Le Yao received calls from Yu Peiling almost every day, but she chose to escape, asking one question and answering another, unwilling to tell her mother about her return date.

Because, Wen Yunting once said "never meet", if she goes back to Z City and goes back to her mother, she will not be able to avoid seeing him, but if she meets again, she will always be embarrassed and embarrassed.

Doudou became silent, following Le Yao every day, in the kitchen, in the bedroom, in the living room, even if Le Yao entered the bathroom, she would stay at the door and not leave.

Le Yao knew that it was because the little girl had no sense of security.

But she has never felt safe?

It's been a whole month since he left. She almost couldn't sleep at night, many times, from dark until dawn with her eyes open, and there were no other guests in the cabin except for Lu Jingtang. Such a quiet time, like a year, fortunately, there is Doudou with her.

Go?

Staying in the cabin for one more day, Le Yao's heart was a little more tormented. The world is big, but apart from here, is there a place where she can go?

Le Yao is stubborn, no longer turns on the TV, no longer surfs the Internet, she lives a life of covering her ears and stealing the bell.

Zuo Baixiao's call broke Le Yao's peaceful life.

"Le Yao," his voice was as hoarse as ever, but it was a little tired, "Where are you and Doudou?" I have taken care of the matter here," he said, "Kindergarten will start in a few days, and Doudou should come back." ”

Is Doudou finally leaving her? Le Yao's heart was really emptied, but she didn't have any reason to leave Doudou, "Brother Zuo, I'm ......" She told him her detailed location.

In the early morning of the next day, after Le Yao got up, she found the car parked outside the cabin, Zuo Baixiao, who had not been seen for a long time, was leaning on the front of the car and smoking.

"Doudou, Daddy is here. Le Yao went back to the house and called the little girl.

Doudou's eyes seemed to be shining: "Dad?" her smile overflowed the corners of her eyebrows.

When she saw Zuo Baixiao, the little girl's originally excited and joyful appearance was stained with loss, but she called her father sensibly, but in her eyes and words, she didn't have the happy appearance of kissing Wen Yunting when she was together.

Zuo Baixiao snuffed out the unfinished cigarette, and his hand gently fell on Doudou's head, "Be good." Then, he looked at Le Yao with a shallow smile.

I haven't seen her for a long time, but Zuo Baixiao feels like the old one, as warm, cordial, and familiar as a big brother. Le Yao lowered her eyebrows and moistened her eyes: "Brother Zuo, when did you come?"

"Just arrived. In fact, two hours ago, when it was just dawn, Zuo Baixiao came, but he couldn't bear to startle her sleep, so he sat in the car to recuperate, and it wasn't until half an hour ago that he opened the car door and came out to breathe.

"Come in and sit. Le Yao said, and she found the cigarette butts scattered around him...... He's been here for a long time.

Zuo Baixiao took Doudou and followed Le Yao into the cabin.

Le Yao took out a small kettle and teacup from the kitchen, but Doudou took out the tea leaves from the drawer sensibly and quickly, the mother and daughter cooperated very well, and soon, a cup of tea with a faint jasmine fragrance was baked.

Perhaps because of her low mood, Le Yao didn't have any topics she wanted to talk about with Zuo Baixiao, "Brother Zuo, you sit down first, and I'll clean up Doudou's things." ”

"Le Yao," just as she got up, Zuo Baixiao stopped her.

Le Yao turned around, "What?"

"Come back with me. Zuo Baixiao looked at her.

Le Yao's gaze fell on the patchwork bamboo forest, "I don't want to leave here for the time being." "Is there anywhere else she can go besides here?

"Mom," Doudou anxious: "You said that you wouldn't want Doudou-"

Zuo Baixiao was slightly surprised, Doudou is called Le Yao's mother?

Le Yao squatted down and looked at Doudou, but there was a little sadness in her soft eyes: "Mom doesn't want Doudou, but Doudou should go home, it's time to go back to Dad, and it's time to go to school." ”

"I don't want to. Doudou suddenly threw himself into Le Yao's arms, hugged her neck, and cried: "No, I don't want to leave my mother, I don't want to leave my mother." ”

Le Yao hugged her, patted her shoulder and coaxed her, but no matter what, Doudou didn't let go of her.

