The automobile stopped on the gasoline station on the freeway to refuel. Li Zhenruo took a breather and went to the small grocery store to purchase two bottles of water.

Zhao Yuqiong’s hometown was even additional away than his go to to Aunt Wu’s place earlier than, it was virtually on the junction of the 2 northern provinces. Li Zhenruo didn’t fairly perceive why Zhao Yuqiong selected to go away her hometown and are available right here alone. Finally, she died alone with none family members to accompany her.

Li Zhenran stood beside the automobile and waited to refuel.

Li Zhenruo observed that the younger girl working on the gasoline station was speaking to him. When Li Zhenran appeared down at her, she smiled coyly.

He shook the water bottle in his hand, Li Zhenruo walked over and hugged Li Zhenran’s shoulder from behind, stood on tiptoe and requested in his ear, “Is it completed?”

Li Zhenran appeared again at him, “It’s virtually completed.”

After refuelling, the younger girl took out the gas nozzle. Li Zhenran paid the cash and referred to as Li Zhenruo to get within the automobile.

It was an excessive amount of to power themselves to reach on the vacation spot in sooner or later, and it might be inevitable that they must journey as much as the mountain at nighttime. So Li Zhenran straight booked a resort within the midway metropolis, and the 2 deliberate to remain for one night time.

Li Zhenruo opened a bag of potato chips and fed them into Li Zhenran’s mouth by hand.

Li Zhenran drove the automobile and appeared forward, opened his mouth to carry the potato chips, and in addition held Li Zhenruo’s fingers.

Li Zhenruo checked out him for some time, then slowly pulled out his fingers, put them in his personal mouth and licked them.

Within the afternoon, after they arrived on the metropolis the place they stayed at night time, as quickly as they obtained off the freeway there was a automobile on the exit to select them up, the folks had been organized by Hua Yi Bang, and so they had been straight proven the way in which to the resort.

After they parked the automobile and positioned the bags within the room, Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo got here out of the resort and walked slowly alongside the street.

They had been in an unfamiliar metropolis. The place was not large, but it surely was quiet and clear.

The 2 walked to the sting of a giant river and sat down on a bench by the river, and the cool breeze with the moisture of the river got here blowing. Within the distance, a couple of youngsters had been chasing and taking part in, and a younger mom was strolling slowly with a stroller.

Li Zhenruo took the initiative to carry Li Zhenran’s hand first after which felt that Li Zhenran seize his personal hand collectively into the pocket of his garments. By means of a skinny layer of cloth, he might really feel the opposite social gathering’s physique temperature.

Within the night, Li Zhenran took a bathe and got here out of the lavatory, and lay straight on the massive mattress. He had been driving right now, and he appeared to be slightly drained, so he closed his eyes for some time.

Li Zhenruo lay beside him and touched him along with his leg.

Li Zhenran ignored him.

Li Zhenruo touched him once more.

This time, Li Zhenran reached out and grabbed his thigh, pulled his leg away, and mentioned, “What are you doing?”

Li Zhenruo rolled over and sat on Li Zhenran’s waist along with his legs aside, lowered his brow to the touch his brow, and whispered, “Can you do me?”

Li Zhenran didn’t open his eyes, simply smiled and didn’t communicate.

Li Zhenruo kissed his lips and mentioned vaguely, “f/ck me, hurry up.”

The following morning, they solely drove for half a day, and so they arrived at their vacation spot earlier than lunch.

Zhao Yuqiong was born in a small county within the mountains. They had been driving on a mountain street all morning, and Li Zhenruo was slightly carsick. He questioned if he was a cat, it might be much less dizzy. Because the consequence his cat physique was virtually thrown out. Luckily, the home windows had been closed.

Li Zhenran reached out and grabbed him, and mentioned, “Don’t make hassle.”

Li Zhenruo abruptly grew to become indignant, however he obediently modified again right into a human type and remained silent with a pale face.

When the automobile drove into the county, it drew some consideration. He questioned if the roads within the county weren’t receptive as a result of the roads had been winding turns and complex. So when automobiles and folks got here from different locations, it was notably eye-catching.

Alongside the way in which, many of the native those that Li Zhenruo noticed had been darkish and skinny, however they had been fairly tall. Nevertheless, Zhao Yuqiong was fair-skinned, so she will need to have been a magnificence right here again then. As for the person within the picture, though he appeared tall and good-looking, he nonetheless had the traces of an area.

The place was too small and there have been no good lodges. Li Zhenran didn’t actually wish to keep in a single day right here. He hoped to complete issues earlier and return to the earlier metropolis lodging.

The deal with was checked earlier than departure, and an area individual was contacted by a good friend, who was a police officer within the county seat. After they entered town, the officer obtained into the automobile and confirmed them the way in which.

