Spring Branches

"Lu Yichuang." Tang Asi suddenly looked at Lu Yichuang very seriously and called out softly, his black and white eyes filled with heat and warmth.

This was the second time Lu Yichuan saw such a look in the little girl's eyes.

The first time was when he was helping the little girl. A year is almost over, and time flies.

Lu Yichuan nodded gently, looked at the little girl lovingly, tilted his head and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I will give birth to this child for you." Tang Asi said, pulling Lu Yichuan's hand and placing it on his lower abdomen, stroking it up and down, and then said: "But."

As long as a but appears, it will never be a good thing.

When he first saw the girl's ardent and warm eyes, Lu Yichuan almost thought that this would be a brand new beginning for the two of them, and their lives would get better and better from now on, but now...

There was a heavy melancholy on the little girl's face, and when she looked at him, there was an indescribable feeling in her eyes.

After such a long time and knowing Lu Yichuang well enough about the girl, it is very likely that she is going to leave again.

But this time, Lu Yichuang could clearly feel that her departure was real and she had made the decision.

Lu Yichuan slowly withdrew his hand and slowly lowered his head.

Tang Asi also felt a pain in his heart. He bit his lower lip and said with difficulty: "After the child is born, we will still fulfill our promise. The child will be left to you, and I will leave in style."

"..."

Lu Yichuan didn't say anything.

He had said before that he would support the little girl no matter what decision she made.

Besides, the little girl is still young. It is normal that she cannot see the road ahead clearly and does not know what she wants.

The atmosphere between the two was awkward for a long time.

It lasted so long that the other party felt like a century had passed.

It was Tang Asi who finally broke the silence.

Tang Asi said: "Lu Yichuan, this is what we agreed upon at the beginning, and it is also the bargaining chip for the beginning of this marriage."

Lu Yichuan looked at the little girl and nodded: "Well, follow your own heart. I support you no matter what."

Tang Asi's eyes were red and her nose was sore. When tears were about to fall, she hurriedly turned her head and spoke in a hoarse voice: "Everyone will be happy in the future."

"Ah."

Lu Yichuan felt no less uncomfortable than the little girl.

His heart was in extreme pain at this moment, as if countless densely packed needles were piercing the softest part of his heart.

That being said, this matter is definitely not over yet.

There is a beginning but no end.

There has to be an ending in the end, and then both of us will be less restrained in the days that follow.

Tang Asi said: "Lu Yichuan, I owe you a lot, I will compensate you with practical actions."

Lu Yichuan said: "Xiao Si, you don't owe me anything. I don't want to hear such words again in the future."

Tang Asi chuckled, "Lu Yichuan, I find that you are such a nice person, so nice that I don't know what to do..."

After hearing this, Lu Yichuan sneered long and hard.

The little girl was the only one in the world who said he was very good.

Everyone was on the opposite side of her.

The outside world's evaluation of him is extremely harsh.

Even everyone in the company is afraid of him.

But he gave all the good things to the little girl, which was the only one that belonged to her.

He only shows his kindness to the people he likes, so the girl thinks he is very good.

"Only you think I'm good." Lu Yichuan said lightly.

Tang Asi smiled, "You are so nice, everyone in the world will like you."

"..."

Lu Yichuan did not respond to the little girl's words.

Apart from the little girl, he would never show his kindness to anyone else.

Tang Asi said again: "Lu Yichuan, don't let this matter create a rift between us. We can still do what we should do as before. Okay?"

Lu Yichuan nodded: "Okay."

Tang Asi said: "Lu Yichuan, I will be selfish just this once. This kind of thing will not happen again after the child is born."

Lu Yichuan nodded: "Okay."

Tang Asi said: "Lu Yichuan, have you thought of a name for your child?"

Lu Yichuan shook his head: "No."

Tang Asi smiled, "I thought of one!"

Lu Yichuan asked: "What's your name?"

Tang Asi smiled brightly and warmly, like the sunshine in June, shining brightly all over the earth: "Call me Lu Xiaodian."

