Beautiful mother and pretty daughter (62-66)

62.
Today is Zhao Jianguo's birthday, and he called Zhao Bingjie to come to Shenzhen to celebrate with him. Zhao Bingjie is on summer vacation, so she came without much thought.
After having dinner outside, the father and daughter returned to Zhao Jianguo's residence together.
Before going to bed, Zhao Bingjie took a shower. As soon as she stepped out of the bathroom, Zhao Jianguo hugged and kissed her. Startled, she pushed him away and cried out, "Dad, what are you doing?"
"Bing, Bingjie, you're so alluring, Daddy can't resist." The man, already consumed by lust, pounced on her again.
Zhao Bingjie struggled desperately, crying out, "Dad, please don't do this! I'm your daughter, please don't..."
But Zhao Jianguo remained unmoved, even reaching under her skirt to try and pull off her underwear. In desperation, she bit Zhao Jianguo, who released her in pain.
As Zhao Bingjie backed away, she asked in a terrified voice, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Zhao Jianguo laughed loudly, "I'm not your father at all, and you're not my daughter..."
"No, no, Dad, what are you saying?" Zhao Bingjie asked incredulously.
"Let me tell you the truth: you were born to your mother and another man. After your mother got pregnant with another man's child, she married me, so I became your father."
"No, no, no, that's not how it is..." Zhao Bingjie cried, shaking her head repeatedly, "Dad, you're lying..."
"Baby, don't be afraid. We are not related by blood. Come into Daddy's arms and let Daddy love you and cherish you. Daddy will make you feel great."
As Zhao Jianguo spoke, he hugged Zhao Bingjie again, kissing and caressing her, "Daddy watched you grow up and has missed you for so many years. Just let Daddy do it with you once, okay?"
"No!" Zhao Bingjie shouted, using all her strength to push Zhao Jianguo away, and ran out wearing only a nightgown and slippers.
It was raining heavily at the time, so she ran outside the community to hail a taxi. But the rain was too heavy and it was already very late, so she couldn't see a single taxi. She had no choice but to walk and wait for a car. Finally, she managed to catch one and it came to my place.
I slammed my fist on the sofa, cursing inwardly. Zhao Jianguo is truly despicable. He still went after Zhao Bingjie after all. After all, Zhao Bingjie called him "Dad" for nineteen years. How could he do that?
This beast not only attempted to sexually assault his daughter, but also forced her to flee the house dressed like this late at night, without even taking her phone. The consequences would have been unimaginable if she had encountered bad people. Thankfully, the taxi driver had the desire but not the courage, otherwise Zhao Bingjie would have been in grave danger.
"My mother is gone, and suddenly my father has become someone who isn't my biological father either. He even tried to do that kind of thing to me..."
As Zhao Bingjie spoke, she buried her face in my arms and began to cry again. I comforted her for a while, and then she looked up at me with teary eyes, "Uncle Chen, do you know what happened? Can you tell me?"
I nodded and told her about the incident between Choi Min-ting and that old Korean man back then.
Finally, I said, "Bingjie, this isn't your mother's fault; it's just fate playing tricks on us."
"Then why didn't my biological father want me anymore?" Zhao Bingjie asked pitifully.
A thousand tender feelings welled up in my heart. I gently brushed her wet hair and said, "It's not that your father didn't want you, but that he didn't know your mother was pregnant with you when he went abroad."
I thought about it and decided not to tell her that Ahn Jae-hoon had come to China to see her. "I believe that if he knew you existed, he would really want to see you."
While crying, Zhao Bingjie told me that she had always known that her father had no status at home and was often bullied by her grandmother and uncle. Therefore, she had always felt sorry for her father and loved him very much.
Sometimes she felt that her father's actions towards her were too affectionate and crossed the line between father and daughter, but she always believed it was because her father loved her too much. Unexpectedly, he became lustful towards her because she was not his biological daughter and even attempted to rape her.
Zhao Bingjie wiped away her tears and choked out, "Uncle Chen, am I an orphan now? My mother is gone, my father isn't my biological father, and he doesn't truly care about me. My biological father doesn't even know I exist. Tell me, how am I any different from an orphan?"
A pang of pain shot through my heart, and I said softly, "Bingjie, how could you say that? You still have loving grandparents and a loving uncle. How can you be an orphan?"
"Then...do you love me too?" The little girl looked up at me, her eyes filled with a kind of hope.
I couldn't look her in the eye, and after a moment's hesitation, I said, "Of course, I love you too..."
Her gaze turned joyful and shy as she looked at me. I continued, "I love you like your grandparents and uncle do."
The joy and shyness in her eyes disappeared, and she lowered her head.
"Alright, Bingjie, I'll take you to my place to sleep, it's nearby," I said.
She asked in surprise, "Don't you live here?"
I gave a sad smile. "I haven't lived here since your mother's accident."
Then it suddenly occurred to me that if I hadn't stayed here so late tonight packing, Zhao Bingjie might not have been able to find me. The thought of what might have happened next was terrifying. A wave of fear washed over me.
Upon arriving at the hotel room, I said to Zhao Bingjie, "Bingjie, get some rest."
Zhao Bingjie asked, "Aren't you sleeping here?"
I laughed and said, "I have to go to your father... no, to Zhao Jianguo to get your things back."
"It's too late, let's go tomorrow?"
"What if he's not here tomorrow? It's better to go now. By the way, do you have a lot of stuff?"
“Not much, just a backpack, clothes, and shoes…” Zhao Bingjie said, with some concern, “Uncle Chen, don’t fight with him.”
I chuckled deliberately, "Are you worried that I'll hurt your dad?"
She said, "From today onwards, he is no longer my father... I'm worried about you."
"Don't worry..." I smiled and patted her arm, "Stay here until I get back, don't go anywhere."
"Okay, Uncle Chen, come back soon."
"Okay, go to bed early."
