salt by salt

I came out of Song Cheng's residence with an insulated box in my hand, which contained the dinner he had prepared for Sun Ning.Sun Ning has already returned, she is sitting at the dining table in a daze, her slightly curly long chestnut hair hangs behind her.

"You get off work very early today." I took out the dinner plate, "I made dinner at someone else's house, you can eat this first, if it doesn't suit your appetite, I'll make it again..."

"Xu Junyan." She interrupted me and spread an inspection report on the table.The ten fingers painted with dark red nail polish rested on the chin. After a few breaths, she slowly said, "I'm pregnant."

I was stunned for a moment, the shocking news made me dizzy, and I reflexively said, "Mine?"

Sun Ning's frozen expression was broken, and his eyes were tinged with helplessness: "What are you thinking? How is it possible?"

"Whose is that?"

I frowned tightly, thinking of her abnormally dazed look a few days ago, suddenly felt blessed, and blurted out: "Xu Yuzhong——"

I don't know when the two of them met, there's so much I don't know about it.Sun Ning didn't answer or refute, which was regarded as tacit consent.She picked up the soup bowl and blew on the hot air, then said softly, "I don't intend to throw it away."

"The Xu family's situation is a bit complicated." I said awkwardly, "Xu Yuzhong's marriage will most likely be decided by the old man or my uncle."

She smiled lightly: "I can walk as far as I can with him, at worst, I will raise myself after I am born."

"Does he know... that you're pregnant?"

"I don't know." Sun Ning shook his head, "If you know, it won't matter. I'm afraid this child will not be recognized. He can't be the master of your family. He couldn't do it before, and it's even more impossible now."

I was silent for a while, my heart was stuffy, I instinctively clenched my fist and slammed the table heavily, making the bowls and chopsticks jingle.After a while, I came back to my senses: "I'm sorry, I didn't target you. I just..."

I just feel so -- powerless.

I want her to stop having to endure everything by herself, rely on me a little more, and stop treating me like a child.But a grown man who has no power, no status, or even a normal status, seems to be worse than a young child.At least the latter can give her a hug at any time, without having to be careful if he crosses the line.

The more independent Sun Ning was, he showed an indifferent attitude, and even comforted me in turn, the more guilty I felt.Self-esteem seemed to be roasted on the fire, repeatedly burning pain.

"...do you want to be with him?"

She went around to the other side of the dining table, put her slender fingers on my shoulders: "Junyan, it's not a question of whether you want it or not, we all understand what's going on in your family."

Although Xu Yuzhong's status has been frustrated by the previous scandals, the identity of Xu's parents and grandchildren is still a good bargaining chip. Coupled with his looks and smooth words, he might be able to deceive a naive daughter.

"A nominal status is not worth fighting for. From the very beginning, I never wanted to marry into the Xu family. I couldn't climb such a high branch, and I didn't want to. Of course, I don't want to get involved in other people's marriages. He If I want to get married, I will break with him, anyway, the child is mine."

Sun Ning loves Xu Yuzhong, but he is sober.

"I know you two have a bad relationship, and he caused you to have a car accident." She shook her head, "I should say sorry, as your friend, continue to entangle with him."

"Don't tell him for now." Countless thoughts flashed in my mind, "Don't work so hard, pay more attention to the places you should avoid, and take care of yourself. You should move to Sister Yan's house while I'm in city B. , she is... from experience, she must know more than you."

Sun Ning looked a little surprised, and I said, "You have helped me a lot, let me do something for you."

Tear off the bright skin, the marriage is just a transaction, so maybe I can talk to Xu Yuzhong.

But... the chips that belong to me now are not enough.

I need more.

In the private room, Lu Jingfan still looked indifferent, with a meticulous dark shirt, black eyebrows and eyes were particularly vivid on his bloodless face, and he looked sick and weak.

Will he suddenly collapse?What do I need to do then?Do you want to ask him in advance where the Suxiao Jiuxin Pill is?Until I sat across from him, there were still several questions in my mind.

"You will take the initiative to contact me, which is really unexpected to me." He looked up at me expressionlessly, "Why is it so troublesome to block people downstairs in my company?"

I moistened my throat with tea, raised my lips and smiled: "Mr. Lu really knows how to joke, and you didn't leave me a phone number, so I have no choice."

This is completely nonsense, there is Song Cheng who knows everything and lives upstairs, I can directly ask about the situation of my biological father.Even Andre and Yang Chenzhong probably know more about my biological father than I do.

But I still chose to find Lu Jingfan's alma mater by relying on the scattered information mentioned by Yang Chen, and then found out the company information he disclosed step by step.Fortunately, he is so good that he will leave traces no matter where he is. Although it takes time and effort, he will not be traceless.

Lu Jingfan's attitude towards me is completely different from others, which gave me a glimpse of an opportunity to seize.

He and Yang Chen are partners, they are talented and have a bright future, except for the industries they are involved in on the surface, I am afraid they have more resources in the dark.If there is a chance for me to use it... Thinking of this, I lowered my attitude and patiently asked him to tell me about my biological father.

My father—he called him Teacher Lu—made me look at Lu Jingfan one more time.He and I looked at each other with no ups and downs in his tone: "I am an orphan, and Mr. Lu has been supporting me, so I changed his surname after I entered high school."

"Are you his adopted son?"

"No." Lu Jingfan said calmly, "Teacher already has you as a son, so you don't need an adopted son."

