Chapter 17: The father who disappeared for more than ten years
Seeing that she was still hesitant, Jing Xiao had to change her words, "You're going to have a final exam soon, I'm also very busy at the end of the year, someone will take care of my life, you can concentrate on preparing for the exam, and I can work with peace of mind, you can listen to me about this matter." ”
Although the reason he gave was very good, Tang Duyi still felt that it was inappropriate, "I actually ......"
"Okay, you have a good rest, I'll go out first." As he spoke, he didn't wait for her to speak, and walked straight to the door, and when he was about to close the door, he added, "You still have a cough, if you need anything, you can send me a message to tell me, and I will come over when I see it." ”
When the words fell, he closed the door and left.
As soon as the door closed, the room was quiet, and Tang Duyi lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze with her eyes open.
This man is really fickle, obviously he lost his temper last night and shut himself out, didn't reply to messages, ignored himself, but now it's good, he is sick, he is in a hurry to find a nanny to take care of.
What is this? Is it compensated? Doesn't it have to be good?
Just as she was thinking wildly, suddenly, her mobile phone rang, startling her.
There was an unfamiliar string of numbers on it, and she hesitated for a moment, but finally pressed the answer button.
As soon as the phone was connected, a man's low voice came from the other end, "You dead girl." ”
Tang Duyi was stunned for a long time before coming back to her senses, and sat up from the bed suddenly, this long-lost voice pulled her memory back to many years ago.
The person on the other end of the phone was Tang Hong.
It's also the same biological father she hasn't seen for more than ten years.
Even at his grandmother's funeral, he never showed up.
Tang Duyi didn't even remember his appearance very well, and what remained in his memory was all the pictures of him smashing things at home after he was drunk.
At that time, Tang Hong loved to scold people the most, scolded Weng Lu with the most ugly words, and roared at them with the most hideous face.
Later, he began to drink heavily, and when he got drunk, in addition to smashing things at home, he would also do something to them, if it wasn't for the uproar at that time, Weng Lu was afraid that he would not have divorced him so easily.
Since their divorce, Tang Hong has evaporated from the world and has not appeared for more than ten years.
Tang Duyi once thought that he was dead, and he also felt that he and his mother could finally get rid of the past and start a new life, but all of this seemed to be completely overthrown at this moment.
Once again, she was pulled back into the dimly lit, messy, and invective room.
This feeling made her feel suffocated and frightened.
Obviously, she is working very hard to get rid of the past, and after so many years of hard work, because of this phone call, a simple five words, she was called back to her original form.
Tang Duyi pursed her lips tightly, her body trembled slightly, she remained silent and did not make any answer.
Tang Hong seemed to be very unhappy with her attitude, and scolded as soon as he opened his mouth: "You white-eyed wolf, have you forgotten that there is still my father after so many years, you are the same as your mother, you are not a thing, she followed the wild man and left me alone, you don't care about me, right?" ”
After a moment of silence, she restrained her thoughts and said indifferently, "My mother and you have divorced a long time ago, who she is looking for and what kind of life she lives, that is her freedom." ”
Hearing this, Tang Hong on the other end of the phone seemed to be choked by her, and then roared even more fiercely: "Your wings are stiff, right, dare to teach you Lao Tzu a lesson, I can't control her, can't I control you?" ”
"me?" A sarcastic smile appeared on Tang Duyi's face, and there was a bit of coldness in his voice, "Have you ever taken care of me in the past ten years?" You didn't even come back from your grandmother's death. ”
Tang Hong was obviously stunned for a moment, but soon returned to normal, his tone was still arrogant and strong, "You don't teach me a lesson, Lao Tzu wants to sell the house, where did you hide your grandmother's house book?" ”
"You're going to sell your grandmother's house? You disappeared for more than a decade and only came back after your grandmother died, just for her house? Tang Duyi asked in a hoarse voice, and couldn't help coughing violently after speaking.
Then, she took a long breath before she suppressed the anger that was rolling in her chest.
Tang Hong ignored her questioning, and shouted angrily: "You dead girl, I'm very busy, hurry up and tell me, where is your grandmother's house?" ”
Jing Xiao, who was in the living room outside, heard the movement and walked to her door.
After hearing her call, he didn't knock on the door and came in, but just as he was about to leave, he heard Tang Duyi's hoarse and choked voice from the house.
"I won't tell you, don't dream." She spoke slowly, resolutely.