After leaving the hotel, I drove to the apartment complex where Zhao Jianguo lived, went upstairs to his apartment, and rang the doorbell.
"Who is it! In the middle of the night..." Zhao Jianguo's annoyed voice came from inside.
He probably saw me through the peephole, and after opening the door, he asked, "What are you doing here?"
I punched him in the face, and as he cried out, I landed two more punches, knocking him to the ground.
I squatted down and placed one knee on Zhao Jianguo's chest, pointing at him and cursing, "You bastard, what did I warn you about? She loved you like a father for nineteen years, and you dared to do this to her? You're worse than an animal."
Zhao Jianguo laughed shamelessly, "Zhao Bingjie went to your place? Then what are you doing here? A moment of passion is worth a thousand pieces of gold!"
With a woman's scream, I looked up and saw a young woman wrapped in a towel standing in the doorway of the master bedroom, looking at us in terror.
I suspect that Zhao Jianguo had previously attempted to rape Zhao Bingjie but failed, so he called over one of his mistresses.
"Do you think I'm like you?" I punched Zhao Jianguo again. "She called you 'Dad' for nineteen years, how could you do that?"
Zhao Jianguo sneered, "How can you blame me? You can only blame that disgusting woman, Cui Minting."
“Minting is already dead, what does it have to do with her?” I said angrily.
“关她何事？”赵建国连声冷笑，“臭婆娘死都死了还阴魂不散。本来我以为赵冰洁继承了她的大部分遗产，我是那丫头的爸爸，这些财产也等于是我的。可没想到，臭婆娘为了防我，居然在遗嘱中设置了保护条款，赵冰洁虽然是继承人，可实际掌控人是崔敏强，她就是想给我都给不了。”
“你以为她是防你吗？她是为了避免冰洁年少无知被人骗。但这些事你又是怎么知道的？”
“你甭管，反正我就是知道。你给老子评个理，这娘们气人不气人？老子为她背了快二十年的锅，居然一毛钱的好处没捞着，我又何必继续假惺惺地和她闺女扮父女呢？就当是那丫头还她妈妈欠我的债。”
“赵建国，你真是无耻又下贱！打你我都嫌手脏。告诉我，冰洁的东西呢？”我怒视着赵建国问道。
他往旁边看了一眼，“那间屋里。”
我起身往那个房间走去，不料被那厮从后面扑倒，骑在我身上左右开弓，给了我几拳，边打边喊：“我他妈现在成了孤家寡人，都他妈是你造成的……”
那个女人又惊叫一声，躲进屋里关上了门。我一边抵挡一边反击，和赵建国扭打在一起，直到双方都鼻青脸肿、精疲力尽才罢休。
“你之所以有今天，赖不了任何人，是你咎由自取。”
我冷声说道，爬起来进房间收拾赵冰洁的东西，把她的那些衣物还有手机塞进了双肩包。
出来时赵建国正坐在沙发上，跷着二郎腿抽烟。那个女的在一旁捧着他的脸，查看伤势。
赵建国发出“嘶”的一声，推开女人的手，对我说道：“说说吧！这次从崔敏婷那里继承了多少遗产？”
我驻足盯向他，冷冷地问道：“你什么意思？”
“别他妈装了……”赵建国笑道，“你故意激怒江美云，让她把气撒到崔敏婷的身上，把姓崔的娘们给杀了。既除掉了对你纠缠不休的江美云，又从崔敏婷那里继承了大笔遗产。你这招一石二鸟之计，实在是高啊！”
我冷笑道：“你永远都不会明白，我和你之间的差别。”
