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"Then I'll go back with you. "That place, over the years, Xia Jinyuan has rarely gone back.

"No, I still remember the way home. Wen Qi left him and got into the taxi.

She hasn't been back for eight years, and eight years spent on the development of a city has changed almost dramatically, and the city is no longer what she remembers, and everything around her has become very unfamiliar.

Her home is located in the old city, in a secluded alley, a three-story building with a single courtyard, a very old building, which was bought from someone else when Xia Jinyuan's career improved slightly.

Wen Qi got out of the car at the mouth of the alley, nothing has changed here, it is almost the same as eight years ago, except that the locust trees in the alley are much thicker and lush, blocking the sunlight outside.

She walked through the secluded alley and stood in front of two vermilion lacquered wooden doors, the key in her hand was full of sweat, and she had always carried this key with her after so many years.

She stood in front of the door for a long time, the door was not locked, such a scene made her feel like she was back in a trance, she came home from school, pushed the door open, and could hear her mother playing the piano......

She just stood in front of the door, and with a "squeak", the door pushed open from the inside, and a woman in her fifties looked at her in surprise, "Who are you looking for?"

Before Wen Qi could answer, he heard her exclaim, "I know, are you Miss Xia?"

"Call me Wen Qi. She nodded at her, "Are you?"

"My surname is Lin, and I'm here to show you the house. She smiled slightly, "Come on in." ”

Wen Qi followed her into the courtyard, the yard was very clean, as if the owner had never left, and the wisteria near the courtyard wall grew luxuriantly and was full of vitality.

The furnishings in the room had not changed, and the piano in the living room, covered with a thick curtain, had obviously not been touched for a long time.

"Aunt Lin, I'm going to live here in the future. Wen Qi put the box down.

"Well, well, alas, I've been living here for a few years, and I'm really looking forward to any of you coming back. Aunt Lin smiled, her face was full of wrinkles, and she looked very loving.

"I'll trouble you from then on, Aunt Lin. "It's good to have someone to live with.

"Hey, what's not troublesome, you can squeak if there's something, I live in that room. Aunt Lin pointed to a room on the first floor, which was a guest room.

"Okay, I'll go back to my own room first, the westernmost one upstairs, I'll look for you if I have something." Wen Qi picked up the box and went upstairs.

Aunt Lin looked at her back and sighed softly, she really looked like her mother. When she first came, the walls of the house were full of photos, and later, Xia Jinyuan asked her to put them away.

Wen Qi went back upstairs, the room she used to live in, the pale pink decoration style, even the Hello Kitty at the head of the bed was still there, she sat on the bed and picked up the Hello Kitty, the soft touch reminded her of her mother's embrace, and tears fell to the floor one by one.

Putting her things away, she went out of the room, walked down the corridor to the easternmost part of the second floor, gently pushed the room, the door was locked, she carefully rubbed the handle of the door, her face became whiter and paler, and her breathing became rapid, the scene from many years ago seemed to be right in front of her: she came back from outside, she didn't see her mother downstairs, all the way to her bedroom upstairs, no one answered after knocking on the door for a long time, she pushed the door open, and her mother lay on the bed, her eyes closed, her face was calm and pale, and the ground was a shocking red...... She only remembered that she fainted after screaming, and when she woke up, her mother was gone......

"Wen Qi, what's wrong with you?" she opened her eyes gasping uncertainly, it was Aunt Lin.

"I'm fine, Aunt Lin. Why is this room locked?"

"Oh, that's what Mr. Xia meant, I don't have the key either. She knew that something had happened to this house, and the hostess committed suicide in the house, and when she decided to come to see the house, Xia Jinyuan also implicitly reminded her, but she was not afraid, her husband died early, leaving her and her son to depend on each other, but later her son also had an accident, he went to the beach to swim, and was swept away by the waves...... , everyone said that she was hard-working, killing her husband and son.

In this house, she has keys to other rooms, except for this one, in fact, she has long felt in her heart that maybe the hostess is here, and it should not be wrong to look at Wen Qi's expression today.

On the first night home, Wen Qi actually slept well, and she had a long dream, which was full of her mother's smiling face and soft voice......

Xia Jinyuan called her the next day, "If you don't get used to living, just move out?"

"I'm going to see my mother, please tell me the address. Wen Qi ignored him, and when she left, her mother's ashes were still stored in the cemetery, so she didn't know where her mother's grave was.

"Your mother's ashes have been stored in the cemetery, and I want to wait for you to come back...... One day, we will go together to choose a cemetery for her. Xia Jinyuan said in a deep voice.

Wen Qi's heart fluttered for a while, he was really unfilial, and he hadn't come back to see his mother for so many years.

She went to the cemetery and was not surprised to see that Xia Jinyuan was also there.

"I want to be alone with my mom. "She didn't want to stand in front of her mom with this person.

Xia Jinyuan sighed, turned around and went out.

Wen Qi put down the flower in his hand and respectfully kowtowed to his mother three times.

"Mom, I'm back, I see you're coming......" She stroked her mother's photo, crying silently.

When leaving, she gently told her mother: "Mom, I know you miss your grandmother, don't worry, I will definitely let you be with your grandmother." ”

On the way back, Wen Qi walked very fast, but Xia Jinyuan still caught up with her.

"Wen Qi, what are your plans to come back?" he knew that Wen Qi had resigned.

Wen Qi stopped and turned to look at him, "Plans?"

"How about you come to the company to help Dad?" Xia Jinyuan asked tentatively.

"Okay" Wen Qi happily agreed, "What do you want me to do?"

"As long as you are willing to come, you can choose the position. Xia Jinyuan looked happy.

"I'll go to the finance department, and the ordinary staff will do it. Wen Qi said lightly.

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange it when I go back. Xia Jinyuan said in a loud voice.

Of course, Wen Qi didn't break her promise, she found Zhang Min.

Although he knew that Wen Qi was back, when Wen Qi really stood in front of him, Zhang Min was still a little frightened.

"Wen Qi, are you back?"

"Yes, do you want me to never come back?" Wen Qi said coldly.

"No, how could it be? Aunt Min has been looking forward to your return for a long time. Zhang Min muttered.

"Zhang Min, let's stop acting here, I can tell you plainly, I came back to get what belongs to me, Xia Jinyuan told me that everything in the Xia family is mine, and I am here to get my own things now." Wen Qi smiled, but his voice did not have the slightest warmth.