Cheng Xunxun spit out the foam in his mouth, paused, as if he felt something, turned his head and glanced out, just met Zhou Yanqing's gaze, her mouth was still stained with white foam. She raised her lips and smiled at him, urging him. He closed the bathroom door.

When Cheng Xunxuan came out after freshening up, Zhou Yanqing had already changed his clothes and was sitting on the sofa, with his head down and not knowing what he was doing.

He probably heard the movement, turned his head to look here, and said with a smile: "It's just right, Mother Xu, they're here, you go open the door, I'll wash up." ”

"Really? Cheng Xunxun said, then went out of the room and went straight to the entrance to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, the smile on Cheng Xunxun's face suddenly stopped. The person standing outside just raised his hand and was about to ring the doorbell, probably not expecting that the door would suddenly open, and he was really startled, but he quickly returned to his normal color, and smiled faintly at Cheng Xunxun.

Cheng Xunxun stood inside the door, and didn't intend to let him in, and said, "Mr. Yu?"

Yu Xuejun smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to remember me." ”

"I naturally remember that I only saw you yesterday, didn't I? how could I forget it so quickly. Cheng Xunxun lowered his eyes. With a light smile, he shrugged his eyebrows and said, "But I have a holiday today, and I don't want to talk about work for the time being, so I ......"

"Oh, I'm not here to talk to you about business. Yu Xuejun waved his hand, his eyes were very soft, and his tone of voice sounded cautious, as if he was afraid that Cheng Xunjun would be angry.

There is not much friendship between the two, and it seems that there are no more than three times in terms of the number of meetings. Not to mention communication. Therefore, for Cheng Xunxun, the person in front of him is actually similar to a stranger, if it weren't for his identity there, even if he met him head-on on the road, he wouldn't say hello.

Yu Xuejun appeared at the door of the house like this, which was very surprising to her, she saw him chatting with Tang Yisen at the funeral before, even if it was to talk about business, it was impossible to find her, not to mention that she still came directly to the door like this, it was simply a fantasy.

Now that he said that it was not about business, Cheng Xunxun couldn't think of anything else to talk about between them besides business.

Again. This Yu Xuejun has a lot of relationship with Tang Yisen, and now in Cheng Xunxun's heart, if he is Tang Yisen's friend, he is her enemy, and Tang Yisen's enemy is her friend.

"Then you came to the door, is there anything particularly important? If not, then I don't think there is anything to say between us, please. Cheng Xunxun remained relatively polite and showed a standard official smile.

Cheng Xunxun's attitude towards his rejection was obvious, Yu Xuejun was clear at a glance, but he was not annoyed, and said: "Since I will come to the door in person, I naturally have something very important to tell you, can I ...... it?"

Before he finished speaking, there was movement from the elevator, and Xu Ma and her party came over lively.

When Cheng Xunxuan saw Xiao Nuo, he didn't have the heart to deal with Yu Xuejun, so he directly pushed him away from front of him, walked over quickly, and hugged Xiao Nuo over.

At this time, Zhou Yanqing also came out after washing, walked to the entrance, and saw Yu Xuejun standing at the door, and also showed a surprised expression, but he still politely went over to say hello and said, "Mr. Yu." ”

Yu Xuejun nodded with a smile, Xu Ma and they came over, and he stepped aside with interest and watched them enter the door. Cheng Xunxun walked at the end with Xiao Nuo in his arms, and when he entered the door, Zhou Yanqing stood at the door, opened his hand, hugged Xiao Nuo, and gestured to Yu Xuejun, who was still standing outside.

He didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, Cheng Xunxun glanced back at him, frowned slightly, thought about it, turned around and walked in front of him, and said, "Do you have something to tell me?"

He nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"But as you can see, it's our Family Day, and I'm sure I won't be able to leave. Well, how about you see it like this, I will give you my personal contact information, and the next time you want to find me, give me a call first, so as not to miss or miss the time. She said apologetically, "I don't know what is important to you, but now my family is the most important, and there is probably nothing more important in this world than them." ”

"So, I'm sorry, shall we make an appointment next time?"

