Prey [Zhu Chaoyang x Ye Chimin]

Overcast to cloudy, light to moderate rain in the afternoon.

Two male and female students in school uniforms, one behind the other, quickly slipped out of the bookstore.

"Just now, Sister Hong asked me to turn down the brightness of the monitor on the wall on the third floor, and those two children were so frightened that their faces turned green." A clerk with a lock of purple hair dyed at the cash register laughed.

Zhou Chunhong didn't smile, "I can't help it, these kids are really... If you don't point them out, what should we do?"

"No."

"It's still not the parents' responsibility. Sister Hong's family, Chaoyang, never let you worry about it, right." Another clerk flattered at the right time.

"My family, Yangyang, never let me worry about it." Zhou Chunhong stared at the computer screen, as if concentrating on calculating the inventory. At this time, the clerk Xiaoge put a large thermos cup on the cash register, "Sister Hong, an uncle said just now give you this,"

"What uncle, that's brother-in-law," Purple Hair corrected her, "Isn't that right, Sister Hong."

"Brother-in-law?" Xiaoge, who had just arrived, widened his eyes, "Sister Hong, is it true?"

The clerks gathered around one after another, "Sister Hong, when is the wedding going to be held? We are waiting for the wedding candy."

"I've already saved three months' salary."

Two blushes came up from Zhou Chunhong's cheeks, she raised her eyelids reservedly, and made a stern look, "Work hard during work hours, don't make things happen."

The girls stretched out their tongues and scattered, she called the store manager, "I'm leaving early this afternoon, you can watch for me, everyone has worked hard, and I will give you red envelopes at the end of the summer vacation."

Today is Zhu Chaoyang's birthday, but Zhou Chunhong didn't go home early because of this. Every birthday, there is only a bowl of noodles for dinner. At first it was because of financial constraints, but later it was because Zhu Chaoyang didn't want any way to celebrate.

Today she also planned in the same way, but when she went out in the morning, Zhu Chaoyang asked her if she was going out, Zhou Chunhong said she was not going anywhere and was in the bookstore.

"You come back early today."

Zhou Chunhong stopped combing her hair, saw the color in Zhu Chaoyang's eyes from the mirror, and thought, "Son, do you want to bring your daughter-in-law back to show me?"

She thought her son would deny it as usual, but Zhu Chaoyang just smiled, neither saying yes nor no.

She fell into an indescribable tension this morning, wondering what kind of girl that would be, and was afraid that her son's taste would be like his father's. She didn't know how her family's conditions were, what her own quality was, and whether she could be worthy of her. The outstanding son has some unspeakable, faint worries.

She said she was going home early, but she didn't know what to prepare. There were fruits and snacks at home...or two bouquets of flowers?

She was thinking wildly when the phone rang, and the purple hair picked it up, "Hello?"

"Who are you?" Zhou Chunhong heard her voice suddenly turn from professional politeness to vigilance.

"Oh... Miss Hong, I'm looking for you." The microphone was handed over, and a hurried female voice inside cried Chunhong, come quickly, something happened to your son.

In a trance, the long-lost feeling of suffocation came again.

It was a colleague from the original scenic spot who called, and now the pier sells tickets.

"What's wrong with Chaoyang?" Zhou Chunhong finally recovered her voice, panting heavily, afraid of hearing something she didn't want to hear.

"Chaoyang is fine, but something happened to someone else!"

"Mom, come back early today." Zhu Chaoyang stood at the entrance, with a gentle smile in his eyes and a faint sense of complacency.

Chaoyang is fine, something happened to someone else.

It was the same seven years ago. Something came to her mind again. Zhou Chunhong put down the microphone. She knew that she should rush to the hospital immediately to see her son, her only family member. The leg seemed to be filled with lead and could not move.

The entire bookstore is like an unreal paradise under the shroud of incandescent lights, and the real world bathed in sunlight is outside the door.

In the past two years, Zhou Chunhong likes to stay in the bookstore, listening to the little girl and the daughter-in-law say that the parents are short-lived, complain about the mother-in-law, dislike men, and find happiness by comparing their troubles with a sense of superiority. The son in the distant university is her face. She lacks nothing now, everything is in the past.

Today, it's back again.

She stepped out of the glass door, cloudy over her head, fine raindrops fell on the asphalt road and printed dark spots one by one, whistling above her head, a huge plastic bag was wrapped on the wire, doing like a wounded white bird The bravado resisted, and the raindrops gradually became heavier, crackling and crackling on the top. The driver Xiao Wu was unloading the goods with two shop assistants at the side door, and saw her and said hello.

Zhou Chunhong woke up like a dream, "Xiao Wu, come out with me."

After she got in the car, she told Xiao Wu to go to the Central Hospital.

She doesn't like to let too many people know about her family. For so many years, she is used to putting up with things, and Chaoyang is the same. This mom doesn't say anything.

What will happen?It doesn't matter if her son is fine anyway.

She touched the purse that she never left. The card and keys were there. The purse was a famous brand. It was very expensive and she bought it for her when she moved into the villa. All are better than others.

She raised a good son.

Two police cars stopped at the entrance of the Central Hospital. Zhou Chunhong walked up the steps mechanically. A former colleague came up to help her and walked quickly. Two policemen with serious expressions walked in front. Zhou Chunhong's eyes were fixed on the "POLICE" behind them. above the lettering.

Turning a corner, there were still several policemen standing in the corridor, one of whom she knew, surnamed Liu, had met several times in the police station seven years ago, her eyes were red at this time, and she saw her calling Chaoyang's mother.

"You're here too, what's the matter?" Zhou Chunhong heard her own voice, with false lightness.

"It's Team Ye, Team Ye..." Xiao Liu choked up the second half of his sentence, lowered his head and wiped his eyes.

What happened to Ye Jun?Zhou Chunhong didn't understand. A few days ago, he was still alive and kicking when he was interviewed by the local news. Did something happen to him?What a coincidence today... She nodded blankly, still thinking about whether to follow someone or something, her arm was pulled, and she just followed into another ward as if she had just woken up from a dream.

"Mom, come back early today."

Zhu Chaoyang was lying on the bed in hospital gown, his face was whiter than the sheets, one nostril was stuffed with cotton, the nurse was taking his blood pressure, when he saw his mother pushing the door in, a weary smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Chaoyang, who made you like this!" Zhou Chunhong's heart ached, and she rushed forward, almost bumping the nurse.

Zhu Chaoyang's pale lips moved twice, and Zhou Chunhong's heart ached when he saw this.