In the Anji Dental Clinic, Ling Xiao sat leisurely at his neat desk, his fingertips lightly swiping across the screen of his mobile phone, and a touch of boredom lingered in his heart.
This private dental hospital located in a prosperous area of the city is famous for its high-end services. Not only does it offer a generous salary, but he also has a lot of leisure time. This is undoubtedly an enviable job in the eyes of outsiders.
"Reading can really change your destiny! There is a golden house in the book!" Ling Xiao sighed secretly in his heart, with thousands of thoughts.
With a soft "ding dong" sound, the Moments interface on the mobile phone screen quietly refreshed, and Qi Mingyue's latest news came to mind - a photo with the national flag in front of Tianmen, with the text: "Everyone shines in the journey of life!"
The words reveal the infinite longing for life and the joy of self-realization.
The memory gate was quietly opened, and Ling Xiao couldn't help but evoke a gentle smile, recalling the scene where they saw off Qi Mingyue a few days ago.
Deep down in his heart, he had to admit that he had an indescribable envy of Qi Mingyue's lifestyle. Growing up, her parents had arranged everything at home, and she didn't have to worry about anything but study.
Even when I grew up, my parents bought houses and cars.
Unfortunately, every family has a hard-to-recite scripture, and Qi’s mother’s unquestionable sense of oppression, which she had to take care of everything, finally made Qi Mingyue use the most drastic means to resist.
Young people, only when they have suffered a lot and experienced everything their parents have gone through can they truly understand what their parents said: for your own good.
Ling Xiao couldn't help but daydream that one day in the future, when Qi Mingyue herself becomes a mother, will she embark on another journey full of "interference" in the name of love like her previous mother?
The wheel of history rolls forward, always seeming to repeat similar trajectories inadvertently.
Even Ling Xiao sometimes wonders if he is just like the NPCs in those games, movies, and novels, just a dispensable passerby.
He has also been going through a certain kind of reincarnation, and seems to be doing the same thing every day.
Just as Ling Xiao was immersed in his own thoughts, a rapid ringing of his cell phone brought him back to reality. "Ding-ding-ding--" the screen displayed a call from "sister".
Ling Xiao smiled knowingly. This time, Xiao Chengzi and her mother went back to their hometown to pay homage to their grandma. After so many days, they didn't know anyone there, so they were probably bored to death.
When I came back this time, it happened that the house Ziqiu had sent me had been renovated and I could take her to have a look. Moreover, it was said that the future science fiction city in Luzhou was almost completed. It was just a good time for her to go and see what the real high-tech city was.
science and technology.
"Hey, little Chengzi, are you having fun these days?" Ling Xiao asked with a smile.
On the other end of the phone, Xiao Chengzi's voice sounded a little anxious and aggrieved: "Brother, can you go back to Xingfu Community now? Mom...she doesn't listen to me, please take care of Mom!"
With a bit of crying.
Ling Xiao's smile froze instantly, and an ominous premonition surged in his heart.
You won’t let Ziqiu eat your own fruit this time, right?
…
Next to the entrance of Xingfu Community, beside a carefully tended flower bed, Little Chengzi sat quietly on the cold cement railing, his eyes red, as if he was carrying endless thoughts.
Today she was wearing a simple short dress, and her long, white, smooth legs were even more eye-catching in the sunset. In addition, the pitiful look on her face with tearful eyes attracted the attention of passers-by.
Even a little yellow cat not far away was playing with the mouse on its paws and stopped to watch curiously, unwilling to leave for a long time.
At this time, Chen Ting, who had just gotten out of a real estate sales negotiation, slowly walked towards her daughter with a cheerful smile on her face.
"Chengzi, that house is really nice and spacious. When your brother comes back, our family can live comfortably."
But Xiao Chengzi just responded coldly: "Then you can live by yourself, I will go back to Singapore on the weekend." There was unquestionable determination in his words.
Chen Ting's smile froze, and then she gently persuaded: "Your brother and I are both here, how lonely will it be for you to go back alone?"
Xiao Chengzi's tone became more blunt: "Then I will go to Malaysia to find my grandparents!"
Chen Ting frowned and gently held her daughter's hand, trying to close the distance between them: "Oh, you kid, please stop making trouble. Mom grew up here, and this is our home."
Xiao Chengzi's tears finally couldn't help but fall. She looked at her mother blankly, her voice choked with sobs: "Mom, didn't we agree to come back to celebrate my brother's birthday and visit my grandma's grave? Why did you decide to come back after discussing with your uncle?
