"You have grown taller and lost weight." Xia Tian was lying on his side, half-squinting his eyes and trying to force himself to say. Once his eyelids were closed, he never wanted to open them again.

"Being a rider is quite hard, haven't you seen it?"

Xia Tian thought to himself that he should have encountered many customers like Cheng Xiaolan.

"You earn a lot of money, I heard. I heard that graduate students also deliver food."

"It's okay. I've saved a lot of money in the past few years."

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"No."

"oh."

"Go to sleep if you feel sleepy. If you have anything to say, ask after you wake up."

"You can't leave."

"Not leaving."

Xia Tian closed her eyes, hugged Xia Xi's arm, and quickly fell asleep.

The sun was setting in the west, and darkness impatiently enveloped the city.

The curtains in the bedroom were not closed, and the lights from the upper floors opposite came in through the windows, making this bedroom with only mattresses look particularly cold.

A phone call suddenly woke Xia Tian up.

"Brother, what time is it?"

No one responded to her.

Xia Tian hurriedly touched her side, but there was no one there. She sat up suddenly, crying and cursing in anger: "Asshole, big bastard."

The light in the living room suddenly turned on. Xia Xi stood at the door and closed the door with a bang. She took off her shoes and said reproachfully: "How can you call your brother a bastard?"

"Where have you been? Didn't you agree not to leave?" Xia Tian asked him crying.

"I went to buy food. Call me." Xia Xi walked into the bedroom and turned on the light.

Xia Tian wiped away her tears and was about to answer the phone when the ringing suddenly stopped.

"I thought..." Xia Tian sobbed, "I thought you left again."

"Tiantian, I promise you, I will never hide from you again." Xia Xi squinted her eyes and said apologetically, "Are you hungry?"

"What to do? I'll help you."

"I bought it from the restaurant downstairs, just eat it." Xia Xi was holding a plastic bag with white lunch boxes stacked inside.

The bell rings again...

"I'll bring the table in. You answer the phone first."

"Yes, I'm not in the villa, I'm outside. It's not convenient to say now. I'll go back later. Don't worry, I'm safe." After hanging up the phone, Xia Tian wanted to help, but saw that Xia Xi had already placed the table and laid out the food.

"Is this your boyfriend calling?"

"No, I don't have a boyfriend."

"Eat quickly."

“The portion is huge.”

“Northern dishes are affordable, eat more.”

"Well, weren't you asleep just now?"

"Took a nap."

"Is it okay if you don't go to work in the afternoon?"

"The mission bonus will be deducted, and the impact will not be big."

After eating, Xia Tian felt much more energetic and was completely relaxed when facing Xia Xi.

"Brother, I'm going back to school tomorrow."

"Where did you go to school?"

"University A, Department of Psychology."

"A big one!" Xia Xi looked at her sister with admiration, "Just like big brother..."

When Xia Xuan was mentioned, the two of them lowered their heads in unison.

Talking about the past is like opening old scars, making people unwilling to see or think about them.

After a moment of silence, Xia Tian said: "Brother died suddenly, it has nothing to do with you."

Xia Xi said without raising her head: "I know."

Xia Tian asked puzzledly: "You know? Do you know why you don't go home?"

Xia Xi smiled bitterly and said: "It was because I was afraid at first, but then I stayed outside for a long time and didn't want to go home. Mom, she never mentioned me, right?"

Xia Tian wanted to tell him that his parents were divorced, his mother was completely ruined, she did nothing or said anything every day, and she couldn't see any color in her eyes...

In the end, she said nothing, wiped away the tears that suddenly flowed out, and said, "After the exam, I want to come to you."

"Come to me? Is it okay if you don't go home? Aren't mom and dad worried?"

"It's okay, I want to spend the New Year with you."

"Is it really okay?"

"Can."

Xia Xi smiled brightly, nodded and then said worriedly: "However, I may be very busy during the Chinese New Year."

Xia Tian took out his mobile phone and said to him: "Give me your phone number, WeChat, and room key."

After adding the contact information, Xia Xi said: "Can you do it by yourself after the exam? Or I will pick you up."

Xia Tian shook his head and said, "No, I'm not a child anymore."

Xia Xi said: "You and your friends are coming here to spend Christmas?"

Xia Tian said: "A friend of a friend is getting married."

Xia Xi smiled and said, "He is a very rich friend."

Xia Tian snorted and said: "I'm not the girl who wants to give you a bad review. The girl getting married is an orphan. Her adoptive parents are very rich. The day before the wedding, her biological parents brought a group of people over to ask for the gift money. I really don't want it.

Face."

Xia Xi seemed to be satisfied with the strangeness: "Bloodline is like a scepter that can be 'claimed'. Some people use it to gnaw at the old, and some use it to gnaw at the young."

Xia Tian nodded in agreement, having nothing to say for a moment.

There was light snow falling outside the window, and the two of them looked at it dreamily.

"I never expected that, brother, you said you wanted to come to the north and you actually came."

"I didn't expect to meet you in this small town."

If Cheng Xiaolan had not ordered food online, then they would not have met again. Thinking about it this way, the girl suddenly became less annoying.

Happiness was as fleeting as a fleeting moment. Just as I was enjoying the time alone with my brother, Narita called again.

"Well, it's still outside. It's already 9 o'clock! Got it, I'll go back now." Xia Tian frowned and hung up the phone.

"I'll take you back, let's go."

"Can't I live here? I'll go back tomorrow."

"Your friend will be worried, so how can you tell Yanyan?"

Xia Tian reluctantly put on her down jacket and followed Xia Xi out. While waiting for the elevator, she turned to stare at the window in the corridor and said in a threatening tone: "If I come back after the exam and you move, I will

Jump down here."

Xia Xi's heart was shocked. Xia Xuan's departure hurt everyone differently. The most saddened one was undoubtedly her mother Li Lijuan. Will she vent her anger on her only child in the family, or will she place all her hopes on her?

?

No matter what it is, life in Xia Tian will not be easy. With her grades, she was admitted to A University. It must be the result of being forced to study by her mother, so she often has thoughts of committing suicide...

That must be the case, otherwise why would you say something like jumping off a building so easily?

Thinking of this, Xia Xi felt as if she had endured electric shocks again and again. Her heart was trembling, and every inch of her skin and internal organs seemed to be burning. Her voice was hoarse and dry: "I'm not going anywhere."

Xia Tian threatened again: "I will do what I say."

"I won't move, I promise." After entering the elevator, he tilted his head and looked at his sister, "How did you learn to threaten people?"

"You always have to use extreme measures to deal with bastards."

"Hiss—" Xia Xi pinched her nose, like she did when the two were fighting when they were children, "I've called you a bastard several times this afternoon, how can you say that about your brother?"

The elevator stopped at the 6th floor. A man and a woman came in. Xia Xi let go of her hand.

When we got to the first floor, we could clearly feel the chill.
To be continued...