Over indulge

More than two hours before the video call with Lin Jiayue, Zhou Hong experienced such a thing.

It was 06:30 in the morning, and it was still dark outside, and Zhou Hong had completely lost her sleepiness. She also woke up from time to time throughout the night, maybe it was an unfamiliar bed, an unfamiliar bed. The space, coupled with the heavy and long-pressed thoughts in her heart, made her restless, tossing and turning, and it was difficult to fall asleep.

Looking down at her daughter who was sleeping next to her, Zhou Hong got out of bed softly, sat alone on the head of the bed facing the window in a daze, the street lights outside were still on, and a faint light came in.

After this journey, Zhou Hong didn't know how long she planned to stay, or how long she would stay. After all, it was a product of impulse, but she didn't want to cause trouble for her younger brothers and sisters-in-law, or? Stay here with the intention of doing something for them as much as possible to lighten the burden.

Thinking of this, she got up with her legs, quietly left the room, and made sure of her sleeping daughter before closing the door. Thinking that she would not wake up so soon, she could take advantage of this It's better to do something than to live here and open your mouth and wait for others to do it.Sometimes her younger brother can't say it, but the sister-in-law will definitely have opinions in her heart. Zhou Hong is not the kind of person who doesn't understand things.

The house was very quiet and everyone was sound asleep. Zhou Hong went to the bathroom to freshen up briefly, trying not to make loud noises, and then went to the kitchen alone to prepare breakfast for the family.

Around 07:30, the preparation for breakfast has come to an end. At this time, the sky outside is basically fully lit. Zhou Hong carefully prepared everyone’s tableware and set breakfast on the table. After everyone gets up, they can directly Have a hot? Breakfast.

At this moment, Zhou Hong, who was still in the restaurant, suddenly heard the sound of a baby crying in the bedroom where she was sleeping. She was so frightened that she immediately put down the thing in her hand and went to comfort her.

Under normal circumstances, Jiayue, who is more than four months old, can sleep until [-] o'clock at home. It is her negligence, and it may be that the sudden change of environment made her uncomfortable.

Jiaxue cried for a long time because she didn't have her mother to comfort her when she woke up. Zhou Hong, who was holding the baby to comfort her, felt extremely self-blame, worried that she would disturb her younger brother and their rest. .

Sure enough, it hadn't been long. There was a rustling sound outside. Someone knocked on Zhou Hong's door, and she subconsciously felt her heart tighten.

"Sister, are you alright?" It was his younger brother Zhou Heng who poked his head in. Zhou Hong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhou Hong shook her head: "I'm fine, did I disturb you?"

Zhou Heng smiled and said it didn't matter, it was time to get up.

"I made breakfast, tell them to get up and eat together."

Zhou Heng nodded and said with a smile: "Sister, you are too polite to come home, why don't you sleep more."

Zhou Hong replied with a smile and said, "I woke up when I couldn't fall asleep. Anyway, I was idle, so I wanted to make breakfast for you."

"Okay, then I'll call them? Two get up."

One after another, everyone got up, and after changing the child's clothes, Zhou Hong also hugged her and prepared to go out. She just opened the door, and accidentally heard Hu Jing complaining to Zhou Heng.

"Can you tell your sister not to get up so early, and make a lot of noise in the morning."

"Why didn't I hear it?"

"Still? It's not that you slept too hard."

"Oh, don't say a few words, my sister doesn't come here often? Come here, what's wrong with being lenient?"

"That ear-piercing baby crying, ouch, I really can't take it, I can't take it, I lost all interest in the morning."

"Don't say it, don't say it. My sister will hear it later. She kindly cooked breakfast for us. Thank you."

"Who asked her to make breakfast, really..."

Hearing this, there was no sound, Zhou Hong also silently and quietly closed the door again, holding the child and rocking it gently to the window, looking at the rising sun, the early morning sun, and... I couldn't help but sighed silently.

I don't know how long it has been, maybe not too long, the door was opened again, it was Zhou Heng.

"Sister, why don't you come out for breakfast?"

