gentle fairy tale

After returning from Europe, Yu Mian went back to Qingning, only stayed for a few days before returning to school.Together with Shen Dengqing, she signed up for the UIA College Student Architectural Design Competition, and was so busy.

Before you know it, summer is over and autumn is here.

After the term begins, the pressure of professional courses is greater than that of last semester.Both the school debate team and the student club began to recruit newcomers. Standing by the window of the dormitory, Yu Mian looked at the young faces coming and going, and couldn't help smiling, thinking of herself a year ago.

At that time, she...was also so nervous and full of anticipation, her eyes were shining, she walked every road on the campus, looking forward to the upcoming college life.

When she recalled that time, what impressed her the most was the path she walked back to the dormitory alone, the continuous wind in her ears that night, and the voice of that person intoxicated in the evening wind.

She pursed her lower lip and stopped thinking about it.

After returning from Europe, she hasn't contacted Pei Songxi yet.Sometimes when she dreams, she will dream of being at the station that day, dreaming of that painting.

"Yu Mian, are you going home for the National Day?"

Roommate Su Yu was calling her name: "We're not going back, we want to go to the next city, will you go?"

"I haven't decided yet, I probably won't return."

"Then think about it quickly, I'm going to book a ticket with Ran Lin."

"okay."

Yu Mian lowered her head, picked up her phone and looked at it... There are still a few days before the National Day.Her birthday this year...is on the National Day holiday.

She remembered that on her birthday last year, she called Pei Songxi on that rainy night and asked her to come and see her, but the answer she got was no.

Now, a year later, her heart is calmer than before, and she will never make such a request again.

She turned off the calendar, just as a new unread message flashed across the screen, she clicked on it.It was Pei Linmo who sent it to her, saying that Zhou Ruyun was seriously ill, and asked her if she wanted to go back to see her during the holidays.

The roommate urged her from behind again: "Yu Mian, have you decided yet, whether to go or not, we really need to buy tickets!"

"I'm not going," Yu Mian turned her head and smiled at her, then raised her phone again, "I have something to do at home, I want to go home."

This is the second time she has returned to Mingchuan after going to university.

The last time was in April this year, during the Ching Ming holiday, she went back to see Xu Xiaoyan.

Jing Zhiyi and Liang Zhixing were overjoyed when they knew she was coming back, they waited for her at the station very early, and when they saw her coming down with a suitcase, looking alone, Jing Zhiyi's eyes were red, and she rushed over to hug her : "Welcome home, Mianmian."

Yu Mian froze for a moment, feeling like she knew more or less everything.

She smiled: "It's okay."

Liang Zhixing came over to help her carry the suitcase: "What do you want to eat, baby, I am treating you to Dad today, and you can eat whatever you want."

He called himself father as soon as he opened his mouth, and Yu Mian burst out laughing, and time seemed to be pulled back to middle school in an instant.She jumped up and pulled his hair, causing Liang Zhixing to jump in pain, and wanted to hit her on the head, but in the end she couldn't.

Liang Zhixing drove over and took them to dinner. Tao Rang called in the middle of the meal, saying that he was a volunteer in the community and couldn't make it.

Yu Mian said it didn't matter, let him get busy first.But after hanging up the phone, seeing Jing Zhiyi and Liang Zhixing arguing, he couldn't help but smile, feeling warm in his heart.

After so many years, the people who were fighting and talking and laughing in the corridor have not separated, and they are still here.

After dinner, Liang Zhixing sent her home, and when he got off the car, Jing Zhiyi pulled her and said, "If you're bored at home, come find me and live with me."

It seems that she knows, that the last time Yu Mian went home, she stayed at home alone for three days.

Yu Mian lowered her head and smiled: "No need, I still have to go to the hospital. I'll look for you guys before I leave, remember to take me around Ningda University."

Jing Zhiyi nodded hesitantly and waved goodbye to her.

Yu Mian walked home with the suitcase, and when she took out the key to open the door, she was still a little absent-minded. She was thinking of calling Uncle Lin Mo and asking if he was free to pick her up... No, I'd better ask him Where is the ward, she just goes there.

