“…… Youngest maternal aunt...... Auntie ......"

In the middle of the night, seeing Xia Zhi suddenly calling, Dong Ling couldn't help but shudder, and had an ominous premonition in her heart, so she sat up from the bed and asked anxiously, "Xia Zhi, Xiao Zhi, what's wrong?" ”

The cry on the other end of the phone was even louder, and he said intermittently, "Little ...... Auntie, I'm ...... I'm at the police station. ”

After taking evidence and making a record, Dong Ling went to the hospital with the puppet-like summer solstice.

"Auntie, don't tell my dad, I don't want anyone to know anymore." At this time, she couldn't shed a single tear, her face was as white as paper, and the whole person was swaying, and she looked like she would fall down at any time.

Dong Ling looked at her niece, who was also her stepdaughter, distressedly, and forcibly held back her tears, but her eyes couldn't help but redden, "Okay, don't worry, I know." ”

Three days later, Dong Ling brought a message to Xia Zhi, "That person ran away first, and then turned himself in this morning, don't worry, he will pay a heavy price." ”

Xia Zhi was still lying on the hospital bed, not saying a word, his eyelids drooping, and his hands were tightly gripping the sheets under the quilt.

On the day that Xia went to the plane, Dong Ling avoided Xia Bocheng and whispered to Xia Zhi, "That person was beaten to death by a few gangsters who were locked up together in the detention center. ”

Xia Zhi looked at Dong Ling in shock, Dong Ling hurriedly said, "I didn't ask someone to do it, it may be that he is usually a bad person and offends someone, but it can be regarded as avenging you." ”

Xia Solstice narrowed his eyes and was stunned and motionless.

"Think of it as a nightmare." Dong Ling patted Xia Zhi's shoulder.

She also wanted to think of it as a nightmare, but what if she couldn't wake up from this nightmare? When I closed my eyes, I saw the man's face and the pain of tearing all over my body, and his lingering breath all over my body...... When he died, she felt that he would haunt her like a ghost, and she was even more afraid......

In the blink of an eye, four years have passed, and I set foot on this homeland again to come back to attend my grandmother's funeral.

Mixed in a group of people in black dresses, wearing sunglasses with them, pinning a white flower on their chests, listening to the eulogy, Xia Zhi's face did not have a sad look, but he was solemn and serious with the scene, and this time he came back was just a routine.

She has no feelings for her grandmother, because her grandmother was very bad to her mother when she was alive, and she doesn't have much affection for her father, because her father ignored her grandmother when she was in trouble everywhere, and even blamed her mother for not trying to make her grandmother happy, and her mother died when she was six years old, and it can almost be said that she died of depression.

"I'm graduating." After the funeral, saying goodbye to a group of people of the same clan, and coming out of her grandfather's old house, my aunt held her hand and asked, "Are you still going to graduate school?" ”

Without waiting for Xia Zhi to answer, Xia Bocheng in front of him said without looking back, "If you are going to graduate school, choose a school in China, there are a few universities in City A that are very good, and you don't necessarily have to study abroad." ”

"I'm not going to graduate school, I want to work, so let's do it here." Xia Zhi replied softly.

was so obedient that Xia Bocheng and Dong Ling were a little surprised.

"Sister Summer Solstice." A young-faced girl suddenly ran over and grabbed Xia Zhi's hand, "Don't you know me?" ”

"Shin Shin." Xia Zhi finally smiled, the little girl in front of her was her aunt's daughter, her aunt was her stepmother, and Xinxin was the daughter of her aunt and her ex-husband, and now she was also called Xia Bocheng's father.

Xinxin grew up running behind Xia Solstice's ass since she was a child, and now she ...... She has been away for four years, Xinxin is eighteen years old, as she was the age when she left, young and vibrant, Xia Zhi felt that she was a little like her back then.

Xinxin has grown taller, and her facial features have become more refined.

Xinxin said, "Sister Xia Zhi will go to our school headquarters to go to graduate school." ”

Dong Ling's face was stiff, seeing her aunt's expression, Xia Zhi quickly remembered which school Xinxin was studying in now, her smile was also stiff, she smiled at Xinxin but didn't answer, she just followed the flow of people and continued to walk silently, she was afraid of this city, and she hated this city, but when she left the city and lived alone in a foreign country, she still missed this city very strongly, even if there was someone she didn't like in front of her, the next step was to go back to the big house she didn't like, But all this dislike reveals a lot of attachment, which makes her feel grounded.

"I'm in Tiancheng Plaza...... Well, if you go back...... The driver will pick you up. "Receiving Xinxin's request to let her go to school to pick her up and go home, Xia Zhi instinctively rejected it, and she didn't want to go to that place again in her life," ...... It's all sent out, then you can call a car to Fumin Road, and I'll pick you up there......"

