Let it age

peace of mind. "

"A child, if you are not naughty, you will not be called a child. Where is your husband? Why didn't you come together?"

"Oh, he went in to use the toilet, and he should come out in a while."

"Yo, the whole family mobilizes, not bad."

"What about you? How have you been these years?"

"pretty good."

"I heard from my mother that after my accident, you still defended me in front of your classmates, thank you."

"It's all over. I'm relieved to see that you are living so happily now."

"By the way, why are you here? Waiting for someone?"

"Well, wait for my lover."

"That's right, you, you know you're stable, I'm so curious as to who captured your heart."

"you recognize."

"I know? Impossible, I have been abroad for more than ten years, and there is no one I know in China."

"You are here for him today."

Shi Ling was stunned for two seconds, and then suddenly realized.

"No way, you wrote that email?"

"Every email is written by me."

"You sent a lot?"

"One every 10 minutes, sent out for seven days."

"I'm sorry, my husband usually reads my mailbox for me. He can't read Chinese, so he only read the last one in English."

"So, didn't you hesitate for a long time before deciding to come?"

"There must have been hesitation, but my husband has been persuading me. He was moved by what you wrote in the email, so he encouraged me to come back and testify. No, he took me and the child back to China last night."

"Your husband is a good man."

"Well, he knew about me from the very beginning, which is why I chose to marry him. He understands me, tolerates me, and makes me feel safe."

"This man is very nice."

"That is to say, the person in the email, who desperately wanted to find me for Zhou Tingrang, was you?"

"it's me."

"Ohmygod..." Shi Ling couldn't laugh or cry, "You, how did you two get together?"

"That's a long story. I can write a long email to tell you when I have time."

"Love him very much?"

"Love with life."

"Then it seems that I am right to come back. Junzhi," Shi Ling suddenly lowered his head guiltily, "I owe Zhou Ting, and I will go to court tomorrow to explain everything clearly, but now, I want to tell you, I'm sorry."

"Shi Ling, why did you suddenly say this..."

"The me I used to be was not as beautiful as you thought. I was not the so-called pure first love. What I want to confess to you is that although I was dating you at that time, I was secretly seducing Chen Baijiang."

"……what……"

"Don't blame me for using such sharp words, because I don't want to pretend. At that time, I didn't really date you at all. I just loved vanity too much. I felt that I had a good face when I dated you, so I agreed to your pursuit, but in my heart, I She has always been secretly in love with Chen Baijiang."

Ao Jun couldn't accept it, and suddenly smirked bitterly.

So, my 13 years were a joke?

"In this world, I am most sorry for you and Zhou Tingrang. It is my selfishness that has affected your lives. To tell you the truth, I am very happy to hear that you are with him just now. Although This does not mean that I will be forgiven, but at least I feel better. I, bless you, sincerely bless you."

Forget it, life has come to this point, many times we cannot help but not forgive.

Just like Chen Bojiang is to Zhou Tingrang, the year's rites are to Song Hui, and you are to me, it is a past of wrestling with myself.

Fortunately, in this intricacies, we found what each other wanted.

Then let us forget each other in the rivers and lakes.

"Thank you for your confession, and I too, bless you."

29.

The next day.

"The court session—"

With everyone in place, this vigorous battle to reverse the case has finally begun.

Ten days after the New Year's Eve, he once again sat in the dock.

"Invite Witness No. 1 to appear in court—"

The enthusiastic neighbor aunt explained how Zhou Tingrang was called home by herself on the night of the incident, which proved that Zhou Tingrang had left earlier than the incident.

"Invite Witness No. 2 to appear in court—"

Shi Ling went to court and answered the defendant's lawyer's questions one by one.

"Witness, when the incident happened, were you blindfolded?"

"Yes."

"Then how can you be sure that the prisoner is my defendant?"

"Because when I was struggling at the beginning, I caught a glimpse of a knife-shaped tattoo on the prisoner's wrist."

