Chapter 5 chapter Five

Mei Tho sees Moshi before he sees her.At that moment, she knew immediately that no one in her life had attracted her so much as he did.Her mother has always disliked Ajie.She always said that Meiqi would be with Ajie because he didn't ask too much of her. "He is not a challenge to you in any way, but he makes you comfortable with the status quo." She said to her daughter.Her mother said that because Meiqi spent most of her childhood life either alone or in kindergarten, Meiqi wanted to have someone or a place to belong to.Ajie represents safety.Being with him guaranteed to get Mei Hagi into any "right" group in high school.And Meiqi had a foresight, if she was not with Ajie, she would be rejected by other girls and become the object of boys' pranks because of her height and appearance.Therefore, with Ajie, she is safe.

But ask yourself, Ajie has never made her heart beat as violently as when she saw Lan Mo. And it's quite strange that she would be attracted to this man, because Moshi doesn't have the kind of appearance that can make women passionate.He doesn't look like a hero in a romance novel.The most obvious point is that he always seems to have a gloomy expression on his face.Maybe his eyes are big and their color is like sapphire, but no one can see it, because Moshi's brows are always deeply knit together, forming two deep grooves in the middle of his eyes, and his eyes are squinting. It became two slits.

However, the lashes on his eyes were so thick and long that they looked like false lashes glued to a doll's eyes.He has a short nose, followed by a soft and full mouth, but like his eyes, Moshi always draws them into a straight line. As for his size, Moshi is tall, about 183 centimeters tall, with well-proportioned and muscular proportions.Seen from behind, he is quite attractive.He has broad shoulders, a strong back, and thick legs, honed from years of football.Mei Qiu had heard that his body had attracted many women to accost him, but none of them could stand Mo Shi's front.His gloomy expression and perpetual frown scare everyone away.

But it wasn't his deep frown that made Mei Zhong hide in a panic.No, it was the feeling of being attracted to him that made her hide.At that time, she was about to step into the kitchen, and it was only five o'clock in the morning, and the kitchen was already full of activities. "Master Moshi." The cook of the Lan family greeted, Mei Qiu had glimpsed this huge woman yesterday. "Aya," Mo Shi responded, frowning at the cook. "Is there anything to eat?" Hearing this conversation, Umegi was so depressed that she wanted to cry.This morning, she hoped to sneak out of the summer house before anyone woke up, so she moved quietly, went to the place where Lucy had pointed out that the fishing gear was stored, picked up some gear, and was ready to go.

Unfortunately, she chose to walk through the kitchen, never expecting that there would be people in the kitchen at this early morning time.And Umegi was convinced that Aya was the kind of person who would pass out at the thought of someone going out on an empty stomach.So, not wanting to lose fishing time for her to see, Meigi slipped to hide between the refrigerator and the cupboard. Mei Hagi peered from behind the refrigerator, trying to gauge when it was safe for her to slip out of the house.At this moment, the kitchen door opened, and a man walked in. He was undoubtedly the eldest son of the Lan family, Lan Moshi.After seeing him, Mei Hagi couldn't move.

"Of course, dear, I always have plenty to eat," said Aya. "Sit down, I'll get you a plate." "No bacon." Moshi said. "Do you think I won't remember?" Aya said, a little hurt. "And my kiss?" After she finished speaking, Mei Qiu saw that Mo Shi's expression softened.That's when she saw his true nature.Frowning, he seemed to be a different person.And this side of him almost made Mei Qiu's knees go limp.His eyes were really big, and his lips were really soft as a baby's. "It's nice to meet you," Moshi said, then hugged Aya heartily, and pressed a big kiss on her cheek. "Are you all right?"

Aya pushed him away. "You can't use me for your medical practice. Now, sit down and eat, and let me tell you how everyone is doing." Meiqi was horrified to see Moshi sitting down at an old pine table directly in front of her.What should she do now?Come out and say, "Sorry, I'm hiding out there because I don't want to..." Don't want what?Don't want to eat?The food that Aya placed in front of Moshi looked delicious and delicious.Mei Hagi is really in a dilemma now.If she showed up right now and they saw her hiding in the shadows like a six-year-old, she would never get over that embarrassment.