"Le Yao, Doudou needs you," Zuo Baixiao knew that Le Yao left Z City with Wen Yunting, of course, he also knew the overwhelming media information about the Wen and Song marriages, and he, who knew everything, chose to avoid certain questions rationally.

In the past month, the relationship between Le Yao and Doudou has increased rapidly, and the two are no different from ordinary mothers and daughters, in her most difficult month, Doudou accompanied her through it, and she was reluctant to let go of the little girl, but at this time, what else could she do except let go?

"Mom lied, and her words didn't count. Doudou cried, holding her with little hands, but still didn't let go.

"Le Yao," Zuo Baixiao looked at her, "Doudou needs you," he finally said: "A few years ago, someone bribed Doudou's nanny and kidnapped her," he was quite helpless: "Now, except for you, I don't worry about leaving her to anyone to take care of at all." ”

Le Yao frowned, seeing the little girl, she was still a little worried.

"Doudou don't leave Mom. "Doudou didn't follow, and he didn't let go of Le Yao all the time.

"Doudou," Zuo Baixiao tried to hug her daughter away.

"Dad, I want Mom to go back with me. Doudou turned to her father for help, she opened her eyes wide, like that, pitiful and innocent.

Zuo Baixiao comforted her: "Doudou, my mother will not leave you, she will go home with us." Le Yao, did you say yes?"

Looking at the expectant eyes of the father and daughter, the tears of the little girl still remained on her cheeks, and Le Yao's heart suddenly softened, "Yes, Doudou, my mother will accompany you." ”

Doudou smiled.

*

Le Yao was packing up.

Suddenly, the father and daughter sitting on the balcony made her a little distracted, as if she was back to those days with warmth and happiness, and she was instantly wet.

Wen Yunting and Doudou are always bickering, noisy, and that noise, at this moment, has become a thing of the past forever.

And Zuo Baixiao and Doudou are together, very quiet, and occasionally say a few words, but Doudou has completely lost the playfulness, cuteness and naughtiness in front of Wen Yunting.

Tears accidentally fell on the back of her hand, waking Le Yao up from her memories, and the ring on the ring finger of her left hand flashed with cold light, stabbing her eyes with pain.

It turned out that she deliberately wanted to forget, but she still wore the ring he gave her between her fingers and couldn't bear to take it off.

When I thought of him, I felt a suppressed pain in my heart.

When sorting things, her hands trembled, and she didn't dare to touch Wen Yunting's things, it seemed that her heart would break when she touched it, and she would cry.

When she opened the drawer and was about to pack away her documents, she was shocked to find that under her ID card, there was a passbook. When she saw her name in the passbook, she was quite surprised, and the amount of money deposited was an astronomical amount she had never seen before.

Le Yao was slightly stunned, as if something had touched her heart, but that thought disappeared in a flash.

In the end, she only took her ID card and clothes, and all of Wen Yunting's things were placed in place, including the passbook with her name.

Doudou didn't have many things, and when their mother and son's things were packed, they were just a small box.

Dragging the box out of the bedroom, Le Yao turned around, the cold-toned room will become a thing of the past, a memory of happiness and pain in memory. And the ring, lying quietly and lonely in front of the dresser at the moment.

Closing the bedroom door, Le Yao erased the memories of sweetness and pain in her thoughts.

"Cleaned up?" Zuo Baixiao stood at the door, he looked at her unhurriedly. Seeing that she was dragging a small suitcase, her long hair was draped over her shoulders, soft, but her face was slightly haggard and pale, at this moment, she made him have a desire to protect her and make her happy.

"Hmm. Le Yao said, but in the bottom of her heart, it was painful in the end.

"Let's go. Zuo Baixiao took the box in her hand, led Doudou, and walked outside the cabin.

When she stepped down the last step of the cabin, Le Yao's eyes were wet, she remembered that when she first arrived in Zhuhai, she was full of joy and joy, looking forward to the happiness of the future, but now, she left with exhaustion and scars.

