The Hope You Gave Me: 07-Villa Hotel

Min Hui feels that she must not marry Xin Qi at this moment. Of course, if repaying Su Tian means that he must marry Xin Qi, then there is nothing impossible. After all, someone sacrificed one's life to do something for her to satisfy her last wish, which is considered a repayment of gratitude.

But the problem is: the foundation of all marriages is true love. And the cards Min Hui can play are all fake. She was afraid that the fake drama would come true, and she was even more afraid that Xin Qi would not be able to agree or forgive her kindness after the truth was revealed.

There is another possibility, although it is very slim, but it still exists: what if Su Tian is still alive? come back to find him? Seeing that the person she sacrificed to save was enjoying her childhood sweetheart boyfriend, wouldn't Min Hui become a sinner through the ages?

"Wait for marriage."

In order to sound firm, she didn't say "Okay?" "Okay?" or "What do you think?"

Seeing Xin Qi's disappointment, she swallowed her saliva and added: "The surgery is the first priority. You should go back to New York as soon as possible. I'll find my brother myself."

She can't wait for him to leave tomorrow, so that he doesn't have to act every day and be afraid of getting involved.

For this reason, even the stupidest person could hear that she was looking for an excuse not to be with him.

Xin Qi stared at her blankly, and did not speak for a long time. His face was red for a while, and then turned pale, and in this alternating red and white, he nodded: "The marriage can wait. But I must accompany you to find my brother."

"Why?"

"I'm afraid you will be abducted and sold on the way."

"How could-"

"You've been abducted once."

"That was when I was a kid."

"Anyway, I can't, I'm not at ease. And I want to be with you. I'll find my brother together, go back to New York together, and finally wait for you. I don't want to be separated from you again."

Okay, what I said earlier is in vain.

"Tian Tian, ​​after all, I haven't seen each other for thirteen years. Everyone has changed a lot. I can adapt to you quickly, but it seems that you need a little time to adapt to me. Take your time, don't rush." ​​He She smiled and put her hand in his own and shook it, "I'm sorry, I'm too impatient, I only think about my own feelings."

She looked at him blankly, wondering what to do.

"Where do you live? Is it far from here?"

"It's not far, it's a nearby homestay. It's a five-minute walk down there."

In addition to being a scenic spot, Wild Flower Lake is also a famous summer resort. There are many hotels and villas on the mountain. The nearby villagers make a living by operating homestays.

"Do you think this is okay? You move to my hotel first. The hotel has a special bus to the station. Let's leave the hotel tomorrow to go to Suihua to find your brother?" Xin Qi said.

"Hey, you don't need to be so troublesome, you've already paid for the accommodation," Min Hui said. "It's also very convenient for me to call a car to the station. Let's meet at the station."

He froze for a moment, then looked at her silently, with a look of condescension. After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly asked, "Tian Tian, ​​did I do something wrong?"

At this moment, Min Hui regretted it. She hated herself for being too curious to see Xin Qi here at all. If Xin Qi can't wait for Su Tian, ​​he can only do so in the end. After that, it was a good thing to go back to New York for surgery alone and continue with my life.

At least Su Tian is still alive and well in his heart, but it has become a beautiful memory and disappeared into the vast sea of ​​people.

His expression was heartbreaking. Min Hui couldn't bear her heart, so she had to say, "That's fine, I'll go to your hotel."

"Hey!" he exclaimed like a child.

***

Xin Qi accompanied Min Hui to the homestay to pick up her luggage. Her luggage was not much, just a trolley case. Then the two walked across Yong'an Bridge again to the Wild Flower Lake Garden Villa Hotel where Xin Qi lived.

Xin Qi's attitude towards her became cautious along the way, and he didn't dare to speak any more, for fear of offending her. Min Hui felt sorry in her heart, but she also felt that it was better to keep a certain distance between the two of them, so that it would be easier to advance and retreat if something happened.

