Outside the window, the weather gradually became gloomy, and the thick dark clouds obscured the stars and the moon, as if it was about to rain.

Soon after they returned to their room, the butler brought them fluffy strawberry cake, champagne and a glass of hot cocoa. Si Cheng and Xia Lingge glanced at each other, picked up the silver fork placed next to the dinner plate and rubbed a little cream into their mouths, waited for a moment and didn't find anything wrong, and put the strawberry cake on Xia Ling's singer.

"No problem."

Then he took another sip of hot cocoa.

Xia Lingge pushed away the hot cocoa he handed over, it was enough for her to have a cake to replenish her strength, and he needed the rest of the hot cocoa more than her.

Si Cheng took a sip in silence.

"What's wrong?" Xia Lingge cut a bite of cake and put it in his mouth, "Coming out of the master bedroom, you seem to be a little absent-minded." ”

"It's nothing, it's just remembering things from my childhood." Si Cheng immediately raised a smile when he heard the question, but the smile was stiff and reluctant.

Xia Lingge suddenly remembered that Si Cheng's father was also an alcoholic, and for this reason, his mother, sister, and himself had endured unspeakable pain.

"Is that your father?" She said, "I'm sorry, but if my question is a bit abrupt, you can choose to ignore it." ”

"There's nothing you can't say."

Si Cheng lowered his eyelashes: "Indeed, I was indeed a little touched when I heard 'excessive drinking caused a recurrence of heart disease', and at that time I was thinking, did the man who tortured us for fun, caused the death of his mother and even wanted to exchange his sister for money, also died in which corner?" ”

This was the first time that Xia Lingge had listened to Si Cheng's brief account of his past so comprehensively, and even so bluntly, but just a few words were enough to imagine how helpless and painful he was when he was young.

"I wish he wasn't dead." Si Cheng continued, "I don't want him to die so easily, just freezing to death on the streets, or starving to death. He should have experienced the insults and beatings he gave to his mother every time he was drunk, and the pain of adding another scar to the wound before it healed. ”

"And when he wanted to sell his sister to an old man, the helplessness and collapse of his sister, if the nineteenth layer of hell, then I hope he will be locked up in the deepest underground and never see the light of day. Hehe...... Senior sister, am I too cruel to curse my biological father to fall to the ground...... Not!? ”

A pair of slender arms suddenly picked him up slowly, and the girl's unique fragrance made Si Cheng's thoughts blank for a while, his eyes widened in disbelief, and his hands were suspended in the air, and he didn't know what to do.

"I can imagine your suffering, but I can't understand your suffering." Xia Lingge's eyes were still flat, "I heard others say that hugging can give comfort, I ...... Did it comfort you? ”

Si Cheng was speechless for a long time.

"You ......"

Xia Lingge hesitated to withdraw her hand, after all, the act of stretching her arms and hanging on someone else was really too much like a monkey, Xia Lingge felt that she had done something stupid for the first time, and she was really not suitable to comfort others.

was about to withdraw her arms, but she didn't expect a hand to suddenly clasp her on the back of her head. Si Cheng pressed against her neck socket, but it was nothing...... He always felt that he could talk about the past, that is, he could face the past frankly, he didn't need sympathy, he didn't need pity, those things had already trained his iron heart, and he would never cry in front of anyone again.

But it's just a hug,

But it made him fall apart......

The shackles on her arms became tighter and tighter, and Xia Lingge felt that the wound on her left shoulder seemed to be cracked, but she didn't say anything, just reached out and patted his head gently.

I don't know how long it took, Si Cheng slowly let go of his hand.

"Senior sister......" He saw the blood stains on Xia Lingge's shoulder at a glance, "I, did I press the wound, I'm sorry...... I ......"

"It's fine."

Xia Lingge stretched out his fingertips and poked the bloodstains: "Look, it's long gone." ”

Si Cheng, who was coaxed as a child: "......"

The original medicine box was not put away, but put it in Xia Lingge's bedroom, and I don't know if it was to vent and adjust Si Cheng's mood, this time the action was even softer than last time.

'Knock, knock, knock'

"Little Duke, Miss Lingge." The housekeeper outside the door said, "Lord Luo, please gather in the hall." ”

The bright hall is still bustling and gorgeous, but those distinguished guests have long been missing, Luo Yan, Liu Shiyi, Bai Weiwei and Shen Yu have already gathered and waited for them.

The housekeeper brought them coffee and tea.

"Now that you're all here, let's get started."

Luo Yan was the first to speak: "The property treaty is missing, this is not a good thing for us, everyone wants to clear the customs, you may want to find the property by your own ability, but I propose that it is far easier to work together than alone, maybe we can win all this game, what do you say?" ”

"I agree." Bai Weiwei echoed, "I don't know how long it will take to find them one by one, if you have to beware of the people around you, it will be even more difficult, it is better to cooperate together, and wait until you find the property treaty before saying anything else." ”

Liu Shiyi said: "Naturally, I don't have an opinion. ”

Their gaze turned to the three teenagers.

Shen Yu hugged his elbows and arms and didn't speak, Xia Lingge picked up the flower tea and blew a puff of mist gently: "I don't care." ”

Si Cheng said: "I listen to her." ”

Luo Yan turned to Shen Yu: "What about you?" ”

"I don't like to cooperate with others, but ...... Shen Yu's gaze fell on Xia Lingge, "It must be interesting to play with you." ”

Xia Lingge ignored him.

"That's good."

Luo Yan was very satisfied with their obedience: "I'll arrange the task now, I just roughly explored the ancient castle, this ancient castle is divided into one and two floors, and the six of us are divided into two roads. ”

"My fiancée and Bai Weiwei all the way, explore the second floor, that is, your room, Shen Yu and I will go to the study and the master bedroom of Lord Kloster to take a look, as for you ......" He turned to Si Cheng and Xia Lingge, "There are injuries on his body, and it is not suitable to move around, you will come to find the hall." ”

"Yes."

Tasks are assigned, and everyone gets moving.

There was nothing in the hall, nothing more than a few tables covered with white velvet satin, gray sofas, and a few dark brown cabinets.

Xia Lingge sat on the sofa and tasted tea without moving, while Si Cheng turned over the cabinet little by little, looking for it carefully.

"Actually, you don't have to bother so much." Xia Lingge said, "If the property treaty is really artificial, then it is impossible for the thieves to put Dong XZ in such a shallow place. ”

"You mean the property wasn't lost?"

Si Cheng turned his head and asked her.

"I'm just guessing, but ......" Xia Lingge looked at the ripples in the teacup, "I'm more inclined to say that there is actually no property treaty in the brown and red box." ”

(End of chapter)