Juliet Tower

Not enough time, they ate a home-cooked meal nearby, and hurried back.

In the midst of traffic, Qiao Yumian's side was suddenly empty. He walked under the signal light and turned around, and An Jiayu actually stopped in the middle of the zebra crossing.

The street lamp fell on him like a chasing light, and also fell on the bouquet of Julieta petals in his arms. The florist matched it with a few sumac and maple leaves, and the color was as soft as a bunch of sunsets.

An Jiayu stared at the dark sky, blinked as if feeling something, and shouted joyfully after a while: "It's really snowing."

Qiao Yumian saw that the countdown of the signal light was flashing rapidly, and hurriedly shouted at him: "Come here first!"

The man responded and fell to his side together with the sporadic snowflakes flying around him, but without a trace of chill.

"My mother is the finale of the evening show, so I can't take you home." An Jiayu felt a little regretful, and stretched out her hand to hold him.

Qiao Yumian hurriedly dodged: "My hands are too cold. You have to play the piano later."

"...As for what?" An Jiayu pouted.

After thinking for a while, he reached out and touched the loose swan neck of the other party.

"Lie!!" When the swan didn't have a violin, it was a big, happy dog, jumping three meters away, "Are you a human hand! What are you wearing inside? It's cold? I'll go backstage and get you some Get a down jacket!"

"No. It's okay." He lowered his head and smiled, and took a few steps forward, "It won't be cold after a run."

Baby An Jiayu held the bouquet of flowers, carefully keeping her hands steady and chasing after him: "I'll lose the petals because of this flower! Just wait!"

Qiao Yumian sat in the auditorium early and waited eagerly. In the evening, An Jiayu played the piece that gave him the Indianapolis final - Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor.

Such a skillful concerto is perfect for An Jiayu.

But before the protagonist came on stage, his phone started vibrating non-stop.

First an unfamiliar number, then Li Huijun.

He had no choice but to get up and walk out of the hall, silently smoothed out the speech he had prepared in advance, and picked up the phone.

But it was not Li Huijun's voice that came from the other end.

"Hello? Qiao Yumian?"

... He moved the phone from his ear to his eyes, the screen lit up, and the displayed name was indeed Li Huijun.

"Aunt Yu?" He recognized that this somewhat familiar voice was Han Zhuoyi's mother.

"Oh, it's me. Where did you go when it's so cold, why aren't you at home?" the other party asked.

"I have something to do... Are you at my house now?" He asked in surprise.In my memory, the last time Aunt Yu brought Han Zhuoyi to his house as a guest probably dates back to primary school.

"Well, yes, come back quickly. I'll leave when you come back..."

Qiao Yumian's head buzzed, and after a pause, she ran out: "Auntie, did something happen to my mother? What's wrong with her? Is it serious?"

"Uh, don't worry, your mother is fine. She's fine..." The other party stammered, "Well, it's not a big deal. I can't explain clearly in a few words on the phone. Let's talk slowly when you come back... ..."

When Qiao Yumian hurried home, there was a tinkling sound from the kitchen.Hearing the sound of the door, the people inside came out and took a look: "I'm back... You see your kitchen is dirty, and I don't know how to help your mother with housework..."

He just cleaned up the kitchen the night before, but he didn't pay attention yesterday, and it was messed up again by Li Huijun.

"Auntie, where's my mother?" He didn't care about these trivial matters, and ran all the way back from the subway station, panting.

Yu Ying glanced at the second bedroom: "Go in, the door is locked, and you won't open it if you call, and you won't pay attention to anyone."

Just be here.

Only then did Qiao Yumian calm down her flustered heart: "Aunt Yu, don't worry about the kitchen, I'll clean it up later. Why did you come here suddenly today..."

"It's okay, I put it away." The other party unfolded the clean dishcloth, folded it into a square and put it on the corner of the table. After deliberating for a while, he said, "...Qiao Yumian, why is your mother sleeping in the second bedroom?" Yu Ying has a temper Okay, but at this time, I couldn't bear the dissatisfaction in my heart, and I was a little embarrassing, "How can I let my mother live in the second bedroom, it shouldn't be like this..."

In fact, he also knew it shouldn't be, but Li Huijun arranged this matter himself.Ever since his parents formally signed the divorce agreement, Li Huijun changed rooms with him. On the surface, he said that the windows in the master bedroom had a better orientation and were quieter, which was suitable for him to study.

Qiao Yumian thought about it later, and guessed that she also had psychological problems.She stubbornly felt that her husband was cheating, and she didn't want to sleep in that double bed anymore, and she was in shock.

