I won't be her substitute

Chapter 6

I have almost forgotten the existence of my parents. I have not contacted them these days, I have not greeted them, and I have not shown any filial piety. I am very guilty.At the same time, they didn't ask me how I was doing and I was annoyed.But these are nothing compared to the cruelty of childhood.When I saw them again, they were much emaciated.My heart still hurts.

——An Mengqing's diary

The sweet days are going on. On this day, Yu Zhe walked into the house with a photo frame and covered the contents inside with paper.Lingxi in the living room will always be Yuzhe's atmosphere, if she doesn't speak, Yuzhe will never think of her existence.

"Yu Zhe, what did you get?" Ling Xi was always rediscovering their mother-child relationship, and took the initiative to talk to Yu Zhe to let him know that he still has a mother.When necessary, she will show a smile full of maternal love.

"It's nothing." There was no turning back to answer, and at the same time, he didn't see the stiff smile and clenched fists on Ling Xi's face. "Mengqing, I have something to show you."

Hearing Yu Zhe calling her, An Mengqing rushed over from the kitchen. "What is it?"

"Let's talk upstairs." The two were about to go upstairs when Ling Xi coughed from behind.

"Dinner is not ready yet, let's watch it later." Hearing the meaning of Ling Xi's cough, An Mengqing whispered to Yu Zhe, and at the same time when she turned around, her arm was grabbed by Yu Zhe.

"Leave her alone."

"But..." I wanted to say something, only to realize that I was dragged upstairs by Yu Zhe like a broom.

An Mengqing, who hadn't realized how she went upstairs for a while, was stunned, forgetting what she wanted to say.Standing in the room, watching Yu Zhe tear off the paper of the photo frame layer by layer, and slowly a wedding photo appeared in front of him.

"It's so beautiful." An Mengqing exclaimed.

In the photo, Yu Zhe hugged An Mengqing's slender waist and kissed her lips. Of course, there was still a few centimeters between the lips.An Mengqing's face felt hot when she saw the intimate gesture in the photo, and she blushed. Why didn't she feel shy when she made this gesture?
"Why are you blushing?"

"Ah? Do I have it?" Subconsciously turned around, showing the shyness that a woman should have.

"The photographer's skills are good, and the shots are quite similar." Yuzhe looked at the photo and praised the photographer, which meant that their ambiguous actions were quite like a husband and wife.

Soon, Yu Zhe hung the photo on the wall.

"Here is the photo album, here it is." A thick wedding photo album was placed in front of An Mengqing's eyes, flipping through the pages.

Looking at her beautiful face in the photo, An Mengqing sighed: Why didn't I realize that I was so good before?I'm still pretty.

"How is it? I'm handsome." Unable to bear being ignored by An Mengqing, a very narcissistic sentence suddenly came out.Hearing this, An Mengqing rolled her eyes.

"Humility is a virtue."

"Excessive modesty is pride. I'm telling the truth. Don't you think I'm handsome?"

Looking up and down Yuzhe, Yuzhe felt hairy.Although receiving the baptism of women's attention is a common thing, but the eyes that look at him usually show admiration, but An Mengqing's eyes at this time can only be described as evil.

"Well, handsome. Very handsome." In line with the voice, An Mengqing nodded appropriately to express her affirmation.It was really comfortable for Yuzhe to hear it. "Cricket's cricket." He was panting too much for speaking, and Yu Zhe fell from heaven to hell all at once.

"Is it that bad?" I thought I was still handsome.

"Hahaha... Is it necessary to be so painful?" Yu Zhe put on a painful expression, his handsome face twisted into a ball, causing An Mengqing to laugh wildly. "Just kidding. You are the most handsome guy I have ever seen." Knowing that he had lost his composure, he controlled the nerve called "laughing" and said seriously.

"You." Yu Zhe scratched An Mengqing's nose lightly, as if pampering him. "Let's go to eat with grandma, and enjoy the photos slowly when we come back."

"Aren't you eating at home?" An Mengqing was puzzled.

"I'm in such a good mood, I don't want to be spoiled by the person downstairs."

The person downstairs refers to Ling Xi. "Is there any barrier between you and your mother? You are always against her." Those who know the inside will definitely sweat for An Mengqing, and Yu Zhe hates it when people mention Lingxi as his mother in front of him.At this time, Yu Zhe frowned, and his handsome face became lifeless, which was a precursor to anger.An Mengqing is dead now.

Ok?Yu Zhe's tense face became relaxed, and he smiled slowly. "Those who don't know are not to blame. Please remember, don't say she is my mother in front of me in the future." It's really dangerous.An Mengqing, who escaped unharmed, took a deep breath, thankful that she was not punished. "Don't be so curious about other people's affairs. I will tell you when necessary." Yu Zhe said this, his eyes fixed on An Mengqing, trying to catch some information from her eyes.Calm without any fluctuation, An Mengqing's composure did not give Yu Zhe any useful information.

