the time you love

Chapter 17 The Carousel Horse (3)
"You let someone withhold my degree certificate, isn't it just waiting for me to beg you? To be honest, I don't care at all. You can detain it for as long as you like. If you want to call the police on a whim, it's up to you. Kill me What about witnesses, do you have evidence that I intentionally hurt someone? By the way, I almost forgot, your son was there at the time, but—" I stopped on purpose, squinted my eyes and looked out the window, "You said Shen Su would help You? He is obediently guarding you now, but what he cares about is me. You can play tricks, I don’t care, let your son see how his respected mother is a person who knows how to use power to benefit from public affairs. Yes, you asked someone to investigate me, maliciously slandered my father, and tried your best to destroy my image in your son's heart, thinking that this would make him leave me voluntarily? But your son still seems to be obsessed with it. I'm really sorry to make you disappointed."

"You...you, get out!" She grabbed a thick book next to the pillow, threw it at me vigorously, and cried hysterically, "He Bixi, you vicious woman, how could Shen Su read it?" on you?"

Shen Su rushed in upon hearing the sound, and just in time to hear this sentence, his face turned pale instantly.

I stretched out my hand to press the shoulder that was sore from the impact, and faced him with a smile, "Yes, I am vicious and insidious, how could anyone look at me?"

The phone kept vibrating.

I can't remember having pressed a few incoming calls.There were people coming and going around, the glass doors in the airport lobby opened and closed, and the sun was scorching outside. I sat in the air-conditioning vent and ate ice cream with my head down.The stuffed orange mountaineering bag stood upright at my feet, containing all my belongings, except for a degree certificate.

The electronic clock on the wall shows 02:30 in the afternoon. At this time, Wen Lin and the others should put on their academic uniforms and start taking pictures. My absence at the commendation meeting in the morning will probably make Lao Ban very angry. It’s terrible. I will see her in the future , I have one more crime.

Sitting alone bored, I took out the plane ticket from my bag, and it seemed that I came early, and I ran out with my luggage while the people in the dormitory were still sleeping.But I have been sitting here for a long time, and the time that usually flies so fast is like a year to me now.

The phone's notification sounded several times, and I didn't want to read it, anyway, it doesn't matter whether I read it or not.That day I was talking so fast in the hospital, my old class was almost mad at me when he found out, he ran to the dormitory overnight and scolded me severely, Wen Lin also echoed and scolded me.I know I'm capricious and impulsive, but if I were given a chance to do it all over again, I'd do it anyway.Although I didn't say this thought, but this attitude was clearly shown on my face. The old class couldn't help sighing, and the word "rotten wood" was written in the eyes he cast on me.

When I think about it now, apart from feeling a little sorry for Lao Ban, I regret that the full stop with Shen Su was too bad. As for the degree certificate, I am naturally entangled, but if I want to bow my head to Tong Keshu, that only It will confuse me even more.

Looking up, I saw that there were fewer and fewer people at the boarding pass exchange desk, so I quickly picked up my backpack and walked over.Pass the ticket to the staff and say, "Can I have a seat by the window, please?"

"Okay, wait a moment."

After a while, she put my boarding pass on the case.I thanked and was about to reach out to take the cards when suddenly a hand passed by my side and grabbed the cards before me.I was startled, and when I turned around to see that person, I couldn't help being stunned.

"Why are you? Why are you here?" I felt guilty for some reason, looked around, and stammered, "Zhou Nuoyan, you are not going to tell me...you are here because of me, right? "

Zhou Nuoyan in front of him seemed a little different from usual.

While I was apprehensive, I didn't forget to look at him—a navy blue POLO shirt with a pair of light gray slacks, he was indescribably clean and fresh.I'm used to seeing him in a suit and tie, but suddenly I saw another side of him that was different from home clothes, and I felt a strange sense of strangeness.

Just as he was engrossed in watching, Zhou Nuoyan handed over a pack of facial tissues.

I was embarrassed, my face turned slightly red, and I muttered in a low voice, "Why, I'm not drooling."

He stared at me in frustration, took out a tissue from inside, took my elbow and wiped it carefully, and then I noticed that there was a bit of chocolate ice cream on that part at some point.

Passengers around cast surprised eyes, and I hurriedly said, "I'll wipe it myself."

"Okay." He said lightly, crumpled up the dirty tissue and threw it into the trash can next to him, "Follow me."

I yelled nervously, "Where are you going?"

"Go get your degree certificate."

"I won't go!" I stopped abruptly and looked at him desperately, "I don't want to go if I die, don't force me."

He didn't speak, his eyes narrowed unconsciously.

I smelled a dangerous atmosphere, cautiously stretched out my hand, and said, "Give me back the boarding pass."

He slapped my hand off mercilessly, with great strength and no mercy at all.I looked down at my red palm, and the grievances and anger I had accumulated over the past few days burst out all at once, and I yelled at him desperately: "Zhou Nuoyan, what do you mean? I don't want it if I say no, can you control it? You are me." Who are you? Why should I be controlled by you? You..." Then I said a lot, most of which were incoherent, and my voice was so loud that some staff members at the airport came over to try to persuade them to fight.I finished venting, shut my mouth, and stared at him with vicious eyes.

