It's pitch black, and the light bulb above your head may suddenly go out with a "poof" above your head.

In a modern big city, there are still such dilapidated corners.

These are Lin Xiaoyu's first feelings when she first arrived at this place, the owner of the house was chirping and speaking in dialects, she picked up the important ones, and after several rounds of bargaining, a thousand a month, rented a single room with a shared kitchen and bathroom.

Lin Xiaoyu wrapped his coat tightly, his head lowered, and he walked quickly under his feet.

Passing through the corner of the alley, I heard the voice of the haberdashery owner, "No. 15 Lane 4?" ”

Lin Xiaoyu didn't look up, his steps were faster.

It rained in the afternoon, the road was wet, the lights were dim, and I stepped into the puddle without paying attention.

Because there is water on the road, the sound of walking is a bit loud.

The sound of footsteps of two people.

Lin Xiaoyu walked to the door of Building 15, her whole body was hidden in the dark, she looked back at the intersection, but there was no one empty.

The rent is the top floor, and she is the only one.

Lin Xiaoyu opened the door and ran over lightly in the house, obediently hugging her legs, tilting her head, still looking at her with a carefree smile.

Lin Xiaoyu's heart was sour, and she almost shed tears, she bent down and squatted down, looked at her daughter at eye level, and slowly gestured, "Are you hungry?

Nodding slightly, he pulled Lin Xiaoyu's little thumb to the side of the bed.

When I got to the bedside, I gently stroked the brush that I didn't have time to put in order, and picked up the upside-down painting, which showed two cartoon characters, one smaller and one larger, judging by the long hair, both of which were women.

"Do you want to go to school?" Lin Xiaoyu stared at the painting for a long time, then spoke, muttering.

She looked at her mother gently and quietly and shook her head.

"Wait for mom to have money, send you to school. ”

I can't judge the truth of this sentence lightly, but as long as Lin Xiaoyu said it, I believe it and laugh happily.

The mother and daughter were talking when they heard footsteps coming upstairs.

In general, few people go up to the top floor except for the landlord who collects the rent, especially at this time.

Gently and suddenly nervous, her little hand tugged hard at the hem of Lin Xiaoyu's clothes, and her little face was full of horror.

The footsteps got closer and closer, and finally stopped at the door.

After knocking on the door a few times, the man seemed to be muttering something, then walked away and went to the empty room next door and knocked again, and after a few minutes, came back and knocked on the door.

The door panel of the room is old style and has no cat's eye on it.

Lin Xiaoyu stood behind the door, carrying a wooden stick used to block the door.

There was another knock on the door.

It seems that someone else shouted something, Lin Xiaoyu was too nervous to hear clearly.

When the door was knocked again, Lin Xiaoyu gritted his teeth, hula, and opened the door hard.

Seeing the person standing outside the door, she was stunned for a long time.

It was Xu Xiwen who was outside the door who reacted first, "You are at home, I told no one to open the door, thinking that you were not at home." Xu Xiwen saw that Lin Xiaoyu didn't speak, but just looked at her with straight eyes, defensive and puzzled.

Xu Xiwen explained, "It was my brother who found you here, and I didn't tell anyone else. ”

Lin Xiaoyu's sanity finally returned to its place, she looked out the door, and made sure that there was no one else, so she pulled Xu Xiwen into the house.

"It's not good to go to work, why are you here. Let Xu Xiwen sit on the only stool, Lin Xiaoyu asked unkindly.

I haven't seen Xu Xiwen for a long time, and I like it very much, so I lay in her arms and rubbed her neck like a cat.

"I'm looking for you. Xu Xiwen looked around at the furnishings in the room, and her heart was so suffocating that she couldn't breathe, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble." ”

Lin Xiaoyu sneered, no longer with a straight face, she stroked the bangs on her forehead, "It has nothing to do with you, by the way, who did Xinrong arrange to take you?" You remember, no matter who it is, you don't have to listen to them completely, for the agent, this artist didn't bring it up, that is, it was a matter of changing another one, and your own future has only one ......."

