Elope to the end of time

Bei Li stayed at home alone all afternoon, and when it was dinner time, her mother was still drinking tea and shopping with her girlfriends outside, but it was rare for her father to come back from get off work on time.

"Dad." Bai Li ran out of her room on the second floor and called out from the guardrail, "I had my midterm exam a few days ago."

Papa Bei tugged at his tie. He was planning to go back to his room to change, but when he saw his daughter running out, he felt exhausted and relaxed a lot. He asked with a smile, "How did you do in the exam?"

"Second grade." Bei Li bowed her waist and lay on the guardrail, with her chin propped on her hands, her dark eyes flickering.

She has always been the first in the grade, and the Bei family didn't pay much attention to her grades, they only wanted her to be happy.

Bai Li still wants to see even a sliver of expectation from her family, or regret for her decline in grades, at least it shows that they still care about her talent.

However, Papa Bei was surprised for a moment, then smiled again, "It's okay, Xiaoli is not sad, the second grader is also very good."

Belle: "..."

It's just boring.

"Oh." Bei Li straightened up from the guardrail, "Dad, next Wednesday, parents' meeting, who will you go with Mom?"

"Wait." Papa Bei took out his phone and probably flipped through the memo, "I seem to be free that day."

Belle raised her eyebrows, "You're not on a business trip."

Bei's father smiled, "Not on business, my father will hold a parent-teacher meeting for our little pear."

Belle: "Do you know what high school I am in? Don't go to the wrong class."

Papa Bei scratched his head, "Shouldn't you be an adult next year? Your grandpa is still talking about how to handle your coming-of-age ceremony. The only little princess in our Bei family's coming-of-age ceremony can't be careless, so you should... Senior year, right?"

"..."

should.

The reasoning is so amazing that it takes so much brain work to think about how many grades my daughter is in.

Bai Li was completely convinced, she waved her hand, "Yes, Class [-], Senior Three." Turning around, she went back to her room.

It rained all afternoon, and Jian Xi was so bored on the subway several times that she wanted to unzip the zipper in a panic, and pressed the zipper with her hand, thinking of the little princess's advice again.

She supported the thin column, listened to the playlist in the earphones and smiled as if laughing at herself, then put her hands down several times.

After returning home, Jian Xi immediately took a hot shower, cut some ginger slices and boiled water to drink, and felt that there should be no problem, so she lay down in front of the computer and started drawing.

She forgot the time during this painting, and she felt vaguely hungry in the middle of the painting, so she opened a packet of cookies on the coffee table in the bedroom and ate them, and had a dinner with plain water.

At the beginning of the night, the lights are on and the night is quiet.

Jian Xi looked at the time display in the lower right corner of the computer screen, stretched her waist, she planned to go out to the kitchen for a walk, wondering if Ms. Lin Dan drank milk today, don't forget to sleep well.

As soon as the door was opened, there was a voice from the study, Jian Xi looked over and saw that the light was on in the study.

It sounds like Mom and Uncle Zhong are both there.

Jian Xi thought for a while, and walked over, just in time to tell her mother about the parent meeting next Wednesday.

"The watch we gave Zhihang today, he doesn't seem to like it very much. If you get off work early in two days, let's go to the mall to pick another gift for him." It was the voice of Ms. Lin Dan.

Jian Xi remembered that today seemed to be Zhong Zhihang's birthday, and her mother greeted Uncle Zhong to accompany Zhong Zhihang.

"Forget it, he doesn't look good on whatever that kid gives you." Uncle Zhong smiled wryly, "Isn't he angry with me then?"

"Let's not talk about that, Xiaoxi will be an adult next year. I have seen a few real estate recently. Let's go and see someday, and decide on Xiaoxi's birthday present."

Jian Xi's footsteps stopped, she held on to the railing of the corridor, she really didn't expect that Uncle Zhong, a stepfather, wanted to give her a house.

When Ms. Lin Dan heard it, she immediately refused, "This is not good, you will not accept Xiao Xi if you give it to me, what is this?"

Uncle Zhong sighed, "But Xiaoxi is a girl after all, she's not young anymore, it's not a problem to live with us when she's an adult, especially the difference between men and women..."

He is not Jian Xi's biological father, so even if the family knows it's fine, dirty rumors are not allowed outside, and it's not good for the girl's reputation.

"It's because of Zhihang." Ms. Lin Dan was quiet for a moment, and then asked this sentence again.