Yu Xuejun was still smiling, nodded good-naturedly, and said, "I understand." He paused, thought carefully, then glanced inside the door again, and raised his lips, "Okay, I'll contact you again." ”

"Thank you for your understanding, then please give me your phone. ”

Yu Xuejun handed her the mobile phone according to his words, Cheng Xunxuan entered his mobile phone number, then returned the mobile phone to him, and made a gesture of please, "I'll send you down." ”

He put his phone in his pocket, didn't refuse, and walked to the elevator.

Cheng Xunxun said a word to Zhou Yanqing, hurriedly changed his shoes, and sent Yu Xuejun downstairs.

There were only two of them in the elevator, standing one after the other, Yu Xuejun stood behind Cheng Xunxun, his eyes swept Cheng Xunxun from time to time, complex emotions were fleeting, and there were many subtle expression changes on his face, but Cheng Xunxun didn't see it, she only raised her head and watched intently at the beating of the red numbers above the elevator.

When Yu Xuejun was about to say something, Cheng Xunjun suddenly spoke, his tone was a little cold, and even a little hostile, and said, "You investigate me." ”

"This ......"

"I don't care what your reason is, you can investigate, there is anything you come at me, but don't mess with my family. ”

Yu Xuejun paused, smiled helplessly, shook his head, and said, "You misunderstood, I didn't have any malice in coming here, I just wanted to talk to you." You can see that Donald's death has hit you hard, so ......"

"Comfort me?" Cheng Xunxun raised his eyebrows, turned his head to look at him, then raised his lips and smiled, and asked: "Mr. Yu, are we very acquainted?" Don't think that I don't know that you have a good relationship with Tang Yisen, and I am not afraid to tell you that I am at odds with Tang Yisen, and I hate all the people who have a good relationship with him. ”

The voice fell, the elevator stopped, the elevator door slowly opened, Cheng Xunxun smiled coldly, retracted his gaze, took a step to the side, made a gesture of please, and said: "Then I will send it here, Mr. Yu, you go slowly, let you run in vain, sorry." ”

"Late ......"

Cheng Xunxun bent down slightly, accentuated his tone, and said, "Goodbye." ”

Yu Xuejun looked at her unfriendly appearance, and thought about it, now I am afraid that she will not believe what he says. He nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll make an appointment next time." This matter is very important to you, and it is also something that Donald entrusted to me before his death, so I hope you must come. ”

When Cheng Xunxun heard this, the expression on his face froze, and he suddenly looked up at him, his eyes were slightly wide, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes, "My grandfather?

"A few days before Donald's accident. ”

"Did he talk to you? So you know he's in a coma?" Cheng Xunxun tilted his head slightly, his expression became weird, he slowly straightened his back, and took a step closer in his direction.

Yu Xuejun nodded and said, "Yes, Tang Lao told me everything about you, so I know everything, including Tang Yisen." ”

She frowned, raised her eyebrows slightly, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and said: "So after you know the whole thing, my grandfather had an accident due to illness, and there is no wound on his body, it looks like he really died of illness, so you also know that grandpa's death is not a simple physical problem, right?"

Yu Xuejun looked at her and took a step back, and then the elevator moved, and the elevator door slowly closed.

"You have a lot to do with Tang Yisen. Cheng Xunxun muttered, suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the collar of his clothes, his eyes widened, and he whispered: "You and Tang Yisen are in the same group! Grandpa was killed by you, right?"

Yu Xuejun smiled bitterly, raised his hand to hold her hand, pulled her hand away, patted her shoulder, and said gently: "It's not what you think, my relationship with Tang Yisen is also different from what you think." I know that Donald's death has been a big blow to you, but it's already like this, you need to cheer up, Donald doesn't want you to become neurotic because of him, his greatest wish is that you can live a peaceful and stable life, you know?"

Cheng Xunxun's brows were deeply locked, and he looked at his eyes intently, without saying a word.

"Go up, everyone is waiting for you, I'll look for you again when I have time, let's sit down and talk well, and I'll make everything clear to you." You don't have to think about anything else now, just know that I'm not in your struggle, and even if I get involved, I'll be on your side with Donald. Okay, I won't bother you, goodbye. As he spoke, he took a deep breath, tapped her on the head, and opened the elevator door and went out.

Cheng Xunxun stood in the elevator in a daze, his mind was confused, and a picture flashed in his mind, which was the scene of their first meeting in the cemetery, and remembered a bouquet of tulips in front of Tang Yawen's grave.

