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When Duan woke up like this the next day, the sun was already high.

He was sore all over his body, and he didn't feel anything wrong with Wen Yueze yesterday, but now when he woke up, the bone-like pain seemed to be ringing in his ears about last night's madness.

He searched the room with his eyes, but found no sign of anyone other than him.

Wen Yueze was not there.

This realization made him feel better. Duan Ruxu stretched his waist, endured the discomfort and got dressed, and went downstairs directly.

The breakfast in the kitchen was still warm, and the sweet smell came from it.Duan Ruxu's stomach was empty, and he was feeling a little uncomfortable. When he smelled it, he immediately filled himself with a bowl of porridge.

Because he was too busy in the past few months, he never had a good rest; and because he was tortured by Wen Yueze all night yesterday, he didn't even want to move a finger at this time.After he finished his breakfast, he didn't even bother to put the bowl back in the kitchen, and planned to go back to his room for another sleep.

At this moment, the phone rang upstairs, and Duan Ruxu thought that Wen Yueze had something to explain, so he was not in a hurry, and slowly moved back to the living room upstairs.

Normally, Wen Yueze would never call him a second time if he couldn't get through to him. If the matter was urgent, he would come to him directly. If the matter was not urgent, he might as well wait until he came back to see him.This time the bell rang for a while and hung up automatically, and it rang again not long after.

Duan Ruxu was a little surprised that Wen Yueze was unusual, and finally he was willing to show mercy and leave quickly.

However, when he got the phone, he saw a missed call with the note of "Yan Tang" on the three links.

Duan Ruxu was startled, and was about to call back when the other party had already sent a fourth call.

This time Duan Ruxu quickly picked it up, he said "Hello" apologetically, and when he heard "Brother Duan" with a hoarse voice from the opposite side, his heart tightened for no reason.

"Yan Tang." Duan Ruxu moved to the sofa and sat down in a small step, and then he felt a little more comfortable, and asked softly, "Are you back?"

The person on the other side didn’t reply immediately, Duan Ruxu’s cell phone was attached to his ear for a while, but he still couldn’t hear the sound, thinking that there was something wrong with him, so he turned on the speakerphone and adjusted the volume, but he still didn’t get a trace of it. respond.

He was struggling, when he suddenly heard almost inaudible sobbing from the opposite side.

Yan Tang's voice carried the sadness that Duan Ruxu had never seen in this strong woman: "Brother Duan, I... what should I do..."

After saying this, she no longer cared about being reserved, and a broken cry gradually overflowed from her throat, intermittently telling what happened to her during this period.

This is a very strange feeling. Before that, Yan Tang once thought that he might not tell anyone about his experience.

Her family situation is complicated. Her parents, grandparents, and grandparents all have their own difficulties and cannot help the family.And Yan Tang is the eldest child in the family, and he has been very sensible since he was a child.She never asked why her classmates could have their parents to pick them up and go to school, or why others could go to the playground on weekends. On the contrary, she took on the burden that she should not bear at this age. All the burdens of a family of eight were on her. On the thin and small shoulders.

She should have gotten used to this by now.

She grew up so big, and never complained about the difficulty of life. On the contrary, Yan Tang is very grateful to her parents for giving her life and allowing her to see the beauty of this world.For her, the difficulties of being a family have become the norm, and there is nothing to complain about.

Probably due to the living environment, Yan Tang has long been used to dealing with all kinds of suffering alone.The younger brother in the family is still young, and the elders already felt guilty towards her for letting her support the family alone, and Yan Tang dared not tell them some unsatisfactory trivial matters, which also formed her character of reporting good news but not worrying.

If it was before, it would be impossible for her to tell anyone what she has experienced over the years, no matter how good the relationship is: one is that she does not feel that she is different from others, and the other is that she cannot bear those or pity Or disbelief, those stares that embarrassed her.

But after experiencing the blows of grandma being hospitalized, grandpa missing, and both parents passing away, Yan Tang calmed down at an unimaginable speed. funeral.

This is the third day of her parents' burial. Yan Tang has to deal with relatives who don't have much contact with her in the early morning. After comforting her younger brother, she returns to her room. A little sad.

After repeated hesitation, she still called Duan Ruxu.

The other party didn't answer at first, but Yan Tang called over and over again like a demon.

Duan Ruxu is gentle, besides him, Yan Tang can't think of anyone else who can tell.

Fortunately, Duan Ruxu did not disappoint her, and quickly picked up the phone.

Especially when he heard the other party's gentle inquiry, it was the first time that Yan Tang had the idea that he could rely on others at such an age.

It's not the kind of dependence on a lover. In her heart, Duan Ruxu is just like her own brother.

"Brother Duan..." Yan Tang was already sobbing, even if Duan Ruxu was worried in his heart, it was not easy to interrupt her at this time, so he could only listen to her voice patiently and comfort her from time to time.

I don't know how long she cried, but the voice finally weakened.Duan Ruxu resisted the anxiety in his heart, and asked step by step: "Don't cry, I'm fine."

There was a sobbing sound from the phone, and after a while, Duan Ruxu heard Shen Tang softly "hmm".

