Chapter 59: The Breath of Happiness
After Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiaoleng returned to school, Qianqi knew that he could not go with them, although he was unwilling, but he remembered that his father's body had not fully recovered, so he could take this opportunity to return to Dongyao temporarily. Before, because he accompanied Xia Qiu back to the world to find the lost memories of the Feather Crane Immortals, he said goodbye to his father in a hurry, and he was always a little reluctant to go, and he could also take this opportunity to get some guidance from his father in terms of demon law and other aspects.
Ouyang Xiaoleng had been thinking about taking Xia Qiu around the Yuheng Hall since before, and it was still early after the sports meeting, so the two of them returned to the Demon Realm King City Chenji Palace together. He led her through the quiet courtyard to the room that had once belonged to his parents, now used by him.
I don't know why Xia Qiu stepped into this room and suddenly had a strong sense of disobedience, as if he had been here before. She guessed that this might be another sign of the soul, so she didn't care too much, she carefully looked at the furnishings in the room, whether the furniture or decoration was not complicated, on the contrary, it seemed too simple and elegant, and you could also see the character of the owner who had lived here, the curtains were mainly white, and the furniture was made of rosewood, I don't know how many years it had been placed, but it still exuded a strange fragrance, and when she heard this fragrance, her steps became more and more sinking, and finally she fell there unconscious.
A woman of beautiful appearance and temperament sat on a chair at the round table in the center of the outer room with a baby in her arms like a full moon in her arms, and the child was always smiling, and even when she was asleep, the corners of her mouth were still raised. A man walked over from the side and carefully looked at the baby in the woman's arms, and then stretched out his hand to touch his little face as if playfully, the man's appearance and demeanor were exactly the same as Ouyang Xiaoleng's, if it weren't for being a little older, and his expression was much smaller and softer, Xia Qiu would be difficult to identify at all.
"As soon as Xiao Leng has a full moon, it should be the New Year, and his full moon ceremony can be held together with the New Year's celebration, and everyone can also take the opportunity to be lively!" The man in white bent down and placed a hand gently on the woman's shoulder, his long uncombed sideburns running across the woman's face.
"Well, look, he's laughing again, this kid really loves to laugh." The woman looked at the baby in her arms and replied in distraction.
Xia Qiu thought that the two people in front of him were Ouyang Xiaoleng's parents, Ouyang Xueye and Ran Susu, they were so young, not a few years older than themselves, and they seemed to love each other so much. She knew that they couldn't see herself, so she couldn't help but walk up to Ouyang Xiaoleng and look carefully at Ouyang Xiaoleng, who was still a baby, he was really smiling at that time, under the pampering of his parents, he was so happy, she couldn't help but think of his changes in the future, and unconsciously felt sorry for him.
She really looks like her father Ouyang Xueye, it is like a replica, but Xueye's outline is slightly softer than his, her pupils are shallower than his, her expression is elegant and indifferent, and she seems to be deep in handsomeness when talking and laughing. And Xiao Leng's mother has a fresh and refined beauty, which is a kind of beauty that is never mixed with the slightest charm, such as the noble lotus, the plum of the proud snow, at this moment she is so gentle and cherished holding her child, and her face is full of the joy of being a first-time mother.
The picture in her vision gradually blurred, and Ouyang Xiaoleng's call came from her ears, which gradually pulled her back from her soul-detached state. She had just fallen to the ground and startled him. He hurriedly carried her to the couch, thinking that if she could not wake up for a while, he looked at her, and could not guess what she had dreamed of, and tears flowed from the corners of his gently closed eyes, so that he did not know what to do, so he had to gently shake her and call her name.
Seeing that she finally opened her eyes and came to her senses, he felt a little more relieved and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Xia Qiu didn't answer, just supported her body and reached out to gently hug his shoulder, such a pity, just like the Ran Susu she saw when she just left, she was afraid that mentioning the scene she saw would arouse his sadness, so for a long time, I didn't know what to do except hold him.
When her mood calmed down, she turned the conversation around to some of the methods she had learned from the Feathered Crane Immortal on Immortal Island, in fact, during her time on Immortal Island, the number of soul separations began to become more and more frequent, but she still couldn't fully control it.
According to the Feathered Crane Immortal, the method of soul separation varies from person to person, and she wonders if the method of blending into nature will not fully apply to her. He also said that in addition to integrating oneself into nature, you can also integrate into feelings and emotions, and the stronger the feelings, the easier it is to succeed in parting. And for now, she seems to be more serious than the latter. In fact, it may be because human beings are an animal that is relatively easy to absorb external emotions and other people's emotions, and her delicate sensitivity is the key to her soul. In this way, it must be because Ouyang Xiaoleng's parents have spent many times in love here, and their feelings will always be preserved in this space, and they are affected by this strong emotion.
Ouyang Xiaoleng saw that Xia Qiu didn't answer his question directly, and probably guessed that she must have seen the scene of this house in the past, which was probably something from when his parents used to live here, so he didn't ask anymore.