In a trance, a question that had been ignored by her suddenly popped up in her mind, she is not Tang Yisen's biological daughter, so who is her biological father?

She has never asked this question, and probably she doesn't have the courage to ask it, after all, Tang Yisen and Tang Yawen were legal husband and wife before, but she is not their crystallization, she is a wild species......

When Cheng Xunchun returned home, his face was ugly, and there was a child at home. Luo Xing and Xu's mother laid a sterilized carpet in the living room, and Xiaonuo climbed on it, and there were many toys around it. Zhou Yanqing stood on the sofa and watched, and turned his head to look over when he heard the movement.

Cheng Xunxun looked a little in a trance, and even forgot to change his shoes, so he walked in, until Xu Ma's sharp eyes found a reminder, she paused for three or four seconds, then suddenly came back to her senses, looked down, and then hurriedly turned around and returned to the entrance, changed her shoes, and cheered up, walked to Xiaonuo with a smile, and sat cross-legged on the ground.

As if nothing had happened, play with toys.

"The weather outside is good, unconsciously this spring is almost over, the climate outside today is particularly good, neither hot nor cold, it is a pity that the weather is stuffy at home, otherwise we will go out for a spring outing together today, what do you think?" Luo Xing proposed.

People who have had quiet distance contact with Cheng Xunchun in the past few days can feel that since Tang Shijin's death, there seems to be nothing wrong on the surface, but in fact, this is not the case, and she has some psychological problems.

Cheng Xunxun sat up straight, looked out the window, couldn't help frowning slightly, shook his head, and said, "There is a terrace at home, let's go to the terrace, don't go outside, it's not safe." ”

Luo Xing paused, raised his eyes and glanced at Zhou Yanqing who was sitting on the sofa.

After a while, Zhou Yanqing spoke: "Then you go and prepare, pick a resort and leisure hotel, the environment is better, and go out to breathe and relax." ”

"Yes, I'll go prepare now, get in touch. ”

"Mother Xu, you go and simply sort out two clothes, if the weather is good, you can stay for two days. Zhou Yanqing commanded.

Subsequently, Xu Ma and Luo Xing walked away, and only Cheng Xunxun, Xiaonuo and Zhou Yanqing were left in the living room.

Xiao Nuo is not very good at climbing, the meat body moved on the stall, and he was very happy, Zhou Yanqing changed his position and sat on the single sofa.

"Why go out, it's good at home. If you think it's small here, you can also go to Oak Bay, right?" Cheng Xunxun was a little unhappy with Zhou Yanqing's decision, "Moreover, the matter of the nail household has not been completely resolved, where are you free." ”

"It's up to me whether I'm free or not. ”

Cheng Xunxun glanced at him and said, "But I don't want to go outside, I just want to stay at home." ”

"Then you stay at home alone, and I'll take Xiaonuo and them out. ”

"You ......" Cheng Xunxun raised his eyes, looked at his resolute look, and finally compromised and said, "I'll go." ”

At this time, Xiao Nuo had crawled out of the carpet little by little, crawled to Zhou Yanqing's feet, hugged his calves with chubby hands, sat up slowly, and then raised his head and grinned at Zhou Yanqing.

I don't know what I saw, but I was very excited, and I giggled while waving my little hand.

Cheng Xunxun looked at his cute appearance, his mood was slightly better, and he finally showed a bright smile.

Luo Xing contacted a manor-style hotel, the environment is good, green mountains and green waters, and it is very secluded, which is a good place for self-cultivation. The most important thing is that this hotel belongs to Luancheng, Zhou Yanqing's current situation, he can't leave Luancheng, and he has to go to the police station to report once a day. A week later, if there is no further evidence that Ding's disappearance is related to Zhou Yanqing, then they have no right to restrict his whereabouts.

Mother Xu packed her things, Luo Xing prepared the car, Cheng Xunxuan and Zhou Yanqing changed their clothes, and the group went out for a spring outing.

The car traveled for nearly two hours, the car drove into the hotel, Luo Xing had booked the room in advance, their trip was low-key, after they arrived, the hotel only arranged an ordinary staff to pick them up, first took them to the reserved room to see, the environment was good and booked.

