Protecting One's Heart

Chapter 64 Protecting a Person's Heart (1)
I was lying alone in what seemed to be a barren world. When I half-opened my eyes, there was a black-gray sky above my head, with a few clouds floating continuously, and the alienated crowd made mocking sounds around me, and stern faces passed one by one. Pass.When I woke up, a sharp pain violently scratched my internal organs. I tried my best to get up, but when I raised my head slightly, I found that I was lying in a large pool of blood. A large peony flower came, bright and majestic.I suddenly felt a kind of fear of being alone. Enduring the severe pain, I wanted to call someone's name, but found that my throat was choked with pain. Gradually spread out, leaving me alone in a pool of blood waiting for death to come.The moment I closed my eyes, I saw a figure walking towards me, and I opened my eyes suddenly, waiting for the figure to gradually become clear.I saw Ji Liangchuan, but he no longer had the usual smile, and stared straight at me with a pair of indifferent eyes.I desperately stretched out my hands to grab him, but he just watched me struggling in pain with cold eyes, and after a mocking smile hooked up on the corner of his mouth, he turned and left, disappeared into a thick fog, and no one could be seen anymore up.

"Liangchuan! Don't go!" I suddenly sat up from the bed, woke up, and wiped off the cold sweat on my forehead. Fortunately, it was just a dream.

"What's the matter?" Hong Dou opened the door and came in, asking me with concern.

"It's okay, it's a nightmare."

"Oh, I was shocked, get up, wash your face and brush your teeth, and have breakfast."

"Ah."

After breakfast, I went out to look for work as usual, but the result was still not satisfactory.When I returned to Hongdou's house in the afternoon, I called Ji Liangchuan.As soon as the call was made, I regretted it, because the incident of Ji Liangchuan's escape from marriage made a lot of noise, and it was so difficult for me to find a job, let alone him.

"Liangchuan, how is today?"

"The situation is not very good. Once they see me, they dare not take it."

"It's okay, keep working hard, and you will always find a job."

"Well, the chandelier you saw yesterday was delivered today."

"Really? Already installed?"

"Well, when the furniture is delivered, I'll pick you up."

"Ah."

After dinner in the evening, Hongdou and I curled up on the sofa to watch a vulgar Korean drama. In the middle of watching it, Hongdou started wiping tears frantically with a pack of tissues.

The heroine was lying on the snow-white hospital bed and looked at the hero with a pale smile. The dialogue went like this:

"Husband, I think I'm leaving..."

"No! You'll be fine! Wife, don't leave me..."

"Honey, after I'm gone, you must find another girl who loves you, and spend the rest of your life with her."

"No! I only love you in this life!"

"Fool... I don't want to see you alone..."

Before the words were finished, the heroine shed the last tear and then closed her eyes tightly. The hero stared blankly at the blood-red eyes. Knelt down on the edge of the bed.

Hong Dou hugged the cushion and cried like hell. If it weren't for Hong Dou's mood, I couldn't help but laugh out loud. How many innocent girls' tears were coaxed by such a vulgar dialogue!
I laughed secretly in my heart, and suddenly I couldn't laugh anymore, and the picture seemed to freeze in my eyes.I suddenly stood up from the sofa like a lunatic, and rushed out the door while still wearing slippers. The dark street at night could not stop me from moving forward.I ran wildly on the road, thinking about it, tears flowed down inexplicably, and my heels hurt from the wear of my slippers, but I didn't care, and ran forward crazily among the sporadic figures like a thoughtless beast.I hurried back to our new home, put my hands on my knees at the door, breathed heavily, and then opened the door forcefully, my breath was not stable yet, watching him sitting in the living room and casting a suspicious look at me , I shouted desperately: "Liangchuan! After I die, you must marry a woman who loves you again! I don't want you to live alone for the rest of your life!"

"You must be happy! Even without me!" I cried "Wow", standing at the door like a child, wearing slippers and pajamas, rubbing my eyes desperately.

He suddenly came over and hugged me with all his strength, without any words, I could only feel his slightly trembling body close at hand, accompanied by the warm body temperature.

"Liangchuan...I don't want you to love me only for the rest of my life...I want you to fall in love with someone else after I die...I want you to be happy..."

After that, there was a long silence between us. That night, I just cried in his arms all night.

Afterwards, Hongdou said: "Shen Meng, you love him to the point of madness."

"Hongdou, do you still remember when we first met?"

"Remember, I... I slapped you..." She scratched her head embarrassedly.

"Then do you remember what you told me then?"

"It's so early, I don't remember it, it probably means that you are a vixen."

"No, I remember everything you said at that time. You said that I don't understand love, and you also said that when a person really falls in love with another person, whether he is tricked or cheated, he will continue to love him without hesitation. I I think, the me now, even if Ji Liangchuan has been lying to me and playing tricks on me, I will still love him."

