if you are still there

Ding Xu followed the driver back to the camp to pick up his luggage. When he was packing up his things, he realized that his mobile phone had been turned off.During this period of time, he was so focused on Xiao Liangwen's matter that he hadn't noticed it for several days. He took advantage of the time when he was picking up his clothes to charge his phone.When the driver came to call, he walked out with his luggage, picked up his mobile phone, charged it to some extent, and turned it on soon.

After opening it, more than a dozen missed calls were all from Sun Mu.

On the way Ding Xu came to Yunnan, Sun Mu looked for him several times, and was very dissatisfied with his sudden departure. Ding Xu couldn't explain the reason to him, so he only dealt with it with a few sloppy words.Seeing this now, I felt a little guilty, and dialed back for him while getting in the car.

The other side quickly picked it up. Sun Mu's tone was very cold, and he didn't ask Ding Xu's departure any more. He just said to him: "Whenever you are free, go back to the capital."

Ding Xu said: "Okay, I'll go back soon after finishing my work here, how is Grandpa's health..."

"The old man is gone."

Ding Xu froze there.

"...It happened three days ago. His heart has been in a bad condition, and he couldn't be rescued this time." Sun Mu's voice was hoarse, and his tone was colder than ever, "Before the old man left, he left you a A house and some calligraphy and paintings, I will come to the capital to handle the formalities for you when you are free."

Ding Xu's hands trembled, and he wanted to ask again, but the other party had already hung up the phone.

Ding Xu was holding his mobile phone, his eyes were red from those unconnected calls, Sun Mu called him again and again, desperately trying to find him, was it because Mr. Ding wanted to see him for the last time, right?But he didn't even have time to say a word to the old man.

When Ding Xu returned to the ward, Pan Feng had already left. Xiao Liangwen saw that he was in a trance, so he sat up and asked, "What's wrong?"

The luggage in Ding Xu's hands fell to the ground, and he stepped forward to hug Xiao Liangwen, and suddenly his shoulders started to twitch.

Xiao Liangwen was startled, and comforted him in a hurry: "What's wrong? What happened, Ding Xu don't cry, you tell me and I will help you..."

Ding Xu said in a hoarse voice: "Xiao Liangwen, my grandfather has left, and I only have you now."

Xiao Liangwen hugged him, tightened his arms, nodded and said: "I will treat you well all my life."

What happened to Mr. Ding hit Ding Xu very hard. He was by Xiao Liangwen's side, so it can't be said that he took care of each other unilaterally, but more because they supported each other.Xiao Liangwen's physical fitness is good, and after recuperating in the hospital for a period of time, he recovered quickly. During this period, Ding Xu stayed by his side, and when his health improved slightly, the two returned to the capital together.

After Ding Xu arrived, the first thing he did was to go to Babaoshan to visit the tomb.

He took Xiao Liangwen with him, placed flowers, and the two of them bowed to Lao Ding's tombstone together.

Ding Xu stood there quietly watching for a while, the photo on the tombstone was taken before, at that time, Ding Lao was a little fatter, more like when he and Ding Xu were in L City, laughing looking at people.

Ding Xu introduced Xiao Liangwen to Ding Lao, and said: "This is the person I chose, and I haven't been able to introduce it to you seriously." He raised the corner of his mouth, trying to laugh but tears fell first, "Have you already guessed? Arrived? Some time ago he encountered something, we came back late, I will take good care of him and myself in the future, grandpa, don't worry."

Not many people came to visit the tomb at this time. Ding Xu stood there and slowly talked about his relationship with Xiao Liangwen, and what he wanted to say to Mr. Ding the most in his heart, "I always wanted to go to Guan School, and I wanted to be like you." , only do one thing in life.” He opened his heart to tell for the first time, but the person he most wanted to prove “I can” is no longer there.

Standing in front of the tomb, Xiao Liangwen also called Old Ding "Grandfather", looked straight ahead, and said respectfully, "I have done many things wrong before, and I won't do them again." He paused, and then said seriously: "I I love him and I will take care of him for the rest of my life."

Ding Xu's windbreaker was blown by the cold wind, and his hair was a little disheveled. He stood in the cold wind for a while, and said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go."

The two went down the mountain, and when they were halfway there, they met Sun Mu who was holding flowers. Ding Xu stopped and looked at him.

Sun Mu didn't stop when he passed Ding Xu, the road was narrow, he bumped Ding Xu with his shoulder, and walked away with a livid face.

Xiao Liangwen's expression changed, and when he was about to move, Ding Xu held down his arm. Ding Xu lowered his eyes and said, "Forget it, let's go."

Xiao Liangwen looked at Ding Xu, and said again: "I'll go to him and clarify."

Ding Xu stopped him, shook his head and said: "No need, I'll wait for a while and talk to him in person." He and Sun Mu still have a brotherly relationship. Among the members of the Ding family, Sun Mu used to take care of him the most People who want to explain themselves also want to say it by themselves.

