Chapter 36: Apparent Peace
When the bell rang, the students in the classroom fell halfway down.
The arrival of the third year of high school did not have the scene of bloody battles as imagined, perhaps because the learning atmosphere of the art class was not as strong as that of other classes, which made Liao Tang feel that the spirit of "hanging beams and thorns" only appeared in ancient texts.
Tang Yunan came over to find Liao Tang to accompany her down to buy happy water, originally she wanted to pull Ning Qin together, but Tang Yunan said that he wanted to talk to her alone, so Liao Tang had to follow him out.
There was silence in the corridor, and occasionally birds flew by and chirped a few times, trying to break the silence of the boring study life.
Often at this time of the morning, everyone is always sleepy, and basically no one comes out to hang out. Liao Tang's little face was pale, she stayed up late last night to brush up on math problems until midnight, and her body looked a little weak, she said: "Tang Yun'an, you are in good spirits early in the morning, and you still want to drink happy water." ”
Tang Yun'an has a poor mouth, and the burly and tall flamboyant tongue is no worse than the little white face, he said: "Hey, it's not because you can't stay in school for long in your senior year of high school, and you want to brush up your presence in front of you more." ”
"Tsk, why did the seeded player pick up my thigh?"
Liao Tang teased.
"I'll tell you something," Tang Yunan's expression suddenly became serious, and he said, "My mother seems to have moved out, because she said she wanted to be quiet for a while." ”
"Really, do you know where it is?" Liao Tang was a little flustered in her heart, she stopped and asked Tang Yunan in a low voice.
"She didn't tell me, and I couldn't get in touch for the next few days. ”
As soon as Tang Yun'an said, Liao Tang remembered that he couldn't dial Aunt Tang's number. She stood outside the supermarket, waiting for Tang Yunan to get a Coke from the freezer, check out and pay and come out.
"Did you hear what they were arguing about?"
Tang Yunan frowned and didn't answer, then put the orange in his hand into Liao Tang's hand, and said, "I don't know what you like to drink, buy it at will." ”
"Because of women?"
"Sister Liao," Tang Yunan said, "People who fall in love will always lose their minds, so don't ask again." ”
Liao Tang had a serious expression on her face, and she said: "If my aunt answers my phone in the afternoon, I will go to her in the evening and talk to her." ”
Tang Yunan looked at her, and was very grateful to the girl in front of him, whether it was before or now, he didn't say it in his mouth, but he remembered it silently.
When going up the stairs, Tang Yunan suddenly spoke, and his voice was a little muffled: "My mother and I appeared at your door for the first time, and my mother said that she wanted to marry Tang He, if you have another chance, will you make a big fuss?"
"No, it won't. ”
Liao Tang replied without hesitation, she thought that if she went back to that day, she would probably respect Aunt Tang's opinion, everyone is free, and so is the right to choose.
Tang Yunan seemed to guess that Liao Tang would say this, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "So I am the only one who makes trouble and disagrees from beginning to end." ”
The class bell rang, Liao Tang returned to class, she seemed to have something on her mind, and when Ning Qin signaled her with her eyes, she didn't respond.
Later, in the evening, the sun was shining. Only on campus can you see such a beautiful sunset, and Liao Tang will never see such a dreamy lilac sky in the future. It seems that memories are left to youth, but they are left to adults in a hurry.
She stood at the window of the bathroom, and after a busy sound on the mobile phone in her hand, Aunt Tang finally connected the phone.
"Don Jr. ”
Aunt Tang's tone was slightly tired, which made her gentle voice softer.
"Aunt Tang, where are you?" Liao Tang paused, and added: "I miss you." ”
Tang Xinlan was silent for a long time and said, "I've been at a friend's house for a while, it's okay now, don't worry." ”
Tang Xinlan's tone was calm and natural. Of course, Liao Tang didn't hear that she was actually lying, so her heart relaxed a little, and she said to Aunt Tang: "I don't know why, I really want to meet you at night." ”
"Silly boy. Tang Xinlan sighed lightly, and she said, "Will I wait for you at the school gate at night?"
"Okay, do you want to call Tang Yun'an?"
Tang Xinlan hesitated for a moment and said, "He is anxious, and I don't want him to worry." So don't tell him just yet. ”
"Well, Auntie, then we'll see you then. ”
Liao Tang felt that Aunt Tang was gentle to the bones, delicate and nuanced, and treated her like her own daughter.
Liao Tang couldn't help but feel sad when she thought about it, she couldn't figure out what her father was pursuing, step by step, distorting her view of love.
When Liao Tang left the school gate, Aunt Tang was already waiting for her there.
Aunt Tang was wearing a light white shirt and a high-waisted long skirt, giving people a very comfortable feeling, Liao Tang looked at her with a smile and said to the doorman: "That's my mother, she came to pick me up." ”
She had rehearsed this sentence countless times in her mind, and now she could finally say it openly and proudly.
Some people have ridiculed her for not having a mother, some people have laughed at Tang He for not loving her, and Aunt Tang has satisfied all her fantasies about her mother when she was a child and satisfied her missing love.
