Film and TV: Starting from childhood, I will give up Zhong Yi

Chapter 125 A lonely man and a widow
The night was like water, and the clear moonlight poured down like mercury, sprinkling onto Lin Yuan's black SUV, emitting a cool light.

After Zhu Li sat in the passenger seat, she couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked, "What do you want to tell us? Why did you come here so late at night?"

Lin Yuan did not respond immediately. Instead, he leaned slightly to the right, picked up the seat belt with his bony fingers, and slowly pulled it in front of her.

The distance between the two people suddenly shortened, and their breathing intertwined faintly. Julie's cheeks flushed, her eyes slightly lowered, and her long eyelashes fluttered like butterflies.

Lin Yuan seemed unaware and looked calm as he slowly fastened the seat belt with a "click". His fingers accidentally touched Julie's shoulder, and the warm touch made her heart tremble violently.

"Thank you...thank you." Zhu Li lowered her head slightly and uttered these two words in a mosquito-like voice.

"You show the way, and talk as you drive."

As he spoke, Lin Yuan started the car neatly and drove smoothly out of the community gate.

Julie bit her lip and then gently reminded, "Turn right."

Lin Yuan looked straight ahead, and after driving for a distance, he sideways glanced at her. Although she was already thirty years old, her face was as delicate as that of a newborn baby.

"I came here this time to say that let's forget about what we talked about last time."

Zhu Li was a little surprised, and her black crystal eyes widened a little: "Why? Didn't you agree with Mingcheng?"

Lin Yuan frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure appeared on his calm face: "We agreed on this last time, but I can't stand people who beat women. I won't do business with such people."

"When did Mingcheng hit a woman?"

"Weren't you there when he wanted to beat Su Mingyu at the funeral last time?"

"You don't know, that's because Mingyu slandered Mingcheng first." Zhu Li was a little unconvinced and hurriedly explained. She recalled the scene at that time and her tone became more and more certain, "Oh~ Did you go after Su Mingyu last time? What did she say to you?"

She vaguely remembered that day, after Su Mingyu drove away, Lin Yuan hurriedly followed.

Lin Yuan's tone softened slightly: "I did talk to her a little bit about her past."

"You have no idea how cold Su Mingyu is. She didn't shed a single tear at the funeral. She even threw her mother's urn to the ground and turned left. And Mingcheng didn't do anything. He just threatened her. How can this be considered assault?"

Although she had a quarrel with her husband, Julie still instinctively defended him.

She also felt that Lin Yuan had no idea what was happening in the Su family, so she needed to explain it to Lin Yuan so as not to delay her husband's work.

She had already learned from her husband that Mingyu had a bad temper, and considering Mingyu's behavior in recent days, she naturally formed a preconceived notion that Mingyu did not recognize her relatives.

Putting herself in Mingyu's shoes, she felt that if it were her, she would never do the same thing as Mingyu.

Lin Yuan shook his head gently and explained, "She didn't mean to do that with the urn. If she was really indifferent, she wouldn't have paid for the funeral. And you don't know Su Mingyu. As a girl, she has had a hard life since she was a child."

"You sound like you know her very well. What's wrong with being a girl? I'm a girl too. My parents treat me very well. And my mother-in-law is so good to me, how could she be any worse to her own daughter? Every time I go to my mother-in-law's house, she will prepare my favorite matcha yogurt for me in advance. She's such a nice person, but Mingyu treats her like that..."

At this point, Julie's eyes reddened slightly and her voice choked a little, as if she remembered her mother-in-law's love in the past.

Lin Yuan simply added: "People are different. Su Mingyu can't be compared with you."

Although Julie is 30 years old this year, she was spoiled by her parents before marriage, and by her mother-in-law and husband after marriage. Her life is smooth and worry-free, and her thoughts are relatively simple most of the time.

Zhu Li turned her head slightly, and her eyes involuntarily fell on Lin Yuan's strong profile.

At this moment, the light in the car was dim, with only the dashboard emitting a faint cold light, and the light and shadow intertwined on his face.

This unique light and shadow effect made Lin Yuan's face extremely three-dimensional, as if he was an ancient Greek sculpture walking out of the night, exuding a deep and charming aura. Julie couldn't help but stare at him in a trance for a moment.

When she came back to her senses, she said anxiously, "Mingcheng did that out of filial piety. You can't just kill Mingcheng for this."

If it was because the risk of cooperation was too high or the benefits were not ideal, Julie would not say much, but such a reason was too ridiculous.

I was hugged and embraced by him when he was drunk that day, and I haven't settled the score with him yet.

Julie's cheeks felt slightly hot at the thought.

She felt that Lin Yuan was bewitched by Su Mingyu. Her sister-in-law never cared about the Su family's affairs and had never taken the initiative to take care of Su Daqiang. How could a daughter treat her parents like this?

If Lin Yuan knew how filial her husband was and how indifferent Su Mingyu was, she would definitely change her mind.

Lin Yuan shook his head again, his tone firm: "Anyway, I can't stand people who want to hit women, so I won't hit women, except..."

