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Yan Zhengming is usually so crazy that he wants to go to heaven, and no one pays attention to him. When he saw Zhou Jing today, his attitude was so polite.

They haven't seen each other for several years, now that their identities have changed drastically, they were already a little embarrassed, Yan Zhengming wanted to be cautious in his words and deeds, but in the end, Zhou Jing was also a little cautious.

"Yan Zhengming, be normal." Zhong Lin sneaked in to educate him while he was going to the bathroom, "I know you want to impress my mother, but you are exaggerating too much, it's not like she doesn't know that you are What kind of character."

Usually Yan Zhengming babbled endlessly, but today he pretended to be calm and well-behaved, and played the trick of cherishing words like gold. Although he behaved decently and thoughtfully in everything he said and did, it was too deliberate.

His mother is the kind of person who repays affection completely according to the other party's performance. If Yan Zhengming only treats her as a guest and an elder, she will always continue to treat him like this.

Yan Zhengming couldn't believe it: "Am I not acting sincere enough?"

He has used all the etiquette he has learned in the past 20 years, and he almost always answers his mother's questions, and he tries to be humble and respectful as much as possible.

"It's not a question of insincerity." Zhong Lin analyzed it for him, "Your way of getting along is too polite, and it makes me feel awkward. You didn't get along with her like this before."

Although it is certainly not as casual and natural as before, at least not so rigid.

"I don't want to either, but the identity is different now, haven't you noticed that her attitude towards me has changed?"

In the past, Zhou Jing thought they were good buddies, and he was a junior, so she didn't have any requirements or expectations for him. As long as he was a little sweeter, Zhou Jing would be willing to chat with him about anything, otherwise she wouldn't go to him to inquire about Zhong Lin He even asked him to act as an undercover agent for himself.

The original lies are self-defeating.

Goodbye now, somewhat embarrassing.

"If she was really dissatisfied with you, she would never agree to come to my house for dinner today." Zhong Lin leaned against the sink, cupped his face with his hands, and encouraged him, "Yan Zhengming, don't be cowardly, show me what you used to deal with. I was half stinky and shameless, and I'm sure my mother will be tamed by you."

He used to think that Yan Zhengming was used to sweet talk, so he would definitely take down his mother in minutes.

How can I be so cowardly today.

"I understand the truth. Hasn't there been no breakthrough yet?"

These two women are the same, they seem gentle and amiable on the surface, but in fact there are protective walls everywhere in their hearts.

Zhong Lin gave him advice: "You don't need to be particularly attentive to her, just treat her normally."

"Which is normal?"

Subconsciously, Zhong Lin wanted to say that it was just like how he treated your mother. When he thought something was wrong, Yan Zhengming's way of getting along with his mother was completely irrelevant.

"Just like you did to Aunt Lin."

Aunt Lin grew up in a welfare home. She was widowed at a young age and had no children. She stayed in Yan's family for half her life and was very kind to Yan Zhengming.

Yan Zhengming did not grow crooked in such a family environment, thanks to Aunt Lin.

She Yu Yan Zhengming is like a relative.

Although the way the two get along is not intimate enough, it is warm enough.

Yan Zhengming understood what he meant, so he readily agreed, but after meeting people, he still couldn't relax as he did in front of Aunt Lin.

After all, when meeting the mother-in-law (mother-in-law) for the "first time", there is still a sense of proportion, but it is not the same as before.

A few people chatted in the living room for a while, and Aunt Lin made an excuse to go to the warehouse to clean up things——Yan Zhengming and Zhong Lin didn't like too many outsiders at home, so they rested on weekends, and the two babysitters didn't work, Aunt Lin is in charge of the work. Actually, she is not that busy. She said this deliberately at the moment, just to leave space for them.

Who would have thought that Zhou Jing heard her say this, and said casually: "Then Zhong Lin, go and help Aunt Lin, Xiaoyan, you can go out with me for a walk, when I passed by the front yard before, I saw that the koi in the yard are so beautiful, I want to take a look."

This obviously means to teach Yan Zhengming a lesson alone.

Yan Zhengming's expression was startled, he quickly agreed, and secretly winked at Zhong Lin.

As a result, Zhong Lin "will not save him" this time.

There are hundreds of red, white and white koi in the fish pond in the front yard, all of them are fat and round, and they are swimming leisurely in the water at this time, which is very pleasant.

