[Lou Li the Pretender] Orphan Note

After coming out of the flour mill, Yu Manli went straight to Ming Mansion.

She didn't have enough time to stay outside, and she didn't have so many reasons to procrastinate.

In the secluded alley outside the Ming mansion, he hurriedly changed into the clothes he had at home before going out, climbed over the wall and entered, just about to go around the courtyard and go upstairs, when he suddenly saw two familiar figures approaching from the front, so he had to hide in the Under a big camphor tree, it was Cheng Jinyun's voice.

"Is what you said true?"

Cheng Jinyun's voice was suppressed, with a hint of tremor.

"Returning to what Young Mistress said, everything is true."

This voice belonged to Aunt Gui.

Yu Manli held her breath, what are these two discussing together?

Can't Cheng Jinyun see that Aunt Gui's identity is deceitful?

Yu Manli was a little helpless, how could she forget, Aunt Gui hid it too deeply, and only Minglou and herself became suspicious in the whole family.

Aunt Gui's voice sounded very honest, "Eldest Young Mistress...Miss Yu told me so, and I advised her, that's not okay, but Miss Yu didn't listen to me, she must say that the child came at the wrong time, she must be It must be destroyed... what kind of crime is this..."

Cheng Jinyun did not speak for a long time.

After a while, Yu Manli heard Cheng Jinyun's voice raised a little, "Understood, you go and do your work first."

Yu Manli couldn't see the movements of the two of them, and only heard Aunt Gui's answer, as if they had walked away.

After a while, I heard a soft voice, "Who is behind the tree, come out."

Yu Manli was shocked.

Has Cheng Jinyun found himself?

Yu Manli clenched her fists, what should I do?go out?What about after going out?

Pretending not to hear anything?Or just talk about it nonchalantly?

Suddenly, a figure slowly stepped out from behind the tree.

Yu Manli's eyes widened—Ming Jing?Since when has she been there?

Seeing that Ming Jing behaved very calmly, Cheng Jinyun froze there for a while—"Eldest sister?"

Still a little uncertain, Cheng Jinyun looked at the big camphor tree again, and she always felt that there was something behind it.

"Well, I'm here to collect the dew."

Ming Jing raised the small glass bottle in his hand, "Although it's not morning dew, it can still give off some flavor."

Cheng Jinyun cautiously said, "Sister, just now...you..."

Ming Jing raised his eyebrows, "What happened just now? Is someone here?"

It seems that Ding Jing probably didn't hear the conversation between himself and Aunt Gui.

Cheng Jinyun breathed a sigh of relief.

In some matters, it is better not to involve the eldest sister, not only because she is the backbone of the family, but even if he is concerned about Mingtai's mood, Cheng Jinyun knows that he should not trouble Mingjing.

Cheng Jinyun knew that in terms of status, she could compete with Yu Manli, but in terms of emotion, she would never be able to compete with Ming Jing.

No matter in this family or in Mingtai's heart.

"Jin Yun, you have worked hard these days, if you have any troubles, please ask me more, okay?" Ming Jing said softly, interrupting Cheng Jinyun's trance.

Cheng Jinyun immediately nodded in response.

At this moment, Yu Manli had already sneaked back to her room on the second floor.

The smell of wormwood and lily in the room has not yet dissipated, Yu Manli quickly opened the closet, took off a coat, hung it on the incense burner to warm it up, and put it on herself, hoping to bring some of the same smell on her body. He took a kettle, poured some white water, carefully washed off the flour stained on his palms and neck, and brushed away his hair, and then looked in the mirror—a picture of Begonia sleeping in spring.

Glancing at the wall clock, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.

She has been away for an hour.

As if thinking about something, someone came upstairs.

Yu Manli walked to the door, waiting for her door to be knocked.

She pushed open the door, eyes blurred, "Huh?"

"Manli, did you sleep well?"

Minglou smiled slightly, seeing her half awake, enchanting like a person in a painting.

Yu Manli let him in sideways, "You came just in time...I have something to tell you."

She poured herself a cup of tea and took a sip to calm herself down.

Looking back, I saw Minglou flipping through "Laughing Marriage" on his dressing table, and felt a little funny, "What's wrong, Professor Ming University? Want to check what I saw? Did you make an annotation seriously?"

Minglou didn't look back, but just looked down, and said in a flat voice, "I hate people who read books and draw lines. If there is something special about a good article, it is because of the full text. If it is taken out of context, it just pays attention to the surface. Hua Cai, ignoring the rest of the author's foreshadowing."

Yu Manli poured another cup of tea and handed it to Minglou, "Having said that, everyone will want to write down something when they read it, so that they can see it at a glance next time. There is no need to re-read it, and it can save eyesight."

Minglou took the tea with a smile, and was not in a hurry to drink it, but stared at her, "Things that can be truly understood don't need to be marked with a pen."

His eyes became deeper and deeper, as if he caught her mind and made her unable to look away, "They are all in my heart."

This sentence was spoken very slowly, but Yu Manli felt that it was hit hard.

Her breathing was stagnant, Ming Lou smiled and took a sip of tea, Yu Manli took this opportunity to take a few steps away, glanced at the quilt, and spread it casually, fortunately, she remembered to mess up the bed sheet just now.

"So, what did you want to tell me just now?" Ming Lou asked.