"That's because you really love him."

"Well, do you still remember that you taught me what is material love and what is spiritual love? In fact, at that time I thought I liked him because following him would lead to a life of prosperity and wealth. Continue to proudly be the envied woman of others, but even now that he has nothing, I still like him very much. Hongdou, my feelings for him seem to have transitioned from a material state to a spiritual state, or I was originally the one who loved him .”

"Don't think about it so much, the most important thing is that you are finally together, you must cherish each other."

"Ah."

Back in my room, I dug out the bank passbook from the bedside table, added the money that Aunt Ji gave me a few days ago, and calculated it carefully, excluding the money for buying furniture, we were really going to the point of nowhere.

I got dressed and went out alone, took the bus, and came to the cake shop at intersection 11. This place was where Hongdou and I went to college to work.Pushing the door open, the proprietress Han Jiali was standing in front of the glass cabinet waiting to welcome the guests. When she saw me, she immediately came up to her and said, "Hey! What brought you here!"

"Jia Li, I have something to ask you." I smiled awkwardly at her.She also immediately became serious, pulled me to sit by the window and chatted.

I told Han Jiali what happened again.After hearing this, she frowned and sighed again and again.

"Prince Ji is really infatuated with you. If it were me, I wouldn't give up so much glory and wealth for a man."

"Now, when the bosses of those big companies heard that it was me and him, they were afraid of causing trouble or losing their reputation, so they didn't dare to take us. I have no choice, so I can only come to you. Can you let me come to you again? Working here for a while?"

"So that's the case, that's fine, but is my monthly salary here enough for you? Do I need to pay you in advance?"

"No, thank you, Jiali." I finally smiled comfortably.

"Thank you? Then you can come tomorrow."

Walking out of the cake shop, I suddenly felt in a good mood. I went back to Hongdou’s house and started to organize my things. In a big plastic box were all the albums of Annali that I had collected over the years, all of them were hardcover.At this time, Hongdou pushed the door open and asked, "Where did you go just now?"

"I'm going to find Jiali to work."

"Hey, still can't find a job?"

"Well, so I'll work with her for a while, and I'll figure out a way later."

"Oh, what are you doing?" She came over and asked curiously.

"Ah! Hongdou! I'll sell you all the exquisite genuine albums I've collected for many years, okay?" I took out a bunch of albums and held them in my hand.

Hongdou was startled: "No way! Aren't these all your treasures?"

"Luxuries don't matter to me now."

She understood what I meant, took it without thinking too much, and said, "Oh, it's okay, I bought them all, even though I don't like listening to her songs at all."

"Hongdou, you are the best!" I rushed over and hugged Hongdou fiercely.

"Okay! Don't disgust me!" Hongdou threw me away, closed the door and left.

I went back to the closet and took out several famous French fur coats and some expensive autumn clothes, all packed in a big bag. I just wanted to go out to sell them to Hongdou, but I retreated into the room after thinking about it .Hongdou is just a small employee in the company, and she can afford to buy a few albums. It is definitely inappropriate for me to sell these famous brand coats to her. At this time, I suddenly remembered someone.

Without any further hesitation, I ran out of the house with a big bag in hand. I couldn't think of anyone else to look for besides Lily, the showgirl I met at Midnight Flower.I took a bus full of people all the way to Midnight Flower, the city where the lights are just on, and the stars greet all kinds of men and women on the street. I almost stepped in and saw Lily wearing a fiery red tulle skirt at a glance. Singing songs on stage.She also just glanced at me standing under the stage, with a hint of doubt and peace in her eyes.

I was sitting in the corner, watching her quietly, when a waiter came and asked respectfully, "Miss, what do you need?"

I instinctively said, "Whiskey."

Just as the waiter was about to write it down in the notebook, I immediately stopped him again: "No...no more, plain water is fine."

The waiter glanced at me with a look of disdain.I didn't pay any attention to it, I just felt a burst of grievance in my heart, it was because I was used to being a rich young lady, and I wasn't used to this kind of life.

After drinking the plain boiled water and waiting for a while, Lily came over wearing the fiery red tulle dress just now, with an enchanting figure and lotus leaves swaying in the wind.

"Waiter, bring me a good bottle of wine. I'm treating this lady." Lily sat down on the sofa opposite me and said calmly.

"You don't need a treat." I said stiffly, feeling aggrieved.

"What's the matter? I'm just politely offering you a glass of wine, nothing else."

"Do you know everything?" I asked a little sensitively.

"Who doesn't know about the fact that the general manager of Tianyu Group escaped marriage?" She smiled and looked at me, her delicate red lips seemed to bleed, "You two got back together again?"

