Zhuo Jing still didn't move, resting his chin on my forehead: "Don't worry, this is the first time you've been so obedient."
I smiled helplessly: "But it keeps ringing, you answer it first, it's so loud that my hands are numb."
Only then did Zhuo Jing reluctantly let go of my waist, and held on to me with one hand, as if he was wary of me running away at any time. He took the phone, and his voice returned to his usual calm tone: "Hello."
"Mr. Zhuo, this time... I really want to go to the airport."
I raised my eyes and looked at him. It was Xiao Tian's voice. It sounded a little guilty, as if I didn't want to disturb you, but I really couldn't wait any longer.
Zhuo Jing glanced at me, and then said calmly: "You go back first. As for work arrangements, wait for my call."
"But... didn't the partner have an appointment to meet tonight? And..."
"The partners are waiting for my call to meet at another time. I will stay in Hong Kong for a few more days. Do not check out the room. When you return to the company tonight, I will inform everyone to hold a video conference. I will inform you of the specific time of the conference when you get off the plane.
You, I will talk about the work arrangements at the meeting. From now on, don’t disturb me, wait for my call, don’t call me.”
"Okay, Mr. Zhuo, I want to be in Hong Kong with Jiao Long."
"Any questions?"
Zhuo Jing's eyes suddenly showed a trace of displeasure, as if he didn't care about you anymore, I secretly stuck out my tongue, this person really doesn't like Xiao Tian at all.
"No problem. Then I'll hang up with Mr. Zhuo first. I wish you the best..."
"Are you still planning to waste my time? If you say one more word, you won't be able to claim this month's salary."
“Happy holidays!!”
Xiao Tian hung up the phone after uttering a clean sentence. Zhuo Jing looked at me speechlessly: "This man has been talking too much since he knew my secret. Should I deduct his salary?"
I curled my lips and said, "Do they consider you a friend? Why are you so aggressive and threatening?"
"Do I?" Zhuo Jing raised his eyebrows slightly: "I don't know how good I am to him."
I looked at him with a smile: "The way you treat people is always unique, and most people can't accept it." As I said that, I took his arm and said, "Then... can you take me with you now?"
Go out."
Zhuo Jing was quite proud of my eyes, but his expression was still tense: "Where to go."
Sometimes the differences between people's personalities can be clearly seen, such as Zhuo Jing and Cheng Baize. Zhuo Jing is the kind of person who will keep his expression inconspicuous no matter how happy he is, while Cheng Baize is more accustomed to it.
He tells you his emotions and emotions with his expressions and words. To put it bluntly, Cheng Baize is the kind of person who will give others the steps. He will not say anything that makes the situation feel embarrassing or embarrassing. He is a very considerate person.
Zhuo Jing, on the other hand, is waiting for someone to step in. He is cold-faced, venomous, and unsympathetic. He is what we usually call a difficult person. He will tease you over and over again.
Fortunately, although I have a difficult husband, sometimes it is a pleasure to observe his secret joy hidden in the corner of his eyes, thinking that no one is aware of it, especially when I know that Zhuo
I brought this little pride to Jing, so I like and allow him to be so "prude". Is this him? He is the one I have known since he was eleven years old.
"Well, I'm going to take a ride on the Ding Ding car, go to Disneyland, and then go to Victoria Harbor."
I rolled my eyes and thought about the route I heard other passengers on the group tour talking about when I got on the plane. I thought that people would go to these places for fun, and it would definitely be the same if Zhuo Jing and I went there.
Zhuo Jing looked at me, with a slight smile on his lips: "Okay."
I felt that he suddenly lost his sharpness and looked a little different. I frowned and said, "Isn't it too much to do in one day? Disney is not very big. If I ride the Ding Ding Car and go to Disneyland to ride the Ferris Wheel, then...
Now, I’m going to ride the roller coaster and finally go to Victoria Harbor. Will I have enough time?”
Zhuo Jing held my hand and said, "As for the Tiantian Wheel, I haven't seen it at Disneyland, but you can take a seat at the Happy World."
"But don't we have to go back to Happy World? There is no Ferris wheel in Hong Kong!"
Zhuo Jing looked at me patiently: "If you want to ride the Sky Wheel in Hong Kong, then I will take you to Ocean Park. If you can't finish it in one day, you can do it in two or three days. Now, let's take you to where you want to sit.
