The days that followed seemed to have begun to calm down, Ann gradually got used to Chu's existence, and Chu gradually adapted to the work and life of the new world, so that she would no longer be overwhelmed by the guests, and she would not be drunk every day when she came home.

However, the reputation of not being drunk at first was made in the store, and no matter how much the customers poured her wine, they never saw her drunk. Originally, the guests who thought they could get her drunk and then trick her home could only go home.

As for Ann, she had become strange during this time, always looking absentmindedly in the other direction when chatting with people, and no longer accepting invitations from female guests to go home with her, often declining with strange reasons.

You know, she didn't refuse to come before.

And now, she has almost become a homecoming who goes straight home after a shift.

This kind of day without too many waves lasted for a long time, whether it was a month or two months, I can't remember anymore.

In short, when they grew up, An and Chu had silently accepted each other.

Life should have been quiet like this, because that's what life is like most of the time.

But one day, Ann received a phone call.

It was a day off, and An was sitting on the sofa eating the breakfast she had prepared, watching the early morning times and morning news, like a mature middle-aged man.

At first, she was cleaning the room, and since she came, the work of sweeping and mopping the floor has naturally been handed over to her.

The phone on the table rang, and Ann glanced at it as she drank the porridge and frowned, it was a phone she wasn't very familiar with.

But she picked it up anyway, and it was her mother's neighbor in her hometown, and the voice on the other end of the phone was very soft, and the way she expressed it was very tactful.

But as the other party gradually explained his intentions, Ann's action of drinking porridge also stopped.

She listened silently, the curtains in the living room swayed, and the host on the morning news was still reporting on the recent change in the weather that was about to enter winter, reminding the public to keep warm.

Everything was the same as before, except for the message on the other end of the phone.

Ann remained silent until the person on the phone finished speaking.

She was silent for a long time before she answered softly.

"Well, okay, I see. ”

After hanging up, Ann put down her phone, and she sat at the table, with no expression on her calm face.

I only know that she lowered her eyes, as if she was thinking a lot.

"At the beginning, I'll go out for a while and come back later. ”

She said to Hatsu, who was sweeping the floor, got up from the couch, and walked out the door.

When I first saw Ann leave, I didn't have too many doubts in my heart.

She didn't know the contents of Ann's phone calls, and although she could hear them, she wouldn't eavesdrop on them without the summoner's permission.

But Ann looked no different than usual, so she wasn't too worried.

······

Ann left the house and wandered aimlessly down the street in her car.

Her eyes were a little blank, unfocused, and she didn't know what she was looking at.

Her mother died.

A phone call from a neighbor just now brought her such news.

Because of a minor or serious illness, her mother passed away quietly after a good night's sleep.

It's very plain and ordinary, just like the way most people die, but it comes too suddenly, and Ann even thought it was just a joke at first.

Because she left home early and came to live in the city alone, Ann's impression of her mother is still the same as when she was young and young.

It was a woman who raised her alone, strong, always smiling. The cooking is delicious, the housework is always neat, likes to be quiet, and the character is also very idyllic. She is rarely worried, because she always manages everything well by herself.

But because of this, she is rarely cared for and noticed. She is so strong, strong enough to carry the hardships and pressures of life alone, so strong that people can't see her tiredness when she smiles forever.

She was so independent, so independent that sometimes even Ann would ignore her and ignore her true thoughts.

Was she lonely when she left alone, not even her only child.

Ann thought about it and slowly stopped the car on the side of the road.

“······”

Sitting in the car, Ann silently looked at the road ahead, she thought that she would not be sad, because people always die, it is nothing more than a matter of time or time.

But she found that she seemed wrong.

It's like she found out that her mother wasn't so strong before.

In the evening, it rained in the city.

On the way, pedestrians who had just gotten off work hurriedly braved the rain to go home, with a look of bad luck on their faces.

Ann hadn't come back yet, so she stood by the window and looked at the rainy city outside, and took an umbrella in the living room.

She was going to find Ann, it wasn't difficult, she just had to follow Ann's breath to find it.

······

The rain became heavier and heavier, and when I first found An, I was in a park.

Night had completely fallen, and the not-so-bright street lamps flickered lonely.

An Zheng was sitting on a bench, his hair and clothes had been soaked by the rain, his face was pale, and his eyes were red.

She had a can of beer in her hand and scattered cans at her feet.

Ann's mood seems to be very bad, and although Chu can't feel the summoner's thoughts through the contract, she can feel a little.

Chu walked over.

The sound of raindrops falling on the ground and leaves was all in her ears, and the sound of footsteps suddenly walking in made Ann look up.

Watching the first umbrella come by.

She tugged at her mouth and laughed, and said in a hoarse voice, "You're here." ”

"Did something happen?" Hatsu asked, standing beside Ann.

Ann didn't answer her, just put down the beer in her hand, patted the seat next to her casually and said.

"Sit. ”

Chu sat down, just as Ann had asked her before, keeping a little distance between the two, just enough to cover her under the umbrella.

"Sit closer. Ann looked at Chu and said softly.

Chu was slightly stunned and hesitated, but still sat closer.

Then Ann hugged her, red eyes.

Her hands clasped her body as if she were afraid that she would run away, and buried her face in her chest, so that she could not see her expression clearly.

This sudden movement frightened Hatsu, and she sat motionless, not knowing what to do.

In the rain, the sound was noisy.

But after a while, Chu heard a whimper from the person in his arms.

"Woo······"

Ann's body trembled slightly, she pursed her lips, but tears couldn't stop sliding from the corners of her eyes.

Finally she couldn't hold it anymore and cried loudly.

She cried so helplessly, like a little girl who had been abandoned.

In the cry, Chu gradually came back to his senses.

Looking blankly at the person in her arms, she slowly stretched out a hand, put it on her back, patted it gently, silently, and comforted the other party.

It's just wonderful.

Ann cried, thinking that it was good that she wasn't left alone.

It's great that someone else will come to you······

Warm tears continued to flow down her face, wetting the clothes on her chest, becoming the only temperature left in this rainy night.