Have you settled here?" Her tone was full of confusion and grievance.
Chen Ting smiled awkwardly and explained: "Mom also thinks that the development here is good, and life is convenient and safe. And don't you also like it here? Isn't it also fun to go fishing with your uncle? And
Ah, don’t you miss your brother?”
When Xiao Chengzi heard this, his emotions exploded instantly. He stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: "I don't want to! He doesn't care about us at all. He just wants to spend their two-person world with that Li Jianjian. Can't you see?
"
Chen Ting was stung by her daughter's words, and her eyes turned red: "I can't see it! And you know how to yell at me! If I go back to Singapore alone, and you yell at me all day long, I will be alone, you
Do you know how pitiful I am?" Her voice was full of grievance and helplessness.
At this moment, Ling Xiao ran over panting, and the scene in front of him gave him a headache.
What the hell is this?
…
In the rental house, the three of them were huddled in a corner of the sofa, and an indescribable silence filled the air.
A mother, a pair of biological children, the hearts that should be closely connected, seem to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers at this moment.
Finally, Chen Ting broke the long silence and explained weakly: "Actually, I have never thought about this before. After all, I am used to living in Singapore, but this time when I go back, your uncle does make sense.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! You are all at home. If something happens, you still have to apply for a visa. I don’t know how long it will take to fly to Singapore. I might as well go back to China now."
Hearing this, Ling Xiao nodded lightly: "That's right, you can come back, but Chengzi will take the college entrance examination next year, and the textbooks in Singapore are different from those in China. She can't transfer here either, it will have too much impact on her.
Big.
If you return to China now, what will Chengzi do?"
When Chen Ting heard this, a warm smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and her eyes flashed with plans for the future: "Are you worried about this matter? I have already thought about it. Isn't it summer vacation now? When we go to school, we will go back to Singapore for winter vacation.
We'll come back when school is over, and we'll go back when school starts again.
Nowadays, flying is so convenient and the round trip time is very short.
And in the future, let Chengzi take the university entrance examination in China. There are so many good universities in China now, such as your good friend He Ziqiu’s Luzhou University of Technology. It is now ranked among the top five in the world. It even announced a few days ago that it will not participate in the international university rankings.
, those big institutions even came to beg him to participate in the rankings, and were willing to change the rules.
By that time, once I sell my house in Singapore, I will be completely back."
Ling Xiao sighed softly: "If you don't want to eat Chengzi after you move back after the college entrance examination, there is no need to go through such trouble."
Chen Ting's voice was a little lower, revealing a subtle vulnerability and desire: "No trouble, we won't cause trouble for you. And...actually, I just want to be closer to you, so I can see you more often.
I can also take care of you, cook, clean and so on.
A family should live together. Adults should surround their children."
Ling Xiao was silent for a while, then nodded: "Yes, you can live wherever you want, but we'd better wait until the Chengzi college entrance examination is over. As you said, adults have to surround their children.
And in two days, Jianjian and I will move to the wedding house that Ziqiu gave us. This is a high-level military management area. There is no point in living here now. You can't enter there without certain permissions.
community.
When Chengzi finishes the college entrance examination in the future, I will ask Ziqiu to arrange to work in his company for a few years before buying a house somewhere. Wouldn't it be better for us to live in the same community and see each other every day and take care of each other? "
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Ting's tone was extremely firm: "Don't worry, I won't be a burden to you!"
If you can't enter the military-controlled area, that's all the son's excuse for not wanting to provide for her in her old age. Shouldn't the mother go to find her biological son and not be allowed in?
As my son grows older, his wings become stronger! But no matter how tough he is, he can't defeat the law of heaven.
It is only natural that a son should support his mother!
Ling Xiao's tone was a bit reproachful: "Did you already have this plan when you came back from Singapore last time? No wonder Chengzi said you were going shopping and meeting friends, but you were actually saying goodbye, right?"
Chen Ting seemed a little aggrieved: "Didn't you ask me to get together with my friends more and enjoy life? Shopping, drinking coffee, and basking in the sun are all things you mentioned.
But you won’t believe what I say now.”
Her eyes were slightly red, and she continued, "Yes, it's my fault. I have a miserable life. I didn't even see my mother for the last time. I was in a car accident and my husband passed away. I am still like this. It's useless to drag you down.
