Chapter 9: Iron Man

Back in her apartment, Bai Yuqian felt exhausted, not only her body, but also her heart, which was already full of holes.

Using the key to open the door, Bai Yuqian walked into the room, threw away the backpack casually, and sat directly on the dilapidated three-person sofa in the living room, and was too lazy to move for a long time, until the door "creaked", it turned out that she forgot to close it just now, Bai Yuqian was helpless, so she had to drag her tired body to stand up and close the door.

This apartment is an old house, a one-bedroom layout, the area is not large, the furnishings inside can only be described as "shabby", the wallpaper is mottled and cracked, the meter jumps from time to time, the faucet occasionally falls without warning, the furniture is not decent, the only advantage is ...... Cheap rent.

In fact, with Bai Yuqian's current ballet principal income, she can afford to live in a better place, but what she is thinking about now is Lao Bai's release from prison, the life of her son after he returns, and the lawsuit that may continue to be fought in Australia in the future.

Today, she spent 8,000 yuan so inexplicably, only in exchange for a stomach of grievances, Bai Yuqian was distressed, and her eyes were red in pain.

After sighing, Bai Yuqian wiped the water from the corners of her eyes, picked up her mobile phone, and searched for the listing on the Internet, she couldn't turn back and the family of three still lived in this dilapidated apartment, she had to buy a house.

With the current house price and Bai Yuqian's existing savings, she can't buy any tall mansions, she plans to find a second-hand house to transition first, and as for the future...... Who knows what will happen in the future, anyway, a very optimistic person once told her that life is hope.

Now it seems that the possibility of Lao Bai being released from prison early is getting smaller and smaller, and Bai Yuqian's heart is panicked when she thinks of this.

The phone vibrated for a moment, and then a video connection request appeared on the screen.

Bai Yuqian's originally gloomy eyes immediately lit up, and she hurriedly pressed the answer button, and then sat down on the sofa.

A small round face with a tiger's head and a tiger's brain appeared in front of Bai Yuqian's eyes, it was her son Kai Kai who was far away in Australia.

"Mommy, I finally got Terry's phone, I asked the bar owner to connect it for me, I miss you!" Kai Kai said in a milky voice.

With the child's voice, Bai Yuqian heard the melancholy guitar singing and sparse applause, deliberately looked at the time on the mobile phone, and pretended to be unhappy and asked: "Why don't you sleep so late, did Terry take you to the bar again, I warned you so many times, did he repeatedly teach you?"

Kai Kai immediately covered his face with two small meat hands: "Mommy, don't blame him, Terry and Moline broke up, no one at home to accompany me, Terry said he must take me, otherwise the police will break into the door and send me to a child adoption center." ”

Bai Yuqian couldn't help but laugh and said, "He broke up again, what's the matter with this person, didn't he say okay, for the sake of my son, I have to leave Moline behind?"

Kai Kai simply lay in front of his mobile phone at this time, looked at Bai Yuqian, and for a while, Kai Kai's big brown eyes were all over the screen.

"Mommy, when are you going to pick me up, I don't like sleeping in the backstage of the bar, it's so noisy that I can't sleep!" Kai Kai pouted.

Looking at her innocent son on the mobile phone screen, Bai Yuqian's heart twitched, and she quickly said gently: "Mommy will come to pick you up as soon as possible, Kai Kai will wait a few more days, okay?"

Kai Kai stepped back, stretched a little lazy, pouted and said, "A few days is a few days, if Mommy doesn't come again, I'm going to grow up!"

Speaking of this, Kai Kai giggled again, and actually comforted Bai Yuqian: "Mommy, it's okay, it's actually quite happy to be with Terry, he took me to the farm to shear sheep the day before yesterday." ”

Bai Yuqian looked at the child on the screen, and unconsciously, from him, she saw the figure of another person.

Kai Kai blinked his big eyes: "I really want to eat Mummy's apple puree and Chinese dumplings, don't tell Terry, the burger he bought for me is really disgusting, I'm going to vomit if I eat it again!"

Bai Yuqian's nose was a little sour, and said, "If you don't like to eat hamburgers, tell Terry directly, and Mommy will complain to him......"

"No, Terry, poor one. Kai Kai hurriedly waved his hand at Bai Yuqian.

"Kaikai, do you want Mommy to send you to Aunt Anne's house first, she always wants you to come over, there are two little brothers over there. Bai Yuqian suggested again.

Kai Kai immediately refused: "Mommy, I'd better accompany Terry first, he's so decadent now." ”

"How old are you, do you know what 'decadent' means?" Bai Yuqian was amused.

"Yesterday after the show, Terry got drunk again, and backstage, the bar owner said that when his lover was gone, Terry was decadent and could no longer play a good guitar. Kai Kai was like a little adult, holding his little face with both hands, and said with emotion.

Bai Yuqian was a little silent when she heard this, and after a long time, she smiled at Kai Kai: "It's okay, he has to be sad several times a year, how many girls have he dumped, the scumbag is not worthy of sympathy." ”

"Mommy, is Terry my dad?" asked Kai suddenly.

"Nope. Bai Yuqian shook her head, feeling helpless, the child was almost four years old, and the question about his father would inevitably be asked: "Your father...... Went on a trip, and it took a long time to ...... Reunite with us. ”

Kai Kai was puzzled: "Why didn't he go home?"

"Your dad likes it...... Such a life. Bai Yuqian could only be perfunctory.

Kai Kai sighed: "Can we only wait for Dad to come back, but what does he look like?"

Bai Yuqian raised her head and thought for a moment, and couldn't help but smile: "Your father is the best man in the world, no one is kinder and gentler than him, your father always thinks about others, he is Mommy's protector." ”

Kai Kai's eyes lit up: "I understand, Dad is actually Iron Man with infinite power, he must go to save the world, and he must hide his identity." ”

"Iron Man......" Bai Yuqian looked at Kai Kai with a smile and nodded: "Almost, in Mommy's mind, he is even more powerful than Iron Man." ”

"Actually, I guessed a long time ago, Dad is really Iron Man. Kaikai raised his head and laughed, unable to stop for a long time.

"Okay, I'm going to laugh crazy, hurry up and go to bed!" Bai Yuqian promised again: "After a while, Mommy will definitely come to pick you up." ”

The video connection was finally disconnected, Bai Yuqian looked around, hesitating in her heart, if she brought her son back now, her residence was not much better than Terry's kennel.

Sitting on the broken sofa and thinking for a long time, Bai Yuqian sighed helplessly.

Coming to the dance troupe early in the morning, Bai Yuqian walked into the dressing room, opened the wardrobe, and was about to change into a practice uniform, when he saw Iron Man pasted on the inside of the cabinet door, Kai Kai was wearing Iron Man's power armor, and he was wearing a mask on his face, and he posed in a mighty posture with great care, every time he saw it, Bai Yuqian couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Sister Yuqian, I've always been curious, how do you like Iron Man?" a girl leaned over to ask from the side.

Bai Yuqian smiled: "It's not that I like it, it's my son's idol, do you see it," he pointed to Kai Kai in the photo, Bai Yuqian said proudly: "It's this little guy, naughty and cute, right?"

The girl was taken aback, stretched her head, and deliberately looked at the photo again.

Bai Yuqian changed into a practice uniform, she never deliberately concealed the fact that she had a son, and it was clearly written on her entry resume - widowed and had a son, of course, Bai Yuqian never took the initiative to mention this to others, anyway, it won't be long before she takes Kai Kai over, and she will naturally know what she should know.