Don't be so curious about other people's affairs.I will tell you when necessary.An Xiaoyu once said this to Yu Zhe.

Without questioning Yu Zhe, An Mengqing followed behind him peacefully, ignoring Ling Xi's murderous eyes, and walked out of the house.An Mengqing felt a little sympathetic to Ling Xi.The other son is no longer by his side, and the son who is by his side is extremely indifferent to him, Ling Xi is really pitiful.Thinking about it this way, it seems that An Mengqing hasn't been home to visit her parents for a long time.There was some sadness in his eyes.

"Why don't you talk?" Sitting in the car, An Mengqing didn't say a word, with a serious expression on her face. "Do you think I'm an unfilial son?" Yuzhe sneered. "You are very filial. In order to help Dad pay off his gambling debts, he actually forfeited the rest of his life's happiness."

An Mengqing was speechless.She didn't know if it was filial piety or blind obedience.She was indeed in an extremely bad mood, leaning her head against the window, looking out the window quietly, thinking about something, not wanting to talk.Yu Zhe also stopped talking, and drove the car with his thoughts on his mind.

When they came to the hospital, the two were in a surprisingly good mood, sitting on either side of grandma, talking and laughing.When grandma asked when they would have a great-grandson, they said naturally, soon.

In the eyes of outsiders, they are a very loving couple, going in and out together.Behind this superficial truth are two people with different purposes.

Grandma was discharged from the hospital, and the family went to the hospital to pick her up.What a happy family.At the dinner to celebrate grandma's safe discharge from the hospital, grandma announced that she wanted to live in the country and visit relatives and friends whom she hadn't seen for many years. Anyway, she herself was born and raised in the countryside, so she must not forget her roots.

Ling Xi, who looked down on rural people, was the first to object to her mother-in-law going to live in the country.Yu Zhe and An Mengqing thought it would be good to let grandma go to the countryside to breathe the air of nature.In the end, Lingxi didn't persuade her mother-in-law, so she could only go to the train station to see her off, and before leaving, she asked her mother-in-law to come back early.

Grandma went to the countryside, and within a few days, Lingxi went abroad for inspection on behalf of Yu's Group.This day, An Mengqing was very depressed, her eyelids kept twitching.It always feels like something ominous is happening.Sure enough, An Mengqing received a call from the hospital, saying that An's father had a serious car accident, and asked An Mengqing to go to the hospital immediately.

"Mom, how is Dad?" After receiving the call, An Mengqing rushed to the hospital without delay.

"We'll do more rescue." Mama An said in a crying voice.

"Okay, how could there be a car accident?"

"Your dad was hit by someone in order to pick this up." Mama An was holding a harmonica in her hand.

An Mengqing took the harmonica, her eyes couldn't help but get moist. "My sister's harmonica." This harmonica is the instrument that my sister An Xiaoyu loves so much.

"We went to visit Xiaoyu. There were many pedestrians on the road. I accidentally lost the harmonica. Your dad went to pick it up, and it turned out..." Mother An cried bitterly on her daughter's shoulder.

"Who are the family members of the patient?"

"I am his daughter."

"It turns out that the patient is Mrs. Yu's father." Yu Zhe is the largest shareholder of this hospital, and the attending physician recognized An Mengqing at a glance.

"How is my dad? Seriously?"

"It's very serious. Fortunately, the rescue was timely and he is out of danger now."

"Thank you." Hearing that Dad was fine, my nervous heart calmed down a lot.

Mother and daughter sat in the ward, waiting for Dad to wake up.

"Meng Qing." It was Yu Zhe's voice. "Mom." Not wanting to disturb Papa An, Yu Zhe called softly.

"Yu Zhe? Why are you here?" An Mengqing was pleasantly surprised.

"You didn't tell me this kind of thing happened. If the dean didn't call me, are you planning to keep it a secret? I'm also the son-in-law of the An family." Heart means.At this time, An Mengqing was in need of her husband's care.

"I..." An Mengqing was so moved that she didn't know what to say.Tears welled up again and kept flowing.

"Okay, don't cry. It's all about me."

Seeing my daughter so happy.Mama An felt much more at ease.

"Mom, do you know who the perpetrator is?" Yu Zhexun asked Mother An.

Mother Ann shook her head. "I don't know, he escaped."

"Where did Dad get hit?"

"Friendship East Road." Although An's mother didn't know what Yu Zhe was asking these questions, she still answered truthfully.

At this time, Yu Zhe's cell phone rang without interest.Talk to An Mengqing and go out to answer the phone.I vaguely heard Yuzhe talking angrily.About 10 minutes later, Yu Zhe walked in.

"Is the company busy?" The clever An Mengqing speculated about the content of the call.

"A little thing."

"Then go and get busy. I'm fine here."