Walking to the escalator, from the third floor to the second floor, one hand is still talking to Shin Shin with the mobile phone, and the fingers of the other hand are jumping rhythmically on the vinyl leather of the handrail, like playing the piano, which is her habitual action, which can relieve her mood when she is anxious.

Halfway down the elevator, someone looked at her slender white fingers, and then moved to her face, and looked up in a daze.

Xia Zhi also noticed it, but she ignored it, and glanced to the other side, listening to Xinxin's complaints on the phone, this kind of male harassment is not uncommon for her, she used to have it abroad, and after returning to China, her own conditions are very good, and she can often attract the attention of men, but she hates this kind of attention, and regards some appreciation as ill will, since that incident, she has deliberately separated from interacting with men, and even thinks that men should die.

She knew it was a disease, a mental illness, and she had treated it, but no one could cure her.

"Summer Solstice ......"

The voice came from the direction of her head, a warm male voice, with a little hesitation, she turned her head, looked up coldly, and froze for a moment when she saw a face in the crowd.

The phone froze in her ear, and she couldn't hear what Xinxin was saying, so she just stared at the person in a daze, and let the elevator under her feet slide down one by one.

Wen Anxu! Her heart was sudden, for a long time, she turned her head, the elevator arrived, and she walked forward without looking back, just as if she didn't see him.

"Summer solstice!" Wen Anxu ran down when the elevator was going in the wrong direction and chased after Xia Solstice.

Her back was indifferent, and he walked more and more urgently, and he took a quick step in front of her, panting and looking at her...... For a while, he didn't know what to say, only smiled.

She looked at him as indifferently as strangers, who were almost like strangers and hadn't spoken much before.

"Long time no see." A lot of words came to his lips, and in the end only one sentence came out, and he was very anxious for himself.

"Hmm." She responded lightly, without any emotion, and thought to herself: I am not an old acquaintance with you, and it is actually not appropriate to use such a sentence, but thank you for remembering my name.

"Can I treat you to dinner?" Wen Anxu said sincerely.

Xia Zhi's face was unwavering, and he only said lightly, "It's still not necessary, I still have something." After saying that, he was about to leave, but he was stopped by Wen Anxu again, "Summer solstice ......"

Xia Zhi didn't look back, his brows furrowed, but his footsteps stopped.

"Let's go sit for a while, downstairs in the dining room." Wen Anxu chased after him.

She finally agreed, but her expression was still cold, not only in the face of Wen Anxu, but also in the face of all the men who wanted to approach her.

Xia Zhi only ordered a cup of coffee, because the time she gave him was only the time for a cup of coffee, even if Wen Anxu helped her order food, she didn't plan to touch it.

He smiled at her first, "The environment here is okay, I often come here to eat." ”

She was not friendly, only took a sip of her coffee, still expressionless, just responded to his words, her eyes looked around, and did not make any comments.

"How have you been for the past four years, where did you go to college?" He asked softly.

Xia Zhi took a sip of coffee and said lightly, "Canada, Department of Astronomy." The corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook, "It's very fanciful." He glanced at him, lowered his eyes and took another sip of coffee.

Wen Anxu obviously thought that she was far more interested in that cup of coffee than herself, and her expression was a little lost, and she smiled, "It's very professional." ”

Xia Zhi wanted to say that this major was secretly reported from his family, and he was scolded for a long time after his father found out, but he held back the words and continued to drink coffee.

The two were silent.

The coffee finally bottomed out, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and then stood up, "You sit down, I have something to do, go first." ”

Wen Anxu looked confused, and he only said two words, "The meal hasn't come up yet, let's leave after eating." ”

Xia Zhi smiled and shook his head, "No, I'm not hungry." As she spoke, she stood up, and it seemed that no matter what he said, she was going to go.

Wen Anxu's eyes tightened, and he suddenly stood up desperately, walked over in two steps, grabbed one of her arms, and rushed out, "Xia Solstice, I've been waiting for you for four years......"

Xia Zhi didn't look back, her heart trembled violently, she froze in place, her eyelashes flashed slightly, she actually hated being touched by men, but he was different, when his hand was held on her arm, it didn't cause her to be disgusted at all, and even made her extremely nostalgic, and her heart was still a little warm...... It turned out that he was still in her heart, that ray of sunshine!

"I was probably the last person to see the contents of that letter four years ago." Wen Anxu's voice revealed sadness, as well as self-deprecation, "I'm really sorry for the damage I caused you...... I went to look for you the next day, but I couldn't find you, and I didn't know until many days later that you had gone abroad. ”

Xia Zhi's scar was ruthlessly ripped open again, and his heart trembled in pain.

Wen Anxu's hand became tighter and tighter, and the person walked closer behind her, but Xia Zhi stared straight ahead with heavy eyes...... Four years ago, it wasn't what he thought was hurting her the most, but now there is an explanation that doesn't hurt her the most.

"Summer solstice, at that time, it wasn't just you who had a crush on someone else for a year, but also me...... The crush is you......"