Zhou Fan vomited until his heart and lungs were torn apart.
Again and again, he stuck his fingers into his mouth and dug, then lay on the ground and vomited. He vomited his lunch, his bile, and even his internal organs, but he was still not sure whether he had succeeded or not.
He was very sure that the black-robed man put poison in his mouth. If he could not complete the task, he might die from the poison because there was no antidote.
However, if he completed the task, then — would anyone from the Fang family be alive?
He did not want to die, nor did he want the Fang family to die.
Yes, he hated the Fang family, and he hated Fang Yan, but — it was not to the point where he could not live or die.
He wanted to spit out the pill, and he wanted to pretend that nothing had happened. However, no matter how hard he tried — he knew better than anyone else that he was actually doing useless things.
He lay down in the snow, powerlessly, letting the cold wind blow on his cheeks, letting the scattered snow cover his body. He opened his eyes and looked at the vast sky. At this moment, the sky was just like his current mood.
He was a little regretful. Why did he come here to see the little green mountain? Wasn't it enough to see it from afar?
He began to hate again. He hated Fang Yan, hated the Fang family — if it were not for Fang Yan, if it were not for the Fang family, how could he have encountered such a thing? How could he be forced to take poison?
Even his own wife was the same. That hateful woman, why did she force him and his father to come to this damned place to celebrate the Spring Festival?
He still hoped that this was not true — that the black-robed man was Fang Yan or his friends in disguise, and they were just punishing him for belittling them. This was actually a realistic farce.
He lay in the snow for a long time, until the phone in his pocket rang. Only then did he come back to his senses.
He got up from the snow, took out his phone, glanced at the caller ID, then hung up and turned off the phone.
He did not want to talk now.
"Either they die, or you die —" the black-robed man threatened him with a hoarse voice.
This was really a dilemma. He did not want to die, he could not die, he must live.
However, was this the reason for wanting the Fang family to die?
He searched around and finally found the transparent glass bottle in the snow.
As long as he poured the drop of liquid in the bottle into the soup, he would complete the task and receive the reward of survival.
He put the glass bottle into the hidden pocket of his windbreaker, patted off the snow on his body, and walked home as if nothing had happened.
When Zhou Fan returned to the Fang family, Fang Yijing was already waiting for him at the entrance of the courtyard.
Fang Yijing looked at Zhou Fan and said, "Zhou Fan, let's talk."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the room.
Zhou Fan followed behind Fang Yiqing. After they entered the room, Fang Yiqing closed the door.
Fang Yijing looked at her expressionless husband and sighed softly, "Zhou Fan, I know you don't want to come here. I know you don't like my family. Even numerology says that you're not happy here. Tomorrow was Chinese New Year's Eve. It was not appropriate to go back at this time. After the reunion dinner tomorrow night, you can go back first with Numerology. I rarely go home, so I'll be staying at home for a while. My dad's health isn't good, and I haven't been by his side for many years. This time, I have to stay by his side no matter what to do as a filial son. "
Zhou Fan held his wife's hand and said, "Why wouldn't I want to come? I won't come if I don't want to. It's not that I don't like you, it's just that there's some misunderstanding. I'll stay and have reunion dinner with you. If there's nothing else after Chinese New Year, I'll stay with you for a few days. Your family is my family. "
"Zhou Fan?" Fang Yijing looked at her husband in shock. How did he change so much in such a short time? He didn't answer her call and even turned off his phone. Wasn't it because he was unhappy with her and her family?
Zhou Fan grinned and said, "I figured out a lot of things just now. I do have a problem with my body. I'll talk to them. "
"Zhou Fan, thank you." Fang Yijing held her husband's hand tightly and said gratefully.
They ate dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve.
According to the old rules of Swallow Fort, although dumplings weren't the main dish for reunion dinner, it was an essential reunion dinner. Fish, meat, seafood, and wild vegetables were the main dishes. After eating and drinking, they would eat a few steaming dumplings. Oil would be left at the corners of their mouths, and their lips would smell fragrant. That beautiful feeling of happiness could last from the old year to the new year.
On the afternoon of Chinese New Year's Eve, Fang Yan didn't go out. He stayed at home with his mother and three aunts to make dumplings. His mother, Lu Wan, took out two pieces of white jade from her purse. After washing them with clean water, she solemnly put them into the dumpling bag and said, "These are auspicious dumplings. Whoever eats them will be the luckiest person."
Fang Mengying's face was full of joy. She said crisply, "I'll definitely eat them."
Eldest aunt, Fang Yixin, took a look at the white jade and joked, "You're really generous."
Zhou Mingli was sitting on the sofa playing games. When he saw his aunt put the white jade into the dumpling bag, he said in disgust, "Disgusting. I hope I didn't eat them. "
Fang Yan raised his eyebrows and was about to get angry. Lu Wan gave him a look to tell him not to cause trouble.
