After sitting on the bed for a long time, Tang Guo finally felt a little sleepy. In order to have enough energy to devote to work after dawn, she lay down again while the iron was hot and closed her eyes to drive out the messy thoughts in her mind. With unremitting efforts,
She finally drifted off into dreamland.
"Guoguo, my child."
Tang Guo, who was sleeping, heard a familiar voice in his ears. When he opened his eyes, he found that he was in a fog.
"Guoguo, my child."
The sound came again, and Tang Guo, who was in shock, tentatively searched for the source of the sound. After walking for an unknown period of time, she saw a vague shadow appearing in front of her, which looked very much like her mother who had just passed away.
"Guoguo, my child."
Tang Guo burst into tears and ran excitedly towards the location of the figure.
"Mother!"
Amidst shouts of missing each other, the distance between the two became closer and closer. When Tang Guo ran to a distance where she could clearly see the face of the person opposite, she stopped and stood there, feeling happy and sad mixed in her heart.
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Tang Guo looked at his mother across from him infatuatedly, as before, his loving eyes were not mixed with anything else. The mother and daughter looked at each other for a long time, and finally Tang Guo couldn't help but excitedly threw herself into the arms of her mother in the dream.
"I'm sorry, Mom, I miss you so much."
In the dream, Tang Guo knew clearly that this was just an illusion, and the mother in front of her would disappear when she woke up. But she had no choice, because the emptiness in her heart caused by her mother's sudden death could only be filled up a little at this time.
"Child, you have lost weight."
The loving touch made Tang Guo feel even more sad, and her tears flowed more violently.
"My Guoguo is already an adult. She will definitely take care of herself in the future, right?"
Tang Guo, who was crying, was speechless and could only nod vigorously.
"Mom can no longer protect my Guoguo from the wind and rain. It's really a pity that I can't hand you over to someone who loves you. But my mother will bless you in heaven and let my Guoguo live in the future.
May everything go smoothly, no illness or disaster.”
Tang Guo's mother in the dream said a lot, and every word was her reluctance to let go of her daughter. She finally stopped her tears, and Tang Guo choked with sobs and wanted to say more to her mother. At this moment, she suddenly felt a breeze blowing in front of her eyes.
, the mother who was caressing her just now disappeared without a trace.
"Mom! Mom!"
He stood up helplessly and shouted loudly into the void around him. No matter how hoarse Tang Guo shouted, the familiar figure never appeared again.
"Mother!"
Tang Guo sat up from the bed, sweating profusely. The sunlight outside the room had already filled the barren yellow land. After a moment of confusion, Tang Guo packed herself and the bed and pushed the door open. Some of the dazzling sunlight made her finally realize.
Getting there was just a dream, a false scene created by my own delusion.
"Tang Guo, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
The lesbian who lived next door to Tang Guo came out and saw her unhappy expression. Wang Xiao, who came back from outside, heard this and walked over quickly, looking nervous.
"Sister Guoguo, what's wrong with you? How about I send you to the county for a checkup?"
Tang Guo felt much better because of her caring and sincere care. She raised a smile and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."
Wang Xiao looked at Tang Guo's bright and dazzling smile and was moved in his heart. The scene last night came to mind again, and he murmured: "It's okay if it's okay, it's okay if it's okay."
For the next period of time, Tang Guo has been busy with the construction of drinking water in the village and the work of getting the villagers to give up planting this summer, but he temporarily put aside the pain of losing his mother. After that day, Wang Xiao avoided Tang Guo everywhere.
When he couldn't hide away, he tried his best to keep a distance that would not be misunderstood. His behavior made Uncle Zhang shake his head. This guy may have to wait until the end of the world to pursue someone else's girl.
Since returning from the last camping trip, Chen Xiaonian's attitude towards Lin Qi has been lukewarm, but Lin Qi has always been extremely doting on her.
"Teacher, is this stone the bloodstone we are talking about?"
After several days of searching the literature, Chen Xiaonian was basically certain that this was a piece of extremely pure soapstone. In order to verify her conjecture, she made a video call with the teacher who taught jewelry appraisal at the university.
"Xiao Nian, where did you get this? Such high-purity natural bloodstone is very rare."
Chen Xiaonian's teacher became excited after observing carefully in the video. There was no trace of artificial synthesis on the whole piece of soapstone. Although it was only the size of an adult's hand, its cleanliness meant that it was worth a lot.
"I found this in an artificial lake when I went camping before. Although the lake has existed for a long time, I am still very confused about where it appears. And I also searched near it, and there was no trace of it.
Other similar stones appeared, as if "
Chen Xiaonian hesitated for a moment: "It's as if someone put it there intentionally."
In fact, it's no wonder she was so confused. This artificial lake was dug out of an existing surface spring. There was no upstream water source with a large amount of water that could carry stones into the lake, and it couldn't have come from there.
Rushed out of the ground.
"Then what are you going to do?"
Chen Xiaonian’s teacher’s eyes were fixed on the piece of chicken blood stone. The perfect shape did not need to be cut and polished again. It only needed to be paired with a matching base and placed on the table to create a scenery of its own. Especially the touch of chicken oil yellow on the top.
, blends perfectly with the bright red.
"have no idea."
Lying on the table and looking at this stone, the warm feeling in my hands made me want to shrink it and play with it. But according to the teacher, it is more valuable to keep this kind of stone as intact as possible.
After ending the conversation, Chen Xiaonian put away the soapstone and went downstairs. The servants were doing their weekly cleaning, and the usually deserted villa was very busy at this time.
"lady!"
Seeing Chen Xiaonian coming down, everyone stopped what they were doing and bent down to greet her.