What about the man who proposed to her, said he loved her, and promised to be with her for the rest of his life? Le Yao's eyes were slightly moist, but there were no tears, her tears had already dried up.

She told herself that after leaving the cabin, she would not shed another tear for him. Leave the past, the beautiful sweetness and the pain of heartbreak, all here. Let them all be the past she no longer remembers about.

The past, really just the past.

*

It's been three days since she returned to Z City, but Le Yao has been living in Zuo Mansion and staying at home.

Doudou's room is between Zuo Baixiao and Le Yao's room.

Le Yao's room has a large open-air platform. Doudou had just fallen asleep, and she was sitting on a deck chair on the platform, looking up at the night sky.

On the early spring night, there was a slight chill in the air, but she didn't feel cold. Tonight's night sky was dreary and black, and the stars and the moon didn't know where to go.

She still suffers from insomnia and falls asleep late in the night.

Zuo Baixiao seems to be very busy, and he only comes home in the early hours of the morning almost every day. She only saw him at lunch, when he was in good spirits, but he didn't talk much. This kind of him made Le Yao feel a little more at ease.

She now needs time to sort out her emotions and thoughts.

She believes that she will eventually come out of the shadow of that relationship.

"Le Yao," Zuo Baixiao stood at the door of her room, knocking lightly, "Can I come in?"

Le Yao turned around, "Big Brother Zuo." ”

Zuo Baixiao approached her, put the thermal insulation Gu in her hand on the small table in front of her, and her hoarse voice carried a calm warmth: "Taste it." ”

"What is it?" Le Yao suddenly smelled a very fragrant smell of chicken soup.

Zuo Baixiao opened the insulated Gu, it was steaming, and he handed her the chopsticks: "It's the famous chicken noodle soup on the delicious street." ”

The fragrance that came to her face made Le Yao, who was lonely and quiet, suddenly have a little appetite.

The noodles are delicious, and the chicken soup is very fragrant.

"You eat slowly, I'll go see Doudou," Zuo Baixiao sat for a while and left.

Le Yao looked at his back, so upright, so outstanding, he was always so atmospheric, he knew what to do and what not to do, everything has a scale, for example, he confessed to her more than once, but she refused. But he never wanted to do anything to her radically, he would only stay by her side quietly and give her warmth at the right time.

By the time Zuo Baixiao came over from the bean room, Le Yao had already finished eating the chicken noodle soup.

"It's delicious. After eating the noodles, she felt a warm feeling in her heart. She is really grateful to him, to the freedom he gave her, and even more to the warmth he gave her.

Zuo Baixiao smiled faintly and looked at her: "Do you want to go out for a walk?" There is a very nice place," he looked at her: "Accompany me to have a look, how about it?" Originally, he wanted to take her to relax, but instead he asked her to accompany him, because he knew that she would not refuse if he said so.

Zuo Baixiao has always driven steadily and fast, and tonight, too. However, the place where the car passed gradually changed from a bustling street to a cold villa, and finally, the road was lined with rapidly retreating trees, and even the street lights were dimmed.

"Where are we going?" Le Yao was slightly stunned, but she was not worried or afraid, just because Zuo Baixiao was by her side.

"Kitayama. Zuo Baixiao drove intently, and his eyes kept falling on the front of the car.

Beishan is located in the suburbs of Z City, which is a tourist area developed in Z City in recent years, and has just been newly built as a scenic spot, everything is so novel and eye-catching.

The car is parked on the top of the North Mountain.

The air on the mountain is very fresh, and as far as Le Yao can see, there is a bright night scene of Z City, although there is no moon and stars in the sky, but at this moment, the night scene of Z City is as prosperous and beautiful as before.

"Is it beautiful?" Zuo Baixiao stood behind her, with her, looking at the bright Z City.

"Beautiful. Le Yao sighed, at this moment, climbing high and looking into the distance, it seemed that her mood had faded away from heaviness and become relaxed.

"What about here?" Zuo Baixiao's hand held her arm, making her turn around and look behind her, where there was no longer a bright night scene, but a dark mister.

However, in this mist, suddenly, a brilliant light appeared, and they drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then bloomed.

