"Let's go inside." Finally, he spoke first. The wind was cold, and he felt cold in his heart, and it was cold to his bones.

She didn't move.

He stood beside her, but the feeling of powerlessness that had taken hold of him when he faced her last night.

"Tang Tang." Fu Gan called her out loud.

She finally turned her face and looked at him.

She turned around, and he followed.

It seemed like a long, long time ago, that he had followed her like this, and walked that short road—not a road, in fact, it was just a way out of his room, walking on the verandah with red columns and green railings—such a short distance, it did not take a minute, but he felt that it was the longest road he had ever walked in his life. Her footsteps, again and again, stepped on the bluestone floor tiles, and also stepped on his heart......

He leaned against the door, and the pain in his legs and back was getting worse and worse - I don't know if it was going to change, or if he had just been blowing in the cold wind for too long, or if he just needed some pain in order to transfer the love from the bottom of his heart.

He watched Tang Tang silently pick up his coat and put it on. She came in a hurry, and she didn't bring anything with her. Stimulated by the cold air flow outside, she sneezed twice in a row. She subconsciously touched her pockets, but the handkerchief and tissues were the same, the tip of her nose was cold, I don't know if it was sweat or what, she looked around. A handkerchief was handed to him. She ignored it. Turning around, I found the tissue box. He took her by the hand, pressed the handkerchief in her palm, looked her in the eyes, and said, "I know, you, are no longer my responsibility." But, Tang Tang, that person, did he take it? ”

He held her wrist.

She snatched the hand.

He didn't budge.

There was a hint of panic in her eyes.

In the flash of lightning, he seemed to realize something, and he moved her sleeve up two inches, and almost at the same time as he saw her wrist, his hand let go, and from his chest escaped a sound that seemed to sigh, but more like a roar—the watch...... The "life and life" he gave her! She's still wearing it! Still wearing...... However, he had noticed that the few times they met before, her wrists were empty!

Li Yaotang pushed him away fiercely, quickly retracted his hand, covered his wrist, and also covered the watch on his wrist.

Fu Gan's eyes were already red.

In the next moment, he stretched out his arm and held her firmly in his arms.

"I'm sorry, Tangtang."

For several days, Li Yaotang lived in a courtyard. During the day, she stayed in her father's office. Her father worked and she quietly flipped through her books; In her free time, she would talk to her father. At night, she still slept in her old room. I hadn't slept in that bed for many years, but I lay down and slept until dawn. She thought she was too tired.

The uncle came to see his father, and when he saw this situation, he joked that Tang Tang had grown and pulled it back, which was not like thirty, like thirteen.

Li Yaotang smiled, "Uncle, you still remember that I am thirty years old, and I don't even ...... to say it."

Li Yaotang's uncle laughed and nodded at her, "Well, I knew you were waiting for your uncle here." Didn't Uncle just return to China? Get! Find a day, just Tang Tang and Uncle, Uncle to make up for his birthday, how about it? ”

Li Yaotang grabbed his neck from behind the uncle and smiled affectionately, "No need to ......"

"Don't use it again?" Uncle held her arm, pretending to be surprised. At the end of his nose, there is a fresh and elegant fragrance, which makes him feel warm. He glanced at his younger brother and raised his eyebrows proudly-Li Yaotang grew up beside him since he was a child, and he was much closer to him. Li Jili laughed silently.

"I don't have to." Li Yaotang smiled.

Li Jili patted the seat next to him, asked Li Yaotang to sit down, and asked, "Where is Xiao Tie?" ”

Li Yaotang thought for a moment, "Oh. ”

"Oh?"

"Oh...... Haven't called today. She said. These days, he gets up in the morning and calls her. Knowing that he was busy, she didn't tell him about his father's condition.

At this time, the phone she put on the table rang, picked it up, and whispered, "What is it?" ”

Li Jili laughed, raised his chin, and motioned for her to answer the phone.

"Hello?" She was sitting in this position, and the sun was shining in, it was almost noon, the sun was just right, and her body was warm, "Hmm...... Well...... What the? When? ”

Brother Li Jili watched the relaxed expression on Li Yaotang's face gradually replaced by tightness, and couldn't help frowning at the same time. I only heard Li Yaotang say: "...... I ......" she glanced at her father, hesitation in her tone. Li Jili immediately beckoned, and she said into the phone, "Wait, Dad has something to tell you." Li Yaotang stood up and handed the phone to his father. Then I heard my father ask He Yu a few words, and finally said, "Tang Tang will go over immediately...... Yes, that's how it should be...... Let Tang Tang greet us...... In this way, you also pay attention to your body...... Good bye. He handed the phone back to Li Yaotang.

Li Jili asked, "What?" ”

"Liu Yingyu has just passed away." Li Jili said, "The first few days of Granny Tangtang have passed. ”

"Tangtang, your mother-in-law has gone, you can't not go."

Li Yaotang hesitated.

"Go ahead." Uncle also said, "You should go." ”

Li Yaotang knows. He Yu said on the phone that Liu Shu had lost control of his emotions in the past few days, and he even threw himself aside, and he couldn't care about it at all. Thinking of this, she felt a tug in her heart...... She looked at her father.

Li Jili understood what she meant, "You haven't gotten tired of watching Dad for the past few days?" ”

"Dad!"

