There was a light rain at noon, and the weather was even cooler in the afternoon.
Lu Wenxing and Yan Xinyu sat in the coffee shop and each ordered a cup of hot drink.
Yan Xinyu has a slow temper, but after getting acquainted with her, she becomes a chatterbox, especially in a foreign country, Lu Wenxing became her only friend.
Lu Wenxing held the tablet and focused on coloring the illustrations.
"You drew it so quickly?"
Yan Xinyu was sitting opposite Lu Wenxing, holding a cup of hot drink in her hand, biting the rim of the cup, looking at the tablet in Lu Wenxing's hand.
The students in University Y are more leisurely than those in University C, but it’s not because there is less homework, but because in the classrooms of University Y, there are not many teaching hours per week. The first few classes are used to comment on students’ works, and the latter classes are enough for students to create. time.
One illustration is to be handed in every two weeks, comments are made once a week, and homework is handed in every two weeks.
Lu Wenxing and Yan Xinyu are catching up with the fortnight, but Yan Xinyu is not used to this kind of class mode. She likes to draw in places where no one is around, but Lu Wenxing seems to adapt well.
"The deadline is Friday, and today is only Wednesday, isn't your speed too fast?"
Yan Xinyu couldn't sit still, she stood beside Lu Wenxing and watched.
The main color is dark red, and a huge white fox occupies half of the drawing paper.
There is a gorgeous plum blossom printed between the eyebrows of the white fox, and its body is like misty white smoke.
Under the tree, there is a girl wearing a red gauze dress, and there is a red plum mark between her eyebrows. The girl's slender fingers are pinching the petals, and her thin lips are stained with the bright red of plum blossoms.
This is a Chinese-style illustration, and the details have not been processed yet, but Yan Xinyu has already seen from this painting that the girl is transformed into this white fox.
"You're almost finished, I haven't started painting yet." Yan Xinyu sighed, "Ah, I don't know what to draw yet."
Hearing Yan Xinyu's wailing, Lu Wenxing looked at her helplessly, "It's not that you have no thoughts, you are procrastinating."
Yan Xinyu curled her lips, and then remembered another thing.
"By the way, the art exhibition hall next door to us is open this Friday, and there is also an exhibition of famous paintings. Do you want to go and see it?"
Lu Wenxing raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "Where did you hear the news?"
"I watched it online on campus." Yan Xinyu put down the hot drink in his hand, "Would you like to go?"
"go."
It's evening in country y, but it's morning in China.
Wen Huaihe dressed neatly early in the morning, and walked down from the second floor with his suitcase. Ji Yuan sat on the dining table, wondering what Wen Zheng said, and Ji Yuan smiled heartily.
Wen Huaihe is in a good mood today, with a smile in his eyes.
"Good morning."
"morning."
"morning."
Wen Huaihe sat down with a smile, and the aunt had already brought corn soup, "Mr. Wen, your soup."
"thanks."
After taking a sip of the soup, Wen Huaihe reached for the toast on the table, "I have a ten o'clock plane, I'll leave after eating."
He expected his wife and son to look resentful, but strangely they didn't react too much.
Isn't that right
When Wen Huaihe first learned that Lu Wenxing was his youngest son, he was overjoyed and wanted to find someone, but Ji Yuan told him that Xingxing had gone abroad.
Then, Ji Yuan also said in a very low-key way that she, Xing Xing and Wen Zheng had a happy dinner together.
Wen Huaihe's depressed mood suddenly became sad. As a father, he didn't even have time to see his children, so they had dinner happily
But that's okay.
He was going to meet Xing Xing soon, and when he thought that he would be able to hear Xing Xing call him 'Dad' soon, it would be no big deal for his wife to eat with his younger son behind his back. Wen Huaihe forgave his wife and eldest son very generously.
He even considers Ji Yuan and Wen Zheng considerately, knowing that they will not be able to see the stars for the time being, and there will definitely be a psychological gap.
So, at the dinner table.
Wen Huaihe had a sullen face, trying not to look too excited.
