Zhou He stepped forward to help her, but she also cooperated, put on her shoes, and let her help her out.

She should have been a little drunk, Zhou He helped her to sit down in front of the bar, she stopped ordering wine, and lay directly on the bar.

Li Peiyuan's brows were furrowed tightly, he was originally going to take out his mobile phone to make a call. But I don't know why I didn't fight again, got up and paid the bill, reached out and patted Miss Han's shoulder, and said, "Wake up, send you back." ”

Miss Han was motionless, her brow furrowed again. He looked at the time and said, "I'll help her out first, you guard her outside, and I'll go and drive the car over." ”

That's all it can be.

Zhou He nodded, and Li Peiyuan stepped forward to help the person up.

When she got outside, Zhou He wanted to help him say no, and directly put her on the chair in front of the bus stop. Let Zhou He watch, and then go to drive.

Miss Han has always been quiet, until Zhou He opened the car door, Li Peiyuan helped her into the back seat of the car, and when she was about to close the door, Zhou He found that her face was already full of tears by the dim yellow light of the street lamp.

Zhou He was slightly stunned, he was originally going to sit in the back, put a pack of tissues next to her, and sat in the front instead, leaving the space behind her.

She didn't look back all the way, just kept looking out the window.

Li Peiyuan knew where Miss Han lived, and drove the car to the parking lot. Before he got out of the car, Miss Han in the back said thank you in a low voice, opened the car door and stumbled away.

Zhou He looked at her figure, inexplicably a little heavy. Li Peiyuan should have seen her like this, and he was not surprised, so he restarted the car and sent Zhou He back to school.

Time passed slowly, because he fell behind in the course, Zhou He spent the rest of his time reading books, borrowing He Mi's notes to make up for the previous lessons. Staying in the library is also longer. I often use a flashlight in the middle of the night to endorse in the bed.

Her phone was turned on 24 hours a day, but since she came back, she hasn't heard from her anymore. It was as if everything related to him was something she had imagined out of thin air.

She only slept three or four hours a day, and her schedule was full, and she was afraid that if she stopped, she would be cranky.

He Mi fell in love, and on her birthday in mid-June, her boyfriend booked a place to celebrate her birthday. She invited all the people in the dormitory.

The place booked was in the city center, and several people took a taxi and encountered a traffic jam. The driver went around the side of Hehuan Street, and Zhou He looked at Hehuan Street from the car window where he could see the roof, and his eyes suddenly swelled and hurt badly.

He Mi's boyfriend invited a lot of friends, and after dinner, the group switched to KTV, and Zhou He left first under the pretext of being uncomfortable.

On the way back, she went to Cheng Wei's apartment, and met the aunt opposite in the elevator, only to know that the apartment had been sold. Now it lives in a family of three.

Zhou He lost his soul and refused his aunt's invitation to let her go to his house to sit down, and took the bus back to school.

Since then, she and Cheng Wei have completely lost contact.

As soon as the exam was completed in July, the news came from Kyoto that the old lady of the Li family was seriously ill. Li Peiyuan came to school in the middle of the night to pick up Zhou He, and said in a dumb voice that the old lady wanted to see her.

Zhou He casually packed up a change of clothes and went back to Kyoto with him.

The Li family's old house is similar to when she left, whether it is the eaves of the courtyard or the layout of the house, it can be consistent with her childhood memories.

When she and Li Peiyuan went back, her eldest uncle and second uncle were already in the house, and only Li Ying, who was abroad, had not returned.

The old lady had been sick for a long time, and her hair was gray, but she was still elegant and decent. Seeing Zhou He, he took her hand, and his thin hand held her cheek over and over again, and said with tears that she was exactly the same as when she was a child, but she was thin.

Zhou He's nose was very sour, he held her hand and called grandma.

The old lady's tears fell even harder, saying that they were all sorry for her, and she was happy that she was willing to come back to see her.

The atmosphere was sad, she rarely came back, the old lady quickly changed the topic, asked the aunt to prepare a room for her, and she must be very tired when she came back in the middle of the night, so let her go and rest first. Get up and talk to her when you're rested.

Her emotions were not easy to get too excited, and Zhou He was soon taken to the room to rest by Li Tian, the cousin of her uncle's family. Although she had already learned in advance that she would come back, she and her cousin had long since they had seen each other, and it seemed embarrassing to say anything.

Li Tian took her to the room and let her rest, and quickly closed the door and went out. The room was prepared in advance, Zhou He was tired, and he couldn't sleep when he lay on the bed after washing, so he closed his eyes and recuperated.

