[entertainment circle] little star

Xu Xi stared blankly and didn't answer Sun Ye's words. Sun Ye pursed his lips, shook Xu Xi's shoulders, and shouted loudly: "Little daughter-in-law, don't look at me, look at me, look at me."

When he was shouting, he suddenly saw Xu Xi's eyes turn red, and Sun Ye was startled, he bent down and held Xu Xi's face and said, "I asked you to do laundry, why are you so angry!"

Only then did Xu Xi come back to her senses, pulled away Sun Ye's hand and lowered her head, "No, I'm just a little uncomfortable."

"Oh, then you can go back and rest for a while. It took two months to fatten you up a bit, so you can't get tired and thin again."

Xu Xi was not in the mood to support her grandson and talked nonsense, and felt uncomfortable staying in the store, so she nodded and went back to the dormitory alone in silence, then lay on the small bed, feeling as if she had lost all strength.Under the pillow was the only thing he brought with him from Beijing - his mobile phone.It's been two months since I turned it on, so I don't know if it still works.He has always firmly remembered what He Ze said, if there is a signal, it will be located, so he has never dared to turn it on.

But Xu Xi was still reluctant to throw away the phone, and couldn't help but take it out to look at it several times a day.That was the only connection he had with the past.At that time, he left in a hurry, and only wrote down He Ze's number. The contact information of other people was all in this phone, so he couldn't lose it.

To be honest, Xu Xi really likes this place and this group of people very much. He didn't know until now that there is still such a possibility in life, that it can be so easy and unrestrained.

But no matter how free the days are, he can't stop him from missing the past, the people in the past, and the things in the past.He thought, even though this place is so good, he is just living here as a guest, and he will always return to Beijing when the matter is over.

This kind of hope would light up in Xu Xi's heart every day, and then slowly go out. Day after day, he could not help fantasizing that maybe...he would really be able to go back soon.

Seeing Sheng Huaijin in this way today, those terrifying memories flooded towards him again, only then did he realize that he was not as relaxed and unrestrained as he imagined, and he hadn't walked out yet.

What about Sheng Huaijin?

Xu Xi couldn't figure out what Sheng Huaijin was thinking, but she was afraid that if she was not careful once, she would be haunted by nightmares again.

No matter how difficult it is, we must continue to suffer, even for two months, and for two years. If you escape, don’t look back.

Xu Xi hugged herself and curled up into a small ball, closing her eyes gently.

******

This is an apartment with an excellent location and exquisite decoration, but it is a typical model apartment without much warm family atmosphere.

Sheng Huaijin sat cross-legged on the carpet in the living room, fiddling with a plastic toy in his hand, looking a little embarrassed. Beside him was a teenager who was also playing with another toy intently.

"Xiaochen, I really can't do it." Sheng Huaijin put down the toys with a sigh, then stretched his numb legs, and said, "I don't understand how you get these toys."

Ren Xiaochen glanced at him, took the toy and started playing happily again without saying a word.

Sheng Huaijin looked at him for a long time, then asked cautiously: "Xiaochen, uncle asked you, did your brother...?"

Ren Xiaochen froze, then got up with the toy, quickly said "no", and then ran back to his room.

Sheng Huaijin looked at his running back in silence, and felt uncomfortable again.Like Xu Xi, Ren Xiaochen is very guarded. Once you are identified as a bad person, it will not be so easy to gain their trust again.In the past two months, he showed the greatest patience in his life to treat Ren Xiaochen, but Ren Xiaochen was only a little loose, but whenever Xu Xi was mentioned, he would immediately become vigilant.

Xu Xi had been missing for two months, she didn't show any flaws, she didn't contact anyone, and disappeared without a trace.Sheng Huaijin used all the methods he could to find out today, but he was only able to confirm that Xu Xi did not buy a ticket to leave through any station.Then there are only two possibilities left. One is the long-distance bus with thousands of kilometers, which does not need to go to the station to buy a ticket. There are several points in Beijing that specialize in this kind of long-distance bus.Because there are fewer people on board, tickets are usually booked by telephone. When the departure time arrives, passengers will go to the designated place to take the bus.It will be very difficult to find, so many cars are sent to all parts of the country, there is no clue, and I don't know how long it will take to find the car that Xu Xi took, and even if found, the owner may not be able to remember for several months a previous passenger.

Of course, the worst thing is to take an illegal bus. At least there are traces of the buses.

No matter how difficult it was, it was at least a silver lining, and he couldn't just do nothing.

Sheng Huaijin asked people to look for him, and at the same time monitored the phone calls of Ren Haiming, Ren Haili, and Lin Juntong.This is not enough, Sheng Huaijin took care of the Ren family as much as possible, helped them move into this apartment, and often came to play with Ren Xiaochen, hoping that Ren Xiaochen would accept him.He always felt that Ren Haili and Ren Xiaochen knew something, but they just refused to tell him.

How long will it take...

Sheng Huaijin stood up and looked at Ren Xiaochen's closed door.

"You poor boy, you don't know anything!" Ren Haiming scolded Ren Xiaochen, then greeted him obsequiously, and said to Sheng Huaijin, "Mr. Sheng, don't be as knowledgeable as a child."

If it wasn't for Xu Xi, Sheng Huaijin really didn't want to look at this man. With a gloomy face, he said, "I'm going back, let me know if there is any news."

