Duan Xuanyu originally wanted to go out and beat Lu Zhou up.
But she was also afraid that Lu Zhou's screams would wake Su Mian.
Su Mian only returned from the police station at 3 a. m. and has only slept for less than four hours.
Duan Xuanyu planned to go back and close the doors and windows of Su Mian's room before going to beat him up.
He locked the gate first, then went back to his room from the yard.
Seeing that Su Mian had already gotten up, still wearing her cotton nightgown, she was sitting cross-legged on the sofa drinking water.
Her eyelids were still drooping; she clearly hadn't slept well.
Duan Xuanyu sat down next to her, took the water glass she had finished drinking from, and placed it aside. He asked softly, "Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"
Su Mian was clearly still very sleepy, and her voice was weak. "There were so many dogs barking first thing in the morning."
Duan Xuanyu asked, puzzled, "No, we haven't even started calling yet!"
Su Mian was a little slow to react at this moment, looking at him in confusion. "What?"
"..." Duan Xuanyu realized that she was probably referring to a real dog.
Many families here keep dogs, and the sounds of chickens and dogs fill the air early in the morning.
He didn't explain, but just laughed to himself, moved closer to her, looked into her eyes, and asked, "A man has been chasing you all the way downstairs. What are you going to do about it?"
Without a second thought, Su Mian replied, "If he's more handsome than you, we'll chat; if he's uglier, I'll kill him."
Duan Xuanyu's smile widened, "Then she must be uglier than me."
But upon further reflection, something felt off. "No, you're married. Even if someone is more handsome than me, you can't have anything to do with him."
Su Mian said slowly and deliberately, "Our wedding isn't even over yet, so how can we settle this?"
"..." Duan Xuanyu's smile faded.
He paused for a moment, then asked, "What if the person downstairs is your ex-boyfriend?"
Su Mian hesitated for a few seconds, as if she had realized who her ex-boyfriend was.
She didn't speak, but the disgust in her eyes said it all.
Duan Xuanyu was delighted and asked again, "If he said he was willing to give you all the shares in his group and beg you to get back together, would you agree?"
Su Mian thought about it seriously and answered honestly, "I really want it. No cadre can withstand this kind of test."
Duan Xuanyu's smile vanished completely.
She's really capable.
A few words can cause his mood to fluctuate wildly.
He stared at her for a while, then suddenly reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist, his hands going behind her neck to brush her long hair aside.
His nose gently brushed against her cheek, his breath lightly landing on her neck.
Su Mian was about to ask him what he was doing, which seemed completely inexplicable.
But before she could speak, she suddenly felt a pain in her neck.
He actually bit her!
Su Mian was now fully awake. She pushed him away and skillfully slapped him with her other hand.
"Are you a dog? Why did you bite me?"
Duan Xuanyu touched his face with the back of his hand.
He was still laughing, but his laughter carried a chill. "You keep saying things that tell me to die. Before I die, I'll bite you so you'll remember me forever."
Su Mian opened her mouth to curse, but then noticed that his eyes were slightly red...
Good heavens.
A man's tears are a woman's stimulant.
However, Su Mian's brief appreciation of the handsome man was quickly interrupted by a shout.
Lu Zhou's voice rang out from outside. " Su Mian, come out here, give me an answer!"
"You pulled me out of the mire, only to abandon me again. You might as well not have saved me at all; you might as well have let me die!"
Su Mian got off the sofa, grabbed a cleaver from the kitchen, and rushed out.
Duan Xuanyu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly went to find a black garbage bag, already planning the route to dispose of the body in his mind.
Su Mian opened the courtyard gate.
Lu Zhou looked at her from a distance, his smile bitter.
She came to redeem him; she came into this world for him.
But why did they end up like this?
He spoke, his voice hoarse. "I'd rather die in my most desperate moment than have come to this point with you."
Su Mian wiped the fingerprints off the cleaver in her hand with her sleeve, then threw the cleaver in front of Lu Zhou.
"You can die now, it's not too late!"
"..." Throughout the journey, Lu Zhou's mind was filled with the tragic love story of life and death, feeling that his own story was heart-wrenching and gripping.
He also used many artistic and beautiful phrases to express his feelings.
I haven't even exchanged two sentences yet, and Su Mian has already ruined my mood!
Su Mian: "Hurry up! Hurry up!"
Her tone even carried a hint of anticipation and excitement!
Lu Zhou took a deep breath and continued with a bitter smile, "The brilliance you brought me will ultimately have to be repaid with loneliness."
Su Mian clapped her hands and applauded him. "If I hadn't read ' One Hundred Years of Solitude ' when I was in elementary school, I would have really been impressed by your literary style!"
"..." Lu Zhou couldn't be coy anymore.
She's absolutely impervious to reason!
He took a deep breath and asked her in a low voice, "What will you do in the future...?"
He didn't understand the concept of a redemption mission; he still believed that Su Mian had come into this world to redeem him.
So what he was curious about was, since they were practically strangers, did Su Mian's mission fail? Would she be stuck in this world forever because she couldn't complete the mission?
Su Mian: "I'll become incredibly rich, I'll go home and relax, and when my parents pressure me to get married, I'll just marry an honest man... If you want, I can visit your grave when I have time..."
Su Mian rubbed her fingers together. "Explosive Point Shares, I bring my whole family to visit you every year during Qingming Festival."
"..." Lu Zhou was speechless for a long time.
Duan Xuanyu at home was thoroughly enjoying listening to Su Mian speak.
He wasn't given even the slightest chance!
Oh, right! Su Mian just said she wanted to marry an honest man?
No wonder Su Mian used to send him a lot of emojis a few days ago, showing a little person sitting in the corner, laughing and crying at the same time, with the words " Now Behaving " written below the emoji.
It turns out that when she sent him the message " Now Behaving," she was implying that he was the honest man she wanted to marry!
Duan Xuanyu immediately changed his profile picture to the " Now Behaving " meme and also changed his username to " Now Behaving ".
Although he was a little angry at first, he has now been completely coaxed by Su Mian.
He had just changed his profile picture when he heard Lu Zhou outside say, "Never mind, your show is about to start. I'll go back to Beijing now, and we'll have a proper chat after you finish recording."
Ha, this shameless vixen came to my door shouting; do you think I, the original wife, would let her leave so easily?
Duan Xuanyu left through the back door to look for the children he had chased away earlier.
The children were a little afraid of him.
Just now, when they were making a ruckus outside, Duan Xuanyu told them to be quiet.
I tried to persuade them kindly the first time, but they didn't listen.
Then he grabbed a child by the collar and threw him into a tree.
The children are still shivering.
Duan Xuanyu: "This time I won't hit you, I'll ask for your help."
A child asked, "Big brother, can you show us your amazing trick of throwing us up the tree again?"
Duan Xuanyu: "If you help me with this, I can hang you all on a tree."
The children got excited and eagerly offered to help him.