It was already evening when Li Ying came back, and she didn't come back alone. She came back with her husband and a pair of children. She had already been informed that Zhou He would come back, and she was very decent this time, introducing Zhou He to her husband and a pair of children. It's just that when the son and daughter called their sister, the two children didn't speak, and the little girl looked at Zhou He with hostility.

This was undoubtedly embarrassing, but fortunately, there were many people in the round, and they quickly brought this matter over.

Because the children had arrived, the old lady's spirits were a little better. Every day, the aunt at home sits with a variety of snacks.

She still remembers what Zhou He liked to eat before, and every time she cooks it, she lets her eat more, forgetting that she has long passed the age of snaking.

After Li Ying's family returned, Zhou He's situation became awkward, and the little girl was full of hostility towards her, sometimes deliberately pushing Zhou He.

The boy was much more sensible, and when Zhou He was making soft snacks for the old lady in the kitchen one afternoon, he ran in, looked at her curiously, and asked, "Are you really my half-sister?"

He is only a teenager, and even his words have a childlike innocence.

Zhou He's hand paused slightly, and said, "You can think yes or no." ”

The boy didn't get into it, he tilted his head and thought about it, and said, "Is that it?" He didn't wait for Zhou He's answer, and then said, "Then can I call you sister?"

Maybe it was because Zhou He didn't say much, so he asked a little cautiously.

Zhou He paused for a moment, nodded, and said, "Yes." ”

The child's face immediately showed a smile, and he stepped forward to Zhou He's side and asked curiously, "Do you still make dim sum?" ”

In the face of his careful flattery, Zhou He couldn't get up, so he took a piece of snack that had been made and gave it to him.

He took it and ate it quickly. probably felt that he was already familiar with Zhou He, and he said while eating: "I only learned that I have a sister this year, and my mother never mentioned it before." Many of my classmates have older sisters and have shown off to me. When I go back this time, I can tell them that my sister is more beautiful than their sisters. And it's going to be delicious. ”

His tone was serious.

Zhou He didn't know how to answer him, and he didn't know how to get along with a child as big as him, so he fell silent.

The child quickly finished eating the pastry and looked at Zhou He with a blank eye. Zhou He served him another bowl of cold mung bean soup.

It was noon, and the sun was blazing outside. The old lady had already fallen asleep, and everyone went back to their rooms. The house was quiet.

Zhou He originally thought that the child would leave after eating, but who knew that it didn't. He still sat on the little stool, not at all bored.

Zhou He reminded now: "You should go back to take a nap." ”

The child didn't move, but held his chin and thought for a while, and then suddenly said, "Sister, can you buy me a gift? If there is no gift, my friends may not believe it." ”

His tone was like that of a small adult.

Zhou Yiyi was stunned, but he still couldn't bear to refuse him, and nodded in response.

The child immediately became happy and said, "Great, shall we go out tomorrow? ”

The old lady was sick, and the adults were anxious. No one cares if he's bored or not.

Although Zhou He couldn't bear to refuse him, she couldn't be the master of this matter. I had to say, "I can't take you out at will, you have to ask your parents first, and they will allow me to take you out." ”

The child immediately became happy, ran to the kitchen door, and said, "Dad, can my sister take me out?"

Zhou He turned around, only to find that his father didn't know when he was standing at the kitchen door.

In the past two days, we have been able to see each other often, but we are all together, and there are not many times when we need to say hello. Zhou He tried to avoid it as much as possible.

I couldn't help but be stunned when I saw her at this time.

He Changhui smiled at her and nodded as a greeting, then patted the child's head and said, "Okay, I'll ask the driver to take you and your sister out in the afternoon." ”

His tone was gentle, and the child jumped up immediately. Just as he was about to shout long live his father, He Changhui made a gesture of silence. The child then remembered that he could not speak loudly at home, and immediately covered his mouth with his hand.

He Changhui quickly walked into the kitchen and said to Zhou He apologetically: "An An is not sensible, I'm sorry." ”

Zhou He shook his head and said that it didn't matter.

She couldn't find anything to say, but He Changhui had no intention of leaving. Then he asked, "Are you still going well in your studies?"

Zhou He didn't know why he would ask about this, nodded and said, "It's going well." ”

He Changhui obviously couldn't find a topic, so after standing for a while, he asked the child not to make trouble, and left.

In the afternoon, he really called the driver and asked Zhou He and He Xing to go out together.

For his arrangement, Li Ying was obviously worried. After wanting to stop talking, she found Li Tian and said that Kyoto had changed a lot, and Zhou He was not familiar with it, so she asked her to take Zhou He and He Xing out.