Fang Yan didn't want to make his mother angry on Chinese New Year's Eve. He washed the flour on his hands and said to Zhou Mingli, "Mingli, didn't you want to see me split the brick with one hand? Let's go. I'll show you. "
Zhou Mingli looked at Fang Yan in confusion and said, "You're not lying, are you?"
"How can I lie about this?" Fang Yan asked with a smile. "Are you worried that the brick is fake or that the hand is fake?"
Zhou Mingli thought for a while and exited the game. He said, "I'd like to see if you're bluffing."
Fang Yijing looked at Zhou Mingli, who followed Fang Yan out. She said worriedly, "Will Mingli be okay?"
Lu Wan looked at her and said, "Don't worry. Fang Yan knows what he's doing. "
Fang Yixin looked at his sister and said, "Yijing, you should also persuade them to come back happily and have a happy New Year's Eve. Isn't that great?"
Fang Yijing smiled softly and said, "We talked yesterday. Zhou Fan said he thought through a lot of things. He said there's a misunderstanding and he'll get along well with everyone. "
Fang Yixin nodded and said, "That's more like it. He's also the son-in-law of the Fang family. Otherwise, how could he have the chance to come to Swallow Dock to eat and drink? "
Fang Yijing smiled and didn't answer.
People in Swallow Dock were born proud, but people outside thought that Swallow Dock had nothing to be proud of. The contradiction was too big. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't solve it. Some things couldn't be said too directly. If she told her husband that Swallow Dock was actually Hua Xia's guardian, Zhou Fan would definitely suspect that she had some mental illness.
In the era of technology, who would believe that a group of people like that existed?
Fang Yan took Zhou Mingli to the bank of Shihezi and picked up an intact blue brick in the corner of the backyard of the Li family. He handed the brick that still had ice on it to Zhou Mingli and said, "You lift this brick, I'll break it."
"How do I lift it?" Zhou Mingli didn't care about getting his hands dirty. He grabbed the blue brick and asked.
"Raise both hands," Fang Yan said. "Hold one corner with each hand."
Zhou Mingli lifted the blue brick above his head according to Fang Yan's instructions and asked, "Like this?"
"Like this," Fang Yan said. "Lift it up."
Fang Yan told him and started pretending to control his Qi.
His mouth was tightly shut, and his cheeks were puffed up like a frog that was filled with air.
"Open." Fang Yan slapped at the blue brick.
Zhou Mingli's body took a few steps back, but the blue brick was intact. There wasn't even a crack, let alone being split in half.
Zhou Mingli straightened his body and looked at Fang Yan with disdain. He said, "Can you do it or not? If you can't, I'll go back. Who wants to see you show off here? "
"Try again," Fang Yan said embarrassedly. "The angle just now was wrong. You lift the blue brick and I'll split it again. I can do it this time. "
Zhou Mingli thought about it and felt that it didn't matter since it was already here, so he lifted the blue brick again.
Fang Yan suddenly exerted force and slashed at the center of the blue brick like lightning.
Crack —
Zhou Mingli only felt his arms shake and the blue brick in his hand was split into two.
He looked at Fang Yan in disbelief and asked, "Is it really possible?"
"There's something more exciting. Do you want to see it?" Fang Yan said with a smile, his voice full of temptation.
"What else?"
Fang Yan pointed at a crooked tree next to him and said, "You climb up this tree and throw the brick down. When the brick falls, I'll cut it in half. When the brick hits the ground, you'll find that the brick will split into two."
"Impossible?" Zhou Mingli's curiosity was piqued. "Do you think this is a movie?"
"Try it if you don't believe me?"
Zhou Mingli looked at the crooked tree and said, "This tree is icy and slippery. I'm afraid I can't climb it."
"Then forget it," Fang Yan said. "When you come next spring, I'll show it to you."
Zhou Mingli hesitated again and again, but he still didn't want to give up. He said to Fang Yan, "I'll try climbing. Help me."
"Sure." Fang Yan reluctantly agreed.
With Fang Yan's help, Zhou Mingli finally climbed up the crooked tree with great effort.
Zhou Mingli hugged the tree trunk and shouted to Fang Yan, "Pass me the brick."
"Brick? What brick? "Fang Yan looked at Zhou Mingli with a confused expression.
"Didn't you say I'll climb up and throw the brick — and you'll split it?" Zhou Mingli had a bad feeling.
"Oh. That's what happened, "Fang Yan said. "But I just thought about it. I think I'm not strong enough yet. I'll go back and practice. When I'm done, I'll come back and split the brick for you. Don't worry. By next spring, I'll definitely be able to split the brick in the air. "
After Fang Yan said that, he turned around and walked towards the village.
"Hey, Fang Yan —" Zhou Mingli was scared. He hugged the crooked tree and shouted. "Put me down, Fang Yan, you bastard. Put me down —"
"Fang Yan, you bastard. You dare to trick me. I'll play you to death —"
"Fang Yan — cousin — help —"
Deep in the forest, a man in black robe watched this scene like a ghost.
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