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Chapter 26
Chapter 26
This day, because Liu Yue's parents had been making trouble for so long, Su Jingyang simply didn't go to Linji's restaurant to open the door. Rong Hua and Rong Ci stayed for dinner, and didn't go back to the next door until the evening.
After they left, Su Jingyang and Lingli gave Ah Xuan a bath, and then lay down on the bed together. Who would have thought that Ah Xuan would be troubled when he was about to fall asleep. He wanted neither Lingli nor Su Jingyang. He had to slip out of bed barefoot and run to the next door. Su Jingyang hurriedly followed him to catch him, but Ah Xuan kicked and beat him in his arms with all his strength, crying. Shouting for Brother Yi, Su Jingyang took great pains to get him back to his room.
Ling Li held Ah Xuan, who was still crying, in his arms, and walked back and forth to coax him, but he couldn't coax him well. Su Jingyang took a hot towel to wipe Ah Xuan's crying face, and said, "Brother Yi, Brother Yi, I know Brother Yi, didn't I just play with you for a long time today, don't cry, I'll take you to find him ."
Ah Xuan should have understood, he stopped crying immediately, and then struggled to ask Su Jingyang to hold him and find someone.
Su Jingyang wrapped Ah Xuan in a blanket and went outside in the cold wind. Ling Li hurriedly chased after him and put on a dress for him, telling him that it would be fine if the person next door fell asleep.
Su Jingyang nodded, he didn't plan to really take Ah Xuan to someone's house in the middle of the night, but the child was unwilling to give up and had to take him out for a show.
After going out, Ah Xuan's cry became less loud. Su Jingyang held him and stopped at the gate of Rongci's house, reaching out and knocking on the door very lightly.
Ah Xuan was wrapped so that only a pair of watery eyes were exposed. He stared at the door with a choked twitch, as if expecting someone to open the door.
Su Jingyang sucked in the cold air and coaxed him in a low voice: "Look, my brother is already asleep, how about we come back tomorrow?"
Ah Xuan pulled out a warm little hand from the blanket, grabbed Su Jingyang's wrist, motioned him to continue in the direction of the door, and said, "Uncle, be louder, louder."
Su Jingyang was immediately stunned, the little guy had learned so much that he couldn't fool him anymore.
Su Jingyang had no choice but to knock a little louder while saying, "Look, my brother is asleep, he can't hear..."
Before Su Jingyang's words were finished, the door was opened from the inside with a squeak. Rong Ci appeared neatly behind the door, and his eyebrows became more and more handsome under the lights in the courtyard. He reached out to Su Jingyang, his voice still sounded. Very gentle, "Give me the child, sleep with me tonight."
Su Jingyang was stunned for a while, but Ah Xuan had already rushed towards Rong Ci's arms. Su Jingyang handed the child to him, and said hesitantly, "You... you can really hear what's going on over there." Otherwise, how would he know that he brought the child to sleep with him.
"I'm not deaf, so I can hear the child crying so loudly." Rong Ci said, "What are you thinking about with those eyes? I'm afraid I overheard you talking ill of me behind my back."
"What am I afraid of? When I say bad things about you, it's all in front of you, upright."
Rong Ci sneered: "Then you really have to thank yourself for your life."
A Xuan, who was rounded up by the blanket, leaned against Rong Ci's arms and lowered his eyelashes stained with tears. He was quiet and well-behaved. Su Jingyang asked inexplicably, "You bribe him with sugar, why did he become so clingy to you? ?"
Rong Ci said: "That's because in Rongcheng, I sleep with him every day, he is used to it."
"But he won't even want A Li for you." Su Jingyang looked at him suspiciously and said, "Also, didn't Murong say that the Lord of the City took care of A Xuan himself?"
Rong Ci stared at him with black eyes, and said without changing his face: "Because, I am the city owner."
"..." Su Jingyang looked at him up and down, and there was a lot of contempt in his eyes: "It's okay to say bad things about others, and pretend to be someone else, you are absolutely amazing!"
Rong Ci snorted: "Do you believe it or not."
Su Jingyang naturally didn't like to believe, so he told Ling Li after he went back, but Ling Li was stunned for a while and didn't speak, and he didn't seem to believe it either.
