It's just that more than ten years have passed, Liu Yi is gone, and at this time, his mother's body is finally unable to bear it due to repeated blows, Liu Suxi wants to keep this only relative, but what should she use to stay, there may be dreams in dreams, but the reality is still so cruel.

"Don't worry, where is Auntie's condition now?" Listening to her heartbroken cries cease for a moment, I wandered aimlessly down the night.

"No, not yet," she kept sobbing as she suppressed her throat, "Diagnosed, the hospital equipment in the city is not so good, the doctor told me to go to the big hospital for diagnosis." ”

I counted the days I last went back to see her, and it had been more than a month, "It's been so long." ”

After listening to my few words, Liu Suxi's crying became even more hoarse.

Walking in the dark night, the sea breeze makes you feel cold. Looking at the hollow at the end of the night, it seemed that she could see a small sailboat floating there forever on the sea in the dark night, and she wanted to dock, but the sea was boundless.

"I want to save my mother~brother~ what should I do..."Liu Suxi almost wailed in despair.

A girl who has just come of age is almost destroyed by life, and she should do her best for her only relative no matter what. But all this was supposed to be borne by Liu Yi, but I lost her brother. Through the phone, I could feel Liu Suxi's almost desperate pain, and my heart was also in pain.

"Xixi, listen to me, first take my aunt to the hospital here in the SAR for an examination." Standing on the edge of an empty street, I switched to the arm that held the phone only.

"But—" She was still out of breath.

"Don't worry about money first, I'm here, I'll be diagnosed first." I lowered my tone.

…

Maybe it's a little relieved, maybe it's crying to exhaustion, Liu Suxi's crying is not so intense, "No, my mother doesn't want to go to check, she said... She said she would leave the rest of the money and the house for me to study. What am I going to do... What to do..."

"Persuade her, I'll think of a way again." I said softly, "There will be a way, don't worry." ”

Liu Suxi's snort gradually lightened, although she would sobble twice from time to time, "Brother~ Are you coming back for the New Year?" ”

"I'm going to earn tuition for you and Jingjing, you must finish high school well, try your best to get into college, no matter where you are, I will provide you with a good finish of college." And Auntie's treatment, don't worry, I'm here. "I can finally talk about a few words about the beautiful vision of the future, isn't the year like this?

"But the treatment will take a lot of money..."

I interrupted her, "You don't have to worry about money, I said that I am here, when did I lie to you when I was a child, only Liu Yi, that kid often teases you, I haven't helped him." ”

"My brother~" Liu Suxi regained that gloomy tone, remembering the past

I took a deep breath and paused, "It's the New Year, remember to change into beautiful clothes for yourself, it's very hard to prepare for the college entrance examination, and in two days, I will bring my aunt to the Special Administrative Region and my brother will take you to eat delicious food." ”

"Okay, then~ Happy New Year." Liu Suxi finally raised her spirits.

"Happy New Year, good dreams."

I hung up the phone and took a deep breath and walked aimlessly in the quiet of the night. If you look up slightly, you can see the starlight in the deep ink like the tail flame of fireworks, which will never fade. It's past the early hours of the morning, it's the Chinese New Year's Eve of the Lunar New Year, and saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new is a beautiful hope for everyone, but why do I have inexplicable boredom in my heart?

There is an end to the wandering, and when I look up for the signs, I feel like I'm back to square one.

Across the road is the high-end hotel apartment where Li Xiaoai lives, and before I knew it, I was back where I had just left, and I shook my head self-deprecatingly, maybe subconsciously I still couldn't worry about her.

Her cherry blossom-like smile in the winter sea breeze just popped up in my mind so inadvertently, no matter how unreal it was, it was still beautiful and moving. I looked up at where she had fallen asleep, calm and serene. Maybe it was because I was half asleep and half awake from the wine, and at that moment, it seemed that some unfamiliar warmth rippled in my blood. I turned around and took a step in the direction I came.

The feeling of being stared at by the darkness was like ice, and the steps that had just taken seemed to be frozen in an instant, and the only trace of warmth in the body disappeared in an instant.

Rustling...

I looked around a little panickedly as the sound of the sea breeze scraping against the palm trees on the roadside, the dappled shadows of the trees swaying gently under the street lamps, and the familiar feeling of the rainforest appearing at such a quiet time.

Rustling...

There was nothing in the air except the salty smell of the seawater, and there was no wetness of the earth in the rainforest, but the feeling of being stared at in the dark could not fool me.

Before I knew it, my tank top, which was originally a little chilly, was oozing sweat stains, and my shirt was sticking to my back. The drunkenness dissipated, replaced by the calmness of falling into the cold wind. Looking around, there was nothing but the dead streets and the shadows of swaying trees, the fountain in front of the hotel apartment across the road was still spraying, and the security guards and doormen were a little drowsy in their crisp dresses.

