sunk in yesterday

The two looked at each other, and the cold air around them was heated up by Xia Zhuo's gaze.

After a long time, Guan Yuzhou sighed, "I understand."

Xia Zhuo asked persistently, "What do you understand?"

Guan Yuzhou didn't speak, but with a little force on his wrist, he was pulled off his body.

Seeing that this person did not speak, Xia Zhuo was so angry that his teeth itched.

Seeing Guan Yuzhou continue to fiddle with the small door, he let out a breath from his nose, and muttered in a puzzled and unhappy voice: "Every time you talk about these things, you avoid her, is she really that important?"

Guan Yuzhou stopped with his half-turned wrist, and asked with some doubts, "Who?"

"No one!"

Xia Zhuo rolled her eyes with her back facing her, thinking who else could it be, isn't it just your ex-wife!

It's not like he's seducing a married man, but why does he feel like a shameless third party in the marriage?

I was so aggrieved that I couldn't speak.

Guan Yuzhou saw him start to sulking, frowned and pushed open the secret door, trying to figure out who Xia Zhuo was talking about.He felt a little funny, more helpless, "Go inside and have a look first, and I'll explain it to you after it's over, okay?"

Hearing his gentle tone and good attitude, Xia Zhuo's anger dissipated more than half at once, and his conscience suddenly reflected for a few seconds, and felt that he seemed to be making trouble for no reason, so he leaned towards him awkwardly, "What are you explaining, you You don't need to explain to me."

Guan Yuzhou thought for a few seconds, then nodded seriously, "Okay, listen to you."

Xia Zhuo didn't expect him to say such a sentence, looking at the dark inside of the hidden door, and looking at Guan Yuzhou with a serious face, it took half a minute to hold back a sentence: "You are a straight man."

Only then did Guan Yuzhou laugh, "You are only allowed to joke, can't I?"

"...You learned badly, you are not like this."

"Teacher Xia taught it."

"Humph."

Xia Zhuo was deflated, and he reluctantly accepted Guan Yuzhou's statement of "finishing the discussion".He swept the flashlight into the secret door, staring at the steps leading to the ground, a little absent-minded, thinking about what Guan Yuzhou would explain.

If it's something like "I'm sorry I don't want to be with you", "I'm sorry I only care about my ex-wife", "Which onion are you? The one you gave me?", then shut up and don't explain. Better.

He suddenly remembered that Guan Yuzhou seemed to have said something like "You and my wife are very similar" before.

Fuck, could it be that he was used as a substitute, what "I don't have feelings for you, but because you are so similar to the person I love, so I reluctantly accept your liking"?

If he really dared to say that, he would immediately sharpen the manual scissors and pry open the man's skull!

The more he thought about it, the more leaping his thinking was, his face was wrinkled and filled with sufferings in the world, and he didn't respond when Guan Yuzhou pulled him down.

"Go slowly, don't hit your head."

Covering his hair with one hand, Xia Zhuo nodded his head twice indiscriminately, "Oh."

Tan Nian followed and asked Guan Yuzhou's opinion on the first step: "Mr. Guan, should this door be closed?"

"No, just come down."

Candlesticks were set up on the walls on both sides of the stairs, but they didn't have fire tools in their hands, and a flashlight was enough for lighting.

Since it leads to the ground, a basement should be built under the house, but they still don't know what is stored.

What's more, the door is so big that it will be difficult to carry anything. It looks more like it is designed to seal something underground, so that people can't move it even if they find it.

Xia Zhuo guessed that there might be a pile of corpses, or a collection made of a lot of gold and precious stones, but when he stepped on the flat ground, he didn't smell any strange smell, but it seemed to smell a fragrance.

This smell seems to have been locked for a long time, unable to escape from the closed space, the more it brews, the stronger it becomes, and it is intoxicating with every breath.

Guan Yuzhou pinched a petal on the ground. It had been lying there for too long, and it broke into several pieces with a light touch.A huge cabinet made of glass was placed in front of it, and there was a bouquet of dried flowers in each grid. There was no exquisite packaging, as if they were carefully collected from all over the forest, and only a few small hemp ropes were wrapped around the flower branches Circle and tie a beautiful and neat bow.

The walls are almost surrounded by cabinets, and the glass material reflects light under the light, as if the flowers that have been silent for a long time are also shining brightly.

And among these countless flower branches, surrounded by a bright black piano, there is also a sheet of music folded in half.

Xia Zhuo stepped forward to open it, and was instantly dizzy by the dense notes like tadpoles, "Why did you leave a score? Is there any information on it?"

Guan Yuzhou took the paper and checked it, but didn't see anything strange in it, "It's just an ordinary sheet of music." He rubbed his chin twice, and looked at Tan Nian who was still smelling the flowers with his head up, "There are sheet music and piano, That's just one person short of popping it out."

Xia Zhuo followed his gaze and looked over together, "Tan Nian can play?"

"Well, he will."

