unexpected rain

The day Lin Ji returned to school, everyone who knew him could see that he was obviously haggard and thin.If he used to be introverted and not good at talking, but now, he has completely locked himself in a closed space, sitting quietly in his position with his head bowed, as if he had disconnected from the world.

Xie Zhaofeng has always had pimples on Lin Ji, he has a straightforward character that will do what he says, and he will do what he says. He has been dragging this matter for a week, and every day is not going well. Finally, when Lin Ji came, he made eye contact with Xiang Shifang After a while, he got up and walked towards Lin Ji.

"Hi, long time no see." Xie Zhaofeng said to Lin Ji awkwardly.

After Lin raised his head, Xie Zhaofeng saw that his face was too thin, as if there was only a pale human skin covering it, and his eyes were extremely empty, as if he had been washed away by a goblin.

Xie Zhaofeng asked: "Are you okay? You look a little pale."

Lin shook his head.

"Why didn't you come to school last week?" Xie Zhaofeng planned to come step by step.

Unexpectedly, such a simple question made Lin Ji tremble, and he closed his eyes, as if he was going through some painful punishment.

"... Something happened at home." After a while, Lin Ji replied in a low voice.

No matter how great the grief and despair are, they can still be conveyed with such light words afterwards. Once a person is gone, he has to become insignificant to this world and to his loved ones.

A week ago, Lin felt that he had accidentally stepped into a trap.

That day he received a call from his mother that Lin Cheng had a car accident on the Linshi Expressway, and the situation was very bad.

He immediately set off with his mother to the hospital in Lin City. On the way, they prayed desperately that Lin Cheng would survive the danger, even if he was paralyzed in bed in the future, they were willing to accept it, as long as he lived.

But God did not allow them to do so. After they arrived at the hospital, the lights in the operating room went out, and the doctor came out and said regretfully to them, sorry, we did our best.

This short sentence took out the backbone of their family.

Lu Qianran broke down and cried on the spot, Lin Ji's legs went limp, and he knelt on the ground, as if half of his soul floated into the air, and then slowly dissipated.

During the last call, Lin Cheng also said that he would return home before Lin Ji's birthday to celebrate his birthday.

He's really coming home, and if nothing happens, he'll be there in three hours.

Lin could never wait for these three hours in his life.

Lu Qianran didn't shed tears except for that collapse. She was going to deal with Lin Cheng's funeral, from bringing Lin Cheng back to his hometown, to notifying relatives, organizing the funeral, and sealing the coffin for burial. She managed it in an orderly manner.

But Lin could tell that Lu Qianran just suppressed her sadness. On the night of vigil, she sat beside Lin Cheng's coffin, as if she put a part of herself in the coffin, and would always be with her lover .

After everything was over, they returned home. Usually, this house is full of warmth, which is the happiness of an ordinary family.

But now that happiness has become a distant memory.

After Lin came out of the shower, he saw Lu Qianran sitting on the sofa, looking down at something. When he walked over, he found that Lu Qianran was holding a single photo of Lin Cheng a few years ago.

This is a tourist photo they took when they went on a trip. Lin Cheng stood tall and straight, expressionless and serious.

"Mom..." Lin Ji choked up.

Lu Qianran wiped her face, sniffed and said, "I miss your dad a little bit."

Sitting beside her, Lin Ji hugged her body and said tremblingly, "I miss him too."

The mother and son embraced quietly, and the people in the photo looked at them quietly.

Xie Zhaofeng knew it must be a bad thing, but he had a criminal record, so he didn't dare to say more, so he changed the subject: "By the way, isn't it your birthday a few days ago? We prepared some gifts."

As he spoke, he put things in front of Lin Jidian, one was a Kindle and the other was a headset.

Xie Zhaofeng said: "I originally wanted to give you a game console, but Shifang said that you probably don't like playing games. This headset is given to you by Shifang, and it is the same model as he is using now."

Rather than saying it was a birthday gift, it was better to say it was an apology, but Lin Ji couldn't be moved by these anymore. He lowered his eyebrows and said, "Thank you, but these are too expensive, I can't accept them."

"It's not expensive, it's really not expensive! You accept it!" Xie Zhaofeng begged him with folded hands.

Lin didn't have the strength to argue back and forth with him, so he could only accept it with a nod.

But Xie Zhaofeng is not over yet, he tentatively asked: "I did something wrong before, I apologize to you, I'm sorry. Is this a turning point?"

It took Lin Ji a few seconds to remember what he said.A few days ago, Lin was hit and hurt one after another, and even those things that he thought he would never get out of, now it was like a passing cloud, and it didn't hurt him at all.

There was a big hole in his chest, so why would he care about the feeling of being pricked by a needle?

So Lin nodded.

"That's good." Xie Zhaofeng felt relieved, and then he smiled calmly, "By the way, I almost forgot to wish you a happy birthday!"

Lin Ji suddenly suffocated, as if his throat was tightly strangled by a rope.

From now on, he has lost his chance to have a happy birthday.