“还有，你我同窗四年，做了二十多年的朋友，从今天起，割袍断义，再无相干。”
我扔下这句话，头也不回地出了赵建国的家，他在我身后咆哮道：“滚，都给我滚！你也滚！滚……”
“干什么呀？神经病。”女人骂道。

63、
开回到快捷酒店楼下时，我原本打算暂时不上去，以免跟赵冰洁单独相处，不如在车里眯到天亮再说。
但转念一想，小丫头见我一宿不回，说不定会担心我，决定还是先上去。
进了房间，看到赵冰洁躺在床上睡着了。我蹲在床头凝视着睡梦中的她，发现她的脸上仍挂着泪痕，枕头都是湿的。想必小丫头在我不在的时候，又伤伤心心地哭了好久。
也难怪，三个月前母亲才突遭横祸惨死，这会儿又惊闻父亲不是亲爸，还差点被他性侵。像她这个年龄的女孩子，此前又一直在蜜罐里长大，如此之大的人生变故怎能不让她忧伤悲戚？
想到此处，我在心里对她涌起了无尽的怜爱和疼惜。这时，倦意袭来，我躺到旁边的床上合上了眼睛。
不知睡了多久，感觉有人在摸我的脸，睁开眼睛一看，赵冰洁正坐在身边，轻抚我的脸庞。
“哦，冰洁……”我赶紧坐了起来，靠在床头。
“你到底还是跟他打架了？”赵冰洁继续轻抚我的脸庞，“疼吗？”
我拿下她的手，笑道：“没事，我没吃亏，他也被我揍得不轻。”
“浩言……”她目光迷离地看着我，轻唤我的名字。
她的眼神、她的话语，让我不敢与她的目光碰触。
“一直以来，你什么都愿意为我做，不是吗？”她仍然盯着我，喃喃地说道。
我不知道该说什么，却不得不在心里承认，她说的都对。
跟她以师生相处的那些日子，她不开心了，我就想方设法让她开心。她受委屈了，我就忍不住想替她出头。
但我很明白，那都是因为她是我最喜欢的学生，要说我一直都有被她吸引，我承认。作为一个大叔，我没法不对这样一个楚楚动人的少女我见犹怜。
赵冰洁忽然吻向我的嘴唇，我躲开了，看着别处。
我明白，此刻只要我愿意，就可以拥有这个清纯娇美的少女，而且自从崔敏婷去世以来，我已有三个月没碰过女人了。
可我不能那样做，否则我跟禽兽不如的赵建国又有多大区别呢？
赵冰洁在眼中含着泪水，问道：“听舅舅说，你马上就要回老家了，是吗？”
我点了点头。她流下了眼泪，问道：“你走了，那我怎么办？”
我说道：“冰洁，我的年龄可以当你爸爸了，而且我们曾经当过父女……我的意思是……”
我停了一下，指了指自己的心，又指着她的心，“让我们把彼此，深藏在心底，好吗？”
她哭着问我，“真的要这样吗？”
我点头说道：“只能这样。”
她泪眼婆娑地凝视了我一会儿，低下头默默地流泪。
那天中午过后，我把赵冰洁送到了高铁站，并目送她过完安检、上了自动扶梯。她那高挑、曼妙的身影在人群中格外显眼。
她忽然回头看向我，对我不停地挥手，抹了下眼泪继续挥手。我也向她挥手，直到她的身影消失在自动扶梯的尽头。
我转过身来，擦去溢出眼眶的泪水，向地下车库走去。
当我开往高速公路的入口时，看着这座我生活了十几年的城市，又是一番心潮起伏。
十五年前，我带着满身伤痕离开故土，来到这里开始新的人生。十五年后的今天，我又带着在这座城市所经历的悲欢离合，重返故土开始下一段新的人生。
而那个对我最好、最爱我的女人，永远地埋在了这片土地之下。泪水再次溢出我的眼眶。
我一路往北，星夜兼程，深圳越来越远，故土越来越近……
次日晚上十点，抵达了我那套新房子的楼下。夜色中，陈美兰抱着我儿子，和马子非已等在那里。
我下车喊了一声“姐”，向陈美兰走去。她微笑道：“浩言，回来啦？”
“嗯，回来了。”我说着，一把将陈美兰拥入怀中。
马子非站在母亲身后，微笑看着我们姐弟俩。
我又从陈美兰怀里接过儿子，看到他，我仿佛看到了崔敏婷，禁不住泪流满面……
回到西安的第二天晚上，李飞宇约我喝酒。跟赵建国决裂后，他可算是我唯一的朋友了。去年春节后没多久，他跟老婆离了，俩人没孩子，离得倒是干脆。
几杯酒下肚，一说起崔敏婷，这个一米八的大老爷们也不禁潸然泪下。
他是在陈美兰回到西安之后，才得知崔敏婷的死讯，当时还责怪我为什么不第一时间通知他，否则他会赶到深圳送崔敏婷一程。
去年春节，崔敏婷给李飞宇的那两瓶茅台，以及给他的那个拥抱，让他深深记住了这个漂亮富姐的情谊。
“敏婷是个打着灯笼都难找的好女人啊！”李飞宇感叹道，“连对我这个老公的朋友都爱屋及乌这么好，可见她有多爱你，对你有多好……”
他又长叹一声，“唉！可惜你小子没有这个福气啊！”
我微笑道：“算了，别再说了。”
李飞宇举起酒杯说道：“来，咱哥俩敬敏婷一杯。”
我使劲忍住泪，和他碰了一下杯，一饮而尽。
那晚我不顾李飞宇的阻拦，喝了个酩酊大醉。李飞宇送我回家时，陈美兰一见，埋怨道：“哎呀！浩言，怎么喝成这样了啊？”
她又叫马子非来扶我。李飞宇颇不好意思，抱歉道：“对不起啊！美兰姐，我没拦住。”
陈美兰对他笑道：“不关你的事，是他自己心情不好。谢谢你了，飞宇。”
李飞宇告辞后，母子俩把我往卧室扶，我突然挣开他们冲进卫生间，伏在马桶上吐了个稀里哗啦。
陈美兰一边给我拍背一边埋怨我不该借酒浇愁，她又叫马子非给我兑蜂蜜水解酒。
好不容易消停下来，喝了蜂蜜水躺在床上，崔敏婷的音容笑貌又浮现在我的脑海中。
黑暗中，我禁不住悲从中来，流着泪在心里一遍又一遍呼喊崔敏婷的名字。尽管我使劲压抑自己的哭声，但还是被陈美兰听到了动静，她来到我的房间将我搂到怀里。
