Chapter 66 Happy New Year Li Su, you are no longer the same person you were 7 years ago...

Li Zhen took the paper in her hand, picked out the clean spots, and wiped the corners of her eyes.

After Li Su left for a while, she reacted and hurriedly shouted to where Li Su was sitting: "Xu Shen! Why are you still standing there? Aren't you going to see her off?"

Xu Shen, with tears streaming down his face, woke up at this moment. He stood up and started running out the door.

Xu Shen chased out two street corners, and finally saw the girl on the other side of the street under the sunset on the zebra crossing under the red light.

The light counted down, and the darkness deepened, swallowing his lover.

He was trapped in the same place and could only watch.

Watching Li Su leave completely without looking back.

Xu Shen never thought: separation is the only choice, separation is the best choice.

But the fact is that Li Su has become a lonely island where he cannot land.

He looked across the vast sea, and he knew everything. He

knew that the wind and waves were silent.

He knew that crying was also silent.

He knew quiet. Quiet. Quiet. Quiet.

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The girl who looked at him in his youth, now sat next to him.

Thinking of his secret eavesdropping that year, Xu Shen did not dare to speak, and was even more glad that today, a few years later, the ending was good.

The ice slowly melted, and the water drops fell one by one, like the tears that Xu Shen shed at night in those years, falling on Li Su's legs through thousands of layers.

After being soaked, Li Su slowly reacted. She put the ice pack back into the basin, took out a few pieces of paper, and wiped her wet cheeks.

Li Zhen's gaze was still on Li Su from time to time. She felt embarrassed by being stared at, so she paused and teased, "Xu Shen is still too fond of crying."

"..."

"Puchi——" Li Zhen couldn't help laughing, and complained just enough, "He is a crybaby. From childhood to adulthood, no matter how others bullied him, he refused to surrender, let alone cry in submission."

The melon seeds became sticky after holding them for too long, so Li Zhen poured out the remaining ones. She clapped her hands, and calmly reminded Xu Shen, "Take care of your wife. Remember to get the boiled eggs. I'm going to rest first."

Li Zhen picked up her mobile phone, smiled at Li Su, turned around and left.

Li Su stood up quickly and said to Li Zhen's back: "Auntie, Happy New Year, and all the best."

Li Zhen didn't stop, but turned halfway and gestured "Yeah" to Li Su, "Great, great, Happy New Year to you too."

Xu Shen released the two ice packs that had melted in his palms and put them in the basin. He stood up and went to hold Li Su's hand.

He glanced at Li Zhen, raised his eyebrows, and spoke in the same vicious way: "Online love is online love, don't accept any transfers. When the police define you as a fraudster, I will go to the police station to rescue you, and then hundreds of millions will evaporate."

Xu Shen was actually just teasing, but Li Zhen was guilty and frightened. She staggered and almost fell.

She glared at Xu Shen, huffed, and said indignantly: "You are talking about this on New Year's Day. I really can't pee in the same pot with you!"

"Oh oh." Xu Shen pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled very shamelessly, "Mom, Happy New Year.

" Hearing this, Li Zhen smiled again, "Okay, I wish you all the best too."

Li Zhen turned her back, raised her middle finger to Xu Shen, shook it, and walked faster.

After a bit of prying, the sorrow was dispersed, and a peaceful and warm atmosphere was created, which gradually felt like the New Year.

The corners of Xu Shen's mouth curled up slightly, and he bent down to take the iron basin filled with ice, while Li Su followed him to look for the TV remote control on the coffee table.

"No need to turn off the TV." Xu Shen took Li Su's hand and led her out of the living room. He explained, "There is a little noise, but my mother is not so scared, and the house is not so deserted. She is used to it." He

went into the kitchen.

Xu Shen moved quickly. He used the basin with ice bags, added some cold water, and poured the eggs cooked in the egg steamer directly into the basin. The hot eggs shrank instantly.

He stirred for a while, and when the eggs were completely cooled, he took them out and put them in a bowl.

After pouring out the melted ice water, he tidied up for a while and then took Li Su upstairs.