Despite the incongruity, Xin Qi's mood is still very happy, even the steps of walking are brisk, and he is so happy that he can't wait to dance in place.

Min Hui looked at him and sighed heavily in her heart, alas, this man in the dark.

The man in the dark booked a honeymoon suite, which was actually a hilltop villa. She swiped her card and walked into the living room, and a fragrant scent of flowers rushed towards her face. Min Hui was stunned. In the spacious living room, there was a giant crystal lamp, which was composed of countless pieces of crystal-carved leaves, one layer was transparent and the other was frosted. A layer of gold is inlaid, and the lights reflect each other in different leaf textures. The whole space seems real and illusory, full of contrasts and layers.

As long as there is a table, there are roses: red, yellow, white, purple...

Min Hui couldn't help but stop, only to feel that the aroma was like a wall in front of her.

She was a little afraid to breathe, because that was the scent that belonged to Su Tian.

It seems that Xin Qi has already arranged everything: meeting, marriage, honeymoon, travel...

And in order to save himself, Su Tian missed everything.

Min Hui thought about it, her eyes red again.

At this moment, Xin Qi suddenly said mysteriously: "Come with me, there is something you like here." He took her hand and pushed open a door. There is an open-air spa tub just outside the door.

Min Hui wanted to cry without tears, thinking: It's over, is this the rhythm of taking a bubble bath together?

He pulled her around the bathtub, revealing a small private pool in front of him.

"Ta-Dah! Your favorite swimming pool!" Xin Qi made an exaggerated treasure offering.

Before Min Hui could react, he took her hand and jumped into the water together.

Min Hui couldn't swim, so she screamed in fright, hugged Xin Qi instinctively, and wrapped her arms tightly around his neck.

Sure enough, this person came back from a foreign country. He did things out of common sense and played cards. He was surprised and deceived...

"What's the matter, forgot to swim?" Seeing that she was afraid, Xin Qi smiled, "The water is not deep, so you can stand."

Min Hui jumped off him suspiciously, straightened her legs and stepped on the bottom of the pool, she secretly cried out "ashamed", and had to say: "The water is so cold. I just ate ice cream when my stomach got wet, It hurts my stomach."

"Sorry, it's my fault, I like mischief too much." He hurried ashore, then pulled her out of the water, and asked with concern, "Does your stomach hurt? Do you want to see a doctor?"

"It's fine, just take a hot bath." Min Hui said.

The two were embarrassed to look at each other. Their upper body was only wearing a thin white T, which was almost transparent when soaked in water. They glanced at each other, Xin Qi's eyes fell on Min Hui's chest, she quickly turned around and asked, "Where is the bathroom?"

"The third door on the right." Xin Qi said, "I'll go wash it too."

"Huh?" She looked at him in horror, and he quickly explained, "There are two bathrooms."

Min Hui took the shower as fast as she could, dried her hair, changed into a lavender dress, and went to the living room. Xin Qi was already sitting on the sofa with wet hair, wearing a white casual shirt, light gray slacks, and black flip-flops. Seeing her, she quickly stood up: "I'll go get you some drinks. What do you want to drink? Here are red wine, beer, juice, cola, mineral water."

"Juice, thank you."

"Sit whatever you want."

She sits awkwardly in the corner of the sofa. Two candles were lit on the coffee table, and his belongings were piled on the side: a cell phone, batteries, a laptop, a leather notebook, a chessboard with some chess pieces scattered on it.

She picked up a chess piece and put it in her hand, shook it lightly, and sat dumbly not knowing what to do, so she sorted out the chess pieces on the chessboard.

After fiddling in the kitchen for a long time, Xin Qi brought two hot drinks: "Try this Hotapplecider. Hot apple juice, very warm."

She took it and saw that the mug was a pale yellow drink, steaming, with a laurel covered in a slice of apple. She took a sip and praised: "Delicious."

