Zhou Qinyao held Tang You carefully in his arms, maintaining a reasonable distance so as not to be abrupt, yet giving her just the right amount of warmth.
The little girl was stunned by his action.
Originally, she just wanted him to sleep on the bed, so that he wouldn't be so cold lying on the chair alone. But she was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so she changed her words and said that she was cold, hoping that Zhou Qinyao could come up and sleep with her, so that the temperature in the quilt could be higher.
Unexpectedly, he hugged me directly and provided me with warmth.
Tang You was startled at first, thinking it was too ambiguous and intimate, but soon, the warm breath coming from the man made her stop wanting to leave.
She was so addicted to Zhou Qinyao's warmth and taste.
It is an extremely safe existence. Once you encounter it, you will never want to let it go.
Tang You hid in his arms greedily, and said with curved lips: "Well, it's not cold anymore."
She closed her eyes contentedly and fell asleep peacefully.
Zhou Qinyao didn't have it so easy.
Originally, when they were lying on the chairs, there was still a little distance between them, and he still had some wild thoughts. But now, they were so close, and the girl's soft body nestled tightly in his arms, like a soft and delicious marshmallow, so close at hand, constantly emitting a delicious and tempting sweetness.
But you can't touch it or eat it.
This feeling is too strong. It is the primitive instinct of a man's body and the desire for emotional eruption.
But Zhou Qinyao still restrained himself.
He lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the girl in his arms with gentle eyes.
The moonlight was hazy, shining on her fair face. Her thick eyelashes cast a shadow under her eyes, and the corners of her lips were slightly curved, slightly raised.
The way she was sleeping made him reluctant to disturb her.
Zhou Qinyao looked out the window at the layers of mountain fog, and thought of the person who sent Tang You here tonight, and sighed secretly—
What is coming will come, and in the past two years they have never stopped thinking about going back.
His thoughts slowly fermented, and he recalled more past events. The chain on Zhou Qinyao's chest glowed faintly in the moonlight, like a sharp blade. Whenever he thought of this, the thorn in his heart would be picked out.
His brows slightly furrowed...the helplessness and irritability that had nowhere to vent came over him again. Zhou Qinyao closed his eyes and hugged the girl tightly in his arms.
If possible, he really wanted to be with her like this now, simple and peaceful forever.
Five thirty in the morning.
Zhou Qinyao had something on his mind and barely slept all night. After smoking a cigarette in the hotel yard, he saw the sun rising in the distance, put out his cigarette and returned to his room.
The little girl was sleeping soundly. When she heard the noise, she turned over and buried her head in the quilt.
Tang You was lying on her side, holding a pillow in her arms.
The book says that people who sleep like this feel insecure. Thinking of this, Zhou Qinyao touched her eyebrows and felt a pang of heartache.
Living in such a big house but her parents are not around all year round, her heart must be empty.
He leaned over and shouted in her ear, "Wake up."
Tang You was sleepy and groggily said "oh", thinking that the road had been cleared and she could go home. Unexpectedly, after getting up and washing up, the man dragged her to the place where they watched the stars last night.
At this moment, the scenery here is new compared to the vast and spectacular night view last night.
The earth was still in a blue and hazy color. The tall buildings and houses in the distance were covered by a thick fog and could not be seen clearly. But after just a few minutes, a gust of wind blew, and the scenery in front of us gradually became clear.
A faint hint of golden light appeared in the distant clouds, and soon the morning glow was dyed with color.
The sun rose slowly from half to the whole. Tang You stared at it without blinking, seeing the whole process of the sunrise clearly.
The mountains were illuminated by golden light, all things in heaven and earth revived, and my heart seemed to be illuminated as well, and there was hope.
It was the first time that Tang You saw the sunrise so directly. The sleepiness that he had just felt disappeared completely, and he was filled with excitement and joy: "It's so beautiful."
As he was speaking, there was a "click" sound in his ear.
She turned around and saw Zhou Qinyao holding a mobile phone and taking pictures of the beautiful scenery in the distance.
The shutter sound just now should be taking pictures of the sunrise.
Tang You felt that the beautiful scenery was rare, and she should take some photos as a souvenir, so she took out her cell phone and started taking a few photos of the scenery in the distance.
Zhou Qinyao silently clicked back to the album and saw the latest photo.
The girl stood under the beautiful glow of the sunrise, her short hair slightly fluttering, her eyes moving, looking into the distance with hope.
It is as beautiful as the sunrise, which makes people intoxicated and heart-moving.
Zang put his phone back into his pocket with a smile, and glanced at Tang You who was still taking pictures:
"Let's go. Someone has come to inform us that we can go down the mountain."
Tang You's face, which had been full of joy just now, suddenly froze.
