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When Zhou Yang returned to Qingshan Town, he met Wang Jiamu directly, and then saw Zhou Xunle with red eyes.

As early as after receiving the call, he asked Ji Heqian for leave, and immediately bought a plane ticket to depart from Beijing.

When Zhou Xunle saw Zhou Yang, she threw herself on him, grabbed his clothes tightly and refused to let go, her voice became a little hoarse, "Brother...Mom..."

Zhou Yang picked him up and met Wang Jiamu's worried eyes.

"This matter..." Wang Jiamu shook his head, "I guess there is no way, I don't even know how Wu Shufang owed so much money. She..." Hesitantly looked at Zhou Xunle, and said, "It's okay to go in." It happened just two days ago. Xiao Le mentioned that she was not at home very much at night, and the police came to find her, so I found out..."

Zhou Xunle lay in Zhou Yang's arms in silence, and he didn't cry, but pressed his lips tightly to hold back his tears.

Zhou Yang patted him on the back soothingly, and asked as vaguely as possible, "How much is it?"

"30." Wang Jiamu added, "It's not a loan, it's...a fraud." He said it lightly, almost mouth-to-mouth.But Zhou Yang understood.

Wu Shufang gambled outside and lost a lot, which may be a number that cannot be repaid.So she thought of a crooked path.But even if it was a scam, Zhou Yang didn't believe that she could cheat others hundreds of thousands by herself.

Although his stepmother is not far behind and is extremely shrewd, she really hasn't read too many books.The reason why such a big thing happened this time was that Zhou Yang couldn't think of a second possibility other than being used as a gunman.

"I asked a friend who is a lawyer, and he said that the amount is too large, at least... ten years." After a moment of silence, Wang Jiamu took out an envelope from the room and pushed it in front of Zhou Yang, "This is for you .”

"What?" Zhou Yang pulled out the contents in confusion, only to find that it was a check for 20 yuan.

He couldn't react for a while, and when his eyes fell on the name on the check, he was so shocked that he almost couldn't grasp the thin piece of paper in his hand.

"I only received it when I called you."

"He...why?" Zhou Yang was still shocked, looked at the name on the check, and whispered to himself, "This...what's going on..."

"Once convicted, he may have to pay some fines. I don't know where he got the news." Wang Jiamu looked at Zhou Yang, and naturally saw all the changes in the expression on his face.

Zhou Yang frowned and remained silent.Then put the check back in the envelope.

"I have the money here, so it's better not to owe him anything." Sighing deeply, Wang Jiamu said, "The last time you came back from Beijing, you were in a bad state of mind. He came to see you. It's just that I didn't agree."

Zhou Yang wanted to interrupt him, but Wang Jiamu gestured for him to continue talking.

"Actually, thinking about it now, I wonder if it was right to let you go so far away. Every time I call you and ask how you are doing, you say it's fine. I don't know if you are really Live well." He closed his eyes and opened them again, "We can't help you when you encounter difficulties. So you are grateful to him, I can understand. But, you can't..."

"Brother Wang," Zhou Yang said, "don't you know what kind of person I am?"

"It's because I know that that's why I'm worried that you take other people's help to you too seriously."

Zhou Xunle raised his head and asked, "Brother?"

Zhou Yang touched his head, "Your brother and I are fine, don't worry about it. Go back to the room first, I will discuss something with Brother Wang."

"No." Zhou Xun refused sullenly, "I'm already in junior high school, I don't want you to take care of me all the time, I also want to lighten your burden."

Wang Jiamu said, "Don't be too distracted by Xiaole, I'm here. It's Wu Shufang...she's still in the detention center, she can't see her face, only a lawyer can." After a pause, he asked, "Would you like Get a lawyer for her?"

"Let me do this." Zhou Yang stopped, "I can't trouble you with everything. After all, she is Xiao Le's mother."

He said before that if he keeps gambling like Wu Shufang, the police will find him sooner or later.I didn't expect it to be a prophecy.

