"When?" Mo Jiu asked lightly.

"The afternoon plane, I came today to say goodbye to you."

"And when will you be back?" Ling Banxia took her hand and asked reluctantly. She is different from Mu Yan, and she can be so indifferent to the matter of separation.

Mu Yan just smiled lightly and said, "I don't know, let's see you again." ”

"Take care of yourself." Mo Jiu said.

"So are you."

Mu Yan left, and Ling Banxia gave her the painting.

At six o'clock in the morning in Beilan City, Ling Qichen got up early.

He still signed up with Jiang Xufeng to participate in the newcomer training, temporarily hiding from Fang Yachun, and he still didn't dare to let her know before he didn't know how to tell his mother.

It was his two friends who expressed enthusiastic support for his decision. went to the training company today, and the two of them accompanied Ling Qichen together.

The people who signed up were waiting in a lounge, and when Ling Qichen entered, he found that there were several faces that he was familiar with, and those people were all contestants in the city's dance competition! The top three in the game are all there, that is to say, Ling Qichen and Han Yitao met again.

Ling Qichen had already put down that game, he didn't have to win or lose, and of course he didn't expect that when he met this person and saw him here, his mood couldn't help but fluctuate.

And Han Yitao is also in the same mood, in the original game, Ling Qichen made him feel threatened, and now he is here again......

But his worry is only for a moment, the champion of the competition is his own, and the number of places selected now will also be his own! Ling Qichen is just a poor boy, why should he fight with himself! I don't have the capital to fight with myself.

Ling Qichen grew up beside his father, although the resources and conditions he enjoyed since he was a child were better than his sister Ling Banxia, but he was not as loved and protected by his mother as she was. He was not as inferior as Ling Banxia, his silence was due to his calm and introverted character, and in such a place, he was still able to maintain his peace of mind.

When the time came, the selection competition began, and the candidates got up and went to the basement floor with the responsible personnel, the competition venue of the selection competition.

Ling Qichen's serial number is 7, and after the first six performances, he calmly walked onto the stage, as if this was not a place to participate in the competition, but just an asphalt road in the city that he would walk through every day.

"Huh? Did you participate in the last junior dance competition in the city? One of the judges in the audience asked.

Another female judge said: "It's called Ling Qichen, right?" ”

"Yes." Ling Qichen replied lightly.

"We've all seen that fight and your performance was breathtaking."

"Thank you."

"Hopefully you'll have a better performance this time."

"I will."

Ling Qichen was always as calm as water, until the music sounded and the lights were focused, he was like a fire that ignited the audience, the cool stage style and the momentum of the rainbow stirred every inch of air with the music.

Not only the judges, but also many candidates below expressed their admiration.

Shi Ningjie and Chi Yu waited in the hall until the contestants came out one by one. Some are talking about the results of the game, and some are comforting their peers.

They were looking forward to it, and finally saw Ling Qichen in the crowd.

"Ling Qichen!" The two of them waved at him.

Ling Qichen walked over with a smile.

"Are you tired? Drink saliva. Chi Yu handed him the water in his hand.

"Thank you." Ling Qichen took it.

"How's it going? Did you make the cut? ”

"Definitely!" Before Ling Qichen could answer, Chi Yu first said confidently.

"Really?" Shi Ningjie confirmed.

Ling Qichen was still indifferent, just lightly "um", smiled and nodded.

"Really?"

"Wow-" Chi Yu cheered loudly, "Let's go celebrate." Is it good to eat ice cream? ”

"You know how to eat!" Shi Ningjie slapped him.

The three boys were happily walking towards the gate, when suddenly an angry voice came from behind them:

"Ling Qichen!"

They turned their heads at the same time.

As Ling Qichen expected, the person who stopped him was Han Yitao.

"Who are you?" Chi Yu asked.

"Don't think that you are great if you are selected, just a kid like you who has no power, no power and no background, if you want to mix in the entertainment industry, sooner or later you will be trampled to death!"

Chi Yu first retorted for his friend: "What are you talking about! I don't have the ability to be selected, and I'm still talking about others here! ”

Shi Ningjie said coldly: "I think he can't eat grapes and says that grapes are sour!" ”

Ling Qichen, on the other hand, did not change his face, but smiled slightly: "Thank you for your advice." I'll definitely remember it. ”

For those who sarcastically ridicule themselves, they should not quarrel with him in the face of red-faced, nor should they swallow their anger, but should be as light as water, calmly disdainful, and let him perform alone like a clown there, which is the best counterattack.

Sure enough, looking at Ling Qichen's appearance of turning around and leaving in a dashing manner, Han Yitao was so angry that he looked like he was about to explode.

"I know there's a new dessert shop over there, let's go there."

