Chapter 8 Chapter 8

Lie Zhansheng sighed, "He Sheng, if you want, I can help you start a new life." He Sheng smiled, "Mr. Lie, I can't hear what you said." Lie Zhan shook his head, "You child." "Child, or child?" He Sheng laughed. Lie Zhan said: "At least consider my suggestion." "Mr. Lie, I have been thinking that if I hadn't been meddlesome in Qiyuan that day and went upstairs to Lie Yun's room to detect, would Lie Feng leave by itself, and could the tragedy be avoided?" Lie Zhan raised his head, "He Sheng, I will never review the past."

"Even this thing?" "Even this thing." He Sheng looked down at his hands. "I arrange for you to leave tomorrow, Yannuo will accompany you for a semester." "How do I visit the fire?" "He Sheng, he doesn't want to see you." "what?" "He has made it very clear that he does not want to see you, or read your letters, or wait for him." He Sheng was silent. After a while she asked, "For my own good?" "No, for his own good." "I do not believe." Lie Zhansheng said, "I'm sorry, He Sheng."

"That's it, just say sorry and write off Xia Hesheng?" "No one can treat Xia Hesheng like this." Lie Zhan held her hand tightly, "Be patient." He Sheng could only nod his head. Lie Zhansheng suddenly asked: "Why can't Lie's family have a child like you and Yannuo?" He Sheng didn't believe that he would ask this question, such a smart person didn't even understand such a simple truth.He Sheng said in surprise, "It's because we are not your children." Anyone who grows up in Qiyuan's environment will become a fiery cloud, or even sadder.

Before leaving, He Sheng did not see Agni. He didn't want to see Xia Hesheng. Several classmates who got along with each other came to see him off. Seeing Yan Nuo and He Sheng together, he felt a little relieved: Maybe she made a circle and went back to him. It will soon fade out and become a good talk, I hope Xia Hesheng can get a more ideal ending. Yan Nuo helped He Sheng get on the plane, she smiled at him, "I'm not an old lady." Before he finished speaking, he fell to the ground, frightened the service staff to fight for support, He Sheng struggled to pick up the handbag, accidentally, the items in the bag fell out, and he had to pick them up one by one.

He Sheng smiled wryly. Arriving in the West Bank, she stayed with her mother for three days. There are stacks of newspaper clippings on Mrs. Xia's desk, all about the Lie's case. The world is too small, what you know, others also know, where you have been, others have been, it is useless to say more. From Asia to America, it's only a ten-hour flight, and no one needs to think of anyone as a countryman. The elder's face was solemn, but when he saw Yan Nuo, he breathed a sigh of relief: He Sheng can rely on this golden lacquer signboard, so he will not be afraid of anything, and everything can start from scratch.

He Sheng looked at Yan Nuo, people overestimated him, but underestimated her. Even so, she didn't want to prove anything in particular. Yan Nuo asked her, "Did you sleep well?" He Sheng replied, "It's okay." Yan Nuo was a little surprised. He Sheng explained: "There are still three years, and no one can go without sleep for three years." Yan Nuo understood. He Sheng bid farewell to his mother. She could not live in the same city as her, for fear of suffocation. The injured need extra freedom and more time to calmly adjust their mind and body. He Sheng was afraid of seeing his mother's anxious and sad face when he got up every morning, so he earnestly and diligently hoped that his daughter would recover within a day and fight for his mother's breath.

He Sheng moved to another town, rented a small apartment, a brand new environment, completely different people and things, even she herself believed that she could forget the past and start from scratch. There are not many Chinese in this university town, and no one knows her. He Sheng bought a desk of ideal size, sat down, and began to write letters. When the first letter was returned, it was exactly fourteen days after she sent it. The postage date was very accurate. From now on, every time she sent a letter, she would receive a bounced letter. When she saw her own handwriting on the envelope, He Sheng had a sudden feeling, as if an acquaintance who was too close to him was coming. At the end of the sky and the corner of the sea, I found her and wanted to message her.