After breakfast, Wen Huaihe's driver was already waiting outside. He was pushing the suitcase and was about to say goodbye to Ji Yuan and Wen Zhengdao, but...
His wife and eldest son followed behind him with suitcases that appeared out of nowhere, "It just so happens that we are also flying at this point, let's go together."
Wen Huaihe: "..."
Along the way, Wen Huaihe hesitated to speak.
"That's right, I think there's still time to launch a new product launch after seeing the stars." Ji Yuan smiled like a flower, and his joy could hardly be concealed.
Wen Zheng was quieter. He said with a serious face, "Wang is always on the plane the day after tomorrow. In order not to look too deliberate, I should go to country Y to wait for him in advance."
Wen Huaihe, who thought he could recognize Xingxing one step earlier: "..."
After getting off the plane, it was already night in country y.
The person who came to pick him up was Mr. He's assistant, a young man in a black suit, "Mr. Wen, hello!"
The assistant had seen Wen Huaihe before, and recognized them in the crowd at a glance, "Madam Wen and Young Master Wen are here too?"
"We came together because we had something to do in Country Y." Ji Yuan didn't expect Wen Huaihe to really come to the exhibition, and was a little surprised to see Mr. He's assistant.
"Xiao Xu, are you going to hold an exhibition on Friday?"
"Yes." Xiao Xu led them forward with a smile, "Madam Wen and Young Master can come together if they have time."
Xiao Xu drove them to the hotel and helped him check in. He handed them two room cards.
"We Mr. He also lives here, I'll give him a call."
After Xiao Xu left, Ji Yuan looked at Wen Zheng suspiciously. "Are you really invited to the exhibition?"
Wen Huaihe replied solemnly, "Of course."
After a while, Mr. He, who was nearly forty years old, came out of the elevator.
"President Wen, you're here."
The two shook hands briefly, "The madam is getting more and more beautiful, but the young master is still so handsome."
"Mr. He can really talk." Ji Yuan greeted him with a smile.
"Then what, I've made a decision, let's all go together."
"Mr. He's exhibition opened quite suddenly, why did you say it when it's close?" Ji Yuan asked jokingly: "If our old crane doesn't have time to come, wouldn't it be that we missed a visual feast."
He Yi smiled until his eye lines appeared, "Thanks to Mr. Wen's connection, I got two famous paintings this time. As soon as the exhibition time was set, the partner immediately called me."
"Mrs. Wen is at the right place. The paintings in this exhibition are all treasures. I rented them from those collectors. The exhibition will cost this amount for one day." He Yi compared a figure and said again.
"At first I thought that this cooperation could not be negotiated, but Lao Wen persuaded me not to give up and asked me to try to advance the exhibition time. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. It turned out that something happened to the company that was going to hold the exhibition. Got it."
Ji Yuan said 'oh' with unknown meaning, is it our old crane who persuaded you to advance the time? "
He Yi didn't hear anything wrong, and kept boasting about Huaihe.
"Yes, thanks to Mr. Wen. After returning to China, I will definitely come to thank you."
Wen Huaihe snorted, wishing to shut He Yi's mouth, why did this guy talk so much
"Hey, should that old man talk about the exhibition next Friday?"
"Oh, that's right! I also invited a few partners, and I'll talk about it at the dinner later."
In the morning, Lu Wenxing received a message from Wen Zheng, guessing that the other party was probably worried about waking him up, so he didn't call.
Wen Zheng asked him if he had many classes today, and if he had time to eat together.
After Lu Wenxing saw it, he called Wen Zheng directly, and the two agreed to have dinner together at seven o'clock in the evening.
Lu Wenxing didn't have class this afternoon, but Wen Zheng didn't tell him in advance that he had already agreed to a social activity with the photography group yesterday, and several members of the group would go to the countryside together to collect scenery.
It was already half past six when he came back by classmate's car, half an hour before the agreed time, Lu Wenxing took a taxi to the hotel.
In twenty minutes, he walked into the hotel lobby at exactly six fifty.
