After Du Ke sent Xia Xu home, he and his new intern assistant hurried to a filming location for an endorsement advertisement.

Chen Chen didn't know what he was busy with Du Feng recently, and Du Ke hadn't seen him for several days.

It wasn't until about seven o'clock in the evening that Du Ke dragged his tired body back.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw Xia Xu huddled on the sofa alone, staring at the red coat at the other end, and didn't seem to notice that he was back.

The takeaway on the coffee table was placed untouched, and the plastic bag was not even opened. That's what Douce called her out of purpose.

Xia Su's hand clutched his mobile phone tightly, and there was an latest message in the mobile phone, which Xia Su had just read.

"Hey......" Du Ke walked over differently.

Xia Su came back to his senses and sat up from the sofa. "You're back?"

"What's wrong?"

"It's fine. ”

Xia Xu glanced at the time on his phone, hesitated, got up and said to Du Ke: "I'll go out for a while and come back soon." ”

"Where's I'm going to send you?"

"It's downstairs, I'll go and go back. After Xia Xu finished speaking, he hurriedly put on his coat and went out.

"Downstairs?" Duke muttered.

It can't have something to do with this morning's events, right? Thinking of this, Du Ke took the coat that had just been hung up, and followed out without much thought.

The shoulders of the coat were still wet, and Du Ke glanced at it. He knew that the tears that Xia Xu leaned on his shoulder at that time were definitely not moved by himself.

Although Xia Xu didn't tell herself what happened at Xue Ziyang's house today, which made her so sad. And where did that coat come from, which was completely different from the one she wore when she went out in the morning, but one thing was certain, and that was that she must have been bullied by someone again today.

"Hey, when can I see you bullying others. Du Ke smiled bitterly and muttered in his heart.

The street lights on the road are bright, and the figures of the two people are pulled one after the other.

Xia Xu pushed open the door of the café and approached the table in the corner, where Zhou Junxuan had been waiting for more than an hour.

He knew that Xia Xu would definitely come, so he didn't leave.

Xia Xu slowly sat down opposite......

"Teacher Zhou?" Du Ke was taken aback.

"Is it a man, sir, what do you need?" interrupted the waiter's surprise.

"Ahh......h Well, yes, give me a glass of water first. Afraid of being seen by Xia Xu and disturbing the conversation between the two of them, Du Ke took the opportunity to sit on a row of empty seats next to them, with his back to them.

"I'm not going back with you. Before Zhou Junxuan could say anything, Xia Xu directly stated his position straight to the point.

Xia Su's attitude was expected by Zhou Junxuan.

Considering Du Ke's star status, Zhou Junxuan thought that someone would definitely help Du Ke "hide" Xia Su's affairs with him, so as to avoid unnecessary "news" and trouble. Therefore, Xia Xu and Du Ke together will reduce the possibility of being known by others. Especially at this time. In view of this examination, he asked Xia Su to come out this time, not because he insisted on taking Xia Xu home.

I just want to ask Xia Xu something.

Although this may make Xia Xu misunderstand something, for the sake of safety, he feels that he should still tell her well.

"I know you won't come home with me, but Xiaoxu, I want you to know that your mother is really in trouble. Zhou Junxuan's fingers holding the coffee spoon were trembling slightly, and his helplessness and grief all melted into the whirlpool with his stirring.

"There are some things I can't tell you right now. I hope you don't hold a grudge against her. Also, I'm a teacher in your class, not to spy on you, we'...... We just want to see you. Zhou Junxuan's eyes were very clear, but the slight choking between the words did not move and understand Xia Su, she didn't understand what strange things he was saying.

Is there any difference between seeing yourself and surveillance? Xia Xu lowered his head and snorted softly.

"She doesn't know I've found you, don't worry, I won't tell her about you here. Zhou Junxuan took a breath, as if he had made up his mind.

Then he looked at her and said solemnly, "However, you have to promise me one thing. ”

"What guarantee?" Xia Xu frowned slightly, not knowing what his plan was.

Ever since he knew that Zhou Junxuan and his mother were on the same side, he had no trust in Xia Xu's heart.

