(1)
Regarding Xiao Ai's beating and calling her mother, although Yang Ren sympathized and understood, he was helpless. He was vaguely uneasy. If Su Zhi knew about this, would she take the child back? He repeatedly persuaded the old man not to do it again, but sometimes the old man intensified.
The old man must have been stimulated by the word "mother". He would rather that Xiao Ai never speak, and he couldn't accept the word coming out of her mouth.
No one can do anything to the old man, not even Xu Yao. For example, there was a time when the four of them rarely went out together. The old man supported Xu Yao, Xu Yao held Xiao Ai with the other hand, and Xiao Ai pulled her father to jump on the elevator. Xu Yao staggered and almost fell because of the unstable center of gravity. , the old man slapped his backhand, Yang Ren didn't have time to stop it, but Xu Yao knew his dad completely, so his first reaction was not to stand up, but to hug Xiao Ai immediately.
This kind of thing gradually increased, and Yang Ren's worry and anxiety became more and more serious, until one day, something irreversible really happened.
(2)
The children are on winter vacation, but Yang Ren still finds time every day to help Xiao Ai with homework at Xu's house. Xiao Ai also likes to let Yang Ren teach her. Seeing that Xiao Ai's grades have improved more and more, Yang Ren has also calmed down; come on, I think Xiao Ai will be absolutely fine next semester.
When he was about to get off work that day, Yang Ren was planning to send Xu Yao downstairs via WeChat so that he could pick him up and go to the rehearsal room. He just picked up the phone and had not unlocked it when he was startled by the sudden call, because the screen displayed was Xu Yao.
Xu Yao's phone call must not be a good thing.
Yang Ren is not afraid of many things, but he is very afraid of answering Xu Yao's call, Yang Ren tremblingly pressed the answer button, and Xu Yao's dazed voice came over there: "Yang Ren, Xiao Ai is gone, I can't find Xiao Ai. Xiao Ai is gone."
Xu Yao's voice was even more indistinct than before. There were only two sentences repeated over and over again, as if he was talking to himself. Yang Ren's head suddenly became big, he didn't speak, and Xu Yao couldn't hear him. When he got there, he could only use the fastest speed to get out of the company's door. He held the phone in his hand and didn't dare to hang up, but he could bear to hear his panicked voice.
(3)
It was getting late, which added a layer of worry to Yang Ren's heart. I don't know how many lights I ran through, and finally stopped and went upstairs.
The lights in the corridor were voice-activated. Yang Ren coughed, but it didn't turn on. His heart sank for a second, and when he touched his head, he was sweating.
The security door of Xu's house was open, Yang Ren felt as if he had been struck by lightning, numb all over, and then rushed in.
Fortunately, Xu Yao was standing in the corner intact. Although he was lonely and helpless, at least he was safe. Yang Ren breathed a sigh of relief, but was extremely afraid. Xu Yao definitely didn't know that the security door was open, how dangerous it would be if someone broke in.
He stepped over, Xu Yao finally raised his head, looked at him but did not respond. Yang Ren couldn't stand Xu Yao's speed in accepting information from the outside world, so he took his hand and said that he was Yang Ren.
Xu Yao's hand was cold. For the first time in so many years, Yang Ren couldn't feel the temperature on Xu Yao's body.
"Don't worry, what's going on, tell me slowly." Yang Ren helped Xu Yao on the sofa, and he sat down obediently.
(4)
It turns out that Xiao Ai's studies have made great progress recently. Yesterday, she was picked up by her mother to play for a day. After she came back, she couldn't do anything. The old man yelled at her angrily, and then slammed the door out.
Xu Yao said that he didn't know if his father had done anything. Anyway, he could hear the old man's voice with all his hearing. It must have been a roar. Xiao Ai was standing beside the cabinet crying. He comforted her and asked her to come over to find her father, but Xiao Ai refused to move. Xu Yao had no choice but to turn on the TV and let Xiao Ai watch cartoons. Only when watching cartoons could Xiao Ai sit down for a while.
Just when Xu Yao was touching the remote control on the sofa, Xiao Ai disappeared.
Yang Ren thought about Xu Yao's words, but he really didn't understand a part of it. Xu Yao's original tone was not normal, and it was even more unclear when he was in a hurry. Yang Ren guessed and thought, when he saw Xu Yao pointing Xiao Ai had been standing in the cabinet where the phone was placed, and when she thought of the open security door, she had some answers in her heart, so she found the replay button on the phone and dialed it back. A woman's voice shouted: "You hit my daughter, and you still have the face to call me!"
Yang Ren guessed right, it must be Xiao Ai who called her mother while Xu Yao was looking for something, and asked her to pick her up, or Xu Yao didn't find anything and just called in front of him.