I just sat alone at Su Jing's doorstep, completely ignoring the passing people's eyes as if they were looking at my psychopath. The shadows of the sunlight on the ground were gradually stretched out and quietly arrived at dusk. I sat there almost motionless for an afternoon. If I had to say that I had moved, it would be like smoking one cigarette after another mechanically.

The phone in my pocket had already run out of power and turned off automatically. For a moment, I felt like I was isolated from the whole world. I shook the cigarette box and the last cigarette came out of the box. I was stunned for a while and still lit the cigarette.

Until the last cigarette was finished, I finally stood up with difficulty with the wall. I knew I should leave here. Even if I was reluctant, I had to accept this reality. No matter where Su Jing went, or... if something happened during the typhoon, I would find her! This is what I had to do.

After leaving Su Jing's doorstep and walking out of the road outside, I first found a place to borrow a shared power bank to charge my phone, and then bought a bag of fruit and a pack of cigarettes. Then I found a place to sit down and smoked cigarettes.

It was getting darker and it was time to get off work again. The office workers on the road walked out of office buildings. When I saw several couples passing by in front of me, my heart suddenly became tight, as if touching a heartstring.

"Dingding Dingding..."

As soon as the charged mobile phone was turned on, I received many messages and reminders, including 7 missed calls and more than 80 messages, including messages and calls from Han Yue and Qimin and others, as well as information from the work group. But I didn't want to pay attention to these things at this time, but called Cheng Yu.

"What are you doing? Why did you suddenly remember to call me?"

The phone was already connected, but I was still staring at the pedestrians on the road in a daze, completely filtering what Cheng Yu said to me. I didn't react until he called me a few more words on the phone.

I replied, "I'm back home, where are you? Can you come and pick me up?"

Cheng Yu said in surprise: "You are going home? No, why did you suddenly come back without saying anything? Can you say it in advance next time... I'm in the suburbs now, and it will take at least 40 minutes to wait for me to get there. Now it's rush hour again, and there's traffic jam. You'd better take a taxi back by yourself, your parents are at home."

"oh."

"Okay, okay, I'm busy here. Let's talk to you when I go back tonight, I'll die."

The "beep" sound came from the phone for a long time before I put down the phone. I confirmed that the battery level of my phone could last until I went home. After I dropped the power bank, I stopped a taxi on the side of the road and went home.

On the way, I had already imagined that the scene where Lao Cheng and Lao Liu would definitely ask me many questions, and the most important thing I had to do was: hide my emotions well and never let my parents know about Su Jing's disappearance.

......

When I got back to my door, Old Liu smiled and opened the door for me, but there was a hint of surprise in his smile: "At first, I thought I had heard it wrong, but when I came out, I found that it was you who came back! You kid are really, and I didn't know how to say it in advance so that my mother can make you a delicious meal!"

I went into the house and tried not to think about the things in my heart. I responded to my mother with a smile: "Don't I want to give you a surprise? It would be great to appear at home directly!"

"It's good to come back, what kind of fruits are there to buy? You have everything at home... Your dad is upstairs, so I'll cook first." My mother glanced at the shopping bag in my hand, and then went into the kitchen with a smile.

I nodded, changed into a pair of shoes, and then went into the kitchen with the fruit.

"Mom, do you need my help?" I opened the refrigerator and glanced at it to see if there was something delicious.

"No, you're in the middle of your life here, just go and do your business. When you're having dinner, you're going to draw pictures on it." My mother was washing vegetables while talking.

As for what my mother said, I nodded as expected: "I feel so too, so I just asked casually, mom, please continue, I will wash the fruit and go upstairs to accompany my dad."

My mother looked at me as if she was angry, then turned her eyebrows and said with a smile: "It's still so poor! Go quickly."

When I walked up the stairs on the second floor, I heard Lao Cheng talking. I looked into the study and it turned out that he was on the phone. When Lao Cheng saw me appear, his expression on his face was not as smiling as my mother. He just nodded and continued to talk to the person on the phone.

