If she remembered correctly, just an hour ago, Bai Zhengqian had categorically said that he had never set foot in Magee, a poor and backward place.
Han Chenluo grabbed Lin Qi faster than Xia Xingran, hugged his shoulders, raised his chin and said: "Hey, buddy, for the sake of me saving you, you must Speak clearly."
Lin Qi glanced at Han Chenluo, smiled and nodded. He scratched under his ears, trying to remember.
The first time he met Bai Zhengqian was five years ago, not long after Xia Qingyi settled in Magi.
One day, he was sitting at the door and saw his father, a truck driver, getting off Bai Zhengqian's car and returning home with a beaming face, saying that today he talked about a big deal for a pharmaceutical factory. I will soon be able to collect the tuition fees for middle and high schools in Lynch City.
"Which pharmaceutical factory is it? Do you remember what medicine it is?" Xia Xingran looked anxious and asked, staring at Lin Qi's face.
Lin Qi shook his head apologetically: "I don't know about this, my father didn't tell me. But not long after this incident, Dr. Xia, your father was discovered by the police and taken away for hiding counterfeit medicine. And my father was emotionally After being depressed for a few days, I went out to deliver goods one night while driving drunk and killed someone, and I was caught.”
Lin Qi's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and his head gradually dropped to his chest. He twisted his faded clothes with his two index fingers, looking very depressed.
Xia Xingran hurriedly bent down and patted his shoulder and said softly: "Lin Qi, you don't have to feel guilty. You are not your father's appendage. Everyone is born as an independent individual. You have to live your own life well. ,Understand?"
This was the first non-consecutive sentence that Lin Qi heard in five years.
He slowly raised his face slightly, his wet skin reflected the warm sunlight, like the top of the snow after melting ice and snow, and his eyes were full of endless hope.
"Li Yuan, Secretary Shen. I think nothing will happen now. Xiao Luo and I will send the child back to the orphanage first. Please contact me after Bai Yuan delivers everything."
After getting the consent, Xia Xingran took Lin Qi back to the orphanage on Han Chenluo's motorcycle.
"This welfare home looks pretty good." Xia Xingran looked at the surrounding environment, which was clean and refreshing, and couldn't help nodding in praise.
Lin Qi smiled sarcastically and shook his head: "It's just a glamorous appearance."
Xia Xingran and Han Chenluo looked at each other, understood in their hearts, and walked into the orphanage together.
As soon as he entered, a middle-aged man with small eyes walked towards him and glanced at Lin Qi coldly. When he realized there were people following him again, he immediately put on a smile and walked over and asked, "What can you two do?"
"Lin Qi is injured, let's send him back." Xia Xingran said and was about to continue walking inside, but the middle-aged man calmly stopped in front of the two of them.
"Thank you both. However, the orphanage has rules. Visitors who are not relatives or adoptees are not allowed to visit. Please stop here."
"What kind of rule is this? I've never heard of it." Even a fool could sense that something was wrong. Xia Xingran muttered dissatisfiedly and was about to rush in to find out.
"Miss, there are rules for everything. You can't break in like this." The middle-aged man grabbed Xia Xingran and pushed her back.
Then there was a sound of footsteps, and dozens of men wearing security uniforms and carrying guns ran over from behind, standing next to Xia Xingran in shifts.
Han Chenluo immediately opened his hands to protect Xia Xingran. He gently pinched Xia Xingran's waist and said with a false apology to the middle-aged man: "Sorry, sorry, we are new here and don't understand the rules. Please be patient. We will go back soon."
The middle-aged man raised his chin, his narrow eyes flashing with indifference, cruelty and clear contempt for them.
"Let's go slowly without seeing you off." After he said that, he turned around, raised his hand and snapped his fingers. The dozens of gun-toting security guards all turned around and dispersed after him.
Han Chenluo led Xia Xingran out of the orphanage gate and whispered, "Sister, don't worry, I'll take you back first, and then I'll sneak in after dark."
"No, that's too dangerous." Thinking of the dozens of black muzzles, Xia Xingran felt terrified.
Han Chenluo smiled happily, showing a hint of playfulness. He patted his chest vigorously, raised his right hand as if to swear, and said, "Sister, don't worry, I promise you that with my skills, which I have been able to climb up and down since I was a child, nothing will happen to me."
"That's not even..."
"Meow~"
Just as Xia Xingran was about to refuse, she heard a few faint meows coming from the grass. He hurriedly approached the grass on tiptoe, and when he pushed it aside, he saw that it was the cat with a broken leg that Lin Qi was feeding, looking at them pitifully.
