Chapter One

  Su Lan bumped into Jing Yang while shopping, at that time he still had a beautiful woman hanging on his arm, the two of them were chatting and laughing.

  Jingyong is her husband, her lawful husband.

  The woman on his arm was Su Lan, who he knew from university as his dorm mate Zhou Nan.

  Lu Yu beside him was anxious, his eyes red with the urge to rush up, but was held back by Su Lan's grip on his hand.

  "Su Lan!" Lu Yu's voice was extremely loud.

  The couple opposite us couldn't pretend they hadn't heard even if they wanted to.

  The people in the mall gave them a strange look and then continued shopping on their own.

  Su Lan grasped Lu Yu's hand and said in a low voice: "Let's go."

  Lu Yu glared at Su Lan fiercely, shook off her hand, and strode to Jing Yang's side, hooking his arm around hers as he raised an eyebrow to scrutinize Zhou Nan. His tone was sarcastic: "Hey, Jing Yang, your taste is getting worse and worse. If you're going to choose someone, can't you at least pick a better one? What's the meaning of this street stall goods?"

  Zhou Nan's face suddenly turned pale.

  He gazed at the woman in the distance with a careless smile, her expression was dull and she seemed to be detached from everything.

  Lu Yu reached out and pinched him, gritting his teeth: "Jing Yang, you have to know when to stop playing around!"

  Baoyu looked up at him and said, "Nothing?" Then he laughed and said, "Whatever you buy, just put it on my account."

  He said this when Su Lan walked over, her eyes didn't fall on him for a second, she reached out to pull at Lu Yu's hem and urged: "Why haven't you left yet?"

  Lu Yu fiercely stared at Jing Yang and said angrily: "Jing Yang, you must have accumulated great fortune to meet Su Lan, yet you don't even know how to cherish it!"

  Su Lan had turned around, her hands holding several large bags, her long black hair swinging down to her waist like a waterfall. Jing Xiang remembered the feel of it, like satin, he had touched the smoothest hair.

  Lu Yu snorted and looked up at Jing Yang, muttering to herself: "Mom wants you to go back tomorrow." Her gaze fell on Zhou Nan again, and she stretched out her hand to poke Jing Yang's chest. "You'd better behave yourself, your son is already making soy sauce!" After that, Lu Yu ran off to chase after Su Lan.

  Jing Yang gazed at the woman in the distance with narrowed eyes and said, "Let's go." Zhou Nan pursed her lips and didn't say anything, letting him lead the way.

  As he walked out of the mall, Lu Yu turned his head to take a glance inside. Through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass window, he could see the silhouettes of those two people, and they actually did match quite well.

  What a shameless woman! Lu Yu scolded in her heart. She looked at Su Lan's expression, as if nothing was wrong.

  She involuntarily sighed, grabbed Su Lan's hand and said seriously: "Su Lan, you're too easy-going, that's why Jing Yang is getting more and more out of control. Don't you think that as long as he has a crush on you, everything is fine? Do you know how scary it is to have an affair physically? It's like taking drugs, once he starts messing around outside and having a bunch of illegitimate children, what are you going to do? Have you thought about the impact this will have on your child? If you really can't control him, at least stand up for yourself, don't let others bully you!"

  Su Lan seemed to be listening, yet not listening. She walked very quickly. Lu Yu was chattering away beside her, but couldn't keep up with Su Lan's pace and could only run after her. Su Lan reached out to open the car door, but was held back by Lu Yu, who pulled a few switches: "Did you hear me speaking or not?!"

  "I'm a bit messy now, let me calm down." Su Lan's tone was sparse and ordinary, with no emotion discernible.

  "What's wrong with you? You look like you're extremely calm."

  "Sister-in-law, nothing's wrong," she said calmly.

  Lu Yu's mouth opened and closed, furrowed his brow and said: "You still call that nothing, can't you see he has a woman hanging on him? Are you going to believe it only when I catch them in bed?! I'm telling you, Su Lan, you're really going to drive me mad!"

  Su Lan didn't say anything.

