When Chen Xu woke up, it was almost dark, and his headache was relieved, but his mouth was very dry. I got up and wanted to drink water, but as soon as I sat up, I saw a cup on the cabinet at the head of the bed, and a note pressed underneath.

He took out a note, and looked at it with a little light from the window, "This is the sour plum soaked water that grandma prepared for you, saying that it can relieve hangover, remember to drink it when you wake up." ”

With a smile on his face, he put the note in his pocket, picked up the cup, it was still warm, and he drank it all in one gulp, and felt much better.

Putting the cup away, he got up and pulled the door open and walked out.

There were no lights on outside, and there was no one. Going down the stairs, there was no one in the living room on the first floor, only a small night light on.

This house was built by two uncles a few years ago, and it is very newly renovated, and it is not worse than the house in the city. It's just that my grandmother is used to being thrifty, and she is often reluctant to turn on the lights.

There was a conversation from the kitchen, he walked over, and saw that everyone was in the kitchen, and Yang Jinxia and his grandmother were sitting at a low table, choosing vegetables. There is also a third aunt standing in front of the stove to stir-fry.

"You're awake." Yang Jinxia saw him and asked, "Does your head still hurt?" ”

"Much better. Thank you for the sour plum water. Chen Xu said and shouted, "Third aunt." ”

The third aunt smiled, "You kid is a thief enough, you are silent, and you have such a beautiful girlfriend." Even your mother hid it, so she secretly brought it back to your grandmother. ”

As soon as Chen Xu heard it, she knew that it was over, she must have called her mother. In the evening, my mother would call me and ask, but he didn't know how to explain.

Drinking is really a mistake, if he wasn't drunk, how could he be so reckless and bring Yang Jinxia to his grandmother.

Yang Jinxia on the side explained, "Third aunt, you misunderstood, in fact, we are not that kind of relationship yet. ”

"Really?" The third aunt glanced at the two of them with ambiguous eyes, smiled and didn't say anything more.

Chen Xu can only think in a good direction, with her explanation, there is at least one reason to shirk from her mother.

After a while, the meal was ready and brought to the dining table in the living room.

Chen Xu turned on the light, turned off the night light, and began to set the dishes and chopsticks.

After everyone sat down, the third aunt took out a glass bottle from under the TV cabinet and asked Yang Jinxia, "Do you want to drink some rice wine, this is brewed by Chen Xu's grandmother, specially for women in confinement, I secretly kept two bottles." ”

Yang Jinxia said, "I can't drink too high. ”

"The degree is very low, I'll pour a little, you try." The third aunt took out a small cup and poured her a small half cup.

Yang Jinxia picked it up and tasted it, only to feel that the taste was soft, and immediately liked it, and said, "Sweet, delicious." ”

Chen Xu reminded her, "Don't drink too much, although the alcohol content is not high, but the stamina is quite large." ”

The third aunt asked him, "Do you want to have some?" ”

"No, you don't." Chen Xu shook his head, he drank too much wine today, and now he wants to vomit when he smells the wine.

The four of them chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was very warm. Grandma seemed very happy, and frequently served Chen Xu vegetables and asked him to eat more.

Before the meal was finished, Chen Xu's mother's phone called, he put down his chopsticks, walked outside with his mobile phone, and then connected.

On the phone, his mother asked Yang Jinxia about it vigorously, and it took him a lot of words to deal with it. By the way, I even beat it, so that my mother canceled the blind date after the year.

After hanging up the phone, he felt that he was so witty.

When I go home next year, I just make an excuse and say that they have broken up, and the matter is over.

When he returned to the house, they had finished their meals, and the food was still for him. He sat down and continued eating, eating the rest of the dish. Then, take the dishes to the kitchen.

