Huo Qiran came closer. Xi Xi heard the movement first, turned around and saw him, and shouted happily: "Brother Qi Ran!"
Jing Li suddenly came back to her senses, and when she raised her head to meet Huo Qiran's gaze, her eyes seemed empty for a few seconds before she suddenly broke into another smile.
Huo Qiran's heart suddenly throbbed, and he just looked at her. For a moment, he didn't know how to react.
"You're late." Jing Li said to him with a smile, "Our trees have been planted."
Huo Qiran didn't speak, just looked at her quietly.
Jing Li belatedly realized that Huo Qiran was looking at her temples, then she finally remembered something and raised her hand to touch the small white flower on her temples.
At that moment, her expression finally changed, and unconcealable sadness slipped silently from her eyes, but finally she returned to calmness.
"My mother." She spoke softly, as if she was telling him a very common thing, "She... has been ill for several years. She passed away two days ago and was buried today. Well, she is relieved.
.”
Huo Qiran listened to her efforts to calm down her tone, walked over slowly, knelt down in front of her, and whispered: "You should tell me, so that I can help."
Jing Li quickly shook her head and said, "It's nothing. My uncle helped take care of my mother's funeral. Anyway, I don't have many relatives or friends at home, so everything is simple. It's nothing... Anyway, my mother hasn't spoken to me in two years."
, I’m used to it, I’ve been ready for a long time..."
Seeing her trying to contain the sadness in her eyes, Huo Qiran finally couldn't help but reached out and hugged her.
Jing Li visibly froze, and after a while, she finally stretched out her hand, pulled the clothes around his waist little by little, slowly closed her eyes, and let her tears fall down, silently hiding on the shoulders of his blue coat.
…
The two of them didn't stay in the park for too long because Jing Li still cared about Xi Xi.
Xi Xi was too young. When she met her grandma, she was already lying on the hospital bed. She also had no idea about her grandma, let alone what death meant.
Jing Li thinks this is good, at least she won't be sad.
Huo Qiran sent them home, and happened to meet Gu Wan who was also returning home.
After this period of time, Xi Xi has begun to completely trust her mother. Even though she still cannot leave Jing Li every night, she is used to staying with her mother and aunt during the day.
Huo Qiran saw Xi Xi start to fall asleep when she got home, so he asked Jing Li to leave Xi Xi to Gu Wan to take care of her, and then he pulled Jing Li out again.
Huo Qiran took Jing Li directly to the amusement park.
It was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and the daytime at the amusement park was almost over, but Huo Qiran still bought tickets for the day and night games and took Jing Li into the amusement park.
Some rides are only available during the day, so they took advantage of the last two hours of the day to build a series of exciting rides such as roller coasters, jumping machines, giant pendulums, and pirate ships.
Jing Li hasn't played so crazy in a long time.
She screamed and shouted at the top of her lungs.
Here, all screams and shouts are normal. When stimulation fills all the senses, the high-speed wind seems to take away everything, whether it is sadness, frustration or tears.
The two of them stayed until the amusement park closed.
On the way back, Jing Li leaned on the seat and fell asleep.
Probably because she had been too hard these past few days, and after such a hearty release, all her energy was finally exhausted. Amidst the warm and delicious breath, she slept peacefully.
The car drove to the entrance of Lufeng Community, Huo Qiran slowly pulled the car over, and when he turned around to look, Jing Li was still asleep.
He paused for a moment, but after all he didn't call her, he just gently put his coat on her body.
Jing Li was not alarmed at all.
After another moment of silence, Huo Qiran remembered to look for his cell phone. He took it out and saw that it had been turned off at some point.
He connected his phone to the charging cable, and as soon as he turned it on, countless messages popped up on the screen, most of them from Su Zhen.
"Huo Qiran, why can't you get through on the phone?"
"Where did you go?"
"I'll wait for you at your house."
"Huo Qiran!!!"
Huo Qiran opened her chat box and quickly replied to her message: "Outside, the phone is out of battery and turned off."
Su Zhen's message came back immediately: "Is there anything wrong? Your phone has been out of battery for a long time and you didn't know how to charge it? I thought something happened to you, do you know?"
As soon as this message was sent, the phone call came in.
Huo Qiran's cell phone was originally on silent mode. When he saw the call coming in, he picked it up without hesitation, and then replied to Su Zhen on WeChat: "Jing Li is asleep, and it's not convenient for me to answer the phone."
"Are you still with Jing Li? Where did she fall asleep?"
"In my car."
"Then where are you now?"
"In front of her house."
"So, you're not going to wake her up, and you're going to let her sleep forever?"
"She's too tired."
"Then if she doesn't wake up tonight, won't you not come back all night?"
"Let her sleep first."
"Then what should you do? You haven't packed your luggage yet, and you're flying out tomorrow morning!"
Huo Qiran hesitated for a moment, and finally sent a message: "Can our plan be postponed? Jing Li is so sad right now, and I want to spend more time with her."
There was no reply for a while.
Huo Qiran said again: "I'm just going to play anyway, I can go anytime."
"How about a week later? You can go back to school directly after playing. The time is suitable."
This time Su Zhen finally had a reply: "It's up to you!"
From her reply, it was not difficult for Huo Qiran to tell whether she was angry, or she replied: "Don't be angry, I promise not to break my promise."
Su Zhen did not reply.
Huo Qiran sighed slightly in his heart, thinking that based on the friendship between the two of them since childhood, she probably wouldn't be angry for long, so he didn't say anything more to her.
After sending a message to Mu Qian reporting on the current situation, Huo Qiran put down his phone, lowered his seat slightly and leaned in. He turned to look at Jing Li, waiting for her to wake up.
Just waiting for this has been a long time.
So he also looked at her for a long time.
…
The next morning, Jing Li woke up at dawn. When she opened her eyes, she saw Huo Qiran sleeping in front of her.
Her mind went blank and she thought it was a dream. It wasn't until a vague sound of a horn came from the road outside and the person in front of her slowly opened her eyes that Jing Li came back to her senses.
Not a dream.
Huo Qiran also just woke up, but he woke up much faster. After meeting her eyes, he smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Good morning."