Chapter 74 Ex-wife White Moonlight 7 He got you, but he didn’t know how to cherish you…
Early that morning, Ali received a long-distance call.
She got dressed, took her phone and walked out of the tent.
It was just dawn, and the grassland was unusually quiet. A voice came clearly from the other end of the phone: "I heard from Linda and the others that you're back home?"
"Yeah, I came back four days ago." Ali put the phone to his ear.
The voice on the other end chuckled: "I saw the photo you sent. I'm so happy for you."
Ali also curled his lips: "Thank you, Zhengyang."
"It's too awkward for us to even talk about thanking each other," Ji Zhengyang seemed to be at his computer, the sound of intermittent typing coming through the receiver. "Will you visit Qingzhou when you return to China this time?"
Ali walked slowly along the path. "I'm back. My mom still doesn't recognize me, but she looks pretty good and energetic."
She carefully avoided the puddles on the road. "She's been living alone in a nursing home all these years, thanks to your friend's care."
She went abroad in a hurry that year and could only temporarily place her mother, who depended on her for everything, in a nursing home. She was penniless at the time, and Ji Zhengyang paid for her expenses for the first two years.
Although Ji Zhengyang said she didn't have to pay back the money, she still kept it in mind and worked day and night to earn money. Ten months later, she finally paid off the money she owed Ji Zhengyang.
Because she couldn't return to China in the past few years, Ji Zhengyang asked his friend who worked in the nursing home to take care of Xiao's mother from time to time.
"I wanted to thank him in person when I returned home this time, but he happened to be away." Ali rubbed his frozen hands.
Ji Zhengyang seemed to have switched hands to hold the phone: "Well, he told me before that he was on a business trip recently. It's a bad time for you to return home."
Ali said with some regret: "Is that so? Then next time I go to see him, I'll ask you first."
"From your voice, it seems that this project is not going well?" Ji Zhengyang asked.
Ali sighed: "I am a little tired, maybe I am too delicate."
She had been feeling a little unwell since last night and had little energy. It was probably because she was outside in the wind late at night and caught a cold.
"Don't always look for the reasons in yourself. If you really feel uncomfortable, you must go to the hospital. Don't just hold on." Ji Zhengyang said with concern.
"Let's talk later," Ali glanced at the sun rising in the sky, "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first. International long-distance calls are quite expensive."
Ji Zhengyang laughed, his voice clear: "I can still afford this little bit of phone bill. If you feel bad... just come back soon and treat me to a big meal."
"No problem." Ali hung up the phone in a relaxed tone, and turned around to see Sheng Yu standing silently behind her like a door god.
Ali subconsciously stepped back, his feet slipped and he was about to fall down the hillside.
Sheng Yu immediately grabbed her wrist, and due to inertia, the two of them were suddenly very close to each other.
Ali moved his wrist uncomfortably: "Let go."
"Who was Miss Xiao talking to on the phone just now?" Sheng Yu narrowed his eyes, not missing the relaxation and smile on her face when she turned around.
Ali looked up at him and said, "Let me go first."
Her expression was serious. Sheng Yu was stunned. He hesitated and let go of her hand, standing two steps away from her.
Ali rubbed his wrist, which was hurt by the grip. "Why is Mr. Sheng always so interested in my affairs?"
Sheng Yu frowned: "No reason, I just want to know more about Miss Xiao."
"What happens after you understand?" Ali's eyes were as clear as water. While speaking, he slowly moved his feet back.
Sheng Yu immediately realized her intention and followed slowly: "We'll know what happens next later. Miss Xiao is a little anxious."
Ali hummed perfunctorily.
Seeing that Ali was clearly displeased but had to deal with him, Sheng Yu smiled broadly, "Miss Xiao used to be very straightforward, but after a few years, have you developed this bad habit of beating around the bush?"
Ali raised his eyes slightly: "Mr. Sheng never asked me who I was talking to on the phone before, right?"
Sheng Yu's eyes turned cold instantly, and his voice was hoarse: "Do you know what you are saying?"
Ali met his cold gaze without hesitation: "Of course I know, we didn't do that back then..."
Sheng Yu stared at her closely, the veins in his temples throbbing faintly.
Ali knew that this was how he looked when he was truly angry.
"...Just divorced?" She spoke the rest of the words word by word, and each word pierced Sheng Yu's heart.
The color of his eyes was terrifyingly deep, and even his breathing was oppressive. He suddenly raised his hand, but only tucked Ali's messy hair behind her ear. His action could almost be described as gentle.
A hint of confusion appeared in Ali's eyes.
Sheng Yu stopped and slowly lifted her soft hair, making circles with his fingers, seeming to find it very interesting.
When Ali wanted to hide away, he leaned over and whispered in her ear: "But I don't think you are happy with him."
