Night walk

Qiao Yixiao's hometown is not far from Shanghai, only two hours' drive away.

After getting off the highway, Gao Ming quickly drove into this small city according to the navigation prompts.The city is near the sea, but it does not have the climate and scenery like Hainan Island.In the same East China region, the trees planted on the roadside are actually not much different from those in Shanghai.

It was just past ten o'clock at night, and the small town seemed to have fallen asleep, very quiet.They seemed to be the only car on the road, and they drove deeper and deeper under the guidance of two rows of street lights.

They went directly to Qiao Yixiao's house.

That was the place where Qiao Yixiao lived since he was a child. Even after Qiao Dongyang and his mother returned to Qiao's house, he never left here, but lived here alone.

This is a two-story villa, about the size of where Qiao Yixiao lives in Shanghai now.The villa is located in a very exquisite villa area. Housing prices in small cities are not too expensive, and every inch of land is not expensive, so there is still a considerable distance between every two houses.

Gao Ming parked the car outside Qiao Yixiao's house, and Mo Zhao opened the door and got out of the car.

He glanced at the house in front of him. There was still a sign that the seal had been torn on the door. It was very desolate, and it could be seen that no one had been there for a long time.He looked around again.There are many lights scattered and scattered, it can be seen that there are people living all around.

Only this place is dark.

"Where's the key?" he asked.

"Here." Gao Ming found a bunch of keys from the file bag, but he didn't know which one was the right one.

Mo Zhao stepped forward and tried one by one, opened the courtyard door, pushed the courtyard door open, the door was still creaking, and he walked in.There was no smell of loneliness and corruption in the courtyard. On the contrary, he smelled the fragrance of green grass. With Gao Ming's flashlight and the street lights outside the courtyard, he saw the weeds all over the ground.

He couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth. It seemed that Qiao Yixiao planted a lot of flowers and plants in the past, but no one took care of them, so they grew randomly.He looked at this messy little yard for a long time, and Gao Ming said, "Don't you go in?"

He just came back to his senses and walked inside.

Pushing open the door, Gao Ming reached out to find the switch on the wall, and said, "I don't know if it's still on or not?" He turned on the switch, but the light didn't turn on.

There is no one living there, and the lights are probably out of order, not to mention that no one pays the electricity bill, so how can there be electricity?

Fortunately, they got used to the darkness, and the street lights outside the house were very bright. Slowly, the room became clearer.

Gao Ming said: "When the man gave me the key, he said that because the house is in a good location and well-decorated, they planned to keep it as a gift, so it has not been damaged. Now it seems that except for a little more dust, there is nothing else. Change?"

Mo Zhao didn't respond to him, but walked straight in one direction, reached out to pick up something, looked at it through the streetlight outside the window, then took it directly into his hand, and walked deeper.

"What is it?" Gao Ming stepped forward, trying to see clearly.Mo Zhao didn't say anything along the way, when he came, he only said that he wanted to come and have a look, but he didn't say what he was going to do.At this time, he approached, but Mo Zhao didn't show him.

He watched helplessly as Mo Zhao searched all the way in the living room downstairs, then searched in other rooms, and finally collected several things.He saw it clearly this time, it was a photo frame, and he asked, "His photo?"

Mo Zhao still didn't speak, but went upstairs directly.

Standing downstairs, Gao Ming looked at Mo Zhao's straight back, but suddenly felt that Mo Zhao was a bit pitiful.

He was abandoned when he was very young.The family was too poor, and my father said that he went out to work with others, but he never returned.When I was five years old, a migrant worker came back and said that his father had a new wife and gave birth to a son. He said that he was far away from home and would never come back.

He was young at the time and didn't understand.

His mother committed suicide by drinking pesticide that night. Fortunately, because of poverty, even the pesticides bought cheaply were fake, and his mother was rescued again.His grandma cried all night, but he still didn't understand at all.

Later, his mother recovered and left with an old man from a foreign country who came to the village to sell things.

He still didn't understand, but he only remembered that everyone in the village laughed at his father for having a concubine, and his mother eloped away, saying that he was a wild child that no one wanted.Because he didn't understand, he wasn't very angry or sad. Instead, his grandmother cried angrily all night.

Later, when he was more than six years old, his grandma finally died too.

Because the group of children in the village bullied him and hit him with bricks, just happened to be seen by the grandma who came to look for him.Grandma not only blocked him, but also picked up a few bricks and threw them at the group of children.At that time, there was only red in his eyes, red everywhere.Lying on that piece of red land, besides the three children, was his grandma.

This time, he understood, he understood that he was the only one left in the world.

