How long has it been since I saw his dad?Almost three years.The last time Xu Ning met Xu Zhenbo during the summer vacation after the high school entrance examination.

At that time, he probably won a bet or got money from his girlfriend. I heard that he was admitted to the public-funded Luoping High School.

And then, this is the present side.

Ever since Xu Zhenbo had a showdown with his mother for divorce when he was ten years old, the few meetings he had met were all sudden.It was the same this time, and happened to see him coming out of the Internet cafe and took him home.

Being beaten is inevitable, Xu Ning has understood this truth since he was a child, but he didn't expect that this time, Xu Zhenbo really beat him to death, and his mother was also beaten as usual for protecting him.

The man frantically used the clothes drying pole on the balcony to lash out at the mother and son, without giving any room to talk back or fight back. This is how he and his mother have always been in this situation.

Xu Ning was beaten up. When he was a child, if he was naughty and got into trouble, he would be served with sticks. He was a very lively child, and he was beaten forcibly to make people feel distressed. Quiet and well-behaved, inferior and pitiful.

Xu Zhenbo came back this time to ask for money, saying that he owed debts outside, so he would not have to be in trouble before.The attitude is very firm, and no one will feel better if they don't get the money.

It's true that Tian Meihui's dry cleaning shop is slightly profitable, but she doesn't have much money left over for living expenses and taking care of her son. Men of conscience will also be deprived of it.

Xu Zhenbo said he would sell the house if he didn't give it to him. Anyway, this house was left by his parents, so it's better to sell it for his emergency.Without Tian Meihui's consent, he clamored for a divorce, the house would be given to him, and the child would be given to Tian Meihui.

Because of this matter, the two quarreled in the dark for several days.Xu Ning hid in the room and would go out to have a look from time to time. He was afraid that Xu Zhenbo would beat his mother again. Although he couldn't help much, at least he could stand in front of his mother like his mother was protecting him.

These days, he and his mother were so anxious that they couldn't sleep, but the man was snoring loudly on the sofa. Xu Ning began to understand that he and his mother were really happy together. He asked his mother more than once what to do manage.Tian Meihui would comfort him and say that this time it must be dealt with once and for all.

Xu Ning didn't expect that Lin Pengfei would come to find him. Once the house was closed, even the neighbors in the neighborhood didn't know what happened to their house.The arrival of Lin Pengfei caused Xu Ning's long-standing grievances to burst immediately. He stood there watching the young man in front of him cry silently.

Lin Pengfei was at a loss, the tears fell into his heart, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.Stabilizing his body, he raised one arm and gently pressed Xu Ning's head on his shoulder like that.I don't know if this comforting method can make Xu Ning feel better, anyway, he feels much better.

Xu Ning cried numbly, but didn't make a sound. The cool air from outside the window blew into the window, bringing in the fresh fragrance of Lin Pengfei's body. He closed his eyes, and really wanted time to stop here.

Lin Pengfei patted the back of Xu Ning's head, and said decisively: "Don't cry, call the police."

Xu Ning choked up: "But he is my father."

Lin Pengfei withdrew his arms and pressed his hands on the outside of Xu Ning's arms, shaking them as if to wake up Xu Ning: "He has to treat you as his son before he is worthy of being your father."

There is nothing wrong with this sentence. Any father should have a sense of proportion when beating his children, so as not to beat him like this.Lin Pengfei glanced at Xu Ning's upper body, face, neck and arms, which he could see from the perspective outside the window, all of which were covered with bruises, not to mention the places covered by clothes.Even an outsider would feel distressed when looking at him, Xu Ning's father is too much of a joke.

"Then you don't stay at home, leave with your mother and let him do it himself."

Xu Ning shook his head: "It's useless, he will follow us wherever we go, he is just a rascal."

He continued: "Besides, my mother and I both look like ghosts. Going out will only make the neighbors laugh at us."

Lin Pengfei said anxiously: "What time is it, are you still afraid of being laughed at? Is your brain broken? If you stay at home, he might beat you again sometime."

Xu Ning smiled wryly: "We've been used to it for a long time. Let him fight. If he can't be beaten to death, he will still have to be beaten. It's better if he is killed."

What a lunatic, Lin Pengfei was speechless.

Xu Ning knew that what he said with resentment was a bit nonsensical, and then sighed deeply: "My mother said that it will be resolved in a few days, she knows it well."

After hearing this, Lin Pengfei was quite relieved. He really didn't like to talk about other people's family affairs.He motioned Xu Ning to move back and push the window from the outside, and then jumped onto the dry lawn downstairs.

Xu Ning stood in front of the window for a long time, watching Lin Pengfei run out of sight before crawling back to the bed, as if seeing Lin Pengfei relieved the pain from his injuries.

He buried his head in the quilt, and after closing his eyes for a while, he heard the sound of small stones knocking on the window again. In a daze, he really thought it was his illusion, so he listened again, and then he hurriedly slammed down regardless of the pain. bed.

After opening the window, the first thing I saw was not the familiar face, but a pile of colorful packaging bags, all of which were delivered in one go. He didn't catch them for a while, and they all scattered on the inner window sill. Bread, ham sausage and potato chips Everything you need.He stared blankly at the young man who was holding on to the window frame and said, "Why are you back again?"

Lin Pengfei didn't answer, but stepped on the top of the safety fence on the first floor and sat sideways on the outer window sill of Xu Ning's room. He took out something from his arms and stuffed it into the person who was looking at him dully.

