After saving Bai Yueguang's substitute

【Today's love temperature: 25℃】

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The old house is where my dad lives, located in a group of villas on the outskirts of the city.

The villa has only been built for more than [-] years. It is said to be an old house, but there is nothing old.

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It's just that my dad likes to act like an elder in front of me.

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When I moved out of the old house, my grandpa was afraid that my dad and I would become less and less father-son, so he made a rule of letting me go back for dinner at the end of every month.

But he was wrong about two things.

One is that my dad and I had no father-son relationship at that time.

The second is that after so many years, even if I go there routinely once a month, my dad and I still hate each other.

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As you can imagine, this monthly dinner was a torment for both of us.

Either we treat each other as if they don't exist, and leave after eating without entanglement, or we can disgust each other with a heart.

It seems that those sitting at the dining table are not relatives connected by blood, but enemies with deep hatred.

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This time is no exception.

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I stepped into the door of the old house at the time of dinner.

Not one second earlier, give my dad a chance to chat with me.

It's not too late, let him have a lesson to accuse me of excuses.

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But there are two more people at the dinner table today.

Two women, one older and one younger.

I glanced at the two unfamiliar faces, which I had never seen before.

The older one is well maintained and looks to be in his early 30s, but the faint wrinkles on his face reveal his real age.

The young one is about the same age as Jiang Shengsheng, maybe a little smaller.

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The older woman stands at the dining table with her hands nowhere to rest, a little overwhelmed.

The young woman was sitting on a chair, not speaking, looking very quiet.

I ignored them and sat down in the seat farthest from my dad.

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My dad frowned: "Didn't you see that there are still people in the house? No big or small, they don't know how to call."

"Married again?" I raised my eyebrows, "I can't even count, is this the fourth or the fifth?"

My dad's face turned black all of a sudden.

I went on to say, "But there are two people here. I'm afraid I'll make a mistake, so I don't dare to shout. I don't know if you married the older one or the younger one."

My dad was angry: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

I'm not afraid: "I'm not talking nonsense."

My dad pointed at the young woman and said, "Look at how big she is! She's smaller than you! Am I such a beast!"

"Your second wife is the woman who entered the door not long after my mother died. I remember she was my college classmate. She was about the same age as me. Her age at that time..." I turned to look at the young woman , "It looks the same as she does now."

"You, you, you..." My dad was too angry to speak.

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My dad was angry for a while, and calmed down under the persuasion of the older woman next to him, and started to eat in a muffled voice.

I'm a little surprised.

My dad is not a person who can hold his breath. In the past, at this time, he should throw up his sleeves and leave.

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The older woman's surname is Liu, and my dad asked me to call her Auntie Liu.

I should be thankful that he didn't get dizzy and make me call mom, otherwise I would be too sick to eat.

And if I can't eat, I will definitely try to make him unable to eat.

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The young woman's name is Liu Jingjing, and my dad said she was my sister.

I don't know how many brothers and sisters I have. My father has countless illegitimate children. If he doesn't bring them home, I will pretend that I don't exist.

As for Liu Jingjing, I glanced at her calmly.

His surname is Liu, not Jiang.

Probably not my father's own.

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"I heard that Jiang Shengsheng has gone to live with you." Halfway through the meal, my dad suddenly asked me.

He doesn't speak, I can pretend that there is no such person, as soon as he opened his mouth, the food in his mouth suddenly became hard to swallow.

I put down my chopsticks and nodded: "Yes."

My dad frowned: "Why do you let outsiders live in so casually?"

"She's not an outsider," I said. "She's my cousin."

My dad said: "Her father is just an illegitimate child, who knows what their father and daughter are planning."

"Don't worry." I said, "I'm not such a waste. Grandpa would rather hand over the company to an illegitimate son."

Pointing at Sang and scolding Huai made my father turn blue with anger.

I pretended not to see it.

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"Where is that man?" My dad said again, "He must be an outsider."

I frowned: "Who?"

My dad said, "The man you brought home."

Oh, Xu Zhinian.

I turned cold and said, "Who did you listen to?"

My dad snorted: "You are my son, can't I ask a few questions?"

I laughed mockingly.

"Even if you like men." My dad taught me earnestly, "Just keep them outside, there's no need to bring them home."

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This is not the relationship between me and Xu Zhinian.

I don't like him, and he is only dependent on me for a while, not really like him.

But I didn't intend to explain it to my dad.

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"I'm not like you." I looked into his eyes.

My dad froze for a moment: "What?"

I said blankly: "You can put a vase at home and raise countless women you like outside, but I won't."

"The person I like will definitely let him live in my house dignifiedly."

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My dad thought I was trying to piss him off on purpose.

In fact, what I said was the truth, and I was only angry with him by the way.

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A meal ended in an awkward atmosphere.

I was about to get up and leave when my dad stopped me: "There is one more thing."

"What?" I raised my eyebrows, not knowing what else he was going to do.

"Your mother's room on the third floor has been unoccupied for several years." My dad said, "I plan to let your Aunt Liu live in it."

The expression on my face disappeared instantly.

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I said how could he bear me to the end today.

