Only you are so different

Chapter 17 All Regrets Don't Help

In a large city, densely populated and full of steel and concrete, there are always some places for people to relax.

For example, in this park in the West District, there is a pool of clear water in the center of the park, with lotus flowers and weeping willows beside the water bank.

This park closes at [-] o'clock at night, so every evening, there are many more people than during the day, and nearby residents come to walk and exercise in twos and threes, and the crowds are bustling.

However, in the evening of this day, before the daytime tourists had completely left, and the crowds who came for a walk at night had just begun to gather, a heart-piercing cry suddenly came from the entrance of the park.

The people nearby looked over quickly, and the enthusiastic passers-by and the management staff of the park approached quickly.

The screaming young woman was trembling all over, pointing to the man standing under the rockery not far away with a pale face.

It was a slightly fat man. The administrator at the entrance of the park noticed that he had been standing here for a long time. It seemed that he had been standing here since the afternoon, with his back to the crowd, facing the rockery and the lake.

At first, the managers suspected that he wanted to climb the flowers and trees aside, but after a period of observation, they found that he did not make that kind of movement, so they stopped paying attention.

After all, the pressure of work and life in the city is very high. It is not uncommon to see people who come to decompress in the park, sitting or standing in one place for a long time in a daze.

It wasn't until this time that the management staff realized that something was wrong. The man had been standing here in a daze for too long. It had been three hours since the afternoon.

Some people may sit on a park bench for three hours, but few people stand at the park entrance for three hours, which is too tiring.

The crowd gathered, and people discovered the reason for the young woman's screams—a knife tip protruded from the back of the man in black's neck, and when they got closer and changed the angle, they could clearly see the pain at his throat. position, with the handle of a dagger on top, and below that is a wooden stick with a dagger tied on it.

Blood slid down the wooden stick, mottledly staining the whole wooden stick red, and under his feet, the blood had already wetted a piece of soil. This man had already quietly died for a long time.

The setting sun in early summer shone through the rockery on his stiff body, reflecting an extremely pale face.

Lin Mei has been staring at Su Xiuran since she got up in the morning.

Today is the weekend, a legitimate rest day, so she stayed at home all day, staring at Su Xiuran in a daze, as if no matter what scenery was out of sight, she just kept looking at him.

Seeing the afternoon, Su Xiuran finally couldn't help it anymore, put down the book in his hand, raised his head and smiled at her: "Xiaomei, what do you want to tell me?"

Lin Mei looked at him with her chin up, and shook her head: "Don't disturb me to admire beauties quietly."

Su Xiuran smiled helplessly, raised his arm and waved at her: "Xiaomei, come here."

When he called with a gentle smile, it was difficult for anyone to refuse, let alone Lin Mei who was already fascinated, she stood up almost instinctively and walked over without hesitation.

As a result, before she sat down, she heard a gentle "meow", and then a group of fluffy things ran to Su Xiuran's side with small steps, relying on her petite body and high agility, and clung to his thigh to form a ball The group is good.

Due to being ignored by two servants one after another recently, Chun Shenjun felt that he had to use the ultimate cuteness trick from time to time, so as not to reduce his sense of existence as the master.

Lin Mei said "uh", she had no choice but to go around and sit on the other side of Su Xiuran, then raised her arms to hug his waist, and looked at him with a smile: "What are you doing?"

Su Xiuran smiled slightly: "It's nothing, I suddenly remembered that the flower-scented biscuits you bought last time were good, and I want you to buy two more boxes."

It was a dessert that Lin Mei bought online. She couldn't resist buying it just because of the exquisite packaging. She didn't expect that after buying it, the elegant flower-scented cookie was especially suitable for Su Xiuran's taste.

Thinking of him as a man, he is more particular about food, clothing, housing and transportation than herself, an authentic woman from the water village, Lin Mei feels a little discouraged: "Why is my life not as refined as a man's?"

Su Xiuran looked at her with some surprise: "Are you referring to me?"

Lin Mei nodded, still a little aggrieved: "I never thought before that I would have such a boyfriend! I thought boyfriends would drink beer in the middle of the night, watch football games and eat skewers!"

After hearing her accusation, Su Xiuran smiled politely: "How can I compare with ordinary men?"

Lin Mei held back for a long time looking at his exquisite profile and facial features, and finally said: "What you said makes sense..."

After solving the problem of the flower-scented biscuits, their couple's activity in the afternoon is... to play chess.

Lin Mei couldn't help feeling that playing the piano, chatting, playing chess, calligraphy, and painting are all necessary for elegant people's activities, so she ignored one problem, and Su Xiuran played flying chess with her with great relish all afternoon.

And he did not tire of relying on his super high IQ and calculation ability, tricking Lin Mei into losing many games in a row in this entertainment that actually didn't have much IQ content, and every time he won, he smiled very happily.

It can only be said... the great god also has a childlike side.

In the evening, Su Xiuran received a call from Zhang Yan. After a few words, he raised his head and said to Lin Mei who was preparing dinner, "We need to go to the scene."

Since Su Xiuran was injured, although Zhang Yan and Yu Qizhen asked him to analyze the case from time to time, they no longer let him go to the scene. This time they asked him to go to the scene again, proving that the case may be a bit difficult .

Lin Mei tidied up in a hurry, and went out with Su Xiuran who quickly changed her clothes.

He had already exposed his identity, so he didn't need to wear sunglasses when he went out. Lin Mei drove his own car and drove him to the place Zhang Yan told him.

Lin Mei also came to this park a few times. After parking the car in the parking lot outside, the two walked into the closed evidence collection area set up by the police.

When Yu Qizhen saw them, he came over to say hello, and without further ado, he briefly described the process of the discovery of the deceased.

