Continuation of "Gone with the Wind"

Chapter 23 Janet

"Don't be stinky, for you, go to hell. I'm for Tara's property rights." Then she told the process of getting back the property rights like beans in a bamboo tube, only omitting her kindness to the child Rhett didn't believe it anyway, maybe he would laugh at her for making up such a bad story.She was angry with him enough, and she didn't want to be angry any more.

He listened quietly to her story, his face was cloudy and uncertain, until he finally heard that Jack was lying in Aunt Eulalie's house in disgrace, he took a long breath, lit a cigarette, and put his body in the smoke. After covering his face completely, he said slowly: "I'm really ashamed of you, Scarlett. I didn't realize that you were so wicked that you had to rely on children to steal money."

"Don't teach me like a gentleman, you don't deserve it. I just took back my own things, what's wrong with that? That pious abbot is much worse than me, why don't you scold her? Besides, that child That's right, he didn't steal the account book for money. He told me that he wouldn't give it to me if he couldn't find the newspaper office. "Since the time of Robin Hood, robbing the rich and giving to the poor is the greatest morality." You said it." Scarlett retorted angrily.

"So that kid can be saved. I'm just wondering why you didn't ask for more, it's not like you." Rhett started laughing at her again, which made her want to scream.

"I've regretted it a long time ago. If it weren't for what you said to get back the face, I wouldn't just give up and just want property rights. If it wasn't for the fact that the child's black hair and black eyes are exactly like yours, I wouldn't adopt him, I I'm really full." Scarlett still couldn't hold back, and said what was in her heart.She saw Rhett's eyebrows twitch vividly a few times, and his eyes widened and then shrunk as if they had been stabbed by something. She was wondering where she had seen this expression before, and he immediately returned to normal: "I Said you don't involve me in anything. As for the kid, I'll come with you to pick him up tomorrow. I warn you that if you or he do anything to discredit me, I won't let you go Yes." After Rhett finished speaking, he withdrew and left, and Scarlett scolded him in the room that he should go to hell.

She is so worthless.He suffered so much for him, and even had an extra child that he didn't want.But instead of being ungrateful, he only cared about his own damn reputation.But she immediately reacted, did he suffer less grievances for her back then?But he never said it.I just got a little angry from him, why can't I take it anymore?She shook her head angrily, regretting her belatedness, and wanted to chase him out to apologize to him, but she just couldn't move.

"I've broken his heart again," thought Scarlett. "I've been so heartless, trying to be nice to him, but I always end up quarreling with him. Tomorrow, tomorrow, I will stop quarreling with him." , as long as he is happy."

Rhett walked out of the door, thinking of finding an unobtrusive place to sleep first, but saw Janet standing in the shadow of the chandelier, her eyes were as bright as tears: "Rett, I want to sleep with you." talk."

Rhett walked quickly to his sister, reaching out to comfort her, but she snapped his hand away and took two steps back.

"What's the matter, good sister?" Rhett showed a bewildered and very loving expression, just like a conscientious and good brother coaxing a vexatious little sister.He deliberately lowered his voice, afraid that Scarlett would be eavesdropping behind the door, like he did before.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smiled wryly, and said to his sister: "Okay, Jenny, if you have anything to say, let's talk in the study."

"How could you be like this, Rhett?" Janet desperately held back her tears: "Why are you so ruthless to my sister-in-law? She obviously loves you very much, and her face is full of happiness when she tells me about you. But what about you, Is it because she adopted a child without your consent that she is so indifferent to her? Don’t you like children very much, does Mei Lan’s death make you so sad? It’s not Scarlett’s fault alone, It was purely an accident, don't you forgive her, even if she came all the way from her own home? I thought I knew you, but now I find out that I don't. What's wrong with you, please tell me quickly, I Listen to the truth." In the end, tears welled up in her eyes, and she didn't even understand why she, who had always been careless about everything, became so sentimental.

"It seems that you heard what Scarlett and I said, but not completely." Rhett smiled bitterly, "Alright, since you want to hear the truth, I'll tell you the whole thing. I didn't intend to Just let them rot in my heart, it doesn't seem to work now." His tone became calm, and he described Scarlett's crazy obsession with Ashley, her two marriages, his indifference with an outsider's indifference. He told her all about her pursuit, about her marrying him for money, as if he was telling someone else's story that he had heard, without even feeling a little excited.

"Since you know that she loves someone else, why did you marry her?" Janet asked curiously, she never thought that loving someone could go so deep.

"Because she is different, her whole body is like a fire. Because she is so similar to me, self-willed, selfish, unscrupulous, unscrupulous, and attracts me like a magnet attracts iron powder. I am so helpless. Remedially stuck in. I thought she was going to fall in love with me one day, but I realized I was wrong in the end. Now, Ashley Wilkes is free, and he can do it whenever he wants. You can marry her to enter the door. I finally made up my mind to get out of it, but she came to me again, saying that she wanted to get back together with me. But it can also be expected that she always wants what she can't get. "

"But how can you be sure that Scarlett doesn't love you? Didn't she adopt that child to restore your reputation? Maybe she is willing to change herself for you. You have loved her for so many years, and you should be the person who knows her best ah."