Zhou Junxuan emphasized word by word: "If someone asks you, you must say that you don't know who Zhou Minjing is." Also, try not to tell people who your mom is. ”

"Hehe, rest assured. Even if you don't say that today, I won't say anything to anyone. I haven't said it before, and I won't say it now, and I won't say it in the future. Rest assured!"

Xia Xu held back her tears, something broke very badly in her chest, making her a little breathless.

How afraid she was that others would know that I was her daughter. Hehe.

Xia Xu raised his hand and wiped away a teardrop that secretly ran out of his eyes.

Then he got up and walked straight out.

Zhou Junxuan looked at her back as she disappeared at the door, and leaned on the chair in amazement.

"Someday, you'll know......"

"Zhou Minjing?" Du Ke muttered in his heart. Seeing Xia Xu leave the café, he quickly put down the arm that had been covering his head and hurriedly followed.

As soon as he went out of the door, he saw Xia Xu stopping by the door and waiting for him. His eyes were full of tears.

"Ah, I...... That ......" Du Ke was a little embarrassed.

I rashly eavesdropped on the conversation between her and Zhou Junxuan, and it turned out that Xia Xu had already discovered it.

"I'm sorry, I'm just not at ease......" Du Ke hesitated for a long time, and the word "you" slowly floated out of Du Ke's mouth. But it was also enough for Xia Xu to hear clearly.

He didn't expect that saying this sentence would make his heartbeat even more restless.

“...... Thank you ......."

"Hmm...... Don't ......" Du Ke didn't know what to say again, and always felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward and helpless.

Xia Xu kept her head down, and Du Ke couldn't see her face and her expression at the moment.

He also couldn't bear to look at it, because he knew that it was definitely not a happy appearance.

The two of them walked home slowly together.

In the living room, the lights were a little dim, and since then they have not turned on the headlights after entering the house. Just leave the lights on the background wall.

The dim light was very similar to Xia Su's mood at the moment, and Du Ke knew that she needed some quiet and warmth.

"That...... I didn't mean to hear your conversation. ”

Du Ke's words made Xia Xu open his closed eyes.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Zhou seemed to have something to do with your family. Also, who is Zhou Minjing? Isn't your mother Zhou Juanru?" Du Ke sat down slowly in front of the sofa. "Don't worry, I won't mention a word I heard today to anyone else. It's just that I can't figure out some things. ”

It was very quiet in the living room, as Du Ke finished speaking.

At this time, he suddenly realized something, and quickly said, "Ah, I'm sorry, you don't have to tell me this." I'm just asking. ”

Du Ke regretted what he had just said, if these questions would bring back more painful memories for Xia Xu, it would not be what he hoped for.

For a long time, the quiet atmosphere was broken by a sigh from Xia Xu.

"That was my mom's old name, when she hadn't left me yet. Her name was Zhou Minjing, and later she went to Australia and changed her current name. ...... Zhou Junxuan is her adopted child, who was adopted when she was in Australia. He's in school because I ......"

"But I don't understand why she did this to you? You're her daughter. I always feel that Zhou Junxuan's words today seem to be hiding something. Du Ke poured Xia Xu a glass of water, but she still curled herself up on the sofa.

How can there be a mother who is afraid that others will know who her daughter is, even if she is a public figure, at least she and her daughter will not recognize each other. What's more, it's better to leave Xia Su alone here.

"I don't know, and I don't want to know. Xia Xu buried her head deep between her arms, "Perhaps, to maintain her image, my mother was only 22 years old when she gave birth to me." ”

However, it doesn't seem to have any negative impact on her...... "A lot of things don't make sense.

Du Ke looked at the takeaway on the coffee table, and he didn't know if Xia Xu was hungry.

"Alright, alright, no matter what, you can stay with me now. How about we eat first, and then we'll think about the next step?" said Du Ke as he took the takeaway from the coffee table to the kitchen and heated it up.

"Come on, eat it while it's hot, I specially called you, look, there's saliva chicken, there's vegetable salad, and ......" Du Ke Balabala kept talking, trying to divert Xia Xu's thoughts. I almost didn't give Xia Xu all the seats of the Manchu and Han Dynasty.

