003: The secret of the iron box 003: The secret of the iron box is so long.
Si Lan wandered around the orphanage. In the past few years, the orphanage seemed to be changing every year, getting better and better. I remember that there were not so many play facilities before, and the walls seemed to have been newly painted. There was a faint smell of paint, and there were also outside corridors.
Rows of pine trees, branches and leaves swaying gently...
Stored here are all the memories of childhood. Falling here, crying here, and being injured and bleeding here. Dean Chen held himself in his arms and comforted himself.
Silan seemed to see those scenes replaying before his eyes, familiar and warm. His fingers slowly climbed up to the right side of his heart, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He murmured to himself: "Dean Chen, thank you.
Thank you for raising me up, and thank you for saving my life with your own life...I will definitely live well! I will not let down the heart you gave me, and I will live on with your share."
The scene in front of him gradually disappeared. Si Lan came back to his senses, lowered his head, and sighed silently. There were many children walking out of the orphanage, but very few came back. No one wanted to admit that he was an unwanted orphan, especially those who
The adopted children are even less willing to come back here, and they don't want to recall their days as orphans.
But Silan felt that there was nothing wrong with being an orphan, because Dean Chen had always taken care of her when she was a child, and she was like her own mother. Her childhood was not only full of sarcasm and contempt, but also the warmth of relatives.
While reminiscing about the past, Si Lan walked along the long corridor towards the end. When he saw the hidden office, he stopped and couldn't help but push the door open and walk in. In the small space, except for a group of people leaning against the wall,
There was a bookcase, an old table with almost peeling paint, and a chair, nothing else. There were a few discarded papers on the dusty table, and the floor was also dusty. It seemed that no one had come in for a long time.
This is Dean Chen's office. Why is it so idle? Even if you dislike the small space, you won't even bother to clean it.
My heart ached, it was so cool after leaving. As soon as Dean Chen left, even the place where she used to work was forgotten.
Si Lan couldn't bear it, and turned around to get tools to clean up the office, but he was met by a familiar face: "Grandma Zhu."
"Who are you……"
"Silan!" A smile appeared on Silan's face and he gestured a few times: "I have lived here since I was a child. I like to grab the hem of your clothes the most when I walk."
"Oh..." Granny Zhu thought for a long time, and finally realized: "You are Lan Yatou! I didn't expect you to grow up so fast, and I haven't seen you for several years. Dean Chen said that you married a rich family.
, I thought you would never come back until you die."
Si Lan did not explain how he spent those years. He just held her arm and softened his tone: "Grandma Zhu didn't expect that you are still in the orphanage."
"Where can I go if I'm not in an orphanage? Anyway, I'm an old man living alone. I can still move my body so I can look after my children and wash the dishes. It's not idle. At least I have children here to accompany me." Grandma Zhu sighed with emotion.
said, "I didn't expect to see you again!"
Granny Zhu has been here a long time ago, probably even earlier than Director Chen. She was only responsible for the kitchen in the orphanage, but the children all liked her cooking. I didn’t expect that at her age, she would still be here.
here.
"Granny Zhu, why did you leave Dean Chen's office unused? Even if you don't use it, you can clean it occasionally and put things away." Si Lan asked puzzledly. Even if others can forget Dean Chen, Granny Zhu should not
, she has a very good relationship with Dean Chen.
"Do you think we have forgotten Xiao Chen? No!" Granny Zhu waved her old hand, leaving only a layer of skin covering the bones, and the veins were like traces of dry rivers... "It's Xiao Chen."
Chen herself said not to touch her office after she left, just leave it like this."
"Dean Chen said it herself?" Si Lan was surprised, it was impossible. Dean Chen is the most frugal person, so how could she let people empty her office and not allow it to be used.
"Yes, she told me personally!" Granny Zhu affirmed again: "The night she left, I remember that she gave all the usable things to others during the day and threw away all her own things! She
She said that she was going to a far away place to start over, so she wouldn't need any of these things. But the office held very important memories for her, and she didn't want anyone else to use it, so she asked me to watch over it so that no one else could use it. And, ah, she went out of her way to
Tell me not to clean!"
"Don't you think it's strange for Xiao Chen? When she came here, she said she would do it for the rest of her life. She has been doing it for so many years, but she left right away. She even asked me, an old man, to help her look after this shabby house."
Si Lan slowly turned back, his eyes lingering in the small space, wondering, what important memories does Dean Chen have in this office, why is it not allowed to be used by others?
Granny Zhu sighed, seemed to think of something, and spoke again: "By the way! I remembered it! Xiao Chen also said that if Lan Yatai comes back and can't find me, just ask her to sit in this office for a while.