  Lu Yu glanced at her sideways, let out a helpless sigh, patted her shoulder and said: "Whatever I say now you won't listen anyway, do as you please. I just can't stand it but there's nothing much I can do about it. Marriage is yours to handle."

  Two people opened the door and got in the car.

  Snow in winter falls slowly down, yellow streetlights shining on it, crystal clear and translucent, like a butterfly.

  It's already deep winter, it's cold enough, and in another month, it will be New Year.

  A red sedan was driving slowly on the road, Su Lan suddenly thought that she would also be marrying Jing Yang soon when winter arrived.

  At that time, her belly was already big and couldn't be hidden, she had no choice but to get married.

  From wedding to giving birth, everything happened in a flash.

  Who was willing? Neither of them were willing, she didn't want to marry him and he reluctantly married her. As for the parents on both sides, it was just the Su family who was eager, they had managed to climb up to such a good family, how could they not be happy?

  As for the Jing family, they have been officials for generations and are considered to be people with a good reputation. Although their second son is a wastrel, if it were under normal circumstances, they would probably just scold him and let it pass. The Jing parents originally looked down on Su Lan, not to mention that they got pregnant before marriage, which is considered shameful, but now it's different.

  The eldest son of the Jing family, Jing Xing, has just become a vegetable, and another life is at stake. What's going on?

  The Jing family's parents drove the ducks onto the shelves and directly had the two get married.

  As for Jing Xing, when Su Lan saw him, he was already paralyzed and lying motionless in bed. He had married his childhood sweetheart, Lu Yu, but on the second day of their marriage, they got into a car accident, which left him in this state.

  As a result, Su Lan and Jing Yang's wedding was postponed for more than half a year, and when they finally got married, their child was already seven or eight months old. The wedding ceremony was also very simple.

  Lu Yu is a sentimental and righteous person, who has been loyal to Jing Xing for many years without abandoning him. In the meantime, the Jing family also feels guilty towards her, thinking that it would be better for Lu Yu to marry into their family as a daughter-in-law. After all, Lu Yu's family background is ordinary, and going back would only cause trouble for the elderly couple in the Lu family.

  Lu Yu did not comply, and this stay lasted more than four years. The Jing family also stopped mentioning it, and outside they had a child for her to raise, named Jing Nian.

  As for Su Lan and Jing Yang's marriage, it's pointless to mention it.

  Romantic romance, reading books, at most two people care about children.

  No one even bothers to make a casual phone call; when they do, it's always about something serious.

  In the first year, they didn't see each other often, and there was no intimacy. In the second year, Su Lan graduated and went abroad for a year, so they had even less chance to meet. In the third year, they met several times, but it was awkward, and they only slept together reluctantly. Another year passed, and although they talked more, their relationship remained stiff, and it felt pretentious to say it out loud: they were just acquaintances.

  The only thing worth being happy about is that both of their children, Jing and Lu, are extremely intelligent and have great memories, they're a good sprout.

  The snow outside is still falling, piled up in heaps, when will it stop? It's just a matter of time.

  When Lu Yu got off the car, she was still worried and seriously instructed: "Su Lan, your days are yours to think carefully about. At home, it's all up to women. Men are rough-minded, so women have to be more careful." Perhaps because of what she said, Jing Xiang was not only careless but also didn't take it to heart. Lu Yu still weighed her words before saying: "If you feel that it can't work out, just tell your parents and they will make the decision for you. What Jing Xiang fears most is his parents. Don't endure everything silently, it's hard."

  Su Lan nodded perfunctorily.

  Lu Yu and Jing Yang's parents live together, Su Lan and Jing Yang have their own house, separated by two blocks, not close nor far.

  After sending Lu Yu back, Su Lan could only turn back, halfway through the phone rang, and it was Jing Yang.

  He said he would be back tonight to stay over there.

  Su Lanlian didn't answer at all, wearing Bluetooth headphones and remaining silent.

  The man just thought she was being capricious and smiled lightly: "I have nothing to do with her, don't think too much." It seemed like an explanation, yet also a joke.

