forget forget you

Chapter 16 Happiness is not far away

After resting for two or three days, Ning Lixia was fine.Mrs. Ning turned down the entertainment and drove her daughter to the hospital herself.

After completing the discharge procedures, Mrs. Ning returned to the ward to help Ning Lixia pack her luggage.

Ning Lixia has lived alone for many years, and she is not used to others touching her things: "I will do it myself, you don't know my habits."

Mrs. Ning was a little injured, but she quickly recovered her smiling face: "It's better to stay at home. I have already vacated the room. Your illness is just right, so it is not suitable for you to live in a hotel and eat outside."

Mrs. Ning's face was full of expectations and flattery. Although she really didn't want to live in her stepfather's house, after hesitating for a moment, Ning Lixia still nodded.

Mrs. Ning suddenly became happy, and went around to the vegetable market to buy a lot of fresh ingredients.

After the dishes were filled to the table, it was already half dark, and just as dinner was about to be served, Ning Yu arrived unexpectedly.

Unexpectedly, a rare smile appeared on Mr. Ning's face: "Rare guest, this is the second time you have come back after moving."

"I can't find my stamp album, come and see if it's here." Ning Yu said as he went upstairs, not intending to greet everyone.

"Stamp collection?" Mr. Ning didn't care about his son's faux pas at all. Instead of his usual taciturnity, he asked earnestly, "Isn't that what you used to play in elementary school? It's been so many years, where can you find it? You're so good at asking for stamps." What are you doing?"

Xu said that the sound insulation upstairs and downstairs was too good, so Ning Yu didn't answer.

Mr. Ning glanced at the clock on the wall, and asked Mrs. Ning to order his aunt to steam a mandarin fish.

Mrs. Ning came out of the kitchen and saw Ning Yu went downstairs, she said with a smile: "Haven't you eaten yet? There is no live fish at home. I have asked the driver to drive to buy it. It will take half an hour at most. You should sit down and drink a bowl of soup first." .”

"You don't need to trouble, I don't have an appetite, I have to go now." Ning Yu said, but walked to the dining table.

Ning Yu's indifference and overly politeness made Mrs. Ning feel a little embarrassed, but she still gave up her husband's right-hand seat and sat on the other side.

"Didn't find it?" Mr. Ning couldn't find a topic, so he continued to ask about the stamp album.

"Ah."

"I have collected a few books. They should be in the study. Aunt Gao will find them later. She rarely cooks. Try the dishes and see if they suit your appetite."

Mrs. Ning, who understood her husband's mentality very well, immediately said: "The study is so big, you won't be able to find it for a while. You might as well stay here tonight. Although you don't come here often, your father has prepared the best room for you."

Before Ning Yu could answer, Yan Hanlu interjected, "It's just right for you to stay. My sister said she wanted to ask you something."

Ning Yu glanced at Ning Lixia, then looked at his father: "I have a meeting nearby tomorrow, I will stay overnight before leaving."

Ning Yu was even more unaccustomed to this "family reunion" atmosphere than Ning Lixia, so he went upstairs with an excuse after staying for a few minutes.

As soon as he walked away, Yan Hanlu stuck out his tongue at Ning Lixia: "Why are you looking for a stamp album? It's just an excuse!"

Ning Lixia made a specious smile, but didn't answer.

Mrs. Ning was about to change the subject, but Mr. Ning asked first, "What excuse?"

Yan Hanlu paused before saying: "Isn't my sister sick? He was embarrassed to say that he came here to visit her, so he made an excuse."

"You two meet often?" Mr. Ning turned to Ning Lixia.

Ning Lixia couldn't figure out what his stepfather meant, so he just said vaguely: "It doesn't count either."

Mr. Ning gave a faint "Oh" and said nothing more.

When he was depressed, he felt full even without eating anything. Ning Lixia didn't want to disappoint his mother's good intentions, so he could only endure the discomfort and tasted the dishes on the table one by one. After returning to the room, he felt even more out of breath.

She went to the platform on the second floor to breathe, and it happened that Ning Yu was also there.Except for the day when she was transferred to another hospital, Ning Yu had never visited the hospital again, and they hadn't seen each other for a few days, but the two of them had nothing to talk about, and after greeting each other, they were silent.

"It's dark and cold, and I can't even see a single star. It's really boring." Ning Lixia got up and wanted to leave, "I'm going back to my room first."

"Are you really planning to break up with Jiang Shaozheng?" Ning Yu asked suddenly.

