Ning Lan stood up, her body tense tensely, her hands clenched into fists, her nails deeply embedded in her flesh, trying her best to resist the urge to step back.
Xie Tianhao had a very hostile face, and his smile was especially terrifying: "I haven't seen you for more than a year, but I want to die."
Ning Lan looked over his shoulder to the door with the corner of his eye, and calculated in his heart that the door was closed, he would need at least five seconds to complete the action of walking to the door and then running out, and the speed had to be faster than Xie Tianhao's reaction. quick.
He was experienced in escaping, he smiled and said, "Happy New Year, thank you brother."
Xie Tianhao touched his chin and slowly approached him step by step: "Okay? I can only watch my Xiao Lanlan on TV all year, do you think brother is okay?"
Ning Lan's heart skipped a beat: "The money has been paid back, haven't we settled?"
"Two clears?" Xie Tianhao grinned crookedly, walked over and pinched Ning Lan's chin, "Who said two clears, the interest is not up to you, let's talk about your mother..."
Ning Lan slapped his hand away, stretched out his legs and ran out while he was stunned.
Three meters away from the door, he was dragged back by Xie Tianhao.
"Stinky bitch, you still dare to mess with me, don't want to live anymore?" Xie Tianhao got angry, grabbed Ning Lan's neck and dragged him into the house, "Today I will make me happy, I will let you go when I am happy."
The other rough hand tore off his jacket, lifted the sweater and touched the skin. Ning Lan was pinched and dizzy. He gritted his teeth and raised his arm with all his strength and threw it behind him with a hard hose. The water pipe slammed on the top of his head, and he screamed in pain. Just as his hands loosened, Ning Lan quickly broke free and took two steps to the door.
When I opened the door and went out, I tripped over the threshold, so I couldn't even stand up and ran. I bumped into Zhao Jinshan at the entrance of the stairs, dragged her and ran with her without a word, and stopped at the bustling street one kilometer away.
"Oh, oh, what are you running? My son, your mother's old bones will be broken by you." Zhao Jinshan complained against the wall.
Ning Lan was breathing heavily, but her face was as pale as paper. When his breathing was steady and the brain began to supply blood, he suddenly thought of something, and went forward to look through Zhao Jinshan's clothes pocket.
"Hey, what are you doing, Lanlan?" Zhao Jinshan covered him not to touch him, "I don't have any money, what are you doing?"
Ning Lan ignored her, checked all her pockets, then looked at her and asked, "Where's your key?"
Zhao Jinshan looked dodged: "Ah... ah? The key, I think... I should have left it at home... "
Ning Lan's face became paler and paler, and her skin looked almost transparent, mixed with sweat that had not yet dried out. He asked in disbelief, "Did you give the key to Xie Tianhao?"
Zhao Jinshan stammered: "No... No? What did he just say? He was talking nonsense, how could I do such a thing?"
Ning Lan hesitated for a moment, then opened the corner of his mouth: "Then how did you know that I saw him just now?"
Zhao Jinshan covered her mouth in horror, then slowly put her hand down, grabbed Ning Lan's arm, and smiled flatterly: "Oh, it's not really a big deal, boss Xie told me two days ago that he never forgets you, and doesn't miss you. After marrying him, I just thought, I thought..." She was also a little embarrassed, and said in other words, "You, don't think that Mom doesn't know, there are rich people in the capital, right? Otherwise, where is the red mark on the waist. Here? Mom saw it when you changed clothes last time."
Ning Lan's pupils shrank, and her lips trembled imperceptibly.
Seeing that he seemed to be shaken, Zhao Jinshan continued: "Boss Xie is so kind, he promised to get a low-rent house for our family, and you can't bear to watch your mother live in that tube building full of cockroaches and mice, right? You? Just give him, give him a touch and play, what can a boy lose? It's just like the boss you serve in the capital."
The more Zhao Jinshan talked, the more she felt that the deal was a good deal. She felt that she was very reasonable, and patted Ning Lan's face affectionately: "You said, your good looks are not all given to you by your mother? Are you envious?"
Ning Lan listened silently, and finally had some reaction, and snorted briefly from her nose: "Envy?"
"No." Zhao Jinshan became excited. "It's a pity that you look like me. If you want to be like your father who died early, how can you become a star on TV? Where will people see it? Where... "
There was a buzzing sound in Ning Lan's head, he didn't want to hear anything, he threw his arm away from her, Zhao Jinshan fell to the ground without paying attention, bit her lip and was about to cry, holding her throat and shouting, "Ouch, come and have a look. Hey, my son beats his mother..."
Ning Lan squatted down and looked at her, Sen Han's eyes were level with hers, and Zhao Jinshan was so frightened that she moved back, for fear of being beaten.
They faced each other in the alleys of the downtown area, and slowly people gathered around to watch the fun. Ning Lan's face was expressionless, and his eyes were empty, like clay sculptures and wood sculptures, only the white breath exhaled from his nose and mouth proved that he was a living person.
After a few minutes, he opened his mouth and said word by word: "From now on, in addition to the fixed monthly living expenses, don't think that I will give you an extra penny."
Zhao Jinshan was anxious: "Well, how can I do it? My mother is not in good health. If you want to see a doctor, it will cost a lot of money..."
Ning Lan looked at the woman in front of him who had the deepest blood relationship with him. One second, her eyebrows were warm and friendly, and the next second it was as strange as mountains and mountains. He rarely spends time thinking about whether he should be good to her, whether she is worth it or not. He believes that at least the moment his mother decides to give birth to him, she must love him.
He never wanted much.
"If you think it's too little, you can don't." He said coldly.