After hearing this, Su Xiuran nodded to express his understanding, motioned Lin Mei to stand there and wait for him, and walked forward alone.The forensic doctor was also collecting evidence nearby. In order to ensure evidence collection, the body remained in the state when it was discovered.

Su Xiuran was obsessed with cleanliness, but at this time he squatted down and observed the corpse from various angles without hesitation. The forensic doctor was Dr. Liu from the sub-bureau, and he knew him very well. An hour to two hours ago."

Su Xiuran observed the trajectory of the blood falling, even though he was as calm as him, he silently clenched his fists, and then said: "He was killed here."

Dr. Liu nodded, with a solemn expression: "I also think so. Although the toxicology test has not been carried out, judging from the death state of the deceased, it is very likely that there is a large amount of anesthetic in his body."

This may be an extremely cruel and secret way of killing. According to the surveillance video at the park entrance and the memories of the management staff, the deceased had been standing here for more than three hours when he was discovered.

Judging from the state of the corpse, when he first appeared here, he should still be alive.Judging from the bloodstains at the scene, this should be the scene of the first crime. Except for a pool of bloodstains at the feet of the deceased, no traces of blood were found in other places.

The pain of the sharp knife piercing the throat is very great, it is impossible for someone to remain motionless in a waking state and endure this pain in silence.

People came and went on this road all the time, but no one noticed his strangeness, so there is only one possibility, that is, the deceased was already in a state of anesthesia when the dagger pierced his throat, and his consciousness was no longer awake.

Doctor Liu sighed slightly: "This method is indeed too bold and cruel."

It took a while for Su Xiuran to speak: "Indeed."

They all used their own experience to roughly judge the way the deceased was killed: he was first anesthetized, then placed on a false mountain pass, and then someone put a wooden stick tied with a dagger under his throat, and the weight of his body was completely Supported by the dagger and the wooden stick, under the action of gravity, the blade slowly penetrated his body until it was still moving after his death, and finally revealed a section of the blade, which was spotted by a passer-by by chance.

This death process may not be painful for the deceased, because he had lost consciousness at that time, but it was slow and gradual-it is difficult for ordinary people to imagine and it is difficult to accept.

The suspects who chose to kill in this way revealed cruelty and coldness everywhere.

After the survey and photographing of the scene were completed, the body of the deceased was put down for preservation and transported away, and Su Xiuran also came back.

After Zhang Yan finished coordinating the scene, he walked over and shook his head with a wry smile: "What the police station is most afraid of encountering is this kind of murder case without motive."

Contrary to what ordinary people think, except for a few impulsive homicides, most of the homicides in reality are motivated crimes, which means that the suspect and the victim are inextricably linked.

It is often easy to find clues to murder cases that are investigated from the motive. Therefore, after a murder case, the police generally conduct investigations first, and those people who are usually in close contact with the victim are the ones.

But today's murder case obviously did not belong to the ordinary category. According to the surveillance video at the entrance of the park, the victim walked in alone in the afternoon, holding a white rose in his hand at the time.Then he walked out of the range that the surveillance cameras could capture, and when he was found again, he was already a corpse.

From his deliberately dressed clothes and the iconic white rose in his hand, it can be seen that he is probably having an offline date.

After leaving the crime scene, Su Xiuran and Lin Mei returned home first, and the detailed autopsy report will not come out until tomorrow.

As for the identity of the deceased, because the body was well preserved, the police took photos and searched and compared them in the national database. It is estimated that they will be able to find out in a dozen hours at the latest.

Lin Mei didn't observe the corpse directly, but Su Xiuran briefly told her what he saw, including the results of his deduction.

Lin Mei was silent for a moment after listening, and then said: "I have some bad premonition... It seems that the murderer didn't intend to end this."

Su Xiuran sighed lightly: "Indeed."

He and Zhang Yan, including the more experienced criminal police, may have noticed this, but everyone tacitly did not mention it in public, so as not to leak the news and cause panic among the public.

At first glance, this case is somewhat similar to the last case of blue cornflowers, but it is actually completely different. Although the criminal who placed blue cornflowers next to the corpse also intended to show off and demonstrate, he was not so blatant.

That suspect committed two crimes, one was an impulsive crime, and the other was a long-planned murder for profit. This kind of suspect is already very cold-blooded and cruel.

But today this one seems to be more ruthless, he or she chooses to let the victim bleed slowly to death in public.In his or her view, killing is already an art, and he or she can even feel that he or she enjoys it.

This has an anti-social tendency-as long as he or she is not detected and stopped, he or she is likely to enjoy the fun of killing endlessly.

That said, it's possible this is a serial killer who will go on to commit crimes.

Lin Mei looked at Su Xiuran, and suddenly felt a little shuddering: "Then do you want to publish a news to remind the public?"

Su Xiuran nodded: "This needs to be arranged by the police. It should not only be the sub-bureau, but also higher-level police forces will intervene."

Compared with solving the case, protecting the safety of the citizens is more urgent and important. The next day, the city police department issued a warning to the citizens through the public platform, hoping that the citizens will be cautious about dating software and offline dating.

The identity of the deceased was also found out. His name was Qian Renliang, his household registration was from another province, he had worked in City B for several years, and he was an ordinary white-collar worker.

It's just that his mobile phone was not found at the scene and in subsequent searches, and no useful clues were found in his work or personal computer.

The police can only speculate that he used the popular mobile phone dating software for offline dating. Nowadays, there are so many such applications that the police can only use his real name and the commonly used account names in the computer to compare them one by one.

If he is like many people now, using a completely different name for this kind of dating, then the investigation will be more difficult.

The irony is that the deceased may have used this method to protect his personal privacy, but after he was killed, it became an obstacle to arresting the real murderer.

These things are cumbersome and meticulous, but because of the bad social impact of this case, the Municipal Bureau has made it a key case for investigation, and has deployed a large number of police forces, hoping that the police's labor will be rewarded.