Yu Manli took a deep breath, "It's about Suzhou."

"Oh, this matter? We just decided that Wang Manchun will be the commander-in-chief and Ah Cheng will be the special commissioner, right?"

"Um..."

Minglou stared at her for a long time, "So?"

Yu Manli pulled the quilt, turned around, her expression was normal, "I'm going to Suzhou."

"No." Minglou immediately refused without thinking.

"Minglou, I'm not begging you." Yu Manli pursed her lips, "I want to go to Suzhou."

"No reason?" Minglou brought the tea to his mouth, but didn't drink it.

"I'm tired and want to go to rest." Yu Manli thought all the way but couldn't think of a good excuse, so she had to make up nonsense at the moment.

But his heart was beating drums, God knows what kind of tricks to use to deal with Minglou, such a bad excuse, it's too dishonest.

Yu Manli lowered her head, knowing that Minglou's eyes were on her body, she didn't dare to look at each other, she couldn't look at each other.

Once he saw those deep eyes, he couldn't help but tell everything.

All the pain and grievances, I want to confide in those eyes, and then be hugged and protected by him, and escape from all the unbearable weight.

It's just that Yu Manli has personally proved a truth since she was a child.

No one can replace what you really need to bear alone.

So now, it's time to leave.

Minglou quietly put down the teacup.

For a long while, there was a long silence.

Just when Manli thought that Minglou was going to reject her again, he spoke up.

"When?"

She felt relieved.

Then, it sank suddenly.

There was no sense of relief, just a feeling of sourness.

Yu Manli raised her head but was indifferent, "As the new manager of the Ming Group's Suzhou branch, you can leave at any time, but the departure date is best determined by President Ming himself."

The president of the Ming Group naturally refers to Der Spiegel.

However, Ming Lou is the executive director of Ming Group.

In other words, the actual power to appoint high-level officials was almost controlled by Ming Lou.

Yu Manli was actually looking for Minglou for a letter of appointment.

This is the ultimate purpose of this conversation.

Minglou didn't speak, he fell into some kind of thought.

Finally, he said, "I will give you the letter of appointment tonight."

Yu Manli breathed a sigh of relief, and finally looked directly at Minglou, "I'll pick it up from your study tonight."

Ming Lou looked at Yu Manli quietly, "Not with Ah Cheng? I can send you as a special commissioner."

There was inquiry in his eyes, but Yu Manli's expression did not loosen.

"I'm no longer inside 76," she reminded him.

Minglou didn't speak.

Indeed, people who are not members of the new government naturally cannot do special missions for the new government.

Yu Manli continued, "Besides, I'm also part of the Ming family now. There is a flour mill in Mingtai and I can't get away from it. The Ming chief holds several positions in the new government, so I can't help him. Naturally, I should share the worries of the Ming family."

To share the worries of the Ming family means to work as a spy in Suzhou under the name of managing a branch company.

But which family's spy?

Yu Manli didn't make it clear.

No matter how cryptic what Yu Manli said, Minglou didn't have a single superfluous question to ask.

His eyes are as quiet as a deep pool, and he has a sense of insight into everything without speaking.

And Yu Manli said everything she wanted to say.

She finally shut up.

Only then did Ming Lou slowly say, "Suzhou cuisine is bland, so I'll ask Ah Cheng to hire a cook from Hunan."

Yu Manli was stunned.

Ming Lou paused, then continued on his own, "If you want to read books, Beixin Bookstore in Suzhou is good." He stopped and thought for a while, "Or write to me, if you can buy it in Shanghai, I'll send it to you."

The trivial things Minglou said were all little hobbies that Yu Manli herself hadn't noticed.

Acting with him for too long is too real, even life habits are clear.

Deep in the mud, unable to extricate himself, the words Wang Tianfeng said sounded again: "That man Minglou has never used others as directly as I do. Does he make you feel like a spring breeze?"

More than just like a spring breeze, she has quenched her thirst like drinking poison.

But Minglou remembered one more thing, "You can't stop the piece you practiced recently, if you break it, you will forget it out of hand, I will organize some music scores for you in a while..."

Yu Manli interrupted him, "No need."

no need.

Really.

I'm not worth it, you can be tender to others again.And I will disappear from your life sooner or later.

As soon as the words came out, I felt a little chilled.

Minglou didn't insist on speaking.

He stood up, and when he passed by her, he sighed softly, "Manli, I'll wait for you to come back."

He went out.

Yu Manli's legs were weak, and she could no longer support her heavy body, so she sat on the bed all at once.

Minglou, you don't understand at all.

You can't wait for my return.

She thought sadly that even if she was going to Suzhou immediately, she had to settle Aunt Gui's matter first.

But once the "abortion" plan is successful, although Aunt Gui is removed, there are doubts about whether Yu Manli can become the daughter-in-law of the Ming family.

The first thing that made the stubborn as a mirror waver was nothing more than the fact that she was pregnant.

Without this weight, Der Spiegel should be heartbroken and relieved at the same time.

Because, she could finally find a wife with a better background for her younger brother.

There was a hint of self-mockery in the corner of Yu Manli's mouth, she was right, she was nothing in the first place.

Now that things are going on, doesn't she know that Minglou's retreat is tantamount to letting go.

I knew you'd let go so easily...

she sighs.

Even if he knew, he couldn't turn a blind eye to Minglou's affairs.