He Lichen adjusted his mood, returned to the dining table, and sat down.
"Li Chen, were you okay just now? Jian Yi..." You Jia asked with concern.
"It's okay, she's just a child, she's a little more willful, and she'll be fine after the emotion passes," He Lichen replied to You Jia, and then said, "Let's eat."
"Um."
After that, when He Lichen ate again, he felt that the food in his mouth had no taste at all, and his mind was filled with images of the girl.
After dinner, He Lichen sent You Jia back to the hotel, then drove away from the hotel and called the little girl on the way to the apartment.
He Lichen felt uneasy and wanted to see her.
But the phone was turned off immediately, and He Lichen couldn't get through at all.
All kinds of worries came to mind, and He Lichen accelerated his car to the apartment.
In the apartment, Jian Yi didn't even wear slippers, just wearing thin home clothes, sitting on the floor of the living room, leaning against the sofa, holding her knees with her hands, sitting on the ground in a daze.
When she heard the doorbell ringing, Jian Yi guessed that the person outside was probably her uncle, but Jian Yi had no intention of opening the door.
Outside the door, He Lichen knew that the girl was inside and kept ringing the doorbell.
"Yiyi, open the door."
"Girl, I know you are inside, open the door."
"Yiyi, listen and open the door. I want to see you."
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Listening to her uncle's words, Jian Yi felt even more uncomfortable.
I also want to see my uncle, and I really want to, but...when I think of my uncle eating Western food with that woman in the restaurant, and the two of them sitting together and chatting, smiling happily, I feel very angry and jealous.
He Lichen shouted outside the door for a long time, but to no avail.
"Yiyi, if you don't open the door, I will really leave."
After Jian Yi heard it inside, she suddenly felt anxious. Is my uncle going to leave?
No, I won't let him go.
Jian Yi hurriedly stood up and wanted to go to the door to open the door. However, her legs had long been numb due to sitting for a long time. In addition, Jian Yi's movements were too anxious. As soon as she got up and took a step, her legs could not stand at all and she fell forward.
go.
"Ah..." Jian Yi shouted in pain.
Outside the door, He Lichen heard the voices inside and suddenly became more anxious.
"Yiyi, what's wrong with you?"
He Lichen regretted it so much. He had blamed himself countless times for not bringing a spare key to the apartment. If he had brought a spare key, he would have been able to go in.
Jian Yi waited for a while, then slowly got up from the floor, and then went to open the door.
When the door opened, Jian Yi looked at her uncle's worried look, and felt the urge to cry again.
When He Lichen saw the little girl, he immediately inspected her whole body from top to bottom.
"Did you fall just now? Are you injured? Let me take a look." He Lichen looked anxiously.
Jian Yi felt sad and called out, "Uncle."
"I'm sorry, I didn't bring a spare key today." He Lichen said.
Jian Yi suddenly took a step forward, stretched out her hands, and hugged her uncle directly.
He Lichen also hugged the little girl and held her tightly in his arms.
After a while, He Lichen leaned into the little girl's ear and said, "I'll carry you in, okay?"
"Yeah." Jian Yi responded, and then she was picked up by her uncle and walked inside.
He Lichen put the little girl on the sofa, then took the blanket next to her and covered her legs and feet, worried that she would freeze.
"Don't wear slippers next time. If one pair of slippers is not enough at home, I will buy you a few more pairs." He Lichen said to the little girl.
Jian Yi didn't say anything, just looked at her uncle. In fact, she just didn't want to wear shoes. She was very angry before and didn't want to do anything, so she didn't want to wear slippers anymore.
He Lichen didn't hear the little girl's answer, and he didn't intend to talk about it anymore. He squatted down on one knee, looked at the little girl's eyes and looked at her.
"Niu'er, tonight..." He Lichen just said a few words, but before he could say the key words, he was interrupted by little Niu'er.
"Don't say this, I don't want to say this." Jian Yi stopped her immediately, interrupting her uncle.
I feel very confused, really confused. I don't want to talk about this, I don't want to mention that woman, and I don't want to... bring up my brother-in-law's emotional affairs.
He Lichen saw that the little girl was so repulsive, so he had to obey her, "Okay, if you don't want to say it, then we won't say it. Then we won't talk about it."
Changing the subject, He Lichen asked her, "Are you hungry?"
Jian Yi nodded. She didn't eat anything at night, so she must be hungry now.
"Then you sit here obediently, and I'll go see what's in the refrigerator and make dinner for you." He Lichen said.
"Oh." Jian Yi responded.
Seeing her uncle getting up and leaving, Jian Yi felt better. At least now, her uncle was with her, not that woman.
He Lichen looked at the ingredients in the refrigerator. There were not many, so he could only make a bowl of noodles for the little girl.
Twenty minutes later, He Lichen came out of the kitchen with a bowl of noodles, walked over to the little girl and sat down.
"Eat it by yourself, or...should I feed it to you?" He Lichen asked the little girl.
Jian Yi didn't think much and replied, "Feed me."
I just want my uncle to take care of me and do something for me, so that I can feel in my heart how good my uncle is to me.
"Yes." He Lichen responded, and then began to feed the little girl.
Jian Yi was like a child. Under the care of her uncle, she ate her food and cooperated well with her actions.
After finishing the meal, He Lichen put the bowls and chopsticks on the coffee table. He did not go to the kitchen immediately. Instead, he said to the little girl, "I will go and put the bath water for you first. You can take a bath later."
"Oh." Jian Yi responded.
He Lichen put away the bath water and watched the little girl walk into the bathroom before going to the kitchen.
After Jian Yi came out of the shower, He Lichen also finished washing the dishes.
"Sit there while I blow dry your hair." He Lichen said and went to get the hair dryer.
Jian Yi sat down obediently, watching her uncle take care of her like this all night, and suddenly she didn't feel angry anymore, because her uncle's kindness to her had not diminished at all.
After drying her hair, Jian Yi went to bed, and He Lichen sat beside the bed to accompany her.
"Are you going to leave after a while?" Jian Yi asked her uncle before going to bed.
"Well, I'll leave after you fall asleep." He Lichen said.
"oh."
Jian Yi said no more, closed her eyes and started to sleep.
He Lichen waited for a long time, and when she fell asleep, He Lichen got up, left the room lightly, and then left the apartment.
As for Jian Yi, she was lying on the bed with her eyes closed. When she heard the sound of the door closing outside, Jian Yi slowly opened her eyes. She knew that her uncle had left.
Jian Yi slowly sat up from the bed, looking very worried. She wasn't asleep just now, she was just pretending to be asleep. Maybe she won't be able to sleep that night. (To be continued)