They Regretted it After Their Hearts Turned to Ashes

The video footage finally stopped at the edge of the stage.

Luo Chi sat there.He put his guitar aside, propped his hands on the stage floor, and quietly threw his head back.

He was wearing a simple T-shirt, and the light was too bright, falling on him to outline the silhouette.The short, sweaty hair is slightly disheveled, with a soft halo at the edges that is almost palpable because of the camera angle.

This glare makes the field of vision white when looking directly at it.Ming Weiting looked at the white snow, he retracted his gaze, turned to Luo Chi on the sofa, and wanted to speak.

"At this moment."

Luo Chi bent his eyes before him, and suddenly said seriously: "If fans want to say it, don't believe it, unless they sign it."

This is obviously already almost the category of big adventure.Almost the second after Luo Chi finished speaking, Ming Weiting repeated it without hesitation.

He didn't know the proper tone, so it still sounded a bit blunt, but what he said made Ming Lu who was on the side quickly look over in surprise.

Meeting Ming Weiting's sight, Ming Lu coughed lightly, got up and hurried to make tea for a few people.

In front of the sofa by the fireplace, Ming Weiting refuted what he said just now, and explained rigorously: "There is no doubt."

Ming Weiting raised his hand and touched Luo Chi's short hair that was warmed by the fireplace.

Luo Chi hasn't taken care of his hair much recently, and it's a little longer than before.With her forehead hair hanging down, leaning against the sofa under a thin blanket, she looks almost smaller than in the video.

"It's cool now." Ming Weiting said, "It's always been cool."

Luo Chi was praised so that his earlobe turned red, and even the corners of his mouth were pursed, trying to move his right hand that had been hanging by his side.

Ming Weiting noticed something, and was about to ask, when he suddenly remembered what he said just now: "Signature?"

Luo Chi nodded.

Ming Weiting stood up immediately: "Wait for me."

There were actually things prepared for Luo Chi to sign on the cruise ship, but they were not brought down for the time being.Ming Weiting went to Ming Lu to ask for a large sheet of paper and pen, and spread the paper carefully on the tea table for him.

Luo Chi supported his right hand with his left hand, and took the signature pen he handed over.

……

When Ming Lu returned to the sofa with the brewed tea, Luo Chi was still writing the signature.

Luo Chi seems to be extremely patient in everything he does, and he never feels frustrated.Supported by Ming Weiting, he lay down on the coffee table and slowly wrote stroke by stroke. Several times it seemed that he was about to lose his grip on the pen, but he immediately closed his fingers in time.

Fortunately, the word "fire" is not difficult to write.The more Luo Chi wrote, the more he found the feeling. After the last stroke, he was still unsatisfied, and he added a stick figure of flames for free at the end.

Facing the piece of paper, Luo Chi looked left and right very satisfied, and solemnly handed it to the lucky fans: "Keep it away."

"Put it away." Ming Weiting nodded, "Hang it in the office and read it ten times a day."

Not to this extent, Luo Chi couldn't help laughing out loud.He lay on the coffee table for too long, he felt a little dizzy when he got up all the time, his consciousness went blank for a moment, and when he slowly woke up, he found that he was hugged by Ming Weiting.

Luo Chi was hugged and put back on the sofa. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Mr. Shadow, and he was in a better mood: "The next round?"

Ming Weiting touched his forehead, didn't say much, just put a few more soft pillows beside him: "Okay."

The conch was still lying on the tray.Ming Weiting held his finger, pushed against the conch body and gently pushed it, and the conch spun on the tray.

Luo Chi had no strength at all.The strength he used was just right, and the conch turned a few times in the tray and slowly stopped, and the tip of the conch stopped in his direction.

"Come to me." Ming Weiting asked him, "Is Huo Miao tired?"

Luo Chi didn't get the chance to ask questions, and was still regretting that the conch had turned around a little longer, and looked up after hearing the words.

Probably because he was not familiar with this kind of game, Ming Weiting asked very simple questions.It's so simple that it's a waste of opportunity in this kind of game.

Luo Chi took a deep breath, and was about to answer when the soft warmth of his fingertips suddenly covered the arch of his eyebrows.

Ming Weiting bent down and reminded him in a gentle voice: "Speak the truth."

