Bamboo horse is not a gentleman

Chapter 31

Lu Bai buried his head on his knees, he was so painful and conflicted that he didn't want to look up at her face.

Yuan Qing whispered:
"Sorry, I didn't mean to..."

"It's not your fault, it's just me being cowardly and cowardly, constantly avoiding questions."

"Do you want to... go home?"

Lu Bai didn't speak, and fell into a very long silence.After a long time, just when Yuan Qing, whose legs and feet were a little numb, was about to turn around and leave quietly, a thick and cold hand suddenly wrapped around her wrist:

"Will you go back with me?"

"willing."

Yuan Qing replied softly without hesitation.

I don't know how long it took, it seemed like a century, before he asked himself this question.

Suddenly, Lu Bai finally gave him the long-awaited key, waiting for her to open the door in his heart.

Yuan Qingyuan thought that he would not return to Anqing for a long time.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, I set foot on the train to Anqing again.

When the weather is hot, there will be more rain. The spring rain is quiet and lingering, stuffy and humid. Everything is growing quietly, dormant in bright or dark places, which makes people feel a little restless.

With more people enjoying the spring, there will be more passengers on the train.
The two sat facing each other by the car window, looking at the scenery outside the window at the same time.

It was raining outside the window, and the raindrops beat eagerly on the glass and receded lonely. The carriage was very noisy, some people were eating melon seeds, some were chatting, and some were coaxing babies to sleep.Yuan Qing quietly glanced at Lu Bai contentedly, he is so outstanding, so handsome and gentle, as long as he sits there quietly, he will attract people like a magnet.

At noon, the flight attendant pushed the dining car and hawked food in the narrow compartment. The aroma of boxed lunches and instant noodles filled the air. Yuan Qing opened a plastic bag in his bag, and the aroma of roast duck immediately hit his face.

Lu Bai finally turned his head from the deep view, and looked at Yuan Qing—the roasted duck leg in his hand.

Yuan Qing proudly raised his duck legs:
"If you stay in a daze again, I'll finish eating it all!"

This pair of childhood sweethearts are exactly the same foodies.

Therefore, Lu Bai mercilessly snatched the duck leg from Qingmei's hand, and bit down neatly without thinking it was dirty.

"Are you coming soon?" The speed of the car gradually slowed down. Looking at the familiar station outside the window, Yuan Qing's heart suddenly bounced high like a ball being thrown, and then fell high again.

Near nostalgia is more timid.

It should be Lu Bai who is more disturbed than her, right?

Yuan Qing looked at Lu Bai's hand hanging down on the seat, and involuntarily shook it gently.

Lu Bai raised his eyes to look at her, his eyes flickered slightly:

"I'm fine, I just—dragged you in."

Yuan Qing squeezed the bamboo horse's big hand:

"My pleasure!"

The rain gradually stopped, and the sun showed a smiling face from the clouds. On the side of the newly developed expressway, the antique street lamps seemed to show the historical heritage of Anqing ancient city to foreigners.About half an hour later, the taxi drove into the suburbs from the crowded train station. Among the green trees and willows, under the sunshine, different villas reflected gorgeous colors.

Even if the scenery is picturesque, Yuan Qing has no intention of watching it. What exactly is locked in the locked room in Lu Bai's heart?

"Sir, Li Yuan is here." The driver parked the car between a high wall and an iron gate with a door plate, and looked back at them curiously, "Li Yuan is a well-known university in Anqing." Li Luoyang's mansion, you guys are right."

Lu Bai didn't answer, paid the fare, and got out of the car straight away.

When Yuan Qing got out of the car, the man was on the phone and said a few words briefly:
"Li Xueshan, it's me, open the door."

After a while, the tall iron gate in front of him slowly opened, and Lu Bai's tall figure stood in the slowly spreading shadow, looking from a distance, as if he was about to be taken away by it.

Yuan Qing couldn't help stepping forward to grab his arm with some fear.

Lu Bai held her hand, then strode inside, walked for about 10 minutes along the curved driveway with overgrown flowers and trees, and the ivory-colored villa appeared in front of him.

A beautiful woman with white skin, raised eyebrows, wearing a black fur coat and a tight black dress came up to her. She glanced at Yuan Qing calmly and said to Lu Bai with a smile:
"You are finally back."

"Did Ruan Xinmei kill Li Luoyang?"

Lu Bai's words were so straightforward that there was no room for them, like a sword in the face, the woman was slightly taken aback, and then she patted him on the shoulder affectionately:

"Don't do this, Auntie will be sad."

