1987 My Era

Chapter 624: Great virtue does not overstep boundaries, while lesser virtue may come and go as it pleases.

Li Heng was so heartbroken that he didn't say a word for a moment. He just lowered his head and kissed her lightly, gently and delicately. After a long while, he held her tightly in his arms.

The next day, after breakfast, Chen Zijin went to school. Her major courses were too important, and the ambitious girl dared not delay.

Seeing his son looking preoccupied, Li Jianguo unusually said to him, "Dad wrote a piece of calligraphy, can you take a look at it?"

Li Heng knew that his father loved calligraphy, and his excellent handwriting was, to some extent, influenced by his father.

Following his father into the study, Li Heng immediately saw a sheet of Xuan paper spread out on the desk, with a line of calligraphy written on it: "Great virtue does not overstep boundaries, while lesser virtue may come and go as one pleases."

He stared intently at the calligraphy, realizing it came from the Analects of Confucius.

It becomes clearer that the extended meaning of this calligraphy is to uphold the great principles without being bound by minor details.

To put it simply: as long as you don't compromise on the major principles, don't get bogged down in the minor details.

The study was quiet for a moment, then Li Jianguo suddenly spoke up: "Are you troubled by Zijing's matter?"

Li Heng tacitly replied, "Yes, but not entirely."

Upon hearing this, Li Jianguo said nothing more, patted his son on the shoulder earnestly, and left the study.

As a father, everything he wanted to say was in this calligraphy. It would be best if his son could understand it, but if he couldn't understand it for the time being, then there was no point in saying anything more.

In Li Jianguo's view, his son Manzai had already attracted more than one or two girls, and they were all exceptionally beautiful, each one a dream come true for many. He only had one son, and couldn't possibly treat every girl equally.

Moreover, everyone has preferences. Even if these girls and sons have a very deep relationship, the sons will still unconsciously show some bias based on their personal preferences.

Just as Manzai mentioned several times that he wanted to marry Song Yu, Song Yu was Manzai's biggest nemesis, and naturally received the most love from Manzai.

Compared to Song Yu, Zi Jin, Xiao Han, Teacher Yu, and the girl with the wheat ears are all "unfair victims." Li Jianguo has yet to see any way to change his son's original intention of marrying Song Yu through the other four women.

Therefore, Li Jianguo couldn't interfere too much in his son's love life. He and his wife could only help put out fires everywhere while comforting their son with a calligraphy piece full of life philosophy.

Around noon, Yang Yingwen came looking for him.

Upon seeing him, Li Heng asked, "Huh? It's only a little past 11 o'clock. Old rag, what brings you here? Don't you have class today?"

Yang Yingwen replied nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter whether I attend class or not. I finished my self-study a long time ago, and it wasn't difficult at all. I heard you're leaving this afternoon?"

Li Heng said, "Yes, the flight is at 3 PM. Did you need something from me?"

Yang Yingwen asked, "Are you going back to southern Hunan? Or are you going straight back to Shanghai?"

Li Heng retorted, "Why are you asking me if I'm going back to Hunan?"

Yang Yingwen glared at him: "No deep meaning, don't make wild guesses. If I remember correctly, isn't your grandmother's birthday coming up soon? I thought your family would go back to help celebrate."

Li Heng chuckled and said, "My grandma went to my aunt Lengjiang's house. She said on the phone that since it wasn't her birthday, we weren't allowed to go back, saying it was too much trouble to travel back and forth and she was too lazy to cook for us."

“That’s in line with your grandma’s temperament. Since you’re not going back, then forget it. I was originally planning to ask you to take 1500 yuan back to my mom secretly,” Yang Yingwen said.

Li Heng reached out his hand: "This is a good idea. Whether I go back or not, I can ask someone to bring it to you."

Yang Yingwen looked at him for a while, didn't ask any questions, took out 1500 yuan that he had prepared beforehand and gave it to him, instructing him: "Give this to my mother privately."

Li Heng took the money and said, "Actually, it's no use doing this. Your mother will still spend some of the money on your father."

Yang Yingwen nodded: "How could I not know? I just hope she can leave some money behind. After all, we are mother and daughter, and this is our only life together. I am living a life of luxury here, while she is suffering at home. I just can't bear it."

Li Heng thought for a moment and reminded her, "I went to my second sister's cake shop these past few days. Jiao Jiao told me that your father might not make it through the rice planting season. You should be prepared."