After settling in, the hotel staff introduced them to several of the hotel's specialties and gave them a map of the hotel, with each attraction marked on it.

Luo Xing sent the people away, and after the three of them discussed, they decided to go to the orchard first.

Their interest, after all, affected Cheng Xunxun, at first she was still lacking in interest, and in their happy atmosphere, she also blended in, picking a lot of cherries and strawberries.

When Cheng Xunchun was picking cherries, he ate a sour one, and his facial features were wrinkled together. This scene happened to be seen by Zhou Yanqing, who happened to be holding a mobile phone in his hand, and without much thought, he filmed her ugly appearance.

Seeing her appearance, Luo Xing smiled and said, "Before you put it in your mouth, you should also look at the color." ”

Cheng Xunxun stuck out his tongue, the whole person shook a little, handed the small basket in his hand to Luo Xing, and said, "No, I have to drink saliva, it's too sour." ”

"Go, go, go. Luo Xing smiled and waved her hand and took the basket.

Glancing into the basket, he sneered, after picking it for so long, there was not a single cherry in the basket.

Zhou Yanqing and the others sat in the open space next to them to bask in the sun, and on the table next to them, there were all kinds of snacks and drinks. Cheng Xunyu passed, then took a bottle, drank a small half bottle in one go, and muttered: "It's really unlucky." ”

Zhou Yanqing took her hand, let her sit beside her, and said, "Who made you so greedy, I haven't seen your mouth stop." ”

"I'll pick some more. ”

"Don't eat it, eating too much is bad for your stomach. Zhou Yanqing pressed her wrist.

"No, I'll pick it for you, I'll go over there and pick strawberries. ”

Zhou Yanqing saw that she was so interested, so she let go of her hand and said, "Don't eat it anymore, it's not clean, be careful and have a stomachache for a while." ”

"Got it. Cheng Xunxun smiled like a child, rushed to the strawberry shed, and disappeared after a while.

Zhou Yanqing got up and greeted Luo Xing, and after a while, Luo Xing also followed to the strawberry shed.

Mother Xu hugged Xiaonuo, watched Zhou Yanqing walk back, smiled slightly, and said, "Seeing you like this, I am completely relieved." The child is said to be a young lady, but she suffers more than the children of ordinary families, and the people who love her are no longer there, and she has just returned home, and her relatives have passed away. What is she working so hard to find her family for? Isn't she just trying to get the love of her family? ”

She sighed softly, then smiled again, and said, "But fortunately, there is still Sir by her side, and Xiaonuo." If you can, let Xiaonuo live with you, so that she will be much happier, although she is smiling now, I can feel that this child has not been really happy for so long, not before, and not now. ”

"When Arnold is only by her side, she can smile from the bottom of her heart. I hope you will consider it. ”

Zhou Yanqing pursed her lips slightly, the smile on her face faded a little, even her eyes were a little dim, her eyes lowered, and the corners of her lips were slightly raised.

Mother Xu glanced at him secretly, laughed dryly, and said, "I'm sorry, I just think it's pitiful, so I said a few more words." Sir, don't dislike me for being nosy and talkative. ”

"No, it won't. Zhou Yanqing waved his hand, glanced at her sideways, and smiled faintly.

As soon as he turned his head, he happened to see Xiao Nuo staring at him with big eyes, and when he saw Zhou Yanqing smiling, he also laughed, reached out and twisted his chubby cheek, and gently stroked his chin with his fingers, which made Xiao Nuo's whole person stir, and his fat body moved on Xu Ma's body, and the boss with a long mouth, 'Abba Aba', screamed, and saliva flowed down.

Zhou Yanqing also laughed with him and withdrew his hand.

Xiao Nuo seemed to like him very much, and his whole body pounced, and two small hands reached out to him, as if they wanted him to hug him.

"Sir, Arnold wants you to hug him. ”

Zhou Yanqing smiled slightly, reached out and took Xiaonuo over, hugged him in his arms, and teased him.

was really told by Zhou Yanqing, Cheng Xunchun picked half of the strawberries, and his stomach suddenly hurt, and after enduring it for a long time, he finally couldn't help but squat down with his stomach in his arms, his face pale.

Luo Xing saw that she was coming over quickly and asked, "What's wrong?"

Cheng Xunxun looked up at her pitifully and said, "My stomach hurts." ”

"Did you have a bad stomach?"

