Those few strands of white hair were treasured by Xu Shiqi.
Wen Jialuo also has things that he treasures, which are every note written by Xu Shiqi.
They both found boxes and packed their things separately. They did it behind each other's backs, hiding them in corners that the other party would not normally touch. It felt a little like a little secret. Even if you are in the same space, there is still a corner that you don't know about.
Every time something happened, such as Wen Jialuo cooking and Xu Shiqi washing her hair, the relationship between them would slowly build up, becoming more and more solid and reliable. The return trip every weekend was also fixed, sometimes Wen Yu would come to pick them up, and sometimes Du Mengmeng would come back with their car.
Du Mengmeng saw that they were already calm when getting along. When Wen Jialuo asked her how she felt, she just rolled her eyes in an indecent way and said, "Don't think that you are the only special ones in the world. I have seen things that are hotter than you." But, it's good like this. If you want to spend your whole life together, you have to keep the fire and burn it slowly.
There is no eternal passion. Du Mengmeng said in a daze that when the firewood is burning, either add more firewood to dry it out, or take out the firewood to cool the water. The essence is still the same, that is, loss. She sighed and said that if she could die when love reaches its peak, it would be the happiest.
Du Mengmeng, who was pessimistic and ruthless, probably had not yet conquered Wen Yu. Wen Jialuo had to adjust the atmosphere. He hugged Xu Shiqi and pretended to be terrified, saying, "Don't scare me. Wen Yu is the only child in our family."
Du Mengmeng giggled and looked at them, feeling quite envious.
Wen Jialuo felt that she should help her, so she left Wen Yu at home on the weekend and took Xu Shiqi home.
Xu Shiqi sometimes went to the old house of the Wen family. The most common thing she did was to grind ink for the old lady and take a walk with Wen Baohua. Baohua already knew her current situation, and Wen Jialuo repeatedly warned her not to provoke her, so she was absent from the class reunions in the past two months.
Wen Jialuo was obviously a bit overbearing in Xu Shiqi's matter. Wen Baohua still naively thought that this sister was too responsible. She wanted to tie her to her belt, as if she was afraid that she couldn't communicate with others. In fact, she saw that Xu Shiqi was no different from before except that she couldn't speak. She felt a little awkward and didn't know what went wrong. When she asked Wen Jialuo, she replied that she was also looking for the problem.
Luo Linyi watched coldly as the girl followed her daughter in and out. She didn't change at all every time and didn't even dare to try to make a sound. She gradually felt uncomfortable.
It didn't sound like she couldn't talk, but rather that she was using that as an excuse to pester her daughter. If it was a man, she would have been on high alert. But it was Xu Shiqi, and she knew that girl a little bit, so there was no reason for her to do that.
Once again, when her daughter returned home after sending Xu Shiqi home, Luo Linyi stopped her.
"Kaila, let's talk."
Faced with her serious mother, Wen Jialuo couldn't escape.
"I asked your dad, and he said the people following us have stopped. Was it you or Xu Shiqi who said that?"
"That's what I meant." Wen Jialuo frowned, "Mom, can you please stop caring about this?"
"How can I just ignore it?" Luo Linyi was immediately anxious, but then she lowered her voice and asked softly, "Are you really getting along well? Has she not done anything excessive to threaten you?"
Wen Jialuo's eyes widened, her face flushed as if she was insulted: "Mom, how can you think that? We really get along well, and I volunteer to take care of her - she is a very simple person, how can she be as complicated as you think?"
Luo Linyi was silent for a moment, and felt that she was thinking too darkly.
"Even so, it's not a big deal to always live with you." Luo Linyi reached out and held her daughter's hand, and still tentatively said what she had been thinking about for a long time, "How about this? Mom will find her a house, and then come out to help her. There will also be a job that can be done without saying anything, and the salary will never be bad for her. You just need to care about her from time to time, how about it?"
Wen Jialuo held her hand tightly and said word by word: "It's not that she can't speak."
Luo Linyi frowned slightly: "But she hasn't spoken yet, right? It's been several months. Do you want to take care of her all the time?"