Zhou Jing sprinkled some feed in, and the fish swarmed to grab the food, which was very lively.

The two chatted one after another, talking about the weather, flowers and plants, but they didn't talk about the topic.

Yan Zhengming was anxious and impatient, so he couldn't help but ask after holding it in for a while, "Auntie, do you have anything else you want to tell me?"

Only then did Zhou Jing stop talking about the scenery with him, turned her head and gave him a gentle look, and said to him: "There are some things I don't really understand, and Zhong Lin doesn't tell me the truth, so I want to ask you alone."

As she said that, she smiled lightly, and pointedly said: "Xiaoyan, now you will definitely not lie to me again, right?"

Well, sure enough, I still can't get around this one.

"Auntie, I'm sorry, I..." Yan Zhengming panicked with embarrassment, not daring to find a reason to excuse himself, and sincerely apologized: "At the beginning, I failed your trust."

"Don't be nervous, I don't blame you, I know, you can't tell me the truth if Zhong Lin doesn't nod your head." Zhou Jing didn't come to Xingshi today to ask questions, and continued, "He told me that there was a long separation between you two. For a period of time, it was because he was unwilling to confess to us, which led to you always quarreling about it."

Yan Zhengming didn't know why she brought this up suddenly, and he didn't dare to tell her the truth, so he only took the responsibility on himself: "At the beginning, I was not good enough, I didn't understand him enough, I was capricious and impulsive, and always caused trouble for him, it was him always embraced me."

"You don't have to make excuses for him. I know you're not an unreasonable person. It's definitely not just one person's fault that the two can break up."

Yan Zhengming didn't know how to respond to this, so he said, "It's all over."

"Yeah, it's all over." Zhou Jing sighed, her tone a bit embarrassing, "Now when I look back and think about Zhong Lin's state over the past few years, I realize that he likes you more than I thought. Sometimes I It’s also very contradictory, worrying that you will be criticized by others in the future, but also glad that you can be together again.”

Yan Zhengming's expression froze, he didn't know why she said this, he asked doubtfully, "Did Zhong Lin tell you anything?"

"It's because he doesn't say anything that makes me worry. Since I was a child, I only pick the good things to say, and keep all the bad things in my heart."

Yan Zhengming deeply felt the same, but he didn't understand her intention of beating around the bush, and it was impossible for him to press her directly: Auntie, what exactly do you want to ask me?

After thinking for a while to no avail, she could only comfort her with words: "Zhong Lin is a person with a very strong heart, and has always had a very clear understanding of himself, so he is very clear about the responsibilities and consequences he will face after every decision, and in the future No matter what happens, I will always be with him, so don't worry."

He thought Zhou Jing would be able to relax a little with his earnest words.

But Zhou Jing didn't seem to be moved by his words, nor did she directly refute him.

She withdrew her gaze from his face, looked silently at a single three-color red-topped koi in the pond, and waited until the koi had caught up with the main force, then slowly said: "A few years ago you Not long after the breakup, Zhong Lin fell ill."

Yan Zhengming's expression froze, Zhong Lin never mentioned it to him.

"At that time, I didn't know exactly what kind of disease it was. I just watched him getting thinner and thinner, and he became very silent. I felt very distressed. I even rented a house near his company to take care of his diet and daily life, but it turned out that he didn't know what to do. It didn't make his condition better, but it got worse. Then he went to the hospital with stomach bleeding, and the doctor told me, let me take him to a psychiatrist, or take him to see a psychologist, and then I understand Come here, he may be sick in his heart. But Zhong Lin is just like his father, so strong and stubborn, he doesn't cooperate at all, and I still don't know how he got better later."

It was as if Yan Zhengming had been cast with a fixing spell, and it took a long while to finally fully digest her words, and a strong sense of suffocation appeared in his heart, making him speechless.

When he found out that Zhong Lin still had him in his heart, he was secretly happy about it, and also complained about Zhong Lin's cruelty, and even after reuniting, he still told Zhong Lin about his grievances over and over again.

But he never thought that since Zhong Lin had no choice, wouldn't it be painful for him to break up with him?

He is as sensible as he is, and as patient as he is, even if it hurts, he is only willing to give five points to others.

How did he survive all these years?