"Is this a boy's name or a girl's name?" Lu Yichuan asked.

Tang Asi replied: "Girl."

"What if it's a boy?" Lu Yichuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Should we call him Lu Dadian?"

Tang Asi laughed loudly, "I'll listen to you."

"..." Lu Yichuan laughed, "So careless?"

Tang Asi said, "I'm just kidding. You can name the child whatever you want. I won't comment on that."

Lu Yichuan nodded gently, his expression returning to normal: "Are you planning to leave as soon as the baby is born?"

Tang Asi nodded resolutely: "Yes."

Lu Yichuan also nodded: "Okay."

Since this has become a fact and cannot be changed, we can only accept it as it is.

As the saying goes, there is always a way out when you reach the mountain. If everything you say now happens to change in the meantime, then everything you say now will be in vain.

As long as adults and children are safe.

The rest are water troops.

Lu Yichuan took out a storybook from the drawer and said, "Are you tired?"

"It's OK." Tang Asi looked at the storybook in Lu Yichuan's hand in confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"

"There's nothing to do right now anyway, so just lie down and I'll tell you and the baby stories." Lu Yichuang said seriously.

Tang Asi burst out laughing.

She thought such behavior was childish.

It’s normal and natural to tell stories to children, but telling stories to yourself... why does it sound a little weird?

But this was Lu Yichuang's good intention after all, and Tang Asi couldn't refuse, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.

Lu Yichuan took down the pillow that was leaning against the little girl's back and spread it flat on the bed, and the little girl lay down on it.

Tang Asi said, "Are you just going to sit here and talk?"

Seeing Lu Yichuan moving a small stool and sitting next to him, Tang Asi found it both funny and cute.

"Why don't you just lie on the bed and talk. It must be very tiring for you."

Lu Yichuan shook his head and smiled, "It's okay."

"What if I fall asleep while you're talking?" Tang Asi asked doubtfully.

Lu Yichuan raised the corner of his mouth: "It's my honor."

Tang Asi said: "Lu Xiaodian is so lucky to have a father like you."

Lu Yichuang smiled and stopped talking. He stared at the contents of the book and started reading.

……

Lu Yichuang read like this for a very long time, so long that the little girl fell asleep while listening, but Lu Yichuang was still unwilling to put the book down reluctantly.

He stared at the little girl's face seriously, her lips moving gently. He didn't read the contents of the book.

He kept repeating a story in his mouth.

The story is about regret and missing out.

This reminded Lu Yichuang of a saying by Haruki Murakami.

You are not my choice after weighing the pros and cons, but my determination to do it even though I know it is impossible after my heart is pounding. This is my greatest sincerity in this relationship. To be honest, I know better than you that there will be no result between us. I have ignored everyone's advice, including myself. Even if I can only accompany you for a while, I am willing to do it, because you exist in every wish of mine. Even if we are separated, at least you have illuminated my heart and dispelled my loneliness. For me, you are lucky enough.

In Lu Yichuang's heart, he and the little girl met at the wrong time, and during that time he was happy and painful, but all this was just pain for the little girl.

She had just experienced pain, separation and death, and then she turned around and married someone she didn't know or even expected.

In their relationship, Lu Yichuan always did his best to make the relationship look healthy and successful as much as possible, but the result was sad.

When he thought of the scene of their separation, tears welled up in Lu Yichuan's eyes.

A tear fell on the book.

Lu Yichuan quickly wiped away his tears with the back of his hand.

He could only turn around and leave in a cool manner so that the little girl would not feel guilty. His little girl should be a big sister, positive, lively and cheerful, and should not be bound by trivial matters. She is still young and should go further.

Looking at the little girl's face, Lu Yichuang felt uncomfortable in his heart. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he put down the book and burst into tears.

Lu Yichuang came to the bathroom in the second bedroom, which had a very large bathtub.

He slowly walked into the tub, laid down in it and began to fill it with water.

Soon, the water in the fish tank submerged Lu Yichuan's neck, and the cold water became even colder under the stimulation of his warm skin.

