Second Hand Love Letter

For a moment, the world seemed to be quiet.

The sun shines brightly and dimly along with the kapok flying on both sides of the road, making people's eyes hurt.

Chen Ruoyu hurriedly pulled out the hand that was clasped by Shi Ran, and asked as if nothing happened, "Auntie, what did you say?"

Chen Shiwei sighed, looked at the road ahead intently, and said, "Quickly check the address of your father's art exhibition, is it the place in front? It's really old, and I can't remember exactly where I am at home. already."

A false alarm.

The car was still driving forward, Chen Shiwei looked at the road conditions in front of him intently, and didn't have a chance to look back to see what Chen Ruoyu, who had not responded to him for a long time, was doing.

Chen Ruoyu breathed a sigh of relief, took out her mobile phone and checked it neatly: "Wait a minute, Auntie."

After a while, she looked at the artistic white building in front of her and nodded: "Yes, auntie, it's the place in front, and you have to turn left at the next intersection."

"Okay." Chen Shiwei nodded and started changing lanes according to Chen Ruoyu's directions.

Chen Ruoyu's hand pulled away quickly, and Shi Ran's palm with the rough rind of the orange was aching.

She just sat in her place obediently, holding the most direct murderer in her palm, her eyes with a bit of frustration that she didn't even notice.

Because of this little episode, the rest of the journey was too quiet in the car. But just now, Chen Yinbing seemed to be closing his eyes to rest a little, and looked at Chen Ruoyu and Shi Ran in the rearview mirror in silence.

Chen Shiwei drove the car through several levels smoothly, and finally stopped in front of the huge white building.

Chen Ruoyu and Shi Ran got off at two ends of the car. Shi Ran was not used to walking with the elder Chen Yinbing, so he went around from the back of the car to find Chen Ruoyu.

The noon sun in the spring was too bright, and it fell on Chen Ruoyu's back, casting a soft golden light on her.

Shi Ran just looked at Chen Ruoyu who was walking beside Chen Shiwei, looked at her hand hanging by her side, and the orange that was held in her pocket rolled again in her palm.

For some reason, Shi Ran suddenly wanted to hold hands with Chen Ruoyu in front of the parents.

The gallery invested by the Chen family was built at the beginning of this year, and the first exhibition was held by Chen Yinbing, which shows how much the Chen family attaches to this place.

Chen Yinbing's exhibition layout is very quaint, which is in line with the personal style of his paintings. At the same time, I don't know if it is Chen Yinbing's own idea. The quaint venue combines well with the modern minimalist style, as if it came out of ancient paintings and integrated into modern life.

This is the first time that Shi Ran has enjoyed an exhibition of paintings by nearly one person. After walking around, Chen Ruoyu and the others got separated.

The exhibition hall on the southwest side of the exhibition is designed with a circular arch. The light casts the shadow of the twigs outside the gallery on the wall, as if it is integrated into the painting, which is extraordinarily ingenious.

Shi Ran walked over and noticed two paintings that looked exactly the same under the light and shadow.

One left and one right together, I don't know what the purpose is.

"Which one is better?"

Chen Yinbing's voice suddenly came from behind Shi Ran. He was wearing a Chinese-style long gown, with his hands behind his back, like an old gentleman, with a kind of oppressive force.

Shi Ran thought that if Chen Ruoyu's aura was hereditary, it must be hereditary Chen Yinbing.

Although her little head was making such a small mistake, Shi Ran did not forget to answer Chen Yinbing's question. She looked at the two paintings and answered without hesitation: "Left."

Chen Yinbing did not express his opinion, but continued to ask, "Tell me what you think."

"The one on the left is obviously more casual, and the one on the right seems to be a deliberate imitation." Shi Ran pointed out bluntly, "It can be seen that Uncle Chen likes this painting very much and copied it more than once."

"You little girl, your eyes are a bit poisonous." Chen Yinbing was not angry, but nodded with a smile, "Yes, the left side is my wife's painting more than 20 years ago, and the right side is my copy."

Shi Ran was a little surprised when he heard this.

She still remembered the story she got from Chen Ruoyu's side. Even Chen Yinbing, even the Chen family, had a kind of admiration and pity for the late Chen Ruoyu's mother, and she preferred Song Yi. , it is very likely that her eyebrows are somewhat similar to Chen Ruoyu's mother.

The left is just the phrase "Wan Wan Leiqing" in the TV series.