"Over the years, I have always thought that the illness was caused by his father's death, which hit him too hard, coupled with debts and excessive pressure. I have only recently realized that it may be mainly because of you. I should have seen it earlier, you Their personalities are almost completely opposite, and he is so cautious in doing things. If it wasn't because he really likes you so much, let alone take you home several times at the risk of being discovered by us, maybe you wouldn't be friends, let alone him. I want you to accompany him to watch for his father."

Yan Zhengming was speechless.

In this world, any love that can be reunited after a broken mirror must be something that two people will never forget.

After the reunion, he dared to stalk Zhong Lin as soon as they met, because Zhong Lin was soft-hearted and felt guilty towards him.

He used to always complain that Zhong Lin's relationship was like a deal, and everything had to be settled. When he gave a gift, Zhong Lin had to return one. He never took the initiative to say that he loved him, but he never thought about everyone's personality. Not the same, the way of expressing love is not the same.

What Zhou Jing said was not to make Yan Zhengming blame himself, but just to remind him that Zhong Lin loved him more than he thought.

Seeing that Yan Zhengming remained silent, he stopped going around in circles with him, and asked straightforwardly: "I still don't quite understand, you and him are not the kind of people who like to retreat when things happen, and at the beginning, they still couldn't let go of each other so much. , why did you break up just because he didn't dare to confess to his parents?"

She didn't know how other parents would deal with this kind of thing, but she still couldn't bear to embarrass Zhong Lin. Even if Zhong Lin had a showdown with them at the beginning, they didn't agree at the time, and after a long time, they would die because they couldn't bear it. compromise.

Zhong Lin should be very clear.

So it can't be because of this that they broke up in the first place, at least not the main reason.

They were lying to her.

Yan Zhengming finally knew the reason why she wanted to talk to him alone.

No wonder she just said that Zhong Lin didn't want to tell her the truth, and he didn't want to tell her the truth, but he didn't want to lie to her again.

He straightened his expression and said frankly: "My mother didn't agree with it at the time, and talked to Zhong Lin in private."

"Auntie, I'm sorry, I didn't handle it well at the beginning, which made Zhong Lin hurt."

Yan Zhengming's tone was full of self-blame and shame.

Zhou Jing understood.

I thought: No wonder...

"But I heard from Zhong Lin that the last time you brought him home to meet his parents, your mother even wrapped him a meeting gift, so is he lying to me again?"

"He didn't lie to you about this matter, my mother has indeed agreed."

"Then what's your father's attitude?"

She didn't know much about Yan Zhengming's family, and Zhong Lin rarely mentioned Yan Zhengming's parents, especially his father, in front of her.

What she originally thought was that since the two of them had confessed to their family members, the family members agreed, and they were so close together, they could make an appointment to meet up and get in touch with each other. Save it?

She mentioned it at the dinner table before, and the expressions on the faces of both of them were a little unnatural, Yan Zhengming responded, and Zhong Lin immediately helped to find an excuse that his parents were very busy.

Are you busy, or do you not want to?

Or is there another reason?

The Yan family has such a large family business and such a large responsibility. As the eldest son, Yan Zhengming really doesn't need him to shoulder it?

She can accept that Zhong Lin will not have a child of her own, can Yan Zhengming's parents also accept it calmly?

She didn't pay much attention when Zhong Lin told her at first, but now that she has a general understanding of Yan Zhengming's family background, she has a lot of worries.

Yan Zhengming can understand her feeling of protecting the calf very well, and can also understand her distrust, but he really has no way to pull out the mess of their family and tell her again.

After deliberating for a long time, he said sincerely: "Auntie, I don't know how to explain our family's situation to you, and it's a little hard to say, but I promise you that no one will be able to separate us in the future. I will never betray Zhong Lin."

"I don't doubt your sincerity towards Zhong Lin."

Zhou Jing said: "I'm worried that your parents will embarrass you in the future. Your family situation is different, and the family responsibilities you face are much greater than Zhong Lin. I don't know what kind of attitude your father has at the moment, so I also I don’t know if he will use family affection to kidnap you to do his duty for the Yan family. I only know that Zhong Lin is the baby that his father and I held in the palm of our hands. , I don’t want him to be wronged by your parents because he loves you.”

"No." Yan Zhengming looked a little anxious. In order to dispel her worries, he could only patiently explain to her, "My dad didn't intend to let me take over his class at all. He doesn't like me. Who do I like? He doesn't care who he wants to be with, so his attitude is not in my consideration."

