Second Hand Love Letter

The sun slanted slightly westward, and the shadows of dead branches reflected on the lake surface fluctuated slightly.

Shi Ran didn't let go of Chen Ruoyu's hand for a long time, and the two of them walked side by side towards the small building of Linshui where the banquet was located.

The wind swept over Chen Ruoyu's arm with water vapor, and she didn't feel cold even if there was no sunlight.

"I heard that all three of the Chen family were present this time, it's really enough to save face."

"This little girl from the Song family is going to be in the limelight today. Let's not talk about others. Chen Yinbing has attended this kind of occasion over the years."

"Can I hear people say that Chen Yinbing intends to train his niece to be her successor?"

"But if he really wants to cultivate, why put Song Yi under the name of Chen Yuanshan?"

"I don't know, how can we know the private affairs of other people's family."

"You can ask Shiwei later."

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The voices of several passing ladies discussing came from behind Qiangwei's shelf. Shi Ran overheard it, but he remembered it in his heart, and said, "Is Chen Yuanshan yours?"

"Second uncle." Chen Ruoyu replied.

"Then Chen Yinbing is..." Shi Ran asked again.

"My father." Chen Ruoyu said, "Chen Shiwei is my aunt."

When Chen Ruoyu clicked, Shi Ran also instantly understood the relationship between Chen Ruoyu and Song Yi that was unknown to outsiders.

No wonder Song Yi's family put so much pressure on her during World War II. With such a chance to be close to the water, she can fly to the branches as long as she climbs it.

Thinking of this, Shi Ran stopped digging deeply and commented: "As expected, everyone, your family's name is very artistic. Especially your aunt and you. It's gone, and the two old men also want to let them go. My daughter can stay by my side for a long time."

"And you are Huai Jin Ruoyu, the baby of your father and mother."

As Shi Ran said, a bit of envy flashed in his eyes.

Her name was sloppy. Originally, her father named her Shi Nan, but the little old lady didn't hear it clearly before reporting it as Shi Ran.

There is no other meaning, just hope to have a boy.

The breeze blew past the two of them and lifted the long hair on Shi Ran's face. Chen Ruoyu took all the changes in Shi Ran's eyes into her eyes and said softly, "Huai Jin Ruoyu is so poor, I don't know what to show. My mother I died when I was born."

It means that with beautiful jade in his arms, his wife dies, and I don't know who to show it to.

Even a baby is actually a kind of abandonment.

Shi Ran remembered the little things about Chen Ruoyu's family that Zhou Yuan had told him, and also remembered Chen Ruoyu's back in the high school campus, who was always alone, suddenly there was a kind of loneliness that was hidden from sight under the high mountains. a feeling of.

But who would choose to be alone in the first place?

She is not, and Chen Ruoyu is not necessarily not.

The wind that blew just now turned back again, the leaves rustled down, and the surroundings became disturbed and quiet.

Shi Ran raised his head at this moment, took out the other hand in his pocket, looked at Chen Ruoyu beside him, and said, "You can show me."

Shi Ran's voice was particularly clear in this cold winter day. Riding the wind, it messed up Chen Ruoyu's long hair and her heart that was depressed for a while.

Chen Ruoyu could feel her slow and indifferent heart beating enthusiastically for the person in front of her.

I thought of comforting people, but I was comforted instead.

Chen Ruoyu suddenly felt that today's sunshine was exceptionally good, and a golden round of the sun fell behind Shi Ran, making her more dazzling than she remembered.

The two of them didn't walk very fast, and it was already a little late when they arrived at the small building of Linshui.

Song Yizheng was standing beside Chen Yuanshan by all the stars, so lively.

"Xiaoyi is good. You see how artistic landscape paintings are, and you have improved a lot under Teacher Chen."

"It must be said that Song Yi has talent, otherwise Teacher Chen has taught so many people, and I have never seen such a good painting."

Zhang Ran and Wang Nianyin were hugging a woman with similar eyebrows and eyes to Song Yi, which made her especially happy.

Shi Ran visited Song Yi's house and recognized this person as Song Yi's mother, and Song Yi's father died when she was very young.

