Chapter 9(1/2)
Those pasts that are dusty in memory will one day suddenly flash because of a certain picture.
Shu Xin clearly remembered that she had seen that boy more than once.
The next day she came back from dancing. When she passed by, she saw a furry little man still squatting there.
That was the only way she could go home.
In the past, he would only appear there when it rained, squatting quietly, burying his head and not moving.
But today it is sunny.
When she walked over, he heard the footsteps, suddenly looked up and looked at her blankly with his eyes open. In his clear eyes, there was a bright hope, and his eyes followed her footsteps.
"Are you waiting for me?" Shu Xin stopped in front of him and asked with a smile.
The boy looked at her, without saying anything, just blinking.
Shuxin looked at the big eyes blinking, her heart warmed up, the corners of her lips unconsciously bent, and then she took a lollipop from her bag.
The one I gave him yesterday was the size of a lollipop, but today she bought it with pocket money. It was as big as a palm, and it was also the color of a rainbow, surrounded by circles.
"Give."
The boy slowly reached out his hand, took it, and looked at the lollipop quietly with his eyes hanging down.
Unlike other children, he was greedy or happy about sweets. He just held them carefully in his hands, as if there was hope and light, which was transmitted to his eyes through this candy.
"Thank you." He thanked in a low voice.
It's so cute.
Shu Xin thought so and touched his head again.
The zipper of her backpack was a little open, revealing a pair of white ballet shoes from inside. She took a comfortable look, turned her backpack to her chest, wrapped the dance shoes again, and put them in the bag with care. The zipper was also tightly pulled.
The boy opened his eyes all the way and watched her actions.
"By the way, what's your name?"
Shu Xin thought of it and asked casually.
Most of the residents and neighbors in Yupeng know the truth. They go back and forth in the alley every day, even if they don’t know the name, they have met.
Shu Xin thought that since he appeared here, the house must be nearby, and maybe she might know his family or something.
The boy swallowed his saliva, a little nervous, looked at the person and spit out a word for a long time.
"white."
Is his surname Bai?
Shu Xin frowned and began to search in her mind.
In Yupeng, the Lin family is mainly the surname Lin, and most of the residents have surnames Lin and descendants of the Lin family. They also offer the Lin family ancestral hall. Some other surnames are also rare, such as Shu, only their family.
Shu Xin vaguely remembered that when her father was hospitalized for gallstone last time, he mentioned that there was a doctor named Song near her home, and her husband's surname was Bai.
Apart from that, she couldn't think of anything else.
But she didn't have to ask questions with the knowledge.
"Then do you want me to send you back today?" Shu Xin teased him with a smile.
As she expected, the boy still shook his head.
Shu Xin nodded and had guessed his answer long ago.
She then pointed to the loft at the highest corner and said to him: "Look, my house is there, you can come and play with me."
As he said that, Shu Xin waved her hand with a smile.
"Okay, I'm going home, you can go back soon."
Shu's mother was very strict with her. She only gave her fifteen minutes after school every day, so she had to see her go home before 5:30 every day.
She had been delaying here for three minutes.
The boy held the lollipop in his hand, but still didn't eat it. He just held it between his hands, his eyes were particularly attached and reluctant, and he kept looking at Shu Xin's leaving back until he couldn't see it at all.
He lowered his eyes, and the light was dimmed in that moment, and he was extremely lonely.
.
The location here is remote, and it is almost impossible to go out, so you have to take a bus.
So Bai Zi called Bai Nan and drove over.
He made an appointment with someone to have an event today, so he must not be absent, so he was very reluctant to discuss with Bai Zi, asking whether it would be possible to slow down for a day.
He was crying over there, howling.
It seems like he will kill him when he comes here today.
Bai Zi used to ignore him at all. He knew that Bai Nan had been so angry that he shouted loudly and was in a big way, but in fact he had nothing to do.
He quietly listened to Bai Nan's death on the phone.
After he finished howling, he immediately stopped. Without hearing Bai Zi's answer, he asked carefully and tentatively: "Then...I'll come again tomorrow?"
"Yes." Bai Zi responded for the first time.
Bai Nanguo couldn't believe what he heard. The person on the other end of the phone widened his eyes. Just when he was about to confirm, Bai Zi had already hung up the phone.
He thought that staying for one more day was not a big deal.
He fell ill again last night and almost couldn't stand steadily this morning. With his current situation, it was not easy to send comfort out.
He was worried just because he had given it to Bai Nan.
He is too unrestrained to do things.
Shu Xin stood behind and heard their conversation, but she was confused at this moment and couldn't think too much. There were countless pictures that kept flashing back and forth, and she wanted to catch something but couldn't see clearly.
She opened her mouth and had something to say, but she was panicked and scared. When the words came to her mouth, she couldn't say anything.
When Bai Zi turned around, she subconsciously took a step back.
As her body recovered, the blood on Shuxin's face gradually returned. Her tender pink lips were tightly pursed, and she forced a smile.
"Borrow a cell phone," she explained, "I'm asking someone to pick me up."
Bai Zi had to send her out of this place, and the rest had to depend on her. In addition, as her identity, she had to be extremely careful.
Bai Zi gave her the phone without hesitation.
Shu Xin took the phone and looked at the lit phone screen. It was an exquisite landscape picture. Just thinking about it, it should be the initial background when buying the phone.
Bai Zi happened to have something to do, so he walked out of the attic, Shu Xin opened the interface of making calls, her fingertips trembled, she typed a string of numbers, and pressed to dial.
Number display: Yupeng City.
It took a while before the other side was connected.
What was spread was the voice of a woman. She heard that she was in her forties, very tired and had no strength to "feed".
Shu Xin took a deep breath and whispered: "Mom, I am Shu Xin."
The breathing there stopped for a few seconds.
The news that Shu Xin was missing in a car accident was almost on the homepage of major news networks that day, and the number one hot search on Weibo was the first one. The company wanted to hide it from her mother, but it couldn't hide it at all.
Shu's mother has been crying almost every day, unable to sleep or eat, worried about Shu Xin's safety, and she is much haggard.
Later, Ruoshui suddenly called and reported her peace, saying that Shuxin was fine and she didn't have to worry.
The big stone in his heart was a little loose, but he just said it was okay, but he didn't know where the person was. After all, he was worried, but he still couldn't let it go.
I suddenly heard my daughter's voice, and was surprised and nervously asked about her current situation.
Shuxin is away all year round and has long learned to report good news but not bad news.
Although she had been through all the difficulties she had experienced before, she did not mention anything in front of Shu's mother.
I just said that she is very good now, nothing is wrong, she has been discharged from the hospital, so she doesn't have to worry.
Shu Xin pursed her lips and subconsciously looked out the door. She looked quietly. After confirming that there was no one, she asked on the other side of the phone: "Mom, do you still remember that there was a family named Bai who had something happened about ten years ago."
Neighbors on both sides like to circle around the big trees to discuss recent events, from trivial matters to occasional shocking events, they all say whatever they say.
Shu Xin occasionally went for a walk with her mother and heard some of them.
She still clearly remembers what they were saying at the beginning-
"I really feel sorry for his child, who is only seven years old."
A seven-year-old child of the Bai family.
Shu Xin subconsciously thought of something.
Later on a rainy day, she never saw the little boy again in that place.
At that moment, there was a sharp sting in my heart. I could only hear others sighing, saying how pitiful this child is, but a child who is so well-behaved and beautiful, only the word pitiful is left in the mouth of others.
"Remember." Shu's mother has always had a good memory, and in the calm Yupeng, such a big event cannot be done once in ten years.
To be continued...