The door opened, she took a step forward, but suddenly stopped... There was someone in the living room, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, and when she heard the voice, she turned around slowly, and those eyes like flat lakes happened to meet hers, staring intently at her. After a while, the corners of her lips were slightly bent: "Mianmian?"

Yu Mian froze for a few seconds, then lowered her head and looked away from her: "...Aunt Pei."

That's right... She had forgotten that if Grandma was sick, Aunt Pei would definitely come back.

Pei Songxi came over and helped her carry the suitcase: "Why are you back all of a sudden?"

Yu Mian gave her the box, and stood at the entrance to change her shoes: "Uncle Lin Mo said that Grandma was ill, and asked me if I would come back to see her."

Pei Songxi smiled lightly: "Pei Linmo is really..."

"Ok?"

"Forget it...it's okay. Did you come back by plane?"

"No. Gaotie, I just had dinner with Zhiyi and the others."

Pei Songxi hummed, carried her suitcase upstairs, walked all the way to the door of her room, and put the suitcase down: "You rest at home for a while, I'm going to the hospital."

Yu Mian pushed the box into the room: "I'll go with you too."

Pei Songxi stared at her. Her hair seemed to be longer than in summer vacation, and she seemed to be a little thinner.After a few seconds, she withdrew her gaze: "Well. Let's go."

Zhou Ruyun was sick, and this time it was even worse than before.

Her health has always been poor, but she has been raised all year round, and she has been raised until she is 90 years old, which is considered an advanced age.The illness this time was not a serious illness such as cancer, but a series of organ lesions caused by liver cirrhosis.It seems that when people are old, their days should be over.

Yu Mian walked into the ward, saw the haggard old man on the bed, his eyes were sore, and he almost shed tears.

Zhou Ruyun is gentle and loving. Although she doesn't get along much with her, every time he sees her, he either secretly gives her a piece of candy or ties her a pair of gloves that she has woven. She doesn't talk much, but treats her very well. good.

Pei Songxi seemed to be calm and rational forever, lightly patted her on the shoulder, and said to Pei Linmo: "You and Mianmian go out for a while, as long as I'm here."

Pei Linmo nodded, pulled Yu Mian out, stood in the corridor and asked her, "What's the matter with you and Aunt Pei?"

Yu Mian didn't look at him: "It's okay. It's fine."

Pei Linmo crossed his arms: "You still say it's okay, even I noticed it, and you still say it's okay?"

He has always been free-spirited, not interested in anything, and only concentrates on his own art world, which is rare for him to care about such things.He already knew it, which meant it hadn't been a day or two... Speaking of which, he felt very strange that Yu Mian didn't come back last Chinese New Year.

Yu Mian shook her head: "It's really fine. Don't talk about it, I can't make it clear in a few words, let's talk about it later."

Pei Linmo patted her on the head speechlessly: "What's the matter, the little girl has grown up and is still mysterious."

Yu Mian tugged at the corner of her lips: "By the way, little uncle, is grandma seriously ill this time?"

Pei Linmo suppressed his smile: "It's serious. You know, at such an old age, there are things... there is nothing you can do about it."

"Well. Aunt Pei, do you know how she is feeling?"

Pei Linmo spread his hands: "She? She has a cold face all day long. Let me tell you, she will take care of it according to her mood. I don't know how she is feeling, but I guess it is not very good."

"I feel that she is very tired." Yu Mian's voice softened a little, "Please help me, don't make her too tired."

Pei Linmo hummed: "Okay, don't worry. I will watch more, you go out and look around. The hospital is boring, and there is no need for so many people to accompany you here."

Yu Mian didn't want to leave, but it seemed that they didn't want her to stay here.She left the hospital and didn't know where she was going. The phone vibrated at this moment. It was Ji Yirou who hadn't seen her for a long time sent her a message: "Go home?"

She liked this statement, so she replied with a smile: "Well, I'm back."

Ji Yirou has always hit it off with her, and asked her out: "Come out for a chat?"

Yu Mian thought for a while, and replied with an 'OK'.