Besides, when it comes down to it, she doesn't really want to leave.She wanted to see and hear more of this man who was causing weird sensations in her belly. "Tell me, who are here?" Mo Shi asked, picking up a fork to fork some scrambled eggs with butter. "Your parents, Geshi and Nina, and of course your cousins ​​Taili and Ruoping." Speaking of this name, Aya paused and smiled at Moshi. "Hmm!" Moshi snorted, still buried in his food. "Did she bring any clothes this time?" Aya laughed. "Hopefully. Otherwise she might freeze to death while you're here. I don't know what you don't like about her. It's time for you to settle down."

"Ruoping is a little idiot with too much time and too much money. How is mom?" "Your mother is fine. She looks very happy. Seems to like the tall girl." Hearing this, Umehagi gasped and held his breath.If she really wanted to show up aboveboard, now was the time for her to act.But she knew that even with a rattlesnake biting her toe, she couldn't move. "Tall girl?" "You know that boy named Ajie, the one who used to be here a few years ago?" "Geshi's best friend?" Moshi asked mockingly. "The football hero?" "That's him. Now he's on crutches, too. Your mother said he was badly hurt, but he's better now, so since Grace broke a leg too—"

"The two of them can feel sorry for each other." Mo Shi said, Mei Qiu had to bite his tongue to stop himself from laughing out loud. "So Ajie is here?" Mo Shi said. "He and his wife." Aya proudly presented this latest gossip. "What kind of idiot would marry Ajie?" This time Meihagi had to grit his teeth.Now I see, she thought, how many women have been attracted to him only to be shot and wounded by his sarcasm?It's one thing for Mei Tho to think he's had enough of Ajie, but what right does this man have to criticize him—or her? "What I can tell you is that she's really eye-catching," Aya said. "Pretty is not enough to describe her. I really doubt that the place where the girl lives gives her something to eat, because she is at least one hundred and ninety centimeters tall."

