"Zhixi! Fu Hongtao has found it! Liu Zhixi stayed alone in the ward, restless, anxious like a praying mantis, anxious, but there was nothing she could do, she could only wait for news. Just as she was trying to soothe Yao Yao's mood, Jiang Xiaohan's phone call came in time. "What's going on?" Liu Zhixi hurriedly asked, "Yes, it was Deng Qiang, Yao Yao's ex-husband, who always came to trouble Yao Yao, and Fu Hongtao killed him by mistake on impulse in a fit of anger." ”

"What?!" Liu Zhixi suddenly felt that there was a thunderstorm, and a storm was about to appear. "Where is he now?" She tried to keep herself calm and her tone as calm as possible. "He, in a rental house in the suburbs, is ready to turn himself in." "Don't tell Yaoyao yet!" Liu Zhixi blurted out, she really didn't dare to imagine how Yao Yao would react when she knew the truth, their world was already very panicked, and they had to try to be as little panicked as possible, because now, scurrying around like headless flies can't solve the trouble, they need to be calm and calm, find a way to control the situation, and minimize the bad degree of things.

Liu Zhixi hurriedly completed the discharge procedures and asked the counselor for a few days off, she has always been excellent in schoolwork, and the counselor readily granted leave, but still symbolically reminded her that the final exam was approaching and she could not relax her studies. She called Luo Tang, she knew that Liu Yulin was in the city, had a wide range of contacts, and also had some resources and face. She asked Luo Tang to find Liu Yulin to find a lawyer with a good reputation and superb skills, and then she and Jiang Xiaohan were busy dealing with the aftermath of the problem, so that Deng Qiang's family could give Fu Hongtao the greatest forgiveness, so that the court could give a lenient judgment.

Liu Zhixi stood at the door of the hotel in the cold wind, the expression on her face was frozen and stiff, she exercised her facial muscles, but found that she couldn't do nothing. A taxi stopped at the door of the hotel, the waiter pulled the car door, Jiang Xiaohan got down from the passenger seat, two old men in shabby clothes, their faces were painful, their eyes fell on the floor, and they didn't look at anyone.

They are Fu Hongtao's parents who are farming in their hometown. They are in the cold wind, like drifting duckweed, pitiful, their old faces and crooked backs make Liu Zhixi's heart seem to be dripping blood. She didn't dare to imagine how they would continue their lives without Fu Hongtao, she knew too well that the darkness without hope could devour people, and the world without support could freeze people to death. This reminded her of Leng Jiang again, even if it was Jiang Xiaohan who was by her side now.

No matter what, Liu Zhixi couldn't force herself to open her mouth and tell the truth to Hong Tao's parents, such words were really a sharp sword without a handle, and the person holding it would also be drenched in blood. She stood quietly aside, thinking of the most appropriate words, watching Jiang Xiaohan busy. "That's not right! How did he know Fu Hongtao? How did he know about Deng Qiang? In Liu Zhixi's heart, a cloud of doubt rose.

She took out her mobile phone and dialed Luo Tang's number, "Zhixi, I'm sorry, I didn't deliberately want to hide it from you." Jiang Xiaohan is actually one of the best sons in our city, but he is low-key by nature and never ostentatious. You got drunk that night, and the person who sent you back was Jiang Chao from the Foreign Chinese College, who was a good friend of Jiang Xiaohan and a good brother of Xin Chenxi and Fu Hongtao. ”

"Yaoyao, you are stronger, it's okay." Liu Zhixi gently hugged Yao Yao, at this time, it was the cold winter wax moon, and the roaring north wind was raging, blowing on people's faces, as if they were about to tear off a piece of skin. A few steps away from them, an elderly couple dressed in simple clothes, their faces covered with deep and shallow ravines, frowning and weeping.

"Auntie, uncle, I'm sorry!" Yao Yao struggled towards them and said sincerely and apologetically. Fu's mother's eyes were red, I don't know if it was because of anger or sadness, her eyes, like a fiery iron tongs, wanted to mark an ugly mark on Yao Yao's beautiful face, swearing to the world that she was unsightly. Father Fu's gaze was colder than minus thirty degrees, and the spiky ice edges could make Yao Yao's arrows pierce his heart.

A group of them slowly walked up the stairs into the grassroots people's court and took their seats in the auditorium. Liu Zhixi clearly felt that Yao Yao's hand was getting tighter and tighter, sticky, and it was estimated that she was sweating a lot. After the trial, court investigation, court debate, defendant's final statement, deliberation, trial, and a series of legal processes were implemented, Yao Yao kept her head down, her eyes were scared and evasive, as if she had done something unspeakable and was a heinous sinner.

When the presiding judge announced the closure of the courtroom, she woke up like a dream, tears in her eyes. Fu Hongtao's parents staggered out of the court, their backs trembled, as if they might fall at any time, Liu Zhixi couldn't bear it, and hurriedly stepped forward to help them, but Fu's mother used her best strength to wave her hand and shake off Liu Zhixi's hand.