"Hmm." I just nodded.

"Very good, there is a man who can wholeheartedly abandon the rich and powerful for you, as a woman, it is worth it."

I glanced at her, hesitated for a while before saying, "I'm here today...I want to show you some clothes imported from France. I wonder if you're interested?"

"Oh? You want to sell it to me?"

I gritted my teeth and nodded stiffly.

"What? You two are in financial difficulties now?" I looked up at her, but there was no mocking in her eyes.

"Where to find a job, we heard that it was us, but they didn't want it."

"That's right, people in small companies can't afford to be high, and people in big companies can't afford the outside world's controversy. Well, I don't need to read it, you make a price, and I will buy it all."

"Really?" I didn't expect Lily to agree so quickly.

"Of course, I, Lily, do what I say, but I hope you can think about what I told you last time. Boss Wang has taken a fancy to you since the first time you came here, and I have always hoped that you can come here Be a resident singer." She stroked her hair, looking very charming.

"Miss Lily, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I'm a very stubborn person. I won't do this kind of thing that sells my self-esteem."

"I know, you were originally a rich lady, and you must be unwilling to do this kind of thing when a woman in such a place of fireworks does such a thing, but I still say the same thing, you have to understand the truth of laughing at the poor and not laughing at the prostitute. What's more, I didn't let you sleep with a man."

"It's getting late, I should go back too." I got up and wanted to leave.

"Wait a minute." Lily stopped me, and took out a thick wad of money from her handbag and handed it to me.

"This money should be enough to buy these clothes, you take it."

I held on to the money in my hand tightly, and the weight was as heavy as my heart. When did I become so humble, taking money from one person after another, with different meanings, different weights, and different moods.

"Thank you." I said plainly, and quickly left Midnight Flower through the dark crowd.

Two weeks later, Ji Liangchuan called and said that all the furniture had been moved, and he would take me home in a while.I packed up my things and excitedly waited for our new life.Before leaving, I hugged Hongdou tightly and said, "Hongdou, thank you for always taking care of me like this."

"Okay, let's go! Your BMW prince will be waiting soon." After Hongdou finished speaking, she smiled at me awkwardly, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay, I'm leaving, and I'll see you later."

"Well, be careful."

When I ran downstairs with a few bags, I suddenly remembered the past.I used to quarrel with him because of a scarf. At that time, he was leaning handsomely on the side of the BMW downstairs, smiling at me.

When he walked to the door of the building, he was still smiling, but there was no high-end luxury BMW next to him.

When we got back to our new home, we opened the door, and a piece of warm sunlight filled the living room. The round coffee table made of frosted glass was placed opposite the milky white sofa, there were some retro TV walls, and there were a few pots of herbal plants on the window sill, which were blooming. The onion grows bright green shoots.

"Do you like it?" He asked softly, wrapping his arms around my shoulders.

"Did you do all this by yourself?" I looked at him in disbelief and asked, and he nodded with a smile.

"I like it! It's so beautiful!"

We sat on the sofa in the living room of the new house and watched TV together. I leaned on his chest, and my heart was so warm.

"Hee hee, we are like a newlyweds, living in a new home that I arranged, it feels so warm." I nestled in his arms and said with a smile.

"Yeah." He softly responded with his chin against my head.

"Liangchuan, is your job search going well these days?"

He was silent for a long time before whispering: "It's not going very well."

"It's okay, come on!"

"Ah."

For several days in a row, I went to work in Han Jiali's cake shop during the day, and Ji Liangchuan went out to look for a job, but every night, I prepared a meal and waited for him at home. Continue to encourage him, trying to smooth his dark eyebrows with fingertips.

One night after a month, he still dragged his exhausted body back home.I walked over to take the coat in his hand, he stared at me blankly, as if stretching a smile with great difficulty, and then I heard him say: "Mengmeng, I found a job."

I held his coat, and my fingers suddenly froze. After a long time, I jumped up and put my arms around his neck and shouted: "Great! I know nothing can trouble you! Where do you work? What position ?”

"I went to find Xue Kai. He is a supervisor in his company, so the boss gave him face. Originally, when they heard my name, the people there said that they couldn't afford it, but with Xue Kai here... "

Before he finished speaking, I hugged him lightly, and I nestled in his arms and said distressedly: "I know you must have tried a lot of places before you were forced to find him. You are such a proud person, why don't you?" If you have the heart to beg someone, how can you have the heart to beg your own friends... I'm sorry, it's all because of me..."

He patted my head and said: "Don't be stupid, it has nothing to do with you, let's eat."

"Yeah." I smiled and looked at him sitting opposite.He just smiled, quickly buried his face in the bowl, and started eating stiffly.

(End of this chapter)