cast a peach

The next morning, someone knocked on the door just after dinner. Zhao Guangshui didn't go to school today, and Tan Mingli asked her for a few days off to recuperate at home. Hearing the sound, he ran to open the door.

She glanced at the cat's eyes and was startled.

It's mom.

Why is mother here?

Is mom going to take her away?

She subconsciously tensed up.

Since the last Mid-Autumn Festival, she hadn't had much contact with her mother, and she still feels unnatural when she sees her mother.

Zhao Guangshui glanced at Tan Mingli, who was busy in the kitchen, and really wanted to rush to ask sister Li why her mother suddenly came, but he held back and hesitated for a long time before gently opening the door:

"...Mom, you are here."

Zhao Zhihua received a call from Tan Mingli last night and immediately bought tickets for tomorrow morning. He rushed from Meishi to Jiangcheng today, looking very busy.As soon as she entered the door, she saw her daughter's pitiful appearance wrapped in gauze bandages, and she immediately became angry: "It was that Shen Qingzhou who beat you like this?"

She had a beautiful and sharp face, with an imposing manner, and the way she frowned was particularly shocking.

"..."

Zhao Guangshui took a step back in fright from her aggressive look, and said softly, "Not all of them. The injury on the head was caused by him falling, and the face was accidentally scratched by myself."

She added: "It just looks more serious, but it's actually a minor injury, really."

Zhao Zhihua didn't listen to her, she just put all these accounts on Shen Qingzhou's head, and walked in without changing her high heels: "Mingli, I'm here."

Tan Mingli came out of the kitchen when she heard the sound, she still hadn't taken off her apron, and smiled apologetically at Zhao Zhihua: "Sister Zhihua? Sit down quickly, I still have a few dishes to wash, please wait for me a little bit meeting."

Zhao Zhihua and Tan Mingli have always been familiar with each other, and they used to be courteous, but now because of Xiaoshui's relationship, the two are inexplicably closer than before, and they are not polite, so they calmly sit down on the sofa.

Then a Doraemon doll was crushed.

From the moment she entered the door to when she sat down, the very handsome woman's face was darkened because of the doll, and she seemed to have an inexplicable sense of joy.Zhao Guangshui wanted to laugh, but quickly held back, and carefully proposed:

"Shall I put it aside for you?"

Zhao Zhihua was quite speechless while holding the blue fat man, and it was embarrassing to embarrass himself in front of his daughter who had always had a stiff relationship.She waved her hand to signal no need, sighed and put Doraemon aside: "Since when did Mingli fall in love with this kind of thing that children like?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered again, how could Tan Mingli like to put animated dolls all over the house, she probably bought it because Xiaoshui liked it.

After understanding the key point, Zhao Zhihua felt some inexplicable guilt.

Xiao Shui likes...these things?

She never knew how.

Every year when Xiao Shui celebrates her birthday, she will casually order her assistant to buy a precious jewelry for her daughter.

When she was feeling for the first time that she was not a good mother, Tan Mingli brought tea over and greeted her gently: "Sister Zhihua, I don't have time to make tea seriously, I just made a cup of oolong tea, it should be fine." The entrance. Did you rush over from Meishi early in the morning?"

Zhao Zhihua didn't pay much attention to tea, so he took a sip and said, "Yeah, it's quite fast on the road."

Tan Mingli was silent.

In fact, she didn't expect that sister Zhihua would come so early, and she didn't even give her time to prepare mentally.

Now...she always has a subtle guilty conscience when she sees Sister Zhihua.

Although she knew it shouldn't be, she couldn't help thinking of some words.

Like "mother-in-law"... or something.

Tan Mingli pursed her lips, pressed down all her messy thoughts, and went straight to the topic: "Sister Zhihua, I'm really sorry for Xiaoshui's injury this time. It's because I didn't take good care of Xiaoshui that I—"

"It's not Sister Pear's fault."

Zhao Guangshui took Tan Mingli's words with a soft but firm voice.

She looked directly at Zhao Zhihua, and said softly: "I was too reckless and useless, so I was thrown down by that person. As for knocking my head, it was an accident."

"Xiao Shui...!"

Tan Mingli frowned slightly, "Don't say that."

Zhao Guangshui lowered his eyes and stopped talking.But she looked very quiet, obviously still insisted on her point of view, and did not regret what she had just said.

"..."

Zhao Zhihua saw that both of them defended each other calmly while taking the responsibility on himself, it felt quite subtle.

She keenly noticed that there seemed to be a strange atmosphere between her daughter and Mingli, but when she observed carefully, she couldn't see any flaws.

really weird.

What's wrong?

Zhao Zhihua thought to himself, and waved his hands: "Okay, okay, don't argue, what does it have to do with the two of you, isn't it all about that man?"

Tan Mingli was silent for a while, and said softly: "No...Shen Qingzhou is my ex-husband, if it wasn't for me, he wouldn't—"

Hey, it's troublesome to have such a strong sense of morality and responsibility, and blame yourself every now and then, no wonder my father likes Tan Mingli and doesn't like her.

Zhao Zhihua stopped her and continued to take the blame: "Mingli, I'll be annoyed if you talk about it again. If you go on like this, the victim will have to apologize to the murderer."

She picked up the tea and drank it: "You, everything is fine, but sometimes you are a little too upright."

Zhao Zhihua finished his cup of tea and stood up: "Does your house have a balcony? Let's go out and talk."

The next thing to discuss is not suitable for Xiao Shui's presence.