They went to the place the place Zhao Yuqiong’s dad and mom lived. What Li Zhenran discovered was that Zhao Yuqiong’s father had handed away, and solely her mom was nonetheless alive, residing with Zhao Yuqiong’s eldest brother’s household.

It was far more handy to have the police officer prepared the ground. The automobile was parked close to the county public safety bureau. The police officer mentioned the place was inside ten minutes of strolling, and led them by a slender alley to the again avenue. They arrived at a retailer promoting cement tiles.

The police officer requested within the native dialect, “Is Zhao Yusheng right here?”

An previous man appeared out from the within, with a rice bowl in his hand, in all probability consuming lunch, and inexplicably trying exterior.

In response to what Li Zhenran had defined to him earlier than, the police officer mentioned to the previous man, “Are you Zhao Yusheng? There are two legal professionals from town who wish to ask you about your sister.”

Zhao Yusheng abruptly grew to become nervous, “What legal professionals? Which sister of mine?”

Li Zhenran requested, “Is Zhao Yuqiong your sister?”

Zhao Yusheng appeared slightly dazed, his brows furrowed tightly, and his tone was nonetheless slightly frightened, “She has been gone for a very long time, and I haven’t seen her in additional than 20 years.”

Li Zhenruo couldn’t assist however ask, “You haven’t been in contact?”

Zhao Yusheng shook his head, “There is no such thing as a contact, she by no means got here again right here, and I don’t know the place she went.”

Though he knew that the individual in entrance of him was his uncle, to Li Zhenruo, he was nonetheless only a stranger, and he couldn’t really feel too many feelings. He even had some anger towards Zhao Yusheng’s indifference to the love between his sisters.

Li Zhenran raised his hand and patted Li Zhenruo’s again frivolously to consolation him, then stepped ahead and requested, “Could I ask why she left at the moment?”

Zhao Yusheng was barely extra alert this time and checked out Li Zhenran suspiciously with out talking.

The police officer subsequent to him took out his police card and confirmed it to Zhao Yusheng, and mentioned, “Zhao Yusheng, don’t fear, they got here from a giant metropolis and got here right here particularly on your sister’s enterprise.”

Zhao Yusheng nonetheless appeared slightly hesitant. He leaned in to take a look at the police card fastidiously, after which requested, “What occurred to Zhao Yuqiong?”

Li Zhenran mentioned, “She has died of sickness.”

Zhao Yusheng couldn’t assist however be surprised.

Li Zhenran continued, “She nonetheless left some remnant at the moment, however there wasn’t a lot, about 2,000 yuan price. In case your id is confirmed, we’ll return the cash to you.”

Zhao Yusheng heard the phrases and mentioned rapidly, “I’m actually her eldest brother, and we nonetheless have a photograph of us at residence, in addition to an previous family registration e book.”

Li Zhenran mentioned, “If it’s handy, please present us later, however there are nonetheless some issues I wish to ask about Zhao Yuqiong. Why did she go away her hometown alone at the moment?”

Zhao Yusheng mentioned, “She didn’t go away alone, she left with that man!”

“That man?” Li Zhenran requested Li Zhenruo to point out him the picture, after which handed it to Zhao Yusheng to point out him, “Is it this man?”

Zhao Yusheng squinted his eyes for some time, and mentioned, “It’s this man, I nonetheless keep in mind it, his title is Yuan Dong. This man is a ineffective rogue gangster, at the moment Yuqiong have to be with him, and later there was a baby. Father was so indignant that she was thrown out, and she or he adopted this man away.”

Li Zhenruo’s expression immediately grew to become shocked, he turned to take a look at Li Zhenran and noticed Li Zhenran additionally barely frowned.

Li Zhenran requested Zhao Yusheng, “You mentioned that Zhao Yuqiong was pregnant earlier than leaving residence?”

Zhao Yusheng nodded, nonetheless trying on the picture, he sighed slowly, and requested them, “You say Yuqiong is lifeless, what about Yuan Dong? What about their baby?”

Earlier than Li Zhenran might reply, Li Zhenruo mentioned, “She didn’t find yourself with Yuan Dong, and that baby was gone earlier than it was born.”

Zhao Yusheng sighed deeply and handed the picture again to Li Zhenran, “At the moment my father mentioned that the person shouldn’t be good and advised her to not be with him, however the little lady simply didn’t pay attention irrespective of how a lot he tried to steer her. She didn’t come again after so a few years, and Dad referred to as out her title when he died.”

When he mentioned this, Zhao Yusheng, who had been calm all alongside, abruptly couldn’t maintain again his feelings. He raised his hand to wipe away his tears, after which requested, “Then what occurred after her loss of life?”