Xu Xiwen interrupted her, "I don't have a new agent. ”

Lin Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, "Why not? Is it the company missing or is there a problem? Have you found a manager? What about Mr. Hao? You are now on the rise, and you shouldn't be ignored." ”

"That's what I asked for. Xu Xiwen was about to say with a smile, but Lin Xiaoyu glared at her with a tiger face, so she didn't smile, but she didn't want to make herself look lifeless, "You are my agent." ”

Lin Xiaoyu was silent for a long time, and then spoke, full of bitterness, "Tell you the truth, I don't plan to be an agent anymore when I come back, if it weren't for Hao ...... If it weren't for my friend's persuasion, I might have found another job to do to support my family. I have children and a lot of worries, which prevents me from focusing on you, which is not a good thing for you. Take advantage of this incident and let the company change you to a better agent. ”

"You are the best. Xu Xiwen said anxiously, "It's normal for you to feel distressed, please believe me, I like her as much as I am, and I will definitely protect her." ”

Lin Xiaoyu tilted her head, looked at her, and said with a smile, "My child, why do you want to protect." ”

"......" Xu Xiwen was speechless.

Lin Xiaoyu stood up and patted her shoulder, "Have you not eaten yet, play with you first, and I'll cook for you." ”

"Good. Xu Xiwen agreed, thinking in her heart, anyway, knowing that Lin Xiaoyu lives here, she will come a few more times if it's a big deal, and she will be soft-hearted sooner or later.

Before coming, Xu Xiwen was full of questions, "Lin Xiaoyu wouldn't live in such a place even if he didn't have much savings" "Lin Xiaoyu seems to be afraid of something", but when he really saw Lin Xiaoyu, Xu Xiwen forgot to ask.

The noodle soup was brought to the table, lightly in a small bowl, standing on the ground, pulling and poking into the mouth.

Xu Xiwen was the biggest bowl, and she ate it all.

After eating a full meal, Lin Xiaoyu clearly expressed the eviction order, "We have been getting along very well during this time, don't come back in the future, in a few days, I will take you to leave here gently and go to a new place." ”

"Where to go?"

Lin Xiaoyu shook his head, "I haven't thought about it yet, I'll leave if I think about it." ”

"If I ...... If I work harder to be better, will you not give up on me?" Xu Xiwen mustered up the courage to speak, in fact, she had no confidence, if Lin Xiaoyu replied "Yes, because what does that have to do with me", she would have nothing to say.

But Lin Xiaoyu didn't say it immediately, but asked her, "Do you think I'm a good agent?"

"Yes. Xu Xiwen nodded without hesitation.

Lin Xiaoyu looked at the mottled wooden door and shook his head, "I'm not good enough." ”

Even if Xu Xiwen tried to establish a deeper friendship with Qingqing, so that Lin Xiaoyu could not drive her away immediately, Qingqing seemed to understand Lin Xiaoyu's thoughts, she relied on Lin Xiaoyu and waved her hand obediently, "Goodbye." ”

Lin Xiaoyu looked at Xu Xiwen's late appearance with amusement, and pushed her to the door, "I just said that I would leave in a few days, and I didn't say that I would leave tomorrow, if you are reluctant, you can come again tomorrow." I don't have a car when it's late, and I can't live more than three people here. ”

After getting the words, Xu Xiwen turned around to leave.

Lin Xiaoyu stopped her again, "Xu Xiwen." ”

Lin Xiaoyu's name is her real name.

"Don't always reject Hao Tiansong, sometimes he doesn't have any ill will towards you, he just ......" Lin Xiaoyu struggled to search for suitable words, "I just don't know how to show kindness to others." ”

Xu Xiwen nodded, looking a little careless.

Lin Xiaoyu has been in the circle for so many years, how could she not see through this incident, everyone is forcing her to be a single mother to come out and make an attitude, but Lin Xiaoyu still didn't say that Hao Tiansong was not.

In such a comparison, Xu Xiwen felt that Hao Tiansong was despicable.

Walking to the first floor, a man walked from the end of the alley, covered in wind and rain, with a long trench coat and his face buried in the collar, and spoke, his voice was quite good, "Which building is the fifteenth?"

