Silent Confession

There was nothing wrong with Xin Yi's inkstone. The old man looked at it for half an hour, and finally returned it to him, saying, "It's not bad."

Xin Yi sat on the stool in front of the counter, looked up blankly, and stammered, "Then, is that good?"

Reluctantly, the old man looked left and right at the inkstone in his arms, and said, "Forget it."

Xin Yi looked at him ignorantly, not knowing if what he said was good or not.

"Child, do you want to sell?"

The old man sat down to drink tea again and asked him casually.

Xin Yi quickly shook her head and whispered, "Not for sale...I gave it to my mother."

The old man froze for a moment, "It's a gift."

Xin Yi nodded, humming.

"My mother's inkstone is broken, the day after tomorrow is his birthday, I want to give him another one."

"But I don't quite understand..." He pursed his lips and smiled sheepishly, and whispered, "I want to give my mother the best."

When he said this, he secretly turned his head to look at Zhou Muhui who was tallying the goods.

The man moved the goods back and forth four or five times just now, and his clothes were soaked through his back. It was obviously so hot, but his mask never took off.

Xin Yi was worried, and couldn't help but secretly look at him.

"pretty good."

The old man knocked on the table, Xin Yi was startled, and hurriedly recovered.

"what?"

The old man coughed and said, "The inkstone is pretty good, so you don't need to look for anything else."

Xin Yi nodded blankly, looked at the inkstone in her arms, and touched it carefully, "Is this good?"

The old man was a little embarrassed, because he just lied to the child and teased him like an inkstone.

"very good."

He shook his cattail fan to cover his face, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Your mother must like it!"

Xin Yi groaned, and couldn't help laughing again, holding the inkstone in her arms and looking at it non-stop, and finally put it carefully into her schoolbag.

Zhou Muhui on the side climbed down with the help of the ladder, and looked at them silently. Xin Yi noticed his gaze and sat up straight quickly, but didn't dare to turn her head to look.

He was a little shy and a little overwhelmed, his clenched palms were covered with sweat, and he wiped them on his pants, but new ones popped out in no time.

Xin Yi was so anxious that even the tips of her ears were stained red.

"Do you still want to go to the warehouse?"

A man's deep voice came from behind, Xin Yi's body froze, and she didn't dare to move her hands.

"Not going, pack up and finish."

The old man stretched his waist, got up and wanted to leave, "Child, if you want to sell something in the future, find me. I won't cheat you."

Xin Yi nodded quickly and stood up.

Yantai has finished reading, and he has no reason to stay here anymore.

After thanking him, he went out with his schoolbag in his arms. Xin Yi walked very slowly, and couldn't help but look back. It was approaching noon, and there were fewer people in the antique city than in the morning. His head was wrapped in gauze, and he always It is more eye-catching than ordinary people.

Xin Yi was embarrassed by the look, so he turned into the narrow passage and walked under the porch of the door, but he didn't move after walking for a short distance. He carefully inserted his fingers into his pocket, touching the paper that Zhou Mu gave strip.

Then he turned around in the next instant and ran back in a hurry.

When the door was pushed open, Zhou Mu was stunned for a moment, Xin Yi could see that pair of beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, Xin Yi's tongue was knotted, fingers grabbed the edge of the door, and stammered, " I, I don't know the way..."

He trembled and said, looking up at the man who was still wearing a mask.

"Can you take me out?"

This seemed to be Xin Yi's bravest day, even though he was shaking all the time.Xin Yi anxiously waited for Zhou Mu's answer, and with the other hand, she tightly grasped her pants, wiping all the sweat that was more than before on them.

"Ah."

Zhou Mu put down the things in his hand and said, "Let's go."

Xin Yi was dizzy all the way, he seemed to have lost the instinct to speak, and only knew to sneak a look at the other party, and when he was approaching the gate of the Antique City, Zhou Muhui stopped, pointed to the front and said, "It's over there."

Xin Yi nodded dizzily, her eyes followed Zhou Muhui's fingers back and forth, and then quietly turned back to him.

He couldn't control it all the time, obviously he kept telling himself not to watch Zhou Muhui again.

"Any thing else?"

Zhou Mu paused and asked him.