Zhou Hong rearranged? In a good mood, she turned her head and smiled: "Okay? I'll be here right away."

Zhou Heng smiled and said, "Everyone is waiting for you."

Zhou Hong nodded.

When they came to the restaurant, everyone was eating her breakfast. Zhou Hong silently sat down in an empty seat beside her with her child in her arms. Just after she sat down, Hu Jing couldn't help but whispered her opinion: "Sister, actually you don't need to Get up early to make breakfast for us, our family always eats out, or order takeaway."

Zhou Hong was a little embarrassed, and didn't know what to say for a while.

At this time, Zhou Yuyao on the side put down the tableware and was about to get up and walk away, but Zhou Heng stopped her: "How do you eat this?"

"I can't eat, I didn't sleep well, I'm so bored, I don't want to go to school." Zhou Yuyao complained, packed up and left home.

"This? Child, I've always been angry about getting up since I was a child. Don't take it to heart, sister." Zhou Heng quickly explained.

Zhou Hong nodded in embarrassment, and had to put down her chopsticks silently and said, "It's my fault, I was arguing with you this morning?"

"No, no, sister, don't you think so? This girl always stays up at night and can't get up in the morning. She's also used to bad things."

As soon as Zhou Heng finished speaking, Hu Jing poked his arm in dissatisfaction, stared at her and said, "Why are you doing this in front of others? How about your girl?"

"Our sister is not someone else."

After barely eating a few mouthfuls, Zhou Hong used the child as an excuse to return to the room in a hurry, fed the child some water, then put her on the bed to play, and sat aside to watch by herself. Soon, Zhou Heng also finished eating After breakfast, Hu Jing was the only one left at home. She would not take the initiative to come to Zhou Hong, so Zhou Hong was very clean. After sitting for a while, she picked up her mobile phone and made a video call to Jiayue, because she knew her daughter well. The? class schedule, so just sure she has indirect video at the moment.

On the other side, after sending Lin Jiayue to school, Xu Ruining first rushed to the company, dealt with some affairs briefly, and then entered a series of numbers and dialed through.

At first, no one answered for a long time, but Xu Ruining didn't seem in a hurry, and waited patiently.

"Hello?" After a while, the other party asked a question in his ears.

Xu Ruining smiled slightly, politely: "Hi, I'm Xu Ruining."

She first reported her family name, and the person on the opposite side was obviously taken aback, a little surprised.

And this person is none other than Lin Jiayue's mother, Zhou Hong. At first she saw a call from an unfamiliar number and hesitated in her heart, but in the end she chose to answer it. The caller? It was Xu Ruining.

"Oh, what's the matter?" Zhou Hong's reaction was flat. Although she didn't object to her daughter being with this person, it didn't mean that she was going to be courteous and warm to her. Being polite was her most important thing. The big one? Back off.

"I want to meet you, but I don't know if it's convenient." Xu Ruining said.

Zhou Hong didn't hesitate, and replied directly: "You decide the location."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Hong was silent for a while, and then got up to pack her mother's bag and prepare to take the child out together. After all, the child is still too young, and it is impossible to leave her here alone and give it to her sister-in-law. She was also worried, so when Zhou Hong went to meet Xu Ruining, he had to bring little Jiaxue with him.

Putting her mother's bag on her back and holding Jiaxue in her arms, Zhou Hong came out of the room right away. As soon as she came out, she met Hu Jing who was hanging around in the living room with a mask on. She has never been to work since she was married. , has always been Zhou Heng's younger brother. After all, the Zhou family is not considered rich in Haigang City, but? It also has a small business, which is a bit of a family background. Hu Jing is pampered, and she doesn't even do housework. The cleaning aunt came here to do a unified sanitation. The reason why Zhou Hong even knew about this was that it happened to happen to come here once in a while. For this, the reason Hu Jing gave was that doing Housework, that hurts the hands, the hands will become thicker, thicker is very ugly.

"Hey, sister, you have to go out."

Zhou Hong smiled, "Well, I have something to go out to meet."