Jian Xi recalled that the only time she met Zhong Zhihang was that Uncle Zhong's son was quite rebellious and had a lot of hostility towards her. He spoke harshly and looked down upon others, fearing that she would covet the Zhong family's property.

At that time, she promised Zhong Zhihang in person that she would move to live on campus next semester.

This is to let the young master know that his father even bought a house for his stepdaughter, so the young master can't jump up and make trouble?

Jian Xi laughed at herself, turned around and went downstairs again.

When she came up again, she was holding the soaked milk in her hand, and went straight to knock on the door of the study room. The door was already open, and she knocked to express politeness.

"Xiaoxi." Ms. Lin Dan was taken aback.

"Mom, the milk I made for you, I saw that the light in the study here is on, so I just brought it here." Jian Xi avoided the question that the two of them originally wanted to ask her.

Did you hear us talking, and how much?

Also avoid embarrassment.

Uncle Zhong smiled gently, "Xiao Xi is so good, no wonder everyone says my daughter is a caring little padded jacket, but it's already late, Xiao Xi, you should go to bed early, you have to go to school tomorrow."

Jian Xi obediently said hello.

They don't know that Jian Xi paints until the early morning every night, and it's already time to go to bed when she comes back from evening study, her free time can only be compressed sleep, which is why she always rushes to go to work every morning The reason why school eats breakfast.

"However, mom is having a parent meeting next Wednesday, I would like to ask if you have time?" Jian Xi turned to ask Lin Dan.

Lin Dan frowned, "Next Wednesday, but I just happen to accompany the customer to inspect the acceptance that day. Let me think about it, other people in the company really can't replace it. How about I call your head teacher and see if I can find it alone someday. Let him talk."

Jian Xi should be fine.

Uncle Zhong looked at the two of them, but suddenly said, "Xiao Xi, can Uncle hold a parent-teacher meeting for you?"

Jian Xi was stunned.

Lin Dan spoke first, "Didn't your company have a bidding that day?"

Uncle Zhong: "It's okay, it's the same if I let Lao Zhou go."

Mom wanted to say something, but Uncle Zhong raised his arm and bumped it lightly. He tried his best to raise a loving smile like an elder and asked Jian Xi, "Does Xiao Xi think it's okay?"

He always consciously keeps a distance in front of Jian Xi, and gives absolute elder care, very, very image of a model stepfather.

"..."

Jian Xi thinks it's unnecessary for you, Uncle Zhong, to be so unnecessary.

"Of course, thank you, Uncle Zhong." But since he has already done this, Jian Xi still has to cooperate, she nodded to Uncle Zhong, "Then I'll go back and rest."

"Well, go to bed early."

After Jian Xi turned around, the fake and cute smile on his face disappeared in an instant.

Thanks to a certain little princess, she has been smiling sincerely and happily more and more recently, and that fake smile is no longer habitually left on her face as before, and her level of free switching has been improved to a higher level.

Jian Xi sighed deeply in her heart, she felt that sometimes she was really heartless and unlucky.

In fact, as a stepfather, a man like Uncle Zhong really did a good job and couldn't make a mistake.

If it wasn't for her being too stubborn, maybe they could still form a happy reorganized family.

However, Jian Xi is very casual and indifferent to many things, but she is such a stubborn person when dealing with very few things.

She only knew one father, and her father was no longer alive.

Back in the room, Jian Xi's drawing progress for today has already been finished. She reconnected to the board, and listened to the sound of rain and guitar for a long time. She never had the urge to write again, but she didn't feel sleepy either.

She closed her eyes and leaned back in the computer chair for a while, then suddenly searched for some ukulele music on the player.

The swivel chair rotates, and in the dark corner of the bedroom with no lights on, there is a clothes hanger for the girl's school uniform. She has washed and dried it, and hangs it in case she forgets to take it to school tomorrow.

Looking at the blurred outline, Jian Xi recalled the stuffy feeling of wearing that ill-fitting school uniform today, and recalled the hug from before.

During the indoor adventure that day, a little girl was so frightened that she ran straight into her arms. The collision was so sudden and unreasonable.

It was as if in a void and darkness, it rushed straight into her heart.

Jian Xi found out the picture of the back of two girls holding hands that she drew on a whim that night, and she turned the chair around one after another.

Indistinctly, there seemed to be the sound of the door being gently closed. It seemed that Ms. Lin Dan and the others had also rested.