Chen Yuanshan stood aside and nodded, and said, "Xiaoyi is indeed qualified. Occasionally, a few strokes can surprise me. This child knows how to be restrained. Those very good paintings have not been hung up, which is very rare."

Shi Ran listened to Chen Yuanshan's words and silently looked around at the paintings in the room for a week.

The so-called introvertedness is just because Song Yi has a guilty conscience. She is very smart. She did not choose the paintings that she had polished up, but chose some of the paintings that were well-behaved, which fulfilled her reputation and created a lot of momentum.

Just as she was talking, Mother Song noticed Shi Ran and Chen Ruoyu who had just entered the door.

She looked at Chen Ruoyu, her eyebrows curved, and she was very kind: "Ruoyu is here, is it cold outside?"

Chen Ruoyu nodded slightly and replied politely, "It's not cold, Auntie."

Hearing what her mother said, Song Yi, who was still chatting with others, raised her head abruptly.

She looked at the picture of Shi Ran and Chen Ruoyu standing together from a distance, and suddenly felt extremely dazzling.

The light bronze cheongsam quietly exuded all kinds of amorous feelings under the light, and the strange possessiveness fermented in Song Yi's heart.

Obviously, when she was with Shi Ran at the time, she didn't feel that today this person doesn't belong to her, but she wants to have it more and more.

At the same time, Mother Song also noticed Shi Ran standing beside Chen Ruoyu, and was a little puzzled: "Why did Xiao Ran come with Ruoyu?"

"Auntie, I..." Shi Ran was about to speak, but was interrupted by Song Yi who was beside him: "Mom, you are tired from standing, why don't you sit down and rest."

Seeing Song Yi's reaction, Shi Ran knew that she hadn't told her mother that the two of them had broken up, and maybe even Chen Yuanshan didn't know about it. She was probably still dreaming that she would go back after being coaxed by her today.

Song Yi then exchanged glances with Wang Nianyin.

Wang Nian immediately understood and changed the topic: "Xiaoyi, the ink, ink, ink and ink are ready, shall we start now?"

Song Yi nodded and looked at Chen Yuanshan, who was on the side: "Then I'll be ugly, teacher."

Chen Yuanshan nodded, Zhang Ran looked at Shi Ran, who was standing beside him, and suggested, "Shi Ran, I remember you took Teacher Chen's class, don't you? Do you want to draw a picture and ask Teacher Chen to do it? have a look?"

Zhang Ran didn't wait for Shi Ran to answer, so he turned his head and said to himself: "Hey, look at my brain. I remembered, you have now changed careers and made original paintings, are these things all right? It's already abandoned, I'm afraid it's going to be laughable and generous. I think it's better to forget it."

On the surface, Zhang Ran's words were thoughtless, but in fact they were insinuating sarcasm.

Freehand brushwork is no better than the original painting, and you can constantly undo and modify it. Painting on rice paper, one stroke is like playing chess with no regrets, no matter how you can change it, it is the most test of painters.

The people invited on this occasion today are basically people who are well-known in the circle. Shi Ran seemed out of place when Zhang Ran said this, and even felt a little inferior in the contempt chain.

Several pairs of eyes looked at Shi Ran at the same time, and their eyes were full of scrutiny.

Shi Ran wanted to refuse, but he didn't want to get used to Zhang Ran's mouth. She knew that Zhang Ran wanted to help Song Yi vent his anger, but there was no reason to slap her face in front of her and swallow her anger.

Shi Ran smiled slightly, and happily agreed under Zhang Ran's watchful eyes: "Okay, I also want to see if I have forgotten what I learned with Teacher Chen. If the painting is not good, Teacher Chen should not discipline him. I."

Listening to this, Chen Yuanshan walked over to Shi Ran with smiling eyes, and said, "It's been two years since I saw you paint, so don't be under pressure. It's just a birthday party, and it doesn't hurt if you don't paint well."

"The teacher is right. Of course I'm not as good as Song Yi in her major in painting." Shi Ran also smiled, swept over Song Yi with crooked eyes, and saw that her face was already a little embarrassed.

Song Yi knows exactly how strong he is.

The rice paper was laid flat on the table, and the sparrows on the branches gathered together as if they were watching the fun.