"Your Honor," the prosecutor's lawyer stood up, "I request that the defendant's wrist be examined."

"permit."

Thus, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Nian Lichen showed his wrist with a knife-shaped piercing.

"Witness, may I ask if what you saw was this tattoo?"

"Yes."

"Sure?"

"I'm sure."

But the defendant's lawyer is still not giving up.

"Then I would like to ask the witness, why didn't you tell the truth about this point during the trial in 01?"

"Because I... didn't want that defendant to be acquitted."

"You mean, at that time, you deliberately concealed this detail in order to get the defendant Zhou Tingrang convicted?"

"Yes."

"why?"

"After I was drugged, I was helped into the room by the defendant Zhou Tingrang. Although I couldn't move my body at the time, I was still conscious. I heard the quarrel between Zhou Tingrang and Chen Baijiang. I heard Chen Baijiang say that he only likes Zhou Tingrang alone. And they turned their backs on me and did something I couldn't accept, because I liked Chen Baijiang very much at the time, and I was jealous of Zhou Tingrang, so I wanted to take revenge on him."

"Please describe in detail what happened after you woke up."

"Actually, after I woke up, there was no one in the room. I also wondered if it could be someone else. After all, I had the impression of that tattoo, but I suffered such a great shame, and my instinctive reaction was to hope that it was Chen Baijiang. I did it so that I would feel better. As for why I called the police, it was because at that time I thought that Chen Bojiang had abandoned me from beginning to end. I wanted to die with him. I don’t want my reputation, and he doesn’t want to be free either. "

"So, when you found out that the person arrested by the police was not Chen Baijiang, just because you were jealous of Zhou Tingrang, you turned to testify against him?"

"To be honest, I'm not sure who it is. Since he admitted it himself, and there is such solid evidence, I can only do that at that time."

"My questioning is over."

"Your Honor," the defendant's lawyer sat down, and the prosecution's lawyer stood up, "I think that witness No. 2 has provided very obvious evidence. Here is the defendant's statement, which is completely consistent with witness No. 2."

After being verified by the judge, it is submitted to the judge.

"Defendant, do you have anything else to say?"

Originally, the defendant's lawyer wanted to stand up, but Nian Lichen stopped him with one hand.

"No more, what I want to say is in the confession, please judge, Your Honor."

"Okay, let's enter the trial time, all judges, please submit the trial results."

In this short 1 minute, Nian Lichen lowered his head, no one could see his eyes, Shi Ling stood on the witness stand, turned around to the husband and child in the audience seat and curled the corners of his mouth, proving that his mother Courageous, Mom did it.

And Zhou Tingrang, who was in the center of the audience seat, held his right hand tightly with Ao Junzhi's left hand at this moment, waiting for the counterattack of fate in the next second.

Only Chen Bojiang in the farthest corner sat silently in the shadows.

"All rise--"

Everyone stood up solemnly with different moods.

"This judge hereby announces that on May 2001, 5, in the case of the Ewha Hotel in the central area of ​​N City, the verdict on May 11, 2001 was wrong, and the verdict is changed here today, and the prisoner is sentenced to eight years of age. Fixed-term imprisonment, the original defendant, Zhou Tingren, was found not guilty, and the criminal record was dismissed immediately. Presiding judge, do you have any objections to this decision?"

"Report to the judge, no."

"Then, I declare that the resolution comes into effect—"

At the end of the court trial, Nian Lichen was taken away, Shi Ling walked out with her husband in her arms, the judge and all the judges also left one after another, the lights dimmed, and only Zhou Tingrang, who was so excited and weeping silently, was left in the courtroom. Ao Junzhi who hugged Zhou Tingrang tightly, and Chen Baijiang who was still silent in the corner.

After a while, Ao Junzhi saw that Zhou Tingrang's mood had calmed down a bit, turned his head to look at Chen Baijiang in the corner, and whispered in Zhou Tingrang's ear.