马子非也被惊动了，推开门问道：“妈，舅舅怎么啦？”
陈美兰对儿子说道：“没事，你睡你的。”
那晚，我在我姐温暖的怀抱中渐渐平息下来，终于睡着了……
经过一段时间的寻觅，我在新家小区的附近买下了一套门面房，另又买了一套小户型二手房。
今年六月马子非大学毕业后，一直没找到工作，现在正值疫情期间，本来失业率就极高，马子非的文凭又不硬，的确很难找。
我和陈美兰母子一商量，决定给马子非开个快餐店，让他先干着，总比一直闲着好。快餐店就开在我买的那套门面房里，算是我和母子俩合伙开的。
至于那套小户型的二手房，则作为我专门的画室。
经过三个月的筹备，马子非的小马哥快餐店开张了。陈美兰亲自当厨师，她的烹调技艺还算出色，再加上以前干过小食店，倒是轻车熟路。
为此我们请了一个保姆，是我家的一个远房亲戚，负责白天照顾陈思庭。
陈美兰完全是把陈思庭当她的亲儿子来养，每天晚上都是她带陈思庭睡觉。她经常带陈思庭出去遛弯，小区里的很多人都以为是她生的二胎，连马子非都说，他妈有两个儿子。
马子非既当老板又当采购，还当店小二，并雇了一个女孩帮工。我依然每天去画室创作，不时去店里帮忙。
在这期间，我开始跟一个叫苏晨丽的离异少妇有了交集。她是我过去在子弟中学教过的一个学生，去年春节，我和崔敏婷曾在我家楼下跟她偶遇。
苏晨丽出生于一九八七年，比我小十岁，这年三十三岁，颇有几分姿色，是一名律师，跟老公离婚两年多了。
今年国庆期间，苏晨丽以前读的那个班举行同学会，邀请了一些老师参加，我和李飞宇也在被邀之列。当年我俩一个他们教美术，一个教他们体育。
本来我不想去凑这个热闹，可李飞宇说别老闷在家里画那几张画，出来散散心挺好的，被他硬拉着去了。
正是在这次聚会上，我和苏晨丽重新建立起了联系。去年春节那次虽说我俩加过微信好友，可一直没有联系过。
苏晨丽有个七岁的儿子，在少年宫学画画，准备参加市里的少儿美术比赛，她请我给他儿子指导、指导，并提出付我报酬。
我却之不恭，但言明分文不取，免费指导。我给苏晨丽的儿子指导了那么几次，没想到他的作品获得了一等奖。
苏晨丽很高兴，又准备给我报酬，被我再次婉拒了。于是她提出请我吃饭，这次我难以拒绝，跟苏晨丽母子一起吃了顿饭，她还送了我一件小礼物。
一来二去，我俩不时在微信里交流，彼此在朋友圈里点个赞什么的，渐渐熟络起来。
新的一年来临，元月底的某天，李飞宇趁学校已放寒假，拉我到郊外钓鱼。
我回到西安的这些日子，他经常约我，喝酒、踢球、钓鱼什么的。我知道，他是想帮我排解，让我早日走出崔敏婷离世带给我的悲伤。
那天正钓着，接到了陈美兰的电话，她叫我赶紧回店里，我以为人手不够了她叫我回去帮忙，她却说来了一位客人。
“谁啊？”我问道。
“你女儿来了。”
我笑道：“姐，你开什么玩笑？”
“我没跟你开玩笑，是冰洁来了。”
我一惊，不知道赵冰洁为什么突然来西安？她又是怎么找到快餐店去的？

64、
我和李飞宇赶到快餐店时，还未进去，就看到赵冰洁在店里忙上忙下的，帮着端这收那、收拾桌子。此时正值中午，吃饭的顾客比较多。
她今年二十岁了，已上到大二。我一时想到当初崔敏婷在小食店帮忙的情形，虽已过去两年了，至今想来，仍宛若昨日。看着赵冰洁那高挑靓丽的身影，我仿佛看到了已经不在人世的崔敏婷。
“进去啊？愣这儿干嘛？”李飞宇在旁边提醒我。
我回过神来，正要往里走，陈美兰迎了出来，拉住我说道：“这丫头一来，话没说上几句，就忙这忙那的，劝都劝不住。”
一旁的李飞宇赞叹道：“真漂亮！跟她妈妈一样漂亮。”
我看着正在帮客人点餐的赵冰洁，对陈美兰问道：“她说没说过干嘛来了？”
陈美兰说道：“她说学校放假了，来西安玩几天，别的没说什么。”
我走进店里，赵冰洁对我兴奋地笑道：“陈叔叔，你来啦？”
我拉着她来到了店外，陈美兰和李飞宇在店里看着我们。
“你来干什么？”我劈头就问。
“我来找你啊！怎么啦？那么大的反应。”赵冰洁笑道。
“我们那天不是说好了吗？彼此把对方埋在心里，你怎么还来？”
她又笑道：“对啊！可我们并没有说不再见面了啊！”
“你……”我有点气恼了，一时语塞。
赵冰洁看了我一会儿，说道：“陈叔叔，你干嘛那么凶？是不是讨厌我？”
“我没有……”我想了一下，问道，“你是怎么找到这里来的？”
她又笑了，“你发的那条朋友圈上有这里的地址，所以就找来啰！”
当初快餐店开张时，我发了一条朋友圈，没想到成为了赵冰洁按图索骥的线索。早知道她这么有心，那时就该屏蔽她。
“你的行李呢？”我问道。
“在里边。”她指着店里说道。
“你在这儿等着。”我说完转身进了屋子。
在吧台后看到一个粉红色的小号拉杆箱，我问陈美兰，“这是她的吗？”
陈美兰对我点了点头，我拎起来就出了店门，对赵冰洁说道：“走，送你去机场。”
“我不去。我刚来，为什么要走？”她抗议道。
我不由分说，拉起她的手就走。她一边挣扎一边喊道：“你干什么呀？放开我。”
店里的一些客人和附近路过的人都向我们看来，陈美兰赶紧出来说道：“浩言，你这是干嘛？”
李飞宇也跟了出来。我只好松开赵冰洁，她躲到陈美兰身边，挽着她的胳膊委屈地说道：“陈阿姨，你看他……”
小丫头幽怨地看着我，眼里噙满了泪水。我知道自己不能心软，又上前拉她。她往陈美兰身后躲，“别碰我！”