Seeing that she was about to leave, Hu Jing hurriedly called up and said, "Hey, that, sister, can you bring me some beef bone abalone or something when you come back later? Oh, lately, Yuyao always has a little nervous breakdown or something. ?I don’t have a good rest, and that, bring me some pastries from Yipinxuan, I’ll transfer the money to you later.”

Zhou Hong paused, and had no choice but to say to her: "Don't be so rich, the whole family doesn't have to be so polite."

"Sister, go slowly!" Hu Jing smiled and stretched out her hand to say goodbye.

The moment she walked into the elevator, the smile on Zhou Hong's face disappeared immediately, and she lowered her head to look at the soft and cute daughter, who knew nothing about everything? Daughter, she felt that she had to grit her teeth and carry on.

Knowing that her sister-in-law was trying to embarrass her on purpose, she brought the child with her? How could she buy so many things at once and come back, she sighed helplessly, maybe this is the so-called?

Coming out of the community, Zhou Hong took a taxi to the address that Xu Ruining had sent her. Speaking of which, this was the first time in a long time since the accident happened in the Lin family that she had to meet Xu Ruining face to face. The? The mood is a bit complicated.

The same is true for Xu Ruining, who is driving to his destination. He who is used to seeing strong winds and waves, will actually sweat slightly because of the person he is going to meet on this trip.

She knew that she should see her sooner or later, and there was no way to escape, and the reason why she was so anxious to meet this time was also because she felt that there were some things that needed to be resolved, and she didn't want to see the person she loved. Things hurt and sad, she wanted to take the initiative to do something, if it can make a difference, that would be great.

Soon we arrived at the coffee shop where we agreed to meet.

After Xu Ruining walked into the restaurant, he arrived at the seat he had reserved. Obviously, he arrived first. He ordered a cup of coffee and sat down to wait. Not long after, a woman with a child in her arms rushed over.

Although I saw this woman on news TV more than once, it was the first time for Zhou Hong to meet her in person, and she was unavoidably shocked. It was hard to imagine that this woman was Although my "peers" are only two years younger than myself, they can't hide the "heroic spirit and strength" in their eyes, and because they are well maintained, they can't tell their age at all.

It was also at that moment that Zhou Hong suddenly understood why her daughter fell in love with her, but from the outside, this woman was not inferior to anyone.

Seeing Zhou Hong coming, Xu Ruining got up very gentlemanly to help her open the chair, and even wanted to help her take the bag, but was rejected by Zhou Hong's slight alienation.

The two sat down face to face, and it was the first time they met. Similarly, Xu Ruining was the first time seeing Lin Jiayue? The younger sister, Lin Jiaxue, couldn't help but take a few more glances, and said with a smile: "She is so cute, but ? Not so much like her sister, but more like her father."

Zhou Hong looked calm, and then asked: "Tell me, why did you ask me out?"

"It's about Jiayue." Xu Ruining paused and continued, "You must not know what happened after she left home yesterday."

Zhou Hong was calm? There was a sudden ups and downs on his face, his eyes were flickering with worry, and he hurriedly asked, "What happened to Jiayue last night?"

"When I found her, she drank a lot of wine by herself and cried for 10 minutes in my arms." When Xu Ruining said these words, he couldn't hide his distressed expression, as if he was forced to recall The scene from last night.

Zhou Hong lowered her eyes involuntarily: "Jiayue is a child who is usually too strong. She always refuses to give it to us. Seeing her fragile side, she always insists on everything."

Xu Ruining leaned forward, folded his hands at the table and looked at the woman opposite, "Jiayue...has done this more than once. The last time I came home, I felt uncomfortable. I want to see you today." , I also hope that this problem can be solved by spreading it out. Jiayue... is my beloved person. I don't want to see her hurt and sad. You love her too. I believe you should You can understand my feeling very well."

Hearing these words, Zhou Hong was a little moved. She finally understood that she should not treat someone with one-sided thinking from the outside world. She also saw Xu Ruining's sincerity towards Jiayue from Xu Ruining's behavior today. If it's just for fun, she probably doesn't need to ask herself out to meet.

