CHAPTER XVI

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The first time he heard Ye Lin ask himself in such a tone, Ling Xiao, who had not completely woken up, was stunned for a moment.

Ye Lin, who didn't hear the answer at the first time, immediately raised his voice and called her repeatedly: "Ling Xiao? Lingxiao? ”

"Oh......" Ling Xiao seemed to come back to his senses, and his voice was long, and he replied slowly, "I'm in Shen Qing's house." ”

Her voice sounded less soft than usual, but slightly hoarse, and her tone was thick and languid, apparently just waking up—or rather, not even fully awake.

Ye Lin almost involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief, but he still didn't feel at ease, and then asked, "Why are you in her?" ”

"I happened to meet last night, and it happened that there was no one at home, so we stayed together for one night." Ling Xiao glanced at Shen Qing, who shook his head at him, for fear that he would tell her about last night's incident, and gave her a soothing smile, while explaining a few words indifferently. Without waiting for Ye Lin to respond or ask again, she had already casually changed the topic, "Are you back?" Didn't you say you wouldn't be back until the evening? ”

There was a moment of silence on the other end.

After a while, Ye Lin replied in a low voice, "There is something temporary." ”

Ling Xiao let out an "oh" and didn't ask.

The two were silent for a moment again, Ye Lin seemed to hesitate slightly for a while, and finally couldn't hold back and asked her, "Are you...... When will you be back? ”

Ling Xiao looked at the little girl who was sitting beside him with the quilt in her arms, and asked her softly, "When will your brother come back?" ”

Shen Qing rubbed his eyes: "He's on night duty, it's morning now, and he should be coming back." ”

Ling Xiao answered, turned his head and continued to talk on the phone: "Then I'll be back in a while." ”

Ye Lin answered, listening to the "beep" sound after turning off the phone, put down the phone, and rubbed his temples vigorously.

The trip home was still the same, and it wasn't too pleasant—the brother who talked with a gun and a stick, the father who was too strict, and ...... Careful mother. The atmosphere at home is always so almost depressing, so Ye Lin doesn't go back often. It's just that this time I finally went back home, but I don't know why I feel ...... again The atmosphere seems to be getting more and more difficult.

I got up early today, but in the end, I went out early under the pretext that I had work to do.

Then I went back to my apartment, and before I could fully relax, I found that the house was empty.

Ling Xiao is not there.

Ye Lin saw Ling Xiao's open door almost at first glance - everything was neatly arranged, clean and neat.

It's a little too clean—the quilt is squarely folded, the sheets are flat, her bag, her pen is ...... None of them.

Ye Lin was almost flustered for a moment.

- This room is so clean, so clean that he can't help but wonder if Ling Xiao is ...... Also gone?

He knew that it was entirely possible - Ling Xiao was not a little girl who could only live on him, she didn't need to rely on anyone at all.

Like that day she suddenly appeared at her house without warning, even inexplicable, and now, she is gone without warning?

Ye Lin was silent for a while, then reached out and touched the back of his head - in fact, it didn't hurt anymore.

may really be "heal the scar and forget the pain", these days of getting along harmoniously, he completely forgot the unpleasantness when they first met. Until yesterday - Ling Xiao brought it up again as if nothing happened.

In fact, he had always had a conjecture, but no one but Ling Xiao could confirm it for him - and yet he didn't know why he didn't ask her for a long time.

Ye Lin stood still for a while, and finally dialed the phone.

……

Ling Xiao said "for a while" is really just "for a while" - Ye Lin only waited for more than half an hour before he heard the sound of Suo Suo unlocking the door from the door.

The man almost subconsciously stood up and walked towards the door, but as soon as he reached the entrance, he seemed to realize that he was so urgent that he was a little inexplicable, so he immediately stopped and stopped in place.

"Early?" Ling Xiao greeted him while changing his shoes.

Ye Lin didn't answer, just looked at the girl in front of him with some apprehension.

Ling Xiao said that the disciples of Wanhua Valley are all dressed in ink-colored robes, and she seems to have a strong preference for black and white, and her clothes on weekdays should always be black and white, simple and plain, but not dull and old-fashioned. But at this time, she actually wore a pink dress - it was the kind of soft and sweet light pink, with a doll collar and puff sleeves, which made her originally gentle face more and more gentle, and even the two eyebrows that looked extremely heroic because they flew obliquely into the temples seemed to be gentle all of a sudden, and even a little more delicate and cute that she had never had before.

Ye Lin's breathing was sluggish for a moment, and he was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Ling Xiao had already changed into slippers at this time, and seeing that Ye Lin hadn't spoken for a long time, he raised his head and looked at him with some confusion: "Ye Lin? ”

Ye Lin subconsciously responded, but there was a rare dazed voice in his voice: "What? ”

"Nothing." Ling Xiao didn't mean to delve into it, so he quickly revealed the topic, and asked casually, "Have you eaten breakfast?" ”

She said this with two meat buns in her hand, which looked like they had probably bought at the breakfast stall downstairs, and took a bite as she spoke. Talking while eating made her words a little slurred, but strangely it didn't give people the slightest rudeness, only that it was still as pleasing to the eye as usual.

