linked to the collar

After lunch the next day, Shi Er asked two of his servants to carry the gifts that Manager Liu had prepared, and he followed Xiao Ran to Zhang's house.

Master Zhang warmly received Xiao Ran, and after a few warm greetings, he dragged them to the back garden, where he "coincidentally met" Qian Ru, the cousin whom Master Zhang wanted to betroth to Xiao Ran.

Looking at the shy and timid young lady, Xiao Ran, who was gentle by nature and would not refuse, couldn't say anything more, so he could only spend half a day with a stiff smile.

Master Zhang seemed to be very optimistic about these two men and women who were so stiff and rigid, he found an excuse to leave halfway through the garden, leaving only Xiao Ran and the lady relatively speechless.

He was at a loss, but fortunately Zhang Ting came back to see Xiao Ran, and finally solved Xiao Ran's dilemma.However, the young lady seemed to have a good impression of Qingjun, polite and gentle Xiao Ran, she followed the two of them silently all the way, even though they might not be able to answer a sentence for a long time, she would rather lower her head and listen quietly to the conversation between Zhang Ting and Xiao Ran.

Although she kept silent, Xiao Ran and Zhang Ting couldn't treat such a big person as transparent.Xiao Ran had never been followed up by a woman like this before, and he felt awkward no matter what, not to mention Zhang Ting, who almost always had a gloomy face.

When the sun started to set, it was a little windy.Zhang Ting invited Xiao Ran back to the flower hall for tea.Unexpectedly, Ms. Qianru also followed, and not long after they were together in the flower hall, Master Zhang also came, his eyebrows and conversations were full of satisfied smiles, and from time to time he changed the topic to women's character and virtue, expressly implying that Qianru is excellent.

After sitting quietly for a long time, Zhang Ting suddenly stood up and said that he wanted to chat with the husband about business matters, so he dragged Xiao Ran to the study.Official matters are matters that women are not easy to intervene in. Although Mr. Zhang wanted to create some opportunities for Xiao Ran and the cousin, he had no choice but to give up after hearing Zhang Ting's words.

Zhang Ting invited Xiao Ran into the study, closed the door behind him, looked around the study and said with a smile: "Sir, there should be no changes, right?"

"Yeah, even though I haven't been here for a while, it's still pretty much the same as I remember... Hehe, the words I wrote for you when you were weak are still hanging on the wall." , walking to the word, eyes full of memories and emotion.

I still remember that at that time, Zhang Ting was half his head shorter than him, with a youthful face, always lowered his head, and blushed easily when his eyes met, like a big girl...In a blink of an eye, everyone was taller than him, Steady and mature, it feels... a little strange.

Xiao Ran in his memory didn't notice that Zhang Ting stood behind him, his eyes were full of admiration and anxiety as he stared at his back. "You gave it to Hanwen, how could Hanwen throw it away at will?"

Xiao Ran was startled by the voice close to his ear, and when he turned his head, he almost touched Zhang Ting's face which was very close to him. "Han, Hanwen, you scared me..."

He forced a smile while taking a slight step back, almost standing against the wall.

Zhang Ting looked at Xiao Ran's surprised and wary look, and there was a trace of bitterness in his eyes, he lowered his eyes and asked softly: "Sir, you still don't agree to my father's proposal of your marriage with Qianru, do you? "

"...Xiao Ran is really not suitable for getting married again. Xiao Ran already has someone in his heart, and marrying someone else is not fair to the deceased or the bride. Miss Qianru has both talent and beauty, so why bother to be wronged by a grass-roots person like Xiao Ran." Xiao Ran smiled wryly. He replied, although he was wondering why Zhang Tingming didn't agree with the feeling of this marriage, and he came here to ask, but thinking that maybe Master Zhang asked him to come and find out about him, it wasn't very surprising when he thought about it. .

"Sir, do you still remember Master Mistress in your heart?" Zhang Ting slowly approached a step, and quietly trapped Xiao Ran in a space in front of him. "Or, do you have someone more important than Master Mistress in your heart?"

Xiao Ran was taken aback for a moment, and looked away with some embarrassment and fear. "Don't, don't talk nonsense, there is someone else in my heart."

Zhang Ting smiled lightly, and leaned closer, and put his lips on Xiao Ran's ear, which was facing him because he turned his head. "Sir, if you put it that way, I'm afraid that Mr. Bai will be upset?"

Xiao Ran was stunned and stiffened by Zhang Ting's sudden closeness, his heart was shocked even more when he heard his words, he pushed Zhang Ting who was already hugging him around his waist fiercely, blushing and shouted anxiously Said: "Don't talk nonsense! He and I... I and him are just brother-in-law, don't you know?"