"Fireworks. Le Yao's lips raised, the haze in her heart instantly dissipated, and there was a long-lost smile on her face: "Brother Zuo, look, fireworks." ”

Seeing her happy appearance, Zuo Baixiao's heart finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Do you like it?"

"I like it!" Le Yao was as excited as a little girl.

When the brilliant light has not yet dissipated, another more beautiful light rises, one after another, gorgeous and dazzling.

"It's beautiful. Le Yao sighed lowly. Since she was a child, she has lived in Biyuan, and the relationship five years ago made her heart sink into a trough. After leaving Biyuan, her life has always been depressed and dull, almost, there are few moments of such relaxation, so it is just the fireworks that suddenly appear in the night sky that makes her mood relaxed.

Zuo Baixiao looked at her, as long as she was happy, it would be fine. In fact, he has always paid attention to and cared about everything about her. He hoped that she could get out of Wen Yunting's shadow as soon as possible and be happy.

The beautiful fireworks lasted for about half an hour, and the bursts of brilliant light made the entire misty night sky gorgeous.

Zuo Baixiao's hand fell lightly on her waist.

Le Yao was slightly stunned, but took two steps forward without showing a trace, and his hand, just like that, fell in mid-air.

There was a slight awkwardness in the atmosphere.

"It's too late, let's go back. The fireworks continued to bloom, but she felt that the air was a little heavy.

"Good. Zuo Baixiao was a little disappointed, but she opened the car door for her very gentlemanly.

On the way back, there was silence in the car.

Le Yao leaned against the car window and watched the street lights retreat quickly like glimpses.

Left house.

Le Yao pushed open the door of her room, turned back and smiled at Zuo Baixiao: "Brother Zuo, good night." ”

"Good night. Originally, he had prepared a lot of things to say tonight, but because of her unobtrusive retreat, he didn't have a chance to say what he was brewing.

Just as Zuo Baixiao was leaving, Le Yao called him again: "Brother Zuo,"

He turned back.

Le Yao smiled, "Thank you, the fireworks are beautiful." How could she not know that those fireworks were specially set off for her by him?

Zuo Baixiao also smiled, it turned out that she understood.

"Brother Zuo, you are as warm as a brother in my heart. Le Yao knew that some words had to be broken, otherwise, it would be very embarrassing to get along in the future. "I'll take care of Doudou. ”

Zuo Baixiao raised her eyebrows slightly, her face was slightly sneering, but she said very calmly, "Le Yao, I said that I won't force you, so you don't have to be restrained or apprehensive." I do this just to hope you are happy. ”

Le Yao felt guilty, it turned out that he was a frank and unrestrained gentleman, and she couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.

*

No matter how deliberate Le Yao is, the overwhelming media information about the Wen and Song marriages is pervasive, even if she doesn't watch, don't want to, don't listen, and don't smell, she still can't escape.

"Mommy, Mommy. Doudou hurriedly ran upstairs and pushed Le Yao's room open.

"What's wrong?" Le Yao looked at the sweat on her forehead, worried about whether she would get wet and cold because of this.

"Let's go and see. Doudou dragged her into the carpeted hallway, and then pulled her to the living room and stood in front of the TV.

"That's Daddy. Doudou pointed to the handsome man on the TV. She was still young, and she didn't know what was going on between the adults, but she was thinking about the father Wen who played with her and laughed with her.

Le Yao's originally silent heart churned in an instant: he hadn't seen him for more than a month, and he was still as handsome as usual on the TV screen, and the indelible natural nobility set him off quite well among a group of people. His gestures were all familiar to her. Her heart gave birth to a kind of vast sadness.

"Mom," Doudou asked puzzledly, "Why didn't Dad come to see us?" She still thought about Daddy Wen, who teased her and loved her.

The TV picture is circulating, but at this moment, it is the wedding photos of Wen Yunting and Song Siyu, such a beautiful scene, I saw them sitting side by side, the white and beautiful wedding dress, rendering the whole picture beautifully.

Seeing this scene, Le Yao's heart seemed to have been caught by something, and she felt painful, and her eyes were irrepressibly sour.

She didn't let go at all.

