[Pretender] Makoto Honya

Early 1942, Paris.

"Your mother is getting married?"

Manli was startled, and then she smiled, "It's a good thing that Auntie can settle down."

"Don't call her auntie, she should be angry when she hears that!"

Chloe quickly covered her mouth.

Manli raised her hand to beg for forgiveness, and finally saved herself from her hand.

Speaking of Chloe's mother Lisa, Manli doesn't know how to describe her. Lisa inherited the baronial title and manor from her ancestors. She dressed up exquisitely and beautifully every day, dated, fell in love with different men, and then broke up.

When she first met Lisa, Manli was not used to her unrestrained life, but later found out that women like Lisa are the mainstream in France. She was so conservative before, in the eyes of romantic French people, It's no different than a Guardian.

Only then did she realize that chastity is just a memorial archway, and every woman has the right to pursue love.She has never seen a woman who is afraid of love because she is no longer pure, and no man has given up love because he cares about the past of the other party.In this city, love is the eternal theme.

It was this kind of cognition that made her more and more confident, and she no longer had the worry in her brows.She has become more and more tasteful, and knows how to enjoy life more and more, and she is more and more like the Mingtai when she was still in military school.

As long as she thinks that she is walking the path that Mingtai once walked, her heart will be filled with inexplicable sweetness and satisfaction. Although she is not by his side, she still fulfills her promise to follow him.

*****

In early 1942, Peking.

"Mingtai, on New Year's Eve, how about we buy some fireworks and go home?"

Cheng Jinyun walked on the road holding Mingtai's arm, feeling a little excited just after finishing the task.

Mingtai was stunned, the figure of the woman under the fireworks flashed inadvertently in his eyes, and then looked at his wife with a little dodge, but his tone pretended not to care.

"Don't you always say that I spend money lavishly? With the money for setting off fireworks, we can do more meaningful things."

Cheng Jinyun was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Mingtai in surprise.

"Mingtai, you have such an awareness, I'm really happy for you!"

Seeing the other party's happy eyes, Mingtai's guilt-ridden mood suddenly turned cold.He didn't know why, although he was already married to Jin Yun, he always felt that the distance between them was getting farther and farther.

He pulled a smile, "Let's go, go home."

*****

Mid-1942, Paris.

"Emma, ​​since you were recommended by Paul's mentor to do an internship in a French investment bank, it's getting harder and harder to meet you!"

Chloe stirred the coffee in her hand, complaining somewhat dissatisfied.

Manli smiled at her comfortingly, "The day after tomorrow is your birthday, haven't you always wanted a Cartier bracelet? How about I accompany you to choose one as a gift?"

"Really?" Chloe looked at her in surprise, forgetting all the complaints just now, "Manli, I knew you were the best!"

Chloe's pure enthusiasm has always been Manli's favorite trait. Seeing her surprise smile, she is also somewhat infected.

As a proud student of the famous French economist Professor Paul, she got the opportunity to do an internship in the Bank of France a few months ago.

Now she is busy with work and enriching herself every day, not only does she have no time to socialize with friends, recently she seems to seldom even think about Mingtai.

*****

In mid-1942, Peking.

"No, you can't go!"

Mingtai took a tough attitude, "You are just two months pregnant, which is the most dangerous time. How can you go on a mission at this time?"

"Mingtai, I know, but there are not many comrades who are good at medicine, and those who can speak Japanese are even rarer. Only I can complete this task!"

Cheng Jinyun's attitude was also very firm, not giving an inch.

"Jin Yun, can you listen to me? We've been married for two years. The elder sister was so happy when she knew you were pregnant, and she always asked me to take good care of you on the phone. What should we explain if something goes wrong?"

Seeing that she didn't listen, Mingtai could only persuade her softly.

"When is this? The organization needs me, how can we only care about Xiaojia?"

Cheng Jinyun frowned fiercely, looking at Mingtai with disappointment in his eyes, "Mingtai, I thought we had the same beliefs and were willing to sacrifice everything for the organization, but I didn't expect you to be so selfish."

Mingtai looked at Cheng Jinyun in disbelief, "Am I selfish? I am selfish for your safety? I am selfish for our children? I have no faith? In your eyes, is it right to sacrifice everything for the organization?" Have faith?"

Cheng Jinyun shook his head, refused to argue with him again, turned around and went back to the room after saying a word.

"I don't want to quarrel over meaningless things. I must go to this task."

Mingtai looked at her back and smiled sadly, meaningless?So in her eyes, this family, the common child, is meaningless?

*****

In mid-1942, Peking.

"You knew she was pregnant, why did you let her go on a mission?"

Ming Jing sat in Mingtai's room, his face was full of shock and anger, and he was a little out of breath.

When she heard that Jin Yun was pregnant, she quickly dealt with the matters at hand and rushed over from Hong Kong, but when she first arrived in Peiping, she was greeted by the news of the miscarriage and her sister-in-law who was lying in the hospital.

Mingtai lowered his head and remained silent, accepting all the accusations and dissatisfaction from the eldest sister.

"say something!"

Ming Jing was in a hurry and wanted to beat him up.

"Miss..."

Mingtai raised his head and called her, his voice was crying, his eyes were already red.He knelt down and leaned against Ming Jing's knee, as he did every time he was sad when he was a child.

His fragility made Ming Jing's heart ache, he put his hand on his head, and slowly stroked his hair.

Suddenly, a piece of white hair flashed in her eyes, making her eyes widen, and the hand that was stroking his hair looked at his hair eagerly.She raised Mingtai's head, and carefully looked at her brother who hadn't seen him for several years, and was horrified to find that her brother, who was only in his twenties, was much older than before.

Ming Jing burst into tears at this moment, hugging Ming Tai and weeping bitterly.

Her beloved brother, she handed him over to Cheng Jinyun, thinking that she would take good care of him, but what did she see?Pieces of gray hair and wrinkles that represent old age, how hard work does it take to make a person look like this in just over two years?

She took Mingtai's hand, it turned out that the palm of the slender and clean hand was covered with calluses, she couldn't believe her eyes on Mingtai.

"Mingtai, why is this happening?"

Mingtai was taken aback, quickly withdrew his hand, and stood up pretending not to care.

"Sister, are you hungry? I'll cook."

Ming Jing stood at the door of the kitchen. The small kitchen was not as big as the storage room in the original Ming Mansion.Mingtai skillfully chops and stir-fries vegetables, which seems to have a good skill.

Ming Jing's eyes turned red. This is her spoiled brother who is reluctant to let him go even on errands?In the past two years, she was afraid that he would suffer, how much did she subsidize his family inside and out?Why did he live such a life?

Sitting at the dining table and looking at the delicious three dishes and one soup, Ming Jing was not at all relieved, she just wanted to cry.

"Mingtai, if you still call me big sister, tell me, where did all the money I gave you go?"

Mingtai's movements paused, and his voice was somewhat concealed and brisk.

"It's spent!"

"Where are the flowers?"

Ming Jing suppressed the sadness and anger in his heart, almost slamming every word.

Mingtai looked at Mingjing, and finally couldn't help telling the truth, but he hesitated.

"Sister, as you know, the organization is relatively short of money... The money you sent me, I used to help people who need help more..."

With a 'snap', Ming Jing smashed the chopsticks on the table.She understood Mingtai, her young master would never wrong her in life, the only answer was that he wronged herself because of Cheng Jinyun's persistence.

Thousands of thoughts ran through her mind, but she finally sighed.

"Mingtai, let's go to Hong Kong with my sister."

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