No wonder you all despise me."
When Chengzi heard this, his eyes widened immediately and he retorted impatiently: "Who dislikes you? Please don't always behave like this!"
"Orange!" Ling Xiao interrupted her sternly.
Chen Ting rolled her eyes at her daughter and said coldly: "Shut up!"
Chengzi scratched his neck stubbornly and said loudly: "Isn't it okay if I tell the truth? Why don't you let me tell you if you don't tell me?" The atmosphere fell into a stalemate again.
At this moment, the door of the house was suddenly pushed open, and Li Jianjian walked in with a large box in his arms. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but be stunned.
Ling Xiao hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Why did you come back suddenly?"
Li Jianjian explained: "I heard that my aunt and Chengzi were going back, so I prepared some local products, but they were couriered to the design institute, so I had to move back quickly.
You continue chatting, I’m leaving first.”
Ling Xiao put down the box, grabbed Li Jianjian, hugged her into his arms, and greedily inhaled the breath of her body. His originally irritable and depressed mood suddenly relaxed and he felt much better.
Jianjian is his great medicine. Without Jianjian, he would really die.
Li Jianjian's cheeks instantly turned red. She was stunned for a moment, then shyly pushed Ling Xiao away, turned around and ran away.
This scene made Chen Ting, who was covering her face and crying on the sofa, trembling with anger. She gasped and stood up: "Huhu... I'm going back to the hotel, Chengzi, can you leave?"
Chengzi hugged his knees, squatted on the sofa, and remained silent.
"Then you can live here!" Chen Ting angrily left with a cane.
"Mom!" Ling Xiao shouted loudly, trying to save something, but Chen Ting's heart was as cold as ice.
"Anyway, I have decided to come back. If you don't want to... don't want to see me, at worst, we won't have any contact with you in the future!" Chen Ting dropped these words and slammed the door and left.
Ling Xiao stood there, clenching his fists. After a long time, he slowly released his fists and shook his head: "Chengzi, please stay at home for a while. I have to go back to work." After that, he packed up his things and left.
Chengzi sat alone on the sofa, tears falling silently, and no one cared.
After a long time, she wiped away her tears, walked out of the door, went to the street, and looked around. The bustling city was bustling with people coming and going, but her heart felt like it was wrapped in ice, with nowhere to go.
Her mother no longer wants her, her brother has left, and she has no ID card, passport, or money. Where else can she go?
…
As night falls and the lanterns begin to light up, Luzhou City finally shines like a metropolis under the baptism of time, with tall buildings and brilliant lights.
In a corner of the park, Qin Meiyang sat alone on a stone bench in the pavilion, with red eyes and tears falling from time to time, silently expressing her grievances and confusion.
She really didn't understand. Her brother obviously didn't like her mother, and her mother didn't like Li Jianjian either. So why did her mother insist on getting along and annoying others?
At this moment, a man in a crisp suit with blurred eyes, carrying a heavy briefcase, staggered into the tranquility.
Without thinking, he sat next to Qin Meiyang and reminded vaguely: "What...are you doing sitting here? Be careful...bad guy, go home...go home!"
After saying that, he wanted to get up and leave. It was obvious that tonight's entertainment had made him drunk.
Qin Meiyang suddenly felt uneasy in her heart, and she moved nervously to the side. Fragments about the misfortune of a girl walking alone at night flashed in her mind, and fear came over her like a tide.
Unexpectedly, the man suddenly lost his balance and fell heavily on Chengzi's back.
"Ah!" With an exclamation, Chengzi tried to struggle, but unfortunately the opponent's weight and drunken weakness prevented him from moving at all.
At this critical moment, a familiar and firm figure - He Ziqiu, like a beam of light in the dark night, quickly and gently pulled the drunk man away and patted him skillfully, trying to relieve his discomfort.
The man immediately bent over, and a violent sound of vomiting broke the silence around him.
Chengzi quickly stood up, walked around behind He Ziqiu, and unconsciously wrapped her arms around his strong arms, as if that was her most solid support at the moment.
Her bright eyes shone with gratitude and admiration, blinking and gazing affectionately at He Ziqiu's tall back.
His unique fresh scent was vaguely floating in the air, making people feel relaxed and happy.
At this moment, He Ziqiu's figure seemed to turn into the most dazzling star in the night sky in Cheng Zi's eyes, and like the first ray of sunlight penetrating the darkness at dawn, giving her endless warmth and hope.
