Continue to fall

Chapter 42

In the early morning of autumn, the air is fresh and clean, and the temperature is suitable. The fragrance of plants and trees in the garden is carried by the breeze to the balcony, and floats into the house from the half-open door, giving people a sense of tranquility and comfort in nature.

Zhong Lin and Yan Zhengming chatted until midnight last night, and they didn't go to work today, so they just lay on the bed and didn't think about it.

Half asleep and half awake, he subconsciously wanted to squeeze into Yan Zhengming's arms, but in vain.

He squinted his eyes and stretched out his hands to feel for it, and felt that the space next to him was empty, then he half-raised his eyelids and glanced to make sure that Yan Zhengming was not in the room, and he closed his eyes for a while before finally waking up.

After waking up, he went to the gym next door to check, but there was no one there, so he went back to the house to wash up briefly, and then went downstairs to find someone.

Aunt Lin was taken to Xihe Villa two days ago to help.

The two babysitters are also on vacation.

Today's breakfast can only be solved by themselves.

Yan Zhengming made breakfast in the small kitchen.

Zhong Lin was well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child. Even in the most "down and out" years, because he lived in a factory and provided board and lodging, he never cooked by himself. .

Yan Zhengming is a bit better than him, he has learned a little in the past few years abroad, he can cook an egg and steak, nothing more.

He is a meat eater and eats meat every day.

I'm frying steak right now.

This is the first time Zhong Lin has seen him cook, Yan Zhengming's handsome and focused appearance fascinates him.

He walked over and hugged Yan Zhengming from behind, boasting: "Chef Yan, why are you so virtuous."

"What chef, call me husband." Yan Zhengming was flipping the steak, subconsciously covering his waist with the other hand to prevent the oil from splashing on Zhong Lin's hand, and still threatened, "I'll give it to my wife." If you do it, don’t let your husband have nothing to eat.”

"Then I'll eat you." Zhong Lin bit him on the shoulder, which was as hard as his abdominal muscles, and his teeth were broken. Zhong Lin gave up after biting twice, and rubbed his head on the back of his neck coquettishly, " dear~"

"Call husband."

"Husband, I'm hungry~"

"You're so good, my husband decided to reward you with a good morning kiss." Yan Zhengming pretended to be a good-looking man, turning his head and pouting for a kiss.

"I'll give you what I can." Zhong Lin cursed, but obediently gave him a kiss on his feet.

Yan Zhengming felt relieved, patted the hands on his waist, and told him: "Go wash up and have breakfast."

"I came down after washing up."

"Then pour out the milk in the milk pan, I'll be fine soon."

"Good Chef Yan."

"..."

It's rare for the two of them to go back to the world of two, and they will get tired of being together even after breakfast.

Early in the morning Yan Zhengming started to convulse again, he insisted on letting Zhong Lin sit on his lap to eat, but refused to let him do it.

Zhong Lin was soft-spoken, thinking that there were only the two of them in the family at the moment, so he agreed to him without any psychological burden.

He didn't have a good appetite in the morning, and he didn't want to eat half of the steak.

Yan Zhengming forked a piece to his mouth, coaxing: "Eat another piece, you didn't eat much last night, after a night, how could you not be hungry?"

"But I'm really not hungry." Zhong Lin sat sideways on his lap, avoided his feeding, and leaned on his shoulder, "Yan Zhengming, I'm going to be turned into a waste by you."

Yan Zhengming stopped forcing him, and put the steak into his mouth, and said after finishing eating: "That's right, I don't have to worry about someone robbing you from me anymore, it's better if you leave me." , it's up to me."

If Yan Zhengming had said this before, Zhong Lin would have felt that he was thinking wildly and worrying in advance.

But now he doesn't think that way anymore, he will only follow Yan Zhengming's mind and say nice things to him.

"Obviously I already have you now, Yan Zhengming, in my heart you are the most handsome and charming man in the world, you don't even know how much I'm infatuated with you."

After pouring down this big bowl of ecstasy soup, Yan Zhengming's blood boiled instantly, he didn't eat breakfast, and wanted to finish the unfinished work last night.

"Honey I want to..."

"No, you can't think about it." Zhong Lin covered his mouth and reminded, "I'm going out later."

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they will go to Xihe Villa to celebrate the festival.

