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In the corner of the courtyard wall, the grass-green cotton slipper was lying miserably.

Si Yu picked up the slipper, shook the dust off it, and put it on the shoe rack.He returned to the living room, opened the curtains, and the brilliant golden light of the setting sun poured into the room.

He stood by the window and looked around, only to find that the cloak that Qi Lu wore was still thrown on the ground, and he didn't know if he thought it was dirty when it was dropped on the ground, so he didn't want it.

Si Yu picked up the cloak, his brain twitched, and he tried to point to the position of his shoulder in a strange way.The cloak on Qi Lu's body happened to be as long as his ankles, making his figure even more upright and handsome, just like the chic and unrestrained bosses in old-fashioned Hong Kong movies.But when it came to him, the black hem dragged the floor, covering his insteps.

Si Yu looked at his own reflection in the glass, and felt that the difference was too great. He looked like a little dwarf when he was wearing it, so he burst out laughing, threw the cloak on the sofa casually, and planned to wear it at night. Wash it and return it to Qi Lu, whether he likes it or not.

He sat down slowly on the sofa, exactly where Qi Lu had been sitting just now, and raised a hand to the back of his neck.

Si Yu was born with thin skin, and it would take several days for mosquito bites to disappear in summer.Qi Lu's hand is so strong, and he slapped him on the neck desperately, maybe there will be bruises by now.

He twisted his neck, and it was really sore, as if someone had punched him in the neck.Si Yu greeted Qi Lu in his heart. He usually looks so well-dressed that he is the head of the Department of Abstinence. One less button on his shirt can kill him. , the wine quality is in a mess.

Si Yu thought to himself that he would be cheap if he didn't ask him for medical expenses.

As soon as the sunlight came in, the light from the floor lamp became insignificant. Si Yu touched the lampshade with the back of his hand, and it was very hot.

He imitated Qi Lu's posture just now, leaning his head against the wall, closing his eyes, thinking about what Qi Lu was thinking at that time.

Maybe Qi Lu regarded him as someone else, or maybe Qi Lu didn't think about anything at the time, it was purely driven by alcohol to obey his physiological instincts, and he acted irrationally.

He raised the corners of his lips and smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that he was really boring like this.

Qi Lu is so chic, he forgets everything as soon as he wakes up, even if he really clutches his neck and asks Qi Lu for medical expenses, he might be treated as a cheater.

It's boring, he's thinking about what Qi Lu is doing, it's not interesting at all.

Si Yu let out a long sigh of relief, opened his eyes and stretched, raised his hand to turn off the floor lamp, and rolled up his sleeves to tidy up the house.

Si Yu filled three plastic jars full of the remaining drunken crabs, and filled a large bowl of the extra beef rice in the rice cooker, heated them up and sent them to Room 45 for Lin Mubai.

When Lin Mubai came to open the door, his whole body was drenched, as if he had just been fished out of the water, water was dripping from his clothes and trousers.

Si Yu was taken aback, not understanding what he was doing in such a cold weather, so he asked, "Are you okay?"

Lin Mubai said carelessly that he was absorbing water, then impatiently grabbed the bowl in Si Yu's hand, and ran back to the house to eat delicious food.

Si Yu's forehead twitched violently, thinking that Lin Mubai's lifestyle is quite advanced. Photosynthesis in the morning and water supplementation at night are enough for health.

He closed the courtyard door for Lin Mubai, went back to his home and fetched a bucket of water, and just finished twisting the rag to wipe the coffee table, when Fan Tianxing called and said that he would send someone to deliver supplies the day after tomorrow, and asked Si Yu to move to the entrance of the village. .

Si Yu casually said why don't you let your people bring things in, how can I move them by myself.

Fan Tianxing sighed and said that people in the village were very repulsive to outsiders, and he was worried that if there was any conflict, it would be over. He was solely responsible for the Gutang project, and if there was a fight, he couldn't explain it to the leader.

Si Yu thought this was true, so he complied. At worst, he would let Lin Mubai go with him at that time, and the two of them would move a few more times before they could finish the move.