She didn't want to be alone today...too lonely.

After shopping with Ji Yirou in the afternoon, after saying goodbye, she stood on the bus platform with her hands in her coat pockets, thinking about whether to go to the hospital, when the phone rang.

She picked it up, and asked with some doubts, "Hello?"

A woman's voice rang from the other end of the phone: "Yu Mian, I'm Wen Huaiyu, do you have time to chat?"

"Okay, you decide the place."

In the end, they made an appointment at a clean bar.

Wen Huaiyu arrived early and ordered two glasses of wine first. Yu Mian arrived later. Wen Huaiyu turned his head to see her and greeted her lightly: "Come on, don't tell Pei Songxi when you go back, I told you to come here."

If Pei Songxi found out, he would definitely scold her.

Yu Mian lowered her head and smiled: "She has long since ignored me."

A few years later, the looming baby fat on the girl's face disappeared, and her voice was still soft: "Sister Wen, what do you want from me?"

"Here, let me ask you about Ji Yirou. Have you met recently?"

"See you, see you this afternoon."

"Oh. Did she tell you anything, like, like—she hasn't had a good time with me lately."

"No."

Yu Mian wanted to go back early, but when she heard her talk, she sat down with a smile and ordered a glass of wine.

Wen Huaiyu raised his eyebrows slightly, and didn't persuade her to leave any more. He talked one after another: "What's the matter? Are you having trouble with your aunt Pei?"

"It doesn't count," Yu Mian pursed her lips and smiled: "What about you, did you have a fight with Sister Xiao Ji?"

"Hmm...not sure. Forget it, let's have a drink."

"Well, drink."

Yu Mian lowered her head and smiled, and started talking to herself again with a smile: "But she won't let me drink. I...I don't know much about drinking."

Wen Huaiyu shook the wine glass: "She won't let you drink, so why don't you drink it? Are you too good?"

Yu Mian pursed her lower lip: "No. I'm not good."

If she had been good, everything would not be like this now.

Yu Mian raised her head and drank the whole glass of wine, it was obviously sour and astringent, not good at all.But she ordered another glass, took a sip with a smile, her eyes seemed to be full of water.

Wen Huaiyu blinked his eyes, reached out his hand to stop her, and there was already a bit of alcohol in his words: "No, no, no, you can't drink like this. You..."

Before she finished speaking, the wine glass was snatched away, she turned her head dissatisfied, and bumped into Ji Yirou's slightly gloomy face: "Why are you here... By the way, Yu Mian..."

Wen Huaiyu turned around to look for Yu Mian, and when he turned around, he saw Pei Songxi's extremely cold expression, and the little girl was hugged by her, muttering drunkenly.Her eyes seemed to be frozen: "Mr. Wen, you owe me an explanation."

She has always been cold and indifferent, with anger hidden on her face that lacks emotional fluctuations, and she looks at her coldly.

But Wen Huaiyu didn't mean to apologize at all, but just smiled: "What explanation do I owe you? You don't know why she was drunk? Pei Songxi, reflect on yourself."

Pei Songxi froze for a moment, the girl in her arms was still whispering, she took a deep look at Wen Huaiyu, said nothing, and went out with Yu Mian in her arms.

Yu Mian was really drunk, if the summer vacation was in a slightly drunk state between drunk and not drunk, and occasionally he could speak soberly, but this time he was completely drunk.

She nestled in Pei Songxi's arms, not obedient at all, jumping up and down: "The moon! I'm going! Pick the moon!"

Not only that, but she greeted the strangers she met with a brisk and lively tone: "Hello, I love you."

If Pei Songxi hadn't pulled her with a cold face, many young people would have wanted to strike up a conversation.

She had no choice but to wrap her arms around Yu Mian's waist, reach out to stop the car on the side of the road, put Yu Mian in the back seat, and then she sat in: "Master, go to Anxi Road."

The girl fell into her arms and giggled: "The sun, I love you... the stars, I love you..."

When she got out of the car, she was still lying on the window and said to the driver, "Hello, stranger."