Yang Yingwen said, "I received a letter from my eldest sister."

Hearing this, Li Heng was stunned. After a moment, he realized that the money might include funeral expenses. Old Mop was probably worried that his mother wouldn't be able to afford it and would have to borrow money from all over the place, so he had no choice but to send some money home.

He asked tentatively, "So you're not planning to go back?"

Yang Yingwen said, "I won't go back."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng said he understood and didn't bring it up again.

Yang Yingwen asked him, "You stayed in Beijing for a week, and you're just leaving like that? Aren't you going to visit Song Yu at Peking University?"

Li Heng said, "This time I'm here specifically to accompany Zijing. Next time, I'll go see Song Yu."

Yang Yingwen shook his head upon hearing this: "You! You're too greedy. I'm afraid Song Yu will find out you've come to the capital."

Li Heng looked at her.

Yang Yingwen revealed: "I ran into Xiao Feng the day before yesterday. She asked me if I was in Beijing?"

Before Li Heng could reply, Yang Yingwen continued, "I was thinking, Xiao Feng knows you're here, how could Song Yu not know?"

Li Heng asked, "What did you say?"

Yang Yingwen said, "Nobody's stupid. Xiao Feng was able to find out, so even if I helped you cover it up, it wouldn't do any good. Of course, I'll tell the truth."

Li Heng: "..."

He wasn't too worried about Song Yu.

Because he knew Song Yu too well, and he had never hidden anything about himself from her.

Seeing his silence, Yang Yingwen tactfully changed the subject: "By the way, I have something to gossip about with you. Liu Li is dating someone."

Li Heng asked, "With his senior?"

Yang Yingwen shook his head: "No, that senior is too controlling, Liu Li can't handle it. His girlfriend is from Hengyang, she's from our hometown in southern Hunan."

Hearing this, he couldn't help but think: It seems that my rebirth has still caused a stir. In my previous life, Liu Li was deeply in love with Chen Lijun and never dated anyone in college.

In this lifetime, Chen Lijun wrote several letters to herself, thus ending any lingering thoughts Liu Li might have before Liu Li started dating.

Li Heng asked curiously, "Is the woman pretty?"

Yang Yingwen retorted without holding back, "Are you stupid to ask that question? Liu Li's appearance is just so-so, nothing special. How can you expect him to find someone as stunningly beautiful as you?"

Listen to what she's saying. I don't know if she's praising herself or criticizing herself.
Li Heng was speechless.

After lunch, the old rag left.

Li Heng didn't linger; he packed up and went to the airport.

On the plane, unlike when he slept, he kept gazing at the white clouds outside the window, repeatedly pondering the calligraphy by Comrade Li Jianguo: "Great virtue does not transgress boundaries, minor virtue may come and go as one pleases."

As soon as I exited the gate, I saw Huang Zhaoyi, who was there to pick me up.

Large earrings, a white openwork collar, and an all-black outfit; her tall figure and radiant temperament perfectly embody the phrase "delicate eyebrows like autumn water, jade skin accompanied by a gentle breeze."

However, the woman in blue was somewhat solemn today, with a hint of unease hidden within her solemnity. The closer Li Heng got in the crowd, the stronger her unease became.

Ten steps, five steps... three steps, two steps.

Li Heng stopped two steps away, then quietly looked her over before speaking: "Why are you wearing a mask today?"

Huang Zhaoyi said, "I have a bit of a cold."

Li Heng asked with concern, "How serious is it?"

Huang Zhaoyi said, "It's alright."

Li Heng nodded, followed her out of the airport, and got into a private car.

As soon as he got in the car, he instructed, "Take off your mask and let me see you."

Huang Zhaoyi obediently took off her mask, turned around to face him, and looked just like an ancient concubine facing her emperor, with a mixture of anticipation and nervousness.

After gazing at each other for a moment, Li Heng reached out his right hand, hooked her beautiful chin, and said with emotion, "We've known each other for almost two years, and you're still as beautiful as ever."

Huang Zhaoyi stood up straight, not daring to move. "This time I was careless."

Li Heng asked, "What are you being careless about?"

Huang Zhaoyi observed him for a while, and seeing that he was not angry, she dared to continue, "I was busy with work and did not expect that my mother would go to Gulou."

A few days ago, Huang Zhaoyi received a call from her eldest sister, Huang Xuqing. When she learned that her mother had gone to the Li family in Gulou, Huang Zhaoyi turned pale and felt a deep sense of despair.

