He put the phone aside, and picked up the sunspots one by one without haste.
Soon, the chessboard was put away again.
He glanced at his phone again.
The screen was pitch black.
It seems that the phone call is not over yet.
The wind in the winter night in the capital is chilling.
"Sister Li, I know everything about grandma and you."
The boy's voice sounded too calm.
But no one knew how he was feeling right now.
Ning Li exhaled lightly, the white mist was lingering, and her throat was a little astringent.
After a while, she said:
"Amian, I didn't hide it from you on purpose, but you were abroad at that time, and the management was strict, even if I told you, you couldn't rush back—"
"I can come back."
The young man interrupted her voice, and finally there was a wave in the tone.
But soon he realized that this was not good, and he calmed down again:
"I can ask for leave and come back."
In front of her, he has always been well-behaved and obedient, if Ning Li hadn't been hiding it from him for too long this time, he wouldn't be like this.
The corners of Ning Li's lips curved slightly, but with a trace of helplessness.
"Your company understands that if you ask for leave at the critical moment before your debut, you may miss this opportunity forever."
"You and grandma are more important than these."
There was a hint of stubbornness in the boy's voice.
Ning Li sighed in her heart.
It was like this in his previous life. After he learned the news of his grandma's death, he rushed back despite all opposition.
But he did miss that crucial node for him.
If not, there wouldn't be so much trouble later on.
"Grandma has always loved you, and I won't blame you. Besides, I am fine now, so you don't have to worry about it."
The boy was silent for a moment.
After he came back, even though he hadn't had time to return to Lincheng, it was not difficult to find out some news.
She followed Su Yuan back to Ye's house in Yunzhou.
What can a mother who can abandon her for ten years and refuse to see her face to face her now
But she said she was doing fine.
After a while, he said:
"Sister Li, I heard you are in the capital now?"
"Well, the winter camp training for the animal competition."
The wind was getting a bit strong, Ning Li turned her back to block the wind,
"I'll be back to Yunzhou soon."
"you are outside?"
His voice was tense.
The wind was still quite loud.
He actually had a lot to say, but finally swallowed it back.
"I think it's eight degrees below zero in Beijing today. It's too cold. You should go back first."
Ning Li smiled and said:
"Fortunately, I just came out of the classroom, it's not very cold. Then you train well, I'm going back to the dormitory."
He paused for a moment.
"There will be a trip to the capital later, or I-"
Ning Li knew what he was thinking and directly refused.
"No. You just concentrate on your own affairs during this time."
"But-"
She sighed.
"Amian, be obedient."
When she said that, he couldn't refuse.
After a long time, he said:
".good."
Ning Li hung up the phone, only to find that there was a missed call from Lu Huaiyu.
She thought about it and called back.
After a few busy beeps, he was picked up.
"Ali."
"Second brother? I'm sorry, I just had something to do and didn't receive your call."
Lu Huaiyu had already returned to his bedroom, heard the words, and asked casually:
"Finished?"
Ning Li was taken aback, then realized and nodded.
"Um."
Lu Huaiyu glanced at the time.
This call lasted nearly ten minutes.
"Second brother, is there anything you want to do with me?"
Ning Li asked.
He didn't take the initiative to call her very often, especially after he came to the winter camp. He knew that their courses were tight, and the frequency of contact was not very high.
Lu Huai had a meal, but did not answer her question.
Hearing the wind over there, he asked:
"You're not in the dormitory?"
"Well, I'll be right back."
Lu Huai narrowed his eyebrows slightly.
So, she made the phone call just now for ten minutes outside.
He spoke, his voice slightly condensed:
"Next time you make a phone call outside, don't take that long, it's easy to catch a cold."
Ning Li heard that his tone was a little more serious, so she obediently responded.
"Um."
Hearing what she said, Lu Huaiyu still felt distressed when he remembered that she was still outside, so he asked in a low voice:
"Is it cold?"
Ning Li put the down jacket hat on her head, paused for a moment, and said softly:
"Well, it's cold."
Her voice sounded muffled, soft and soft, as if something had scratched her heart gently.
Lu Huaiyu tilted his head slightly, and was unbuttoning his shirt.
Hearing this, he made a move.
There was constant chatter on the phone.
She didn't speak, only her shallow breathing could be heard.
Then, Lu Huai and Xu Sheng said:
"Are your hands cold?"
The deep and gentle voice, with the usual laziness, fell on my ears.
Ning Li blinked, breathed a sigh of relief towards her hand, lowered her head slightly, and hid her whole head in the hat.
After a while, she whispered:
"cold."
Lu Huaiyu suddenly laughed lowly.
Ning Li's face turned red immediately.
"Second brother, then I'll go back first."
Lu Huaiyu didn't want to continue teasing her, so he agreed.
Ning Li hung up the phone and walked towards the dormitory.
Ye Ci was at the corner of the stairs in the dormitory, on the phone with Su Yuan.
Too many things happened today, she was full of grievances and didn't know how to vent.
When Su Yuan spoke to her, she was always very gentle:
"Xiaoci, what's the matter? Are you homesick?"
Ye Ci gave a low "um", with a suppressed cry in her voice.
Su Yuan heard it.
Moreover, it seems that it is not just because of homesickness.
She asked with some concern:
"Why are you crying? Are you too tired over there?"
Ye Ci rubbed her eyes.
"Well, the schedule of the course is quite tense. In today's class, I didn't understand something thoroughly."
Su Yuan didn't know much about this. Hearing what she said, she subconsciously said:
"Why don't you ask the teacher more?"
"The teacher's class time is fixed, and sometimes it is inconvenient to ask."
"Then it's okay to ask your classmates? I remember that there are more than 50 classmates in your class?"
Ye Ci paused.
"Mom, you forgot, we are not actually classmates, we are all going to participate in the finals."
It is a competitive relationship, who is willing to explain it to you
Su Yuan understood now.
It's also because others may wish that Ye Ci would not be able to learn it.
After thinking for a while, Su Yuan said:
"Where's Ning Li? Isn't she here? Let her teach you more."
Although Ning Li's temper displeased Su Yuan very much, she had to admit that Ning Li's current grades were indeed better than Ye Ci's.
She entered the winter camp with the provincial first grade, so the situation must be better than Ye Ci's, right
Ye Ci hesitated and said:
"But the preliminaries have already troubled Sister Ning Li. Sister Ning Li, are you back?"
She was talking on the phone when she saw Ning Li go upstairs and immediately called out.
Su Yuan said:
"Xiao Ci, give Ning Li your phone, and I'll tell her."
(end of this chapter)