Zhang Ting raised his head and laughed, and no longer concealed his desire, he directly opened his arms to trap Xiao Ran in front of him. "Sir...you have never been a liar. Your thoughts can be seen from your eyes. You like that Mr. Bai, who is your brother-in-law...you like him, you look at him He was so engrossed when he was there, his eyes were full of admiration, as long as he paid a little attention to you, he could find it... You lied to my father, you can't marry Qianru, it's not because you still remember your teacher, it's not because you have nothing Cheng... You have someone in your heart, and you like him, so you won't marry another person, right, sir? That person is that Bai Ye!"

"Hanwen, why did you think of this? I, I won't marry anyone else, it's because of me..."

"Sir...you like Mr. Bai, don't you? You don't like to lie, sir, can you tell Hanwen that Mr. Bai has nothing to do with you? Can you tell Hanwen that you didn't two years ago because of He just left suddenly, can you say...you really have nothing with him? You have not accepted his hugs and kisses, nothing, sir, tell Hanwen, there is nothing?" Zhang Ting forced He got closer and closer, and with the rising voice, his eyes were messy and excited, his hands trembling, he reached towards Xiao Ran, wanting to touch the face he had dreamed of.If it was said that what he wanted at first was for Xiao Ran to admit that there was something between him and Bai Ye, but later on, he wanted to hear Xiao Ran's denial. He wanted to hear Xiao Ran say that he had no relationship with that Bai Ye except his brother-in-law. No, he doesn't love that person, he doesn't care about that person—for Zhang Ting, the deepest pain may be that the person you love admits in front of you that he loves another person.

Xiao Ran hastily stepped aside, supporting Zhang Ting's shoulders with both hands to prevent him from getting closer to him. "Hanwen... what are you doing Hanwen! Stop making trouble!"

"Sir...Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran, I know, that night two years ago, the drugged wine, the one who slept with you was Bai Ye, what happened that night... If it was me at that time, wouldn't it be I'm the one who's with you now?" Zhang Ting clasped Li Ran's wrists tightly with one hand and pressed them on the top of his head, and stroked Li Ran's face with the other hand, the cold stimulation made Xiao Ran tremble all over, but What makes Xiao Ran feel even more chilling is that Zhang Ting mentioned two years ago.

"Two years ago...you really..." Xiao Ran shook his head slowly, he never wanted to hear what he didn't want to believe, and would rather refute it with Bai Ye to the end in order to protect the best student in his heart... After all, it was just Are you too naive?

Everyone knows, everyone can see clearly, in fact, I still remember the conversation between him and Canxing in Deyilou two years ago... It's not like I didn't doubt it in the past two years...

But Zhang Ting is the disciple who has followed him for the longest time!I believe in his character, and I am willing to believe in my own vision, so I have been making excuses for him all the time, and I have always chosen to believe in Zhang Ting...

"Xiao Ran, I understand you better than Bai Ye. I have been paying attention to you since a long time ago. I know your likes and dislikes. I know your habits. I understand the feelings represented by your little actions. These, that Bai Ye Ye, will he know? He is not suitable for you at all, that kind of rude and lowly Jianghu people, how can he walk with you, sir?" Having said this, Zhang Ting paused, then hugged Xiao Ran tightly and said hastily: "Xiao Ran, Bai Ye actually forced you, right? The bookstore he opened for you is actually..."

With a "snap", Xiao Ran, who managed to break free from Zhang Ting, slapped Zhang Ting hard on the face before Zhang Ting said something even worse, causing Zhang Ting's hair to fall off his head and his face to one side for a long time. No God.

"Shut up! In your heart, am I the kind of person... who can bully me for money?" Xiao Ran's hand was still raised in the air, his face was pale and trembling all over, because he was shocked just now and even more because of his anger now It made him short of breath, and there was a seriousness in his eyes that was usually hard to see. "...Even if Bai Ye and I started because of that night two years ago, it's never just because of those reasons that we can be together."

Now that Zhang Ting already knew about his relationship with Bai Ye, there was no need to keep it a secret. What's more, at this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly wanted to tell this proud student whom he had trusted for a long time that he loved Bai Ye.

"Even though Bai Ye has all sorts of flaws, I still love him."

Zhang Ting slowly turned his face back, staring at Xiao Ran with dark eyes with a hint of sarcasm, and he didn't know who he was looking at. "Ha, sir... You are really a good person. You would love Bai Ye like that, so why not love me? I treat you better than him!"

Xiao Ran stared at Zhang Ting silently... He didn't understand, when did this child become so strange?Did he never find out, or did he hide it too well, or...was he really too kind to face it?

"...Bai Ye, whether he was or is now, whether he loves me or not, at least, he has never lied to me."

Bai Ye had never lied to him, when he said that he didn't love, he didn't love, even if he said it was hurtful, he didn't deceive him; now, when he said love, he meant to treat him wholeheartedly.But, Zhang Ting...you have been covering it up in front of me for so long, so perfect that I can't believe it's you...You or Bai Ye, it's clear at a glance who is more chilling and makes people want to guard against.

I can't even give you the most basic trust, let alone love.