李飞宇上前阻拦我，“浩言，你这是干嘛？”
陈美兰也埋怨道：“浩言，你别这样对人家小姑娘。”
我在心里苦笑，你们知道什么啊？只好指着赵冰洁说道：“她没跟家里人说就跑出来了，不管管她怎么行？”
“我跟外公外婆说过了，我和同学去外地玩。”小丫头不服气地喊道。
“那你同学呢？而且你跟外公外婆说了是来这儿吗？”我质问道。
“我……”她一时语塞，噘嘴说道，“我已经二十岁了，早就成年了，去哪是我的自由。”
“强词夺理！”我说着，又伸手去拉。
赵冰洁躲到陈美兰身后说道：“陈阿姨，你快管管你弟弟。”
陈美兰说道：“行了，既然都来了，就让她在这儿玩几天再回去，我作主了。”
“姐，你……”我被气得无话可说。
“谢谢陈阿姨，你最好了！”赵冰洁嘻嘻笑道，从后面搂着陈美兰，对我做了个鬼脸。
我实在是无可奈何。
“走，进店里去。”陈美兰牵起赵冰洁的手往店里走。
陈美兰只有儿子没有闺女，再加上是崔敏婷的女儿，她蛮喜欢小丫头的。
路过我和李飞宇的身边时，赵冰洁对李飞宇笑道：“这位叔叔，能不能麻烦您，把我的行李拿进来一下？”
“不麻烦、不麻烦……”李飞宇呵呵笑道，从我手里拿过拉杆箱，跟着陈美兰和赵冰洁进了店。
我在后面看着他们，心里一阵抓狂，和李飞宇一起进了快餐店。
马子非刚从厨房忙完出来，问道：“刚才怎么啦？”
“子非哥哥，我有点饿了，你能给我弄点吃的吗？”赵冰洁对他笑道。
“行，你等着，马上就好。”马子非又忙不迭地返回了厨房。
年轻漂亮的女孩总是招人待见，无论是李飞宇这样的中年大叔，还是马子非这种青年小伙，甚至连陈美兰这种中年妇女，一律没有免疫力，对她是我见犹怜。
他们仨，一个乐呵呵地帮着拿行李，一个屁颠颠地弄吃的，还有一个非得把她留下来。我不禁又好气又好笑。
就这样，赵冰洁留了下来，并且不顾陈美兰的劝阻，依然帮忙招待客人。好不容易闲下来了，她又跟李飞宇和马子非坐在一起说说笑笑。
李飞宇正在整理他的渔具，赵冰洁蛮好奇的，问这问那。李飞宇就耐心地跟她解释，这个是用来干什么的，那个又是用来干什么的。
赵冰洁一副饶有兴味的样子，问道：“李叔叔，你能不能教我钓鱼？”
“行啊！”李飞宇爽朗地笑道，“有机会一定教你，不过嘛……”
他说到这里看了我一眼，“得你陈叔叔同意。”
“干嘛要他同意？”赵冰洁噘嘴问道。
“你是他女儿啊！”李飞宇笑道。
“谁是他女儿啦？他才不是我爸爸呢！”小丫头抗议道，目光看向我，一脸的不服气。
她又扭头对李飞宇说道：“李叔叔，你平常都喜欢去哪钓鱼？”
这一问，打开了李飞宇的话匣子。这厮平时最大的爱好就是钓鱼和看球，一说起钓鱼，自然是兴致高昂，如今又是这么个漂亮的小姑娘问他，当即滔滔不绝起来。赵冰洁听得津津有味，不时娇笑出声，令李飞宇如沐春风。
“这丫头，性格真好！和她妈妈一样……”陈美兰跟我肩挨肩坐在吧台后面，看着赵冰洁说道，“丝毫没有富人家太太、小姐的毛病。”
“姐，你真不该把她留下来。”我说道。
“至于吗？她毕竟是敏婷的女儿，来都来了，总不能把人家往外赶吧？”陈美兰笑道。
她忽然问道：“对了，你和这丫头之间，是不是有什么事啊？”
我一阵心虚，说道：“能、能有什么事？”
这样一来，我难以继续反对赵冰洁留在这里，否则就是此地无银三百两了。
陈美兰准备带赵冰洁回家休息，可那丫头非要留在店里跟我们呆在一起，于是陈美兰打电话叫保姆将陈思庭带到了店里来。
赵冰洁一见自己这个同母异父的弟弟，就把他抱在怀里逗。陈思庭十个月大了，已在牙牙学语和蹒跚学步，赵冰洁喜欢得不行。
“冰洁，现在没什么事，咱俩带弟弟到附近玩会儿呗？”马子非提议道。
他和赵冰洁一个是陈思庭的近亲表哥，另一个是亲姐，若从我这儿论起，他俩也可以说是表兄妹。
赵冰洁欣然同意，于是一对青年男女带着他们的弟弟出了店门，陈美兰赶紧嘱咐俩人一定把弟弟看好了。
看着三个人离去的背影，李飞宇笑道：“这俩孩子挺般配的，你们觉得呢？”
“般配啥啊？”陈美兰笑道，“虽说我们家子非要个头有个头，要模样有模样，可他那文凭，我们家这条件，拿啥去高攀人家啊？”
“那可不一定……”李飞宇继续说道。
“唉！”陈美兰长叹了一声，“要是子非真能找个像冰洁这么好的女孩给我当儿媳，我睡着了都能笑醒。”
我不禁有些惴惴不安，心说陈美兰母子别真对赵冰洁产生想法了才好，否则就尴尬了。
李飞宇坐了会儿告辞走了。晚上忙完后，在店里吃过晚饭，赵冰洁跟着我们回到了家里。

65、
尽管新房子够大，而且保姆也不住在这里，完全住得下，我仍以赶活为由准备去画室住，因为我不愿如此频繁地面对赵冰洁。
陈美兰对赵冰洁说道：“冰洁，你难得来一趟，别老在店里帮忙，这两天让你陈叔叔陪你在西安好好玩玩。”
“好啊！陈阿姨……”赵冰洁笑道，有意看向我，“就是不知道某些人愿不愿意？会不会嫌我烦？”
陈美兰也看向我，“浩言……”
我真是哭笑不得，只好点了点头。我瞥到赵冰洁的脸上，露出一丝得意的笑容。
“不过这两天不行，手里的活得给人干完了。”我说道。
我倒没有说谎，深圳那边的张总这几天老催我。
赵冰洁笑道：“没关系啊！这几天我先在店里帮忙，挺好玩的。”
离开时，赵冰洁说送我下楼，我正有话跟她说，就带着她下楼了。
来到车旁，还未等我开口，赵冰洁说道：“浩言，你住到画室，是不是为了躲我？”