He also understood that this time his grandma would not cry for another night.

Because his grandma is gone.

At that time, things were very noisy.Everyone said that they were right. One of the three children died and two were seriously injured. The parents clamored for Gao Ming to pay for his life.

Countless reporters flocked to interview him, and even asked him what he understood about the phrase "troublemakers come out of poor mountains and rivers".

He is a six-year-old kid, what does he know?What's the use of asking him? !

All he knew was facing the camera and shouting: "They smashed my grandma to death!! They deserve it!!! They smashed my grandma to death!! They deserve it!!!" Afterwards, everyone who read the report commented : Sure enough, troublemakers are coming out of poor mountains and bad waters!

At that time, Gao Ming didn't know that he had become what others called a "troublemaker". He was just very confused, and he was the only one left in the family.

The village head didn't know how to solve this matter. In the end, the town to which the village belongs reported the matter to the relevant person in charge of the city.And Mo Zhi happened to be working here at that time, and Mo Zhi was in charge of this matter.

After the matter was settled, Mo Zhi took him away.

Before leaving, that uncle Mo asked him if he would like to go with him.

He looked back at the dilapidated house, nodded without hesitation and said, "I'll go with you!" The uncle didn't hold his hand, but led him steadily in front, and he followed his uncle step by step.He didn't look back, he still didn't know that he was a "troublemaker" in the eyes of others, he only knew that he didn't want to live here anymore, he didn't want to be laughed at and scolded by others, he didn't want to fight with people every day, no Willing to be asked questions that he doesn't know how to answer by many people who call themselves "journalists".

He only knew that he didn't want to stay in this place where even grandma was gone.

He doesn't want such a home!

He's getting out of here, he hates it!

He was taken to Shanghai. Mo Zhi told him: "From now on, you will live in my house. I will be your guardian. This is your home. Your first name has not been taken yet. Your surname is Gao. I will name you Ming , an inscription to remember. From now on, you must remember your hometown and your grandma. You must also remember that you must study hard and be an excellent person in the future."

Gao Ming was confused by what he heard at the time. He had never even attended kindergarten, so he couldn't understand it. He just raised his head and looked at this strange and serious uncle who gave him an inexplicable sense of security.

Mo Zhi pointed to a little boy who was coming, and said to him: "This is my son, named Mo Zhao, who is in the first grade. You will go to school with him next week."

That was the first time Gao Ming saw Mo Zhao.

How would you describe this first time?

It was really indescribable, but it would make him remember a meeting for a lifetime.

He grew up in the countryside, and what he envied most was the village chief's son, because he had a red toy car, which he said he brought back from the city!That car is bright red, shiny and shiny, even glowing golden in the sun!He wanted to touch it very much, but those people never let it.

It can be said that that car was all his fantasies about life when he was a child.

But the little boy in front of him didn't hold a car in his hand, and he didn't squint at him like the village chief's son, but he was smiling at him instead.And he stretched out his hand to him, and said with a smile: "Hello, my name is Mo Zhao, and we will be brothers from now on."

He stepped back, not daring to shake his hand.

He felt that this person was obviously smiling, but people dared not get close to him. He was different from every boy he had ever met since he was a child.

Later, they went to school together and played together.Mo Zhao memorized all the English words he couldn't learn by working so hard.When he was proud of the 10-point score that he finally got in the test, Mo Zhao just plainly put another [-]-point test paper into his schoolbag.

It can be said that since childhood, Mo Zhao has been stronger than him in everything.He had always admired Mo Zhao, and even envied him.

Mo Zhao's figure stood in front of him with a tall posture when he was still very young.

He failed Mo Zhao in exams; he failed Mo Zhao in chess;

When he grew up, he knew that Mo Zhao was going to be a politician, so he became the boss.He thought, there must be something stronger than Mo Zhao now!As a result, the first order he won after taking over the company, the contract was negotiated for him by Mo Zhao!

Even if he is inferior to Mo Zhao in everything, he has already given up. Mo Zhao is so powerful, he should not be able to fight.

He thought that Mo Zhao would live his life calmly, as if nothing could affect his emotions.When that Qiao Yixiao first appeared, he didn't notice any difference.Even when Mo Zhao gave up going to Z City for Qiao Yixiao, and was beaten because of Qiao Yixiao's confrontation with Uncle Mo, he felt that it was nothing more than that.

But at this time, he really suddenly felt that Mo Zhao was very pitiful.

Because, he suddenly realized that there was a moment when Mo Zhao needed to compromise.

He knew that Mo Zhao was not compromising on his own life.