Agni would not read her letter. He wants to disappoint her, give up, give up, not receiving letters is the most direct expression. He Sheng continued to write that she didn't want to compete with Agni in willpower, she just wanted to find a spiritual sustenance. She uses a drawer for returned letters. Yan Nuo didn't comment on this matter, everyone has the right to express nostalgia for his past. On a midwinter night, Yan Nuo asked He Sheng: "Have you ever counted how many days you have known Li Huo?" He Sheng thought about it, and replied in surprise, "Seven months."

Only seven months. Even the parties felt incredible. After a while it was He Sheng's turn to ask, "Who is responsible for my current living expenses?" "Me." Yan Nuo replied. "Thank you." He Sheng once thought it was Lie Zhan, "Don't you feel hard work?" "Tell you when it's hard." "Don't complain that you used your wife's money." "Wife," Yan Nuo smiled, as if hearing this new term for the first time, "wife." He Sheng lowered his head, "You have exhausted your benevolence, and promised, it's time to go back and help Mr. Lie take care of business."

"Mr. Lie has already decided to gradually move the company to the west, and we have a group of people deployed here." He was surprised, "Uncle Yan is also here?" Yan Nuo nodded. "Heh, they're treating this place as a palace." "Mr. Lie's dedication to career can no longer be compared with before." He Sheng nodded, despite his indestructible body, he might be discouraged after such a drastic change. "He's coming the day after tomorrow. If you want, we can pick him up on the plane together." He Sheng naturally did not object.