Xu Xiwen didn't suddenly think that she was standing on the fifteenth, "I don't know, I don't live here." ”

"Thank you. The man just lifted his eyelids and walked on.

Xu Xiwen stood a little distracted, and after realizing it, his eyes glanced up, and he saw the number on the rusty sign hanging in the upper left corner: 15.

Suddenly, Xu Xiwen thought of something and hurriedly ran upstairs.

Lin Xiaoyu returned to Xu Xiwen, and was about to tease her.

Xu Xiwen was already panting and said, "There is a man downstairs, looking for Building 15, I don't know if I am looking for it here." ”

After saying that, Lin Xiaoyu's face was already pale.

Xu Xiwen was even more sure of the guess in her heart, she pushed Lin Xiaoyu into the house, "You take you to hide in other tenants' rooms, I stay here, if I really came to find you, I will say that the house is rented by me." ”

Lin Xiaoyu shook his head vigorously, "No, you don't know, he's a madman, you can't stay here." ”

"I said I'd help you protect me. Xu Xiwen smiled, "I can do it." ”

lives on the fifth floor, down the floor, and lives in four households on each floor, but Lin Xiaoyu has never said hello to the family.

Boom.

Boom.

It was the voice of going upstairs, judging by the voice, it was a man.

Lin Xiaoyu was even more anxious, she pushed Xu Xiwen to leave, "This matter has nothing to do with you, you should leave quickly." ”

Xu Xiwen said, "Let's go downstairs immediately, he is alone, it is impossible to stop the three of us." I'll call the police now. ”

Lin Xiaoyu patted the mobile phone in Xu Xiwen's hand in a panic, and she screamed, "Don't call the police, he will take him away if you call the police." ”

What kind of man is that, which will make Lin Xiaoyu, who has always been calm, afraid of being like this.

Xu Xiwen raised her hand and put her coat to cover the child in her arms, and she walked down from the top.

On the steps between the fourth and fifth floors, face to face with the man in the trench coat.

The man was a little surprised when he saw Xu Xiwen, "You live here?"

"That's right. Xu Xiwen's arms tightened, hugged him tightly and continued to walk down, "I'm angry with my man, what I said just now." ”

"You also live on the fifth floor?"

Xu Xiwen shook his head, "Live on the fourth floor." ”

"How did you get downstairs?"

Xu Xiwen turned his head and shouted impatiently, "This building is your home, it's annoying to ask if it's annoying, I want to jump off the building with the child, I can't bear it, you have to take care of it." ”

The man looked at the child in Xu Xiwen's arms, he stretched out his hand and wanted to lift his clothes, "How old are you?"

Xu Xiwen flashed to the side, avoiding it, "Three years old." ”

"Grows quite tall. The man smiled, a cold light on his face.

Xu Xiwen continued to walk down, and said in his mouth, "Like that dead man." ”

After walking a few steps, he reached the fourth floor, and the man didn't leave, just stood on the steps, looking at Xu Xiwen condescendingly.

Xu Xiwen regretted a little, why didn't she say that she lived on the third floor just now.

If the words have been said, there is no repentance.

Xu Xiwen looked in front of the four households, and on the shoe rack in front of one of the households, there were men's leather shoes and women's high heels. There is a lock on the door, there is no padlock on the door, there is no shoe rack at the door, I don't know if there is anyone in the house, and the fourth household, there is a shoe rack at the door, and there is only a pair of shoes on it, dirty sneakers.

Seeing that the man was about to come down, Xu Xiwen did not hesitate anymore and slammed the door hard.

My heart is like a thousand cats, scratching with their paws together.

Xu Xiwen continued to knock on the door, and ran softly downstairs with his hug, and when he was entangled before, the door opened.

A man with messy hair stood at the door, looked at Xu Xiwen inexplicably, and said impatiently, "You are ......"

Xu Xiwen hurriedly covered this person's mouth, flashed in, and slammed the door, but shouted hoarsely in the door, "Whether you have someone outside or not, it doesn't matter if our mother lives or dies......"

After three minutes, Zheng Chiwen felt that he still hadn't woken up, "Who are you?"