It's like finally letting go of some pressure.

"Although it's inappropriate for me to ask now, Xiaoyan, I'm worried about you. Can you tell me what happened?" Duan Ruxu asked worriedly.

This was the first time he called out the name "Xiaoyan".Speaking of which, Yan Tang called him "Brother Duan" since the first time he saw him. On the contrary, he kept calling Yan Tang by his first name, which sounded much more polite.

He said "Xiaoyan" without hesitation in order to comfort Yan Tang, but after thinking about it, he felt that such a title was understandable.

Yan Tang was also taken aback after hearing this obviously intimate address, and then told what happened during this period in a crying voice.

Her grandma's heart disease has been rescued, but she is still not awake, and her life is still in danger.

Her grandfather has not yet been found, and no one knows where an elderly man with Alzheimer's disease will end up.

After her parents were hit one after another in a short period of time, they felt that they were holding back their daughter and committed suicide by jumping into the river.

Now only her grandparents and a younger brother who is still in elementary school are left in her family.Yan Tang's younger brother even asked to drop out of school to work to share the pressure of the family for his sister.

Yan Tang's voice was choked with sobs: "Brother Duan, I'm too tired. I used to think that as long as I worked hard, the situation at home would be relieved. But now I realize it's not, Brother Duan, I can't help it."

The woman's originally lively and cheerful voice was stained with unprecedented sadness, Duan Ruxu's heart tightened, for some reason, he always felt that there was something different about Yan Tang now.

In fact, people will definitely change after suffering major setbacks, especially the case of Yan Tang, which can no longer be described by setbacks alone.It stands to reason that it is normal for her to undergo some changes after being hit by this, but Duan Ruxu just feels that what Yan Tang said is very wrong.

It was as if... she had lost some kind of hope.

Duan Ruxu knew that caring would cause chaos. He was not sure whether his guess was correct, but he still tried to calm down Yan Tang tactfully: "Even if this is the case, you should pay attention to rest, Xiao Yan, you are not the only one who lost a loved one, Your brother is upset too, and he sure doesn't want you to burn out, too."

When mentioning her younger brother, Yan Tang hesitated for a moment, and then seemed to have made up her mind: "Okay, I see."

Duan Ruxu knew that persuasion was effective, and he was relieved.

He asked gently: "When will you come back, or do you plan to take a rest first?"

After he finished asking, he remembered that Wen Yueze had asked him a similar question not long ago, and suddenly felt a little funny.

In all fairness, he hoped that Yan Tang could rest for a while.After all, judging from the current situation, she is in a very bad condition, and it is really not suitable for her to continue working.

Who knew that there was no time for silence on the other end of the phone, Duan Ruxu heard Yan Tang's firm answer: "I can't rest, the house is in such a mess now, everything needs money, if I continue to be decadent, this family will really collapse gone."

This is what Yan Tang would say, Duan Ruxu knew that she had really come out, and while he was relieved, he felt sorry for this overly sensible girl.

He couldn't help but said: "If you are short of money, I can lend you first."

This proposal was resolutely rejected by Yan Tang. Although she regarded Duan Ruxu as her own brother from the bottom of her heart, the two of them didn't know each other well enough. Besides, she had used him before, and she didn't dare to really be like him. Treat your loved ones like that to Duan.

The two chatted for a while, and Duan Ruxu could tell that Yan Tang's mood was much more relaxed than at the beginning, and at the same time, he was also happy that he could help her a little.

Not long after, Yan Tang's relatives came again, she had no choice but to hang up the phone, and reluctantly said goodbye to Duan Ruxu.

Although he hung up the phone, Duan Ruxu's worries about his friends were completely cleared out. He somehow remembered the winter solstice that he hadn't contacted for a long time, so he made a call.

The other party still didn't answer.Duan Ruxu listened to the female voice mechanically repeating English from the microphone, but finally did not call again.

... I don't know what happened to the winter solstice. When he is free someday, I must go to his house to see.

Thinking of this, Duan Ruxu moved his sore body, and suddenly felt that it was not so uncomfortable.

He tried his best to ignore his physical discomfort, took a shower in the upstairs bedroom, and finally felt alive again.

He was lying on the bed, intending to sleep until the afternoon, but who knew that an hour had passed before the doorbell suddenly rang incessantly from downstairs.

"jingle--"

"Jingle jingle—"

"Jingle, jingle, jingle--"

This is Wen Yueze's residence, and anyone who comes here must be looking for him without even thinking about it.Duan Ruxu didn't want to deal with Wen Yueze's people, but he couldn't sleep because of the noise, so he got up and went downstairs to open the door.

Speaking of which, when he first moved in, Wen Yueze asked him for his opinion on whether to hire a servant, but at that time, Duan Ruxu felt that it was a bit awkward for others to know their relationship, so he refused, who knows the retribution Wait here for him.

"Who is it?" Duan Ruxu didn't usually wake up, but maybe because he was too tired today, his tone didn't sound very good.

Compared with his fierce voice, the female voice outside was much softer: "Long time no see."

Duan Ruxu was startled for a moment, and then a trace of manic depression appeared in his brows.

How could it be Lin Zhiyue?