"My mom used to make it for me in the winter." He sat down beside her with the mug.

"Your mother?" She was taken aback.

"Oh, I forgot our agreement, not to mention the past." He smiled, "I mean—my foster mother."

"How are you?"

"Excellent."

“Does she understand Chinese?”

"Not at all."

“What happened when you first went to America?”

"The first three months were a bit sad... I couldn't understand it at all. After three months, I can basically communicate."

Min Hui still wanted to ask more questions, but she didn't dare to ask more, for fear that Xin Qi would follow the law and interrogate herself like this, and she would be exposed.

"So, your brother has now been found. Let's go to Suihua to confirm, right?" Xin Qi asked.

Min Hui is well prepared for this topic and can talk about it in detail. Because before meeting Xin Qi, she had already made a phone call with the volunteers of the relative tracing website, and the other party had also sent her all the information. It has been several years since Su Tian registered to look for relatives there, and this is the first time he has encountered a suspicious situation. The younger brother was only one and a half years old when he was lost, and the official name has not yet been given, but his nickname is "Ajie".

"Almost like that. There is a son in the other's family who was adopted. The time of adoption is only half a month away from the time when my brother was abducted, which is very close, and Suihua is also close to Yongquan, so it should be on the same route.

"Only these two points can confirm that he is your brother?" Xin Qi frowned, "This is too unreliable, right?"

"They went to collect blood and are doing DNA comparison. The results should be available in the past few days." Min Hui took a sip of juice, "I'm going this time to ask about the general situation first."

"Does your brother have any identifiable marks on his body? Birthmarks or something?"

"No. Not even a picture of a child over a year old."

"That's all about DNA."

"Yes."

"Tian Tian," Xin Qi suddenly said, "if he is really your younger brother, and you don't want to leave him and live abroad, I can go back to China to live with you. I finally found him, and I won't let you go with you. Brother separated."

Min Hui didn't know how to answer, so she nodded.

"Are you hungry? Shall we go to the restaurant for dinner? Roomservice?"

Min Hui looked at her watch and said at five o'clock in the afternoon, "Is it still early? I'm not hungry."

"Hey, I think you've sorted out all these chess pieces, why don't we play chess together. Like before?"

Min Hui looked at him and blinked: "Okay."

It took half an hour to go down at once. At the beginning, Xin Qi was like a broken bamboo, while Min Hui took every step and kept an eye on it. Down to the end it was intractable.

"Crossing the river with two chariots, I'm afraid this game of chess is about to end. I'll shoot." Min Hui looked at the formations on both sides, all of which were full of traps.

"Eat the car."

"It's too late to eat your car, I'll take the job."

"Wonderful. Don't be handsome, if you are handsome, I will march and kill."

"I'm going to quit my horse."

"Promotion."

"Fire."

"The pawn."

"Chopping."

"Jin Shuai."

"Cut the army, die."

Xin Qi stared at Min Hui with wide eyes, with a look of disbelief: "Oh my God, I actually lost."

"Do you know what's wrong?"

"Ask?"

"When the two cars were on the front line just now, you shouldn't use the car in front to call the general. That's a losing move. You should use the car behind to call the general. If you don't catch my trap, you might have a chance of winning."

"Another plate?"

"Okay."

The two played chess again. Xin Qi suddenly covered the chess piece with one hand and looked up at her face: "Tian Tian, ​​are you really Su Tian?"

Min Hui's eyes turned slightly, and a thought flashed in her heart: Is this person really Xin Qi? Could it be true that Xin Qi is dead and that he is also a fake?

"What about you, is it really Xin Qi?"

He lifted his shirt, and in the middle of his chest, there was a thick and long scar: "You always recognize this, right?"

Min Hui gasped, smiled and said, "It's just a joke, you don't have to take it seriously."

"I didn't take it seriously," Xin Qi buckled the button back, and said lightly while playing the chess: "I've already taken it off, it's your turn."