Pei Songxi held her tightly, not allowing her to wander around: "Okay, Mianmian, we're home."

Yu Mian smiled, leaned on her shoulder suddenly, and refused to leave: "Well... I love you too. Don't be angry, I love you too...Little Moon."

Pei Songxi smiled helplessly, rubbed the top of her hair: "Children, talk nonsense."

She sent her back to the room, saw that she was very drunk, so she didn't call her again, wiped her face with a wet towel, took off her coat and shoes, only to find that she had curled up into a small body under the quilt Group, fell asleep.

Pei Songxi tucked in the quilt for her, turned and walked out, came back soon, put something on her table, and then closed the door and left.

The next day.

Yu Mian woke up rubbing her temples, feeling dizzy and heavy.She sat on the bed in a daze, and slowly remembered what happened last night... She was in a bad mood, she drank alcohol, she was not good... After she was drunk, she wanted to go to the sky to pick the moon, and said to many people... I Love you.

In the end it was her... She said I love you to Pei Songxi.

How did she reply back then? She said she was a child and told her not to talk nonsense.

Yu Mian lowered her head and smiled lightly: "It really is like this."

The answer was exactly as she had expected.

She lifted the quilt and opened the curtains to look out. The weather was just right and the sun was warm.

It's just that there was a red velvet gift box on the table, which looked... like it was for her.

Her heart began to beat wildly, and the box was opened, and there was a Jaeger-LeCoultre ladies watch inside, and a pair of Chanel's new earrings, the broken diamonds looked beautiful in the sun.

On the small card is her familiar handwriting, clear and elegant - Mian Mian, happy 19th birthday.

She was stunned, and the phone rang at this moment, and it was from her roommate: "Mian, aren't you going home? We went to the botanical garden yesterday, and saw a courier waiting for you downstairs, saying that things are better." It's expensive, so you can't put it in a courier box. It was already late at that time, and my brother was in a hurry to go back, so I signed for it for you and put it on the table for you."

Yu Mian asked softly: "The sender... who is it?"

"Oh, let me see," the other end of the phone paused for a few seconds, "I didn't write my name, I just wrote 'Pei'."

Yu Mian smiled: "Thank you, Yuyu, I understand."

Her birthday is on the lunar calendar, and the date changes every year.

Yesterday was her birthday, and she thought Aunt Pei had forgotten... So she was very sad last night, but she couldn't say it.

It turned out...the gift was sent to Yongzhou University, and even the time was calculated so well...it's just that she didn't know that she would come back, so she made up the gift temporarily.

She thought she had forgotten, but she still remembered.

She always remembers.

It was as if her heart had been gently pinched. The sour and sweet feeling made her feel extremely sad.She went downstairs to find Pei Songxi, but there was no one at home... Looking at the time again, it was nine o'clock. Aunt Pei should be in the hospital.

Did she come back to find her last night and go back to the hospital?

Yu Mian hailed a car to go there, and when they arrived, Ding Mei and Pei Tiancheng were also outside the ward.

She hadn't seen them for a long time, so she went over to say hello. Pei Tiancheng seemed to have grown haggard and aged a lot in the past two years. Looking at her, she seemed to want to say something, but he was also concerned about the people in the ward, so he didn't say anything.Ding Mei smiled coolly: "Miss Yu, long time no see."

Yu Mian was slightly startled, sensing some special emotions from her strange tone, and thinking of Pei Tiancheng's sudden aging, she always felt that something had happened to the Pei family.It's just that she doesn't know.

The door of the ward opened, and Pei Songxi came out. Her expression was a little tired, and her cold eyes softened slightly when she met Yu Mian: "Mian Mian, have you had breakfast yet?"

Yu Mian nodded: "Eat. How about you, do you want to rest for a while?"

"It's okay. I'll go to the doctor. You go in and talk to grandma, she just woke up."

Yu Mian hummed, and pushed open the door to go in. Zhou Ruyun was indeed awake, Pei Linmo was talking with her, Pei Zhiyuan was standing by the window peeling fruit, when he saw her, his expression was a little unnatural, and he just nodded slightly.