When he came out after washing the dishes, he heard Yang Jinxia's coquettish laughter and asked, "What are you talking about, so happy?" ”

Grandma smiled and said, "I'm looking at pictures of you when you were a child." ”

Chen Xu couldn't help but have a toothache when he saw Yang Jinxia holding an old-fashioned photo album in his hand, in that album, there were photos of him before he was seven years old, and there was a lot of black history in it.

He said helplessly, "What's so nice about this." ”

"It's pretty." Yang Jinxia's voice was a little sweeter than usual.

Chen Xu felt that something was wrong, and when he looked closely, he saw that her fair face was dyed with a layer of red, her eyes seemed to be full of water, and the smile on her face was obviously a hint of drunkenness.

He asked, "How much did you drink?" ”

"Not much."

Yes, it looks like he's drunk.

"Alright, I'll take you up to rest." Chen Xu took the photo album in her hand and saw that in the page opened, it was the one he was wearing open crotch pants when he was three years old.

He closed the album, placed it on the table, and pulled her to her feet.

After she got up, she stood a little unsteadily, and she looked a little dizzy, and said, "Grandma, third aunt, good night." ”

"Well, you guys should rest early, too." Grandma smiled with relief.

The third aunt advised, "Chen Xu, take good care of others, you know." ”

Chen Xu just didn't hear it, and helped her up the stairs, and after walking a few steps, her strength became weaker and weaker, and the whole weight was pressed on him. It wasn't easy to push hard, so he simply picked her up sideways.

Upstairs, he carried her to the room where he slept in the afternoon, put her on the bed, and said, "The conditions here are relatively simple, and you will rest for the night." ”

After that, it's time to leave.

"Don't go." Yang Jinxia grabbed him, her voice was soft and glutinous, with a little coquettishness, "It's dark here." ”

He said, "Then I'll turn the lights on." ”

This is a rural area, and there are no street lights on the road outside, and at night, if you don't turn on the lights, it will be dark everywhere. And it was very quiet, only a faint chirping sound could be heard.

"No, I want you to talk to me." She took his hand and pressed it to her face.

Chen Xu only felt that the tentacles were soft and hot, and said softly, "You're drunk." With his other hand, he turned on the nightlight plugged into the bedside, and the faint white light added a bit of a hazy atmosphere to the room.

Her supple hair naturally scattered on the pillow, revealing a smooth forehead, and her eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of water waves, and in the dim light, there was a light that he had never seen before.

His heart tightened all at once.

"Sleep."

After a few moments, he whispered, rubbing his thumb lightly against her face.

"I'm afraid." She closed her eyes and whispered.

Chen Xu's voice was very soft, coaxing her to say, "It's okay, I'm here." ”

She muttered, "Promise me that you'll always be there for me." ”

Chen Xu wanted to say "good", but this word seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, and he couldn't say it.

In silence, she said like a dream, "I was once trapped in a cave, it was dark, it was cold, and it was quiet. I thought I was dead, but then my grandmother woke me up. I knew I was still alive. ”

"After that, I couldn't stay in the dark, and if it was too quiet and there was no one around, I would think I was dead. My grandmother was worried that I would never wake up after falling asleep one day, and would wake me up every day. When she fell ill, she hired someone to wake me up. ”

Her tone was calm, as if she was talking about someone else's business. Chen Xu listened, his heart felt like a stone was pressed, very heavy. He finally knew what was going on with her illness in the dream.

In the room, her murmuring continued to sound, "Until three months ago, I had a dream in which I dreamed of a man. When I wake up, I don't need to be woken up anymore. I knew that it must be because of the person in my dream that I had a reason to live. ”

"When I first met you, I had a feeling that you were him."

When Chen Xu heard this, his heart tightened, and he bent down and hugged her tightly.

At some point, she had reopened her eyes, pressed her right hand on the heart of his chest, felt the powerful heartbeat, and said faintly, "I know, we are not people of the same world. I don't know what day, they were separated. I just hope that here, forever, there will be my place......"

Chen Xu covered her mouth, "Don't say it." ”