Old Man Xiao looked at the fish in the fish tank, and sprinkled fish material into it from time to time. He looked up just in time to see Xiao Xiao's distraction, and sighed silently. He put the remaining fish in his hand back in the box, got up and walked to the sofa and sat down, and asked, "Are you going to tomorrow's art exhibition?" ”

Xiao Xiao, who turned around, hurriedly shook her head, her hand stroked the wound on her face, and said, "If you don't go, I won't embarrass my family like this." ”

At home, she can mess around as much as she wants, but when she is outside, she will pay attention to the impact of many things, but if it really touches her bottom line, then she can't control it so much.

Old Man Xiao didn't affirm her approach, nor did he deny her approach, don't care too much about face. For this reason, he only replied: "Grandpa will accompany you at home tomorrow." ”

"Will Mom have an opinion?" Xiao Xiao asked a little worriedly, "Because of my business, my father and mother almost quarreled, and you won't be there tomorrow grandpa." ”

Her worries are not unreasonable, after all, Xiao Lin and Hou Keqing have rarely quarreled for more than 20 years of marriage, and the most important thing is that Xiao Lin has never said a word to Hou Keqing, and today it can be said that it is a complete exception.

Old Man Xiao didn't have any worries about her, and when he heard her words, he felt that he had heard a big joke, and said unhappily: "She dares to have an opinion on me? ”

Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "Of course mom doesn't dare to have an opinion on you, I'm afraid she will have an opinion on me." ”

"I have an opinion about her!" Old Man Xiao said angrily.

He took the pipe on the side and just wanted to light it, but the lighter in his hand was taken away by Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao looked at him with an unhappy face, made a straight face, and said, "Grandpa, what about quitting smoking?" ”

"Okay, good, don't smoke." Old Man Xiao put down the pipe in his hand, looked at Xiao Xiao and continued the previous topic, "I have had an opinion about your mother a long time ago. Tell me, what mother is better to someone else's child than her own? ”

His words made Xiao Xiao's eyes, which were still full of hope, become blank.

"Grandpa knows you don't like to hear this either, but what your mom has done over the years is so sad. No matter how much we love you, our love cannot be compared to mother's love. ”

For this, Xiao Xiao had no way to answer, because what Old Man Xiao said was the truth.

No matter how good everyone is to her, they are not her mother, and the love that belongs to her mother has slowly disappeared since Hou Shihan arrived.

When she was still young, she asked her uncle and aunt why they left Hou Shihan and left, why they couldn't stay with Hou Shihan, and asked Hou Shihan not to rob her mother again.

At the time when her heart was hurt the most, she even asked her and her aunt in her heart, why didn't they take Hou Shihan away together back then, and why did they keep her.

In retrospect, her thoughts were too dark. No matter how much the other party takes away Hou Keqing's attention and love, then she can't hope that a fresh life will not die so much.

"I'm grown up now, it doesn't matter to me whether I have mother's love or not, now I just need to have you!"

This is what she said in her heart, and the truth could not be more real.

Xiao Xiao said, sat down next to Old Man Xiao, stretched out his hand and hugged him tightly. In a place where Old Man Xiao couldn't see, she wiped her tears silently.

"Thank you, kid." Old Man Xiao stroked her back and comforted her.

Xiao Xiao, the child, has always been a well-behaved and sensible child in his memory, even if he is hurt, he will not take the initiative to explain, and he has to wait until the children in the compound find out before telling his family. For this reason, when Xiao Xiao was still in elementary school, he didn't know how much he cared about.

The next day, Xiao Xiao really didn't show up to attend the opening ceremony. She stayed at home and played chess with Old Man Xiao, although Xiao Lin said that to Hou Keqing yesterday, but she still arrived on time today, Hou Keqing's attitude in front of people was still the same, and she always maintained an indifferent look in front of people, no one apologized, just like that.

Xiao Xiao accompanied Mr. Xiao to play chess for a while, and later because a friend came to find the old man, she was liberated and immediately slipped back to her room.

She sat in front of the computer, thinking that she had finally taken over the business, but it turned out to be yellow.

Jingpei was arrested in the bureau, so what should she do with the decoration team she contacted before? If Jingpei didn't pay, would she have to advance money in the end?

Thinking of this, Xiao Xiao's heart was uncomfortable. It's just that when she thought that Hou Shihan's business was also yellow, her originally depressed mood was much better.

While she was anxiously waiting for the news of Mo Shaohang's return, she received a call from Qi Junce.

It was a little surprising for Xiao Xiao to receive a call from Qi Junce at this time, Jing Pei was arrested and there was no connection for her, if you had to say that the connection was the house that had not been renovated.

However, what Qi Junce said next made it even more difficult for her to accept.

[Jing Pei commits suicide.] ]

Qi Junce didn't have any extra words, only such a concise and clear sentence.

"Suicide? Isn't she locked up? How can you commit suicide? ”

[She confessed yesterday, and although she only said half of it, she could already be convicted, but she didn't say the most important part next, and asked to continue the next day.] This morning, when we were about to ask questions, she told the staff that she wanted to drink water. After she drank the water, she asked to be alone for a while. When a person wants to die, whatever it is, it can be a tool for suicide. ]

When Xiao Xiao listened to Qi Junce say how Jing Pei committed suicide, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

Jing Pei unconsciously killed her parents when she was a child, but in the course of Jing Yihai's crime, she acted as an informant to provide intelligence. Although her hands were not stained with blood, her actions caused thousands of families to be torn apart, and she confessed to it.

"How bad can people be?"

After Xiao Xiao hung up Qi Junce's phone, he couldn't help but ask himself.

She collapsed on the bed with her phone in her hand, staring at the ceiling in distraction.

Aside from Jing Pei's various behaviors, it didn't take long for her to come into contact with this person, but today there is no fresh life, this world is really impermanent, and no one can predict what will happen in the next second.

Including Xiao Xiao now, he has no idea what happened in the living room downstairs.

When Old Man Xiao was sending his friends away, he took a picture with Mo Shaohang, who walked in with the boarding suitcase. His face, which was originally full of smiles, was significantly reduced by a few points after seeing Mo Shaohang.