The night is getting quieter.

Yu Fang quickly made dinner, but did not immediately call Xu Jing to eat, but walked to the bedroom door gently.

The size of the restaurant is very tight, except for the kitchen and the dining table outside, there is almost no space, and the bathroom and bathroom are also together. This room was reluctantly converted into a bedroom, and usually Yu Fang slept alone if she didn't come back.

The bedroom is small, with a double bed by the window taking up a lot of space; Coupled with the desk in front of the bed, it basically occupies all the space.

There is no chandelier in the bedroom, only the LED energy-saving lamp on the table supports a small patch of light in the dark.

Xu Jing sat quietly under the lamp.

Even at home, her sitting posture is still upright and very regular.

She was eating her pen and staring at a problem on a math paper in a daze.

"Click."

Yu Fang knocked on the doorframe.

The girl was startled, and the pen in her mouth fell on the table, leaving a line on the blank scratch paper, and a drop of saliva.

"Baby, are you done?"

Yu Fang tilted her head, "Why don't you come out to eat first?" ”

"Oooh!"

Dinner is cold noodles, with thin noodles, which are stumbling with shredded cucumbers, shredded sausages and soybean paste, simple and delicious, very suitable for eating in summer, not like some hot meals, sweating after eating.

Xu Jing took the exam for a day, and now she is also hungry, so she picked up the bowl and took a big gulp, which was very different from the appearance of eating instant noodles one by one when she was at Jiang Lan's house.

Yu Fang sat across the table, holding her cheeks, and watched her eat with a smile.

"Eat slowly, it's not enough."

"Well, Mom, why don't you eat it too......"

Xu Jing showed off her face, her cheeks on both sides bulged, like a little hamster, and her speech was not vague.

Yu Fang had no choice but to listen to her and take a mouthful.

"Baby, did you have fun going to your classmate's house last Sunday?"

"Uh-huh!"

Xu Jing nodded vigorously with a full face.

Although it was true that she had to go with him because of the distance lock at first, Jiang Lan was very good to her, not only giving her a bedroom to live in, but also teaching her math problems, and inviting her to drink mung bean soup.

And willing to be her friend!

was still hugged by her......

When she thought of the incident in the afternoon, Xu Jing's face flashed with shame, and she quickly lowered her head.

"Anyway, I'm just having fun......"

"Mm-hmm, that's good."

Yu Fang paused, and just wanted to say that if she had the opportunity, she could bring her classmates to play at home, but she realized that there was not enough space in the hotel for the children to take a turn, and sighed a little uncomfortably.

When Xu Jing finished the high school entrance examination, Xu Jing's father Xu Kailiu suddenly filed for divorce from Yu Fang. Since then, only mother and daughter have been left to rely on each other.

Yu Fang is an independent and self-reliant woman. Under her early and late management, although the hotel does not make a lot of money, it is enough to maintain its usual expenses, and it is also a little famous in the mine. Although she has endured setbacks in her marriage, everything is slowly getting better.

But Yu Fang's heart has always been ashamed of her daughter.

Her daughter is very worry-free - since she was a child, she has never reached out to ask for pocket money, and even if she walks home from school, she is not willing to pay a dollar to take the bus. In my impression, my daughter's only hobby is to write something on her mobile phone when she has free time.

Yu Fang took the initiative to find her daughter several times and asked her if she wanted to change her mobile phone, her mobile phone was too old, even if it was well protected, the performance would have long since become old.

Xu Jing shook her head with a smile every time: "No need for Mom, I don't play games, as long as the mobile phone can type and make calls." ”

The more sensible her daughter is, the more Yu Fang blames herself and feels distressed.

She's from that age, too.

At that time, the conditions were not good, and I suffered a lot; Now that the conditions have improved, she still has to let her daughter suffer the hardships she has endured again......

After divorcing her lover, Xu Jing, who was originally lively and cheerful, suddenly became introverted and sensitive, and she didn't like to talk to people anymore. Her best friends when she was a child noticed the big change in her personality and gradually distanced themselves from her.