He was not moved, and said unhurriedly: "I am your guardian, and I will provide you with four years of college free of charge. Am I not qualified to ask for your degree certificate?"

This man uses this to suppress me every time, and what's even more exasperating is that it works every time. It's my Achilles' heel. At this moment, I really want to cry and show him how difficult his request is. It's a pity that I cry not come out.

"It's not that I don't want to go. Tong Keshu deliberately made things difficult for me. It's useless to go."

"How did she make things difficult for you?"

I gritted my teeth and went all out, "She wanted me to leave Shen Su, and even discredited my father's reputation, saying that he had an affair with a female student, how can you tell me to bear this tone, you teach me."

Zhou Nuoyan's face seemed to turn pale, and he said, "What else did she say about your father? That female student..."

"I don't believe her nonsense!" I interrupted him angrily, "My father is a very competent university teacher who is deeply loved by students. In my memory, our house was very lively every year on Teacher's Day. There are countless students who visited and called to say hello. Now that he has passed away, I can't think of anyone who has such shameless ulterior motives to make a fuss about this kind of thing."

Zhou Nuoyan looked at me silently, and said after a while, "Okay, let the past pass." His voice was as low as talking to himself.I stared blankly, staring at him for no reason.

He said again: "Tourma, if you just leave like this, what is the difference between running away? You have been wronged, at least you should get back what belongs to you."

I shook my head dejectedly: "It's useless, I offended her, and she won't let me go easily. If you want me to beg her in a low voice, I absolutely can't do it."

"Who wants you to beg her in a low voice?" He raised his eyebrows, held my hand, and strode towards the exit.

I thought he would take me directly to the hospital, but it was to eat.

Zhou Nuoyan doesn't eat much, and he's not too picky about food, but he has a cleanliness habit.He asked for my opinion in the car, and I casually said one, but within 3 minutes after entering, he dragged me out.

"He Bixi, do you often eat at such a food stall?" His expression was not very good.

"Not very often, I eat a lot in the cafeteria." I knew he was discouraged by the pile of greasy dishes inside, "Then what do you want to eat? Just the two of us will never go to a big hotel Let's eat."

"Aren't there snack bars that are more hygienic and tidy?"

This stumps me. No matter how clean and tidy it is, it can't compare with my own home. I think it is very difficult for restaurants to meet his standards.I was frowning and thinking, when I heard him say angrily, "Have you thought about it? I'm starving to death."

When I looked up and saw him clutching his stomach, my heart tightened, "What's wrong with you? Stomach pain again?"

He actually nodded, which made me even more nervous.Suddenly, he had an idea, and he smiled and waved to stop the car, "Let's go, I think of a good place to make sure it's clean and tidy."

Coming out of the supermarket, I dragged Zhou Nuoyan's hand around the artificial lake, and pointed to the neighborhood not far ahead to cheer him up, "We're here, it's only three or four minutes away."

He carried a few plastic bags for me, and said unbearably, "You said that just now."

I laughed: "This time it's real, look, that's it! By the way, why did you come here? Who told you the secret? Fang Wenlin is still the old class?" She asked me for the guardian's name, but I had no choice but to report Zhou Nuoyan's name. The old class asked me about the actual relationship, and I said nonsense that he was my uncle. The old class didn't have the spirit to prove it, so I immediately believed it.

"Fang Wenlin." He said truthfully.

"That woman was bought by you." I protested as I walked, "I have to stay away from her in the future, maybe I will be sold again someday."

Zhou Nuoyan's expression changed slightly.I realized that I made a slip of the tongue, so I quickly changed the subject and said, "Ah, here we are."

I figured out the time, Laoban should be busy at school now, and there is only a babysitter, a baby, and a schnauzer in her big house.I knocked on the door and went in, whispered a few words to the babysitter, she secretly looked at Zhou Nuoyan with a smile, her little face immediately turned red.I sent her to the nursery, and when I turned around, I saw Zhou Nuoyan was squatting halfway to communicate with the dog, and without disturbing them, he quickly slipped into the kitchen to work.Lao Ban is a rich man, and her husband is the co-pilot of an international flight. He is not at home all year round, so from time to time, Wen Lin and I are called to her house for dinner, in the name of adding some popularity to the new house.

Lao Ban's cooking skills are sloppy, and the little nanny is dedicated to helping her take care of the children, and cooking is not helpful, so Wen Lin and I serve her every time, and her kitchen is our world.After washing a handful of rice with ease, I put it into the rice cooker and washed the vegetables. Occasionally, there were one or two low dog barks in the living room.

"Do you need help?" Zhou Nuoyan dumped the dog and leaned over to ask me. He obviously didn't have the habit of a gentleman staying away from the kitchen.

I looked at him appreciatively, and fished out a potato from the pool, "Doctor, let me see your knife skills."

He washed his hands and took the potatoes with a dumbfounding expression on his face.

