Chapter 544: Singing on the Willow Embankment
Chapter 544 Singing on the Willow Embankment
Xia Lingren felt uncomfortable, so she lay down with her clothes on and fell asleep soon after.
I fell asleep deeply in the afternoon, and when I woke up at eight or nine o'clock in the night, I saw Li Lei sitting on the bedside, looking at her with a pair of deep eyes, a little sad. Xia Ling moved and asked Li Lei, "What are you doing?"
Li Lei smiled softly, and the sadness in his eyes disappeared: "Nothing, let's see if you slept well. You must be exhausted." Then he said, "Get up and have some dinner?"
Xia Ling said: "I don't want to eat it."
"Then lie down for a while." Li Lei didn't force himself.
As expected, Xia Ling lay in bed for a while longer. At night in the countryside, there were unknown insects chirping outside the window, and there were also the faint sounds of children playing. She listened intently, thinking of her dead baby, and her eyes gradually became covered with a layer of mist.
Li Lei saw this, stretched out his hand, and took her into his arms.
Her body stiffened slightly, and the scene she saw beside the off-road vehicle when she came out of the cemetery during the day flashed through her mind. Later, I felt that his comfort was not so sincere.
She told herself that she couldn't ask Li Lei like this. She hid everything because she didn't want to make him sad.
However, when he really stayed out of the matter, she felt empty in her heart.
She gently broke away from his arms and sat up: "I'm going to eat."
Li Lei watched her get up and get out of bed, then looked down at his hands, feeling a little bitter.
He had been tired for the whole day. He had accompanied her on a five- to six-hour drive, arranged for someone to rent a house, cleaned it, and asked the chef to prepare her favorite meals. He could not lose his momentum in front of Pei Ziheng and deal with his overt and covert attacks. Li Lei went to the restaurant to have a few bites of food with her, and fell into a deep sleep at night.
When she woke up in the morning, Xia Ling was no longer there, and the quilt beside her was a little messy and cold.
She seemed to have been up for a long time.
Li Lei quickly got up, washed up in a hurry, and asked the driver who was cleaning the yard: "Where is Miss Ye?"
“Miss Ye went out early in the morning, saying she was going to relax, and Arnold and Asi were following her secretly.” The driver said, “Boss, please have some breakfast.”
"No." Li Lei asked her which direction she was going and followed her out.
In the early morning in the countryside, the air is very fresh, the countryside is green, the river banks are elegant, and the willows on the bank are blooming with branches and leaves, creating a leisurely and peaceful scenery. Li Lei had no intention of admiring it, and walked hurriedly for a long time. Thousands of golden sunlight broke out from the eastern sky. He faced the morning light and found her by the river embankment.
She sat on a big rock with her back to him, surrounded by a group of children.
The wind carrying the fragrance of willow leaves carried her singing voice intermittently, melodious and as beautiful as the sounds of nature.
“Sister, you sing so well.”
“Yes, sister, please sing another song.”
The children stood or sat, looking at her with longing eyes.
So Xia Ling said: "Okay." She started singing again, her singing voice was very peaceful, without any gorgeous showmanship or momentum, just the simplest children's songs and ballads - "Spring outing, flowers on the road, luxuriant grass is my home..."
A group of children were intoxicated.
Li Lei was also fascinated. He slowed down and quietly walked behind a big willow tree and looked at her profile. Her cheeks are as white as jade, covered with a faint golden light in the morning light. She looks so beautiful when she sings, and her eyes are so soft that people can't help but like her.
She sang one song after another.
One child said to her: "Sister, you will have a baby in the future. He will be so happy. He can hear such beautiful songs every day." "Yes, yes." Other children said.
The slight smile on her face was slightly bitter.
In the distance, a peasant woman called the children back to eat. The children said goodbye to Xia Ling one after another, and left in a hurry. The willow bank of the river embankment was deserted again, with only the gentle breeze rustling the leaves.
Xia Ling sat quietly on the big stone, looking at the sparkling river water, her expression became even darker.
Li Lei walked out from behind the tree and sat down next to her.
She noticed someone beside her, turned her face and glanced sideways. When she saw it was him, she quietly turned her head to look at the water.
“After I return to the city, I will contact several good hospitals to treat you. Maybe you can have children in the future.”
“You want a child?”
“I see you quite like children.”
Xia Ling stopped talking and lowered her head to look at her toes. She is not a qualified mother and cannot even protect her own child. Now, little Shaohui's body is still cold, so she is rushing to get treatment and try to have another child. What does this mean?
“No one can replace Shaohui.” she said.
Not to mention that she is no longer able to have children, even if she still has one, even if she does give birth to another child, each child is unique, and no child can replace the one who died.
Li Lei was silent for a while and then said: "Let's go, it's cool by the river. Go back and have some breakfast, and then we'll go to the cemetery to see Shao Hui."
Xia Ling nodded and followed him back obediently.
After breakfast, he took her to the cemetery as expected. Today is not the day for Shao Hui's burial, and the cemetery has not been cleared. A few families here and there come to mourn their deceased relatives. The husbands accompany their wives, or the elders follow their children, looking sad and peaceful.
Li Lei gently held Xia Ling's hand.
Xia Ling struggled a bit but didn't break away, so she let him go.
Li Lei held her tighter, and felt a little more at ease in his heart. He felt that they were a family from the outside. They came out to take care of the children together, like an ordinary couple.
That's it, that's good.
When he came to the child's grave, the profound and powerful word "Pei" on the tombstone was like a thorn, pricking his heart. But he had to act as if nothing had happened, because that was her child.
He heard Xia Ling ask: "Why are there still flowers here?"
In front of the tombstone, there is a bouquet of fresh white daisies, with the trembling petals stained with morning dew.
This is a VIP acupuncture point. They were accompanied by staff all the way. At this time, the staff said to her respectfully: "This is what Mr. Pei ordered yesterday. A bouquet of flowers should be placed in front of the child's grave every day for 365 days." , all day long.”
Pei Ziheng had known that she would take advantage of his absence to see the child. Since there is no way to stop it, it is better to put more effort into making the scene better. Whenever she comes to see him, she will feel how good he is to their mother and son. He wanted to always have his shadow in her heart.
Xia Ling didn't expect that Pei Ziheng would be so caring. This child was obviously not his, but he paid attention to even small things like offering flowers every day.
Li Lei's expression tightened slightly. Why is that man still haunting him? !
He bent down and placed some toys and fruit snacks he bought in front of the child's tombstone. He said: "Shaohui, you must be well in heaven, and your mother must be well and happy and healthy."
(End of this chapter)