It was a cloudless, cold early morning. Seeing her, Lie Zhan immediately asked, "How are your ears, He Sheng?" He Shengqiang replied with a smile, "It's like the engine of a car has been turned on." "what did the doctor say?" "No answer." "I'm very optimistic." Lie Zhan patted her on the shoulder, "I will definitely recover." He Sheng tugged at his sleeve, "How about Agni?" Lie Zhansheng lowered his voice, "He's fine, he may join a training program to pass the time." He Sheng said sadly: "He refused to accept my letter." "I told you." He Sheng tugged at the corner of his mouth, she never believed that he could do it. "He asked me to bring you a message." "What, what did he say?" He Sheng looked nervously at Lie Zhan. "He thought you and Yan Nuo were originally a couple." "Tell him to mind his own business." He Sheng was full of gamble. Lie Zhan stared at her for a while, then sighed, "I have good news for you, Lie Yun asked about your whereabouts." "Great, Yan Nuo, let's go see her after the Chinese New Year." "Don't be too happy, her condition is not very stable, she remembers it for a while, forgets it for a while, and the memory fragments are not coherent." "But she's improving." Lie Zhansheng nodded, stepped on the car that came to pick him up, and said to Yan Nuo, "Let's have dinner together tonight." When they met, they saw Lie defeating only one person. He explained: "Yan Nuo has something to say to his father." He Sheng was taken aback, the father and son had something important to say, why did they travel thousands of miles to say it, after thinking about it for a while, they understood: "Is it because of me?" "His father wants him to go back." He Sheng guessed right, and said with a smile, "Aunt Yan doesn't like me very much." She used to be full of praise for He Sheng. Lie Zhansheng told her: "Tonight they are having a banquet on the second floor of this hotel, inviting future in-laws." He Sheng was stunned. Gradually, the desolation came out from the bottom of her heart. Of course, she couldn't ask Yan Nuo to wait by her side for the rest of her life, working silently, regardless of the harvest, but so fast! She cleared her throat, "That young lady, she has good looks and knowledge." Lie Zhansheng said: "It's Lao Yan's partner's daughter." "Uncle Yan is not your partner?" "He wants to start anew, and I support him." From this point of view, Yan Nuo really couldn't ask Yan Nuo to advance her living expenses, what would people think, when the lady over there spoke, it would be too late to dig a hole in the ground, He Sheng knew that his mother still had a little savings, so maybe he wanted to discuss it with her. The fragrant and sweet champagne turned sour in He Sheng's mouth. Lie Zhan hesitated for a moment, and put his hand on the back of He Sheng's. He Sheng told softly, "Yan Nuo didn't mention that he was going to get married." "Maybe he hasn't found the right moment yet." He Sheng had no choice but to nod, quietly picked up the champagne glass, and took a sip of the wine. At this time, the epicenter reached He Sheng's heart. She realized that she was a person who could not support herself. She longed for freedom but was unable to fly. He Sheng was shocked by this fact. She pushed away the delicious food and wine in front of her, "Mr. Lie, I don't feel very well." "I shouldn't have told you." "No, thanks for letting me know." "If it's a financial problem—" "No." "Then I'll take you home." Before the car came, the two stood at the door for a while, Lie Zhansheng said: "He Sheng, please wait a moment, I will call the driver." He Sheng stared blankly at the program board in the lobby. Suddenly, she heard a burst of joyful laughter, He Sheng raised his head, and saw three couples walking towards each other, two old and one young, she recognized at least three of them, they were the Yan family and Yan Nuo. I saw Yan Nuo wearing a dress, chatting politely with his female companion, the girl was wearing a light and soft Qingqiulan shawl on her shoulders, she was smiling sweetly, and her appearance was very beautiful. Unfortunately, He Sheng was ashamed of himself and hurriedly hid behind the pillar. Originally, this kind of situation was not difficult to deal with. Everyone pretended not to see everyone, so they could avoid it, but for some reason, Mrs. Yan made up her mind not to let Xia Hesheng go. , she had sharp eyes, and immediately raised her voice, "Isn't that Miss Xia?" Everyone's eyes naturally fell on He Sheng. Yan Nuo only saw the thin and emaciated woman standing silently, as if she was ready to accept the arrangement of fate, but no, her big eyes still flashed a stubborn look, and although the corners of her mouth were sad, her neck was straight. Promise is what Ehoson does. He left his female companion and walked forward, "So you and Mr. Lie are also eating here." Mrs. Yan saw that her son's attitude was still so friendly, she couldn't help feeling angry, she turned her head and said to her husband: "I should be content with killing someone else, don't come out and look for a substitute." He Sheng was stunned, and she stared at Mrs. Yan. The middle-aged woman had already been stopped by her husband's eyes and gestures, and she felt that she was disrespectful. When she raised her head and made contact with He Sheng's eyes, she couldn't help shivering shrewdly. Those eyes were poisonous, shining like a beast. She quickly excused herself and walked away. He Sheng had never been insulted so much in his life, he clenched his fists, his whole body was hot, and he couldn't say a word. Yan Nuo apologized to He Sheng in shame, "Forgive her for my sake." It took a while for He Sheng to say: "They are waiting for you, you have not yet passed." "He Sheng." "Go." The pretty girl turned back and waved to Yan Nuo, so he had no choice but to go back to the team. Yan Nuo said dissatisfiedly, "Mother, you didn't have to do that." Yan Lao talked about him at random, and continued the topic just now. Yan Nuo turned his head and saw He Sheng standing there alone, lonely and panicked, Yan Nuo felt a pain in his heart, couldn't bear it anymore, left his parents, his female companion and her parents, and strode back to He Sheng's side desperately . Mrs. Yan's eyes widened like copper bells, but there was nothing she could do. Yan Nuo walked up to He Sheng and said, "I'll take you back." Just as He Sheng raised his head, Lie Zhan's voice sounded behind him, "Why, I've only been away for five minutes, and it seems that many things have happened." He Sheng was like a savior, "Mr. Lie, you are back." "The car will be here soon." Yan Nuo lowered his head, feeling extremely ashamed for failing to protect He Sheng in time. Lie Zhansheng took control of the scene as soon as he appeared, and those people were like elementary school students seeing the dean of students, and they all followed the rules. Lie Zhansheng greeted them before getting into the car with He Sheng. He sneered, "I really shouldn't have left you." He Sheng turned his face to the car window and said nothing. "Let me tell you a story." He Sheng likes to listen to Lie Zhansheng telling stories. He has strong expressive ability and rich storylines. He Sheng hopes that he will always have the interest in telling stories. "When I was young, I lived near Jiyuan Terrace." He Sheng was not surprised that the area had the most new immigrants in the 1950s. "One day after school, I was bored. I was walking around the neighborhood, and I found a swing frame in the mountains. I was so happy that I played secretly for a while, and then I returned with all my heart." That must be someone's garden. "After two days, I went back after school, and I saw that someone was already there. I didn't care about anything, and put on airs, and I was about to stand up. Suddenly, I was slapped on the face, and the gold stars shot out. After being scolded severely, I only retreated when I found out that it was difficult." Holland vividly. "I'll go again in a few days." He Sheng was astonished. He was such a person since he was a child, never giving up. "This time, I saw a maid in white clothes and black trousers pushing a little girl on a swing. The maid said to me very tactfully: This is a private place, you can't come in, let's go." He Sheng listened blankly, he just wanted her to know that he too had been humiliated. "I finally left and never went again." He Sheng's eyes were moist, she understood his kindness. Lie Zhan smiled, "Later, I also earned several private gardens, but I didn't set up swings, but that hot slap is still unforgettable." He Sheng asked, "Who beat you?" Lie Zhansheng thought about it, "It's Yu, a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl with a stout figure wearing a Tang suit." He will probably never forget her. He Sheng nodded and said, "Migrant girl who lives at home." "I guess so." "How old were you then?" "Seven or eight years old." He Qi calmed down and laughed. "I have suffered many setbacks in my life, and I can forget them all. Probably no matter what happens, the first time is the most difficult to deal with." "Thank you." Lie Zhan had a question mark on his face. "The moral of the story is good." The driver stopped the car. Lie Zhan sent her off the car, looked up at the sky, "It will snow tomorrow." He Sheng was at a loss, she didn't understand astronomical phenomena. Lie Zhansheng slowly stretched out his hand, gently stroked He Sheng's cheek, and then let go. However, He Sheng took a step back as if encountering thunder, that feeling, as soon as his fingers touched her face, she felt a sudden numbness, she recognized this kind of shock, she remembered that it never really happened, but it was in a dream experienced countless times. She stared blankly at Lie Zhan. Wrong, it couldn't be him, she was too tired and anxious. He Sheng hurriedly took out the key and opened the door to enter the house. After closing the door, there was another returned letter under