Ning Lixia paused before saying: "Why are you asking other people's gossip? You really care about me, why don't you tell me which stock will go up recently."

Ning Yu put out the cigarette in his hand: "What's the use of telling you, do you have money to buy it?"

Ning Lixia, who was poor and lovelorn, felt even more frustrated, snorted and opened the door to leave.

Ning Lixia suffered from insomnia until five o'clock, and it was almost noon when he woke up.Mrs. Ning was going on a trip with her two daughters, and she took Yan Hanlu to the mall early in the morning to buy necessities. Before going out, she saw that her eldest daughter was still asleep, so she couldn't bear to wake her up, so she only left a note for her to meet her later.

After reading the note left by his mother, the dizzy Ning Lixia didn't call back immediately, and went downstairs to find coffee after a simple wash.

Seeing her going downstairs, the aunt in charge of the kitchen immediately came up to her. Ning Lixia had no appetite, so she made a cup of coffee by herself.

Coming out of the kitchen, Ning Lixia wandered around with a cup in his hand. This villa is huge, luxurious and elegant. Although it is richly piled up with a lot of gold and silver, it doesn't look tacky.Over the years, the Ning family's business has grown bigger and bigger, and it's hard to even match my father's most prosperous time.

Ning Lixia still remembers a friend of his father Zeng Sheng praised his mother's face, saying that she is a rare Wangfu, and she will have double the wealth in the future. Dad was very happy when he heard that, but who knew that the person was not referring to him.

"Do you have time to sit in the garden?" Mr. Ning stood behind her at some point.

Unexpectedly, Ning Lixia naturally agreed, and followed his stepfather to sit on the wooden chair in the garden.

"Are you used to living here?"

"Good."

Mr. Ning let out a "hmm", paused for a few seconds and said, "You and your sister have very different personalities."

Ning Lixia didn't know how to respond, so he smiled.

"Ning Yu has a bad personality and doesn't get close to anyone, but I would like to talk to you a little more."

"Uncle Ning, you must have something to tell me by staying at home, right?"

Mr. Ning curled his lips: "Then I'll just say it straight. Ning Yu is very against me. Our relationship is not very good. His mother is gone. No one cares about his life. This is my biggest heart disease. He I'm 32 years old this year, I'm not too young, I can't make enough money, it's time to settle down and start a family and have children."

"What do you want me to do?"

"I can't talk to him. Since you can chat, why don't you persuade him for me. I have a few good girls here, who are very suitable for him in every way. You might as well say they are your friends and introduce them to him. ... We are a family, I will not say polite words, no matter what difficulties you have, I can solve them for you."

Ning Lixia's heart turned cold, but his tone was still respectful: "Uncle Ning, don't worry, the situation you worry about will never happen. You also know Ning Yu's temper, I don't have the guts to persuade him to go on a blind date."

"You are his younger sister, I have nothing to worry about. You can go ahead and tell him, he dares to do anything to you!" After observing Ning Lixia's expression, Mr. Ning continued, "I've heard something about your father, although It seems that there is no room for change, but if I really want to save him, it is not impossible..."

Ning Lixia was so frustrated that he couldn't get any more, he just wanted to leave quickly: "You are so busy, don't worry about my father."

But Mr. Ning emphasized again: "If you can help me with Ning Yu's marriage, it is reasonable for me to help you save your father."

When Yan Hanlu's mother and daughter arrived home, Ning Lixia had already packed up her things and left.

After hearing the aunt's report, Mrs. Ning was very surprised: "She didn't want to go to a lively place, so she went on a trip by herself? Didn't she agree to come with us! Where did she go?"

Auntie naturally didn't know.

Mrs. Ning asked Yan Hanlu to call her sister again.

Yan Hanlu was worried that the free trip would be ruined, and she was stunned for a long time before she heard her mother's question: "Her mobile phone is broken, and she hasn't bought a new one yet, where do you want me to call her!"

It has been a week since Ning Lixia contacted her mother again.

The sunshine and wind in early summer in Tekapo were too gentle, together with her mother's complaints on the other end of the phone, made her happy. Knowing that the case turned around and her father would be released soon, fortunately, Ning Lixia was not very surprised.The signal in the town was not good, and the calls were intermittent. Mrs. Ning repeatedly asked her daughter to be careful, and did not talk about her ex-husband.

After putting down the phone and eating a whole serving of ice cream, she got up and left the restaurant.

