Through the mist of tears, Fang Si lingered at the child's delicate face, and her heart tightened, tightened, tightened into a ball. She gently brushed away the short hair on Tingting's forehead, wiped the tears from Tingting's cheeks with infinite pity, and then gently pressed the child's head on her knees. Oh! Her children! Her daughter! Her "home"! Now, where will she go from here? Go? In this way, she held Tingting in her hands and sat there for a long, long time, without moving.

Downstairs, the sound of the dispute between Bai Peiwen and Erin was still heard, and it was obvious that the quarrel was getting more and more intense. With the sound of the quarrel, it was the sound of something breaking. The scolding, the cursing, the smashing caused a great uproar and chaos. Fang Siying was silent, as was the child curled up on her lap. Eventually, everything fell silent, followed by the amazing honking of the car horn and the sound of the car speeding away. Fang Siying and Tingting both understood that Erin was driving out in the car again.

Fang Siying thought that Bai Peiwen would come upstairs and knock on her door, but no. Everything was quiet, very, very quiet, surprisingly quiet, and it was frightening. When it was time for dinner, Fang Siying walked downstairs with Tingting. She saw Bai Peiwen sitting in a high-backed sofa chair, his face pale, and he gulped for smoke. Yazhu was quietly picking up the fragments of the vase on the ground. Mixed among the fragments were the petals of a ravaged rose.

The air at the table was very dull, and the three of them were silent, and Bai Peiwen's expression was contemplative and slightly voyeuristic. He seemed to be guarding against something, or maybe he was waiting for Fang Siying's attack. However, Fang Siying was very quiet, she didn't want to say anything more, even if she complained and lost her temper with Pei Wen, what was the use? Tingting had a look of timidity on his face, and shrank under the silence of the two adults.

And so, the meal ended in that silent and quiet atmosphere. After the meal, Fang Siying took Tingting upstairs, at the staircase, her foot tripped over something, she bent down and picked it up, it was the paper scroll that Bai Peiwen brought back to show her, she opened it, and saw a very delicately painted architectural drawing, which was written in red pen: "Floor Plan of Smoky Villa" She knew what Bai Peiwen had been busy with this day. He could no longer design it himself, so he had to turn to others, and he and the architect must have been busy all afternoon.

She couldn't help but feel a spasmodic pain, oh, this man! Oh, the Smoky Heights she had dreamed of! She walked up to him and placed the scroll on his lap, and she whispered, "Your architectural drawing, sir." ”

Bai Peiwen held the pattern and said nothing. But his face turned to her, with a face full of anticipation and waiting, as if he longed for her to say something. She didn't say anything. She didn't dare to say anything, because her throat was choked, and any word would leak the feelings in her heart. She continued to walk upstairs with Tingting, but when she cast another glance at him before going upstairs, his sudden bleakness, loneliness, and frustration shook her, deeply, deeply.

All night, she was in the pavilion, teaching her homework and accompanying her. Until Tingting went to bed, she still sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her sleepy little face.

She arranged the pillow for her, brushed the hair all over her face, and at the same time, gently, gently, she sang a hypnotic song for her:

"The night is deep, the people are quiet, the little birds have stopped whispering, all the sounds are silent, the four fields are silent, the little people close their eyes, the wind is thin, the dream soul is gentle, may the smile last on your lips! ——”

The child opened her eyes and looked at Fang Siying again dimly, she yawned and said inarticulately, "Teacher, you are like my mother!" ”

Closing her eyes, she fell asleep. Fang Siying bent down, kissed her forehead, and sang the following two lines: "Sleep, sleep, don't be frightened, protect you, your mother!" ”

The child fell asleep. She tucked the quilt around her and placed the doll in the crook of her arm. Then she stood by the bed, looking at her quietly, tears blurring her vision, the child's face seemed to float in a mist, and after a long time, she quietly withdrew from the room and closed the door. So, she found Bai Peiwen leaning against the door, listening to her movements without moving. She looked at him silently, and then lowered her head, trying to bypass him and go back to her room, but he stopped her.

"Silk Lingering!" He whispered, "Say something!" Lose your temper for your grievances! Don't be so silent. All right? ”

She was silent, and two tears crept down her cheeks and fell.

She gently shook off him and walked towards her door, and he didn't stop her again, just leaned there like that, with a look of pain and forgiveness. She walked into her room, turned around, and said in a low voice, "Goodbye!" ”

She didn't dare to look at him again, and soon, she closed the door.

§ Chapter XXVI

In the middle of the night, Fang Siying lay flat on the bed, staring at the ceiling, stunned. On the carpet beside her, her suitcase was open, and all her clothes were neatly packed. She was ready to say goodbye again, but when it was time to leave, she hesitated. She couldn't leave quietly with her suitcase, and besides, the course of righteousness had to continue, and her former dormitory had already been assigned to someone else. If she wanted to leave, she had to go to the hostel first, then rent a room to live in, and go to Zhengxin classes as usual every day. But, in this way, will Bai Peiwen spare her?

"Oh, how complicated and confusing it all is!"

Her eyes were dry and dry, she thought. This family, after such a strong insult and expulsion from Erin, where can she still be allowed to stand? Leaving has become a top priority, she can no longer worry about Tingting, and she can't do further research. Yes, she had to go, she had to leave before Erin returned! Otherwise, she must have faced a series of deeper and heavier humiliations! She couldn't hesitate, she had no choice! The hostess has already ordered you to be evicted, you have to go!

She stood up, staring at the box on the ground for a moment, and finally, she let out a long sigh. Closing the box, she put it in the corner of the room, what kind of box did she care? She could have arranged everything and then come and pick up the box, even if she didn't want it, it didn't matter, she was no longer the poor girl she used to be, and she still had enough money in her bank passbook. She put on her coat, picked up her handbag, and involuntarily, she looked at the roses on the bedside table, and was in a trance, back to that night ten years ago, that miserable stormy night! This is the second time she has been banished by the family! Scold! Bai Peiwen, Bai Peiwen, how she has no connection with this name! Her eyes were hazy.