Jiuxi

Chapter 239 237 [One step away]

For Lu Chen, the question of Wang Chulong is not difficult to answer. What is worth savoring is the profound meaning contained in it.

It has been more than two months since Wang Chulong came to Huaizhou. She has lived in Lu's house and never gone out. Except for Lu Chen and the maids and servants in the house, she has only met her cousin Wang Jun twice. The rest of the time, she has stayed by herself, hiding herself, and being stupid, just like her. She is an inconspicuous passer-by, and this is just a place where she stops temporarily.

However, both of them knew in their hearts that from the day Wang Chulong moved into Lu's house, unless Lu Chen made up his mind to cut off his relationship with her, her only future would be to marry Lu Chen.

Since Lu Chen agreed to let her live in, he would not do anything like starting a mess but giving up, but this did not mean that the two of them could respect each other as guests.

Or maybe they respect each other like ice.

Because the relationship between them was not pure from the beginning, let alone a lifelong love agreement.

Wang Chulong was thinking about the fate of the Wang family in Zhai Lin, and took the initiative to assume the responsibilities that the Wang family should bear, putting his own happiness aside, just to make up for the rift caused by the Wang family's betrayal of Daqi.

Lu Chen was thinking about the overall situation of the Northern Expedition. In order to reduce the losses of the soldiers on the battlefield and to better win over the people of the North in the future, he agreed to Zhai Lin Wang's request and accepted the other party's sincerity at the expense of himself. He made this clear in his letter to Lin Xi. There was no need to hide the matter.

In the final analysis, there are many factors other than emotions involved in the coming together of these extremely smart young people.

Therefore, their relationship seems to be very harmonious, because they both know each other's thoughts and bottom line.

If things continue like this, they should get married smoothly in the future and spend their lives respecting each other. However, no one can tell how much affection there is.

Wang Chulong realized this, and she wanted to work hard and try. Although the start was determined to be irreversible, there was still hope of getting along in the process.

And if you want to make changes, Lin Xi is the one person you can't get around no matter what.

After moving into Lu's house, Jin Shu got a lot of information about Lu Chen from Song Pei, especially his emotional experience. On the one hand, Jin Shu was delighted that Song Pei knew everything, and always felt that this was his own contribution. On the other hand, he couldn't help but lament Lu Chen's honest duty. He was obviously a young man in the military with rich family assets and a promising future, but he never He is a philanderer, and so far he has only been emotionally involved with Lin Xi.

Wang Chulong looked deeper. This does not mean that Song Pei is simple-minded and does not know how to keep secrets. The reason why she was so frank must have come from Lu Chen's instruction. By telling Jin Shu about these things, Wang Chulong would naturally know about it.

From this point of view, this is Lu Chen's gentle way of telling her that the relationship between him and Lin Xi is stronger than gold, and she is destined to be just a latecomer.

Wang Chulong has never thought about deliberately fighting for anything, but if she has a choice, she certainly does not want to live a life of mutual respect for the rest of her life.

After all, she has just turned nineteen this year, and her life has just begun.

The room was as warm as spring, and the two of them were silent, letting time slip away quietly.

After a long silence, Lu Chen slowly opened the conversation: "When I first met my senior sister, I thought she was very quiet and elegant, even with a bit of shyness and innocence as if she had just entered the world. She was not like a weather-beaten woman in the world. Xia. Later, I followed her to practice martial arts, and I became more and more certain of this. Her heart was pure and flawless, and she had not been contaminated by the flies and dogs in the world, even though she had experienced a lot of bloodshed, life and death."

Wang Chulong had never met Lin Xi and didn't know her well, so he wasn't sure whether Lu Chen's complimentary words were true.

Logically speaking, she might be able to show jealousy, but there was no bitterness in her heart, only curiosity that surprised her.

She adjusted her sitting posture slightly and looked at Lu Chen tenderly with her long autumn eyes.

"At that time, our Lu family was involved in a serious crime and had many contacts with officials from the Weaving Department. One morning, as agreed, I went to see my senior sister to practice martial arts. As soon as I went out, I was stopped by people from the Weaving Department, and then I was They took me to a tavern and met with an adult. Of course, he didn't deliberately embarrass me, he just talked about some topics related to the case."

Perhaps because Wang Chulong chose a good entry point, Lu Chen didn't mind telling outsiders about his and Lin Xi's story.

Memories came flooding back, and when he told these past events, there was a slight smile on his face.

Wang Chulong took advantage of the situation and asked, "So she came to find you?"

Lu Chen looked at her slightly surprised and nodded: "Yes, actually I didn't even expect that scene. After coming out of the tavern, I suddenly found my senior sister at the corner of the long street. At that time, she told me that she came because After arriving in Guangling, I have been busy teaching me martial arts. I finally had some free time before I thought about going out for a walk. In fact, I know very well that my senior sister saw that I did not keep my appointment and was worried that I would be in trouble, so she came out to look for me. "

"very nice."