While the police were trying to find more clues, things on Su Xiuyan's side also changed.

Although Su Xiuyan has established enough prestige in the company over the past few years, most of the veterans and shareholders generally believe that he achieved such achievements with the help of his mother.

This is indeed true. Su Xiuran was trained as an heir since he was a child. When he was a student, he often followed his father Su Daolin to inspect various places, and even took over part of the affairs.

Even though Su Xiuran has only been in power for a short one or two years in the true sense, the image of a perfect successor he has built up in everyone's minds for many years will not fade away easily.

On the contrary, Su Xiuyan was originally regarded as a dispensable candidate. When Su Xiuran "died" suddenly, he made some mistakes under pressure, and he was a little confused in management.

So since the news that Su Xiuran was still alive was announced, voices of doubt appeared in the company, and the shareholders were also a little uneasy.

Even though Su Xiuyan is very reluctant to admit it, at this moment, besides the press conference, it is best for Su Xiuran to show up at the group's internal high-level meetings to calm people's hearts.

Of course, the sooner the better, but because of Su Xiuran's health, it was delayed again and again. Now that Su Xiuran's body has finally recovered enough to withstand the long distance, Su Xiuyan mentioned this matter to his brother again.

The distance from City B to City S is not too far, and they can go back and forth within a day. After Su Xiuran thought about it, he agreed that Su Xiuyan would go back.

Su Xiuyan, who received an affirmative reply, quickly booked the flight. In addition to the two bodyguards who had been with Su Xiuran, he also sent an assistant from the B city branch to follow and take care of him throughout the journey.

Lin Mei didn't have to go there, but she insisted on going together.There is no other reason, that is, after she met Su Xiuran, she seldom let him out of her sight, let alone after confirming the relationship.The trip to S city was booked for two days, and she was really worried about letting Su Xiuran out of her sight for two full days.

Their flight departed early in the morning, and it was only eleven o'clock in the morning when they arrived in S city. Su Xiuyan personally brought someone to pick them up.

Because Su Xiuran only stayed in City S for one day, they didn't go back to the old house first, but went directly to the company, waiting for the shareholder and executive meeting to be held at one o'clock in the afternoon.

Lin Mei came here this time, and her identity was Su Xiuran's personal assistant. She also changed into a professional suit and put on light makeup, looking very capable and professional.

After Su Xiuyan saw her, he was not afraid of provoking her: "You can get it out if you dress up."

Lin Mei gave him a sideways look, and didn't save him face in front of his subordinates: "Only stupid middle school students would find someone to flirt with when they have nothing to do."

Su Xiuyan wisely shut up, then turned to Su Xiuran and said, "Brother, we have a working meal at noon, but I ordered the hotel kitchen to prepare it separately, it should suit your appetite."

In order to show brotherly friendliness, his tone was very gentle and considerate, and a series of body movements such as blocking the car door for Su Xiuran also showed love in every way.

Su Xiuran also smiled at him and nodded: "Okay."

As one of the top conglomerates in the country, the Shenyue Group's headquarters building is of course magnificent, occupying a prime location in the urban area, and a super five-star hotel next to the office building also belongs to their property.

When Su Xiu said that the hotel kitchen should be prepared separately, he was referring to the hotel next door.

After the mental preparation last time, this time sitting with Su Xiuran on the top floor of the Linjiang hotel for dinner, Lin Mei was much calmer.

She had figured it out a long time ago, no matter how prominent the Su family was, Su Xiuran was just Su Xiuran, he even did not hesitate to go out of the city and live on his own efforts and manuscript fees, wasn't it just to get rid of the Su family?
What she loves is Su Xiuran, and Su Xiuran himself has used his own attitude to reject and stay away from this noble family, so at this moment, she just needs to open her eyes and see the life of the top rich people, Others are unmoved.

The three of them were the only ones eating, and the others, including the bodyguards, ate in a separate restaurant and lounge outside. There was still some time after lunch, but it was not enough to change rooms for them to rest.So they just spent time here, the tableware was removed and replaced with tea, Su Xiuyan lit a cigarette and said to Su Xiuran: "We will go back to the old house after the meeting, and my mother will wait for you there Well, the second uncle's family also came back from abroad specially to meet up together."

Su Daolin has a half-brother, but this second brother is an illegitimate child with a gentle and cowardly personality. During the struggle for power and profit in the Su family, he took a small share of shares to avoid going abroad very early. Now the whole family is in Europe. I live and work in a small country, and I seldom go back to my country except for important family events.

Su Xiuran responded lightly, looked at him with a frown and said, "Quit smoking."

Su Xiuyan snorted softly, looking disdainful, but still explained: "This is a substitute for cigarettes, and there is no real tobacco in it."

For those who are addicted to smoking, quitting smoking is not something that can be done with a single sentence. Most of them have to use various means. Since Su Xiuyan has changed to substitute cigarettes, it can also prove that he has been working hard for the past two months quit smoking.

It was rare to have a little time to sit down and chat, and Su Xiuran asked again: "How did you become addicted to smoking?"

Su Xiuyan exhaled a puff of smoke, and after it dissipated, there was a faint smell of herbs.

He skillfully flicked the cigarette ash before answering: "Too much pressure and depression. The psychologist told me that instead of developing dependence on drugs, it is better to find other safer ways to release negative emotions. Alcohol is easy to cause trouble, and tobacco is better. .”

However, in just a few words, a lot of information was revealed, which could prove that he had had relatively serious psychological problems before, even serious enough to need to see a psychiatrist, and almost became drug dependent.

Su Xiuran was silent for a moment, and then said softly: "Since I have survived, it is better to quit tobacco."

In front of his younger brother, he still maintained a calm and objective attitude, without any comforting words, and only asked him to get rid of the bad habits left behind.

