After the call ended, Li Liangxin drove Lai Yang to the cake shop. After placing the order, the three of them went back to rest.
As for the gift he mentioned, Lai Yang really didn't take it to heart, but after lunch the next day, he pretended to go get the gift, and then drove away.
Lai Yang had nothing to do, so he and Jiaqi started to tidy up the flowers and plants in the yard.
During this process, Jiaqi discovered a beautifully colored ladybug. Just like Columbus discovering the New World, she pinched the small insect between her fingers and handed it to Lai Yang with a smile.
"Look, it's a seven-spotted ladybug. Isn't it beautiful?"
“Beautiful, beautiful.”
Lai Yang also gradually got used to Jiaqi's way of speaking. It was no different from that of a little girl, but it didn't make people feel annoyed. Instead, people felt that she was particularly cute.
"Here, this is for you. Take it back to that sister. She will definitely like it very much."
Jiaqi put the little bug in his palm, which made Laiyang laugh and cry.
I guess if I give this to Tianjing, she might be scared to tears, after all, girls are very afraid of insects.
But now even if I want to send it, I don’t have the chance.
"Jiaqi, you can play with it. She probably doesn't like insects."
"Why not? It's so beautiful. My dad said that after a person dies, their soul will live in the body of each insect. The brighter the color, the lonelier the soul. I think this one is quite lonely, and the sister looks quite lonely too. Shouldn't they be lively with each other?"
I really didn't expect Jiaqi to suddenly say this.
She just saw her quiet side, can you tell that she is lonely
Lai Yang frowned, and her beautiful and cold figure appeared in his mind again.
Indeed, there is a sense of loneliness emanating from Tian Jing.
This feeling was particularly strong when I first met her, which may be related to her unfortunate family.
Lai Yang thought for a while, but still shook his head, sighed and asked: "Is your father referring to Li Liangxin?"
"Your father is Li Liangxin, he is my husband!" Jiaqi glared at him.
"Haha, just kidding."
Lai Yang livened up the atmosphere, but Jia Qi's expression turned cold. She pinched the ladybug from Lai Yang's hand, held it up to the sun, and murmured.
"My father is dead, but his soul must be in the body of a small insect. I hope his color is not too bright, and I hope he is not lonely...
”
As she was speaking, Jiaqi suddenly trembled, and immediately squatted on the ground, hugged her head, and cried bitterly.
This action frightened Lai Yang. He quickly squatted down, grabbed Jiaqi with his hands and asked her what was wrong.
But Jiaqi cried harder and harder, hitting her head with her hands, shouting, "Please... don't hit my dad, don't hit him! Don't..."
"Jia Qi! Jia Qi is me, are you okay?"
"Get out! All of you get out—"
Jiaqi suddenly looked up with tears in her eyes, pushed Laiyang away with force, and ran desperately into the house.
Lai Yang was so anxious that he took out his phone and called Li Liangxin while chasing inside.
No one answered the phone, but Jiaqi ran to the second-floor balcony. Lai Yang was afraid that something might happen to her, so he rushed up and hugged her tightly!
"JiaQiqi, it's okay, I'm Lai... I'm your father, can you hear me? Calm down!"
Jiaqi gradually lost her resistance and just hugged Laiyang tightly, sobbing constantly, saying that she was very scared and in pain...
Lai Yang stroked her hair and coaxed her: "It's okay, it's okay, Daddy is here... Don't be afraid."
Just as the two were hugging each other tightly, the courtyard door was pushed open by Li Liangxin!
Lai Yang, who was on the second-floor balcony, lowered his head. He raised his head, and their eyes met...
"...Brother, you may not believe this... Your wife is ill, no, it's her, her, her... We are innocent!"
Lai Yang quickly let go of Jiaqi, and the next second, a woman wearing a baseball cap walked in from outside the door.
When she looked up, Lai Yang was even more petrified!
"Yeah, Lai, you're fine, but you're trying to seduce someone else's wife while he's not around?" Yuan Shengda said with a half-smile.
…
Li Liangxin made a potion for Jiaqi to drink, and then accompanied her into the house to rest.
Lai Yang and Yuan Shengda were the only ones left in the yard. They sat at the table, poured themselves a pot of sweet tea, and looked at the golden sunlight shining on the table. Lai Yang was the first to break the silence.
"How...how did you know I was here?"
Yuan Shengda took a sip of tea, leaving a faint lip print on the rim of the cup. She lifted her long hair and said, "Li Dian said you came to Zhoushan and gave me the phone numbers of Sister Wei and Li Liangxin, but I guess you should be with him. I found you just by asking."
"Oh, then what are you doing here?"
Lai Yang's words made Yuan Sheng look sideways. Her oval face turned cold for a few seconds and then she snorted.
“
Why are you here to jump into the sea? What else can you do? Can I not come to someone's birthday tomorrow? Can I pretend I don't know that someone is still in grief? Can I...can't I come and enjoy it?"
Although Yuan Shengda's tone was harsh, Lai Yang's heart was softened by her.
Unexpectedly, she could still remember her birthday.
Really, at this moment Lai Yang really wanted to give her a big hug, but Yuan Shengda was already engaged, so they had to keep some distance between them.
"Then you come, Aru, do you know?"
"Everyone knows that they will all be here early tomorrow morning. I just went ahead."
"Ah? All of them?!" Lai Yang shouted in surprise.
Yuan Shengda gave him a gloomy look and said, "What? You're not welcome? Then why don't you go back and save everyone the trouble."
"Uh... no, this..."
Lai Yang's eyes flickered, and he asked, "Then Li Dian, he wouldn't tell Tian Jing that I'm in Zhoushan, right?"
Yuan Shengda picked up the glass teacup and took a sip, water droplets touched his lips, and his eyes were like water.
"Do you wish there was, or not?"
"I... I... Of course I hope not. We have no chance. Please stop causing trouble for me."
"Haha, congratulations on getting the answer right. None of us told her, not a single word."
Lai Yang heard this and after a few seconds he said "oh" softly. He felt a little confused and lost, but this was good, good...
…
After sitting in the yard for a while, Yuan Shengda asked Lai Yang to take her out for a walk, so Lai Yang borrowed Li Liangxin's car and took her to the coastline they had visited last night.
Facing the surging sea water, Yuan Shengda sat on the beach with his knees hugged, staring at the birds flying over the sea in a daze.
Lai Yang quietly lit a cigarette and accompanied her.
The sea is unfamiliar to them. After all, they grew up at the foot of the Qinling Mountains and had no chance to come into contact with the sea.
So when I see the sea and the sky being the same color, I feel an indescribable sense of relief in my chest.
It seems that as long as I sit here, the waves can bring out all the stories hidden in my chest.
Lai Yang thought so, and the next second, Yuan Shengda brushed his long hair at the temples and looked back at him.
"Laiyang, do I regret being with Alu? I should have waited a little longer."
"Ah?~~~"