He had asked Wen Zheng in advance and knew that Ji Yuan would also come, but when he saw the strange man sitting next to Ji Yuan, he couldn't help but take a few extra glances.
"The stars are coming."
"Sorry, it's so late."
"It's okay, are you hungry? Have something to eat first." The hotel Wen Zheng booked can serve Chinese food, and considering Lu Wenxing's taste, he finally chose this hotel.
"How about a few days in Country Y? Are you still used to the food?" Ji Yuan worried that Lu Wenxing might not be used to Western food in Country Y.
"Yes, there are quite a lot of foreign students in country Y, and the cafeteria serves Chinese food."
"That's good."
Lu Wenxing glanced at Wen Huaihe who was staring at him eagerly. He didn't know the identity of the other party, and he didn't know what to call him.
"This is my dad."
After Wen Zheng's introduction, Lu Wenxing nodded, "Wen...Hello, Uncle."
Lu Wenxing took a few more glances at Wen Huaihe, as Ji Yuan said, Wen Zheng really doesn't look like his father.
"Don't stand there, Xing Xing sits here." Wen Huaihe wanted Lu Wenxing to sit next to him, but was cut off by Ji Yuan, "Xing Xing sits here."
Wen Huaihe recruited the hotel waiter with a blank face, like a food delivery tool, and asked the waiter to serve the dishes ordered in advance.
Before Lu Wenxing came, Ji Yuan had already ordered a few dishes in advance, worried that he would be hungry if it was too late.
"Actually, I came to you today for a very important matter."
"Auntie, tell me."
"Let's talk about it after eating."
Taking advantage of the serving time, Lu Wenxing took out the gift he had prepared. "This is for Brother Wen and Auntie."
After finishing speaking, he looked at Wen Huaihe with a little apology, "Sorry, I didn't know that uncle would come too, so I didn't prepare anything, so I'll make it up next time."
"no problem, no problem."
Ji Yuan took the gift box with a smile in surprise, "Can you open it?"
Seeing Lu Wenxing nodding, Ji Yuan and Wen Zheng opened the presents happily in front of Wen Huaihe.
Wen Huaihe said that he didn't care, but his eyes were fixed on the two of them.
Wen Zheng was presented with a navy blue tie, which matched the suit he wore today very well.
Ji Yuan's gift box is small and delicate, it is a pair of glazed blue antler necklaces, the antlers are also shaped like falling snowflakes, with blue glazed in the middle.
"so beautiful."
"Do you like it?"
"I like it." The corners of Ji Yuan's eyes were curved, and the corner of his mouth could not help but smile, "I like it so much."
"Honey, do you think the necklace Xing Xing gave me looks good?"
Wen Huaihe was not jealous at all, he replied sullenly, "It looks good."
Wen Zheng didn't dare to show off on purpose like his mother did. He closed the box and opened it without much effort, touching the smooth and comfortable fabric carefully.
"Xingxing, can you put it on for me?"
"Ah?" This request made Lu Wenxing a little confused. It was really inconvenient for Wen Zheng to sit next to him, but why did Wen Huaihe sit next to Ji Yuan
Will it be inappropriate
Before Lu Wenxing could think too much, Ji Yuan smiled lightly and explained: "I can't buckle it myself, my husband... well, his hands are shaking, so he might not be able to buckle it for a long time."
Lu Wenxing took a look at Wen Huaihe, as if his face was not in a good mood? But he didn't mean to stop him, he hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said "yes".
The antler necklace was taken out by Lu Wenxing, and Ji Yuan moved the chair a little towards Lu Wenxing's side to make it easier for Lu Wenxing to move.
While buttoning Ji Yuan, Lu Wenxing accidentally saw a very shallow mole on her delicate and smooth swan neck.
In an instant, something seemed to hit Lu Wenxing's brain heavily, and with a bang, vague memories suddenly flooded into his brain.
The memory is still the familiar garden.
A boy was running in a garden, turned a corner and crashed into a woman's arms.
"Stop running."
"Then give me a hug, mom." "Yesterday, I said that I have grown up and I won't let you hug me. Why do you take the initiative today?" The woman gently tidied up the broken hair on the boy's forehead, "Look at you, you're sweating all over."