It's the romantic time that a little girl likes, early morning.

Jian Xi dragged out a special folder, and finally picked up the pen and board again. What she drew was still the backs of two girls, but this time it was a picture of the girls hiding under their school uniforms and running in the rain.

In the boundless sky and earth, the rain splashed, and the two girls stuck close together.

That night, Jian Xi didn't just paint this painting, she stayed up very late again.

At breakfast the next day, Jian Xi sat down under Bei Li's extremely resentful eyes, and opened milk for Bei Li, but Bei Li threw the school uniform on her body, pulled off the school uniform she brought, and put it on directly.

The girl at the front table was chatting with her and waiting for Jian Xi, but now she was dumbfounded by this scene.

"You, you, you! I'm betting on my career, you two are 100% in the situation!" Pa Mei yelled, "How can you do this!"

Bei Li's heart skipped a beat, and she raised her eyes to look at Ba Mei.

As a result, the younger sister continued to talk nonsense, "You can't use appearance and grades as the criteria for disturbing the foundation! You are messing around with good-looking people, good grades are mixed with good grades, at least give us ordinary people a chance to stir up foundations." How should I put it, at least I'm not an ordinary person, I'm the No.1 news of No.[-] Middle School, think about it?"

Bai Li was expressionless: "..."

Jian Xi just peeled a tea egg for Bei Li, and Bei Li took it and stuffed it into Ba Mei's mouth, forcibly turned the man back, and said to Jian Xi, "Oh, remember something again, I don't even like eggs."

Jian Xi was as good as others, "I've made a note of it."

Grilled girl: "..."

She was about to choke to death on tea eggs, but she seemed to be choking to death on dog food.

"Hey, can't you go to bed earlier?" Bai Li lay down on the table, biting a sandwich, watching Jian Xi eat breakfast, "Your dark circles pop out every two days, it's really ugly."

It looked weak, very repulsive.

Jian Xi raised her hand and touched her eyes, helplessly, "I will try my best, I really want to support my family."

Bai Li curled her lips, believing your nonsense, "Oh, relying on painting?"

Jian Xi: "Yes."

Belle: "..."

"That's right." After eating breakfast, Jian Xi poked Bei Lili's nest. Originally, Bei Li didn't smile, but she poked it so precisely that she seemed to be smiling, "Didn't you say you wanted me before?" Send you a painting."

Bai Li clapped her hands, took out a tissue to wipe her hands, then slapped someone's hand away, pointed to the table, and waited for Jian Xi to pick up all the garbage that the two of them had eaten.

"Ang, but I don't know what I want, why don't you draw a picture for me."

Jian Xi disposed of the garbage, returned to her seat, took out her mobile phone and sent a message, "The drawing is finished, I sent you a WeChat message."

Bailey: "!"

Bailey asked, "When did you draw it?"

"Just yesterday." Jian Xi said, "Let's count it as an apology for offending you two days ago."

"Oh." Bei Li didn't delve into it, she quickly turned out her phone to look at the pictures.

As a result, she couldn't like it any more at a glance.

The picture shows a rainy day, in a narrow alley, scattered drops of water roll down from the eaves on both sides of the alley from time to time.

A girl squatted on the ground and stroked a cat.

At dusk, the distant view is blurred with smoke curling up from the kitchen.

It's very similar to the day before school started, when she picked up "Pao Pao". Since she grew up, "Pao Pao" was the only cat that actively cuddled her.

But these, she did not tell Jian Xi, Jian Xi only knows that she likes cats.

Is this also considered a tacit understanding?

Bei Li looked up and smiled at Jian Xi, "I like it very much."

Jian Xi supported her chin with one hand, casually opened the book she read earlier, and smiled lightly, "Just like it."

The bell for morning reading has already rang, and the sound of reading echoes among the teaching buildings.

Bei Li was quiet for a while, peeking at the teacher who was watching the morning reading, and tugged Jian Xi's sleeve under the desk, "I still have a question."

Jian Xi: "?"

Belle pointed to the picture a little strangely, "Why does this cat want a rose in its mouth?"

Jian Xi: "...!"

The author has something to say: Jian Xi has a guilty conscience: don't ask, it means I don't know!

Bubble is the kitten that Beili met in Chapter 2. In Chapter 7, Beili met the cat owner and learned that the kitten's name is Bubble.