Zhao Jinshan hurriedly said: "I want, I want, no matter how small a fly is, it's still meat..." She was still a little aggrieved, tears flashing in her eyes, "Then, if that mother is ill, if she is bullied, you, you will Don't care?"
Ning Lan stood up slowly, his numb legs after squatting for a long time made him a little unsteady.
"What if I die? If I die, who cares for you?"
His voice was even calmer than his expression. Zhao Jinshan looked up at Ning Lan, he stood against the light, and the rising sun outlined a silhouette with a squatted body, so fragile that a gust of wind could blow him away.
Zhao Jinshan shrank for no reason, opened her mouth, but didn't speak anymore.
Ning Lan didn't go home again, and walked along the sidewalk alone. The city is very small, and you can see the train station after a few streets.
Since his ID card was stolen by Zhao Jinshan that time, he has developed the habit of carrying the ID card with him. When I was in line at the window, I took out my mobile phone, took off the case and took out my ID card. There were still three hundred-yuan bills inside.
It was not until he got into the car and looked at the desolate and unfamiliar winter scenery outside the window that Ning Lan had a real sense of being far away from home.
He just doesn't want to stay there anymore, he wants to leave quickly, wherever he goes. When I bought the ticket, I was still in a daze, and I was confused about which destination I said. Now, listening to the announcement of the station, I realized that the train was going all the way north, and the terminal was the capital.
Ning Lan raised her hand slowly and covered her eyes.
I can only think of him when I am most depressed and sad. This habit is not good and must be changed.
The next morning, I got off the bus at Capital Station. When I left the station, the plastic water pipe was stopped by the security inspector to check it inside and out. After all, it was common to run around with a piano bag and a stick with a bow. Less common.
After walking out of the train station, a cold wind blew in front of her, and Ning Lan hugged the water pipe even tighter. This thing is not only the most valuable thing in his body, but also the treasure that saved his life.
Ning Lan sniffed, thinking to herself, she was a little reluctant to give it to Sui Yi.
He used the last few steel rods on his body to take the subway to the dormitory. When he went downstairs and looked up, it didn't look like anyone was there. He knocked on the door and no one answered.
He didn't bring the key, so he stood at the door and called Fang Yu. This kid hasn't contacted him since the holiday, and he didn't reply to WeChat. At this moment, he couldn't get through on the phone. He was busy all the time, and he didn't know where to go.
Ning Lan stood for a while and called Sui Yi.
It rang several times before answering. It wasn't Sui Yi who answered the phone, but a strange man with a gentle voice: "Are you looking for Sui Yi? He's out, I'll ask him to call you back later."
When Sui Yi called again, Ning Lan had already been driven downstairs by the patrolling security guards. He is a tenant, not an owner. For professional reasons, he looks like a thief every time he enters and leaves the community, and now he can't take out the key. The security guard not only does not know him well, but even thinks he is a homeless who sneaked in to escape the cold.
Ning Lan looked down at the cotton-padded jacket on her body, which was torn and leaking. It really looked like a homeless man.
After the call was connected, Sui Yi spoke first: "Hello, are you looking for me?"
Almost at the moment when she heard the voice, Ning Lan's nose suddenly became sore, and she suddenly wanted to cry.
He swallowed hard, raised his head to hold back his tears, quickly found a place with his back to the air vent, and said, "Well."
"What's the matter?" Sui Yi asked.
In the short ten minutes just now, Ning Lan thought about a lot of things to say, where are you now, what did you eat for breakfast, how is your new year, have you gained weight, guess where I am... and last time He also wanted to tell him the four words that were not sent out.
But at this time, he couldn't say anything.
It's a bit ridiculous to say, he also expects to have an equal relationship with Sui Yi one day, so the only thing he can do now is not to show weakness to him.
"Can I borrow some more money from you?" Ning Lan's throat was bitter and her words were difficult, "When I get paid..."
Sui Yi didn't have the patience to listen to him, and asked bluntly, "How much?"
After receiving the transfer notification on the mobile phone, Ning Lan bought the ticket online and did not get up and leave immediately. Instead, she continued to squat on the curb at the entrance of the community. After the last bit of power on the mobile phone was exhausted, she put it back in her pocket and stood up. Go towards the train station.
He felt a little regretful, but also felt fortunate that if Sui Yi had just asked casually what was wrong and why he wanted money, he might have a fever in his head and poured out all his sadness and grievances to him.
Fortunately he didn't ask.
While Ning Lan got on the train again, Sui Yi was watching his father being pushed into the operating room.
When the teacher called him yesterday, he thought that the two were playing some tricks, one fell down and the other fell ill. Hearing Sui Cheng's uncontrollable coughing on the phone, he realized that he might not be mocking him.
Last night, he drove to the hospital and found the ward according to the room number sent by the teacher. Sui Cheng lay quietly on the bed. He lost a lot of weight and was even more haggard than the last time he saw him downstairs in the crew hotel.
He no longer accepts what his father gives, which does not mean that he can really abandon his biological father at such a critical moment of life and death.
The operating light was on, Sui Yi sent the teacher who was also sick to the ward, and then returned to the door of the operating room to continue guarding. A few hours later, the doctor came out and told him the operation was a success, and he did not leave until the nurses arrived.
On the way, he put AOW's song in the car, and when he heard Ning Lan's voice, he suddenly remembered that Ning Lan called him in the morning.
He was a little worried, and when he was waiting for the red light, he dialed back, but he didn't even get through three times.
Sui Yi raised the corner of his mouth, bending it into a self-deprecating arc. That guy asked for money, and of course he was too lazy to take care of himself when he achieved his goal.
The smile only lasted on his face for a few seconds before disappearing without a trace. Sui Yi didn't sleep all night, threw the phone back on the center console, and pinched his eyebrows tiredly.