"Okay." Shi Ningjie agreed, and then asked, "Ling Qichen, do you have anything you want to eat?" ”

"I love matcha-flavored ice cream."

"No problem."

……

The doctor finished today's examination and announced that Ling Banxia's injuries were fine, and Mo Jiu agreed to discharge her from the hospital.

The air in the hospital was too stuffy, and when she walked on the way to the parking lot, Ling Banxia really felt that she had been released from prison, everything was so kind, everything was so cute, the brilliant and bright neon lights flying with dust, and the halos around the layers were all colorful.

"As soon as I got back, I was asked to work overtime." Mo Jiu put down the phone, turned his head and asked Ling Banxia, "I have to work overtime at night, and I may come back late, is it okay for you to be home alone?" ”

Ling Banxia pondered for a while and replied, "Yes, yes, but you are not here, what can I do?" ”

"What were you doing when I wasn't there?"

"Wait until you get back."

Ling Banxia's answer was exchanged for a moment of silence from Mo Jiu.

After the two of them got into the car, until they drove on the highway, Ling Banxia didn't hear Mo Jiu speak.

She looked out the window, and the light-filled street seemed to be on fire, and the buildings were decorated with lights like diamonds.

Because she didn't dare to look at him, Ling Banxia put her eyes on the scenery outside the window, but she had no intention of appreciating it, only thinking about what he was thinking now.

It's still the same sentence, liking someone will make people humble, Mo Jiu will be like this, not to mention this girl who has not had any sense of superiority since she was a child.

"You like me?"

When he finally spoke, Ling Banxia was startled, but she didn't know how to answer the sentence she had been waiting for after such a long silence.

“……”

She still didn't speak, and Mo Jiu also knew the answer, so she continued: "I will take care of and protect you for the rest of your life, but you must not like me, and you can't like me." ”

Even though Ling Banxia had already guessed this result, after hearing him say it with his own ears, he still felt a shock to his eardrums, and his heart hurt fiercely.

But so what? With such conditions, where can you ask for anything.

"I know I'm not worthy of you...... The last time I was angry with you, I was too willful! I'm never going to ask you anything more. ”

"That's not what I meant...... I ......" Mo Jiu seemed to think that Ling Banxia had misunderstood what he meant, but because he couldn't explain too much, he could only say, "You will understand." ”

Ling Banxia was relieved, and said with a smile: "Then thank you for not disliking me!" However, I can understand what you mean. I know how many pounds and taels I have. ”

Mo Jiu asked her, "Do you know what is the most beautiful thing about girls?" ”

"What?" Ling Banxia didn't quite understand.

"It's self-confidence. Everyone has strengths, everyone should know how good they are, don't always think about living the way others want you to live. That's so sad! ”

Ling Banxia was thoughtful.

When she got home, Ling Banxia went back to the room to put the Brown Bear doll in her hand, while Mo Jiu went to the balcony and collected the clothes she had bought that day.

"Your new clothes, I'll wash them for you." Mo Jiu threw his clothes on the bed.

Ling Banxia was shocked, and didn't know what to say, so he could only say first: "Thank you." ”

"These are wrinkled, I'll help you iron them." Mo Jiu turned around and went to get the iron.

"I'll just do it myself." Ling Banxia walked over and said.

"Go back and sit there." Mo Jiu commanded.

"So, what am I doing now?"

"Paint, sleep, or eat, you name it. Oh, and there were snacks in the fridge. ”

Ling Banxia smiled helplessly: "How are you like my mother?" In this way, I will go back to the time when I couldn't take care of myself. ”

Mo Jiu ironed a skirt and said to her: "I teach you so many things so much because I want you to be independent, take care of yourself, and improve your self-confidence, but if I am by your side, I will take care of you." Also, what I teach you is not to make you a so-called 'good wife and good mother' in Chinese feudal thought. Remember, if a stinky boy dares you to do housework and is half tired to death, you tell me, I'll beat him! ”

Ling Banxia smiled warmly and asked again, "What if you're not there?" ”

"Then you must not tell him that you will have so many things, I would rather you be disgusted by him than you be with him."

"What should I do if someone bullies me while you're not there?" Ling Banxia looked at him and asked, his tone slightly frightened. The more he was like this, the more she was reluctant to give him up.

Mo Jiu turned off the iron, raised his eyes to look at her, and said, "You must protect yourself, protect yourself with what I taught you, protect your mother, and wait for me to come back." ”

"Even if you leave me for a while, will you definitely come back to me?"

Ling Banxia got Mo Jiu's affirmative answer this time. When she saw him nod, she was satisfied and overjoyed.

"It's a deal." She said.

"It's a deal." He said.