By the time he finished cleaning, the sun had moved to the west, and everyone was so tired that they forgot to take off their shoes and lay down on the bed. He Tu closed his eyes and felt that this kind of tiredness was very familiar, and it was the kind of tiredness that came back from the ground every year, which really made people feel kind. But soon, this intimacy disappeared, because Cheng Jiahua opened the curtain and walked in, didn't say anything, and lay down beside her.

He hurriedly rolled over and sat up, shy for a moment not knowing what to say. Cheng Jiahua had already closed his eyes, and it seemed as if he had fallen asleep. She stretched out a finger, gently poked his waist, and whispered, "You go wash and go back to sleep." ”

Cheng Jiahua suddenly grabbed her hand, which was small and exquisite, tightly wrapped in those warm big hands, and became tighter and tighter, and there seemed to be no intention of letting go. He Tu was frightened, she instinctively began to struggle, but how could she struggle with a man's strength, and soon, her body fell down with Cheng Jiahua's strength, and lay down next to him smoothly.

Cheng Jiahua opened his eyes, turned over and looked down at her, one arm propped up next to her shoulder, and looked at her face seriously. "Sort of." He nodded, and suddenly a puzzling sentence came out, and then his gaze moved to her lips, and he slid down. She closed her eyes tightly, she knew it was wrong to struggle, but neither was it okay not to struggle. Just when he didn't know what to do, Cheng Jiayi's voice suddenly came from outside the window again, as if he was covering his mouth and laughing secretly.

Cheng Jiahua turned over and sat up in annoyance, let go of Hedi's hand, and shouted out the window: "Cheng Jiayi!" Get the hell out of here! ”

"Don't be ashamed! In broad daylight! Cheng Jiayi shouted loudly, and then ran away with a smile. Cheng Jiahua looked very angry, but he was helpless, he looked back at Hetu, who was still lying in a daze, and said angrily: "I'll go wash up." ”

By the time He Tu sat up, Cheng Jiahua had already gone out. Her heart was still pounding fast, and she couldn't get back to her normal heartbeat. She took a deep breath, patted her flushed face, rolled over and got out of bed, ready to clean her bedroom again. But the room was clean and clean, there was no dust at all, and she was just looking for something to do for herself.

Outside, it was quiet, only the occasional wind blew, and the sun was warmly sprinkled on the curtains, bringing people a wave of sleepiness. After Cheng Jiahua finished washing, he went to sleep when he returned to the room, while Hetu sat on the sofa and was busy with the sweater in his hand. I don't know how long it took, but she felt a sore neck, reached out and rubbed it, and stretched her waist gently. Cheng Jiahua on the bed turned over, and then snored, sleeping soundly.

He looked at the back of his head blankly, as if he was thinking, but his head was empty, and he didn't think about anything. She sighed, put down her sweater, and reached for a magazine from the back of the sewing basket. It was the magazine she found on Jiayi's bed when she was cleaning Cheng Jiayi's room. She skillfully flipped to one of the pages, and read the article from the beginning, the picture of the article was the person she knew very well, but the girl who had never been afraid of anything, at this moment her face was full of panic and fear, and it seemed to be two people from before. He Tu sighed again, reaching out and gently stroking the accompanying picture, trying to remember in his mind whether such an expression had appeared on Xiuhan's face before. After a while, she finally shook her head and looked at the picture again. She also knew the person standing next to Xiuhan, and she didn't think he was handsome before, but at this moment, it seemed that he was standing next to Xiuhan, as if he was a heroic prince, exuding a noble and unblasphemous temperament all over his body, resisting all the hostility that came from Xiuhan in the face. It's just that two people who are so right and have an unlimited future can get to this point? Could it be that Xing Siyun is really as unbearable as written in this article, with a strong desire for control and possessiveness, so strong that she wants to destroy everything about her girlfriend, just for her own sake? He Tu shook his head vigorously, it shouldn't be like this, it should be what they scribbled. She closed the magazine in distraught, and her desire to contact Xiuhan became more and more eager. It's just that today is Chinese New Year's Eve, even if the mother-in-law is in a good mood, she will not let herself go out today. The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she became, so she simply closed her eyes and leaned back on the sofa to doze.