Originally, Yan Zhengming thought that Zhong Lin didn't like the atmosphere in the main house, and wanted to bring the two mothers to Xihua Cullinan to celebrate the festival, but Zhong Lin said that his mother had promised his aunt to go to Qinghong City during the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition, Aunt Lin also went to the old house.

It was impossible for them to go and bring Su Xiaowen here alone again.

Although his parents are divorcing, not to mention whether they will be able to leave in the end, they really haven't divorced yet, and they haven't even disclosed the news of their divorce.

They are still family.

It's fine if you don't go back normally, but if you're so close, you won't be able to go back after a festival, and some people should make irresponsible remarks.

Zhong Lin didn't want to embarrass Yan Zhengming.

Yan Zhengming pushed his hand away, leaned over to bite him lightly, and said angrily, "Then you still tease me, I've been a vegetarian for a week."

"Being vegetarian is good for your physical and mental health." Zhong Lin drew a big cake for him again, "Be good, and treat you to a big meal later."

"Then let me kiss you first to satisfy your hunger."

"No, you ate steak and your mouth tastes like butter."

"Speak like you haven't eaten."

"That doesn't work either... um!"

"……"Stinking rogue!

The two of them stayed until almost eleven o'clock before going out, and it was almost noon, so there was no need to socialize and greet each other.

Yan Zhengming's family's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is divided into two, at noon to entertain relatives and friends who came to see off the festival, and at night is the family banquet for his own family, like this every year.

This year, when Yan Tingxiang was sick and had just been discharged from the hospital, there were more guests at noon than in previous years.

Yan Tingxiang lived in the courtyard for a few days, but after he came out, he looked more energetic than before.

He has always liked to be lively, and usually invites relatives and friends to his home for banquets from time to time.

There were so many guests today, he was in a particularly good mood, for the first time when he saw Yan Zhengming, he didn't show his face, and even took the initiative to ask him to come over and have a chat.

Yan Zhengming didn't know why he was going crazy all of a sudden, and it wasn't easy to show him face in front of outsiders, so he turned to Zhong Lin and said, "Honey, you go to my mother first, she should be in the banquet hall, if you can't find it, just ask." Ask Aunt Lin, I'll go find you later."

"Don't you need to go over and ask your dad first?"

Yan Zhengming had said before that his father valued etiquette and was very good-faced.

Zhong Lin was worried that he would just ignore it, and later the old man would take this matter to shame.

Yan Zhengming didn't want Zhong Lin to see his father's face, so he comforted him: "It's okay, let's go."

Zhong Lin glanced over there indiscriminately. Yan Tingxiang was chatting with a man about his age, and beside that man sat a well-dressed girl, very young, probably his daughter.

He looked back: "Okay."

After parting from Yan Zhengming, he walked towards the banquet hall based on his memory, and met Yan Sicheng on the way, and the other party was still active and enthusiastic as always: "Brother Zhong Lin, you are here."

Before Zhong Lin could speak, he pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Why are you alone, where is my brother?"

"Well, I was stopped by your father."

Following his instructions, Yan Sicheng looked over from a distance, immediately changed his face, and then turned his head to look at Zhong Lin who hesitated to speak.

Zhong Lin asked: "What's wrong?"

Yan Sicheng put on a embarrassed expression: "Did my brother tell you? My dad had a big fight with Aunt Wen the day before he was hospitalized."

"I said, so what?"

"So he didn't tell you why they were arguing so fiercely?"

Zhong Linxin said: Isn't it because of you?

"Because of what?"

"Because my father wants my brother to marry Su Dong's daughter, and his daughter is just like you."

Yan Sicheng said: "In the first half of the year, Xingke acquired 13% of the shares of Lifeng Wood Industry and became Lifeng's second largest shareholder. My friend, if he opens his mouth, Director Zhao will not refuse, and if they can get closer, it will be a win-win situation in their eyes."

Xingke is in the business of packaging, with the three largest business sectors: medical glass containers and plastic packaging containers for cosmetics, and the other is packaging cartons.

At the beginning of the year, Zhong Lin had seen the news of Xingke's acquisition of Lifeng Wood Industry, but he didn't care about it at the time, and he doesn't care about it now.

What he cared about was Yan Tingxiang's intentions.

According to Yan Sicheng, Su Dong's daughter is also gay.

So Yan Tingxiang wanted Yan Zhengming to marry that girl?

