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Xi Zhikong woke up when the sky was slightly bright the next day, and he turned his head to see Jiang Yan's face who was close at hand.

Both of them were naked, and the thin Xia Liang was draped across their waists.Thinking of what happened in this room last night, he reflexively leaned into Jiang Yan's arms with a sore back.

Jiang Yan moved but did not wake up.

He then turned cautiously to face him.Looking at Jiang Yan who was asleep, he seemed to have finally completed one of the most important things in his life, and his heart was calm and satisfied.

It's just that Jiang Yan seemed to perform very well this first time, and he couldn't help feeling that this person is too talented. If he practiced a few more times, wouldn't it be——

Just in the midst of such wild thinking, Jiang Yan's arms holding him suddenly tightened, hugging him even tighter, and murmured: "Why did you wake up so early?"

He felt that Jiang Yan's speech was not only nasal, but also fatally seductive.

Xi Zhikong took advantage of the morning light coming in through the gaps in the curtains, and without saying a word, he put his hand on his chest and kissed him on the mouth, making a very crisp and crisp sound.Both of them had no clothes on. After the kiss was delayed, Jiang Yan turned over and pressed on him again.

"Well... what are you doing!" Xi Zhikong stretched out his hand against him, with a smile on his brows and eyes, as if he wanted to refuse or welcome.

Jiang Yan squeezed his wrist with one hand and pressed it up on the top of his head, pressed it into the soft pillow, and said, "It seems that we have something to say about our empty space, so let's do it again."

"Jiang Yan, what are you doing so early in the morning..."

"Don't you know what I'm doing?"

"I'm so tired oh-"

"...I wanted to say it last night, we are in good shape."

……

Excessive physical exertion in the morning, and Xi Zhikong was too tired to move after just strolling around the scenic spot for more than an hour in the afternoon.

Jiang Yan supported his upper body and sat leaning against the pavilion for a while. Shu Jiyue and Lin Tongrui came down from the hill in front of them and sat opposite them drinking ice water.

Xi Zhikong smacked his lips: "Brother Yan, I'm thirsty too."

"I'll buy it for you, what do you want to drink?"

"Mineral water is fine."

Jiang Yan bought the water back and Xi Zhikong drank half of the bottle in one gulp, twisted the cap and poured it on Jiang Yan's lap, and said weakly, "I'm really tired, when are we going back down the mountain?"

"You guys didn't get up until ten o'clock this morning. You took the car all the way. You just walked for a while. Why are you so tired?" Lin Tongrui probably didn't think about that, and just after he finished speaking, he saw Shu Jiyue winking at him , "What's wrong with you? Are your eyes uncomfortable?"

Shu Jiyue: "..."

"I didn't have a good rest last night." Xi Zhikong sat up again, grabbed his collar and shook, and changed the subject awkwardly: "The weather forecast said it will rain today, but now it's so stuffy, will it rain? "

Everyone didn't speak, but they didn't expect his words to come true, and the sky that was still cloudless just now responded extremely quickly, and it immediately turned overcast, and it began to drizzle darkly.

Jiang Yan stretched out his hand outside the pavilion for a test, and the raindrops hit his palm, "It seems that it is really going to rain, or we should go down the mountain quickly."

The group of four finally rushed back to the shuttle bus point before the heavy rain poured down. There were not many people left in the scenic spot, and they stood sparsely in the carport waiting for the driver to come out after eating.

Xi Zhikong didn't care about other things, he leaned on Jiang Yan and enjoyed his meticulous private massage, and said lazily, "Sleepy, so sleepy..."

Jiang Yan couldn't help laughing and said, "Kong Kong's physical strength is too bad, isn't it?"

"My physical strength is poor?!" Xi Zhikong regained his energy, stood up and put his hands on his shoulders and pushed him back, "Who tormented me like that last night? I won't wake up this morning. Is it a little early, come again endlessly, I have cooperated with you like that, and you still say that my physical strength is weak..."

Lin Tongrui: "...?"

Jiang Yan hugged him into his arms and softly comforted him: "Ah, it's all my brother's fault. Go to bed early tonight, I promise."