Li Zhenran mentioned, “She was buried within the cemetery.”

Zhao Yusheng shook his head and mentioned, “A spot distant from residence… oh my!”

Li Zhenruo requested once more, “Are you positive that Zhao Yuqiong was pregnant with Yuan Dong’s baby earlier than she left her hometown?”

Zhao Yusheng nodded, “How can I’m undecided? There was such a giant fuss on the time, not solely do I do know it, however all of the neighbours knew about it on the time.”

Li Zhenran raised her hand and put it on Li Zhenruo’s again, pressed it slightly more durable, after which mentioned to Zhao Yusheng, “Do you keep in mind when she left?”

Zhao Yusheng recalled, “It must be 1991. It was summer season, June or July.”

Li Zhenruo’s expression grew to become increasingly more severe.

Li Zhenran nodded, reached out and shook palms with him, “Thanks for cooperating with us, we’re virtually clear about Zhao Yuqiong’s scenario, it is best to take this inheritance.” After that, he took out greater than 2,000 yuan from his pockets, There was no element, and it was handed over to Zhao Yusheng.

Zhao Yusheng reached out his hand to get it, and requested, “Do I want to point out you pictures and family registration books?”

The police officer subsequent to him mentioned, “No want, we consider in your id. You may gather the cash, sir.”

Zhao Yusheng wrapped the cash and put it in his trousers pocket, and requested Li Zhenran, “The place is my little sister buried, are you able to write me the deal with?”

Li Zhenran mentioned to him, “Give me a bit of paper.”

Zhao Yusheng rapidly took out a pen and paper. Li Zhenran took it and buried his head and wrote a sequence of numbers on the counter. Then he mentioned to Zhao Yusheng, “That is my telephone quantity. If you wish to pay homage to Ms. Zhao Yuqiong, you may contact me and I’ll discover somebody to take you there.”

He picked up the be aware and put it away fastidiously, Zhao Yusheng mentioned, “Thanks, Mr. Lawyer.”

The truth is, it was most unlikely that Zhao Yusheng will be capable to go to Zhao Yuqiong’s grave in his life, to not point out the previous mom who was practically 90 years previous, they didn’t even dare to let her know the information.

Li Zhenran took Li Zhenruo’s shoulders and mentioned, “Let’s go.”

Li Zhenruo nodded. The 2 of them left with the police officer and returned to the neighborhood of the Public Safety Bureau. Li Zhenran and Li Zhenruo thanked him once more after which opened the automobile door and obtained within the automobile.

Li Zhenran was not in a rush to start out the automobile, he turned to take a look at Li Zhenruo, and noticed that Li Zhenruo’s face was slightly pale.

So he reached out and stroked Li Zhenruo’s again, then pulled him into his arms with some power, and hugged him comfortably.

Li Zhenruo mentioned, “Zhao Yuqiong left her hometown pregnant in the summertime of 1991. I used to be born in April of 1992 and occurred to be the kid of her and Yuan Dong. In different phrases, she was pregnant earlier than she met Li Jianglin within the metropolis. Li Jianglin has no motive to not suspect that her baby was not his personal.”

Li Zhenran’s face was additionally slightly gloomy, and he stroked Li Zhenruo’s face along with his palm and mentioned, “What are you pondering?”

Li Zhenruo appeared up at him, “Zhao Yuqiong shouldn’t be Li Jianglin’s real love, however a girl who Li Jianglin spent cash to search out exterior to present him a child. At the moment, it was too early, so it’s comprehensible to not do a paternity take a look at when the kid was born, however wouldn’t he doubt the id of the kid if he had been born so lengthy? “

Li Zhenran didn’t communicate.

Li Zhenruo mentioned, “Li Jianglin knew it. He knew from the start that I used to be not his organic son.” When he mentioned this, his tone was filled with affirmation.

Li Zhenran patted his shoulder gently, “Let’s return first.”

Li Zhenruo sat up straight. After Li Zhenran began the automobile, he abruptly grabbed Li Zhenran’s arm and requested, “Can we discover out what occurred again then? How did Li Jianglin know Zhao Yuqiong?”

Li Zhenran thought for some time and mentioned, “It’s exhausting except you discover somebody who is aware of.”

“The insider…” Li Zhenruo fell into deep thought, and now there are virtually no previous folks round Li Jianglin. Abruptly, he remembered somebody and mentioned to Li Zhenran, “Uncle Luo, do you keep in mind?”

Li Zhenran nodded.

Li Zhenruo mentioned, “Let’s go to Uncle Luo, I consider he’ll know.”

Notes:

Ah, is that this why there’s not a lot commotion when Li Zhenruo was ‘disowned’?