Tranquility is not better than the eye of the typhoon, and self-binding may not be self-cocooning.

The holiday season came quietly, and after half a year's preoccupation, I had long forgotten the state of being drunk like mud. Sitting on the beach not far from the door of my house and looking at Jingjing's elongated reflection in the sunset, I have to sigh that time flies, and once upon a time my reflection was left on that beach.

The familiar footsteps came from far and near, and I didn't have to look back to know who it was.

"What are you thinking about sitting alone after you haven't come back for so long?" Liu Suxi sat lightly on the other side of the bench.

"Homesick."

The sunset slowly sinks into the far end of the sea, but the light shines brighter as it sinks. Liu Suxi and I didn't say anything on the bench, just quietly enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the sunset, until the starry sky replaced the afterglow, leaving a dark blue where the sea and sky met.

"Are you feeling better?" Liu Suxi's faint voice.

"I can't hold the steering wheel yet."

"Can't help Jingjing build a sandcastle?" She smiled faintly.

"But you can."

As soon as the words fell, Liu Suxi slowly got up and walked towards the beach. The starry sky, the beach, a back stretched by time, I have to rekindle my memories, and I can't help but sigh how nice it would be if he was still alive.

This year's Spring Festival is not much different from the past, except that some changes are that after so many years, this is my most sober Spring Festival holiday. I woke up after a few years in a coma during the Spring Festival last year, I was at a low point in my life, drunkenness became the only evidence that I was alive, and everything else could not fit into my heart until my little sun gave me hope to continue to pursue life.

"How is Auntie's condition lately?" I asked casually on the way home.

"Recently, it has been relatively stable, probably during the Chinese New Year, my aunt and relatives came to visit the house, and I felt much better when I had more reunions." Liu Suxi was relaxed, but her voice was still very thin.

"After the Chinese New Year, I will go to the Special Administrative Region for a comprehensive inspection, and we can't delay it for too long."

"I can't persuade her, I don't even want to go anywhere for the New Year, she said she just wants to stay at home." Liu Suxi shook her head helplessly.

"If you need anything, just say it, I can help you, I will definitely help you." For her, I have tried my best to do what Liu Yi can do, and I am also obligated to do it.

"Well, thank you."

I was about to reply, but Jingjing interrupted me by tugging at my fingers, "Dad, buy me a toy." ”

"Why do I want to buy toys for you?" I deliberately accentuated the tone of the word help.

"Because you just said that if you can help, you will definitely help, and if you help my sister, you will definitely help me, right?" Jingjing showed a little cunning, but still innocent smile.

"Giggles..."Liu Suxi covered her mouth and let out a laugh that was characteristic of her childhood.

I suddenly had the feeling of going back to the past, and looked at Liu Suxi, who had not had time to accept the smile next to me, with surprised and even somewhat surprised eyes.

"What? Look at me with strange eyes. She asked, widening her eyes.

"It's nothing," I turned my face to Jingjing, who was holding hands, "Let's go, go buy a toy for you, and by the way, buy a toy for your sister, I remember when she was a kid she liked fluffy bears, what about you?" ”

"Then I'll have a fluffy bear too!" Jingjing jumped happily.

"Giggles..."Liu Suxi let out that clear laugh again.

As the seventh day of the Lunar New Year approaches, the holiday season is coming to an end, and the investigation of the Special Administrative Region Bureau has been speeding up accordingly, and my vacation has just begun. Occasionally, the smart watch will vibrate, and my wrist will tremble slightly, and even my heart will ripple, and there is no connection to the information on the phone, and those messages are unique, but the downside is that I can't reply, in addition to flashing the green dot that belongs to me on the screen map, she will also respond to the flickering of the same frequency. When I turn off the screen, it's like nothing happened, but I have a casual smile on my face.

"Lao Zhuang, what are you smiling at?" At the dinner table, my group of friends from their school days played endless jokes with each other.

I turned off the screen of the smart watch and smiled, and I quickly buried my head in the food, almost choking.

"I heard that you have earned a lot of money working in the SAR recently, and you can also introduce us to any good jobs." A tablemate who was fat when I was a child and grew fatter asked me about it.

"A security company."

"Security company? Do security companies earn a lot? The female classmate with heavy makeup wiped her mouth, and her over-cut double eyelids seemed too huge.

"Security company." I say it again.

"Security company, security company, security company, what?" The fat man couldn't figure it out, but I didn't bother to explain it anymore.

"Security is to guard the door, security is to watch the door for the rich, understand?" In the past, the thin man who had a low grade, but now has a small success in business, explained to everyone present.

I didn't speak, but I wanted to see what I would explain in the end. Seeing that I didn't say anything, everyone stopped guessing, and everyone began to gossip again.

"Brother, is it dangerous for the security company to work?" Liu Suxi, who was sitting next to me, said suspiciously, I have never told my family about my work, including Liu Suxi.

Slightly stunned, I turned my head to look at Liu Suxi beside me, "It's okay, it's much better than being a soldier in the border army." ”

"Oh~" her expression was skeptical, but she didn't ask any more.

"Don't let your aunt know the details of the hand injury, I lied to her and said that she was accidentally stabbed by the door, and there is no need to worry about it if it is almost healed." I whispered to Liu Suxi.

"Lao Zhuang, come and continue drinking." The thin man has been mixing in society for a long time, and the amount of alcohol is about to catch up with me.

"My brother had an injured hand, and the doctor didn't allow him to drink too much." Liu Suxi was still a faint voice, but her tone could not be questioned.

"It's okay, I've been afraid of him at some point." I raised my glass and went straight to him.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone began to talk nonsense, Liu Suxi felt bored, "Brother, I'll go back first, my mother is home alone, I don't worry." ”

"Okay, I'll send you." Pushing away the chair behind me, I got up first.

"This is leaving?" The fat man asked.

"Let's go, we'll meet next time." After some pleasantries, I said goodbye to the party.

The night is not too deep, and the small town in my hometown is still awake.

"I'm going back to the SAR tomorrow, and if my aunt changes her mind, you can take her over for a full examination, I hope it's just a misdiagnosis." Along the way, Liu Suxi was silent and didn't say a word, it is impossible to have nothing to worry about at this time.

"Well, I'll persuade her before school starts." Liu Suxi softly agreed.

The sea breeze greeted the taxi outside the courtyard of the community, and the fallen leaves rolled up a burst of dust, "It's so windy, just walk in." ”

Rustling...

I didn't pay much attention to the annoying sound again, just covered my eyes with my right hand to block out some dust. There was a strange car parked on the side of the road with a brick wall outside the community, and there were clearly people sitting inside. I paid a little attention to the movement of people and cars, maybe it was the rustling sound that made me nervous, maybe it was the unfamiliar car that made me reflexively vigilant. But when I think about it, I wasn't in the job of protecting Li Xiaoai, so it should just be my delusion.

"What's wrong? Suddenly so nervous? Liu Suxi was also blown away by the wind and couldn't open her eyes, but she still noticed my abnormality.

I soothed my tone and pretended to be nothing, pushing open the half-hidden iron gate of the community, "It's nothing, let's go in." ”

The residents in the community are not scattered, there are people shuttling in the yard from time to time, and the old houses scattered upstairs and downstairs are also lit, there is no reason why there will be danger in this kind of place. Liu Suxi and I have lived here since we were children, and almost all of the people in the community are acquaintances who have met in person, and everyone who doesn't know each other will be wary.

Rustling...