Jian Yi shook her head several times, but did not wave away those images.
That night I cried and looked at my uncle, but he didn't give me any tenderness. The pain in my body to the final numbness, and all kinds of strange feelings, when I think about it now, they are all clear, even the feeling at the beginning
And in my heart, I know it very well.
Jian Yi covered her face with her hands, raised her head, and tried hard to calm herself down and not shed tears. She kept convincing herself that she could not let her uncle discover her emotions. She must not let her uncle discover her emotions.
He Lichen was busy in the kitchen for a while, baking bread and heating milk, but the little girl didn't come out.
"Yiyi, are you okay?" He Lichen called.
No response.
He Lichen was a little puzzled, but more worried than ever. He Lichen walked to the bedroom door, knocked on the door, and shouted, "Yiyi..."
"Uncle, I'll be out right away," Jian Yi's voice came, "I don't know which clothes to wear? Uncle, do you think pink or white looks better?"
Hearing the little girl's question, He Lichen guessed that the little girl might have been delayed for so long because she had not changed her clothes before choosing clothes. He Lichen raised a smile on his lips and replied, "Both pink and white are good, they are both pretty.
Yes, you can wear whatever you want."
"Then, I'll choose white. White looks better. Uncle, please wait for me a little longer." Jian Yi said.
"Well, okay." As long as nothing happens to her, she can wait as long as she wants.
He Lichen stopped urging the little girl, turned around and went to the restaurant, sat down and waited for the little girl.
If the little girl goes to work with me, even if she is late, it will be fine. I will protect her and the employees will not say anything.
Jian Yi didn't linger too long this time. After getting dressed, she came out.
After sitting down in the restaurant, before eating, Jian Yi asked her uncle, "Uncle, are you really not going to eat?"
"Well, I won't eat it. I've already eaten it at home."
"Then I'll eat it."
He Lichen nodded.
Jian Yi ate some bread and drank some hot milk. Her stomach was full and she felt comfortable.
"Have you eaten yet?" He Lichen asked.
"Well, okay," Jian Yi replied, "Uncle, let's go to work."
"Um."
The two of them went to work together.
When they came to the company, He Lichen and Jian Yi had no choice but to keep a distance. In front of outsiders, they had to keep a distance between superiors and subordinates, so Jian Yi was very concerned about this, and she had no intention of getting close to her uncle.
It's just that I still have to tell my uncle about leaving, and I have to find a suitable reason.
In the next few days, He Lichen asked Zhou Wei to investigate what happened at the hotel, but still found nothing, so the mystery in He Lichen's heart was still not solved.
He Lichen thought that he would find time to check it out later. If he still couldn't find out before getting married, then he would no longer be responsible for that woman. Let those things go.
If one day in the future, that woman comes to look for her, and she has enough evidence to prove that it was her that night, then she will compensate her accordingly, but she can't do it responsibly.
Jian Yi has been suffering from insomnia every night these days. The reason for insomnia is simply overthinking, and the people and things she thinks about too much are of course her uncle.
Until this day, Jian Yi mustered up the courage and planned to explain her thoughts to her uncle.
That afternoon, Jian Yi finished her work. After thinking again and again, she picked up the intercom phone and dialed the president's office.
"Hello, He Lichen."
"It's me." Jian Yi didn't dare to call her uncle, after all, there were colleagues around.
Hearing the voice of a little girl, He Lichen said, "Well, what's wrong?"
"Are you occupied?"
"No," He Lichen replied, guessing what the little girl meant, and said, "Come in, I'll wait for you."
This girl definitely has something to say to herself.
"Um."
Jian Yi hung up the phone and looked around at her colleagues who were busy with their own affairs. No one noticed her. Then Jian Yi took a document and went to her uncle's office.
But before going in, Jian Yi said to Zhou Wei, "Brother Zhou Wei, I have something to tell my uncle, please..."
"Well, I understand, don't worry, no one will disturb you." Zhou Wei understood what he meant without Jian Yi having to say more.
"Thank you, Brother Zhou Wei."
"Are you still so polite to me? Come in quickly."
Jian Yi nodded.
Knocking on the door and walking into her uncle's office, Jian Yi closed the door again.
"What's wrong? Did something happen at work?" He Lichen asked. Maybe it was because of work that he suddenly came to see him during working hours, right?
"No, I've finished my work today." Jian Yi replied.
Jian Yi did not go to her uncle, but walked to his desk and stood there.
He Lichen looked at the little girl in front of him, and was a little dissatisfied with her alienation. Moreover, he had guessed before, and his mood suddenly became unsatisfactory. He asked, "What is that?"
"Uncle, I want to tell you... something about myself." Jian Yi said.
"Well, tell me." He Lichen listened.
Jian Yi mustered up the courage in her heart, looked into her uncle's eyes, and said, "Uncle, I want to leave Sihanoukville."
"..." In an instant, He Lichen's expression changed and he looked at the little girl without saying anything.
Jian Yi knew that her uncle would be surprised. She was already prepared for such a situation, so she continued, "I want to go back to my mother. I don't want to be in Sihanoukville anymore."
After hearing this, He Lichen remained silent for a long time.
Until Jian Yi thought her uncle wouldn't say anything, she suddenly heard a voice.
"Have you thought about it?" He Lichen asked. There was no emotion on his expression, and there was no probing tone in his words.
Jian Yi was a little overwhelmed by her unpredictable uncle, but she still replied, "Yeah, I've thought about it."
"Have you called your mother?"
"I called her before, and my mother has no objection." Jian Yi answered truthfully. She had indeed taken the time to call her mother before. Her mother didn't say anything. She just said that if she wanted to go back, she could go back.
At this moment, He Lichen couldn't find any further questions to ask.
Jian Yi thought about it and asked, "Uncle, do you have any opinions?"
"Since you have decided, I... won't have any objection." He Lichen said.
Don’t you have any objections? In your heart…do you really have no objections?
Really not? Why does my heart hurt a little at this moment? I can obviously feel this kind of pain.
"Oh." Jian Yi lowered her head in despair. When did she become dispensable in her uncle's heart? For such a thing, her uncle was only surprised at first, and then showed no expression at all, let alone any attempt to save her.
Meaning, although I won't stay, I still want to hear my uncle's plea to stay. This at least shows that he has his own feelings in his heart. (To be continued)