I looked at the watch and it was not yet six o'clock.
After sending the WeChat message last night, perhaps because she was afraid that she could not withstand Fang Lai’s bombardment, she decisively changed to flight mode.
At this point, you have to face it whether you want to or not.
She took a deep breath, turned off the airplane mode, and watched the signal recover one bar at a time, anticipating what was going to happen.
She pressed the mute button first.
really-
WeChat notifications came one after another, probably about 10 to 20 new ones.
All of them were sent by Fang Lai.
Tang You took a quick look and turned off his phone.
The question marks, exclamation points, questions and anger throughout the article made Tang You's scalp tingle.
She realized that it would be troublesome to go back later, but she didn't tell Zhou Qinyao and got on the motorcycle with him as if nothing had happened.
The mountain road was cleared very cleanly and the way down the mountain was smooth and unobstructed. It was only 6:20 when we reached the foot of the mountain.
Zhou Qinyao sent Tang You back to Huaishu Street and stopped about a hundred meters away from her villa.
In order to avoid the situation like the last time they encountered Aunt Rong, they now parked the car farther away.
Zhou Qinyao's suggestion was that he go back and change his clothes into the No. 5 Middle School uniform that Cheng Xuan gave him, and then go back with Tang You to face it.
No matter whether he is blamed or scolded, he will take the responsibility for everything.
But Tang You wouldn't give in.
She said, "It's okay, I can handle it myself."
Although she smiled slightly when she said this, her attitude was firm.
Zhou Qinyao actually understood that she had her own dignity and just didn't want him to see her embarrassed.
Zhou Qinyao did not force her and promised her: "Then come to me if you have anything."
"Well, do you want to go back to bed for a while?"
"No."
It was almost dawn outside, and Zhou Qinyao pointed ahead, "I'm going back to the store to work."
"Okay, slow down."
"Um."
The two separated, and Tang You walked to the door of the villa alone and opened the door with the key.
Zhou Qinyao watched her enter the room from a distance. The temperature in the early morning was extremely cold and the air she exhaled was all white.
He looked at the little figure's back and knew without thinking what kind of storm he would face when he returned.
Sighing, Zhou Qinyao still couldn't bear to let her suffer any injustice.
He took out his cell phone and found a number in the address book that he hadn't contacted for a long time.
Pressed the green dial button.
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Here, Tang You returned home.
Fang Lai is doing yoga.
She has strict self-management and does thirty minutes of yoga every morning after getting up.
At this moment, she was sitting in the middle of the living room with her back to Tang You. She knew that she was back, but she was not as angry as she had imagined.
But Tang You knew that this was just a few brief seconds of calm before the storm.
"Mom." Tang You called softly.
Fang Lai changed his posture, still not looking at her, and his voice was also cold and flat:
"You still remember to come back."
Tang You knew that this was a manifestation of Fang Lai's extreme anger, so he didn't dare to refute and could only stand there quietly.
"I'm sorry, Mom. Last night... I was too playful."
Aunt Rong was cleaning the room nearby at this time and gave Tang You a look.
It probably means - the wife is very angry, so you should be careful.
Tang You: “…”
Fang Lai didn't say anything either, and was doing her exercise very attentively. Tang You stood there for almost twenty minutes, and not a word was exchanged between mother and daughter.
Not knowing when she would explode, Tang You simply thought of going back to her room to hide.
"Mom, I'm going to go upstairs to get my schoolbag and go to school."
"Stop." Fang Lai shouted.
“…” Tang You stopped at the stair railing, turned his back to her, closed his eyes, and knew that the storm was coming.
"Girls, if you don't come home at night, just send me a WeChat message as an explanation. Tang You, have I taught you the rules for 18 years in vain?!"
Aunt Rong also said with some distress: "Miss, Madam didn't sleep all night and searched all the New Year's Eve attractions in the city, but couldn't find you. She was almost dying of anxiety..."
Tang You felt guilty and knew that she was wrong in this matter. The incident happened suddenly and she had never thought that such an accident would happen.
So right now, she had no other thoughts except admitting her mistake.
"Mom, I was wrong. I was just playing around. You can punish me however you want. Don't be angry."
Aunt Rong had just made a cup of rose tea for Fang Lai. Tang You took it with great insight and tried to coax Fang Lai:
"Actually, I'm an adult now. You don't have to worry about me all the time. Besides, Xie Cheng and several classmates are here..."
Tang You said this while observing Fang Lai's expression.
However, she did not accept any of these explanations:
"Do we need to play until now? What time is it now?" Fang Lai didn't take her water and pointed at the clock on the wall: "Look for yourself, what time is it?"
Tang You lowered his head: "Seven ten."