Mo Shi let out a muffled laugh, picked up a muffin and ate it. "Ajie isn't that tall, is he?" Always taller than you, you short winter melon, Meiqi wanted to tell him.What one hundred and ninety centimeters!She just turned 180. "So Applejack married a tall Montana cowgirl, and now he's here to hang out with my brother. What does he want?" Aya seemed to think about it for a while before answering: "It's sure he wasn't thinking about his tall wife. He didn't even look at her. I guess he wanted either your sister or Terry. You know Ajie's. He chased Lucy all day during the summer vacation, but she didn't want him." "That's right. He's too stupid to be good enough for Lucy. But Terri might want him, and she likes a man who puts her around. So if he wanted to get rid of his cowgirl, why did he bring her in?" Here? Why not leave her at home with his parents? Doesn't he still live with his parents? I don't think Applejack would ever leave them or their money. Applejack doesn't seem like the type to go out and get a job money maker." "As far as I know, he still lives with his parents and he is too injured to go out to work. But I can't say why he brought his lovely wife with him. There is no love between the two of them, She always sees Ajie like this." To Meiqi's great surprise, Aya looked up at Moshi with her nose up.The meaning of this gesture is quite clear.Seeing Aya's imitation, Mei Qiu's face lost all blood in an instant.If she always looked at Ajie with that attitude, no wonder he would be angry! "How does Ajie look at his wife?" Moshi asked. "It was as if she didn't exist," Aya said. "If it were me, if a man treats me like Ajie treats that beautiful chick, I will pour a pot of hot oil on him. Otherwise, I will grab his crutches and beat him with it. Or—" "How is Dad?" Mo asked. "He's very happy. I think he fell in love with the tall girl a little bit. He said your mother didn't want to come here for summer vacation, and now they are very happy that they came. Ruoping had a fight with them last night, Run off before finishing dinner. Tillie stalked Applejack after the tall girl came back to her room. I can tell you he didn't refuse." "Who is that tall girl with?" Hearing this, Mei Qiu almost wanted to show up from behind the cupboard and tell Mo Shi what she thought of him. "No one. She went straight to bed." "Just her?" "She's alone." Aya said. "Are you interested in taking her husband's place? It seems to me that she's starving." "You see everyone thinks they're hungry," Moshi said, pushing away the empty plates. "It's true, either food or something else. Well, how long will you be here this time?" "Not long. I have exams and studies." "A genius like you still needs to study?" "Unlike my brother, I don't pay goons to take the exam for me. Now I'm going to bed. I stayed up last night and read all night. Then I drove here again. Tell Mom and Dad, I'm coming , but don't let anyone wake me up." "Including Miss Ruoping?" "Especially that brat." He stood up, stretched himself, and then asked Aya if he could ask Charlie to go to his car to get the luggage. "He's still sleeping. I'll ask him to get it as soon as he gets up." After she finished speaking, she turned and left the kitchen. Meiqiu, who was still hiding in the dark, knew that she and Moshi were the only ones left in the kitchen.Of course he didn't know she was here, but she knew it very well.She held her breath for fear that he would hear her, and she was so nervous that she didn't even dare to move her eyelashes. He stood by the table for a long while, turned his back to her and walked towards the door, Mei Qiu was almost out of breath.But he stopped again at the door, still with his back to her. "The next time you want to eavesdrop, you should hide in a place where shadows can't fall to the ground." After finishing speaking, he left the kitchen. Mei Hagi was stunned for a moment, and after a long while, she turned her head to look at the kitchen floor.There was a small window above her head, and the morning sun slanted in, casting her head as a circular shadow on the floor.For a person who is not familiar with the kitchen, he will not notice that there is anything special about this shadow, but Lan Moshi has shuttled in this kitchen since he was a child, and he knows every shadow in the room. Deeply annoyed and ashamed, Umehagi slowly moved out from behind the cupboard and into the kitchen.For a moment she didn't know what to do.Should she find Lan Moshi and apologize to him?Explain that she didn't mean to eavesdrop?Or should she go to Franc and tell him she wanted to go back to Montana right away? Umehagi looked at the fishing rod still in his hand.Then again, she could still sneak out of the house and find a stream to live alone for a day without thinking about Lamer Shi, or her husband, or anyone in the world. In the end, fishing wins.She grabs half a dozen flatbreads from the freshly baked pan, and with a mischievous smile, she grabs six more strips of bacon, a few paper towels, and leaves the kitchen. Mo Shi stopped walking immediately after walking out of the woods.Ahead—right at his favorite fishing spot, the place that had been his since he was six—stands a... a... Venus. Standing with his back, she looked like a picture that Fishing Magazine would label as "Foodly Beautiful."She was tall and curvy, wearing a pair of fitted jeans and thigh-high green waterproof boots.Above the boots was a round, firm buttocks, gathering upwards to a thin waist fastened with a