Looking at the envelope containing the check in his hand, Zhou Yang fell silent.Suddenly, as if thinking of something, his face turned ugly, he hurriedly greeted Wang Jiamu, and then rushed home alone.

When I opened the door of my house with a key, the furnishings inside were not much different from before I left.

He went straight to Wu Shufang's room and searched for it.

All the drawers were opened, and clothes and sundries were thrown all over the place.But I didn't find what I wanted.

Zhou Yang sat by the bed dejectedly. At this moment, he was sure that the house had really been sold.

Not to mention the real estate certificate, even the household registration is missing.

He simply hated Wu Shufang so much. Although this home was not very warm, it was the place where he had lived for two lifetimes, and it was also the only place where Zhou Xunle lived.

As a result, it was gone, and I didn’t even know who it was sold to.

But what if you know?Can you spend hundreds of thousands to buy this house now?

The time of hesitation and resentment was not too long, Zhou Yang took out his mobile phone and quickly called Ji Heqian.

After recounting the matter, Ji Heqian asked, "So, you want me to find a lawyer for your stepmother?"

"...I'm looking for a lawyer." Zhou Yang looked at the tree that was blown bare by the strong wind outside the window, his eyes flickering, "It's just that teacher...she is not someone who can change, I..." He was still not so decisive, After talking about the word "I" for a long time, I didn't finish the rest.

But Ji Heqian added calmly, "I know, I will find a very good lawyer. But the amount is so large," he emphasized, "Even if it doesn't come out, it has nothing to do with you."

"Okay." Zhou Yang breathed a sigh of relief, loosened his clenched fists, and said, "I understand."

"Go back to Beijing first, it's useless for you to stay there now. Then I will go to Qingshan Town with you."

Zhou Yang responded.

Before leaving, he explained some things to Wang Jiamu and Zhou Xunle, and briefly mentioned the approximate time of his return.

Crouching down, Zhou Yang pinched his younger brother's face and said, "Don't worry about your mother, I will find a way."

Zhou Xunle nodded, "I'm sorry bro, I always make you work so hard."

"The little guy is really good at caring for people now." Wang Jiamu smiled while hugging Zhou Xunle, and told Zhou Yang, "Don't worry too much here, don't force yourself too much."

******

Zhou Yang has always disliked forcing himself, but in fact, this time he hesitated.

When I returned to Beijing, the city had already experienced the first snow.

And he stood at the door of Kaisheng Building and lingered for a long time.

Because he was afraid of being recognized by others, Zhou Yang wore very unremarkable clothes. He also wore a hat, a pair of big black-rimmed glasses, and a scarf that almost covered half of his face.

He wants to return the 20 check to Lu Xie.

But he couldn't make up his mind to see him.

No one can pass it on for him. Zhou Yang also thought about sending it directly to the other party, but he was worried about whether it could be delivered to that person properly.

Zhou Yang rarely had the opportunity to get so much money, and it was given by Lu Xie.That's why I want to go back without any risk.

But he stood for an afternoon, and found that he still couldn't overcome the psychological barrier, and finally had to give up.

It was already dark when we were going to go home.A little snow began to fall again.

The wind was a bit strong, and there were very few people on the road.Zhou Yang just sat and passed the stand.

It was too quiet on the bus, so he was lost in thought.After the announcement sounded, for some reason, my head felt hot, and I got out of the car in a panic.

On the platform where only the advertising lights were flashing, Zhou Yang smiled wryly. It wasn't that he was lost and couldn't find his way, but that he was too familiar with this place.

He also knew that a few hundred meters ahead was an old-fashioned residential building.

That's where he lived when he didn't move.

It was not clear what kind of evil he had fallen into today, but Zhou Yang suddenly had the idea of ​​going to that old street for a walk.

Maybe it was Dong being stupid, or maybe too many things happened recently, which made him a little dizzy.

The street lamps were still badly damaged, and the faint warm yellow was almost covered by the light of the snow.

