"Are you really going to do this?"
"Luo Li, if you don't want to, I won't force you."
Under the shade of a tree, a man and a woman fell into a brief silence.
Zhang Xiaoman leaned against the big tree and looked up at Luo Li. The latter's body, which was originally a little thin, has now become strong and powerful, and the muscles of his exposed arms are tangled, looking like a cheetah unleashing its wild nature.
"Don't you always hate your parents?"
"ah……"
Luo Li was startled, then lowered his head and responded with unclear meaning.
Zhang Xiaoman's eyes were rippling like water, and his tone was calm: "If it weren't for their influence, you wouldn't have become like that in the first place, so is it necessary to come back again?"
"None of them deserve it."
Luo Li heard the complexity in Zhang Xiaoman's words, and his thoughts felt astringent.
For as long as he could remember, the memory of Fancong, which he barely called home, was by no means good, and could even be called despair. The two people never had a single quarrel in front of him, but it was a cold war that was more terrifying than a hysterical quarrel.
My father's absences from home are getting longer and longer, and so is my mother, who simply keeps working overtime and never comes back.
This inexplicable anger was suppressed in Luo Li's heart, until it was vented through violence during a conflict. He finally found a way to free himself-waving his fists.
"Woof!"
At this moment, a man walking his dog came not far away.
Teddy, who was running happily, suddenly became restless, grinning and roaring at Zhang Xiaoman and the two under the tree. Seeing this abnormal situation, the man looked over subconsciously, and his eyes couldn't help but linger on Zhang Xiaoman.
Zhang Xiaoman, who was leaning against a tree, wore a light green lily skirt, which made her look even more pure. The night wind blew through her hair, she put her hands to her ears and glanced over with her black and white eyes.
"This woman is so beautiful."
Thoughts suddenly arose, and a chill ran down the man's spine. However, when he saw Luo Li staring at him with an unkind look, he smiled and quickly took Teddy away in another direction.
Luo Li snorted disdainfully, the anger lingering between his eyebrows. The cigarette case in his hand shook. He was about to light up and smoke one, but Zhang Xiaoman glared at him and had to put it away angrily.
"We are different now than before!"
Zhang Xiaoman looked up at the night sky.
There was a fire burning in her eyes that Luo Li couldn't understand.
If you don’t understand, you don’t understand.
Luo Li looked at Zhang Xiaoman with tenderness in his eyes, and his love was extremely clear. "Yes, it's different. Our destiny will no longer be left to anyone. From now on, it will all be decided by ourselves!"
"The wind blew you gently into my heart, changing my life in one breath..."
The ringtone that hinted at feelings was a bit inappropriate, especially because of the note on the phone number - Luo Haiqing.
Luo Li glanced at Zhang Xiaoman subconsciously. Seeing that the latter did not change his posture, he hesitated and finally picked up the call that was about to be disconnected. A strange accent penetrated my eardrums with a hint of familiarity.
"Xiao Li, is that person standing under the tree you?"
Hearing these words, Luo Li subconsciously looked up to where his home was. He clearly saw a middle-aged man with gray temples chewing a cigarette. He pressed his head against the bars and looked down. His voice was a little hoarse and he said, "It's me."
"Hey, I just said look at that back image of you." Luo Haiqing smiled heartily: "Come up quickly, your mother has cooked a table of dishes just to celebrate your birthday. Is there someone next to you, is it your friend? ?”
Luo Li held the phone with his finger bones a little hard.
Somehow, when he heard this man's voice, he suddenly felt irritated.
The call fell into dead silence for a while.
"Well...take your friend home." After a while, Luo Haiqing said hesitantly.
Luo Li closed his eyes and put down his phone, "Xiaoman, it's my birthday today, how about... let's go have a meal together, and then..."
"good."
Zhang Xiaoman straightened his waist, with a smile on his face: "You are right, today is your birthday, and your parents happen to be here, so let's have a good meal."
Luo Li opened his eyes and turned around, with some subtle thoughts running through his heart, he nodded vigorously and suggested: "Let's take a pill of Emperor's Ooze first, otherwise I'm afraid something might happen if we stay later..."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoman looked at Luo Li steadily, but shook his head and said: "You don't know how powerful this thing is. We just ate it yesterday and there shouldn't be any problems, and the guy in the white suit specifically told us to eat less. .”
