"Brother, don't do this." Summer jumped up and hugged Xia Xi from behind, "Please stop." ”

"I killed my eldest brother and hurt our family, do I have the face to go back? Mom and Dad must hate me to death. Xia Xi said almost desperately.

"I don't blame you, I really don't blame you, the final conclusion given by the medical examiner is sudden death, and it has nothing to do with anyone. The eldest brother was under a lot of mental pressure before the college entrance examination, maybe he didn't want to disappoint his mother, so he studied hard, and his father said that during the days when he was waiting for the scores, the eldest brother didn't sleep all night...... "Summer was crying and dragging Xia Xi back, and I don't know how much Xia Xi listened to her words."

"I think my mother should hate herself more, that's why she sits all day and closes herself, and my father ...... He has long since disappeared without a trace, and has not been seen since the divorce, and I think if you go home, maybe Mom will be better......"

The small living room was shrouded in silence again, and the sound of the car door opening and closing downstairs could be heard in the summer, the horn of the car in the distance, and even the strong heartbeat of Xia Xi could be heard clearly.

Xia Xi was pestled there like an unwound puppet, tears gushing out silently, he didn't even have the strength to cry, and soon after, he raised his head slightly and looked at the glass jars on the refrigerator, the pills occupied more than half of the place, as if to remind him that it was time to take medicine.

Rather than a mother who has already lost one son and may soon lose a second son, it is better to do what she thinks in her heart, the second son may be living well somewhere, but just don't want to go home.

Should it be done? This must be the best outcome.

"So, they're divorced a long time ago?" Xia Xi's voice seemed to be rusty, hoarse and dry.

Seeing that he calmed down, Xia slowly let go of him, went to the bathroom to blow his nose, washed his face with cold water, and said after coming out: "I have long been divorced, I sold my family's house, and compensated the guests who came to attend the student banquet, and our family moved to the old house in the suburbs, and after living for less than 10 days, he left." ”

"And after that? You said that your mother closed herself, and it was always you who ...... inside and outside the house" Xia Xi couldn't ask anymore, his chest seemed to be hit by a meteorite falling from a height of 10,000 meters, and his internal organs seemed to be crushed to pieces, and they were stirred up in the abdominal cavity......

He rushed to the bathroom and closed the door, opened the toilet lid and knelt on his knees retching, but nothing vomited except a few mouthfuls of sour water.

"Big brother...... I'm sorry...... Mother...... I'm sorry...... Every day...... Brother, I'm sorry for you...... What kind of bastard did I...... Oh my God...... It didn't count before...... Please kill me now......"

The switch to control tears was out of control again, Xia Xi only cried so sadly when he was drunk, and he didn't expect that crying when he was awake would be a hundred times more painful than at that time.

Summer held her phone and stood at the bathroom door quietly waiting for him, and after 15 minutes, she started knocking on the door.

"Brother, come out, crying should not exceed 15 minutes, otherwise it will cause all kinds of discomfort." Her tone was like that of a doctor.

Voices of crying and laughing were then heard from inside......

Summer also pursed her lips and smiled, she had cried countless times for these changes in the family, and now when she mentioned the old things, she couldn't cry anymore except for a sigh.

Reminiscing about the past, painful lovesickness......

Hang up decisively!

Reminiscing about the past, painful ......

Hang up again!

Reminisced......

hung up and replied to Dabai: "Busy." ”

Dabai: "Where do you work?" ”

Summer: "Busy, I'll talk about it later." ”

Dabai: "It's the New Year in a few days, are you going home?" ”

I'll go to work and ...... later.

This WeChat didn't wait for it to be sent, and Xia hurriedly deleted it, and then replied: What kind of work? My mom and I are in Hainan, not at home.

Summer breathed a sigh of relief and was almost taken in by him, it seems that after lying, it must be remembered.

Dabai: "That's a pity. ”

"What's the pity." Summer muttered quietly, and then she suddenly thought about whether Cheng Ze and Jin Yan were on the phone, in case Jin Yan missed it......

She knocked on the bathroom door again: "Brother, hurry up, I'm hungry, you cook me ramen to eat." ”

Summer hid in her bedroom and nervously dialed Kim Yeon's phone.

"Sister, yawn—" Kim Yeon seemed to have just woken up, "Are you back?" ”

"No, I won't go back for the New Year, have you gone to my house? How's my mom? ”

"When I first went home, I went on a trip, and my aunt was still like that, and I have not been idle for a while to reunite with Fa Xiao and classmates."

"Oh."

"What's wrong? Something? ”

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”

"Where do you work?"

"It's still a cattery, the owner goes out to travel, and the cats and dogs are fostered here, and the work is not tiring, by the way, have you contacted Da Fei?"

"Contact, he's washing dishes at the restaurant."

"That ......"

"I heard that Cheng Ze also traveled abroad with his mother, and I was so envious."

"Yes, what did he tell you?"

"Listen to what Da Fei said."

"Oh."

Summer took a long breath, and after telling a lie, he had to use countless lies to make it happen, which was really tiring.

"You're really not coming back for the New Year?"

"Well, otherwise there is no one to take care of these cats and dogs."

"Oh, then I'll take my aunt to my house."

"I guess she won't go."

"Then our family went to your house for the New Year, hehe, is there anything else? It's okay, I'm going to get dressed up and go out. ”

"Okay, you're busy."

Dabai: "Then you have to take care of yourself outside." ”

Summer: "Hmm. ”

Dabai: "When school starts, will you come to school on time?" ”

Does this need to be asked?

Summer replied angrily, "Hmm." ”

Dabai: "That's good, I miss you." ”

Summer: "......"