When Tan Nian heard his name, he hurried over from the cabinet and took the piano score from Guan Yuzhou's hand.He held the piece of paper, moved his lips, and then hummed a melody as if he was identifying the tune, and Xia Zhuo could hear it just at the beginning.

"Isn't that the song in the music box?"

Tan Nian was also taken aback, and suddenly raised his head from the music score: "It seems so..."

Guan Yuzhou lifted the cover of the piano, revealing the black and white keys inside, "Come and try."

Although the keys were fairly clean, the stools were not so particular, as they were covered with a thick layer of dust.Tan Nian didn't care about the damage to his trousers, but took a bottle of water and washed his hands seriously, and didn't stop until he washed all the mud that had just been stained between his fingers.

He rubbed his fingertips nervously, and said nervously: "I, I haven't touched the piano for a long time, I might play it wrong..."

Guan Yuzhou said it was okay, and motioned him to start directly.

This score is a manuscript, but it is so precise and neat that it is no different from a machine-printed manuscript. The name of the song is written on the top-"To Dear".

Although Tan Nian said that he would make mistakes, he never got stuck from the beginning to the end. The lines of his face were a little stiff, and his eyes didn't blink much, as if he had put all his heart into it.

Xia Zhuo was lying on the piano, shaking his head and shaking his head. When he was getting up, he suddenly felt a shock under his arm.

This vibration does not come from the soles of the feet, but from the top cover of the violin he is pressing.

Just as astonished, Guan Yuzhou pulled him back, and the next moment the top cover popped up, revealing the square object placed behind the strings.

It is more than ten centimeters high, made of metal, and the buckle is inlaid with gems.

Xia Zhuo recognized it at a glance, "It's the box that Qiu Yinghua used to hold the rabbit!"

[Get dream fragments*1. 】

Seeing the news that the light watch suddenly popped up, he first looked around and wondered: "Why did the plot trigger? Didn't this happen?"

Tan Nian jumped off the stool, carefully put the piano cover back on, and politely put the stool back under the piano stand.After cleaning up, he came over, and his eyes lit up when he saw the things in Guan Yuzhou's hands, "It's so unique, like the jewelry box used by the nobles in the book to put their accessories."

Xia Zhuo also hooked his head: "Quickly open it and see, is that rabbit inside?"

Guan Yuzhou opened the lock and took out the items covered in red silk.

To Xia Zhuo's surprise, it wasn't the rabbit he was thinking of, nor was it any other expensive things, but two ordinary-looking envelopes, which looked old from the yellowed corners.

Neither of the two letters was signed, but they both felt thick and heavy to the touch.

"Look here?"

Guan Yuzhou: "Go back to the bedroom first, there should be nothing else in the basement."

The final site inspection was over, indicating that the problems in this house had come to an end, Xia Zhuo stretched on the spot, "I want to lie down too, I'm so tired standing up."

He just lifted his heel, but he keenly caught a strange sound.

The sound was very subtle, like cotton being pulled apart by two hands, almost imperceptible.

The body that had just relaxed fell into a state of vigilance again. He looked up at Guan Yuzhou, and seeing that the man didn't move, he obviously noticed something too.

Over there, Tan Nian had already stood on the stairs, and when he turned around and saw that neither of them had left, he turned back anxiously, looking around.

Guan Yuzhou looked around the piano, locked the position, turned around and strode over.Xia Zhuo followed him closely, and within a few steps, he found a translucent person sitting on the ground in a blind spot behind the piano.

The man's face was buried in the knees, and his body was shaking with repeated silent cries.

I have never seen this person before, and Xia Zhuo also looked around Qin during the search. This person appeared together with the box containing the letter.

The image also sensed the approach of the three of them, and the face slowly lifted up, revealing a handsome face. It was Qiu Rui, Qiu Yinghua's father in the photo.

He stared blankly at Xia Zhuo's direction, maybe it wasn't him.His eyes were already dull, and his lips moved slowly, as if he was saying something.

[……. ]

Can't hear clearly.

Xia Zhuo waved his hand in front of his eyes, seeing that he didn't respond, he squatted and leaned forward.

[Is it... is it? ]

Still can't hear.

Xia Zhuo thought of the phantom of Qiu Yinghua he saw in the school, and tried to touch the hem of his clothes dragged on the ground, and sure enough, his fingertips passed through it.

This too is an illusion.

He felt relieved and put his ear directly in front of Qiu Rui's mouth.

[is it my fault. ]

What's wrong?Xia Zhuo waited for ten seconds, but still only heard the same words.Qiu Rui could only repeat this sentence, with tears running down his face, and he sat there motionless like a fool.

After waiting for a while, the body merged with the surrounding environment and disappeared before their eyes.

Xia Zhuo knew that he was gone because he couldn't hear the small sound, "This is the first time I saw Qiu Rui, I thought he had been reincarnated a long time ago so he wouldn't get involved in the plot."