Su Xiuyan had long been used to his way of thinking, and he laughed after hearing this: "You know, brother, when I saw you come back and sat in the seat where you would have sat again, for a moment, I felt that I It's like going back to eight years ago."

There was a touch of sarcasm in his words, Su Xiuran looked at him and didn't answer, he went on to say: "Sometimes I really miss that time, everything can be willful, and someone can blame."

After listening to Su Xiuyan's remarks that made people want to slap him, the lunch break finally passed, and of course Lin Mei couldn't attend the afternoon meeting, so she waited in the lounge beside her.

The meeting didn't take long, and after about an hour, the meeting ended. Lin Mei went out to wait for Su Xiuran, and saw Su Xiuyan and Su Xiuran walking out together, with one hand still around Su Xiuran's waist. Looks like he loves and cherishes him very much.

Su Xiuran also moved very close to him in cooperation, and put his hands on his shoulders halfway, greeting the executives and shareholders beside him.

Lin Mei thought to herself, they are really not afraid of their acting skills being too exaggerated. Wouldn't it be considered too deliberate to show "brotherhood" so openly?
However, she wanted to return to thinking, in fact, in reality, what message she wanted to express to the outside world, no matter how serious the traces of showmanship were, she would not go too far.

After finally waiting for the crowd to disperse, Lin Mei stepped forward, Su Xiuran smiled at her: "Are you in a hurry?"

Lin Mei shifted her gaze to Su Xiuyan's hand that was still on Su Xiuran's waist. Of course, Su Xiuyan could see what she meant, not only didn't let go, but hugged him a little tighter like a demonstration, and then turned his head to face her. Su Xiuran smiled: "Brother, let's go home and rest first, I will go back with you."

There were other people beside him, so Su Xiuran turned his head and smiled back at him, and said softly, "Okay."

Lin Mei watched from the side, and felt groups of alpacas running past her head.

Fortunately, after getting in the car and leaving the company, Su Xiuyan finally returned to normal, lit another cigarette in the car, looked at Su Xiuran and said, "Mom still looks forward to your return."

If you really hope, why have you never asked to visit him once in the past eight years? City B is not far away, and it's not particularly difficult to meet in private.

Su Xiuran smiled and said, "I'm also looking forward to seeing my mother."

When they got in the car, Lin Mei didn't hide anymore, she just put her arms around his waist and leaned half on his shoulder.

Su Xiuyan looked at her, but still couldn't help but tease her: "You said why you cling to my brother like a koala."

Lin Mei looked him up and down, and said disdainfully: "You are not qualified to complain about me, don't you know?"

Su Xiuyan was choked again by her, so he could only turn his head and blow a puff of smoke out of the car window.

The Su family's old house is not far away. Although it is in the urban area, the surrounding environment is quiet and lush with trees.

Lin Mei was born and raised in City S, but she had never been to this area. After the car drove in, they got off outside the hall and walked in together.

Su Xiuran and Su Xiuyan's mother, Qu Yan, were waiting for them at the entrance. She was a woman with a pretty face and an elegant temperament.Her hair is tied up, she is wearing a silk cheongsam, she is dressed a bit old-fashioned, but she is well-maintained, and her figure is slender. Although she is over 50 years old, she looks like she is only in her early forties.

Such a woman is naturally beautiful. When Lin Mei saw her, she could tell that the delicate facial features of the two brothers of the Su family all bore traces of her. It was not surprising that they looked outstanding.

There was a family standing beside her, wearing glasses and smiling elegantly. It was Su Xiuran's second uncle, Su Daoxian. Children, the son is an adult, but the daughter is only about ten years old.

When the whole family met, it was natural for them to exchange pleasantries, and Su Xiuran held Lin Mei's hand from the moment he got off the car, and after greeting his mother and uncle's family, he introduced with a smile: "This is my fiancée Lin Mei. "

Lin Mei didn't know when she suddenly became a fiancée, but in this kind of family gathering, the status of a fiancée is obviously more serious than a girlfriend, so she didn't show any surprise and greeted everyone politely.

Hearing Su Xiuran say "fiancée", Qu Yan's expression stiffened for a moment. She is also a person who pays great attention to concealing her emotions, and Lin Mei didn't notice the slightest gaffe.

It was still early for dinner, so we sat down and drank afternoon tea together.

Not long after exchanging greetings, Su Daoxian wisely took his wife and children away, leaving space for the mother and son who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Because they were all from their own family, they sat in the small reception room on the second floor. Not long after, Su Xiuyan stood by the window and smoked.

He is now in the period of quitting smoking, and he still smokes cigarette substitutes one after another, which is enough to prove that he was addicted to smoking before.

Qu Yan looked at Su Xiuran who had been sitting opposite her with a slight smile, and said, "Xiao Ran, are you... in better health?"

Su Xiuran nodded, with a polite smile on his lips: "Thank you for your concern, there is nothing wrong with it."

Qu Yan shifted her gaze to Lin Mei's face again, and said softly, "Thank you Miss Lin for taking care of Xiao Ran these days."

She speaks in a typical Jiangnan woman's style, with a soft voice and gentle ironing. It's just that Su Xiuran has said before that Lin Mei is her fiancée. To her, Lin Mei is her future daughter-in-law, so there is no need to be so polite Speak in an unfamiliar tone.

Lin Mei couldn't see Qu Yan's attitude, so she smiled politely, and answered neither soft nor hard: "It's nothing, Xiu Ran is my lover, and I should do everything I should."

Qu Yan said again: "I heard that Ms. Lin's hometown is this city? Are her parents still alive?"

Lin Mei's life background, I'm afraid she has investigated it long ago, not to mention whether her parents are around, she may be clear about what job she does.

Lin Mei still smiled politely: "My parents are both in the city, they are in good health and their jobs are proper."

She kept giving Qu Yan soft nails like this, but it was hard for Qu Yan to stare at her and continue talking, the scene was a little awkward for a while.