Some people are heartbroken by this sentence, and some people use this sentence to soar.

Shi Ran is a little rebellious, and she dares to say what others dare not.

What's more, this matter is still related to Chen Ruoyu.

Maybe it's because the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, or maybe it's really overthinking itself. Shi Ran looked at Chen Yinbing and pointed out: "Although it can be seen that some parts are trying to depict the randomness of the original painting, it is indeed imitated. It can be imitated. After all, it is still imitating, no matter how random it is, it is deliberate.”

"Since ancient times, when painting, I only learn the style and character, not the skin. No matter how real a shell is, it's just a slap in the face. The soul and style that fit are the most cherished."

The voice fell, and the entire venue became extremely quiet.

The tacit secret of the Chen family was actually revealed by Shi Ran in this way.

The sunlight poured in straight from outside the gallery, but the two printed on the wall looked extremely cold.

Chen Yinbing looked at Shi Ran expressionlessly, his eyes were so deep that one could not see any emotion.

Chen Ruoyu and Chen Shiwei, who had just wandered here, were standing not far away.

Chen Shiwei's hand hanging by his side was slightly curled together, even sweating. And Chen Ruoyu was watching Chen Yinbing's facial changes, ready to step forward to protect Shi Ran at any time.

The surrounding atmosphere is like a taut string that may break at any time.

Suddenly, a thin and strong arm cut through the steady light, and the blue veins and skin provoked by the wrist bone were like mountains painted on the opposite side, rubbing Shi Ran's hair and falling on her shoulders.

"You little girl, you are too bold."

After saying that, Chen Yinbing shook Shi Ran's shoulders, which looked a little weak, with an unclear emotion.

And Shi Ran just stood like this, not intimidated by his movements at all, and his straight shoulders were not bent by his movements in the slightest.

The taut thread didn't break in the end. Chen Yinbing didn't say anything after that, but his face seemed heavier than when he first came.

Because he and Chen Shiwei had other things to deal with, Shi Ran and Chen Ruoyu didn't follow him into the car, but chose to walk back to the company.

It was past noon, and the sun was not so dazzling. The wind was blowing the skirt with the traffic passing through, and it was soft and full of the smell of spring.

Shi Ran looked at the Kapok that was driving on both sides of the road, the soft light pink color happened to fall on the side of Chen Ruoyu's face, and the misplaced perspective was as if a Kapok was attached to the person's head.

It's just that Kapok is gentle, but this person seems to have some worries.

Shi Ran looked at it and asked knowingly, "Why does your expression seem so serious."

Chen Ruoyu didn't hide either, she turned to look at Shi Ran: "You're too bold."

She was really sweating for her just now.

Shi Ran is different: "I don't say anything, someone has to say it. They are partial, I am not."

"You are my girlfriend, even if there are two words in front of you, you are still your girlfriend. I don't protect you, who protects you?"

Shi Ran's words were a bit domineering, and he even added an emphasis on "yes", as if to remind Chen Ruoyu that she was qualified to protect her even if it was an internal test, or it was logical to give herself an extra quilt. permitted rights.

Chen Ruoyu pursed her lips, and then a smile appeared in Shi Ran's eyes.

She likes Shi Ran's domineering.

It turned out that under the situation that I have become accustomed to it and learned to be indifferent early, there is still a person who will say a word for me.

At this moment, the wind picked up the long hair on Shi Ran's face, making her hair messy.

Shi Ran thought she was wrong, Kapok was not as gentle as Chen Ruoyu.

Shi Ran was a little uncomfortable with such a gentle scene, so he blinked Yan Jin unnaturally, and then said, "By the way, should I go and cheer for my uncle on the first day of the weekend art exhibition? Can I accompany him?"

"Song Yi will also be there that day," Chen Ruoyu reminded.

Shi Ran waved his hands hurriedly, "Forget it, it's not worth it."

…

When the two returned to the company, it was almost time for get off work. After all, Zhou Yuan was there, and Shi Ran was not considered an unexcused absence from work.

Open and get off work, take Chen Ruoyu's special car home. After the car was parked in the underground parking lot, Chen Ruoyu told Shi Ran that she had something to deal with and asked Shi Ran to go upstairs first.

Shi Ran looked suspicious at Chen Ruoyu's cell phone, which didn't even turn on, but obediently got out of the car alone, leaning on the door frame and saying, "Come back early then."

Chen Ruoyu nodded, "Don't worry, soon."