"Yes, Mr. Yu. You are a busy person. I am very happy to take time to see the old man." Mother An seemed very polite.

"Don't be so alien. I'm your son-in-law, and this is what I should do. From now on, you can call me Yuzhe." Turning his head and continuing to say to An Mengqing: "Then I'll go first. Once the matter is settled, I will come over."

Yuzhe closed the door softly, walked in the corridor, and made a call.

"Shao Luo, it's me. Help me investigate the car accident that just happened on Youyi East Road. Before I get to the company, I must find the perpetrator."

Shao Luo knows everything, so if you don't understand anything, you can go to him directly.He is also happy to help.But the matter that Yuzhe explained is not difficult, but it is not easy to say, and the time limit is added, it is very tricky. God knows where Yuzhe is now?If he was just downstairs in the company, where would Shao Luo go to find the perpetrator in such a short time?No way, Shao Luo, who is not afraid of anything, is afraid of Yu Zhe.I had to investigate quickly.

"Dad, you're awake. Anything else wrong?"

"Mengqing? You're here to see Dad." Dad An was very happy to see his daughter. "It doesn't matter how painful you can come to see me."

"Dad. What are you talking about?"

"Father, I'm sorry." Papa An cried.Holding her daughter's hand, she said excitedly: "Since you married into Yu's house, I have had nightmares every night. I was not comfortable sleeping in the villa, so I moved back to the old place with your mother. It's been half a year, you I didn’t come to see us either, thinking that you would never recognize me as a father. Every time I picked up the phone and pressed your number, I still didn’t have the courage to call. My daughter, my father is ashamed to see you.”

"Dad, don't say that."

"Mengqing, your father quit gambling, and now he has found a decent job. But it's too late. We are sorry for you, we didn't care for you when you were young, and when you grow up, you are forced to marry. Meng Sunny, forgive us, okay?"

"Dad, Mom. I don't blame you. No matter how big a mistake a parent makes, a daughter must tolerate it. I'm fine now. Really fine."

An Mengqing's marriage, An's father quit gambling, it's worth it.What's wrong with life now?

The next day, a couple came to the hospital and walked into Papa Ann's ward.Their behavior was really surprising. First, they apologized, saying that they should not have run away after bumping into someone, and asked them to forgive them.To make up for their mistakes, the couple decided to take turns serving Papa Ann until he fully recovered.

When did An's father receive such considerate service, he was very uncomfortable and advised them to leave.As soon as the couple heard that they were going to be driven away, they became frightened and begged Papa Ann, telling Papa Ann that if they left the hospital, they would end badly.

For the past few days, An Mengqing has been observing the couple. Judging from their clothes, they should be rich people. They could have settled this matter with money. They didn't need to come back to apologize, and they took care of them personally.Someone stronger than them must have forced them to do it.It never occurred to me who this person was.Until one day, when Yu Zhe came, the couple treated him with respect and asked Yu Zhe if they were satisfied with what they did.The panicked eyes of the couple when they saw Yu Zhe told An Mengqing that only Yu Zhe had the ability to make the couple put down their noble figures and go to the hospital to act as "nurse".No wonder they were so afraid. Yu Zhe's fiery temper was as famous as his reputation. It could be said that he was a household name.

In order to save the couple, An Mengqing persuaded her father: "Dad, let them stay. They take care of me so meticulously that I can rest assured."

"This... alright. Just listen to my daughter."

The couple hurriedly thanked them, and almost knelt and kowtowed.

Maybe it was the personal care of the couple who caused the accident, or maybe it was the joy of the family of three. Papa An's recovery is better than expected.

Yu Zhe asked to accompany An Mengqing to pick up his father from the hospital, but An Mengqing refused.The reason was that Yuzhe would delay the company's affairs. It's strange to say that the company has been very busy recently, maybe it's because Ling Xi is not in the company to help.Yu Zhe did not further persuade An Mengqing because he really had a lot of things to do.

"Daughter, you are afraid that Yu Zhe will be angry if he knows that we don't live in the villa, so you let him leave."

"Mom still understands me. Well, let's go."

I haven't been home for a long time.It still smells like home.After a while, they went shopping together. An Mengqing came to the flower shop and bought some pink roses.An Mengqing came to the vegetable field in the suburbs with her parents.He stopped in front of the tombstone with the same photo as himself.

"Sister, we're here to see you." Put the flowers in front of the stele. "Happy birthday!" Today is An Xiaoyu's birthday, and it's also An Mengqing's birthday.

An Mengqing stayed in front of An Xiaoyu's tombstone for a long time.An's father and An's mother left first, they knew that Mengqing had a lot to say to Xiaoyu alone.An Mengqing talked a lot to her sister, including her laughter and sadness.It was getting dark, and the setting sun urging her to go home.

On the way home, the setting sun shone on her, making her figure very long.

(End of this chapter)