Chapter 18 Part-time Jobs
After finishing the meal, Lu Haotian and Wu Gang stayed in the guest room of Chen Xing's house, and after listening to Wu Gang's meaning, they would return to the capital tomorrow morning. From beginning to end, Lu Haotian did not mention Lu Yixue, and he didn't seem to have any plans to see her. Chen Xing sent Lu Haotian into the room, told him to have a good rest, and planned to quit, but was stopped by Lu Haotian. "Xiaoxing, sit with Uncle Lu for a while."
"Okay Uncle Lu" Chen Xing retreated and sat on the chair in the bedroom.
"Xiaoxing, are you interested in Xiaoyu? Lu Haotian stared at Chen Xing with burning eyes, and his hands crossed in front of him tightened unconsciously.
"Uncle Lu, I won't tell you, I don't know what kind of feelings I have for Xiaoyu? Maybe it's what you guessed, or maybe it's purely the love between brother and sister, just like I did to Xiaoxue. It's just that Chen Xing paused, and then continued, "Xiaoyu is weaker than Xiaoxue, and it looks like it needs more protection." Hearing Chen Xing say this, Lu Haotian's heart moved, his crossed hands were released, and he asked tentatively, "What about Xiaoyu?" ”
"Hey" Chen Xing lowered his head lonely, exuding a trace of disappointment all over his body, "Xiaoyu is much colder than Xiaoxue, she doesn't accept anyone's kindness, she is only willing to stay by herself."
The corners of Lu Haotian's eyebrows curled, and the smile returned to his face, "She has that temperament, but she is not bad in nature, and she still needs you to take care of it."
"Well, I'll try my best, Uncle Lu," Chen Xing replied with a sigh. The two chatted for a few more minutes, and Lu Haotian asked Chen Xing to go back to rest. The moment Chen Xing closed the door, he suddenly put away the smile on his face, and with a chill all over his body, he secretly scolded the old fox.
Lu Haotian waited for Chen Xing to return to the room and knocked on Mo Yu's door again, and Mo Yu invited Lu Haotian into the room. "Xiaoyu, I apologize to you for Xiaoxue, if there is a next time, I will personally escort her back to the capital." Mo Yu lowered her head and did not respond, Lu Haotian's words confirmed her guess, and she slandered Chen Xing's big tongue. "Xiaoyu, you... Are you still used to living here? ”。 Mo Yu didn't think too much about Lu Haotian's question, she wanted to say that she was not used to it, she wanted to move out and find a place to live by herself, but in the end she only responded with two simple words "okay". "Oh, that's good" Lu Haotian's eyes flashed, and he was silent for a moment and said, "Xiaoyu, I came to find you and Xiaoxing this time, you... ”。 Mo Yu raised her head, Lu Haotian didn't say it, but she understood what he meant, she remembered the WeChat message Chen Xing sent her just now, and replied, "I don't like him as a person." However, his care for me and Lu Yixue is okay."
"Oh" Lu Haotian's eyes flashed slightly, and he no longer dwelled on this question. The two chatted without saying a word for a while, and Lu Haotian exited Mo Yu's room.
Sending Lu Haotian away, Mo Yu took out the new mobile phone that Chen Xing bought for her that was exactly the same as the previous one, and Chen Xing sent her a WeChat message: Uncle Lu will go to your room in a while, and he asked you what you think of me, and you said that you don't like me very much, but I take good care of you and Lu Yixue. Mo Yu has always been smart, but this time she really doesn't understand what Lu Haotian and Chen Xing are doing? Fortunately, she has an advantage that she doesn't want to think about if she doesn't understand it.
Early the next morning, Lu Haotian and Wu Gang left, which made Mo Yu breathe a sigh of relief, but seeing Chen Xing beside him was also relieved, which made her a little inexplicable. Recently, Mo Yu found a part-time job as a tutor, tutoring a second-grade elementary school student with homework, the child is a girl, a single parent, and lives with her mother, which makes Mo Yu feel good, personal safety is more guaranteed, and it is only two days on weekends, two hours a day. Thinking of his part-time job on the weekend, Mo Yu planned to prepare in advance.
Mo Yu found a pen and paper, searched the latest textbooks and textbooks for second-grade students on the Internet, and searched the address of the nearest bookstore, and went out. The bookstore is very close to where he lives, about 20 minutes walk, so Mo Yu decided to walk. When she walked out of the gate of the building and saw the person leaning against the wall, she instinctively stopped. Keep your head down and keep walking forward or turn around and go back? I was so upset that I couldn't make a decision for a while. The man leaning against the wall took out his cigarette butt, strode over, and stopped two steps away from Mo Yu. The two were relatively speechless, and Yang Fan looked at the slim girl who had grown up, and had mixed feelings for a while. Although he had already paid attention to her silently countless times, it was the first time he had seen her so closely. Except that she was thinner, she was almost exactly the same as he imagined her to grow up. She used to be the bride he was going to marry, but now, can he still have her? "Cher, let's talk, okay?"