Luo Chi's "not tired" stopped in his mouth.

He was reluctant, but was restricted by the rules of the game, so he whispered after a while: "Tired."

He didn't know that his head and neck were weak, and Ming Weiting hugged him to sit upright. He just felt lost because of admitting this, and lowered his eyelashes, looking at the thin blanket covering his legs.

Ming Weiting asked softly, "Why don't you sleep?"

This time, after waiting for a long time without getting an answer, Ming Weiting raised his head, just in time to see the corners of Luo Chi's tightly pursed lips.

Only one question can be asked at a time.Luo Chi did not answer confidently, but bent his eyes to look at him, with a somewhat smug look in his eyes, and the disappointment just now was washed away in a blink of an eye.

Ming Weiting was a little helpless, moved his fingers, and pressed his forehead: "Five years old."

Big Huo Miao never minded admitting that he was naive. Encouraged by winning a round, he stretched out his hand and pushed the conch to spin it.

Luo Chi's strength was really insufficient, the tip of the conch just moved a little distance and stopped in front of Ming Lu.

Ming Lu was a little surprised and looked at the two of them.

He wanted to ask Luo Chixi if he didn't like the villa, and if there was anything else he wanted to modify.After all, this villa belongs to Luo Chi, and the facilities and arrangements should be based on Luo Chi, trying to make him live as comfortable as possible.

Ming Lu thought for a while, and was about to speak, when he suddenly met Ming Weiting's gaze, and then followed the previous conversation.

Ming Lu had no choice but to cough: "...why don't you sleep?"

Luo Chi couldn't believe it, and stared at him with wide eyes.

Now even Minglu couldn't help smiling, picked up the teacup and pretended to drink tea, and moved back.

Logically speaking, this question is not difficult. In fact, Ming Weiting had already noticed that Luo Chi was extremely sleepy tonight and refused to close his eyes. He was willing to be dragged by Luo Chi to play games, but he still couldn't help but care about Luo Chi's physical condition.

Ming Weiting was still squatting in front of the sofa, looking up at Luo Chi, waiting for his answer.

Luo Chi took longer to think and answer this time than before.

Luo Chi leaned on the sofa, his body was almost sunk in those piled up soft pillows, his head and neck rested on Ming Weiting's hand, his eyes fell on the corner of the villa that was not illuminated by the lights.

Ming Weiting slowly frowned.

He noticed that Luo Chi's state seemed to have changed, held Luo Chi's hand, and lowered his voice: "Don't ask."

"Change the question." Ming Weiting said, "Do you want to go to the beach tomorrow?"

Luo Chi was really attracted by this question, blinked his eyelashes slowly, and his eyes lit up: "Is it okay?"

of course can.Ming Weiting originally wanted to take him there, but the beach had to be rearranged, so it dragged on until now: "There are beach chairs and iced drinks."

Luo Chi immediately felt anticipation, and subconsciously invited Mr. Shadow: "Come with us, I'll drive—"

He blurted out the words without thinking, and then his chest tightened suddenly without realizing it.It was as if he had missed a step suddenly, and he fell down defenseless, but his heart remained where it was.

Luo Chi opened his eyes, sitting on the sofa in front of the fireplace, watching the dancing fire light inside.

He saw Mr. Shadow stretch out his arms to hug him, and turned the conch again, letting the tip of the conch rush to his position, giving him the opportunity to ask questions.

……

Luo Chi's chest rose and fell slightly.

He opened his mouth to speak, but couldn't find the sound for the time being, but felt cold.

How could it be so cold, the villa is obviously warm, this is his favorite villa.

Of course, Luo Chi had already noticed the changes in the villa.He is too familiar with this place, even if there is a slight difference, he will immediately notice it. Now that so many places have become different, it is impossible not to feel strange.

Because of this subtle and inexplicable strangeness, a long-lost vague uneasiness grows quietly.

"...tomorrow." Luo Chi said softly.

Ming Weiting held his arm still, letting him lean on the sofa and soft pillow.

Luo Chi slowly moved his fingers and held Mr. Shadow's arm.

He spoke very slowly, raised his eyes hard, and answered the truth just now: "I don't want to... go to the beach."

After Luo Chi said this sentence, he felt that it was inaccurate, his throat moved, and he wanted to correct it, but the more anxious he became, the harder it was to express his thoughts clearly.