Will I have to have a baby in the future?

Is this his biggest concession?

There was concern in Yan Sicheng's eyes: "Brother Zhong Lin, can you accept my brother getting married?"

Zhong Lin glanced at him lightly. Ever since he met Qin Zhao at his birthday party last time, Zhong Lin didn't have a good impression of him. Seeing him pretending to be worried now, he wanted to laugh, and turned away nonchalantly. The corner of the lips: "You should ask your brother, if he can accept it, I will listen to him. In our family, he is the master."

Yan Sicheng's face froze when he was stabbed by his words "our family".

Zhong Lin was not interested in listening to him sowing dissension: "Go ahead, I'll go find his mother."

Yubi and him pass by.

There were quite a lot of people in the banquet hall, and the banquet hadn't started yet. Some were chatting in their seats, and some were sitting and chatting on the sofa next to them. Zhong Lin looked around, but couldn't find anyone for a while.

Su Xiaowen was also chatting with someone, she saw Zhong Lin watching at the door, and called him softly: "Zhong Lin."

Zhong Lin followed the prestige and saw that she had changed from her usual capable attire today, wearing a navy blue gold velvet long-sleeved cheongsam, her makeup was also very clean and soft, giving off a gentle and dignified temperament, unlike usual Strong and fierce.

Zhong Lin walked over and called out "Su Dong".

"What do you call Su Dong at home?" Su Xiaowen reprimanded, but there was no sign of reprimand in her tone, with a smile on her face, "Sit down, let me introduce you, this is Hua Tsai's sister-in-law, You should also follow Zhengming and call my little aunt."

"Hello, sister." Zhong Lin sat down next to her, a little flattered, as far as he could remember, he had never seen Su Xiaowen smile.

Sure enough, Yan Zhengming and Yan Zhengming are mother and son. They are usually unsmiling, like an unattainable iceberg, but when they smile, they give people a feeling of spring breeze.

"Hello." Zou Qiong was a little surprised that Su Xiaowen would specially introduce a junior to her.

She looked at Zhong Lin with a smile on her face, and praised: "This child is really beautiful, and his body and temperament are also outstanding. Why haven't I seen him before?"

"He wasn't here before." Su Xiaowen was very pleased to hear her praise Zhong Lin, and her expression was a little proud, but she didn't seem to intend to reveal Zhong Lin's identity, so she only introduced her, "This is also our child. , he is now making clothes by himself, he has just entered the industry and has no experience, so I will ask your old Yao to help me take care of him."

Zou Huasheng's little uncle's family specializes in textile digital printing machinery and equipment. What experience can he impart to Zhong Lin?

Just an excuse.

Introducing resources is the purpose.

In the society of human relations, many interests are maintained by human relations. It is the same in any circle. Helping each other is to obtain more resource allocation.

Zou Qiong wasn't that curious about Zhong Lin's identity at first, but after hearing what Su Xiaowen said, she was aroused curiosity. Who in the circle didn't know that Yan Tingxiang had a flirtatious nature when he was young. Could it be that he was the illegitimate child of some little four and five who stayed outside?

This Su Xiaowen is also tolerable.

But she didn't show anything on her face, and said with a smile: "You are still lucky, every child in the family is so promising."

Then he said to Zhong Lin: "Let Hua Zai and Zheng Ming take you to my sister-in-law's house to play when I have time some other day, and my sister-in-law will prepare delicious food for you."

Zhong Lin was moved by Su Xiaowen's words "our child", and a warm feeling flowed through his heart, and the past grievances and complaints seemed to be washed away by this warmth.

He turned his head and looked at Su Xiaowen with some joy, and wanted to say something to express his gratitude, but he was a little bit speechless.

Su Xiaowen reminded him: "Thank you, sister-in-law."

Zhong Lin came back to his senses, realized that he had lost his composure, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face, and thanked politely: "Thank you, sister-in-law."

"No thanks, no thanks." Zou Qiong had a pleasant expression on his face, and was about to ask why he didn't see Yan Zhengming, when he heard Yan Zhengming's voice in the next second.

"mom."

Yan Zhengming came over and sat down in front of Zou Qiong, and boasted, "Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful today."

Zou Qiong was flattered by his praise, and pretended to be dissatisfied: "When will my sister-in-law not be beautiful?"