  Su Lan didn't think much, the streetlight shone down from the darkness, and she vaguely saw the outline of a person. He was wearing a black coat, pulling a suitcase with his hand, his back slightly hunched, walking slowly on the street, so slow that he suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look behind him.

  Su Lan's eyes widened as the man turned around, and she completely forgot to steer the wheel. The car crashed into the guardrail on the side of the road with a loud thud. Her head hit the airbag without warning, and Su Lan's consciousness was forcibly pulled back. A person in the distance moved and ran towards her in big strides. Su Lan's vision blurred, and she lost consciousness instantly.

  Someone seems to be calling me by my ear, one voice after another, both familiar and strange.

  When she woke up again, she was already in the hospital. The doctor beside her saw that she had woken up and asked if she still felt dizzy or if there were any problems with her vision.

  Su Lan said: "I don't feel anything unusual now."

  The doctor nodded and wrote something on the paper, saying to Jingxiang beside him: "It's nothing serious now."

  Jing Yang furrowed his brow and asked: "Didn't you say it was a concussion? How did he recover so quickly?"

  The doctor smiled: "It's just a minor illness, and you can be discharged as long as there are no aftereffects." He also told Su Lan: "Take good rest." After finishing speaking, he walked out of the ward.

  Admiringly, Ting didn't say anything else, and with his arm around her, he gazed at Su Lan and said: "I told you not to drive when there's nothing going on. If I had called you and you got into a car accident, who knows? That place is so remote, no one would even know if you died!"

  It has to be said that Su Lan's driving skills are really bad, she spent a year getting her driver's license, which was more difficult for her than the bar exam. The first time on the road, she rear-ended someone, and then never drove again. Today, I don't know what happened, but she actually drove, and it went smoothly all the way, until something unexpected happened at the end.

  Su Lan nodded slightly and asked faintly: "You saved me?"

  Looking at her with a tilted head and a scowl on his face: "Who else but me!"

  She pursed her lips and stopped talking, actually she wanted to ask if there was anyone else. In a daze, she heard an extremely familiar voice, so familiar that it brought tears to her eyes, probably just a mistake. Jingxiang said this person wouldn't lie, he said there wasn't, then there shouldn't be, Su Lan felt a little disappointed in her heart.

  Looking at her, she regained that vague look, and suddenly felt annoyed, sat down beside her with a plop, and scolded: "Are you not satisfied if you don't give me trouble for one day?"

  Su Lan turned her head and followed him.

  "Are you dumb? I saw how eloquent you were in court, so why are you suddenly speechless now that you're facing me?"

  Su Lan still didn't speak, she stared at the corner of the wall and vaguely remembered the figure she saw before her eyes turned black.

  Jingxiang scolded a few more sentences beside him, and then the phone came. He answered: "Nothing's wrong, it's all right now, don't worry about it, get some rest early, goodnight."

  Jingxiang hung up the phone and said to the person on the bed in a bad mood, "Stay here tonight and go back tomorrow. Who knows what will happen again, I'll be the one to take the blame."

  Su Lan softly murmured a response, she turned over and lay on her side. The hospital bed was small and pitiful, when she turned over, she occupied more than half of the bed.

  Jingyong took off his jacket and lay down on the bed beside him, wearing shoes. He couldn't sleep, so he sent a text message with his phone. Although it was set to vibrate, but the room was quiet, buzzing, buzzing, buzzing, exceptionally clear.

  Su Lan furrowed her brow and said, "Why don't you go back?"

  He didn't know what he saw, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He muttered to himself: "Serves him right!" and casually put his phone in his pocket. He said: "It's going to snow heavily, it's not good to go out, let's talk about it tomorrow." After finishing speaking, he turned over and went straight to sleep.

  Su Lan didn't respond, opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep no matter what.

  ……

  Jing Yang woke up early and saw Su Lan sitting in front of the window. He got out of bed, his voice husky from just waking up: "When did you get up?"