"It would be great if you were my brother." I thought to myself, so that I can use you with confidence, "After all, you are so outstanding."

He lowered his eyelashes, as if thinking of something, his expression was slightly moved, but he quickly returned to indifference: "I'm just the teacher's student. Xu Junyan, please don't say such inexplicable words again."

According to what he said, my father did nothing wrong at all. It was entirely my mother's wishful thinking to entangle him, and he was framed maliciously by the Xu family, losing his public office and ruining his reputation.

He grew up in a single-parent family, and his only family member had been desperate for a long time because of his affairs, and died of depression.Because of this, my father was unwilling to accept the Xu family's overtures no matter what, and would rather be falsely accused and sentenced than give in half a cent.

After he was released from prison, he was hindered by the Xu family in City B, and he couldn't find a job everywhere, so he had to leave his hometown and come to the coastal area to start again.

Although I like teaching and educating people, but because I have a criminal record, I can't continue to be a teacher, so I started a company and started a relatively familiar education consulting industry, step by step to where I am today.

Hongxing Education... I am familiar with this name. Its advertisements can be seen everywhere on the street, and Wu Yanrui's weekly extracurricular tutoring classes are provided by its subsidiaries.

It's just that I never expected that my father is the founder of this company.

"Before you were in City B, the teacher couldn't get in the way of the Xu family, but you have been able to live safely these few years because of his help." Lu Jingfan said, "There is one more thing to tell you, the teacher has... …married, but never had children. My wife is a very kind person, and the two of them have always wanted to be reunited with you."

Probably because he seldom said so many words in one breath, Lu Jingfan gasped slightly after he finished speaking, he looked at me, waiting for my response.

And my response was, "Oh, I see."

Seeing that my reaction was flat, he frowned slightly: "You have nothing to ask?"

"You made it very clear."

——Lu Jingfan is only five years older than me. Most of what he knows about the past was told to him by his father. I'm afraid he has beautified a lot of it, otherwise it wouldn't be asymmetrical with the information I got from the Xu family.

I used to care a lot about what happened in the past, whether I was the child of a rapist, whether my father and mother were in love, and thinking about it now is extremely ridiculous.

So what if it is, so what if it is not?A few light words from others, a document that records the so-called truth, can't change my twisted life that has been fixed for a long time.

I shrugged. "So, when can I meet him?"

"Anytime." He paused, revealing the sharpness in his words, "Not long ago, I said that I didn't care. Only after being approached by Yang Chen did I realize that the teacher treats you well. It's really..."

"There is no overnight feud between father and son." I smiled, "Is it convenient tonight? I can't wait."

The purpose of this trip is not to put on a good show of reunion of father and son, but the power in this man's hands that can help me cover my whereabouts.

I can't wait to play a good son who depends on his father.

"Let me arrange for the driver to drive you there."

Lu Jingfan stood up a little fast, his body swayed, and I couldn't help reaching out to help him up.I felt that my actions were not inappropriate, and could be called full of good intentions, but I didn't expect his face to turn black suddenly.

I followed his gaze and lowered my head. The box was too warm before. When I came in, I unbuttoned my shirt casually, revealing the bite mark left by Song Cheng on the collarbone, which can be seen from the standing angle.

The scene was a bit embarrassing, I immediately withdrew my hand and closed my collar.Lu Jingfan's face sank like water, and his tone was like a grieving elder: "I told you to break off with Yang Chen as soon as possible, he is not someone to mess with—"

He was like this at Yang Chen's house last time, like a strict ascetic.I thought to myself that my father still didn't take care of my private life, and you were the one who was unreasonable, but when I said it, it turned into a rather unscrupulous joke: "Mr. Lu, you are so lenient, don't you like me?" ?”

This sentence made me and him stunned at the same time.

Lu Jingfan was stunned probably because he had never seen such a shameless person, and I was stunned because the tone of this sentence was too familiar.Frivolous, careless, never miss an opportunity to have fun.

I finally regained a bit of the shadow of three years ago, on the premise of abandoning all the pain.

Lu Jingfan's chest rose and fell, and he coughed several times. I couldn't tell whether his expression was anger from embarrassment or pure disgust: "Xu Junyan, you are simply unreasonable!"

I was so amused by his embarrassment that I laughed so hard that my stomach hurt from laughing, and my tears were about to come out: "I'm just unreasonable."

I ruined my normal life with my own hands, and walked back to the abyss step by step, how do you let me maintain my sanity?

Lu Jingfan frowned and stared at me, his expression slowly softened, looking thoughtful.I laughed so hard that my face stiffened, I quickly rubbed my cheeks, my thoughts returned, and I was about to apologize for my offensive behavior, but I was grabbed by my shoulders and pressed against the wall.

Are you angry?I struggled a few times, but I didn't expect that although he looked thin, his strength was still much stronger than mine.Seeing that the situation was not right, I quickly begged for forgiveness: "Hey, I'm just joking, a gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands—"

The slightly cool lips pressed against mine, Lu Jingfan's kissing skills were beyond my imagination, the root of his tongue was numb from his sucking, and the tea scent was all over his lips and teeth.

After half a minute, or more, he let go of my shoulder.There was a blush on that pale face, and his breath was as unstable as mine. After a pause, Lu Jingfan said, "I'm a straight man."

The evoked electric current still stimulated the inside of the body, I patted my hot cheek, and smiled at him:

"It does not matter, I do not mind."