"Li Xueshan, since she didn't kill her, why did you call me back?"

Li Xueshan frowned and lowered her voice:
"You shouldn't have brought her here."

"I never wanted to come back."

"There are some inside stories... very complicated. Let's talk in the study. Auntie has been waiting for you for a long time."

Li Xueshan tried to hook Lu Bai's arm, but he blocked it.

"Where is my room?"

"You didn't expect that since you left home, your house has never changed. Auntie arranges for someone to clean it every day. She always thinks that you will come back anytime."

Without looking at Li Xueshan, Lu Bai held Yuan Qing's hand tightly and walked into the villa.

The decoration style of Li Yuan's living room can be described as a combination of Chinese and Western styles.Magnificent brocade wallpaper, gorgeous and fine pineapple furniture, and wall-mounted porcelain plates with a sense of time precipitation fully demonstrate the owner's financial resources. The huge crystal chandelier on the ceiling carved with fine shell patterns faces the center of the living room. There is a dark leather sofa around the carpet, colorful flowers are placed on the coffee table, and the split wood is neatly stacked next to the marble fireplace not far from the sofa.

In this palace-like house, everything is well-organized and spotless. Yuan Qing looked at his muddy soles, looked helplessly at the series of large and small footprints left by the two on the floor, and followed Lu Bai from the living room. Went up to the second floor and stopped in front of the third room.

Lu Bai opened the door, except that the white brocade wallpaper, light gray velvet curtains and dark bedspread contrasted with the color of the living room downstairs, there was nothing special about this unlocked room.

He opened the curtains familiarly, and the originally dark room immediately became alive.

"You rest here for a while, I'll come as soon as I go." Lu Bai stood in front of the window and looked at Yuan Qing, "The bathroom is in the small door of this room, you can put your luggage here first, and someone will tidy it up later. "

"Okay." Yuan Qing nodded.

Lu Bai took two steps outside, then turned around again:
"are you hungry?"

"Yeah." The more nervous the more hungry, as if responding to his words, Yuan Qing's stomach growled.

"I asked Li Xueshan to bring you something to eat."

Not long after Lu Bai walked out of the room, Li Xueshan opened the door and came in, holding a tray of snacks in her hand. Her face, which was stinkier than rotten eggs, made Yuan Qing lose his appetite immediately.

"Really, both mother and son regard me as a servant and a nanny!" Li Xueshan casually placed the tray on the bedside table, then raised her hands and stared at Yuan Qing, "How is it? Now I really understand Lu Bai What kind of wealth and background do you have? This kind of wealth, such a wealthy family, is not something a little woman like you can afford, so pack up and leave before he is completely tired of you!"

The clay figurine still has three parts earthy nature, Yuan Qing glared at this woman who once used him, and retorted:

"Whether I go or not is my business, you don't care!"

"It's really naive! Do you want to make Lu Bai's mother unhappy? In Yaoyang Group, in Li Yuan, Auntie is a one-of-a-kind existence. If you offend her, be careful what happens to you!"

Li Xueshan's intimidation did not make Yuan Qing shrink back. Although she is timid and cowardly by nature, she has her own perseverance and persistence when it comes to the matters of important people, such as Lu Bai's affairs.

Unless Lu Bai personally lets her go, she will accompany him until the end of the world.

Lu Bai went down the steps, walked straight from the living room to the study, hesitated for a moment, and knocked on the door.

"Come in." A woman's deep voice came from the study.

Lu Bai pushed the door open and entered, only to see a middle-aged woman with unpainted face, gloomy complexion, and sunken eyes sitting on the sofa in the study. Compared with the memory, she seemed much older.He didn't speak, nor did he show any warm greetings or attention, but just stood there silently, looking down at her, as if looking at a stranger.

In this cold gaze, Ruan Xinmei raised her eyes to look at her son, and the expression in her pair of eyes that resembled Lu Bai was also extremely indifferent:

"You're finally back."

"What's the matter calling me back?"

"This is your home. You are my son. If you have anything to do with me, you can come forward naturally. Why bother to ask?"

"In that case, as your son, I would like to advise you: Anqing is a small city, and a single pebble can cause waves. Before the police find something and make it public, it is the best choice to surrender."

Ruan Xinmei was slightly taken aback, and then laughed out loud, the hollow laughter echoing in the spacious study:

"My only biological son actually thinks I've killed someone!"

Lu Bai took a sharp look at Ruan Xinmei, his eyes were turbulent:

"I'm very sorry, I was also in Lenghai that night nine years ago."

(End of this chapter)