She had finally managed to get into Li Heng's bed, and it had taken her a long time to gradually improve his attitude towards her. It had been a long time before she could finally hold her head high in front of him.

But her mother's outrageous move completely disrupted her life, shattered her peace, and forced her to lower her dignified head once again.

She is now terrified of seeing Li Heng, terrified of hearing him say, "I can't serve your Huang family anymore, so let's end it here."

She was terrified that Li Heng would abandon her. Because she knew better than anyone that her rise to power was illegitimate, and that her physical intimacy with him was entirely thanks to Liu Yue's drugging. Otherwise, she would still be hiding in a corner, suffering from unrequited love, and it would be extremely difficult for her to even see him, let alone have sex with him.

Therefore, she never dared to hope that he would marry her. The fact that he promised to have a child with her was already the greatest blessing from heaven, and she dared not ask for more.

However, once her biological mother left Gulou, her wish to have a child for him was dashed.

Because let alone Li Heng, even if it were her, she wouldn't dare to have a child now. Otherwise, if her mother used the child as leverage and made a scene, it would be very detrimental to him, completely alienate him, and put her in direct opposition to his many female friends.

Moreover, she knew that the man in front of her most wanted to marry Song Yu.

But Song Yu hasn't fully accepted him yet. If Song Yu knew that she was his lover and had already given birth to his child, what would she think?
Will Song Yu still be able to fulfill his wish and become his bride in the future?

All this is unknown.

Everything is predetermined.

She understood better than anyone that Song Yu was his Achilles' heel, and when it came to marrying Song Yu, many things became uncompromising.

After expressing her worries, Huang Zhaoyi suddenly felt a sense of relief, and then she waited for his judgment.

Regardless of whether he chooses to sever ties with me?
Or should I give myself a good scolding?
She didn't struggle; she accepted everything calmly.

Li Heng looked directly into her eyes and answered irrelevantly, "You really have a cold?"

Having her little scheme exposed, Huang Zhaoyi had no choice but to answer truthfully: "No."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng smiled, hooked her chin with his right hand, pulled it in front of him, and then lowered his head to kiss her lips, gently yet domineeringly.

Feeling the long-lost presence, Huang Zhaoyi was stunned for a moment, then closed her eyes in a state of overwhelming flattery and kissed him back with all her might.

For a moment, the car was filled with an air of romance, the atmosphere thick with an ambiguous tension.

Before coming to the airport, she had prepared herself for a thousand different ways he would scold her, but she never encountered this particular situation.

She never expected that this man would kiss her even after she had made a mistake.

This was completely unexpected, and I almost cried tears of joy.

As they kissed, at one point, the man's large hand slipped inside her clothes.

Huang Zhaoyi was so frightened that she half-opened her eyes and looked around. Finally, she said in a muffled voice, "It's not safe here."

Hearing this, Li Heng released her mouth, examined her carefully for a while, and finally withdrew his left hand from her clothes, comforting her, "No one is perfect, who can be without fault? I know your heart."

The phrase "No one is perfect" brought a huge sigh of relief to the leading lady.

The words "I know your heart" moved the leading lady deeply. Her eyes shone with a fervent light as she gazed at him with longing and adoration.

Li Heng lowered his hands to straighten her clothes, which he had messed up, and said, "Let's go home, I'm a little hungry."

There was no better word than "home". Huang Zhaoyi carefully kissed him, then straightened up, started the car, and drove him to their new home in Changshi.

After the car had driven a short distance, Huang Zhaoyi, whose mood had calmed down, remembered something and said, "The shops and houses you asked me to buy are all settled. The two houses are near Hunan University. The two shops are in a bustling commercial area. Would you like to take a look?"

Li Heng glanced at the receding scenery outside, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's eat and rest first, and talk about this tomorrow."

In just ten words, Huang Zhaoyi understood his underlying meaning that he wanted to stay at her house that night, and she was overjoyed.

That day was full of ups and downs; it felt like she had walked through the gates of life and death. Fortunately, the ending was not bad.

Fortunately, this man cherished their past relationship and did not seek personal gain by ruthlessly killing her.

Driving back to his home in the city center, as soon as he entered, the woman in blue bent down to take out a pair of new shoes for him to change into. Then she washed her hands, made him a cup of hot tea, and ran into the bedroom to place the newly bought and washed clothes in a prominent place so that he could use them when he took a bath.