"You promise a fart." Xi Zhikong curled his lips, closed his eyes, rested his chin on Jiang Yan's shoulder, and muttered: "If the driver doesn't come, I will fall asleep standing up..."

When I returned to the hotel later, Xi Zhikong really fell asleep. Jiang Yan took a shower and wiped his hair, and when he came out, he saw someone lying on the bed and fell asleep. He had just finished taking off a sock.

He walked to the bed and lightly helped him take off the other sock, turned him over and hugged him on the pillow to sleep well, and then put Xia Liang on his body.

Jiang Yan tidied up, dried her hair and sat by the bed for a while, scrolling through Weibo. Just as she put down her phone, Jiang Wen suddenly called.

There were many thunderstorms in summer, and Jiang Wen was sitting alone on the sofa in the living room at home, holding the remote control in her hand tightly. There was a thunderstorm outside, and the picture in the TV in her eyes suddenly blurred.

Lian Guangji called her half an hour ago, saying that an acquaintance in the prison contacted him, and Xi Chuzhi wanted to meet Xi Zhikong.

Jiang Wen suddenly had some bad premonitions in her heart. She didn't dare to call Xi Zhikong directly. After thinking about it, she still called Jiang Yan's mobile phone. After confirming the visiting time with Lian Guangji, she asked Jiang Yan booked a return flight the next morning.

Xi Zhikong and Jiang Yan's planned seven-day trip came to an abrupt end on the third day.On the return flight, Xi Zhikong was very nervous, holding Jiang Yan's hand, his palm was full of sweat.

Lian Guangji and Jiang Wen drove and waited in the parking lot. After seeing the flight landing information, they called Jiang Yan, "Yanyan, my father and I are in the parking lot. Get your luggage and call us."

Jiang Yan hung up the phone just as the luggage carousel started to operate. Xi Zhikong stood behind him and looked up at the flight numbers in a daze. He didn't know what he was thinking. It's okay, Uncle just wants to see you."

After picking up the luggage, the two walked across the road with the suitcase in tandem. Lian Guangji's car came just in time. Jiang Yan put the luggage and sat in the co-pilot, while Jiang Wen and Xi Zhikong sat in the back row.

Xi Zhikong bit his lower lip and asked, "Aunt Wen, did my dad say... anything else?"

Seeing the worried expression on his face, Jiang Wen hugged him and let him lean on her shoulder, and said softly: "It's okay, Xiao Kong, Dad just wants to see you."

Xi Zhikong didn't think so at all.

Because Xi Chuzhi never took the initiative to see him. When he first entered the prison, Xi Zhikong was very resistant to visit him. Later, because of the 40 yuan, he took the initiative to visit him once with his aunt.

But before he said anything, Xi Chuzhi took the initiative to end the meeting early.

He only knew that the 40 yuan was exchanged for Xi Chuzhi's dignity, but he didn't understand what kind of ulterior secrets there were, which made him unwilling to say a word.

The distance from the airport to the prison is not too far. It spans two districts and takes about [-] minutes to take the expressway around the city. Xi Zhikong leaned on Jiang Wen's shoulder all the way.

Jiang Yan turned around and stretched out his hand to him, but he froze and didn't move, Jiang Wen still grabbed his wrist and gently put it on Jiang Yan's palm, and then slowly held the hands they were holding tightly.

At the gate of the prison, Lian Guangji parked the car on the side of the road, and after calling to confirm the situation, all four of them got out of the car.

Xi Zhikong hadn't seen Xi Chuzhi for nearly two years, and he was rubbing his fingers nervously at the square table in the meeting room.A few minutes later, the prison guards showed up at the door of the meeting room with Xi Chuzhi.

Lian Guangji stepped forward, held the warden's hand with both hands and said thank you politely, and then Xi Chuzhi came in.

Originally, a "serious prisoner" like him was supposed to wear shackles, but Lian Guangji accommodated him in advance, allowing him to look more like an ordinary prisoner when he appeared in front of Xi Zhikong.