Seeing her, Zhou Ruyun smiled and waved to her: "Little girl Mian is here?"

Yu Mian walked over quickly and grabbed her hand: "Come on, you fell asleep when you came here yesterday, do you feel okay now?"

Zhou Ruyun raised his hand and stroked her hair tremblingly: "It's okay, it's okay. Come on, come closer, I have something to tell you."

"Huh? What?"

The old man narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Come closer, I don't want the two kids next to me to hear it."

"……Oh."

Yu Mian leaned in front of her and squatted down in front of the hospital bed.

Zhou Ruyun's smile deepened, and her lowered voice was a little rough. It scraped across her eardrums, but it made her slightly stunned: "Help me watch Yueyue a little more, okay?"

As soon as Yu Mian tilted her head, she met her warm eyes that had experienced vicissitudes of life: "Me?"

Zhou Ruyun nodded with a smile.

This child, Yueyue, is too cold-tempered, restrained and restrained by nature, and has always buried all her emotions in her heart.Not to mention that when she was a teenager, seeing her mother die with her own eyes, the child had been depressed for so long... When she thought of this, she felt uneasy.Fortunately, fortunately, she still has a bond.

Yu Mian lowered her head in embarrassment: "I...she might not listen to me."

Zhou Ruyun shook her hand: "No, she will."

Yu Mian blushed: "I...I will try my best."

Zhou Ruyun smiled very satisfied, and touched her cheek: "Okay, you all go out, I'm sleepy, I have to squint for a while."

Pei Linmo was pushed aside, still muttering in dissatisfaction: "Have you finished whispering? Can you tell me now?"

Zhou Ruyun disliked him: "Go, go, get out, I'm going to sleep."

Pei Linmo spread his hands helplessly: "Okay, let's go."

Pei Zhiyuan had just finished peeling an apple, and handed it to Yu Mian, with an awkward expression on his face: "Eat it."

Yu Mian took it over: "...Oh."

That sense of eagerness to know something intensified.

But she didn't ask Pei Zhiyuan, nor Pei Linmo.Maybe if they asked, they wouldn't tell her.

When he got home at night, Yu Mian called Wen Huaiyu.

She guessed she must know, and she would tell her.

After a long time, Wen Huaiyu answered the phone with a smile in his voice: "Little girl, come to disturb me at this time... You'd better have a business, if you don't have a business, I will kill you."

Ji Yirou's cold voice came from the other end of the phone, with a rare charm at the end: "Don't be mean to her."

Yu Mian glanced at the time, and soon realized...she chose the wrong time.

She didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly: "where did uncle Pei Linmao go Aunt Ding looked very ugly when she saw me today, and grandpa Pei seemed to be a lot older. Sister Wen, do you know what happened? "

Wen Huaiyu chuckled: "It seems that she didn't tell you anything."

"Ok?"

"You have come to ask me, and I won't help her hide it. Pei Linmao is in prison, and she sent him in with her own hands. Who told him to be cruel, to harm your parents, and to get your idea. As for Pei Tiancheng, he has lost his power, so he will naturally grow old soon. I have troubled him many times, who told me that he has plotted against me before... Oh, what a pity, there is no hard evidence, otherwise he can Go to prison to spend your old age in peace."

Yu Mian was stunned by her sudden long series of words, and it took her a long time to digest them: "Is everything you said true?"

"Nonsense...Of course it's true. Liang Chen Mei Ye, who has time to lie to you. Alright, I'm going to rest, goodbye."

Before she could speak, the other party hung up the phone with a bang.

Yu Mian took a few steps back and sat down on the bed.

She suddenly remembered the sad look on the old man's face when she went back to Qingning at the end of last year and asked about her uncle... What did her aunt say at that time, saying that my uncle was serving his sentence?

So this matter, too...was it also Aunt Pei's doing?

In fact, Yu Mian vaguely knew that the death of her parents in a car accident was no accident at all, and she guessed that it was definitely related to Pei Linmao and the others, maybe it was also related to Grandpa Pei.But she never doubted Pei Songxi, she believed that she would not hurt her.