"I don't want to go to the beach alone." Ming Weiting held his hand, "I want to go with my aunt."

Ming Weiting's back was facing the fireplace, the backlight made it difficult to see his expression, and the shadow fell on Luo Chi's lap.

He followed Luo Chi to call Auntie, his tone was very soft, and because of the original coldness in his voice, the words seemed especially gentle and solemn.

"I still want to invite Mr. Shadow and take Mr. Shadow to play together." Ming Weiting asked softly, "Really?"

Luo Chi pursed his lips and turned white, and nodded vigorously.

It's not that I don't want to go to the beach.

He wants to go to the beach with Mr. Shadow and Aunt Ren.

He took the lucky fans home and stayed until dark, forgetting to invite them in.

After finally remembering, before entering the door, I accidentally fell asleep again.

On the way back to the villa, Luo Chi had a short dream.

He dreamed that he came back with Mr. Shadow and showed Mr. Shadow to Aunt Ren.

……

Aunt Ren in the dream was still a little wary of Mr. Ying.

Of course, Aunt Ren cannot be blamed for this at all. This incident dates back to a long time ago, probably when Luo Chi was twelve or thirteen years old... not long after the bonfire party.

Not long after that, a very strange person suddenly knocked on the door and wanted to invite Luo Chi, who was only 12 years old, to play the guitar for his family from all over the world.

Of course, Aunt Ren was furious, and she kicked people out without any explanation. Since then, she has been very vigilant against anyone who intends to abduct Little Huo Miao.

But it's not ten years ago.

Luo Chi has grown up long ago, even if he really wants to make his home around the world, it doesn't matter, but he has to come back often.

Aunt Ren's health has been poor these years, and she has to recuperate in a safe place, so she can't take him running around like crazy.But he can go around and bring back all the scenery he has seen to Aunt Ren.

You can also bring back people you like.

In the dream, Luo Chi cooked a large table of rice, and gave Aunt Ren the tenderest vegetable cores and peeled shrimps, but quickly took away the wine that Aunt Ren secretly took out.

Luo Chi didn't know why he was nervous.Sitting in front of the table, he had no choice but to bury his head in grilling the rice and picking up the potato shreds in front of him, secretly looking at Aunt Ren and Mr. Shadow, his ears were hot and red.

He was so nervous that he didn't seem to hear what Aunt Ren and Mr. Ying were talking about, so he just buried himself in eating shredded potatoes with rice.

It seemed like he hadn't had a big mouthful for a long time. He wanted to get better soon, so he ate hard and chewed hard. Aunt Ren poked his cheek and called him a little squirrel.

The little squirrel swallowed the meal, hugged the conch with red ears, and found a big piece of paper to write his name on, and then Mr. Shadow, and drew a ball of flames in the middle.

He held the piece of paper behind Mr. Shadow, holding it high, for fear that Aunt Ren would not see it.

……

Dreaming here is so logical that it is unbelievable.

Luo Chi asked Aunt Ren and Mr. Ying to sit on the sofa and chat, and went to clean up the dishes by himself, and took a chance to take the bottle of wine back and hide it.

He also wanted to check whether there was alcohol in Aunt Ren's safe—the doctor said that Aunt Ren must never drink alcohol, but Aunt Ren was always greedy, and sometimes she would secretly drink while he was not paying attention.

Luo Chi had already developed a habit, he absently pressed the password of the safe, but found that the password was entered incorrectly.

He arranged and combined Aunt Ren's birthday several times, and tried his own birthday, but he couldn't open it from dawn to dark.

He wanted to ask Aunt Ren, but fell down as soon as he stood up.

Probably because there was too much noise, Aunt Ren knocked on the door and asked him what happened, her voice was terribly anxious.

He was curled up on the ground, with a headache and no strength to stand up, and his whole body was shaking constantly.

The dizziness and tinnitus have actually been there for a long time, and it is even difficult for him to find out when it first appeared... It seems that he did have a few headaches, but these are not uncommon.

When he was brought back and sent to the hospital for an examination, the doctor had already said that the old injury would have sequelae.