Ali was taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered: "How did Mr. Sheng know about my relationship with him?"
"I have known him for many years. When I was at my lowest point and in the most pain, he was always by my side, absorbing all my bad emotions."
She tilted her head and looked directly into Sheng Yu's eyes, her tone sharp: "Mr. Sheng, don't you think it's rude to speculate on other people's feelings like this?"
Sheng Yu lowered his eyes to hide the gloom and sadness in them. He stood up but still did not leave.
"Because I can see it." You are not living well now, and even the corners of your eyebrows and eyes are filled with sadness.
Sheng Yu kept the last sentence deep in his heart.
He knew that she was a strong-willed person and would only regard his words as pity and sympathy at this moment.
The gentleness on Sheng Yu's face condensed in his eyes, as if it had substance: "If he is really as good as you say, you won't be like this now."
Ali was startled and could not help but avoid his burning gaze.
"The current situation is either that man has done something to offend you, or..." That man does not exist at all.
Sheng Yu hoped that the actual situation was the second one he guessed.
But when she thought about how she had been alone in a foreign country for so many years, with no relatives around her, and if she really didn't even have a so-called boyfriend, then... how difficult it would have been for her.
As soon as he thought of this, he could no longer deny the existence of that "boyfriend".
Sheng Yu twitched the corners of his mouth, his eyes devoid of a smile: "So he got you, but didn't know how to cherish you, and made you sad, right?"
Ali lowered his head. He couldn't see her expression, and his heart slowly sank to the bottom of the lake.
"He's fine. My affairs... have nothing to do with him." Ali's voice came without any ups and downs.
Sheng Yu sneered: "Are you so eager to protect him?"
"This has nothing to do with Mr. Sheng," Ali took a few steps back, putting some distance between them. "Mr. Sheng should be most concerned about your fiancée."
Perhaps because he was not feeling well, Ali's words were full of anger.
Sheng Yu's eyes flashed: "Miss Xiao, you forgot what we just said last night."
Ali shook his head coldly: "We are not related, we don't need Mr. Sheng's care."
"Not even friends?" Sheng Yu looked at her.
Ali paused for a moment and said in a hard tone: "Not really."
"Then what am I? Ex-husband?" His voice was low and he seemed to be smiling.
Ali choked and couldn't find any words to refute for a moment.
Gradually, people from the camp began to look over here. Sheng Yu saw that she was shivering from the cold, so he motioned for her to go back with him.
Ali stayed away from him, as if avoiding a flood or a beast.
Seeing this, he laughed at himself and slowly followed her.
"Who else could be more suitable to take care of you at this time than your ex-husband?"
*
As the morning mist began to dissipate, the group got back in the car and started today's journey.
When Song Yuqing got on the bus, she saw Ali was already on the bus, but he was huddled in the last row, looking a little listless.
"Sister, don't you usually sit behind me? Why are you sitting in the back today?"
Song Yuqing sat down in her seat and took a bite of the butter cake: "Besides, aren't you also carsick? The last row is the most prone to motion sickness."
Ali shook his head, his voice lower than usual: "I took medicine in advance, the view from the back row is better, which will be more convenient for me to take pictures later."
Sheng Yu and Yan Xia also got on the car at this time. Hearing this, Sheng Yu glanced at her. Ali turned her head to look out the window, avoiding his gaze.
The car started quickly. It was a sunny day today and the scenery of the grassland flashed quickly outside the window. The team leader said that today's itinerary was similar to yesterday's and we still had to cross those mountains.
The weather was fine when they set out, but just as the car was approaching the starting point of the mountain climb, several loud thunders suddenly sounded in the sky, followed by heavy rain. Everyone didn't even have time to react, and everything in front of them was blurred.
Song Yuqing quickly closed the window. Seeing this, Chen Pei took out a tissue and carefully wiped her hair that was wet by the rain.
"Leader, why does the weather change so suddenly?"
The team leader wiped the rain off his face and squinted his eyes: "This is how it is on the grassland. The weather forecast is not accurate."
This was the first time Yan Xia encountered such a situation, so she asked, "Are we still going to the mountain today?"
The team leader glanced at the dark sky outside and said, "I guess we can't go today. The rain is getting heavier and heavier and it won't stop anytime soon. It's very dangerous to force our way up the mountain."
Upon hearing this, although they felt sorry, for safety reasons, the group had no choice but to return home.
The driver returned along the same route. Everyone in the car occasionally said a word or two, and everyone was in a low mood.
Ali in the back row hung his head, huddled in his seat, feeling a little drowsy.
Suddenly, there was a sudden brake sound and she rushed forward. Just as her forehead was about to hit the backrest of the seat in front of her, a hand was firmly placed between the two.
