The conversation between Huo Bainian and Huo Jinxi broke up unhappily. On the other hand, Mu Qian spent the whole day with Mr. Huo and then went to pick up Huo Qiran from school in the afternoon.
Huo Qiran didn't see her last night and looked downcast all day today. When he saw Mu Qian after school, he almost immediately ran to Mu Qian.
Mu Qian smiled and touched his head and took him to the car.
The car drove to Huo Jinxi's new apartment. It was like usual, but Huo Qiran's somewhat uneasy eyes frequently turned to Mu Qian.
"What's wrong?" Mu Qian glanced at him, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Huo Qiran lowered his gaze, and after a while looked at Mu Qian again, his eyes still full of uneasiness and doubt.
When people get along with each other, different moods and emotions will produce different magnetic fields. Huo Qiran is sensitive to Mu Qian's differences, but doesn't know how to express them.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly opened his schoolbag and reached in. After a moment, he actually took out a small box of chocolates and handed it to Mu Qian.
As soon as Mu Qian saw the box of chocolates, she immediately laughed out loud, "Where did it come from? The little girl gave it to you?"
Huo Qiran's eyes flashed with unnaturalness, which was regarded as acquiescence.
"Borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, you, you have such a special gift at such a young age, it's not good." Mu Qian said, took the chocolate, opened it, peeled one and put it in his mouth, and then peeled it again
He picked one and handed it to Huo Qiran.
Huo Qiran opened his mouth to eat, and looked at Mu Qian cautiously, as if to see if she was in a better mood.
Mu Qian met his gaze, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly reached out and touched his face, and whispered, "Would you be sad if you can't find your mother?"
Huo Qiran's eyes paused and looked at her with some panic.
Mu Qian came back to her senses, gently took him into her arms, and said, "Don't worry, you will definitely be found. Your mother must be very sad if she loses you... She will definitely come and find you."
Huo Qiran leaned against Mu Qian, probably still feeling uneasy. He stretched out his hand and grasped Mu Qian's sleeve.
Mu Qian noticed his movements and just let him go. Her eyes fell outside the car window, her eyes empty and misty.
…
As dusk approached, Huo Jinxi's car drove into the nursing home.
Mr. Huo was having dinner under Ding Yang's care. As soon as he saw Huo Jinxi coming in, Ding Yang immediately prepared an extra set of bowls and chopsticks for him and then left.
"Why are you here at this hour?" Mr. Huo glanced at him, "It's neither early nor late. Qianqian has been walking for two hours."
Huo Jinxi sat down in front of the old man and said indifferently, "Come and eat with you."
Mr. Huo glanced at him, suddenly sighed and put down his chopsticks, "Did something happen?"
"What can happen?" Huo Jinxi replied, "Everything is as usual."
"Just hide it from me." Mr. Huo said, "Qianqian's whole state is different today. Even if I ask her, she won't say anything. Do you think I'm old and can't stand the stimulation, or should you help me?"
Not busy with anything?"
"Grandpa, you don't have to worry about these things. Take good care of yourself."
"Worry? I really don't worry much." Mr. Huo said, "What worries me the most is you and Qian Qian. Do others need me to worry?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a clear female voice suddenly came in from outside the door, "Why is grandpa so partial? With so many grandchildren, you only worry about your second brother and an outsider?"
Huo Jinxi turned around and saw Huo Xiaoxiao, who was covered in dust.
Huo Xiaoxiao is the only daughter of Huo Bailin, the fourth son of the Huo family. She is about the same age as Mu Qian. She is currently working in Huo's Hong Kong branch. She is prosperous, tall and neat, and looks like a strong woman in the workplace.
Although she accused Mr. Huo of being partial, she still stepped forward and hugged Mr. Huo, "Grandpa, I came to see you as soon as I got off the plane."
"Okay, okay." Mr. Huo smiled and patted her arm, "How long do you plan to stay when you come back this time?"
"I don't want to stay in Hong Kong anymore." Huo Xiaoxiao said, "I will come back to celebrate the New Year with you!"
Mr. Huo immediately laughed out loud and kept saying: "Okay, okay."
Seeing this, Huo Jinxi stood up and said, "Now that you're back, you should stay with grandpa. I'll go back first."
"Hey! What do you mean? Are you going to leave as soon as I come?" Huo Xiaoxiao muttered dissatisfied.
Huo Jinxi ignored her, turned around and walked out.
"Grandpa, look at the second brother——"
"Let him go." Mr. Huo said, "Doesn't he have enough things to worry about?"
"You are just partial!" Huo Xiaoxiao said, "It doesn't matter that you favor my second brother, but you also favor Mu Qian. What's going on? I'm angry!"
"Is that what I call partiality?" Mr. Huo narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at her, "How has your second brother lived these years? How many times have he been at the critical point of life and death? You don't know? Qianqian grew up alone in the Huo family since she was a child, and later
So many things have happened, she is the same age as you, how much more hardship has she suffered than you? Which one of you is not going smoothly? She and your second brother are the only ones, I am worried, I can't rest assured... Both of them have suffered
Too much suffering, but I still don’t know what it will be like in the future..."
Seeing that the old man was getting more and more sad as he spoke, Huo Xiaoxiao quickly interrupted, "Okay, Grandpa, let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat first..."
Mr. Huo couldn't help but sigh heavily.
…
When Huo Jinxi returned to the apartment, there was a suitcase in the living room downstairs, the one Mu Qian had brought.
Huo Jinxi's eyes fell on the suitcase. When he walked into the room, he saw Mu Qian and Huo Qiran sitting on the stairs.
"Don't be unhappy." Mu Qian touched Huo Qiran's head, "Although I no longer live here, I can still take you to and from school, and we can still see each other every day, right?"
Huo Qiran didn't answer. When he looked up and saw Huo Jinxi, he immediately stood up, ran to Huo Jinxi and took Huo Jinxi's hand.
Although he couldn't speak, the meaning of this action was very clear.
Huo Jinxi lowered his eyes and looked at him.
Huo Qiran's face rarely showed such obvious emotions. He looked at Huo Jinxi with anxiety and request in his eyes.
"What do you want?" Huo Jinxi asked him.
Huo Qiran looked at him, then at Mu Qian, and shook his hand.
"I want you to tell me what you want." Huo Jinxi knelt down in front of him. "I don't understand what you mean when you act like this. I want you to tell me."
Huo Qiran looked at him blankly, then lowered his eyes. It seemed that he had been brewing for a long time, but in the end he did not say a word.
"If you can't tell, then there's nothing we can do." Huo Jinxi stood up and shook off his hand.
Huo Qiran suddenly started crying silently.
Mu Qian saw this scene while standing on the stairs, walked down quickly, and took Huo Qiran into her arms.