Stealing the moonlight into my arms

Fu Runing and Zhou Yixing drove for three hours, crossed the river, and finally stopped in Anhai City.

It would take more than an hour to drive to Jianjia Village from the city. The two planned to contact local journalist friends early tomorrow morning to go together, and now they have found a hotel to stay in Anhai City.

Fu Runing's phone was harassed by all kinds of messy text messages and strange calls, and she recorded the screen of each of them as evidence.

These people are scolding her harshly now, but in the future they will serve as evidence for her to fight back against the old man and woman of the Jian family.

Fu Runing actually had no good feelings towards her grandparents since she was a child, but her father would take her to her grandmother's house every year as a way to show filial piety to her deceased mother.

She doesn't like it here. There are always old people telling her in front of her that she should be filial to her grandparents in the future, otherwise the life her mother gave her would be in vain.

When she was a child, she couldn't understand what those people meant, but she felt uncomfortable every time she heard these words.

I also remember that one year she came back wearing a beautiful white down jacket. It was a down jacket made into the style of a skirt. It was warm and beautiful. However, a little boy from a relative's family in her hometown poured a basin of chicken blood on her. Chicken blood is the kind used when killing chickens in rural areas. It was still steaming when it was poured on her.

At that time, the little boy was yelling, saying that it was her fault for coming back for the New Year wearing such white clothes, it was so unlucky, people who didn’t know would think she was visiting the graves.

The little boy said sarcastically that girls cannot go to the graves and she is not qualified even if she wants to.

Fu Runing only remembered that her eyes were red with anger. She took off her clothes and wrestled with the little boy, biting his ears and scratching his face. But she herself was in so much pain from having her hair scratched that tears came out.

The younger brother Jian Heng, who was only three years old at the time, discovered that they were fighting, stumbled over to help, and was then swept to the ground by a sweeping kick, where he started crying loudly.

It was this crying that attracted the adults. When they rushed to the backyard, they saw the three children covered in blood, which scared them a lot.

Her father held her in his arms and coaxed her for a long time, then drove her home that same day.

She cried on the way back and said that she never wanted to come to her grandmother's house again, but she could take her younger brother Jianheng to their house to play.

He only came here once or twice a year, but each time he left her with a very bad impression.

Fu Runing has two uncles, both of whom are her mother's younger brothers, and Jian Heng is the child of her eldest uncle.

Later, Jian Heng visited their family frequently and would come to Shengzhou to play with them for two days during the winter and summer vacations.

Fu Runing thought of something and picked up her other cell phone to call Jian Heng.

Jian Heng answered the call almost immediately. When she heard Fu Runing's voice, she immediately said, "Sister, why can't I get through to you on the phone? Are grandpa and grandma crazy to say those things on the show? Aren't they just lying with their eyes open?"

Fu Runing knew that Jian Heng was worried about her. "I'm fine now, Jian Heng, I want to ask you something. Grandma came to me and asked me to buy her a house in the school district. She said it would make it more convenient for my younger sister to go to school. How could my grandma care about my younger sister so much before?"

Jian Heng spat, "Bullshit! My uncle is raising a mistress outside and has two sons. Grandma is determined to bring those two grandchildren back home."

Fu Runing raised her eyebrows, she knew that there must be something wrong when things were abnormal.

She had a plan in mind, and then she said to Jian Heng, "Stay well in school. If you have any questions, please contact me on this phone."

"Okay, sister, please be safe."

After hanging up the phone, Fu Runing sat on the sofa and pondered.

Jian Heng's parents divorced four years ago because her uncle cheated on her. At that time, Jian Heng was so angry that he couldn't even go to school. He was about to take the high school entrance exam, and the child was almost ruined. It was Fu Zhangnan who took him home and gave him psychological counseling for a while before he returned to his hometown to continue his studies.

After returning to Anhai City, Jian Heng wanted to change his surname to his mother's. This made the old man and the old woman anxious, and they wailed at the door of his aunt's house every day.

Finally, under some pressure, Jian Heng did not change his surname, but he just stopped being close to that side.

Old man and old woman Jian are very patriarchal. Their eldest grandson is not close to them, and their youngest son has only one granddaughter. Now they have two more grandsons, and they are so happy.

It was approaching late at night.

Fu Runing took a shower and prepared to go to bed. Tomorrow was the weekend and she didn't have to go back to work.

Just as she lay down and dozed off for a while, the landline in the room rang -

Fu Runing turned on the bedside lamp and got up to answer the phone.