Zhou Jing was surprised, she thought that Yan Zhengming's father might not agree with them being together, which made them so secretive, but she didn't expect this to be the case.

After being surprised, it was hard to understand.

Are there really parents in this world who don't love their children?

She didn't know the real situation, so she couldn't say anything to comfort Yan Zhengming, she just said tactfully: "Your family doesn't have many children, is there some misunderstanding between you and your father?"

"There is no misunderstanding. It may be that my temper and his temper are not compatible, or it may be because he doesn't like my mother, so he doesn't even like me. It doesn't matter, I don't care."

Yan Zhengming mentioned that his father felt uncomfortable, so he didn't intend to talk too much, but said to Zhou Jing: "Auntie, I'm sorry, I failed to protect Zhong Lin and our relationship a few years ago. Some are seriously introspecting, and some are working hard to make themselves better. You really don’t have to worry that my parents will become the resistance between me and Zhong Lin in the future. They gave birth to me and raised me, fulfilled their responsibilities, and waited until they were old Afterwards, I fulfilled the duty of support, other than that I am an independent individual, they have no right to interfere with my feelings, and I have no obligation to take on the so-called family responsibilities, and now my career with Zhong Lin has almost completely separated The Yan family's business map is broken, but we don't want to be controlled by others in our career one day in the future, now we have the ability to decide our own career and relationship."

What he said was sincere and determined, his eyes were sincere, and his tone was just right.

Zhou Jing was moved by this, and finally softened, and felt a little guilty for her suspicion and rashness: "Xiaoyan, the reason I asked you to talk alone was not to blame you or test your sincerity towards Zhong Lin, but Because I have concerns after learning about your family, I want to find out the reason, and it is precisely because I trust you that I choose to ask directly, please understand Auntie’s feelings as a mother, don’t blame me for being long-winded.”

"I understand, and I understand your worries and concerns very well. I have always respected you, so I am willing to dispel your worries without reservation. On the other hand, I am also eager to get your approval and blessing."

"Of course I will bless you all." Zhou Jing's eyes showed relief, "Xiaoyan, you have always been excellent, and you are the same now. Auntie believes in Zhong Lin's vision."

"That's right, Zhong Lin has always had a good eye." Yan Zhengming was relieved, and regained his usual wit and glibness.

Zhou Jing was amused by him, and she no longer held her hands up as before when talking, and the atmosphere of chatting became much more relaxed and natural.

In order to reassure her completely, Yan Zhengming took the initiative to tell her about his and Zhong Lin's future career plans, and finally mentioned the matter of wanting her to move in with them.

But Zhou Jing said: "A while ago, something happened to Zhong Lin and Aunt Ye's house, and her husband was found to have liver cancer. She is not doing well recently. I promised to accompany her until the end of the year."

After she said this, Yan Zhengming definitely couldn't persuade her anymore, so he said: "No problem, as long as you are happy, we respect your decision, and we will wait for you to come back to reunite with us at any time." He said, "If there is anything I can help with your friend, you're welcome, just tell me."

Zhou Jing was moved by his empathy and high EQ, now the more she looks at it, the more she likes it, the more she likes it, she thinks that Yan Zhengming is good everywhere, handsome everywhere, very satisfied from head to toe, It fits the meaning of the red envelope she gave him very much.

one in ten thousand.

In addition, she also prepared a gift for Yan Zhengming.

In terms of financial resources, she is naturally inferior to Su Xiaowen, but she has nothing to choose.

In order to get a wishful pendant for Yan Zhengming, he went around a lot, and got it after a lot of favors.

The things are naturally too good to say anything. The old pit emperor is full of fluorescent green, and it is expected that the large species will be full of water, plump and thick, and the color is gorgeous.

A layman can see that it is very valuable, but the preciousness of some things is that money may not be able to buy them.

Ruyi Ruyi...

You don't have to guess who's in mind.

This weekend can be regarded as the happiest and most comfortable weekend Zhong Lin has spent in these years. His work goes well, his love goes well, and he also gets the support of his relatives.

The imagined happiness has a concrete appearance.

He thought that after all the hardships had finally come to an end, he would be happy like this from now on.

Unexpectedly, within a few days of An's birthday, something happened again, and it was not a small matter.