Qi Yu just thought about it in his heart and didn't really say it out loud.
It's meaningless, and it will make the already estranged mother-daughter relationship even more tense.
After a few perfunctory words, he hung up the phone.
She was sitting on the floor, holding a picture frame in her arms.
In the photo frame is a photo of her graduation from middle school, which is also the last photo she took with her grandparents.
Tears flowed out silently without knowing when.
The two people who cared and loved her most in this world have left her forever.
She didn't know how long she cried, she only knew that it was completely dark, the lights were not turned on in the room, and it was dark and silent, like a black hole that was about to swallow her up.
Until two knocks on the door broke the terrifying silence.
She came to her senses and wiped away the tears on her face, but suddenly she stood up, her legs were numb, and she fell down again, hitting the foot of the bed.
The person outside the door heard the movement and called out "Qi Yu?"
She rubbed her sore calf and limped over to open the door.
She only opened the door a crack, revealing half of her face.
"Is something wrong?"
"There's a power outage. Where is the tool box?"
After hearing what Cheng Jinnan said, Qi Yu realized that not only the inside of the house, but also the outside was pitch dark.
She thought it was just because the lights were not turned on.
She shrugged angrily: "This happens sometimes in the village. The call may come soon, or it may have to wait until tomorrow."
Her tone was accustomed to it. She groped in the dark and found two old-fashioned red candles from the cabinet and handed one to Cheng Jinnan.
He took out his lighter and lit them one by one.
As the room was illuminated, Cheng Jinan also caught a glimpse of the unwiped tears on her face.
And the weird way she limped down the stairs.
Qi Yu took out two glass bottles from the cupboard and inserted the candle inside.
Cheng Jinnan lit a cigarette against the burning flame.
"It's inconvenient to have a power outage. Let's sleep downstairs tonight."
Qi Yu's eyes fell from his face to the sofa.
With a hesitant look on his face, he lowered his head and blew out a candle, jokingly saying: "Don't waste it, use it sparingly."
Qi Yu was so angry that he was talking both inside and outside of his words. Who was he teasing?
On weekdays, she was secretly laughed at by those around Pei Ran for being a broke person. Now, because of one or two candles, she was ridiculed by Cheng Jinan?
Is it important to have a few bad money?
Ha, maybe, it’s really amazing.
The tightly clenched fists loosened silently, like deflated rubber balls.
She followed his example, turned her head and blew out the remaining candle.
"Since it saves money, let's be thorough."
In the darkness, only the cigarette held between his fingers still gave off a little light.
With a chuckle, the scarlet color flickered for a moment and then went out again.
Immediately afterwards, Qi Yu was pressed on the sofa.
The man's breath was thick and hot, mixed with the smell of cigarettes, wrapped around her neck.
"Is this an invitation to have sex?"
"Cheng Jinnan—" She tried to push him away, but was suppressed and unable to move.
"Be gentle." He bit her earlobe chastisingly.
Qi Yu bit his lip and refused to make a sound.
The body that was firmly controlled aroused a shudder under the touch of those hands.
Like a hedgehog when facing an enemy, it erects its hard quills in a desperate attempt to protect itself.
Sensing the stiffness under his palms, Cheng Jinnan frowned and pinched her waist.
"Relax or it will hurt."
The palms holding his clothes were wet with sweat, and he couldn't hold them anymore. He suddenly let go, slid down, and hung to the ground with a soft sound.
The hand that stayed on her waist paused, then went straight down to hold her calf.
It was exactly where she hit the foot of the bed.
Qi Yu couldn't help but make a hissing sound.
Immediately, the weight on her receded, Cheng Jinnan sat up straight, grabbed her leg and placed it on his thigh, and started rubbing it.