She still can't let go at all.

The pain hit all her nerves.

Her chest was tight.

Damn, she turned off the TV.

Then he turned around and strode towards his room.

Doudou was stunned, looked at Le Yao's back when she was gone, and then looked at the TV that had been turned off, I didn't know what it was, which made my mother unhappy. And she was thinking about Dad Wen again.

Seeing him on TV made Le Yao a little flustered, because she ignored his place in her heart, thinking that she had forgotten it, but she was always in her heart, and when she touched it, it would hurt. She was in the room, irritable and measured her steps, but her hand unconsciously knocked the desk calendar to the ground, looking at those numbers, she leaned over and picked it up, tomorrow ...... Tomorrow is the day of their wedding.

The heart hurts so much that it can't be healed.

It turns out that what I want to forget is finally floating in front of me again. She sat on the edge of the bed tremblingly.

The heart is trapped in a dark space, unable to extricate itself.

He is really going to marry Song Siyu.

Her chest was tight, and she felt difficult to breathe.

My mind was full of their wedding photos on the TV screen just now, so beautiful, so right, and the white dazzling wedding dress......

They are recognized by the outside world as a good match.

But what about her?

On Le Yao's lips, there was a cold smile, but at the bottom of her eyes, there was a mud whirlpool of pain and struggle.

*

"I booked a ticket for tomorrow morning, Le Yao, let's take Doudou to Kunming, and then transfer to Lijiang to play, okay?" At lunch, Zuo Baixiao said suddenly.

Le Yao raised her eyes slightly, and saw that his warm face was calm as usual, but she ...... in her heart, "I don't want to go anywhere." How could she not know that he was afraid that she would be sad and sad, so he wanted to take her out of Z City.

"The ticket has already been booked. Zuo Baixiao said, turned to look at Doudou, and asked, "Doudou, do you want to take a plane?" Do you want to see tigers, lions, and elephants?"

"Yes. Doudou's little hand held the chopsticks and sent the dishes that Le Yao had put in her bowl into her mouth.

"I can't take care of the children," Zuo Baixiao said very calmly: "Le Yao, if you don't go, Doudou and I won't be able to make the trip." ”

Le Yao lowered her eyes, but she was really in no mood to go out to play.

"Mom," Doudou pulled Le Yao's clothes with a hint of request: "Accompany me on the plane and watch animals with me, okay?"

Looking at Doudou's pouting appearance, Le Yao's dark heart trembled slightly, her lips pursed slightly, and she nodded: "Okay." She had almost no way to refuse Doudou's request, although it was reluctant, but she agreed.

Doudou cheered, his hands raised, and made a triumphant gesture.

Zuo Baixiao pursed her lips and smiled indifferently, looking at them sitting opposite, a warmth that had never been felt before in her heart. It's actually good to have a wife and a daughter. Suddenly, there was a slight movement in his heart.

Sister-in-law Guo brought the cooked pork rib soup over, and just put it on the table, Doudou pointed and said, "Mom, Mom, I want to eat pork ribs." ”

"If you want to eat pork ribs, you have to eat the vegetables first. Doudou is a picky eater and doesn't like vegetables, so Le Yao began to correct some of her bad habits.

Doudou pouted and looked at Zuo Baixiao as if asking for help: "Dad." ”

"Children, where is there anyone who is not picky?" Zuo Baixiao sandwiched a piece of pork ribs and put it in the beanie bowl: "Come, eat." ”

Doudou was happy, Chao Leyao wrinkled his nose, looking victorious, very cute.

Le Yao looked at him and said, "You can't spoil her so much. "Actually, since the last time Wen Yunting taught Doudou to eat vegetables, Doudou's picky eating habits have begun to change, but if he is so spoiled like Zuo Baixiao, maybe the part that has changed will be reversed in the end.

"Next time I'm not going to spoil her like that. Just this once, okay?" Zuo Baixiao looked at them with a smile.

The one Mu just now, in the eyes of outsiders, is completely the appearance of a loving father and strict mother in a small family. Sister-in-law Guo walked into the kitchen, quietly wiped her tears, and let out a long sigh in her heart.