The layman's paintings are nothing to look at. Most of the people went to Song Yi's side to cheer her on. Shi Ran seemed a little cold. The only faint fragrance other than Mo Xiang was by her side, making her Peace of mind.

Chen Ruoyu, who was not interested in this kind of thing, was standing at Shi Ran's table, calmly watching the painter.

The sunlight passed through the window lattice and was divided into many parts, casting a virtual shadow on the noisy crowd around.

The shadow of Shi Ran's slightly lowered body quietly fell to one side, intertwined with the shadow of Chen Ruoyu, leaving the world and being independent.

At this moment, Chen Yinbing and Chen Shiwei walked downstairs.

The old man calmly looked at the things in the distance, and his eyes followed his daughter and stopped a little longer on Shi Ran's body.

Chen Yuanshan was the first to notice Chen Yinbing, and politely greeted him: "Brother, you're down."

"I saw that it was very lively below, so I asked Shi Wei to accompany me down." Chen Yinbing said, "Is this a painting?"

"No, it's just that the young people were bored before the banquet, and they painted for fun. It's just for fun." Song Mother gave Chen Yinbing the best place to watch Song Yi's paintings.

However, Chen Yinbing didn't mean to see Song Yi's paintings in person, so he beckoned to Chen Ruoyu, who was beside him, and said, "Ruoyu, come here."

Chen Ruoyu calmly cast her gaze on Shi Ran and walked to the position that Song mother gave up.

Song Yi's paintings are not very fast, so far only a mountain top has appeared on the paper, revealing a bit of hypocritical majesty.

"This place should be folded to reflect the majesty of the mountain." Chen Ruoyu commented sharply, her voice lukewarm.

Song Yi didn't expect Chen Ruoyu to be so disrespectful to herself, and defended in a weak voice, "Because it's a rockery in the garden, it's not so majestic."

However, Chen Ruoyu pointed it out mercilessly: "The value of the rockery lies in the truth, and the lines that are too vain can't support a 'fake' at all."

Chen Yuanshan nodded as well, with a bit of disappointment in his tone: "Song Yi, why are you so different from the past? Are you tired of planning a birthday party?"

This sentence made Song Yi's guilty hand pause for a moment, and a large drop of ink suddenly spread on the drawing paper.

Chen Yuanshan was more concerned, and Song Yi nodded along and said, "...I'm a little tired."

Then Song Yi put down her pen and looked at Chen Ruoyu who was standing beside her: "Ayu is really still Ayu, with a heart of wood and stone, even if I don't paint, I can see my faults at a glance. My talent is not as good as Ayu's. , I will definitely practice more when I go back.”

These words made Shi Ran who was painting on the side couldn't help but laugh.

She and Zhang Ran are worthy of being good friends, and they really have a good attitude. They praise Chen Ruoyu in secret, talk about Chen Ruoyu's inhumanity, poke at the things that Chen Yinbing cares about most, and show her humility.

It's just that Song Yi didn't expect that Chen Ruoyu was not as silent as every time in the past, but just looked at her painting like this, and pointed out in a light tone: "It's not a problem of talent, but a problem of your hand. "

Song Yi's expression immediately collapsed when she heard the words, and her hand holding the paintbrush became even tighter.

She said this before, Chen Ruoyu had never attacked her, like a gourd with a sawed mouth.

She thought it was because she was cold-hearted and would not argue with herself, so she compared herself with her everywhere, praised and criticized, sold a bad deal, and snatched her aunt and second uncle's only favorite. .

Why has it changed now?

Song Yi may never have thought that Chen Ruoyu didn't do it in the past, but just felt it was unnecessary.

But now that she has one more person to protect, she will never give Song Yi another chance to use her.

A thick cloud floated across the sky outside the window, and the room turned from light to dark, and then from dark to light.

Chen Yinbing, who was standing aside, had no intention of listening to the conversation over there, and came to Shi Ran's side with his hands behind his back.

However, he saw a grey sparrow standing on the drawing paper that Shi Ran spread out, standing round and round on a branch, which was extraordinarily stupid.

"How did you remember to draw this?"