He suddenly found that his right leg couldn't stand up at all, and he couldn't use his hands at all.What's more troublesome than these is that his head hurts so much that his consciousness has begun to blur from the pain, and the strength in his body has been drained, so he can only bite the groan as hard as possible and swallow it back.

With his eyes closed, he prayed over and over in his heart that he would get over it quickly and regain his strength to stand up. Then he immediately apologized to Aunt Ren, explaining that he just accidentally fell.

...Later, the pain really passed.

He opened his eyes, only to find that he was still in the living room, warming up on the sofa with Mr. Shadow.

Because it is too close to the sea, the temperature is very low even in summer and the wind is very cool, so the temperature of the fireplace becomes very comfortable.

Feeling warm and comfortable on his body, he also relaxed from that dream little by little, and took Mr. Shadow to play truth or dare to pass the time.

He stayed up while playing, quietly staring at the door, wondering when Aunt Ren would come back.

……

Ming Weiting hugged Luo Chi, gently rubbing his hair.

He kept talking softly with Luo Chi, until Luo Chi's breathing became stable, and then he hugged Luo Chi and lay down on the sofa.

Mr. Shadow stood in front of the sofa, covered Luo Chi with a thin blanket, and promised to wake him up as soon as Aunt Ren came back.

Luo Chi slowly relaxed in the promise and closed his eyes.

Ming Weiting still held Luo Chi's hand.

He touched Luo Chi's closed eyelashes, straightened the thin blanket, and raised his eyes to meet Ming Lu's gaze.

...Two days ago, Ming Lu went to the crew of "Fire".

Knowing Ming Lu's identity and purpose of coming, Gong Hanrou brought Zhao Lan over in person, invited him to the reception room, and chatted with him a lot.

After getting in touch with "Huo Miao" and the identity of the child Ren Shuangmei said, Gong Hanrou finally got to know many things.

In their correspondence and phone calls, Ren Shuangmei often couldn't help, either showing off or chatting with her about a child who was too sensible.

Gong Hanrou had always mistakenly thought that the child Ren Shuangmei was talking about was Ren Chenbai.

"It's been mentioned many times... I haven't thought about it before."

Gong Hanrou pressed his forehead and smiled wryly: "If it wasn't for not wanting me to connect with that story, it would probably be mentioned in every letter."

These days, Gong Hanrou has been sorting out what they talked about.

She and Ren Shuangmei originally thought they were destined to be pen pals, and they didn't get together on purpose, and they only kept in touch on the phone occasionally, and most of the time they wrote letters.

In the letters sent by Ren Shuangmei, she couldn't help mentioning a child.

He's smart and powerful, he knows everything he can teach, and everyone likes it. The only shortcoming is that he is too sensible.

I was too sensible, got into fights with people outside, was hurt and wronged, and was bullied by others, and never said anything when I got home.

But every time I can rely on my own revenge, this is like her, which is especially worthy of encouragement and should continue to be carried forward.

But no matter what, she refused to tell her. At night, her legs hurt so much that she couldn't sleep all night. It was only on the third day that she found out that the light in the room was on, so she caught him.

Don't say anything, don't tell her how painful or uncomfortable, for fear that she will worry.

……

After the illness was diagnosed, Ren Shuangmei actually chatted with Gong Hanrou several times.

At that time, it was not convenient for Ren Shuangmei to write letters, and they chatted on the phone.In fact, Ren Shuangmei doesn't care about how long she can live, but she regrets that she hasn't had enough fun in this life, and she can't let go of her family.

I can't let go of my family, I can't let go of some things in the company, and most importantly, I can't let go of that child.

"He took care of himself just so he wouldn't worry me."

Ren Shuangmei sighed with a headache on the phone: "What should I do if I can't worry about him anymore?"

Ren Shuangmei asked, should I just make a bucket list, including mountain climbing, diving, surfing, hang gliding, bungee jumping and parachuting, and let that child play it for her one by one?

……

This idea was rejected by herself before it took shape.Ren Shuangmei felt that that child would definitely like diving, surfing and hang gliding in the future.She didn't want him to be sad because of thinking of her when he was playing these games.

Ren Shuangmei was going to record an affectionate speech for that child again, but she really didn't have this temper. After thinking about it for a long time, she turned red in the face, and even felt embarrassed to say those words that she could usually say freely.