Whose eyes are on me like a sharp knife? Rustling...

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

The smoke curling from my fingertips, maybe it's my delusion? Nothing is watching me? Wasn't the mysterious Indonesian traveler in the black buggy already assassinated? It should be the end of the story. A wild cat sprang out of the grass beside the road, stopped and barked at me, then crossed the road and disappeared across the road to the edge.

Except for the rustling sound, there was nothing unusual. Maybe I was too sensitive, I kept telling myself to take it easy, and after a while, the heart I was carrying was a little lowered, but tonight was destined to be sleepless. The 24-hour music restaurant next to the high-end hotel apartment was lit by ethereal candlelight, and it was long since empty, except for a yawning waiter, and I walked straight across the highway towards there.

I didn't dare venture too far away from her, sitting in the empty shop through the glass, the shadows of the swaying trees still faintly rustling.

Rustle, rustle...

The green dot on my smartwatch almost overlapped mine, and I turned off the screen and drank the brandy in front of me, the faint rustle of alcohol that I had grown accustomed to.

Unconsciously, I seemed to dream of the past, when Liu Yi and I were about to graduate from elementary school, but Liu Suxi was still in kindergarten, and the huge age gap did not make us have different moods about fireworks, but for her she seemed to be more excited than us. When I was a child, I didn't have much money for the New Year, and the fireworks and firecrackers that I could buy were at most the size of a fist, at that time, Liu Yi and I grabbed a small matchstick to light the small fireworks, and the fire rushed out of the small paper tube densely, and was soon engulfed by the endless night, but the light and shadow left in our eyes by the fire can be engraved in our memories for a long time. Of course, there is also Liu Suxi's giggling sound sitting on the far steps, crisp and refreshing, never mixed with any complicated depression.

The fragments of the dream turned over very quickly, and the next second I was already in high school, and at that time I would already be holding Xinrui's hand and running to the stairs of the city center square to enjoy the fireworks show held in the city not far away. Brilliant fireworks streaked across the sky, carving colorful light prints on the black background, bunches of them layered on top of each other, and bursts of joy resounded in my ears.

After another second, the world seemed hollowed out, and I was placed in the infinite darkness.

I took her hand and stood on the stairs looking up at the empty background, as if I felt a slow fall, a huge firework slowly rose from in front of me, the fire had rushed into the sky before it could bloom, for some reason the fireball that was supposed to be fleeting fell rapidly, getting closer and closer to me, it was falling, and the stairs were falling at the same time.

As I got closer, the fireball was coming towards me. I looked down in a panic, and the staircase in the firelight looked more like a metal staircase that had fallen out of control, and the end of the metal staircase was as black as hell. I knew it was from a memory in my head, but it was even more frightening, and I subconsciously grabbed the wrist of the person next to me and hugged her. Raise your head to see the hot fireball coming towards you, but the abyss beneath your feet is bottomless. I could feel the wrist in my palm trembling with fear, and I thought to myself, "Don't be afraid, I'm here." Then he jumped towards the other side of the metal staircase, the distance between the two stairs was somehow not shortened by rushing towards it, but continued to stretch under the huge fireball. It was too late, and we fell into the abyss.

I wanted to save her, but I really tried my best, and I fell so quickly that I buried my head helplessly trying to see her eyes, and just before I woke up, I finally saw the figure in my arms... It's her?

"Little love," I snapped out.

The light cut through everything, a little blinding, and the rustling outside the window was not diminished by the early morning breeze, but there was more of the roar of car engines in the background.

A familiar silhouette stood in front of my sofa chair with a crossed waist, not saying a word. The light was still a little harsh, and I tried to lift my eyes with my hands half-covered, but I couldn't make out her expression.

"Why did you sleep all night here?" Li Xiaoai frowned and said with concern.

I don't know why I heard her voice and felt a little glad in my heart, the dream just now was not real, I hope it was just an imaginary dream.

"Good morning." I blocked the light with the palm of my hand, and Li Xiaoai between my fingers gradually became clearer.

"You're still laughing? You stayed here all night last night? Li Xiaoai's red lips tightened slightly, and she said angrily, "Since you're here, you won't come up and knock on the door?" ”

"You're sleeping, why am I knocking on the door and going in, it's good to sleep here, it's much harder to be in the army than this before." I was a little incoherent, like a deliberate excuse.

"I messaged you last night, how did you reply to me?" She exclaimed.

"I wish you a good dream, I don't think I had a good dream last night." I got up slowly, still smiling, and for some reason I felt relieved to see her so energetic and angry.