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Time flies, and it is late October in a blink of an eye. Lu Linzhong tidies up the desktop, leans on the computer chair, closes his eyes and rests his mind.

There was a knock on the door, she took her bag and followed Ye Heng to socialize.

It's annoying to say that, although Xu Zhongxuan didn't like social gatherings like receptions and dinners in the past, he would still go to important occasions related to the company's development.But since Meng Qiu went to work in Jincheng, Xu Zhongxuan pushed all the entertainment to her, saying that now Zhitian knows their "relationship" well, so Lu Linzhong went on behalf of her. .

"Goddess, your dress today is so pretty, isn't it ME's new product this season?"

Lu Linzhong waved lazily, telling Ye Heng to drive quickly.

After dinner and drinking for three rounds, Lu Linzhong glanced at the time, since all the thoughtful things have been dealt with, let's leave.

Lu Linzhong leaned against the passenger seat and squinted for a while, during which time he looked at his mobile phone twice. Since the last quarrel, she and An Huaixu sent fewer messages to each other. Every day, they just greeted each other briefly, such as when will they go home.

Ye Heng turned his head to see Lu Linzhong's uneasy look.

"Goddess, Mr. Xu—"

"To shut up."

Lu Linzhong pressed his forehead and interrupted Ye Heng's talk. She knew the gossiping Secretary Ye too well, so she absolutely couldn't give him the slightest chance.

Ye Heng sensed that Lu Linzhong was in a bad mood, so he closed his mouth obediently.

Lu Linzhong closed her eyes, and the car was surprisingly quiet. She lowered her voice and apologized to Ye Heng: "Just now, I was a little tired."

"nothing."

When the car dealership arrived at the door, Lu Linzhong got out of the car with his bag and waved to Ye Heng.

The moonlight was just right, and a few ginkgoes on the roadside in front of the house stretched out their bare arms to embrace the night sky. She vaguely saw a person standing in front of the house, whose figure was blocked by the protruding eaves in front of the house.

Lu Linzhong walked over with his usual expression, "You came back so early today?"

"morning?"

Her steps froze, and a lot of cold sweat broke out on her back.

"It's getting late." Jiang Mu stepped out of the shadows.

Lu Linzhong opened his eyes wide in surprise, "A... Aunt"

Lu Linzhong reacted quickly, stretched out her hand to hold the sensing area of ​​the doorknob, the door opened, and the lights in the room came on, and she asked pleasantly, "When did you come, why didn't you call in advance—"

"Five o'clock."

Lu Linzhong panicked, reached out to help the partition cabinet in the entrance, and glanced at the grandfather clock.

Five minutes to twelve o'clock.She got out of the car reeking of alcohol, and the elders waited for her outside the door for nearly seven hours.

Lu Linzhong opened the shoe cabinet stiffly, took out a new pair of slippers and placed them on the floor mat, not knowing what to say for a while.

Although Jiang Mu was unhappy, he still politely responded to the other party's gaze.

During the national day, An Chengyan concealed An Huaixu's resignation from her, and she felt more and more that her husband might have gradually acquiesced to her daughter's actions, and even stood on the same line with her daughter.At that time, she was so angry that she went back to the bedroom, but after thinking about it, if the two juniors felt that each other was the most suitable person, she might have to slowly try to accept it.

Jiang Mu looked around, the design of a family can reflect the cultivation of the family, and the layout of the house can see the atmosphere of the family.

The sofa pillows are placed like the display area of ​​the home furnishing pavilion. There is no wrinkle on the cushions, there is nothing on the coffee table, the stools in the restaurant are folded, and the first floor of the villa looks quite empty.She reached out to touch the top of the coffee table, and wiped out a light layer of dust. There was no warm and peaceful atmosphere in the room.

Lu Linzhong greeted Jiang Mu to sit down, turned around and walked into the kitchen to prepare tea.The cups in the cupboard hadn’t been used for a long time, and a light layer of dust had fallen on the lid of the kettle. Lu Linzhong frowned and hurriedly washed the tea set.

The hot water vapor was lingering in the kitchen, and the kettle beeped beeping. Lu Linzhong brewed black tea for Jiang Mu skillfully, and walked to the living room with the tea tray.

"Where did Xiao Xu go? Why hasn't he come back?"

Lu Linzhong clenched the pot handle tightly.

"She's working overtime."

"Working overtime?" Jiang Mu reached out to take the teacup, glanced at Lu Linzhong thoughtfully, and asked, "Really?"

Lu Linzhong put down the teapot, and gently hooked his lips: "She's been very busy recently, and occasionally comes back late."

"Occasionally?" Jiang Mu took a sip of black tea, turned her head and said, "I heard you when I entered the door, but you said why you came back so early today."

Lu Linzhong was stunned for a moment, and sighed to himself that the special guest today was her mother-in-law, why her business trip tonight was disconnected at a speed visible to the naked eye, and there was something wrong with it.

"What about you? You didn't come back too early."

"I," Lu Linzhong raised his hand to straighten his hair, "I have a party tonight."

Jiang Mu didn't say much, and then said to Lu Linzhong: "Call her and ask when she plans to come back."

Lu Linzhong replied hesitantly, "Okay..."

She wasn't sure if An Huaixu was working overtime. In the past, An Huaixu had worked overtime very few times, and she was more likely to go out with friends.