Maybe you can understand how I feel."
Surprise flashed in Si Lan's eyes: "Dean Chen really said that?"
"Silly girl! Can Granny Zhu still lie to you?" Granny Zhu patted her hand and let go of her hand with a smile: "I'm going to get you a rag to wipe it, otherwise you won't be able to sit down."
Granny Zhu left at a slow pace...
Silan froze in place, staring at the office, Granny Zhu's words swirling in his mind...
If Lan Yatou can't find me when she comes back, I'll ask her to sit in this office for a while, maybe I can understand her mood.
Did Dean Chen already know that Lan Sichen wanted her heart, so when she said she wanted to marry Lan Sichen, she showed such a heavy and complicated look on her face? Did she already know that Lan Sichen's goal was
His own heart, that's why he showed up in the hospital.
Si Lan couldn't help but cover his heart, and the pain was overwhelming. He couldn't describe the pain. He didn't know whether it was the pain of the scar four years ago or the pain in his heart...
She bit her lip subconsciously and strode into the office the next second. No matter how thick the dust was or how many spiders there were, she just grabbed the paper on the table and looked at it. It was useless and discarded it.
I bent down and opened the drawer, but there was nothing there. I opened the cabinet under the desk, and there was nothing except some books and photos...
Silan's body stiffened, and she pressed her hands on the table. Her white fingers were all covered with dust and dirt, and she didn't care. For the first time, there were turbulent waves in her cold eyes. When she thought of something, she suddenly turned her head to look at the person leaning against the wall behind her.
Bookcase, she immediately opened the bookcase, and the books inside were messed up by her, and some even fell to the ground...
Dean Chen, what do you really know? Why don’t you tell me, why don’t you tell me directly? What secrets are you hiding?
Silan was rummaging through things irrationally, eager to know the answer in his heart, but he couldn't find anything. He also searched the cabinets under the bookcase and found nothing. Silan glanced around, except for the bookcase.
There is nothing else on the table.
besides--
Silan's eyes fell on the shoe cabinet at the door. It was a small shoe cabinet. She rushed over and opened the shoe cabinet. A putrid smell hit her nostrils. She frowned and rummaged through it.
There was nothing but a few pairs of worn leather shoes and a large shoe box. She picked up the shoe box, felt something was wrong with the weight, and immediately opened the shoe box——
The shoe box contained not shoes, but a black iron box, which was also locked with a rusty lock.
Is this the iron box that Dean Chen handed to him?
Si Lan threw away the shoe box, took the iron box, walked slowly to the desk and put the iron box on the table, staring at the iron box tightly, so nervous that he almost held his breath.
What could be hidden here? Is it Dean Chen’s secret, or is it about his own life experience?
Dean Chen just asked himself to find the iron box, but the iron box has a lock. What about the key? Where is the key?
Many pictures flashed through her mind, and in a flash, she still caught one picture! Previously, he gave her a key, saying that Dean Chen asked him to give it to her before he died...
Dean Chen also said that no matter what happens, keep Qin’s heart alive!
Silan hurriedly found the key from her pocket. The key never left her side after she got it. She carried it with her at all times. She had never known what the key was used for before. It turned out that Dean Chen wanted it.
Take the key and open this iron box yourself...
Did she put all the answers in this iron box?
The hand holding the key was trembling. Facing the iron box that he couldn't wait to find, Si Lan hesitated at this moment...
No one knows what is in this box. Is it the answer that has puzzled her for a long time, or is it a Pandora's box?
When Silan looked at the iron box, all he could think about was Dean Chen. When he was sick when he was a child, Dean Chen took care of him. When he was sad, Dean Chen comforted him. If he had any good things, Dean Chen would secretly give them to himself, for fear of others.
The little child knew that she would be bullied. Even she was the only child who could sleep with the director at night.
Even my own life was given by Dean Chen...
Dean Chen's heart was beating clearly in his body...
"Dean Chen, everything you want to tell me is here, right?" Si Lan murmured, her voice choked: "Why is your heart suitable for me? Why do you want to save me? Why do you know that I am going to die...
…All the answers are here, aren’t they?”
"Dean Chen...are you really my mother?"
Silan didn't dare to think about it. If Dean Chen was really her biological mother, why would she put her in the orphanage and why would she not recognize her?
The key in his hand was inserted into the keyhole, turned gently, and with a crisp sound from his trembling fingertips, the lock was unlocked...
Slowly taking the lock and putting it aside, touching the cold iron box with his fingers, he gradually opened it——