After a while, two dishes and one soup were done.Bringing the fresh lotus seed corn egg drop soup to the table, I greeted him with a smile, "Sit down and try to see if it tastes good."

After he tasted it, he didn't forget to ask me in surprise: "You used to pretend to be indifferent in front of me?"

I gave him a blank look, and said confidently: "Just because I don't do it, doesn't mean I won't."

He was speechless, and put a chopstick of food into his mouth.

After solving the problem of food and clothing, I packed the kitchen and left quickly. Being bumped into by the old class is not a joke. I am not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.On the way, I asked Zhou Nuoyan if he was going to the hospital. He looked at me and said, "Go to the hotel, where can I get the certificate from the hospital." Then he told the driver the name of a hotel.

I was confused by him, and when I came back to my senses, I was already standing at the door of the Seaview Hotel with my bag.This is a well-known hotel in this city. Looking at the magnificent decoration of the lobby, you can tell that the consumption here must not be low.

Zhou Nuoyan told me a few words, and went to the counter to open a room for me.I sat on the sofa in the hall and waited for him depressedly, wondering what kind of medicine this man was selling in his gourd.The food and beverage department was extremely lively, as if a wedding banquet was being held, and there were loud and cheerful booing sounds from the guests from time to time.My attention was drawn, and when the voice of the master of ceremonies came through the microphone, I remembered that Shen Su said that he would marry me, the words were still in my ears, but it was the stars and the wind last night.

Smiling needlessly, he took out his phone from his pocket to play with.

Zhou Nuoyan came over with the key and sat beside me, "What are you thinking?"

I shook my head and suggested: "Someone is getting married over there, let's go and see the excitement, shall we?"

He frowned and said, "What's so good about being married, two people are like marionettes."

I have never been to a wedding banquet, but I am still very curious.

He suddenly asked me, "What are your plans for the future?"

I was startled, wondering which aspect he was referring to, and responded lightly: "Go to work, face the sea, spring is warm and flowers are blooming, try to be a normal person."

He seemed to be hesitating for something, hesitant to speak.

After sitting for a while, the movement over there subsided, and I was a little sleepy. I took the key from him, looked at the house number posted on it, and said, "Go back to your room. We can talk tomorrow if you have anything to say." He said and stood up. .

He got up in a hurry, stopped me, lowered his voice and asked, "Would you be sad to leave Shensu?"

I stared at him dumbfounded, not understanding why he asked.I was so confused, suddenly he pinched my chin, lowered his head and kissed me hard, his soft lips pressed together, and then his lips and teeth came together, with dizzying dominance, I opened my eyes wide in shock, and my mind went blank for a moment .At this time, it was the peak period of the hotel's passenger flow, and people came and went around, casting surprised and intriguing glances.Is this man crazy!My brain resumed to function little by little, and I vaguely felt that something was wrong, and was about to push him away, but he took the initiative to let me go, silently without a word of explanation, but a complex look flashed across the dark pupils, which was fleeting.

"You..." I didn't know what to say, I raised my head and noticed that his eyes passed me and stayed behind me.There was a chill down my spine, I turned my head slowly, and as I expected, I saw Shen Su's bewildered face that quickly turned to anger.

Shen Su came over to pull me with a livid face, but Zhou Nuoyan stopped me.

Shen Su angrily pushed him away, "This is between me and Tourmaline, it has nothing to do with you."

Zhou Nuoyan took a step back, smiled and withdrew his hand, "You are holding on to my girlfriend, how could it have nothing to do with me."

Shen Su's hand trembled slightly twice, and the palm seemed to be sweating instantly.I couldn't bear it, so I persuaded from the side: "Shen Su, don't be like this, just speak up if you have something to say."

He turned his head angrily and stared at me: "Say it well? What else can I say now? Tourmaline, you are sorry for me!"

I looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and finally swallowed the words that had come to my lips.I know this man well, he is gentle and peaceful, has a rare good temper, and has never said a harsh word to me in three years.But today, he yelled at me in public. I knew it was me and Zhou Nuoyan who pushed him to this point, but Tong Keshu was the catalyst.

"I'm sorry for you, but we have broken up."

"And before that?" He clenched my wrist tightly, as if trying to crush it, "What's your relationship with him? Tell me—"

If he can calm down and listen to my explanation, I am willing to tell him about the past, but at this moment, Shen Su makes me powerless, and I feel that saying anything is futile.After struggling for a while, I couldn't break free from his restraint, so I could only say: "You have seen it all, I have nothing to say, everything is as you have seen."

His complexion was pale, his eyes were reddish, and he was as helpless as a child who lost a toy, "It turns out that my mother didn't wrong you, you have been taken care of by him all the time, and even during the three years we were together, you and him had a thousand ties Ten thousand threads of contact, you want to go back wholeheartedly, and it is also for this person. No wonder you refused to tell me no matter what I asked. What was your intention when you took me to see him last time? I never doubted you, but you put me Playing like a fool, He Bixi, I'm really blind to fall in love with you!" He said viciously, his eyes seemed to pierce me through.

(End of this chapter)