"Except for what?" Zhu Li's curiosity was aroused. Could it be that Lin Yuan really beat women?
"Let's talk about it another day." Lin Yuan didn't plan to explain any further. "Anyway, I think Su Mingyu is right in this matter. I only see Su Mingcheng's unreasonable and arrogant behavior."

Hearing Lin Yuan say that her husband was unreasonable and domineering, Zhu Li also started to lose her temper. She snorted and turned to look out the right window in annoyance.

I really hugged him for nothing that night.

Lin Yuan raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "Oh, by the way, Lili."

"What did you call me?" Zhu Li was slightly startled and looked at Lin Yuan in surprise. She subconsciously sat up straight, a little uncomfortable with this slightly intimate name.

"Lili, it's so rude to call you by your name." Lin Yuan said calmly, with a faint smile on his face. Without waiting for Zhu Li to react, he cleverly changed the subject and asked, "Why are you going back to your parents' home? Did he hit you?"

"How is that possible? Mingcheng would never hit anyone. He just said a few harsh words to me."

Julie blurted out the words, but as soon as she said them, she regretted it and her face turned hot. How could she say this so easily? It was so embarrassing.

Lin Yuan just smiled faintly: "This is normal. He even wants to attack his sister. He is very restrained to just yell at you twice."

When Zhu Li heard this, all the grievances and complaints accumulated in her heart came to her head. She wanted to vent and complain, but also took the opportunity to clear her husband's name: "It's not all about this, it's mainly because of my father-in-law, who clearly..."

At first, she was a little hesitant, but as she spoke, her emotions were completely aroused and she didn't care about so much.

Zhu Li took a deep breath and began to talk: "It's obviously for his own good to take a shower, but he always doesn't take one, leaving the house full of odors. It gives me a headache as soon as I enter the house."

Lin Yuan frowned and showed a look of disgust: "How can this be done? This is too unhygienic."

Lin Yuan's just-right response seemed to add fuel to Zhu Li's confession. Soon, she poured out all the bad things that Su Daqiang had done in the past few days to Lin Yuan's handsome profile, like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.

"Last time, he invited a bunch of his friends to visit our home. They made a mess of the house and broke my favorite teacup. I don't even want to use it myself."

Lin Yuan sighed softly: "Alas, this is too much trouble."

"Also, he brought a stray dog ​​home today even though he knew I was afraid of dogs. He also called his son a dog in various ways. How can a father be like this?"

Julie's chest heaved as she became more and more agitated. "Every time we asked him to take a shower, he would talk about running away from home, as if we were abusing him."

"This is too much. This is just pure roguery."

While driving, Lin Yuan did not forget to reach out and pat Zhu Li's shoulder to comfort her.

Zhu Li's voice was filled with deep disappointment and exhaustion: "Mingcheng is the same. He was the one who volunteered to persuade Dad to take a bath. He couldn't persuade Dad, so he turned around and put the blame on me. They love each other so much, and I am the bad guy."

"He is so irresponsible. Won't this make his father hate you?"

Zhu Li nodded repeatedly: "That's right." In order to smell less bad smell when she got home, she deliberately worked overtime at the company every day. After returning home, she didn't even have the energy to "hold a small meeting."

However, her performance was noticed by the company's leaders and she received great praise from them, so it can be considered a blessing in disguise.

At this time, Zhu Li's cell phone rang. Seeing that it was Su Mingcheng calling, Zhu Li, still feeling resentful, hung up the phone directly.

Not long after she hung up, Su Mingcheng called again. Zhu Li was so angry that she hung up the phone.

If you really want to comfort yourself, why didn't you catch up with me when I went out?

On the other side, Su Mingcheng, who was hiding in the bathroom, hurriedly made a phone call, ready to surrender and show weakness to his wife.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently on a call..."

"Sorry, the phone you dialed has been turned off..."

I had no choice but to open WeChat and send a few text messages to my wife.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Is it Su Mingcheng calling?"

Julie snorted softly and hummed in a muffled voice.

"Maybe there's something wrong? I'll call and ask."

As Lin Yuan spoke, he picked up the phone swiftly, slid his finger across the screen, and directly dialed Su Daqiang's number. He also considerately turned on the speakerphone so that Zhu Li could also hear the conversation.

"Hello, uncle, I'm Lin Yuan."

Su Daqiang's slightly hoarse voice came from the receiver: "Oh, Xiaolin, why are you calling so late?"

Julie's face was full of confusion, her heart tightened, and she was so scared that she didn't dare to breathe.

At this late hour of the night, it would be more than just embarrassing if my father-in-law knew that I was sitting in another man's car.

"I'm free next weekend and plan to take you out for a trip. I wanted to ask if you are free." Lin Yuan said calmly.

"I am free, I am free. How can I not be free? Let me tell you, Xiaolin, you are much more considerate than my son and daughter-in-law."

There was some emotion in Su Daqiang's voice, and he seemed very satisfied with Lin Yuan's proposal.