She shook her head.

Then, Luo Xing helped her out, this afternoon's picking activity was over, Cheng Xunxuan was helped to the bed, went to the toilet a few times, and it didn't get better.

She was lying on the bed with a pillow, her whole body shrunk into a ball, her eyes closed and she looked in pain, Luo Xing had already called a private doctor and was waiting for the doctor to come.

Zhou Yanqing came in with a glass of warm water, walked to the edge of the bed, bent over and sat on the edge of the bed, looked at her uncomfortable look, touched her cheek, and said, "What am I talking about?

Cheng Xunxun frowned, rubbed his cheeks on the pillow, opened his eyes and glared at him, pursed his lips and did not speak.

"Okay, it's all my fault, I should have pulled you at the time, stayed with me, and didn't let you go anywhere. Whatever you want to eat and where you go, you have to get my permission, you know?" he said half-jokingly, straightening her hair. Servi Craftsman.

Cheng Xunxun closed his eyes and sneered, still not speaking, and he didn't have the strength to speak.

Zhou Yanqing pulled her and said, "The doctor will be here soon, get up and drink some hot water, it will be more comfortable." ”

The man did not get up, but the tears came out first, and his mouth was deflated and he began to cry. Zhou Yanqing paused slightly, then put the cup in her hand on the bedside table, pulled away the pillow in her arms, and said softly: "What's wrong? Is it still painful? Otherwise, I'll send you to the hospital now." ”

Cheng Xunxun didn't speak, only cried quietly.

Zhou Yanqing asked for a long time, but she only cried and didn't speak, and after a while, he stood up and picked her up directly from the bed.

As soon as she left the bed, she stopped crying in shock, grabbed his shoulder with one hand, pressed the other against the wall, looked at him with tears in her eyes, and stammered, "You, what are you doing?"

"I'll take you to the hospital now, it's a stomach problem if the pain is like this. ”

"Don't, don't. Cheng Xunxun snorted twice, hooked his neck, and said, "Actually, it doesn't hurt so much, it's just uncomfortable." ”

"Then what are you crying about?"

Cheng Xunxun was speechless for a while, looked at him for a moment, tears flowed out again, took a deep breath, quickly wiped his eyes, and said, "You let me down, I didn't cry." ”

"I'm not blind. He put her on the bed, reached out and touched her face, put his finger in front of her eyes, and said, "What is this?"

Cheng Xunxun sat on the bed softly, holding his hand firmly with one hand, looking up at him, his nose was red, and soon his eyes were full of tears, and with a slight movement, tears fell from his eyes.

She pursed her lips, even her breathing was a little unsteady, she immediately took a deep breath, lowered her head, raised her hand to wipe her eyes, sniffed her nose, and without waiting for Zhou Yanqing to speak, she reached out and hugged his body, put her cheek against his body, and said: "I'm fine, I just feel a little sour in my heart, and my nose is sour, and then I didn't hold back for a while." ”

"I don't want to cry either, what I hate the most in this life is crying, and the more I cry, the more miserable my life will be. Zhou Yanqing, what I want has always been very simple, never complicated. Before, I didn't know why, I just wanted to go back to my home, get the warmth of my family, the love of my parents, that's all, why it's so difficult, why it's so close to reach, in the end it's just a flashy dream. ”

Cheng Xunxun chuckled and said, "No, I don't even have a dream." But I now understand that people like me are destined to not be warm, because my arrival is not the right way, I am a wild seed, a mistake. I don't deserve that family warmth. ”

"All along, I've been ignoring the most important question, who my dad is, who I am, why I'm here, maybe I shouldn't have been. ”

Zhou Yanqing hugged her, raised his hand and touched her head, and said, "You are Tang Weixi, you are Cheng Xunxun, the granddaughter admitted by Tang Shijin, and the real Tang family." It doesn't matter who your dad is, you are entitled to get what you want. Since your mother gave birth to you, it means that she loves you, and you forget that she saved you back then......"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by her, "Don't say anything. Cheng Xunxun tightened his arms, closed his eyes, rubbed his cheeks against his body, and looked up at him.

Zhou Yanqing raised her hand and wiped her cheek, "What?"

