"Hello?" When a sleepy voice came from the other end of the phone, Shi Yang suddenly came back to his senses and remembered that the time difference here was different from that in China.
She wanted to say that she made a typo and asked Shi Lin to go to bed first, but before she could say anything, Shi Lin had already sat up and asked her worriedly: "Yangyang, what's wrong? Did something happen to the phone call so late?"
"No, I called the wrong number." Shiyang quickly reassured, "I'm sorry, Dad, I woke you up."
"As long as it's okay, it's okay." Shi Lin also breathed a sigh of relief. He had also woken up from the fright, and he was also interested in chatting. "How was it that day? Are you used to food and accommodation? Do you have enough money? Do you want to spend it? Don’t give you any more.”
"No need dad, it's enough. I'm used to food and accommodation here. My classmates are all very nice to me. You don't have to worry about me." Shiyang comforted him softly, "It's you, I'm not with you, please take care of me." Be kind to yourself and don’t be reluctant to buy delicious food.”
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Shi Lin comforted her with a smile, "I was talking about you to your brother and your mother today, thinking that you hadn't called back for a while, and I didn't know how you were doing there. So, I wanted to call you, but I heard there was a time difference or something, and I didn’t understand. I was afraid it would affect your classes and rest, so I didn’t dare to call you. I didn’t expect you to call back tonight.”
The old voice was full of happiness and contentment.
Shiyang's nose felt a little sore.
Because she had some unpleasant troubles with her mother Ding Xiuli and her brother Shi Fei before leaving, she didn't call Shi Lin again except calling Shi Lin to report that she was safe. She didn't expect to ignore her father's feelings.
"Mom..." Shiyang hesitated and asked him softly, "How are she, her brother and sister-in-law doing now?"
Shi Lin laughed and said, "Everything is fine. You don't have to worry. Just take care of yourself."
"Yeah." Shi Yang responded softly. Seeing that Shi Lin was in good spirits, after thinking about it, she couldn't help but ask him, "Dad, can I ask you something?"
Shi Lin: "What's going on? Tell me."
"Before..." Shi Yang pursed his lips slightly and softened his voice, "When you picked me up, did I say anything about my family or my name?"
Shi Lin was stunned, and then asked her carefully: "Yangyang, why do you ask this suddenly? Have you found your family?"
The happiness in his tone was gone, and instead turned into a cautious loneliness.
"No." Shiyang heard the disappointment in his tone and quickly comforted him, "Dad, don't think too much. I just met a classmate today. She was also lost with her family. We talked about this topic together. I Just asking out of curiosity, I have no intention of looking for them, don't worry."
"Dad doesn't want to stop you from finding your family, but I just think that one day you will go back to your parents or not, and I just feel..." Shi Lin sighed and his tone became lower.
"No, dad, don't think too much." Shiyang blamed himself, "I'm just asking, don't think too much. No matter what, you will always be my dad."
But her comfort didn't have much effect. What she got in return was a long sigh on the other end of the phone. I don't know whether it was because the darkness of the night easily aroused some inappropriate sad emotions or something else. Shi Lin on the other end of the phone was obviously in a very low mood.
Shi Yang blamed himself and regretted bringing up this topic with Shi Lin.
Ever since she grew up, I don't know if it was because of her sense of security that Shi Lin didn't like to talk about this topic with her. Every time he talked about the circumstances of picking her up, Shi Lin's mood instantly dropped, and he felt lonely. No, it seems that he is afraid that she will leave.
After this happened a lot, Shiyang seemed to understand Shi Lin's feelings, so she tried her best not to go to him to ask about her past affairs.
Today, she was so overwhelmed with thoughts that she forgot about this incident, which aroused Shi Lin's sad mood again in the middle of the night.
"Dad." Shiyang called him sadly, "I'm really just asking casually. Don't be sad, I'm not looking for anyone."
"It's dad's problem." Shi Lin sighed, "Actually, you should find your biological parents. You have suffered a lot with us since you were a child. Dad has no ability and can't take care of you..."
Once Shi Lin's emO mood comes, he can't stop it.
Shiyang interrupted him softly: "Dad, don't be like this. You guys take good care of me. If it weren't for you and mom, I wouldn't be where I am today. Don't say depressing words."
"Oh, your mother..." Shi Lin sighed and wanted to continue to complain, but Ding Xiuli's sharp voice suddenly came to his ears, "Who are you talking to on the phone so late at night?"
"No one, it's a wrong call." Shi Lin responded solemnly, holding the phone with his hand and whispering to Shi Yang, "If you don't say anything, I'll hang up now. You can rest first."
But before the call was hung up, Ding Xiuli snatched the phone away.
Ding Xiuli's sharp and breathy voice came from the other end of the phone: "I know that the only one who can still make calls in the middle of the night is that damn girl. Wasn't she very tough when she took the money away? Even the family You have to return the money to others even if you don’t want it anymore. People have acknowledged that they don’t want this family anymore, and we don’t have a daughter like this in our family. It’s unlucky to do it in the middle of the night!”
After yelling, he hung up the phone directly.
Shiyang was a little sad, not sure if it was because of Ding Xiuli's words, Shi Lin, or something else.
Ding Xiuli's words were not addressed to her, but they were obviously yelled at her on purpose.
When she insisted on getting the money back to Fu Jingchuan, she knew that her relationship with Ding Xiuli would never go back, but now that she heard her speaking so clearly, Shiyang still felt extremely sad.
She had never felt so deeply that she had no home.
She didn't know where she came from or where she was going back.
If anyone in this world knew who she was, it could only be Shi Lin who picked her up.
Unfortunately he couldn't give her any useful information.
She was so young at that time that she couldn't remember anything.
This feeling is helpless and confused.
There was a home before, and she could not think about it, but now, Shiyang knew very well that she could not go back to the home where she grew up.
Sad emotions spread in his chest. Shiyang didn't know why he made this call, and everything was broken at once.
Tears fell down because of the sadness spreading in my chest.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Shiyang." Fu Jingchuan's deep voice followed.