"Okay, okay, Mr. Sheng, I remember. You said that the house can only be transferred when Xu Xi comes back. Don't worry, Xiaochen and Xu Xi are in a good relationship. He won't ignore his brother. He will definitely come back. He must also come to find Xiaochen, I will keep an eye on him, as soon as he comes back, I will notify you immediately."

Sheng Huaijin nodded and left silently.

After leaving this depressing house, Sheng Huaijin wandered the streets alone, lighting a cigarette.

After a while, they walked downstairs to the apartment where the two of them used to live. Sheng Huaijin just stood and looked upstairs. Now he dare not set foot in that place at all. Everything there smells like Xu Xi, and there are them in every corner. Now he is left alone, how dare he go in, strong longing will tear him apart.

In the past two months, he has experienced what loneliness is, what is despair, and the days without Xu Xi seem to be oppressive.Every day, he wondered where Xu Xi had gone, whether he was doing well, and whether he would be bullied.On the one hand, he was worried about Xu Xi's bad life, but on the other hand, he couldn't help being afraid. Whether Xu Xi was really happy or not, he had completely forgotten about him.

He never thought that one day he would be in such pain because of losing someone, and he almost couldn't bear it many times.But there was a voice in his heart telling him that once he collapsed in disappointment, the relationship between him and Xu Xi would be completely broken.He walks on the verge of collapse and strength every day, looking for, hoping, and disappointed again and again, tormenting him physically and mentally.

Sheng Huaijin stood there in a daze for a long time, until the cigarette burnt out and burned Sheng Huaijin's fingers, he finally came back to his senses.

What is a little pain in the flesh?Sheng Huaijin dropped the cigarette butt, glanced at the red fingers, and began to look upstairs again in a daze.

No matter where you are, you must take care of yourself, even if... you never come back to me.

******

Such a comfortable life quickly passed for another three months, and the money hidden in the box under Xu Xi's bed almost couldn't fit.Naturally, his salary here is not as high as in Beijing, which is only 800 yuan at the top, but the food and lodging are all in the store. He spends less than 1 yuan a month, so after five months, Xu Xi has saved more than [-] yuan.

At night Xu Xi closed the curtain, took out the biscuit box under the bed, and seriously counted the money under the lamp. When she was counting, suddenly Sun Ye lifted the curtain very lively and said loudly: "Ahhh Wife, the dog tore my pants!"

Xu Xi looked up and saw Sun Ye's eyes glaring angrily, and before he could speak, Sun Ye screamed again: "Ah! Daughter-in-law! What is this!"

The other people lying in the two bedrooms yelled leisurely outside: "What are you two doing, do you want someone to sleep!"

"If we show our affection, you should be jealous!" Sun Ye immediately closed the curtain while talking, and ran to Xu Xi excitedly, pointing at the pile of money and whispering, "Daughter-in-law, where did you come from?" That's a lot of money! There must be... 2 yuan!"

Xu Xi nodded and said, "[-], [-] I brought over from Beijing, and I saved the other five months' salary."

"Daughter-in-law, keep your voice down! Seeing that you were so rich in those few months, the Guangzu would definitely ask you to borrow it, don't lend it to them!" Sun Ye hurriedly covered Xu Xi's mouth, looking a little mysterious.

Xu Xi put the money back into the biscuit box, and said, "Just borrow it, I don't need that much money."

"No, it's better to save it if you lend it to them. It will be used as a dowry when you marry me. Oh, by the way, you just use this broken box to store so much money? Go to the bank and open an account. How safe is it to save it? The security in the old community is simply too poor, and it will be a disaster if a thief steals it for you someday."

Xu Xi was a little worried and frowned.Some time ago, I heard that a building opposite was stolen, so Xu Xi was very worried.But he has been afraid to go to the bank to open an account, because what the reporter Lin Juntong said, don't participate in anything that requires the use of an ID card. Lin Juntong frightened him. He is more cautious than Lin Juntong explained, hiding carefully I am afraid of being discovered.

But the money... what to do with it?

Seeing that Xu Xi didn't answer for a long time, Sun Ye asked again: "Daughter-in-law, how about I take care of my money in the future, and I won't be able to control it. How did you save it? It's amazing. In other words, you save it so much. What is the money for?"

"I owe a lot of money to others and I have to pay it back."

"how much?"

Xu Xi calculated in his own mind, Lin Juntong gave him a total of 6, and He Ze didn't have [-], so he said, "More than [-]."

"It's nothing. According to your rhythm, it will be saved soon. But, alas, how can you owe so much money?"

Xu Xi lowered her head, her expression was calm and she stopped talking.

Sun Ye looked carefree, but he was actually quite considerate. He knew that Xu Xi had many secrets and many pasts. If Xu Xi frowned and showed a painful expression, he would immediately shut up.She never asked much about Xu Xi's past.

He is a very warm and kind person, Xu Xi is very grateful to him.

Sure enough, Sun Ye didn't ask any more questions, got up and said, "Daughter-in-law, I'm sleepy, I have to go to bed. But you should think about the money yourself, don't lose it."

"I know, thank you."

After Sun Ye left, Xu Xi began to feel restless.

Is this how the money should be handled?

While hesitating, Xu Xi suddenly had a flash in his mind, remembering the promise he had made to He Ze, that he would definitely call He Ze.

"Mr. He..." Xu Xi called out to herself.