Because of this, Zhou Hong gradually let go of herself, let go of her heavy defenses, and began to chat with her sincerely.

Sighing, Zhou Hongfang opened his mouth: "I am a mother. No mother would like to see her child sad or injured. Jiayue and Jiaxue are both mine. It doesn't exist that if I have Jiaxue, I will treat Jiayue slowly, after all, they are all born from my October pregnancy? Treasure."

Regarding this, Xu Ruining couldn't help being puzzled, "Then every time Jiayue goes home and encounters unhappiness because..."

At the same time, Zhou Hong raised his eyes and looked at her. At that moment, his eyes seemed to be filled with unspeakable stories.

The meeting between the two of them lasted almost an hour, and ended when the child started to sit still and cry.

After meeting with Jiayue's mother, Xu Ruining drove back to the company. She still hadn't recovered from the truth of the matter along the way, and she never expected that the whole story would be like this In this way, from the other party's narration, Xu Ruining saw remorse, self-blame and guilt, helplessness, embarrassment, and various complex emotions.

At the end of the conversation, did Zhou Hong return? He did not forget to beg her: "Please keep it secret."

Rather than begging, it was more like an entrustment. Xu Ruining saw a woman's humbleness and helplessness.

It is a very heavy entrustment.

It can't be said that she has gained nothing in this line of work, at least she knows something she never knew before, but the trouble is still not resolved, this time even she herself feels at a loss what to do, as if no matter what she does, Jiayue will inevitably be hurt, so she can only temporarily maintain the status quo and resign herself to fate.

After the meeting with Xu Ruining, Zhou Hong felt a little more relaxed physically and mentally. Maybe it was the secrets that had been kept dusty for many years that had been poured out and resolved, or because she felt that there was someone who loved her daughter deeply, and she felt very relieved. After coming out of the coffee shop, she directly stopped a car and went to a nearby shopping mall, planning to buy some things she wanted for her sister-in-law.

The taxi drove away, and no one noticed that there was an inconspicuous car following closely behind.

After getting off the car, Zhou Hong carried the child into the supermarket, put the child on the special seat of the shopping cart and pushed it forward. After shopping all the way, she not only bought the things that Hu Jing explained, but also bought I bought some fresh vegetables and seafood, and planned to cook a delicious meal for everyone at night. Zhou Hong was even more relieved when he learned that the short-distance reached a certain amount and could be delivered home. Yes? The phone rang.

It was still Lin Baiyi's call. Zhou Hong wanted to refuse to answer it, but after some hesitation, he chose to answer it. Since he left home last night, he has been ignoring her, but she is an adult after all. A person, or a mother of two, knows that running away will not solve the problem.

After answering the call, Zhou Hong held the mobile phone to her ear and did not speak, but waited for the other party to speak first.

The man on the opposite side didn't apologize, nor did he admit his mistake at all? With an attitude, he opened his mouth and asked, "Have you met Xu Ruining?"

Zhou Hong's heart tightened, and she couldn't help but look around, feeling a little annoyed at the same time: "You sent someone to follow me?"

Lin Baiyi's attitude was indifferent, but it was reasonable. He said in a tone of voice, "You took my daughter away from home overnight. I'm worried that it's okay to send someone to watch over you?"

"Lin Baiyi, don't you feel that you are getting too far?" Zhou Hong cursed, her chest heaved up and down because of anger.

"Too much?" Lin Baiyi chuckled on the phone, "After so many years, how did I treat you? To Jiayue? You know in your heart, how have I treated you badly? It's you, If you don’t stand on my side for something, you’re colluding with outsiders instead.”

"I didn't!" Zhou Hong denied loudly, and hurriedly lowered her head to check on her daughter worriedly, fearing that she might be frightened, subconsciously lowered her voice and continued, "Xu Ruining just came to see me about the Jiayue incident last night, don't think too much about it. !"

Lin Baiyi continued to sneer: "I don't care what reason you see her, I don't care, what I care about now is my daughter, my wife lives in someone else's house and doesn't come home at night."