However, Ning Lixia's good mood didn't last long - she heard that the tour guide didn't allow her to join the stargazing tour, so she naturally wanted to ask why.

"Because your boyfriend thought it was too noisy for thirty people to go up the mountain together, so he insisted on going alone with you."

"Who is my boyfriend?"

"Your name is Ning Lixia, right? Your boyfriend was still here just now! He said he was busy with work, so he arrived a day later than you."

Ning Lixia hadn't figured out how to face Jiang Shaozheng, and was hesitating whether to leave, when Ning Yu walked over.

"I'm not her boyfriend, I'm her boss." Seeing Ning Lixia's expression, Ning Yu couldn't help but snorted, "You're disappointed to find out it's me?"

"The car you want is ready, please contact me if you need anything." The tour guide apologized and left.

After being stunned for two seconds, Ning Lixia asked, "You came here specially to find me?"

"Why am I looking for you! My cousin is getting married in a church near here the day after tomorrow, and I'll come to watch the ceremony."

"Why don't you allow me to join the stargazing group when you come to watch the ceremony?"

"What's the point of joining in the excitement of a lot of people? I'll take you there, no charge."

Being with Ning Yu can save money but not energy. After setting up the tent, laying out the picnic cloth, and then carrying the champagne, cups, and ice buckets he asked for, Ning Lixia was already full of complaints, but the moment he looked up at the sky, , she completely forgot the dissatisfaction a moment ago, no matter how prosperous the fireworks and neon lights are, they are far inferior to the stars in front of her eyes.

"It turns out that there are really countless stars in the sky." She felt sincerely at first, and then marveled, "Ning Yu, look, that's the Milky Way! It's a real Milky Way!"

Ning Yu laughed at her fuss: "The Milky Way is always in the sky, and if you can't see it usually, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It's so strange."

"You are the most boring!" Ning Lixia vowed to ignore him again, and indulged himself.

It's a pity that the moment she saw the shooting star, she forgot the previous lesson and cheered again: "Ning Yu, there is a shooting star! The golden one, look quickly! Wow! Another silver one!"

"Two? You can make two wishes." Ning Yu didn't laugh at her abnormally, poured a glass of champagne and handed it over.

"I'm not a little girl, so I won't be so stupid as to wish on the stars."

"Who told you to face the shooting star! When I am in a good mood, if you have any wishes, I will help you realize them."

"I have no wish."

"Really? Only tonight, don't regret if you miss it."

Ning Lixia thought for a while before saying: "First, from now on, you must respect my mother like an elder, and don't embarrass her anymore."

Ning Yu cut out: "This is also a wish? Your second wish is not to let me fish your father out?"

"My father is fine, don't you know?" Ning Lixia was surprised.

Ning Yu's expression was unnatural for a moment: "I don't care about your family's affairs."

"I only heard from my mother in the afternoon, no matter what, I must thank your father this time."

"Thank you my dad?"

"Second, you can find someone you like to marry and have children earlier." Ning Lixia didn't want to accept Ning Yu's father's favor for nothing, so she pretended not to see the seriousness on Ning Yu's face, took a deep breath and continued, "I recently met I met a pretty nice girl, do you want to meet when I go back?"

After staring at Ning Lixia for almost half a minute, Ning Yucai said in an extremely unpleasant tone: "If I want to get married, do I need your introduction?"

Ning Lixia felt embarrassed, so he just lowered his head and pretended to be stupid: "I sacrificed a wish for you, but you don't appreciate it."

"Did my dad ask you to say these words to me? Did he do you any favors?"

Ning Lixia didn't dare to lie: "He helped me rescue my father."

"Him?" Ning Yu looked surprised, "Speak less with him in the future. I won't argue with you this time. I will give you a chance to make up for your mistakes and accompany me to the wedding the day after tomorrow."

Asking Ning Lixia's whereabouts from Yan Hanlu's mouth, and knowing that Ning Yu was there, Jiang Shaozheng immediately booked the earliest flight ticket.

It was not yet noon when he arrived in the town. Jiang Shaozheng had a simple breakfast at the hotel and was about to leave when a seven or eight-year-old girl stopped him.

"Uncle Jiang." The little girl rubbed her red and swollen eyes and choked up, "Are you also here to attend my cousin's wedding?"

"Uncle? Ning Yu wants to get married?" Jiang Shaozheng only then recognized that this was Ning Yu's cousin's daughter.