Chen Yinbing's voice fell from the top of Shi Ran's head, and Shi Ran, who was watching the excitement, also quickly recovered.

Then she put the pen in her hand, looked at the sparrow she drew, and looked at the crowd gathered in one place, her smile deepened, "I just suddenly remembered a poem by Su Shi, 'Cold' The sparrows are full of sparse fences, vying to hold Hanke to see the jade.'"

Chen Yinbing understood the meaning of Shi Ran's words, and was really amused by this little girl. She smiled at her with her hands behind her back, and threw out two rare words: "Not bad."

Chen Yuanshan, who was on the side, heard his brother's comments, and came over, took a look and said, "Shi Ran, I haven't been good at painting for a long time."

Shi Ran smiled and glanced at Zhang Ran, who was standing not far away: "Although it has been working for two years, a lot of work can be used, so it is not wasted."

The words fell, and the faces of several people present had varying degrees of embarrassment, and Zhang Ran's face became as unsightly as Song Yi.

Later, Chen Shiwei didn't know Shi Ran, so he looked at him and asked, "This kid is so talented, I don't even know him."

"This is Shi Ran, Xiaoyi's girlfriend." Chen Yuanshan took the initiative to introduce.

It's just that the voice of this sentence hadn't fallen, and Shi Ran continued to correct: "Teacher, I and Song Yi Yue have already broken up."

Song Yi's face suddenly became more ugly.

She didn't expect Shi Ran to directly challenge their current relationship after Chen Yuanshan's introduction, her face was full of surprises.

Chen Yuanshan felt a little regretful: "So that's the case, no wonder I haven't seen you come to the studio these days."

Mother Song eased the atmosphere and said, "Although we broke up, we are still friends. Today is Xiaoyi's birthday."

Shi Ran pursed his lips and smiled at Mother Song, as if to acquiesce.

It's just that she is Shi Ran, how could she swallow this fly just to be polite to her elders.

She shook her head and said, "It's not even a friend anymore. I have something with Song Yi, but Song Yi seems to be very busy recently and can't find time, so I came over in person."

After saying that, Shi Ran turned to Song Yi, spread his fair hands in the sight of several people, and said, "Can you give it back to me now?"

Straightforward but also left a three-point thin face, did not say anything.

Song Yi was pushed to the center of the crowd by Shi Ran in this way, and it was still a disgraceful center, and all the plans came to nothing.

She glanced at the coat she put on the sofa and lied: "but the bracelet is not with me, I have to walk back and forth for fear of losing it, so I put it in my bag, now in the car, do you want me to get it? The banquet is about to start, what should I do if it's too late?"

Shi Ran naturally wouldn't be soft-hearted because of Song Yi's words, but Song Yi's words were not meant for Shi Ran.

Chen Shiwei's ears were always soft. Hearing Song Yi's words, he seemed to ease his mouth, but he heard a soft sound from the side.

Chen Yinbing smashed the rosary in his hand. He seldom participated in this kind of thing. He raised his eyes and looked at Song Yi, and reminded sternly: "It is only right and proper to return things to the original owner, and this is because you have not done enough. Thoughtful, how can you ask others to be considerate?"

Song Yi suddenly felt a little hard to ride a tiger, and with red eyes, she said, "Uncle is right, it's what I did wrong, I'll go get it..."

"Song Yi, let me go." Wang Nianyin walked up to Song Yi as he spoke, "It will take a lot of time to come and go, you are entertaining a few elders here. Is the key in your coat? inside?"

Song Yi knew that Wang Nianyin was here to relieve her, so she nodded: "Yes, please Nianyin."

"It's all right." Wang Nianyin hid the bracelet in his cuff and quietly took it out of Song Yi's coat pocket, and said to Shi Ran, "Come with me."

The short interlude ended like this, and the unfinished sparrow placed on the long table became the center of several people watching and tasting.

Chen Yuanshan looked at the dead branch at the foot of the sparrow, and said with some pity: "These few strokes lack a little spiritual energy..."

Chen Yinbing looked disapproving, and turned to look at Chen Ruoyu: "Your person, tell me."

Chen Ruoyu came forward knowingly, looked at it for two minutes, and then said in a leisurely manner: "Fish eyes."