The snowflakes fell on Zhou Yang's hair and scarf, and immediately turned into a drop of water, disappearing without a trace.

The house I used to live in seemed to be completely dark because no new people had moved in.

Zhou Yang walked slowly to the end of the road, and the footprints left by the accumulated snow silently dragged behind him.

Turn back again.

He was the only one who was quietly repeating such meaningless actions, refusing to leave.

During this process, Zhou Yang thought of some things in the past, and then these things formed a small dot, and then it became bigger and bigger, filling his head.

He also walked faster and faster, as if racing against invading memories, eager to shake them off.

He was sweating and gasping for breath.The lens fogged up, so he took it off and threw it in the snow.The hat was also troublesome, and he dragged the scarf long and long on the ground with one hand, leaving a deep mark.

He was like a trapped ghost, unable to find his way out of a place where he had once lived with another human being.

The almost nervous movement came to a complete stop when the person holding the umbrella in the distance approached.

There was a long distance between the two of them, and they stood like that, neither of them moving forward.

After a long time, the person holding the umbrella said, "You're back." He moved slightly, and finally walked in front of Zhou Yang.Use an umbrella to separate this person from the densely falling snow. "Is not It Cold?"

Zhou Yang didn't answer, just took the check out of his pocket and handed it to him, "I'll return this to you."

As expected, the other party took it without any objection.

Zhou Yang asked him, "Lu Xie, did you do this?"

"Would you believe me if I said no?"

"……meeting."

"I didn't do it." Lu Xie said, "I just sent a check that was returned, and I bought that house."

Zhou Yang went to see him.

Lu Xie was neither uncomfortable nor wavered.He said, "Because it's your home."

The heavy snow fell silently, and everything seemed to have lost its color.

The two of them are always silent for a long time now, and even an ordinary greeting seems extremely difficult.

Passing the umbrella in front of Zhou Yang a little more, Lu Xie whispered, "It's starting to snow heavily, take it."

Zhou Yang wanted to move his whole body, but he was a little numb from the cold.His eyes stopped on Lu Xie's hand, the hand holding the umbrella handle formed a clear boundary with the black umbrella.

Reaching out his hand hesitantly, Zhou Yang held the upper part of the umbrella handle.

There was only one centimeter of gap between the two hands, but no one took the initiative to shorten it.

Lu Xie looked at Zhou Yang for a long time, and finally apologized, "I'm sorry, it's about many things."

Pointless quarrels, childish acts of anger, and out-of-control emotions.And so everything fell apart.

"Zhou Yang," Lu Xie's face softened the coldness of the past in the vast snowy night, and his eyes, which were too dark, also had misty melancholy and sadness. He said, "I like you, and I tried my best."

I don't know where to work hard, and I don't know how to restore the past that has gone far.Very confused, very helpless.It's not that I don't like you, it's that I really tried my best.

"Go back," Lu Xie said softly, "You go first this time."

"I want to see you a little longer."

He said, suddenly let go of the hand holding the umbrella, and took a step back.

The distance was opened, and the umbrella shook a bit.

Zhou Yang felt a bit difficult to breathe, maybe it was because the weather was too cold, so cold that he couldn't think about anything.

All the things Ji Heqian taught him are useless at this moment.

There is always such a person who can make you invisible and impossible to disguise.

At this moment, Zhou Yang was like the boy who stopped thinking and hurriedly avoided just because of the other person's eyes when he saw Lu Xie for the first time.

In front of him, he often easily exposed all his weaknesses.

Zhou Yang has always been aware of the crux of the failure of past memories to heal.

He tried to speak, but it was difficult.So he calmed down, as if it had been a long time.He said slowly, "Goodbye, Lu Xie."

They bid farewell on a snowy night, and Zhou Yang drifted away holding an umbrella.

Lu Xie just stood stubbornly in place until the opponent turned into a shrinking phantom.

In the whiteness that stretched from sky to earth, time seemed to be frozen, and he said to the void, "Goodbye, Zhou Yang."