"Madam, what service do you need?"
The housekeeper who was directing everyone to work walked up to Chen Xiaonian and asked her what she wanted. His ever-changing smile made people look a little bored.
"Heat me a glass of milk and prepare some snacks to send under the wisteria trellis in the back garden."
Chen Xiaonian wore a white silk knee-length dress and strolled along the vibrant back garden. The various plants carefully managed did not lose energy due to the sultry weather. There were English-style wrought iron tables and stools under the round flower stand, and purple hanging hanging from above.
The flower spikes and the clean white tables and chairs below complement each other to form an eye-catching scenery.
The dense flower spikes blocked the dazzling sun, and only scattered spots of light were cast in the shadows. The servant quickly brought over what Chen Xiaonian asked for. Seeing that she was holding her chin in a daze, he put the tray on the table and quietly retreated.
The milky white milk in the glass is very holy. The lotus root powder, osmanthus sugar cake and thousand-layer water chestnut cake are specially made according to her oriental taste. Both cakes are placed on the bone china plate with oriental characteristics, four or five pieces.
The amount is placed to give a sense of sophistication.
"well!"
With a sigh, he picked up a piece of pastry and ate it in small bites. He looked listless and was just killing time.
By the time I finished finishing the cakes, it was already evening. When I returned to the villa, I found that the silence had returned to the past, except that there was a little more aromatherapy smell in the air.
"Isn't Sir back yet?"
Frowning, he casually asked the servant standing next to him.
"Yes, madam. My husband has told me that he will be busy recently. Just let us serve you, madam."
Chen Xiaonian fell into the sofa and counted the last time he saw Lin Qi.
"Lin Qi, let's calm down for a while. Until you think about it clearly, I think it's better for us to minimize contact."
This was what he said that day after he came back from camping. He was too angry and said what he said without considering the other person's feelings. He thought that Lin Qi would behave like before and beg for forgiveness in front of him, but he didn't know that that night he didn't.
I went back to the master bedroom to rest. I didn't see him the next morning, so I asked the servant that he had gone to the company early. This was the case for the next week, no matter how early I got up or how late I went to bed, I didn't see him.
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"Heh~~~"
Sighing again, Chen Xiaonian felt that she would turn into an old lady because of sighing. That's all, this is the best way for the two of them to get along now. Maybe when he really understands the crux, she and he may be able to return to their former childhood sweethearts and ease.
In Lin's branch, Lin Qi rubbed his temples that were sore from not having enough sleep for several days. He felt more and more like a mental patient. As long as there was a slight possibility that Nian Nian would disappear from his side, he would
I can't help but do things that hurt her. Thinking that in the past few days, I can only quietly sneak into the master bedroom to see her while she is sleeping, and I can't touch her as freely as before, my heart feels throbbing.
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Damn it, where did this inexplicable condition come from, and why did that sentence appear!
Anxious, Lin Qi scratched the glass fish tank on the table to the ground. The broken glass pieces shone with the water in the sun. Without the protection of the water on which they depended for survival, the small goldfish flopped and struggled on the floor, making tiny pops.
The popping sound gave Lin Qi a crazy thought.
Lin Qi didn't realize what he had done until he felt a slight pain on his wrist. Looking at the thin red line on his wrist, he felt a sense of comfort spreading in his heart. The glass fragments fell to the floor again and a broken flower bloomed, covering the
The injured person on the wrist came in to clean it.
Dark night fell as scheduled, and Lin Qi left the company after receiving the news from the servant that his wife had taken a rest. After standing at the stairs for nearly half an hour, he finally walked upstairs and walked into the master bedroom to take a look as usual.
His thoughts.
"Why does this girl always like to bury her head in the quilt, isn't she afraid of lack of oxygen?"
Gently walked over and sat down, and carefully opened it, only to find that it was not Chen Xiaonian inside, but a life-size doll that she bought for her. She subconsciously looked towards the door, and sure enough she saw Chen Xiaonian, neatly dressed, leaning against her.
On the door, it doesn't look like he's going to sleep at all.
Chen Xiaonian's eyes were dim and Lin Qi couldn't understand the meaning.
"Have you been busy lately?"
Finally, Chen Xiaonian spoke first.
"Recently, international oil and precious metal prices have soared abnormally, and Lin's related industries have been greatly affected by this, so they have been a little busier recently."
Lin Qi was telling the truth, so his eyes when looking at Chen Xiaonian were not erratic. Chen Xiaonian's expression could not tell whether she believed it or not, he could only see her crawling onto the bed and lie down.
"Then you don't have to go out so early and come back late every day, and you don't have to sleep in other rooms so as not to disturb me."
After saying that, he turned his back to Lin Qi. After all, he couldn't bear to make him sad for so long.
"Nian Nian, me."
Chen Xiaonian didn't want to hear his repeated apology, "I'm sleepy, go wash up quickly and come to rest."
The tone was light, and there was no emotion in it. Lin Qi's brows were covered with a layer of sadness. He stood up silently and went to the bathroom. Chen Xiaonian felt the movement behind him and turned around. He could feel her sadness without saying anything.
After washing up, Lin Qi stood by the bed and hesitated for a moment before lifting the quilt and lying down. He just didn't want to hold the person close to him in his arms like before, and the two of them didn't even have the slightest physical contact. There was something in the corner of Chen Xiaonian's eyes.
Tears fell from her eyes, and she took the initiative to move closer to the man behind her, clearly feeling that the man was shrinking back.
"Go to sleep and turn off the lamp."
In the darkness, Chen Xiaonian's breathing gradually became steady. Lin Qi put his hand on her waist and gently rubbed the hem of her clothes, his small voice full of bitterness.