But now it's not considered blending, it's like taking time out to make soy sauce.

"So what's wrong with him?"

Guan Yuzhou shook the envelope in his hand, "It may be mentioned here."

Xia Zhuo immediately pushed him up the stairs.

The three of them ducked out of the basement and returned to the master bedroom on the second floor.When they left here, they opened the window beside the bed. In a short time, the rain had already soaked a small piece of bedding, and the rotten and choking smell in the room had dissipated quite a bit.

Guan Yuzhou locked the bedroom door, left only a gap in the window, and tore off the moldy bedding.

Xia Zhuo was tired and exhausted, and seemed to be able to fall asleep anytime, anywhere, but after seeing Guan Yuzhou sitting on the bed, he also crawled to his side with hands and feet, his eyes fixed on the letter in his hand.

These two letters were written by different people, one with rounded characters and the other with tough writing, and the beginnings were "Zhi Ya Jie" and "Zhi Tian Rui Ge".

It seems like a love letter.

In Jiang Yajie's letter, nine out of ten sentences are written about longing.

Wrote about the grievances of the arranged marriage, and also wrote about the determination not to marry Fei Qiurui.The words are obviously euphemistic and reserved, but they seem to express all the love enthusiastically. Only in the last paragraph does it mention that she is pregnant and wants to secretly go to another place to give birth to the child, and go abroad in the name of studying abroad to avoid the family's worst love. good.

However, Qiu Rui rejected her proposal in the reply letter.

He expressed that he is very happy to have a child, but he does not want their child to be named as having no father. He hopes to give both Jiang Yajie and the child a complete family that belongs only to them.

He wrote that he found out how to do business with his family, and saved a considerable amount of money over the years. If Jiang Yajie wanted, they could choose a day to leave here together and live in a place where no one knew about them.

【…

I am angry at my uncle's decision. He is completely for the benefit of the family. Even if he shirks it this time, it cannot fundamentally dispel his concept.

Thank you for the great news about the baby.I've waited a long time for this day and sincerely hope to start a family with you.

I don't think going abroad is a good decision. I hope my children can recognize me as their father, and I should also take this responsibility.

As I said before, it is you who will not marry in this life.

I don't think we're wrong, I can't fool my heart.

Even if we were destined not to be married, I would never try to date anyone else.If it weren't for you, I'd rather die alone.

We can go to a small town, breathe the fresh air there, and experience the customs and customs different from the big cities. What do you think of this proposal?

Just the two of us, going far away.We can build our own house, do whatever we want, and I swear I will never let you have any regrets.

If you want, meet me in front of the theater at ten o'clock next Monday night, will you?

The piece I wrote for you is half done, and I wish I could finish it soon and give it to you and the children.

I am writing this letter in the garden, the spring breeze is very comfortable, it reminds me of the first time I saw you in the garden.The sun has warmed the wind around me, they are going south around me, I ask them to hug you for me.

——I love you, Tianrui. 】

Xia Zhuo felt calm after reading it, until Guan Yuzhou pointed to a prominent title in the letter—uncle.

This is an ambiguous title. In addition to referring to the elder brother and respecting older men, it can be referred to as the father's elder brother among relatives.

He looked at the names of Jiang Yajie and Qiu Rui, and then at the two characters under Guan Yuzhou's fingertips, "Brothers and sisters?"

"We are destined not to be able to get married", this sentence can basically implement his guess.

So at the beginning, he thought that the resemblance between the two was not a husband and wife, but a blood relationship?Qiu Yinghua wants to make up for her body and is sick and difficult to seek medical treatment. Is it also because close relatives get married and cannot be as healthy as others?

He keenly captured the details, and there was an inference in his mind, "Guan Yuzhou, I have an idea."

Guan Yuzhou raised his eyelids.

"They said they 'escaped' here, so the family members would definitely want to take them back. You said that the residents of Shuixi Town were all gathered after experiencing natural disasters. They should not be rich. There will definitely be cross-examination of Qiu Rui's family moving here."

Guan Yuzhou nodded, "Well, I also think the mayor knows about their family's situation."

"The mayor probably knew from the beginning that they had nowhere to go, and they came here to seek a place to take root. If Qiu Rui and Jiang Yajie died, then all their bank deposits would fall on the heir Qiu Yinghua. At this time Ying Hua is still underage, he needs a new guardian, and he has no other relatives, so unless he is thrown out of the orphanage, he can only find guardians from friends who are close to his parents."

As long as he becomes a guardian, he can use the money to do other things on the grounds that Qiu Yinghua is good and paving the way for his future.

"Do you remember that on the tombstone back then, besides Qiu Yinghua, the person who erected the monument also had an inscription of 'Friendship Mayor of Shuixi Town'?"

Guan Yuzhou: "Well, yes."

Xia Zhuo felt that he had realized the truth, clapped his hands together, and said, "So the word 'friend' was intentionally engraved on it! I'm afraid his ultimate goal is to become this guardian!"