Su Xiuyan suddenly turned his head and waved to Lin Mei, saying, "Xiaomei, didn't you always say that you wanted to see brother's previous study? I'll take you there."

This sentence is of course nonsense, but Lin Mei also knew that he meant to save the siege, so she smiled and said: "Then Auntie, I will go over with Xiuyan to have a look first."

Qu Yan nodded in agreement, Lin Mei then stood up, and walked out of the dull reception room with Su Xiuyan.

The study that Su Xiuyan mentioned was on the first floor, and it took a turn to get there. They walked all the way, and Lin Mei whispered, "Thank you."

Su Xiuyan glanced sideways at her, and waved his hands indifferently: "I just have the principle of not hurting the innocent."

Lin Mei didn't know what he meant, but since he said that, she didn't ask any more.

She was most worried about Su Xiuran who was inside: "Is your mother not on good terms with Xiuran? Will she say anything to make Xiuran sad?"

Asking her as an "outsider" to worry about whether her mother would say something cruel to her brother, Su Xiuyan didn't think it was the slightest surprise, but just smiled again: "It's not a bad relationship, it's just that my mother I haven't been very close to my brother."

Su Xiuyan stopped, pushed open a wooden door next to him, and motioned Lin Mei to look inside: "This is my brother's study. We have had a separate study since we were in middle school. After my father passed away, my brother didn't Change, use this room all the time.”

Lin Mei was very curious about what Su Xiuran's study looked like when he was young until he was an adult, so he went in to have a look.

Different from Su Xiuran's study in the grassland and the villa in City B, this study obviously has more traces of his youth.

In addition to those tomes, there was a picture of a sailing ship on the wall, and there were several models of warships and cars on the bookshelves.

Su Xiuyan seemed to recall a bit of the past, and said, "At that time, my brother and I both liked machinery and military affairs, and my father took us to visit museums and military bases that were open to the public."

Lin Mei could feel this from the car that Su Xiuran chose for her. Anyway, knowing that the seemingly inhuman god still has such an ordinary side, Lin Mei felt that she was not without gain.

Su Xiuyan watched her walk over, fiddled with the globe on the desk, and said suddenly: "My brother's heart disease is acquired rheumatic heart disease... Do you want to know why he got sick?"

Of course Lin Mei wanted to know, so she hurriedly turned her head to look at him: "Your family has a family doctor, why does he still suffer from this kind of disease?"

Su Xiuyan slightly curled his lips, it was a sarcastic expression, but Lin Mei felt that Su Xiuran was not the target of his irony, and then he said: "Father has a villa in Canada, and our family has Sometimes I go there to spend time, there is no other reason, but the place is relatively quiet, the scenery is beautiful when there is heavy snow, and no one disturbs me-my father sometimes wants to rest, even if he is working wholeheartedly.

"I was 12 years old at the time, and my brother was 14 years old. Not long after arriving there, the company had an emergency, and my father had to rush back, so there were only three of us, mother and son. There are restaurants near the city to eat, so my mother drove the two of us there.

"It's a pity that on the way back, it started to snow heavily. Our car broke down. The road was deserted. We didn't know how long it would take to get there after calling for help. What's more, it was a snowstorm that day. what happen.

"My brother said that he got out of the car to push the car to see if he could solve the problem. In our house, my brother was always a little mature, and my mother didn't object, so he got out of the car and pushed it. He must have been pushing the car in the snow for a long time. I don't know how long it took, anyway, the car restarted and the three of us returned to the villa safely."

Su Xiuyan's tone was very indifferent, and he sat on a chair beside him while talking: "Probably because I walked in the snow for too long, my brother had a fever after he came back, but he didn't say anything, he just found some antipyretics by himself. I ate it. The next day he was in a bad mood, and my mother and I didn't pay much attention.

"It wasn't until the third morning that he was so feverish that he was a little confused and couldn't get out of bed. We didn't find out and called the emergency call. Everything was paralyzed in the snowy weather. It was already the third night when the ambulance came to take him to the hospital. .Later, he stayed in the hospital for many days, his high fever persisted, and he developed rheumatic heart disease."

Lin Mei couldn't believe it when she heard this: "You are right next to him, and you didn't realize he had such a severe fever?"

Su Xiuyan showed that slightly sarcastic smile again: "Yeah, that's why my father was very angry later, blaming my mother and me for failing to take good care of his important heir."

Hearing that he still said that, Lin Mei almost became angry: "It's not a matter of successor or not, you don't care about him at all!"

Su Xiuyan laughed "hehe", and Lin Mei realized that there was something unspeakable in the depths of his gaze at this moment: "Yeah, I didn't understand why my father was so angry until these years, and after that he was a little bit angry. Alienated my mother and me, he blamed us for being cold-hearted and not knowing how to love our loved ones."

Lin Mei remembered that when Su Xiuran told her about the past, why he was seriously ill and was rescued, he just said lightly: I didn't pay attention to my body.

But at that time, he was only a 14-year-old boy. Even eight years ago, he was only a 21-year-old youth.

Lin Mei clearly remembered that in the news reporting his death at that time, the rhetoric used was "young"... Even if he was too good himself, and he was competent for the heavy and complicated work earlier than ordinary people, he was only in his 20s. Just young people.

Lin Mei suddenly felt a mixed emotion of anger and heartache welling up in her heart. She looked at Su Xiuyan, and after a long time she said: "You are all unqualified relatives."

Su Xiuyan raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "I never said I was qualified."

Lin Mei looked at him sideways for a while before saying: "Xiu Ran never said a word to me to blame you."

Su Xiuyan nodded, still with a nonchalant expression: "I also know this, that person always likes to take things on himself, so that he can appear to be omnipotent."