她居然对我直呼其名，正待纠正，她又说道：“如果是这样，你大可不必。”
赵冰洁叹了一口气，看向别处幽幽地说道：“我这次来，并不是想跟你怎样，我没有忘记那天我们在深圳分手时，你对我说的那些话。我知道，因为妈妈的缘故，因为我们之间这层曾经的继父女关系，我们是不可能的。”
她将目光移到我脸上，“我只是想，和你在一起呆几天，就像我们以前那样。你放心，我不会对你产生不该有的感情，可以吗？”
看着她眼中滢滢的泪光，我又怎能拒绝？我点下了头。她开心地笑道：“那记得等忙完了这几天，带我出去玩哟！”
去画室的路上，我一边开车一边寻思，我该怎样和这个小丫头相处呢？
接下来的这几天，赵冰洁不顾陈美兰的反对，每天都到快餐店帮忙，我每天也抽空去一次店里。这丫头千里迢迢地来找我，总不能把她扔给陈美兰母子就不管了吧？
毕竟是年轻人，马子非很快和赵冰洁熟络起来，两人无论干活时还是闲暇时，都是有说有笑的。赵冰洁对马子非一口一个“子非哥哥”，叫得贼亲热，马子非干起活来也是格外起劲。
陈美兰看在眼里，偷偷地美在心里。虽然她知道不现实，但短暂地梦想一下还是不妨的。
那天赵冰洁亲自动手给我炒了一盘扬州炒饭，说是子非哥哥刚教会她的，问我好不好吃？
这丫头从小含着金汤匙长大，从小到大过着衣来伸手、饭来张口的日子，向来都是家里的保姆、佣人伺候她，她何曾为别人服务过？可这几天她在店里又是做这做那，又是给我做扬州炒饭，我在心里蛮感动的，并深切地体会到，她跟她母亲真是一脉相承啊！
尽管盐搁多了，我还是面对她期待的目光，点头道：“嗯，不错，好吃！”
赵冰洁嘻嘻地笑了。恍惚间，我好像看到崔敏婷在对我笑，竟怦然心跳。
某天早上，当赵冰洁下楼看到等在车边的我和李飞宇时，笑容瞬间凝固了一下，但又很快恢复，爽朗地喊道：“陈叔叔早，李叔叔早。”
“冰洁早，呵呵……”李飞宇乐呵呵地应道。他对崔敏婷的印象很好，赵冰洁又乖巧漂亮，所以对小丫头很热情。
因为这几天我不愿单独和赵冰洁呆在一起，所以就把李飞宇拉来，让他和我一起陪赵冰洁玩，反正他放假了没什么事，又是单身狗一枚，有的是时间。而对于陪同这样一个漂亮、乖巧的美少女，任何大老爷们自然都是乐于效劳。
那天，我和李飞宇带着赵冰洁游览了西安市内的一些景点，三个人还在古城墙上骑行了一大圈。赵冰洁玩得很开心，一直跟我和李飞宇有说有笑。
次日我们又去水库钓鱼，这里山清水秀、宁静怡人，实在是一个垂钓的好地方。
李飞宇耐心地教赵冰洁如何穿饵、甩钩，如何观察鱼是否上钩，赵冰洁学得很认真，有模有样地钓起来。她不时瞥向我，每当这时，我都有意躲开她的目光，佯装专心钓鱼。
钓了好一会儿，李飞宇忽然喊道：“冰洁，快拉！”
赵冰洁赶紧往上抬鱼竿，只见鱼竿的上部几乎弯成了九十度，渔线也绷得笔直，仿佛随时都会断掉似的。
看这阵势，我估计鱼小不了。果然，一条三四斤重的大草鱼冒出水面，拼命地挣扎，搅得波开浪裂、水花四溅，噼里啪啦之声不绝于耳。
赵冰洁又兴奋又紧张，不由得哇哇大叫。李飞宇赶紧喊道：“别太用力了，小心脱钩，得顺着点它。”
赵冰洁使劲拽鱼竿，好像站都站不稳了，大叫道：“不行了、不行了，李叔叔救我！”
李飞宇只好从她手里接过鱼竿，我立即操起渔勺伸进水里，试图把鱼舀上来。可那鱼一碰到渔勺，挣扎得更厉害了，一时还奈何不了它。
赵冰洁兴奋得又跳又叫，哇噻连声。好不容易，在我和李飞宇的合作下，把鱼弄上岸扔进了装满水的渔桶里。
赵冰洁开心地喊道：“回去跟陈阿姨说，这条大鱼是我钓起来的哟！”
我抹了一把被溅到脸上的水，笑道：“你还好意思说，今天要不是我和你李叔叔，不定是你钓鱼，还是鱼钓你呢？”
“讨厌啦！陈叔叔……”赵冰洁娇嗔道，对着我又捶又打。我只好笑着躲避她。
“是啊！要不是我俩，冰洁说不定就被鱼给钓走了吧？”一旁的李飞宇也笑道。
赵冰洁转而进攻李飞宇，“李叔叔，你怎么也那么坏？”
三个人的欢笑声，飘荡在青山绿水之间。看着赵冰洁那青春曼妙的身姿、清丽娇俏的面容以及快乐的样子，我觉得把她留下来，还挺值的。
我又在心里问自己，真的要让她远离自己吗？同时又告诫自己，陈浩言，你绝对不能动摇！
李飞宇也许看出了我和赵冰洁之间的微妙，趁赵冰洁不备悄悄问我，你这个女儿是不是喜欢你啊？我只好说，别开这种玩笑。
当晚在快餐店，李飞宇给大伙儿露了一手。他是个生活型男人，喜好做菜，曾经跟一个重庆人学了一手麻辣水煮鱼，做得还挺地道。
我、李飞宇、马子非、赵冰洁、陈美兰和陈思庭五大一小六个人围桌而坐，大快朵颐。当然陈思庭还太小，不能跟我们大人一起吃辣，陈美兰给他喂了一些碎肉米羹。
我们陕西人能吃一些辣，赵冰洁虽说从小生长在广东，可她有八分之七的韩国人血统和八分之一的朝鲜族血统，家里常吃韩餐，也不怕辣。
五个人边吃边聊，一说起赵冰洁钓到大鱼时的不知所措，还直呼救命，大伙儿都忍俊不禁，害得赵冰洁娇嗔着打了我和李飞宇好几下。
热闹、温馨的氛围中，我端起酒杯对陈美兰说道：“姐，今天的鱼是冰洁钓的，渔具是飞宇提供的，啤酒是店里的，我借花献佛，敬你。谢谢你对我和思庭的照顾，以及给了我们父子一个家。”
我说着竟有些哽咽，李飞宇拍了拍我的肩。陈美兰一手抱着陈思庭，一手端起酒杯，“嗨！瞎客气个啥？你是我唯一的弟弟，思庭是我们老陈家唯一的孙子，我不照顾你们照顾谁？”