How good is the Ding Ding car experience..."
I looked at him with a silly smile: "Okay."
In fact, it doesn't matter what I do first or what I do later. What's important is that I want to be with him.
There is a scene that I have never thought about, that is, we are walking hand in hand on the streets of Hong Kong like ordinary lovers. Passers-by are walking around us. Occasionally, someone will look at us twice. I feel narcissistically that
It's the turnaround rate. Zhuo Jing's palms are warm. I'm not afraid of getting lost when following him. Occasionally, I have the habit of raising my eyes to look at him. Looking at Zhuo Jing's side face, I'll giggle twice to myself. I don't know why I'm laughing.
Zhuo Jinghui looked at me with a speechless look, smiled stupidly, and said one word expressionlessly: "Silly."
Then I turned my face to the other side, and when he turned around, I suddenly moved my face towards him, and I immediately caught the smile on the corner of his mouth. This game has worked for me time and time again. We didn’t say too much, just
Zhuo Jing kept coming and going like this again and again. Zhuo Jing didn't want his little thoughts to be exposed, but I chased him there again and again. When I saw him snickering, I couldn't help but feel proud. I think outsiders must feel like this when they see me like this.
I'm crazy, but I don't care. I can't express this feeling of overflowing happiness in words alone.
…
To be honest, I didn't even know what a 'Ding Ding Car' was. When I got on it, I realized that it was actually a tram with tracks. And when I got on the train from the back, I felt weird. I never saw Zhuo Jing.
After putting in the coin, I saw Zhuo Jing directly holding my hand to the second floor and sitting in the back. I carefully observed the surrounding environment, took Zhuo Jing's arm and whispered, "Are we evading fares?"
Zhuo Jing looked at me with a slightly playful look in his eyes: "Yeah, what should I do?"
I thought there must be something fishy about him, so I raised my eyebrows and said, "I'm not afraid anyway. I'll go to the police station with you in the worst case."
Zhuo Jing put his arms around my shoulders and started to kiss me again: "Hey, Ma Jiaolong has to walk sideways in Hong Kong, and she doesn't even pay for the rides."
I leaned my head over and said, "What do you think? After all, the arrest is not about arresting myself."
The car drove very slowly, and later I found out that it would jingle twice when it arrived at the station, so it was quite fun to call it a jingle car, especially on the second floor. The scenery was really good.
I have never traveled before. Even if I go to other places to see things for others, I just come back after watching them. It seems that I am in a hurry every time. Moreover, I am also very afraid that others will recognize me and point at me and say "Hey"
That's not so and so, but there is none here, and there is no need to worry about that. I feel that the rhythm of this city is very fast, but the car is going very slowly. I rest my head quietly on Zhuo Jing's shoulder, as if the time now is
It was stolen. I don’t know how long I sat there. I was obsessed with this feeling. It was very comfortable to rest my head on Zhuo Jing’s shoulder. I didn’t want to get out of the car. I just watched the people around me going up and down. They were not the same as us.
relation.
"Want to get out of the car?"
I moved my position and looked up at him: "Do you want to?"
Zhuo Jing has a habit of resting his chin on my forehead, "I think this is good."
I raised the corners of my mouth slightly: "Then just sit here for a while."
The tinkling sound is very pleasant. I think we are the most ordinary couple. No one will pay too much attention to the two of us. Here, I have no scruples to express my dependence on Zhuo Jing. I feel that I have lost it for several years. , together with the nine years I missed before, I want to make up for it. Looking at the people outside the window, my eyes do not hide my happiness at the moment. I even feel that I have not abandoned anything, because I Got more.
While the car was driving slowly, a familiar face flashed across the crowd outside the window. Hey... I immediately sat up straight, opened the window and looked out, searching around carefully. The car gradually moved away. What happened when I opened my face but didn’t see it?
"What's wrong."
Zhuo Jing looked at me, a little confused about my actions.
I turned to look at him: "I seem to see a familiar person."
"It's just..." I thought if I talked about Cheng Baize, he would definitely be unhappy. Then he shook his head and smiled: "No one, it seems that I saw it wrong."
Just as Zhuo Jing was about to open his mouth, the laughter of a couple next to him directly diverted our attention, "We are on the Ding Ding bus in Hong Kong. Next to us is Causeway Bay. Husband, come and take a photo." Zhang commemorates it."