"Oh, what a pitiful kitten." Xia Xingran gently held it in her arms, lowered her head to observe its broken leg, and gently touched the leg with her hand, gradually getting a better idea.
"Xiao Luo, go buy two ice cream sticks." Han Chenluo didn't know why, but still obeyed obediently. After a moment, he panted and handed the ice cream to Xia Xingran, who was sitting by the flower bed without a care in the world, with the cat on his lap.
Xia Xingran looked at Han Chenluo who was standing aside and looking straight at her. She smiled, tore open the package, and naturally turned her hand over to him and said with a smile: "Eat it quickly. You are doing it here like a wooden pestle." What."
Han Chenluo made a mechanical sound and took it, sitting down next to Xia Xingran. Xia Xingran seemed to be made of sugar. Staying next to her, Han Chenluo felt that the ice cream and the air became sweeter.
"Dad is a very controlling person and always likes to do everything he thinks is best for the people around him. Every time I eat ice cream, I feel like a thief."
Xia Xingran ate her ice cream. She smiled at first, then slowly lowered her head, her voice gradually getting choked up. Finally I fell on my knees and cried.
Han Chenluo hurriedly ate the rest of the ice cream in his mouth, squatted in front of Xia Xingran, and held the tiny little girl in his arms.
"Sister, no matter what happens, I will always be with you. I will not leave. You can trust me."
Xia Xingran's shoulders shook a few times, and she raised her face slightly. She felt Han Chenluo's sincere and fiery gaze, and heard her own powerful and surging heartbeat. This sound seemed to awaken her long-sleeping world.
Her eyes were fixed on Han Chenluo's pale mouth, she smiled through tears, and stretched out her hand to wipe it for him.
Han Chenluo's whole body tensed up, and he looked at her whole body, his heart beat wildly, and his face unconsciously fell into her hand. Her slender hand gently covered the hand beside his mouth. He closed his eyes and smelled it softly. With a refreshing sweetness.
He felt affection and wanted to press a kiss on the back of Xia Xingran's hand. As soon as his lips touched her, he could clearly feel her body trembling. He quickly pulled out his hand and moved her whole body outward.
The surroundings were silent for a moment. Han Chenluo opened his eyes and looked at Xia Xingran, whose ears were red and bleeding. He exerted a little force on his hands, only to hear a click and the cat meowed. Xia Xingran quickly used the rags and two ice cream sticks nearby to make a simple fixation for the cat's broken leg.
She stood up suddenly, staggering a little, and walked forward with her back on her back. Not far away, he stopped again, turned around with the cat in his arms, and looked at Han Chenluo who was still squatting on the spot.
"Be careful, I'll wait for you to come home." This short sentence seemed to have exhausted all her strength. Before Han Chenluo could respond, Xia Xingran turned around and ran farther and faster.
Han Chenluo lowered his head and smiled. This smile was not even half as bright as the afternoon sun behind him.
…
Shan Zhien had already changed the lock on the door for her. Maybe the new lock was too astringent, so Xia Xingran took a long time to open it.
She was so hot and soaked that she had no time to put down the cat. She took off her shoes and ran to get the remote control of the air conditioner. She turned on the central air conditioner. She stood under the wind for a while before she felt her breathing became easier.
The image of Han Chenluo trying to kiss the back of her hand resurfaced in his mind, and he couldn't help but blush. I feel like a little girl in love, whose secrets have been peeked into my heart, and I feel ashamed.
"I must be crazy." Xia Xingran hit her forehead hard several times.
She carefully put the cat down on the carpet, took a basin and poured the cat litter she bought into it, and took two other small basins and poured cat food and milk into it.
The kitten took two tentative steps forward and got closer, then meowed happily twice and started to feast.
Seeing that it tasted delicious, Xia Xingran felt relieved. Still feeling uneasy, she decided to read a book to calm herself down.
Only then did she realize that the study room on the second floor had much more books than the one on the third floor. She moved a bench and read each book one by one. Her eyes were suddenly attracted by a diary with a pink cowhide cover.
"Why is there a pink diary? Dad always uses black, doesn't he?" Xia Xingran took it out, blew on it and patted it. When she opened it, she saw that it was her mother's handwriting.
She touched the familiar handwriting and name, feeling sour in her heart, and wetted the first page of the diary with a click.
She hurriedly wiped her face, turned over the page, and suddenly doubted in her heart: "Why is there Su Wanwan's mother's handwriting?"