Li Tian knew her thoughts, and was slightly embarrassed. However, I still answered and said a few places to play.

A few people were going out to play, and the old lady was happy. took out the private money and asked Li Tian to take Zhou He and He Xing to have a good time, eat outside and come back.

Although they are cousins and cousins, the time spent between the three of them is very small. Li Tian was polite, and introduced Zhou He and He Xing all the way.

Because they wanted to buy gifts for He Xing, the three of them went to the mall first. Maybe He Changhui told him that He Xing chose a car model that was not expensive. Zhou He asked him to pick one for the little girl, and he picked a doll that danced for a while.

Zhou He bought gifts for the He Xing brothers and sisters, and Li Tian was entrusted by the old lady, so naturally he also wanted to buy gifts for the two. He Xing's selection was naturally a toy, but Zhou He didn't ask for anything.

He Xing was happy to leave the adults and come out to play, Li Tian took him to the playground and bought a lot of food along the way. In the end, the three went to see a movie.

If you want to eat out, Li Tian booked a restaurant in advance. But when he came out of the movie theater, He Xing shouted that he was thirsty and wanted a drink.

The driver was already waiting, Zhou He looked at the cold drink shop not far away, and asked Li Tian to take him to the car first, and she went to the store to buy cold drinks and then came over.

Li Tian is wearing high heels, and she has walked a lot today, and she is tired. didn't be polite to Zhou He, told her to slow down, and took He Xing back to the car first.

There is a queue in the cold drink shop, but there are not many people. Soon it was Zhou He's turn. When he was about to go out with his things in hand, he looked up and saw a man in a suit walking by.

The man was wearing a peaked cap, and his figure was blocked by someone who was suspected of being powerful, and he couldn't see clearly.

Zhou He's body stiffened, and almost reflexively walked outside. A few boys who looked like students just arrived at the door walked in together, and the narrow doorway suddenly became congested. When Zhou He squeezed out, the two of them had long disappeared outside.

She ran through the crowd, looking around. But the two men seemed to have disappeared into thin air, completely gone.

She was lost and stood in the square for a long time. It wasn't until Li Tian came over and called her that she came back to her senses.

After Li Tian got in the car, He Xing wanted to eat rock sugar gourd, so he had to get out of the car again. As soon as I bought the rock sugar gourd, I saw Zhou He running out of the store. She looked like she had lost her soul, and she immediately followed.

Seeing that Zhou He's face was not very good, she took the drink in her hand and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Zhou He cheered up, squeezed out a smile, and said, "No." ”

She didn't plan to say it, and Li Tian didn't ask any more. looked around and said, "Then go back to the car, He Xing will be impatient to wait for a while." ”

Zhou He nodded in agreement and followed her back to the car.

In the following time, although she tried her best to cheer up, she was still in a trance. When the three of them returned home, the old lady had already fallen asleep, and only He Changhui was reading the newspaper downstairs.

Seeing a few people coming back, he got up and took the things in their hands, patted the little guy on the head, and asked, "Did you have a good time?"

The little guy nodded, picked up the model car, and said, "This is a gift that my sister bought for me, and I want to collect it well." ”

He Changhui smiled and patted his head, and exchanged a few words with Zhou He and Li Tian before letting them go upstairs to rest.

Zhou He returned to the room and was about to go to bed after washing, when there was a knock on the door outside.

At this time, she didn't know who was looking for her, she quickly got dressed, went over and opened the door.

Standing outside the door was Li Peiyuan, who smiled slightly when he saw her and said, "Are you ready to sleep?"

Zhou He nodded, opened the door, and said, "Come in, little uncle." ”

Although Li Peiyuan would show up on time every night for dinner, he didn't know what to do, and he rarely saw him at other times.

Li Peiyuan quickly entered the room, handed a cup of hot milk to Zhou He, and said, "Drinking a glass of milk and then falling asleep will help you sleep." ”

Zhou He said thank you and took it.

Li Peiyuan paused slightly, and then asked, "Are you still used to it?"

She hasn't faced such a big family for a long time, and she will definitely not be used to life. In particular, under the same roof, there is also Li Ying's family.

Zhou He drank the milk slowly, nodded, and said, "It's okay." ”

Li Peiyuan was silent for a moment and said, "If there is anything inconvenient to tell me, I will rearrange it." His voice was low, with some guilt. Facing the happy Li Ying family every day, he naturally knows that Zhou He's current situation is embarrassing.

But at this time, whether it was her or Li Ying's family, it was not easy to live outside.