I feel very familiar with Mandarin here. I watched the two of them recording with their mobile phones, and at the same time they actually took out a Polaroid and took a selfie of each other kissing each other. Both of them had sweet faces, full of love. State, this kind of couple interaction feels different from me and Zhuo Jing, but the happiness index is definitely the same. I am very interested in their camera, and tentatively opened my mouth: "Hello, you are also here to travel. ."
Zhuo Jing looked at me a little surprised, probably because he didn't expect me to strike up a conversation.
The couple looked very friendly. After hearing what I said, the girl looked at me and smiled generously: "Yes, eh, are you also traveling from the mainland?"
I hummed. Although I felt a little embarrassed to open my mouth, I still had the courage to look at her: "Yeah, but I was a little anxious when I went out with my boyfriend. I didn't bring my camera. Can I borrow your camera to take a photo as a souvenir? .”
"Okay." The girl agreed happily and looked at me: "Can I take pictures for you?"
"Well, thank you."
I couldn't express my gratitude at that time. I glanced at Zhuo Jing, who looked a little unnatural, and hugged his arm forcefully: "Come on, smile, let's take a group photo too."
Zhuo Jing cleared his throat, probably because he was not used to it. I ignored him and ran straight to his face the moment the girl pressed the shutter. Zhuo Jing's body stiffened again, but the girl smiled. Looking at me with a bright face, probably in the eyes of a passionate lover, looking at other couples always feels like looking in the mirror, as if watching you happy will make you happier, and beauty will be passed on.
"It's going to take a while."
The girl handed me the photo and said with a smile, but then her brows frowned slightly: "Hey, you guys seem familiar."
I took the photo, shook it up seriously, looked at the portrait that gradually emerged, and smiled at the girl: "My boyfriend and I are both popular faces, thank you for taking the photo of us."
"No, you don't have a public face. Husband, do you think they look familiar?" The girl suddenly turned to look at her boyfriend and asked. At the same time, a tinkling sound began.
, Zhuo Jing immediately stood up, held my hand, and looked at the girl politely: "Thank you for taking the photos of us. Let's get off the car first."
"Hey..." The girl still seemed to be thinking: "No, I must have seen you before."
I was pulled by Zhuo Jing and walked out of the car. I was just about to say thank you to the girl again, but I immediately noticed something wrong with her husband's appearance. "Wait for me for a while." I said these four words to Zhuo Jing and I ran away.
When I came to the girl, she looked at me and still thought: "I remembered, you are the one on the Internet..."
"Don't worry about who I am." I interrupted her: "If you believe me, you and your husband will get off the car and go back to the hotel later. Don't go out tonight, remember!"
His husband has water insurance. In fact, such people are not suitable for traveling. They are prone to accidents. I didn’t look in detail to know if I could avoid it, but someone took a photo for me, and since I saw it, I
He said as much as he could. After he finished speaking, he saw the girl looked a little confused and turned around, holding Zhuo Jing's hand: "Let's go."
It wasn't until I got off the bus that I saw Zhuo Jing inserting coins, and then I looked at him with some clarity: "So you got off the bus and swiped your card to insert coins. I knew I couldn't take the bus for free."
Zhuo Jing looked at me helplessly: "You never forget that you are an Onmyoji wherever you go."
I raised my eyes and looked at the Ding Ding car that was driving away. The girl in the car obviously hadn't recovered from her dazed state. She hugged Zhuo Jing's arm and said, "I won't do it anymore. Didn't they help us take pictures?"
."
In fact, I don’t like to look at people from the perspective of facial analysis, but her husband’s is really obvious and he is in danger of his life. The happiness on the girl’s face is not fake. I don’t want her husband to be in trouble.
Whatever it is, of course, the important thing is whether she will listen to me.
But I think that I will never see this again in the future, because I know very well that in the future, whether I look carefully or not, I will never be able to achieve the level I am today. This is probably the last day that I will have the natural yin and yang.
Well, I don’t know if I want to say that that girl is lucky. From now on, I will be an ordinary person who accepts fate.
"I don't like taking pictures, and it's not the last time I'm here, so why should I take pictures?"