"No…"

Xin Yi quickly shook her head, then pinched her palms hard and said, "Thank you."

After he finished speaking, he didn't dare to look at Zhou Muhui again, he grabbed the strap of his schoolbag and ran forward, with his back turned to wave to Zhou Muhui, "Go back, I'm leaving too!"

Xin Yi stopped at the door, he didn't dare to look back for a long time, and took advantage of the cover of the crowd to hide for a few minutes before turning back cautiously.

Zhou Muhui was no longer where he was, and Xin Yi couldn't even find his back, but he was still happy. He dropped all his schoolbags, hugged him tightly, and smiled secretly with his mouth pursed.

Xin Yi met Zhou Mu back three days later. He ran to the Confucian Temple after class, but it was still too late. The Confucian Temple closed at five o'clock, and it was already 06:30 when he arrived. Xin Yi was holding the phone , squatting down at the door in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Xin Yi originally wanted to come the next day, but he was caught by his father when he came home a few days ago. Xin Yi made up his mind to avoid them, but as soon as he entered the yard, he saw his father standing Under the corridor, look at him with folded arms and tell him to come over.

Xin Yi disappeared early in the morning. His aunt at home asked him to eat, and he knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered, only to find that he had slipped out early.

But before he finished speaking, his father turned cold, dragged him over, and asked him what happened to his head.

Xin Yi's father is the only person in the family that Xin Yi is not afraid of, but he is also the one who dotes on Xin Yi the most. Xin Yi clutches his head and dare not tell the truth, only whispers that he accidentally bumped into him.

Believe it or not, Yu Tingyun didn't know, but Xin Yi had been trained for a long time, and the doctor at home came in a hurry, removed the gauze that Zhou Muhui had pasted on him and cleaned it up again, and Xin Yi watched helplessly as his father cleaned those things up. Throwing it into the trash can, pinching his fingertips aggrievedly.

In the evening, Xin Shao and the others also returned home, and Xin Yi was arrested and educated again. Xin Yi tremblingly said the same explanation, for fear that the other father on the side would be suspicious, but fortunately they just looked at him severely afterwards. point, did not ask any more.

So until the end of his mother's birthday, Xin Yi failed to leave home for half a step.

Xin Yi waited with the phone until it was almost eight o'clock, and the night fell deeply. He looked down at the number on the phone last week, and it took a long time to swipe and turn off the screen.

He was a little sad, maybe because he came late, or maybe because he took Zhou Muhui's number for three days, but he didn't have the courage to call the other party.

He was discouraged and squatted on the ground sullenly. The Confucian Temple was closed, but the nearby streets and alleys were still bustling. The sound of fireworks and crowds of people over there kept rushing towards Xin Yi. Xin Yi glanced up eagerly, feeling even more depressed. .

But in the next second, he suddenly stopped looking.

The tall and thin figure not far away, with a blue mask covering his face, Xin Yi was stunned until the other party was about to leave, then he suddenly regained his senses and ran after him.

Xin Yi ran very fast, and even Zhou Muhui was taken aback when he stopped Zhou Muhui from turning around. He frowned, and it took a long time before he said, "Why are you here?"

He was supposed to be shopping for food just now, Xin Yi saw that he was still carrying a plastic bag in his hand, he was stunned, wringing his hands hesitantly, not knowing how to explain it.

He only wanted to see Zhou Muhui, and he forgot to find a reason for his appearance.

"I, I'm here to find Master Bai..."

Xin Yi stammered and lied, and finally remembered his reason.

"I want him to see something."

"He closes at four."

Zhou Mu looked back at the time and said, "It's too late now."

Xin Yi nodded hastily, the wound on his forehead is still not healed, his family sees him as precious, even a small wound is like facing a big enemy, Zhou Mu looked back at the gauze still stuck on his forehead, paused, "It's better Yet?"

Xin Yi groaned, seeing his eyes falling on her, the tips of her ears were almost burning.

"It's coming soon."

He clutched his forehead and took a step back, not daring to meet Zhou Mu's gaze.

Zhou Mu didn't move back, but she didn't seem to understand what he meant, she just nodded and said, "Well, come to me if you need anything."