The voice from the hotel front desk rang out: "Hello, Ms. Fu, there is a Mr. Xiao looking for you..."

However, before the receptionist could finish her words, Fu Runing said directly: "I don't know her."

Then he hung up the phone with a snap.

She didn't know if she was dreaming. How could Mr. Xiao come to see her?

Is that Xiao Jingting?

He would never come to see her even in his dreams.

……

Downstairs, the receptionist looked at the handsome and expressionless man in front of her with a hint of sympathy in her eyes.

Just now, the man presented his marriage certificate and ID card to prove that he and the lady are husband and wife.

When I called, I just got a reply saying I didn't know the person.

This is most likely the case where the wife cheated on her and the husband caught her in the act, but he also made a phone call in advance. He probably still wanted to save the relationship, but his wife didn't appreciate his kindness.

Pitiful.

What's wrong with this world?

Such a handsome man is actually cuckolded.

……

After Fu Runing hung up the phone, she went back to sleep.

But this time, she hadn't fallen asleep for long when she heard someone outside kicking the door twice.

She woke up with a start and had already taken out her cell phone to call Zhou Yixing who lived next door. She quickly got up and slowly moved towards the door.

Those two kicks on the door were followed by three more knocks.

Fu Runing pressed the dial button to call Zhou Yixing.

But there was only a busy tone on the phone.

Did he sleep so soundly?

Fu Runing stared at the door in front of her with wide eyes. She had also seen many people share their experiences of staying in hotels, where women staying alone were followed and harassed late at night.

I tiptoed to the door, held my breath, leaned against it, squinted one eye, and looked out through the peephole...

It doesn’t matter if you don’t read it, it seems even more fantastic once you read it.

In the empty corridor, Xiao Jingting stood at the door with an expressionless face. His handsome and noble face was hidden in the dim light of the corridor, making it difficult to see the expression on his face.

Fu Runing thought she was hallucinating from the online bullying. She rubbed her eyes and looked outside again. Wow, the man was still there.

She tiptoed back without making any sound, intending to pretend not to see him.

However, a man's voice came from outside the door——

"Fu Runing, open the door."

Xiao Jingting's voice was neither light nor heavy, but it was enough to make her stop.

Did he put a surveillance camera on her?

After a moment, Fu Runing, with a stern face, unlocked the two locks and opened the door.

Maybe it was an illusion, but the moment she opened the door, she actually saw some different emotions in the man's deep eyes.

But soon, his face became sullen again, and his voice was cold: "Why don't you answer the phone?"

Fu Runing said nonchalantly, "I was cyberbullied, and my phone was flooded with harassing calls."

She looked at Xiao Jingting's cold eyes and said with full of emotion: "How did you find this place? Xiao Jingting, did you install a GPS on me? Are you monitoring me? What are you doing here? Are you planning to find evidence of my infidelity so that you won't give me a penny when we divorce?"

Xiao Jingting glanced at her, pushed the door open and walked into the room, completely ignoring her unreasonable questioning.

"I'm on a business trip."

He further explained, "Your location was sent to me by my second uncle. He was afraid you couldn't solve it, so he asked me to take a look."

"Is there anything I can't solve?"

After saying that, Fu Runing closed the door casually and locked it from the inside.

My second uncle is capable of doing this.

After all, the person who liked Xiao Jingting the most in the family was her second uncle, who kept nagging her to have children, or at least two.

My second uncle has a very outrageous statement: the relationship between husband and wife is born from having children.

The process of having a child can enhance the relationship between husband and wife.

The process of raising children can still enhance the relationship between husband and wife.

She sometimes retorts, why do so many people get divorced before they even have a full month of confinement after having a child?

Life with children is a mess, and it is clear at this time whether the man you married is a human or a dog.

My second uncle would say that it’s not the right fate.

At that time, she would wonder awkwardly, what kind of fate is it between her and Xiao Jingting?

It's almost a bad fate.

Fu Runing watched Xiao Jingting casually take off his coat and put it on the chair. She rubbed her hair and looked at her big bed room helplessly.

She endured the sleepiness of the night, forced a decent smile, and gave advice -

"Mr. Xiao, hotels in small cities are quite empty. Why don't you get a separate room and live more comfortably? You squeezed into this small, shabby house with me. I thought you were bankrupt and couldn't afford a new room."

Xiao Jingting turned around and glanced at her, "Why waste money when you have something ready?"

