Warm Water Spirits

At home after school, only Aunt Song was preparing dinner in the kitchen.

There were five palm-sized cupcakes on the porcelain tray on the dining table. The small cakes were browned and soft, and the tops were plump and blooming. There were dried strawberries inside. The rich and sweet smell caught Jiang Yunqi's nostrils before he approached.The appearance is so-so, and it looks like it is handmade, and it is the first time to make it.

Aunt Song heard the voice and said in the kitchen: "Yunqi is back? Have some cake. I made it with Wenwen in the afternoon. It's just too sweet."

Jiang Yunqi picked up one and took a bite, then glanced at the empty living room, "Where's Wenwen?"

The sweetness is actually okay, but Aunt Song doesn't like sweet food.

"Your elder sister Pei Yue took her back."

Aunt Song wiped her hands and came out to look at Jiang Yunqi, and said with a smile, "Why are you still carrying a schoolbag?"

"Is it delicious? Wenwen said to leave it all to you. Don't eat too much, or you won't have dinner."

Jiang Yunqi nodded.

"Your elder sister Pei Yue sent you last week's physical examination report, and the condition is good. Mr. Pei hasn't come back yet, wait for him to come back and have a look."

"it is good."

While talking, a phone call came from home.

Jiang Yunqi ate the cake in his hand, carrying his schoolbag and preparing to go to the study to do his homework.

"Mr. Pei." Aunt Song answered the phone.

Jiang Yunqi stopped and turned to look at Aunt Song.

"Yun Qi just came back."

After a while, Aunt Song said to Jiang Yunqi who was standing still: "Mr. Pei is going on a business trip for a week. Yunqi came to answer the phone."

Jiang Yunqi froze for a few seconds, then slowly took off his schoolbag, obviously disappointed, passing by Aunt Song, who patted him on the shoulder.

"Brother Pei."

Pei Zhe was outside.Noisy side sounds, you can hear the car starting to approach gradually, and the sound of a car whistling a little further away.The voice is calm, directly into the ear through the earpiece: "Eat and sleep well, don't get sick."

Disappointment becomes unhappiness, and now it becomes very unhappiness.

Jiang Yunqi didn't want to talk.

Pei Zhe pressed his eyebrows.During the few seconds of silence, a smile appeared in Pei Zhe's eyes, and when he closed his eyes, he could imagine Jiang Yunqi's awkward expression of reluctance and speechlessness.

"Be obedient." Pei Zhe didn't realize that he was smiling.

"I heard it." Jiang Yunqi said something quickly, and then said in a firm tone: "It's okay to hang up. I have a lot of homework today." After speaking, there was an inexplicable sense of relief.

Aunt Song pursed her lips and smiled, then went to the kitchen.

Pei Zhe smiled lowly, "Go."

Jiang Yunqi didn't hang up the phone.

The mouth is refreshing, but the body is more honest.

Jiang Yunqi heard someone call "Pei Si", but Pei Zhe didn't hang up.

"Yun Qi."

Pei Zhe gestured towards the distance, walked to the side of the car, opened the door and sat in, and talked about his itinerary to Jiang Yunqi for the first time: "If it goes well, I can come back on the weekend."

Jiang Yunqi said "Oh", and wanted to ask whether this "weekend" was Saturday or Sunday. When he was struggling, his brain had already said: "Then you are fine." The word order without much thought was strange.

Pei Zhe didn't say anything, but suddenly said after a while, "Don't hand in the blank papers. Listen to the class carefully."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yunqi realized that his ears were covered hot and red.

Aunt Song has been busy all day.During the day, I accompanied Wenwen to buy ingredients to make cakes, and was busy until Pei Yue got off work to pick her up at night.Dinner time is later than usual.After dinner, Aunt Song went to tidy up Pei Zhe's room and Jiang Yunqi's room.

When Jiang Yunqi came out of the shower, he saw that Aunt Song was about to move out the quilt and pillow that Pei Zhe slept on last night.

"I think two beds are just right."

Jiang Yunqi climbed onto the bed, lay down on Pei Zhe's quilt in large characters, hugged Pei Zhe's pillow and did not let go, his hair was still wet.

Aunt Song smiled, and went with him, rubbed Jiang Yunqi's hair, brought a towel to wipe Jiang Yunqi, and said in a painful and pampering tone: "Yunqi will always follow my brother from now on? What if my brother gets married?"

Jiang Yunqi lay on his stomach, half-closed his eyes, and said nonchalantly: "Then I will live with Aunt Song. Aunt Song will take care of me, and I will take care of you when I get old."

Aunt Song's heart was about to melt, she didn't speak for a long time, and gently wiped the towel covering Jiang Yunqi's head.

Aunt Song actually knew more or less about Jiang Yunqi's experience in the past 12 years, so when Pei Zhe asked her to take care of Jiang Yunqi, she was somewhat resistant.Pei Yue is more worried than she is, after all, it concerns Pei Zhe.No one knows when Jiang Yunqi will think of it, and what he will do when he thinks of it.

In the end, Aunt Song agreed because Pei Zhe had helped her son a lot.

In the blink of an eye, we have been together for four years.

Jiang Yunqi, who has lost his cruel and bloody memories, is no different from ordinary children, and his personality is good, at least Aunt Song thinks it is good.

Pei Yue helped Jiang Yunqi finish the parent-teacher meeting that time, and came back and told her that Jiang Yunqi had a distance from his classmates in the class, was withdrawn, and his grades were not good.Aunt Song felt that Jiang Yunqi like this was the best Jiang Yunqi.

A little normal, a little medium, a little lower is fine, and living a stable life like this is worth those 12 years of nightmares.

Aunt Song has long regarded Jiang Yunqi as her grandson.

Aunt Song also gradually understood Jiang Yunqi's feelings for Pei Zhe.

At some point, Jiang Yunqi's dependence on Pei Zhe has exceeded the weight that a younger brother should have on an older brother.

But if you think about it for a while, there's nothing wrong with it.

The bond between the two, whether pushed forward or backward, is more complex and profound than ordinary feelings.It was so deep that Aunt Song couldn't figure out which path the two of them would eventually take once the truth came out.

I will never repeat the worst past... But even with such a fluke, Aunt Song still feels heartbroken. The worst or the best ending makes no difference to Jiang Yunqi, because both are the most unacceptable.

I just hope that Pei Zhe can be more merciful.

"Auntie has grandsons and sons, so there is no need for Yunqi to take care of her." Aunt Song joked with a smile, "What about Yunqi?"

Jiang Yunqi turned to look at her, disappointed and said: "Then I can only blame brother Pei."

"Mr. Pei always wants to get married, and your elder sister Pei Yue is still urging. Yun Qi should have his own life. Go to college, find a job, and be with the person you like." Aunt Song guided her earnestly, with a gentle tone.

Jiang Yunqi didn't speak for a while, his eyelashes drooped slightly.

When his hair was about to dry, Jiang Yunqi swore: "He won't be able to marry a wife."