"I'll go out and wait for you."

Zhou Tingrang thanked Ao Junzhi for his understanding, and nodded slightly.

After Ao Junzhi went out and closed the door, Zhou Tingrang took a deep breath, stood up, walked to the bench where Chen Baijiang was, and sat down a few seats away.

"Now I finally understand what Nian Lichen meant by committing crimes."

After a long silence, Chen Bojiang finally spoke out.

"Unexpectedly, we were all deceived. Think about it, in those 13 years, my waiting and your struggle turned out to be meaningless. It's ridiculous."

"You won't believe it, how much I wish I was locked in today, it was me."

"You want to atone in this way."

"Ting Rang, in fact, I have tried hard."

"I know, Junzhi told me. But no matter how hard you tried, you still gave up on me in the end, didn't you? You let an innocent person waste 13 years of your life for you. Such a crime, I think, It’s not something that can be repaid after a few years in prison.”

"Sorry……"

"Maybe this is the best ending. You will never find a way to atone for your sins. Your selfishness has given you a lifetime of guilt. From now on, you will have nothing and will never be forgiven."

Pushing open the door, Zhou Tingrang felt unprecedentedly relaxed, as if the sun from all over the world was shining on him.

Open your eyes, the prince is in front of you, waiting for you to give him your hand and walk towards eternal happiness.

"Honey," Zhou Tingrang took Ao Junzhi's arm, and Zhou Tingrang seemed in a good mood, "Come with me somewhere."

Tenth Middle School in N City, on the campus during the summer vacation.

"Junzhi, do you know that these years, I am most afraid of coming back here."

"I know."

"But starting today, it's different. This place is no longer my nightmare. This place belongs to you and me. It's the memory of our growth."

Walking through familiar classrooms, familiar corridors, and familiar canteens, the two of them clasped their fingers tightly, and their hearts were full of gratitude for fate.

"You said that at that time, we met in these places every day, but never spoke. It's really interesting to think about it."

"That's because you have your world in Tingduo, and I have mine in Batian. They have nothing to do with each other, okay?"

"At that time, how could I have thought that the love of my life would be you, a mushroom head?"

Zhou Ting made a naughty hand and messed up Ao Junzhi's hairstyle.

"I didn't expect that I would be with the person who used to kill Matt."

Not to be outdone, Ao Junzhi raised two fingers and pulled Zhou Tingrang's bangs to cover one eye.

"Get out, you just killed Matt, you all... no, uncles and aunts are so kind to me, you can't say that about them..."

"You are funny."

After walking around the playground, the two sat on the stands and watched the junior high school students who were growing up happily galloping on the playground.

"If I had to start my life again, maybe I wouldn't choose to be a bad student who can only fight. I would be like you, study hard, go to college, and work hard. Maybe in the middle 13 years, we will not will be missed."

"Yeah, you are a good student, maybe we will fall in love on campus, and then like all campus couples, we will die in society. Maybe we will fall in love when we first started working, and then like all workplace couples, we will die together. When it comes to getting married, we just fall apart. If our life is ordinary and our union is taken for granted, we may not know each other until today. So, I am very grateful that life has given us so many twists and turns, let us I only really have you today, because this is a love that will never end, and I will cherish it to the end."

After finishing speaking, Ao Junzhi held Zhou Tingrang's hand tightly, looked at each other warmly for a second, pulled Zhou Tingrang up and walked slowly towards the school gate.

"Look, you just said that our junior high school has almost no intersection, and that is the only place where we have intersected."

It turned out that Ao Junzhi led Zhou Tingrang to the empty carport.

It has long been no longer a row of bicycles, but is full of boxes delivered by various courier companies.

"I'm sorry Junzhi, back then I..."

- "Hush."

Ao Junzhi retreated two steps mysteriously, and looked at Zhou Tingrang with an elusive look.