Fu Runing sat down on the sofa hugging a pillow.

"Why are you so stingy now?"

She bent down and smelled his coat again. It was good, no smell of alcohol.

If he was drunk, no matter what he was doing there, he would have to be kicked out. She couldn't stand him getting drunk.

Xiao Jingting ignored her and picked up her phone that was placed on the bedside table and looked at it. It was turned off.

He picked up another phone, entered his own number, dialed it, and saved the caller ID.

"Fu Runing, I think my intention in coming to see you so late at night is obvious."

Fu Runing just looked at him without changing her expression. "Yes, you are just on a business trip."

Xiao Jingting looked at her indifferent expression and said in a deep voice: "At this stage, we are still husband and wife. Whoever hits you is hitting me in the face."

Fu Runing rarely heard such words from him.

Yes, they are still husband and wife now, rising and falling together.

She was still labeled as Mrs. Xiao Jingting, and she represented his face.

Fu Runing pursed her lips and was silent for two seconds before she said, "You're here to help me, so just tell me straight. I won't be so self-indulgent as to think you have any feelings for me."

Xiao Jingting's eyes were dark, and he stared at her for a while.

When he spoke again, his words were concise: "Towel."

Fu Runing was stunned for a moment, then reacted and stood up to find a towel for him in her suitcase.

Since Xiao Jingting came to join her in forming a united front, she reconciled with him briefly and stopped giving him a cold shoulder.

"New ones, and disposable ones."

In the past, Second Aunt often nagged them to remember to bring their own towels and bath towels when staying in hotels, so they developed this habit.

Even though Xiao Jingting later stayed in star-rated hotels, Fu Runing would still put clean towels in his suitcase when he was on a business trip and told him not to use those outside. She would even joke that otherwise he would get some serious health problems and he would not be able to explain himself.

However, the vast majority of people who contract sexually transmitted diseases do so through promiscuous relationships and prostitution. They are just trying to make excuses for themselves by saying that they misused hotel towels.

Fu Runing handed him the towel and suddenly asked in an unclear tone, "Xiao Jingting, have you gone to the hospital to see what the problem is?"

Could it be that he really has some other illness that affects their ability to have children?

The first child was not born three years ago. It has been a long time, so I won’t mention it.

But every time she had a physical examination, the doctor said that she was in good condition and should be able to conceive soon if she prepared normally. They never used any contraception, but they never got pregnant. After finally getting pregnant, they didn't keep the baby.

It can't be that he is having affairs with other women outside...

Xiao Jingting couldn't think of the mess in her mind, and just said lightly: "Aren't you the one who knows best whether I have any problems or not?"

After saying that, he walked towards the bathroom.

Fu Runing ignored him. Xiao Jingting was different from other men. He would not say dirty words, let alone obscene words. So when he said that just now, he might really just be answering her that there was no problem with his sexual function.

I also failed to understand her deeper meaning.

Hearing the sound of water in the bathroom, Fu Runing was suddenly startled. She didn't have time to tell him that the glass in the bathroom was a viewing glass and that he had to press a button manually...

Terrible.

When she looked up, she saw a beautiful scenery before her.

The bathroom was filled with steam, and a thin layer of fog covered the glass, which was not enough to block all vision, but instead gave the impression of being half-covered by a woman holding a lute.

A tall man with broad shoulders and a narrow waist stood under the shower. The water flowed down his broad back muscles, and the sexy mermaid line could be faintly seen on his thin side waist. The water droplets flowed down and crossed his long and straight legs, and his muscles were tight and well-proportioned.

What a beautiful body.

If he doesn't have a mistress or an affair, it's not impossible to continue living with her just for her body.

Even now, Fu Runing couldn't help but take a few more glances.

It won’t hurt to take a look.

Suddenly, Xiao Jingting in the bathroom turned his head, and his deep gaze met hers through the thin mist on the glass.

Fu Runing was standing on the sofa with her arms folded. Before she could look away, her eyes met his in the air in an extremely awkward way.

What's that look in his eyes?

Is it illegal to look at him twice?

Can’t I watch it if I don’t sleep?

Fu Runing calmly withdrew her gaze, pulled open the quilt and lay down on the bed very calmly, and threw a pillow in the middle.

I turned over with my back to him, crawled into the quilt and went to sleep.

In the bathroom, Xiao Jingting looked at her back for a long time without moving his eyes away. The water droplets splashed into his eyes, blurring his vision, but also washed away the disguise.