half thorns, half joy

Xiao Zihan put down his juice glass, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and asked Tang Xuan casually, "Why, have Linlin and Deng Langyue developed to this point? Haven't the two of them started dating yet?"

"..." Tang Xuan was shocked by Xiao Zihan's astonishing insight, "How do you know?"

"I feel it, two people are in a sweet relationship, isn't it like them?"

Tang Xuan had nothing to say. She always thought that she was clear to the outsider. It seemed that Xiao Zihan was much more sober than she was.

Xiao Zihan, who hadn't paid much attention to Deng Langyue and Cai Lin, actually said the key point directly.

"Okay, let's leave them alone, let's go upstairs and sleep." Xiao Zihan leaned forward and kissed the corner of Tang Xuan's forehead, ending in a low voice, his tone extremely ambiguous.

Tang Xuan's earlobes turned red suddenly, she nodded slightly, and let Xiao Zihan pull her up the stairs and into the bedroom...

The next day, after Xiao Zihan went to the company, Tang Xuan got up lazily, ready to check the contract again, and then went to meet Deng Langyue at noon.

Tang Xuan went downstairs and walked into the restaurant. Cai Lin and Huang Tingting had already arrived and were eating breakfast.

"Xuanxuan, why did you sleep up so late? We've already..." Before Huang Tingting finished speaking, the moment Tang Xuan walked into her, she suddenly became mute.

Tang Xuan didn't understand why, so she opened the chair and sat down, "What's wrong?"

Huang Tingting sipped the spoon, her eyes widened, "No...nothing?"

"What's wrong, there's such a big fuss." Tang Xuan looked at Huang Tingting suspiciously.

Huang Tingting rolled her eyes a few times, closed her lips tightly, and pointed to her neck.

Tang Xuan touched her neck subconsciously, "What's wrong?"

"..." Huang Tingting shook her head, smiling ambiguously.

Tang Xuan felt weird, so she picked up her phone and turned on the front camera to check.

Upon seeing it, Tang Xuan's face turned red.

On her fair neck, there was a red spot the size of a thumb, and that mark... anyone with a discerning eye could see what was going on.

"You guys eat first, I'll go up for a while." Tang Xuan put down her milk glass and fled in despair.

Huang Tingting couldn't bear it any longer, and burst out laughing.

A few minutes later, Tang Xuan went downstairs wearing a turtleneck shirt.

Although it is now possible to wear high-necked shirts in this weather, Tang Xuan's sudden change from a V-neck T-shirt to a high-necked shirt can be said to be Sima Zhao's heart.

Especially with Tang Xuan's slightly flushed cheeks, it was especially fun.

Huang Tingting laughed so hard that she almost rolled to the ground.

However, Cai Lin couldn't be happy at all, she just sat there with a calm expression, without saying a word, with her head lowered, not knowing what she was thinking.

At noon, Tang Xuan asked Huang Tingting to accompany Cai Lin, while she went out to meet Deng Langyue.

She didn't tell Cai Lin that she contacted Deng Langyue, and of course she didn't tell anyone else.

Leisurely Tea House is not far from the Deng family's residence, so Tang Xuan chose this place on purpose.

Although it may not be useful, she also wants to be as close to the Deng family as possible.

When Tang Xuan arrived, Deng Langyue had already arrived. She followed the waiter into the tea house, walked around the corridor, and walked into an elegant room.

The wooden door was pushed open, and Tang Xuan saw Deng Langyue sitting cross-legged on a tufted fu, staring blankly at the cup of tea in front of her.

Hearing the sound at the door, Deng Langyue turned her head and looked over, her face looked pale and haggard.

"You're pretty early." Tang Xuan said casually, walked in and sat opposite Deng Langyue.

The waiter quickly served the tea, then went out and closed the door.

Deng Langyue pursed her lips and said softly, "Linlin...Cai Lin...is she alright?"

"I don't have much energy, so I still don't want to say more." Tang Xuan sighed intentionally, "I can feel that this has hit her hard, and I'm really worried that she will be devastated because of it."

Deng Langyue's expression trembled slightly, he clenched his fingers on his knees tightly, but he smiled embarrassingly, "It's not that serious."

"No?" Tang Xuan looked straight at Deng Langyue, almost staring at Deng Langyue, "There are not a few people who commit suicide because of the deception of love."

Hearing the word suicide, Deng Langyue was shocked again.

But Tang Xuan didn't go on exaggeratedly. She assumed the attitude of an elder and said very seriously, "Deng Langyue, Linlin is a good girl. Do you know what is the cruelest thing to do to a good girl?"