"Whatever you do, you have to have a beginning and an end. Back then, I knelt down here for you, and today, I will do the same thing."

In the next second, Zhou Ting asked Ao Junzhi to kneel down in front of him with his mouth wide open.

However, it is kneeling on one knee.

"Junzhi, you are..."

Quickly, he took out a ring box from his trouser pocket, and Ao Junzhi took out the ring he had carefully selected, and held it in his hand.

"Honey, let's get married."

Eyes overflowed with a bang, Zhou Tingrang covered his mouth and couldn't believe the picture in front of him.

"Although no one recognizes us, I want to hear from you personally that from today on, I will be your lover in your heart, and we will grow old together and never leave."

Ao Junzhi's firmness at this moment is like a tornado, blowing away all the hesitation and worries of Zhou Tingrang, leaving only one sentence, "I am willing."

"To grow old together! Never leave!"

Shouting this oath loudly, Zhou Tingrang rushed forward and hugged Ao Junzhi tightly.

"That is to say, you promised me?! You promised me?!"

"Well! I agree! Ao Junzhi! I love you!!!—"

That evening, in S city.

"Hello? Dad, we've arrived at the airport. I know Junzhi must have told you the good news as soon as possible. Dad, from now on you can hold your head up and be a man! Your son didn't embarrass you!"

Hearing Zhou Shiliang's weeping congratulations on the phone, Zhou Tingrang sighed, finally all the hardships have come to an end.

"By the way, Dad, don't arrange dinner tonight. Junzhi is going to take me to a place, and I'll go back tomorrow. Well, okay, you go to bed early and say hello to Aunt Tan for me."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Tingrang got into Ao Junzhi's car that had been parked at the airport before, and drove all the way to an unknown place.

"Hey, Ao Junzhi, the sun is already setting, why did you bring me to such a remote place?"

"Just follow me, I won't sell you."

Gradually, the car drove into a straight and spacious road. The surrounding scenery was completely opposite to the villages and towns it just passed. It was a gorgeous scene. Villas stretched on the wide lawn, as if they had come to a tall place.

"Here, get out of the car."

Ao Junzhi parked the car next to a villa and was about to walk straight to the door.

"Hey, hello—it's illegal to break into a private house."

"I, as your partner, entered your house, is it considered a trespass?"

"what?"

Zhou Tingrang was dragged into the room by Ao Junzhi in a daze, looking at this four-story villa, Zhou Tingrang was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped.

"Here, this is the real estate certificate," Ao Junzhi took out a certificate from the drawer in the hallway, and threw it into Zhou Tingrang's hand, "Your."

Looking at his name on the real estate certificate, Zhou Tingrang was dumbfounded in surprise.

"You mean... this villa... belongs to me?"

"You can't read?"

"Hey! Ao Junzhi—" Zhou Ting let Ao Junzhi who was pouring red wine grab him, "I told you to manage money, not to waste money! After buying such a big house, how much can I have left... ..."

Seeing Zhou Tingrang's stretched and attached appearance, Ao Junzhi felt very cute in his heart.

"Don't worry, this is not bought with your money. It is earned with your money and then bought. Your principal is not less than one penny."

"Wow!!! You, you... are so awesome!!! Mua!—"

Jumping up and giving Ao Junzhi a big kiss, Zhou Tingrang ran around the room happily.

Let him frantically take pictures, run around here and there, Ao Junzhi just pretends that a brat has come to the house, then pours the wine calmly, and then slowly wakes up.

After Zhou Tingrang was exhausted from excitement, Ao Junzhi opened the balcony on the second floor, lit candles romantically, then placed two glasses of red wine on the table, and called Zhou Tingrang to come over.

"Honey, you really deserve to be the chief executive of Bank Z, you are really amazing, I admire, admire!"

"Now do you know why every company is rushing to keep me?"

"I know, I know, this treasure of yours, whoever grabs it will earn it."

"Oh, but it's a pity. No matter how good they are, they can't keep me. Because I only want to go to one place."