The little girl didn't answer, and sobbed to herself: "My mother thought I was disobedient, so she left with my father and asked me to stay in the hotel and reflect. I know I was wrong. Take me to church together."

Jiang Shaozheng picked up his phone and found a photo of Ning Lixia, squatted down and asked the little girl, "Have you ever seen this aunt?"

"I've seen it before. Yesterday, this beautiful sister was with my little cousin and had dinner with us in the evening."

Jiang Shaozheng felt his blood surge up: "Is she the one who wants to marry Ning Yu?"

The little girl nodded half-understanding: "Uncle Jiang, take me with you, I will never quarrel with my mother again."

The church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is small and simple, but the scenery outside the window is so beautiful that it cannot be described.

The guests were all dressed up, only Ning Lixia was wearing a white T-shirt and jeans with a ponytail on her face, she caught a glimpse of the disgust on Ning Yu's face, she smiled and said: "Who told you to leave so many beautiful girlfriends without you? My aunt who cooks comes with me."

"If it weren't for the fact that there are too few people here, single women are even uglier than you, who would want to bring you here."

A group of relatives and friends came over to greet Ning Yu one by one, and Ning Lixia, who had nothing to do, retreated to the window and looked at the Southern Alps in the distance.

When the newcomers entered the arena, a very familiar voice came from outside the door. Ning Lixia thought it was an illusion and didn't care. He and Ning Yu chose a seat in the back row and sat down.

However, before the bride and groom reached the oath platform, Jiang Shaozheng rushed in, and Ning Lixia watched him dumbfounded as he forcibly grabbed the bride's hand and dragged it out.

The groom stood there for three or four seconds before remembering to stop him.Seeing the faces of the bride and groom, Jiang Shaozheng froze in place for a moment.

"I'm really sorry, I admitted the wrong person." After apologizing, Jiang Shaozheng let go of the bride's hand.

Naturally, the groom would not let it go, and before Jiang Shaozheng left, some relatives and friends stood up.Ning Lixia glanced at Ning Yu, he sat there with a bad complexion, and had no intention of helping Jiang Shaozheng.

Just as Ning Lixia was about to get up, Ning Yu's cousin walked over. She and Jiang Shaozheng were old acquaintances.Jiang Shaozheng expressed his apologies repeatedly in a very good manner, and the bridegroom's cousin reconciled with it. Although the other party was annoyed, he couldn't blame him anymore.

After making up a generous gift, Jiang Shaozheng was about to leave, but found Ning Lixia in the back row, so he found a seat and sat down.Due to politeness, he couldn't squeeze through immediately, and finally waited till the end of the ceremony, Ning Lixia disappeared.

Without getting any information from Ning Yu, Jiang Shaozheng had no choice but to continue looking for a needle in a haystack.

Stayed in the cafe on Mount John until it was almost dark before Ning Lixia was about to leave, but before he got up, Jiang Shaozheng sat across from her.

He ate all the bread and muffins she had left in one go, and said with a smile, "I didn't have lunch until now in order to find you."

Ning Lixia didn't smile: "What do you want me to do?"

Jiang Shaozheng put away his smiling face and formally apologized: "I was too busy a while ago, so I ignored you. I'm sorry. I asked for ten days off. Let's go around together before going back?"

"You think I'm throwing a tantrum?"

"Of course not, you..."

Ning Lixia interrupted him: "That's why I left alone means breaking up."

"Break up? Because of Ning Yu?"

"The breakup is between the two of us. It has nothing to do with Ning Yu, Song Yarou, your mother, or my father. I don't think it's worth it, that's all."

"I know you misunderstood me, and I'm angry that I don't accompany you, but at least give me a chance to explain."

Ning Lixia turned his head out of the window, and calmly changed the topic: "The scenery here is so beautiful, it's the best healing place, why don't you bring Song Yarou along?"

Jiang Shaozheng was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Since you are going to break up with me, why are you jealous?"

Ning Lixia's face froze: "You think too much, I'm just talking casually."

"I heard from your sister that you have misunderstood me. The last time I saw Song Yarou was when she came to our house to make you lose your temper. I would know what happened to her later because my mother went to see her every day. After all, she lived In the hospital where my mother works."

"Before the business trip, I went back to my parents' house and left my mobile phone at my mother's place. You will hear my mobile phone ringing. It should be that my mother happened to be by when Song Yarou called you. It's already early morning when we arrived at the hotel, and you turned off the phone when I called you."