“哎？妈……”马子非在一旁说道，“我不算老陈家的孙子吗？”
陈美兰笑着啐道：“去，你个姓马的外姓人，不算。”
大家都笑了起来。敬完陈美兰后，我又举杯对着身旁的李飞宇，“飞宇，当年我在学校落难时，对我不离不弃的是你。如今在我人生的又一次低谷中，陪伴我、开导我、帮我排解的还是你。谢谢了，哥们，我敬你！”
李飞宇端杯笑道：“说这些干嘛？你我从在学校认识起，就意气相投。没别的，做一生的朋友。来，干了！”
“好，一生的朋友，干了！”我和李飞宇碰杯后一饮而尽。
然后我又跟马子非喝，“子非，你有一个很好的妈妈，我有一个很好的姐姐……巧了，这俩是同一个女人……”
大家又都笑了，陈美兰笑道：“喝多了吧？”
我接着说道：“咱俩都爱着同一个女人，也被同一个女人爱着，就为这个，干一杯。”
“好，舅舅，干了。”马子非笑道。
最后轮到了赵冰洁，我又斟了一杯啤酒，端起杯子对那丫头说道：“冰洁，你刚来那天，叔叔觉得有点突然，态度不是很好，请你原谅。”
赵冰洁连忙摇手笑道：“没有啦！陈叔叔。”
“但这几天你给我，给我们大家带来了很多快乐，就为这个，叔叔敬你。”
我说着一饮而尽。赵冰洁又笑道：“陈叔叔，我也要谢谢你，谢谢你们大家，这几天给了我很多快乐。”
这一杯喝完，陈美兰对我说道：“行了，你少喝点，本来酒量就不行。”
吃完饭，由马子非开我的车，先送李飞宇回家，然后我们四个人带着陈思庭回到了自己的家。
第二天，我不好意思再麻烦李飞宇了，独自带着赵冰洁去了一趟陕西省美术博物馆。
我俩都是学美术的，在这样的地方自然是好好地观摩了一番。
原本我以为这几天相处下来，我和赵冰洁的关系不会再有什么节外生枝，却没想到，这丫头仍然违背了我们之间的约定……

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参观完美术博物馆，两个人在外面随便吃了顿午饭，开车回去的时候，赵冰洁提出去我的画室看看。我找不到反对的理由。
来到画室，赵冰洁左右打量，笑道：“这里就是著名画家陈浩言先生的工作室吗？”
我笑道：“哪有什么著名画家？我不过是个画画的。”
她撇嘴一笑，继续打量。我说道：“冰洁，你随便坐，我给你泡杯咖啡。”
“好啊！但是别放糖，我怕长胖。”她爽快地说道。
我笑了笑，到厨房泡咖啡。赵冰洁忽然走过来，从后面抱住了我，头倚在我的后颈上，说道：“我们终于可以单独在一起了。”
“冰洁，你干嘛？”我一下慌了，掰她的手。
“浩言，我们在一起吧？其实，你也想跟我在一起，不是吗？”她紧紧抱住我，喃喃地说道。
“冰洁，你别这样。”我使劲掰开她的手，转身面对她，“我们不是说好的吗？”
赵冰洁打断我说道：“你为什么要叫上别人跟我们一起玩？你不愿单独面对我，或者说，你不敢单独面对我，是吗？”
她盯着我继续说道：“陈叔叔，你在怕什么？”
面对她咄咄逼人的目光，我不知道说什么好，看向别处。
“你现在连正眼都不敢看我了吗？为什么呢？”小丫头依然盯着我，“让我替你回答吧？因为你心里有我，因为你……爱着我。”
她说着搂住我的脖颈，吻了上来。我连忙推开她，虚弱地说道：“冰洁，你别这样。”
她说道：“既然如此，你又何必强行装出这副模样呢？你不觉得累吗？”
我觉得自己一直在忍，自从她来到西安后，我就一直在忍，忍得很辛苦，现在还必须忍下去。
我说道：“冰洁，你应该遵守我们之间的约定……”
“我不想遵守，我就是要犯规！”赵冰洁突然吼道，“我爱你，我不能没有你，我已经离不开你了，怎样？”
她说着流下了眼泪，“你知道那天，我们在深圳的高铁站分手之后，这些日子我是怎么过来的吗？我没有哪天不想你，我也想遵守约定，可我做不到……”
她泣不成声，哭了一会儿喊道：“你不想要我，当初就不该让我爱上你。现在你又对我这样，你是个王八蛋，陈浩言。”
面对她的忧伤和无助，我的心碎了一地，捧起她的脸蛋替她擦拭泪水，“对不起，对不起……”
她推开我，说道：“我不要你说对不起，我只要你爱我，这很难吗？”
她泪眼婆娑地盯着我，“浩言，你放下那些世俗的观念，和我在一起，好好地爱我，行吗？”
此时的我，已虚弱到了极点，只能看着她不住地摇头。
“你曾经跟妈妈结过婚，曾经做过我的继父，那有怎样？就不能爱我了吗？就不能跟我在一起了吗？我不在乎，所以也请你别在乎。”
赵冰洁说着，一下搂住我吻住了我的嘴唇。那一刻，我再也忍耐不住，和她吻了起来。
自从崔敏婷去世后，我有八个多月没跟女人做过爱了，那个地方硬得不行，把她抱了起来，向卧室走去。
赵冰洁紧紧搂住我的脖颈，双腿曲在我身体的两侧，一边跟我接吻，一边被我抱着进了卧室。
我把她放到床上，继续与她热吻不止，她仍然搂着我的脖子，和我缠绵缱绻……
“冰洁，我得马上出去一趟。”我以最大的毅力松开那对迷人的芳唇，强迫自己说出了这句话。
她正在意乱情迷中，有些幽怨地喃喃道：“干什么啊？”
我离开她的身体，坐了起来，“我约了一个画商谈点事，差点给忘了。”
Zhao Bingjie sat up in bed, wrapped her arms around my neck again, and said with a coquettish smile, "Then will you take me with you?"