His compromise was only because of that Qiao Yixiao.

If it wasn't for Qiao Yixiao, Mo Zhao might never have tasted compromise in his life.

It is really cruel for a person who has always been strong to admit his incompetence.

What Gao Ming thought, Mo Zhao didn't know.

He found Qiao Yixiao's bedroom, and he had been looking at it for a long time by the door. With the help of the light, he could vaguely see the arrangement in the room.The blue and white furniture, and the sheets on the bed are still the same as they were a few years ago, half folded.Did you leave in a hurry after half asleep?

He walked to the bed, what kind of posture did Qiao Yixiao sleep on this bed back then?

Before he knew it, he sat by the bed. Unlike the courtyard downstairs, the room had not been lived in for a long time, and the musty smell was very strong.

But he just lowered his head and sat in it peacefully.

Frankly speaking, a house that has not been lived in for several years should be a bit gloomy.

But as the loan shark said, the Feng Shui of this villa is really good, Gao Ming didn't feel any discomfort at all.After Mo Zhao went upstairs, he didn't come down again. He felt sorry for Mo Zhao, so he didn't remind him.He blew the ashes on the sofa, sat down, and waited for Mo Zhao.

After waiting like this, until dawn, Gao Ming fell asleep.He woke up yawning and looked around, but Mo Zhao hadn't come down yet.

Something was wrong, and he got up and was about to go upstairs.

But he heard dull footsteps, he looked up, and Mo Zhao came down.

Mo Zhao was still holding a box in his hand, Gao Ming saw his serious face, and wanted to make him smile, so he said with a smile: "What are you stealing from someone?"

However, this person couldn't take any jokes, so he just said seriously: "Let's go."

"..."

Gao Ming watched helplessly as he walked out of the gate and then out of the courtyard without looking back.

"Hey, stop looking?!" he asked behind his back.

Mo Zhao didn't answer him, but just walked to the back of the car, put the suitcase in his hand into the trunk, and then got into the car.On the contrary, Gao Ming turned his head and took a few more glances. Under the early morning sun, this small building is really nice.He stood in the courtyard, took a few deep breaths of fresh air, and then strode out.

He thought, this place, they will never come again.

In the building next door to Qiao Yixiao, a little girl on the balcony saw their car, her eyes lit up, she turned around and ran downstairs, and said loudly, "Mom, Mom!!"

"What's the matter? Why haven't you put on your clothes? You're going to be late!"

"Mom, I saw someone coming out from Brother Qiao's house next door! Did Brother Qiao come back?" the little girl said excitedly.

The beautiful woman opposite her frowned and said, "You're talking nonsense again, they won't be coming back."

What happened back then is obvious to all. The Qiao family brothers are probably gone long ago, right?

"But I saw it!" insisted the little girl.

"wear clothes!"

"Huh!" The little girl turned around to get dressed unhappily, she really saw it!

The adults said that Brother Qiao would not come back, so she didn't believe it!Brother Joe will come back one day!

The author has something to say: This chapter briefly talks about Gao Ming's life experience, not just to make up for the word count.Gao Ming was brought back by Mo Zhi. In fact, Mo Zhi could choose to send this strange child to an orphanage, or find a random family in the local area to adopt him.But he didn't have any, he just brought it back and raised it like his own son.

In the last chapter, I don’t know if you still remember a sentence, Mo Zhi said to Mo Zhao: I can sympathize with you, but I can’t understand you.In the world of this article, Mo Zhao's father was also a handsome young man many years ago, and when his sister got married, he was also moved and cried.Does he have no feelings?He has, but he belongs to the Mo family, and he has more important responsibilities to bear. There are countless rules in his heart that need to be followed. The most important thing is that he has never met Qiao Yixiao in his life. .

Mo Zhao met.

So he sympathized with his son, but he had been rational all his life, even if he could understand, he would not allow himself to understand his son.His duty also required him to force his son to abide by the rule that was imposed on them.As a supporting article, at the end of the article, it is unavoidable to enter the plot of family opposition.

But I wanted to write softly.

Excellent people can naturally tell the good from the bad, Mo Zhi doesn't know that Qiao Yixiao is really a good boy?He knew, but in his eyes at the moment, they just couldn't be together.Because in his opinion, there are more important things than love together.

In fact, no one is wrong, it's just that they abide by different things.Mo Zhi is so rigid and indifferent, but when he was young, he also had compassion when he brought back an orphan.Mo Zhao's mother will be described later.Always give Mo Zhao an explanation for his gloomy childhood.

I said too much, the latest update, I wrote very uncomfortable, and I also thought a lot in my mind.