  Su Lan didn't answer his question, but instead said: "Get your things together and let's go, Mom called to say come over."

  He nodded and went out after putting on his shoes, and soon came back, saying: "The formalities have been completed, let's go."

  Su Lan didn't say anything and followed him out of the ward.

  Arrived at Jing's home.

  At a glance, it was the two large phoenix trees in the courtyard, which had opened for several years. The snow-white tree trunks and branches still had accumulated snow, looking exceptionally beautiful.

  Jinglu and Jingnian, two brothers, were playing tag. Jingnian was a little smaller than Jinglu, but he ran more nimbly. The two of them wore loose-fitting clothes that made them look especially adorable.

  Jing Lu saw Jing Yang and Su Lan coming in, giggling and running over to them. She rushed into Jing Yang's arms and affectionately said, "Daddy, you've come to pick me up."

  He looked up at him with his forehead and said in a spoiled tone: "Right, I'll take you back."

  Jing Nian, who was standing on the ground, looked up at Jing Lu and said, "Brother, are you still playing?"

  Su Lan bent down and patted Jing Nian's head: "Let's stop playing, it's time to eat."

  Jing Road attached and clapped his hands: "Don't play anymore, don't play anymore."

  "Nian Nian, hurry back with your brother." Lu Yu shouted from inside.

  Jing Nian heard his mom calling and ran in with a smile.

  Su Lan looked at his short sleeves and legs, suddenly thought of something, and said dazedly: "Nian Nian looks quite like you."

  Jingxiang stared at Su Lan for a moment, then said calmly: "Don't you have anything else to say?"

  Su Lan sighed and said, "Let's go in and eat."

  A family of three pushed open the door and went in, where several aunts were already present.

  Su Lan greeted them one by one. Jing Yang sat on one side and shouted: "Mom, is the meal ready? I'm starving to death."

  Third Aunt Jing said with a sigh: "These few kids are most fond of their mothers, look at Houqin, once they have wives, they forget about their mothers."

  Zhao Sai wiped his hands and pointed with his fingers, nodding in admiration, and said with a smile: "Where is it? When Jing Yang has nothing to do, he can't think of me coming."

  "Only mothers are good in this world, how could I forget?"

  Zhao Sai glared at him: "Shut up."

  Su Lan hugged Jing Lu and sat beside him. He wanted to drink milk, so Su Lan fed it to him mouthful by mouthful, being very careful.

  The Jing family is big, and they often gather together. Su Lan only knew about this habit after getting married. The whole family sits together, and it's quite harmonious. Sometimes they discuss topics that Su Lan can't accept, so when she can join in the conversation, she'll say a sentence or two. If not, she'll just sit quietly on the side, watching her son.

  Second Aunt Jing Rui's eyes fell on Su Lan, complaining: "Jing Xi's wife is also good to her son, but look at my daughter-in-law, she's never home all day."

  Su Lan smiled: "Second Aunt, Yang Yue is a public figure, so she's naturally busy."

  Jing Rui pouted and said in a low, cold tone, "An actor, yet a public figure." Jing Min saw this and pinched Jing Rui's waist, staring at her and whispering, "What nonsense are you spouting in front of the child?"

  Jing Rui looked at Jing Min with a hint of impatience, then his gaze fell on Jing Lu's body with kindness, and he patted his hand: "Lu Lu come over, give your aunt a hug."

  Su Lan let go of the child and stepped back. Jing Rui suddenly hugged Jing Lu tightly, scrutinizing his facial features before saying: "This child doesn't resemble Jing Yang at all."

  Jingxiang smiled and said: "Who does it look like?"

  "Who else could it be? Your wife, perhaps? It seems your genes aren't that great after all." Jing Rui joked.

  Jing Min joked on the side: "Isn't it said that sons are like their mothers and daughters are like their fathers? This is normal."

  Jing Yang laughed and said: "Alright, let's have a daughter tomorrow and carry on the genes of our old Jing family."

  Zhao Ai was overjoyed when she heard that her son had given birth to a grandson, and said with a smile: "Give birth, give birth, give birth, have several more, and Mom will raise them for you."