It turned out to be waiting to disgust me here.

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Probably seeing that my expression was not right, Aunt Liu said, "If you mind..."

I interrupted her: "You want to live in my mother's room?"

Aunt Liu: "I..."

I said, "I don't mind, how could I mind."

Aunt Liu said: "That's good..."

I went on to say, "As long as Aunt Liu doesn't mind that someone died in that room."

Aunt Liu was taken aback: "What?"

I sneered: "By the way, I died on that bed, bleeding all over the place. I hope Aunt Liu will not have nightmares when she sleeps at night."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" My dad interrupted me angrily, "Don't scare people there!"

I raised my eyebrows: "Just tell the truth."

Aunt Liu was obviously frightened, she pulled my father's clothes and said, "Why don't I stay here..."

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When I left the old house, I suddenly felt a headache.

It was as if there were needles pricking densely.

The road in the villa area is not wide, the sky is getting dark, and the car is driving slowly.

After driving for a while, I asked Uncle Yang to stop, opened the car window, and looked out.

A villa appeared in the line of sight.

A month ago, a fire broke out in this villa, and the burnt marks on the walls can still be seen to this day.

This is the villa where Yan Zhizhe imprisoned Xu Zhinian.

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This group of villas is in the suburbs, there are not many people coming and going, and it is even more sparsely populated at night.

A month ago, when I was returning home from dinner in the old house, I saw flames rising into the sky on the way.

……

That's how I rescued Xu Zhinian.

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The cold wind blows, and my head hurts even more.

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"Go home." I told Uncle Yang.

It was late at night when I got home, and the house was dark.

I fumbled to turn on the light, but was startled.

A person is sitting on the sofa.

It's Xu Zhinian.

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He rubbed his eyes, as if woken up by me: "You're back."

I asked him, "It's so dark, why don't you turn on the lights?"

"Sister-in-law Wang and Xiao Sheng are both asleep." Xu Zhinian said, "I didn't turn on the light because I was afraid of waking them up."

I wondered: "They are all asleep, why are you still not asleep?"

Xu Zhinian replied, "I'm waiting for you."

"Wait for me to do?"

Xu Zhinian said earnestly: "Sister-in-law Wang said you went to the old house for a meal, but in fact she only ate two bites, and she didn't feel full at all."

I raised my eyebrows: "Why does she tell you everything?"

Xu Zhinian ignored me, and continued: "So I want to wait for you to come back and make you something to eat."

I didn't know what to say for a while, so I responded coldly: "Oh."

"But I didn't expect you to come back so late." He said shyly, "I accidentally fell asleep on the sofa."

I kind of want to laugh.

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Xu Zhinian cooked me a bowl of seafood noodles.

"You said you like shrimp last time, so Aunt Wang bought some more." Xu Zhinian said, "It's been a day since I raised it, so I don't know if it's still fresh or not."

I said, "It's delicious and very fresh."

A smile appeared on Xu Zhinian's face.

I said, "Just watch me eat, why don't you eat it yourself?"

"Huh?" Xu Zhinian was stunned for a moment, "I just cooked a bowl."

I asked him, "Are you hungry?"

"Do not……"

With a straight face, I interrupted him seriously: "Tell the truth."

Xu Zhinian seemed to be frightened by me, rubbed his stomach, and said in a low voice, "Yes, I'm a little hungry."

I glanced at him, turned around and took out a bowl from the kitchen, and gave him half of the noodles in my bowl.

"Let's eat together." I said.

Afraid that he would refuse, I couldn't help but have an order in my tone.

Sure enough, Xu Zhinian sat down obediently and ate.

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After eating the noodles, the headache seems to be better.

But I still didn't fall asleep at night. After lying on the bed for half an hour, I got up and took sleeping pills from the cabinet.

The bottle is very light. When I looked at it, there were not many left.

It seems that I have to go to Dr. Yao again in the next two days.

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After taking sleeping pills and lying down with my eyes closed for a while, I slowly fell asleep.

I didn't sleep well this time, and I started dreaming in the second half of the night.

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In the dream, my mother asked me like crazy: "Why do you like men? Why can't you listen to me like you did when you were a child?"

I said to her blankly: "You think too much, I haven't heard your words since I was a child."

But my mother didn't seem to be able to hear, she just turned over and over again and asked me the two sentences above.

I was a little bored and looked at her silently.

She went crazy for a while, then finally quieted down and gave me a nervous smile.

I suddenly felt creepy.

She said, "Is it because I am sick that you are sick?"

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Then the scene in the dream changed.

Seeing the familiar layout around me, I was short of breath.

It's the room where my mother lives.

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My mother was lying on the bed, her body was cold and she was not breathing.

There were several wounds on her wrists, and blood slowly flowed out from the wounds, staining the white sheets red, and trickling down to the floor.

The entire room was dyed a bright red.

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She opened her eyes, the black eyeballs on her pale face remained motionless.

The unrepentant look is so weird that it makes one's back shudder.

She looked in the direction of the door.

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I know she is looking at me.

The author has something to say: I finally wrote it...

Sorry for making everyone wait so long.

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Text / Christine Eleven