Lingli didn't sleep either, and went to the yard several times. Although he didn't hear the child crying, he still stood outside and refused to go in. Su Jingyang couldn't stand it any longer, climbed up the ladder, called out Rong Ci to ask again, and learned that the child had fallen asleep obediently. Knowing that Lingli heard it too, Su Jingyang got off the ladder. Unexpectedly, this ladder has been around for too long, and some places have loosened. Su Jingyang stepped on it with one foot, only to feel his body sway, and an ouch in his mouth.
Lingli had been frightened by him several times, so he hurriedly reached out to help him. Just as Su Jingyang landed, Rong Ci's low voice came from the next wall, "Su Jingyang, are you alright?"
"I? I'm fine, what's wrong?"
Su Jingyang was wondering, but there was no movement there, so Su Jingyang went back to the room with Lingli and went to sleep.
Su Jingyang wrapped the quilt tightly and was about to sleep when he found Ling Li tilted his head to look at him. Su Jingyang smiled at him, only to realize that the lights had not been turned off. He was about to get up when Lingli held him down and said, "There are not many candles left, let it burn out."
Su Jingyang went in and out several times at night, and his face was frozen from the cold. At this time, he was too happy to get up and lay down again.
Su Jingyang found that Ling Li was still looking at him, his eyes seemed to be filled with thoughts, and he could not help asking him softly, "Ali, do you have something to tell me?"
Lingli blinked his eyes slowly, and then sighed silently, "Yes."
Su Jingyang said: "Then what do you say, I'll listen, I don't want to sleep yet anyway."
Ling Li was silent for a while before he said: "Actually... I never dared to tell you what happened back then, for fear that you would be disappointed with me. But now, my truest side has been shown in front of you, and I too It's like I'm relieved and not so scared anymore."
It turned out that it was because of Liu Yue's parents that he had another worry. Su Jingyang took the quilt and lay closer, looked into his eyes, and asked softly, "Why do you say I'll be disappointed in you? A Li always scare himself."
Ling Li's breath trembled, and there was a bitter smile on the corner of his lips, "Jing Yang, in fact, it was indeed me who replaced the poisonous wine that year, which led to Liu Yue's death."
Su Jingyang was stunned.
"You don't want to believe it, do you? Jingyang, that's why I always say that you think about me too well." Ling Li looked away, as if he didn't dare to look at him again, his eyes were a little empty, and he said softly: "When I was young, I actually didn't know any feelings. I only knew that he was good to me, so I was good to him. He was a gambler, he was addicted to gambling, and he always lost. After I was with him, once He gambled with red eyes and lost six hundred taels of silver, six hundred taels... What a huge sum, he doesn't have any at home, let alone I can't get it out. The casino people threatened to kill him if he didn't pay back the money. When he became an adult, he cried and knelt down and begged me, that I would try my best to raise money for him within a month. But where did you ask me to get it? After choking for a while, he continued in a low voice: "Later, someone suddenly appeared and said to me that he wanted me to accompany a man, and then gave me absolutely enough money to repay the debt. At that time, in order to save his life, I even I went without hesitation. I got three thousand taels and stayed with that man for more than a month."
Su Jingyang was both heartbroken and shocked. He didn't expect Lingli to pay so much for that scum!!!
Su Jingyang asked cautiously, "That man... is Ah Xuan's other father?"
Ling Li was stunned for a while, and then said softly, "Yes."
Su Jingyang was silent for a moment, then asked, "Does he know of Ah Xuan's existence?"
Lingli shook his head, "I don't know. He's not from here, and... he seems to have misunderstood me a bit. After being provoked by me, he left completely."
Su Jingyang really didn't know how to comfort him, so he put his hand on his shoulder and grasped it with some force, Ling Li's clear pupils were slightly glittering with water, and he added: "The money Liu Yue owes, it will be profitable. To pay back nearly 1,000 taels, I couldn't wait to get the money to redeem him. But when he came back, he always asked me around where the money came from, and asked me if there was any money left."
Su Jingyang couldn't help but scolded angrily: "Fuck!" This purpose is too obvious!
Lingli smiled sadly and said, "Jingyang, you probably think I'm too stupid, but holding the remaining money at that time was a huge psychological burden for me... I gave him the rest without hesitation. In fact, he should have guessed what I did, and I vaguely mentioned the marriage to him. He may not know it himself, but the disgusting look in his eyes was completely gone I couldn't hide it, but I was still whispering that my parents really didn't agree, so I could bear with it. Not long after, I found out that I was pregnant... Just when I was at a loss, Liu Yue came to me angrily, saying that the family would not agree to marry me, and that they would commit suicide with me. I thought he was very strange, because I knew him, he was a person who cherished his life, and... I knew it in my heart at that time. , He didn't love me as much as he showed, so at the agreed place, I used a trick to divert his attention, and then... secretly exchanged the two wine glasses."