Mo Yu raised his head, "My name is Mo Yu now"
The cold voice pierced the bottom of his heart, and Yang Fan's heart was bitter. Fortunately, he had already prepared in his heart, "Okay, Xiaoyu, let's talk". Mo Yu didn't say anything more, and took Yang Fan to the pavilion in the community, fortunately, there was no one else in the pavilion, otherwise Mo Yu really didn't know where to take him to talk, and he couldn't go to Chen Xing's house to talk, right? Mo Yu sat on the side, waiting.
"Xiaoyu, I actually bought a ticket on your birthday, but... Because of some things, it was delayed, and I had no choice but to change the ticket. But anyway, it's me who missed the appointment, I'm sorry, Xiaoyu". Before coming, Yang Fan prepared a lot of words, explanations, apologies, and guarantees, but at this moment, he felt that the language was so pale and powerless, as if no matter what he said, he couldn't get something back. The girl opposite, like an ice sculpture, did not react to his language in the slightest. But he had to say something, otherwise he and her would really be irretrievable. Xiaoyu, I went to Meihua Village three days later, but you are no longer in the village. I went crazy looking for you, but your whereabouts seemed to have been erased, and I couldn't find any clues. Later, I sent a private detective to look for you, but I have not heard from you. You've changed your address, you've changed your name, you've erased everything you once had. It wasn't until not long ago that I saw you next to Lu Haotian on a news, although I was wearing a mask, but I recognized those eyes, that is, these eyes, which made me find you"
Hearing Yang Fan's words, Mo Yu didn't have many ripples in her heart, maybe subconsciously she never felt that Yang Fan would betray her promise, so she also guessed that he might have been delayed by something at that time, plus he gave up everything in the United States and returned to China to find her, which seemed to be the best proof. But so what? Her mother was still in prison, and she was still living like a walking corpse, and none of that would change because he had broken his appointment because he had something to do. "Yang Fan, I guessed, you may have something to delay. It's just that... "It's just that there are some things, if you miss it, you miss it, how can there be so many opportunities for forgiveness and restart in life?
"But you don't want to face me anymore, do you?" Yang Fan stared straight at the person opposite, his expression extremely painful. The two fell silent again, and Yang Fan still said unwillingly, "Xiaoyu, my dream since childhood is to marry you, this idea has taken root in my heart over the years, sprouted, and grown into a towering tree, which can't be pulled out." ”
"I don't remember a lot of things when I was a kid. And the emotions when I was a child, how could it be so complicated" Mo Yu sighed indifferently, "Yang Fan, go back to the United States, your relatives are there." At this moment, Mo Yu suddenly admired himself a little, and faced the person in front of him so calmly that he would lose his light forever.
"Xiaoyu, don't force me to go, okay?" Yang Fan suddenly stepped forward, squatted in front of Mo Yu, grabbed her arm with both hands, and pleaded with his eyes. As soon as she was caught, Mo Yu felt that she couldn't breathe well, she threw off the grabbed hand in annoyance, stood up, and leaned to the side, "Yang Fan, some things may be unavoidable, but if you miss it, you miss it." When I was a child, I was a child, now is now, now we all have our own world and life, no matter what you think, I don't want to think about it or involve it anymore, in the future you go your way, I cross my bridge, we don't have anything to do anymore". After speaking, Mo Yu turned around and left without any nostalgia. On the way, Mo Yu sighed secretly, it is good to make this matter clear, and it is also a matter of concern. Perhaps there are some things that are more terrifying to imagine than to face. She thought that she couldn't face Xiao Fan, she thought that even if she faced it, she would be exhausted and crazy, she thought that at least she would be bitter and crying, but she didn't do anything, just calmly said a few words like a philosopher, thinking of this, Mo Yu really admired herself so unlike herself.
Yang Fan stood up and looked at the disappearing figure lonely, as if choked in his heart. He knew that Xue'er (Mo Yu) had been more resistant to other people's touches since he was a child, and he had worked hard for a long time to prevent her from rejecting him, but just now, when he touched her, the panic and disgust shown by her conditioned reflex made him painfully understand that she had excluded him from body to mind. Yang Fan sat down dejectedly, skillfully lit a cigarette, and smoked silently, Xue'er (Mo Yu), have you really abandoned me?