Lin Mei simply didn't want to talk to him anymore, this kind of logical and taken-for-granted attitude is really... No wonder after Su Xiuran was stabbed and hospitalized by him, he quickly returned to that attitude of not being beaten.

Speechlessly, she wanted to turn around and leave here, but Su Xiuyan raised her chin and said, "You'd better be nice to me today, it's good for you."

Lin Mei remembered that he had affectionately called her "Xiaomei" in front of Qu Yan, and asked, "Why?"

Su Xiuyan's tone was still very relaxed: "It's nothing, my mother doesn't care about my brother, but she loves me very much. As your brother's fiancée, in front of her, you might as well have a good relationship with me... When we go back, she treats you very well." The attitude will be much more intimate, believe it or not?"

It was only then that Lin Mei realized the real intention of his attitude just now, she understood it, and she was still very speechless for a family that could say "she doesn't care about her brother" openly.

After Lin Mei and Su Xiuyan left, Su Xiuran smiled at Qu Yan: "Mom, Xiaomei has a straighter temper, don't mind."

Qu Yan's expression was still a little unnatural. She was actually a little at a loss when she met Lin Mei, a young woman who didn't deliberately please her.Fortunately, Su Xiuyan took Lin Mei away in time, giving her a step down.

She pondered for a moment, and decided to say what she cared most about first: "Xiaoran, a while ago...Xiaoyan stabbed you."

Su Xiu nodded clearly, with a gentle smile still on his lips: "That was Xiuyan's impulsiveness, I understand. I have a friend in the police station, so I didn't treat this as a wounding case later, no Leave a case for Xiuyan."

Qu Yan nodded to show that she understood that Su Xiuyan had stabbed Su Xiuran. She knew something about it, but because Su Xiuyan kept avoiding talking about it, she didn't ask carefully.

There was some inconspicuous accusation in her tone. She has been in the social circle for many years, and she thinks her tone is very well-prepared. She neither condemns too much, but also expresses her attitude well: "Xiaoran, you know that Xiaoyan cares most about it. What happened back then, he was usually calm, but he would get out of control when it came to things related to Wen Jingyue." At this point, she paused for a moment and emphasized her tone, "When Xiaoyan stabbed you, it must be because of too much pain. Fortunately, the consequences are not very serious. Xiaoyan has to worry about the company's affairs on weekdays. He is very tired and his mental state is not good. Fortunately, this matter has not been recorded by the police and has not been exposed by the media, otherwise the consequences will be very serious .”

Su Xiuran still smiled at her: "I know, Mom, I will pay attention to it in the future."

He had such a good attitude that he wasn't even dissatisfied at all. Qu Yan felt as if she had stored up her strength for a long time and punched the cotton with a punch, but she was used to being frustrated in front of this son, so she paused again, and then said: "And Xiaoran , you are a bit Meng Lang, you are just a girlfriend, why did you suddenly become a fiancée? Su's eldest son is engaged, and no matter what, we have to have an explanation to the outside world, so silently, it seems that we are too old when the news spreads. vulgar."

When it comes to Lin Mei, Su Xiuran's tone is not so submissive: "Mom, I have been away from Su's family for many years. Regarding marriage, I think it is better to follow my own ideas."

Qu Yan thinks that he has been like this since he was a child. Although he can't talk back or quarrel with him, he looks very filial and everyone praises him, but he never talks to him coquettishly. When encountering things related to himself, he often makes up his own mind Never change.

A child who is too assertive in everything will eventually make his parents feel unhappy, especially a mother like her who has been locked up in the house as a wife all year round and always feels a little lost in her heart, so she has never been able to let herself have a similar love for him. deep affection.

It seems that even if this child was born by her, it has nothing to do with her except for inheriting half of her genes.

After her husband passed away, she had been pampered and pampered for many years, and she would hardly be disobeyed. Today, Lin Mei and Su Xiuran spoke back in succession. Her resentment was hard to appease, and she finally said: "Since you have been away from Su's family for many years, why are you making such a big fuss? Back from 'resurrection'? Wasn't the person who played tricks behind your back your subordinate back then?"

Regarding Su Xiuran's "resurrection", she has always maintained a silent attitude, neither objecting nor agreeing.As a mother, if you express your attitude against this matter, it will appear too partial and cruel.

However, she still couldn't hide what she was thinking in her heart. She couldn't help but say such a sentence, she felt that she was too rude, and quickly picked up the black tea cup and took a sip to cover up her embarrassment.

As if he didn't hear what she said, Su Xiuran smiled slightly and turned his head to the side, looking at the green trees and flowers outside the window.

He looked at it for a while, and then opened his mouth softly, as if he didn't say it to Qu Yan, but he said with emotion: "The Mulan in the yard has grown so big."

Qu Yan was taken aback, thought for a while, and then belatedly remembered that this magnolia was planted by Su Xiuran and Su Xiuyan by herself and her husband when they were young.

At that time, it was just a whim of the husband. He wanted the whole family to do some gardening, so he took his wife and children to snatch the work from the gardener. The family dug the tree hole with great interest, and after a long time of hard work, a tree was planted. .

Later, no one paid any attention to this small tree, and the gardener still took care of it diligently every day. When Su Xiuran left home, the magnolia was only two or three meters high. Now, eight years later, it has really grown into a magnolia. There are not small trees, which can be seen even on the second floor.

It's just that the magnolia flowering period has passed now, otherwise every spring, you can see the burning white flowers of that tree.

After Su Xiuran said this, he lowered his eyes and said softly: "Mom, I'm a little tired, I'll go take a rest first."

Before she could respond, he stood up, smiled at her politely, turned and walked out.

Qu Yan's thoughts were elsewhere, so she didn't notice that when he stood up, his body stiffened for a moment, and he raised his hand to gently support the back of the chair, and then left calmly.