his feet. He Sheng bent down, picked it up tiredly, and threw it on the table. She didn't change clothes, lay on the bed for a while, and fell asleep. When he woke up, the pillow was wet, and He Sheng turned it to the other side, still lying on the bed. The doorbell rang at this time. He Sheng had no choice but to put on his coat and answer the door. It was snowing, just as Lie Zhan expected. There is a promise outside the door. He Sheng said: "Don't explain, everything is my fault." This is the best and only way to maintain a relationship: it turns out that you were right and I was wrong. Yan Nuo stood at the door and said, "He Sheng, will you marry me?" He Sheng wasn't surprised, "Come in and we'll talk." The incident last night completely aroused his sympathy and compassion, and he promised to give up sleep, quarreled with his mother for half the night, and used the other half of the night to mourn. Mrs. Yan was shocked, her child was a good child and never made her parents unhappy, it was all caused by this ominous girl, so she further stated her position, "She wants to come in, I'll go." Yan Nuo immediately said: "No, she won't come in, because I can go." He really came out with a small luggage and simple clothes beside him. He said to He Sheng, "I have nowhere to go, so I want to stay with you." There is only one bedroom in the small apartment, and there is no sofa in the living room, only a sleeping bag. If he wants to sleep on the floor, there may be room for negotiation. "After drinking this cup of coffee, maybe you change your mind." "I won't, the first time I dated you, I decided to marry you." "Yannuo, many things happened in it." "Those things too are in the past." Many people would not think so, and Yan Nuo's mother was one of them. Strangely, everyone thinks that the social atmosphere has really opened up, and the details that were caressed about in the past can be let go today. But no, once it happened to me, the reaction was just as intense. He Sheng can guess that if Yan Nuo loses control, Aunt Yan will break away from Aizi at any time. He Sheng said, "If you want, you can camp in the kitchen." "No problem, this is my best home." He Sheng looked at him, "You will break your mother's heart." Gino held He Sheng's hand, "In the long journey of life, there are always some people who will hurt you and me or be hurt by you and me." Just as He Sheng was about to comment on this sentence with a smile, suddenly he covered his chest and spit out all the coffee he had just drank. Yan Nuo quickly grabbed a towel to wipe it for her. The table gasped. "You're not feeling well, come on, put on your coat, and I'll go to the doctor with you." "Don't bother you." "He Sheng, what are you talking about between me and you?" He took her into the car, found the clinic, went up to register and wait in line. The doctor had a simple diagnosis and treatment with He Sheng, raised his head and said happily to Yan Nuo: "Congratulations." Yan Nuo understood immediately, and he looked at He Sheng in surprise. He Sheng said calmly: "Can the doctor recommend me to see the obstetrics and gynecology department?" "Of course." The doctor wrote out the list. The two thanked each other and walked out of the clinic slowly. Yan Nuo didn't know how to speak. After a long time, he asked, "How are you going to tell them?" He Sheng laughed: "It's my child, why tell anyone." Yan Nuo asked, "Are you sure you want him?" He Sheng replied, "I've been thinking about it for four full months." Yan Nuo let out a breath, "Then let me help you." "I will hurt you." "He Sheng, the situation will not be worse than the day you left me, please rest assured." He Sheng shook his head, "I am willing to bear this matter alone." "I'm just helping from the sidelines, and I won't take action when it's not necessary. He Sheng, I don't intend to lend my belly out." He Sheng felt that it was really rare for Yan Nuo to still have this innocence under the wind and snow, and she laughed. Yan Nuo took her hand, with mixed feelings, "I just hope someone loves me as much as you love him." He Sheng smiled, "Maybe this is just the most ignorant choice." "Let's go back and talk." Yan Nuo prepares a simple lunch for He Sheng, while criticizing that the apartment is not big enough, it is better to have two rooms, no, three rooms, the air should be circulated, and there should be an open space for playing in the back of the house. He Sheng sat by the window without saying a word. At this time, she heard a slamming sound at the bottom of the door, and turned her head to see that the postman had brought in a letter. Her envelope, her handwriting, was a bounced letter. He Sheng didn't pick it up and let it lie on the ground. Yan Nuo said to himself in the kitchen: "After moving the house, we should prepare everything. We need to find relevant books to read to increase our knowledge, and at the same time ask someone to introduce a good doctor. You have to maintain a good mood, He Sheng, He