obsessed with love

Chapter 152 Unknown Premonition
Gu Lan has also gotten used to Ren Peiyin's moodiness, so she still lowered her head and pretended to peel her fingers, but she heard the old lady say again: "Gu Lan, I came today because I have something to discuss with you. I have a quick temper and speak straight. Over the years, you should also know that even though your face is cruel, your heart is actually soft, and you have no malice towards others..."

Gu Lan's eyes widened a little. This was the first time that Ren Peiyin said such heartfelt words in front of her in the 20 years of marriage.

Ren Peiyin thought about these words all night, and came here only after she had formulated each sentence. She was worried that Gu Lan's heart was not good, so the only prerequisite for her to accept all the words she said next was that her condition would not relapse. Otherwise it is self-defeating!

The so-called etiquette first and then soldiers, stroke her hair down, and then put forward your own intentions, this is the truth.

So Ren Peiyin went all out, held her temper, moved her buttocks to Gu Lan's sofa, patted her hand very lovingly and continued: "An Ming's stubborn temper is like mine, but his stubborn temper is just like his father's. You have been married to him for so many years, you should know better than me, right?"

Gu Lan didn't understand the old lady's purpose this time, but her gentle tone made people feel a little creepy. Seeing that the old lady was hesitant to speak, she couldn't help asking: "Mom, come here, just talk directly if you have something to say."

"Okay, I'm also short-tempered, so just say something straight." Ren Peiyin quickly withdrew the hand covering the back of Gu Lan's hand, and spoke a few beats faster: "You know, what have I done for so many years?" I don’t even want to have a grandson, but every time I mention it, An Ming is anxious with me, he is worried about your health, and doesn’t want you to take risks just to have a baby!”

Gu Lan's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition came.

She just had a heart problem, not a brain problem. Besides, most of the patients were fragile and suspicious, and it was such a sensitive topic as "children", so she simply didn't answer and waited for Ren Peiyin to speak.

The old lady on the opposite side smiled, and said helplessly: "He has always been good to you, and your body is more important than anything else! I can understand this too. Although I am your mother-in-law, I have always treated you like a daughter , so I don't want you to be in danger just to have a baby, but fate is up to others, who will inherit An Ming's family business in the future? Or if you are old and unable to move, who will take care of you?"

Gu Lan still didn't speak, but there was a fine line in his eyes.

Ren Peiyin saw that her face was still normal, so she continued to say: "You are still young, you may not think so far, but I am old, and I know the hardships of getting older. If there is no child around, that life... will be more difficult... Money is useless.”

As he spoke, he lowered his head and sighed.

Gu Lan finally couldn't listen anymore, looked at Ren Peiyin, and asked in a firm tone: "Mom, don't go around in circles, just say what you want." Regarding the question of the child, she felt guilty in her heart. I am ashamed of my family, ashamed of my mother-in-law, and even more ashamed of Qiao Anming.

When the old lady saw her asking this question, she simply didn't hide it. She took out a few pieces of paper from her bag and handed them to Gu Lan. She took them, and there were four words in the header: "surrogacy contract"

My heart tightened, and I started to feel a little pain!
Ren Peiyin saw that her expression was not good, she quickly explained with a smile: "Don't be fooled by this contract, many people are now looking for surrogate mothers to have children. Now that the law has been enacted, the process is also very simple, I have checked it out , fully legalize the process." Speaking of this, she paused, and seeing that Gu Lan didn't seem to have an overreaction, she dared to continue: "Well, this surrogacy process should involve both parties, that is, to extract your eggs and An Ming But, as you know, your disease may be hereditary, and to be a test-tube baby, you must get regular injections, considering your body can't bear it, so..."

Gu Lan squeezed the few pieces of paper tightly in her hand, her heart ached, but she still smiled coldly and asked: "I understand what you mean, you just want to find another woman's egg to replace me, don't you?" ?”

"Yes, I know it's unfair to you, but it's also a helpless move. I don't think you want your child to be like you, right? But don't worry, the contract is strictly signed, and the surrogate mother will not The whole process of meeting An Ming is kept confidential, all you need is to borrow her egg and uterus, and bring the child back as soon as it is born, and it will be brought up by you, just like your own."

Ren Peiyin has come to this point, so she can only bite the bullet and continue.

Gu Lan's complexion is getting worse and worse.