Instead, Zhuo Jing looked at me with a bit of displeasure: "We won't take pictures when we go out in the future. Except for our wedding photos, I don't like us taking photos at scenic spots, because I can take you there no matter how many times you want to go."
A few times, you have to remember, it’s never the last time.”
"Okay, I remember, it's the first and last time to take a group photo at a scenic spot, okay?"
I don’t understand why Zhuo Jing doesn’t like it, because I think this thing is quite common. It’s normal for couples to take pictures at scenic spots. But fortunately, I took a picture, although he didn’t smile, which makes me feel a little bit
It’s not perfect, and too little of my face hidden by my hair is exposed, but it’s still the first photo of the two of us together.
I took out the small Polaroid photo of the person swinging out and showed it to him: "I want to put it in my wallet. Does it look good? Look at it, you don't even laugh! Are you pretending to be cool? Yes!
Not pretending to be cool..."
Zhuo Jing's expression relaxed a little, "Since you took the initiative to kiss me, let's forget it this time. Are you hungry? I'll take you to eat."
"Okay." I put the photo away and stuffed it into my wallet. I looked at Zhuo Jing and smiled: "Look, is it just right?"
Zhuo Jing then looked at the photo carefully: "Well, keep it here. I will check it. Let's go and take you to eat."
“Don’t go to places that are too expensive, go to places that are delicious but not expensive…”
"Then what do you want to eat?"
"It's just delicious. What you think is delicious is not expensive."
I think I will definitely get wrinkles today because I have been laughing all the time, and I don’t have to talk tit-for-tat with Zhuo Jing anymore. It feels so good. My only regret is that I left home late and spent a long time in the Ding Ding car.
We spent a lot of time together, and we didn’t plan the time, so we couldn’t go to Disneyland. But in fact, it doesn’t matter whether we go or not. I don’t care much about playing or anything, but I prefer the feeling of walking around hand in hand with him. Go
It is a very small shop, but there are many people. It is very similar to the kind of tea restaurant where I watched Hong Kong movies when I was a child. Zhuo Jing knows the proprietress, and she even came over to chat with Zhuo Jing. What she said was just a blur to me.
I saw her chatting with Zhuo Jing for a while and then she said to me in a blunt and ordinary way: "Is it delicious?"
It's the kind of pineapple bun that looks very ordinary, but it's really delicious. I kept nodding: "It's delicious."
She smiled very kindly: "Eat more, you will be careful and we will spend time in our shop."
I looked at her in confusion. Apart from saying it was delicious, I couldn't understand her when she spoke Cantonese very fast. But fortunately, sometimes communication between people does not necessarily require the use of language, and the same goes for laughter.
So I kept giggling and saying it was delicious, delicious.
Zhuo Jing then said a few words to her. She looked at me and nodded, then took two more drinks and turned to do other things. Zhuo Jing pushed the drinks in front of me: "This is the shop where I grew up.
I really like coming here. The lady boss is very nice. Try it. This is iced lemon tea and see if you like it."
I took a sip and leaned towards him: "What did she just say to me? What does Tiao Zai mean?"
Zhuo Jing twitched his lips: "Stupid, tell me I'm your boyfriend. Is that good?"
"It tastes delicious, sour and sweet." I frowned: "What did you say to the driver that day? Why did he ignore me when I asked him to stop the car?"
Zhuo Jing suddenly laughed. The smile was so sudden that I was confused. After taking a sip of the drink called iced lemon tea, he cleared his throat and opened his mouth: "I really want to know?"
I nodded heavily: "Just tell me, don't bully me for not knowing English or anything."
Zhuo Jing slowly moved his face closer to mine and looked into my eyes carefully: "I told the driver that day that this person has a brain problem and has attacks from time to time, so no matter how crazy she is, you don't want her to
Li, I will take her to take medicine and see a doctor..."
"You..." I bit the straw viciously, and asked why Xiao Tian reacted like that: "You are the only one with a brain problem!"
Zhuo Jing looked at me, somewhat suppressing a smile: "I do have a problem, otherwise, why would I be led by you like this?"
Ah, I felt much better after hearing what he said. I sat there happily, with smiles on my face, and said nothing more.
When I walked out of the restaurant, I found out that Zhuo Jing went to school here when he was a child. Probably because of his health, the onmyoji who showed him great skills when he was a child lived here, so he was here to save his life.