  Just then, Lu Yu came out of the kitchen with Jing Nian in his arms and called out: "Who's coming to help me?"

  Zhao Ai quickly got up and said with a smile: "Look at me, as soon as I finish speaking, they've arrived."

  Su Lan, who had been silent all along, also stood up and followed, grabbing Zhao Meng's arm and saying, "Mom, I'm going too."

  The two aunts of the Jing family looked on and praised: "I don't know what good fortune the sister-in-law has cultivated, to have found such good daughters-in-law."

  "Not at all, I'm envious too. Admiringly, if you still know a girl like Su Lan, introduce her to Jia Hang." said Third Aunt.

  Jing Yang Xiao's proud smile: "I'm also reckless."

  Jing Mindao said: "Auntie, I'm talking seriously, your eyesight is trustworthy."

  Jing Yang smiled and replied: "Good."

  The food in the kitchen has been washed and is waiting to be stir-fried.

  Lu Yu was holding a child by her side and couldn't move, so Zhao Yi came over, while Su Lan was serving dishes on the side.

  These days are also, the nanny at home went back to her hometown to handle things, and everything has to be done by Lu Yu and Zhao Sai in person.

  The dish was almost done, and Lu Yu suddenly said: "There's a lot of oil smoke here, I'll go out for a while." She gave Su Lan a wink and walked to the small balcony on one side of the kitchen.

  Su Lan also said: "Mom, I'm going out for a walk too."

  "Go out, go out, I'll be fine soon."

  Su Lan followed Lu Yu to the small balcony, Jing Nian was chewing on a shrimp in his mouth, eating with gusto. Lu Yu put him down and said: "Nian Nian stand for a while."

  Jing Nian obediently nodded.

  Lu Yu stood up, with his entire arm on Su Lan's shoulder, and asked in a low voice: "Made up?"

  Su Lan's interest was lukewarm: "Nothing was going on anyway."

  "I heard you had a car accident last night, are you okay?" She asked with concern.

  Nothing much, it's snowy and I slipped a bit.

  Lu Yu let out a sigh and said: "That's good, I'll talk to Er Gu for a while, you don't interrupt."

  "I wasn't one to interfere with others' business anyway, so I didn't say anything."

  "No." Lu Yiyu spoke in a serious tone, turning around to make sure no one was behind him before continuing: "She's planning for her son to get a divorce. As his lawyer, she'll definitely ask you about it. Be careful of what you say, Second Aunt likes to set traps with her words."

  Su Lan furrowed her brow and asked in surprise, "Isn't Hou Qin on good terms with his wife? What's going on with Er Gu?"

  Lu Yu scolded: "Can't stand the sight of Yang Yue, despising her for being born poorly. Second Aunt's eyes are on top of her head, I don't know what kind of son-in-law she wants to find for her, and doesn't even take a look at Hou Qin's debauched appearance. If it weren't for that bit of stinky money, who would be willing to marry him?" She patted Su Lan's shoulder, "Just now I told you something, remember it well. Hou Qin and Yang Yue still have a good relationship, Second Aunt is just looking for an excuse to break them up. Don't end up shouldering the blame later."

  Su Lan nodded and said: "I won't interrupt for a while."

  Lu Yu nodded and murmured in agreement, then hugged Jing Nian and called her to go out together.

  The table was already set, and everyone sat in a circle. Su Lan went to sit next to Jing Yang, and Second Aunt hugged Jing Lu tightly, not wanting to give her to Su Lan, who didn't say anything and just let her hold him.

  "Wow, Mom, your cooking skills are still amazing after all these years."

  Zhao Yi smiled awkwardly and said: "You're making me blush with what you just said."

  A family is talking.

  With a "whoosh" sound, the door opened and Jiahang rubbed his hands together as he came in, his cheeks frozen bright red. He jogged over, muttering to himself: "This weather, I'm going to freeze into an icicle." He glanced around and saw that Su Lan was alone, so he sat down beside her without hesitation.