"What a coincidence." Ning Lixia snorted coldly, but his attitude did not soften, "Song Yarou is so pitiful, you should care about her."

"It's none of my business that she's not pity."

"It's nothing to do with you. Why did you go to visit the doctor without telling me? Why do you want me to stay away to take care of her emotions? Are you forced by your mother? Why don't you listen to your mother who forced you to break up with me? Don't you feel sorry for Song Yarou? "

"How could I feel sorry for her. I went to see her just for you."

"for me?"

"Knowing that Song Yarou was suffering from depression, her father came to me immediately and begged me to help her get out of the shadows, but I ignored it. Later, your father had a myocardial infarction and was hospitalized. Song Siren was the one who made things difficult for him. Your father's condition is urgent. I don't care. Dare to procrastinate, and immediately went to Song Siren, I will save his daughter for him, and he will stop embarrassing your father, this is a deal."

"Really? How do I remember that you let me hide from Song Yarou after my father was released on medical parole?"

"I feel ashamed. This matter always has the meaning of selling one's body for glory. Although Song Siren is not a good person, since I have promised him, Song Yarou will not be able to cross the river and tear down the bridge before he recovers."

"You always have your reasons, I can't tell you." Ning Lixia stood up and walked out of the cafe with a cold face.

Jiang Shaozheng chased after him with a smile: "I ran around to get rid of your father, but you turned off your mobile phone and went out with me and the rumored object behind your back. Obviously, I should be angry and break up. You should try hard to make it up."

Ning Lixia stopped in his tracks, with a suspicious look on his face: "You were the one who got my father off the hook? When?"

"Just when you were dissatisfied with whether I left early or returned late with you."

"Aren't you trying to relieve Song Yarou at that time? Where is my father free?"

Jiang Shaozheng gritted his teeth and pointed Ning Lixia's forehead with his index finger: "Is that why you miss me?"

Ning Lixia was inexplicably short of breath: "Otherwise? The evidence is solid, how could you possibly help my father?"

"Song Siren is short-tempered. He has been suppressing his deputy and not giving him a chance to advance. Almost everyone who has been a vice president under him is at odds with him. I found the vice president of Song Siren's company seven years ago. Ask him to testify for your father, proving that your father did not forge the purchase and sales contract to defraud the bank loan. In order to contain Song Siren, Vice President Zheng has some evidence against him."

"I have an impression of Vice President Zheng. I met him at the Song family when I was young. How could a person who is very shrewd and good at weighing pros and cons suddenly develop a sense of justice?"

"Of course I have a way to get him to stand up...Of course, a large part of the reason why he dared to testify in court is because Song Siren has had a very difficult life recently. Besides Song Yarou's mother, doesn't Song Siren have two other wives? Three Songs Each of the wives arranged their own brothers into the Song family's company, and each of Song Siren's brother-in-law was short of a huge amount of public funds. They tossed countless rubbish projects, and the Song family's recent real estate under construction had nothing to do with them. The previous paragraph Song Siren was tortured by the three Mrs. Song to the point of restlessness. He had no energy to manage the company. It was too late to realize that something was wrong. The owner who bought a house with the money he had saved for half his life found out that work had stopped, and he found out that Song Siren had no money to turn around. How could he give up? Now he It’s not that easy to file for bankruptcy.”

Ning Lixia was silent for a while, and finally laughed out, teasingly said: "If the Song family goes bankrupt, wouldn't Song Yarou be even more sad, so pitiful, don't you really feel bad?"

"...If you admit your mistake now, I can still forgive you for the sake of being stupid since you were a child."

"No matter how stupid I am, I will never rush into the church and destroy someone's wedding without asking." After a pause, she continued, "If you marry someone else, I will definitely send my blessings sincerely, and I will never be as innocent as you. demeanor."

Jiang Shaozheng, who has always been gentle, turned cold when he heard the words, and stopped moving forward, but Ning Lixia was not afraid of him, and continued down the mountain with a smile: "Even if I misunderstood you, it is your fault that I am unhappy——I suddenly found out My sister's theory is right. I was too sensible in the past, so I will be more domineering in the future."

Sure enough, Jiang Shaozheng followed up with humiliation: "As long as we have a 'later', I have no problem with what you want."

"It doesn't matter if you disappear again?"

"Just try."

It was getting late, and bright stars rose from the lake one after another.Ning Lixia knows that the boundless night will soon cover the earth, but no matter how long the road ahead is, she will not feel afraid.

(End of this chapter)