One second before Mu Rong hung up the phone, Xue Xue heard gunshots.
She was stunned.
"Mu Rong? What happened? Are you okay?"
The restless Xue Xue asked anxiously, wishing she could make a sentence and jump out desperately.
But it was still too late.
There was an extended sound of "beep..." on the opposite side.
Xue Xue looked at the mobile phone wallpaper that automatically jumped back to the homepage.
The wallpaper above is the moon scene taken on Daqiu Mountain with Mu Rong that day.
If Xue Xue was to choose a picture that she would never forget in her life, it would probably be the moment when she looked up at the sky.
The shock brings a huge impact, and the soul seems to be baptized. It is clearly surrounded by mountains but feels like being in a vast world. In front of him is the long bridge built by the bright moonlight. Compared with it, he seems so insignificant, yet his existence is so real.
Not to mention this life, even in the long journey where she will end up in the future, she will not easily forget it.
Time flies, some people, some things, some feelings are engraved in the bones for a long time.
Does not fade, does not disappear.
Live with her every day.
It also makes the present more meaningful.
And Mu Rong, who experienced that moment with her...
"I really can't help you."
Fingertips stroked the cold screen of the mobile phone, and Xue Xue's body was warm.
In the end, the one who compromised turned out to be himself.
He let out a low sigh and raised a mocking angle on his lips, but his eyes were peaceful and distant in the distance.
Xue Xue had a hunch that maybe tonight would be very long.
But just like the thick fog that day will eventually dissipate.
Dawn will come.
very soon.
"You haven't slept all day?"
It took a while to realize that Xue Ci was talking to him, and Xue Xue raised her eyes to look at him.
Lin Xiyun and Xue Mengwu, who were eating, also stopped at the same time and looked at Xue Xue.
Suddenly being stared at by three pairs of eyes with different emotions, Xue Xue felt a rare embarrassment.
"Are you ok?"
It is estimated that she is not sober, Xue Ci's tone is full of worry.
"… uh, obviously?"
"Yeah." He pointed to his lower eyelids. "You have dark circles under your eyes."
Xue Xue's complexion was originally white, and her eyelids were thin and transparent, which made the two circles of blue appear to be deliberately applied, which was very abrupt.
"I'm fine." She thought about it and gave an explanation. "It's just that there were mosquitoes flying around last night, and I didn't sleep well."
"Go buy a mosquito net if you have mosquitoes." Unexpectedly, Xue Mengwu interjected. There is no emotion in the voice, with a deliberate calmness. "Let Auntie buy it for you."
"Yeah." Lin Xiyun replied in a coherent tone, "This time it was Mom who was negligent and forgot to put a mosquito net on you."
The two of you speak my words, and you have a tacit understanding.
If you only look at the harmonious picture in front of you, I am afraid that no one will think of it. There is actually a deep rift between such a seemingly intimate and loving relationship between husband and wife, which is difficult to repair after many years.
They just pretended to be invisible to each other, as if nothing had happened.
Xue Xue was very impressed.
Glancing at Xue Mengwu, who had a serious expression, and at Lin Xiyun, who was trying to show intimacy but couldn't manage it, Xue Ci sighed helplessly in his heart.
He could feel that his parents had worked hard to open their hearts to Xue Xue, although this was not something that could happen overnight, at least the two elders were willing to work hard, and Xue Ci was naturally happy to see it happen.
In fact, Xue Xue can also feel it.
After a big fight with Xue Mengwu that day, the father and daughter have not communicated for a long time.
Xue Xue didn't care much, but ran more diligently towards Xue Mao and Wang Xiaolan. Compared with the sluggish atmosphere in the Xue family in Huaibei, Xue Mao and Wang Xiaolan are honest and simple, the other is cheerful and straightforward, and Xue Xue feels much more comfortable when they are with them.
She also vaguely understood in her dealings with the two of them why the disheartened Xue Chunan still had a trace of nostalgia for her family in the end.
Because her adoptive parents are indeed very good parents.
Xue Ci also informed them of what Xue Mingzhu did.
At the moment, Wang Xiaolan couldn't believe it, and Xue Mao didn't say a word.
However, after seeing Xue Xue coming, the two elders choked up and held her hand and apologized again and again.
Wang Xiaolan even wanted to kneel down for Xue Xue.
The startled Xue Xue hurriedly helped the other party up. In the process, she could feel that a thick wall in the depths of her heart quietly collapsed.
In contrast to Xue Mengwu and Lin Xiyun's acting, Xue Mao and Wang Xiaolan's sincerity Xue Xue Neng felt and accepted.
Xue Chunan did the same.
That's why she wants to do more filial piety for the other party.
Unexpectedly, one day, when he was going to stay at his adoptive parents' house for dinner as usual, Xue Xue received a call from Xue Ci.
"Dad let you go home for dinner."
"We've already started."
"I know, alas... He just can't keep his face down, but Dad is actually reflecting on his behavior. That's his personality. He asked me to make this call. Come back when you're full."
Xue Xue should be good.
However, by the time she got home, it was past nine o'clock in the evening.
Xue Mao was unwell and went for a physical examination a while ago. Today, the results showed that all the indicators were very normal. The man in a particularly good mood opened a bottle of foreign wine and said he wanted to celebrate, and Xue Xue drank a little with him.
Time just dragged on.
When she entered the door, she realized that Xue Mengwu was sitting in the living room reading a newspaper.
After a pause, Xue Xue turned and walked towards the stairs.
"Auntie will cook all the dishes you like tomorrow, so don't go out to eat." Xue Mengwu, who didn't show his face from the back of the newspaper, suddenly said, "It's not good to go to your adoptive parents' house every day to harass you. ."