A stormy night.

It was pitch black between heaven and earth, and there were dim lights swaying in the distance. Zuo Mingchong wiped the rain off his face and smiled. He was about to arrive at the appointed place and meet his beloved girl.

Zuo Mingchong hugged the bag under his raincoat tighter and stepped faster.

When they meet their sweetheart at Pier 3, they will join hands to travel to the ends of the world and live their happy life.

At this moment, on Pier 1, which is far away from Pier 3, a slender figure stood under the eaves of the dock workers' house. The eaves were very narrow, and the rain came in and wetted the girl's hair and clothes, but she didn't care at all.

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Except for a few people waiting to take the boat, the only thing accompanying her was the dim yellow lamp on the lamppost not far in front of her.

In the cold wind and rain, the girl folded her arms and her body trembled involuntarily, but there was a smile on her face, her eyes like stars were full of expectation, shining in the dark night, and her heart was full of hope.

Full of joy and excitement.

After waiting for a while, the girl raised the luminous watch in her hand and looked at it through the dim light of the lamppost on the pier. It was already the appointed time. Why hasn't Ming Chong come yet?

Could it be that Ming Chong was detained by his family?

Her heart suddenly lifted, she shook her head vigorously, and looked at the dark rain curtain, hoping to see him walking out of the rain, coming to pick her up like a hero overcoming obstacles...

In the luxurious living room of the Zuo family villa, the head of the Zuo family, Zuo Mingchong's father, and Zuo Feng were sitting on the sofa and enjoying tea leisurely. Zuo Mingchong's mother, Mrs. Zuo, seemed a little uneasy and walked around.

Very anxious.

"Madam, you are making me dizzy by spinning around. Sit down quickly." Zuo Fengquan put down his teacup and asked his wife to sit down.

Mrs. Zuo glanced at him sideways and said worriedly: "Ah Quan, there is nothing wrong with that. If Ming Chong finds out, he will hate us to death."

"Just don't worry, my arrangements are perfect, how could he find out? My brother, an illegitimate son, just recognized his ancestor and returned to the clan last month. No outsiders know yet. He is very similar to Ming Chong, so he dressed up deliberately.

, basically no different from Ming Chong.

It's such a rainy night again today, that girl can't find it, hahaha, I can only say that God has helped me, it hasn't rained for a few days, you see, it rained today.

Besides, don’t the Tang family still have your internal support? With internal support and external support, it’s impossible for this to happen. Hahaha, hahaha..." Zuo Fengquan said with confidence and laughed a little loudly.

Comforted by her husband's words, Mrs. Zuo sat on the sofa, nodded, and smiled: "That's right, Tang Meiran, the insider, has to report to me every detail, but I know exactly what this little hoof is planning.

Very soon, when this is done, we will let Ming Chong return to China quickly to prevent her from dreaming of becoming our daughter-in-law."

Zuo Feng nodded imperceptibly, and Tang Meiran didn't even look at her character. She was not qualified to enter our Zuo family!

On the dock, the girl looked at her watch again. More than forty minutes had passed since the appointed time, but Ming Chong still hadn't appeared.

People around her got on the boat one after another and left, leaving her alone waiting on the dock.

Ming Chong was always punctual when making appointments with her, and he would never break his promise to her. Something must have delayed him... The girl quickly thought of an excuse for Ming Chong and started thinking about it in her heart.

By the way, Mei Ran personally delivered the letter to Ming Chong, so there will be no mistakes.

Thinking like this, the girl's anxious heart returned to reality, her eyebrows relaxed, and a smile appeared on her lips.

After she and Ming Chong settled down, she would apologize to her father. Her father loved her the most and would forgive her. She also wanted to thank Mei Ran. Thanks to Mei Ran, she was able to make up her mind to elope with Ming Chong this time.

Meiran is her sister, but not her biological sister. She was brought here by her stepmother. She is more than a year younger than her. She is docile and kind. She gets along with Meiran like her biological sisters.

Thinking of this, the girl laughed from the bottom of her heart, with a smile written all over her pretty face.

At this moment, not far behind the house where she was, several black shadows appeared like ghosts, and they stopped silently.

The dark figure in the middle made a gesture, and the few people around him scattered and hid in dark corners.

"Cough, cough, cough, Xinran!" After a few sudden coughs, the girl heard her name, but the voice calling her name was hoarse, not Ming Chong's clear voice.

But when she looked up, she saw a familiar figure walking towards her from the rain holding an umbrella.

The visitor stopped in a dark place with backlight, hunched over and began to cough again, making a wheezing sound.

Oh, it's Ming Chong. He probably has a cold, so his voice has become hoarse.

"Mingchong, you're here!" Tang Xinran was overwhelmed with joy, and she quickly opened her umbrella to welcome Zuo Mingchong.

Zuo Mingchong was still coughing hard, so Tang Xinran hurriedly threw away his umbrella, got under his umbrella, and raised his hand to help him: "Mingchong, are you sick?"

"It's okay, it's just a cold. I still had a fever before I came here." After a while, Zuo Mingchong, who was wearing a mask, stopped coughing and answered Tang Xinran in a muffled voice.

Tang Xinran stood on tiptoe and probed his forehead. His tentacles were hot, and he immediately shouted worriedly: "Ming Chong, we won't leave today because you are so ill. We will leave after you recover."

Zuo Mingchong coughed for a while, and Tang Xinran hurriedly patted his back. Listening to his heart-wrenching cough, Tang Xinran grabbed his arm and urged: "Mingchong, let's go to the hospital now.

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Zuo Mingchong didn't move, and suddenly threw away his umbrella, letting the rain wash away him and Xinran.

"Ming Chong, what's wrong with you?" Tang Xinran thought that Zuo Mingchong was so sick that he couldn't even hold the umbrella, and his voice was filled with tears. He supported Zuo Mingchong with one hand and tried to pick up the umbrella with the other hand.

Zuo Mingchong stopped her movement, stood some distance away from her and spoke:

"Xinran, I, I'm sorry for you, I'm afraid we can't go as planned. My parents know about our affairs, and they are firmly against it. My mother, she, she said, if I elope with you, she will die."

After finishing speaking in one breath, Zuo Mingchong began to cough violently again.

Tang Xinran felt that her mind went blank, and it took her a while to come back to her senses. Was what Ming Chong said to her just now a joke?

But after finishing coughing, Zuo Mingchong suddenly pulled off his mask and bowed to her: "Xinran, it's all my fault. Just forget about me."

After saying that, he staggered towards the lamp post and ran towards it.

Tang Xinran didn't move. She felt as if her strength had been drained and she couldn't even lift her feet.

Leaning under the lamppost, with the dim light, Tang Xinran saw Zuo Mingchong's face pale and twisted. Then he put on the mask again, looked up at the sky, and let out a heartbreaking cry.

His cries contained grief and anger, helplessness, pain, and sadness...

This was what Tang Xinran heard, and at the same time, tears welled up from her eyes.

After all, she and Ming Chong could not resist the mercy of fate!
Chapter completed!