Xu Shen's bedroom was connected to the cloakroom on one side and the bathroom on the other.

Xu Shen took Li Su into the cloakroom and saw two rows of clothes, one row was Xu Shen's, and the other row was prepared by Xu Shen for Li Su.

"Some of the clothes you wear outside were bought by me, and some were bought for you by my mother when she thought they looked good while shopping. You can wear the ones you like, and pick out the ones you don't like, and let my mother take them to relatives when the time comes."

Xu Shen opened a few more drawers. One row was clean underwear, another row was bath towels and hair drying caps, a row of socks, and a row of accessories, everything was complete.

Xu Shen reached out and grabbed a set of lace, and said seriously: "These are what I bought. The size of the underwear was measured by my hand, so it should be correct."

At this moment, it seemed as if he was showing Li Su: What kind of life would she have if she had made another decision seven years ago.

Seven years ago, Li Zhen had included her in their life plan, but she didn't quite believe in the sincerity at that time, and always felt that most of it was just a show. It was not

until she saw the two completely different styles in the hanging area that she gradually felt the reality of Li Zhen's promise that year.

Li Zhen was not fooling her.

Looking at Xu Shen again, his face was purple, and he was ravaging his underwear in his hands. Although he seemed unruly and rebellious, he was still cautious.

He was testing step by step, always wanting to pull Li Su out of those sad things, but he was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable.

The mood of the night was like a roller coaster, ups and downs.

From sentimentality to touching, and from touching to speechlessness, Li Su glanced at Xu Shen, picked a set of her own clothes, and said in a light voice: "I'm going to take a shower first. It's hot in the room, and I really can't wear thick pants."

"Okay." Xu Shen led Li Su to the door of the bathroom in the master bedroom.

He had long since unified the placement of supplies here into the way he and Li Su lived together in Guangzhou, so he didn't introduce them like a host.

After Li Su went in, Xu Shen took his pajamas and towel and went to the downstairs bathroom.

The two of them, in their respective bathrooms, looked at themselves in the mirror, and only then did they have the space and room to face and examine themselves.

After the ice compress, her face was no longer red and swollen, and only the bruises like birthmarks were left, engraved on Li Su's face.

She looked at herself in the mirror and touched her cheek gently.

Her mind unconsciously emerged with her mother riding on her, her hair hanging down like noodles, swaying to cover her hideous, resentful face.

She didn't know why, but she always felt as if her mother was pinching her neck, getting tighter and tighter.

She felt like she was almost suffocating.

She subconsciously scratched her neck hard, as if grabbing the hands that were strangling her and pulling them apart bit by bit.

It's over, it's all over. Li Su kept repeating in her heart, and finally avoided the mirror.

She quickly stripped off her clothes and rushed into the bathroom. She turned on the hot water, then let the cold water, then the gradually warm water, soak her from head to toe.

She washed for a long time until her eyes began to hurt again, and then she realized that she had actually been crying.

Her hands were wrinkled with blisters, and she knew that she had washed them very clean, and she took several deep breaths before finally stepping out again.

She changed her clothes, brushed her teeth, applied facial cream, and blew her hair dry. She tried to take care of herself again, to accept herself, to love herself, without any negligence.

When she walked out of the bedroom, she found that Xu Shen had peeled all the eggs and was sitting on the sofa beside the bed, holding one in each hand and rolling it on his cheeks.

Xu Shen stared blankly at a void, as if he was absent-minded and dazed.

The sound of Li Su coming out woke him up.

Xu Shen stood up and walked towards the bed while carefully examining the wound on Li Su's face. "Just lie down and sleep. I'll roll you over."

Li Su said nothing but got under the quilt and turned her swollen face towards Xu Shen.

Xu Shen changed to a clean egg and climbed onto the bed, leaning against Li Su. He held the egg carefully and gently and rubbed it on Li Su's face.

He was afraid that she would feel pain, so he blew on it.

After rolling for half an hour, Xu Shen retracted his hand and changed to a sleep light.