Xu Xiwen leaned against the door and listened to the movement, there was a sound of going upstairs, she put her mind at ease, and then explained, "I'm Xu Xiwen, we've met once, two or twice." ”

Zheng Chiwen looked at the gentleness in her arms, showing a surprised expression, "You have a child?"

"Not mine. Xu Xiwen explained succinctly.

Zheng Chiwen probed the probe and asked gossipily, "Your sisters?"

"Hmm. "Her name is Sister Lin Xiaoyu, she should be regarded as a sister.

Zheng Chiwen looked at it lightly again, and didn't say what he wanted to say.

Zheng Chiwen's rented house is smaller than Lin Xiaoyu's, with only a bed and a simple hanging wardrobe inside, and two pairs of shoes at the door, which are slightly cleaner and newer.

Zheng Chiwen was very uncomfortable with the sudden extra two people in the house, and he even forgot about the water.

Xu Xiwen's mind was not here, she looked at the ceiling in unison, her eyes unblinking.

"Is there anything on the roof of my house?" Zheng Chiwen followed and looked up, but he didn't see anything.

"Don't speak. Xu Xiwen reprimanded him impatiently.

Zheng Chiwen shut up aggrievedly.

The house is not soundproofed, and the footsteps of the upstairs are particularly noticeable.

After five or six minutes, the footsteps above me became softer, and I must have moved up the stairs.

Xu Xiwen gently breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, but this breath was just exhaled, and it was too late to breathe in the fresh air, and the footsteps sounded again.

This time it was not overhead, but a little to the north, next door to Lin Xiaoyu's rented room.

Upstairs was so quiet that there were no more footsteps, no sound at all.

Gently flattened his mouth, his big eyes were full of tears, and he looked at Xu Xiwen pitifully.

Xu Xiwen's heart was on fire, and when she was looked at like this, she was even more slammed in her heart, and gently pushed it to Zheng Chiwen, "You're a man, right?"

Zheng Chiwen puffed out his eyes, and nodded although he was dissatisfied.

"You help me take care of her, even if someone knocks on the door, even if that person threatens, you can't give him a light, you know?"

Zheng Chiwen was frightened by her strict appearance, he tried to laugh a little, and eased the frozen atmosphere, "Who will come to ask for her, her father?" haha......

was glared at by Xu Xiwen, and there was no sound.

Xu Xiwen's sixth sense has always been inaccurate, for example, she once felt that Hao Tiansong liked her, but he tricked her, for example, she thought she could grow old with Hao Tiansong, but he left alone, for example, she thought she would have a glorious future, but she was still gasping.

But this time, Xu Xiwen wished that her sixth sense would not be so strong.

She hurried upstairs, and the man in the trench coat came down from above.

He looked at the panicked look on her face with satisfaction, "You're lying. He smiled and said, "Qingqing is my child, no one can take her away from me, Lin Xiaoyu can't, and you can't do it." ”

"Maniac. Xu Xiwen said angrily.

The man in the trench coat smiled, but in Xu Xiwen's eyes, he seemed to be licking the knife dripping with blood, "You sue Lin Xiaoyu, don't be smart anymore, if there is a next time, I won't give her another chance." ”

Xu Xiwen leaned on the handrail of the cement staircase with sweat on his back, watched the man elegantly straighten his windbreaker and go downstairs. I don't know if Xu Xiwen is too nervous, she feels that the man seems to know which door he is in, and he deliberately stopped for a few seconds before leaving.

Xu Xiwen ran upstairs, and the door of the room next door where the sundries were stored had been opened.

Inside the door, Lin Xiaoyu was lying on the ground, her hair unkempt and curled into a ball.

"Sister Xiaoyu. Xu Xiwen didn't dare to touch her rashly, her voice was trembling, how afraid Lin Xiaoyu would not respond to her.

Fortunately, Lin Xiaoyu spoke, "Are you scared gently?"

Lin Xiaoyu struggled to get up, stroked the hair on her face, and revealed the scars on her face, but there was a smile on her face, "Tonight, I'm going to trouble you to take it lightly." ”