She is such a perfect person, she can't even tolerate the slight withering on the petals, how can she tolerate other people's children, even children born to her husband and other women, although it is only a form, but blood The things in it are inherent, who can change them.

Naturally, it is impossible to be "the same as my own", because it is a combination of another woman and Qiao Anming, and the blood of other people is shed on her body, and has no real relationship with her, Gu Lan.

But what can be done?
She does want a child too, it should be said that she needs a child to fill the growing guilt and panic in her heart.

Ren Peiyin's words are not completely unreasonable. She has repeatedly thought about it day and night in the past few years, and even thought of surrogacy in her despair, but she knows Qiao Anming's character, and he will never agree to such a thing.

Now that the mother-in-law brought it up, although the intention is clear and the words are not too nice, she still wants to ask: "Does An Ming know about this?"

Ren Peiyin quickly replied: "I don't know, how dare I tell him that he has such a temperament that he will never agree to it, so I came to you first. You have a very important place in his heart, and he will rely on you for everything." , so what you say is more effective than a mother like me..."

The meaning of the words is that she wants to use Gu Lan's mouth to fulfill her Ren Peiyin's wishes!

The corners of the contract in her hand were wrinkled by her, Gu Lan fell down on the sofa and let out a deep breath...

Ren Peiyin continued: "The agency I'm looking for has a good reputation. The surrogate mothers under his name are all college students, with high IQ and high education. If you want, you can choose it yourself, and choose the one you are satisfied with..."

This is a kind of irony, as if he is a pimp, personally choosing a JI woman for his husband.

But life is so cold and cruel. When forced to a certain level, no amount of pretentious arrogance can compare to a word of "satisfaction". In Gu Lan's life, apart from her poor health, no child is the only thing she has. She can't change the "dissatisfaction" of her parents, but she is always at the forefront of the child's issue, so she can choose, and she must choose.

After so many years, I still came to this step!
As a surrogate, she used her own grievances to fulfill the "satisfaction" of others. Gu Lan slowly put the contract on the table and said softly: "Mom, I will read the contract and give you an answer in a few days..."

Qiao Anming was absent-minded during the meeting that day, feeling that something was about to happen.

The subordinate was still reporting to work, and the halo of the slide light made his eyes hurt a little. Maybe he didn't sleep well last night, so his head was a little heavy. He rubbed his temples with his hands. Assistant Peng behind him quickly realized, and asked with concern: "Mr. Qiao, are you feeling unwell?"

He raised his eyes, and dozens of pairs of eyes from the audience gathered.

Qiao Anming couldn't help being troubled. After sitting in this seat for so many years, thousands of eyes behind him were staring at his face, so no matter how tired he was, he didn't have the right to cry out.

But he is an ordinary person after all, and after the age of forty years, his energy is not as good as every year, no matter how hard he is, he is still alone.

Seeing that Qiao Anming didn't answer, Assistant Peng asked again: "Why don't you come here today, it's almost five o'clock, you've been looking bad today, go back and rest earlier."

He shook his hand, turned around and glanced at the data on the slide, and was about to speak when the phone on the table rang.

This is his private number. Few people call it. When I pick it up, I can hear Aunt Qin's voice: "Mr. Qiao, I... I don't know if I'm disturbing you, but I have no other way to call you." …Miss locked herself upstairs all morning, didn’t eat lunch, just drank a glass of milk and survived until now. My wife came here in the morning, and I don’t know what she said. Miss has been in the room like this, and I’m not allowed Go in... I was afraid of accidents, so I thought twice before calling you..."

Aunt Qin talked a lot out of order, Qiao Anming sorted it out, and said calmly: "Don't worry, you should be fine. I'll go back now..."

After that, he pressed the phone and raised his head and said the meeting was over, and he was about to step out of the meeting room.

Assistant Peng rarely saw Qiao Anming in such a hurry, and he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he just asked: "Mr. Qiao, do you want to arrange a car for you?"

"No, I'll drive back by myself."

Immediately, the figure walked into the office, and quickly walked out with his bag and car keys...

On the way, Qiao Anming called Gu Lan, but no one answered, so he felt a little anxious.

He was not afraid of anything else, but he was afraid that Ren Peiyin would go and tell her what happened last night. With Gu Lan's character, why not make a fuss after hearing this kind of thing?But she was alone in the room without making a fuss?Still not answering the phone?