Julie couldn't help but pursed her lips, her mouth corners slightly turned down, and she exhaled weakly.

It is really disheartening that my husband and I were treated to delicious food and drinks, but this is how we get evaluated.

"I see Mingcheng and the others are very nice to you." Lin Yuan calmly brought up the topic, trying to steer the conversation towards the key point.

Su Daqiang's tone was a bit complaining, as if he had found an outlet to vent his feelings, and he poured out all the things going on at home: "What's good about it? You keep forcing me to do this and that all day long. I'm so fed up with it. The couple just had a fight. I'll tell you a secret, the daughter-in-law even ran back to her parents' home."

Julie was full of confusion. What on earth was her father-in-law trying to do? Was this some glorious thing?

Lin Yuan followed suit and said, "This is no small matter. You should go and persuade Mingcheng. I will listen and give you some advice."

Su Daqiang held his phone and knocked on the door outside the toilet. "Mingcheng, it's so late, is Lili coming back? Have you asked her?"

Su Mingcheng said in a very firm tone: "Don't worry about her, just let her be. Bad habits are caused by habit. It's a good opportunity to give her some time and space to reflect on herself."

But his other hand was not idle, his fingers were tapping quickly on the screen of his mobile phone, and a series of messages had already been sent on WeChat: "Wife, I was wrong, don't be angry"

Su Daqiang advised earnestly outside the door: "Just talk about it, don't let you two gamble so much just for your dad."

Su Mingcheng's voice came through the door, full of energy, saying, "Don't be angry. She asked for it. There are many women in the world, but there is only one dad. Don't worry, I know what's going on."

But his fingers were constantly typing on the phone, sending various messages asking for peace and admitting mistakes.

Hearing this, Julie's pretty face became increasingly cold. She didn't expect her husband to be so hypocritical.

Su Daqiang quietly turned around and left the bathroom, and said to the phone: "You heard it too, it's useless for me to say anything about the children. If they have any conflicts in the future, Xiaolin, you have to stand by me."

Lin Yuan responded politely: "Don't worry, that's natural. I'll hang up first. Go to bed early."

He continued to drive forward aimlessly. Zhu Li looked out the window absentmindedly. The inky black night swallowed everything like a curtain. It was obvious that they had driven to a very remote place. There were not even many street lights. She only then realized, "Stop, stop, stop, Lin Yuan, you're in the wrong place!"

"Ah?" Lin Yuan turned his head quickly to Zhu Li, with an expression of surprise on his face, but there was a hint of subtle cunning in his eyes, "I saw that you didn't say anything, I thought you wanted me to go straight."

"I...I forgot too."

Zhu Li's answer was somewhat weak, as if Lin Yuan really could not be blamed.

It’s all my fault. I was so engrossed in the conversation that I forgot that Lin Yuan didn’t know where my mother’s home was.

I am usually quite smart and capable, but why do I seem to become stupid when I meet Lin Yuan?

Lin Yuan's voice broke Zhu Li's thoughts, gentle and apologetic: "Lili, please enter the name of your parents' neighborhood on this navigation, and I will follow the navigation."

After Julie entered the address, she saw that the fastest route would take nearly an hour, and her pretty face almost wrinkled into a bitter gourd.

Of course she had the key to the house, but if she went back so late, she would definitely wake her parents up from their sleep.

Lin Yuan drove along the path, and soon the car turned into a narrow lane that was barely wide enough for one car to pass through. Wild grass grew wildly on both sides of the road, occasionally brushing against the car body, making a rustling sound.

Suddenly, a series of rapid "clicks" were heard in the car, and the car's hazard warning lights began to flash without warning.

Lin Yuan's handsome face was instantly filled with confusion. He frowned slightly, stepped on the brakes lightly, and slowly parked the car on the side of the road.

Seeing this, Zhu Li's heart tightened and she quickly asked, "What...what happened?"

"There seems to be something wrong with the car. I have to go down and take a look."

"Ah? How about I give Ming a call..."

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Zhu Li thought of the phone call just now. She felt angry and annoyed, so she quickly swallowed the words back. If she had found Su Mingcheng, he would be so proud of himself.

Lin Yuan stared at Zhu Li with a deep look in his eyes: "Then how are you going to explain to him that you and I are in such a remote place? It doesn't look like I'm here to take you home. It looks more like a tryst."

Although Zhu Li was simple, she was not stupid. She bit her lip and hesitated for a moment: "Then should I ask my dad to pick us up?"

"You and I are here alone at this late hour. Aren't you afraid that your dad will think something?"

After hearing this, Zhu Li fell silent. She crossed her arms and said angrily, "So what do you think we should do? We can't just sit there and wait."

"Don't worry, it shouldn't be a big problem. I'll get off the car and take a look. But you do need to call your parents. If Su Mingcheng can't get in touch with you, he will definitely contact your parents. Don't let them worry."

As he spoke, Lin Yuan got out of the car first, opened the hood to check the situation, leaving Zhu Li alone in the car.

(End of this chapter)