Deng Langyue stared at Tang Xuan, pursed her lips tightly and remained silent.

"The cruelest thing to do to a good girl is to destroy her beauty and turn her into something bad." Tang Xuan ignored Deng Langyue's excuse and raised her hand to interrupt Deng Langyue, "Don't rush to refute me, Lin Lin doesn't have that tendency yet, but can you guarantee that she won't change in the future? Can you say categorically that she won't lose confidence in love in the future? She won't be afraid of love? "

"..." Of course Deng Langyue couldn't.

He remembered that day again, when Cai Lin looked at him with tears all over her face, her eyes were full of despair and pain.

He will never forget that look in his life.

"I'm sorry..." Deng Langyue really didn't know what else to say, so she could only say this useless apology feebly.

Tang Xuan didn't let go of all of Deng Langyue's emotions. She stared at Deng Langyue for a long time, watching Deng Langyue struggling. After a long silence, she spoke again.

She asked Deng Langyue, "Then, tell me the truth now, why did you break up with Linlin, and what happened between you two?"

Deng Langyue looked away, changed her sitting position, and was very restless in every move.

Tang Xuan had a panoramic view of all this. After thinking about it, she softened her voice and asked, "Deng Langyue, do you have something to hide?"

It's no wonder Tang Xuan thought so. After seeing Deng Langyue with her own eyes, she was even more sure that Deng Langyue definitely liked Cai Lin.

Moreover, it is not a general favorite.

I like it very much.

Otherwise, a person like Deng Langyue is just breaking up with a girl, so there is no need to come to listen to such a lecture, and there is no need to be so anxious and uncomfortable.

People will become humble only if they really like it.

Deng Langyue: "..."

"Is it because of your family? Your family, your uncle, won't allow you to associate with Linlin?" Tang Xuan didn't feel discouraged when she saw that Deng Langyue didn't answer, so she simply guessed directly.

Deng Langyue suddenly raised her head to look at Tang Xuan, the shock in her eyes could be seen clearly.

Tang Xuan understood clearly. It seemed that Xiao Zihan was right. It was impossible for Deng Li to agree to the marriage between the Deng and Cai families.

"I didn't expect this to be the reason..." Tang Xuan said with emotion.

Deng Langyue's tightly pressed lips were almost bloodless, his Adam's apple rolled, and he struggled to speak, "Linlin... got it?"

Tang Xuan shook her head, "No, she doesn't know, I guessed it myself."

"Oh." Deng Langyue obviously relaxed a little.

Seeing Deng Langyue's reaction, Tang Xuan couldn't help asking, "Why, you don't want Linlin to know?"

"Yes." Deng Langyue nodded.

"Why? She doesn't know the real reason, but she will hate you."

Deng Langyue smiled bitterly, "Then let her hate me, it's better than letting her suffer with me. My own life is over, I can't harm her."

This time, it was Tang Xuan's turn and didn't know how to speak.

Deng Langyue's discouraged words contained too much information.

Hearing Deng Langyue's words, it seems that life is hopeless?

But isn't he the young son of the Deng family?If you want money, you have money, you want power, how can you say such a thing?

Could it be that something happened inside the Deng family?

Many thoughts flashed through Tang Xuan's mind. She didn't have more information and didn't understand the specifics, so she didn't dare to speculate too much.

However, she was almost sure that no matter what the Deng family arranged, Deng Langyue herself was reluctant, and she was even more resentful towards Deng Li, her uncle.

She has to catch this.

Tang Xuan was silent for a long time before she said in a tactful way: "Deng Langyue, you are alone and you have only lived for more than 20 years. Isn't it too early to say that your life is over? Or, I I want to ask you, have you ever thought about controlling your own life?"

Deng Langyue was stunned.

After a while, he shook his head, resisting and evading to answer, "You don't understand."

Deng Langyue saw with her own eyes how Deng Li cut off his own sister, who was Deng Langyue's mother's thoughts.

How to drive a well-behaved man crazy, and finally commit suicide.

Rebuttal and resistance are easy words to say, but for Deng Langyue, Deng Li represents the shadow of childhood, a hurdle that may not be overcome in this life.

Tang Xuan didn't refute Deng Langyue, she nodded, "Yes, I really don't understand, after all, I have never experienced it. But I know that it is not easy to meet someone you really like in your life. To This person should work hard, and it is worth it. What do you think?"

"In this world, the only thing that can defeat all hatred and demons is love?"