The people present did not hear the meaning of Chen Ruoyu's words, but Song Yi, who was standing by the side, shook his hand violently.

Chen Yuanshan frowned upon hearing this, leaned over and looked at Shi Ran's painting carefully.

Then, as if he understood something, he turned to look at Song Yi who was standing beside him.

His eyes were like torches, with a sullen look.

Sunlight fell on Song Yi's face unobstructed through the window, and the weak little face was full of guilt.

At the same time, Shi Ran followed Wang Nianyin to the outside of the Linshui Pavilion.

Maybe he couldn't take it anymore, Wang Nianyin stopped at the corner of the corridor and asked, "Shi Ran, you hate Xiaoyi so much, can't you get along with Xiaoyi? Today is her. On her birthday, do you have to embarrass her today?"

Shi Ran thought Wang Nianyin's words were funny, so he laughed: "please find out, it wasn't me who embarrassed her, it was she who was asking for trouble."

"You don't even recognize the relationship for the past seven years with a bracelet." Wang Nianyin took out Shi Ran's bracelet from his pocket and asked, "Is your relationship with Song Yi so shallow? Do you know how sad she is?"

This is not the first time Shi Ran has heard someone say this to her.

She thought she would have no more pain if she took Song Yi out of her life that night, but these days, things happened one after another, like someone was constantly breaking away from her scabbed and white wounds. , I must be satisfied with seeing some blood oozing from the opening that is about to grow.

It is really interesting to think about it. During the five years she has been chasing Song Yi, everyone is watching her jokes, saying that she likes Song Yi and she is crazy.

Now that she has taken the initiative to break up, everyone has come to question her again, saying that her love is too shallow.

Is it because her love is too shallow, or because she can't stand the torture of one-way giving.

Shi Ran just looked at the person in front of him who denied him, and sneered.

She is not the sixth son, and will not prove to those who don't believe her how many bowls of noodles she ate. She just spread out her hand in front of Wang Nianyin and said, "If you say I'm shallow, then I'm shallow. So put the bracelet now. Give it back, I know you brought the bracelet in her pocket."

Wang Nianyin didn't expect Shi Ran to see her actions that she claimed to have no flaws just now, but her purpose was not achieved. Her hand was clasped in the pocket with the bracelet, and she was reluctant to take it out.

Shi Ran didn't want to entangle with Wang Nianyin, so he took out his mobile phone: "It's okay if you don't, I'll call the police now."

"I don't care what this party will turn out to be. It doesn't matter if the city is full of storms, it doesn't matter if she can't get off the stage like just now. If the bracelet is not returned to me, I can do whatever I want."

"Wang Nianyin, you have to be clear, I'm not here today to attend the party, but to get something. I can do what I say."

Shi Ran said word by word, his dark pupils stared straight at Wang Nianyin.

The sun hit her straight from behind, her scarlet lips raised, and her heavy vintage clothes gave her an unpleasant aura.

Wang Nianyin believed Shiran's words. She is a lunatic, not a lunatic who will not like a hopeless person for five years, and now she can do what she says for a bracelet.

Wang Nian had no choice but to take out the bracelet reluctantly, slapped it in Shi Ran's hand, and left angrily.

The familiar bracelet just returned to Shi Ran's hands.

She looked at the bracelet carefully, and the joy of losing it made her eyes redden.

Grandma, it's my fault. I didn't check carefully when I moved, and I won't do it in the future.

I won't let important things be taken away from me again.

Thinking of this, Shi Ran carefully put the bracelet on his wrist.

The silver-white filigree pattern echoes the dark pattern of the patina satin on her body, and it glows secretly.

The sun has risen to the top of the dome, and the sound of a symphony orchestra can be heard from the garden outside the waterfront building.

Through the doors and windows, Shi Ran saw many people chatting and laughing with plates, it seemed that the episode had passed, and the banquet had begun.

Since he had already asked for the bracelet, Shi Ran didn't want to participate in any more birthday parties.

She followed the sign on the corridor and walked towards the bathroom, thinking about going to another place for lunch after finishing her makeup, but she didn't want to accidentally bump into Chen Shiwei and Chen Ruoyu talking inside.