Sheng?" He poked his head out. He Sheng sat still, the snow outside the window was getting bigger and bigger. Yan Nuo murmured, "It's like Siberia." He went over to pick up the returned letter, put it in front of He Sheng, and asked after a while, "How do I tell Liehuo the news?" He Sheng asked calmly, "Why did you tell Agni?" Yan Nuo dare not mention it again. "Don't talk nonsense, I will be unhappy, and I don't want others to know about it for the time being." Yan Nuo said softly, "But everyone will know in a few months." He Sheng said firmly, "I'll talk about it later." Yan Nuo asked: "You don't want to increase his psychological burden, but this?" "This matter has nothing to do with him, don't think about it." "He Sheng—" "I do not want to discuss this matter further." "Of course," Yan Nuo lowered his head, "I respect you." He Sheng let out a breath, "Yannuo, go home when your anger subsides, Auntie will miss you." Yan Nuo smiled, "I would rather stay here, a twenty-three-year-old man probably has autonomy." "Someone will think you're stupid." Without answering, he opened his sleeping bag. The next day, Yan Nuo went out to work and took He Sheng to the clinic by the way. He Sheng was a little suspicious that she was staggering when she walked, but she had to go to the shopping mall in the city to buy some supplies. After returning to the apartment, she felt tired and leaned against the elevator to rest. "Miss Xia." He Sheng raised his head, it was Aunt Yan. She was dressed solemnly, with a black Gemma coat and high-heeled shoes, it could be seen that she came here specially to visit He Sheng. He Sheng said softly, "Auntie, you used to call me by my first name." Mrs. Yan sighed, "It was the same back then." She also missed those days. "What's the difference? I'm still Xia Hesheng." "He Sheng, do you want to wait for the raging fire to come out?" "yes." "Then, why are you taking advantage of my promise?" Aunt Yan asked straight to the point, honestly. "Auntie, would you like to sit down and have a cup of tea and talk slowly?" "Mr. Yan is waiting for me in the car." "Uncle Yan, do you want to come up together?" He Sheng was very familiar with the members of the Yan family, at this moment because he had nothing to ask for, he had a clear conscience and was even more calm and fearless. Mrs. Yan looked at her, "I only have a few words to say." She and He Sheng arrived home and sat down in the small living room. He Sheng poured her a cup of hot tea, took off her coat, and hung it up carefully. Mrs. Yan said, "He Sheng, I have always liked you." "Yes, I know that." She said sadly, "You are so unselfish." He Sheng couldn't help it, tilted his head to the side and started laughing, such a cliché, it's rare to hear it nowadays. "I want you to leave Yan Nuo. He has a bright future and is about to get engaged. You can't delay him selfishly." He Sheng smiled and said: "Why don't I think so, Aunt Yan, what you said just touched my heart, please advise him to go home." Mrs. Yan looked at He Sheng suspiciously, "You don't love him?" "I treated him like a brother, he was my best friend." "You won't pester him?" Mrs. Yan was worried. "I have never learned that kind of skill." He Sheng assured her. "Where is he now?" "go to work." He Sheng's cooperation in this way is nothing more than helping to reduce the mother's anxiety. Maybe she went too far, maybe she invaded other people's privacy, maybe He Sheng could kick her out of the house, but no matter what, all of her actions were for her promises, she was a good mother, just like all good mothers She thinks that even if the child is an adult, once he loses her love and protection, he will still turn into a puddle of thick blood. Mrs. Yan thought that Xia Hesheng was willing to listen to her teachings because of a wronged reason. She said, "You shouldn't have left Yan Nuo back then." He Sheng was silent. "Have you ever regretted it?" He Sheng answered this question: "I don't have time to regret it, I don't know if I will regret it." Mrs. Yan was very stubborn, "You will regret it, you will regret it if you give up such a good boy." At this time, He Sheng felt hot, so she stood up and took off her coat. After all, Mrs. Yan was an experienced person. She stared at He Sheng for a moment, her face paled in shock, "You, you have a child." Now that she saw it, He Sheng nodded, "Yes." "Whose child?" She pointed at He Sheng. He Sheng smiled, "My child." "Is this child of fire?" This violated He Sheng's endurance. She took off Mrs. Yan's mink coat, "Uncle Yan has been waiting for you downstairs for a long time." Mrs. Yan was shocked, "I forbid you to see Yan Nuo again." He Sheng put the coat on her shoulders and opened the door of the apartment. "Don't try to pass this bad debt on to Yan Nuo. Our ancestors have accumulated virtue, so we won't be insulted like this." Her love is extremely narrow, her own children are as respectable as bodhisattvas, while those of other families are as cheap as mud.