Before meeting Xi Chuzhi, Xi Zhikong had made a lot of psychological achievements, and he hoped that he would never cry when he saw him.

But just now he called out "Dad" tremblingly, biting his lower lip and crying uncontrollably.Jiang Wen couldn't bear it, she got up from the bench behind, walked over to sit beside him, and said hello to Xi Chuzhi.

A layer of water vapor gathered in Xi Chuzhi's eyes, but he never cried.

He was rarely sober, and wanted to complete this meeting after two years as successfully as possible.

"Xiaokong has been taken care of by you for so many years." Xi Chuzhi stood up and bowed to Jiang Wen, so solemn and sincere, it seemed like a farewell.

Jiang Wen hurriedly got up and said, "Brother Xi, sit down quickly, I should take care of Xiaokong, I should." She put her hands on Xi Zhikong's shrugging shoulders, and persuaded in a gentle voice: "Xiaokong, don't cry, hurry up and follow me." Dad talk."

Xi Zhikong raised his head and wiped his tears, choked up and said, "Father, are you alright?"

"Well, I haven't seen Xiaokong grow a lot taller in two years, but he is a little thin..." Xi Chuzhi stretched out his hand to Xi Zhikong, his trembling hand probably imagined stroking his brows and eyes as he did when he was a child, no matter how gentle he was. Help him wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

But he slowly took his hand back.

"Eat more food, don't be picky eaters, want to eat—" Xi Chuzhi swallowed the second half of the sentence abruptly, the voice stopped abruptly, and the retracted hand was also clenched into a fist on his chest, "Go to high school now?" , how is your academic performance?"

"It's, it's okay..."

Xi Zhikong obviously had a lot to say, and wanted to ask again what happened back then, but he saw the gray-haired Xi Chuzhi also choked up and cared about his life, and there was one more word besides answering his question I can't even speak.

"It's becoming more and more like a mother... Dad is not good, it's too bad, I couldn't accompany you during the high school entrance examination." Xi Chuzhi lowered his head and smiled, seeming to sigh helplessly.

Xi Zhikong also reluctantly curled his mouth and said in relief: "It's okay Dad, I'm in the same class as Brother Ah Yan now, he will teach me everything I don't understand, and the teacher also praised me for my fast progress in learning."

Xi Chuzhi turned his head and looked past Jiang Wen to Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan stood up and walked forward to greet him politely: "Hello, Uncle."

"Has Jiang Yan grown so tall? Oh, he's grown into an adult, it's good, it's good."

Xi Chuzhi waved his hand at him, then turned to Xi Zhikong and said, "Xiao Kong, Dad isn't here, I need to visit my aunt often, and——and..."

Xi Chuzhi hesitated to speak, but Xi Zhikong guessed what he wanted to say.

He glanced back at Jiang Yan, and then his eyes fell on Lian Guangji who was talking with the warden.

The warden gave Lian Guangji a wink, and Lian Guangji immediately said, "Well, Xiao Kong, if you want to talk to Dad, you all say that there are no outsiders here, so don't worry."

Xi Zhikong understood, and then he looked up and saw that the red light of the monitor hanging in the corner stopped blinking, so he asked Xi Chuzhi without delay: "Dad, I want to ask you—"

Xi Chuzhi suddenly took his hand and interrupted him: "Xiaokong, my uncle and aunt came to see me a few days ago and said that Ajie and Yingying were seriously ill, but they said you don't want to sign to sell grandpa and grandma house left behind."

"Why are they still looking for you?" Xi Zhikong was displeased.

"Xiaokong, listen to me, if you don't want to sell the house, daddy will give you... the money daddy left for you, you can give it to uncle and aunt to see a doctor for Yingying and Ajie, okay?"

"impossible!"

After hearing his words, Xi Zhikong stood up uncontrollably, and the two prison guards were startled, and immediately took a step forward to stand behind Xi Chuzhi.The warden came over and waved to them, even saying that it was all right.

Lian Guangji stood beside Xi Zhikong and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Xi Zhikong didn't answer him, just gritted his teeth and looked at Xi Chuzhi. Suddenly, a gust of hot air rushed up from the soles of his feet and hit his temples. , I won’t move a penny.”