The smile printed on the corner of his mouth is the same as when he opened the gimbap box for Xia Xu that day.

Xia Su's heart was warmed again, but the sadness in the corners of her eyes still couldn't be hidden.

"Thank you, Doucot. However, I really have no appetite now, and I don't want to eat anything. Xia Xu whispered, curling herself up tighter on the sofa.

"How can this be done? Even if you have to be sad, you have to eat enough and have strength. Don't...... Do you want to ......" Du Kexiao squatted beside Xia Xu with a smile, holding a spoon in one hand and a plate in the other.

Xia Xu raised her head from under her arms that were wrapped around her knees, and saw that Du Ke was holding a spoon full of mashed potatoes, and that handsome face was staring at him with a smile.

"Hey, dry ......" Before he finished speaking, this spoonful of mashed potatoes had been fed to Xia Xu's slightly open mouth by Du Ke first.

"Hmm......"

"Eh, what's wrong?" saw Xia Xu swallowing hard, and his face was a little sad.

Could it be that he choked? Du Ke hurriedly tried to pour water, but was stopped by Xia Su. "I'm fine. ”

"I ...... I don't want to eat mashed potatoes......" Xia Xu buried her head in her arms again, tears falling down one after another.

Doucle's raised hand hung in the air.

Red eyes.

Look at her back shaking from holding back her crying.

He didn't bother Xia Xu again, or feed her.

That plate full of delicious takeout stands out so much on the coffee table.

Du Ke glanced in the direction of the living room window, and there were several faint laughter from the crowd downstairs. There are often people who come out for a walk after dinner, and they pass by here.

It seems that people all over the world are with their families, and only the two of them have been forgotten by the world......

Du Ke sat next to Xia Xu and draped a blanket for her.

I stayed with her quietly until she fell asleep......

In the evening, Xue Ziyang returned to the bedroom and sat down at the desk. Only then did he notice that the notebook that Xia Xu had dropped in the morning was the notebook he picked up that day when he first saw Xia Xu on the hillside behind the school.

The cover of the book still has the familiar fragrance, and the paper is gently turning in the palm of his hand, at that time, he only read one or two articles about the content, and he was inexplicably attracted by it.

The slightly immature handwriting, between the lines, outlines vivid pictures in Xue Ziyang's mind.

The pages of the paper in his hand were turning page by page, as if by magic, and he always wanted to keep reading......

It wasn't until a torn mark appeared between the pages that he came back to reality from the text.

Xue Ziyang gently pondered the broken marks left by the torn off page. Instinctively thought, "I wonder what is written on this page?"

It's just that the grinding...... Suddenly, something surprised Xue Ziyang.

With a slight trembling fingertips, he quickly looked at the paper in front of him again. Then he opened the drawer under the desk, and the page of poems that was picked up by Xia Xu in the hospital was placed by Xue Ziyang in the broken place of the notebook......

The paper, the handwriting, and the borders of the broken marks matched perfectly.

Xue Ziyang was a little panicked, no, how could it be? No, there must be something wrong.

He carefully compared them over and over again.

Until he painfully closed the paper with the notebook and covered his head with both hands......

How so? No! No......

Xia Xu looked like when he picked up this page of poetry in the hospital that day, and the words that asked him, and the little child he saw in a pool of blood that year, getting out of the car...... In his mind...... At that time, in her words, Xue Ziyang realized that she recognized the poem......

How could it be her?

How could it be her?

For so many years, the murderer he had been waiting for, who had kept his heart in a cage, turned out to be the person he liked?

How could this be?!Xue Ziyang slammed his fist on the table and roared hysterically.

"What's wrong, Ziyang?"

Hearing the sound of his mother knocking on the door, Xue Ziyang quickly turned off the lamp and got into the quilt in three or two steps.

He replied, "It's fine." Mom, I accidentally bumped into it just now. I slept!"

When his mother heard this, she went into the house to help him turn off the lamp, and then walked out gently. The room was plunged into darkness......

Xue Ziyang put his head under the quilt, and he was still holding the book tightly in his arms.

From the thick quilt, there were faint bursts of sobbing......