Lu Linzhong picked up his mobile phone and stood up, wanting to avoid Jiang Mu and send a message to An Huaixu to hint a few words, no matter what they say, they should speak in unison.

"Just call here, turn on the speakerphone, so you don't need to tell her I'm coming."

"...Okay." Lu Lin opened the address book at the hour, and dialed the phone with a little hesitation.

A few "beep-beep-beep" came from the receiver, and Lu Linzhong stared at the screen, not knowing whether to hope that An Huaixu would answer or not.

Jiang Mu picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea.

The tens of seconds of waiting for the call to be connected was extremely long. When the call was connected, the surrounding environment was very noisy, with the sound of vehicles passing by rolling gravel, and the noise of people, as if in an approaching downtown.

Lu Linzhong suddenly felt a feeling of coolness all over his body.She raised her eyes to meet Jiang Mu's gaze, moved her lips, and asked softly, "Xiao Xu, are you back?"

An Huaixu: "Go to bed first."

Lu Linzhong twitched the corners of his mouth, and continued to ask: "When will you come back? Could it be sooner—"

"Oh, I see."

The other end of the phone hung up, and the screen of the phone was cut out. After more than ten seconds, even the screen went dark.

Lu Linzhong looked embarrassed, she didn't know what Jiang Mu would think of her, whether he would regard what she just said as a clumsy lie, or a good-hearted cover-up.Either way, her answer sheet tonight was abysmal.

During this period of time, she has been busy with Lin's affairs. In the final analysis, she still hopes that An Huaixu's parents and family will think that she is the best choice for An Huaixu, but now it seems that her hard work and busyness will be in vain. .

Lu Linzhong looked out of the window in a daze, as if he was concerned.Jiang Mufang calmed down and said, "The tea is good."

"As long as you like it."

Jiang Mu raised her eyebrows. The tea is good, and the people are even better, but she must like it before she knows it.Especially when something like this happened again tonight, she was really disappointed.

As a mother, she still knows her daughter well.An Huaixu used to have a group of friends, all of whom were well-known playboys in Jincheng, and he liked to hang out with this group of people outside.It's not that she doesn't know, it's just that she is too busy with work and doesn't care too much.Hearing her daughter's slander before, she thought that when she got married, someone would take care of her, so she would naturally accept her heart and change her sex.But no, it hasn't changed at all, it's even worse.

"Xiao Lu." Jiang Mu bent his lips and looked at Lu Linzhong, "Can I call you that?"

"can."

Jiang Mu nodded, since Lu Linzhong recognized the title of this junior, she still had to say what she should say as an elder.

"You heard on the phone just now that Xiao Xu is not working overtime. Do you know who she is with and what she is doing?"

"I..." Lu Linzhong pursed his thin lips lightly, "I don't know."

"I heard what you said when I first entered the door. She shouldn't be home often recently, right?"

"······" Lu Linzhong expressed his acquiescence, after all, Jiang Mu already knew it well, no matter what she said, it would be futile.

"Since you are already married, why don't you even know where she is going and what she is doing so late today?" Jiang Mu paused, then continued, "I won't favor her just because she is my daughter, if If you don't come back outside tonight, and she doesn't know anything, then she should not only be asked by me."

"En." Lu Linzhong's fingertips curled up feebly. She didn't know who An Huaixu was with tonight and what she did. She hadn't been clear all along.

She thought that in a marriage, it would be better for two people to have a certain amount of freedom, but in fact...

"You are her wife, and she is also your wife. She used to like to play outside. Now that you are married, you should persuade her to calm down. I didn't expect that not only did she not care, but she became even worse than before marriage. She I used to go home after work, but now I don’t even go home.”

Lu Linzhong's eyes were heavy, Jiang Mu was right, he really didn't play the role of a wife well.

The two sat face to face in the living room for a long time, but An Huaixu still didn't come back.Lu Lin thought to himself what if An Huaixu didn't come back tonight, would she and Jiang Mu sit face to face in the living room until dawn?

"Auntie, you haven't had dinner yet, have you?"

Jiang Mu nodded.

Lu Linzhong picked up his mobile phone and found the number of the 24-hour convenience store outside the community.

"Then wait, let me contact—"

"It's fine to make a little casually. It's so late that you don't need to order takeaway."

Lu Linzhong turned off the phone in embarrassment, turned and walked into the kitchen, the refrigerator was as empty as she expected.She rummaged through all the upper cabinets in the kitchen, and only found a pack of noodles. When she was digging through the lower cabinets, she accidentally found something under the refrigerator. She reached out and reached for it, three packs of chrysanthemum tea.

She took the chrysanthemum tea and sighed, turned on the gas, set up the pot for boiling water, and poured two-thirds of the water into the pot.The first time the parents came to the door was a bowl of boiled noodles, how she would face Jiang Mu in a while, salt, light soy sauce, fuel consumption, and not many seasonings at home, she could imagine how unpalatable this bowl of noodles was.

Lu Linzhong took a deep breath, and his mood fell to the bottom.

Before that, she also thought that she might face Jiang Mu alone one day.Perhaps it was in the best western restaurant in Jincheng, accompanied by melodious music, she made Jiang Mu feel that she was not bad by virtue of her eloquent ability to turn the world upside down; The exquisite Sifang signature dish, Jiang Mu asked her to leave An Huaixu with a serious face.It is definitely not the scene in front of me, a bowl of watery noodles...