Lin Mei and Su Xiuyan were bored in Su Xiuran's study when he was a teenager for a while, then they heard footsteps outside the door, and then Su Xiuran walked in.

Seeing him coming, Lin Mei was of course the happiest. In this scary-looking house, she didn't want to leave Su Xiuran even for a minute.It felt like even if she was only away for a minute, a big monster could come out of nowhere and eat her beloved god in one bite.

Su Xiuran didn't know what Lin Mei felt in her heart. Seeing her jumping towards him like a swallow throwing herself into the forest, she thought she was frightened by Su Xiuyan, so she quickly wrapped her arms around her shoulders and patted her: " What? Did Xiuyan bully you?"

Su Xiuyan looked shocked at the side: "Do you think I can bully her? You don't raise a little oriole, but a big shark, do you understand? It's not easy for me to see you alive. I still bully her." she!"

Being described as so cruel, Lin Mei didn't feel ashamed in the slightest, and even gave Su Xiuyan a "tss" in disdain, expressing her contempt for him.

She raised her head from Su Xiuran's arms, noticed that his face was pale, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you? Are you tired?"

Fortunately, she still had some common sense, so she didn't blurt out whether he had a bad conversation with her mother.

Su Xiuran smiled and shook his head: "It's okay, I'm just a little tired, nothing else."

Lin Mei thought that Su Xiuran usually had a lunch break in the afternoon, and the schedule was so busy all day today, so there was no time, so she went back to Su Xiuyan, and asked confidently: "Your brother is tired, what should I do!"

Su Xiuyan said wittily: "My brother's previous room has been tidied up, and he can go to rest at any time... I don't think you two should prepare another room, right?"

Lin Mei snapped her fingers and praised him in a rare way: "What are you capable of, Xiao Yanzi!"

What the hell is this "Little Yanzi", Su Xiuyan resisted the urge to collapse, and respectfully sent his brother and future sister-in-law upstairs to rest.

Su Xiuran's room was on the second floor. After entering, Lin Mei had the honor of visiting the bedroom of the Great God from childhood to adulthood.

The size of this room is about the same as the one in Su Xiuran's current residence, but the decoration and layout are darker. After Lin Mei walked in, she couldn't believe it: "Are the bedrooms where young people live in your family so serious?"

It's okay to say that this room was redecorated after Su Xiuran became an adult, but the decoration and furniture look like they were many years ago, revealing the solemn luxury of an ancient castle, without the slightest sense of modernity.

Su Xiuran smiled: "Xiuyan's room is also the same."

Lin Mei had just thought that there would be a model in the study, and there might be a bear toy in the bedroom, but now it seems that the master is indeed a little taller and colder than ordinary people, and her wish was shattered.

There was no one else around, Lin Mei pulled him to lie down on the bed, raised his head and asked him: "By the way, what's the matter with your fiancee, why didn't you say hello to me in advance?"

Su Xiuran had already closed his eyes, and opened them again after listening to her talk, looked at her with a smile, and said, "Actually, I thought about it, it might be a good thing to maintain a relationship with you as a lover... This is because I Selfishly, I don't want you to get too involved with the Su family, this place is not a pleasant place."

Lin Mei agrees that she doesn't want to get too involved with the Su family.What she fell in love with was Su Xiuran, and it had nothing to do with this family far away in S city.

Seeing the thoughtful expression on her face, he smiled and raised his hand to caress her cheek: "But then I thought, since I have decided that this life belongs to you, then I need to give myself an identity that can protect you more logically." .”

He suddenly said such affectionate words, Lin Mei was still a little embarrassed, she lowered her head and rubbed against his cool palm: "Okay... But you haven't proposed to me yet, and I haven't told my parents yet, The schedule is so tight this time, I don’t have time to go home and see them.”

Su Xiuran smiled and waited for her to finish, then asked softly: "Xiaomei, will you marry me?"

This question is much more difficult than "Do you love me?" Love is love without any other impurities, but marriage involves various issues, such as the families of both parties, such as whether they are ready to spend the rest of their lives with each other.

However, Lin Mei probably only thought for less than a second before replying, "Yes!"

Then she saw Su Xiuran laughing, his face was a little pale, but the smile still reached his eyes, it was so bright and unreasonable, he said softly: "Look, I have already proposed marriage."

Lin Mei never wanted to admit that she was only fooled by Su Xiuran with a few words, and easily promised a lifelong event, but until dinner time came, she and Su Xiuran went downstairs to the dining room together, still bowing their heads and snickering from time to time. One hand still held Su Xiuran's clothes corner and did not let go.

It looked as if the one who successfully proposed was not Su Xiu but her.

Seeing her like that, Su Xiuyan probably guessed about seven or eight points. This time there were many people present, so he was smart enough not to provoke Lin Mei, so as not to be ridiculed later and make him unable to step down from the stage.

During this meeting, Lin Mei found that Qu Yan's attitude towards her was much better, she even changed her address, calling her "Xiao Lin", and invited Lin Mei to sit with her with a very reserved smile.

Lin Mei thought of Su Xiuyan's words, and seeing her attitude, she couldn't help but feel chills. The difference in treatment was too obvious. It's true that the eldest son's fiancée is not as precious as the younger son's ordinary friends.

Her thoughts diverged, and she couldn't help thinking that if Su Xiuyan had that kind of meaning to her, maybe this mother would justifiably ask Su Xiuran to give way to her younger brother.

She thought about it casually, but she didn't expect it to hit Qu Yan's mind. From Qu Yan's point of view, it doesn't matter if Lin Mei is Su Xiuran's fiancée, anyway, there is no engagement ceremony, and fiancée has no legal effect.

Su Xiuyan, on the other hand, has seldom lied to women over the years. She has privately arranged countless unmarried women who in her eyes are good enough to marry into Su's family to give him blind dates. There are many wealthy ladies, professional elites, etc. Types, he calmly blocked them back.

