overdue

Like nothing has changed.

The woman was found one afternoon.

Wei Tong and Liu Ting returned to the rental house after work, but saw a middle-aged woman at the door.

The woman looks about 40 years old, but she has a good face. The skin is yellow and rough irrepressibly, and the wrinkles can't hide the appearance that this woman once had.

This woman must have been a beauty when she was young.Wei Tong sighed silently, feeling the strong gaze of the woman looking in his direction.

Who is he looking at?Wei Tong glanced lightly at Liu Ting beside him.

Wei Tong still clearly remembered that Liu Ting's face changed in an instant.

His voice sank, just like on the phone

"Let's go down and talk." He darkened his expression.

Then he turned his head and said to Wei Tong with a chuckle, "You go in first, I'll be there soon."

Liu Ting walked down first, and the woman silently caught up with him and walked past Wei Tong.

Wei Tong quietly watched their backs disappear around the corner, and bit his lower lip lightly. He didn't want to be nosy, but he couldn't restrain the irritability and anxiety in his heart.

He walked upstairs to the door in two or three steps, and rummaged in his pocket for the key.

By the way, the key is with Liu Ting.Wei Tong thought belatedly.

He stood quietly at the door for a while, sighed and slowly walked downstairs, feeling that he was hopeless, and as soon as he walked out of the stairs, he saw that familiar figure walking towards him.

His brain went blank for a moment, and he hid in the cement pipe pile next to him in a hurry when he turned around.

"Da... da... da" the voice moved from far to near, and the owner of the voice didn't seem to have any intention of hiding it.

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Wei Tong held his breath, his thin body leaning tightly against the huge cement pipe, as long as the owner who made the sound continued to move forward, he would be easily spotted.

He couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

The sound of footsteps suddenly stopped close at hand, and the voice of a strange woman sounded, with vicissitudes and tiredness

"Liu Ting..."

"..." The person who was stopped did not speak.

Wei Tong turned sideways secretly, and secretly looked towards the end of the cement pile.

In the bright spot, the middle-aged woman put her hand on Liu Ting, as if she was saying something, although it was not far away, Wei Tong couldn't hear it clearly.

Wei Tong didn't understand why he wanted to hide, it was just a hot-headed move, which made his situation more embarrassing.

"Don't be too willful, you've grown up..." The middle-aged woman choked up halfway through her speech.

"...I'm self-willed?" He made a sound, which caused the middle-aged woman to tremble. Liu Ting looked at her, and then murmured in a low voice after a while:

"Let's go," he said, with merciless determination.

"Are you going to kill me? I'm your own mother!" The middle-aged woman suddenly cried out heart-piercingly, she knelt down without hesitation, hugging Liu Ting's thigh and crying .

Liu Ting wanted to escape but was still grabbed by his ankle, "Let go of me!" He shouted resolutely.

These words clearly reached Wei Tong's ears, reminding Wei Tong of the Liu Ting on the phone on the day of the meeting, who was not at all like the gentle and delicate person he usually is.

Wei Tong froze for a moment, suddenly felt a little sad.

Wei Tong quietly looked at the confronting figures of the two, but he couldn't do anything. He didn't understand, just like he didn't understand Sister Xia. The simple sense of powerlessness made him feel physically and mentally exhausted. He suddenly felt how much he had. Minding his own business, he felt sorry for Liu Ting, but it was probably just his own sentimentality.

He suddenly regretted his chasing behavior.

The boy came out from nowhere, and Wei Tong recognized it at a glance. It was the boy from a few days ago. He gently grabbed Liu Ting's clothes, raised his head to look into his eyes, and got into his eyes.

Tears filled the boy's eyes: "Brother, debt collectors come to knock on our door every day..."

"I'm so scared……"

It's all this woman's own fault, but she still has to implicate others.He wanted to yell like this, but bit his lower lip unconsciously.

"Xiaodong, just live with me from now on." He ignored the woman's cries and gently stroked the boy's head.

The woman suddenly grabbed Liu Ting's collar anxiously: "They really want my life! Please help me!"

"You deserve it!" He held the boy's hand and yelled unbearably, lowering his head... with an unconcealable anger in his tone, but there were faint tears in his eyes.

Liu Ting is ten years old, and his family of four is harmonious. Although they can only be regarded as a family with a modest income in a big city, they are considered happy.

His father was the sales manager of a small company, and his mother ran a small shop. Liu Ting often visited the shop opened by his mother when he was young.

That year, my mother got into the bad habit of gambling. Not only did she lose all her family property in just two years, she also borrowed a huge amount of usury. When the debt collection company came to her, she ran away alone.

That year, Liu Ting was 14 years old. His father tried hard to pay off his debts. He sold the house and moved from the city center to a small house in the suburbs. He took the subway for more than an hour to work every day.

The father wanted to return him and his younger brother to an ordinary family, but in the end he chose to commit suicide by jumping off the building due to tremendous mental pressure.

Before committing suicide, he bought an insurance policy for himself, and the beneficiary was Liu Ting, but because Liu Ting's father died in an accident, the insurance was not enough.