Fan Tianxing said a lot of other things, and Si Yu found that the old man was also nagging, asking about his daily life, his daily diet, whether he slept well, and whether he was dressed warmly.Si Yu couldn't laugh or cry, propped his forehead and said, "Fan Ju, I'm already in my twenties, how can I starve to death and freeze to death?"

Fan Tianxing laughed cheerfully, and said angrily to him: "Stinky boy, I look like my own son at your age, you are very worried!"

Si Yu's heart warmed, and he couldn't help being touched.Ever since his father left, no one has cared about him so much. Fan Tian's way of nagging is really a bit like his father.

He smiled and said to the other end of the phone: "Okay, don't worry, I'm fine here, just wait for the start of school next month."

Fan Tianxing chatted with him again, before hanging up the phone, he said: "Hey wait a minute, I forgot to tell you something, almost forgot."

"what's up?"

"Your ex, Ruan Ruan..."

Before Fan Tian could finish speaking, Si Yu immediately interrupted him, saying in horror: "Hey hey hey! What ex! Don't spread rumors!"

Fan Tianxing was silent for three seconds before he realized it. He laughed happily: "Stinky boy, you have a good idea! I said that Gutang was the last teacher, and you will take over."

How could Si Yu not understand what he meant, just now he was deliberately teasing the old man, he threw the rag in his hand into the bucket and asked, "What's wrong with her?"

"She will go with her the day after tomorrow," Fan Tianxing urged, "to make a return visit report, and leave after two days. You should pay more attention to it."

"She's been here much longer than me," Si Yu said, "She's probably more familiar with this village than I am, so there's no need for me to take care of it."

Fan Tianxing let out a "huh", hesitated to speak, and said after a while: "At that time, she had serious conflicts with the villagers. I was afraid that the villagers would have opinions on her. In short, you should pay more attention."

"Conflict?" Si Yu frowned, "What conflict?"

"I don't know very well. This girl hesitates and hesitates to say anything." Fan Tianxing thought for a while and continued, "It seems that she was threatened by a very powerful person in the village. She said that the person's name is Qi... Qi I can't remember what..."

Si Yu gripped the phone tightly, his face pale.

Ruan Ruan's departure was indeed related to Qi Lu. According to Fan Tianxing's memory, Ruan Ruan was threatened by Qi Lu and chose to leave Gutang as a last resort.

Qi Lu has an indifferent personality and is highly vigilant towards outsiders. It is normal for him not to trust Ruan Ruan.But Si Yu felt that with Qi Lu's upbringing and behavior style, he would never be able to "threat" a young female teacher.

There should be something else hidden about Ruan Ruan's matter.

"Fan Ju," Si Yu carefully considered his words, and asked cautiously, "Does Ruan Ruan have any...religious beliefs? For example, does she believe in Buddhism or Taoism?"

"Impossible," Fan Tianxing replied categorically, "Our government personnel are all non-religious comrades, holding high the banner of dialectical materialism!"

"..." The corners of Si Yu's mouth froze, "Yes, yes, it's because my consciousness is too low."

After hanging up the phone, the setting sun had completely sunk below the horizon, and the lights in the house were not turned on, leaving only faint skylight.

Si Yu sat in the half-light and half-darkness, lost in thought.

The spell in Ruan Ruan's hand is ingeniously linked to the "Ghost Book" left by his father; Ruan Ruan and Gu Tang are also inextricably linked.It is impossible to ask for clues from Qi Lu, the only way is to wait until Ruan Ruan comes the day after tomorrow, and Si Yu goes to ask her to understand.

Si Yu went to bed early that night, and felt sleepy just after nine o'clock, and fell asleep in a quilt.

He had not fallen asleep for a long time, when suddenly the window of the room was knocked loudly, Si Yu woke up with a start, and vaguely heard the sound of a child crying loudly outside the window.

"...Xiao Fu?"

He froze for a moment, then lifted the quilt and got out of bed after a shock. Before he could even put on his shoes, he ran to the window and opened the curtains.

Outside the window, Xiao Fu was wearing milky white pajamas, holding a yellow pillow in his arms, crying out of breath, tears all over his face, and red eye circles.

The little guy was crying hard, his voice was hoarse, and he was sobbing while weeping.

Seeing Si Yu, he opened his mouth, and a moment later burst into earth-shattering cries.

"Wooooow! Brother!"