wide belt.She was wearing an old, narrow denim shirt that reached only to her waist. Her long, honey-colored hair fell in big waves down her back, dancing like a cloud when she swung her fishing pole. All Moshi could do was stare at her.He can't move forward or back—and what's worse, he can't seem to think, his mind is full of visions.Sometimes he walked up to her, took her in his arms, took off her clothes, and made love to her right here on the banks of this rocky stream.Another vision was that they were making love on the prairie half a mile from the summer house.And one of them on horseback; and one of them on the pine table in the kitchen; and— He covers his eyes with his hands. "Dude, self-control," he told himself.He has practiced self-discipline all his life, and now he cannot lose control.He couldn't be like his brother or sister, or the grandfather who nearly bankrupted the family because of his excesses. Moshi took two deep breaths and looked at her again.She was concentrating on swinging the pole and didn't notice anyone approaching.What kind of woman likes fishing?he thought angrily.Years ago he had met a few women who told him they liked fishing, but he soon discovered that what they really loved was being invited to the Lan family's summer house.Could this woman have heard that he liked fishing, and coaxed his mother into naming his favorite fishing spots? As he tried to take his eyes off her, he could see that she really knew how to fish.From the way she handles the fishing rod, it can be seen that she is no stranger to casting rods. Turning back, he took two steps back along the path.He is not in a good mood.After a long night, he needs sleep, but the latest news from his family that Aya tells him keeps him awake.He doesn't like Ajie, because it was under Ajie's instigation that Geshi became the kind of person Moshi hates: vanity, laziness, and selfishness. Now Ajie is here again, and this time he and Geshi have a new level of sympathy because of their bad behavior.What purpose does Ajie have this time?When he was here last time, he desperately pursued Cousin Lucy, but she ridiculed him for being a brawny limb and a simple mind.Terri was different.She was dumped last year by a tall, good-looking, Olympian-ready guy, and now she seems determined to find another one.The problem is that Applejack is married.Could it be that Moshi is the only one who has doubts about Ajie who is going to chase after a woman but brings his wife along with him?Turning back, Mo Shi looked at the tall woman standing in the stream.Now that she had moved deeper, the rod was thrown farther.In this life, people always say that he is too suspicious, but Moshi finds that no matter how suspicious he is, afterward it proves that those worries are not too much.He saw the woman's shadow reflected on the kitchen floor, and knew that she was hiding there to eavesdrop.What is she looking for?Is she with Ajie?Applejack may want to woo Teri or Nina.And who is this woman trying to capture?Geshi? Or me, Momo thought, and a smile crept onto his face.It's just that the smile never reached his eyes. "She's going to be surprised if she thinks she can catch me," Mo Shi said loudly, and then he stopped smiling and walked towards her. "Have you caught anything?" Mei Hagi's voice startled her. "You scared me!" she said, turning to see the man.Mei Tho is not often attracted to men; usually she tries to avoid them as much as possible.But now—like when she saw Silence this morning—there was a commotion in her heart.In order to hide her emotions, she looked down at the fishing rod in her hand. "Some," she said. "And you?" "You took my place." Mo Shi said. "Sorry, I didn't see any signs." Mei Qiu said, suddenly realizing that it was not wise to say so.His fierce eyes made her nervous. She took a deep breath and looked at him.There was about twenty feet between the two of them, and the sounds of nature made up of the creek and insects seemed so confusing. "Look, I'm sorry about this morning. I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I just wanted to get out of the house without being seen, so when I saw the cook come in, I instinctively sneaked to—" "Aya. Her name is Aya." "Oh, sorry. I hid when Aya went into the kitchen. Then you went in—" "You just stay and listen to it." She blinked a few times.His tone seemed like she was deliberately hiding and eavesdropping. "I had no intention of eavesdropping on anything," she said. "It was just the situation that hid there at the time." He just stared at her, the wrinkles between his brows deepening.Umehagi wanted to lighten the atmosphere. "Anyway, all I hear is that everyone thinks I'm 190 centimeters tall, so I've learned my lesson," she said with a smile. But Moshi didn't respond to her smile. "Aya said one hundred and ninety centimeters. And you heard your husband and my cousin Terri sticking together." For a while, Meiqi just stood there hesitating to speak, like a fish she just caught. "Oh," she said at last. "What do you think I can do with such news?" "Bring up her name in a divorce case. Or hint that she's doing you a favour, so her name doesn't come up." It took a while for Mei Lu to realize what he meant. "blackmail?" "You can say so if you want." His speculation was something she had never thought of, and she couldn't help laughing out loud after seeing his point.She stood there laughing at him and then turned back and started to catch the line. "You know, I used to always go away because my family