Qiao Anming became more and more uneasy, so she called Ren Peiyin again, but she answered quickly, and asked directly: "Anming, did Gu Lan tell you about that?"

"what's up?"

"It's about surrogacy. Have you read the contract? Do you agree?"

Qiao Anming didn't want to say a word, so he hung up the phone and threw the phone into the leather chair beside him.

The speed of the car is very fast. I hate that my home is in the suburbs. It takes 20 minutes to drive from the company at the fastest. It is the rush hour again, and the road starts to be congested. Qiao Anming knocked on the steering wheel, hating the word "child" for the first time .

He felt that sooner or later he would be driven crazy by the word "child", but how did he know that this was just the beginning. In the near future, he and the people around him, the people he loves or loves him , have to pay the price for the word "children"!
The concierge opened the door very early, and there was a servant waiting at the door.

Qiao Anming drove the car into the garage all the way, and Aunt Qin ran out of the building when she heard the sound of the car, chasing after his hurried figure and explained: "Madam came here in the morning, and I don't know what I said to Miss, and I don't allow I listened from the side, and after I left, the young lady went upstairs, and she didn’t open the door when I asked her to have lunch... I’ve stayed on until now, and I’ve been guarding the door for a long time, wishing I could kick the door..."

Qiao Anming frowned tightly, dissipating the chill all over his body, and turned his head to Aunt Qin who had been following closely, "Stop following, find a spare key for the door, and then call Dr. Qin, Let her come here quickly!"

Aunt Qin was taken aback by his yelling, and ran down the stairs again with her head down!

But Qiao Anming didn't use the spare key, Gu Lan opened the door by himself, still wearing the same old white pajamas, but his chest was stained with a large red, like coagulated blood stains, which was shocking.

Qiao Anming made a "thump" in his heart, and he was sure that the red on his chest was paint, so he calmed down when he was flustered, but the worry in his eyes did not diminish a bit, and he stared blankly at Gu Lan in front of him. , everything else was the same, and seeing Qiao Anming who was panting at the door, he actually smiled first, and asked angrily, "Why are you running in such a hurry?"

Surprised by her unreasonable tone, Qiao Anming glanced into the room. The curtains were drawn, and an easel was set in front of the window. On the paper was half an unfinished oil painting. Messy, indistinct, indistinct.

Qiao Anming was still holding the spare key in his hand, breathless, and moved his eyes from the painting to Gu Lan's face. She was still smiling lightly, nothing unusual, but the calmer she was, the more panicked Qiao Anming became.

She hasn't painted oil painting for a long time, and she did paint a few when she was just learning a few years ago. She didn't look good, and she knew that she had no talent. Doctor Qin advised her not to paint any more. Firstly, oil painting requires the use of color. Lan obviously couldn't do it, and secondly, the oil paints were all chemicals with a strong smell, which was not good for her body, so gradually she stopped painting.

But today I suddenly turned the easel out again and moved it to the room to paint. What do you mean?
Gu Lan could also see the surprise in Qiao Anming's eyes, but he didn't answer. He just pulled him in by mistake, pointed to the half-formed painting and said, "This is Monet's "Impression of Sunrise". Impressionism is too difficult to copy. I locked myself in my room and painted all afternoon, I couldn't even paint the sun well, and I got paint all over my body..."

Is this Monet's "Sunrise"?Qiao Anming turned his attention to the painting again...

When Gu Lan first started to learn oil painting, he deliberately took the vacation to accompany her to France. This painting by Monet was collected in the Marmottan Museum in Paris. He took her to see it, so naturally he knew the real painting. What is "Sunrise" like.

But in the picture in front of me, the one on the top of the canvas is too rich and deep red, and the strokes are very heavy, so it doesn't look like a rising sun at all, but more like a raging fire, or a pool of blood.

The feeling in Qiao Anming's heart was very complicated. It seemed that there was sadness and distress, but more of it was suffocation. He felt that the fire on the canvas was burning and almost swelled.

He didn't know where Gu Lan was making trouble, and he always felt powerless. This time, he was a little tired of trying to appease him, so he just asked directly, "Did Mom come here this morning?"

"Yes, I've been here, and I left without staying for dinner." She answered naturally, took a brush and drew a few more strokes on the canvas, but she was still not satisfied, so she threw it away and sat down on the tatami mat.

(End of this chapter)