Man wearing black sunglasses.
An unpleasant picture flashed through Luo Li's mind, and he frowned and nodded slightly.
"Then let's go up."
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"knock."
There was just a knock on the door.
A woman's face stained with kitchen grease poked out. The moment she saw Luo Li, joy leaped into her eyes. Then she saw the beautiful girl following her son, and she hurriedly said: "Please come in quickly, come in."
Luo Li led Zhang Xiaoman into the house.
It seemed that he hadn't been back to this small house, which was only a few dozen square meters in size, for almost two years. As he looked around, he found that nothing had changed at all. The movie poster of "Win the World" was still on the door of his room.
"A small gift."
At this time, Luo Haiqing walked out of the bathroom and was startled when he saw Luo Li's appearance.
It was dark just now, and because of the distance, I didn't think it was strange. But when Luo Li actually stood in front of him, the rebellious and thin child in his memory now had a sharp face and a height of 1.8 meters.
"You've grown taller."
Luo Haiqing looked at it carefully and smiled widely.
"ah……"
Luo Li felt an unspeakable feeling in his heart, but he instinctively disliked this man and turned his head away from looking at him.
Seeing this, the smile on Luo Haiqing's face became stiff.
"Who is this?"
"Hello, uncle, my name is Zhang Xiaoman."
Zhang Xiaoman stood next to Luo Li, wearing a lily skirt and standing tall.
"Don't stand, sit down quickly."
Luo Haiqing greeted quickly.
Fortunately, Zhang Xiaoman's arrival added a touch of lubricant to the jerky atmosphere. Luo Li's mother, Lin Fen, brought the last dish to the dinner table. The four of them sat down around the table, including ribs, shrimp, Fu Shou noodles, and green vegetables.
"Come on, Xiaoman, eat more."
Lin Fen smiled from ear to ear and frequently picked up chopsticks for Zhang Xiaoman.
To be able to visit him on such an important day, he must have a close relationship with Luo Li. Needless to say, she must be his girlfriend!
"Thank you, aunt."
Zhang Xiaoman smiled and rolled his eyes.
When Luo Li saw this scene, the corners of his lips curled up into an undetectable smile. He picked up a piece of ribs and put it in his mouth to chew. His hard teeth easily crushed the bones and flesh and swallowed them directly into his belly.
Perhaps because of Zhang Xiaoman's presence, Luo Haiqing and Lin Fen tacitly agreed not to ask about Luo Li's recent situation during the meal. They mostly talked about whether the food was delicious and whether they could come and play with Xiao Li often.
After drinking and eating, Luo Haiqing stood up and took out the cake from the kitchen and said loudly: "Let's eat the cake."
"Okay, blow out the candles!"
Zhang Xiaoman clapped his hands gently.
Lin Fen glanced at Luo Li and turned back to the house.
"Xiao Li, you will be twenty-three years old after this birthday."
Luo Haiqing inserted three birthday candles on the fruit cake, lit them one by one with a lighter, and then pressed the light. The room instantly darkened, and the candlelight reflected every smiling face.
"Make a wish."
"Yes, make a wish, Luo Li."
At this moment, Luo Li's body and mind were filled with joy and he nodded vigorously.
He doesn't want to see how bad this family's past is now, as long as it is beautiful and happy now, that's enough!
Luo Li closed his eyes and crossed his fingers.
"Wish you……"
Luo Haiqing and Zhang Xiaoman clapped their hands and sang happy birthday.
"Knock knock knock..."
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Happy birthday."
Luo Haiqing's voice was abrupt, and he glanced at the door doubtfully, "I'm going to see who it is." After saying that, he walked straight over. The moment he opened the door, his brows tightened unconsciously.
"dad!"
The little girl, about eight or nine years old, was smiling brightly, and holding her hand was a younger and more delicate woman.
"Why are you here?"
Luo Haiqing said in a low voice.
The delicate woman smiled slightly: "I'll bring Lily over to celebrate her brother's birthday."
At this moment, in the room behind Luo Haiqing, the smile on Luo Li's face instantly turned cold.
(End of chapter)