didn't have any money, and I felt a little bit sorry for myself. I used to envy other girls in beautiful clothes and loved the mansion of Ajie's house. But then I grew up and now live in Ajie's house mansion. It has many expensive ornaments in it, but no love. Nothing at all." Holding the fishing rod in one hand, she bent down and reached into the stream with the other hand to pick up a string of fat fish.That was more fish than it would have taken Meurth three days to catch, but she did it in two hours. "Now I'm here on vacation with a bunch of rich guys, and what charges do I get? Blackmail." She looked at the skewer, then at him. "You know what, Mr. Lan? You can keep your money, and you can keep your fishing spot." After she finished speaking, she threw the whole string of fish in his face, turned around, and walked back the way she came. . "Moshi," his mother said softly, but her words were soft and hard. "You went too far this time. No matter what you said, it caused Maycho to ask your father to drive her to the airport right away. She's going to fly back to Montana." "Perhaps!" Moshi said calmly. "But my guess may be right, so she will leave immediately." Lan Furan stood beside the two of them, and there were only three of them in the small living room. "Unsubstantiated speculation is a disaster," Fran said in a low voice. Lan Luqi breathed a sigh of relief.She is the only one who can communicate with Mo Shi, whose personality has always been stubborn. "Do you know who called me last night?" Mo Shi gave her a look that he didn't want to play guessing games with her. "My sister called and asked me how I was getting along with her good friend Mei Hagi?" This sentence made Moshi's eyes widen in surprise. "Yes, my sister," Lucy went on. "Doctor O'Doole. Do you remember her?" Moshi stood still, ignoring her mother's sarcasm. Furan took a step forward and was among his wife and children.He is the peacemaker in the family. "For us, this time it was just a simple matter of Geshi inviting his old college friends to come for a vacation, but from Dorothy's story, there are many inside stories. When Ajie was injured two years ago, he Called Grace. Grace mentioned one of his aunts was a physical therapist. Jay told Grace he needed the 'best'." "And you know my sister is indeed the best in the business." Lu Qi said proudly. "That's right, but..." Furan hesitated and then looked at his wife. "Ajie's parents..." "Extremely superficial," said Lucy. "I hate to say it, but that's the kind of people they are. The way they do it is... well, bad. Come on, tell me, or I'll get angry again." "It seems that Applejack's parents approached your aunt to ask about Applejack's condition, and they even flew Dorothy to Montana. But when she told them what rehabilitation equipment Applejack needs, and he will never even be able to walk, and also--" "There are also all these rehabilitation costs." Lu Qi added. "After listening, they immediately told Dorothy: 'Thank you, but you don't have to come.' Dorothy said it took six months for them to pay her consulting fees." Moshi knew that his parents must have a purpose in telling these past events, but he couldn't guess where they were going. Lu Qi added angrily: "Dorothy thinks Applejack's parents encouraged Applejack to call his old girlfriend Maycho - a girl he dumped in a heartless way - and beg her to go back to Montana so that he can get back to Montana." There was a free nurse. She had experience caring for patients, so they knew she did the job." For a while his parents fell silent, Moshi knew he was about to get some insider information. "and after?" "She said yes," said Lucy. "The poor girl came back to Jay, married him, and devoted herself to being his rehabilitation therapist for the past two years." Moshi whistled in a low voice.He was moved. "That's right," Fran said. "During Ajay's rehab, Meigi seems to have made friends with your aunt. So whenever Dorothy and her family fly to Montana for vacation, she always makes time to be with Meigi whenever she can." "Smart," Moshi said. "That way most of her travel expenses can be reimbursed." Furan narrowed his eyes and gave his son a warning look, then continued. "Your aunt thinks it's unethical to discuss a patient's condition with an unrelated person, so she never told us about it. However, Dorothy saw that her friend needed—and deserved—a vacation, so she Instilled the idea of ​​Geshi inviting his old friend Ajie to the summer house for vacation. Of course, your aunt never dreamed that Ajie never told Geshi that he was married. Her starting point was just to let Meiqi take a break." "I see," Moshi said. "And now I'm defeating that purpose." "So, what do you think you can do to change the situation back?" Lu Qi looked at her son, her half-closed eyes resembled him very much. "Of course I'll apologize to her," Moshi said. "It was just a misunderstanding anyway. She..." In retrospect, her explanation for why she had slipped behind the cupboard seemed to make sense, too.To be honest, Moshi himself often climbed out of the bedroom window to escape the guests his parents invited to the summer house, so that he could go to his favorite fishing spot early. "I will apologize to her very seriously." "After the apology, what do you think she'll do?" Lucy asked. Mo Shi was puzzled. "I don't know. I don't know women. I think she'll probably stop packing and...do what women like to do." Lucy shook her head.How did he grow up to be so big but know so little about