I have lived here for several years, and we walked back slowly while holding hands and chatting. Because I knew he had a video conference in the evening, I decided to go to Victoria Harbor tomorrow night. It felt like I had plenty of time and was not in a hurry.
, it seems like we have been living here for a long time.
It wasn't until he felt like he couldn't walk anymore that Zhuo Jing took a taxi. After getting in, I habitually put my head on his shoulder and said, "Zhuo Jing, were you very happy when you were a child?"
Zhuo Jing didn't answer, and after a while, he slowly replied: "Only when I'm like you can I be considered happy."
I didn’t understand why he said that. His parents were so good to him, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to survive long ago. But I didn’t say anything more. I thought, I don’t have to rush to ask many things. One day, they will slowly
of thorough understanding.
…
While he was having a video conference, I sneaked out of the hotel quietly. I had already observed the terrain during the day, so I was right. If I want to do something, I have to do it carefully without anyone noticing, and watch myself buy it.
After returning the things, I exhaled softly: "Whether tonight can go smoothly depends on you."
Walking to the door of the suite, he was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, but the door suddenly opened, and then he saw Zhuo Jing's furious face: "Where have you been?!"
I lifted the things I bought and smiled softly: "Convenience store, I'm afraid you'll be hungry at night."
Zhuo Jing's expression was still a little stiff: "I don't need you to go out to buy these things, I can call the hotel service!"
"Are you angry?" I took a step closer and looked at him, reaching out to touch his face: "Okay, I see you are busy and don't want to disturb you. Don't be angry, okay? It's my fault. I'll go out next time.
I’ll definitely tell you.”
Zhuo Jing stretched out his hand and hugged me directly. I was startled for a moment, but before I could react, I heard his determined words: "I was afraid that you would leave suddenly."
Feeling sour, I dropped the things in my hands and hugged him: "Where am I going? It's easy to get lost if I go out by myself. I told you that I won't leave you even half a step in the future. Don't be so naive, okay?
.”
He didn't speak, he just held me. After a while, I smiled softly and looked up at him: "Okay, are you done? I'll make some milk for you, okay?"
"Make it with milk?"
Zhuo Jing let go of his hand, looked at me and frowned: "Why do you want to drink milk?"
I scratched my head: "Don't we all have to drink a glass of milk before going to bed? Don't you drink it?"
Zhuo Jing was puzzled: "Why do you need to drink milk? Besides, I don't want to go to bed so early."
I laughed twice and said, "I want to show off. If you don't want to give me this chance, then forget it. Let's watch TV." After that, I pushed him into the living room and sat cross-legged on the sofa.
He took the remote control and turned on the TV: "No matter how busy you are from now on, you have to go home and watch TV with me for a while. People say that couples should watch TV together to facilitate the harmonious development and stability of their relationship."
Zhuo Jing smiled and sat next to me: "Okay."
I liked to see him smile, so I watched TV for a while, then took something to eat and handed it to him: "Drink this, it's very delicious."
Zhuo Jing took the drink I handed him and took a sip: "You don't have Hong Kong dollars, how can you buy anything?"
I smiled sheepishly: "I just took it from your wallet... You won't blame me."
Zhuo Jing raised his eyebrows slightly: "You are quite conscious...but this drink tastes weird."
"Where can I go, people say it tastes really good, and everyone who comes to Hong Kong will buy it!!"
"Is it expired?" Zhuo Jing looked at the bottle seriously and said, "Where did you buy it? Don't drink it. Don't cause problems."
"It's really okay." I took the drink bottle in his hand and put it on the coffee table: "The taste will definitely be different from what we have there. I'm used to it but you're still not used to it."
Zhuo Jing looked at me and twitched his lips: "Are you used to it?"
I hummed, "Of course, it's a special adaptation."
But his thin lips slowly came closer: "Ma Jiaolong, I think your obedience today is a little unusual."
I groaned but pushed him away: "Can you please stop making trouble? There's something wrong with me. I don't want to quarrel with you anymore. I tend to age prematurely!"
"You are not afraid of growing old. You are not as old as me."
I burst out laughing and looked at Zhuo Jing: "Hey, if others heard this, would they think I was hallucinating?"
"Who will hear it?" Zhuo Jing's eyes were slightly confused: "I'm just telling you."
"Are you tired?" I watched him approach gently: "How about going into the room and sleeping?"