He was about to leave after speaking, but Xin Yi forgot to stop him. It wasn't until the other party reached the corner of the alley that he realized what he was here for, and hurriedly chased after him.

"Zhou Mu back."

The name that he had been thinking about for three days spit out from his mouth, making Xin Yi dizzy as if he was weightless. When the man turned his head, Xin Yi lost his thoughts and threw him down in a mess, making him speak indiscriminately.

"Oh, I'll come tomorrow, I'll come tomorrow too."

Zhou Mu frowned back, not knowing why he was talking to himself.

"Then you go early, I will tell him."

Xin Yi put her hands behind her back, carefully held her breath, and looked up at him, "I don't know the way, I'm afraid of going wrong."

Zhou Mu hummed back, "No. B127, we're here to ask someone,"

"what?"

"Look for the store number along the road." Zhou Mu replied, "If you don't know the way, ask someone."

Xin Yi became even more confused, Zhou Mu paused and said, "Call me when you arrive."

Xin Yi's eyes widened, her twisted hands clenched unconsciously, and her nails hooked her palms heavily.

"Ok!"

Regardless of the pain, he nodded hastily, "I must come sooner."

The smile on the corner of his mouth could not be suppressed, Zhou Muhui glanced at him indifferently, Xin Yi noticed it, he seemed to be able to see the expressionless face on the man's face through the mask, he hurriedly restrained his emotions, and followed Zhou Mu again Mu turned around and circled around.

"What are the two words of your name, I want to save a note." He raised his head and whispered, "Can you?"

Zhou Muhui didn't speak, and Xin Yi didn't know whether to continue asking, he only heard someone call him that day, but he didn't know which word it was.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm just afraid of making a mistake."

Seeing that he was still silent, Xin Yi quickly put back the phone she had just taken out, hid it behind her back, and smiled at him cautiously, "I'm not very smart, so I won't be able to remember."

"..."

"Twilight in the morning and evening, turning back."

Zhou Mu replied, "You should go."

It took a long time for Xin Yi to nod his head in a panic. It might be because the moonlight was too dazzling, or it might be because the smoke from the cooking fire not far away had dazzled him. Xin Yi laughed uncontrollably, took two steps back exaggeratedly, and said to him with his head up, "Okay." .”

Zhou Muhui is very tall, and Xin Yi thinks that he might be similar to his father, but Zhou Muhui is not the same, because Xin Yi can't help but look at him.

Even if he had never seen Zhou Mu Hui's face under the mask.

"Then I'm leaving."

Xin Yi waved to him, saying goodbye to him like last time, Zhou Mu hummed back and nodded to him.

Xin Yi saw it and also heard it. He suddenly felt as if something hit him, and he felt numbness from the top of the sky to his heart. Xin Yi panicked, turned around in a hurry, and turned his back to him.

"Oh!" he said loudly, and quietly lowered his head again.

It was so strange, as if his body was electrified for a moment, he looked at his chest stupidly, and said slowly, "Then we will see you tomorrow."

His voice was very low, maybe Zhou Muhui didn't hear it, because he heard someone move behind him and asked, "What?"

"See you tomorrow…"

Xin Yi said nervously, "Come back to Zhou Mu, see you tomorrow!"

After he finished speaking, he ran forward quickly, not daring to look back, and the crowd beside him was quickly left behind by him, until he couldn't run anymore, stopped panting heavily, and then leaned against the dim yellow street light , suddenly grinned.

In the evening, he sneaked into the house again, took advantage of the darkness to disguise himself, and went upstairs lightly. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Xin Shao sitting on his bed, waiting for him with a book.

"Why so late?"

Xin Yi panicked for a moment, she didn't even know where to move her arms and legs, but Xin Shao didn't say anything else, she just waved to him and told him to come over.

"Have you eaten yet? You're sweating."

The sweaty hair on his forehead was carefully brushed away by Xin Shao, Xin Yi blinked, looked at the gentle mother in front of her, and suddenly stretched out her hand to tug on his sleeve.

"Mother."

Xin Yi called him softly.

Xin Shao hummed and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xin Yi was a little shy and embarrassed, he swallowed cautiously, as if he was about to say something secret, and looked at Xin Shao with glowing eyes.

"Mom, I seem to be in love."