Although Zhuo Xi tried his best to hide his displeasure, Lin Anxin still clearly felt his unhappiness. The more Zhuo Xi suppressed his emotions, the more Lin Anxin felt that he didn't know how to face it. The dinner ended in silence between the two of them.
proceeding slowly.
Zhuo Xi tried to break the silence and said: "Lin Ping should be taking the college entrance examination soon. Have you ever thought about which college to apply for?"
"I didn't dare to ask. Lin Ping is also relatively introverted. I have never mentioned it before, so I can't ask him at this time. Let's wait until he finishes the exam and decide based on his score." Lin Anxin said.
"That's it. Last time he accidentally said that he liked the news media and wanted to be a reporter." Zhuo Xi said.
"Really? He wants to be a reporter? I can't tell. He's introverted. I thought he would choose something that doesn't require much contact with people, such as design or computer science. Besides, he studied science.
."
"The news media also recruits science students. If he is interested, he might as well give it a try. My connections in this area can help him."
"Well, let's wait until he finishes the exam. Asking for a meeting now distracts his mind." Lin Anxin said, "By the way, recently, Lin Ping has been picking up Xixi after school. He is probably very busy in the last month.
I can’t leave here right now, so I might ask you to help me pick it up, okay?”
Mentioning Xixi, Zhuo Xi couldn't help laughing: "Actually, to be honest, the first few times you asked me to pick up Xixi, he came home alone. The first time I couldn't find him, I was scared.
I was a little jumpy, worried that you would fight me desperately if you knew about it. Later, when we found our home all the way, Lin Ping said that Xixi had gone home by herself a long time ago. Xixi is a smart child, and there is no need to pick him up. "
Lin Anxin was secretly surprised, but after thinking about it, it was indeed Xixi's style. This living compass, there was no path he didn't understand, and most people couldn't figure him out if they wanted to.
"He does make me worry-free, but he is still a child after all, so he still helps me look after him when he is free occasionally."
"That's natural."
While I was eating, I suddenly got a call from home. It was Lin Ping, who said anxiously: "Sister, Xixi hasn't come home yet!"
Lin Anxin was so frightened that she dropped her chopsticks. She was praising him just now, but something happened in the blink of an eye. It seemed that she couldn't say anything good.
"No, please make it clearer."
"I just went to the kindergarten to pick him up because it was very late and the kindergarten was closed. I thought Xixi might have gone home by herself again, but when I got home, I saw that he was not at home. I had called his teacher and called him a few times.
I called the home phone numbers of two of my good classmates. One kid said he had gone home long ago and said goodbye to him at the door. There was also his schoolbag on the sofa. It seemed that he had gone home and gone out again. "Lin
Ping explained the whole story, "I'm sorry, sister, I'm quite busy during this time..."
"It's none of your business, it's all my fault. It's useless to say this now, it's better to go find him quickly." Lin Anxin was about to cry, but when she heard Lin Ping's sad voice, she couldn't get angry, so she had to
Comfort him first.
Lin Anxin is very confused now. She hates herself for why she left a child like Xixi alone at home. No matter how powerful he is, he is just a child. Lin Ping's homework is already tight, so she shouldn't
Xixi left it to him, but she was sitting here dating Zhuo Xi.
"Anxin, don't worry, Xixi is so smart, she should be fine."
Lin Anxin sat in Zhuo Xi's car and just kept crying: "I was wrong, I shouldn't have listened to him and stayed to work overtime. I was still thinking about dating and watching movies. I am Xixi's mother, how can I
How am I qualified to live my own life without thinking about him at all? It’s all my fault..."
Zhuo Xi felt very sad when she heard Lin Anxin's crying. Yes, even if Lin Anxin didn't work overtime, she planned to go to the movies with herself today and would still leave Xixi at home alone. Now Xixi is gone.
, Zhuo Xi felt that he was the culprit.
"I'm sorry, An Xin. It's not your fault, it's all my fault. There's no point in crying now. Let's just think about where Xixi will be."
"Xixi, it must be okay..." Lin Anxin gradually stopped crying and looked around for Xixi.
He usually went to supermarkets, comic book stores, and amusement parks. He searched everywhere and still couldn't find it.
Lin Anxin's heart grew colder inch by inch.
She leaned helplessly on Zhuo Xi's shoulder and cried. Zhuo Xi suddenly thought that he could use the power of the media. He hated himself for thinking of it at this time. He quickly called the TV station and continued to broadcast the search.
Xixi's announcement.
Just when Lin An was about to despair, a phone call came in like a savior.
It was actually Yin Haoze.
"I don't have time to listen to your call now, Yin Haoze. Even if you put a knife to my neck now, I won't listen to anything about work anymore." Lin Anxin said angrily.
"Really? Xixi misses you very much, don't you want to hear his voice?" Yin Haoze said with a playful smile.
"What did you say? Xixi is by your side?"