Ling Li paused for a long time when he said this, Su Jingyang held his breath, Ling Li chuckled again, "He took my hand and shed tears and grieved with me, and when we finally drank together, I asked Said I wanted to exchange a glass with him, but he immediately raised his head and drank what was in his own glass, and then urged me to drink quickly, otherwise I would not be able to catch up with him when I got to the ground. I drank, and then... he I'm dead, I'm alive."
Su Jingyang was so angry that his teeth were chattering, and he said viciously: "It's good to die, I deserve it!!!"
Ling Li heard his angry scolding, looked back at him, pressed his lips tightly to suppress the uncomfortable panting, and the corners of his eyes became even more wet.
The blue veins on Su Jingyang's forehead twitched, "Damn, even if I don't want to get along with you, just say it straight, I think he's a bit of a scumbag, but why did he kill you???!"
Ling Li said: "Probably, I think I'm dirty and don't want me, but I'm afraid that I will be entangled with him because of feelings and money."
"Is he so sure that he is not afraid of the government's investigation?!"
Ling Li shook his head, "The old official only knew money, Liu Yue held two thousand taels of silver from me, and a life was nothing to him. The government pleaded guilty, but my father locked me at home and went to take the blame for me..."
When Lingli talked about his father, his face was obviously paler, "Master Guan owes my father a little kindness, and actually agreed to my father's request and let me go. Later, later... before the judgment was issued, my father was there. I committed suicide in prison. After that, the Liu family took my father's ashes again. I was in such pain that I couldn't support it several times. The child in my stomach that made me panic became my only support, so I decided to keep him... already."
Lingli has always loved Ah Xuan deeply, Su Jingyang couldn't imagine that Lingli had no intention of keeping him at all.
"However, they stole my child in the end, and almost fell my child to death! I hate them so much!" Ling Li's tearful hazel eyes suddenly became dark and deep, and he breathed. He felt heavy, his lips trembled slightly, but then his tone was much calmer than before, "After that, I took the child around for treatment, and when the child's condition stabilized, I revealed to a group of robbers that the Liu family had hidden The news of huge sums of money. I know that the Liu family loves money and treasures money, and will not put the banknotes in the bank, and in order not to arouse suspicion from others, they did not dare to change their place of residence. Sure enough, within a few days, the Liu family They were broken into and looted. The Liu family’s parents lost a lot of money and fell ill. Since then, they have been in poor health. They have borrowed money to buy medicines all these years, and gradually they have no energy to come back. I cursed here..."
Su Jingyang's lungs were about to explode with anger, "The two old people in the Liu family must also know that the money came from you. At that time, Liu Yue wanted to kill you, so they may not be able to get rid of it!" It's just that they didn't expect it. The son will play off, so he hates Ling Li to the core!
"Maybe..." As soon as Ling Li's words stopped, the lights in the room flickered and went out, and the room was plunged into darkness.
Su Jingyang maintained a face-to-face position with Lingli, and suddenly reached out and hugged him tightly. At this moment, thousands of words could not express how much he felt sorry for him.
Ling Li put his face in his arms and said softly: "Before my father died, he finally left a letter to me, saying that he actually killed my biological parents by mistake during a hunt, and he felt guilty before adopting. Me, let me live a good life and fulfill his apology. This matter has become a knot in my heart since then. When I slowly figured it out, I realized that I had survived, and I had A Xuan. In order to keep me alive, he lied to me."
Su Jingyang said dumbly, "Your father loves you very much."
Ling Li tightly grabbed the front of Su Jingyang's chest, and finally couldn't hold back the pain and suppressed a low cry: "But I killed him! I noticed the strangeness at the time, so I could avoid it by myself and stop provoking him. But because I was unwilling, because I was young and impulsive, I committed a life! I also killed my only relative! And I still live in this world, so Jingyang, I really, really don't look like You are so beautiful in your heart. What happened back then, I was not innocent..."
Su Jingyang was extremely uncomfortable, and his sighs were trembling, "Ali, you should treat me as a fool, don't understand those laws and the concepts of right and wrong, because you are still the same in my heart, and I I feel sorry for you even more. You said that you have such a heavy heart, how did you survive all these years? Those people deserve to be punished! How can you blame yourself? You are innocent. "
Lingli raised his face slightly from his arms, raised his hands with hot flashes and hugged him tightly, choked to the point that he couldn't utter a single syllable.