When people are napping, they feel that they have slept for a long time, but in fact it is only a few minutes. Sliding from the back of the sofa to the sofa cushion, Hetu woke up from his nap. opened his eyes and looked at everything in front of him blankly, and saw that Cheng Jiahua was still asleep, but the courtyard was not so quiet. Putting the needlework basket on her lap aside, she stood up and walked towards the door, and she suddenly had a strange premonition, as if someone had come here. Lifting the curtain, they saw Cheng Jiaji and Cheng Jiayi fiddling with the pine tree in the yard, and as soon as they heard the sound of the song, they turned their heads to look at her, and grinned and pulled off a larger piece of pine needles. Cheng Jiayi carefully pinched the pine needles and shouted to Hedi: "Sister-in-law, your sister is here!" ”

"Huh?" Hedi's eyes widened in surprise, she quickly looked around the yard, but she didn't see Hexin's figure, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "My sister is here?" Where is it? ”

Cheng Jiayi raised his chin in the direction of the main room and stopped talking. She ran down the stairs towards the main room, and when she reached the door, she stopped, straightened her hair, and then lifted her foot to enter. Hexin was sitting on a stool chatting with Mu Shi, and when she heard the movement, she turned her head to look at her. Hexin hurriedly stood up, took her sister's hand, looked her eyes up and down, and saw that she was neither thin nor fat, and her face was still the same as before, so she felt that the family treated her sister well and did not particularly embarrass her. It's just that the look on Mu Shi's face is too cold, and when she first started chatting, she once wondered if Mu Shi had this expression on Hedi all day.

Seeing that the two sisters wanted to open their mouths and have something to say, Mu Shi stood up with interest, glanced at Hedi unhappily, and said lightly: "Let's talk." ”

"Hey." He Di agreed, and watched Mu Shi walk out, before he happily said to his sister, "Sister! What are you doing here? I'm going to see you, but I haven't been available lately. ”

He Xin smiled: "Listen to this, you are busier than me." You don't have a little emperor to take care of at home, what are you going to be busy with? ”

Hedi's face turned red all of a sudden, but his heart became more and more happy, "How about Keyi?" Have you eaten well? How old have you grown? ”

"It's still small." Hexin pulled her sister and sat down on the stool, "I can't walk yet, I just cry and cry all day long, I came to you today, and it just happened that someone from the family came, someone can watch him, otherwise I will have time to come out." ”

"I really want to see him." He Tu smiled, "Someone from home? Is Mom coming? ”

"It's not." Hexin wanted to speak and stopped, but patted the back of Hexin's hand a little harder, "You'll know when you see it." ”

"I know?" He Tu looked at his sister suspiciously, and a figure suddenly flashed in his head, "Could it be—Xiuhan?" ”

Hexin sighed helplessly and nodded.

"How did she go to my sister's house to find me?"

"She'll know she'll find you when she comes to my house." He Xin stood up, took He Di's arm and walked out, "There are so many things in your hand to please me, I don't think it's easy to agree." Let's go, go to my house, don't keep her waiting too long. ”

"But—" Hetu stopped hesitantly, "but my mother-in-law won't let me go out." ”

"It's okay, I just told her." Hexin looked at her with a little sympathy, "I guessed she wouldn't let you go out." Then he whispered, "I look at her expression, it's amazing." ”

He Tu lowered his head thoughtfully, but his steps were faster. When she walked through the courtyard, she said hello to Mu Shi, who was busy in the storage room, but Mu Shi didn't raise her head, as if she didn't hear it, and she knew that her mother-in-law was angry because of this. But what can be done? She can't even see her sister and friends because of this family. When he was about to walk to the courtyard gate, Mu Shi's voice suddenly came from behind him, "Come back early, don't be too late." ”

"Got it." He Tu hurriedly turned around and agreed, taking his sister's hand and walking faster and faster, "Let's go quickly, I can stay with Xiuhan for a long time if I arrive early." ”

Today's sister is very obedient to Hedi, and she doesn't have so much prejudice against Xiuhan as she used to. Listening to her words, it seems that her impression of Xiuhan is much better. The two of them stopped a small tricycle on the road, and arrived at Hexin's house in about half an hour, the door was not locked, it was ajar, and the footsteps of people walking inside could be heard outside the door.

"Isn't my brother-in-law here today?" He asked in a low voice. Hexin nodded and said, "I haven't come back from work yet." Only then did he let go, spread his feet and rushed to the door. Xiuhan was walking around the sofa constantly, it seemed that he had been waiting for a long time, the sofa was circled by a pillow, and the little Keyi was lying flat inside, waving his little hands and feet, laughing very happily.

"Xiuhan!" He Tu shouted loudly, not thinking if he would be scared of Keyi. She was so excited that she almost rushed over to hug Xiuhan. However, Xiuhan's reaction was the same as hers, and the two of them ran towards each other at the same time until they collided violently. He Tu clutched his chest and smiled: "Why do you look thinner, but your strength is greater than before?" Ouch, it hurts me. ”

Hexin looked at the two of them helplessly, and said with a smile: "You guys talk about it yourself, I'll feed Keyi." She walked over to the couch and gently picked up the baby, staggered into the bedroom.