Zhuo Xi heard this and quickly grabbed the phone: "Where are you?"
Yin Haoze heard Zhuo Xi's voice and said unhappily: "Bring the phone to Lin Anxin."
"I asked you where you are!" Zhuo Xi was angry. He had long had deep grudges against Yin Haoze, and now old and new grudges arose at the same time, and he yelled loudly at the phone.
Lin Anxin had never seen Zhuo Xi like this before, and was a little scared.
Yin Haoze hung up the phone without saying a word.
If it hadn't been for Lin Anxin's phone number, Zhuo Xi would have just thrown it away.
"You should reply to him, he doesn't want to talk to me." Zhuo Xi calmed down and said slowly.
Lin Anxin called Yin Haoze again. When Yin Haoze saw that it was Lin Anxin, he proudly told her: "I thought you would go home very late for a date. Xixi was bored by herself, so I took him to have a meal.
, I just took him to play for a while. Don’t worry.”
They had already returned home. Lin Anxin immediately rushed home with Zhuo Xi. By the way, he called Lin Ping.
When they arrived home, Lin Ping had already arrived first. Seeing that Xi Xi was fine, he immediately burst into tears and hugged him tightly. Looking back, he saw Lin Anxin and Zhuo Xi had also arrived, and said, "Sister, I'm sorry, it's all
I'm not good, but fortunately Xixi is fine...it's all my fault."
Lin Anxin walked to Lin Ping, patted him gently, and comforted him: "It's none of your business."
Then he walked up to Yin Haoze and suddenly gave him a slap in the face.
The slap was so sudden that everyone present was stunned. Especially Yin Haoze, who did not expect that Lin Anxin would dare to hit him.
"Do you think it's fun? What qualifications do you have to take Xixi out alone? You know we are all worried to death. We are all looking for him. Lin Ping is almost dying of guilt. You actually feel very proud? At work, you
You are my boss, and I have to take orders from you. But please don’t interfere in my life! I ask you to leave my life and never want to see you again!" Lin Anxin stood in front of Yin Haoze and said with tears in his eyes.
Yin Haoze didn't expect that his actions would bring such a big blow to them. He originally wanted to get angry, but after hearing Lin Anxin's words, he felt that he had gone too far. He glanced at Lin Anxin without saying a word, turned around and
Walk.
Xixi knew that she was in trouble, so she walked timidly to Lin Anxin and tugged on the corner of her clothes: "Mom, it's all my fault. I didn't leave a note when I left. I thought you would come back very late.
My uncle has to study in the evening. So... Xixi was wrong, I won’t dare to do it again next time..."
Lin Anxin pushed Xixi away hard: "You know you were wrong now! Why didn't you think about it when you ran out to play? You want us to be so worried about you! How come the older you are, the more outrageous you are! You, give it to me
Stand here! Don't move, don't sleep, eat or go to the toilet without my permission!"
"An Xin..." Zhuo Xi wanted to stop him.
"Don't worry about me! If you don't teach him a lesson today, he won't remember it long!" Lin Anxin comforted Lin Ping, "Lin Ping, go back and review your homework. I've wasted a lot of your time tonight."
Lin Ping looked at Xixi with lingering fear: "Sister, Xixi is back anyway. If nothing happens, don't punish him too much. I will go home from school early in the future."
"No need, you really can't be distracted in the final sprint. I will try to get off work as early as possible, and if I have to work overtime, Zhuoxi will help me pick her up. You don't have to worry about Xixi during this period, just prepare for the exam with peace of mind."
"Oh, then I'll go back to my room first." Lin Ping said and went back to his room.
When sending Zhuo Xi back, Zhuo Xi still wanted to blame Lin Anxin: "Xi Xi is a child after all, just say a few words to him."
Lin Anxin sighed: "Actually, I'm not angry at Xixi or even Yin Haoze about what happened tonight. I'm angry at myself. Do you know? What I feel most guilty about is Lin Ping. Since my uncle passed away, I have
After Lin Ping was handed over to me, although Lin Ping was very polite to me, he was too polite and did not feel the same as a younger brother towards a sister. I know what he was thinking. I used to live in my uncle's house, and my uncle and aunt had no feelings for each other.
I was not good, and I always favored Lin Ping more. Although Lin Ping was young at the time, he still noticed it. Although I never blamed him, he always felt that he owed me something, so he didn't bother me.
Just try not to trouble me."
After a pause, Lin Anxin added: "I'm just worried that the burden on his heart will be too heavy. He wanted to go to college and leave me early to support himself with his own abilities. After his uncle left, he didn't leave him a penny.
, he is a boy, and he is in a sensitive adolescence, so he is inevitably worried that I will dislike him. If something happens to Xixi today, he will only take the responsibility on himself. I am actually quite worried about his current state, but I don’t know
What is the best way to persuade him? I am also very confused now, do you understand?"
Zhuo Xi listened carefully to every word Lin Anxin said and nodded: "I understand."