Wen Jialuo pursed her lips and said nothing. Seeing her reaction, Luo Linyi's heart skipped a beat. If Xu Shiqi wasn't deliberately making trouble for her -- her daughter was a stubborn person, and a secret love could torture her to death. How could she repay such a big favor she owed him
Originally, Luo Linyi had no objection to her taking care of the girl, but her daughter seemed to have devoted all her attention to that person. She had never mentioned the feelings she had told the old lady about for such a long time, which made her a little uneasy.
To help others, at least you should take care of your own affairs first. Luo Linyi didn't know if her daughter was using the matter of taking care of the girl as an excuse to escape reality - she was afraid of that. Thinking of this, Luo Linyi couldn't help but ask again: "What if she can't speak and can't get better?"
Wen Jialuo felt a dull pain in his heart for a moment.
She had always refused to think about this problem. Every time she was sent to the doctor, the doctor told her not to worry, because people are different and the time it takes to relieve stress is also different. After hearing this, Wen Jialuo had already thought about killing him. Because there was no progress at all. Although Xu Shiqi no longer opposed any of her requests, whether it was to go to the doctor for a reexamination of her throat or to continue to change psychologists, she had already sorted out piles of information, but there was still no progress.
Sometimes in the middle of the night, Wen Jialuo would suddenly wake up, and then keep her eyes open, trying to stay awake. In the dead of night, she always fantasized about hearing Xu Shiqi talking in his sleep. Even if it wasn't the same voice as before, just a little movement would be enough to comfort her.
Sadly, not even once.
Under the orange wall lamp, Xu Shiqi's face was quiet and gentle, her breathing was shallow, and she always seemed to be immersed in a good dream. What a dream without wind or rain that must be, making her sleep without any struggle, but also like there was no trace of human smoke.
Will I be in the dream? Wen Jialuo would touch her cheek, and occasionally the woman would unconsciously get close and gently caress her, but her lips would never open to make a sound; there would also be times when she woke him up, and Xu Shiqi would cling to her and kiss her over and over again, as if that mouth only had this one meaning.
She once asked Du Mengmeng, am I heartless
Du Mengmeng didn't understand.
It must be my fault that she refused to speak, but I couldn't find the reason. Besides, it wasn't painful enough, at least it certainly wasn't half as painful as hers - I felt like I had my life too easy.
No one has it easy, Du Mengmeng shook her head, the best thing is that you stay by her side and never leave her.
Don't use that pitying tone, Wen Jialuo looked at her coldly, Shi Qi is not disabled.
Why do everyone have the same premonition, that Xu Shiqi will never be able to speak again, and will be a mute forever? Wen Jialuo never admits such a premonition, and refuses to extend it from Xu Shiqi's gradually calming expression.
She never gave up, so when faced with Luo Linyi's concerns again, she said decisively: "As long as she doesn't talk, it's my responsibility."
Luo Linyi took a deep breath. She didn't expect that the car accident had such an impact on her daughter. She had always refused to fall in love, but now she had to live with such a responsibility. How could this be possible? She wanted to say something else, but seeing her daughter's firm expression, without the slightest exaggeration, she shut her mouth.
This road is blocked, there are other ways, the Wen family has done so much, there shouldn't be such an ignorant person. She thought secretly, turned around, and called Wang Yuan to make an appointment.
They left each other's phone numbers out of apology. In fact, it was more of a polite gesture. The little friendship between the daughters did not change the inherent distance between the two families.
When Xu Shiqi saw her mother answering a phone call, she sighed and left, not knowing why.
When she came back for the first time, she and Wen Jialuo stayed together all day, and once they were apart, even though they were in the same city, she still felt empty. As expected, people are greedy. She used to think that distance might be beautiful, but now she can't stand it as soon as she is separated. In the first few weeks, because she had made an appointment with her family, she could only communicate through text messages to get through the difficult separation.
As the number of visits increases, it feels like going back to your parents' home. There's no anxiety about gains and losses, and you can calm down. When we meet again, there's always a sense of joy that comes from being away for a short while longer than from being reunited.
The love grew stronger, and as the days passed, her confidence grew stronger. Although there were still some difficult problems, fortunately, they were bearable. There was nothing more tormenting than not being able to speak. Sometimes she couldn't tell whether she should resent or understand or even thank this promise.
This time when he came back, Xu Shiqi did not go to the store, but sat at home, cleaning the house and preparing dinner for his parents.