Tang Hong sneered and mocked: "Dead girl, it seems that over the years, you have really grown capable, let me tell you, your grandmother is only one of my sons, her house was originally mine, you want the house, unless you give me money." ”
"You ......" Tang Duyi was so angry that he couldn't speak, her chest rose and fell violently, and after a long time, she stabilized her emotions and gritted her teeth and roared, "You dream." ”
"Tang Dui." Tang Hong was also so angry at this moment, he shouted her name in a trembling voice, and threatened, "I know where you are studying, and I also know where your mother lives, if you don't give me the house book, I will make you all uneasy." ”
"You dare!" She shouted two words in resentment, her fingers turning a little white from the clenching of her fists too hard.
Jing Xiao, who was standing at the door, never walked away, although he didn't know who called Tang Duyi, but he could vaguely hear that the other party was threatening her.
His eyes shone slightly, his eyes were dim and gloomy, and an inexplicable anxiety appeared in his heart.
After thinking for a moment, he didn't knock on the door and entered, but turned and walked back to the living room.
In the bedroom, Tang Hong's threats and insults kept coming from the other end of the phone.
"Then let's see, you have been carrying me on my back for more than ten years, I have a rotten life anyway, don't let it be a big deal." After he was not afraid to finish the cruel words, he hung up the phone directly.
Tang Duyi was so angry that her whole body was trembling, she threw her phone on the bed violently, her legs curled up, her arms tightly folded, and she buried her cheeks in her knees, tears falling down her pale and bloodless little face, one after another.
She knew that Tang Hong was a scoundrel, and since she was a child, she had been very disappointed in this father, but she didn't expect that he would be so shameless now that even her daughter had to calculate.
He even wanted to sell his grandmother's only house for money.
She would never allow such a thing to happen.
Thinking of this, Tang Duyi raised his little face full of tears, and his red and swollen eyes flashed with a cold and cold light, as cold and terrifying as if they had been quenched with venom.
She immediately picked up her phone and pressed a string of familiar numbers.
The bell rang three times and it was connected.
She gasped sharply, asked in a low voice, "Mom, are you home?" ”
"Gardenia, what's wrong with you? Does the voice sound weird, sick? Weng Lu didn't answer her, but was concerned.
Her voice of concern gently drifted into Tang Duyi's ears, she pursed her lips and hesitated for a while, and then she spoke: "Mom, I'll come to you in the afternoon." ”
She can't solve this matter alone, so she has to discuss it with her mother.
Hearing this, Weng Lu was a little confused for a while, but her daughter wanted to come to her, so she naturally had no reason to refuse, so she agreed.
"Would you like to come over for lunch? I hear your voice like a cold, I'll make you some pear soup, you can drink it when you come. ”
"I'll come back after lunch." Tang Duyi resisted the urge to cry and spoke to her as calmly as possible.
"Okay, then you should be careful on the road."
"Hmm." She answered, her throat was very dry, her eyes were as red as a rabbit, her mood was extremely heavy, she didn't dare to say anything more, and quickly hung up the phone.
She wanted to cry, she wanted to cry loudly, but she also knew that now was not the time to cry.
After a long time, Tang Duyi's mood gradually calmed down, but the headache became even worse.
She wiped the tears from her face, rubbed her temples, dragged her slightly heavy body, got out of bed tremblingly, and went to the bathroom to wash.
Tang Duyi looked at herself in the mirror, the corners of her mouth pulled out a bitter arc, she thought that she had already trained herself to be hard-hearted and fearless, but now it seems that she is still so cowardly and timid.
When she walked out of the bedroom after washing, she saw Jing Xiao sitting on the sofa from a distance.
His footsteps paused suddenly, and his eyes widened in shock, "You...... Didn't you go to the company? ”
Seeing her come out, Jing Xiao put down the things in her hand and stared at her with deep eyes, her eyes were red, obviously she had just cried bitterly.
"How did you get out? Didn't I tell you, is there anything I need to message? ”
He didn't ask her about the phone call, after all, they said yes and wouldn't interfere with each other, so he wasn't qualified to ask more.
Tang Duyi was stunned for a second, then hooked his lips and smiled lightly, and said, "I was a little thirsty, thinking that you had already gone to the company, so I came out and poured a glass of water by myself." ”
With that, she shifted her steps to the table.
Hearing this, Jing Xiao stood up, walked towards her, stretched out his hand violently, and hugged her.
While walking to the sofa, he said helplessly: "I really don't know if you are reckless or disobedient." ”
His words made Tang Duyi's ears slightly warm, and her heartbeat instantly missed a few beats, and she glanced down at the big palm that was wrapped around her waist, and a touch of embarrassment appeared on her face, but she did not struggle to get out of his arms.
"Actually, I'm fine." She whispered a word of defence to herself.
Jing Xiao ignored her words, and after putting her on the sofa, he turned around and poured water for her.
Looking at his back, Tang Duyi pursed her lips, and a trace of strangeness crossed her heart.
It seems that their family really needs a nanny, otherwise embarrassing things like this will happen often in the future.