Chen Shiwei's voice was very kind, but there was a bit of accountability: "Ruoyu, today is Yiyi's birthday, why don't you give face so much."

Chen Ruoyu's voice was cold, "I've already given her face very much."

Chen Shiwei clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, "You child. Yiyi is timid, so it's not like you don't know it. Today, in front of so many people, you were taught by your second uncle. When you go back, you can't help but get sick again, and your aunt will have to do it again. Tears."

Chen Ruoyu felt that these words were unreasonable, and asked in a cold voice: "Don't tell me if I don't mention it today, will no one see it? You're such a big person, and you're still timid?"

Chen Shiwei listened to Chen Ruoyu's questioning to himself, and then brought out the past, and persuaded earnestly: "Don't forget, if Yiyi hadn't tried to save you, jumped into the water in the cold winter and twelfth lunar month, and wouldn't have fallen. The root of the disease has become so small that I can't stand being frightened."

The cold wind passed through the bathroom with the window open, and slashed on Chen Ruoyu's calf and arm like a blade, and the nightmare that had not been repeated for a long time came to her mind again.

The warm sun can't melt Chen Ruoyu's icy face, and the cold hands are slightly clenched in the wind all the year round: "Then have you ever thought about how I fell into the water in the first place?"

Chen Shi was stunned for a moment, "Aren't you going to pick up the kite that fell on the ice?"

The light in front of him shrouded Chen Shiwei's face, the kinder he was, the more dazzling he was.

The indifferent feeling in Chen Ruoyu's heart surged again, and the heart that had just been activated by Shi Ran stopped again. She suddenly felt that it was meaningless for her to care about these things. Like every time before, she returned coldly. A sentence: "No."

Just as he said that, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

Chen Ruoyu saw "Shi Ran" beating on the black screen, her cold heart suddenly warmed a little.

"Hey."

Chen Ruoyu answered the phone, and immediately heard a familiar voice from the other end: "Chen Ruoyu, I'm here to save you."

Shi Ran's voice was a little angry, and it sounded like he was sneaking.

Indeed, Shi Ran was sneaking.

At this time, she was covering her mouth and the phone microphone with her hand, standing at the end of the corridor, looking cautiously at the bathroom in the distance, like a secret agent: "Come on, tell me something about the company, come out, I'll turn right when you go out. In that little pavilion at the end of the corridor, over."

Shi Ran spoke quickly and quickly, and after the "over" ended, he hung up again like a special agent.

Chen Ruoyu listened to the beeps coming from the phone, and she couldn't help but look like this man was sneaking.

The sunlight has slowly slanted westward, falling on Chen Ruoyu's indifferent eyes, and there was a flash of light struggling.

"Auntie, the company has something to ask me, so I'm sorry." Chen Ruoyu just followed what Shi Ran taught her, raised her feet and left the bathroom.

The bathroom was so quiet, Chen Shiwei looked at the back of Chen Ruoyu leaving, and suddenly felt that this child was different from before since he returned to China.

There was no one in the corridor at this time, and everything was quiet.

The shadows of the branches on the side kept skipping Chen Ruoyu's profile, and the long floating hair exposed her entire profile.

Her footsteps are calm and quick, like someone caught in the cold in winter chasing the sun.

And her sun was waiting for her at their appointed place.

The sound of the symphony of the banquet was faintly coming from a distance. Shi Ran stood on the edge of the pavilion by the water and looked at the bleak winter, and saw Chen Ruoyu walking towards him.

Shi Ran touched the roasted sweet potato in his pocket, smiled and beckoned to her, proudly asking for credit, "How about it, isn't my idea a good one?"

It's just that Shi Ran didn't expect that her request for credit would be a very sudden hug.

—Chen Ruoyu looked at the person in front of her who was smiling at her, and no longer restrained her impulse, she hugged Shi Ran tightly.

The cold air made the fragrance on Chen Ruoyu's body as cold as stagnant, Shi Ran noticed something was wrong with Chen Ruoyu's body, so he let himself be held by Chen Ruoyu, and learned to be gentle in his tone: "I want... Would you like to talk to me?"