"You know what?" As soon as Hexin left, Hedi's words box was opened, "I was still thinking about finding a free time to contact you today, but I didn't expect such a coincidence that you actually asked my sister to pick me up." ”

"I don't know where your home is now, so I can only ask your sister." Xiuhan held Hedi's hand tightly, his face full of tiredness and relief, "Your sister said that you may not be able to come out now, or I asked her for a long time before she helped me find you." As she spoke, her expression suddenly darkened, but she quickly laughed, "How are you now?" What is life like after marriage? ”

He Tu shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said with a smile: "Just like that, the things you do every day are the same, and the time passes just as slowly, but the person you face is changed." ”

"That's what you said." Xiuhan looked at her with a little reproach, "There's always something different, right?" ”

"I don't think there's anything different." He Tu turned his eyes and thought about it, "It's just that sometimes I fall asleep and wake up to find that there is a man sleeping next to me, which feels a little different." ”

"Is he good to you?"

"It's not good or not, it's normal." He Tu sat up straight, with a gossipy look on his face, "Don't talk about me, talk about you." I've read your latest news, what's going on? You don't sing well, and you are also good with Xing Xiyun, why did you suddenly say that you want to quit or something? ”

Xiuhan lowered his head and was silent for a few seconds before he slowly spoke, "I don't know how to say it." Hedi, if it were you, if you were asked to choose between going to school and Zhu Hai, who would you choose? ”

As soon as He Di heard Zhu Hai's name, her face first showed a very mocking expression, she shook her head, and said, "It's all in the past, why are you mentioning him?" ”

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to mention your sad past, I just wanted you to help me come up with an idea, if it were you, who would you choose?"

He Tu looked at Xiu Han and saw the expectation on her face, although he didn't know why, he still thought about it seriously and said categorically: "I must have chosen to go to school." ”

"Why?"

He Tu looked at her in surprise, "What's the reason for this, instinctively choose." I really don't like the kind of life I'm living now, I want to go to school, I want to have my own career like you. ”

"What about Zhu Hai? Are you just giving up on him? ”

"If he's willing to accompany me and support me, that's fine, but if he doesn't even support me, what's the use of me asking him?" He Tu asked rhetorically, his brows gradually furrowed, "You asked me this question, it can't be that there is a similar conflict between you and Xing Xiyun, right?" ”

Xiuhan sighed, "That's right. ”

"Then I advise you to think about it." He Tu picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of water, and continued, "Tell me, what's going on?" ”

Xiuhan made a long story short, and roughly talked about the fights she and Xing Xiyun had quarreled over this time, and said that he forced himself to make a choice like that before, so he escaped and went home, and now he has not made a relatively wise and correct choice. Halfway through Xiuhan's words, Hedi couldn't help laughing, patted her on the shoulder and said, "You, you used to understand a person, but now you have become confused." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Xiuhan looked at her suspiciously, not understanding for a while.

"I know how much you love music and how much you give it up, so how could you give it up so easily?" He Tu smiled, "As for Xing Siyun, a person who has forced you to this point, do you still have to consider his feelings?" ”

Xiuhan lowered his head in embarrassment and said sullenly: "You also know how much I love him." ”

"Love?" He sneered, "Can love be eaten as a meal?" If you give up, can he promise to be good to you for the rest of your life and give you the same life you had when you had a career? Anyway, I don't believe in this thing now, it's just a fake, unreal thing. ”

"But he also loves me and treats me very well, and I know that." Xiuhan said eagerly, as if arguing for him.

"I don't want to say anything about love or not, I ask you, if you give up singing for him, do you think it's worth it?"

Xiuhan hesitated, her hands twisting the corners of her clothes, and the expression on her face was extremely contradictory. She remembered the days and nights of her struggle, the nervousness and excitement when she participated in the competition, the ecstasy after winning the award, and in every busy day when she couldn't even sleep, it was because of her love for singing that she persevered, even when she was hacked on the Internet, she was full of hope and never thought of giving up. If she really fulfilled Xing Xiyun's wish, would she really be able to live a better life than before? Can the love for Xing Siyun make her live with hope every day and night, and can she strengthen her heart and inspire her courage no matter what blows she endures?

"What if he gives up on you?"