  Jing Min tapped his head with chopsticks and scolded: "Where did you run off to again?"

  Jia Hang rubbed his head and said annoyedly: "Mom, I'm so old already, why are you still hitting me on the head!"

  "No matter how big he is, he's still my son."

  Jing Lu suddenly stretched out his hand and said: "Young uncle, my mom spanked me!"

  A table of people burst out laughing, Su Lan's face turned red as she lowered her head, Jing Yang whispered in her ear: "I didn't know you had this kind of hobby."

  Su Lan's face turned red as she lifted her head and glared at him.

  The couple moved forward and backward in unison, and onlookers thought they were deeply in love.

  Jia Hang pouted and said with a slanted gaze: "I'm saying you two already have sons, can't you stop bullying the single dog?"

  Jing Min glanced at him and said: "Then hurry up and find one, I'm already so old and still can't hold my grandson."

  Zhao Ai smiled and said: "This can't be rushed, it's all about fate. When fate arrives, there will be many children and grandchildren."

  Jia Hang tapped his bowl with chopsticks: "Right, it's all about fate."

  Jingrui said: "In my opinion, the timing is right, the location is good, and the people are harmonious. Su Lan and Lu Yu are quite a match." She glanced at Su Lan as she spoke.

  Jing Min helplessly shook his head. Jia Hang is already over 20 years old and has never been in love, this fate is like a snail that has finally crawled to the end. As a mother, she is worried sick. She looked up at Jing Yang and instructed: "Jing Yang, remember what I just told you, be careful."

  "What are you two plotting again?" Jiahang asked curiously, looking at them with a puzzled expression.

  Jing Min scolded him: "It's all because of you finding a daughter-in-law, your mom is worried to death!"

  Jia Hang picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of meat, sighing with a raised eyebrow: "I didn't know you had taken a liking to Su Lan. Alright then." He turned to Jing Yang, his expression serious: "Big brother, why don't you get a divorce and let your wife marry me? That way my mom won't nag every day. You're so charming and capable, I'm sure you'll find someone even better."

  Lu Yu suddenly remembered meeting Jing Yang at the mall yesterday, and she smiled with her eyes narrowed: "Su Lan has the best relationships here, everyone likes him, even I want to marry him."

  Jingxiang smiled and said: "One day I'll find you a better one."

  Jiahangdao: "This is settled then." And to his mom, he said: "From now on, you can't give me a hard time anymore. Second brother said he'll find one for me."

  This time, Second Aunt spoke up, and everything she said was about Yang Yue's faults.

  No one wanted to get involved, after eating, they all hid to one side, but she kept coming back and forth to ask Su Lan.

  Lu Yu had said before that Su Lan hummed a few words of polite conversation and then let it pass. Thinking that with Second Aunt's discerning eye, even a fairy wouldn't be to her liking.

  Family gatherings are usually nothing big, just chatting and talking about everything.

  Jia Hang suddenly remembered and said: "Ah, Su Lan our club gathering."

  “”

  "She said with a strange tone: 'We've never gathered before, how come we're suddenly gathering now?'"

  "Oh, the company president is here this year, so it's been organized."

  Su Lan didn't respond.

  Jingxiang smiled and said: "Your guild leader must have a guilty conscience."

  Lu Yu interrupted: "Jing Yang, why are you thinking of people as so dark? The friendship in college is the purest."

  Su Lan hasn't spoken yet.

  Jiahang didn't say anything either, just said I'm only responsible for passing on the message, whether or not to go is up to each individual. After saying that, he took the two kids to play in the courtyard.

  This is just one corner of the topic, nobody paid attention to it, and soon turned to another place.

  Later, everyone had their own things to attend to and dispersed. Before leaving, Jia Hang sent her a message with a phone number attached, explaining: "I really didn't mean to ruin your marriage, the boss begged me to introduce you two, he's also getting married soon, just wanted to see you one last time."

  Su Lan was a bit distracted and thought to herself, "How can this guy's mouth be so poisonous?"