After Xie Zhaofeng returned to his seat, his expression was very proud, "The mission has been successfully completed."

Xiang Shifang glanced at Lin Ji and said, "It's not good for him to look down upon like that."

"It is said that something happened in the family, maybe the elder was sick or passed away." Xie Zhaofeng said, "I thought his eyes would at least light up when he saw your gift."

"There's nothing to show." Xiang Shifang said flatly.

Xie Zhaofeng winked and joked: "Since the problem baby doesn't like Qiao Nuo, then he likes you? I think this is more reliable."

"Okay, do you forget the pain from the scar?" Xiang Shifang said coldly, "You hurt others with your wild guesses before, and now you're starting again?"

Xie Zhaofeng curled his lips, and said in a low voice, "I just said this as a joke."

Before school was over in the afternoon, Lin Ji received a call from Lu Qianran.

"What's wrong mom?"

"Xiaoji, mom can't pick you up after school today, so you go home by car, huh?" Lu Qianran said.

"Okay." Lin Ji asked again, "Did something happen?"

"I'm still doing some business at the bank, and it may take a long time. There are still vegetables in the refrigerator. You should warm them up when you go back, and I'll make them for you when I go back."

"Well, I see."

After Lin boarded the bus, he sat in the last row. After the bus started, he stared out the window in a daze.

Until the person around him left and was replaced by another person, that person sat down heavily and deliberately touched Lin Ji's arm a few times.

Lin Ji turned his head slowly and met a pair of slender single eyelids.

"Isn't it a coincidence?" Zhao Li provoked a wicked smile, "I actually ran into you on the bus."

Lin Ji's reaction was like a machine that had been restarted after a few years. It took a while before he answered Zhao Li's words, "... hello."

Zhao Li looked at Lin Ji strangely. Since their relationship reconciled last semester, although they didn't have much communication at ordinary times, they were not so blunt.

"What's wrong with you, you look so soulless, what am I doing to you?" Zhao Li said.

Lin didn't speak, he lowered his head and looked at his hands.His hair is a bit long, and when he lowers his head, it will block a part of his side face. From Zhao Li's angle, he can only see his thin chin. For a fool like Zhao Li, Lin Ji is like a fragile porcelain.

Zhao Li said uncomfortably: "If you have anything to say, just say it, I won't laugh at you."

Lin was still silent. Normally, Zhao Li would have yelled at him to scare him, but now Zhao Li was afraid that speaking louder would shatter him.

After a few stops, Lin seemed to have just realized it, and his voice was muffled and hoarse, "I don't have a father anymore."

When Zhao Li heard it, he was a little at a loss. He was not sure, and he didn't really want to confirm with Lin whether the "no" he said was separation or death. It seemed that everything he said now was too pale.

Zhao Li sat beside him silently, and didn't move until he got to the stop where he was going to get off. He didn't look out the window until Lin Ji got off the car. He saw Lin Ji walking alone, with his shoulders so thin.

After Lin returned home, he cooked the rice first, then took out the ingredients from the refrigerator and started simple cooking. When the rice was cooked, the dinner he had prepared could be served on the table. It was already eight o'clock in the evening, and Lu Qianran just came back home.

The first thing Lin heard was coughing.

"Ahem! Is Xiaoji cooking?"

Lin Ji poured her a glass of water and said, "Mom, have you gone to the hospital for an examination?"

After drinking the water, Lu Qianran felt much better, and said, "I'll go after a while, usually I'll be fine after taking cough medicine."

"You must go." Lin Ji emphasized, "The rice is just cooked, eat it quickly."

The mother and son sat face to face at the dining table, and Lin Ji served Lu Qianran a bowl of soup.

Lu Qianran said, "Xiaoji, Mom has something to tell you about our family."

Since Lin became nervous, he stared at Lu Qianran and listened quietly.

"Your father's car accident had more than 300 million goods on it, but it was all destroyed. This fault needs to be borne by our side." Lu Qianran said, "The cause of the car accident was the fatigue of the driver on the other side. Both parties will die." After saying this, Lu Qianran needed to pause before continuing.

"But the other party's family conditions can't repay our losses. Your dad's transportation company is still in its infancy, and all the money is invested in the transportation vehicles. Now the turnover fund is only more than 100 million. This more than 100 million, we still need Part of it was allocated to pay his employees. My mother has no ability to run the company for him, and no one is willing to take over, so I can only file for bankruptcy."

"But we still have to compensate for the more than 300 million goods, so today I went to the bank and borrowed 100 million with real estate mortgages, and I will pay back the rest slowly."

"..." Lin didn't know what to say for a while, and they not only lost their pillars, but also lost their affluent life.

"I know this matter is very heavy, but you are an adult and have the right to know the real situation at home." Lu Qianran apologized, "Life may be more difficult in the future, if only I was more generous to you in the past ..."

"Mom, we can't be pessimistic." Lin Ji held her hand, "Our family was poor before, isn't it getting better? It will definitely get better in the future, and I will be as promising as my father."

"Be more promising than him." Lu Qianran smiled with tears.