When Annie woke up again, it was already late at night.

The noodle shop is closed, and Xiaoye sits at the long table on the first floor, winding wool.Next to the ball of thread, there is a sweater needle.

Annie leaned on the handrail of the stairs and asked Xiaoye, "Where's Joey?"

Xiaoye turned her head, first smiled, and then told Annie, "I went out two hours ago, I didn't say where I went, I guess, the proprietress should have gone to see Shen Hui."

For newlyweds, seeing each other every day is like three autumns.It's normal for Joey to go out more often.

Annie sat across from Xiaoye, picked up the teapot, and poured two cups of tea.

One of the cups was handed to Xiao Ye, and asked her by the way, "What are you going to weave?"

Xiaoye was a little shy, she lowered her head to avoid Annie's gaze, "Scarf, New Year's gift."

Annie raised her eyebrows, "For Shen Nan?"

"How do you know?" After asking, before Anne could answer, she snorted and complained with her lips pouted, "It must have been Joey who told you again. The proprietress is so annoying, she tells you everything."

Annie took a ball of wool and played with it in her hands, thinking about whether to follow the trend and weave one for Wu Si.

After much deliberation, I gave up the idea.

She is not good at these small and odd things, but Wu Si can make one for her.

Annie asked Xiaoye, "Is this easy to weave?"

Xiaoye, "It's quite simple. There are videos on the Internet, so you can learn it quickly."

That's okay, if the steps are too complicated, Wu Si will definitely find it troublesome.

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether the knitting is good or not, the main thing is the heart." After winding the wool, Xiaoye began to try to start the needle.

Now everything is produced by machines, everyone buys finished products for convenience and saves time, and is willing to spend time preparing gifts.

Annie took a sip of tea and told Xiaoye, "Joy is pregnant, you are beside her, persuade her more, let her have a good rest, and don't rush to do any tiring work."

It was okay when Joey was not pregnant. This pregnancy, the calm temperament that took several years to develop disappeared overnight, and she was as irritable as a little girl.

"I try to persuade you every day, but the proprietress doesn't listen to me, what should I do, she can't tell that she is pregnant." Xiaoye sighed as she said, "If I hadn't seen the hospital certificate, I really suspected that the proprietress was pretending to be pregnant. How can a pregnant person not cherish his body so much?"

Xiaoye's resentment made Annie laugh.

After laughing, Annie asked Xiaoye, "What did Joey do to make you count like this?"

Xiaoye put down her sweater needle and patted the table, "Let's not talk about the distance, let's talk about the near one."

Annie, "OK."

Xiaoye, "In the past week, Joey always stayed up late to stack gold ingots, and burned them to the dead. After stacking, he packed several big boxes. You said that a person who is pregnant with a child is so unlucky to stack these."

Annie's eyes sank, and she asked Xiaoye, "Did Joey say who the gold ingots were for?"

Xiaoye shook her head, "No."

Joey was an orphan and had no relatives to worship. After thinking about it, Annie felt that it was most likely that those gold ingots would be given to Shen Hui's sister.

However, my heart is still hanging, and I can't let it go.

Annie took out her mobile phone and sent Su Lin a WeChat message, "The murderer who committed suicide, do you know the address of her home?"

Fortunately, Su Lin was awake, and looked back in seconds with the profile picture made of her handsome Kaisen photo, "Is it Yan Jing?"

Annie, "Yes."

Su Lin, "Wait, sister, I'll go and look up the files for you."

……

The journey was far away, Annie sat in a taxi and searched for videos on her mobile phone.

After searching a lot of videos about weaving scarves, Annie watched them all, and then picked the easiest one to send to Wu Si.

After Wu Si received the video, he called Annie.

Without laying the groundwork, he asked, "What do you mean?"

Annie looked at the night scene outside the car window, and acted coquettishly in a soft voice, "Sister Si, Chinese New Year is coming soon, knit a scarf for me as a New Year's gift, okay?"

"Why did you remember to ask for a scarf?" Wu Si's voice was sober, it seemed that he was still asleep.

It was late at night, but obviously, there were more people awake than those who were asleep.

Anne, "on a whim."

Wu Si, "Change to something better, the scarf is too ordinary."

Anne, "I just want the scarf, but if you don't have time, you can get something else."

"I have time." Wu Si chuckled, "No matter how busy you are at work, there is still time for you to weave a scarf."

Annie calmed down, "Okay, I'm waiting for Sister Si's scarf."

This year, I'm afraid it will not be very peaceful. I hope that the scarf can be finished before the new year.

Wu Si, "What color do you like?"

Annie, "Whatever you like, just pick what you like."

Wu Si, "It's red, it's festive."

Annie, "OK."

After passing through the downtown area, the environment suddenly became noisy. Wu Si heard the voice on the other end of the phone, and asked Annie worriedly, "Where are you?"

"In the taxi, I was going to pick up Joey." Annie put her palm on the car window, and tapped her fingers on the glass, making a "click" sound.