It's packaged hot milk tea and roasted sweet potatoes.

"Give these two to you too, I was going to take them home."

Xu Ning held the two bags and stood there for a long time without moving.

Lin Pengfei tutted, "While it's hot, it'll be cold."

Xu Ning raised his head slowly: "What about you?"

"I'll buy some on the way back later."

Lin Pengfei didn't stay long, sat for about 2 minutes, watched Xu Ning eat half of a sweet potato with great effort, and then jumped off.

It was only when Xu Ning remembered that he had left that he didn't even say a word of thanks.I don't know since when, between him and Lin Pengfei, there has been no overly polite.

For the next two days, Lin Pengfei was like throwing food, no matter where he went, he would turn a corner and go downstairs to Xu Ning's house to deliver snacks.Every day Xu Ning waited for the sound of stones knocking on the window, and then rushed to the window as if some kind of switch had been pressed.

Like some kind of ritual, they meet briefly and then part.The few words exchanged are mostly about the current situation of Xu Ning's family.

Xu Ning had only seen this kind of natural and intimate interaction with Guo Peng and Qiao Liang. Presumably, Lin Pengfei also treated him like an iron buddy, which made him happy.

The boy didn't come on the third day, and Xu Ning didn't sleep well all night. His dream was filled with the sound of stones hitting the window frame. He got up and looked at it several times.

That person came in the evening of the next day. He asked about the situation and found out that Grandpa Lin was sent to the hospital in an emergency.

"How is Grandpa Lin now?" Xu Ning asked concerned.

"It's okay, I'm going to be hospitalized for observation, and I'll pick you up in two days."

The injury at the corner of Xu Ning's mouth healed up, and he ate faster. He opened a pack of snacks and shared them with Lin Pengfei: "My family's problem is also solved."

Lin Pengfei squeezed two pieces of crispy rice and put them into his mouth: "Let's talk about it."

"They separated without getting a divorce certificate before. This time, my mother decided to give him the house for him to never get in touch with each other."

"Then where do you live with your mother?"

"You can rent a house. When I pass the exam, my mother will follow me to the city where I study. It's just the two of us. It's easy."

Lin Pengfei didn't answer the question right away, and said after a while: "That's right, your mother will follow you wherever you go for the exam, that's pretty good."

"I will take the mock exam the day after tomorrow, and my exam room seems to be in your school. How about you?"

"Is there an exam the day after tomorrow? I don't know." Lin Pengfei said casually.

That's right, when did Lin Pengfei pay attention to his studies.Xu Ning didn't talk about his studies any more, and ate his snacks with his head down.

Just as the sun was sinking to the extreme, the sky was filled with afterglow.He felt that it was fine for him to get along with Lin Pengfei without talking.

Lin Pengfei, who was sitting on the window sill, followed Xu Ning's line of sight to look at the sunset, and a word came out of his mouth while chewing: "Have you thought about where you are going to take the exam?"

Xu Ning was a little surprised: "Not yet, what's the matter."

"It's okay, I'll just ask," Lin Pengfei said as he jumped off the window sill, "I won't be coming tomorrow, so take care of yourself."

"Oh...um...thanks for the past few days..."

"No thanks."

The direction of their last communication was a little strange, which made Xu Ning a little worried. When Lin Pengfei disappeared from his sight, the sun just went down, and even his mood darkened like the sky.

He began to not understand again, what was Lin Pengfei's kindness to him, whether he treated him as a friend or simply pitied him, no matter what, he couldn't bear it and deserved it.

On the day of Xu Ning's mock exam, Tian Meihui and Xu Zhenbo went through formal divorce procedures.On the way home, she went to the vegetable market, then went home and cooked a large table of vegetables for her son to return.

At [-]:[-], Xu Ning unlocked the door and entered the door. He first smelled the aroma in the room, and then saw his mother sitting at the dining table drinking.

When I got closer, I saw that the dishes hadn't been touched, and the two bottles of wine were empty.

"Mom," Xu Ning asked tentatively, "Are you okay?"

Tian Meihui got up and hugged Xu Ning tightly: "Okay, Mom feels really good."

"Have you...have all the formalities been completed?"

"Okay!" Tian Meihui looked extremely excited, and quickly pulled a small notebook from the sofa and shook it at her son, "Mom, I finally have nothing to do with that bastard!"

Xu Ning was very distressed when he saw his mother smiling, and took the woman's hand: "Didn't he tell us to move out quickly?"

Tian Meihui shook her head desperately: "No, my last condition is to wait for you to finish your studies before we move out."

"Didn't he owe money and rush to sell the house to pay it back?"

"That's all bullshit," Tian Meihui sat on the chair and put the wine glass heavily on the table, "I know he's always lied, he just came back and ended up with me completely, how could that woman miss his money , he just wanted to kick me away..."

Tian Meihui's voice became smaller and smaller, until she couldn't hear what she said at the end, and then waved her chopsticks: "Leave him alone, and I'm finally free."

Xu Ning is not a fool, he knows that his mother's smile now is to cover up the sadness in his heart. For so many years, others don't know what his mother treats Xu Zhenbo, but he can't.

"Mom, do you think it's worth it?"

It took Tian Meihui a long time to wipe away her tears: "Deep love is a kind of life."

At that time, Xu Ning didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, and it was just a kind of emotion that his mother vented.He also sat down and picked up the chopsticks, his voice choked up: "Mom, don't be afraid, you still have me."

Tian Meihui touched her son's head: "Well, it's good to have you."

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