"I'll be back in just a day or two. In the past two days, Dad is also going out, can you still go on a business trip with Dad? Li Jili smiled.

"Auntie can go to a meeting with you, why can't I go on a business trip with Dad?" Li Yaotang remembered that night, but his heart was still awkward, and he couldn't help but say.

Li Jili listened and said, "Look, our Tangtang is going to eat Peiyi's vinegar." ”

"Uncle!"

"I'm still here to say, hurry up and go, the sooner you go, the better." Li Jili didn't mean to joke this time. When Li Yaotang saw it, he didn't say much, stood there, and stomped his feet lightly.

"Dad, take care of your body; Uncle, I'm leaving. ”

Li Jili waved his hand.

Li Yaotang pouted, came over and touched his cheek, waved to the uncle, and hurriedly left.

Listening to the sound of her high heels tapping on the stone floor, the brothers breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"How can they deal with it?" Li Jili asked.

"With the adults over there, there should be no problem." Li Jiren's tone was light. He told Li Yaotang that he was transiting in Hong Kong, but in fact, he was empty for a day, just for the Liu family. said that it was the Liu family's business, but it was actually the He family's business. With the connections he has accumulated over the years, he hopes to help Liu Shu and He Chuan win the most advantageous position in Liu Yingyu's family after Liu Yingyu's death. This is also the favor he took the opportunity to return to the He family. Thinking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "How are you?" ”

"Isn't that good?" Li Jili smiled.

"My old bones are still being beaten, and you are not allowed to run ahead of me."

"Okay."

"Tang Tang looks frightened." Li Jiren sighed.

Li Jili thought of her daughter's appearance and didn't say anything.

Perhaps, thanks to this disease.

……

The plane stopped steadily, Li Yaotang looked out of the porthole, and on the tarmac, there were several people standing next to a black car. She carefully recognized: the one she didn't know should be the driver; Old Han is looking up; He Yu, he was holding a little girl in a black skirt in his hand...... Li Yaotang picked up the black long coat from the seat, and something slipped out of the coat pocket and fell to the ground, she lowered her head, it was her watch.

She bent down and clutched her watch in her palm.

It seems that the tight hug is still ...... She shook her head, still tucking her watch into her pocket. The cabin door had opened, and she walked out quickly. There was a thin line of rain outside, and the flight attendant opened her umbrella, but she refused. Walked down the gangway quickly.

"Little aunt!" Jumping had already broken free of He Yu's hand and ran in her direction.

Li Yaotang bent down, hugged Jumping in his arms, and then hugged him. The snow-white velvet in the little girl's hair pierced her eyes and made her almost cry. hugged Hopping tightly, at this moment, I only had time to hug her tightly......

He Yu walked over and took the jump to the crook of his arm. When he got to the car and sat down, he looked at her with a plain face and dark eyes, and said softly: "It's the road." I'm probably going to see a lot of people these days, and it's going to be tiring. ”

She nodded.

Jumping and snuggling in her arms, she hugged and danced, stroking the top of her hair, thinking that during the New Year, the family gathered together and listened to Gangchuan teach jumping and reading: big head, big head, don't worry about rain, people have umbrellas, I have big heads...... Liu Shu trembled with laughter on the side. I don't know how Liu Shu is facing the pain of losing his father at this time?

He Yu was looking out of the car, and when she leaned over, He Yu glanced sideways, and it turned out that she had fallen asleep at some point. He lowered himself slightly, allowing her to lean more comfortably. Hopping in her arms, she was in his...... He thought: What kind of moment is this?

After the funeral, Li Yaotang went back to school for a meeting. The week before school starts the regular work meeting, nothing special. After the meeting, the leaders and colleagues exchanged pleasantries and were busy. Li Yaotang received his own class schedule. Her workload in the new semester is a bit heavy, and the undergraduates, graduate students, the outer courtyard of the college, the campus, and the branch campus area seem to be miscellaneous.

Suning carried her own one and bared her teeth. Li Yaotang knew what she meant. She was no better than herself.

"Even on Saturdays! I'm really going crazy......" Suning's mouth was like a machine gun, "Lao Du said that two teachers are on maternity leave this semester, and four are going to take maternity leave, and no one is available, so let's bite the bullet." I said I'm going to take maternity leave, too! ”

Li Yaotang glanced at her, "Advance? Suning doesn't even have a male friend, and he never talks about "only" men. On maternity leave? Deliberately angry dean.

Sure enough, Suning snorted angrily and said, "Do you know what Lao Du said? ”

"How?"

"If you have the ability, you will take a break tomorrow!"

Li Yaotang laughed and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"I'll leave it there in the garden. I'm going to go shopping. Are you going home? Suning complained and seemed to feel a little more comfortable.

"Nope. I've got a little bit of something to do. ”

"Hmm." Suning responded, "Look at you, you can see that you're fat." ”

"Is there one?" Li Yaotang touched his face. The mother-in-law asked Aunt Zhao to make soup for her every day, maybe it was effective.

"I think it's a little bit. Grow a little bit of meat. I just don't grow meat by eating dry. But I don't look good in any piece of clothing. Suning is nicknamed "Matchstick", thin and shaking, and hates people to lose weight the most.