"It's beautiful any day, but it's especially beautiful today! The style of earrings matches your skirt very well, and the color of lipstick is also well chosen."

"You have a sweet mouth, and you are willing to spend your time making this old lady happy."

"What old lady, she is obviously a big beauty."

Zou Qiong smiled fine lines, and said modestly: "I dare not call you a beautiful woman in front of your mother."

Yan Zhengming turned to look at his mother.

Before she opened her mouth, Su Xiaowen was afraid that he would say something earth-shattering again, so she softly reprimanded him: "It's not big or small."

Yan Zhengming looked at Zhong Lin helplessly, his eyes said: Look, it's not that I don't want to get close to her, it's that she doesn't give a chance at all.

When eating at noon, Yan Zhengming saw that Zhong Lin didn't move his chopsticks, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter? Are these dishes not to your taste?"

"No, I'm not very hungry." Zhong Lin hesitated for a moment, then said to him, "I have something to ask you after eating."

"what's up?"

"You eat first, and then we talk."

Now Yan Zhengming couldn't eat anymore, he stuffed a few mouthfuls and put away the bowls and chopsticks, took him upstairs to his room, and asked when he entered the door: "My dear, what do you want to ask me?"

"What did your father ask you to do before?"

"Didn't do anything." Yan Zhengming was stunned for a moment, and asked in doubt, "Did someone tell you anything?"

"Your brother said that the last time your parents quarreled was because your father wanted you to get married."

"what?!"

Yan Zhengming was very surprised.

Why the hell never mentioned this?

Didn't they quarrel because of Yan Sicheng?

Why did you bring him up again?

Yan Zhengming couldn't believe it: "No, what's wrong with him again! He knows that I'm with you, he knows that I'm gay, and yet he asks me to marry a girl, he's insane!"

It's no wonder that when I was chatting with there before, the topic of the chat was a little bit off, as if I kept going around him and Zhao Dong's daughter.

Feeling bored and thinking about Zhong Lin again, he found an excuse to leave early.

That's it!

Fuck!

He thought that his father had a serious illness and was finally willing to look at his son seriously.

As a result, he thought too much.

His father is still that hypocritical and ruthless selfish ghost who doesn't know how to respect people at all. For a moment, he even had a little expectation for him, which is really ridiculous!

Zhong Lin said: "I heard that Zhao Dong's daughter is also gay, your father and Zhao Dong may want to marry you two."

They may think that this can not only save the face of the family, but also maximize the benefits of cooperation between the two families, and they don't have to be villains to break up their children's feelings.

But I never thought about whether the children and their significant other are willing or not.

"Fucking marriage! I know what he's thinking, and he doesn't even think about it!" Yan Zhengming's heart was full of evil fire, and after meeting Zhong Lin's gaze, he unconsciously restrained his expression, and asked apologetically, "Are you unhappy, honey?"

Zhong Lin shook his head: "I'm worried about you."

Now he can finally understand Yan Zhengming's "rebellious" behavior in front of his parents. Although Yan Zhengming has a big temper, his temper comes and goes quickly, and he is especially generous to his family. If you respect him a bit, Yan Zhengming won't really bother with him, but he doesn't want to step on Yan Zhengming's minefield.

In the past, he never understood why Yan Tingxiang and Su Xiaowen's careers were so successful, but their marriage and family were so messed up.

Now I seem to understand why.

Everyone in this family is used to being arbitrary.

It just so happened that Yan Sicheng called.

"Brother, have you gone back to your room?"

"what's up?"

"Dad told you to go to his study when you're free. He has something to tell you." Yan Sicheng's voice concealed a lightness that had been suppressed deliberately, and he didn't know what made him so happy.

"understood."

Yan Zhengming hung up the phone with a gloomy expression.

Zhong Lin was a little worried, so he took his hand: "Promise me, don't quarrel today, okay?"

His father can really do it, it's a big holiday, it's a good thing he vaccinated Yan Zhengming in advance, otherwise he would tell him at the end of the day, Yan Zhengming is going to explode, and there will be a lot of trouble.

"Don't worry, it's a big deal that we'll just leave when the time comes, so I won't bother arguing with him."

His father still regards himself as the emperor of the land and wants everyone to listen to his arrangements, but he never thinks about whether his father is qualified enough!

I didn't care about it before, but now I'm just worrying about it.

Is it for him to be idle after staying in the hospital for a few days?