Zhou Hong felt that he was connoting herself, and said angrily: "Lin Baiyi, are you here? What are you doing with my yin and yang? Since you sent someone to monitor me, then you should know that I went to my brother's place last night and didn't talk to the so-called? No one stays at night."

"Well? Well, I won't let you go home now. I have to see you staying at home before I get off work at night, or..."

"What else? Will you hit me again?" Zhou Hong asked.

"No, I won't do anything to you. What do I do to you? What are you afraid of, what are you worried about? You don't need me to remind you."

"Lin Baiyi, you bastard! You bastard!" Zhou Hong cursed and her eyes turned red. Why did this man become so strange, she almost didn't know him anymore.

"I'm going to have dinner with my client. Take care of my daughter outside. Don't let her go hungry. Remember to go home." After the last sentence, she hung up the phone.

At that moment, Zhou Hong's?tears also fell silently. This?is?a threat to her. She shook her head helplessly. She was really?very?helpless.

One side is Jiayue, the other side is Jiaxue, no matter who it is, she can't help but give up.

Seeing that she was crying, the little daughter in her arms also tried to touch her eyes, Zhou Hong couldn't help laughing again, and said to her: "Jiaxue doesn't want mommy to cry, right, mommy doesn't Cry, mother doesn't cry."

She tried her best to hold back her tears, tried her best to adjust her emotions, hugged the child in her arms, and walked to the side of the road to stop the car.

Zhou Hong, who returned to his younger brother's house, immediately started to pack his own things. Actually, there was nothing to pack. After all, he just came here last night. Most of the things in the suitcase didn't move much, only Jiaxue's milk powder The bottle ones need to be packed.

A lot of things bought from the supermarket had been delivered before she went home, so Hu Jing's attitude towards her also changed 180 degrees immediately, one mouthful and one elder sister called affectionately, still? Take the initiative to come over and ask her what she wants to eat for lunch.

Seeing her packing up her things, she immediately asked nervously, "Sister, what are you doing here? What are you doing packing up?"

Zhou Hong said: "I still have something to do at home, so I'll go back first so as not to cause you any trouble."

"Oh, don't bother, don't bother, sister, what did you say? Where did you come from? You just arrived and are about to leave. Are we here? We didn't greet well."

Zhou Hong was a little uncomfortable with her double-decker look, even though she had been in Zhou's family for more than [-] years, she was still not used to it.

"Okay, you don't need to be polite to me, we sisters just go straight to each other, I'll come and see you when I have time?"

Out of politeness, Hu Jing sent them? The mother and daughter to the downstairs of the community, and even hail a car for her specially. is allowed?.Sitting in the taxi home, the daughter in my arms was still cute and cute, ignorant and ignorant of world affairs.Because of some worries, Zhou Hong couldn't help but stare out the car window in a daze. Looking at the dazzling afternoon sun, it was also the first time that she felt that going home was not "home".

In the afternoon, Xu Ruining took the time to send a message to Lin Jiayue after finishing her work. When she received the message, Lin Jiayue happened to be in physical education class. After saying hello to her classmate, she went to the side and sat down to check.

Xu Ruining: When school is over today, I will pick you up.

Lin Jiayue couldn't help smiling, holding her mobile phone and typing: What's the matter, I just left this morning and thought? I'm gone.

Xu Ruining: Can't think about it? You.

Lin Jiayue: Yes, but?, I remember you told me in the morning that you are not free tonight? Eh.

Xu Ruining: In order to meet you, we have already dealt with it in advance? It's over.

Lin Jiayue: Pfft, well, um, I will finish class around 05:30, you can pick me up then.

Putting down the phone, Xu Ruining couldn't help pinching the center of her brows, maybe it was because of the meeting in the morning, so that she couldn't help but keep that thing in her heart all day today, thinking that it's not easy to keep a secret .

Really want to see her, hug her, kiss her, love her even more, pet her, this is Xu Ruining's only thought.

Maybe because Xu Ruining felt sorry for this girl after knowing something.

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