The corners of Zhuo Jing's mouth curled up in a sinister way, and he whispered softly: "Did you say that?"
My face turned a little red and I bit my lip: "Don't think about the mess, okay? I mean, if you are tired, go into the room and sleep."
But he shook his head and his eyelids visibly started to fight: "No, I want to watch you. What will happen if you leave?"
"I swear I won't leave." I stood up and picked him up, "Let's go to the room."
Zhuo Jing supported his head and asked, "Why is my head so heavy?"
I was secretly panicking: "I must be tired. I'm tired too. I'm very sleepy. Let's go to bed early. We have to go to Disneyland tomorrow, right?"
He refused to lie down on the bed alone. He was obviously too sleepy to open his eyes, but he still held me and looked at me with his eyes open: "Ma Jiaolong, are you afraid that I will do something bad to you, so you do something to me?"
The medicine is gone."
I looked at his eyebrows quietly. For the first time in my life, this man whom I couldn't find any other words to describe except good-looking, opened my mouth gently: "What kind of medicine are you using? You are tired. Besides,
, I’m like this, what can you do to me?”
He hugged my arm tightly: "I will wait for you. When you recover, we can get married. I have been waiting for so many years and will not be impatient at this moment. Don't be afraid. I won't think you are following me."
What's the difference between others? You are my first woman and my last one. Be good, I'm really tired. Don't move. Don't..."
I didn't respond. He gradually lost his voice and his eyes turned red again. I couldn't tell what I felt in my heart. I exhaled softly. I waited for a while until his breathing became thicker, and then I let out a slight breath.
He sat up and stretched out his hand. I followed his eyebrows and gently touched the bridge of his nose, "Zhuo Jing, you won't have any shadows. Don't worry, when we really do that kind of thing, you won't."
I feel like I’m different from others…”
After saying that, I felt my heart beating a little faster, and my fingers started to tremble uncontrollably. I looked at the time and saw that it was less than nine o'clock. Was it too early to get him to sleep?
I didn't have time to think about anything else. I felt that I was so nervous that I rushed to the bathroom and took a shower. I was still forcing myself to calm down while blow-drying my hair in front of the mirror, "Ma Jiaolong, you can do it, you really can do it...
…”
As I talked, my nose was still a little sore. Looking at myself in the mirror, probably no one's first time was as miserable as mine.
Walking back to the bedroom, I gently turned on the light. Zhuo Jing was sleeping soundly, and I could even see the smile on his lips. I let out a long breath, but there was an uncontrollable tingling in my chest.
, maybe it was because I was too nervous. I stretched out my hand to touch it, but the pain intensified a little. Of course, that didn’t work. I crouched there to relax for a long time, thinking that maybe it was the marriage evil in my body that knew it was about to break.
I would react until I felt more comfortable, then I slowly opened the quilt on Zhuo Jing's body. My hands began to tremble uncontrollably again. I clenched my fists hard to control my nervousness, "Ma Jiaolong."
, you must not think too much, Zhuo Jing doesn’t know anything, you must take this step by yourself."
My hand reached directly towards the waistband of Zhuo Jing's trousers. My heartbeat seemed to be about to burst out of my mouth. My chest was stinging again and again. Coupled with my shaking hands, I was already sweating profusely before I could even untie the waistband of my trousers.
, scolding myself for being a coward, I know it’s hard, but I don’t want to let myself fail. If I have to go back, after Zhuo Jing has made an appointment with the doctor, I don’t know if there will be such a chance. Thinking about it, I can’t even breathe.
With his hands trembling, he said, "You can do it, you really can..."
‘Hum~~Hey, hello, who’s buzzing~~’
I was startled by the sudden sound, and I suddenly sat down next to Zhuo Jing with an 'ah' sound. I looked at the cell phone that suddenly lit up on the bedside with my head sweating. The screen of the cell phone kept flashing, in the quiet air.
Along with my timid breathing, I kept saying, 'Hey, hello, who are you...'
I held my forehead, not sure if it was because I was flustered or something else, but I glanced at Zhuo Jing's waistband, which was still intact after a long battle with me. I was really full of frustration——
The phone was still ringing. I stood up with my arms supported, walked forward with weak steps, picked up the buzzing phone and took a look at it. The display on it made my eyes widen: "Mom?"