Shi Ran took another look at Chen Ruoyu's car, then closed the door and walked towards the elevator alone.

This point is basically the time when the social animals get off work. There are many tired office workers in the elevator. Shi Ran counted them secretly, thinking that their "casual" apartment is quite favored by the social animals.

When Shi Ran was about to turn on the light, the phone in his bag vibrated.

The caller is Shi Yu.

Shi Ran suddenly had a bad premonition, picked up the phone and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shi Yu's voice sounded a little low: "Sister, the people who came to the court in the afternoon took Dad away."

Shi Ran was taken aback, he forgot to turn on the lights, and walked straight to the windowsill: "What?"

Shi Yu: "Then the company's uncle Wang came shortly after my father was taken away. He said that my father had embezzled public funds and was greedy for a lot of money. He received rumors two days ago, but it was of no avail. He may have to squat. Bureau."

Shi Ran couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when he heard this.

She has no relationship with Shi Haijun, but has a real family relationship with Shi Yu: "What about you, how are you?"

Shi Yu shook his head: "I'm fine, sister. Now the only thing that's clean in our house is the company I worked with Song Lan."

"Then how is your company running? I have saved a little money here..." Shi Ran hurriedly spoke, but was interrupted by Shi Yu before he finished speaking: "Sister, you don't have to worry about me, the Shi family originally I owe you, how could I be so embarrassed to ask you for money. Don't you have to pay the mortgage with your money?"

"Shi Yu." Shi Ran's eyes dimmed a bit.

In this family, only Shi Yu felt that way.

Shi Yu let out a smile on the other end of the phone, pretending to be sunny as if Shi Ran could see it: "Sister, I'm really fine, the skinny camel is bigger than a horse, although the Shi family is defeated, But as long as this matter doesn't affect you, you can stay out of it."

Shi Ran understood, but couldn't help but reminded: "Okay, don't be too tired, you are not in good health."

Shi Yu nodded and said half-jokingly: "Well, I know, I'm just telling you about this, don't know until the news comes out tomorrow, and I'm going to deceive me for a meal later."

Shi Ran smiled as expected, but Mother Shi's voice came over the phone.

Shi Yu glanced back at Mother Shi, who was going to come downstairs to pick up the phone to talk to Shi Ran, and hurriedly said, "Okay, sister, I have something to deal with here, so I'll hang up first."

Shi Ran probably understood Shi Yu's intentions, and tacitly replied: "Okay, pay attention to Xiaoyu's body."

"Well, you are also a sister." Shi Yu said and hung up the phone in a hurry.

The room did not turn on the lights, only the light from the shopping mall outside projected by the floor-to-ceiling windows barely illuminated a place beside the window.

Shi Ran held the phone with his hands down and sat in front of the glass window with a happy smile on his face.

Her home, which was already in ruins, finally collapsed.

But with this smile, Shi Ran's expression froze.

She looked at the night scene of neon lights outside the window, she didn't know what to do next, so she sat by the window like this, her distracted eyes didn't know where to look.

Does Shi Haijun deserve it? Of course it deserves it.

It's just that Shi Ran didn't feel the feeling of relief when she wished this person would die immediately on New Year's Day. She felt as calm as if she saw someone was arrested and put in jail on the news, and there was a faint sense of unease and pain in her heart.

For Shi Yu, and for myself.

"Click."

At this moment, the door was opened from the outside.

Chen Ruoyu put on the light of the corridor outside and walked into the door with a large bag of snacks.

The room was dark, except for a figure sitting in front of the window, shrouded in neon outside the window.

The surrounding light was too bright, making people thin and frail, curled up in a ball, lonely and vulnerable as if they had been abandoned by someone.

Chen Ruoyu seemed to sense something, and walked towards the figure cautiously, and finally stood behind Shi Ran.

"What's wrong?" Chen Ruoyu asked softly, as if afraid of scaring Shi Ran.

Shi Ran was not frightened as she wished, raised his head slightly, and said to the person standing behind him, "Come here a little bit."

Chen Ruoyu obeyed and walked to Shi Ran with a large bag of snacks.

The plush rabbit slippers slowly appeared under the window, and the plastic bag of snacks made a squeezing sound.

The moonlight was shaken by the sudden movement, and the slender arm was tightly holding the body with the cool wind outside, and the provoked skin was even the bones on the back of the hand.

Shi Ran hugged Chen Ruoyu without saying a word.

It was like hugging the home she was looking for.