Chapter 13

It was almost half past ten when Gu Mu arrived at the gate of the community.

Pei Xin held Li Wenyu's hand. The latter had fallen asleep and had no reaction. He didn't wake up even when the car stopped.

The old community had no lights at this time, and the entire intersection was filled with dark tree shadows and cold wind. There was a faint light on in the security booth, and someone could be vaguely seen dozing off there.

Li Wenyu applied ointment on his face and neck. He applied it by feeling, but some areas were very uneven. A little bit of white sticky ointment is stuck on the feathery eyelashes, and the sleeping face is peaceful, hiding the usually intense or indifferent emotions under the thin and thin skin. It's obviously not embarrassing, but it looks very pitiful.

Pei Xin only took one look and felt that he was a little hard.

Li Wenyu actually didn't sleep well. He felt like he was shivering in a daze, but his thoughts could not escape from the arrogant dream. In the dream, there were countless black shadows, huge, silent, surrounding Around him, people were suppressing him, making him unable to make a sound, and even breathing became difficult.

He tried his best to open his eyes, only to find that his lips were being chewed by someone. In front of him were only Pei Xin's lightly closed eyes and stretched black eyebrows. Li Wenyu was so frightened that he woke up almost immediately. He pushed the person pressing him away and wiped his lips vigorously with the back of his hand, but was smeared with ointment. So he wiped it with the palm of his hand again, his eyes hurriedly looking around the car for tissues.

Pei Xin was amused by his panicked look. When the man stared, his fox eyes were quite round. They looked bright in the dark, a little confused, and very vivid.

He pulled out a box of tissues from behind and threw it over, saying in a slow tone: "You slept very deeply."

Li Wenyu took out the tissues and wiped his lips vigorously, looking at the driver in the front seat. The middle-aged man was sitting upright. In front, he didn't look back at all when he heard the noise.

Li Wenyu looked outside again. Half of the glass windows reflected the scenery inside the car, and the other half revealed the darkness outside the car. He grabbed the remaining medicine in the plastic bag, opened the door and got out of the car without saying a word.

Because his hands and feet were a little numb from sleep, he stumbled before he stood up and walked slowly forward in the cold wind. There was a bare ginkgo tree in front of the unit building, and his figure disappeared after that.

Pei Xin looked back and said calmly: "Let's go."

The sound of the car starting was especially clear in the dark night. Before the driver even drove out of the alley, he heard him say again: "Uncle Wang, don't go back to Huayi Road, go home." ."

The further the car drove toward the countryside, the colder and humid the air became.

The villa is located at the foot of the autumn mountain. It is silent in the night like some kind of crawling wild animal. The lights are on in the glass greenhouse, and the lush spring garden can be seen from the outside. However, the plants in the yard had obviously not been taken care of for a long time, with dead leaves falling to the ground and vines spreading. This place is called home by Pei Xin.

The driver walked him to the door and left. Pei Xin opened the door and went in. The heater hit his face and the light was dim.

The walls of the living room are filled with old ornaments and books. There is moonlight streaming in, making the piano next to the windowsill give off a little halo. The floor is covered with a thick velvet blanket, and a glass-covered table lamp is lit on a round table. There is a soft couch next to it.

A timid meow sounded in the silence. The woman sitting on the sofa turned around and saw Pei Xin standing at the entrance. This is Pei Xin's mother, Li Su. When the woman looked back, her plain face became brighter under the dim light, and the white cat in her arms rubbed her hand. However, her frosty demeanor made the surroundings even quieter, and it seemed that she was even quieter. The cat also realized something was wrong and became a little more docile. She glanced at Pei Xin and then turned away, half-closing her eyes, showing an unworldly indifference.

Pei Xin got used to her turning a blind eye and stood at the entrance for a while before going upstairs.

-Saturday

was a sunny day, and it got bright earlier than usual, but it was still cold.

It was just after nine o'clock when Li Wenyu finished breakfast. The sound of Li Teng heating hot water was still heard in the kitchen. After a while, Li Teng's voice came out: "Xiao Yu, come here and have a glass of milk."

Li Wenyu While chatting with his grandma, Li Teng hurriedly responded: "Here we come."

Li Teng rubbed his forehead and looked a little tired. He stood by the sink and pushed the two glasses of milk in front of him to one glass: "Drink it. After you drink it, help me." I'll give that cup to Ji He."

Li Wenyu then remembered that Li Teng and Ji He had a quarrel last time and had not reconciled. Li Teng had never had a good temper, and Ji He had learned this stubborn temper. Ten to ten. Mother and son are often at odds with each other. Every time they quarrel, grandma and him mediate. This milk is a rare sign of weakness from Li Teng.

Li Wenyu knocked on Ji He's door with milk in hand. Ji He was sitting lazily in front of his desk with his legs crossed. When he turned around and saw Li Wenyu coming in, his face changed, and he asked coldly and somewhat surprised: "Why are you here?" "Really?"

Li Wenyu didn't pay much attention to his attitude, and shook the milk in his hand slightly: "Auntie asked me to bring you milk."

He walked over and put the milk on the desk, and when he lowered his eyes, he saw that Ji He was not there yet. There was a lot of change scattered in the drawer that I had time to close. But he just scanned it and turned around to leave without saying anything.

Ji He snorted coldly and glanced at the milk, put down his raised legs, and suddenly said as if he remembered something: "Do you have any money? Lend me some."

Li Wenyu looked back in confusion. Last time Ji He It was only three days ago that I asked him what he wanted the money for.

Li Wenyu didn't speak for a while, and Ji He kept looking at him sideways, his expression still tense. After a long while, Li Wenyu touched his jacket pocket, took out a fifty and a twenty note, and said honestly: "That's all I have."

Ji He leaned over from the chair and reached the toilet with his hands. He pinched the banknote with his fingers and returned to his previous careless attitude: "Thank you."