Ah Li looked up in shock and met Sheng Yu's cold and obscure eyes. "You should fasten your seat belt when you get in the car. This is safety common sense that even elementary school students know."
Ali's hand, placed in front of him, touched his well-fastened seatbelt. Just as he was about to speak, Yan Xia in the front row turned around and glanced at the two people in the unusual atmosphere: "What's wrong?"
"It's okay," Sheng Yu turned around and looked at the team leader seriously, "Is it a landslide?" Before braking, he saw something seemed to be rolling down the mountain in front of him.
Yan Xia followed his gaze with shock on her face: "Landslide?!"
Ali took advantage of this opportunity to sit back in his seat.
In an instant, the ground began to tremble slightly, and gravel rolled down the hillside. After a low "boom", huge rocks mixed with mud and sand poured down.
Fortunately, the driver was experienced and, with the calm and composed command of the team leader, had already backed the car up a long way.
Just as the vehicle turned around, mud rushed in quickly, and in a blink of an eye the road ahead was buried.
The driver stepped on the accelerator and rushed backwards.
Under the leader's instructions, everyone in the car checked again whether their seat belts were fastened, crossed their arms around their heads, rested their elbows on the front seats, and kept their waists close to the base of the seat belts to cushion any possible impact.
The car was dead silent, with only the loud roar of the wheels and the thud of heavy rain hitting the roof.
Fortunately, this landslide was not serious and no cracks appeared on the ground for the time being.
With the driver driving at full speed, the car quickly rushed onto the safe platform and escaped the dangerous area behind it.
There was no time to lament surviving the disaster. The team leader reported the location of the landslide to the base, asking the base to warn nearby vehicles and people, while keeping an eye on the road conditions ahead where accidents could happen at any time.
The vehicle sped along the mountain road. Ali leaned on the bumpy car, her face becoming increasingly worse. She covered her abdomen, bent down deeply, and her lips turned pale in an instant.
Half an hour later, everyone finally returned to the camp and the heavy rain gradually stopped.
Yan Xia's legs were weak when she got off the car, and she could only hold Sheng Yu's arm and walk slowly.
"Go back and rest." Sheng Yu said to her.
Yan Xia nodded: "You should go back and rest soon."
The herders in the camp heard about what had happened not long ago and quickly gathered around to ask if they were injured.
The team leader said a few simple words and then hurried towards the base.
Sheng Yu turned around, but saw that the car was empty.
In the distance, only Ali's thin figure remained, and he frowned.
*
After finally reaching the tent, Ali opened his backpack and searched again and again without giving up. Finally, he collapsed on the sofa powerlessly.
Perhaps because she had been distracted recently and the amount of activity she did every day exceeded her physical capacity, her period came early. This time when she returned home, she only brought a few sanitary pads.
Ali threw his backpack aside in annoyance, remembering what the leader said, that there were no daily necessities for sale here. He could only stand up again and go to Song Yuqing's tent in the drizzle outside.
To make matters worse, Song Yuqing didn't bring it either.
Ali stood outside the tent. The pain almost made her unable to straighten her back. Her limbs felt like they were soaked in a whole tub of ice, and they were so cold that they hurt and felt weak.
It happened that the tour leader passed by not far away at this moment. She shouted a few times, but her voice was too soft and the tour leader walked further and further away.
She could only grit her teeth and chase after him.
"Leader, wait a moment."
The team leader finally stopped and asked: "Miss Xiao, what's wrong with you?"
Ali exhaled and stood up with difficulty, not wanting others to notice his abnormality. "I'm fine, I just need some daily necessities urgently. Can you take me to the city now?"
The team leader was a little embarrassed: "I have to go to the base again later, which is in the opposite direction of the city. Is Miss Xiao in a hurry? If not..."
Ali's back was covered in cold sweat, and his knuckles turned white. "It's urgent. Can you take me to the city first?"
The team leader looked at her anxious face, then glanced at the sky. "It looks like there's going to be another heavy rain soon. If it's not necessary, it's best not to go out. Although the road conditions to the city should be better than here, there are still some dangers."
Ali's vision went dark, her lower back felt so sore and swollen that it almost broke, cold sweat soaked her hair and stuck to her pale face.
Endless cramps surged in her fragile abdomen, and she tried her best to keep herself steady.
She saw the leader's mouth opening and closing, as if he was asking her something, but she could not hear anything.
There was another unknown loud noise behind me, and a short whistle sounded in my ears.
She forced herself to raise her eyes, and in her gradually blurred vision, she saw a black car stopped in front of her without her knowing when.
The car window slowly lowered, and it was Sheng Yu.
The short hair on his forehead was soaked by the rain, and his eyes were like water-soaked obsidian, reflecting a quiet light under the gray and gloomy dome.
"Get in the car."
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