Yao Yao also caught up and pleaded with Fu's mother, "Auntie, really, I'm really sorry, I will be your daughter in the future." Before Yao Yao's words fell, Father Fu interrupted unceremoniously, "You are not our daughter, we don't have such a shameless daughter, and we don't have an unfilial son like Hong Tao." ”

Yao Yao was stunned in place, although their words were unpleasant, she didn't blame them, because everything was caused by her. In the weather of April, there was a lot of rain, Liu Zhixi looked at Yao Yao in the rain and was sad, her heart was also sad, perhaps because of empathy, she always had the greatest understanding for the unfortunate people, and always gave the deepest sympathy.

"Liu Zhixi, it's raining, let's hide from the rain!" Xin Chenxi stood behind her, holding up an umbrella for her, the continuous rain curtain was separated into a world in a flash, she raised her eyes to look at the person holding the umbrella, Xin Chenxi Yushu was in the wind, but her expression was infinitely regretful, and her eyes showed indescribable sadness. Liu Zhixi took the handle of the umbrella, trotted forward, and held the umbrella on Yao Yao's head, her hair was already wet, and the makeup on her face was also spent, embarrassed, crying and lying on Liu Zhixi's shoulder.

The train to Bozhou was bumpy all the way, and the scenery outside the window changed from mountains to hills, and from hills to plains. Liu Zhixi, Xin Chenxi, Yao Yao and Jiang Xiaohan, the four of them booked a sleeper, and they just lived in four people. Liu Zhixi sat silently on the edge of the aisle window, she likes to ride in the car, she has been like this since she was a child, even if she does not have a clear destination, she still likes to take the car, especially by the window, she can look at the fleeting scenery, conceive their stories in her mind, and then tell them to herself in the dead of night. Yao Yao had been lying on the lower bunk, covering her face with a pillow, unable to see her expression, let alone whether she was awake or asleep.

The waiter pushed the cart that sold food, the small metal wheels, made a friction and collision sound, Liu Zhixi bought a four-hall coke and put it on the table, Xin Chenxi picked up a bottle and poured it into his mouth.

Liu Zhixi looked at him in some surprise, but was surprised to find that his eyes were red and bloodshot. He found that Liu Zhixi was looking at himself, "Liu Zhixi, I, my mother's condition has worsened, and my father sent a message just now saying that my mother may not last long." After speaking, he showed a helpless wry smile, although he was laughing, but the tears in his eyes, Liu Zhixi saw it really clearly.

"Senior Xin, I'm ......" Liu Zhixi looked into his eyes, at this moment she was really ashamed of her poor words, and she could only watch Xin Chenxi anxious. It's okay, Liu Zhixi, Zhuangzi's wife passed away, and he still regarded it as a good thing. It's not that he has no humanity, but he feels that death is a return to nature, something to celebrate. Before, I didn't think that birth, old age, sickness and death would be so close to myself, and I naively felt that those were just the bridges in the TV series. But in fact, when my mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness, I knew that every day of my life would be different from before, I would no longer be the carefree person, on my shoulders, I had to carry the weight of life, and in my eyes, I had to look for light in the dark world. ”

It was not easy to travel all the way, Liu Zhixi and they came to Fu Hongtao's hometown, Yao Yao sighed, it was the first time to see such a barren village. Cracked and ruined land, dilapidated and shaky thatched huts, and hungry children. Since that court was closed, Fu Hongtao's parents have not said goodbye. Liu Zhixi did everything possible to find out their addresses and personally come to apologize.

Fu Hongtao's home is surrounded by four walls, houses in disrepair, simple and broken furniture, and pitiful electrical appliances, and the mottled wall edge has long been seeping and mottled, but the award certificate prominently pasted on the wall makes Fu Hongtao's home full of brilliance.

"What are you doing here?" Fu's mother was sitting at the door of the house, it was snowing heavily outside the house, but she didn't seem to know it, but when she saw Yao Yao and the four of them, she scolded hoarsely. It's been a year old, but there is no festive atmosphere in their home, there are only two cabbages on the stove, and there is no meat in the pots and bowls. "Auntie, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to......" Yao Yao said with tears in her eyes, guilty and sad. Fu's father walked out of the house, he smoked a low-quality cigarette, coughing and wheezing, "You guys go, you are not welcome here!" ”

"Uncle and aunt, I will bear your pension." Yao Yao insisted. "We won't ask for any of your money." Fu's father replied firmly and forcefully, "Because your money is too dirty." Yao Yao's face instantly entered winter, a thick layer of frost formed in her eyes, she took Fu's mother's hand, and fell quietly weakly, she turned her head, wiped her tears, and pulled Liu Zhixi away.

On the way back, Yao Yao became very noisy, she yelled to play poker, and kept talking, Liu Zhixi was worried about her abnormality, but she did nothing and went her own way. "Yaoyao, if you don't feel comfortable, just say it." Liu Zhixi said tentatively, Yao Yao smiled freely, Jiang Xiaohan pulled the corner of her clothes, and signaled her to be silent.

"Yao Yao, come home with me!" Xin Chenxi suddenly said, "What? Liu Zhixi was drinking Coke, choked into her trachea in surprise, and coughed violently. Dawn, have you thought it through? This isn't a child's game. Jiang Xiaohan stared at Xin Chenxi's eyes tightly, as if it was an endless mountain range, and he wanted to dig a tunnel into it that led to the light.

"Yes, I decided, and I will never change it, I will never regret it." Xin Chenxi looked out the window, her tone firm, but Liu Zhixi keenly felt his sorrow.