"Because I know her, I know that she will not change for anyone. In her own words, 'When elephants can climb trees'. That night, I had a showdown with her and decided to leave her. She was sick. Calling my name loudly, the voice is so miserable, I had warned myself not to pay attention to her tricks, but I couldn't resist opening the door of her bedroom, and found that she was really sick and had a severe fever. At that time, I Terrified, I hugged her desperately, for fear that she would disappear from my sight. I just realized that I was still so worried about her, and I couldn't forget her at all. I was ready to confess everything to her when she recovered , got back with her, and I was such a fucking idiot, thought I finally got her love. And then she just got better and called that damned Ashley Welker again I was so mad, I wanted to beat her to death with a gun. But I'm glad I didn't, and I'm glad she made me finally understand what she is. You can't lie in your dreams Yes, she told me that I just wanted to find someone to rely on. After I leaned over like a fool, she thought of her Ashley again. What a hateful woman, how could she fall in love with me? I used to worry about this It's crazy, how stupid. As for that child, her only advantage is to tell the truth in front of me. She told me that she adopted him for the property rights of her own manor, and it has nothing to do with good intentions. As for why? She can't lie to me about decency and that child looks like me. After picking up the child tomorrow, she has nothing to say." Rhett's emotions continued to change with the content of his words, and finally Return to calm.Janet slowly put her hand on his shoulder, understanding and sympathy in her eyes.

"Poor Rhett, I didn't expect Scarlett to be such a heartless person. Looking at her, I thought she was a good person. I didn't expect you to suffer so much from her."

"Don't worry about me, sister." Rhett smiled and comforted her, "Scarlett won't stay in Charleston for long, she is not a lady at all, she will reveal her truth soon, and then she will go back to her in disgrace." Tara. I'm looking forward to the day when I can clean up the shame of my last time. If she stays here long, I don't know what I'll do to her. If I find myself in love with her again , I will definitely go crazy, maybe I will kill her on the spur of the moment. But now, I know how to deal with her. She is too greedy for money, as long as I put a large sum of money in front of her, she will definitely take it Tell me to get the hell out of me. But that's boring. I have a better way to make her leave obediently. As a person, she only thinks about making money except for money. When she finds that she can't make money, she will definitely ignore it. All the way back to Atlanta, where I'd like to see her off to the train station myself, and be greeted by all Charlestonians for my noble deed. Thank you, the federal government, it'll get Scarlett out of Charleston for me." Janet I didn't understand what his last sentence meant, but seeing my brother's confident look, I was relieved.

"But maybe there is some misunderstanding between them." She thought again, "after all, one of them is my brother, and I know who he is; the other is still my sister-in-law, although Rhett has said so badly about her. , there may not be many people who are attracted to him. Besides, if a woman can love a man for more than ten years, it should not be too bad; if a man loves a woman for more than ten years, he will not give up so easily Right. Why do I think the relationship between the two of them will not end so easily?" She has never been married, and she has never even been in love once, but this does not mean that she is an idiot about those things between men and women, on the contrary , she has an almost instinctive sensitivity to this kind of thing.Maybe it's because of being too sensitive, so I put on a carefree look for fear that others will see and laugh at me, so I am very picky about others, and I have seen too many men and women's hypocrisy-this kind of thing happens every day in Charles. Don't play it - that's why you don't bother to be in love.She laughed at herself again, it was really hopeless for her to keep bringing her brother's affairs to her.

"But it's not my fault." She excused herself. "If you want to blame it, it's my brother who is deviant. He left home when I was just born, and I didn't see him for the first time until I was 13. At that time, I really felt that he He is tall and burly, just in line with all the requirements a little girl has for her elder brother, so she only has admiration and dependence on him, and never thought of hating him. Every time I want to do something, my elder brother always supports me, and I unconsciously regard my elder brother as a The dearest person. What is a relative, isn’t it the person who supports me when I am alone and helpless? Even if I can’t help him, I hope that all the suffering he has suffered will be transferred to myself. Now that he has something to do, I can’t help him. Besides cheering him up in my heart, what else can I do?"

She didn't know that the thoughts in her heart were clearly expressed on her heartless face, which made her face peaceful and quiet, and even brought a bit of rare tenderness.Rhett had never seen her like this before, and couldn't help but hold his breath, but he immediately realized something, and quickly pulled her back to reality, with a gentle tone that Scarlett would definitely be jealous if she heard it: "Okay, Jenny, don't worry about my Things are bothering you. It’s getting late, you go to bed first. Don’t tell mom what you heard, and don’t let her know that Scarlett and I have separated, or she will definitely feel uneasy.”

Having said that, when Janet walked out of the study, she was still thinking: "Are Rhett and Scarlett going to fight openly and secretly at home? My brother never does anything that is not challenging, maybe it will be very interesting in the future. Just right , anyway, the life in Charleston is so boring that I feel moldy, and there will be a good show when the child comes tomorrow. It’s just at the mother’s place, how should I say it?” She had a headache again.