"where?"

"around you."

"Oh~ the love talk index of Ao's A shares is very high today~"

"Little boy, come here and give me a kiss."

"Mua!"

"cheers."

"cheers!"

The two clinked glasses happily, and after taking a sip of wine, Zhou Tingrang asked with blinking eyes.

"You today...that engagement ring...when did you buy it? Why don't I know?"

"I didn't buy it today, idiot. I picked it out a month ago and kept it with me all the time."

"Why?"

"Because as long as I'm with you, every moment may give me the urge to propose."

The next day, hot pot restaurant.

"What?! You have already proposed to Ting Rang?!"

When Miki saw the ring on Zhou Tingrang's hand, his hair exploded instantly.

"Please, how about it?"

"It's too much! Such an important moment, you didn't ask us to witness it! You're not buddies!"

"I admit that the marriage proposal happened by accident. I have no special plan, so I don't have time to find you."

"Since," Song Hui said with a smile on his lips, "We missed the proposal, so we must not miss the wedding."

"wedding?!"

Everyone present was shocked by this proposal.

"That...brother, don't be joking, it's not like you don't know our situation, how about a wedding..."

"Why can't it be done? My brother will buy you air tickets and fly me to Las Vegas immediately. Anyone can get married there, so I will treat it as a wedding gift from my brother and sister-in-law."

"Brother Song Hui, you can't rob me of this. I, Miki, have sworn that I will definitely give a big gift to my buddy when he gets married. I'll take care of the air ticket!"

"How can this work? My brother is getting married, so I must give him a generous gift."

"Then when my brother gets married, I can't be inferior."

——"Okay, don't argue," Zhou Shiliang was finally in charge of the overall situation, "you go together."

"what?!"

"Little Hui Tingting, you guys are honeymooning, and Miki Xiaoqi, you go and get the certificates and forget it, Ting Rang Junzhi, you used to hold a wedding in a glorious way, so it's such a happy decision!"

"Dad, how could the wedding be without you?"

"If you want me to say, Uncle Zhou, you and Aunt Tan can go together, we are not the only ones who need to get a certificate, don't you think?"

Ao Junzhi's cunning proposal was unanimously approved.

"Take it as a big family trip, let's go together!"

"Yeah! Get married!"

Two weeks later, in front of the Vegas Paris Hotel, a happy family photo was reunited one by one on everyone's mobile phone, bedside table, and desk.

30.

Two years later.

S City, in Luxin Park.

"Hello, please, take a picture of our family."

Zhou Tingrang handed the mobile phone to a young girl passing by while running, and then stood back, hugged a cute baby, and leaned against Ao Junzhi to pose.

"One, two, three—eggplant!"

"Thank you, girl."

"No. Excuse me, is this your son? So cute!"

"Hey, yeah."

"You just said that you are a family, then..."

"He is my lover."

Zhou Ting let him hold Ao Junzhi's arm happily, and Ao Junzhi just looked at him lovingly and did not speak.

"Wow! Handsome guy, add a handsome guy, add a little handsome guy, your family is too handsome!"

"Thank you, thank you for the compliment."

Zhou Tingrang smiled until his eyes narrowed.

However, as soon as the girl finished speaking, she heard a shocking cry from a distance.

"You two!!!—Give me back my son!!!—"

Song Hui rushed over like a rocket with the energy of a [-]-meter race, and snatched the baby back.

"I just said that my baby's New Year's Eve party was going well, but suddenly the two of you disappeared, and then my son also disappeared. Say! What do you want to do! Did you come out again to bluff and deceive, saying that you are a family!"

Lowering his head with guilt, Zhou Tingrang muttered unconvinced.

"A godson is a son..."

Seeing Song Hui walking away with the baby in his arms, Ao Junzhi smiled and hugged Zhou Tingrang from behind, whispering softly in his ear.

"We have babies too, don't we?"

【Finish】