Su Jingyang whispered in Lingli's ear: "Ali has already told me all about it now, so let me digest all my thoughts. Ali will be happier in the future, and stop thinking about it."
After a long time, Su Jingyang felt that the clothes on his chest were soaking wet, and then he heard Ling Li say hello softly with a crying voice, and then hugged him even tighter.
Lingli finally said: "Thank you, Jingyang, thank you again, for appearing in my life."
The energy that Su Jingyang got from Lingli melted into his body continuously for nearly a quarter of an hour, and then Su Jingyang watched the progress bar move little by little, and then moved again, and the final value actually stopped at 2%!
Su Jingyang couldn't believe his eyes, and almost sat up from the quilt!!! This is a qualitative leap!
Su Jingyang immediately remembered what System No. 1 said, and thought about the situation tonight, and then he reacted. While listening to Lingxi's affairs, he unknowingly helped him open up a knot in his heart! That's why there was a wave of energy!
This is really a hit and miss, and the best of both worlds.
After that day, Su Jingyang kept thinking, if Liu Yue's parents dared to show up to ask for money, they would never be as tolerant as before, and they would have to express their anger for Ah Li!
He was full of resentment, gearing up, indeed waiting for the Liu family's parents, but what caught Su Jingyang off guard was that they were not here to beg, but when Lingli was carrying a tray and wearing a hood to meet Ronghua on the second floor , rushed over and took off Lingli's hat, revealing his face, and all the guests in the hall saw it!
The Liu family's parents had already achieved their goal, and ran away in a hurry before Su Jingyang lifted the stool and smashed it fiercely. When Rong Hua and Rong Ci heard the movement, they disappeared into the crowd early.
After that, rumors spread in the town, and the number of customers at Lin Kee Restaurant dropped sharply in just a few days. The seats that needed to be reserved in advance are now vacant. People come to eat. But compared to the previous popularity, it is indeed a far cry.
Liang Lu later investigated and found that someone instructed the Liu family's parents, and the person who instructed was the owner of a nearby Yunxiang restaurant. Since the opening of the Lin Kee Restaurant has seriously affected their business, they have always held grudges in their hearts, so they sent people to investigate secretly, and finally found the loophole in Lingli, and gave money to the Liu family's parents, instructing them to find the right time to make trouble. Then go to the town where the publicity is known outside.
After the incident that day, Ling Li, who didn't talk much at first, became more and more silent. No amount of Su Jingyang could stop his guilt rooted in his heart, and he was saddened to death. Fortunately, Rong Hua often came over, accompanied him in the kitchen, said some funny things to listen to him, and helped Su Jingyang to solve him together.
Su Jingyang was writing and scribbling with a pen behind the counter that day, and his brows were knitted together.
There was originally a table of guests eating in the lobby. When Rong Ci came in, that table was finished and he came over to check out and left. The entire Lin Kee Restaurant, except for the two little girls he had invited earlier, was staring blankly there. .
Su Jingyang looked up and saw him approaching. He hurriedly put away the written pieces of paper and put them in his arms. He walked around the counter to meet him, "You can sit wherever you want. You want to sit there. Do you want to go to the box?"
"No need." Rong Ci chose the table closest to the counter, saw a small smear of ink on his face, and asked, "What did you write? The ghosts are all painted on his face."
Su Jingyang subconsciously touched his face, then covered his chest where the manuscript was hidden, and hummed: "Secret, I won't tell you."
Rong Ci said, "You will definitely come and tell me your secret within three days."
Su Jingyang choked for a moment, and he didn't want to continue talking, so he asked him what he wanted to eat. Rong Ci played with a chopstick between his fair and slender fingers, and casually ordered a few dishes.
Su Jingyang said, "You wait a while, it will be very soon." Now that there are no other guests, serving him alone will indeed be very fast.
Just as Su Jingyang turned around, Rong Ci suddenly shouted, "Hello."
Su Jingyang turned his head, Rong Ci's clear black eyes looked straight at him, and said, "Actually, even if I were the only one to visit every day, your little shabby restaurant wouldn't be able to close down." Rong Ci raised his red lips and rushed at him He smiled, his tone sounded very powerful, "After all, I am rich.
Su Jingyang widened his eyes and stared at him for a long while before he suddenly said, "What a broken restaurant, your restaurant is broken!!"