Early the next morning.

After Liu Zhiyue finished breakfast, he was ready to leave with Zhou Shiyan.

Originally, Liu Changqing planned to send them to the station, but Liu Zhiyue rejected his father's proposal, and after cleaning up a little, he left the house with Zhou Shiyan.

But...... After leaving, the two did not go to the station immediately.

But...... After taking a taxi, I came to a small community.

Liu Zhiyue wanted to meet someone before leaving.

Arrive at your destination.

When Liu Zhiyue took Zhou Shiyan upstairs along the stairs that had been walked many times, the figures of the two appeared in front of an anti-theft door.

Stand in the doorway.

After hesitating for a while, Liu Zhiyue still chose to raise his hand and knock on the door.

"Bang bang."

After three knocks on the door, I heard movement from inside the house.

It didn't take long for the door to open.

But what made Liu Zhiyue feel strange was that the person who opened the door was not the person he wanted to see, but a girl he didn't know.

Looks like...... The age is about the same as his sister.,There's a bookish air on the head of a student.,The appearance is a little ordinary.,It gives people the feeling of classmates that are very common in high school.。

To put it simply, it's a bit of a public face.

Seeing that it was a stranger who opened the door, Liu Zhiyue was obviously a little puzzled, but before he could ask, he saw the person he wanted to see through behind the other party.

Li Wanran.

His biological mother.

And Li Wanran, who was standing behind the girl, obviously had a stunned process when she saw the two people outside the door, and after she reacted, she looked a little happy and hurriedly came to the door.

Took the doorknob from the girl's hand and opened the security door that had just been ajar completely.

His eyes stayed on his son's face, and after a long time, he looked at Zhou Shiyan beside him.

The two looked at each other.

Zhou Shiyan said hello.

"Hello aunt."

"Hmmm......"

responded to Zhou Shiyan, and then Li Wanran looked at her son who was standing in front of her.

asked.

"Why are you here, isn't school starting?"

“……”

did not answer the other party's inquiry, Liu Zhiyue instead glanced at the girl standing beside her.

He asked.

"Who is this?"

"She lives downstairs and I'm bored at home...... Just let her come up and talk to me. ”

"Really......"

Hearing Li Wanran's response, Liu Zhiyue didn't say anything, but simply responded.

And all of this was seen by Chi Xiaoxiao.

Although she is not very old, she can also see it...... The relationship between the two doesn't seem to be very good, and in this bad situation, all she can think about is to leave this place.

didn't think much about it, and when the atmosphere became a little silent, Chi Xiaoxiao opened his mouth to break the stalemate.

turned his head to look at Li Wanran beside him and whispered.

"That'...... I'll go back first, I'll come back later when I have time......"

"Well, thank you for talking to me for so long."

"Don't say that...... I'm pretty bored at home myself. ”

Hehe smiled, and then Chi Xiaoxiao walked out of the door slightly embarrassed and walked downstairs.

After the other party left, Liu Zhiyue didn't say anything.

took Zhou Shiyan's hand and walked in.

He closed the door behind him.

After doing all this, he glanced at Li Wanran in front of him, and after his eyes stayed on her for a while, he looked to the side again.

He asked.

"New Jobs...... Are you still used to it? ”

Such words came out of his mouth.

And Li Wanran immediately responded after hearing this.

"Well, that's good......"

“……”

Hearing this, Liu Zhiyue looked at the side, and returned to Li Wanran's body at this moment, with some complexity in his eyes.

In his impression, Li Wanran is by no means what she looks like now.

As her biological mother, Li Wanran in her memory should be a high-minded look, not the one who chats with a little girl because she is bored.

Let alone...... The words thank you were heard from her mouth.

So much has happened over the years......

After my grandmother was imprisoned, the kind of life she used to live was gone.

From my father's mouth...... It seems that there is no trace of my grandfather's inheritance......

It's hard to believe that she's used to living that kind of privileged life...... What was the mood at that time?

looked at his son in front of him, and his son's girlfriend on the side.

Li Wanran was a little hesitant.

Eventually, he asked.

"Your dad ......"

"I'm very happy."

"Really...... Happy......"

Before he finished asking, Liu Zhiyue was the first to reply.

This is not the first time Liu Zhiyue has answered this question she asked.

Every time he came over, he was asked the same question.

The biological mother who used to pay little attention to her father, I don't know why...... began to gradually become interested in him.

Can...... It was too late.

Liu Zhiyue's feelings for the person in front of him are particularly complicated.

On the one hand, she is her own biological mother.

Although he did not leave himself with a good response, the bits and pieces of the time he used to get along with each other were deeply imprinted in his mind and indelible.

But...... The pain that the other party has brought to him is also real.

Long ago, Liu Zhiyue felt cold about her.

It would have been going on forever, if it hadn't been for ......

"How's your health, is it better?"

"It's so much better...... Although occasionally I still have headaches. ”

Bowing his head slightly, Li Wanran stretched out his hand and touched his forehead with his fingertips.

Bowing his head, he said silently.

"But...... No big problem, by the way, are you two going home for the holidays? ”

"Well, it's been a day since I went home on weekends."

"Then your dad ......"

"He's fine, he's quit smoking, he's stopped drinking, he's been busy with the company, but he goes home every day."

“……”

Looking at Li Wanran, who was silent, Liu Zhiyue chose to open the topic.

"Have you eaten in the morning?"

"Ate some ......"

"Eat well and pay more attention to your physical ......"

As he spoke, Liu Zhiyue paused for a moment, and then continued.

"One man...... Be good too. ”

"Zhiyue ......"

Li Wanran obviously still had something to say, but Liu Zhiyue didn't continue to say this to the other party, and hurriedly interrupted the other party.

"That'...... The two of us went first, and we had to catch the train. ”

"Leave so early...... Don't sit for a while? ”

"Nope."

Swinging his head slightly, after speaking, Liu Zhiyue reached out and opened the door that had just closed not long ago.

led a silent Zhou Shiyan out of the house.

Seeing this scene, Li Wanran also hurriedly followed and came to the door.

Looking at the action of the two of them about to go downstairs, he subconsciously shouted.

"Zhiyue!"

"What's wrong?"

“……”

looked at his own son who stopped and turned his head to look.

She was silent for a long time.

After speaking again, he said something like this.

"Next time...... Are you still coming? ”

"Hmm."

With a simple hum, Liu Zhiyue then took Zhou Shiyan and walked downstairs.

And Li Wanran was standing at the door.

Looking at the backs of the two......

Until, completely disappearing from their sight.

I don't know how long it took for Li Wanran to close the door.

Subsequently...... Silently, she walked back to the bedroom.

sat on the edge of the bed.

Looking at the picture that was placed on the bedside table.

Looking at the ...... The man who was smiling very happily.

I was very happy......

Liu Changqing......

What is regret?

The former Li Wanran may not understand.

But now she ...... Apparently clear.

Regret......

That's how she feels right now.

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