Women who know him well know that he always takes a shower after a long trip.

According to Li Heng, only after taking a shower can one feel relaxed and engage in other activities; otherwise, one always feels greasy and has a heavy head.

After finishing all this, Huang Zhaoyi went straight into the kitchen to cook for him.

To be honest, she had prepared the ingredients a long time ago, just waiting to cook them. However, she had always thought that these ingredients were unlikely to be used today, and that he wouldn't eat the food she had cooked.

But things have developed far beyond her expectations, which is a pleasant surprise and makes her particularly motivated to cook.

Li Heng took in her every move. After finishing a cup of hot tea, he stood up, stretched to warm himself up, and then followed her into the kitchen, leaning against the kitchen doorway and quietly watching her work.

Sensing something amiss behind her, Huang Zhaoyi turned around and asked, "Aren't you going to rest for a while?"

Li Heng didn't do anything. He walked over from the kitchen doorway, came up behind her, put his arm around her, and whispered in her ear, "You cook with such feeling, you're so virtuous."

Huang Zhaoyi was moved by these words; after so much hard work, she had finally gained his approval.

Huang Zhaoyi was moved. She put down the spatula, turned off the stove, quickly turned around in his arms, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him passionately.

Kiss his cheek, kiss his ear, kiss his earlobe, kiss his lips, kiss his chin, kiss his neck, kiss his collarbone, and down...

Finally, she slid to her knees on the ground.

Li Heng leaned against the stove, looking up at the window, his thoughts in turmoil, lost in thought.

...

After a long while, Huang Zhaoyi stood up and went to the washroom.

Li Heng finally snapped out of his daze, paused for a few seconds, and then followed him to the washroom.

From dusk till night, war songs echoed from the washroom. The man in blue was utterly defeated on the battlefield, his armor and weapons scattered, but he still endured the pain without begging for mercy.

It wasn't until Li Heng started humming a tune and got soaked in the rain that Huang Zhaoyi finally caught her breath. She bent down and looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. She composed herself, ignoring the sweat on her forehead, tidied herself up with her hands, and went to the bedroom.

After closing the bedroom door, Huang Zhaoyi stared hesitantly at the bedside table.

She was struggling internally.

After a long while, she sighed softly, half-squatted down, opened the drawer, and there was a brand new bottle of morning-after pills inside.

Next to the emergency contraceptive was a condom.

She bought these things specifically when she learned he was coming today. She thought she wouldn't need them, but she bought them just in case.

Her gaze lingered on the after-effects medicine for a moment, and then Huang Zhaoyi took it without hesitation.

In the past, she would have eagerly awaited the birth of her child and would not have taken this medicine.

But now, she can't cause trouble for the man she loves. Whether she likes it or not, she has to take the after-effects medication.

And you can't tell him, you have to eat it secretly.

For a moment, she did think about getting pregnant secretly and having the child secretly, but that was all she thought about. She loved Li Heng as a person first and foremost, and she couldn't bring herself to betray him.

If Li Heng develops a bad impression of her, then all her actions will become meaningless.

Even if she successfully became pregnant, it wouldn't stop him from marrying Song Yu.

Therefore, she didn't want to create obstacles to hinder the beautiful relationship between Li Heng and Song Yu. She admired their love and was willing to help them be together.

Huang Zhaoyi thought that if Li Heng could really marry Song Yu, he would definitely be very happy for the rest of his life.

Therefore, she cannot cause trouble.

After taking the morning-after pill, Huang Zhaoyi put the remaining pills back in the drawer and locked it.

She put the lock on him simply because she didn't want him to know, and didn't want to put him in a difficult position. It was her duty as his woman to do this.

It wasn't intentional that I was hiding it from him.

Of course, when they were making love in the bathroom just now, she told a white lie, saying that she was in her safe period today and he could do whatever he wanted.

But it wasn't actually a safe period; I just didn't want him to feel guilty.

She tied her disheveled hair back with a rubber band, returned to the kitchen, washed her hands, and continued cooking.

As she cooked, she recalled the absurd scene of serving him in the kitchen earlier, and her face flushed with embarrassment.

She had a tumultuous day, but she's still his woman, and he still loves her body as much as ever. Overall, she's happy.

P.S.: Thank you all for your support. I apologize for keeping you all waiting due to health reasons.

In addition, as I mentioned in the group a couple of days ago, starting today, I will resume daily updates.

(End of this chapter)