women? "Let's see, she thought she was invited, and got here only to find out that her husband never told anyone that he was married. Your sister, cousin, and Ruoping, since she arrived, have no kindness except to despise her Didn't say anything. Even if you may have noticed, Umegi's beauty is enough to make a goddess jealous—" "Venus," he said. "Well, glad you noticed that too," said Lucy sarcastically. "Now, while my other guests - and her merciless husband - treated her in an abominable way, my eldest son did something to her that was so intolerable that she asked to leave. If you don't think I'm too much, can you tell me what you said to her?" Momo stared at the floor.As a child, she was the only person in the world who could scare him, and now he feels like a four-year-old who has made a mistake again.Looking up, he looked at his mother and said, "Blackmail." "What did you say?" Lu Qi said, the incredible feeling was beyond words. He straightened his shoulders. "That was a natural mistake," he said. "I thought she might—" Lucy raised her hand to interrupt him. "I can't take it anymore. That lovely girl, and you...you..." She took a step back, slumping heavily on an overstuffed chair. "I think we should spare those sentimental remarks," Fran interrupted his wife, then turned to his son and said, "Listen, the situation is that you did something wrong to cause that beautiful girl to leave. If she Really gone, this holiday will be boring. But more importantly, your mother will have a hard time explaining to her sister. If the girl left here in a huff, and the truth of the matter is heard by your aunt, There will be a family war in our family, and there will be no peace for several years." Mo Shi frowned even deeper. "I said I would apologize to her. I don't know what else to do. If I apologize and she still has to go, it's not my fault, right?" Lucy, still seated, opened her mouth to speak, but her husband beat him to it. "Sons, women and logic are not always related." "Fran!" cried Lucy. "How did you teach your son like this?" "Someone should teach him something!" Furan called back. "Come on, Moshi, you're a smart person; think about what you can do to make her want to stay?" For a moment, Mo Shi was bewildered.Lucy thought it would be nice to see him undo his forever frown, but she didn't want him to be really that stupid.Unfortunately, Furan was right.It must have been hard for Dorothy to hear that her friends had gone away after less than a day with them. "Buy a new fishing rod for her?" Mo Shi said. For a moment Ruki and her husband didn't speak, then they looked at each other and laughed.Lu Qi was the first to recover when her husband turned to look out the window, and he shook his head and sighed in disbelief. "Mosh, darling," said Lucy, all displeasure vanishing. "What should I say? You got into trouble and you have to deal with it. When Mei Tho leaves here, what I want her to tell my sister is: She's having a great time. In fact, I want her to say it's her Happiest day of my life." Moshi doesn't like the feeling of being ridiculed.He didn't want to explain that he'd seen Mayhagi go fishing, and maybe she'd really like a new set of tackle.Instead, he just stuffed his hands into his pockets, frowning even deeper. "I see, you want me to leave." Furan turned to face him. "On the contrary. From what we saw yesterday, even if you didn't appear to insult me, I'm sure Ume Hagihara will leave in a day or two. Her husband seems determined to snub his beautiful wife, and you know your brother Yes. If Umegi hangs out with them..." He looked at his wife. "I see," Moshi said. "You want her to have a good time, but you don't want her to be with the beasts around my brother. You don't want someone as simple as Meigi to be exposed to endless alcohol and—" He gave his mother a hard look . "And anything Gesture and his cronies would do. I don't know her very well, but I doubt a girl growing up in rural Montana could handle my brother's gang." Neither Furan nor his wife wanted to face up to their second son's true behavior, but they couldn't deny it either.Finally Furan said, "That's what I mean." "So," said Mercer stiffly, still annoyed by their laughter. "You want me to take her and have a good time, and keep her away from Geshi and his gang. And avoid those two mean, jealous little girls by the way. What else? Since she and the others Her husband doesn't like each other, so I have to list him as a refusal. Right?" Lu Qi smiled guiltyly at her son. "I think you've got the situation under control." "What I don't understand is," Moshi said. "If I hadn't insulted her, what would you two have done?" "That's just a matter of asking." Furan said cheerfully. "Moshi, you're the only one who can do this. She's young and won't like being with us old guys. And Geshi's friends are going to eat her alive again. We were going to talk to her this morning. You talked, didn't expect you—" "I found her first." Moshi turned and left the two of them.He loves Aunt Dorothy very much, she encouraged him to study medicine.Dorothy is a titan in the field of physical therapy and has written textbooks used by medical schools across the country. So how does the inspiring auntie deal with Dorothy when she learns that the girl she has protected leaves unhappy at his home after a few hours? He faces his parents again. "Okay, I'll take care of it. Leave it to me," he said, and left the room.He's had enough of feeling like he's still a four-year-old being taught.