Cheng Xunxun didn't speak, just looked at him like this, and suddenly got up for a while, wrapped around his neck, and kissed his mouth.

There was a salty taste between her lips and teeth, all the taste of her tears.

Zhou Yanqing wiped away the tears on her face, gently rubbed his cheeks, chuckled, and said, "Doesn't my stomach hurt anymore?"

"It hurts. She nodded heavily.

Subsequently, the doctor came over to check on her, asked about her symptoms, and prescribed several medications.

In the evening, Cheng Xunxuan relieved himself, and they were ready to go to the lake for a barbecue together, they had already passed, and Zhou Yanqing was here to accompany them, and the two of them went over together, and they saw Rong Zheng and Chen Yujian were there.

The night view of this lake is particularly good, and there are two or three groups of people barbecuing nearby, which is very lively.

The atmosphere in the mountains was low, and Cheng Xunxun was wrapped in a thin coat and walked behind Zhou Yanqing.

Rong Zheng and Chen Yujian saw them coming, and greeted them, and several people sat around a wooden table with a plate of roasted food on it.

Rong Zheng is responsible for roasting, Chen Yujian is responsible for handing, the two have a clear division of labor and a harmonious atmosphere.

Cheng Xunxuan just had a fuss about her stomach, Zhou Yanqing just asked her to join in the fun, but she didn't let her eat, and when she came over, she had already instructed the people in the hotel to send a bowl of porridge and side dishes.

Cheng Xunxun sat on the side and hugged the children over, only watching them eat skewers and swallow saliva.

Xiaonuo had to go to bed at a certain time, so Xu's mother went back with someone, and in the end, only a few of them were left, drinking and chatting, and watching the night scene. The topics of conversation are all boundless.

Rong Zheng was active and followed the living treasure, and he was also trying his best to make them happy, Cheng Xunxun propped his head, raised his lips, and glanced at the beer on the side.

Taking advantage of Zhou Yanqing's inattention, she secretly reached out and wanted to go over to take it, but before her fingers touched the beer bottle, she touched a pair of hands, and she looked sideways and saw that it was Zhou Yanqing's.

"Don't drink, forgot the lesson of the day?"

"I'll drink a little, it doesn't matter. ”

Zhou Yanqing only looked at her and didn't speak, but the promise was already obvious, and she was not allowed.

Rong Zheng and Chen Yujian sat opposite them, watching their small interaction, smiled and put a can of beer in front of Cheng Xunxun, and said, "Young people are in good health, so it doesn't matter if you drink a little." ”

"Yes, like you, I used to be happy when I went to the hospital for a drip, right? Every time I went to the hospital, who cried and shouted that I would never drink again. As soon as Rong Zheng put down the beer, he took it away directly, and put a cup of warmth in front of Cheng Xunxun with a strong attitude.

Rong Zheng didn't make a fuss, raised his chin, and said, "Whose youth is not crazy, I'm proud." ”

Chen Yujian picked up the beer and touched it with Rong Zheng, and said with a smile: "I'll accompany you, when the time comes, you will be miserable if you really enter the hospital." You don't know the severity of the old five-fold color light friend. ”

After the two touched each other, they raised their heads and blew.

Cheng Xunxun held his cheeks and looked at them giggles.

This night, it was rare to leave all the worries behind, Luo Xing also washed the strawberries and cherries in the afternoon and brought them over, and got a bunch of beer.

Several people kept chatting about the past, about their youth, about the days when they had no troubles, and no one mentioned the present or the future.

It is said that only older people will keep reminiscing about the past and reminiscing about their youth.

Cheng Xunxun couldn't insert their words, but she loved to listen to them, she could almost imagine what they looked like when they were young, and imagined Zhou Yanqing's young and frivolous appearance. She couldn't help but drink beer in the end, because the atmosphere was good, Zhou Yanqing didn't stop her, and even he drank a lot of himself.

Luckily, it's just beer.

They also sang, Cheng Xunshun drank some wine, and then he was excited, jumping and dancing in front of them, dancing and pulling Luo Xing, happy, laughter spread throughout the lake.

Cheng Xunxun smiled very happily, she had never been so happy, leaving everything behind, only living in the moment, crying and laughing.

At eleven o'clock, the two of them returned to the room, supported each other, and the two lay side by side on the bed, and everything was quiet.