Wang Chulong said sincerely.

Lu Chen felt something in his heart and smiled: "We were not very familiar at that time, but when I saw Senior Sister on the street corner, I suddenly felt an uncertain emotion surging in my heart, as if I suddenly saw a flash of light in the fog. bright."

Wang Chulong said softly: "You don't know the origin of love, it goes deep." Lu Chen stared at her face. Although he couldn't completely confirm that she didn't have any grudges in her heart when she heard these things, he could probably tell that her The mood is very calm.

When Wang Chulong saw that he stopped talking, he asked, "What happened next?"

Lu Chen thought for a while and said as briefly as possible: "Later, senior sister helped me capture the puppet Yan Xizuo in Guangling City, and then fought with the enemy on the battlefield with me. And then, last year's border war, she was there from the beginning to the end. She fought side by side with me until our army regained Jianghua City and all the territory southeast of Moyang Road, and then she took her subordinates back to the north."

He did not deliberately describe the thrilling life and death process, but Wang Chulong could obviously understand that this time-tested relationship is extremely firm. Even though he is now in Linxi, Huaizhou and Baotai Mountain. The two places are thousands of miles apart, and it is extremely difficult to meet him. However, time and distance cannot weaken the affection between the two. On the contrary, they will become deeper because of missing each other.

Thinking of this, Wang Chulong finally felt a little sad in his heart.

This feeling came so suddenly that she was a little surprised at the same time.

Could it be that he had feelings for Lu Chen that were similar to Lin Xi's without knowing it?

Looking back on this period of time, there are almost no unforgettable memories of the two of them getting along, just as plain as water in the mountains.

Wang Chulong knew clearly the difference between marrying him and liking him. Her desire to make a change did not mean that she was already deeply in love. It was a desire to seek some guarantee and sustenance for an uncertain future, rather than to be in love with him. Driven by emotion, one can’t help but confide.

In short, she didn't want to become a clay puppet in the Lu family's back house for the rest of her life, but she didn't want to be like Lin Xi who took the initiative to go out and look for Lu Chen after discovering that he had missed an appointment.

For a moment, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Wang Chulong picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and then tried to change the subject: "Mr. Lu, have you told Miss Lin about me?"

Lu Chen hesitated for a moment, looked at the sparkling in her eyes, and finally chose to tell the truth: "I wrote a letter to my senior sister some time ago. In addition to the content related to the war, I did mention Miss Wang. But please don't worry. "Although Mr. Lu dare not call himself a gentleman, he is by no means a villain who talks behind his back. He only briefly recounted the whole incident and did not involve Ms. Wang's personal experience."

"I believe you."

Wang Chulong didn't want to compare everything like those sarcastic women, but people often can't control their thoughts. For example, what came to her mind now was that Lu Chen didn't reply to her, but took the initiative to write to Lin Xi. There was a difference. A bird's eye view.

Lu Chen is obviously aware of this. He is a slightly stupid person emotionally, and his relationship with Lin Xi is natural. Now facing Wang Chulong who takes the initiative to seek change and takes a brave step, he doesn't know what to do. How to comfort the other person.

No matter what you say at this time, it will appear very hypocritical.

Wang Chulong noticed the change in the atmosphere, stopped smiling, and said gently: "Mr. Lu, I envy you and Miss Lin's shared experience, and I am happy for Miss Lin. Please don't misunderstand that I am lying. , In today’s world, it’s hard for you men to understand how rare it is for a woman to meet a sweetheart and stay in love together for the rest of her life.”

"Actually... I can probably understand it."

Without the experience of his previous life, it would have been difficult for Lu Chen to put himself in his shoes, but it was precisely because he had seen the relatively free love atmosphere in his previous life that he understood that the story between himself and Lin Xi was unique, and was considered rare in this era.

Wang Chulong calmed down and said with a smile: "No one can predict what the future will bring, but Mr. Lu, please rest assured that Chulong is not that kind of stupid woman and will not do anything to embarrass you and me."

Some words are just to the point and don't need to be explained too clearly.

Lu Chen felt slightly relieved, nodded and said, "Thank you very much."

Wang Chulong recalled today's communication. Although most of the time was spent talking about the past between Lu Chen and Lin Xi, it did not substantially promote the relationship between her and Lu Chen, but it seemed that the distance between the two people had become closer. , that barrier is also showing signs of dissolving.

She has a temperament that is easily satisfied, so after a moment of hesitation, she said softly: "Mr. Lu, if you don't mind, can we not say thank you anymore?"

Lu Chen felt the sincerity in her tone, so he nodded and said, "Okay, of course."

Wang Chulong smiled softly, stood up and said, "You still have a lot of things to do when you come back, so I won't bother you. I'll come visit you another day."

"I send you."

Lu Chen also stood up, walked her out the door, and watched her leave accompanied by Jin Shu, slowly letting out a long breath.

(End of this chapter)