Zhou Li was silent for a few seconds and explained to her: "I didn't mean to threaten you."
Jiang Mingzhu didn't answer.
Zhou Li: "If you don't want me to go there, I don't have to go."
Jiang Mingzhu: "It doesn't matter, you can go if you want."
She just reacted unilaterally and cautiously, not wanting Zhou Li to disturb Pei Ye.
But then I thought about it, Pei Ye's temperament would definitely not anger Zhou Li. He was so kind, and he might even think that Zhou Li and Jin Rou were innocent.
But Jiang Mingzhu will never be able to be so generous in this life, and she will fight for it in the next life.
Zhou Li: "What kind of flowers does he like?"
If you want to worship, it is impossible to go there empty-handed.
What's more, Pei Ye is also Jin Rou's "savior".
Jiang Mingzhu: "Sunflower."
When talking about Pei Ye's preferences, Jiang Mingzhu's tone was different from before: "My brother's favorite flowers are sunflowers and baby's breath."
Her tone was coquettish, somewhat similar to when she deliberately acted coquettishly with him before.
Zhou Li had heard her call "brother" countless times, but this time it was not him.
Zhou Li: "Yeah, okay."
——
At noon, Zhou Yi shamelessly took Zhou Li to have lunch at the Zheng family's old house.
While eating, Jiang Mingzhu noticed that Sansan and Zhou Yi seemed to be getting closer, calling each other uncle.
Zheng Pianqian didn't speak much during the whole process, and Zheng Linxu rarely communicated with Zhou Yi.
Jiang Mingzhu knew that they were worried about exposing something in front of her, so she cooperated without asking a word.
After lunch, Zheng Linxu was going to prepare things for the sacrifice. Jiang Mingzhu reminded him: "Remember to prepare sunflowers, as well as the snow pears, roast chicken, chestnut cakes he likes to eat..."
"Forget it, take me with you." Jiang Mingzhu listed a lot of things, fearing that Zheng Linxu wouldn't remember them and had to do them himself.
Zhou Li listened to Jiang Mingzhu's fondness for Pei Yegu, and the food in his mouth was tasteless.
Zheng Linxu couldn't defeat Jiang Mingzhu, so he took Jiang Mingzhu out after lunch.
Zhou Li and Zhou Yi were also invited out.
Zhou Li got into Zhou Yi's car and returned to the hotel. He didn't say a word after getting in the car.
Zhou Yi looked at Zhou Li's lost expression and joked: "Are you shocked?"
Zhou Li didn't answer.
Zhou Yi: "Her feelings for Pei Ye are indeed interesting."
Zhou Li: "What did you see?"
Zhou Yi: "It's not like a simple brother-sister relationship."
"But it can't be said to be a relationship between a man and a woman. It should be a mixture of various emotions." Zhou Yi asked Zhou Li, "Has she never had contact with other people of the opposite sex since she was a child?"
Zhou Li: "I came into contact with it when I was in school."
Zhou Yi: "That doesn't count."
Zhou Li: "Oh."
Other times, there should be none.
Zhou Yi: "That's easy to understand."
"Her adoptive mother is right. If Zhan Yubai hadn't happened, she and Pei Ye would most likely have been together."
They grew up together and spent their adolescence together. When the hormones were at their most restless, there was only each other in the world. Under such circumstances, it was difficult not to have other feelings. "I guess when Pei Yegu and Zhan Yubai fell in love, she felt I feel bad."
"But she probably doesn't know this herself." Zhou Yi thought about Jiang Mingzhu's various actions, "Why do you feel that she is not as good as you in this aspect?"
Zhou Li: "..."
Zhou Yi: "I may not be sure if I encounter something like this."
Seeing Zhou Li's solemn expression, Zhou Yi joked with him, "It's normal for you, an inexperienced ***, to not be able to figure it out. Don't feel inferior."