"He must be wanting some toys again, and he's trying to be good here on purpose."
"That's not it, hum." The boy stuck out his tongue at his brother, "Mom, give me a hug."
There was a light smile in the woman's eyes, "Okay, hug our cute little star."
"Tell mom, what do you want?" The woman bent down and hugged the boy. A sweet smile appeared on the boy's delicate face like a doll. Before the woman could react, the boy put his arms around her neck. A kiss on the side of her face.
"I want to give my mother a kiss."
The woman was stunned for a moment, and after she realized it, she gave a low smile and pinched the boy's chubby face, "Stealing a small cake again, isn't it, your mouth is so sweet."
"No, this is homework assigned by the teacher." The boy nestled in the woman's arms and acted like a baby. While playing, his eyes fell on her neck inadvertently, and he saw a small black mole there.
"Star."
"Star?"
Lu Wenxing suddenly came back to his senses, only then did he notice that the three of them looked at him worriedly, "What's wrong?"
"No, nothing."
Lu Wenxing's head was buzzing, and he couldn't tell whether that memory was true or false.
In the middle of the meal, he couldn't help being distracted, and his eyes fell on Ji Yuan intentionally or unintentionally.
But... how is this possible
There is no mention in the novel that Wen's family has other children, Lu Wenxing immediately rejected his idea, it may be due to memory confusion, or it may be a coincidence.
"Xingxing, why don't you eat it?" Ji Yuan looked at him suspiciously, "Didn't you like sweet and sour pork ribs last time, don't you like the one here?"
Lu Wenxing has no appetite at all now, his mind is full of memories related to just now, facing Ji Yuan's gentle and considerate care, he can't help but think about it.
But how could there be such a coincidence
"Xing Xing, did you think of something?"
Ji Yuan's intuition is very keen, and the atmosphere after Xing Xing came in was quite good. In order not to make Xing Xing nervous, Ji Yuan did not intentionally guide this topic, but Xing Xing was in a daze several times after putting on the necklace for her.
Four or five-year-old children will not have very deep memories, but there will always be one or two impressive things.
He learned from Lu Xiaofei that Xing Xing had a high fever, and he couldn't even say his own name, but he remembered that his nickname was Xing Xing, which meant that this name left a deep impression on him.
Lu Wenxing didn't know how to explain the strange memory at that moment, so after a moment of silence, Ji Yuan's gentle voice came.
"Xing Xing, as I said just now, I have something very important to tell you today, are you willing to listen?"
Hearing these words, Lu Wenxing's heart was pounding, as if he had guessed something, but also as if he didn't know anything.
"On the second day after you arrived in country Y, I visited your adoptive parents."
Lu Wenxing's pupils dilated slightly, and Ji Yuan's calm and gentle tone was very clear in the quiet room.
"You saved me the first time we met, but I held you tight. You even handed me a tissue. I wasn't scared, I was just, I was just so happy." "I look forward to this day It's been too long, and I never thought that we would meet in this way. So sudden, but so surprising."
Lu Wenxing lowered his eyes, his slender and thick eyelashes fell under his eyelids, like the fluttering wings of a butterfly, his beautiful face was even more white and translucent under the light.
Ji Yuan didn't continue, he knew that Lu Wenxing could understand, and patiently waited for Lu Wenxing to take the time to accept it.
Wen Zheng and Wen Huaihe were silent the whole time, but their eyes did fall on Lu Wenxing unabashedly.
The atmosphere fell into silence, Ji Yuan didn't rush, she was willing to give Lu Wenxing enough time, just like Lu Wenxing had been patiently waiting for them all these years.
Ji Yuan is now only worried that Xing Xing is not full, and is hesitating whether to ask the waiter to add some more dishes. Before he can look away, Lu Wenxing raised his eyelids to look at her, and his light-colored eyes reflected her figure .
Then, Lu Wenxing's voice fell.
"You're my mother, right?"
The author has something to say: Dad: After all, I am still a tool man QAQ