In the past, Xu Jing was a girl who loved to share her life, and she couldn't wait to take pictures of her meal; But after that, she never mentioned school again, and chatting with her mother basically revolved around her living expenses.

"Mom, it's okay, I'm doing well at school, and my roommates are doing well...... Everyone took good care of me. You don't have to worry about it. ”

When talking about social interaction at school, Xu Jing's eyes were a little fluttering, obviously wanting to write quickly.

"Baby ......"

"I'm done eating, I'm going to wash the dishes first, and I'll wash it for you when you're done."

Xu Jing took the bowl and ran into the kitchen.

The sound of water washing dishes came from the kitchen.

Yu Fang stared at the mixed noodles in the bowl and sighed softly.

……

After washing the dishes, Xu Jing returned to the bedroom to prepare for her homework.

The windows were ajar, and the starry sky poured into the house along with the evening breeze.

The girl lay on the table, wrapped in the silence and pure darkness.

In a place where there is no light, the human heart will automatically let some emotions that are usually suppressed grow wildly.

[I'm doing well at school...... Everyone took good care of me. 】

Thinking of the words that had just comforted her mother, Xu Jing suddenly felt a sharp blow to her eyes.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

Wouldn't it be nice if it was true?

……

The girl closed her eyes and held back her tears. Here's a little trick for her – keep your eyes shut so you won't cry.

What is she asking for? Actually, there is nothing to be sad about. She is such an inconspicuous guy as an ugly duckling, and it is normal for others not to want to be friends with her, or even hate her.

Xu Jing wiped away her tears and turned on the lamp.

The moment the light came on, a bit of harsh metallic light emanated from his right wrist. The lines engraved on it are also flickering dimly, with a style of quaint and sci-fi coexistence.

Xu Jing stroked the metal pendant.

This was given to her by her father, and she has been wearing it for more than two years since the end of the high school entrance examination.

Dad said that it would protect her, bring her good luck, and accompany her to wait for the most important person in her life to arrive-

But the next day, Xu Jing learned the news of her parents' divorce, and she didn't even have a chance to look at her father again. She didn't want to be guarded by an amulet...... She wanted her father's protection.

Not...... Today I remembered a lot of old things at once.

Images of those times were projected in my mind, in black and white, like an old movie.

Xu Jing felt a little confused, but this time she didn't feel like crying. After all, the tears have been held back.

She is very experienced in this, and she won't cry as long as she holds it back......

The phone suddenly vibrate.

Xu Jing returned to reality from her distracted state, opened WeChat, and found a new friend application:

【Hydraulic Water Stop-Request to add you as a friend】

Hydraulic water stop......

Jiang Lan!?

How did Jiang Lan find her WeChat!!

The girl was stupid all of a sudden, and it took a while to realize that they were in the same class group, and everyone could add to each other, but she hadn't added anyone except the squad leader, and no one else had taken the initiative to add her, so she forgot about it......

The phone rang again.

[Note: I'm Jiang Lan, pass through]

Xu Jing obediently clicked through. In front of the tough big bad wolf, how can the little lamb resist......

Now they are officially WeChat friends.

Obviously, she just moved her fingers, but the girl forgot to breathe for a while as if she had just completed some sacred ritual.

Silent.

……

[Crystal]: Are you home?

After hesitating for a while, Xu Jing still asked politely.

Jiang Lan did not reply immediately, and there was no word being typed on it.

The phone screen is darkened. The girl hung her head in disappointment.

Maybe Jiang Lan is busy?

Let's go do our homework first......

Xu Jing took the phone away, and when it turned off the screen by itself, a message prompt sound came from the phone again.

She tapped the screen before it turned off automatically.

[Jiang Lan]: I was just on the bus, and now I just entered the house.

The girl subconsciously glanced at the time: half past eight in the evening.

After Jiang Lan left here, it took him more than forty minutes to go home.

[Crystal]: I'm sorry

She puffed out her mouth and typed, wanting to say that it was a waste of your time, and I can go home by myself next time......

The WeChat prompt sounded again.

[Jiang Lan]: It's okay

It's a simple or even short reply.

The girl stared at the screen, and suddenly cried again.

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