Chapter 5: The Warmth of Reality

I don't know how long it's been since I've slept so comfortably. Tong Xiaofeng half-sat on the bed, gently brushing his hazy sleepy eyes with his right hand. The sunlight passed through the glass and successfully dyed most of the white quilt golden yellow. Birds singing from the treetops not far away give people a sense of serenity.

It was a very familiar room, and he had lived here for eighteen years. It's just that this bed is so big that he is a little unaccustomed to it, his body only occupies the right half, and there is a lot of vacancy. Because the other half is the territory that belongs to the sister. Although the two often violated each other's territory, Tong Xiaofeng still couldn't take the position that should have belonged to the two of them as his own.

"Habit is such a terrible thing. Tong Xiaofeng muttered as if deprecating himself.

Every detail of life seems to still have the shadow of my sister, and the marks left by my sister are all in the eye.

I casually glanced at the alarm clock on the bedstand, and the time indicated by the hands was already past nine o'clock in the morning. But it's not too late for the second day of the National Day, it's a holiday anyway, there are no school courses, and there are no special arrangements, so you can only spend the day lazy.

His mind gradually became clear, and Tong Xiaofeng finally remembered the events of last night, and that dreamlike encounter should have come to an end the moment he fell unconscious.

Could it be a dream? This was Tong Xiaofeng's first thought, after all, he had experienced such a dream countless times. But there had never been a dream as real as last night, and the tears that should have hung on his face in the past had not appeared, which made him feel a sense of loss.

People like him, who exist between the unreal and the real, never know when they are awake and when they are in a dream. I can only feel everything in front of me. If there is something beautiful in front of you, then laugh, if there is sadness everywhere in front of you, then cry. Whether it's reality or dreams, as long as you follow this iron law, you shouldn't be wrong.

Reality is always reality, cruel to the point of pathetic, and it is useless no matter how you think about it. Since it was a dream, it had to start all over again. Although he also wanted to live in that kind of dream, it was impossible to achieve it after all. He can only keep looking until the day he finds his sister, or the day when he no longer has the strength to persevere.

Now he doesn't just live for that one thought, there are people around him who support him. Even for the sake of those people, he must live well, at least on the surface to make himself glamorous, and put on a gorgeous cloak to wrap his trembling heart.

Reality needs lies, and if you want the people around you to stop worrying, hide your sadness in your heart and put a smile on your face. This is the experience he learned after his sister disappeared, even if he thinks he is hypocritical, he wants to be redeemed in the laughter of the people around him, Tong Xiaofeng is living such a life now.

As he thought so, he heard staccato sounds coming from outside the door. The location is a little far away, and there is a door through it, so people can't hear what the sound is. But Tong Xiaofeng knew that the guy was coming. A nosy but very important person in his life.

In order not to worry that guy, even if he is forced to do something, he can only put aside last night's "dream" for the time being. After all, people can only face reality in life, even if tears flow to their hearts.

Tong Xiaofeng stretched his waist and quickly put on the neatly stacked clothes on the bedtable. After tidying up his clothes at will, he habitually glanced out of the window, whether it was the osmanthus tree in the courtyard in full bloom or the green grass on the ground, all of which shimmered with golden light, a little dazzling. It was the last confrontation left by the rain with the sun.

"Is that really a dream?" I don't know who it was for, whether it was him or the girl in the dream.

Looking at the rain outside, Tong Xiaofeng made a final struggle, even though all signs already indicated that everything last night was just a dream.

He shook his head vigorously, leaving all his complicated thoughts behind him, the important thing now was to eat! Although his stomach had not yet barked, the hunger pangs began to remind his brain that it was time to eat as soon as he woke up.

After washing up quickly, Tong Xiaofeng opened his door and walked down the stairs to the first floor. There were already two people waiting for him there, as if they had heard him coming downstairs.

"Why did you wake up so late, what time is it? ”

"That's it, breakfast was hot twice. ”

Although he wanted to say that it didn't matter what time he started on his day off, he really couldn't refute the two of them, so he could only smile awkwardly and say "sorry". For Tong Xiaofeng, these two people are his support after his sister disappears, and they are the last barrier.

One is his mother Tong Li, although she looks too young, a little like a big sister in her twenties, but she is indeed the pillar of the family. The actual age is only thirty-five years old, which means that she was only seventeen when she gave birth to Tong Xiaofeng, and how she has lived these years is probably only known to herself.

She was supposed to be overseas, and she quit all her jobs after an accident happened two years ago. According to her words, the money has been earned enough, and the rest of the time is spent with her son.

Because she keeps up with the trend, there is basically no generation gap with Tong Xiaofeng. Although she couldn't believe Tong Xiaoyu's existence, she didn't stop Tong Xiaofeng's search for his sister but helped him a lot, even if the doctor had asserted that he had paranoia.

"Do whatever you want, Mom believes in you. This was her original words, although she did not admit the existence of Tong Xiaoyu, but she said that I believe in you, which made Tong Xiaofeng a little confused at that time. And as a guardian, her approach is obviously a bit naïve, and if she lets others know, she will be said to be irresponsible.

But now Tong Xiaofeng doesn't think so, because he knows how much help this sentence can give him. If even his own mother is on the opposite side, then who else can he rely on?

The other person is Masari Kobayashi, who has played since he was a child, and is his best friend. The two families are not far apart, and the relationship between their parents is also very good, so before Tong Xiaoyu disappears, the three of them often go to play together, although they are the same in age, the month is one month earlier than Tong Xiaofeng and Tong Xiaoyu, plus the mind is very mature and more good at taking care of people, so it is natural to become a sister-like existence.

Compared with a mother with an identity and age gap, she will be a better person to talk to. Even if she can't believe Tong Xiaoyu's existence, she will always listen patiently and try to give some of her own thoughts.

According to her current age, she is already in the flowering season of a girl, and this childhood sweetheart's playmate has already been slim. already has a beautiful face and a tall figure to be a model, and will definitely be scrambled. Although wearing a ponytail on his head is a little childish, he has already sent an adult signal on his chest, which makes the adolescent Tong Xiaofeng often fall into it.

It's a pity that I didn't realize my charm, but often came to his house to help take care of his life. This keeps him on the verge of crime.

"Why are you two waiting for me, can't you just eat it yourself?" Although he was complaining, Tong Xiaofeng still enjoyed this kind of treatment. The trivial daily things can be found in the two of them caring about him. This is a light that can melt the pain, and it has been shining for two years and still lasting.

"If we eat it first, wouldn't it give you another reason to eat instant noodles, every time, once you have an excuse, you go to eat instant noodles. Lin Yali said dissatisfiedly.

With a hint of helplessness, he was pulled by Lin Yali to the dinner table. Tong Li took out the breakfast in the incubator, and the three of them sat around and began to enjoy it.

In front of Tong Xiaofeng was a bowl of chaos and a cup of hot milk. It's not that their family's economic conditions are poor, it's the opposite, Tong Li has worked hard overseas for more than ten years and made a lot of money with the help of opportunities. It's just that Tong Xiaofeng doesn't like that kind of dry high-end bread, not to mention that chaos is also one of Tong Xiaoyu's favorite breakfasts.

As the mouth opened and closed up and down, chaos was sent into the abdomen one by one. The hunger slowly subsided, leaving only a little warmth to melt away the sadness in my heart.