He was shivering with cold.

He didn't turn on the hot water, just gave up on himself, as if this was the only way to prove that he was alive and well.

Lu Yichuan slowly closed his eyes.

A grim nightmare attacked my mind.

……

Lu Yichuan was trapped in a closed container filled with ice-cold water. The water gradually rubbed from his calves to his thighs, then to his body, then to his shoulders, and finally to his head.

He thought he was going to die, and swam upwards desperately, but after wasting a lot of effort, he found that it was useless. He struggled in the cold water for half an hour, and it was very difficult to breathe, but he was still alive.

He began to relax slowly and found that he could swim easily in the water that was above his head without feeling suffocated.

So my mood suddenly improved a lot.

When he was wondering where this was and what had happened, a door in the enclosed space opened and a little girl walked in, holding a younger girl's hand.

The little girl looked at Lu Yichuan with curiosity.

Lu Yichuang also looked at the little girl carefully.

The little girl's eyes and eyebrows were very similar to his own, and her mouth looked very similar to Tang Asi, which made Lu Yichuan frown unconsciously.

He calmly asked Tang Asi, "Xiao Si, what happened? How did I end up in here? Is the little girl you're holding our child?"

Tang Asi's newly red eyes flashed with a creepy aura. She raised her head and laughed strangely. When she looked at Lu Yichuan again, her eyes flashed with coldness, "Yes."

Tang Asi slowly squatted down, gently stroking the little girl's long hair again and again, and said, "Big Brother, do you know who this person is?"

The little girl looked at Lu Yichuan again, staring at him for 5 seconds before looking at Tang Asi and speaking in a small voice: "Mom, is he the murderer of Dad?"

"..."

Lu Yichuan's face widened in shock.

He looked at Tang Asi in disbelief.

Tang Asi glanced at Lu Yichuan coldly, and suddenly clenched his fists tightly, gnashing his teeth and saying, "Yes, baby, do you know what to do next?"

Lu Yichuan: “…”

There was a huge question mark on Lu Yichuan's face.

The little girl looks so similar to him, how could he be the murderer of her father?

Dad killed dad, how can this not make sense?

So what happened? Who was behind this?

"Be gentle, I'm your dad, what's wrong with you?" Seeing the little girl looking at him fiercely, Lu Yichuan broke out in a cold sweat.

Tang Asi said: "Whose father are you??? Huh?"

"Xiao Si, I'm Lu Yichuan, have you forgotten me?"

Lu Yichuan, who had been able to move freely in the water just now, was suddenly submerged in the water and suffocated.

My breathing was rapid and I felt like I was going to die.

"My lover is Lu Yisi, and he is also the father of my child. You killed my lover and the father of my child!!!"

At this moment, bright red blood suddenly flowed out of Tang Asi's eyes.

The little girl used the back of her hand to wipe away the blood and tears from Tang Asi's eyes with an indifferent look on her face, and said in a milky voice: "Don't be sad, mom. I will definitely avenge you!"

As she spoke, the little girl broke the sealed water tank with a light punch.

The water instantly spread out from the water tank, and a 5-centimeter-thick layer of water surged onto the entire ground, and Lu Yichuan lay dying on the ground.

He raised his index finger with great effort and pointed at the little girl above his head, and said with difficulty: "Little...you...what's wrong with you?"

"What happened to me has nothing to do with you?" the little girl said, slowly squatting beside Lu Yisi's head. At this moment, the little girl's aura was extremely strong, like a tenacious little adult.

Lu Yichuan's heart seemed to be bleeding, "I...are you going to kill me?"

"Killing for life is a matter of course."

Lu Yichuan smiled bitterly, "Will you be happy if I kill me?"

The little girl didn't say anything, but just stared at Lu Yichuan's eyes coldly.

Tang Asi said, "If you die, we will be free and you will not chase us anymore."

"Okay." Lu Yichuan slowly closed his eyes: "Kill me. As long as you can be happy."