Seeing that he avoided answering, Yu Ying was not aggressive.

"Yu Mian, you know, when I came here from my hometown, I was also influenced by your mother when I was a child, and wanted to come to the big city to see. When I first came here, I ran to your mother. At that time, she was about to graduate from college, near Tamarix Street. After I rented the house, I didn't like to go back to the dormitory and always went to rely on her and squeezed into a single bed. She helped me a lot in those years... I don't know why I became strange after I got married..."

She caught off guard and brought up the past, embarrassing Qiao Yumian.

As long as he can remember, the relationship between his mother and this aunt from the same hometown has been a bit inexplicable. He doesn't understand why this good-tempered aunt has to stick to her family with a hot face and a cold butt, especially when she learns about Li Huijun. After divorcing Qiao Zhe, he even felt that the other party had a tendency to be abused.

"It's also a coincidence that my family lives near Tamarix Street now, you know." Yu Ying withdrew from her memories, "I met your mother when I went shopping in the supermarket today. This is the third time I've been there this week. When I saw her, the first two times were on the road, I called her, and I don’t know if she really didn’t hear me or was hiding from me, and she disappeared in the blink of an eye.”

Qiao Yumian nodded. The old houses in that area were taken away when he was in elementary school, and the most expensive high-rise buildings were built. The residents are either rich or expensive, and the supermarkets are of a higher grade, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people.But what did Li Huiyun do there?

"Do you know what I saw today? She was stealing from someone's supermarket, Yu Mian, she was caught stealing batteries and got into a fight with the cleaning staff. Ouch, she pulled a bunch of cleaning staff's hair and it's bleeding If I hadn't been there to accompany her and apologize for her, she would definitely have called the police!" She looked at Qiao Yumian in complete confusion, "I was really scared to death by her today, crying again in front of so many people She yelled and beat people, but she couldn't speak clearly. Did she get stimulated by something? I think she was not in the right state! After she came back, she seemed to have stopped making trouble. I asked her why she wanted to steal the battery, but she didn't say anything, so she put Lock yourself up."

Yu Ying didn't go into too much detail about how Li Huijun stole things, beat people, and how he acted foolishly in public, but this scene was extremely vivid in Qiao Yumian's head.She had a high-pitched voice and an ugly gesture.

Li Huijun is wrong.Nothing is right.He had felt it a long time ago, but he still had a fluke in his heart, thinking that she had changed her gender.He escaped for a long time in the seemingly peaceful days, and he even imagined that God would open his eyes, and finally decided to let their mother and son go.

"You have to tell auntie what happened, don't hide it, what can you do as a child?" Yu Ying poured him a glass of warm water, "No matter what happens, auntie will definitely help you!"

Qiao Yumian drank the water in the glass slowly.

"Auntie...she's been like this for a while...it's not right after she retires." He sighed, and finally chose to calmly admit defeat to reality, "My mother, she seems to be sick...it's getting worse... "

When he couldn't sleep, he checked a lot of information, and no one had similar menopausal symptoms. It was very similar to some kind of psychological or mental illness, and he didn't find the answer on the Internet.

"How long has she been like this?" Yu Ying asked.

"In the beginning, there was less talking. I didn't notice how long ago it was. It has been like this for two or three months...During the midterm exam, he also went to the fruit shop to steal fruit...but he didn't hit anyone. ..." Qiao Yumian realized that he had no idea what to do when things came to an end, and he could only place his hopes on this outsider in front of him.

"Well, the final exam is one week away. You can prepare for the exam with peace of mind. From tomorrow onwards, I will come over to watch her and prevent her from going out to make trouble. When you have winter vacation, we will take her to see a doctor."

"No, it's...too troublesome..." He was startled. On the one hand, he felt that it was not good to trouble others like this. On the other hand, he also felt that Li Huijun probably didn't want the sisters who used to compare with each other to see him down all the time. "I, I just look at her..."

"Nonsense, you don't go to school, don't take exams, and don't review? Doesn't your mother want you to have a good future after all the trouble?"

"But……"

"Okay, this is up to Auntie." Yu Ying suddenly got up and patted him on the shoulder. She was obviously a small figure, but in Qiao Yumian's eyes at this moment, she didn't seem to be as weak as she remembered, but was very reliable. , "Your grandparents are gone, and that uncle is not good enough... Your father is... I watched you grow up, so don't be polite with your aunt. Anyway, Zhuo Yi doesn't need to take the college entrance examination. If there is anything at home, he must tell us. The last half a year , no matter what happens, it will pass if you hold on."

The author says:

In fact, there are clues earlier than the fruit stand.

That, are you ready?