"40?" Jiang Wen also stood up, put one hand on Xi Zhikong's shoulder, and asked him, "Xiao Kong, what is 40?"

40, the 40 that bought Xi Chuzhi's dignity and Xi Zhikong's father's love, is now quietly lying in his safe.

Xi Zhikong didn't even think about making a move when it was so difficult, but now Xi Chuzhi actually said to take it to his uncle and aunt?

"They can sell the house, but I won't move a penny of the 40 yuan until the day you come out, and neither will anyone else." Xi Zhikong gritted his teeth, his eyes turned red, Xi Chuzhi was never seen by him before. Shocked by such a son, he sat on the seat and stared at him, unable to speak a word.

Jiang Wen put her hands on his shoulders and turned him around, and asked him again: "Xiao Kong, tell Auntie, what is '40'?"

Xi Zhikong remained silent, Jiang Wen walked up to Xi Chuzhi and asked him, "Brother Xi, what's going on? Tell your sister, if there is really that 40—"

Jiang Wen burst into tears without warning as she spoke.

If there is that 40 yuan, Xi Zhikong’s later life would not have to be so tight, he would not even be willing to eat a decent meal, and with a living allowance of 500 yuan that was cheated, he would be so strong and independent that he would not look like a fifteen-six-year-old year old child.

He is too stubborn and refuses to accept his own relief. He saves tuition fees with hard work, and goes to do odd jobs on weekends. When he has no money, he even eats instant noodles. He has lived so hard by himself for such a long time. .

If he had that 40, he wouldn't have to take on all the burdens of his life prematurely.

"Father, you said you want to see me, do you just want to tell me... Let me give the money to uncle?" Xi Zhikong wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, walked over and helped Jiang Wen to sit on the bench behind and then returned to the table Side, calmly said: "I still say the same thing, I won't touch the money, even if I can't live - I won't touch the money..."

As he was talking, Jiang Yan quietly walked behind him and held his wrist, raised his other hand to wipe the tears seeping from the corner of his eyes, and said softly, "Kongkong, don't cry."

Xi Chuzhi covered his face with his hands, but he could still see the crystal liquid slipping down on the table, "Xiao Kong, it's all about Dad's fault. Dad is sorry for you, but Dad wants to see you live well. You are Dad's. I hope for everything..."

He was sobbing after he finished speaking.

Xi Zhikong suddenly shook off Jiang Yan's hand, bypassed Lian Guangji, stepped over and knelt at Xi Chuzhi's feet, crying and said: "Dad is by Xiaokong's side, Xiaokong's life is the best, tell me how the year will end What's the matter, okay? Tell me, I want to save you, I want to save your father..."

"I'm a useless person, Xiaokong, dad is a useless person! Don't ask me..." Xi Chuzhi fell off the stool, lying on the ground and hitting the ground with his fists over and over again. Seeing this, Lian Guangji quickly squatted down | People help up.

"Brother! Brother, don't be like this. Let's talk slowly if you have anything to say. Xiao Kong, quickly pull Dad up."

Xi Zhikong was unmoved, he knelt on the ground and lowered his head and asked again: "Are you still refusing to tell me what happened back then? Can't you even tell me?"

Xi Chuzhi sat on the chair and shook his head: "It's all about Dad's fault, Dad deserves it..."

"Then," Xi Zhikong got up from the ground and hugged Xi Chuzhi, and said in a low voice, "Then take care of yourself, I'm leaving, I will study hard, Aunt Wen and the others take good care of me, don't worry—" If uncle comes to me, I will agree to sell the house."

He turned around and walked to the door, looked back and said, "Let's go, Uncle Awen, Brother Yan, we're going back."

Lian Guangji greeted the warden and helped Jiang Wen go out in front of him. Jiang Yan stopped beside him and took his hand and squeezed it.

"I'll be waiting for you at home, Dad." He left the last sentence and turned and walked out the door.

The huge iron gate closed behind Xi Zhikong, Jiang Yan stood beside him, and Jiang Wen looked at him worriedly.

