At this time, Ji Rou and Ye Xiaonuo were walking on a cobblestone road in the back garden.
Different from the depressing and tense atmosphere in the study, Ji Rou was talking to Ye Xiaonuo in a gentle voice.
"Miss Ye, can I call you Xiaonuo?"
Ye Xiaonuo followed Ji Rou, feeling uneasy.
Not for anything else, but because of Ji Rou's identity as Fu Sili's mother.
She actually felt as nervous as an ugly daughter-in-law facing her prospective mother-in-law.
After not receiving a response for a long time, Ji Rou was not unhappy. Instead, she asked again in a soft voice: "Miss Ye, can I call you Xiaonuo?"
Only then did Ye Xiaonuo realize that he was distracted, and quickly responded: "Madam, yes, you can call me Xiaonuo."
After receiving the response, Ji Rou stopped, looked back at Ye Xiaonuo's embarrassed look, and asked, "Xiaonuo, there is a swing over there. Let's go over and have a rest, okay?"
Probably because it's New Year's Eve, the annual reunion night, the moon tonight is big, round and beautiful.
The clear and cold moonlight shone in every corner of the garden. Ye Xiaonuo sat on the swing and looked at the flowers and plants in the garden. The tension in his heart caused by Ji Rou's identity dissipated a lot.
"Xiao Nuo, what do you think of the relationship between Ah Li and the Fu family?"
"not too good."
It's not just not good, it's downright terrible.
Thinking of the tense atmosphere in the restaurant, Ye Xiaonuo felt tight in his chest and a little out of breath.
She moved her fingers, resisting the thought of reaching out to pat her chest, and secretly adjusted her breathing.
Jirou smiled, knowing that Ye Xiaonuo was not telling the truth. However, this is not important.
"Xiao Nuo, can I tell you a story?"
This sounded like a question to Ye Xiaonuo, but Ji Rou started talking with a smile without waiting for Ye Xiaonuo to answer.
"Once upon a time, there was a couple, a talented man and a beautiful woman, loving and harmonious. The man was the outsider and the woman was the inside, and together they gave birth to three lovely children of love."
“The eldest and second child are two beautiful and lovely little girls, and the third child is a handsome little boy, whose appearance is actually a bit prettier than the two girls.
The little boy's father teased him and said: If this is a girl, she will be fascinated by many handsome boys when she grows up. "
Ji Rou looked at Ye Xiaonuo with a smile, "Xiaonuo, although you are sweet and simple, I believe you are a smart girl. You know who I am talking about."
As soon as these words came out, Ye Xiaonuo didn't understand anything.
The couple Ji Rou is talking about is Ji Rou and her husband. The two girls are Fu Sichen and Fu Siyao, and the pretty little boy is Fu Sili!
It was precisely because of his understanding that Ye Xiaonuo resisted subconsciously.
She resisted Fu Sili and with it everything about him.
Ye Xiaonuo pursed his lips and shook his head gently: "I don't understand what the madam said."
In other words, she didn't want to understand.
Ye Xiaonuo even expected Ji Rou to stop the topic.
But Ji Rou obviously won't go as she wishes.
Ji Rou raised her head and looked at the cold and bright moonlight, as if looking at something through the moon.
"The days lived so plainly and warmly, until everything came to an abrupt end when the little boy was five years old."
"That day was the tenth birthday of the little boy's eldest sister. His father went to the company excitedly early in the morning. Before leaving, he said that he would come back early today to celebrate his daughter's birthday. However, God failed to fulfill his wishes..."
"He died in a long-planned revenge by his enemies."
"A person who was so lively and enthusiastic in the morning turned into a bloody corpse at night..."
Ji Rou's voice gradually dropped.
Ye Xiaonuo was frightened and quickly turned his head to look at Jirou worriedly.
Her face was gentle and soft, and there was even a faint smile on her lips.
Ye Xiaonuo could not imagine how heartbreaking such a gentle woman would be when faced with her husband's cold corpse.
Ye Xiaonuo thought that if it were him, she might want to die.
"lady……"
Ye Xiaonuo wanted to comfort her, but didn't know what to say.
Ji Rou turned around, gently took Ye Xiaonuo's hand, and continued as if nothing had happened: "Since then, the three children have lost their loving father. Because the little boy is a boy, the little boy's grandfather has high hopes for him. He can inherit the family business."
"However, the little boy has a gentle temperament and is polite to others. His grandfather is very dissatisfied with this."
dissatisfied?
What happened to Fu Sili's previous temper? What is his grandfather dissatisfied with?
Ye Xiaonuo pursed her lips tightly, suppressed what she wanted to ask, and continued to listen without saying a word.
"So, in order to create a satisfactory heir, the little boy's grandfather sent the little boy to a secret army. He stayed there for thirteen years. When the little boy came out, his temperament was completely different from before."
Hearing this, Ye Xiaonuo asked faster than his brain: "What happened to Fu Sili in the past thirteen years? Why did he become like this?"
There was silence in the garden, and Ye Xiaonuo's voice was filled with urgency that she didn't even know she had. By the time she realized it, she was already overwhelmed.
Jirou looked at her with a smile. Ye Xiaonuo quickly looked away and added in a covert manner: "...I mean...what did that little boy go through? His temper has changed so much." Moody and chilling..."
Ye Xiaonuo's voice became smaller and smaller until he disappeared.
Speaking ill of her son in front of a mother would make most people unhappy.
Ji Rou didn't care at all, she just smiled and said, "Xiao Nuo, I didn't say anything about that little boy's current temperament."
Ye Xiaonuo's words were self-inflicted.
Ji Rou looked at Ye Xiaonuo with a smile on her face.
As soon as her words fell, Ye Xiaonuo's face was filled with blush at a speed visible to the naked eye, obviously realizing his poor pretending skills.
Ye Xiaonuo lowered his head, his brain working rapidly, thinking about how to make amends.
However, Ji Rou's voice rang in her ears again: "During the thirteen years that Ah Li was in there, his grandfather ignored him and only said to the superior: Just don't die."
Just don’t die?
What a cruel statement to a child who had just turned five and tragically lost his father.
Ji Rou suppressed her smile, "I don't know what Ah Li went through inside. I only got a little bit of information from the few words he said during the quarrel between him and his grandfather."
"What?"
At this moment, Ye Xiaonuo had forgotten how he resisted knowing everything about Fu Sili.
Seeing her taking the initiative to ask, Ji Rou's eyes softened a lot: "When Ah Li was first sent in, he expected his grandfather to let him out every day. But as time passed, Ah Li realized the fact that he was abandoned in the army. .
From then on, he no longer looked forward to it and repeated training day after day. "
"Any more?"
Just training?
Ye Xiaonuo thought that the training was only physical, so she didn't understand why Fu Sili's character became like this.
Ji Rou nodded: "It's just training. As for what the training is about, I don't know. The quarrel between Ali and his grandfather didn't mention this part. But..."
"I did hear a name. When Ali heard the name, he reacted very fiercely, so fiercely that he wanted to point a gun at his grandfather."
Ye Xiaonuo took a deep breath and stammered, "...who?"
To make Fu Sili react so fiercely, he must be someone very important to him.
"I don't know the specific name. I only know that his surname is Shen. He is Ah Li's best friend in the army."
Your surname is Shen? Fu Sili's best friend?
Mr. Shen or Miss Shen?
Ye Xiaonuo felt that her focus was ridiculous, but the unreasonable panic in her heart was real.