Now it seems... so.

For her... How many things did she not know?

The light from the incandescent lamp was a bit dazzling, her eyes were sore, and she sat for a long time with a dazed expression.

She finally picked up her mobile phone and wanted to call Pei Songxi, but when the call was connected, she keenly felt something was wrong: "Aunt Pei, what's wrong with you?"

Pei Songxi's voice was very soft: "Grandma is gone."

Yu Mian's heart sank: "I'll come here now, you wait for me."

But it was too late when she arrived.

The funeral is scheduled for three days later.

The cemetery was chosen long ago, and it was with Mr. Pei who had passed away long ago.The tombstones of the two old people are side by side, which was agreed upon when they were alive.

Yu Mian stood in the middle and back, looking at the thin figure standing in the front, wanted to go up to hug her, but didn't dare.

Aunt Pei hasn't slept for many days, right?

That day in the hospital morgue, she was the one who stayed there all night, and for the next few days, almost everything was done by her alone.She is like a machine that has no emotion and never gets tired. It seems that she has never shed tears, and her emotions are always stable.

But the more this happened, the more Yu Mian couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

When everyone else had left, Pei Songxi was still standing in front of the tombstone, while Yu Mian stayed with her.

"Look, time is such a wonderful thing," she said suddenly, her voice hoarse, "it's such a magic. Time... is very ruthless."

This is what I learned in Chinese books in elementary school.Hearing it now, Yu Mian will not cry anymore, but she will still be sad.

She knew that Pei Songxi was sad, but she didn't know how to comfort her.

She should be more obedient, more obedient, let her not be distracted by her.

I don't know when it began to rain in the sky.

Pei Songxi finished speaking softly, as if she didn't intend to hear her reply, she turned around and walked back: "Let's go."

Yu Mian followed her, Wei Yi was still waiting outside the cemetery, thanks to her busy schedule these days.She drove them home, and hesitated after getting off the car: "Boss Pei...some documents are still waiting for you to deal with."

She couldn't bear it as she talked, but the burden on Pei Songxi was too heavy... After three days of delay, some matters had already piled up like a mountain, and I really couldn't wait any longer.

Pei Songxi nodded: "Come in, come to my study."

Yu Mian looked at her back, feeling depressed and uncomfortable.

After returning to the room and staying for a while, she calmed down and finally made a decision.

She went to knock on the door of the study room, Wei Yi hadn't left yet, she walked in and said concisely: "Aunt Pei, I, I'm leaving."

Pei Songxi's writing hand paused: "Where are you going?"

Yu Mian lowered her eyes: "I... Tao asked them to come to me. I will go to Ningda University, and then take the evening bus back to Yongzhou."

It's time for her to go.She is here, apart from annoying her, it seems to have no other purpose...

Maybe you already know it, maybe you're aware of it.

But it doesn't matter.

I won't be disobedient, you...you don't have to avoid me anymore.

The strength of Pei Songxi's signature suddenly increased, and the tip of the pen tore through the paper. Her voice was still flat: "Oh, you go."

Yu Mian nodded, took a deep breath, turned around and walked out.

Just as Wei Yi finished sorting out a document, he raised his head and wanted to say something, when he saw Pei Songxi standing up, walking to the window, and pulling back a curtain, under which was a painting, a portrait of a woman.

She has seen it.That time Pei Songxi found her and told her that there were some stains on the scroll, and she asked her to do everything possible to clean the dirt on it.However, unclean is unclean.She can't help it either.

She remembered... At that time, Pei Songxi's eyes were red, she lost all reason, she was stubborn and silent, and repeatedly said that she must wipe the portrait clean.

Wei Yi sighed from the bottom of her heart, that seemed to be the most out-of-control moment she had seen in more than ten years.

She closed the door quietly.

Pei Songxi was still standing by the window looking at the painting.

She heard light footsteps in the hallway, accompanied by the sound of the trunk rolling; she heard the tires of the car braking outside the gate; she heard the girl saying hello to her companion, whispering something.

She heard, she left.