Xia Qiu suddenly recalled that when he was away from his soul before, he heard Ouyang Xueye say that it was the New Year when Ouyang Xiaoleng was full moon, so Xiao Leng's birthday should be very close, and he heard Ouyang Hongye talk about Ouyang Xiaoleng in the past, and he never wanted to celebrate his birthday. Now that I think about it, my parents died shortly after his birthday, and it dawned on me that this must be the reason why he didn't want to celebrate his birthday. She thought that although her mother died early and her father was never around, her grandparents never forgot her birthday, and later after becoming good friends with Liu Lingmei, she would celebrate herself every birthday, she was much happier than Ouyang Xiaoleng, so she wanted to celebrate his birthday in her own way no matter what.
Asked from Ouyang Hongye, Ouyang Xiaoleng's birthday was December 1st. According to him, the day before Xiao Leng was born, the snow night felt that the weather in Wangcheng Yongchuan was colder again, and the first snow of that winter also fell at night, and he suddenly remembered that his father Li had said that the night when he was born also coincided with snow, and he had some premonitions. Sure enough, the next morning, Su Su gave birth to Xiao Leng. Standing alone in the white snow on a snowy night waiting for the time when Xiao Leng was born, I don't know whether it was because of the excitement in my heart or because of the rising sun, although I felt that the weather was not so cold in the snow, I walked into the house and saw the newborn baby, whose skin was like the white snow bathed in the morning sun, so I made up my mind to name his child Xiao Leng.
Xia Qiu bought the ingredients a day in advance, and under the guidance of her grandmother, she baked a cake by herself. And wrote a card to him in advance, asking him to go to Huayu Western Restaurant for dinner at 7 p.m. on December 1. She had been hesitating what kind of gift to give him, now that he was the lord of the demon world, he lacked nothing, perhaps only a simple but heartfelt gift would make him more happy. She remembered that she had learned how to weave bracelets with Liu Lingmei in the past, so she chose red and black rope and a round silver pendant engraved with his name to make a bracelet.
That night, she deliberately changed into a dress, the skirt was still what she had to buy when she was shopping with Liu Lingmei before, the white flowers on a blue background set her complexion very well, she deliberately looked in front of the mirror for a while before going out, and hesitated for a long time in order to tie her hair up or spread it out, but finally decided to tie a ponytail. Looking at herself in the mirror, her cheeks flushed slightly shyly, and when she told Liu Lingmei that she was going to celebrate Ouyang Xiaoleng's birthday, she joked that this was actually a date, so this was her first date, and her heart beat faster when she thought of it
The place of Huayu Western Restaurant was also told to her by Ouyang Hongye, it was the Western restaurant with the longest history in Yongchuan, and it is said that Ouyang Xiaoleng's parents used to go back there often. The owner of the restaurant is already a handful of years old, after such a long time, he still has an impression of Ouyang Xueye and Ran Susu, as soon as he saw Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiaoleng, he suddenly had an illusion, and regarded them as Ouyang Xiaoleng's parents, but then he felt that it was impossible, after all, after so many years, how could they not get old at all.
The boss led them to the place where Ouyang Xueye and Su Su used to sit, the old record player in the restaurant played episodes from classic old movies, and each table was dotted with a vase with pink roses, and the fragrance of roses floated faintly in the air. She lit the candle, sang a birthday song to him in the candlelight, then watched him blow the candle out, and then delivered the bracelet she had made to him with the fawn-like mood. She couldn't remember how many times he smiled that night, his eyes were always smiling, they looked at each other, a rare tenderness, a subtle feeling circulating in the air, so that they couldn't help but keep the restaurant closed.
Fast forward to December, and the whole school is immersed in the atmosphere of Christmas and New Year, and every class and school club is also preparing for the party. The party was held on the 31st, and the whole school watched the performances of the choir, dance team and drama club in the auditorium in the morning, and continued in the afternoon in their respective classes. The closer to the day of the party, the less everyone was in the mood to go to class, fortunately, the day before the party only had a half-day class, and in the afternoon Xia Qiu stayed to help Liu Lingmei and Du He set up the classroom, and surprisingly Xiao Leng also stayed.
Du He took a few boys to laugh and use an inflator to inflate the balloons, and from time to time he would deliberately blow a few, Liu Lingmei couldn't bear it, and angrily put down the ribbons and latte art she was cutting in her hand and ran over.
"Why are you messing around with the big guy?" Liu Lingmei yelled at him, even if she was angry, her voice sounded so delicate.
"Don't be so serious, New Year's Day, just be happy!" Du He laughed while blocking Liu Lingmei from reaching over and smashing his little fist.
"Xiaoqiu, come and help me talk about him!" Liu Lingmei turned back to Xia Qiu and complained.
Xia Qiu looked at him and shook her head helplessly, after returning to school, she felt that the relationship between Liu Lingmei and Du He seemed to have a subtle change, but she couldn't tell the specifics. In the past, the two of them often quarreled, but it was completely different from the feeling when they quarreled now, even if Liu Lingmei was angry on the surface, her voice was full of sweet feelings, the boys were coaxing around them, she looked at them from afar, and she also smelled happiness.