Chapter 15: Home
In the afternoon, they went back. Su Yu had slept enough, but Xia Qiange had slept for less than five hours in two days. She was in a very bad state on the way. When she got home, she said she wouldn’t sleep. She was carried to the bed by Su Yu, and her head was on the pillow, and her eyelids were struggling to open.
He had asked her to have a good sleep and to get her spirits up. But she still didn’t listen.
“Su Yu…”
She was lying on her back, and her soft and dark black hair was spread on the pillow. Her eyes were already closed, but her hand was holding him very tightly.
“I’m here.”
Xia Qiange reached out her hand and shook it. He then handed her his other hand. She slightly curled her lips and held his wrist with satisfaction. She slowly put his hand on her cheek.
“Can you not go on a business trip so far in the future? It takes four hours to take the high-speed train. And don’t leave for too long. This time it was smooth. Then what about next time? What if something happens, and it’s longer than a month? Then I’ll have to go and find you. Have you thought about it? What if you lose me again? And it’s not safe for me to be at home alone for too long…”
Su Yu was sitting on the side of the bed and was listening quietly. The girl was leaning against him with a peace of mind. She was sniffing the scent of his sleeve like a little cat. Her hair was draped down, and her face was only the size of a palm. The purple and blue veins were on the side of her neck. Her voice was getting smaller and smaller, and she was so tired that she was almost transparent.
“Am I too clingy? But it’s okay to be willful occasionally, right? I know you have a good temper…”
She was talking to herself unconsciously for a while, and her voice was blurry in the end. Her light and thin breathing was getting more and more stable.
He had confirmed that Xia Qiange was fast asleep. He had let out a long breath, and his voice was also very light.
The nerves that had been tense all the way back from there had finally gotten a break. His whole person was as if he had been liberated, and he had let himself bend his back. He had also pulled open his collar.
It was not that he had not been worried. He was even afraid when he thought about it now. It was better to dredge than to block. But the premise was that both sides had to know how to give in. There was no doubt that he had bet right. Take it slow. It will always get better. That’s what he had thought.
Su Yu had tucked Xia Qiange in. He had left a lamp on and had closed the bedroom door.
He had rubbed his temples. He had seen the small one that was curled up on the sofa with her knees hugged. He had been stunned for a moment. He had seen that she had already packed her luggage. A large and small bag was on the table, and the suitcase, which was of a flamboyant size, was over her waist. He didn’t know how she had moved it.
She was looking as if she were going to stay for a long time. Why was she leaving now?
“Um…”
Before he could speak, he had been cut off by An Zhi.
“I… I’m leaving now.”
“You have so many things. Can you take them?”
Su Yu was muttering. While she had her back to him, he had secretly pushed the suitcase. Yeah… it was very light, and it was empty.
“You’re back. Qian Ge doesn’t need me to take care of her anymore.”
An Zhi had turned her head and was quietly looking at him. Her words were also reasonable.
“Mu Qing and Su Xi are both busy. There are enough rooms.” He had further asked her to stay.
“No need. I… I’ve already packed my things.”
“Oh… I see.” Su Yu had nodded and had followed her wishes.
The little girl was in a daze for a while. She had really bent down and had started to carry her bag. Her movements were slow, and her eyes were rolling, and she was looking around.
He was standing behind her and was smiling silently. He had then said, “An Zhi…”
“Ah… ah? What did you say?”
An Zhi had thrown her bag without a second thought and had immediately turned her head. Her small head was straight, and she had politely asked him, “Is there something?”
“I’m asking you why you’re always hiding from me?”
She was even more flustered this time. Her hands were behind her back, and she had felt that her momentum was not enough. She had held them in front of her. “I… how could I not hide from you? That day… I… I gave you…”
“For this?”
Su Yu had raised his eyebrows, and his hand had rubbed his left cheek. He had remembered that day near the kindergarten. He had originally just wanted to go and see. In the end, the child had recognized him, and he had been pestering him for a long time. Later, An Zhi had come for some reason, and a series of coincidences had made him unable to react at that time.
