The two of them were lying on the bed, each with their own thoughts, and the sound of breathing was very obvious in the quiet bedroom. Chen Xiaonian forced herself to fall asleep to escape the suffocating sadness. But people themselves are a very strange creature, or the structure of the human brain is strange.
existence. When you want to do something more and more, it will issue opposite commands to mobilize all the nerves in the body to fight against your own consciousness. It is obviously a simple and trivial thing on weekdays, but at this time you want to do something.
It is so difficult to do.
"Are you asleep?"
Chen Xiaonian hated her sobriety at the moment and was helpless. When she opened her eyes, all she could see was darkness and the shadows left by the furniture. Lin Qi did not respond, but from his heavy breathing, he knew that he and Chen Xiaonian were the same now.
.
"Tomorrow is the day of court. Do you want to go with me?"
After Karls explained the entire crime process, Lin Qi arranged a lawyer for Chen Xiaonian early. Although the matter was already settled, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, he went through all the procedures before the trial meticulously. The afternoon before yesterday,
Chen Xiaonian and Lin Qi received summonses from the local court.
"Um."
A very soft voice sounded from behind, and the two of them fell into an awkward situation of having nothing to say.
"Get some sleep, otherwise you may be considered in contempt of court if you fall asleep in court."
Chen Xiaonian, who had nothing to say, shrank back into the quilt after saying that, and opened the distance between the two of them. Lin Qi, who was silently feeling everything in the darkness, felt as if his heart was being pulled to both sides by two hands, blunt knives.
The pain caused by pulling the meat is far more uncomfortable than the quick end of it with a knife.
In the early morning, the two of them sat at the dining table in silence. The sumptuous breakfast became unattractive to Chen Xiaonian, who loved to eat. He ate the food on the plate tastelessly, and the swallowing movement was just an instinct of the body.
"Don't drink coffee on an empty stomach in the morning."
Lin Qi, who had just picked up the coffee, put it down when he heard this. Chen Xiaonian, who was opposite, pushed his hot milk in front of him.
"If you really have no appetite, just drink a glass of milk. It's better than eating nothing at all."
Chen Xiaonian always lowered her head whether she was speaking or making movements. Lin Qi couldn't see her expression but felt warm in his heart. He glanced at the breakfast on the table, selected a few that looked more appetizing and ate them. Because
It was still early, so the two of them ate leisurely. The morning sunlight shone in through the rippled glass floor-to-ceiling windows, bright and not dazzling.
I arrived at the court at ten o'clock, and the trial started on time at ten thirty. When Karls was brought in, he was haggard, which was in sharp contrast to Chen Xiaonian's glamorous appearance when he first saw him. The facts were clear, and the chain of evidence was complete, so the whole trial process was very smooth.
Smooth. After the trial ended, Chen Xiaonian was still confused about what Carls did. Is it really worth sacrificing the rest of his life for someone he likes at first sight?
"Want to go for a walk?"
Lin Qi, who was about to go to the company and chose to continue escaping, raised his eyes and looked at Chen Xiaonian. Standing in the sun, she seemed unreal, and the panic in his heart came back like black mist. But he didn't dare to get close, fearing what he would do again.
Something that hurt her, so after being silent for a moment, he said: "The company has urgent matters that I need to deal with. If you feel bored, go shopping."
After saying that, he got in the car and left, but the action of getting in the car seemed to be escaping.
"Madam, what do you want to do next?"
Chen Xiaonian didn't want to stay in that cold house, so after checking the time, she was sent to Cairns.
"Xiao Nian, why are you here at this time?"
The time to get off work in Cairns is usually around one o'clock at noon, but now it is only thirty or forty minutes away from get off work. Arya took advantage of the opportunity to exchange messages with Andel, and almost raised her hand when she saw a figure suddenly appearing in front of her. Throw it out, and when she sees clearly who the figure is, she touches her heart like a frightened bird.
Arya's frightened look seemed to make Chen Xiaonian smile. After a burst of crisp laughter, Chen Xiaonian sat down next to Arya and put his arms around her shoulders.
"Arya, you are a bad learner!"
The wink made Arya roll her eyes. Although she didn't want to admit it, she thought her friend was right. Before Andel came back, she had always been diligent and never fished in troubled waters, but look at herself now.
He lowered his head and looked at what he was wearing, a white cartoon T-shirt, light blue distressed jeans, and clean white shoes. This was very different from the punk style he wore before.
Arya tilted her head and thought for a while, but she couldn't figure out when her change started. Didn't she subconsciously want to leave a bad image in Andel's heart? After thinking about it, there was only this reason.
I can convince myself.
"Let's go out for a walk at noon?"
"good."
On the slope of the breakwater, the sea breeze ruffled their hair. The seabirds hovering on the sea in the distance were chirping, and the sparkling waves reflected from the endless sea surface were a bit dazzling.
"What happened to your husband?"
Arya has never interacted with Lin Qi directly, but what happened during her last camping trip showed that Lin Qi seemed to have some problems that were different from ordinary people. Chen Xiaonian sat down on the edge of the breakwater slope, and the sea water lapping on the coast was away from her.