Now that Su Xiuyan finally has a special attitude towards a certain woman, if Su Xiuyan further expresses his "special" affection for Lin Mei, she will really hint or express it to Su Xiuran in private-you delayed I killed your brother, now give him one as compensation, don't rob him.

Because Qu Yan thought so in her heart, she looked at Lin Mei with a kind and loving attitude, which made Lin Mei feel chills intermittently.

Lin Mei still declined her flatly, and said with a smile: "It's good for me to sit with Xiu Ran."

Originally, the relationship between future mother-in-law and future daughter-in-law is delicate, and Lin Mei knows that she treats Su Xiuran badly, so she can't be called a competent mother at all, and she doesn't even have the slightest intention to please Su Xiuran, so don't talk to her Tit for tat is already very restrained.

Because of Su Xiuyan, although Qu Yan was a little unhappy at Lin Mei's refusal, she still restrained herself and watched her sit with Su Xiuran with a forced smile.

The dining table was a long western-style dining table. Besides them, there was Su Daoxian's family present. The scene of seven or eight people looked very lively, a bit like a family banquet.

After exchanging pleasantries with Su Daoxian's family, Lin Mei focused on looking at Su Xiuran, and helped him lay down napkins and tableware from time to time.

She didn't put on an act on purpose, but she was used to interacting with Su Xiuran like this at home. Not only would she help Su Xiuran, but Su Xiuran would also help her. Besides, when Su Xiuran was sick, why would she feed him with a spoon? There is no less to do, it is purely smooth.

Su Daoxian was sitting opposite them, and when he saw it, he smiled and said, "Xiao Lin and Xiu Ran have a very good relationship."

Lin Mei raised her head and smiled at him, without deliberately being modest: "We have lived together for a while, and Xiu Ran is not in good health. I should pay attention."

Su Daoxian said: "This is very good. I often say that young people should not worry too much about gains and losses, but should pay attention to enjoying the current life. After all, youth does not always exist."

He is a university professor abroad, so saying such words is in line with his status and his usual way of thinking, but it is just that he said these words on this occasion, and I don't know if he is intentionally outrageous.

After all, Qu Yan's two sons, the one I love so much, is busy like a workaholic every day, and the one I don't like is happy and comes home with such a friendly girlfriend.

Lin Mei looked at his honest and refined face, and thought that the rich and powerful are really not easy to mess with. This second uncle who looks like a wild crane also speaks with thorns.

As expected, Qu Yan's complexion changed a little. She is very self-cultivated, but her only weakness is probably Su Xiuyan. She treasures this son in every possible way, and she won't even frown because of him hurting her eldest son.

Su Daoxian was originally an illegitimate child, and was suppressed by her for many years. Every time he met, he respectfully called "Sister-in-law".

Su Xiuyan didn't have the slightest sense of being in the center of the storm, but just looked at the appetizers that came up.

Probably in order to take care of Su Daoxian's family's completely westernized eating habits, today Qu Yan asked the kitchen to prepare a French meal.

Su Xiuyan frowned slightly when he saw it, and asked his mother directly: "Mom, what's the main course?"

Qu Yan didn't expect him to ask such a question suddenly, she was slightly taken aback before answering: "Little lamb chops."

There was more helplessness in Su Xiuyan's eyes: "Mom, my brother has a bad stomach and was injured a while ago, so he should take care of him no matter what?"

Qu Yan didn't deliberately make it difficult for Su Xiuran, but she really didn't expect that it was a bit embarrassing for Su Xiuyan to say that.

Su Xiuyan waved to the person passing the dishes beside him and said, "Order the kitchen to make a bowl of noodles. If you want to nourish your stomach, start cooking immediately."

Lin Mei deeply felt the importance of forming a good teammate: with Su Xiuyan at the front, she could win without fighting, and it seemed that Su Xiuyan had already done it before she even opened her mouth.

Thinking of her, she happily took the glass of aperitif in front of Su Xiuran, drank it down in one gulp, disregarding table etiquette, then turned her head and smiled at Su Xiuran, "You can't drink, so I'll do it for you. "

Su Xiuran smiled at her and said softly, "Thank you."

By the end of the dinner, nothing happened. Su Daoxian's two children were well-educated, polite, sensible, elegant and well-educated. His youngest daughter was only ten years old, and she didn't raise any objections to the lengthy dinner, just sat down and ate obediently thing.

Qu Yan was singled out by Su Xiuyan at the beginning of the dinner, she looked a little unnatural afterwards, she completely gave up communicating with Lin Mei and her two sons, and focused on communicating with Su Daoxian's two children, saying a lot of things like What are your hobbies and what school do you want to study?

Seeing her like that, Lin Mei felt that she must be regretting that she had prepared a complicated French dinner. It would be better than a Chinese family banquet. Everyone can break up and drink tea as soon as possible after eating.

After one day and just two meetings, Lin Mei didn't know Qu Yan well, but it was hard to have a good impression of her.

In fact, older women with good temperament and demeanor can easily attract the admiration of the same sex, but Lin Mei feels that her mother, who is not so elegant in conversation, is more amiable.

If they didn't come to Su's house today, but went back to her house, her mother would definitely cook a lot of dishes that suit Su Xiuran's appetite, laughing and teasing that her daughter is indeed a face controler, looking for a boyfriend just like her.

And her father would probably want La Su Xiuran to watch the football game - her understanding that men must watch the football game was summed up from her father.

Seeing Lin Mei's boredom, Su Xiuran gently shook her hand under the dining table, Lin Mei looked sideways at him, and saw him smile and give her a look.

Then before the dessert was served, he took off the napkin on his lap, stood up and bowed slightly politely, and said, "Sorry, I'm not feeling well, so I'll leave the table first."

After speaking, he pulled Lin Mei close, turned around and walked out.

(End of this chapter)