"Mother--"

Zhao Guangshui called her softly, showing a pleading expression: "Can you...don't tell grandpa about my injury?"

Zhao Hongliang loves this only granddaughter very much. If he knows that Xiao Shui was injured by Tan Mingli, although he will not say anything on the surface, he will more or less have a grudge.

Zhao Zhihua can naturally understand this level, and the strange feeling came back to her mind just now, she carefully looked at her daughter's expression, and said: "As long as you don't tell, your grandpa won't know."

She never took the initiative to contact her father.

Perhaps, Xiao Shui just wanted to hide it because he was afraid that his grandfather would be worried.Xiao Shui has always been very filial, which seems like something Xiao Shui would do.

Maybe she was thinking too much.

……

Zhao Zhihua leaned against the wall and nodded: "I think it's okay."

I couldn't help laughing again, and looked at Tan Mingli as if I knew her again: "However, I didn't expect that you still have this side."

She used to really think that Tan Mingli's character could make her a saint, and her temperament could lead her to become a monk and learn Buddhism. She always wondered how the Tan family raised such a daughter.

Tan Mingli was not like the Tan family, but more like a member of their Zhao family.

Now that she saw Mingli's decisive attack, she had a real feeling for the Tan parents and daughters that everyone praised a few years ago.

Tan Mingli smiled lightly: "I can't help it either."

Zhao Zhihua asked her with interest: "Are you really planning to go back to the Tan family?"

Tan Mingli nodded gently.

"If you go back, then the Tan family will definitely be able to regain its strength." Zhao Zhihua said with emotion, "Although Mr. Tan has the ability and means, what he can do is a bit lopsided, and it is not a long-term solution."

"Mingqing...she can't help it either." Tan Mingli responded softly, "She's just a little girl, sister Zhihua, please take care of her."

Zhao Zhihua joked: "Oh, why are you still talking about 'you' with me? Don't you know that you can't say the word 'you' in front of us people in the capital?"

Tan Mingli was stunned for a moment before realizing her teasing, and raised her forehead and laughed.

When Tan Mingli was about to leave the balcony, she turned around suddenly, smiled and nodded her neck, and whispered, "Sister Zhihua, neck."

After speaking, he walked out first with a smile on his face.

Zhao Zhihua was stunned for a moment but didn't realize it. He suddenly thought of something and hurriedly took out a small mirror to look at it. Then his face became hot.

She came out in a hurry today, and forgot to wear a high collar to cover it up, and the hickey marks on her neck were clearly visible.

Thinking about how she just talked to Tan Mingli and Xiao Shui with such a hickey without even realizing it, Zhao Zhihua wanted to jump off the building.

I really have to deal with Li Runyue when I go back...Zhao Zhihua is ashamed and annoyed.

After Zhao Zhihua was sent away, Tan Mingli would go to Tan's house to meet his grandfather in the afternoon.

Until now, she was still a little worried when she thought of seeing her grandfather.

She took out the "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", wandered away for a moment, then carefully put it back into the sandalwood box, and sighed softly.

After wandering around for nearly ten years, trying her best to protect herself from the vortex of the Tan family, she finally wanted to go back—to the center of the storm.

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop... Grandpa's words seem to be a prophecy that foresees the world in advance.

Between her and grandpa, he still won.

"Xiao Shui, sister has something to do, she needs to go out for a while."

Tan Mingli bent down to hook up his shoes in the hallway, and said in a warm voice, "Don't read for too long...I'll be back before dinner. Huh?"

"Ok."

Zhao Guangshui obediently agreed.

Tan Mingli thought for a while, hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Tomorrow I will take you for an injury appraisal, and the doctor will ask you if you have any symptoms, such as dizziness, tinnitus and nausea. It's time... to say yes."

After she finished speaking, she felt guilty and lowered her eyes, not daring to meet the girl's gaze.

Zhao Guangshui was stunned for a moment, then nodded in response: "...OK."

She is not an ignorant child, and probably knows why Sister Li wants her to say this.

But she still agreed.

Obviously a decision has been made, and everything has been arranged...

Tan Mingli didn't feel guilty, she felt that it wouldn't hurt to use some gray methods.She has always said that if she does not make a move, she will not show mercy once she makes a move.

But facing the girl's clear eyes at this moment, she still felt that her methods were dirty.

"I'm sorry to involve you, Xiao Shui."

Tan Mingli said softly.

"Sister is because of me..."

Zhao Guangshui took a step forward and looked at her, "Is that so?"

"..."

Yes.

Tan Mingli paused, then said softly: "No. Xiao Shui, don't think too much, it's just that I don't want to let him go."

This is true, she really didn't want to let Shen Qingzhou go like this.

"Stay at home obediently and wait for me to come back, okay?"

Tan Mingli came over and patted the girl's head, "I will try to go home as soon as possible."

Zhao Guangshui responded gently.

The door is closed.

Sister Pear is gone.

Zhao Guangshui had been standing on the balcony watching Sister Li's car driving out of the gate of the community, and then slowly returned to the living room, picked up Doraemon that his mother had just put aside, and was in a daze.

If the injury is identified as a minor injury, it will be turned into a criminal case.Sister Li seems to want Shen Qingzhou to go to jail.

Would this be a little too harsh?

Although she was also angry at Shen Qingzhou's offensive and aggressive actions, she didn't feel that his badness should be punished to such an extent.

She likes Sister Li, there is no doubt about it.But she doesn't like lying.The young girl hugged the doll tightly in her arms in confusion.

I always feel that there seems to be something different about Sister Li.

What is different?

Zhao Guangshui faintly panicked.