In a daze, Xiuhan seemed to hear Hedi say this, she shivered all over, and the whole person instantly became sober. Yes, what if he gives up on himself, then what if he changes himself? The illusion in front of her was shattered, and she finally returned to reality, as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on her head, cold but calm.

"You're right." Xiuhan said with a stern expression, "I'm really confused. She held Hetu's hand tightly and said gratefully, "Thank you, Hetu, thank you." ”

"Don't thank me." He Tu smiled, "You are the real you now, the one you just now is not you, you have to be the current you." ”

"I see, I've made a decision in my heart." Xiuhan smiled faintly, getting rid of her entanglement, and her whole person seemed to become refreshed, "It's good that you're here." ”

"When I'm sad, you're there." He Tu smiled, "We are good friends, and we have to encourage each other when we encounter anything." ”

"Got it!" Xiuhan pinched Hedi's face, and a smile appeared on his face that was rare these days, "By the way, I also brought you some books, you can read them if you have nothing to do." As she spoke, she turned around and took out a few books from the backpack behind her, all of which were simple and easy-to-understand storybooks, "It's time to relieve your boredom." ”

For some reason, as soon as He Tu saw these books, he remembered his mother-in-law's indifferent face all the time, and suddenly smiled bitterly: "If I take these books back and read them all day, my mother-in-law will probably say that I will die." ”

"She said what are you doing?" Xiuhan raised his eyebrows, "Besides, it's not for you to watch it all day long, it's to take a look when you're idle and have nothing to do, and it's not in the way." ”

"Okay." He tilted his head and smiled, and took the precious books. Immediately afterwards, Xiuhan took out a few things from her bag, a few of them were children's toys, and a few of them were skin care products, she said: "This is all for you, I don't know what to give you, so I bought some things blindly." Then, I thought, maybe when you will have a baby, maybe I am not in this city at that time, these toys should be my gift to the little one in advance. ”

Hedi's face turned red, she hurriedly turned her head, pretended to be angry and slapped Xiuhan a few times, and reproached: "What are you talking about, what are you giving birth to." ”

Xiuhan snorted and laughed, "Come on, what are you shy, you're an adult, besides, aren't you born?" If you don't give birth, your husband won't agree. ”

"I'm not ashamed." He Tu stood up and glared at her with a red face, "What you said is really out of character. ”

"Alright, alright." Xiuhan hurriedly took her hand and said with a smile, "If you don't say it, it's not enough, you are still as thin as before." ”

He Tu sat down at this time, and the two of them exchanged pleasantries and chatted about some things on the side. Unconsciously, the hands on the clock went to the number 5, and there was a sound of approaching footsteps in the corridor outside the door, and the door creaked, and Liu Ji pushed open the door and walked in. As soon as he saw the two of them, his eyes widened in surprise, but he immediately returned to normal, nodded, and walked into the study with his briefcase in his hand.

"My brother-in-law is back." He said in a low voice, glancing at the clock, "It's not too early, I have to go back." ”

Xiuhan looked at her reluctantly, "I really want to sleep with you tonight, you go to my house, we are still like that day, I will take you out to play at night." ”

"What a joke?" He Tu laughed and stood up, "You think I'm still as willful as before?" I'll go back at this time, maybe my mother-in-law will give me some kind of look. Besides, today is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, you still go back to accompany your parents, and the family has a reunion dinner together, how good. ”

Xiuhan pursed his lips like a child, but immediately laughed, "I don't care, when I'm free in the future, I'll pay you to play with me, it's okay." ”

"There's no seriousness in talking." He smiled and patted her on the head, then turned and walked towards the bedroom. Hexin just came out with the child in her arms, ready to cook dinner for the whole family, Liu Ji's temperament has always been plain and doesn't like to be lively, so even if it is a holiday, it is just the same as usual. He Tu touched the little guy who was napping in his sister's arms, and whispered, "I'm going back." ”

"This is going back?" Hexin glanced at the clock, "Let's leave after dinner." ”

"No, I'll have to cook when I get back." He said, turning and walking outside. Xiuhan hurriedly said goodbye to his master, caught up from behind, and said, "Let's go together, I'll send you back." ”

Along the way, both men were silent. Although each of them has a stomach to say, but who knows, the more they talk, the more difficult it is to separate, and in the end, the two of them stopped talking, just holding each other's hands and looking at the scenery outside the car window like a marquee, like a brief reunion between two people. Before getting out of the car, Hedi said to Xiuhan: "If you come back and come to me like this, I have always been here." ”

"Hmm." Xiuhan nodded solemnly, watching Hedi's figure go away, until he couldn't see it, then sighed and instructed the driver to drive the car in another direction.