"It's not very convenient," I said, looking at her.
"Well... okay!" She let go of me, pouting. "Should I wait for you here?"
"Hmm..." I pinched her cheek and said softly, "I might have to have dinner with the other person, so you'll have to order takeout yourself."
"No, I'll wait for you to come back. I don't want to eat alone."
"Well... I'll have Uncle Li pick you up in a bit, and we'll go to Aunt Chen's shop for a meal, okay? I'll come find you after I'm done," I said.
"Then come over soon, I'll be waiting for you." She smiled sweetly at me and kissed my lips again.
I stopped her, saying it was too late, and was about to get up when she grabbed me. "Haoyan, do you love me?"
Faced with her infatuated gaze, I smiled and nodded. I must admit that ever since I started teaching her to draw, I have never been indifferent to her; I have simply kept those feelings buried deep in my heart.
Although I'm not sure if this is love, I don't want to hurt her feelings right now.
To prevent her from asking any more questions, I countered, "Bingjie, you're so beautiful, you must have many boys your age who like you. Why do you insist on loving me, an older man who's much older than you?"
“I just like older men.” Zhao Bingjie smiled mischievously. “You’re talented, knowledgeable, thoughtful, and so good to me. You’re loyal, principled, and love Mom so much, yet you’re indifferent to her wealth. And in my eyes, you’re the most handsome man…”
She looked at me with deep affection as she said this, "So, why wouldn't I love you?"
I was moved, but I forced myself to say, "I really have to go, or I'll be late."
Although she was very reluctant, she still smiled at me and nodded, saying, "Yes, come back soon."
"Okay, take care of yourself." I didn't dare stay a minute longer and fled the studio as if I were escaping.
As I drove out of the art studio, I fell into deep thought. I knew I couldn't be with Zhao Bingjie as she had suggested. Her grandparents and uncle, and societal norms—these were insurmountable obstacles for me.
After much thought, I dialed someone's cell phone. I'd been planning this all along back in the art studio...
When they arrived at the fast food restaurant, there were no other customers. Ma Zifei had gone out to play with his classmates. Only Chen Meilan and Li Feiyu were there, and the two of them were drinking tea.
Li Feiyu said he went fishing again today and caught quite a few, so he brought a few back to the shop. Ever since the shop opened, he often comes to sit in the shop, help out, and he's always there to fix anything the shop needs.
Chen Meilan asked me where Bingjie was. I said she was resting in the studio and I would pick her up later.
I sat down to have tea with Li Feiyu and Chen Meilan. They exchanged glances, and Chen Meilan asked, "Haoyan, does that girl like you?"
I picked up the teapot, poured myself a cup, and nodded. Chen Meilan said, "I knew it would be like this. From the moment that girl came here that day, I could tell she liked you. Otherwise, why would she have come all this way to find you?"
I took a sip of tea and said to Li Feiyu, "You were talking about this with my sister just now?"
Li Feiyu said, "That's right! I've been a third wheel for you guys for two days, so of course I have to report to Sister Meilan!"
"Haoyan, what are your plans?" Chen Meilan asked.
I remained silent. She grew anxious. "I'm telling you, Haoyan, Minting is your deceased wife, and she's Minting's daughter. You two can't let anything happen to each other!"
“I know…” I nodded and said.
"Then you should talk to her and make things clear as soon as possible, so that the young girl doesn't get involved," Li Feiyu said.
I sighed and buried my face in my hands. Seeing this, Chen Meilan asked anxiously, "Haoyan, tell me honestly, do you like her too? Have you and that girl... you know... you know... you know?"
"What are you thinking? Nothing happened between her and me," I said, looking up.
Chen Meilan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Li Feiyu asked, "Haoyan, what are your plans now?"
I took another sip of tea and said, "I've made up my mind, but I need your cooperation."
I told Chen Meilan and Li Feiyu about the plan I had come up with on the way here. Chen Meilan sighed, "That's all we can do... By the way, who is that woman?"
I said, "My former student, Su Chenli, was also taught by Feiyu."
Chen Meilan said "Oh," and asked, "Would the other person be willing to help you with this?"
“I helped her son win first prize in the city’s children’s art competition. She was willing to help me. I just told her that.”
"Haoyan, when did you and Su Chenli become so close?" Li Feiyu couldn't help but ask.
"We're not that close, just ordinary friends."
I said that, then asked Li Feiyu to drive my car to pick up Zhao Bingjie and take her to the fast food restaurant for dinner, and then I left.
I didn't appear in front of Zhao Bingjie that day. I told her that I was going to have dinner and drinks with the art dealer, which might be quite late, and that I would see her the next day. Zhao Bingjie said it was fine and told me to drink less.

(To be continued)

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