Wang Yuan's expression was somewhat solemn after she came back. She did not talk to her daughter immediately, but locked herself in the room and thought.
Luo Linyi made an appointment to meet her today just to subtly suggest that both parties should not delay the lifelong events of their two daughters - she had only heard the complete story of Wen Jialuo now, and to make that seemingly noble woman reveal all her family affairs, she must have been really anxious.
"My daughter has already wasted her best years of youth for a secret love, and I really can't bear to see her continue to be so ignorant. I am not against her helping Shi Qi, but children don't know the importance of things. They only know how to give blindly to friendship, but forget that there are important things in life such as marriage."
Wang Yuan finally understood after hearing this. Although she knew her daughter lived with Wen Jialuo, she didn't expect that the girl would be so devoted to her daughter. She really did her utmost.
I was touched by the child, but I also knew that this was really too much.
"We will continue to work on Shiqi's voice, but I think if it hasn't been any use for a few months, maybe it would be better to try a different approach. What do you think?"
Things had come to this point, and Wang Yuan naturally understood. However, she felt uncomfortable at the thought of asking her daughter, who had already been hurt, to persuade others. Moreover, the words spoken by the woman opposite only sounded like a consultation with her.
After the two adults had a vague conversation, they both reached a certain consensus silently. Wang Yuan thought that it would be really inconsiderate for her daughter to continue living in Wenjialuo, and she should even have the backbone to leave.
After dinner, Xu Zhongda went back to the store, and Wang Yuan stayed at home with her daughter, thinking about the topic she wanted to talk about.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Conversely, Xu Shiqi could also sense her mother's emotions, so she wrote a note and handed it to her.
What's wrong? Who asked you to go out this afternoon
"It's okay." Wang Yuan smiled stiffly and crumpled the paper. She suddenly realized that she had gotten used to receiving notes since she didn't know when. This realization suddenly broke her heart.
"Shi Qi, why don't you speak?"
Xu Shiqi was stunned and fell silent.
"Everyone cares about you and is worried about you, but why can't you feel it?"
I can feel it, Mom. Xu Shiqi gently hugged her mother and put her head on her shoulder. But I have no choice, you... Just let me be selfish this time. I will definitely repay you in the future.
"Your father and I are very confident that you can cheer up, but," Wang Yuan sighed. "What is the reason? What are you afraid of?"
Xu Shiqi still couldn't say anything, not only couldn't say anything, she couldn't even write. In this world, the person who knew about the agreement probably wouldn't be able to help. She had finally persisted for several months, and she couldn't imagine the consequences of failing.
Wang Yuan knew that she couldn't push her too hard, but Luo Linyi's face was right in front of her, so she had to speak up.
"Shi Qi, you see, you haven't been having any effect with Jia Luo these past few months. Why don't you move back?"
Xu Shiqi held his breath and looked at her carefully, not knowing why she said that.
"No matter how good a friend is, he is not as useful as your parents. I thought about it and decided to let your father run the store while we go out for a walk, okay?"
No one answered, and the daughter's pen didn't move, as if she was really thinking. Wang Yuan saw this and said, "It's not easy for Jialuo either. It's true that you have a good relationship, but you shouldn't bother her too much. She has indeed spent a lot of effort in the past few months..."
The pen tip finally moved, Xu Shiqi wrote slowly, and handed it to her quietly.
Every day I don't speak, I become her responsibility.
Wang Yuan immediately became anxious. Although it was Wen Jialuo's fault for not driving the car well, they were all friends, so how could there be such resentment? This tone was almost like playing tricks. Shi Qi should not be of such a temperament and would not do such unreasonable things. - Besides, the Wen family already had an opinion, and she didn't want her daughter to have a bad reputation for being shameless.
"You can't say that. The child is kind-hearted and wants to be responsible for you, but you can't use this excuse to hold her back. Besides, she has her own things to do... It's not good for you to live there forever." Wang Yuan sighed, "Move back. You still have to be responsible for your own life. At the very least, you still have your parents behind you."
Xu Shiqi smiled and shook his head gently.
--There are many misunderstandings on the road of love. You just haven't experienced many of them yet. Who can get away from the misunderstandings unscathed? Show me how determined you are.
I don't want to be looked down upon, I absolutely cannot do that. No matter what people say, I have to stay with that girl. This is also a promise.