He looked up at the noon sun, slowly closed his eyes, and tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes. He raised his hand and quickly wiped them away, smiled at Jiang Yan beside him and said, "Brother Yan, let's go back let's go home."

Everyone in the car did not speak tacitly. Xi Zhikong stared at the car window in a daze.

He was suddenly exhausted and put all his weight on Jiang Yan.

Jiang Wen deliberately sat in the co-pilot, leaving the back seat for Jiang Yan to accompany Xi Zhikong. In her mind, only the "40" that Xi Zhikong repeatedly mentioned was in her mind, thinking about all the possibilities about the source of this money.

Jiang Yan clasped Xi Zhikong's hand tightly with five fingers, pressed his fingertips on the back of his hand and said, "Don't think too much about it."

Xi Zhikong then leaned his head on his shoulder, and agreed in a muffled voice: "Thank you, brother Yan."

"Stupid." Jiang Yan raised his hand and rubbed the top of his head, feeling pain in his heart.

When they arrived at home, Jiang Yan accompanied the banquet and went upstairs. Jiang Wen and Lian Guangji sat on the sofa and waited.

Before entering the door, Jiang Wen stopped Jiang Yan and asked him if he knew anything.Jiang Yan hesitated and didn't tell her, but only persuaded Xi Zhikong to let him speak.

At this moment Jiang Yan and Xi Zhikong are sitting by the bed, neither of them opened their mouths in silence. Unable to control himself, anger and grievances rushed to his heart, piercing his heart like a knife.

"Kongkong, how about money..." Jiang Yan asked him tentatively, pulled a tissue to wipe his tears, and held him in his arms to coax him: "Stop crying, your crying makes my brother feel very uncomfortable."

"My dad doesn't say...he still doesn't say, how can I help him if he doesn't say anything?!" Xi Zhikong was so choked up that he could hardly utter a complete sentence, he threw himself into Jiang Yan's arms to suppress his sobs, and held his hands tightly. his neckline.

"Kong Kong, even if uncle doesn't say anything, if there is a problem with the case, you can still investigate it-you are not alone now, you know? With me, my father and mother, we will help you, Kong Kong, tell them, my father's A good friend is the Attorney General, they can definitely help uncle."

Jiang Yan patiently persuaded, Xi Zhikong tried hard to stop sobbing, raised his head from his neck, his eyes were red and swollen from crying, looked at him tearfully, and said intermittently after a while: "But I, I think this The matter is too, too dangerous, Wen, Aunt Wen is now—”

"Pfft, don't you believe me, don't you cry, don't you feel uncomfortable talking now?" Jiang Yan raised his hand and scratched his nose, and said, "Don't worry, it's okay."

Xi Zhikong thought about it carefully, finally stood up and nodded to Jiang Yan, took a deep breath and wiped away his tears, "I'll tell them."

"I'll accompany you."

When the two returned to the living room, Xi Zhikong was afraid that he would lose control while talking, so he cleared his throat when he was mentally prepared: "I'm sorry, Aunt Wen, Uncle, for making you worry."

Jiang Wen wanted to speak, but Lian Guangji stopped her.

"The 40 yuan I mentioned there today was—it was delivered to my door a few years ago after he pleaded guilty in the second trial of Dad's case."

He didn't want to use these things to disturb the peaceful life of Jiang Yan's family, so for so many years, even though he knew that Jiang Wen and Lian Guangji would not sit idly by if he opened his mouth, he still didn't say a word to them.

This matter can be big or small, and Jiang Wen will probably be involved if she intervenes. If there is really an invisible truth behind it, or if this is just the tip of the iceberg of a huge conspiracy, then it is best to stop here, don't spill over to others.

This was Xi Zhikong's initial thought.

His father compromised for 40 yuan, but he didn't seem like someone who could compromise for 40 yuan. Xi Zhikong didn't dare to go into it. He was alone at that time, with almost nothing but his life left.

Because he was afraid of death and knew that his young life could not fight against the truth of 40 people.

He still has too much reluctance to give up, even if he is struggling, he still wants to live.