——
Early in the morning of Qingming Festival, Jiang Mingzhu went to the cemetery from her ancestral home with Zheng Linxu, Zheng Pianqing and Sansan.
It was only half past eight when we arrived at the cemetery, and the weather was groggy.
, which makes people feel even more depressed on this special day.
When Jiang Mingzhu got out of the car, she realized that Zhou Li and Zhou Yi had already arrived, and the things they brought were put into the trolley by the staff.
Zhou Li held a bouquet of sunflowers in his hand, decorated with stars of various colors.
Jiang Mingzhu mentioned to Zheng Linxu yesterday that Zhou Li would come to worship. She didn't mind, and Zheng Linxu didn't stop him.
Jiang Mingzhu only glanced at Zhou Li, and then went to get flowers from the trunk.
She walked in front, and Zhou Li followed her silently.
Zheng Linxu, Zheng Pianqing and Sansan were going to pay homage to other members of the Zheng family, and Zhou Yi followed them there.
Only Jiang Mingzhu and Zhou Li followed behind Pei Ye.
Zhou Li placed the flowers in front of the tombstone, moved his eyes upward, and finally saw Pei Ye's photo.
This photo was something he had never seen before.
Pei Ye has sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and is very handsome. This photo is much more mature than the ones Zhou Li has seen before, and the contours of his facial features and face are deeper.
As Zhou Li stared, a hand appeared on the photo.
It was Jiang Mingzhu who touched the photo carefully, as if wiping the dust off it.
Zhou Li turned to look at Jiang Mingzhu.
She knelt on the ground, her hair blown by the wind, exposing her red eyes. All her attention was on the tombstone in front of her, as if she was protecting some rare treasure. No one could distract her.
She was wearing a black dress, with her face facing the sky, and the wind was blowing her hair, as if it was going to take her away at any time.
"Brother, I personally selected the sunflowers today." Jiang Mingzhu asked with a smile, "Do you like them?"
The only answer she received was the sound of the wind.
Zhou Li saw Jiang Mingzhu talking to herself about the tombstone, and his heart ached so much that he couldn't breathe smoothly.
She calls "brother" every time she speaks.
This is a title that belongs to another person.
The wind picked up the sand and blew it into his eyes. Zhou Li turned around and raised his hand to rub his eyes. When he looked at her again, his vision was a little blurry.
I don’t know how long it took, but Sansan’s voice came from behind: “I see my brother again!”
When Zhou Li came to his senses, it was Zheng Linxu and the others who came over.
After staying in the cemetery for almost an hour, Jiang Mingzhu kept kneeling.
When she got up from the tombstone, the skirt of her long skirt was blown up by the wind. As soon as Zhou Li lowered his head, he saw her red, swollen and blue knees.
Zhou Li walked up and held Jiang Mingzhu's arm.
Jiang Mingzhu immediately took out her hand and subconsciously looked back at Pei Ye's tombstone.
Zhou Li's hand froze in mid-air.
Jiang Mingzhu was afraid of being seen by Pei Ye.
Zhou Li lowered his eyes, put his hands back into his trouser pockets, and walked out of the cemetery with his head lowered.
It wasn't until she came out of the cemetery that Jiang Mingzhu walked up to him and talked to him: "I'll go back to Beicheng tomorrow, what about you?"
Zhou Li was in a daze for a moment, and then understood the purpose of her question.
He had said before that after returning to Beicheng, he would show her all the evidence and take her with him to investigate.
Zhou Li: "Give me your flight number and let's go back together."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Oh, okay."
She took out her phone and fiddled with it a few times, "I sent you a WeChat message."
Zhou Li: "Yeah."
Jiang Mingzhu: "I'm leaving first, bye."
Zhou Li stopped and watched as Jiang Mingzhu took Sansan's hand and got into the car with her. Within a few minutes, the business car drove away.
Zhou Li was tapped on the shoulder and turned around.
Zhou Yi saw Zhou Li's red eyes and asked with a smile, "Are you crying?"