The sun had set that day, and it was dark. She had been crying hard, and her eyes were red. Her sweet and childish voice was like the Nian Nian he was holding in his hand.
But he had not expected that she had cried like that. She had hit him, and she had not held back at all. It was a real hit on his face.
“You’re not blaming me?”
“I don’t even know why you hit me. How can I blame you?”
“Yeah. Then that’s good.”
An Zhi had answered him for no reason. Her face, which had always been unable to hide her expressions, was deeply resentful. She had then lowered her eyes and was hiding.
“I’m leaving.”
She had picked up her bag. The two bags looked real, and they were very heavy. She looked a little struggling, and she was gritting her teeth, and her calves were trembling.
“Let’s go out for a walk? We can also have something to eat.”
She had put down the bag that she had just managed to lift off the ground, and she had turned her head for the third time. Her moist lips were pursed, and she was on her tiptoes. Her tender white toes were on the ground. She was squinting at the blank wall, and she was a little nonchalantly asking, “Where are we going? What if Qian Ge wakes up later?”
“She still has to sleep for a while. I’ve left her a message. There’s not much food at home. It’s better to bring some back for her from outside.” He had said so.
She had secretly weighed it and had nodded.
…
“Where to?”
At the entrance of the neighborhood, An Zhi had asked again.
“We have to take a car. I’ll call a taxi.”
He had scanned the deserted road and was a little embarrassed. He had still run forward a few steps to see if there were any cars at the crossroads.
An Zhi was standing in place, and she was looking at his dejected and thin back. He was in the crowd, but he seemed to be particularly eye-catching. Really… he had matured a lot. But she was still standing in place, and the distance was invisibly and far away.
She was not a person without perseverance. Otherwise, she, whose grades had been in the middle, would not have suddenly jumped to the top few in her class and had come to Qingchuan. Everyone was curious why she had not changed her appearance for so many years. She was young, and her personality was soft, and her voice was also filled with a childishness, and she was like a child.
Actually, only she knew that she had changed a lot. What childishness… childishness. It was long gone. She was still afraid of pain, but she was even more tired. She had no energy, and she was afraid of things that were far away and were out of reach.
She was really so scared. She was afraid that as she was chasing… he would disappear from her life.
The evening wind was blowing, and the wind and sand had blurred her vision. An Zhi had wiped the wetness at the corners of her eyes, and her eyes were firm again. But at least… she still wanted to try.
She had run over and had held the corner of his clothes. She had raised her head, and her eyebrows and eyes were flamboyant.
“Don’t hail a car. I’ll take you.”
…
“This car… did you buy it yourself?”
“Yeah, yeah. It took me half a year to save up for it.”
The little girl had not paid much attention to him. She was frowning… she seemed to be dissatisfied that he had suddenly interrupted. Her gaze was fixed on the front, and her expression was nervous, as if someone were chasing them from behind.
“Then… that’s good.”
Su Yu had immediately nodded and had also withdrawn his hands and feet. He was a little uncomfortably shrunk in the passenger seat, for fear of disturbing her.
There were not many cars on the road, and the speed of the traffic had naturally increased. Only a small Beetle was sneaking in the night, and it was slowly crawling on the side of the road, and it was not competing with the world.
Someone was honking behind them. The little girl was too focused and seemed to have not heard.
“Um… that place of mine is still a little far. Is our speed a little…”
Su Yu did not have a driver’s license, and he was also intimidated by the oppressive atmosphere in the car.
“Don’t mind them.”
An Zhi had turned her head and had glared at him, and her words were firm. “I’m not speeding. The speed is also normal. It’s his business if he honks. I saw someone get into a car accident last time. Do you know how scary it was? The police officer even praised me for driving safely.”
“Alright, alright. I was just saying…”
Su Yu was silent, and he was holding his forehead with some sweat.
“How about… we change to another place?”
“Don’t be noisy!”
“I’m sorry…”