Half an hour later, Lao Cheng, who had already finished calling, walked out of the study room, lit a cigarette, frowned and asked me, "Shouldn't you be working in the company today? Why did you suddenly go home?"

I didn't expect Lao Cheng to ask this suddenly, so I was stunned for a while before answering: "Oh, we worked overtime a few days ago, and our leader gave me two days off, so we came back."

Old Cheng said "um", took a sip of cigarettes, and said, "I'm going out to talk to the client later. I won't have dinner at home tonight. You go down and say to your mother, don't have to make my meal."

"Oh...Dad, I'm just back and you're going out for a while, so let's have a meal first."

"Our family can have dinner together every day, but the customers can't." Lao Cheng's expression was as serious as ever, and he slapped the cigarette butt in the ashtray, turned around and walked towards the stairs, and added, "Don't stand here, go down to the kitchen to help your mother cook, I'll go out first."

I shouted to the stairs, "I understand." Then I got up from the chair and followed Lao Cheng down the stairs. At this time, I received the news from the group of several of us again, and asked me about Su Jing. I took my phone and looked at it for a while, then leaned against the wall and replied briefly: "Su Jing is not at home, I will go back to Guangzhou the day after tomorrow."

Although there are only a few short words, I know they must understand what this means, and I don’t want to explain too much. Let’s meet them and talk about everything when I return to Guangzhou.

After replying to the message, I went down to the kitchen on the first floor and told my mother that Cheng was not having dinner at home, and then went to the door to see my father off. Cheng Yu happened to be back.

My mother, I and Cheng Yu had dinner together. My mother served me and Cheng Yu a bowl of soup, and then asked me inadvertently: "Cheng Ting, you and Su Jing didn't come back last Mid-Autumn Festival Ceremony. Didn't you agree to choose a time to take a vacation to come back together? Then, did Su Jing come back with you when you go home this time?"

I took the bowl of soup from my mother and quickly thought about how to answer. I took a small sip of the soup first, and then replied with a smile: "Mom, you said you have chosen a Saturday and Sunday to come back. Today is a weekday, and Su Jing has to go to class. There is another thing I have to tell you."

Cheng Yu and his mother looked at me at the same time, waiting for what I was going to say.

I paused and continued, "Su Jing wants to do a survey with her tutor. After the survey is completed, I will take the postgraduate entrance examination directly."

"Investigation? Where are you going?" Cheng Yu asked in confusion.

"It should be Canada, and the school Su Jing is going to take is also Columbia University in Canada."

"Then what you mean is Su Jing will stay abroad in the future?" My mother put away her smile, frowned, and asked with a serious expression.

I pondered for a while, nodded and replied, "It's very likely that this is the case. It mainly depends on how she is doing in her research and whether she can pass the exam in the end."

"Silly kid, then haven't you dissuaded her? You must know when she will come back when she leaves. What should you do if you two are in love?!" My mother knocked on the dining table, her tone becoming a little excited.

I put down the bowls and chopsticks and explained patiently: "Mom, taking the postgraduate entrance examination and going to Columbia University to study for a graduate student is Su Jing's always dream. I can't be so selfish, I should support her."

My mother said sternly: "Personal? Then isn't she selfish?! What kind of dreams are you not going to live a good life together, so you have to go abroad? This is thousands of miles away, if she gets along with others, you won't know!"

"mom"

Seeing this, Cheng Yu waved to me, signaling me not to say anything more, then looked at my mother and comforted her: "Mom, they are all adults, and they all have their own judgments. Just let them make their own decisions."

"But"

"Okay, mom, let's have a meal first, you see, the dish is almost cold."

After Cheng Yu said that, his mother just shook her head in disappointment and did not continue. In a position that was not so easy to find, I gave Cheng Yu a thumbs up to express my gratitude for the help he gave me.

About an hour after the meal, I and I were in Xiaoqing Bar near Cheng Yu's house. Each of us ordered a glass of whiskey and ice, and sat and chatted at the bar.

"Is Su Jing really going to Canada? Why is this so sudden?" Cheng Yu took a sip of wine, took out a cigarette from my cigarette box and lit it.
Chapter completed!