Liu Ting didn't get any money in the end, and his uncle who came from out of town organized the funeral for his father, and his younger brother, who was much younger, cried heart-rendingly.

The small house in that suburb was sold for a low price.

Since then, he has been dependent on others, and feels that he is weak and powerless, but he does not have superpowers like the hot-blooded hero.

His character is beginning to become depressed and sensitive.

Liu Ting, the 16-year-old woman who abandoned the family, found them.

The bad habit is hard to change, the woman still gambles, but she brazenly says that she will take them to her side.

His uncle didn't have much nostalgia for them, and even liked the opportunity of throwing away the two hot taro, and gave them up without hesitation.

Liu Ting shook off her outstretched hand.

"I'll go out and live by myself."

Liu Ting chose to live on campus without hesitation, spent the holidays in a rental house, and worked part-time for expenses.

He occasionally went to see Xiaodong at that woman's place.

The dilapidated and cramped rental house was not much better than his place. He wanted to take Xiaodong away, but he knew that he was also dying.

This woman is here to ask for money.Liu Ting knew it well.

He hated her, and hated his own powerlessness.

"You won't get a penny from me." He took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

The woman stared at him tremblingly with wide-eyed eyes.

She let go of Liu Ting's trouser legs, stood up suddenly and ran back, Xiaodong chased forward without hesitation, Liu Ting was stunned for a moment and followed suit.

When the woman ran across the cement pipe, Wei Tong caught up with her without hesitation.

The four lined up in a line, moving forward in a certain direction.

Wei Tong suddenly had a bad feeling.

She quickly ran out of the community, which was not that big, and ran towards the road.

"Hey, what are you doing!?"

The speeding truck was about to hit the woman's thin body.

Wei Tong flew out and pushed the woman out.

Wei Tong was sweating coldly, looking at the speeding truck.

Liu Ting on the side of the road widened his eyes when he saw this scene, he could feel his heart beating loudly.

Once lost, it will never be too late.

The brain went blank for a moment.

He fell to the ground and the van stopped right in front of his nose.

The four of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"How can you run around on the road!?" The accented curse was spit out from the train driver who stuck out the window, waking up the frozen Wei Tong.

"You let me die." The woman sat on the side regardless of her image and cried.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Liu Ting came up in two steps, pulled Wei Tong who was stunned in place, turned around and ran away.

Wei Tong also strode along with him.Xiaodong stared blankly at his back, but did not leave with them.

"You must take me away in the future!" The childish voice shouted with tears.

Wei Tong was dragged away by him, he didn't look back, Wei Tong couldn't see his expression.

Tired from running, they stopped, and the two stood there panting and looking at each other.

"Uh, I'm sorry, I just wanted to get the keys, I didn't eavesdrop on purpose." Wei Tong spoke in a softer voice, gradually losing confidence.

"No, thank you." He smiled at Wei Tong, but Wei Tong only saw exhaustion.

Like a homeless and lost puppy, Wei Tong suddenly hugged him for some reason.

He was also taken aback by his actions. In Wei Tong's expectation, Liu Ting might push him away, but unexpectedly, he didn't. The whole person seemed to freeze, without any movement to stop him .

He closed his eyes, and raised his arms to hug his neck and pressed it deeply. Wei Tong was taken aback. When he opened his eyes, Wei Tong looked into his eyes with a surprised expression.

Liu Ting suddenly panicked and let go of Wei Tong hastily.

Wei Tong looked around for a week, and his face turned red when he saw the pedestrian's ambiguous eyes.

"Let's go." He hooked his hand with his fingers.

8. Expected to meet

It is indeed near to leave school, Wei Tong looked at the calendar and thought.

Liu Ting sat at the table and took a small dried fish from the box to tease the pumpkin,

Wei Tong knew that Liu Ting would live on campus after school started, and he would probably live on campus during the rest of the holidays.

I will be alone in the future... Such thoughts linger in my heart unreservedly, lingering.

After going out for a long time, the phone calls from his parents are less. Occasionally, he misses that ordinary but warm home. His parents are very nagging, but they are also very careful. There have been conflicts, but life must continue.

The manager of the convenience store is an uncle who likes to chatter about family affairs, and a few words can make the two of them amused.

It's September and it's still hot.

Liu Ting disappeared again, but Wei Tong knew where he was.

Fanning the small fan, he swayed towards the park. In front of the sea of ​​flowers, he saw that figure.

Wei Tong gently hugged him from the back on tiptoe, obviously taller than himself, but like a little one, curled up in his arms and looked fragile.

"Go back." He said suddenly, his tone gentle and forceful.

Thank you for coming into my world.

The undisguised scent of oolong tea slowly wraps around the peach-flavored pheromone.

Slowly faded into the aroma of peach oolong tea.

This light and long aftertaste may belong to their youth.

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"Hey, can't you stay in school after school?" Wei Tong looked at him suspiciously.

"Well, originally I wanted to live, but now I don't want to." He looked at the person in front of him and smiled.

End.