou was caught off guard, her body suddenly leaning back and she fell heavily to the ground.
There was a sharp pain in her abdomen, causing her to groan in pain.
She covered her stomach tightly with her hands, gasping for breath, trying to calm the severe pain.
After a long while, Wang Manrou finally recovered a little.
She struggled to get up from the ground, leaned against the wall, her eyes fixed on the sleeping face of the man.
He was sleeping so soundly that he had no idea what he had just done to Wang Manrou.
Wang Manrou's face was full of grievance and helplessness.
She looked at the man silently, tears welling up in her eyes, but she tried hard not to let them fall.
She knew that this man was unreliable and she couldn't have any expectations of him.
At this moment, the only thing she could hope for was that the baby in her belly would be better off, preferably a boy.
In this way, perhaps she can still have some status and dignity in this family.
Just then, a slight knock on the door interrupted Wang Manrou's thoughts.
A maid's voice came from outside the door: "Aunt, the second young lady wants to see you for something."
Wang Manrou's head tightened and she quickly covered her lips with her hands, fearing that others would hear her crying.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and then slowly said, "Tell Jingyu that I can't help her, so I'll disappear."
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