A few days later, when Ding Xu met Sun Mu again, he was notified by the lawyer.Old Ding left some inheritance to be distributed. The old man left and explained many things before leaving, including plans for Ding Xu. The old man left some calligraphy and paintings and the house in L City to Ding Xu. Instructing the lawyer to hand it over to Ding Xu is the last effort for this child.

The house was not expensive, it was the small courtyard they used to live in L City.Ding Xu was ready to refuse, but he couldn't say no to that house.

That was his first safe haven.

The two years that Mr. Ding took him to live there were the most stable and happiest days he had ever lived.

The lawyer read out the things in public and wanted to give them to Ding Xu to sign. Ding Xu asked for a house, but the calligraphy and painting refused.

The market price of houses in third-tier cities is not expensive and has not yet increased in value. Compared with places in the capital where every inch of land is very expensive, it is not worth mentioning.On the contrary, the paintings and calligraphy collected by Mr. Ding at the antique market were more valuable. Ding Xu didn't ask for the calligraphy and paintings, which made the Ding family elders who had been stern-faced just now feel more comfortable and accept it.In their hearts, Ding Xu is an outsider after all, an adopted child, and getting too much will make people feel uncomfortable. Ding Xu voluntarily declined, which is much easier to accept than the conditions that the lawyer read just now. The elder's expression softened a little.

Sun Mu was impatient with these things, and without waiting to hear the next person, he frowned and said "I'm going out to smoke a cigarette", stood up and went out, but his eyes were red, and he could see that he was sad.

Ding Xu quickly signed and had no intention of staying any longer, so he got up and went out.In the corridor, he found Sun Mu who was leaning against the wall and smoking. Sun Mu glanced at him, didn't say anything, just smoked silently.

"I'm sorry about grandpa, but if I do it again, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back." After Ding Xu said this, he heard Sun Mu sneer on the opposite side, he ignored it, and continued: " Xiao Liangwen was in a lot of trouble at that time, his life was in danger, I... all I could think about was to save him, if he couldn't get out, I would stay there with him."

Ding Xu spoke calmly, but Sun Mu tightened his lips. He couldn't hear the meaning of begging for death in Ding Xu's words.

"I'll leave tomorrow and go back to L City." Ding Xu stood in front of him and said.

Sun Mu snorted coldly, expelled the puff of smoke from his chest, and said, "With Xiao Liangwen? You went to Yunnan to look for him for so long, and digging him out of the dead is not enough?"

Ding Xu didn't expect Sun Mu to say this, but after thinking about it, Sun Mu wanted to investigate him, so naturally he had some connections. The last time he got together was with Fu Er and the others. He went to Yunnan to find Xiao Liangwen. After such a long time, if you have the heart to inquire about it, you can know the whole story.Thinking of this, he no longer explained anything, just nodded and said: "Yes, I may always be with him in the future."

Sun Mu frowned, "In the future?"

Ding Xu didn't hide it from him, and said, "I haven't been able to tell you that I've actually been with him for a while."

Sun Mu took a puff of smoke, he looked at Ding Xu as if he knew it would happen but he refused to believe it, Ding Xu opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, he quickly raised his hand and interrupted him in a flustered way: "How old are you, don't Making a decision so early, especially this kind of thing... Do you think this is fun? The road ahead will be difficult for many years, have you figured it out? It’s okay to be playful when you are young, and you spend a lot of time with him More than ten years, when you get old, there will be a day when you regret it!"

The other party seemed to be making things difficult, but every word was considered from his point of view. Ding Xu and Sun Mu had been in contact for a long time, so they understood how much they cared for him. "I've thought about all of this, and I've made arrangements. I'll look for a job after a while, and he has his own things to do, so don't worry about me."

Sun Mu scratched his hair irritably, and said: "Who is worried about you, you... Forget it, you can figure it out yourself."

Ding Xu stepped forward and gently hugged his shoulder. This was the act of being closest to his cousin for so many years. Sun Mu paused, sighed and patted him on the shoulder, in his ear. Side said: "When the old man left, he repeatedly told me to take good care of you. If you have any difficulties, just come to me, you understand?"

Seeing that Ding Xu nodded, he sighed, waved to him and said, "Let's go, I still have a task tomorrow, so I won't see you off, and pay attention to safety."

Ding Xu said: "You also pay attention to safety."

Sun Mu smiled and didn't say much, but the indifference in his eyes gradually faded when he looked at Ding Xu.

Ding Xu's stay in the capital was very short, and he returned to L City with Xiao Liangwen the next day. There were still some finishing touches for the procedures for the general customs before, so Ding Xu chose to stay here to complete the last point Work.He didn't dare to live in the small courtyard left by Mr. Ding, he only took away the cat left in the courtyard. Every time he got closer to that small courtyard, he would think of the past, so he had to seal it up and not go there for a while, maybe wait a few days. The pain in Nian's heart dissipated, and he could push open the iron door again.