Zhou He pretended to smile lightly and said, "It's nothing inconvenient, little uncle, you don't have to worry." ”

Li Peiyuan naturally didn't stop worrying because of her words, he groaned for a while, and said: "The doctor said that the old lady's condition is slowly stabilizing, and in a few days, I will find an excuse to send you back." I have something to do these days, I can't take care of you, you can call me if there is anything. ”

Zhou He nodded in response.

Li Peiyuan looked at the time and said, "It's not early, you go to bed early." Good night. ”

As he spoke, he opened the door and went out. Zhou He stood at the door for a while, locked the door, and then lay down on the bed and turned off the light.

Even her emotions were unusually sensitive in the dark, she closed her eyes, and suddenly thought of the suspicious figure she saw in the square today. She was in a trance, and Cheng Wei's face appeared in her mind.

It's been a long time, and I don't know if he's already back to Yucheng, or if he's still running around. Zhou He felt that he should be dazzled, and he should not come to Kyoto. What did he come to Kyoto for?

She couldn't find a reason for Cheng Wei to come to Kyoto in her mind, so she forced herself not to think about it and closed her eyes tightly.

The old lady's condition slowly stabilized, and He Changhui was the first to go. He still has business abroad, and it is not easy to get out of it this time.

He wanted to go back, and Li Ying and the child stayed. Tell them to wait until they are going to school before they return.

On the morning of leaving, he quietly took Zhou He to a café outside, saying that he had something to talk to her.

He didn't go around the corner, and after sitting down, he pushed a card in front of Zhou He, and said, "When we met for the first time, I didn't have time to prepare a gift, you can keep this card and buy something you want to buy." ”

Zhou He naturally wouldn't take this card, pushed it back, and said, "You're polite." ”

She was polite and detached.

He Changhui didn't insist, thought about it for a while, and said, "Have you ever planned to go abroad?"

Zhou He didn't know why he asked this, but he still said, "I don't plan to do it for the time being." ”

She saw him as a complete stranger.

He Changhui was somewhat helpless, reached out and rubbed his eyebrows, took out a business card and pushed it to her, and said, "I have no malicious intent." Your mother aside, you and He Xing are also friends. His friends are also my friends. You keep this business card, if you plan to go abroad, or if you encounter something tricky, you can call me. Although I am abroad, I also have some friends in China who can help. ”

His tone was sincere.

Zhou He put away the business card under his gaze and politely said thank you.

He Changhui smiled gently, telling her not to be polite. He looked at the time and said, "Let's go, let's go back." "He's going to the airport later, and this trip is out on time.

Zhou He nodded and walked out of the café with him.

Walking on the road, He Changhui hesitated slightly, looked at Zhou He, and said, "Ahe, your mother, in fact, I have always missed you." ”

Zhou He lowered his head and smiled faintly. Although they live under the same roof these days, she and Li Ying hardly communicate with each other. Li Ying's time is mostly spent on the little girl, chasing the little girl to eat and coaxing her to sleep. The rest of the time, half of it was educating the naughty little boy, and half of it was accompanying the old lady. Even if it was just such a simple five minutes, she probably wouldn't be able to keep it for her.

In this way, how can you miss her?

Zhou He quickly raised his head and said with a slight smile: "Although this is a white lie, thank you too." I'm an adult, and it doesn't matter to me if she thinks of me or not. ”

Although she had a smile on her face, her expression was cold.

After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for He Changhui to speak again, and then said, "It's time to go back, otherwise you may not be able to catch up with the plane later." ”

He Changhui's expression was slightly embarrassed, and he did not continue on this topic, and returned to the house.

The little girl is a princess held by her father in the palm of her hand, and after He Changhui left, she kept asking for her father, and it was useless to let Li Ying coax her.

Zhou He didn't know why he suddenly remembered when he was a child, and for as long as he can remember, Li Ying was impatient with her. She originally thought that she was impatient with children. Only now did I know that she was just impatient with her. Strange things, she didn't feel bad anymore.

Probably, it's been sad for a long time.

Xu Yuanning also returned to Beijing a week after she came to Beijing and brought gifts to see the old lady. The old lady had already learned from Li Peiyuan that he had been taking care of Zhou He. was worried that Zhou He would feel bored all the time in the house, so he asked Xu Yuanning to take her out for a walk.

After saying those words that time, Zhou He deliberately kept his distance from him. It's not as familiar as it used to be.

I didn't know where to go when I went out to play, so Xu Yuanning took her to a nearby park. There is also no topic between the two now.

Maybe he knew that Cheng Wei had not been in contact with Zhou He, he walked for a while, and suddenly said, "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with Cheng Wei's company." ”