After eating, Ning's mother and Ning's father knew that Ning Shuyi was still working on their minds, and it was useless to even help clean up the dishes and chopsticks, so they kicked the two out of the restaurant and asked them to go upstairs to talk about work.

Ning Shuyi was "bombed" out of the house with some tears and laughter, and went upstairs with Huo Yan to sit for a while.

In fact, she doesn't have any work that she has to talk about, but her parents have preconceived it, and it won't help for her to say anything.

"I told my mom that there was no important work to talk about, but she didn't believe it, and you didn't say anything!" When he got upstairs, Ning Shuyi said to Huo Yan helplessly.

Huo Yan stretched out his hand to pull her to the sofa and motioned for her to sit down: "You have nothing to say, I have." ”

He sat down on the other sofa next to him: "After you sent Tong Chujun's parents away today, you were in a bad mood because you thought of me?" ”

Although it was in a questioning tone, it seemed to reveal a kind of certainty.

Ning Shuyi did not deny his speculation, and asked rhetorically: "How did you find out?" ”

"Although you didn't say a few words, your eyes didn't look at me."

Ning Shuyi smiled, she almost forgot about this person's observation power.

"I don't know why," she shook her head, "sitting there today, listening to Tong Chujun's parents trying their best to shirk their responsibilities and blame their negligence for their children on Tong Chujun's bad character, so that their incompetence doesn't sound so obvious......

I can't help but think of your former adoptive father and adoptive mother.

Looking at the ugly words and deeds of the former couple in front of us, I seem to be able to try to understand how desperate and chilling Tong Chujun is in the face of such a pair of parents.

That kind of pain is definitely not something that can be relieved by the persuasion of others in a few words.

I used to hear people say that without the suffering of others, don't persuade others to be kind, I think it makes sense.

Now I suddenly feel that not only is it not to persuade others to be kind, but also to persuade people to be relieved and persuade people to want to open, and they are somewhat standing and talking without backache.

People who have never experienced those traumas are naturally open-minded, and they can think about it no matter what, and after they have experienced those, they may not be able to perform as well as the person concerned. ”

"So what?" Huo Yan looked at Ning Shuyi, whose face was complicated, and suddenly had a feeling that he couldn't help but laugh, "From beginning to end, you haven't persuaded me, you are not the kind of 'persuading others to be kind'." ”

"I know I'm not." Ning Shuyi sighed, "It was through Tong Chujun's experience this time that I had some associations."

You originally wanted to be alone, and the people around you, because they appreciated you and loved you, desperately tried to pull you out of the protective shell of the past.

Objectively speaking, the starting point of this is definitely for your own good, but from your standpoint, it is also cruel to uproot the source of security that you give yourself and drive you out of your comfort zone.

Tong Chujun must be the same, obviously because of her parents' inaction, which hurt her feelings and made her lose her sense of security, but she will be accused of having a stinky face to her parents, being lukewarm, eating gunpowder and the like, that kind of taste must be very uncomfortable, and because of this pain, she wants to shrink deeper into her shell and isolate herself from the outside world. ”

"Are you worried that because of Tong Chujun's situation, the investigation will not be carried out in the future, or are you worried about me?" Huo Yan asked.

Thinking of Ning Shuyi's reaction when her ex-adoptive mother came to the door of the police station a while ago, and when she met an old man who was lost and wandering at the door of the unit before, she was worried that it was her ex-adoptive father's first reaction when she came to her again, Huo Yan really had no way not to make such a speculation.

Ning Shuyi smiled a little helplessly, sighed, and raised his eyes to look at Huo Yan: "Which one do you hope for?" ”

"There is no need to worry about any of them, I am not so fragile, and Tong Chujun's situation will definitely find a breakthrough." Huo Yan lowered his eyelids and looked at his knees, "After all, there are no truly isolated people in this world, as long as they are active in society, they will leave traces, but they may not be so conspicuous." ”

Ning Shuyi sighed, looked at him, and did not make a sound.

Huo Yan originally thought that Ning Shuyi would say something, but after waiting for a while, there was only silence, he looked at Ning Shuyi a little unsteadily, and happened to be in the same place as her.

"You...... Why don't you speak? With a weak heart, Huo Yan almost stuttered when he spoke.

"What about you? Is there nothing you want to say to me? Ning Shuyi didn't answer the rhetorical question.

Huo Yan's hands rubbed together on his knees, and then rubbed them again.

"You're the smartest person I know." After a short period of crampedness, he still decided to be honest, "Whether it is IQ or EQ, it is the highest." ”

Ning Shuyi listened to Huo Yan's praise of himself with some tears and laughter: "So...... Should I say...... Thanks for the compliment? ”

"I didn't mean that." Huo Yan shook his head, and the roots of his ears turned slightly red, "I mean, you are very good and dazzling in all aspects, just like the sun hanging in the sky, it is impossible not to see or feel it."

But the problem is, I'm not good at ......."

"What's wrong?"

"You know everything about me......

Ning Shuyi raised his hand to signal that he didn't have to continue.

"I know that in the eyes of others, you have changed very noticeably for a while, but in reality, you are just a scallop with a crack in the shell." She smiled at Huo Yan and teased, "You have your heart knot, so no matter how vigorous and calm you are on the surface, if you encounter something in your bones, you will still suffer from gains and losses."

Rather than the pain of getting it and then losing it, you'd rather never get it from start to finish.

I can understand what you think.

It's just that you shrank in your shell and refused to allow everyone to come close, which is an escape.

Now, there are many things in front of you, but you insist on not picking them out, insisting on maintaining the status quo and not making any changes, which is also a kind of evasion.

There are some things that can remain in this state forever without taking that step, forever.

For some questions, if they are too long overdue, it doesn't matter what the answer is. ”

Ning Shuyi stood up, crossed Huo Yan's side, and walked to the door, Huo Yan hurriedly stood up.

"I'm not afraid of being hurt, I just think you deserve better than I am in every way, and I can't ...... because I'm selfish," he began, his tone a little more urgent than at any other time on a regular basis.

Ning Shuyi stopped at the door, turned to him and sighed: "Just like your former adoptive parents, if they have a better-biological son, will they give up on you, the second best adopted son?" ”

Huo Yan was dumbfounded, he wanted to refute, but he couldn't find a convincing explanation.

"You don't have to rush to make a statement now." Ning Shuyi shook his head at him, "Even if your heart knot has become smaller, it is still there, so I understand your concerns and your worries."

But worrying about losing before you get it is the same as worrying about aging and dying when you are born, which is a bit too pessimistic and even a little ridiculous.

The knots in my heart are really not persuaded by others, so don't rush to make a conclusion, it's better to think it out yourself. ”

With that, she opened the door and went out, ready to go downstairs and go home.

The door that had just been closed behind him opened again.

"Ning Shuyi!" Huo Yan stood at the door with a serious expression, "I won't let this question expire." ”

Ning Shuyi looked back at him and nodded: "Okay." See you tomorrow. ”

With that, he went downstairs alone, and his figure quickly disappeared around the corner of the stairs.

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