At this time, the door was pushed open by Xia Xi, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he asked, "What, someone confessed to you?" ”

Summer shook her head: "No." ”

Xia Xi asked, "Why is your face red?" Show me my phone. ”

Summer hurriedly locked the phone, hung her head and said, "Not really." ”

Xia Xi held back a smile and asked, "Is it the boy who gave you the bracelet?" The guy who was waiting for you at the door of the villa last time? ”

Summer walked past him to the small dining table and sat down to serve noodles.

"It's not."

"I lied to me, I didn't take a good look at what he looked like when I was in a hurry last time, I can give you such a valuable gift, I guess the family is not bad, but the door is not right, I am afraid that you will be despised if you marry."

"Brother, he is one of my juniors, we can't do it, like you said, he is a rich second generation, I don't deserve it."

"You're so beautiful, why don't you deserve it?"

A mouthful of noodles was almost squirted out by Summer.

"You're talking nonsense with your eyes open, the left sentence is beautiful, the right sentence is beautiful, I almost believed it."

"What's nonsense, how much do you look like me?"

"You're boasting about yourself, aren't you? But yes, our three brothers and sisters are the best looking for you. ”

"I know."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

It was as if it hadn't happened.

Dabai: "Will you go back to school a few days earlier?" ”

Dabai: "Won't it?" ”

Dabai: "Okay, you have fun, stay safe." ”

Sure that Summer would not reply to himself, Cheng Ze reluctantly put his phone in his pocket and forced a smile: "These things, I'm sorry for you." ”

"Yawn—" Kim Yeon squinted her eyes and kept yawning.

"I'm sorry I called you out on a cold day." Cheng Ze said.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm just like a cat these days, playing at night and sleeping during the day." Jin Yan picked up the gift box but made a difficulty, "But how can I tell my aunt?" ”

"I just said that it was sent by my classmates in the summer." Cheng Ze looked at the dilapidated iron door and said.

"Okay."

Less than 10 minutes later, Kim Yeon came out of the broken iron door.

"So fast?" Cheng Ze watched her all the way through the courtyard and plugged in the latch on the wooden fence.

It doesn't seem to work, even a dog can jump into the yard.

"I put something in my sister's house, vitamin protein powder or something, give it to my aunt, she just said 'um', and I came out." Kim Yan said.

"Yes." Cheng Ze looked disappointed, thinking that Xia Mu would invite him in for a cup of tea.

"The saddest thing in this world is that the white-haired person sends the black-haired person, after my eldest cousin died, my aunt has never been out of this broken house, she used to be a very capable, and very good at talking and doing things, but now she is ......" Jin Yan sighed and rubbed her face, and changed back to her previous cute appearance, "I came out without washing my face, haha, let's go, go to my house, the visitor is a guest." ”

"No, I'll go around here and go back." Cheng Ze said.

"Then how can I do it, if my sister Tian'er knows about it in the future......" Jin Yan said.

"If you don't say it, she won't know." Cheng Ze pressed the brim of his hat down, put his hands into his pockets, and said politely, "Thank you just now, goodbye, by the way, don't forget to pull Summer into the group, goodbye." ”

"What's there to wander around in this place?" Kim Yeon glanced around in disgust.

Low brick houses, barren yards, intricate paths, and a few two-story buildings popping up from the stars are like signs at the junction of urban and rural areas, indicating that you have reached the edge of the city.

Cheng Ze walked slowly on the asphalt pavement, constantly turning his head left and right, and took in every grass and tree, brick and tile here.

Every road here should be traveled in the summer, right?

A yellow dog wagged its tail at him through the wooden fence and barked, and Cheng Ze stopped and teased him for a while.

"Do you know Summer? Has she ever touched you? ”

The sun rose higher and higher, and the old people who came out to bask in the sun sat together in twos and threes to chat about family life, and when they were more than ten meters away, Cheng Ze had already become the topic of their chat.

"Where did this man come from?"

"I haven't seen it."

"Who's a relative?"

"You can't be here to steal dogs, are you?"

"No, it should be someone who brought it back."

"Yo Yo Yo, look, it's a foreigner."

"Mom, really, the eyes are blue."

Cheng Ze walked past them with a smile on his face.

After a few aimless circles, it seems to be back near Summer's house, there is a supermarket in front of it, and there is an open space in front of the supermarket, and there are people using several fitness equipment.

Cheng Ze went into the supermarket to buy a pack of cigarettes, and when he came out, he found that the old people who had just exercised had gathered together and were facing each other in the direction of the supermarket.

Cheng Ze calmly sat on a wooden stool in front of the supermarket and smoked, and gradually, more and more people came to "watch", as well as a few women holding children.

The supermarket proprietress is about 40 years old, and she took the initiative to greet Cheng Ze: "The young man is not from here, is he?" ”

Cheng Ze replied, "My girlfriend lives here. ”

The proprietress had a mixture of surprise and excitement on her face, as if she had received confidential information.

"Which girl?" She probably guessed in her heart all the unmarried girls in the neighborhood.

"She wouldn't let me say it." Cheng Ze said.

"Afraid of being embarrassed? Oops, this place is not bad, poor and broken, but fortunately, everyone is poor, and if they are poor together, there is no shame, hahahaha. She covered her stomach with her hands and smiled and bent over, as if telling a joke, but the other party was not happy, but she couldn't stop laughing.

"I think it's good." Cheng Ze slowly exhaled a puff of cigarette, and looked at the gym equipment with paint peeling, the tiled houses surrounding the open space, the smoke-emitting chimneys on the roofs, the poplars that had lost their leaves, and the men, women, and children who were watching him......

"She's here, so I love everything here." Cheng Ze said softly.