Wu Si, "Then you go home early after you receive Joey. The law and order around the Chinese New Year period is not good. You should be more careful when you are alone."

After chatting for a few more words, I hung up the phone.

Annie found that Wu Si was very good at talking on the phone, but in person, his words were hardly noticeable.

When approaching the destination, the driver asked Anne, "Miss, are you here to pick up someone?"

Anne nodded.

She came to pick up Joey, but in her heart, she didn't want to pick up anyone.The last thing she wanted was for Joey to appear around Yan Jing's house.

The driver, "Then can I still use my car for the return trip?"

Annie, "You wait at the gate of the community. No matter whether I pick up someone or not, I will take your car back to the scenic spot."

There is a parking space at the entrance of the community. After the driver parked the car, he turned off the engine.

Annie got out of the car, entered the community through the side door, and found the residential building where Yan Jing's home was located according to the address Su Lin gave.

No need to look carefully, Annie saw Joey at a glance.

She was still wearing a cheongsam with a long gray fur over it. She was standing on the lawn downstairs of Yan Jing's house, burning paper money.

It is winter and the lawn is covered with thin snow.

The paper money was ignited, burned to ashes, and then fell, staining the white snowflakes.

Annie stood in the distance, not daring to approach. She hesitated, whether to turn around and leave, and then erase this scene from her memory as if nothing had happened.

After all, it is not a good thing.

Before Annie could think about it, Joy spotted Annie first. She was taken aback for a moment, and then returned to her usual calm and introverted appearance.

She waved her hand and beckoned Annie to come over.

Annie walked over and stood on the edge of the lawn without speaking.

Joey smiled and said to Annie: "Annie, come here, burn some paper money for her, after all, she died for you."

……

It was cold, with snow flakes mixed in with the biting wind.

Annie walked up to Joey, took off her coat, and put it on Joey, "It's cold, please pay attention to your body."

Joy took the windproof lighter and continued to burn paper money, "I wanted to go to Yan Jing's house to burn it, but the police blocked her house and I couldn't get in."

Then he asked, "How do you know I'm here?"

Joey looked as usual, with a calm tone, as if he was chatting with Anne about family matters.

Annie stared at Joey's profile, not daring to ask, say, or think.Even though the idea in her heart was gradually being confirmed, she still had a little bit of luck in her heart.

Annie's reaction was within Joey's expectations. She continued to burn the paper money and didn't speak again.

The wind is strong, the fire is strong, and the paper money is quickly burned

"Go back, there is a car waiting for us at the gate of the community." Annie turned around and raised her foot to lead the way.

Joey followed Annie and quickly walked to the gate of the community.

When the driver saw Annie, he stuck his head out of the car window, rubbed his hands and complained, "Why does it take so long to pick up someone, it's delaying my business."

Annie said with a blank expression, "I will give you three times the price and make up for the delayed business."

The driver chuckled, "Okay."

When Joey bent down to get into the car, Annie raised her hand to protect Joey's head.

Joey looked up, smiling at her.

Annie subconsciously avoided Joey's gaze, closed the car door, walked around to the other side, opened the door and got in the car.

Speechless all the way.

The taxi stops at the intersection, and the rest of the way needs to be walked back.

"I'll see you off." Annie got out of the car with Joey.

Joey shook his head, "You go home by car, it's getting late, if you drag it on, it will be dawn."

Annie insisted, "I don't feel at ease if I don't see you walk into the noodle shop with my own eyes."

Joey raised the corner of his mouth, "In the past, I was the one who worried about you, but now my identity has been changed, and you are worried about me."

Annie clenched her fists, enduring all her emotions.

"After winter, I haven't been to the riverside yet. You can accompany me to the riverside for a walk and see the scenery."

Annie, "OK."

The wind by the river is strong, not only bitter, but also biting.The branches on the shore were crooked by the strong wind, as if they might break at any time.

There are tourists in the scenic area 24 hours a day. Tourists in twos and threes stand inside the guardrail, watching the river view and taking pictures as souvenirs.

Joey took off his coat and returned it to Annie, "Don't always take care of me, you should take care of yourself."

Annie took the coat, "I'm fine, I'm used to the cold, I can bear this temperature."

She stayed in the coldest place in the world, was abandoned by her peers, and almost froze to death. Until now, when she recalled the scene when she survived, she felt that God had blessed her and given her a way out.

Sometimes I think about it, man is really a kind of magical creature, who can survive in various harsh environments, and survive hundreds of times better than other creatures.

The cold wind shows no sign of abating.

After walking quietly for a long time, Joey finally spoke and asked Annie, "Is there anything you want to ask me?"

Annie stopped, "No."

Joey raised the corner of his mouth, but there was no smile in his eyes, "Are you going to escape again? Like five years ago."

Before Annie could answer, she suddenly raised her voice, "Annie, you can escape once, but you can't escape again and again."

It's time to face it.

Even if you don't want to face it, someone will force you to face it.

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