That's my mom, wouldn't that seem vain to say that?
"Don Jr., what do you want to eat?"
Tang Xinlan didn't notice the imperceptible look on Liao Tang's face, she naturally put her hand on Liao Tang's shoulder and asked for her opinion.
"Auntie, I ate in the evening. Let's go to a nearby café and sit down. ”
"Listen to you. ”
I haven't seen her for a while, Aunt Tang's face is a lot haggard, she always looks exquisite on weekdays, but today she went out without even putting on makeup, and she was probably still crying in her heart.
"Auntie, don't be sad. Whatever you decide, I will support you. ”
In the café, after Liao Tang ordered a cup of cappuccino, she gently shook her aunt's hand and said comfortingly.
"I accidentally discovered your father's secret, and he went crazy and wanted to strangle me......"
Tang Xinlan's face became panicked, and her voice trembled at the end. Because even she couldn't believe how terrible the man who said he loved her was irritable.
"What's the secret?"
Liao Tang looked at Tang Xinlan nervously, and many small beads of sweat appeared in his palms.
Tang Xinlan shook her head.
"It's his private business, and it has nothing to do with you. Xiao Tang, you just have to listen to me, don't disobey your father anymore, sometimes ordinary life can at least keep you from harm. ”
"Auntie......" Liao Tang had a splitting headache, she licked her dry lips, and whispered: "It's okay if you're okay, I'm not afraid of hurt." ”
"Be obedient, don't be willful. ”
Liao Tang smiled, nodded, and said, "I will be measured." ”
"Xiao Tang, don't look for your mother anymore," Tang Xinlan covered her eyes with her hands, tears flowed down her cheeks, she was very distressed, and said to Liao Tang in a hoarse voice: "Your mother is not surnamed Liao, she has passed away." ”
"Then why ......" Liao Tang took out a tissue and gently wiped Aunt Tang's tear-stained face, but her hands couldn't help but tremble.
"He doesn't need a daughter, so he takes whatever he wants. Tang Xinlan's eyes were red, she didn't want Liao Tang to be kept in the dark, so she told the truth.
Liao Tang pretended to be calm and said with a wry smile: "I know, but he is more ruthless than I thought." ”
"Good boy," Tang Xinlan said, "Don't wade into troubled waters because of looking for your mother, let's live an ordinary life." ”
Liao Tang wiped the corners of her aunt's eyes with her hand, and she whispered: "Then you also promise me, don't cry anymore, I feel uncomfortable when I see you crying." ”
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"Auntie, do you know anything about my mother?" When leaving, Liao Tang couldn't help but ask her.
"I only know that your mother, like me, humbly loved Tang He. ”
Liao Tang was silent for a while, and no longer mentioned it, she said: "When I go back, I will tell Yun'an to rest assured, Auntie, you have to take good care of yourself." We'll see you again in a while. ”
When she arrived at the school gate, Tang Xinlan hugged Liao Tang, stroked her soft hair, and murmured, "I'm fine, it's all over." ”
At that moment, Liao Tang's nose suddenly became sore, and he choked so much that his throat couldn't make a sound.
Not long after Tang Xinlan left, a voice behind her stopped her when she was about to enter the school, "Liao Tang, wait." ”
Before Lu Tingye got out of the car, he happened to bump into Liao Tang and a gentle woman standing together. The aunt felt familiar and intimate to him, as if he had known him for a long time. Seeing them talking, he stopped for a while and did not come forward to disturb them.
"Why did you go back to school today?" Liao Tang asked when he saw the young man slowly walking to her side.
"Come back and get something. Lu Tingye thought for a moment and said, "Is that your mother just now?" ”
It may be the farce at Tang He's wedding scene before, which made Aunt Tang in the newspaper, and then Liao Tang smiled and replied calmly: "Mother may feel the same, and it shouldn't be strange to have a sense of intimacy." ”
"Makes sense. ”
Liao Tang was a little sorry in her heart, because she couldn't open her heart and describe those short things to Lu Tingye, it was not that she deliberately concealed it, but she really didn't want to say it.
"What's wrong with you today?"
"No, what's the problem?" Liao Tang touched his face and asked pretending to be surprised.
"You're not in good shape, you stayed up late last night?"
Lu Tingye's black eyes were a little more worried, and he looked at Liao Tang fixedly.
Liao Tang breathed a sigh of relief, she said, "Yes, I stayed up late last night to brush up on math problems. ”
"Is it a makeover?"
Liao Tang glanced at him, and she said, "I used to stay up late to brush up on the questions, okay?"
"Heh," Lu Tingye put on his signature mocking smile again, and said, "It has refreshed my understanding of you again." ”
Liao Tang: "......"
"You go back and get something, I'm a little tired, go to evening class first." Liao Tang was at the fork in the road, pointing to the two roads in front of him and said.
Lu Tingye glanced at her thoughtfully, raised his eyebrows and said, "Drive me away?"
"I didn't!"