Xiao Yao gritted his teeth and strode forward.

"Shen Jie." "Shen Jie." "Shen Jie."

The girl in sunglasses and mask turned a deaf ear to Xiao Yao's repeated calls, and walked forward in a hurry, as if her name was Shen Jie was an irrelevant person.

"Shen Jie?" Xiao Yao had no choice but to follow step by step: "May I ask if you are Shen Jie?" ”

After all, you can't reach out on the street and grab other people's sunglasses and masks, right?

But the girl continued to walk straight forward like a deaf child, without hastening or stopping.

"You're Shen Jie, right?" Xiao Yao asked again.

The girl didn't nod or shake her head, and naturally she didn't speak.

As soon as Xiao Yao looked up, he saw a familiar black Mercedes-Benz, and a driver in a suit and sunglasses, looking this way while pulling the car door.

He subconsciously reached out to pull the girl's elbow, but the girl didn't let him touch him, but subconsciously used karate movements to fight back as if he had been attacked.

Xiao Yao is also a martial arts person now, he stretched out his hand to block, and the two of them went back and forth here, and no one bargained.

"What are you going to do?" Xiao Yao said in a low voice.

At this moment, the driver who was standing in front of the car door with his hands down had already rushed over and stopped in front of Xiao Yao.

Behind the driver, Shen Jie hurriedly walked a few steps, and the shadow disappeared into the door of the black Mercedes.

The driver watched Xiao Yao vigilantly while retreating, and saw that Xiao Yao seemed to have given up the entanglement, so he turned around and got into the car, and then, the Mercedes-Benz turned around, drove in front of Xiao Yao, and walked away.

The setting sun reflected in the curtained car window, revealing a depressed face.

-- Dividing line --

Thursday, 30 December 2004.

At dusk that day, snow began to fall.

The long overdue snow missed Christmas Eve, so the New Year was approaching.

Snow like this is rare in an international metropolis where snow only has a chance to cover once every 10 years.

The snow fell intermittently for 10 days, during which time the snow reached a thickness of 5 centimeters.

Although the city has always been known for its easy access, large population, and beautiful environment, the heavy snowfall in 2004 was an unusual natural phenomenon for the city.

Like all southerners, Xiao Yao was a little happy and excited.

Although he was unhappy during this time, he still felt childlike joy at the overwhelming goose feather snow.

He was naturally indifferent to the disasters that this rare snowfall would bring, and it was a good thing that schools were closed because of this.

"Watch the ball!" Xiao Yao let out a loud shout and smashed the tightly packed snowball in his hand at Yu Luying.

"It hurts!" The girl complained loudly, "What are you doing? ”

Yu Luying said as she touched the right side of her head with her hand wearing a velvet fingerless glove.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Xiao Yao hurriedly apologized, and ran up to touch Yu Luying's head: "Where is it, is it here?" ”

Yu Luying tilted her head and dodged away.

Xiao Yao was just about to speak again, when he suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck, and then a wisp of coldness ran from the collar down his spine to his lower back.

The boy stooped down, slowing down his downward march to form an inexplicable wet stain in his crotch.

"Okay, you!" Xiao Yao yelled, bent over and turned around, and began to hug on the snow, trying to avoid being alone in the trouble.

Tianyun had already left a string of silver bell-like laughter, and jumped out more than ten meters away like a little monkey.

"Don't run!" Xiao Yao chased after him.

"Lao Luo pot! Busy running! Kowtow, can't catch up! Tianyun shouted.

Yu Luying also covered her mouth and laughed.

Enough of the fight, the three of them turned to building a snowman.

"Say, what is Mom doing now?" Tianyun was busy with her hands, but she didn't know who she was asking.

When Xiao Yao heard this, he suddenly felt that the atmosphere that was still a little joyful began to cool down again, and even the back that was still wet just now seemed to be frozen hard.

Xiao Yao straightened his waist, hammered it with his hand, and did not speak.

These days, Xiao Yao didn't go to the Seven Girls Middle School in the city again, but Tianyun would go there every day to wait.

It's just that Shen Jie was never seen again.

"Xiao Yao," seeing that no one spoke, Tianyun changed the topic: "Get me some more money!" ”

"Why do you want more?" Grandeshaw frowned and said, "Didn't I just give you pocket money two days ago?" ”

"That's it," Tianyun pouted, "What about the one you sent to ask for food?" ”

Yu Luying pursed her lips and smiled, patted the snow on her palms, and began to dig into her own pockets.

"You're used to her," Xiao Yao stopped, "I'll give it myself." ”

"Aren't you also suffering from lack of money?" Yu Luying said gently: "Don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself." ”

"Okay, okay." Xiao Yao promised on his lips, and secretly wondered in his heart - when did these two women become so good?

Children are just elusive.

Although I'm actually a kid too, Xiao Yao thought.

"Xiao Yao," Shen Tianyun changed the topic again: "You lost your temper with your grandmother just now, this thing is wrong with you, I can't get used to it." After holding it all afternoon, I felt that I had to say it. ”

"What did he do again?" When Yu Luying heard this, she also showed an unhappy expression.

"It's me who's not good," Xiao Yao hurriedly said, "I don't know what happened to me during this time, maybe it's really ...... I haven't slowed down. ”

"It's a little cold," Yu Luying stomped her little foot lightly: "Let's go back first." ”

"Okay." Xiao Yao hadn't played enough, but he still reluctantly agreed.

The three of them took a few steps back, admired the half-finished snowman with crooked melons and cracked dates just piled up, and went upstairs together.

After calling the door for a long time but no one answered, Xiao Yao took out his key and opened the door.

"Grandma, I was at noon just now—" Xiao Yao said, "Oops! ”

All three exclaimed.

An old woman lay face down on the uneven ground between the soap sheets, not moving.

On 1 January 2005, Mother of God's Day, my grandmother finally regained some consciousness in her hospital bed.

"Grandma, you're awake!" Xiao Yao exclaimed happily.

After the doctors and nurses who rushed to hear the news finished the examination, only the grandparents and grandchildren were left in the ward.

And, of course, the granny in the next bed.

"Grandma, what did you say? I didn't hear you. Xiao Yao put his ear close to his grandmother's twitching lips.

"I ...... I don't have time......" Grandma made a barely audible sound with a faint current.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Yao hurriedly said: "You will be fine!" ”

Although he knew very well in his heart that the doctor did not tell him that.

"I ...... Heart...... Clearly...... very," grandma's voice was a few decibels louder: "You let ...... Jiejie is coming...... I...... I have something to say to her. ”

Xiao Yao walked out of the ward and took out his mobile phone at a loss, his bloodshot eyes full of sluggishness.

He never told his grandmother that Shen Jie had "broken up" with him, only that Shen Jie was now strictly controlled by the family, and she couldn't come out, and she would come back later.

Winter has always been a hurdle for the elderly at this age, and coupled with this fall - according to the doctor, grandma may not be able to survive this winter.

Thinking of this, tears can't help but fall silently.

Xiao Yao dialed Yu Luying's mobile phone.

"Hey," the young man said hoarsely, "You use your mobile phone, no, use your mother's mobile phone, and help me send another text message to Shen Jie." Yes, you say...... You tell the truth......" (End of chapter)