"Which place celebrates the New Year's Eve so late?! Huh?!" Fang Lai's tone became fierce, and the bloodshot eyes from a sleepless night also showed: "Your wings are hard now, you can fly, right?"
“…” Tang You let Fang Lai scold her without saying a word, hoping that she would stop after a while.
Just then, the doorbell of the villa rang.
These sounds slightly eased the tense atmosphere between mother and daughter.
Aunt Rong went to open the door, and the person who came was Zhou Yan.
Originally, Fang Lai was indeed going to go to the jewelry show with Zhou Yan today, but the two of them had agreed to meet at nine o'clock.
So she was a little surprised by Zhou Yan's sudden arrival:
"Why are you here?"
Zhou Yan glanced at Tang You who was standing pitifully beside him, and quickly looked away.
He walked up to Fang Lai and said politely with a smile:
"I'm here to apologize to Mr. Fang. Also," he took two boxes of gifts from the assistant-like person following behind him, "I also want to thank Miss Tang."
Fang Lai frowned: "? Sorry? Thank you?"
Zhou Yan smiled faintly: "I asked the driver to take Miss Tang back last night, but there was an accident on the road. The car hit someone. It was such a happy New Year's Eve, but everyone was sent to the hospital. The police handled it until midnight. I heard about this from my assistant when I woke up in the morning, and I rushed to the hospital immediately, only to find out..."
Zhou Yan turned his gaze to Tang You:
"Ms. Tang helped my driver deal with matters all night long, running around and even paying for the medical expenses. Thank you so much."
Tang You: “…?”
Fang Lai was shocked after hearing this. The anger on his face disappeared completely. He immediately held Tang You's hand nervously: "Youyou, how could this happen? Didn't you say you were going to celebrate the New Year with your classmates?"
"… "
Although I don't know why Zhou Yan came here suddenly and made up such a fantastic reason, since he was able to let Fang Laixin in easily, there is no need for me to ignore his kindness.
So he continued to act towards Fang Lai:
"The situation was very chaotic at the time. The driver was injured and was very anxious... He kept apologizing to me. I was afraid that if I told you the truth, you would rush to the hospital, which would make things even more chaotic, so..."
Zhou Yan secretly admired the little girl's quick reaction and natural acting skills.
But Fang Lai was not a pushover. Although she felt that Zhou Yan had no need to help Tang You, she still asked cautiously:
"Which hospital is the driver in? Shall we go see him together later?"
Tang You was shocked and immediately looked at Zhou Yan.
The other party smiled amiably: "Thank you Mr. Fang for your concern. He is at Harmony Hospital in City C. If you are willing, we will go there later. By the way—"
Zhou Yan said, handing over a CT scan in a serious manner: "Ms. Tang, you forgot to take your own medical report with you."
Tang You: “…”
When she took it and looked at it, it was a CT report from Harmony Hospital, with her name on it and the time of the examination at midnight yesterday.
…This lie is perfect.
Fang Lai believed everything at this point.
She turned around and looked Tang You up and down nervously: "Youyou, are you okay? Did you bump into anything?"
The incident turned around too quickly. Tang You shook his head in confusion and seriousness: "… It's okay."
As he spoke, he looked past Fang Lai and at Zhou Yan, with a questioning look in his eyes - why are you helping me
However, Zhou Yan gave her an ambiguous wink in response.
Tang You: “…?”
Fang Lai was now completely relaxed, and helped Tang You to the table, "Hurry up and have breakfast, then go upstairs and take a nap. Mom will ask for half a day off for you."
Tang You: “Yeah.”
Zhou Yan also said as if he had accomplished his mission: "Then Mr. Fang, I will go to the scene first. See you there."
Fang Lai nodded briskly: "Okay."
Looking at Zhou Yan's leaving back, Tang You really wanted to chase him and ask what was going on, but because of Fang Lai, he couldn't act in a way that would arouse her suspicion.
I had to eat my breakfast in silence and keep my doubts to myself for the time being.
Fang Lai finished eating, got up, changed his clothes and prepared to go check out the venue. Suddenly he muttered to himself, "There seems to be something wrong with the tire of my car, but it may be too late for Lao Yang to pick me up now."
Aunt Rong was standing nearby and suddenly said, "It's okay, ma'am. There's a car repair shop on the street. Why don't you drive over there and get it fixed?"
Tang You suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
The auto repair shop that Aunt Rong mentioned is AS.
There is only one car-related shop at the intersection of Huaishu Street.
Tang You immediately blurted out: "That's just a sports car modification, not a car repair."
"How do you know?" Fang Lai put on a smart coat and looked over: "Have you been in there?"
“…No.” Tang You immediately lowered his head and explained guiltily, “I saw it when I passed by.”