Only close at hand.
"What's going on? I don't know either."
Looking into the distance, the salty sea breeze blew against her face. Arya looked sad at her thoughtful friend and walked to her side to sit down.
"I remember you once said to me, no matter what happened in the past, whether two people get together or break up, they must talk clearly, so that there will be no regrets."
Chen Xiaonian turned to look at Alya, wondering what she meant by saying such a thing.
"My situation is different from yours. I no longer have the ability to distinguish between us."
Arya is a little confused. No matter what kind of relationship the two have, shouldn't they explain it clearly?
"And, Arya, he's running from me."
This was the first time that Arya saw sadness in her friend's eyes. In her impression, no matter what happened, Chen Xiaonian could quickly return to a lively and cheerful state.
"He once told me about a dream he had. He said that someone kept saying incomprehensible words in his ear. Since then, he has no sense of security. Every time he meets me, he may
He would do something uncontrollable when he was in a dangerous situation. He said he would change, and I believed him, but..."
Arya expressed disbelief at Chen Xiaonian's words, that someone would really do harm to her lover because of such ridiculous things in dreams.
"But that was just a dream!"
Chen Xiaonian looked at her and smiled bitterly: "But later he told me that he had heard that sound several times when he was awake."
Arya thought for a while and showed a hesitant expression. Chen Xiaonian closed his eyes and felt the gentle sea breeze blowing on his hair, as if this could take away the troubles in his heart.
"Xiao Nian, there is something I don't know whether I should say or not."
Chen Xiaonian opened her eyes and looked over: "If there's anything we can't say between us, just say it."
Arya collected her thoughts and then spoke slowly: "Have you ever thought that your husband might have a problem here? Of course, it could also be that he is hearing hallucinations due to excessive stress."
Chen Xiaonian saw her friend pointing at her head a little funny, but her friend's words caused waves in her heart. She had never thought of this possibility, but seeing Lin Qi behave like a normal person on weekdays was really surprising.
Hard to doubt.
"For the sake of the future for both of you, I suggest you take him to see a psychiatrist as soon as possible."
Seeing a psychiatrist abroad is not an unspeakable thing, but it is the best choice for people who are stressed out to relax their body and mind.
In the afternoon, Chen Xiaonian went to the company to work as usual. When he came out in the afternoon, he still saw the driver and bodyguard waiting at the door as before. He sighed lightly, and after getting in the car, he told the driver to go to the Lin branch here.
"Hello ma'am!"
After completing their tasks, the employees of Lin's branch walked out one after another. Crowds of people in twos and threes kept greeting Chen Xiaonian. They stood at the door of the president's office and thought for a long time, and finally gathered the courage to knock on the door, when the door opened from the inside.
"Lin Qi."
"Nian Nian."
The two looked at each other and hesitated to speak. After a while, Lin Qi let him in.
"It's off duty time now, why are you here?"
The brisk tone seemed to regret that Chen Xiaonian, the CEO's wife, could not inspect Lin's employees today. Chen Xiaonian wanted to hold his hand, but Lin Qi dodged it without leaving a trace.
"This is your new favorite snack. Let the driver take you back later. I have something to do."
Lin Qi opened a bag of potato chips made of cucumber and placed it in front of Chen Xiaonian. Chen Xiaonian looked at his deliberate behavior and felt unspeakably uncomfortable.
"Brother Lin Qi."
Lin Qi, who was about to call the driver, was stopped by this long-lost call, and he put the phone back that had a busy signal.
"Nian Nian."
Lin Qi was conflicted. He really wanted to hold her in his arms and cherish her, but he couldn't because it would hurt his little girl. The torture of wanting to get close and forcing himself to stay away crazily tore at his sanity.
, the fingers hidden behind his back pinched the palm of his hand hard to wake himself up. The doting smile on his face was the same as before, but there was nothing unusual behind it.
"Husband, let me take you to see a psychiatrist."
After struggling for a long time, Chen Xiaonian finally spit out these words from his lips and teeth with difficulty. Lin Qi felt as if he was struck by lightning. Could it be that Niannian also felt that he was a mental patient?
"I think you are under too much pressure, and you need to find someone to help you relieve it, otherwise you will be crushed sooner or later."
Chen Xiaonian saw Lin Qi's expression frozen and hurriedly stepped forward to explain to him. Lin Qi took a step back and said, "Thank you Niannian for your concern. If I think I really have a problem, I will see a psychiatrist."
After saying that, he walked to the desk and called the driver and asked him to come up and take his wife back.
"Nian Nian, please go back first."
Lin Qi turned his back to Chen Xiaonian. The sun had gone down and the light in the office was getting dimmed little by little. His lonely figure made people sad.
"husband."
What else Chen Xiaonian wanted to say was interrupted by Lin Qi, "Niannian, be obedient and don't make me worry, okay?"
Looking back at the moment he left the office, Chen Xiaonian felt that this man's majestic figure seemed a little shaky.