Ye Lin subconsciously shook his head: "Not yet." ”

Ling Xiao let out an "oh", and while reaching out to take out the bun he had bitten, he handed over the remaining one with the bag: "The matter is urgent? I haven't eaten this yet, so you can make do with it first. ”

Maybe because of the martial arts practice, although Ling Xiao is slender, the amount of food is larger than that of ordinary girls, and a bun for breakfast is definitely not enough. Ye Lin wanted to refuse, but watching the little girl eat the bun in her hand while carrying another one and handing it to herself, the words of refusal came to her mouth, but she didn't know why she turned around and swallowed it back, and the ghost reached out to take the bun, lowered her head and took a bite-

It seems to taste a little better than what I've tasted before.

"Eat only one and you'll be hungry later, and you can eat a few pieces of bread first." While eating the buns, Ye Lin turned around and went back to the kitchen, found a few pieces of toast from the refrigerator, put them in the bread machine, and explained in a low voice, "There is still a long time before lunch." ”

Probably because of the days when he had eaten even a little bark and grass roots, Ling Xiao was not too picky about what to eat, as long as he could fill his stomach, he was already very satisfied. At this time, he didn't care, nodded and answered, and saw Ye Lin turn around and ask himself:

"Your clothes ......"

The tone is a rare hesitation.

"I didn't bring a change of clothes yesterday, I borrowed Shen Qing's clothes first, and I returned them to her after washing." The bread had been tested in a blink of an eye, Ling Xiao nibbled on the bread and walked to her room, until she closed the door, she remembered a little hindsight - since there was bread at home, why didn't he eat it? also deceived her into giving a meat bun for nothing!

……

I don't know if it's an illusion, Ye Lin feels that Ling Xiao today doesn't seem to be in good spirits, and the whole person is a little cowardly, and even when he speaks, he always swallows slowly as if he can't lift his energy. It's just that Ling Xiao's temperament is strong, and he has never liked others to ask more about his own affairs, Ye Lin hesitated again and again, but he still didn't ask to understand.

It's just that when it was time for dinner, Ye Lin had to ask-the little girl's face, which had become more and more ruddy and healthy in the past month, showed an obvious paleness and weakness at this time.

"It's okay," Ling Xiao waved his hand, but his voice was indescribably weak. Seeing that Ye Lin immediately frowned, and was about to ask regardless of it, she hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Can you help me catch the side medicine?" ”

Sick? Ye Lin's face changed slightly, but he didn't ask, just responded: "You say." ”

Ling Xiao thanked him, thought about it but still didn't dictate, went back to the room to write the recipe, and when he returned to the living room, Ye Lin was already wearing his coat.

Ye Lin bent down and took the car keys from the coffee table, took the prescription with his hand, and changed his shoes without looking back to open the door and go out: "You eat first, I'll be back soon." ”

Ling Xiao was about to call him to go after eating, but before he could speak, Ye Lin had already closed the door and disappeared.

Ling Xiao stood in silence for a while, then suddenly smiled with bent eyebrows, and slowly went to the kitchen to pour a cup of hot water and drank it in small sips.

Ye Lin almost pressed the speed limit to the Chinese medicine pharmacy, and as soon as he entered the door, he handed the prescription to the pharmacist, and then pursed his lips and stared straight at the other party to grab the medicine.

As long as it is not against an unscientific existence like Ling Xiao, Ye Ershao's aura is still very strong. At this time, he stared at the other party, and saw that the other party couldn't help but get nervous, hesitated for a while, and still couldn't help but open his mouth:

"Sir, wait a minute, you'll be fine soon."

"Hurry up." Ye Lin looked at the other party's "slow" movements, and couldn't help but furrow his brows, and his voice was slightly deep, "The patients at home are waiting to take medicine." ”

"Right away, right away." The other party is a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, who is busy responding, but at the same time, he can't help but talk and continues to chatter, "Actually, it doesn't hurt right away when you eat it now, and the effect of traditional Chinese medicine is still relatively slow." The main thing is to recuperate for a long time, and it will get better slowly. ”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh again: "Which doctor prescribed this prescription?" It's quite fierce, it looks like it's quite strict? In the future, it is better to eat less, usually to recuperate, replenish nutrition, and don't get cold......"

The more Ye Lin listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, and before he could finish speaking, he interrupted his words with a calm face, and his heroic eyebrows twisted slightly: "What kind of disease is this recipe for?" ”

"Menstrual cramps!" The pharmacist's face was natural and obvious, and as he spoke, he looked down at Fang Zi again, frowned and continued, "And it's also caused by the deficiency of qi and blood, and the accumulation of hard work. ”

Ye Lin stiffened, and there was a moment of blankness in his mind.