In the end, Ren Shuangmei still decided to find someone to make a guitar with the surfboard that the kid gave him.

That surfboard is super cool, the wood is smooth and strong, she likes it so much, she wanted to take it away.

No, it's better to give it to the child who makes people worry about it no matter what they think.

So that whenever the kid plays the guitar, she hears it.

……

Ming Lu was silent for a moment, then looked at the tired-looking director in front of him: "Yesterday, you went to the hospital."

"I made a mistake." Gong Hanrou pressed his brows hard, "I thought that child belonged to the Ren family..."

She kept the guitar for Ren Shuangmei, and promised to give the guitar to the child when he was saddest.

She went to attend Ren Shuangmei's funeral, and heard from Ren's family that Ren Shuangmei's son was admitted to the hospital because he couldn't bear the shock, and he still hasn't woken up...

"I went to the hospital." Gong Hanrou withdrew his mind and whispered, "I went to see that person."

She didn't want to call Ren Chenbai by his name anymore, but simply talked about the situation at that time.

She was taken to a special care unit.

The patients there have highly aggressive and violent behaviors, which may seriously endanger the safety of others. They are basically sent to compulsory medical treatment, and are controlled by sedatives and restraint belts every day.

Gong Hanrou has made relevant documentaries, and knows that most of these people have no sense at all, and they just sink into boundless mania every day.

Therefore, she was even slightly surprised when she saw the few patients who were awake.

...In fact, if it wasn't for Xun Zhen's reminder, the identity information would indeed match. Gong Hanrou wasn't even sure that he was the past heir of the Ren family.

The skinny man was pale, his eyes were blue and black, and his eyes were dull, but he was indeed awake.He recognized Gong Hanrou at a glance, and almost stumbled towards him, clutching the railing tightly.

"Let them drive me crazy, please, as crazy as you want, even in your dreams. Don't they hypnotize? Let them hypnotize me."

That person didn't notice Xun Zhen who was on the side, he fixed his eyes on Gong Hanrou, his eyes slightly protruding, and his voice was extremely low: "Please, Aunt Gong, it's okay to let me die, put me in my pocket and throw me into the sea, let them Let me go……"

Gong Hanrou ignored his nonsense and just asked him where the guitar was.

"His mind is clear, but his consciousness has been confused... He made up a story for himself. Shuangmei brought the child of the Luo family to live together, and those two people came to torture him every day."

Gong Hanrou said in a low voice, "I'm very chilled to hear that."

Neither Ren Shuangmei nor Luo Chi is like the wife of the Luo family who was also admitted to this ward.No matter how disappointed and regretful I am to a person, it is impossible to do such a thing.

"Sometimes he remembers that those two people are no longer alive, and sometimes he doesn't. When I asked him for that guitar, he thought I was asking for Luo Chi."

Gong Hanrou said: "It didn't take long...he suddenly started shouting hysterically, he did nothing wrong."

"He said he was right to hide the guitar and not give it to Luo Chi."

Gong Hanrou said in a low voice: "He said that Luo Chi couldn't bear this blow, and would pass out holding the guitar. Luo Chi's health is very bad, and this kind of stimulation will make Luo Chi's condition worse..."

She was both chilled and disgusted, and really didn't know what to say, but stood silently outside the window.

That person quickly changed his face again, panicked and kept admitting his mistake somewhere in the air, apologized endlessly, and begged his "brother" to look back at him.

When leaving the hospital, Xun Zhen told Gong Hanrou that not everyone can go crazy.

Unlike those of the Luo family, this individual's situation is very typical, and it is an extremely paranoid state of lack of emotion. It is difficult to go crazy.

This kind of despair of being fully awake, trapped between illusion and reality, will probably accompany this once promising heir of the Ren family for the rest of his life.

……

"It's meaningless to talk about it... I think there is probably no need to see him in the future."

Gong Hanrou smiled wryly: "According to what he said, that guitar should be in the Ren family's villa near the sea."

"He hated it when he saw it, so he asked someone to throw it in the storage room and never touched it... This is probably the only good news I can give."

"Take it away and let it go where it belongs."

Gong Hanrou pressed his forehead hard.

She was silent for a long time, then said softly: "It's originally the wood of a surfboard, so free, I probably like the sea very much."