Fang Lai didn't say anything for a long while, buttoned up her clothes, and slung over her crocodile leather bag. "Mom is going to be busy now. When you get up at noon, go to school obediently. I'll ask Uncle Yang to pick you up."
"What about you? Don't you need Uncle Yang to send you off?"
"No need, I'll drive to the repair shop at the corner of the street and have a look. It shouldn't be a big problem."
Having said that, Fang Lai took the car keys and went out.
Tang You: "...Mom—"
There were so many words that came out of my throat, I wanted to say, I wanted to shout, I wanted to keep her, but I held them all back.
She had no right to stop Fang Lai from repairing the car. If she said too much, it would arouse Fang Lai's suspicion.
After closing the door, Tang You almost ran back to the room to call Zhou Qinyao.
Two seconds later—"The number you dialed is powered off."
Crazy.
Tang You was extremely anxious. Zhou Qinyao had just said that he would go back to the store to work, and now Fang Lai wanted to go to his place to get his car repaired.
If two people meet there, the consequences will be disastrous...
I always thought he was a high school student, but he showed up in the sports car shop with all kinds of tools in his hands...
Tang You didn't dare to think about that scene.
She had no desire to sleep, and she wasn't sleepy after having slept all night in the mountains.
He ran down and told Aunt Rong that he was going out to buy something, and rushed out without caring whether she agreed or not.
Calculating the time, it only takes five minutes to drive from home, so Fang Lai must have arrived at AS by now.
Did she see Zhou Qinyao
Will they have quarreled...
Tang You ran to the intersection at a very fast speed, with no other thoughts in his mind except -
If the truth is revealed, she will face it with him.
When I reached the intersection, it was very quiet at the entrance from a distance.
It was still early and there were not many people passing by, so this row of shops was not busy at all.
Strangely, Tang You didn't see Fang Lai's car.
She walked over puzzled and saw Wei Kai cleaning the door.
Seeing her, people were stunned.
"Yes? Why are you here?"
Tang You looked carefully from inside to outside and found that Fang Lai's car was indeed not there.
"My mom just said she'd drive over to check the tires... I'll take a look."
"That's your mom?" Wei Kai smiled and pointed in the direction of the main road ahead: "I told her we don't repair cars here, and she left."
"… "
This was probably the second time today that Tang You's emotions had gone through such a drastic ups and downs.
The breath that had been lodged in her throat finally eased away. After a few seconds of relaxation, she realized that Zhou Qinyao was not in the store either.
Then he asked, "Where is Zhou Qinyao?"
"He just received a phone call and went back."
After Wei Kai said this, Tang You wondered if something had happened to Wu Zhiyu and Xiaoyang, which was why Zhou Qinyao was in such a hurry to go back.
Anyway, she had already come out, and she was still worried, so she turned back and ran towards Huaishu Hutong.
After all, if anything happens, she can still help.
As soon as he reached Huaishu Hutong, Tang You noticed something was wrong.
Normally, only bicycles and electric vehicles passed through the alley, and Cheng Xuan's small van for transporting goods would only appear occasionally. But today, in a slightly wider area at the entrance of the alley, three luxury cars were parked in an incongruous manner.
One Maybach and two Rolls-Royces.
She peered into the alley and couldn't help thinking:
Is there any leader coming to inspect
Or are there any celebrity reality shows coming here to do activities
But when he walked deeper, Tang You discovered that the alley in the early morning was as quiet as usual. The old people and children had not come out yet. Only a few breakfast stalls were emitting steam and fragrance.
Thinking that Zhou Qinyao must not have had breakfast yet, Tang You bought a dozen dumplings and walked towards his house.
Turning a corner and arriving at the courtyard, Tang You saw that the door of the courtyard was closed. Standing at the door, he inexplicably felt a sense of tension and seriousness.
It seemed like something really happened in there.
Tang You's heart tightened, and he quickly raised his hand and knocked on the door, ringing three times, "Zhou Qinyao, are you there?"
No response.
I knocked three more times, and just when I was about to push the door open, it opened.
Song Xiaoyang held a toy water gun in his hand, and with a solemn look, he opened the door a crack. When he saw Tang You, he immediately opened the door and pulled her in as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw. He pointed to the east wing where Zhou Qinyao lived and lowered his voice:
"Yes, sister."
"A lot of bad guys, come and find Brother Yao."
The young boy gesticulated and put the water gun in her hand, saying anxiously:
"Go and save him!"
Tang You didn't even notice what was stuffed into his hand. He only received one message in his ears -
Zhou Qinyao was in trouble.
Her brain heated up, her heart beat faster, and she didn't have time to think about anything else. She immediately ran to the east wing.
The author has something to say: Youyou: In the next episode, I will show you a story of a beauty saving a hero!
This is a high-end operation, you should learn it well!
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