Li Su, who had been thinking for a long time with her eyes down, looked up at him. She couldn't help but asked him, "Can you help me check my phone?"

Li Su's phone was charged by Xu Shen upstairs. He understood her nervousness and concerns. She wanted to know if Li Yan and Liang Jing had sent any messages, but she didn't dare to face them.

Xu Shen took the phone beside the bed and entered the password to open it. Xu Shen flipped through

the call log and

WeChat messages

. He smiled at Li Su with an intriguing expression, "106 unread WeChat messages... 107, 108..."

Huh? The legendary five sprays per second?

Li Su's throat stagnated, she suddenly buried her head, and hid in Xu Shen's arms, tightly strangling him.

She relaxed for a while, rebuilt her mind, and then gritted her teeth and made up her mind, "You read it."

"The one who is still bombarding you is Zhang Youqing, who has sent 5 messages so far."

[8888 transfer, note: candy money]

[Li Su, you are really famous, you didn't send me New Year's greetings as soon as possible, so? ]

[You'd better not let me find out, others have received your blessings. Only I didn't. ]

[Are you kidding me? It's already 1 o'clock! You really make me feel cold in my uterus! ]

[Did you travel to the Qing Dynasty? Forgot to bring your phone? ]

[Damn! You are so cruel, Happy New Year! Return the transfer to me. 】

A faint smile appeared on Xu Shen's lips. He passed the phone closer to Li Su. Although he was complaining, he was very gentle: "Zhang Youqing is still too idle. Do you want to return it to her? Lest she worry."

Li Su felt warm in her heart. She looked up at Xu Shen. The hesitation and fear in her eyes became her pause. She still didn't dare to take her phone.

Xu Shen understood. He took back the phone and turned his eyes to the screen.

He still didn't directly respond to the part that Li Su wanted to confirm, but continued to read the messages sent by others.

【Cheng Yan: Dad! Happy New Year! If you are rich, don't forget each other. In a blink of an eye, I will graduate soon. Phew - it's really time to keep in touch. To show our sincerity, Xie Fei and I will order a table of your favorite food at the old place at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. We sincerely invite you and your uncle to come (remember to bring money). If you don't come, you are a dog.jpg】

【Xie Fei: Baby! I wish you a long and beautiful New Year, the same as next year, and a happy and joyful spring breeze, all your wishes come true, everything goes well, and you are strong year after year (I wrote this blessing specifically for you. I thought about it for a week in advance, and then I felt that this paragraph was really good, so I couldn’t help but use it as my New Year group message template. Sister, you don’t mind, do you? /A green tea wink.jpg)]

[Zhang Bixin: Li Su, Happy New Year! ! Even after I go to Jingbei, we must keep in touch~ This circle is very small, maybe I will be transferred/job-switch to Jingbei one day. I wish us good fortune together in the New Year. ]

[Lucy: Li Su, Happy New Year! If there are any projects you are responsible for, you can communicate with me. Let's do everything well together and make money every year! ]

[......]

Now that spring is here, it's like new blood from dialysis.

Xu Shen noticed that Li Su's body in his arms gradually recovered from the stiffness and coldness, like the soil that a new bud has broken through, it became softer, and he slowly returned his gaze to Li Su.

He stroked Li Su's hair, and told her gently and firmly, reminding her: "

Li Su, you are no longer the little girl you were seven years ago. Now you have friends, a career, ideals, a bright future, and a promising future. Many people love you and many people need you. Home is where you came from, but no matter what, you will eventually go further and further away."

"Boom-boom-boom-" The celebratory fireworks outside the house rang again as if they were free.

Li Su knew in her heart that the sound was actually very close, but it was blocked by too many things, and when it came through, it became a yellowed fragment of the last century.

Her pain was the same. It was very close, but because there were many people and many things blocking it, it slowly became very far away.

Li Su looked up at Xu Shen, and at this moment, she suddenly understood that it didn't matter whether her parents sent messages, cared about her, insulted her, or questioned her.

Because in the past two years, she has walked a path that belongs only to her.

Fortunately, she did not give up on herself.